Zheng Anping also informed Cao Bao that he planned to send his dog brother to the Great Wall, firstly for marriage purposes, and secondly to secretly observe what was going on in the city to make sure he was well aware of it. If the war spreads to Guanyi, Putian will not fail to make preparations. After all, it is the economic lifeline of King Wei. If there is no movement in Putian, Guanyi should not be in any big danger.
The next day, Brother Quan set off with two postmen. He himself went to Putian, and the other two went to Daliang to deliver the letter.
Sister Ba complained that there was no big pound suitable for her and it was very inconvenient to pound millet. After hearing this, Cao Bao quickly asked for help and moved back a waste wooden pile abandoned by the construction company from an earthen platform. Sister Ba was really overjoyed, so she made a hollow in the yard to use as a mortar. Cao Bao was too late to stop him, so he had to quietly run to apologize to Zheng Anping. Zheng Anping was also speechless, but there was nothing he could do.
This mortar is really beyond the reach of ordinary women, and Zheng Anping even struggled to hold the wooden stake. However, since this mortar was introduced, the group of single men often came over to pound millet. The two of them cooperated and the power was just right.
Two days later, Brother Dog came back and said that there was no sign of preparations for war in Putian City. Two days later, the postman brought back a reply from Lord Xinling, which was very simple: "What happened in Xingyang is not what you should know." This completely gave up everyone's idea of preparing for war.
A few days later, the slave said to Zheng Anping that the four pairs of mother and son and the four postmen were all from the same hometown. Now that the men were separated and the women were resentful, why not make them match each other. Zheng Anping asked: "Whose intention is that?"
The little slave said, "That's what Sister Naiba said."
Zheng Anping said: "But it depends on what you want, and you don't dare to force it." Within a few days after the words were spoken, all the postmen came to the West Cross Courtyard one by one. It made the little four quit: I asked you to run, but you will run across the courtyard to compete with rabbits! However, Xiaosi also had some tricks on them. Their rations were still at the inn, and Xikuoyuan still only distributed rations to the mother and son. No matter what, they had to come over for breakfast in the morning and have dinner at night before they could leave. Xiao Si saw that things were not getting along, so he had to make a rule, and everyone took turns on duty every day! Everyone also complained, why do you have to work in a place where no one comes?
But it turns out that Xiaosi is wise. When the autumn tiger was still raging, one night, the postman from the Great Wall woke up Ji Tian on duty and delivered the news. Fortunately, Brother Quan and Xiaosi stayed at the inn that day and did not leave. Otherwise, the sleepy Ji Tian would never have remembered the content of the news: all the old, weak, and grain in Guanyi entered the Great Wall, but ten strong men were left to guard the city barrier.
The whole city got up. Cao Bao and Xiaosi ran to Guanyi and informed the city lord to take all the people into the Great Wall and take away all the grain and crops. Zheng Anping gathered the women and children and asked the car dealer to prepare the car and prepare to send it to the Great Wall. Sister Ba clamored to stay, and Zheng Anping said: "All the women and children in the city depend on Sister Ba for their safety." The slave also persuaded Sister Ba to follow her into the city, otherwise she might be bullied in the city, so she persuaded Sister Ba to come down. Among the five, Cao Bao was considered a scholar. Everyone wanted him to enter the city, but he refused to do anything. Zheng Anping said: "If there is no lawsuit in the city, how can we get the news? The four of us are fully equipped with soldiers and armor, but my husband cannot. But I went to the city as a backup." Cao Bao agreed.
The dealer prepared the carriage, and Cao Bao and his wife took the carriage and led a group of women and children to the gate of Guanyi City. The first batch of people who governed the city were old people, mainly old women. The city lord also prepared his own car and let his two sons drive it. The old man with limited mobility sat in the car. Old people were also sitting on Cao Bao's carriage and the ox cart of the carriage house; those who could still walk followed the ox cart.
After walking and resting until dawn, the team appeared outside the Great Wall. After checking the festival talisman, the guard pointed out several gathering places to Cao Bao. Cao Bao led the people into Juyi.
Juyi belongs to the farmers of Putian, and the best among them have been called into Putian City to prepare for defense, so some houses are vacant.
The head of the first settlement accepted twenty households and resettled these elderly people, together with their families, to live here.
The women and children in Guancheng were placed in a courtyard.
Then the second batch, the third batch...then the grain, and the poultry and livestock raised. ——The value of the grass is small and the size is large, so it is not transported to the city. Since Guanyi was poor in people, property and goods, it took two carriages more than a dozen times to transport all the things. The grain was not stored in the city, only ten days' rations were left, and the rest was required to be stored centrally in Putian City. Two chariots and one carriage were also required to be placed in Putian City. Since there was almost no grain in Guanyi, the grain that Zheng Anping and his team brought was only enough to feed the people of Guanyi for ten days, and there were only a few carts of grain delivered to Putian City.
The chiefs of the towns within the Great Wall accepted some from more than a dozen households, and some had more than twenty households. They settled everyone in only five or six towns, no more than two or three miles apart. Such convenient conditions surprised Cao Bao.
Zheng Anping entered the city last. It was almost dusk, Zheng Anping took the four of them to Putian City to express his gratitude. Putian Shou personally received them, and after a brief condolence, they were allowed to leave.
Zheng Anping and five others went to each resettlement site to express condolences to the people in charge, telling them that Guanyi's lawsuit was located not far away, allowing them to live in peace of mind, and taking them home once the war was over. The people who had left their homes had no choice but to kowtow in gratitude.
When they arrived at the city lord's house, the city lord asked to let his sons go out of the city to follow the order. Zheng Anping only accepted one.
When we arrived at the courtyards where the various government offices in Guancheng were located, everyone saw their own families. The men said some words of encouragement, but the women were reluctant to leave. Wu Wang, Wu'er, and even Gai Nie wanted to leave the city, but they were scolded and refused.
The driver of the car dealership lived in the same yard as Cao Bao and his wife. Zheng Anping expressed his hard work to them. This is the base camp of Guanyi, and there is a lot of food left. But the drivers are worried that their cars may not come back. Zheng Anping had no experience and did not dare to make a guarantee, so he could only offer some empty words of comfort. The coachman said that since there was no car, there was no point in them staying on the Great Wall. It was better to go back to Xingyang, find their old employer, and still do some work. Zheng Anping thought about it and it made sense. It would at least help reduce food consumption, so he agreed.
In the evening, they left the Great Wall with the help of the festival talisman and returned to Guanyi. There are still a few dim-sighted old people in Guanyi who are unwilling to move. They can't hear what Zheng Anping says.
The two coachmen returned to Xingyang that night. Zheng Anping and the others returned to Guancheng and were fully armed. Now there are nine of them, four of the soldiers are in full armor, and the four post soldiers are still short and brown. Zheng Anping took out the three pairs of leather armors given by Lord Xinling. The three pairs of leather armors left by Ma San were distributed to the three of them. They are still there now, so there are still six pairs of armors, one for each postman. Although it has a protective effect Not worth three pairs of leather armor, but still much better than nothing. As for weapons, there were naturally no rich crossbows. The halberd was given by Lord Xinling as a gift. One of the rich ones was given to the son of the city lord - only he could wield the halberd freely, and the four postmen could only hold hand halberds.
After spending a restless night, Zheng Anping sent a postman to Nanguan to report. Reportedly, Nanguan has also entered combat readiness. The city gate has not yet been repaired, but it is barely usable. Nanguan reported that people from the four towns of Huayang were already gathering in Huayang City, and it seemed that a war was coming. At dusk, the coachman who had left last night led three other people here. It turned out that Tang's car dealership had been requisitioned after they entered Xingyang. Only these three people escaped because they had taken over the transportation task and were not in the business. The five coachmen discussed it and decided that it might be safer to go back to Guanyi. Seeing that all nine of them were well-armed, they volunteered to inquire about the news because they were familiar with the roads along the way. Zheng Anping couldn't refuse, after all, they would meet again in Guanyi in the future. Except for one person who took turns climbing up to take a lookout, everyone else gathered in Brother Su's house in Beicheng. Zheng Anping asked about the situation in Xingyang, and the coachman's answer surprised him. It was not the Wei army that was stationed in Xingyang, but the Zhao army. When asked how many people there were, the coachmen all answered that they were all over the sky and the fields. It took three days just to cross the river, and they were countless. Asked how many boats there were, he replied that the river was full. I don’t know how many there are.
Zheng Anping didn't understand. What kind of trouble was Zhao Jun going to make when he occupied Xingyang?
What happened next was even more confusing, because a large number of Wei soldiers poured out from the Great Wall. Zheng Anping came forward to talk to him, and unexpectedly learned that the Wei army was not only in one group, but divided into three groups and marched towards Xingyang.
Zheng Anping observed that there were no fewer than 50,000 people on this road alone. If all three routes are of this size, then the number of troops dispatched will reach 150,000! Is such a powerful force seeking revenge for Qin's invasion last year? The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was right. Zhao Jun must be the reinforcements invited by Wei State. In this way, the strength of the coalition army would be more than 150,000. If we fight well, we should be able to teach Qin a lesson.
But he was vague again. If the troops gathered in Xingyang to attack Qin, the marching route should be from Xingyang to the west, which should not affect Guanyi. Why were Guanyi and even the Great Wall on guard? Are we going to attack South Korea? Why? He remembered that the Qin State had already withdrawn its troops, but South Korea followed and was severely defeated by the Qin Army, and the Qin Army actually wanted to settle a score with the Wei State!
Could it be that he resents South Korea for causing trouble for him? Then there is no reason to ask Zhao Guo for help? Zheng Anping couldn't understand the reason. From his experience in the past few months when he came to Guanyi, Wei and Han should have an alliance. It is said that Wei's soldiers will not leave the Great Wall and Han's soldiers will not leave Huayang. Both sides still adhere to it. But……
It took three days for the 50,000 people to finish. People travel on land, and their baggage and weapons are put on ships for transportation.
Finally, Zheng Anping saw that the general leading the army was General Mang Mao! This time, he took a boat and went north to Xingyang from the waterway. He had met Mang Mao and had some vague impressions. And Mang Shen next to him was so familiar to him!
As the army passed by, Zheng Anping became even more confused. Even if there is a war with South Korea, the main force is the Wei army. How can they still attack their own people? The Great Wall and Guanyi not only did not provide support, but also removed all the baggage, as if they were afraid that the Wei army would take advantage. Is this still the country’s army?
