Spring went to autumn, and Tian Feng served as a county magistrate in Liucheng for a while. Yuan Xi has spent half a year surveying the terrain, and came to Liucheng in a blink of an eye.

He was followed by the chief manager Lu Fang, as well as a company of soldiers, led by Xu Dayan. It is said that this Xu Dayan should have been promoted to battalion commander, but he committed brain fever again, and after several violations, he was demoted to the position of company commander again. Even Yuan Xi can't protect him, so let's just go out on patrol with the pro-military camp. This company is the first company of might, Gao Shun's unit.

All the way over the mountains and mountains to Liucheng, Lu Fang asked: "Second son, do you want to inform Mr. Tian so that he can come to greet him?" ”

Yuan Xi said: "No need, let's go and see for yourself." ”

Unexpectedly, when I arrived in front of the city, I saw that the gate was closed, and there was no one outside the city, and there was no sound of anyone. The surroundings were empty and lonely, and Yuan Xi almost thought that he had come to a ghost town.

"What's going on?"

The crowd stopped at the gates.

Above my head, someone shouted, "Who is coming?" Registered? ”

The walls of this willow city are not high, and when I looked up, I saw that someone had a head poking out of the city.

Yuan Xi said to the man: "What about you Lord Tian? ”

Then another head poked out.

After a while, the city gate finally opened, and human voices were heard from inside, and the entire willow city finally returned to its original appearance.

Tian Feng personally welcomed Yuan Xi and the others into the city, and said: "I heard that a large number of people are approaching, so we urgently closed the city gate, don't blame the second son, the location of Liucheng is too dangerous, and it is very close to the Xianbei people." ”

Yuan Xi said: "Understood. But why did you detect an army approaching in advance? Did you send someone to investigate? ”

Tian Feng said with a smile: "There are many farmers in the fields nearby, I just have to tell them that as long as there are more than 100 troops passing by, they will quickly ignite wolf dung, and the city will know." The larger the number of troops, the more wolf dung will be pointed. Once the notification is confirmed, a corresponding reward will be issued. ”

Yuan Xi scratched his head, looked back at the city gate, and had the impression that there were really a few wolf smoke rising.

He laughed and said, "Mr. Tian's trick is really good, it saves a lot of manpower." ”

Tian Feng led everyone to the county office. Liucheng is not as good as Ji County, and Ji County is not as good as Yecheng. The streets here are narrow and there is little foot traffic. However, along the way, you can also see that there are many "angry" people on the street, not only Han people, but also many Hu people leading horses to walk by.

In fact, if you draw a map according to the actual size of the latitude and longitude in this era, you will find that the location of Liucheng is actually far away from the center of Youzhou. Bingzhou is a long and narrow north-south corridor, in the east of the Hetao, Youzhou is an east-west area, Liucheng is in the westernmost part, so Cao Cao led the army to expedition after conquering Youzhou, and there was also a thing of looking at Mei to quench thirst. It's too far away, so far away that there are problems with the supply of the march.

But it is close to the tribe of the Hu people, the Xiongnu in the west, the Xianbei people in the north, although separated by the high mountains and deserts, the terrain is very complicated, but in fact, a small force of cavalry can be killed at any time.

Yuan Xi's initial positioning of Liucheng as a trade border town was a matter at the beginning of the year, and after Tian Feng took office, he did so. Nowadays, this border town also has some weather.

"This is just the first step...... Tian Feng came to the mansion, invited Yuan Xi to sit on the main seat, and then sat down and said: "I hung a knife at the gate of the county government, and any unjust case, no matter how many years have passed, it can be reported." In the past six months, I have solved not 100 but 80 old cases under my hands. ”

Yuan Xi nodded and said: "Although the case cannot increase output, it will help to improve the people's morale, and the rest of the matter will be easier to implement." ”

Tian Feng said excitedly: "Yes, I was originally in the center of Yecheng, and I couldn't understand the people's suffering. But I didn't expect that being a county magistrate was also such a chore. ”

Yuan Xi said: "Looking at Mr. Tian's appearance, I don't feel how bitter it is." ”

Tian Feng said: "Tian is enjoying it, don't look at the small case, but the moment when you peel off the cocoon and finally find the truth is still very gratifying." ”

Yuan Xi tilted his head, took a sip of water, and thought that he was addicted to being a detective.

"Mr. Tian, I came this time to invite you back...... Is this county order done? ”

Tian Feng was about to say a few proud cases, when he heard this, his face suddenly became solemn, and he said, "You're going to fight?" ”

Yuan Xi said: "Yes, I received a letter from Yecheng half a month ago, and a list of materials to be prepared by Youzhou has been issued. Since Mr. Tian is gone, my father is surrounded by some echo worms, and the decision-making is surprisingly smooth, and this is about to start. ”

Tian Feng let out a long sigh.

Yuan Xi asked, "Mr. Mo Feitian thinks this battle can't be won?" ”

Tian Feng said: "In a war, there is no such thing as victory or defeat, the battlefield is changing rapidly, that is, looking for the negligence of the opponent to seek a chance to win." It's just a pity for me, now that Cao Cao has gained a firm foothold, the best time has passed. He gestured with his hand in the air and said, "It's like an adult beating a child, and now the child has grown up." ”

Yuan Xi said: "Anyway, if it continues to drag on, I'm afraid the gap between the advantages and disadvantages of the two sides will be smaller." From this point of view, fighting a war is not a bad thing. ”

Tian Feng said: "Do you still want to fight it?" ”

Yuan Xi nodded.

Tian Feng's smiling face that had just accumulated due to the half-year judgment of the case completely turned cold, and he sighed: "In a war of attrition, even if we lose a few battles, we can bear it, but Cao Cao may not be able to bear it." But if you press the heavy troops in one fell swoop, you can't tolerate any mistakes. ”

After he became the county magistrate in Liucheng, he was forced to stop thinking about the overall situation in the world, and his mind was concentrated on this small city, but he felt that the world was much wider and there were fewer worries. But now that I looked outside, the weight of the tons weighed on me again.

Yuan Xi smiled: "This time I asked Mr. Tian to be my military advisor." ”

Tian Feng said: "Isn't the second son guarding Youzhou?" Are you going to go on a campaign too? ”

Yuan Xi said: "Exactly, I have been preparing for two years, and I have formed a cavalry of 500 people, which can be compared with the white horse righteous servants back then, just for this battle." I wrote a letter to Yecheng and offered to be a pioneer. ”

"Yuan Gong agreed?"

"I haven't replied yet, but I guess it's about the same, I'm going to cut it first, and when he doesn't reply, I'll set off for Yecheng first. Now, the people and horses have been prepared, it depends on how Mr. Tian's health is? ”

"Body?" Tian Feng stood up, compared his waist and abdomen, and said with a smile: "Do I look old?" However, this county order has been in place for a long time, and it is indeed a little reluctant. ”

"Haha...... Then continue to be your prefectural order. ”