On the fifth day, the search route was changed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

From this day on, the Zhulu Army no longer went to the village-level strongholds, and the search results of the previous days showed that the village-level strongholds had long been emptied, and the chances of villagers remaining there were pitifully small. Traveling to a village-level stronghold is a waste of precious time.

The search targets of the Zhulu Army began to turn to township-level strongholds.

Township-level strongholds are also divided into mild and severe diseases.

In view of the fact that there are wooden walls in towns above the second level, it is relatively easy to defend against wolves, Qu Chen decided to focus his search on the first-level towns. The first-class township garrison is insufficient, the population is small, and it is more prone to casualties under the continuous attack of the wolf pack. If the contest between the stronghold and the wolf pack is compared to a war, the war potential of the first-level township is limited, and it needs help from the outside world even more.

This is the chance of the deer army!

Qu Chen's adjustment was immediate.

On the fifth day, the Zhulu army visited two first-class townships, one of which had just barely repelled the siege of the wolves, and the stronghold suffered heavy losses, and everyone did not know where to go. The soldiers and civilians of the town warmly responded to the invitation and decided to follow the Zhulu army and move the town.

More than 1,200 refugees were brought in on that day, setting a new record on the first day.

On the sixth day, more than 700 refugees threw themselves into the arms of the Flying Fish.

On the seventh day, the Zhulu army did not return to the south bank of the Qing River.

On the eighth day, the point of contact was still deserted.

After several days of searching, all the township strongholds near the north bank of the Qing River have been visited. In order to attract more refugees and bring back more people for the Flying Fish Tie, Qu Chen decided to lead his troops further north, into the central area of Yuyang County, and look for opportunities in those areas farther away from the border.

On the ninth day, Qu Chenbu finally appeared near Piaoyuyi and brought back more than 800 refugees.

There are indeed a lot of refugees in the central part of Yuyang, and the Zhulu Army has not gone too far, but with the refugees on the road, the speed of travel will eventually be slowed down. The refugees did not endure the hardships of the army and were afraid of the wolves, so they had to find a place to spend the night before dark, and sometimes they would be visited by the wolves at night, which was a difficult journey. It is not easy to go back and forth in three days.

Going north, the farther away from the pick-up point, the longer the round-trip time on the road, bringing back more than 800 refugees in three days, with an average of less than 300 people per day, not to mention the low efficiency, the consumption of the soldiers is very large. Staying in the disaster area for a long time, you have to watch out for wolves at any time, rushing with refugees during the day, and taking turns to guard against wolf attacks at night, and you can't relax for a moment.

Returning to the receiving point, the Zhulu army was very tired, and Qu Chen ordered the troops to rest for a day.

The expedition did not achieve much success, but there were more than 50 casualties, which shows how difficult it is to go deep into the disaster area.

After a day's rest, Qu Chen led his troops to cross the river north again and start the second expedition.

By the early morning of the next day, the Zhulu Army had received more than 700 people, and the team went to the next township-level stronghold, striving to receive some more refugees, and then return to the receiving point on the south bank of the Qing River. The wolves roamed around the team, howling constantly, most of the refugees were worried, but the deer army did not change their faces, and after staying in the disaster area for so long, the deer soldiers had long been accustomed to this kind of scene.

The procession marched at the foot of a small hill.

Suddenly, on the other side of the mountain, there was the sound of horses neighing, and occasionally wolves howled in it.

Wang Ji ran to Qu Chen: "Second general, there seem to be wolves on the other side of the mountain!" ”

Qu Chen also heard it, and said categorically: "Since you have met, you can help is a handful, go!" ”

More than 300 soldiers of the Panshi Battalion escorted the refugees slowly, and Qu Chen rushed out with 200 troops first.

Turning around the foot of the mountain, I saw hundreds of wolves surrounding a valley, and dozens of people in the valley blocked the pass, each holding a knife and stick, and confronted the wolves outside the valley. There were some horses in the valley, and it was natural for horses to be afraid of wolves, and although the wolves were kept out of the valley, the horses were still shivering with fear and wailing.

Most of the dozens of people guarding the pass were dressed as mercenaries, and there were a few civilians.

Although they occupy a favorable position, they are now surrounded by hundreds of wolves, there is no way to go to the sky, there is no way to enter the ground, and there is still a glimmer of life only to defend the valley mouth. Everyone was frightened one by one, but they could only shout loudly, while emboldening themselves, and trying their best to intimidate the wolves.

The wolves are getting closer and closer.

Everyone understands that they will not be able to stop the attack of the wolves.

With a sumptuous meal just around the corner, the wolves finally lost their patience and attacked.

The people in the valley had no way to retreat, so they had to resist with all their might.

But their numbers are really small, the mercenaries know some combat skills, but there are still some civilians driving horses in the team, and the defense line is full of holes. As soon as the battle began, people were bitten by wolves one after another, and screams and cries resounded through the valley.

Fortunately, help soon appeared.

Qu Chen's legion technique opened the way, and then waved the halberd, and within the scope of the halberd shadow, the wild wolves were killed one after another. The Deer Chasing Army had quite rich experience in fighting with the wolves, relying on each other, and followed Qu Chen forward to attack, rushing and killing, stirring up the wolves' offensive in all directions. Taking advantage of the chaos of the wolves, the Zhulu army seized the mouth of the valley, blocked in front of the dozens of people in the valley, and stood ready to resist the siege of the wolves.

In a battle like this kind of hand-to-hand combat, Qu Chen seems to have no solution.

After killing the wolves, he was still unsatisfied, and turned back to retreat ten steps in front of the deer chasing army array, facing the wolves alone. The wolves obviously thought that one person was better to deal with, and they flew and bit from all directions, but the halberd shadow was heavy, thick as a mountain, no matter how fierce the wolves' attack was, Qu Chen still guarded it well, killing countless wild wolves.

The reluder chasers behind escorted the refugees around the foot of the mountain, just in time to see the wolves retreating.

The wolves had to retreat.

Although they are known for their fierceness, they can also be killed by a strongman like Qu Chen.

The people in the valley walked out, and the leader was a middle-aged man with a white face, slightly chubby, and dressed as a businessman. The white-faced merchant Jia said something to the sergeant guarding outside the valley, and was then brought to Qu Chen by a transferred military general, who told Qu Chen that he wanted to thank Qu Chen in person.

The white-faced merchant hurriedly took two steps forward and took a deep look.

"If it weren't for the general's rescue, our lives would have been rested, thank you for the general's life!"

Qu Chen said with a smile: "Sir is polite, I just happened to meet him, if other troops encounter this incident, they will also draw their swords to help, Sir doesn't need to take it to heart." ”

Shang Shang shook his head and said: "The wolf disaster in Youzhou has been in trouble for so long, how can any troops dare to operate outside, even if someone passes by, they may not dare to come forward when they see so many wolves." If it weren't for the general's rescue, we would have died here, and we would never have forgotten the grace of saving our lives. ”

Qu Chen didn't want to get entangled with him on this issue, and asked, "Even if you know that wolves are rampant, why do you take risks?" ”

The white-faced merchant smiled bitterly: "In Xianai, the name of Zhongshan in Jizhou, surnamed Su Mingshuang, sells horses to the north every year. Today, the horse dealer returned, and traveled to the vicinity of Lu County in Yuyang, and was shocked to hear that the wolf plague broke out, and I was worried about the safety of the people and horses and did not dare to take risks, so I found a nearby township to live, and wanted to wait for the wolf disaster to pass before re-embarking on the road. ”

"The wolf plague has not only not subsided for a long time, but has been out of control."

"I sold more than 300 high-quality war horses this time, and I didn't dare to rush outside the town to eat, so I relied on buying forage in the town to support me. The wolf plague lasted for so long, I almost bought up the forage in the town, and I heard that the Xianbei cavalry was approaching Lu County, so in order to avoid the Xianbei cavalry, I had to take the risk on the road. ”

"Walking here, after all, I still encounter the wolves......"

Everyone knows what happened next, and the Zhulu Army rescued Su Shuang and others.

Qu Chen's thick eyebrows tightened, and he lost his voice: "Yuyang County is in the north, Lu County is in the middle of Yuyang, you said that Xianbei people are approaching Lu County, is Yuyang already lost?" ”

"Not really."

Su Shuang explained: "Xianbei people need to cross the Great Wall to enter the interior, the Great Wall is built according to the mountainous terrain, there is a line from Yuyang to Pinggu, Xianbei people come in from Pinggu, and Lu County is not far from the southwest, which has nothing to do with whether Yuyang City is breached." ”

"The Xianbei cavalry comes and goes like the wind, unlike our Han people who are accustomed to fighting for the city, they rarely attack the city, relying on the horses to quickly and lightly armed, to the villages and towns with relatively weak defense to loot, a blow is successful, and it is far away, it is difficult for the officers and soldiers to stop them in time, it is very difficult."

Qu Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

He led his troops into the disaster area to attract refugees, and the wolves were not much of a threat to the deer army, and if they encountered the Xianbei people, it would be a bad thing. Qu Chen is a cavalry general, he knows the essence of cavalry tactics, the Panshi battalion belongs to light infantry, lacks effective long-range sniper means, encounters the grassland cavalry who are good at riding and archery in the field, and has no power to fight back at all, and it is even likely that he will not even have the opportunity to fight hand-to-hand combat, and he will be kited to death by the cavalry.

Su Shuang saw the refugees escorted by the Zhulu Army and asked Qu Chen and the others where they were going.

It's not a secret, Qu Chen confessed.

"It's not a secret, my surname is Qu Mingchen, who is also from Jizhou and belongs to the Bohai Flying Fish Collar. I heard that there was a wolf plague in Youhe, and the victims were harassed by wolves, so the territory sent us and others to go deep into the disaster area to attract refugees to recruit some people for the territory. Walk south to Piaoyuyi and cross the Qing River, and there will be our connection point. ”

Su Shuang's eyes lit up, and he pleaded: "General Qu, can you escort us out of Youzhou?" ”

Qu Chen smiled: "Naturally." Having finally rescued you and abandoned them will not put you in danger again? We originally planned to go to the next township stronghold to see if we could bring in some more refugees, but since we met you, it seems that that the town will not be able to go, Mr. Su, and let the servants take care of the horses, and we will be on the road soon. ”

Su Shuang was overjoyed and went back happily.

Wang Ji walked over and asked softly, "Second General, why do you treat them so well?" ”

Qu Chen said in a low voice: "Do you see those horses in the valley?" ”

Wang Ji suddenly realized.

He knew that Qu Chen had been looking forward to forming a cavalry, but war horses were expensive, and it was difficult to find a way. Today, I was fortunate to meet a horse merchant in Zhongshan, solve the problem in danger, take the line of Su Shuang, first manage the relationship, and then if the territory wants to buy horses to form a cavalry, at least there is a reliable seller.

Wang Ji and Qu Chen didn't know who Su Shuang was at this time.

If Yu Buzhi is here, he must have heard of Su Shuang's name.

Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping are both big businessmen and specialize in horse sales. In the first episode of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Liu Guan and Zhang Taoyuan rebelled, decided to raise troops, hated that there were no horses to ride, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping drove a group of horses to stay, sent 50 good horses, and gave 500 taels of gold and silver, 1,000 catties of iron as a funding, it is said that the weapons of the three people are made of those iron.

When Qu Chen came to the rescue, he didn't think too much about it.

Knowing that Su Shuang was a horse merchant, Qu A had a dream of cavalry, so he had the idea of making friends.

Su sold horses every year, and his own group of capable grooms, drove hundreds of good horses with the team, faster than the refugees, and did not delay the team's journey at all. Before the sun set, Wang Ji found an abandoned third-level village, and arranged for the resettlement of refugees and horses, the vigilance of the deer army, the preparation of rice, and the rest of rest, everything was in order.

During dinner, Su Shuang came to Qu Chen with a pot of wine.

Qu Chen politely declined.

"There is strict discipline in the army, and during the mission, I don't dare to drink, and Mr. Su is self-sufficient."

Su Shuang knew that this place was not safe, Qu Chen needed to stay absolutely awake, and he was not reluctant, and said, "That's it." This is a good wine that I brought back from the north, and it is very strong, and it is a good thing that the general does not drink it. It would be bad if the general was drunk. ”

Su Shuang didn't leave, just chatting next to Qu Chen, while pouring himself a drink.

Qu Chen suddenly asked, "Mr. Su is good wine?" ”

Su Shuang laughed: "It's not a secret, there are two things that Su is good at, one is a good horse, and the other is a strong wine." ”

"Does Mr. know Ba Xiangqing?"

"The Baxiang sake brewed by the Ba people is very precious and famous, how can you not know? I heard that Ba County led Ba Xiangqing for sale, but unfortunately the output was very small, and some merchants brought the wine to Sili and Jingzhou, and the sake that was originally bought for 500 gold was sold by them for 2,000 gold. I have been famous for a long time, but it is a pity that no one has sold Ba Xiang to Jizhou, and I have not had the opportunity to taste the Ba people's wine, and I don't know if it is worthy of the name......"

Su Shuang sighed for a long time, looking extremely regretful.

Qu Chen saw the gimmick, Su Shuanglian knew the price of the Qing origin in Ba Township, which showed that he was indeed a good winemaker.

He thought for a moment, lifted the flask, poured a shallow layer into his bowl, first sniffed carefully, and then slowly drank and tasted it. After a while, Qu Chen said: "Baxiang is clear and clear, and the wine is strong, far better than Mr. Wine." ”

Su Shuang was surprised: "The general has drunk Ba Xiangqing? ”

"Naturally, I drank it."

Seeing that Qu Chen's expression did not seem to be fake, Su Shuang's expression gradually darkened, and then he beat his chest and stomped up.

"How good wine, Su didn't have a chance to taste it, hey......"

"Although Baxiang sake is rare, there happens to be an altar in the next home, Mr. is a really good wine person, stay here, and give the altar of Baxiang Qing to Mr."

Ba Xiang Qing can be packed into the player's bag, and last time the fish was not wise to the flying fish collar, he specially brought twenty altars over, so that Xun Yan and Qu Chen and others had a chance to drink. Qu Chen and Gou Huo are not good drinkers, and most of those Ba Xiangqing still exist in their territories. Qu Chen only said that there was still an altar, not that he was stingy, but that he was worried that if he talked too much, it would arouse Su Shuang's suspicions.

When Su Shuang heard this, he almost jumped up: "Is this true? ”

"Meeting is fate, just giving Mr. a jar of wine, how can it be fake?"

Su Shuang was overjoyed, drank the wine to the point that there was no left, and was drunk.

It was the night wolves who attacked, and they were repelled by the deer chasers.

After dawn, the team set off early, repelled the wolves several times, and arrived at the Qing River without danger.

The fishing boat of the Flying Fish Leader was idle for several days, and when he saw his own people returning, he hurriedly crossed the river to meet them, and soon brought all the refugees to the other side. When it was the turn of the horses, it took a lot of effort, the intermediate fishing boat could only carry one horse at a time, and the groom needed to accompany the boat to appease them, tossing back and forth for half a day, and finally took all the horses.

Qu Chen was the last to cross the river.

When the fishing boat came, Su Shuang was already waiting on the shore.