This time, Han Jian led the troops to the battle, and there were not many soldiers and horses he led, and the number of soldiers and horses he brought to the front line was about 4,000 people, and he would directly receive the soldiers and horses led by Yang Xi after arriving at the front line. Now Yang Xi is nominally the commander of the previous vanguard army, but the main control and dispatch of soldiers and horses is still in charge of Han Cui's and Han Zhao's clan, and the number of soldiers and horses in the Middle East Palace's palace is less than 6,000, and the main force of its soldiers and horses is the garrison of the cities around Luoyang, and its combat effectiveness is not high.

At present, most of the elite soldiers and good generals of the Dongwang Mansion are in Beichuan City, led by Lin Zhan, and these have also been cultivated after more than two years of war. However, in order to keep the farming in Jiangdu from abandoning, Lin Zhan's department actually only had more than 20,000 elite soldiers, but Su Tingxia's troops had many generals, but Han Jian could not directly dispatch them for the time being.

In the morning, Han Jian went directly to the camp of the soldiers and horses in the city, and this time the soldiers and horses would set off from the inner city of Luoyang, and the direction was to go straight to the west. Han Jian went outside the barracks, and Da Xiliu, who was in charge of intelligence work, was already waiting, and she also brought some information about the woman she captured yesterday, because the woman was tight-mouthed and did not get much information, and later escorted the person to the Tingwei Mansion and would not be forced to confess by the intelligence system for the time being. Han Jian knew that the matter was related to Ning Yuan and Prince Yan Ning's family, and he didn't pay much attention to it before setting out on the expedition, let alone agree to the substitution deal he proposed.

The dispatch of soldiers and horses is almost the same, Han Jian ordered the generals, and there were many generals who went with him, but none of them were people who had made great achievements before. In this expedition to Guanzhong, Han Jian went more to stabilize the morale of the army, and his ultimate goal was to subdue the tens of thousands of horses under Su Tingxia's hands, but judging from the current situation, it is not easy to feed this road, it is better to let them continue to fight and war, but the soldiers and horses cannot develop in the direction of the hinterland of the Central Plains, but must enter Guanzhong. The soldiers and horses of the East Prince's Mansion are in and out of him. Military appearance is also two different things, and it is also a great encouragement for the soldiers that he can personally command on the front line.

At the simple mobilization meeting before the expedition, Han Jian didn't say much, knowing that this war was not easy. This time, thousands of soldiers and horses accompanied Han Jian to the west, and at the same time, they would also bring some grain, grass and supplies, all of which had just been requisitioned from Luoyang. In order to raise soldiers, Luoyang basically did not recuperate in the past two years, and the people lived a very hard life. Han Jian also wanted to pacify the north as soon as possible, so that he could have more time to recuperate.

The soldiers and horses went out of the city, although Han Jian did not let people come to send them, but Han Song, as the person in charge of the Dongwang Mansion after Han Jian left Luoyang, still went to the city gate to see him off. There was also Fa Yi who came with Han Song, and Han Song's attitude towards Fa Yi was very cold on weekdays, mainly because Han Jian married Fa Ye against her will. But now that Han Jian is going to the battlefield in person, she has a lot of worries in her heart, originally Han Jian was not going to bring a female dependent, but Han Song still let Fa Yi ride a horse like a man in armor to greet her. This meaning is already obvious, Han Song's hope that the law can also be maintained in Han Jian, and if something really happens, there is a law that can probably maintain Han Jian's safety.

It is taboo to bring female dependents in the army, but Han Jian still responded. He still didn't want to be too lonely. There is a Fa Yi by his side, and he can talk about the battle situation on the front line in his spare time. and can protect him, killing multiple birds with one stone. It's just that Han Jian has to keep it secret from the top and bottom of the army, and he can't let the soldiers know that he brought his female dependents with him, but he just let Fa Yi serve in the tent as a personal entourage, and the people who went out with Han Jian this time have no great achievements, and they don't know Fa Yi's inner family members like this. It is also convenient for the Dharma to walk inside and outside the tent.

In a hurry, the soldiers and horses began to march west. Because they had to hurry up, the soldiers and horses marched very fast, but because they had to escort grain and grass supplies, they did not walk fast. You can only travel about fifty or sixty miles a day. After all, the mountain road in this year is not easy to walk, many times you need to go over the mountains and mountains, and the team dragged and dragged too many things, and you can't get up fast if you want to, unless you take off the burden and go directly to the light horse, but with the mental state of the people and horses on the road and the equipping of the horses, it is already burning high incense to walk sixty miles a day.

Because it was the first day of the march, they marched forward for about 20 miles in the form of a night march before stopping to rest, and it was almost midnight at this time, and the soldiers had to arrange patrol matters in addition to camping and resting. Soldiers and horses are out on the march, and they must be cautious.

Han Jian ordered the dissolution after a brief military meeting in the settled Chinese army tent, and let everyone go back to the camp to rest, so that Fa Yi came to serve him to bathe and change clothes.

The army was stationed in a river valley area, the river was not wide, and the roads on several sides of the valley were in good condition, and they were not afraid of being attacked by people. This is also convenient for the soldiers to take water and bury it in the stove.

When Han Jian was freshened up, a letter came from Luoyang, and Yang Rui sent him to ask if he was safe. After only a day's errand, Yang Rui seemed to be very anxious to know his situation, Han Jian didn't want to reply to the letter, but thinking that Yang Rui was now pregnant with Liujia, and he didn't know if he could catch up with the birth of the child when he came back, he also felt a little sorry for Yang Rui. casually wrote a few sentences about the situation in the army, and Han Jian asked Kuaima to go back and report it to Yang Rui.

When he returned to the camp, Fa Yi had already finished bathing, but he was still wearing a military uniform and combing his hair there.

"Tomorrow we may have to march rapidly, and strive to cross the ancient river tomorrow, and we will have to walk seventy or eighty miles." Han Jian said and stepped forward, after all, this is not the Dongwang Mansion in Luoyang, there is no dresser, there is no rouge gouache, and he doesn't care too much about these things. Fa is also a person with a weak temperament, and he never takes the initiative to ask Han Jian for anything, more like a passive recipient, but occasionally Han Jian will still give her some "surprises", slowly changing her so weak that she has no desires.

"Hmm." Fa Yi only answered, for her, she followed the army as many miles as she went, and at the end of the day, she also rode on horseback. For her, who used to drive on horseback, these were nothing, and Han Jian's condition was not so good. After all, Han Jian was not used to riding horses, and his body was about to fall apart at the end of the day.

"If it doesn't work, I'll take the carriage tomorrow." Han Jian opened the bedding of the army, which was smoked by Gu Xin'er with incense, knowing the hardships on the road, the ladies of the family were also very concerned about him, although he wore armor all the way to face possible battles at any time, but there were many changes in the clothes inside.

Fa Yidao: "I can't stand it for only one day, so why don't you just turn around and go back?" ”

Han Jian smiled: "Even Yi'er, you make fun of me like this." It's also that I think things are too simple, it's good to do things at home, and it's difficult to go out for a while, if I encounter some enemy attack on the camp again. I'm really afraid I won't be able to hold on. ”

Saying that, Fa Ye had already come over to serve Han Jian Kuanyi.

Han Jian was not busy resting, he also had to sort out the route map of the march in the coming day a little, and lead the troops to go out, he had to find out the situation along the way, which was a matter of his life. I have to pay attention. And there may be more people in charge of intelligence on this road than the main force of the Chinese army he led, and there are a large number of scouts investigating the situation within more than 100 miles around the barracks, and there will be people spying on intelligence 100 miles away.

By the time Han Jian was about to fall asleep, it was close to dawn, Han Jian didn't sleep, and Fa didn't sleep either. Instead, he accompanied Han Fitness and took care of it all the time, serving tea and water. Han Jian finally felt that he had made the right choice, and it was indeed a lot more comfortable to stay by his side, if he didn't even have a close person around him, he would be suffocated to death after marching all the way.

By the morning of the next day, Han Jian really got into the carriage, but Fa Yi wanted to ride a horse with the army.

By noon. Because the weather had begun to get hot, Han Jian specially let the soldiers and horses rest for two hours before marching. However, because of this, the soldiers and horses had to travel at night, and they could not be stationed until midnight. At this time, the ancient river has been crossed, and it has been more than 100 miles in two days, although there is still a way to go from the front line, but after all, Luoyang and Guanzhong itself are not far apart, and they will go on at this speed. In four or five days, they could arrive at the frontline battlefield and join Yang Xi, Han Zhao, and Han Cui.

After two days of marching, the situation in the rear gradually spread to Han Jian. Since he left Luoyang, Luoyang has been generally stable, and Yang Rui still doesn't ask about the affairs of the imperial court, and Shangshutai is in charge of handling it. Han Song's family did not embarrass the imperial court in the past two days, and they all followed the rules step by step. Because the soldiers and horses of Yuzhou have been withdrawn to the territory of Nanwangfu, even if they want to attack Luoyang again, it will take enough time for Han Jian to be prepared, and what Han Jian is most afraid of is that some generals of the imperial court faction will come out to make trouble after he leaves, but it seems that because these people have no actual military power, there will be no movement for the time being after he leaves.

The next night, Han Jian didn't have to do too much homework and had time to accompany Fa Yi. Maybe it's because Fa Yi is also a little tired in the past two days, and he can't resist it very early.

Han Jian first let Fa Yi fall asleep, and then he got up and sent a few letters to Lin Zhan in the north. Now after he leaves, only Lin Zhan's department can take care of the situation in the north and the situation in Luoyang, although Lin Zhan's department does not have many people, and he has to take care of the defense of Beiguan and Beichuan at the same time, but Han Jian is still afraid that he will not be able to deal with it when something happens. He informed Lin Zhan of the details, which also fully showed his trust in this brother-in-law.

On the third day of the march, Han Jian directly asked Fa Ye to rest in the carriage, and others naturally did not know why an ordinary soldier could also get the privilege of resting in the carriage, and Han Jian did not need to explain anything to others, and outsiders only regarded Fa Yi as an injury number. Han Jian also has to gradually adapt to life on horseback, and sometimes he himself is too pampered, as if leading troops to fight, as the king of the east, this is a basic compulsory course, but he is still used to remote control to command, and let the soldiers under him work hard.

The march was smooth sailing, but an accident occurred on the afternoon of the third day. First, a heavy rain blocked the way, and in the evening, the flash flood was so severe that it had to be diverted, and it took less than an hour to walk again, and encountered a nuisance from the enemy. Originally, the line from Luoyang to Guanzhong was quite stable, but some of the remnants of the Xiwangfu did not withdraw to Guanzhong, but became local rogues, so that the thousands of soldiers and horses led by Han Jian also had to shoulder the task of suppressing bandits.

The enemy army is a group of rogues, and their combat effectiveness and weapons are very backward, but Han Jian's side is not much better. Originally, it was a night march, and it was raining, and the soldiers were disheartened, and at this time, they suddenly had to fight energetically, not to mention that the soldiers were stunned in their hearts, and even Han Jian felt that this battle was very mysterious. Fortunately, there are not many soldiers and horses of the Liukou, and there are only 100 people in total, and the first two teams of people and horses were sent out to separate the Liukou, and the Liukou saw that it was the regular army and obviously wanted to flee in a hurry, but they were still ambushed by the ambush men and horses set up in the woods in advance, except for a few people who fled, most of the Liukou were either killed or captured. Han Jian didn't care about these prisoners of war, so he simply killed all these people in front of the battle, and also gave meat to the soldiers of the whole army, so that they could know what was going on with the bloodshed on the front line. Although Han Jian also knew that the impact of this kind of killing chickens and monkeys on the soldiers was not so real.

Han Jian also rewarded the two teams of people who annihilated the Liukou, which was also an incentive to the whole army. Because of the rain and flash floods blocking the road, coupled with the annihilation of a stream of rogues, the soldiers and horses rested until after noon on the fourth day, when the sun was already shining, but it seemed that the road west of Luoyang was still very difficult to walk.

In the evening, the soldiers and horses were stationed early to rest. The trip was late, and the rest was early, but at this time, the west was the first to come to the intelligence, Han Zhao personally brought five hundred cavalry to meet Han Jian, which could be regarded as opening the way for Han Jian's side. The army was stationed, but people from the surrounding cities also came to reward the army, but it was the local officials who learned from nowhere that Han Jian personally led the troops to the battle, and they were afraid that they would be blamed by Han Jian for slacking off and turning back, so they specially asked someone to send some pigs, cattle and sheep, so that the army could slaughter and reward the three armies.

Han Jian personally met with the local envoys who came to the army, and there was nothing to see, but Han Jian always felt that it was rare for the local authorities to send things. They all know that the local government is tightening their belts to get by, even if these pigs, cattle and sheep are snatched from the people by the magistrates, he accepts them. After all, the morale of the whole army is not very high now, and with these meat and food as a reward, how can the morale of the army be improved.

Han Jian asked the local envoys in detail, and only then did he know that Su Tingxia's subordinates were very strict in their destruction of the northern generation of the Yellow River, and some prefectures and counties even treated Su Tingxia's subordinates as if they were enemies. Even the prefectures and counties on the southern line of the Yellow River did not dare to open the city gates, lest they suddenly be attacked by Su Tingxia's subordinates and entered the city to kill and loot. Han Jian didn't expect that the officers and soldiers he had cultivated would become bandits in the eyes of the local government.

Sending the envoy away, Han Jian also felt that there was something wrong with Yan Zhan, it was not easy for him to subdue Su Tingxia, especially now that Su Tingxia was like a wild horse that had escaped. After the looting and slaughter of the city occurred in Su Tingxia's department, Su Tingxia almost didn't care, and almost connived at the various armies to loot. (To be continued......)