"When Shaanzhou launched an attack on our Nanxiang County, they left, saying they were going to Shaanzhou to help them show off their ancestors."
"I guess it has already started..."
Huang Chenzhi said to Wu Dayong.
"Made!"
"A bunch of people are unjust!"
"You just left secretly like that? You didn't even say a word to me!"
Wu Dayong said very dissatisfied.
The people before them were all among the first group of people who followed Zhang Bao, and their relationship with each other was not comparable to that of others.
"Dayong, don't even think about it. If I tell you, wouldn't everyone know that you are such a big-mouthed person?"
"I guess they have already started arresting people in Shaanzhou before they even start digging."
Huang Chenzhi glanced at Wu Dayong with contempt.
Wu Dayong:……
"Okay, having said that, since you have given the order, we still have to send troops as soon as possible."
"Our Sanhe County is adjacent to Nanxiang County. If there is an incoming attack, we will be the first to bear the brunt. Fortunately, there are only a few official roads coming from Nanxiang County, and the rest are rugged and winding mountain roads."
"As far as defense is concerned, we are still very confident."
Huang Chenzhi stroked his beard and said.
"Don't be so conservative!"
"We have a lot of explosives now, so we can make sure they never come back!"
"I will personally lead two thousand troops to go there. I will definitely destroy them before the adults come!"
Wu Dayong patted his chest and said.
During this period, a lot of explosives were replenished in the original Hejian Village, and Wu Dayong was very confident.
"It doesn't seem to work..."
"My lord has sent a note here to arrange things for the two of us."
Huang Chenzhi said as he took out a piece of paper.
"Sent from your lord?"
"when?!"
Wu Dayong snatched it away.
"Just now, sir, maybe you remembered something in the middle of the road, so you should have had it delivered by carrier pigeon in advance."
Huang Chenzhi pointed to the crumpled mark on the paper and said.
"Stone...big...car?"
"Well... Mr. Huang, you also know that I am a rough guy. Although I learned some calligraphy from adults, some of the words are still..."
Wu Dayong stuffed the note back into Huang Chenzhi's hand with some embarrassment.
Huang Chenzhi rolled his eyes.
"Your Majesty wants us to build some more catapults. They must be bigger and can throw things far away."
Huang Chenzhi pointed to the message on the note and said.
"Catapult?"
"What do you need a catapult for?"
"You can't get away with it on this mountain road."
Wu Dayong was a little puzzled.
"I guess it might be used when attacking the city. Now that the people of Shaanzhou can't defend it, I'm afraid the troublesome thing will be to attack the city later."
Huang Chenzhi guessed and said.
"Then what are you waiting for?"
"start!"
Wu Dayong rolled up his sleeves.
…
The area to the south of Heyang County and adjacent to Nanxiang County is a deep mountain.
Blocked by these deep mountains, there is not much contact between Heyang County and Nanxiang County.
Even before, when Zhang Bao and others vigorously promoted merchant trade throughout Hezhou, Nanxiang County was not greatly affected due to its terrain.
On the contrary, I have always had some contacts with Shaanzhou.
At this time, in a canyon, a group of people was walking slowly.
“This place is nice!”
"We're stuck here!"
"Xiang Shi, lead your people and camp outside the valley. We from Yunzhong County will go in first, so that we can take care of each other."
Xie Yunsong said to Xiangshi.
After coming out of Yunzhong County, Xie Yunsong went all the way south. On the way, he met Xiangshi who came from Hehe County, and he also led a group of people on the way to Nanxiang County.
After joining forces, there were five thousand men and horses in total. Xiangshi naturally had to follow Xie Yunsong's orders and came to the valley in the south of Heyang County.
This valley is an official road from Heyang County to Nanxiang County.
Although it is said to be an official road, it is still much narrower than official roads in other flat places.
Barely enough for a carriage to pass.
There are steep cliffs on both sides that are difficult to climb, and there are still some traces of the snow that fell after the early winter.
At this time, many refugees came from Nanxiang County.
Since Nanxiang County was captured by Shaanzhou, more people have fled.
Especially the people in Songshan County, under the atrocities committed by Yang Song, fled north with their families.
Sanhe County and Hehe County in the south of Heyang County have also been busy accepting many refugees recently.
The current situation is different from previous disasters.
At that time, there was famine all over the land, and every county was overwhelmed with famine. In addition, many refugees and refugees were carrying the plague.
Therefore, counties have different attitudes towards refugees.
But it's different now.
They came from the military disaster, and they are all people from Hezhou. The food reserves in various counties have been more than sufficient in the past two years, so there will naturally not be too much pressure to help these refugees.
Xie Yunsong wrapped himself in a cotton coat.
"Why does it feel colder this year than last year?"
Xie Yunsong said to the few military princes around him.
"How can you, sir?"
"This year is much more comfortable than last year. Last year we didn't have these warm clothes and were freezing to death. This year, the conditions are not better. We can ensure that every soldier has thick clothes to wear. This was unimaginable before.
.”
"We feel it's much warmer than last year."
"The reason why you feel cold is that I feel that you may not have been active for a while and are a little weak..."
A military lord on the side said.
"Listening to what you said, it seems to make some sense. During this period of time, life was just like the landowners before. The food was good, but the more I ate, the less willing I was to move, so I just followed him out."
"This person still needs to move around. To tell you the truth, I feel like I've gained weight recently, and I feel a little out of my depth in doing things at night."
Xie Yunsong lowered his voice and said.
"Hahaha!"
"Sir, you have to practice. Don't wait until there is a battle. Don't be defeated by some soldiers."
Several military princes burst out laughing after hearing this.
"I'm not bragging to you!"
"When the fight starts, I will show you what it means to have a sword that never grows old!"
Xie Yunsong smiled and patted the knife on his waist.
"Report!"
"grown ups!"
"We found a group of people ahead!"
"A group of people were found on the path on the left side of the valley!"
"Countless people and horses were found on the hillside on the right side of the valley!"
At this moment, several scouts sent by Xie Yunsong came back to report.