On this day, a team of people came to Zhongli County, Huainan, all of them were freshly dressed and angry, dressed in military uniforms, and looked majestic! Don't be angry! The leader straightened up and sat on a red steed, silent! A large group of men and horses appeared in a small county like Zhongli, which was naturally a private army recruited by Zu Li, a general of Fenwei who planned to go on the Northern Expedition.

The army quickly found a valley, and the soldiers quickly stationed there, and the soldiers quickly found a place to make a fire and cook on the stove. Zu Ti summoned the upper-level generals and his subordinates to come to the discussion, and several people casually found a clean place to sit down.

Everyone looked at the ancestor of the head and was silent, and everyone was full of enthusiasm when they did not cross the river, and felt that following Zu Fenwei, they would definitely march all the way, win every victory, recover the lost land, and repair the ancestral tomb! But in the past few days, my mind has slowly cooled down, and I finally understand that this Northern Expedition will definitely not be as simple as imagined! Everyone smelted iron and smelted weapons in Jiangyin, recruited troops and horses, and recruited 2,000 people after working for a long time! And the most important food and grass is not replenished! The soldiers are still eating the grain given by the previous emperor Sima Rui, and there has been no battle these days, and only half of the grain and grass are left! You have to eat a lot when you fight a war, and you have to eat food if you don't fight! There are no horses to fight, and no food and grass can be fought!

Zu Ti looked at the silent crowd and sighed secretly; "The good and the bad are mixed! Time is in such a hurry! "The official to the state assassin or the three products of the shogun can recruit their own subordinate officials, the shogunate. The time from the Northern Expedition to the march into Huainan County was in a hurry, and many things could only be prepared, just take these subordinate officers recruited, the ability and talent are all in the posture of the people, at that time, they only followed themselves to Huainan with a body of blood, that is, after the fall of the Central Plains, those private soldiers who followed themselves to cross the river for refuge can also be believed, and these newly recruited subordinate officers just need not to drag their feet at the critical moment! And which young man Yang Jia who asked Lu Ye to talk to him hasn't come yet, so it can't be that he is lost and lost! That's it, it's okay if you don't come if you are so mediocre, and if you come, it will only increase your troubles.

Then he opened his mouth to encourage everyone: "I know that this Northern Expedition is difficult, it is not as simple and easy as I imagined!" But in this campaign, we are flattering the mandate of heaven and the will of the people! I fight with Hu Lu, I am straight, the upright are strong, and the strong are high-spirited! With my high-spirited and righteous army, I will fight against the shameless people who have lost their way and are helpless! How can you not win the game! Weapons and horses are naturally an important element in war, but they are not the crucial factor that determines success or failure, it is the people's hearts that determine the outcome of the war! As long as we wait for us to work together, how can we be invincible!? Now that we have arrived at the border of Yuzhou, let's talk about how to go next! Don't hide it! After all, you have to brainstorm ideas. ”

Zu Ti's words can be described as talking on paper, and they must not be taken seriously at all! But now morale is low and the morale of the army is scattered! Zu Ti had to talk on paper to boost morale!

When everyone heard this, they also regained a little confidence, became active, and pondered hard to make suggestions.

Sima Dao, the highest-ranking man under Zu Ti's account: "In this Northern Expedition, there is a shortage of grain and grass, and there is a scarcity of people and horses. Don't just go with your head covered. Jiao County, Yuzhou, in the north of Zhongli, should be the first stop of our Northern Expedition! Only by taking Jiao County can it be said that the Northern Expedition really has a chance! Take Jiaojun! We can attack Sizhou in the Northern Expedition, and we can defend it when we retreat. You can also recruit people and horses in Jiao County to stock up on grain and grass! Use the materials of the land of Jiaojun to strengthen our people and horses, weapons! Although Jiao County seems to be Jiao County's forces are intricate, chaotic, and very dangerous! Ran Wansheng felt that the general could win in chaos and take Jiaojun in chaos! Previously, when Bei Zhonglang played Liu Shiren against Xiangguo Shile, in order to stabilize the rear, he did not let those rogue dock masters in Jiao County make trouble in the rear! Deploy Jiao County's Liuren Wu Advocate Ping as the Assassin of Yuzhou, and deploy the dock master Fan Ya as Jiao County's Taishou! Since then, there have been more than a dozen forts, hundreds of people, and they have returned to Zhang Ping! This Zhang Ping has the connivance of General Liu Lang, coupled with the fact that he has been constantly recruiting troops and horses in the name of Yuzhou's assassination history over the years, and his strength is already immeasurable! It seems to have become the biggest snake in Jiao County! This person is also the biggest variable for the general to recover Jiao County! ”

This Liuren Fort Dock can also be regarded as a special subordinate in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties period! Since the funeral of the Western Jin Dynasty, there has been an endless war every year! In order to resist the invasion of foreign tribes or the plundering of other forces, these homeless people took the clan and township party as a unit, and elected the people of the wealthy clan in the township to serve as the lord of the dock and lead everyone to resist the invasion of other forces! Generally, most of these forts are built on the premise that there are dangers to defend, land to cultivate, and springs to irrigate! The people in the fort are self-sufficient, and there is no so-called heavy conscription and taxation! It's like a small secluded country isolated from the world! The fairyland described in Tao Yuanming's "Peach Blossom Spring" of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was originally taken from these forts.

Seeing that his Sima had analyzed the situation in Jiao County thoroughly, Zu Ti nodded with satisfaction! I couldn't help but ask, "What do you think we should do next!" How should I get Jiaojun? ”

"Since General Zu is the emperor's hand-picked assassin of Yuzhou, how can he tolerate Zhang Ping and other dock masters to continue to pretend to be the assassin of Yuzhou, so that he can continue to act on behalf of him and continue to be powerful! In the next opinion, this time the division is famous, and the Northern Expedition is edicted! The general only needs to read the summons of His Majesty the Emperor to that Zhang Ping! I think that Zhang Ping should not continue to be brazen and continue to pretend to be stupid, even if Zhang Ping does not admit the assassination history of General Zu, it will be fine, and then I only need to tell those dock masters under Zhang Ping the name of the assassination history of General Zu Yuzhou! If they are tempted again, why worry that they will continue to follow Zhang Ping, who has no future! When Zhang Ping is in the air, he is the fish on the cutting board, let me handle it! ”

Zu Ti frowned slightly when he heard this, and felt that something was wrong! That Zhang Ping wouldn't be a three-year-old child, how could he look at us without any reaction and divide his power! Zu Ti turned his head to look at the others and asked, "Do you think this plan is feasible?" Don't feel restrained, please speak freely! ”

When everyone heard this, they echoed Sima's words, and Zu Ti turned his head to look at his old ministry and just wanted to speak, when he heard those old subordinates all say in unison: "We are waiting for the young horse to look forward!" Hearing this, Zu Ti was silent, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "I'll go to Longkang County, the southernmost part of Jiao County, first, and where to set up camp first!" Rest for three days, reorganize the troops and horses, and then advance to Jiao County in the north! Tell the soldiers to hurry up and go to Longkang in half an hour! ”

At noon the next day, Zu Ti and his party set out from Longkang in order to organize their carriages and horses, and the army traveled along the post road for two hours and was about to march to Chengfu County, but they saw a scout sent from the front to report that there were a large number of soldiers and horses in Chengfu County in front! According to the scouts, there were about 4,500 people! This Chengfu County is the only way to Jiao County, and when you meet a large group of people here, it seems that this must be Zhang Ping!

Zu Ti heard the scout's urgent report! After pondering for a long time with a serious face, he suddenly laughed loudly and said: "This Zhang Ping is also an interesting person, and he even brought people to greet me!" Pass me on the order! The whole army continues to advance at the previous pace! ”

Hum! This flat is well-informed, I waited for Jiao County three days ago, and I got the news today! Since he didn't dare to set up an ambush in Chengfu County and ambush my ancestor, he instead set up a formation in Chengfu, which must be passed, and waited for it! They must be cowardly in their hearts, and dare not start a war lightly! Since you, Zhang Ping, gathered people and horses, stationed in the city father, and greeted my ancestors, then I want to see what tricks you Zhang Ping are going to make!?

Zu Ti rode a horse, his face was blank, and he took the lead in the front until he was a mile away from the gate of the county seat of the city father, and he clearly saw the men and horses waiting under the city, so he waved unhurriedly to stop his army, and shouted angrily: "Who are you waiting for!" Why are you in my way!? ”

There was a commotion in front of the other party's formation, and suddenly the leader of the opposite side said loudly: "I am Zhang Ping, the assassin of Yuzhou!" I heard that General Zu wanted to go on a northern expedition to repair the mountains and rivers of China, and I admired it very much! However, the post road from Jiaojun to Sizhou has been in disrepair for a long time, and it has long been closed to vehicles and horses! I am afraid of delaying General Zu's Northern Expedition, so I specially took people to wait here for a long time! General Zu is not going to work! Please borrow another way! ”

The soldiers behind Zu Xiao heard Zhang Ping's words and scolded one after another, this Zhang Ping is too thick-skinned, General Zu is the emperor's majesty personally issued an edict to seal the history of Yuzhou Thorn, which child is this Zhang Ping, he actually called himself Yuzhou Thorn History in front of Zu Thorn History!

Zhang Ping had heard that Zu Ti, who was temporarily living in Jiangzuo, had asked Sima Rui for the Northern Expedition to recover the lost territory! It's just that I didn't expect that Zu Ti's marching route was actually from Huainan County, Yangzhou, and through Jiao County, Yuzhou to carry out the Northern Expedition! Zhang Ping is also a cautious person. It doesn't matter if your ancestor is just using the Jiaojun Post Road to march into the Northern Expedition, or has another purpose! I won't let you enter Jiao County directly, it's a hundred, and the province is worried about what your ancestors are doing in my Jiao County!

When Zu Ti heard Zhang Ping's shouting, he immediately became angry, and his right hand pressed the handle of the knife on his waist and was about to pull it out! Suddenly, I heard the snort of the war horse that sat down, and slowly moved his right hand away from his waist! I told myself, "Don't be reckless! Zhang Ping's men and horses are more than twice as many as me, and I don't know if there are ambushes on either side! If you start fighting, the chances of winning are very small! ”

Zu Ti laughed angrily and shouted angrily: "What a post road is in disrepair! Immediately announce the news, send a messenger, why bother to wait here with a large group of people! My ancestor is here to thank you for Zhang Tingshi! After saying that, he waved his hand and turned his troops and horses to retreat.

That Zhang Ping was afraid that Zu Ti would cheat, so he actually led people to hang behind Zu Ti far away, and kept 'escorting' Zu Ti and others to live in Longkang County, until they reached the border of Jiao County.