This person who immediately looked at Zhang Lang and them from the hill was none other than Zhao De, who was ordered to infiltrate Bingzhou and contact the most powerful Xiongnu prince, King Youxian.

Of course, King Youxian didn't know his true identity, only that he was an envoy of a certain Central Plains force who had a grudge against Zhang Lang.

Zhao De left here with people and went straight to Dingxiang along a small road, because Zhang Lang had solved the problem here, he should go to Dingxiang soon, and he needed to rush to Dingxiang first to greet the Right Xian King.

The group rode horses along the mountain trail and arrived near Yu County in Taiyuan County after only two days. Yu County is located seventy or eighty miles north of Taiyuan County, and there is a small road built during the Qin Dynasty leading to Yanmen County and Dingxiang County in the north.

If you don't take the official road through Fenshui in the west, then this is the only way to enter and exit Yanmen and Dingxiang in the north.

Just as Zhao De and his party were marching in the mountains, a young man who looked like a common man suddenly appeared in front of him and was riding a horse to meet them.

Zhao De recognized the eyeliner that should stay in Dingxiang, and couldn't help frowning slightly, feeling a little surprised.

The young man went straight to Zhao De, reined in his horse, clasped his fists and bowed, "Sir! ”

Zhao De frowned and said, "You are not looking at King Youxian in Dingxiang, what are you doing here?" ”

The young man hurriedly said: "It's only because something happened that my subordinates hurried to report to Mr." The subordinates unexpectedly learned of a situation not long ago, and the main force of the Right Virtuous King was no longer in Dingxiang! ……”

Zhao De was taken aback and asked in disbelief: "You said that the main force of the Right Virtuous King is no longer in Dingxiang?" What's going on? ”

The young man shook his head and said, "I don't know. The camp of the Right Virtuous King was obviously the same as usual, without any abnormalities, but he didn't know when their main force left? Now there are only 10,000 cavalry in the army of Youxian Wang who remain in Dingxiang.

My subordinates once asked the remaining Hun leader about the whereabouts of King Youxian, but the leader was very rude and drove me out! ”

Zhao De frowned tightly and muttered, "What's going on?!" What the hell is going on?! ”

At this moment, a young man who looked like a common man rode up behind him and said urgently: "Sir, Yuan Mai's vanguard is coming." ”

Zhao De immediately looked around, and saw that there was a deep dense forest on the hillside not far away, and immediately pointed there and said, "Go to the forest to hide first!" Then he turned his horse and ran into the woods. The others also urged their mounts to follow.

A moment later, a dozen or so of them had all gone into the forest.

If you look down from the forest, you can clearly see the mountain path, but if you look at them from the bottom of the mountain, you can't see anything.

It wasn't long before the sound of horses' hooves came from the south side of the mountain road.

Immediately afterwards, I saw about 4,000 cavalry rushing forward under the leadership of a strong general. The rumbling sound of horses' hooves was like thunder, startling the surrounding birds, and the smoke and dust flew all over the sky, like a sandstorm.

Of course, the army that suddenly appeared was the forward force led by Zhang Liao, and the fierce general who led the team was none other than Zhang Liao.

Zhao De hid in the dense forest and squinted his eyes, feeling the strong murderous aura emanating from this army, he couldn't help but be frightened, and muttered to himself: "After a series of bloody battles, this army of Yuan Mai has become a real iron-blooded elite!" ”

A feeling suddenly rose in his heart, feeling that the task assigned by Lord Xuan this time was probably not so easy to complete!

After the army under the mountain passed for a while, Zhao De led his men down from the mountain.

looked at the north where Zhang Liao's army had left, thought for a while, and prepared to go to the camp of King Youxian in Dingxiang to see the situation before making plans.

However, at this moment, a carrier pigeon flew in the air, flying from the south.

Zhao De temporarily pressed the idea of action and raised his left hand.

The carrier pigeon flapped its wings and landed on Zhao De's arm, Zhao De picked up the carrier pigeon, untied the small bamboo pipe tied to the pigeon's feet, handed the carrier pigeon to an entourage next to him, and then crushed the mud seal of the bamboo pipe, poured out the silk silk in it, and unfolded it to look at it.

His complexion changed suddenly, and then he scolded: "Abominable Huns! Such a hand! ......" Although Zhao De scolded angrily, there was a clear look of confusion in his eyes.

Then he said to his subordinates: "Let's go to Taiyuan!" ”

Everyone was surprised, and one couldn't help but ask, "Sir, what are you doing in Taiyuan?" ”

Zhao De said angrily: "Of course, I went to see the barbarian of the Right Virtuous King!" Then he spurred his mount to the south. Everyone looked at each other, and they were all very surprised, although the main force of the Right Xian King disappeared mysteriously, but why did it suddenly appear in Taiyuan?

didn't care about it, and hurriedly hit the horse to catch up with Zhao De.

Get on the party.

Zhang Lang released Yang Chou and others, who were imprisoned by Zhang Yang, and ordered Yang Chou to lead 5,000 officers and soldiers to defend the city and take care of the tens of thousands of people who had fled.

After doing this, Zhang Lang did not delay any longer, and immediately led Zhang He and Dian Wei, led thousands of elites under his command, and the 22,000 Shangdang troops that had just been incorporated left Shangdang and marched north to aid Dingxiang.

According to Zhang Lang's estimate, the battle situation on Dingxiang's side was already very bad, and he had to hurry up.

The team marched at full speed along the official road, and the rumbling footsteps echoed between heaven and earth, and the morale of these Shangdang troops was significantly higher than when they were under Zhang Yang, as if they were judged by two armies.

It's no wonder that killing one's own people can be compared to fighting a foreign enemy! Moreover, Zhang Lang also made a promise not long ago that all families with people in the army will receive 15 acres of fertile land, and they can also enjoy certain tax incentives.

In this world, there has never been love for no reason, the so-called bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, only the interests that can be seen and touched can really win people's hearts.

Thanks to such a policy, Zhang Lang basically eliminated the influence of Zhang Yang almost overnight, and he did not dare to say all of it, but at this moment, the vast majority of the officers and soldiers of the Shangdang were sincerely willing to serve Zhang Lang.

In the evening of that day, the army arrived at Nie County, on the border between Shangdang County and Taiyuan County.

The army had been on the road for a day, and it was already sleepy and tired. However, Zhang Lang did not intend to stop and rest, and ordered the army to continue to hurry, preparing to stop and rest until the time came.

So the army continued to march in the night, and along the way the birds and wild beasts that inhabited the woods on both sides of the road were alarmed, until the moon was already setting in the west, and the army crossed the boundary monument and entered the jurisdiction of Taiyuan County.

Zhang Lang looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and saw that most of his troops were already very tired, so he ordered the army to stop and rest on the spot, and then hurry again tomorrow morning.