"Chen admires the mountains, and the wine and meat crosses Sichuan. There are many soldiers in the army, and the men and horses are all fat." [Poetry of Conscripting the Army]

After dawn, the dawn finally opened the curtain of night. The dense fog in the mountains suddenly dispersed, turning into leaf tips and crystal dew on the treetops. The camp on the mountain, which was originally guarded by danger and with flags fluttering, now Exposed to the sun, there were devastated corpses in extremely miserable conditions, soldiers and armor scattered everywhere, and half-burned food and grass tents in the fire.

Compared with the heavy losses on the mountain, Zhang Wei, who surrendered after a little resistance, provided great protection to Yangping Pass. After this night of fighting, the more than 30,000 Yangping defenders suffered more than 10,000 casualties, mainly on the mountain. The garrison, as for the 20,000 people in the city, was almost unscathed.

The city gate of Yangpingguan is wide open, and more than a thousand tiger troops are arrayed at the city gate. Behind them is the thick city wall. The place where the big flag with the word "Zhang" was originally placed at the top of the city is now covered with "Han" and "Si" It was occupied by Lieutenant Pei' and other great banners.

Huben Zhonglang General Gaishun and Shesheng Colonel Jujun led the crowd at the city gate to welcome the commander-in-chief of the Southern Expedition, Sili Colonel Pei Mao, as well as Shizhong, Xun You who joined the army, Ju County Magistrate Fu Qian, Nanzheng Ling Zhu Hao, etc. People officially enter the city.

Zhang Wei was tied tightly and knelt in front. With the light behind him, he looked up and saw Pei Mao and others with the peasants transporting grain, Qiang and Di righteous followers, soldiers from other counties and other tribes. There were about 50,000 to 60,000 people. Counting Huben and Shesheng who had already entered the city, this was what they called the "hundred-thousand-thousand-strong army" along the way.

Seeing the large scroll with the Chinese character "Han" carried by the opponent's central army fluttering in the wind and shining brightly in the morning sun, Zhang Wei couldn't help but sigh with emotion: Could it be that the Liu family really obeyed Tian's orders and Han Zuo declined but did not perish?

In such a moment of ecstasy, Pei Mao, Xun You and others had already passed by Zhang Wei on horseback. They had no intention of dismounting to untie Zhang Wei. After all, a little Zhang Wei was not worth what they did. Asking Zhang Wei to kneel down to greet him was purely for the ceremony of bringing prisoners into the city.

After entering the city, Pei Maozhu immediately held a military meeting in his palace and said: "It took more than half a month, but I was finally able to deliver a good news to the country. All this is due to Xun Jun's strategic planning and the generals' hard work. I am incompetent. I only have a little bit of power, so I can only shamelessly follow you and share the merits."

No one took the polite words seriously. Everyone laughed and said, "Mr. Pei is so humble."

"There are 20,000 surrendered troops in Guancheng. Even if there are only a few thousand elites, they must be strictly guarded to separate the generals. There must be no slack." Pei Mao shook his head and smiled, and couldn't help but look at Xun You. If the other party hadn't been searching for the elk, After reaching the breakthrough point, and having continuously observed the moonlight and night fog for more than half a month, even if there was a shortcut to Maming Pavilion Road, the results may not be as great as they are today.

General Gaishun, the highest ranking military officer in the audience, stood up and said with high spirits: "The last general takes orders!"

Xun You glanced at Gaishun with deep meaning. After this battle, although Gaishun's performance was not remarkable, it was still quite satisfactory. As for whether he could regain the favor of the former emperor and subvert this period in one fell swoop. The declining trend of opening high and moving low over time depends on whether this reward is an exception.

Thinking like this, Xun You suddenly noticed that Pei Mao was also looking at him. He immediately turned his face and looked at each other with Pei Mao. Then he smiled and said to the generals: "Our army entered Hanzhong from Chencang and traveled thousands of miles up the mountain. , it can be said that we have traveled through all the dangers and the soldiers have worked hard. Now that the important town has been conquered and there are no more dangerous passes in Hanzhong, I have discussed it with Duke Pei. Today, I will cook sheep and slaughter cattle and feast the soldiers to show that I will not forget the hard work of the generals and soldiers. "

Due to the difficult and dangerous mountain roads, the food and grass transported back and forth are ordinary corn, dried meat and other items, and very few fresh meats are transported. Now that the baggage collected from Yangping Pass has been opened up, the supply is enough to cheer up the three armies. Gaishun and Ju

Juan and his two men came from the Northern and Southern armies, and the daily food under their command was much better than that of ordinary soldiers and horses. Therefore, apart from expressing their happiness at being able to rest for a day, they were very indifferent to the rest.

On the other hand, the ordinary county soldiers and Qiang Di followers who seldom had access to fresh meat, and even dried meat were inedible, were so excited that military orders were passed on, and cheers resounded throughout the city.

During this period, someone came up and asked, "Can we kill the elk that attacked the camp last night and reward the army with them?"

At that time, Pei Mao, Xun You and others were looking at the situation map of Hanzhong that had been searched from Zhang Wei's mansion. While looking at it, he thought, just draw a few curved lines like this to represent the mountains and rivers, and a square is the map of the city. Follow his military lead.

Compared with the map he came from, it is extremely rough. However, this map is not without merit. At least there is a lot of geography on it that Zhao Wen never mentioned when he dictated it, and it has certain reference value.

After listening to the man's suggestion, Pei Mao asked without raising his head: "How much is left?"

The man followed up and replied: "Most of the thousands of elk that broke into the camp last night escaped under the night fog. I was busy chasing Yang Ren at that time, so I had no time to take care of it. When I counted them this morning, there were only more than a thousand elk left on the mountain.

Among them, three or four hundred died." As he spoke, he couldn't help but licked his lips, and said hopefully: "I'm thinking about it, I might as well kill and roast them, and give them to Pei Gong, Xun Jun, and others.

Generals, are you ready to use it?"

Gaishun and Jujun, who were standing aside, frowned slightly after hearing this.

"Hahaha." Pei Mao suddenly laughed. He raised his head and saw that the other person was a chief of the Qiang and Di tribe, so he said jokingly: "You are not satisfied with eating the pigs and sheep in the city.

Did you come up with the idea of ​​becoming a ‘hero’ in this battle?”

"This..." The man faltered. Fortunately, he was concerned about the identities of the people in front of him and could not tolerate them using vulgar language. He said what he wanted to say in his heart, "These are just beasts and cannot be considered heroes."

Swallowed it.

"You go down, there are many cattle and sheep in the treasury, enough for you and me to enjoy." Gaishun heard the sarcasm in Pei Mao's laughter and waved to the man.

Pei Mao still smiled, like a good old man with a gentle temper and soft ears, but his words were filled with majesty: "You can take those elk that are dead; if they survive, give them to them."

I'll keep it, I have other plans."

The man was secretly disappointed. If he had known this, he should have paid more just now. He never thought of using the credit of driving deer to break into the camp to bargain. After seeing the elite Northern and Southern Army, these Qiang Di from Wudu County

I have sincerely believed in the force of the Han Dynasty. Even if I return to the county in the future, I will not dare to think of causing trouble.

After the man retreated, the smile on Pei Mao's face immediately disappeared and he snorted coldly: "Afraid of strength and fond of profit, but greedy."

"The Qiang and Di people have always been like this. They live in the territory of my Han family, but they don't listen to the teachings and obey the rules. They follow their bad customs and make the strong king their king." Gaishun said disdainfully from the side.

His father, Gai Xun, often dealt with the Qiang people in Liangzhou and knew them very well. Especially when Gai Xun died at the hands of the Qiang and Hu, Gai Shun, as his son, has always been hostile to these people: "If you don't find a way to deal with it, you will be in trouble for the rest of your life."

trouble."

"Liu Gong and others in Bingzhou have organized the Southern Huns into households and paid taxes and services like the Han people. In a few years, their royal courts will no longer exist. If the country's method of dealing with foreigners has a miraculous effect, wait for the Han people

If the palace is rejuvenated, the barbarians of Yongliang will no longer cause trouble." Pei Mao said with admiration.
Chapter completed!