Not long after leaving Xianyang, Hu Hai got down from the carriage behind him, found a good horse and came to Lu Yan's side, which really startled Lu Yan. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Childe, it's inconvenient to ride a horse, so you better go back to the carriage." Lu Yan said with some concern.

Hu Hai immediately held the reins of the horse with one hand, "Ziyu, don't worry, I have ridden a horse in Xianyang, there is no big problem, as long as you hold on to the reins, it will be difficult to break free." Hu Hai said confidently.

Lu Yan sighed slightly, "Since Childe said so, just be careful on the road, after all, there is a long way ahead." Before Lu Yan finished speaking, this Hu Hai rode a horse and ran towards the front again.

Seeing this, Lu Jing in front was very worried, and hurriedly came to Lu Yan to ask for countermeasures, "Ziyu, how can Gongzi Hu Hai be like this?" ”

Lu Yan just waved his hand, "That's it, I don't know what to do, I hope Gongzi is auspicious, and the other thousand people who protect Gongzi will withdraw, just leave fifty crossbowmen." ”

"Wouldn't that be more dangerous?" Lu Jing said even more anxiously.

"It's not dangerous, Gongzi Hu Hai is so lively, and if there are more soldiers, they are all burdensome, just do what I say, there shouldn't be any big problems." Lu Yan said quite confidently.

Lu Jing felt that there was some truth, so he didn't ask any more, and immediately returned to the army to arrange matters, to be honest, these 40,000 soldiers Lu Yan only sparred a few times, and almost all of them were Zhao Tuo's busy work.

Starting from Xianyang, passing through Hanzhong, detouring to Nanjun, and going straight to the border of Changsha County, it took more than half a month to walk in total, and the soldiers were tired.

However, the Changsha County Shou and Neishi received the news very quickly, and came to greet Lu Yan and others with his subordinates, which originally belonged to the territory of Chu State, but was divided into Jiujiang County and Changsha County.

The mansion of the Changsha county guard was in the middle, and all the 40,000 horses were arranged downstream, and after a little adjustment, they set off towards the vicinity of Lingnan.

The county guard is also a middle-aged man, who looks more honest, Changsha County does not dare to say that the neighborhood where he lives is really harmonious between the government and the people, and no one dares to do anything wrong.

That night, the county guard and Neishi invited Lu Yan to the banquet, and Lu Yan also changed into regular clothes and came to the county guard's mansion with Zhao Tuo.

The house was already brightly lit, and as soon as Lu Yan arrived outside the mansion, the county guard immediately went out to greet him, "General Lu has worked hard all the way here, and today I have prepared a special banquet for the general." "The words are very polite.

"Lord County Keeper is polite, and there is a narrative inside." Lu Yan replied very respectfully.

After a few people finished the ceremony, they took their seats, and the prince of Hu Hai was already drinking and eating meat during the banquet, and he was very happy, "The same is true for the prince in Xianyang, and I ask the county guard to forgive me." ”

"Where and where, how is the son, we dare not make a presumptuous, dare not presumptuously." The county guard said in horror, as if Hu Hai could eat him, which made Lu Yan feel a little wrong.

Lu Yan thought in his heart, and also approached Hu Hai, "Childe, did you do something to make Lord County Shou so afraid?" Lu Yan whispered in his ear.

Hu Hai put down the wine glass in his hand a little stubbornly, "It's nothing, I just saw the armory of the county guard mansion secretly hiding weapons, I dismantled the armory, and the weapons were rewarded to the soldiers." ”

"Hey, Childe doesn't know, these weapons are used in case of accidents, and each county guard has its own armory." Lu Yan said helplessly.

Immediately picked up a glass of sake and walked in front of the county guard, "Childe is stubborn by nature, offending the county guard is really a dereliction of duty, I will solve the matter of the armory as soon as possible, don't worry about the county guard." "Then drink the sake in one gulp.

The county guard saw that Lu Yan was so polite, so he didn't say anything, Lu Yan's performance like this was not because of how polite he was, after all, when he first came to Changsha County, he had to consult the county guard on many matters, and it would be really bad if it was stiff.

After three rounds of drinking, Lu Yan didn't say some common words, "Lord County Guard, I don't know if there are any shortcuts around here to go directly to the center of Baiyue." ”

The county guard thought for a while, "This land of Baiyue, the upper reaches are bordered by the river, the lower reaches are near the sea, and the mountains in the middle are really not easy to enter, and there is no shortcut to Changsha County bordering it. ”

"I don't know how General Tu Ju got in in the first place?" Lu Yan then asked.

"General Tu Ju led an army of 500,000 at that time, and did not seek the main road, but went directly from Changsha County, and built bridges in the mountains and rivers to the South China Sea."

"However, this Tu Ju general specializes in killing, so the army is unpopular with the people, and he was killed by the barbarians with arrows, and if he returns to Xianyang, he will inevitably die, and dying in such a battle can be regarded as atonement."

"Now this avenue is still there, but the wooden bridge in the middle has been damaged, mostly dead wood, inconvenient to travel, and the general only has 40,000 soldiers and horses, so it is advisable to think in the long run." The county guard said very slowly.

Lu Yan listened carefully, and he couldn't stop nodding, "Could it be that there are no other shortcuts to follow?" The county marshal lives here all year round, so I think I know a lot, so I would like to ask for help. Lu Yan immediately bowed down and said.

The county guard hurriedly helped Lu Yan up, where could he bear this kind of gift, "Don't hide it from the general, but there is a shortcut, there is a small road between Changsha County and Jiujiang County that can go directly to the center of Baiyue, but there is a group of bandits between the two counties." The county guard said with some melancholy.

"In that case, why don't you send troops to suppress bandits?" Lu Yan then asked.

"It's just that the bandit is gathered in the mountains, it is difficult to arrest, there are almost predecessors, and he is between Changsha County and Jiujiang County, where there is no one to govern." The county guard said with some shame.

Lu Yan also understood some meaning when he heard this, if he wanted to attack Baiyue, he needed to deal with this gang of bandits first, even if it was not from the path.

In case of a war ahead, these bandits take advantage of the chaos to steal food, which is also a hidden danger, "Lord County Guard, do you have a map there?" Lu Yan said with a slight plan.

The county guard naturally didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly ordered the guards to take out the map and hand it to Lu Yan, "These bandits and thieves will be solved in the future, if there is nothing to do, we will leave first." ”

Lu Yan didn't stay long if he had something in his heart, but Hu Hai Gongzi had been on the county guard mansion and didn't plan to come out at all, after all, all the facilities were not as good as the county guard mansion.

In the military camp ten miles away from the house, Lu Yan unfolded the map, and Zhao Tuo and a few people watched carefully, "Presumably, this gang of thieves is at the fork between Baiyue, Changsha County, and Jiujiang County, with superior geography and surrounded by water on three sides. Ren Huan pointed to the corner and said.

"It should be here, tomorrow we will send a small number of soldiers to investigate and solve this gang of thieves." Lu Jing looked at the map and said.

After a little deliberation, they went back to their tents and fell asleep.