On the way, Zhang Chong asked Zhao Yun:

"How do you persuade those who come down the mountain?"

Zhao Yun swallowed the jerky and explained:

"When we went to deliver grain to the old and weak in the township, we happened to meet a man who came down from the mountain, and he was also carrying a bag of millet to deliver grain to the old people in the family. Then I told him that our Taishan army is different from others, we are the army of the head of Qian, we fought all the way from Mount Tai to Hebei, where we gave each head of the Qianshou land. I asked him to go back and tell everyone to go down the mountain, it's cold now, and the mountain can't stand it. ”

Zhang Chong laughed and asked again:

"And then? Can't you just say a word and people will come down? ”

Zhao Yun was stunned, and then said:

"That kid didn't pay any attention to us at first. It was his father who came out of the den and called out to him. Later, the old man himself said that this person really believed us. ”

Zhang Chong bowed his head, understanding that in the end, it was our Taishan Army that did things in practice, so that the Qianshou really felt the benefits, and these real battles were always much stronger than those slogans.

When Zhang Chong came over, there were more than 20 young men gathered around the camp area in fear and fear, they clasped their hands, held their arms, and squatted with their arms in tow.

They are just the most ordinary Qiantou, they have never seen such a huge military force in their lives, and at this moment, they are shrouded by such military spirit, and the whole person is trembling.

At this time, when they saw the familiar handsome Xiao Langjun appear, they seemed to have met a savior, and they all gathered around to express their gratitude.

It turns out that these people are not unfilial sons, leaving their old fathers and mothers to die in the society. When the local tyrants in the township told them to take things into the mountains, these people planned to take the old and weak with them.

But these old and weak people are stubborn and refuse to enter the mountain, saying that they will die of old age in the society. The young and strong people want to stay, but the old and weak will not want it, or they will commit suicide in front of them.

There was no way, these people had to go into the mountains.

At first, these people thought that the old parents must be dead, that is, if they were not vented to death by the Taishan army of those tigers and wolves, they would starve to death.

But one of them, a hunter named Huo Shan, was really worried about the old father at home, so he secretly took a bag of millet down the mountain and carried it to the old father.

Then when Huo Shan came back, he actually told them that the Taishan army under the mountain was taking care of their parents who were left behind, and asked them to follow him down the mountain to have a look.

Everyone knows Huo Shan very well, this is an iron man, he said so, and they believed it.

When they returned home, they saw that the nest was cleaned, and the house was piled with firewood, and they even saw rows of wooden houses in the wilderness.

The parents told them that these were all done by the Taishan Army. Those people were really good people, and when they had finished their exercises, they came to build their houses, and they used the wood left over from the camp.

One of the generals, who was as handsome as a girl, told them that winter was coming, and although the dwelling was warm, how could it collapse in a heavy snowfall, and it would be dangerous to fall asleep at that time.

At that time, some old people were in tears, of course they knew, because they had experienced it.

And when the people of the Tarzan army built a row of long houses for them, they couldn't believe it, they were so frightened that they didn't know what to say.

They are simple and know that when the nobles are too good to you, they want you to sell your life. This is the same as the severed head rice.

So they didn't dare to ask for it.

But when Bai Jun's general told them that their Taishan army was different from other armies, they came from the Qianshou, and eight out of ten people present were the sons of the Qianshou.

So you are our fathers, and you are good to your own fathers, is there a reason?

As a result, these people knew that these people in front of them might really be different.

But they still choose to live in a den, because they want to live in a new house with their relatives.

Now the sons have come down, and they have moved into the longhouse together. These people didn't know how to be grateful to Zhao Yun, so they could only wait outside the camp and hope to give Zhao Yun some wild vegetables in the mountains.

Zhang Chong listened to the villagers quietly, he looked at Zhao Yun with a shy and red face, and his heart was very warm.

He didn't expect Zhao Yun to do so much, no one told him that it should be like this, and he didn't say anything to his brother-in-law about the military and civilians.

Therefore, Zhao Yun's actions are even more heartfelt, he really regards the people as his parents.

I feel sorry for them and love them.

Later, these villagers handed Zhao Yun some wild vegetables in the mountains and wanted to leave. After all, there is no eyesight to see, and they can also see that one person in the crowd should be a big person. Because everyone was around him.

In fear of authority, they did not dare to stay longer.

But at this time, Zhang Chong walked into them with a smile, he looked around at the group, and then said with a smile:

"Why did you go into the mountains before?"

No one spoke, and they were afraid that they would say something wrong and cause a big disaster.

At this time, the hunter named Huo Shan said in a deep voice:

"We are all some lower people, and we don't know who is good and who is bad, and the townsmen above let us run into the mountains, and we ran away, I didn't think so much. In fact, we are just a group of rats, no matter which way the soldiers come, they just want to nest in the hole and survive. So don't blame us poor people, generals. ”

Zhang Chong saw that this person could speak fluently, and knew that this person should be the leader of their group, so he said softly:

"Oh, what do you think of our Tarzan Army now?"

Huo Shan hesitated for a moment and said seriously:

"We haven't seen an army like yours that is good to us, so we came to send some things from the mountains, all of them are not very good, but that's all we have."

Zhang Chong nodded, and then really squatted on the ground and began to pick up these mountain goods, and then he pointed to something similar to the root of a tree and asked:

"What is this?"

Huo Shan said truthfully:

"This is kudzu, this can be broken out of arrowroot, and it is something that our villagers often eat."

Zhang Chong roughly rummaged through the things, these on the ground were indeed some common mountain goods, and he had a general understanding of the living conditions of these villagers, so he stood up, thought about it, and said such a thing.

"To be honest, if you put yourself in your shoes, I would have run if I were you. In today's troubled times, there are wars everywhere, whether it is to catch the disciples or to fill the ditch, they need manpower. Therefore, I will not blame you at all for running into the mountain, because you still do not know about our Taishan army. ”

"But now that our Taishan Army is here, we don't plan to go anymore, we want to take root here. Taking root here doesn't mean living in other businesses with those Han family tycoons, and then taking half of your savings. We have only one purpose in taking root, and that is to lead you to live a good life. ”

Seeing that these people didn't know what to do, Zhang Chong spoke more specifically:

"For example, this kudzu root is a good thing in my opinion. But you all rely on digging in the mountains, it all depends on luck, except for eating yourself, even if you sell it to the outside, you can't sell anything. And after our Taishan army comes, we will take you to plant kudzu, and when the time comes, this mountain will be planted with these, and you can live a good life by selling these kudzu. ”

In the whispers of the crowd, Zhang Chong finally promised:

"My name is Zhang Chong, and I am the commander of the Taishan Army and the king of Datai. As long as I have promised, that is, there are thousands of difficulties ahead, and we Taishan soldiers will also do it. That's what we're determined to do. ”

At this time, Huo Shan suddenly said a sentence:

"King, I want to follow your Taishan army."

Zhang Chong shook his head, and he told Huo Shan:

"I can see that these people need you. You can help them more by staying in your hometown than by following our Tarzan Army. Besides, the soldiers on the battlefield are fierce and dangerous, and if they are not careful, they will lose their lives. ”

After saying this, Zhang Chong chatted with these people again, so that they could stay in the society with peace of mind, take care of their parents, and give birth with peace of mind.

He finally made a promise to the people:

"Don't worry, when our Taishan Army comes, we won't leave."

So, a group of villagers cheered, and then Zhang Chong smiled and prepared to return to the camp.

At this time, Huo Shan spoke, he knew that this was the opportunity of his life, and he said loudly:

"King, I know that you are going to Yikou below, and I know a road that can help you get around."

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Chong turned around, and he saw that this person didn't seem to be joking, so he and Xun You glanced at each other and laughed.

Unexpectedly, I unintentionally planted willows and willows.

……

As Guo Lin, who came from Taiyuan, fully mastered the defense of Yangqu, he began to serve as a soldier in Yangqu.

Yangqu as the northern gateway of Taiyuan, Yikou Pass, Shiling Pass and Chitang Pass in the territory are distributed like a character. Among them, the Yikou Pass is the protrusion of the entire defense, and its gains and losses directly affect the morale of this war.

Therefore, he prepared for the Yikou Pass as the focus of his defense.

As a qualified general, Guo Lin also realized the difference between the Taishan Army's southward movement this time and the Xianbei people's southward movement in the past.

In the past, he would place important troops at Shiling Pass. But now, the most suitable place is Yikou Pass, because he understands that the Taishan army will definitely attack this place.

The reason for his judgment was the same as Zhang Chong's, and he understood that the Taishan army's 50,000 troops would never let their grain routes be threatened when they went south to the Taiyuan Basin this time.

Therefore, even if the western hills of Yikou Pass are empty, and soldiers and horses can pass through, they still have to pull out Yikou Pass.

Moreover, after Guo Lin inspected the Yikou Pass, he also found that it was too beneficial to him.

First, the Hutuo River passes from north to south, so that there is an abundant source of water, and then the Yunzhong River runs from west to east, and then joins the Hutuo River in the north of Yikou.

In other words, with the existence of the Yunzhong River, the southward team of the Taishan army would be divided into two pieces, greatly reducing the pressure in front of the pass.

In addition, because the Yikou Pass is located between the two mountains, the front of the pass is very narrow, and it will not be outflanked by the two wings, so if the Taishan army wants to attack this pass, their superior forces will not be deployed.

Therefore, after Guo Lin saw this level, he decided to choose the battlefield of the decisive battle here.

His plan was this, first defend the Yikou Pass to ensure the safety of the rear of Taiyuan, and then after the thieves defeated the pass, they sent troops north to find an opportunity to regain the lost territory.

But there are two problems with this.

First of all, as the main general of the front line, it is impossible for him to stay in Yikou Pass all the time, so he has to choose a pass guard.

Originally, it was a clansman of the Xun clan named Xun Cheng who guarded this pass.

This Xun clan is not Yingchuan Xun clan, but Taiyuan Xun.

Originally, there were ready-made ones, so naturally they had to use cooked ones.

But Guo Lin was not at ease with Xun Cheng, because in the past, whoever was assigned to be the chief of Yikou Pass was really assigned. After all, this is not on the business road, there is no oil and water to speak of, except for those who are messing around, who will come?

So at the beginning, Guo Lin wanted to choose from among the heavy generals under his command, but the fact is that everyone knows how dangerous it is to be this customs chief, so no one said anything.

Originally, Guo Lin was going to die directly, but the generals prevaricated, and they all had corresponding functions, so it was better to use Xun Cheng.

In the end, Guo Lin had no choice but to continue to use Xun Cheng.

On the one hand, he let Xun Cheng defend to the death, and on the other hand, he sent people as his preparation, reinforcing him at all times, and preparing for the counterattack later.

But then comes the second problem, which is the lack of troops at his disposal.

After he fully anticipated Yangqu's soldiers, in addition to the 5,000 soldiers he brought from Taiyuan, Yangqu himself had about 2,000 pass soldiers, but most of these people were unbearable.

At the beginning, he still wanted to ask for troops in the rear of Taiyuan. He and Ding Yuan explained in detail his plan for the defense of Yangqu and his future counteroffensive.

And Ding Yuan agreed very much, but reluctantly told him that there were really no reinforcements.

Previously, after Ding Yuan was stationed in Taiyuan, with the support of Pei Ye, the Taishou of Taiyuan, he formed and trained a new army of 10,000 people with the military officer regiment he brought back from the Bingzhou Army.

But later, in order to guard Yangqu, Ding Yuan had already handed over 5,000 people to Guo Lin, and the remaining 5,000 could no longer be divided, and he had to guard Taiyuan.

Guarding Taiyuan, if he didn't have his own soldiers in hand, he wouldn't dare to sleep for fear that he wouldn't be able to sleep. He was genuinely worried that the powerful had betrayed him.

Ding Yuan knows too well, they all say that the Jizhou Shihao were slaughtered, but what about the Zhen family? Not just rich? What did people do? Didn't you just become the guiding dog of the Taishan Army and send two daughters?

So don't look at the Taiyuan heroes now, they are united to resist the Taishan army, but who can't be the leading dog? Who doesn't have two daughters?

Zhen did it, and they did it.

Guo Lin understands the worries of her father-in-law, so she can only find another way.

In this case, Guo Lin returned to the clan to meet his own patriarch.

Its core meaning is one, now the national hatred and family hatred not to mention, the Taishan army is in the north, if the clan does not fight to the death, then the tragic ending of many wealthy families in Hebei is their experience.

As a martial artist among the wealthy families in Taiyuan, Guo's spirit and strength naturally do not need to be persuaded by Guo Lin.

Soon, the Guo family did their best, their tribesmen, and subordinates, and they joined forces with 3,000 troops, and went to Guo Lin, determined to defend the three passes.

Even Guo Lin's newly grown nephew Guo Huai wore leather armor and rode a thin horse to participate. It can be said that this time the Guo family left no room for a bloody battle with the Taishan army.

But it wasn't enough to do this, the old patriarch gave Guo Lin another trick and asked him to find someone, who had the power to decide the success or failure of this battle.

This person is the current general of the Huns, Wang Rou.