The stars and moon dimmed, and the clouds pressed down the outline of the mountain.

Stretching from the end of the night was 30,000 troops, two days after the Zhuolu camp and supplies, along the official road to Shanggu County, winding along the official road to Shanggu County, exploring the horses and riding around to search and check to ensure that the army marched steadily at night, and it was already the second half of the night after stepping into the boundary of Shanggu County, before temporarily stationed to rest.

Leaving Fuyang for nearly three months, when I left, it was the beginning of autumn when the leaves of the mountains were yellowing, and when I came back, the whole mountain was bald, Gongsun Zhi's sense of belonging to Shanggu County was actually not very strong, in a year, nearly half of the time was spent outside the war, how many streets were in the city, how many people there were, it was not clear, if it was a country, then it was understandable that he couldn't say it, but as a county guard, the situation of the city under the rule could not be fully understood, in a sense, it was indeed a little irresponsible, The family is also an irresponsible husband.

But on the other hand, he was a competent leader of the army.

During the Taihang Mountains, due to injuries and fatigue for more than ten days on the back of Dian Wei, after going down the mountain to Zhuolu, the road became smooth, the whole army has begun to slowly intervene in the affairs of the size of the army, and the soldiers eat and live together, although these foot soldiers from the right Beiping since that day, have been nominally under the command of Gongsun Zhi, but the intimacy between the generals and the soldiers also need to do something to kill, in order to be able to command like an arm, the structure of the generals of this army, what are the names of the generals at each level, who has contradictions and relationships with whom, It was a familiar friend, and the generals under his father's command also had to make friends and visit, and then held several small meetings to shorten the distance...... and so on, after a series of various affairs are handled, this army can be regarded as him.

The burning bonfires were scattered in the barracks, the soldiers surrounded them for warmth, the iron pot was steaming with the aroma, mixed with the smell of jerky, Gongsun Zhi took Yu Xuan, Dian Wei, Zou Dan, Shan Jing and other generals to inspect the camp, occasionally scooped up the porridge and drank it, before continuing to walk with satisfaction, surrounded by himself, and his words were not polite.

"On the side of Fuyang, Dongfang Sheng and Li Ru sent a letter urging again, but compared to the mixed situation over there, I am more willing to hurry up the progress of the army, a group of merchants and families want to monopolize the trade of the northern grassland, no matter how dirty the threat is, I don't open my mouth, they can't even get out of the checkpoint......"

A group of patrolling soldiers came over and saluted this way, Gongsun Zhi waved his hand to greet them, and continued to the generals behind him with his hands behind him: "...... It's just a group of clowns who jump off the beam, and the family's system may work in the Central Plains and other places, after all, they hold a lot of arable land, materials, population, and even most of the officials are from their families, but they can't be allowed to come here in Shanggu County and Yanmen. ”

Yu Poison, Zou Dan and the others looked at each other, as if they didn't understand very well, and the bearded Dian Wei Mo next to him shouted: "Hey! Why are you so stupid! ”

"You know?" Looking at him, the wicked man spread his hands: "I don't know, just echo it." ”

A group of people looked at each other with disdain, and pulled their elbows against each other: "You just have to fight well, don't learn from Pan Wushuang to slap the sycophants." ”

Gongsun Zhi laughed, pulled at the wound, the pain made him grin, and after a while, he waved his hand, and everyone quieted down, before he continued: "How to do it, that's Li Ru and Dongfang Sheng's business, it doesn't matter if you don't understand...... Tomorrow afternoon, I will almost return to Fuyang, I promised before that it will not change, and after returning to the city, the reward for the soldiers will be distributed as usual, but there is one point, the Youyan infantry first came to Shanggu County, I don't want to have a fight, and the discipline should be strict and cannot be relaxed, once I catch the soldiers who bully and rob the criminals, I must first ask you generals to blame, understand? ”

"Yes!"

When the generals shouted in unison, attracting the curious glances of the surrounding soldiers, Gongsun Zhi waved them to lower their arms, and continued to patrol ahead, chatting for a while halfway, occasionally remembering one thing.

"After the beginning of spring next year, Ji and Youyou can't fight, but the rest of the counties in the north that have been cut off by us can't be let go, such as Dai County, Dingyang County, and Yunzhong, so there are still many battles you have to fight next year, train the soldiers well, and there will be some personnel transfers......" The footsteps stopped, and he looked at Li Ke beside him: "Have you sent a letter to Pan Feng who is stationed in Yanmen?" ”

Li Ke nodded: "Go, before going down Taihang Mountain, I will send a fast horse to go there according to the leader's instructions, maybe Pan Wushuang is already on the way back at this time." ”

"Okay, it's late at night, except for the generals on duty at night, the rest of the brothers will go back to rest, and they will continue to march tomorrow morning."

The crowd clenched their fists and left.

.......

In the distance, at the end of the night, someone sneezed.

Shrunk in the simple tent, the figure with a horned helmet poked out of his head, looked at the sky, muttered and retracted: "A sneeze can kill the drowsiness...... wrapped in a wool blanket and showed a round face with some grievances: "...... I don't know which bastard is scolding me behind my back. ”

On the other side, the cavalry returning from Youzhou was also about to return to the city, Gongsun continued to stand and look at the silhouette of the depressed sun in the night, and bowed his hand to several generals beside him: "You guys go back first, continue to wait here for the return of my brother...... Also...... Waiting for my father here. ”

Everyone nodded, and Gao Sheng patted him on the shoulder: "I'll wait with you." Then he waved his hand to Suonu, Qubei and the others: "Set up camp on the spot, and wait for the big leader to come back tomorrow and then return to the barracks." ”

At this time, it was the early hours of the second half of the night, and soon after, the light of the east rose.

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Shanggu County, the place of governance.

The cold swept the north, and the streets and alleys were mostly filled with merchants and porters in thick robes, as well as some figures dressed in luxurious brocade robes. An ox cart passes through the streets, stopping occasionally to listen to the messages being delivered in the market.

The things in the winter market set off a variety of backlashes, but Li Ru and Dongfang Sheng naturally noticed it early on, but they didn't plan to intervene, and watched quietly from the sidelines. The gifts are all delivered to the mouth, eat when you should eat, whether you can do anything or not, it is still up to the lord, externally, just say that you will do your best, don't grieve yourself in the bitter cold of the north. ”

For a person like Li Ru who has been mixed up in officialdom, Dongfang Sheng is indeed too clean. The curtain of the car was lowered, and the guard Qingji drove the ox cart away, and he was faintly worried in the carriage: "Brother Wen You said lightly, now the price of grain in Shanggu County is rising every day, this is the beginning of some local clans to demonstrate to us, if you poke out the matter of eating and taking the card again, the leader will say that he wants to take your head and complain about the civilians......"

"No, no." On the other side, Li Ru's slender eyes were smiling, and Sven took a sip of warm wine: "...... In the end, it won't be us who will suffer, these people are too interested in interests at the moment, but they forget that the aliens on the grassland in winter are looking forward to getting food for the winter, and they also forget that hundreds of thousands of people in Montenegro still have some winter rations that have not yet been settled, so they threaten with the price of food, with the character of the leader, they will only take them, not me. ”

Dongfang Sheng poured wine for him and sighed: "You are calculating on both sides, if you can't figure out that the leader will really take your head, even if the lady intercedes, it is estimated that it will not work, this kind of thing is better to do less." ”

"To be a minister, it is natural to do the things of a minister." Picking up the wine, Li Ru looked at the curtain of the car, the gap raised, the street, the flow of people slowly passed, "At the beginning, my father-in-law was too satisfied with the status quo, indulged in pleasure, did not listen to advice, and the good general trend collapsed at the first touch, and the sky let Li Ru start again, so he couldn't repeat the mistakes of the past." ”

Drink it all in one gulp.

The ruthless carp can only jump onto the dragon gate if the tail is burned off.