March 13 Zhili Xing'an County, the westernmost county of Zhili County in the early morning.

The huge camp came alive when the east was about to dawn, and the big iron pot on the fire made a gurgling sound of boiling water, and the men washed and poured bags of corn into it.

The bursts of white mist gave the restless homeless a familiar smell of fireworks.

The children are still asleep even in the noisy environment, and they ate well yesterday with satisfaction in their sleep.

Guan Cheng took Wu Chengju and Wang Ye to patrol the camp, nodding to the saluting crowd from time to time.

Although not many people were willing to go with him to strange places thousands of miles away, Guan Cheng still ordered that everyone should have food in their bowls to fill their stomachs.

Wang Ye couldn't help but sigh again: "The prince is really a benevolent and righteous king. ”

He is now the captain of the Jin State Suwei Brigade, and his status in the army is second only to Sima Wu Chengju's group of people.

Guan Cheng shook his head and said, "If the people of the world can be fed, then it can be regarded as benevolence and righteousness." ”

The whole world is so big.

Yesterday, when Guan Cheng proposed to let Wang Ye follow, he mentioned the ambition of the world several times.

At first, Wang Ye couldn't believe it, Datong from the beginning of the feudal princes to the present more than two hundred years, scattered and scattered less than 100 counties, just these 100 counties can not be effectively ruled at all, and the princes often have the idea of these enclaves, if it is not for the legal principles of the co-lord of the world in Datong, I am afraid that Datong will not even have the eight counties of Zhili County left.

Wang Ye has always felt that the world still needs to be chaotic for a long time, as long as the troubled times are still so large, he can still keep eight counties to watch the drama on the side.

Although the surname of the world is Guan, it has long lost its qualifications, even if it is like Peng Guo, the weakest of the princes, it occupies three counties and nineteen counties, let alone as strong as Zhao Chu.

What is the basis for the former crown prince of Datong and the current king of Jin?

Guan Cheng told him that there are capable people living in the world, and Datong can't complain about the current situation, although the ancestors decided to divide the world so that today's descendants have lost their authority, but it was indeed a very effective way to consolidate the side plug at that time, and Datong was too big.

The world is the world of the people of the world, and the ancestors relied on nothing more than 100,000 people and 4,000 soldiers in three counties, and in the end, the population of more than 600 counties in 25 prefectures and more than 5,000 counties in the world is more than 10,000. The bloodline of the lonely royal family, why can't it be in the name of righteousness now?

Wang Ye asked, why do you strengthen the territory?

Guan Cheng replied to consolidate Xinjiang with the people!

Wang Ye asked again why he expanded the side?

Guan Cheng replied to expand the border with the people!

Why fight for the world?

Fight for the world with the people!

Wang Ye tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, seemingly simple three questions and three simple answers, but it was indeed the most core thing.

The young prince was only sixteen years old, but he saw it so thoroughly.

In the eyes of the princes, there is a world with scholars and doctors, but Wang Ye has been solving for more than ten years before he dares to deny this deep-rooted common knowledge.

In the past 500 years in the world, almost no one remembers that the founding emperor of Datong relied on the world built by all the people.

Wang Ye was convinced, he was a pure gentleman, he didn't know how to intrigue, he was repeatedly excluded in the military camp, if it wasn't for his father to escort him, it would be impossible to get to the brigade rate, maybe he would have been buried in a nameless corner.

Such people have a clearer understanding of the world than ordinary people, and after they do not have the mentality of thinking that they are superior to others, they can easily develop the concept of empathy and true knowledge.

Such people also prefer that the world is clean and that everything they see is fair.

After hesitating for a night, Wang Ye decided to join Guan Cheng, and the ambition in his heart to leave a name in history burned even more violently after a night of suffering.

Most of the three hundred armor soldiers who accompanied him were also willing to follow, they were all deserters at the moment, and even after returning to the team, they would be punished very severely, so it was better to follow the Jin King in front of him to fight for the future.

Wu Chengju originally thought it was inappropriate, some things are only the difference between zero times and countless times, and after being a deserter today, he expected these people to be able to die, and the Jin State had a weak foundation and could not withstand betrayal and any hidden dangers.

But where can Guan Cheng take care of so much now, so he thought of a sentence and blurted out: Employing people is not suspicious, and suspects are not used.

This sentence moved Wang Ye and the others half to death.

Soldiers don't care about whether their lord can be powerful in the world, they care more about respect, rewards and punishments, fairness and so on.

Wang Ye said: "The minister believes in His Highness. ”

Guan Cheng glanced back and asked with a smile: "It's been more than a day since I entered Peng State, why have I never seen Peng Guo's army?" ”

"I'm afraid it's hard for Your Highness to see it." Wang Ye replied: "Now the armies of Peng Shu and Shu are gathered in the area of Tangtong County in Yuhang County. If the Jin army breaks through Tangtong County, less than fifty miles to the northeast is Yuhang County, the capital of Peng, and at the moment of life and death, both Peng and Shu have gathered their forces as much as possible, and now the local garrison is extremely empty, let alone a day, I am afraid that His Royal Highness will not be able to see them before the end of the decisive battle. ”

"Oh? These things are not very clear. also bothered Captain Wang to solve his doubts. ”

"No."

"The reason is that Jin Guo said that several pigs of Jin Guo ran to Guangyang County of Peng State, and asked Peng Guo to compensate ten times, and the lord of Peng Guo originally planned to settle the matter and Ning people were just dozens of pigs anyway, but Jin Guo later said that the pigs died not long after they were sent, and they must have been abused by Peng people, and asked to send troops to strictly investigate, but Peng Guo naturally did not allow it, so Jin Guo sent troops to attack."

Guan Cheng was a little surprised, "Because of how many pigs?" ”

Wang Ye smiled helplessly and said: "Jin Guo has wanted the two counties of Liang Futong of Peng State for a long time, this is just an excuse, Jin Guo occupies five counties and forty-two counties, which is much stronger than Peng State." ”

"What about Shu Guo? Didn't you use Shu Jun to lead the way? ”

"Gaocheng County of Linggao County of Shu Guo is also what Jin Guo wants. Jin can use such an excuse to attack Peng today, or it can use a similar excuse to attack Shu in the future, such as losing a cow or a few sheep. Therefore, Peng Shu and the two countries became allies three years ago, which made Jin Guo have some scruples. ”

"It's just that at the beginning of this year, the situation of the new monarch of Shu State was turbulent, and Jin Guo thought that the time had come, so he sent troops."

After listening to this, Guan Cheng sighed and stopped asking.

The conquest between the princes, and he didn't even know about it next door.

Emperor Datong has a force directly under him called the Secret Guard, which is dedicated to supervising the world, but now the Secret Guard is only an empty shell, and the entire Secret Guard does not even add up to ten people, and even the situation in Zhili County cannot be monitored, let alone the rest of the princes.

"Let's go when the people finish eating, and I'll go to Jindi as fast as possible."

This kind of thing naturally couldn't let Wu Chengju, the Sima, go in person, and Wang Yeluo hugged his fists and saluted and retreated.

"Done."

"The minister is here."

"Lone has a bad premonition, you have to order people to be ready to fight at any time, and find a way to get more carriages, Lone thinks it will be used."

Wu Chengju was slightly stunned, but he still promised to leave, how did he think it was not important, and what did the leader think was important.

The morning in March was still a little cool, but looking at the steaming corn porridge in the bowl in his hand was no longer there, and it was already a dream to be able to eat a full meal for the homeless.

It's just a pity that such a good place for His Highness to go is too far away.

When Guan Cheng returned to the road, the original more than 2,000 people were forced to double, in addition to Wang Ye and the two hundred armor soldiers under his command, there were more than 1,000 men, women and children who dragged their families.

Guan Cheng is naturally welcome, in his imagination, these people will be the foundation of his foothold in Jindi, thousands of miles away the use of the holy decree is similar to waste paper, even if there is a great righteousness, Guan Cheng is still very suspicious.

The sun was gradually in the middle of the day, and the air gradually became warmer, but the slow marching speed of the brigade still made Guan Cheng feel very bored, although compared to those tens of thousands of troops, more than 4,000 people were like children, but this was the first time he commanded such a large team, even Wu Chengju, a military Sima who could nominally command 10,000 people, felt a little difficult.

However, Wang Ye seemed very relaxed, and the gap between the two people was invisibly revealed.

"King's Night."

Now Guan Cheng's summoning of Wang Ye has formed a habit in just one morning, and he has overwhelmingly defeated Wu Chengju, which makes the latter inevitably feel a sense of crisis.

He naturally knew the reason, although Wang Ye was a captain and commanded 2,000 people, he had seen the battle of a large group, and the difficulty of tens of thousands of soldiers was obviously much greater than that of 4,000 people. And he, the former East Palace guard, has commanded more than 2,000 people at most, and it is still nominal.

His Majesty the Emperor of Datong is very familiar with the way of balance and power, and there are less than 6,000 people in Zhili County, but it is a pity that this kind of weighing is not as big as a sesame seed for the princes of the world.

"Your Highness, what do you command?"

Wang Ye's face was mixed with the dust raised by the march of the team into mud marks, the pockets he found were a little small, and the armor on his body was still that tattered, no matter how he looked at it, he was a little embarrassed, but there was a flash of light in his eyes from time to time, full of energy.

"Is there a way to make the team faster, it's too slow now, and the sun is about to hit the middle of the day before I walked six or seven miles."

Wang Ye was a little embarrassed: "Your Highness will do his best, but these people have been hungry for a long time, although His Highness's benevolence and righteousness have given them a few full meals, but the loss is really a bit much, and when the last general took them before, he walked six or seven miles a day." ”

"Lone knows that their physical strength is not good, but they are thousands of miles away from the Western Jin Dynasty, and if we go halfway like this, we will have no food. And whether they can go to the Jin Kingdom alive like this is a question. ”

Wang Ye lowered his head and pondered for a while and said: "Your Highness, it is better to organize its strength into the army, and the old and weak women and children will be organized into the rear camp with the gang leaders, military horsemen, etc., and the speed of running in habits will rise in a few days." ”

Guan Cheng thought about it, and it seemed that there was no better way, so he nodded in agreement, but still asked, "How much do you expect the army to be feasible in a day?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, it would be excellent to be able to travel fifteen miles today, but the last general is confident that their speed will increase to forty miles within a month."

Guan Cheng's face had a little satisfaction: "Well, very good, Lone knows that if you want to hurry, you can't reach it, but you still have to put a burden on you, you also know that the three kingdoms of Shu Pengjin are at war, and our current situation is not good, there are only 2,000 armor soldiers, and there are 2,000 people who have no power to resist. ”

"No matter how difficult this road is, it must be passed as soon as possible, the reorganization you are talking about can only be done while walking, everything must be fast, but it must be stable when it is fast."

After Guan Cheng finished speaking, he patted Wang Ye on the shoulder and said: "Lone knows that this is difficult, but no matter how difficult it is, we have to do it, only after experiencing and overcoming these difficulties will the world be closer to us." ”

This kind of old-fashioned words once made Wang Ye a little delusional, this is really a sixteen-year-old child and not a sixty-year-old man?

But Wang Ye still hugged his fists and promised, which also represents trust and experience, didn't he look at his top boss Sima Wucheng in front of him, and the envy and jealousy in his eyes were undisguised.

The opportunities are unlimited at the beginning of the creation of a force, although he is not as good as a henchman like Wu Chengju, but he still has a great chance to be the first person under the old martial arts.

Wang Ye had the headquarters of two hundred armor soldiers in his hands, Guan Cheng did not interfere with his control and command, and achieved complete delegation of power and trust in him, and although there were both Shu and Peng in these two hundred armor soldiers, but fortunately, in the days of escape, everyone was familiar with and trusted, and the command was also smooth.

Wang Ye quickly gathered his subordinates, made a simple arrangement and dispersed.

The team was still moving forward, but the few strong among the people were quickly screened out and incorporated into the ranks and carried away by the veterans, while the rest were assigned to the back camp to help with the carts and the like.

The speed of the march was noticeably faster.

Guan Cheng said that he was very satisfied, and it was not easy to have such a result after experiencing the initial chaos in a short period of time.

When it was almost dusk, Wu Chengju asked for instructions that there was a hillside in front of him to camp and rest, and Guan Cheng naturally agreed.

More than 4,000 people traveled 20 miles in one day, which was much more ideal than the initial estimate, and it was already very satisfying to be able to have this speed on the first day of running-in.

took Cao Ling'er and Wu Chengju and others to start patrolling the camp.

Guan Cheng now consciously or unintentionally takes Cao Ling'er to appear in public, and everyone regards him as the future housewife.

Wanderers don't care what your background is, as long as you can fill your stomach, it's everything.

Cao Ling'er's heart has always been full of emotion, she knows that she is from a humble background, and she also understands the intention of Guan Cheng's move, which can be seen from the expressions of Wu Chengju and Wang Ye.

Guan Cheng brought two old men in the palace with him on this trip, and he was tutoring Cao Ling'er all day long.

The fourteen-year-old girl learns everything quickly, is generous and behaves decently, and then puts on the gorgeous clothes specially prepared by Guan Cheng, and dresses up a little, even the picky old lady nods slightly in approval.

Although the camp is not very big, there is still some hot sweat on Guan Cheng's forehead after walking in such a circle, on the other hand, Cao Ling'er has behaved decently from beginning to end, and has not shown a little discomfort, which makes Wang Ye, who is quite a little complaining, close his mouth.

"Ling'er, you go down to rest first, and Gu and General Wu have something to discuss."

Cao Ling'er's smiling blessing retreated accompanied by the maid.

"Congratulations to Miss Ling'er."

The two big men who have become fine can naturally see that Guan Cheng is iron-hearted, he used to be in charge of Lao Tzu in the national capital, but now that he comes out, who can still manage it, who dares to have too many mouths in the affairs of the main house, since it can't be changed, then why don't you care.

It is unlikely that Cao Ling'er will become a queen in the future, but the last time is also a pillow concubine, and it must be the first kind, a fool will offend such a promising little girl.

After the three of them sat down, Guan Cheng was not verbose and asked directly: "Today, our army has traveled about twenty miles, can we speed up tomorrow, and can we get out of Hewei County within three days?" ”

Wang Ye first saluted and then said: "Back to Your Highness, it should be possible to reach twenty-three or even twenty-five miles tomorrow, and from now on to Ninghai County, Xintian County, more than sixty miles, within three days." ”

"Hmm. What is the reward for the scouts ahead? ”

"Back to Your Highness, the scout reported that there are many small groups of defeated troops nearby, but the size of our army is more than four thousand, and a few small thieves are not enough to threaten our army, but the scout just reported that there is an army of more than 2,000 people less than fifteen miles away from here, and its banner should be the Jin Army, and the minister has sent someone to negotiate, and there is no news yet."

Guan Cheng frowned slightly, the terrain of Peng Country is wide and narrow, and the three counties are arranged horizontally, among which Guangyang County is the widest from east to west and the longest from north to south, and Guangyang County is the original country, but because Jin Guobing Peak is a little pressing, it moved to Yuhang County in the current Yutang County. And Hewei County is in the southernmost part of Peng State, and the fact that you can meet the Jin army in this kind of place shows that the Jin soldiers have conquered the entire Zhongshu County of Shu State, and have taken the old capital of Peng State, and the main forces of Peng and Shu are no longer able to stop the Jin soldiers from plundering and can only hold on to the city.

"This Jin Guogu knows that there are five counties and forty-two counties, although they are fifth-class princes, their strength can compete with some weak fourth-class princes, but how can Peng Shu and the two countries join forces with fifty counties to make up an army of 50,000, and they are so defeated in less than two months?"

Wang Ye lowered his head and was a little ashamed.

Seeing this, Wu Chengju said: "Your Highness, the Jin soldiers have always been strong, and the original Jin State was only a land of three counties, but its lord has internal and external talents, and has a good relationship with Chu, Zhou, Song and Liang, and then went east to attack the two kingdoms of Peng Shu to have today's situation, and its strength is only weaker than that of Gufei in the twenty-eight fifth-class princes in the world. ”

"Knots are strong and weak?"

"It's a success to be able to use it like this." Guan Cheng couldn't help but say.

"Return to Your Highness, scout report."

When Guan Cheng heard this, he immediately sat upright, raised his sleeves with his big hands, and said loudly: "Pass!" ”