Seeing that Guo Bin readily agreed, Ding Yuan was overjoyed and said, "Qianyang is really a national warrior!" ”

It's not that Ding Yuan is polite, this time, Guo Bin really helped him a lot. Let's not talk about whether Guo Bin is a state official, last year's Yellow Turban Rebellion, although there was no main force of the Yellow Turban Army in Bingzhou, the continuous drought still made the people in this already barren land more and more impoverished.

Bingzhou is located on the Loess Plateau, which is a typical mountainous plateau terrain with extensive loess coverage. The interior of the plateau is undulating, the river valleys are vertical and horizontal, and the landform types are complex and diverse, including mountains, hills, platforms, and plains. Therefore, in the era of agricultural civilization, the lack of arable land and the lack of natural water resources led to poverty here.

The nationwide drought, which began in the fifth year of Guanghe (182 AD), hit the already fragile agricultural economy of the state even harder than the rest of the country. When the Central Plains was in turmoil and the yellow turbans were swarming, although Bingzhou was still stable, there were also small groups of yellow turbans and thieves all over the place. With Ding Yuan's efforts to sweep away, many small groups of yellow turban thieves and bandits have dispersed, and only a few large yellow turban thieves remain in the state, which are still entrenched everywhere.

It is impossible for the armed forces of the wealthy clans in various places to help the officials and soldiers suppress bandits without reservation. Therefore, since the general situation in the country has improved this year, the vast majority of the armed forces have been recalled. It cannot be said that these wealthy families do not know the general situation, but the fragile agricultural economy cannot support the number of more than 100,000 soldiers who are out of production, and these troops have to go home to grow food.

As a result, the number of soldiers that Ding Yuan, who looked very glamorous, and the number of soldiers under his control dropped to 20,000, of which only more than 4,000 were directly under his control. And these only 20,000 people are four miles away, and now they can sit in Taiyuan, but there are only a thousand.

Zhang Yang, as a highly trusted general, naturally wants to sit in Taiyuan and help him control his subordinates, and he can't leave easily. Therefore, at this time, the Bingzhou Thorn Shi Ding Yuan was indeed overstretched in terms of manpower allocation. The so-called icing on the cake is easy, but it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow. In Ding Yuan's opinion, Guo Bin can readily agree, although He Jin's face is in it, Ding Yuan is also very affectionate.

However, Guo Bin went north this time, and one of the most important things was to ensure Wang Yun's safety, although he promised to go to the Xiongnu Ministry, this matter was absolutely sloppy.

At that moment, Xun thanked him a few words and said to Ding Yuan: "It's just that Bin has a matter, and I have to ask Ming Gong." ”

At this time, Ding Yuan put down a great burden in his heart, and said very happily: "It's okay to talk about the hidden sun!" ”

Guo Bin glanced at Wang Yun, who was sitting on the side, and said, "Wang Yuzhou went out of Beijing this time because he offended Zhang Rang, the regular servant of the Central People's Republic of China. In order to prevent him from sending people from the rivers and lakes to assassinate him, Fang followed Guo to the north. This time to go deep into the Xiongnu Department, I don't know how much time it will take, during the safety of Wang Yuzhou, please Ming Gong bother. ”

Ding Yuan listened to it, and greatly admired Guo Bin's faithfulness, and said: "Qianyang rest assured, Wang Yuzhou's safety is all on Ding!" ”

So, the matter was decided, and the next day it was repaired for one day, and the day after tomorrow it was set off to the court of the Southern Xiongnu.

Originally, when the Southern Xiongnu were first established, the royal court was in Wuyuansai, which is now Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, and from the map, it was in the middle of the north of the Yellow River. In the following year, the Southern Xiongnu moved to Meiji in Xihe County, which is the territory of today's Jungger Banner, and from the map, it is in the upper right corner of the Yellow River, and it is very close to Yanmen County.

In September of the fifth year of Yonghe in the Eastern Han Dynasty (140 AD), "Dinghai, Xihe County lives in Lishi." Shan Yuting also migrated across the river to Zuoguocheng (now Nancun, Fangshan County, Luliang City) to the north of Lishi. By this time, the Shan Yu royal court of the Southern Xiongnu had already arrived directly west of Taiyuan, which was outside the middle end of the Yellow River, and Taiyuan was close at hand.

From the southward migration of the Southern Xiongnu to the royal court alone, it can be seen that since the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Southern Xiongnu tribes have been rebelling and surrendering again and again, constantly moving inward, and gradually encroaching on the land of the Han Dynasty. Although this is by no means good news for the Eastern Han Dynasty, for Guo Bin at this time, it really saves a lot of distance.

On the third day of arriving in Taiyuan City, Guo Bin was entrusted by Ding Yuan, the assassin of Bingzhou, to transport a batch of materials to Zuoguo City, where the Southern Xiongnu royal court was located.

Seven hundred elite cavalry in leather armor were neat and murderous, and once they formed a formation, it was extremely terrifying. This is not too far away, originally fast horses, it will take less than five days to arrive, but with the drag of more than a dozen carts, Guo Bin and his party have walked for more than ten days.

On this trip, Guo Bin not only brought Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but also Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia. Naturally, with such a lively and fun thing, Dong Xinger must also have a lively time. Because this trip was not a war, and there was no danger in thinking about it, Guo Bin had no choice but to succumb to Dong Xing'er's clutches.

In addition to these own people, Wang Yue and Lu Bu are also among them. Because Wang Yun moved into the Thorn Shi Mansion and was protected by Ding Yuan's personal guards, he wanted to be safe and secure, so Wang Yue asked Guo Bin to come out with the team to see the customs of the alien race. As for Lu Bu, it was because Zhang Yang asked Guo Bin that he could come out with him. Because there was no great danger this time, the Yellow Turban thieves who wanted to come along the road did not dare to come to harass them when they saw such an elite division. Therefore, this trip was seen as a good opportunity to take credit without any risk.

Speaking of Lu Bu's gaffe when he saw Dong Xing'er, it was actually related to his experience. Men, once they lose the woman they want to protect for the rest of their lives, they will become attentive and not long-lasting, and they will become very casual. It was because of the depression in his heart that day, coupled with Dong Xing'er's beautiful birth, and his drinking again, that he made such a gaffe. Later, he sincerely apologized to Guo Bin, as for why he didn't apologize to Dong Xing'er, who can't see it if a clear-eyed person can't see it? is Wang Yue, who has always had a good impression of her, because of the relationship between Guo Bin and Dong Xing'er, and because of Guo Bin's power and martial arts, he broke off his thoughts and no longer dared to follow Dong Xing'er as before.

The road was calm, and Dong Xing'er was like a loose pony, happily running back and forth in the team. The accompanying subordinates are not only out of reverence for Guo Bin, but also because of their understanding of Dong Xing'er, and because of Dong Xing'er's "beautiful women like clouds" medical team, they are all patting Dong Xing'er on the back, and they are more diligent and dog-legged than when facing Guo Bin.

This act only made Guo Bin slanderous, and Guan Yu often laughed at them for being a scoundrel.

During the two days in Taiyuan, Guo Bin, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and even Lu Bu often competed with each other. As for Wang Yue, because he wanted to protect Wang Yun closely, he didn't have the time to mess around with them. At this time, Lu Bu also changed into the most commonly used Fang Tian painting halberd, and everyone fought with the best blades, so they had a deeper understanding of each other's strength.

In Lu Bu's opinion, the Xuanlong spear is heavy and sharp, and the moves are concise and clear, never dragging mud and water, plus Guo Bin has a profound and mysterious internal kung fu, a long breath, and a clear ear and eye, so it is the most difficult to deal with. However, it does not mean that he is invincible, Guo Bin's shortcoming lies in the fact that there are too few routines. Although his six senses can make him react faster, and when facing the enemy's moves, he can quickly make a reasonable response, but this is a defensive counterattack, and he is inferior in attack.

When he fought with Lu Bu at the beginning, Guo Bin was not very proficient in Zhang Jiao's staff technique that he had stolen, so he didn't dare to use it in front of Lu Bu, otherwise he would seize the opportunity for Lu Bu to attack, and he would inevitably fall behind. Once you lose the lead and lose the upper hand, it will be difficult to get it back.

And Guan Yu's Qinglong Yanyue Knife, although it is slightly inferior to Zhang Fei's Zhangba Snake Spear in terms of overall weight, its weight is concentrated in its heavy knife head. Such a big knife that is heavy in front and light in the back, if it is an ordinary person, it is absolutely difficult to master, but Guan Yu can do whatever he wants, even in the face of Lu Bu's halberd method, he can deal with it easily. Coupled with the sword technique's slashing-based moves, the Qinglong Yanyue Knife was about to rise, and even Lu Bu did not dare to hit it directly in the front. It's just that this kind of tactics is extremely exhaustive, and it is thanks to Guan Yu that he has learned the Five Fowl Play, otherwise he is a person with natural divine power, and he will lose his strength after hundreds of rounds of battle.

In addition, the head of the knife is heavy, and it is more difficult to change moves when dancing. This requires that the moves be smooth and coherent, and when the dance is like a hot wheel, the attack is wave after wave, and there must be no stagnation and incoherence, otherwise it is very easy to be swept into the gap because of its thickness and heaviness. Therefore, if this Qinglong Glaive Knife is made well, it is a peerless killing weapon that no one can stop, and if it is not good, it is stupid and stupid, and it is very profitable. In Lu Bu's opinion, although Guan Yu's sword technique is extremely powerful, it is inflexible to a certain extent.

Zhang Fei's Zhangba snake spear has amazing stabbing power, which is very suitable for battlefield fighting, and if it is used to break the enemy, it is very suitable. It's just that this move is fierce, but it lacks subtle and ingenious moves, although it is not hindered when fighting on the battlefield, it is quite disadvantageous in the battle of the rivers and lakes. Originally, Zhang Fei learned the method of listening to power from Guan Fenglong, but he was not very proficient in using it. Therefore, in Lu Bu's view, Zhang Fei's flaws are the most.

But even if there are many flaws, you have to be able to catch them to defeat the enemy! The so-called manpower is sometimes exhausted, and many times it is to see the flaws in the opponent's moves, and it may not be able to seize the opportunity to fight back. In the face of Zhang Fei's fierce and powerful Zhangba Snake Spear, the vast majority of people were already reluctant to parry it, where was the spare strength to think of fighting back? The so-called one force to ten meetings is talking about Zhang Fei.

Therefore, for the matter of going to the Southern Xiongnu royal court with the team, because there are so many fierce people to accompany him, Lu Bu, who is a martial idiot, is also very happy. Although the wife is gone, life still goes on. A manly man, with ambitions in all directions, in this troubled era, it is natural to make contributions to the cause, and the party is the right way! Therefore, he listened to Zhang Yang's persuasion very much, and only by being in a high position could he protect his relatives and friends, and this matter was the beginning of his career.

The group marched west, only to see that the houses were in ruins along the way, and there were no figures in many large courtyards.

Xi Zhicai explained to Guo Bin: "The Yellow Turban Rebellion, coupled with the fact that the Huns took the opportunity to loot, the people ran south, and the county was abandoned. Along the way, the wealthy families also fled south. ”

Guo Bin sighed: "The white bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crying for thousands of miles." This drought is really going to hurt the Han Dynasty! ”

After a few more days, calculating the distance, he is almost at the destination, and the idea in Guo Bin's heart is to quickly end it and go back quickly, where does he have time to experience this so-called alien customs?

On this day, as the army was marching, the scouts suddenly turned back, and the horses' hooves kicked the ground, kicking up a cloud of smoke. When he came closer, the scout rolled the saddle and dismounted, and said to Guo Bin: "Lord Qiqi, the Southern Huns sent someone to meet us, and we have already arrived twenty miles ahead!" ”

Guo Bin and Xi Zhicai glanced at each other, it seems that the Southern Huns have already received news about their arrival.