Yanmen County has an important geographical location, and has been the frontier of ethnic integration since ancient times, and it is also a strategic place for national border defense. The Warring States period of the male lord Zhao Wuling Wang Hu Fu cavalry shooting, defeated Lin Hu, Lou Fu and other grassland tribes, occupied its land and built Yunzhong, Yanmen, Dai County three counties, and built the Great Wall here, built the pass, the rear of Yanmen County said. Since its establishment, Yanmen County has been the front line of the military confrontation between the Zhao State and the grassland peoples, and the famous general Li Mu was ordered to be stationed here all the year round to guard against the invasion of the Xiongnu. Li Mu guarded the north for many years, repaired and renovated on the basis of the Xiongguan of the Great Wall, formed a complete defense system, so the world is called: Xiongguan Yanmen, ranking first in the "nine stops in the world".

At the same time, as the seat of Yanmen County, Shanwu City gathered most of the survival resources in the county, so it became completely prosperous. Unlike the neat and orderly cities in the mainland, the division of the fang market here is not strict, so the whole city seems a bit chaotic. Walking on the main road in the city, you can not only see the soldiers of the Zhao State Garrison, but also the warriors of the Xiongnu and other grassland peoples, and the people of various nationalities who came and went finally created such a prosperous city in the north. Zhao Jie and his entourage slowly entered the city, experiencing this different style of living environment, and there was a feeling of being separated from the world.

"This eldest brother, in Xia Zhao Mo, an old friend of the county guard, is here to meet the county keeper." Zhao Jie said to the guards guarding the door in front of the county guard's mansion: "Please give this letter to Lord Taishou, he will understand after reading it." ”

The guards looked at Zhao Jie from top to bottom, and then took the letter handed by Zhao Jie with a suspicious face, and then said, "You wait here for a while, and I'll report it!" ”

After a while, Li Mu's figure appeared in the sight of Zhao Jie and the others. While walking quickly with great strides, he tirelessly instructed the subordinates around him, and the whole person seemed quite capable and spiritual.

"Grass people Zhao Mo has seen Lord Taishou." Without waiting for Li Mu to step forward and take a closer look, Zhao Jie and the others took the lead and leaned over to salute

Perhaps hearing Zhao Jie's familiar voice, Li Mu's footsteps suddenly stopped, and no longer made a sound from his mouth, as if time had stood still. In less than a second, the stunned Li Mu quickly recovered, he stepped forward to look at Zhao Jie, and then arched his hand and said, "Meet-"

In this situation, Zhao Jie quickly spoke, and interrupted Li Mu's words without hesitation: "Under Zhao Mo!" ”

Li Mu immediately understood when he heard this, he straightened his chest, hugged Zhao Jiedao, and said with a straight smile: "Brother Mo, I haven't seen you for a long time!" ”

Zhao Jie took the opportunity to whisper in Li Mu's ear: "This time, my identity should not be known to too many people, and I ask General Li to hide it on my behalf!" Li Mu nodded faintly when he heard this, and then let go of Zhao Jie with joy on his face.

At this moment, the guard who had entered the palace with the letter also ran out. "Humble and greeting!" The soldier knelt on one knee without squinting: "This is a letter from a young man at the door, he said that he is your old friend Zhao Mo!" ”

Li Mu took the letter, unveiled the fire paint, and said, "I already know, you can step down!" Hearing this, the soldier immediately got up, and his eyes happened to catch a glimpse of Zhao Jie. He looked Zhao Jie up and down, and his eyes were not full of contempt, but full of solemnity.

After quickly reading the letter written by Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, Li Mu's voice broke the silence again: "From today onwards, you will be my staff officer by my side first!" ”

"I don't dare to ask for it!" Zhao Jie replied with a look of joy on his face when he heard this. In this way, Zhao Jie began his career in the Northland.

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Time flies, the moon unconsciously rounds three more times, and the heat gradually recedes and the coolness enters Yanmen County. After a short period of adaptation, Zhao Jie and his entourage were thoroughly integrated into the administrative system of Yanmen County's high-speed operation. The autumn breeze was cool, but Zhao Jie didn't have a chance to enjoy it, he accompanied Li Mu to inspect the large and small cities in the Yanmen army again.

"Autumn is coming, according to the law of previous years, the Huns will inevitably be on the border, and the lack of garrison will inevitably lead to the fall of the city, so we must focus on the weapons and equipment of each city on this trip." On the official road of Yanmen County, Li Mu encouraged everyone: "I know that everyone has worked hard, but please bear with me, our hardship today is to make Baixin suffer a lot, and the people will definitely repay us with 100% loyalty and support!" ”

"Lord County Guard, don't educate me with these great truths. Our wives and children are here, and our brothers and sisters are here. Not for the country, not for Baixin, even for them, we will definitely hold on. Zhao Jie said with a debauched smile: "Otherwise, what face do we have to say goodbye to them under Jiuquan, everyone is right." ”

"Yes!" "Say yes! ”…… All kinds of echoes came and went, and the voices of more than a hundred or so people resounded throughout the field. In the past three months, Zhao Jie has conquered almost everyone with his indomitable spirit and quick and sharp talent. When it comes to Zhao Jie, the upper-level people in the entire Yanmen County all give a thumbs up.

"Beacon!" I don't know who suddenly shouted, and then everyone else looked around in unison.

"The Huns are on the side." Li Mu shouted loudly: "Don't panic, everyone, everything is according to the old routine!" ”

"Commanded!" Everyone responded. As soon as the words fell, about half of the people quickly broke away from the team and scattered in an orderly manner, and only Zhao Jie and Li Mu's personal guards and a group of subordinates in charge of the documents were left in the team.

"Lord Gunjo, where should I go now? Is there no city to return to goodness? A subordinate officer in charge of grain and grass asked.

Li Mu shook his head, and then said, "There's no need to be too late, we can only hide in the nearest city now." ”

"If the county guard doesn't return to the governance office, can the city of goodness be defended?" Another subordinate in charge of finances asked worriedly.

"I didn't take General Sima Shang out on this trip, with him sitting in the management center, I will definitely be able to protect the good." Li Mu patiently explained. When the people heard this, they all settled down

"Which city are we closest to now?" Li Mu asked.

"Heijo!" Zhao Jie replied without thinking.

"Okay, then let's go to Pingcheng!" Li Mu announced his decision.

More than fifty horsemen galloped towards Pingcheng, raising puffs of dust.