After visiting Lingyun Temple, Yang Anxuan led the convoy through Dafu Mountain to Fuyang City.
There are constant business and travel exchanges among the mountain roads, the weather is calm, and the banditry has been eliminated.
Yang Anxuan rode in front of the queue, looking left and right with a sense of complacency. He had a share of the credit for the prosperity and peace in front of him.
His arrival has made some changes in this era. Whether it is disaster relief in Jiyang or the suppression of bandits in Dafu Mountain, although his ability is small, his heart is still there.
Standing on Zhuma Hill, you can look at the rolling hills and beautiful rivers. One day, he will lead thousands of troops to change the world, end the troubled times, and restore peace to the world.
When Yang Anxuan and others arrived at Fuyang City, Kou Qianzhi also went down to Lingyun Temple. He did not return to Songshan, but continued southward.
Kou Qianzhi was going to Wujun to visit Sun Tai, the leader of the Five Pecks of Rice Taoism, to see the situation of the Tianshi Sect in Jin. Although Yang Anxuan said that the sect was prosperous in the north, he still wanted to see for himself whether it was prosperous in the south or the north.
Tian Dahe secretly left Beicheng and turned into a village not far away. The road in the village was narrow, with low thatched houses on both sides. The bluestone slabs on the ground were badly worn, and there was sewage underneath, and the smell was overflowing.
According to what the porter said, when we walked all the way to the end of the village, we saw the wall surrounded by piles of rocks. Tian Dahe stood outside and leaned into the courtyard to see two shirtless men skinning a dog.
Pushing open the rickety courtyard, Tian Dahe walked in. The smell of blood is strong in the courtyard.
Seeing Tian Dahe entering the courtyard, one of them put down his knife, wiped his hands on a rag, grinned with yellow teeth and said: "The Lord of the Fifth Village is here."
Tian Dahe remembered that this person was Zhao Ying's subordinate, nodded and said: "Brother Zhao is in the house?"
Huang Banya smiled and motioned for Tian Dahe to follow him inside. After walking through the dark house to the backyard, which was a hill, Huang Banya didn't stop, leading Tian Dahe up the mountain and into the woods behind the mountain.
After walking for a while in the forest, making many twists and turns, Tian Dahe was dizzy from the twists and turns, and was about to get angry. Huang Banya smiled and said: "Fifth Master, we are not far away. Brother Zhao told us to be careful."
After walking for another quarter of an hour, Tian Dahe saw Zhao Ying waiting for him with a smile on his face.
Tian Dahe stepped forward quickly, bowed respectfully, and said, "Tian Dahe has met Mr. Zhao."
A look of satisfaction flashed in Zhao Ying's eyes. This Tian Dahe was very knowledgeable, no wonder he was more durable than others.
"Brother, why are you so polite? Sit down and talk."
The two sat down on the rocks, and Tian Dahe discovered that Zhao Ying had a scar on his cheek.
Zhao Ying touched the scar and said: "I was shot by an army officer during Fuyang and almost died. I'm a tough man and the King of Hell won't accept it. Hahahahaha."
After a few words of greeting, Tian Dahe said: "Master Zhao, the servants are not free and have to go back before noon. What does Master Zhao have to do with the servants?"
Zhao Ying found out that Tian Dahe was a servant of Guo Qian, the magistrate of Pingshi City, and said: "When the army was defeated, two hundred brothers were imprisoned in the city to do hard labor. Zhao wanted to rescue them and then return to Longpao Mountain to return to Longpao Mountain. Keep up the old business.”
Tian Dahe asked: "How many people are there in the Zhao family now?"
"Less than a hundred people." Zhao Ying knew not to lie and said truthfully: "More than 20 people have entered the city, and there are about 60 people outside the city."
Tian Dahe thought about it for a while and said: "I'm afraid this manpower is not enough. There are five hundred soldiers and servants in the city. The dog officer named Guo has a poisonous heart, and the brother who does the hard labor is so weak that he died of exhaustion. People, even if they can be saved, they are still a drag and cannot escape far.”
Zhao Ying frowned and said, "We can't just watch our brothers suffer without saving them."
Tian Dahe calculated that there was some truth in Zhao Ying's words. With less than a hundred people trying to save people, it would be better to divert trouble to the east than to involve him, and said: "Master Zhao, Yang Anxuan, who wiped out the cottage two days ago, came to Pingshi City again. .”
Zhao Ying was startled, stood up and asked, "Why is he here again? How many troops and horses has he brought?"
Tian Dahe smiled and said: "Brother Zhao, don't be surprised. That boy is escorting his mother to visit relatives in Ruyang. He brought more than 20 Qingqi and more than ten carts of goods with him."
When Zhao Ying heard that Yang Anxuan was not here for him, he breathed a sigh of relief, sat back on the stone, and cursed: "Damn it, Yang is always plundering people's things. When he went back to his hometown to visit his relatives, he had more than ten carloads of stuff. If The cottage is still there, so we have to rob him."
"Ruyang is far away in Yuzhou. I heard that many Yan State's defeated troops fled to the mountains of Yuzhou. If Brother Zhao can get in touch and make this deal, dozens of horses can be fed." Tian Dahe With a sinister glint in his eyes, Yang Anxuan was like a thorn in his heart, and he felt uncomfortable every day until it was removed.
Zhao Ying was silent. Tian Dahe continued: "As long as you eat Yang Anxuan and seize the horses and goods, Brother Zhao can use the property to hire defeated soldiers, turn around and seize Pingshi City, and rob his mother."
Tian Dahe roared crazily, and in his mind he pictured Guo Qian's concubine hugging Guo Qian and his son crawling at his feet. A hissing laugh came out of his mouth, like a poisonous snake spitting out a message.
Zhao applied forcefully and patted Tian Dahe on the shoulder and said, "Brother, that's a good idea. You go back to the city and wait for the news, try to contact the brothers who are doing hard labor, and tell them that Boss Zhao is back to rescue them."
Tian Dahe smiled humbly and nodded, thinking in his heart that it was time for Master Tian to come and save them.
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The convoy passed through Fuyang to Pingchun, and then went north from Pingchun into the territory of Yuzhou. Zhou Yong was the commander of the team and was familiar with the roads. Yang Quanqi sent him as a guide.
Walking side by side with Yang Anxuan, Zhou Yong said with a smile: "Third Young Master, we will arrive at Langling tomorrow. Then we will pass through Queshan Mountain and head east to Xuanhu City (1). Once we reach Xuanhu City, we will walk north for two days. Ruyang City.”
Zhou Yong cherishes this opportunity very much. You must know that he was the commander of the village earlier than Zhao Tian. Now Zhao Tian is a commander, and Chen Hua is just a Qingqi under his command, and he is already on an equal footing with him.
Zhao Tian, Chen Hua and others are now guarding Mengjinguan. They have many opportunities to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds. How could they not make Zhou Yong envious.
Yang Anxuan said: "Brother Zhou, is Shanshan safe? Yesterday I heard from people at the inn that after Murong Chui killed Murong Yong, some troops fled to the Songshan area to cause trouble. There is no peace in Yuzhou. Please tell everyone to pay attention. .”
"Third Young Master, don't worry. They are all veterans, escorting the wife and young lady. Everyone is alert." Zhou Yong said with a smile: "If there are really some thieves who don't open their eyes, it will be a good time for them to see the power of the Yang Family Army."
The convoy passed Queshan City smoothly and turned eastward towards Xuanhu City. No one noticed that they were following behind.
I often encountered servants on the official road, and long queues of people carrying people on their backs winding for miles. After inquiring, I learned that the imperial court had ordered the governor of Yuzhou, Yu Kai, to station 20,000 troops in Xuanhu City to guard against the Yan army's southward invasion.
The army was stationed, and there was a lot of eating, drinking and diarrhea. Yu Cishi went on a campaign and asked the counties in Yuzhou to transport grain and grass to Xuanhu City.
The imperial court also issued a decree to allow Xuzhou's five thousand soldiers and horses to enter Xuanhu City to garrison, and the grain and grass would be collected and transported by Xuzhou itself.
The atmosphere on the road became tense. Yuan was afraid that Hu Bingnan would invade and the road would be uneasy, so he ordered to speed up to Ruyang and stop wandering around.
Xuanhu City has become a military city, and camps have been set up at the four gates. Since soldiers and horses were stationed in Xuanhu City, the merchants who passed by were often exploited. Governor Yu remained silent, and the county magistrate of Xuanhu City did not dare to offend these military officers. The merchants and merchants could only admit that they were unlucky.
Yang Anxuan and others were wearing leather armor, hanging swords and bows and arrows, and were dressed as officers and soldiers. They thought they were reinforcements along the way, and no one questioned them.
As the motorcade was about to enter the south city gate, a group of soldiers came from the west side of the city gate, carrying straw for the horses on their backs, and blocked the official road. These soldiers were not formal soldiers, but servants who returned from cutting horses and grass.
Yang Anxuan motioned to the motorcade to step aside temporarily and let them go first. Yang Anxuan noticed that there was one person in the team with a pile of horse grass on his back, weighing at least two hundred kilograms, more than twice as much as the others.
When the man passed by Yang Anxuan, Yang Anxuan couldn't help but praise: "What a strong man, how can he be a horse driver?"
The man threw the horse grass on his back to the ground, looked at Yang Anxuan and sighed: "A man bends his bow with three stones, but it is a pity that no one knows him."
Before Yang Anxuan could say anything, the soldiers escorting the second-level soldiers came over and whipped the man, scolding him: "Quaien, why are you complaining? If you throw horse grass again, I will skin you." .”
Quin and Yang Anxuan were struck by lightning, trembling with happiness.
He jumped off his horse and looked carefully at Quin. Quin is about thirty years old, with a square face, thick eyebrows and wide mouth, black cheeks and beard. He is tall and majestic.
"Good man, where is your family name?" Yang Anxuan suppressed his joy and could not directly explain that Kuai En was from Lanlingcheng County. That was really astonishing. He was even more of a heavenly master than Kou Tianshi.
The soldier holding the whip looked at Yang Anxuan and asked, "What do you do? Don't block the way. If you hand over horse grass by mistake, you can't afford to suffer."
Yang Anxuan took out the captain's seal from his arms and waved it in front of the soldiers. He did not say that he was the captain of Yongzhou (2), and said vaguely: "I am the lieutenant colonel of the army. Where are you from? Who will rule it?"
When the soldier saw the official seal in Yang Anxuan's hand, he immediately shrank a little and said respectfully: "We are Yuzhou soldiers and horses, and we are under the command of the school captain Hu Gu."
Seeing Kuai En bending down to pick up the horse straw, Yang Anxuan refused to let go of this fierce general and said to Zhou Yong: "Brother Zhou, you take the convoy to the city and stay there, so you can go and see Captain Hu."
Zhou Yong didn't know what Yang Anxuan was going to do, so he nodded in agreement. Yang Anxuan went to Yuan's car to report it and asked Yuan to take the money and take it with him. Zhou Yong led the convoy into the city first without mentioning it.
After catching up with the team transporting grass, Yang Anxuan smiled and said to the soldier: "Brother, please introduce Captain Hu to Yu, and tell Yang Anxuan of Jiyang to see you."
As he spoke, he took out a bunch of money and stuffed it into the soldier's hand. The soldier accepted it with a smile and nodded in agreement.
Yang Anxuan walked to Kuaien and said softly: "Kuai'en, Yu is the captain of Yongzhou. I see that you are a warrior. Are you willing to follow me to Yongzhou to join the army?"
Quin looked at this strange young man in surprise and asked hesitantly: "Why does the general help his servant?"
"I see that your load of grass is twice that of others, which shows that your strength is twice that of ordinary people." Yang Anxuan said: "You just said that you can shoot a three-stone bow. How can such an athlete wear a strong sword and make achievements on the battlefield? How can you be a horse driver? Help you. It’s to help yourself and benefit both parties.”
Kuai En was moved by Yang Anxuan and said: "If the general can persuade Colonel Hu, Kuai En is willing to accompany the general to Yongzhou."
Without much trouble, he met the school captain Hu Gu and reached a deal with two taels of gold. Kuai En was transferred from Yuzhou Boshi to Yongzhou Jiashi.
Yang Anxuan was very happy. Kuai En was a brave general. History books said that he had experienced hundreds of battles, had extraordinary courage, and had great military exploits. The most important comment to Yang Anxuan was that he was "sincere and loyal." How could he miss such a character.
After finding out that Kuai En knew how to ride a horse, Yang Anxuan simply spent another twenty gold to buy a war horse, leather armor and iron spear from Hu Gu.
Looking at the majestic Kuai En, who was wearing armor and holding his hand, Yang Anxuan smiled heartily and said: "Quai En, I am so happy that I have got you now, and I wouldn't exchange it for ten thousand gold."
Kuai En was deeply moved when he saw that Yang Anxuan valued him so much. He knelt on one knee and said, "Quai En is willing to die for the general."
Yang Anxuan mingled his hands and said, "You kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds on the battlefield, which is repaying the fool."
Hu Gu on the side said with emotion: "Quaien, you are really lucky to meet General Yang, so cherish it."
Yang Anxuan said with concern: "Quaien, do you have a wife, children, or children at home? You might as well take them to Jiyang, and Yuhui will arrange them for you."
"Kuai has not yet married, and the elderly at home have brothers to take care of them. All he needs to do is say hello to the villagers and ask them to take the letter back. Kuai En is willing to follow the general."
