Outside Yangping Pass, Liu Zhang finally led his army to this place. It took two months, but it was half a month later than expected!
We didn’t encounter any obstacles or changes along the way. The most time-consuming thing was actually resting!
After walking continuously for a month, many soldiers' families began to have various problems, and the army's marching speed was less than thirty miles a day!
Liu Zhang originally wanted to urge the march, but after thoroughly understanding the problem, he gave up the idea of urging.
These people really don't have such strong foot strength. If they continue to walk like this, there will definitely be casualties!
In order to avoid problems for the soldiers' families, Liu Zhang could only rest frequently. After passing Chencang and entering Chencang Road, the mountain road further restricted the marching speed. In the end, it took him two months to reach Yangping Pass!
The city gate of Yangpingguan is open, and drums and music are playing on both sides. Jia Xu, led by Huang Zhong, Xu Huang, Guoyuan, Sun Qian, Yan Shan, Yang Lin, Yan Pu, and others have been waiting here for a long time!
"Lord!"
Jia Xu stepped forward quickly, walked to Liu Zhang and bowed, his voice full of excitement.
"Wenhe!"
Liu Zhang immediately turned over and dismounted, helped Jia Xu up, and held Jia Xu tightly with both hands.
"Wenhe, thank you for your hard work!"
From the time Liu Zhang led his army to leave at the end of 188 AD, it is already halfway through 190 AD! In these nearly two years, Jia Xu has never given Liu Zhang any bad news! Even when Han Sui attacked Hanzhong, he only wrote to him after he was repulsed. With Liu Zhang, the purpose is to let Liu Zhang concentrate on dealing with the situation in Luoyang!
Why didn't Liu Zhang understand Jia Xu's good intentions? Without Jia Xu, Hanzhong would have been in chaos long ago. How could there be such a prosperous situation?
"My lord, this is what I should do! It is also my honor!"
Jia Xu's eyes were a little red. A scholar will die for his confidant. How lucky he is to meet such a lord and get his attention!
Liu Zhang was also moved in his heart. Without Jia Xu, how could he be where he is today, and how could he be so unscrupulous in Luoyang!
"Wen He, the friendship between you and me is difficult to express in words. To say too much would be a blasphemy against our feelings!"
Jia Xu was even more moved and nodded desperately, but was speechless!
Liu Zhang patted Jia Xu's hand gently, and then hurriedly walked behind him. These civil and military officials were also his trusted ministers, so naturally they couldn't be left out in the cold!
"I'll wait to see my lord!"
"Hansheng! Gongming! Zini! Gongyou!..."
Liu Zhang stepped forward, called everyone's name, and patted everyone on the shoulder!
The people who were photographed undoubtedly straightened their backs. They knew that this photograph meant that Liu Zhang recognized them and valued them!
After greeting everyone, Liu Zhang retreated slightly until he was in front of Jia Xu.
"You are all my confidants, Liu Zhang. I know that without your efforts, Hanzhong would never be in the current situation! Liu Zhang would like to express his gratitude to you!"
After saying this, Liu Zhang bowed deeply to express his recognition of everyone's achievements.
Whether it was military generals such as Huang Zhong, Xu Huang, or civil servants such as Guoyuan and Sun Qian, they were all moved by Liu Zhang's words, and then they all bowed to Liu Zhang.
"Lord! We will go through fire and water for your lord, no matter what!"
"Everyone, please get up quickly!"
Liu Zhang stepped forward to help everyone up again. This reunion after nearly two years made him deeply touched!
"Commander Jia, we haven't seen you for so long. Do you miss me?"
"Haha, Brother Huang, Brother Xu, you don't know, this time I will show off my power in Luoyang!"
"Lao Yang, look at you, how thin you are!"
"..."
Liu Zhang waved to the back, and Dian Wei ran over and shouted at everyone.
It has to be said that when Dian Wei made such a fuss, the atmosphere instantly became much more cheerful.
"What's good and what's bad will come soon. While you're reminiscing about old times, I'll let everyone get to know each other first."
With the new additions of Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, Liu Zhang naturally wanted them to get to know each other. Firstly, they would train together soon, and secondly, he would show the importance he attached to Zhang Liao and Gao Shun.
"Wenyuan, Zhaoda, come here."
Gao Shun and Zhang Liao had already dismounted and were waiting. After hearing Liu Zhang's instructions, they quickly stepped forward.
"Let me introduce you to each other. This is Zhang Liao, courtesy name Wenyuan, and this is Gao Shun, courtesy name Zhaoda. These two are my new generals!"
"Zhang Liao is the captain of Han Xing, commanding the Han Xing camp. Gao Shun is the captain of Han Sheng, commanding the trapped camp."
"..."
Next, Liu Zhang introduced in detail how Gao Shun and Zhang Liao got to know the most important officials under his command, and briefly described their positions and abilities.
Zhang Liao and Gao Shun naturally did not dare to be careless and took the initiative to greet everyone. This move also won everyone's favor.
A simple reminiscence at the city gate lasted for more than half an hour! Finally, it was Xun You's reminder that Liu Zhang remembered that there were tens of thousands of troops behind him!
Liu Zhang immediately arranged for the soldiers and their families to enter Yangping Pass, and then handed over all settlement matters to Yan Shan and Yan Pu and his son, and handed over the remaining soldiers to Yang Lin for settlement.
After entering Yangping Pass, they were completely in Liu Zhang's territory. There would be no threat in the entire Hanzhong Plain. Liu Zhang no longer had to march slowly with these soldiers. He called Jia Xu and Xun You and led the Wufeng Battalion to quickly move to the south.
Zheng, and ordered his generals to move their troops to Nanzheng City.
Liu Zhang ordered the troops to march at a normal speed. The cavalry's marching speed was far inferior to that of the infantry, and the marching speed immediately increased.
"Wen He, how are the things I arranged for you going?"
The journey was relatively boring. Surrounded by Jia Xu and Xun You, Liu Zhang naturally started talking about political affairs.
"Lord, the migration of the three eastern counties is in progress, and I have sent Yang Ren and Yang Ang there."
"Yang Ren and Yang Ang? Are they the two sons of the Yang Lin family?"
Liu Zhang looked at Jia Xu with some surprise. He didn't expect that Jia Xu would send the two of them for such a big event as migration.
"Yes, these two people have grown a lot after the Battle of Yangping Pass, and this kind of thing just gives them some experience!"
Liu Zhang nodded. It seemed that the previous battle had left Jia Xu with a good impression of these two men!
"How long will it take to complete the migration?"
"The population of the three counties is estimated to be around 100,000, and all of them will be moved to Nanzheng by the end of next month at the latest."
Jia Xu didn't think at all and just blurted out, obviously he had done enough homework.
"So fast!"
Liu Zhang was still very surprised by this speed. It was easier to go from Nanzheng to Dongsan County, relying on the Han River to go straight down the river, but it was more difficult to return to Hanzhong from Dongsan County, which required sailing against the current.
There is also a land route from Dongsan County to Nanzheng, but it is very difficult, especially for large groups such as migrating people. It is absolutely impossible to take the land route.