In verse 20, the soldier answered, and came out with a large bundle of clothes with two soldiers. What is prepared in the army, naturally, is only military uniforms. Wu Ming took it and distributed the clothes to them one by one. He stepped forward and covered the little boy with warm clothes himself. Then he ordered: "Xiao Yi, you will take them to the medical camp later, and let the military doctor take a look at this little boy." ”

Now not only the old man, but a large group of refugees all knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you general, thank you general." ”

Wu Ming's heart was heavy: "When the military doctor treats this child, you can rest here at night." ”

The old man said, "It's a blessing to be able to ask for something to eat, so that everyone can have a way to live." I really didn't dare to trouble the general again. The little old man dared to ask the general's name. ”

Ding Xianzhi next to him said: "Uncle, this is what I often tell you about Lord Wu of the guard battalion." ”

"He turned out to be Lord Wu, no wonder. Come, everyone come over and kowtow for Lord Wu. ”

As a result, Wu Ming was a little embarrassed and asked them not to be polite. But this group of refugees had a resolute attitude and insisted on saluting Wu Ming, and the soldiers beside them couldn't hold it. In the end, there was no way, so I had to lean sideways and accept a half-salute, before letting the soldiers take them, and they left with a thousand thanks, and when they left, the old man was still muttering vigorously, saying that he would set up an immortal card for Wu Ming in the future, and pray for incense every day.

When they were far away, Wu Ming said to Ding Xian: "Brother Ding, why are you staying with these refugees?" ”

Ding Xianzhi looked at the group of refugees walking away, and then turned his head, and there seemed to be a different color flashing in his eyes: "I saw that this group of refugees was pitiful, so I volunteered to ask the army for food." I didn't expect to meet you by chance, otherwise ......" he shook his head and said no more.

Wu Ming was silent. As Yang Yi said, the grain and grass in the guard camp are also limited, from Nanban to Shuanghui, there are too many refugees on this mountain road, even if all the grain and grass are taken out to relieve these refugees, it is only a drop in the bucket. If he hadn't met Ding Xianzhi, he wouldn't have investigated them for the crime of looting military rations. As for relief, it is also beyond love. This topic is naturally not good to continue, he thought for a while and said, "Brother Ding, are you going to go there now?" ”

Looking at the bonfires dotted in the mountains, Ding Xianzhi laughed: "This expedition to the west of the Southern Han Dynasty, among the three armies, the lower road is the most powerful, I thought that the first to make progress must be the lower road." The war was known together, but the result was very unexpected. You won more with less in the Tsushima grassland, and successively defeated Liao Sheng, the main force of Liao Shi's cavalry. Not only did everyone in the world look at me, but even I was gone. In desperation, I had to rush to Chengzhou, hoping to go to the scene to understand what happened. But I met you here today, has the battle situation changed again? ”

Wu Ming nodded and said, "Yes, the imperial court ordered me to lead the guard battalion to support the lower road." ”

Ding Xianzhi said: "So, are you going to Shuanghui now?" ”

"Yes." Wu Ming thought for a while, and then said: "Brother Ding, now that the army is in chaos, it is too dangerous for you to be alone, so don't go to Chengzhou, come to Shuanghui with me." ”

Ding Xianzhi smiled again and said, "Lord Wu, if you don't invite me this time, I will stay in your team and not leave." I want to see what clever tricks you can use to capture Shuanghui City, which makes Sun Dudu helpless. ”

When he said this, Wu Ming was a little embarrassed. Chengzhou's victory, although he made some efforts, was just adding bricks to the plan of the prime minister and Zuo Ying. If you really let yourself let go of the command, you may not be able to achieve such results. For the Battle of the Tsushima Grassland, the prime minister can be said to have made great efforts to prepare for three years. It is reasonable to have such a result. However, many of the insiders in it were naturally not easy to say to Ding Xianzhi, and when he heard that he agreed to go with the team, Wu Mingxi said: "This is the best, let's go, let's go to the fire to eat and talk." ”

Ding Xianzhi has a wide range of knowledge, no matter what it is, he can always say some allusions. It was much more interesting to have him by his side on the journey, and Wu Ming was also a little excited to hear him promise to stay.

The further south you go, the fewer pedestrians on the road become. What you see along the way is full of white bones. Some of the corpses had just decomposed, emitting a foul smell. Originally, the post road was very busy, but after two days of traveling south, there were almost no people. There are also many villages on both sides of the mountain post road, but most of them are empty, which adds to the taste of depression.

There are nearly 1,000 miles from Pangui to Chengzhou, and if you let the horses run wild, you can get there in four days. But the Guards Battalion stopped and walked in the mountains, which took almost ten days. When I arrived at Shuanghui City, I couldn't see a single living person on the road. Even the corpses were collected. It was probably done by Sun Yunlong's Western Expeditionary Army.

When there were refugees, they fought with the troops, and everyone complained about it. But when they saw this terrible image on earth, everyone was silent. Everyone's hearts were heavy, and Wu Ming's heart was also very uncomfortable.

As soon as there were fewer refugees, the march naturally accelerated, and at the end of November, after a long journey, more than 10,000 soldiers of the Guards battalion finally arrived at their destination. From a distance, I saw a large group of generals standing on the post road, playing the unique blue "Han" character of the Southern Han Dynasty, and there was a person standing in the middle below, it was Sun Yunlong, the commander of the Lower Road Army, the governor of Nanyang Province. Wu Ming turned over and dismounted, stepped forward, and saluted respectfully: "Sun Dudu, the kid is late." ”

Wu Ming is now from Sanpin, the general of Zhendong. Although Sun Yunlong is the governor of Zhengsanpin Province, Wu Ming still has the identity of the commander of the guard battalion. There's really no need to be so gifted. But the other party is still Xiaoqing's uncle, and now he comes to greet him in person. From that aspect, Wu Ming didn't dare to hold it up. Sun Yunlong hurriedly stepped forward, helped Wu Ming up, and said, "Lord Wu, don't be polite. ”

But Wu Ming still insisted on the gift of his son and nephew, Sun Yunlong looked at it, thinking of Zhu Yuqing, and He Yi who was far away in the northwest. I also have some emotion in my heart.

During this time, the Lower Route Army has been fighting wits and courage with the enemy. Although there is no progress, looking at the battle report, you know that Liao Gang and Miki are not fuel-efficient lamps. This offensive was frustrated, and Sun Yunlong's people also looked much thinner, and all his subordinate generals looked a little depressed. And the Guards Battalion won great victories one after another, and its morale was high and its spirit was sufficient. They are dwarfed by the two.

The two groups of people converged and marched towards the camp together. Sun Yunlong got on the horse, Wu Ming also turned over to look south, and the two walked side by side. The rest of the generals followed behind the two main generals and moved forward. Sun Yunlong turned his head, looked at the team behind him, sighed and said: "The Guards Battalion is indeed the elite of a hundred battles, and with the reinforcements of Lord Wu this time, it will definitely be able to break the enemy in one fell swoop." ”

Wu Ming said: "The governor praised it falsely, the great victory in Chengzhou, thanks to the prime minister's overall planning, the kid didn't dare to take credit." ”

Sun Yunlong laughed: "Lord Wu, don't be modest. Chengzhou's great victory, although there is the prime minister's plan, but if it is really according to the prime minister's plan, at most Liao Shi's main force is broken now, I am afraid that it is still confronting Liao Sheng's cavalry, let alone occupying Pangui. With only more than 10,000 cavalry of the Middle Route Army, such a record was achieved, which really impressed everyone. On the other hand, it took nearly a month to reach the destination, and the enemy confronted him for more than half a month. Every time I thought about it, the old man was ashamed. ”

When the September Expedition was made, everyone in the court pinned their hopes on the next road. Presumably, Sun Dudu is also under pressure. The enemy was unexpectedly stubborn. Wu Ming has also seen the battle situation on Sun Yunlong's side. From the handwritten letter given to him by the prime minister, there is nothing to blame. Wu Ming also asked himself, if he was to lead the lower road, he might not be much better than him. So although he said that he was modest, Wu Ming did not have the slightest contempt, but said: "The governor is serious." As the saying goes, 'one general is incompetent, and a thousand troops are exhausted'. Among the three Liao brothers, Liao Gang is still a figure. In addition, there is the assistance of Miki and others. In recent years, it has worked hard in Nanban and won the support of the people. It was a remarkable victory for the Governor to be able to fight them for so long without losing the upper hand. ”

These words are not all compliments, but also Wu Ming's feelings. If you put the upper and lower two main will drop one by one. Let Dai Yu be the commander-in-chief of the current road army, the entire lower road army, and the whole army are possible, this is not alarmist, Dai Yu is greedy and reckless, and almost led to a big defeat, and the war on the road is proof. Although there was no progress in the battle on the lower road, at least it also dragged down Liao Gang, who had the most overall situation. In that respect, it was a great victory.

But hearing Wu Ming say this, Sun Yunlong just smiled bitterly and said, "Master Wu, don't dismiss me." The old man was ashamed. Now that you are leading your troops here, it is really like a long drought, and I hope to succeed in the battle. ”

He urged the horse to catch up with Nanwang's foot. looked Wu Ming up and down, and said with a look of relief: "The prime minister is in the handwriting, and he highly respects you, and wants me to listen to your opinions more." After this conversation, I know that your art of war has not fallen behind in the past few years, and it is really good. ”

Wu Ming's heart "chuckled", did the prime minister really say that? This time I came to aid the southern version, I thought it was an excuse for the prime minister to transfer himself away from Pangui. There are more than 10,000 cavalry in the Guards Battalion, and even if it is helpful for siege warfare, it may play a limited role. Just looking at Sun Yunlong's expression, it doesn't seem to be lying. If this is the case, then the prime minister is now sending the guard battalion to the southern version, I am afraid it is not all to prevent himself.

Thinking of this, he secretly smiled bitterly in his heart. He is not an immortal, Sun Dudu's more than 100,000 troops have not taken Shuanghui City, what use can he do with more than 10,000 cavalry?

Presumably, in order to facilitate dispatch and transportation, the weeds near the post road were cut clean. It seems that Sun Yunlong is also ruthless and ready to fight for a long time. Everyone galloped along the post road, and soon arrived at the base camp of the lower road army. Sun Yunlong pointed to the Chinese characters fluttering on the distant hills and said, "Lord Wu, due to the special terrain, our army is stationed on three hills. so that they may rely on each other and rely on each other. ”

When Wu Ming looked up, he saw that the post road was stretching straight into the distance, and he couldn't see the end. The three hills are in the shape of a pin, and the post road passes through it. On the three hills, simple camps were built. The blue character "Han" is in the air and changes with the mountain wind.

Wu Ming looked at it for a long time and wondered: "Where is the Southern Version City?" ”