The next day, the brigade left the camp again and headed north along the riverside road.
After the rain stopped, mosquitoes in the forest rose, like a cluster of impermanent smoke, making a buzzing sound, launching charges to the soldiers.
During the march, people and horses were one after another, and they were not allowed to slap and dodge. Fortunately, the soldiers had accumulated considerable experience and picked some kind of grass leaves every day, chewed them into pieces and applied the yellow-green juice all over their bodies.
This grass leaf is extremely bitter. Lei Yuan chews while walking and chewing, and he felt that his entire mouth was almost numb, and the juice applied to his body was mixed with Han water and flowed stickyly.
No matter what, the destination was almost here and everyone became happy. The young guide noticed everyone's emotions and was particularly active in organizing and guiding the way.
Due to local road conditions, there is no wide road for two thousand people to pass directly, so each department actually marches along several parallel roads. Sometimes the distance between the road and the road is farther, and sometimes the road and the road intersect. This requires a guide to make suggestions and adjust the pace of the department at any time.
At this moment, there were seven or eight guides serving Lei Yuan's troops, all of whom were surnamed He, and they were of the same clan of the young guide. The young guide called He Ping, who looked quite prestigious among the people. Although he had never read a book and his words were vulgar, he acted in a meticulous and solid manner and assisted the departments in their actions. He had no omissions for several days.
Lei Yuan traveled thousands of miles to Yizhou and needed some subordinates who were familiar with the local situation. He Ping had a good personality. Yesterday, when the mountain collapsed, he showed enough cleverness and persistence, and Lei Yuan wanted to recruit him.
At this moment, seeing He Ping's agile body jumping past the rocky beach beside the queue, Lei Yuan called it.
The two stood on the side of the road and talked.
"Jun He, are you a native of Dangqu?"
He Ping said respectfully: "Yes."
Lei Yuan smiled and said, "I am General Fenwei under General Zuo, the prefect of Yidu. I am about to go to Dangqu to assist Pang Fujun. I believe you already know?"
He Ping had already inquired about it before. He knew that Lei Yuan was a capable subordinate of General Zuo and was extremely powerful in Jingzhou. At this moment, several of his companions who followed him were also very identifiable officials. He even had a vague feeling that the sudden entry of important officials in Jingzhou into Shu represents a new trend. In this new future, perhaps some people are about to die, while others can seize the opportunity to soar.
This feeling made He Ping's heart beat faster and he almost couldn't breathe.
He Ping became more and more respectful: "The villain once heard from the general's subordinates."
"In the past few days, I have been caring for you. I think that with your talents, you should not be a guide. I want to recruit you as a clerk, help me act locally and serve the country and the people. I wonder if you are willing?"
He Ping immediately showed a surprise expression. But he hesitated for a moment and said, "General, I cannot ask for it. But the clan members have served Pang Fujun for many years and have received considerable favors..."
Just as he was talking about this, he saw the army and troops around Lei Yuan, and his troops passed by in a row. Although he was inevitably embarrassed due to the fatigue of the long journey, the soldiers still had a majestic and solemn orderly every move; and the generals and officers of each department were even more courageous. At a glance, they knew that they were people with extraordinary identities and wiseness.
He Ping couldn't help but think: "General Lei is very kind and reasonable. His army is stronger than the ordinary army I have seen. If you can get such a person to recruit him personally, what kind of clan am I concerned about?"
Thinking of this, he immediately changed his mind: "So, please let me report to the outside world. After I inform them, I will come and serve the general."
Lei Yuan knew that although these monks were deeply sinicized, they still clan groups. The political choice of the clan leader represents the choice of the entire tribe and cannot be shaken. Not only monks, but almost all barbarians in various places are like this. But He Ping's words are very interesting. He said the "clanmen" before, and later it became "outsiders", which vaguely showed that both sides might not be bound together.
"Outsider? Why are your surnames?"
"The villain's surname is Wang. Because his parents died since childhood, he was raised in his grandfather's house, so why did he change his surname?"
"Do you call Wang Ping?" Lei Yuan responded casually, and was suddenly surprised: "Wang Ping?"
"yes."
"Haha, haha." Lei Yuan smiled and said, "Is this... a surprise?"
Wang Ping was in a daze. Someone in the queue in front met a fork and asked the guide loudly. He hurriedly accused Lei Yuan of guilt and hurriedly went there.
"It's really that Wang Ping?" Lei Yuan looked at his departure back and continued to move forward with his horse.
The Wang Ping he thought of was the outstanding general in his previous life, the late Ji Hanzhong general Wang Ping, who was responsible for guarding Hanzhong. If Wang Ping was the one who was Wang Ping, it would have been a big profit. However, there were many people with the same name and surname in the world, and Lei Yuan was not sure. Just think of him as a capable and reliable guide to recruit him, that would be fine.
After walking for another two hours, the terrain gradually widened, and the mountains on both sides slowly left the valley, leaving a small plain in the middle. This is Dangqu County.
Lei Yuan and others stood in the mountains and looked at them. They could see that the Dangqu City in the middle of the plain was not large in size, but the city walls were thick and solid, with high barriers, and it looked like a military fortress guarding among the mountains. Below the city wall, the Dangqu water flowed back and forth, and the flat wilderness was scattered with scattered villages and fields reclaimed from one side.
This place was originally the capital of the ancient country of Qi. The people of Qi were brave and brave, and they were keen and danced. They used wooden boards as their slabs, so they were called Banban. Some people said that Qi was the Qu, which was the origin of the name Dangqu. Qi was destroyed by Ba, Shu, and after the Qin Dynasty and Bashu were joined, they established a county here, and their household registration was tens of thousands at its peak.
The local Han family was Feng. Decades ago, there were Feng Huan, Feng Fu and his son. The former became the governor of Youzhou and once followed Ban Gu to attack the Xiongnu in the north; the latter served as the Sili lieutenant and the general of the ches and cavalry, and had the record of attacking the Wuling barbarians.
In recent years, a large number of local people have raised up many rebellions due to their hardships, attacked prefectures and counties, and even echoed the Yellow Turbans. At this time, the most powerful leaders of the monks, such as Du Bian, Pu Hu, Yuan Yue, etc., were all controlled by Zhang Lu and fought with Pang Xi, the prefect of Brazil County, signed by Liu Zhang, for years.
Therefore, although Pang Xi's Baxi County District was in Langzhong, he often led his troops out to Dangqu, which was to intimidate the Ba people and the monks in the deep mountains, and to facilitate support for Hanchang County, which was further north of the Micang Road.
Before leaving the Yidao, everyone heard Jian Yong introduce Pang Xi.
This king was born in a large family in Henan. He was the first to be a counselor and was in love with Liu Yan, who was the Taichang at the time. Before, Liu Yan's eldest son Liu Fan and others successively followed Ma Teng, intending to attack Chang'an and eradicate Li Jue, but failed and executed. Pang Xi rescued several of Liu Yan's grandchildren and then entered Shu together.
After Liu Yan's death, he and Zhao Wei were both important political officials, but they had amassed each other with Liu Zhang. Zhao Wei was eventually defeated and died. Pang Xi's daughter married Liu Zhang's eldest son Liu Xun, and her relationship with Liu Zhang was a little closer, so the two sides did not break up in the end. Liu Zhang then gave Pang Xi to become the prefect of Brazil, and she looked like another prince under the princes.
Chapter completed!