On the eighth day of August, there are still ten days left before the autumnal equinox.

Late at night, everything is silent.

Outside the Yin Pavilion City, a team is ready to go.

"Lao Cheng, Yuan Shao, arrive at the designated place and release the carrier pigeon."

"Yes, remember! When you arrive at Gao, put one, and when the Xihe team returns to the evacuation stone, put another one. ”

"Okay, be careful along the way."

Cheng bit Jin Pei Yuanshao and bowed with his hands: "Please rest assured, young master!" ”

Liu Mang nodded.

"Let's go!"

Cheng Biting Jin let out a low shout, and the team set off quietly, all the way to the west......

This is the first team sent to realize the Taiyuan Raiders, led by Cheng Biting Jin Pei Yuanshao, and selected foot soldiers who are familiar with mountain operations.

The team would travel westward, from Loufu (present-day Ningwu) into the deep mountains, along the valley between Yunzhong Mountain in the Luliang Mountains and Luya Mountain, the main peak of Guanshui Mountain, all the way south, bypassing Fenyang County, Taiyuan County, between the valleys, and then bypassing the three-story cliff (Guandi Mountain) to reach Gaowolf (present-day Fangshan) near Zhilishi in Xihe County.

This way, the distance in a straight line is less than 300 miles, but the mountain road is rugged and difficult to travel. Therefore, the team departed 10 days in advance and is expected to arrive at its destination before the autumnal equinox on August 18.

Cheng Biting Jinbu set off, indicating the comprehensive layout of the army and the beginning of the operation to seize Taiyuan County......

……

On the ninth day of August, early in the morning.

The gates of the Yin Pavilion were opened on time as usual.

A convoy of nearly two hundred people slowly walked out of the Netherworld City.

Dozens of large trucks and small vehicles attracted the people who got up early and went to the fields to harvest along the way to stop and watch.

"Tsk, the Qiao family deserves to be a big businessman, this caravan, this style!"

"Hey, when will we have one out of ten percent of the Qiao family's family business, even if the ancestor has appeared, alas, ......"

"Come on, just like you are lazy, don't expect to have one out of 100 percent of the Qiao family in this life."

"Yes, I heard that the Qiao family gets up before dawn every day to work. This man must be diligent. ”

"The Qiao family is not only diligent, but also faithful, if it weren't for Qiao's righteous help to Liulang, our Yin Pavilion City would be broken by the Huns, and we wouldn't have had a chance to speak here."

"Look! Today is Qiao's personal escort! Hey, Joe's family is safe, and the business is prosperous. ”

"Thank you, you guys got up so early and worked hard." Qiao Zhiyong smiled and greeted the greeting people. The calm on the outside can't hide the tension on the inside.

Qiao's caravan walks the world. In the border of Bingzhou, no one does not know, every time you pass by the town, you will always attract countless envious eyes.

Qiao Zhiyong, the head of the Qiao family, personally escorted the goods, hinting at the unusual nature of this caravan. In this team, except for a few of the Qiao family's most capable and reliable guys, the rest are all Liu Mang's elite guards!

The Qiao family's caravan left the Yin Pavilion City and headed south. Through Yuanping of Yanmen County, Yangqu and Jinyang of Taiyuan County, it will arrive in Qi County on August 16.

……

Evening.

Liu Mang's house.

Gao Chong, Qilang and Yang Yansi are all dressed as farmers.

"Do you remember all the words I commanded?"

Gao Pet nodded vigorously: "No!" ”

Shichiro still looks like it's not a big deal. "Don't worry, young master, with the two of us, that guy has nine lives, and he will definitely die ten times!"

"Yan Hei, the stakes are very high, and you can't play with it!"

Seeing the young master Liu Mang so serious for the first time, Yang Yansi couldn't help but be solemn, learning to look like a high pet, and nodded vigorously. "Remember!"

"The oath parade, too many people know the two of you, the brigade takes the big road, you are too easy to be recognized, rush overnight, try to take the small road."

"No!" The two crossed hands and turned to leave.

……

On the tenth day of August, early in the morning.

Liu Mang got up early, and the attacker knew that the young man was going out and had already prepared a big meal.

"Xi'er, didn't you say it, you don't have to work, lest you get angry."

The assailant's face flushed slightly. "Xi'er is a hard worker, not so delicate. The female soldiers sent by Sister Hua did all the heavy work, and there was only some work left that was not tiring. Besides, Xi'er serves the young master, and his heart is happy, and he is not tired. ”

Liu Mang leaned over and kissed the attacker softly on the face.

"Xi'er likes to change clothes for the young master the most, and the young master wears the clothes that Xi'er has sorted out by himself, so that he looks ...... Uh, yes, the young master always likes to say, handsome! ”

The words commonly used by Liu Mang seem a little blunt, but they are not interesting.

Liu Mangle was happy.

He lowered his head and leaned over.

The attacker kissed Liu Mang's face gently, draped Liu Mang with the big coat, and carefully tied the belt.

Liu Mang stretched out his hand and carefully stroked the attacker's lower abdomen.

The attacker giggled and said softly, "It's just full-term, how can you touch it." ”

……

At that time, on the square outside the city, Li Xiucheng was ready to go.

A lot of people gathered around. The people of Yanmen like to watch the neat and mighty officers and soldiers drill or line up the most.

This time was specially chosen, just to let the people see it, and also to let the spies sent from all over the country in Yanmen see it.

Liu Mang appeared on time in the square.

Li Xiucheng strode in front of Liu Mang.

"Yanmen, the rotation troops to Pingcheng have been assembled, and they are waiting for the order to leave at any time!"

Liu Mang nodded and glanced around.

"Soldiers, Pingcheng is the outpost of my Yanmen to defend against the Huns, and it is also the gateway of my Han Dynasty......"

Liu Mang briefly talked about the significance of defending the country on the border and waved his hand.

"Let's go!"

Li Xiucheng flew on his horse and led the team to the north......

Li Xiucheng's move to the north was still to confuse potential opponents in Xihe, Shangdang and Jizhou.

After the team is far away from the Yin Pavilion, it will be broken into pieces, change their attire, turn south from the inaccessible place, and assemble at a predetermined location near Yuanping, the southernmost part of Yanmen County and close to Taiyuan County, on August 16, ready to march into Taiyuan!

The task of Li Xiucheng's troops was to quickly seize Yuxian, which could control the key pass of Jingcheng.

Yuxian is the key pass to the west of Jingcheng, and it is the only way to enter the state through Jingcheng.

Intelligence shows that Yuan Shao's heavy troops are stationed in Jizhou Jingcheng, and the general who commands the troops is Zhang He and Zhang Junyi, one of the famous Hebei Four Court Pillars.

Zhang He, although his reputation is not as great as Yan Liangwen's ugliness, but in Liu Mang's mind, Yan Liangwen is both a fierce general and a reckless man. And Zhang He is a fierce general with a strong command ability.

Liu Mang, Liu Bowen and others have already analyzed that once the news of the seizure of Taiyuan reaches Jizhou, Yuan Shao will definitely raise troops in Taiyuan, and Zhang Hebu will definitely go straight to Yuxian.

Liu Mang's troops are insufficient, and Yuxian County will inevitably have a bloody battle.

Can Li Xiucheng withstand Zhang He's army?

In the battle of Youzhou Daijun to clean up the Yellow Turban Yu Party, Li Xiucheng's extraordinary courage and loyalty made Liu Mang have a new understanding of him. And Li Xiucheng's unique tenacity made Liu Mang decide to give him the task of seizing and defending Yuxian County and resisting Yuan Shao's army in Jizhou.

Liu Mang believes that Li Xiucheng will live up to expectations!

(I'm going out early tomorrow morning, and the next week, the update will not be interrupted, but the update time is difficult to grasp, if there is no accident, there will be a change in the morning and evening.) )