"What's wrong?" Lei Yuan asked with a smile.
He Zhen hesitated and said, "General Fu Bo is about to supervise the Jianghuai incident, will the general not know about it?"
"I have heard that Xiahou Dun's troops are in Anfeng."
"Since that's the case, what if General Xiahou attacks..."
"Yuan Gan should know that the army of Wu Hou had passed by Juchao and was about to attack Hefei?"
"Since the Battle of Chibi, Cao and Sun's army have fought in the Jianghuai River. If the Marquis of Wu does not come this year, I will be surprised."
"That's it. The Marquis of Wu brought 100,000 people here, and naturally divided his troops to cover the east and west wings, and would not rely solely on my guest army. I had received a military report before. The night after tomorrow, heavy troops from Jiangdong arrived in Lu'an, and I will meet with him. The reason why I asked Yuangan to take care of Yun's county was nothing to do with war, I just had to rely on Yuangan's reputation and maintain the local relatives."
He Zhen breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought I wanted me to fight against General Xiahou's troops here..."
"Where can it be!" Lei Yuan smiled. He leaned over to He Zhen and lowered his voice: "As I saw in Wancheng a few days ago, the military records in Jiangdong are... I can't let them be willing to do anything in Huan County. I have to have Yuan Gan in this regard!"
After decades of war, the grassroots governance that the Han Dynasty has improved from generation to generation has disappeared, and it will not be a day to rebuild it. Wherever the army passes, collects materials and maintains public security, they rely more and more on local tribes. Generally speaking, no matter what the outcome of the war is, local tribes can always expand their influence in this process.
"Just..." He Zhen hesitated: "The He family in our county can mobilize a little at the moment..."
"I will leave five hundred soldiers in the city to be responsible for the city defense. Please cooperate with them and recruit surrendered soldiers from the county; they will also cooperate with Yuangan to perform official duties."
"Five hundred soldiers?"
“That’s right.
He Zhen finally made up his mind: "Since that's the case, I will try my best to last for several days!"
"Okay! OK!" Lei Yuan stood up very happy, took his hand and shook it: "I'm done with it!"
At that moment, Lei Yuan sent He Zhen out and personally took Song Ming torch to him.
He Zhen was about to get on the horse and asked solemnly: "In other words, Xu Zhi left tomorrow, and the troops from Jiangdong will arrive the evening of the next day?"
"Yes. So Yuangan must hurry up and prepare."
"Please don't worry, General." He Zhen bowed and said goodbye.
After watching He Zhen and several servants disappear at the corner of the road, Lei Yuan turned back. Lei Yan and Mei Cheng, who had just left for a while, were waiting in the hall.
As soon as Lei Yuan stepped into the hall, he couldn't help but sigh: "Her indeed has a problem. What is the result of your investigation?"
Mei Cheng replied: "Previously, He Zhen had a close relationship with Jiang Ji, a former leader in Yangzhou. When Jiang Ji was transferred to the prefect of Danyang, He Zhen also received a visit from the scholars of his county. Recently, he heard that Jiang Ji would serve as Yangzhou again, and many people said that He Yuan Gan was very useful."
Lei Yan bowed and said, "I just found the servants of the He clan to ask. When our army attacked the city, He Qi of the He clan's eldest wife was still in the city; but now there is no trace, and several of his confidants are not there either."
Lei Yuan sighed again. He just used these two questions to ask He Zhen, but He Zhen’s answer was not the case.
Obviously, after the Lei family in Lujiang left, the He family slowly operated with the reputation of their family, and now it is time to take off. Therefore, their position will inevitably change and they are no longer the ally who has been mutually aided for decades.
The He clan has been in Huai County for more than 400 years, and his familiarity and mastery of the place is even greater than that of the Lei family. Although they lack force themselves, they have to hide from the garrison and secretly send envoys from Huai County to report to Cao's army. This is still easy to do.
After doing this, He Zhen was worried that his relationship with Cao's army would be discovered by the Lei family, so he was a little uneasy. So he bet on both sides and tried his best to persuade Li Zhen, intending to offer his own girl to make a good relationship with Lei Yuan.
Unfortunately, this move was too powerful, which aroused the suspicion of Lei Yuan and others. Mei Cheng then proposed to use the trick and instead made He Zhen use it for his own use.
It is expected that it will be tonight, and He Zhen will use all his strength to send people outside the city. Once Xiahou Dun learns that the Lei family troops are about to go and the heavy troops in Jiangdong are coming, he must seize this short opportunity and arrive at the county at full speed.
Lei Yan said again: "General, do you want to notify the generals on duty tonight to slightly reduce the number of people patrolling the city? If the next group of envoys arranged by He Zhen cannot get away, it will be unsightly."
Lei Yuan felt it was reasonable and immediately wrote a military order and sent it to He Song.
The next morning, the Lei family members began to set off one after another, leaving only a small number of people stationed in the city. He Zhen led the big tribes in the city, and the people went out to see him off with respect and manners. He was very respectful and polite, and presented ten trucks of food and fodder to Lei Yuan.
Lei Yuan and He Zhen bid farewell, and rode northward.
However, the thousands of people walked for more than ten miles. When they left the head of the county, they looked around and turned west and entered the mountainous area west of the county.
The mountain is a southern mountain with a large scale. The county is surrounded by undulating mountains and dense forests. After Lei Yuan's troops entered the mountainous area, they were divided into several columns and stretched south along the parallel mountain roads.
Only a few miles away from the plains, there were deep and dangerous steep cliffs and rocks in front of him, and there were also mountains and streams winding around, often forming waterfalls at clear heights and lower levels, making a deafening roar. The splashing water vapor was like clouds and mist, floating around in the deep valleys. Lei Yuan was indescribable relaxation here. While riding forward, he introduced to his subordinates from Yizhou what mountain it was, what peak it was, and what allusions and texts were.
At the same time, several other riders galloped at full speed along the official road adjacent to the Shui River. They all escaped from the middle of the county last night, took horses from the manor ten miles west of the county, and then ran wildly towards the northwest through the stars and moonlight.
That night, taking advantage of the moonlight, the horsepower was exhausted, and when they ran, they breathed like thunder and foamed out of their mouths. They had to stop and rest for a while, swam across the river the next morning, and then turn to the west.
There is a 250-mile official road from Yuxian to Anfeng. At this speed, it will not arrive until the evening. However, at noon, the several cavalry suddenly saw several scout cavalry appearing in front of them.
"That's General Xiahou's subordinate!" A knight shouted happily: "General Xiahou has sent troops!"
A scout leader in simple leather armor saw them from afar, waved his hand, shouted a few times, and then dozens of riders suddenly crossed the slope behind him and surrounded several riders. The choking smoke and the vibration of the ground frightened the horses surrounding the center of the Gai, so the horses kept snorting, and even stood up and neighed in panic.
The knight tried his best to appease the horses, and at the same time shouted to the scout cavalry: "Are they General Xiahou's subordinates? We are envoys from the county, and there is an emergency military report!"
"Come from the county?" The scout leader looked around his companions and smiled, "How long has it been? It's already the third batch, right?"
At that moment, he divided half of the cavalry wrapped around the messengers and headed back like lightning.
Chapter completed!