Early in the morning, the weather was gloomy and dry. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Zhang Yue and Hao Tianying led 300 soldiers out of the west gate of Wulan County, and Zong Jingcheng arranged for the soldiers to support the raft with leather bags, first transport the war horses, weapons and equipment, camping utensils, and a batch of grain and grass supplies brought to Baishanshu to the opposite bank, and then ferry the soldiers across the Yellow River at one time.

Having an understanding of Liangzhou, how to persuade Shen Shihou to return to Tokyo to see His Majesty, and even change the current pattern of Liangzhou, Zhang Yue had a little superficial idea, and his heart became relaxed, and he was only eager to rush to Liangzhou as soon as possible.

Seeing that Hao Tianying began to arrange for the soldiers to line up and walk to the trestle wharf, Zhang Yue said goodbye to Zong Jingcheng, ran to the queue of pro-soldiers, got off the raft in the river, and was sent to the opposite bank by the defenders of Wulan County.

He traveled 180 miles to Baishanshu in the east of Liangzhou, and because he brought ten carts and more than 100 mules and horses with supplies, the speed of the march was very slow, and he did not arrive until the afternoon two days later. The military fort is located on a mountainside twenty miles south of the Great Wall, the ancient road under the mountain leads directly to Liangzhou, there are two rows of dilapidated houses on both sides of the road, and the troops can be stationed and set up cards every day.

He Chenghui, the deputy envoy of the first command, who had only been in charge for a few days, heard the news and led his troops out to greet him. At this time, a sleet fell, and the two sides did not have time to talk, so they hurriedly carried their luggage and hid in the fort, and were caught off guard by the cold rain.

Like most buildings in the northwest, the Baishan Garrison Fort is also poorly built of loess, with potholes on the outside of the earthen walls, bricks and stones on the roof, and walls and corner towers built, but everything is so dilapidated and full of a bleak sense of slaughter. The interior of the fort was very spacious, and it could have garrisoned a thousand troops, but now it was only a symbolic garrison of a hundred, and it was completely empty, and there was not much life.

The snow seeds are gone, but the rain is still falling, but Zhang Yue's arrival has made it very lively here. The soldiers of the first battalion enthusiastically boiled hot water, prepared dinner, and cleaned the barracks for reception.

Zhang Yue took a hot bath, changed into a clean officer's military uniform, and came out in a clean military uniform, and when he saw He Chenghui wandering under the eaves outside the barracks, he couldn't help but ask, "What?" Got something to say? ”

He Chenghui hurriedly stepped forward and arched his hand: "General! A few days ago, I heard from the herdsmen that Shen Nian, the leader of the Liugu Tribe, threatened to raise troops to attack Zhe Jiashi, and the two sides were in trouble, and Shen Shihou was busy mediating. ”

"Is there such a thing? Xue Chucun had seen Shen Shihou before, why didn't he talk about it? How did you know about the barren mountains and mountains here? ”

"There is an Anguo town thirty miles west of this military fort, where many people live, and the last general will be stationed here, and he will not bring many supplies, so he has to find the locals in exchange for some, so I heard about it. When the general is heading west, he can inquire along the way. He Chenghui explained.

"Hmm...... Got it! Zhang Yue replied lightly, and began to think in his heart.

If these miscellaneous infighting are in their favor, it will be beneficial to Shen Shihou, because he is the commander of the festival, and whichever side he supports is the division of justice, so that both sides will win his support, and I am now rushing to support him, which is undoubtedly a carbon in the snow.

The rain in the northwest often comes and goes, but after the rain, the temperature plummets, the weather is more gloomy, and the cold wind blows with a hint of cutting people. After unloading the supplies and resting for another day the next day, Zhang Yue and Hao Tianying led three hundred horsemen to continue westward, although the road conditions were muddy, but they were much lighter.

When he arrived at Anguo Town, Zhang Yue specially stopped to rest, but the Tibetan people were very hostile, and some people who could speak Chinese were not willing to deal with them at all, and even in exchange for food was refused, which made Zhang Yue very annoyed, and then stopped staying, and marched quickly.

I had sent someone to inform Shen Shihou of Liangzhou before, and arrived at Wencheze, thirty miles from the eastern suburbs of Liangzhou, in the evening, which was a small town. Legend has it that the former Qin Fujian sent the general Gou Chang and Mao Sheng to attack Beiliang, and built a mechanical rush car here, so it was named, and later formed a town market, and there was a garrison, and it has become a military city.

Outside the town, surrounded by high walls, there are military defenses at the head of the walls, and the east gate is wide open, and hundreds of horsemen have heard the news and come out to greet them. The two sides looked at each other face to face, Zhang Yue looked carefully, and the leader was a strong man about thirty years old, with loose braids under the brimmed hat on his head, thick eyebrows, a black and red pie face, a nose and thick lips, and a man with a face.

The people who came did not dismount, squinted their eyes and scanned the riders behind Zhang Yue, and saw that the soldiers were all armed with guns and knives, with round shields on their backs, each of them was equipped with a longbow and a horn bow, and some of them held a light wooden single crossbow, and almost all of them had two pots of arrows.

The appearance of this fully armed and the fierce spirit of the soldiers made the faces of the visitors gradually turn cold, but their eyes were slightly contemptuous, and they pressed their chests and saluted after a while: "Dare to ask your envoy to come, is it on behalf of the Tokyo court or on behalf of the festival town?" ”

"The documents have been sent to Shenwu, and Shen Dashuai naturally understands! What tribe are you from? What are the jobs? Do you need to check the place? Zhang Yue arched his hand without being arrogant or humble, and asked rhetorically with a smile.

"My name is Cui Huxin, a native of the Liugu Division, serving as the deputy envoy of the Liangzhou Jiedu Detention Ya, and concurrently leading the Guzang County Order. The strong man with the cake face showed displeasure on his face and insisted on mixing the official documents.

It is very simple to combine the official documents on the road, that is, the entry documents can be signed and printed by the other party. However, such documents will record the names of the entrants, the number of entourage, and so on.

"Good!" Zhang Yue didn't care, and muttered secretly in his heart: A deputy envoy of the Ya, that is, a deputy commander, this Shen Shihou's attitude is not very friendly, at least he has to send a judge of the festival, or a military attache at the level of an envoy.

Since Cui Huxin is from the Liugu Division, that is, he is in conflict with the Zhe Clan, but they are all local snakes, so it is not good to ask too much now, and he will make plans when he sees Shen Shihou. The other party's attitude is so rude, before he enters the city and settles down, he has to check the official document first. But Zhang Yue didn't care about this, took out the document and signed it by Cui Huxin, and then followed him into the town to rest.

Wenche Town is also dilapidated, the appearance of disrepair is obvious, the town is also chaotic, there are still big tents standing on the side of the street, and there is a fence outside, which looks very out of tune. Many dilapidated houses even occupy the road, and some small Tibetan traders set up stalls, making the ground full of garbage and debris, which is simply a smoke barrier.

This kind of place may be very inconvenient, and with three hundred soldiers, it will cause trouble if you are not careful, so Zhang Yue was arranged by Cui Huxin and lived in an old mansion in the town that was temporarily cleaned up. When Cui Huxin was leaving, he asked if he needed to provide military meals. Zhang Yue's soldiers all brought dry food, as long as they had food for war horses.

On the afternoon of November 24, Zhang Yue and his entourage were led by Cui Huxin and arrived outside the Liangzhou Prefecture Zhigu Tibetan City, where they came to greet Shen Yanfu, the eldest son of Shen Shihou. This person is about thirty years old, slightly chubby, with a fair face, and he is the commander of the Ya Army, but he doesn't look like a person leading troops, and most of his entourage looks like a Tibetan person.

The two sides talked a few words politely, seeing this situation, Zhang Yue didn't want to say much, although they were all hundreds of riders from the crowd, the horns and cymbals shook the sky, and the greeting etiquette was a little lively, but in fact, it was very cold, and it was completely officialdom etiquette. After finishing, Zhang Yue changed into a scarlet official uniform and led his soldiers into the city with Shen Yanfu. (To be continued.) )