Wang Xuan arrived in Xuchang on February 21st, but failed. In desperation, he set off south the next day and headed straight for Wancheng. By this time, Shao Xun had already passed Fangcheng Mountain and arrived at the southern foot of Du.
The territory of Yang County.
A pass has been built at the pass of Fangcheng Mountain, and its name is "Fangcheng Pass". The Duyang Tuntian Army sent people to garrison it in turns.
Going north from Nanyang, Sanyagu Road is relatively difficult to walk, and there are important passes such as Luyang Pass, so generally speaking, government and private business travelers use the Wanye Corridor in the east.
In fact, let alone travelers, wars between the north and the south have basically followed this path since ancient times.
Liu Bang went down from Luoyang to Wancheng and took this road.
When Liu Xiu revolted, Wang Mang sent Wang Yi and others out of Kunyang to meet Liu Xiu, but he was defeated and returned to Luoyang. This was the road he took.
Liu Xiu blocked Yang and conquered Deng Feng in Nanyang, so he also followed this path.
At the end of the Later Han Dynasty, Cao Hong attacked Jingzhou and fought in Wuyang and Ye County, which was on this road.
Liu Bei stationed in Xinye, marched into Ye County, and set up an ambush to defeat Xiahou Dun, but he still fought here.
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Chen Xianda attacked Huan Tiansheng, Lu Yuan attacked Nanyang, and Emperor Xiaowen of Wei attacked Xiangyang, all fighting here.
Wanye Corridor, as the name suggests, is a long and narrow road like a corridor from Wancheng to Ye County. But in fact, the southern end of this road is at Fangcheng Pass in the north of Duyang County, and the northern end is at Yeyi in Ye County.
It is called "Wanye Corridor", probably because Wancheng is so famous.
This is the second time Shao Xun has taken this road.
Walking again, I still feel that the vegetation is deep and there are many flooded rivers around it. It seems flat, but in fact there is only one road that can be walked.
Fangcheng Pass is the key for Wancheng to go north and enter the Wanye Corridor, but how can I put it, the role of this pass is really inferior to that of Luyang Pass to the west.
There is no other reason. This pass is too big, with a width of thirty miles from east to west. Unless the Great Wall is built, a small city cannot completely block this pass.
But if you want to say that Guancheng is of no use at all, that's not right.
This city is located on the main road. After the garrison leaves the city, as long as it does not have any field combat capabilities, it can still harass the enemy's supply lines that bypass this city.
Therefore, when crossing the Fangcheng Pass, Shao Xun specifically stayed on the mountain for a while and listened to a small piano piece played by Le Lanji herself before he was satisfied and went down the mountain.
After entering Duyang County, the army camped on the spot, and he, accompanied by Shao Guang, the captain of the field camp, inspected the countryside.
The setup of the garrison army was different from that of the refugees resettled in Chenjun.
Most of them gather together and don't cultivate much land, so they can only make ends meet.
The garrison army had a city, but it was not as serious as a county city, a county city or a military city. It was more like a fortress.
The families of officers and key soldiers lived in the city, while others lived outside the city. The fields were also cultivated around the city, in circles outwards.
The Duyang Tuntian Army originally had 5,000 people, but now there are still 4,000. The missing 1,000 have either died in the battle in Fangtou North City, or have gone to Dongping to serve as soldiers.
But overall, this is still a considerable military force.
"Ming Gong, after crossing this river, it will be under the control of Duyang County." Shao Guang pointed to a small ditch no more than two steps wide and said.
A group of silver spear soldiers were stationed on the other side of the river, with distinctive armor and extraordinary momentum.
Shao Xun walked across the wooden bridge and came to the other side of the river.
On the other side is farmland, and there are many people working in the fields at the moment.
Shao Xun still remembered that when the army first entered this area, the people simply threw away their farm tools and dispersed in a rush.
However, after the Silver Spear Army sent people to return the farm tools, they lowered their guard and returned to farming.
These people are actually quite courageous!
"Huh? From Kansai?" Shao Xun was walking on the field path, suddenly stopped and looked at Tanaka.
He seemed to hear a Kansai accent just now.
One side of the path was densely packed with soldiers wearing Mingguang armor. Some even stood in the middle of the field, holding up large shields.
When Le Lanji saw it, she made a puff sound, shook Shao Xun's arm, and looked at him funny.
After entering Duyang County and being close to Wancheng, Lan Ji was in an extremely good mood, with a relaxed and cheerful smile on her face from morning to night.
Sometimes, Shao Xun could even hear her singing softly. When he asked, he found out that it was a Nanyang slang song that she had learned from her wet nurse when she was a child.
Seeing the woman so happy, Shao Xun's mood also improved.
If someone follows you wholeheartedly, gives birth to your children, and takes care of your daily life, isn’t it right to treat her well?
Transportation has been inconvenient since ancient times, so sometimes you only get one or two opportunities to see your relatives, which is very rare.
Shao Guang observed the words and actions on the side, thinking that his little cousin might want to meet those Kansai people, so he waved and summoned a civil servant to go and negotiate with him.
The civil servant took the order and left. He did not dare to push through the Shao soldiers who were like a wall. Instead, he bypassed them and went down to the fields. He said: "You, you, and you, Mr. Chen wants to summon you."
If you ask questions, follow me quickly."
Several farmers stood in the field without moving.
Soon, several more people arrived.
The leader was carrying a sword and a bow, and he actually had a leather armor on his body, which didn't look like he was doing farm work at all.
He frowned at first, then looked at the forest of soldiers on the roadside. He immediately gave in and led the three farmers over in person.
Cai Cheng moved two beds.
Shao Xun sat down, and Lan Ji didn't want to see anyone else, so she went back to the carriage.
Liu Ling jumped down from the field carelessly and reached out to grab the bow and knife from the leader.
The man was startled and stretched out his hand to stop him.
Liu Ling glanced at him contemptuously, and with a little force, she cut the man's hands behind his back and pushed him to the ground.
Yang Qin, with his quick hands and quick eyes, took away the bow and knife, then searched carefully and found a dagger from the boot.
Several other people were also searched to make sure they had no weapons before they were brought to Shao Xun.
The leader was punished by Liu Ling, and his momentum was gone. After seeing Shao Xun, he knelt down and shouted loudly: "Yang San, a countryman, pays homage to Mr. Chen."
Several others also followed suit and saluted.
"Get up." Shao Xun said: "A native of the country? Where is your hometown?"
"Du Yang——"
"Origin!"
"People from Acheng."
"Is that Chang'an County?"
"Exactly."
"When did you come to Nanyang?"
"The year before last."
"When Lu Shuihu attacked Chang'an?"
"yes."
"How about Lu Shuihu?"
"Vicious and violent, with a plundering streak."
"Who did you come to Nanyang with?"
"There are respected elders in the village who led hundreds of families out of Lantian Pass and into Nanyang."
"How did you get Du Yang?"
"Director Liang Du sent someone to bring us here."
"Hundreds of families are here?"
"There are also more than 300 families from Chiyang who are traveling together. There are actually nearly a thousand families."
"Do they all live over there?" Shao Xun stood up and asked, pointing to a corner of the castle hidden behind the woods in the distance.
"Exactly."
"Liang Fen is quite courageous." Shao Xun suddenly smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid of being bullied by the natives if you spread the people around?"
Yang San raised his head and said seriously: "We are not treacherous and evil people, and all we want is to survive. If the natives don't bother me, we can live in peace."
"That's easy to say." Shao Xun shook his head.
It would be nice if things in the countryside were so simple. Fighting for land, grabbing water, and even trivial matters may cause large-scale conflicts between residents and refugees.
"Chang'an is a good place." Shao Xun sighed with emotion and said, "Now that you have come to Duyang, settled in Chengwu, and planted your own seeds, you can live there in peace and don't cause too much trouble."
"Mr. Chen has been to Chang'an?" Yang San saw the look of nostalgia on Shao Xun's face and asked boldly.
"I've been there and killed people in Chang'an." Shao Xun joked: "A total of five thousand heads are hanging on both sides of the market, and they will not be collected for several months."
"Are you Shao Taibai?" Yang San asked in surprise.
Shao Xun laughed dumbly and said: "Since you know that I am Duke Chen, would you rather not know my name?"
Yang San was a little embarrassed and a little excited, and said: "It turns out that Chen Gong is Taibai. In the past, Chang'an killed Xianbei, and everyone who heard it said it was good. From Hongnong to Jingzhao, back to Fufeng, Shiping, Feng Yi
, everyone praises it.”
"It's been many years, but I didn't expect anyone in Guanzhong still remembers me." Shao Xun was filled with emotion after hearing this.
That incident brought him a lot of trouble, and it can even be said that it directly accelerated the rift between him and Sima Yue, causing the conflict to break out in advance, making it impossible to continue to survive.
But if you have done everything, what can you do?
He is not a robot. He has emotions, will be impulsive, and will make mistakes. This is all normal.
Those unscrupulous things Xianbei did, just kill him, I will bear the consequences myself, that's all.
"Liang Gong asked you to come to Duyang to colonize the land. Do you have a message?" After finishing his emotion, Shao Xun asked again.
Yang San's attitude towards Shao Xun was much better now. After hearing this, he immediately replied: "I met Liang Gong when I was in Wancheng. Liang Gong was worried about the resettlement of the refugees and was exhausted mentally and physically. He once said to me, 'Since I came to Nanyang,
Just live here, there is not much vitality in the world anymore, don’t cause chaos, let your loved ones hurt and your enemies happy.'"
After hearing this, Shao Xun seemed to have some enlightenment.
He believed that these were Liang Fen's sincere words, because he did not ask these people to be loyal to him, nor did he incite hatred among the natives. On the contrary, he had an implicit intention to persuade them.
This doesn't look like consolidating the fundamentals.
Perhaps, he really thought of this old man too complicatedly.
Liang Fen is that kind of very traditional character.
When you are in court, you should protect yourself wisely; when you are out of town, you should protect the country and the people.
There is the reality of separatism, but there is no intention of separatism.
He had huge strength in his hands, but he did not use it as a weapon to attack all directions.
Such a person is interesting.
Chapter completed!