Due to the urgency of Yuzhang before, Sun Ben withdrew all the county soldiers from nearby Jiancheng, Xingan and other counties in order to defend Nanchang, the seat of governance.

At this time, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong led their troops to evacuate all the way to the west, passing through large and small cities without encountering any resistance.

There are two main tributaries of Ganshui in the south of Yuzhang, one is the Jin River and the other is the Yuan River, and the two tributaries are arranged in parallel, both of which originate from Jiuling in the north of the Luoxiao Mountains in the west.

Zhao Yun and Liu Ye followed Huang Zhong to the west against the Jin River, and turned from the river valley to the Jiuling Mountains, and walked for more than ten days before entering the Jingzhou boundary.

More than 1,000 soldiers traveled lightly, and the food they carried had been exhausted in the mountains, and they needed to be replenished in Liling before setting off.

Because Huang Zhong sent people to Changsha and Guiyang to deliver letters in advance, the two counties had already received Liu Pan's request for help and 'sincerity', and while preparing the food needed by the labor army, they also dispatched county officials to Liling to prepare to receive the people who had moved from Nanchang.

A two-mile porridge shed has been set up outside Liling City, and people and horses can eat and rest without entering the city.

Zhao Yun looked at the scene in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "In the end, it is Pan Gongzi who has a big face, I have been in Jingzhou for two years, and it is the first time I feel such a caring Lao Jun." ”

"After all, it is Liu Jingzhou's son, and the chief officials of the two counties are newly appointed, so they will sell him face" Liu Ye saw Huang Zhong coming halfway through his words, and immediately stopped the topic and greeted Zhao Yun.

Walking closer to each other, the three of them raised their hands from afar to salute.

"Old General, we want the ship."

Seeing that Zhao Yun couldn't wait, Huang Zhong replied truthfully: "Changsha has no big ships at this time, and the few cargo ships are also used for transporting grain this time, if you return to Xiangyang by fishing boat, I recommend walking after crossing the river."

"Fishing boats."

Zhao Yun frowned, and said in his heart how many people only sit on a fishing boat?

Not to mention that he kept shaking in the Yangtze River, even in Xiangshui and Hanshui, the two hundred soldiers under his command were mostly northerners, and they were afraid that they would vomit to death on the boat if they sat so hard.

Seeing Zhao Yun's solemn face, Liu Ye gave up his hand to discuss with Huang Zhong.

"Can the old general help coordinate again? Move a few cargo ships to send us to the north bank of the Yangtze River, anyway, the main force has not yet come, and a few ships will not affect the transportation of materials."

Huang Zhong's face was embarrassed: "I don't want to coordinate, in fact, the last general is humble and light, I don't have a chance to see Han Taishou at all, the other 80,000 soldiers and civilians have consumed a huge amount, Changsha and Guiyang have to prepare and transport, and the two counties are inseparable from cargo ships at this time, if Mr. is not in a hurry, you can wait in Liling, and Pangongzi will definitely be able to solve it after he arrives." ”

Liu Ye shook his head after hearing this, seeing that the weather was getting colder and colder, he didn't know how long it would take Huang Zu and Liu Pan to evacuate, and he didn't know if Zhou Yu would send troops to pursue, and if he continued to wait, he wouldn't be able to catch up with the New Year.

"Since I can't get out of the boat, I have to return to Xiangyang by land, and I hope that General Huang will coordinate again, and all parts of Changsha and crossing the river need the support of Changsha County."

"Well, I'm stupid."

Huang Zhong said a few words, and suddenly felt his eyes light up, and then said excitedly: "Sir is a guest of the Liu Mansion, why don't you enter the city with me?" Changsha Juncheng and the main book have all arrived in Liling, and I believe that they will not treat Mr. slowly. ”

"It's fine."

Liu Ye responded and immediately entered the city with Zhao Yun.

Beat the horse to Liling County Ya, and found that there were many people in the main hall.

Many county-level officials from Changsha and Guiyang have been seated in the hall according to the size of their official positions.

Cross the threshold and enter the temple.

Huang Zhong was about to introduce Liu Ye to everyone, when the man on the main seat in the south suddenly stood up and looked at Zhao Yun and walked over.

Zhao Yun has a keen eye, although he doesn't know the person who came, he can judge the identity of the county guard by the clothes of the person who came.

The heart said that Mr. Ziyang still had a big face, and even the county guard personally greeted him.

"Big brother, is that you?"

"Huh? You say me? ”

Looking at the scorching expression of the county guard, Zhao Yun pointed his finger at himself to confirm, and looked at Liu Ye and Huang Zhong beside him, and said in his heart, which one is this person playing?

Seeing Zhao Yun's strange expression, the man's enthusiasm did not change at all, and then he nodded and asked: "I heard that the general's surname is Zhao, and he is a person from Changshan Zhending?" ”

"yes, what's the problem?"

Zhao Yun was still stunned, the visitor frowned and pinched his chin, and asked: "From the yellow scarf to the present, although I haven't seen him for nearly twenty years, how can I not remember my own brother?" Big brother doesn't remember Brother Zhuo? ”

"Brother remembers, but the so-called Brother Zhuo has a brother in the family who died a few years ago, you."

"Huh? You're not my brother? ”

"Not in the first place."

Liu Ye saw the embarrassment of recognizing his relatives, and hurriedly stepped forward to play a round: "You are Guiyang Zhao Taishou, right?" Is Brother Ling also called Zhao Yun? Otherwise, how can you admit your mistake? ”

Zhao Fan shook his head and replied bitterly: "This matter is a long story, General Zilong is too similar to his brother, I thought he had changed his name."

"Could it be that the body shape and appearance are also" Zhao Yun wanted to speak and stopped.

"Since the general is a true person, he should know about the catastrophe in the seventh year of Guanghe (184), and our family has some thin fields in Changshan, and the result is overnight"

Looking at Zhao Yun in front of him, as kind as seeing his own brother, Zhao Fan told him what he had encountered.

Zhao Fan's original name was Zhao Zhuo, and like Zhao Yun, he was a native of Changshan Zhending, and his ancestors had accumulated some land after several generations of hard work and became a solid landlord's family in the countryside.

At that time, the Yellow Turban Rebellion swept the world, and this kind of small landlords lacked armed protection and were the most vulnerable to the impact of the mob and became victims of historical struggles.

The Zhao family's money and grain were not only robbed of everything, but the relatives of the clan also died in this catastrophe, and Zhao Zhuo and his brother escaped in the county private school at that time.

At the age of fifteen or sixteen, the two brothers became homeless overnight from the sons of landlords, and finally separated during the period of fleeing the famine in the south.

Zhao Zhuo lived in Chenxian for several years, when the plague of the late Han Dynasty was breaking out in the four counties of Jingnan, he survived the plague, and was adopted by a family surnamed Zhao who lost his son, and was renamed Zhao Fan and took root in Guiyang County.

Although his brother has been separated for nearly 20 years, Zhao Fan still remembers his brother's ambition to be a general who gallops on the battlefield and protects his family with his own swords and guns.

Zhao Fan's brother is also tall, he also has the same thick eyebrows and big eyes as Zhao Yun, and he has already changed his name, thinking that his brother also has the possibility of changing his name, so he lost his mind just now and took the liberty of admitting his relatives.

After listening to Zhao Fan's sad story, Liu Ye and Zhao Yun couldn't help but be moved.

"Although Zhao Taishou's life experience is unfortunate, but now he is a county guard of two thousand stones, and he has lived up to the expectations of the ancestors of the Zhao family, although Zilong is not your own brother, but you are all Changshan people in Jingzhou, if you feel that you have a contract, it is okay to become a righteous brother."

While comforting, Liu Ye put forward a suggestion.

He thinks that Liu Bei is excluded in Jingzhou, and it is a good thing to be able to make one more friend.

"Righteous brothers?"

When Zhao Fan frowned and hesitated, Zhao Yun hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "Sir, don't make random proposals, how can the last general climb too high?" Besides, Zhao Taishou can turn danger into a disaster, and his brother must also have his own chances. ”

(End of chapter)