At the northern foot of Mangdang Mountain, in the simple military tent of the Yellow Turban Battalion.

Hearing that the handsome Guan Hai suddenly mentioned Liu Cun's promise, it was obviously not a casual remark, so the generals sighed with emotion, and they all looked at Guan Hai, who was full of memories and fascination.

Guan Hai smiled faintly, and said a little self-deprecatingly: "Actually, when I made a promise to Lord Liu, I didn't believe that the way of heaven would change, but I deeply respected his benevolence and righteousness, and I always thought that as long as I worked hard, I would do better than Lord Liu Cun, and the great harmony of the world that the great sage and good teacher said would definitely come." ”

"However, after two years of hard thinking, I found that the further I went, the more confused the whole person became, and besides, this Heavenly Dao has indeed changed!"

Speaking of this, Guan Hai suddenly straightened up: "Brothers, I have decided to fulfill my promise and go back to lead the horse for Lord Liu Cun, not only for the hundreds of thousands of fathers and villagers who follow us to live, but also for me to find a way to realize my ambitions." ”

"Some of you brothers are willing to follow me to Qingzhou, what is the future or what is going on, and those who do not want to follow me to Guanhai to Qingzhou are still my brothers...... Hello everyone, gather and disperse, the mountains do not turn around, and there will always be a time to see you again in the future! ”

"Zhang Rao is willing to follow Dashuai!"

Zhang Rao was the first to kneel down to show his attitude, and the generals who reacted fell to their knees, willing to follow Guan Hai to Qingzhou, only two southern Henan yellow turban handsomes wanted to return to their hometowns, but there were no bad words between each other, but they were reluctant to cherish each other.

On the morning of the next day, Guan Hai ordered all the remaining 1,200 stone of grain to be taken out for cooking, so that 40,000 soldiers and more than 170,000 fathers and villagers could have a full meal, and then all set off to Xiaopei (now Pei County) in the east.

You can eat a full meal. Not only were hundreds of thousands of displaced people panicked, but even the officers and men in the army were also panicked. Everyone is wondering: Is this the last meal of this life?

Guan Hai couldn't cry or laugh when he received Zhang Rao's report, and weighed it with Zhang Rao for a long time. Finally, he announced to all the soldiers and hundreds of thousands of displaced people: "This is not our last meal, and we are not going to attack Xiaopei, but to go to Qingzhou through the south of Xiaopei!" ”

"Qingzhou Mu Liu Cun Liu Zhijun promised that as long as we are willing to go to Qingzhou, he will give us grain, land, farm tools and cattle like he has treated the millions of fathers and villagers who have defected to Qingzhou in the past few years, so that we can live and work in peace and contentment!"

"Now, let's go to Qingzhou, no matter how hard and tired we are, we have to grit our teeth. I believe that Liu Yuanjun will definitely prepare food for us in the front! ”

The hundreds of thousands of people who understood that they could rejoice that those on the verge of despair would be able to regain their lives once they had hope.

More than 200,000 hopeful soldiers and civilians after a day of arduous trekking, to dusk also walked out of forty miles, just when everyone was tired and hungry and fell into a desperate situation again, a team of 100 knights held high the green pennant of the Xuzhou Mijia caravan and arrived quickly, led by the young knights saw Guan Cheng and Zhang Rao respectfully saluted, immediately sent a letter, and then from the horse down the cowhide cylindrical bag to Guan Hai's hand.

Two quarters of an hour later. More than 300 horse-drawn carriages loaded with grain, oil, salt, and bacon drove to the open space by the riverside, and then were quickly distributed to the dispersal people by the Yellow Turban soldiers, and the more than 200,000 soldiers and civilians who were desperate to survive were suddenly thunderous with joy, and countless villagers shouted with tears in their eyes, "God bless Liu Yuanjun" and "God bless Guan Dashuai."

Guan Hai, the yellow turban marshal and Zhang Rao, the deputy marshal who were praised by all the people. At this time, he was already in the military tent that had been temporarily propped up, and he had a nervous discussion with Lu Pei, the captain of the "Lingshan Battalion" of the Langya Army who had just arrived.

"Tao Qian won't embarrass us, right?"

Zhang Rao was very worried after reading the marching route drawn up by the Langya army on the map.

Lu Pei smiled: "My lord has already said hello to Lord Xuzhou Thorn Shitao. There is also Mr. Mi Zizhong and the Mi family caravan in Xuzhou to help, and there will be no trouble......"

"More than 200,000 people were just passing through the south of Dahu Lake, south of Xiaopei and 30 miles north of Pengcheng (present-day Xuzhou). It then continued northeastward, with the Xuzhou garrison under the command of General Cao Bao. The Xuzhou Army and our Langya Army have always had a good relationship, and they often go to the defense area, they only need to see the banner of our Langya Army will not be embarrassed, and they will enthusiastically help if necessary. ”

"After Changshu City (now Tucheng, Yangzhuang Town, Tengzhou City) and further north, it will be the defense area of my Langya army."

Zhang Rao was relieved, smiled and asked in a low voice, "Brother, do you know how Lord Envoy Jun resettles 170,000 fathers and villagers?" ”

Lu Pei nodded: "Originally, the lord planned to be placed in the two subordinate counties of Donglai County, considering the huge number of people, and most of them are old and weak women and children who are running out of physical strength, they can't walk continuously for too long in such cold weather, otherwise I'm afraid there will only be half left in Donglai." ”

"Therefore, the lord urgently revised the original resettlement plan, and set the Yinan area between Dong'an County and Yangdu County, as well as the two banks of the Wen River between Yinan and Mengyin County, these two connected areas are sparsely populated, abundant in water, and fertile in land, so that at least one million acres of land can be cultivated well."

"Moreover, Yinan is connected to Ju County in the east and Mengyin in the west, all of which are in the area controlled by our army, which is very safe, and it is also very convenient to transport food and disaster relief materials by land or water, and the state government yamen has a special group of people responsible for resettlement and construction, so we don't need to bother with this, as long as the fathers and villagers survive the first few months, there will be no need to worry about it in the future."

Guan Hai and Zhang Rao were very satisfied with Liu Cun's arrangement, and chatted for a while, Zhang Rao frequently hinted to Guan Hai, and Guan Hai had no choice but to ask Lu Pei: "Brother, have you mentioned the matter of the 40,000 soldiers of our department?" ”

Lu Pei replied very solemnly: "Two brothers, please rest assured, the lord has been saying in the past few months that the tens of thousands of soldiers under the command of Brother Guan and Brother Zhang are the elite of the rest of the battle, and what they lack is only excellent equipment and strict military discipline, as long as they have these two, they are an iron army that is brave and good at fighting and terrifizing the opponent!" ”

"This time, the lord specially asked the younger brother to convey his decision to the two brothers: this strong army cannot be dispersed, it will continue to be under the command of the two generals, and the officers at all levels will be recommended and appointed by the two generals, and they will go to the Zouping base camp on a certain day, replace them with new weapons and equipment, and officially incorporate them into the sequence of our Qingzhou Army, and after the formation, they will start a half-year rest and military law and discipline study!"

Guan Hai was so moved that his eyes were red, and he was even more determined to repay his heart.

Lu Pei turned to Zhang Rao, who was overjoyed on the side: "My father-in-law entrusted the younger brother to tell General Zhang that Ling Zun, Ling Tang and the younger siblings' family have been found, and they have now been sent to the Linzi City Prefecture Mansion to live in peace, and they live in the small courtyard behind the lord's house. ”

"As for the two Haoqiang who have made enemies with the general in Jinan, my lord did not take them seriously, but in order to prevent them from taking revenge on the general's clansmen, after receiving the general's reply at the end of last month, my lord went to the Dongping Mausoleum of Jinan State, and came to the door to warn those Haoqiang, clearly telling them that General Zhang and General Guan Hai were already the generals of the Qingzhou Army, and they immediately swore to my lord that they would not be entangled in this matter again. So, the general doesn't need to worry about this. ”

The smile on Zhang Rao's face disappeared in an instant, replaced by deep gratitude and guilt, and he slowly turned to look out at the hazy night, not letting Rupe see the tears flowing from his face.

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