On November 30, the seventh year of Yuanfeng, that is, the fifth day of Huo Guang's fall in Chang'an, the day after Ren Gong was confiscated, Fan Minh You's troops arrived near Qi County.

It is only more than 300 miles away from Chang'an.

From November 26 to November 30, there is a total of five days in between.

During these five days, more than 30,000 people under Pham Minh You's department traveled 400 miles day and night: from Sanshui County to Anwu County, and from Anwu County to the vicinity of Qi County.

A five-day march of 400 miles is calculated to be a one-day march of 80 miles, which is already a jaw-dropping speed.

In two days, Fan Minh You's department will be able to arrive in Qi County, and after Qi County will be Chang'an City.

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That night, after setting up the camp, Pham Minh Huu was in the big tent of the Chinese army, convening the captains and partial generals of the headquarters to discuss military affairs.

Pham Minh Huu's face was gloomy, because there was a tricky matter in front of him now, that is, stabilizing the morale of the army.

In the past few days, Fan Minh's department has not encountered any resistance, and the grain and grass can still support it for six or seven days.

But the morale of the 30,000-strong army inevitably showed signs of collapse: the number of soldiers in each battalion was gradually decreasing.

It was not because of the outbreak of the plague in the army, but because more and more soldiers were fleeing with their lives.

Every day after the army has set up camp, in the dead of night, there will be sneaky black shadows constantly touching out of the tent, climbing over the camp fence, under the cover of night, fleeing into the wilderness......

Although Fan Mingyou's department raised the banner of "Qing Jun's side, punish Cai Yi", there were even more nephews and cronies of Fan Huo's family in the camp.

But along the way, rumors and rumors gradually spread among the soldiers.

Every human being is a living person, and every living person has a perceptive eye.

More and more people are coming back from their initial obedience and confusion and are beginning to realize that they may be involved in a great disaster.

When the sanity of these soldiers began to awaken, the lies made up by Pham Minh Woo and others were not difficult to see through, and deserters would naturally appear.

Initially, it was just a solo ride; Then, it is a group of three or five; Now, it has reached the point of becoming a soldier.

When the camp set out this morning, in the camp of the captain of the Yue cavalry, a whole number of men and horses disappeared out of thin air, and even the food, grass, weapons and war horses were gone.

For the large army that goes out on a campaign, the punishment of deserters is the most important thing to restrain military discipline.

And in each song, there are positions of Junzheng and Junzhengcheng, and they have a team of men under their command, who are responsible for restraining military discipline.

If Pham Minh Huu's army had been a normal army, then he would have arrested deserters everywhere and punished them with the strictest military law to avoid a complete collapse of the army's morale.

But the problem is that they are not a normal army.

Pham Minh Huu's troops had to hurry up and march, so they couldn't slow down, and naturally they had no time to hunt down deserters.

And what they were doing was another thing that lost their heads, and they were too strict in terms of military discipline, which made people even more panicked.

On the other hand, these fleeing soldiers are also very smart and witty, and they know that they can't survive wandering alone in the four fields, so most of them fled to the counties along the way and surrendered.

There was no time to hunt for deserters, and there was no time to siege the city, and the wind of soldiers fleeing became more and more intense.

If one person successfully escapes, he can take a group of people with him; If a group of people successfully escapes, they can take a group of people with them......

Therefore, the soldier's escape from the camp has become Fan Mingyou's biggest headache.

"Ding Gong, as of today, how many soldiers have escaped from each battalion?" Pham Minh Woo asked Ding Ping, the envoy of the army beside him.

The envoy of the army is not only responsible for checking the edict of the Son of Heaven and checking the tiger talisman, but also directly controls the military and military discipline of each song.

Ding Ping is also from the General's Mansion, he is in his fifties this year, and in addition to being loyal to Huo Guang, he has no outstanding specialties, so he can only come to be a messenger for the army.

Originally, the status of the envoy of the protector army was very high, on par with Fan Mingyou, but at this moment, it was already in vain, so he was even more sycophant to Fan Mingyou, Huo Yu and others.

"This, this ......" Ding Ping hesitated and didn't speak for a long time.

The captains of the battalions, including Huo Yu and Huo Yun and others, also looked embarrassed one by one, as if Fan Mingyou had raised a big problem.

"Huh? Ding Gong, you are the envoy of our army, and you have jurisdiction over all the military and military officials, don't you know this number? Pham Minh Woo asked unhappily.

"If you add it up, there are about a few thousand people......" Ding Ping still said in a huff.

"Thousands? One thousand or nine thousand? Fan Mingyou asked in a deep voice again.

"More than 3,000 people......" Ding Ping replied with some shame.

"Counting from the day our army left Sanshui, how many soldiers have fled?" Pham Minh Woo then asked.

"More than 2,000 people ......," Ding Ping finally answered.

The number is not large, but Fan Mingyou thinks it is very bad, which means that the further you go, the more soldiers will escape.

A few days later, when they arrived at the city of Chang'an, it was unknown how many of the remaining 26,000 people would remain.

"I'm waiting for the 'Qingjun side' thing, the pass is the heart of the army, Ding Gong still has to let the soldiers strengthen patrols, don't let more and more fugitives."

"In addition, the captains of each battalion should not be careless, let the private soldiers be suppressed in the battalion, and once lawlessness is discovered, they will be dealt with immediately by military law, and they must not be soft."

"I also have to preach among the soldiers, telling them that after breaking through Chang'an, everyone can get 100,000 yuan!"

"No!" Everyone answered, but the voices were not very loud.

Fan Mingyou had no better way, he could only say the scene with a straight face, and then let these idlers leave.

Soon, in the big tent of the Chinese army, only Huo Yu and these core members remained.

Fan Mingyou didn't pretend anymore, but came to the front of the map behind him, and asked Huo Yu and others to come around.

"Go further, it is the Weibei Beishan, in the lofty mountains, you can only march along the river valley plain on the bank of the muddy river, so this river valley is also called the throat of the Beishan Mountain......

[Here is the map]

"The most important pass in this throat is Qi County!"

"Our army is still one hundred and twenty miles away from Qi County at the moment, and it will set off tomorrow and arrive at noon the day after tomorrow......"

"After arriving in Qi County, rest for two days, and then you can enter Chang'an!"

Everyone's eyes followed Fan Minh You's fingers, moving between the mountains and mountains on the map, and carefully calculating the time in their hearts.

If nothing else, you will be able to reach Chang'an City in six days.

There was some excitement and excitement among all, and victory seemed to be within reach.

Pham Minh You has not received a secret letter from the party henchmen in the direction of Chang'an for a few days, let alone the news of the general.

At this moment, they didn't know that Huo Guang and the Huo Party had completely collapsed, and they didn't know that the heads of Fan Mingyou and Tian Guangming's entire family had been neatly hung on the city gate.

But at this point, the safety of their relatives is no longer in their consideration.

Even if Huo Guang and Huo Xian were dead, they wouldn't stop - they couldn't stop.

Relatives are like clothes, clothes are torn, and they can still be sewn.

"General Fan, has our army made contact with Zeng Guangnian, the county commander of Qixian County?" Huo Yu asked.

Zeng Guangnian, the county magistrate of Qixian County, is forty years old this year, and he used thousands of acres of fertile land to get through Huo Xian's back door ten years ago.

started from the subordinate officials of the General's Mansion, became the county magistrate of Qi County all the way, and became a member of the "Zuojun League" early, loyal to Huo Yu.

"There has always been contact, and this afternoon Ben will send another messenger, and I will be able to get a reply when I camp tomorrow."

"In a recent reply, Zeng Guangnian said that Qi County has sufficient grain and grass, and the siege equipment is all ready......

"As soon as my army arrives, I can kill Chang'an City!"

After Fan Mingyou finished speaking, he slapped his palm heavily on the map, and the spirits of the rest of the people were also lifted, and their faces were happy.

At this time, only the fame and fortune that are about to arrive in their eyes are left in their eyes.

And Fan Mingyou even had a proud idea in his heart, and began to think about his future future.

From the expedition to the beginning of the army, until now, Huo Yu has been behind the scenes, the military orders are all issued by him Fan Mingyou, and the Huo Party in the army is headed by him, and his reputation far exceeds that of Huo Yu.

If Fan Mingyou, Huo Yu and others can really achieve fame and create a new situation, then what kind of reward should he get?

Three Princes and Nine Princesses? Wan Hu Hou? Princes with different surnames?

Or a higher status?

Fan Mingyou stroked the beard on his cheeks with a smile, looking upright, and the desire in his heart was slowly expanding.

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