Everyone was also very excited about He Sian's proposal, but there were still some differences on the candidate to lead the army. After all, He Sian was new and still young. However, in the end, with the strong approval of Zhang Heng, Zhang Lu and others, He Sian's proposal was approved. proposal. Everyone discussed the details of sending troops for a long time, and finally decided to send troops to Wudu ten days later. He Sian selected young men from among the refugees as the main force, while Hanzhong generals Yang Ren and Yang Ang led a force of about 2,000 people as support. Then send people to communicate with the Di people and coordinate the dispatch of troops. As a reward, Zhang Lu promised that if He Sian captured Wudu, he would go to the court and ask for his appointment as the prefect of Wudu. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Zhang Lu and the Yang family were supporting this young man. Although they were a little jealous, they did not raise any objections.
In the afternoon, He Sian had a long secret talk with Zhang Lu, Jia Xu, and Xu Rong. During this period, Zhao Yun and Xu Shu, who had originally planned to leave tomorrow, learned that their lord was preparing to conquer Wudu in person, so they hurried over and stated that they would participate in the capture of Wudu. battle.
During this year, although there were no major battles during the immigration process, frictions with bandits, horse thieves and other forces were inevitable, and Zhao Yun also showed his prowess for the first time in this process. As for Xu Shu, under the stimulation of Jia Xu, Li Ru, Cao Cao and others, he restrained his sharpness and acted much calmer. Moreover, immigration is easy, but how to coordinate the overall planning, distribution of personnel, materials, etc. is very cumbersome, and Xu Shu is more than 20 years old. Then you can manage the matter in an orderly manner by yourself, and you will know your talents.
In addition, the two are responsible for immigration matters, so they naturally have a better understanding with this group of Montenegrin troops. Considering that this Wudu battle was the first time He Sian led troops, it was of great significance and could not be missed! In the end, under Jia Xu's arrangement, Xu Shu and the two of them stayed temporarily and prepared to go out with the army. Of course, the immigration side could not relax. Xu Shu arranged for some veterans to be temporarily responsible for the immigration. However, He Sian was still worried, and even sent the guards around him. The relatively calm Liao Hua was sent out to replace Zhao Yun's role.
Time flies, and soon it's time to set off. After several days of integration, He Sian selected a total of 30,000 elite troops to fight in Wudu. After receiving Zhang Lu's letter, the foreign tribe also decisively sent troops, led by Baiqing Di King's "Ten Thousands", Leading three thousand men and horses to go on an expedition together, after all, Hanzhong has a strong army and horses, and after these years of peaceful coexistence, the surrounding foreigners also enjoy this rare peace, and naturally they are not willing to start another war. In addition, coupled with the two thousand troops led by Yang Ren and Yang Ang, the group rushed to Wudu in a mighty manner.
In the early morning of the next day, a dilapidated city appeared in front of everyone's eyes. As the people and horses approached, they realized that Wudu was silent at this time. When they were about a hundred feet away from the city, He Sian ordered to stop moving and gave Zhao Yun a look. , the latter understood, and ordered about a thousand people holding shields and swords to step forward carefully to investigate. After about two sticks of incense, Zhao Yun returned with his troops. At this time, Wan Qian from the two troops next to him, and Yang Ren Yang Ang also came closer and saw Zhao Yun dismounting and ordering his men to carry up a dying old man.
He Sian ordered his men to bring dry food and water to the old man. When the old man regained consciousness, he told intermittently what happened here.
The Xiaoyue clan to the west of Wudu is mainly composed of Qiang and Han people. As Hanzhong began to trade with foreigners, they also began to try to trade with neighboring Wudu in exchange for some food and daily necessities. Everything was fine, but with Li Jue's rebellion, war reignited in Xiliang. Wudu City, located at the junction of Hanzhong and Liangzhou, was not immune. Young men were coerced by various forces to join the army, and most of them Food and property were also taken away and used as military supplies. Misfortunes never come singly. When there were some old, weak, women and children left in the city, and they were preparing to flee to Hanzhong, the Xiaoyue clan saw that Wudu was undefended, so they attacked with their entire clan, and looted all the food and other supplies that had been left. And when they heard that Hanzhong They sent troops to attack, brought food and property, and coerced the remaining villagers to abandon the city and flee westward overnight. Counting the time, they had already gone for more than two hours.
He Sian and Xu Shu looked at each other, and both saw anger in each other's eyes. As the saying goes, it is painful to prosper people and to destroy them. This group of poor people already had a hard time surviving under the oppression of corrupt officials. In the era of war and chaos, even survival became a luxury.
Soon, He Si'an gathered his emotions, and first raised his hands to the Baiqing Di King 'Qian Qian' who came over, and said: "Thank you very much, King Di, for sending troops to help. It's over now. I can go to Hanzhong to fulfill my promise to the king. Wudu Broken, Si'an still has many things to deal with, so I won't leave the king any longer."
Qian Qian also had a sarcastic expression after hearing this. After all, they sent troops nominally for the sake of peace between the two tribes. In fact, it was because Zhang Lu used rice, grain, silk and other items as a price for him to send troops. However, they came here and did nothing. But he still wanted to take Zhang Lu's reward in vain. He was a little ashamed, so after saying a few polite words, he led his troops back to Hanzhong.
After watching Wan Wan leave with his troops, He Sian looked at the rest of the people and said: "Yuan Zhi and Zi Long, you first lead 20,000 troops to reorganize the city, see if there are any other surviving people, and try to save them as much as possible! In addition, send them to the city as soon as possible." The refugees from Hanzhong have been transferred here." Zhao Yun was about to say something, but was stopped by Xu Shu. Zhao Yun pondered for a moment and understood He Sian's arrangement. After all, the so-called refugees were originally disguised by the Black Mountain Army, and the information about them is now known to more and more people. The less the better, and the two of them were responsible for immigration matters, so naturally they were better at it, so just like Xu Shu, they accepted the order and left.
He Sian looked at Yang Ren and Yang Ang again. They understood what He Sian meant. Before the other party could speak, after looking at each other, Yang Ren took the initiative and said: "Before we set off, the prefect said again and again before we set off. You and I are told to protect the general’s safety. We understand the general’s plan and are willing to go with him!”
He Sian took a deep look at the two of them and said, "Well, since the two generals live here, they naturally know the terrain here better. With the help of the two generals, we will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."
Hearing this, Yang and Ren were overjoyed. In fact, before setting off, the elders of the Yang family had called the two spies for a long time. Although they did not explicitly mention He Sian's identity, their words revealed that they valued He Sian even more than Zhang Lu, the prefect of Hanzhong. He also told the two of them to try their best to make friends with him, and in critical moments, they would even sacrifice themselves for the future of the family. The two of them certainly kept it in mind.
He turned his horse back to his headquarters to wait for He Sian's orders, and He Sian also said to Xu Rong beside him: "Sian is a layman when it comes to fighting. General Xu will take care of everything."
After bowing his hands to Xu Rong, he shouted to the people behind him: "Everyone also knows the current situation. Wudu is the home of me and you in the future. Sian will not allow the people here to be harmed in the slightest. Everyone can Are you willing to follow me into the Little Yuezhi's lair and rescue those women and children?" Ten thousand people behind them shouted in unison, "I am willing to die for the Lord!" Three times in a row, the sound was loud!
Seeing this, not only were Yang and Ren on the side deeply shocked, but even Wan Wan, who had not yet left, was trembling in his heart.
"It can be heard from the sound that without years of fighting, it would be impossible to have such power. They are just troops temporarily selected from the refugees? What about the liar? Hey, although Hanzhong originally had more than enough defense, it was not aggressive enough. Now it is more aggressive. Joining such a mysterious team, I don’t know whether it will be good or bad in the future.”
Although Yang and Ren on the side are not the kind of people who fight all the time, they can tell from their words that they are a tiger and wolf army. Being among them, they can naturally feel another kind of shock. Usually Zhang When Wei was doing pre-war mobilization, although he was considered a member of the armed forces, he was different from He Sian. Seeing the way the refugees in front of him looked at He Sian, Yang Ren felt a little familiar. What was it?
At this time, Yang Ang on the side also noticed his brother's doubts and said, "Brother, do you think the way they look at this young general is a bit like the way everyone looks at the portrait of Lord Dao Zun in the Dao Zun Hall? ?" Yang Ren was suddenly surprised, 'Yes, that's it, faith...'.
