However, when Xie Xuan stood on the slope and looked around, the area near Yuanjiang garrison could almost be described as calm.
From a distance, we can see farmers gathering together in twos and threes and working hard to cultivate their crops. There are also soldiers standing guard on high platforms in the garrison.
You don't need to look closely to know that they are all citizens of the Jin Dynasty and have nothing to do with Di Qin.
So, what about those Di Qin troops?
Huan Chong still wanted to be ashamed, and he felt embarrassed about his withdrawal from Shangming. So, after arriving at Shangming, he only wrote letters to his descendant Huan Shiqian, and would never have any contact with Xie Xuan.
According to Huan Chong's letters, he had arrived at Shangming with his Jingzhou troops and did not encounter Di Qin's pursuing troops along the way.
Of course, there were no pursuers. The Qin army did not expect that Huan Chong would escape before the battle. They are probably still confused in Xiangyang City.
If they had known that Huan Chong would retreat without a fight, why would they have come all the way from Xinye? Wouldn't it be nice to stay in Xinye?
Xie Xuan was very worried about the peace outside the Yuanjiang garrison, so Tan Pingzhi and Duan Xian took the initiative to ask Ying to go and investigate.
The two of them were not riding war horses. They were all working farmers outside the city. The specific situation in the city was not yet clear. They were also afraid of disturbing the villagers, so they changed into casual clothes and finally restrained the fierce aura around them.
As soon as they stepped into the field, they heard the farmers talking. They didn't pay much attention at first, but as they walked, Tan Ping stopped.
"what happened?"
Duan Xian saw that he looked in one direction for a while, then strode towards that direction and quickly followed.
Tan Pingzhi hurriedly walked across the field ridge, quickly found his target, grabbed the man's wrist, and pulled him back.
The big man with a mustache screamed in pain: "What are you doing?"
"let me go!"
The big man with the mustache, whose name was Chang Shan, was grinning and twisting his body desperately. The farmer next to him also came up to him. When Tan Ping saw that he refused to submit, he said to everyone: "This man is a spy!"
"I'm going to take him away!"
"Who are you, and you can take care of our affairs here?"
"How did you know he was a spy?"
The villagers are not fools. Tan Ping's appearance clearly shows that he is not a local. It has always been the tradition of the villagers to protect indigenous farmers.
Ping Ping laughed: "Didn't you hear that his accent is different from yours?"
hiss……
The farmers took a deep breath and looked at each other in confusion. Chang Shan, the tall man with a mustache, saw doubts on their faces and screamed inwardly that it was bad.
Ruined!
He was discovered!
Chang Shan immediately stiffened his face and stopped talking. Since Tan caught him based on his accent, the best way to deal with it was to stop talking.
However, Tan Pingzhi's words immediately enlightened the doubtful villagers.
"right!"
"It's the accent!"
"You're right, no wonder I always feel like something is wrong."
From the conversations among the villagers, Tan Pingzhi discovered that this so-called farmer had only appeared near the garrison a few days ago.
The villagers saw that he was pitiful in his rags and rags, so they took him in. They also saw that he was very diligent in farming, and then they gradually dropped their guard against him.
Today, Chang Shan was eager to collect information, so he chatted a few more words. The villagers were already a little suspicious, but they missed the point.
"Thanks to you, this good man, this man is still asking us about the situation in the garrison today!"
"If it's a little later, maybe he will spread the news to Di Qin!" The villagers applauded Tan Pingzhi in unison. The north has been almost unified, and those who can go to Yuanjiang garrison to collect intelligence, except Di Qin,
There will be no other people.
"So, you really have good eyesight!" Duan Xian patted Lao Tan on the shoulder and praised him.
The atmosphere was already so heated, but Chang Shan still refused to give in.
"You have wronged me. I am just an ordinary farmer. My hometown was hit by a disaster and I had no land to farm, so I ended up here!"
The big man is full of confidence. Although his hand is still held by Tan Pingzhi, his waist is still very straight. I am sure that you will not be able to grasp my handle.
The villagers are simple and easy to incite, and just a few words can make them switch to Chang Shan's side again.
"Indeed, this man knows how to farm. We have been farming together for several days. His posture shows that he has been farming regularly!"
Faced with the occasional hot-headedness of the villagers, Tan Ping was fearless. He stared at Chang Shan's mustache and smiled ferociously: "You think you can get away with it just because you are a farmer?"
"You take me too simply!"
"Of course you are a farmer, and you are not a Di, you are a Han!"
"Han Chinese!"
"How can this be!"
The expressions on the faces of the villagers changed suddenly, and they exclaimed that it was incredible!
In the simple concept of the villagers, under such a tense situation of chaos in the Central Plains, people of all ethnic groups should be closely united.
The Han people should naturally stand with the Han people, so why would they help Di Qin spy on intelligence?
Suddenly, the crowd was in a state of excitement, and all the unpalatable words flew out, such as forgetting one's ancestors, selling one's ancestors for glory, pigs, dogs, etc.
If Duan Xian and Tan Pingzhi hadn't stopped him, the angry villagers would have beaten Chang Shan into a pulp.
"Don't be upset, folks. Anyway, the man has been caught now. We just send him to the military camp for interrogation."
"You'd better hurry up and get busy with your farm work!"
When everyone heard this, they could only let Tan Pingzhi take Chang Shan away. After he left, discussions among the crowd emerged.
"Who is this guy?"
“Never seen that before!”
The nearby villagers live near the garrison all year round, provide military supplies and food for the soldiers in the garrison, and are very familiar with the generals in the army.
After thinking about it, I have never seen this person before.
"He should be a great general too!"
"Look at him walking like a dragon and a tiger, and his posture is majestic. He is definitely not an ordinary person!"
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"You don't have to be downcast. The general won't do anything to you. Just cooperate honestly and don't think about lying to get through."
Ever since he was taken aside, Chang Shan had always looked like he was so bitter and resentful that he was about to commit suicide. Tan Pingzhi couldn't help laughing when he saw him like this.
"I am a farmer and a Han Chinese. Does this mean I am a spy?"
The two of them waded across the river before Chang Shan spoke. He looked at Tan Pingzhi confidently, while Duan Xian, who was in charge of the escort, was also very curious.
He hurriedly followed up and asked, but Tan Pingzhi had no choice but to tell the truth.
"According to my judgment, you are indeed a farmer, but you should be a farmer in Wubao. Di Qin has occupied the north for a long time, and so many cities and counties have been conquered by them. The people of Wubao can't survive, and those who surrender to Di Qin can't
Many, so you are both a Han and a farmer, but now you have probably been incorporated into the army by Di Qin."