In Yan City, where the slaves were originally placed, everyone was busy. In the afternoon, Xing'er and several others came here and began to lead everyone to sterilize the burlap. Everyone put the collected burlap into a big pot and used Boil it in boiling water, soak it in alcohol produced by Yanwangfu, dry it, and then pack it into rolls.
Fortunately, this time, there was no large-scale battle or scenes of bloodshed and sacrifice. Otherwise, relying solely on the existing barefoot doctors in the army would definitely not be able to treat so many wounded soldiers. Now Zhao Bin feels that it is very necessary to establish a specialized medical institution and train more medical staff. Everything must be prepared in advance and cannot be improvised.
Hospitals, schools, military industry, food security, all these tasks that can ensure basic security and sustainable development are indispensable. Zhao Bin only feels that the time given to him is too short. At the moment, he can only go all out to regain Xiguan and resolve external threats before he can achieve peace. Make up your mind to do these things.
It's not yet dark, but the cooks in the military camp have already started to light a fire to cook. Today, we have to get up early and set out to recapture Xiguan. Just as the army outside Yancheng gathered to prepare to set off, on the hillside outside Xiguan, the scouts responsible for reconnaissance here also discovered the movements of the Jie people. Fires kept lighting up in Xiguan, and these Jie people also made fires to make food. Xiguan A large amount of grain and grass was left in the city. These barbarians who were tired of eating beef and mutton took the grain out of the warehouse and cooked it. Then the telescope scouts saw the situation in the pass clearly. It seemed that these Jie people would take other actions today. Half an hour later, a long horn sounded, and the soldiers in the Jie tribe's military camp began to walk out of the camp one after another to enjoy breakfast before sunrise.
After breakfast, the sky begins to turn white, and soon the sun will rise in the east. More than 20,000 Jie tribe soldiers were organizing their equipment. It was obvious that these Jie tribe members were about to go out. Following two bird calls, a vague figure walked downwards from the woods in the mountains. On the mountainside trail, a fast horse circled for a while and then drove onto the official road leading to Yancheng. He wanted to send this news back to Yancheng as soon as possible. The target of the Jie people's dispatch this time was probably Yancheng.
Accompanied by the sunrise in the east, the scouts were galloping on their way back to Yancheng. The marching speed of horses in ancient times was about 30 to 60 miles per hour, and Xiguan was only more than a hundred miles away from Yancheng. It could be reached in three or four hours, or one or two hours.
More than an hour later, thirty miles away from Yancheng, the scout stopped his horse far away because a large army appeared in the distance. Judging from the direction, this army should have come from Yancheng. The scout took out his telescope. Looking at the distance, the army in front is trotting towards his direction. The big flag in front of him has the word "Yan" written on it.
The scout looked carefully for a moment, then put away his telescope, clamped his horse's belly, and galloped quickly towards the army.
The leader, Lu Biao, saw the Tanma galloping towards him and knew it was the Tanma from Yancheng by looking at its attire, so he put his legs under the horse's belly and moved forward to meet it.
"But Yancheng Tanma?" Lu Biao asked.
"Hey!" the scout reined in his horse.
"Report to the general, the young one is Yancheng Tanma! Who is the general?"
Lu Biao didn't say anything and directly showed the token of Prince Yan's Mansion. As soon as the scout saw the token, he knew he was from Prince Yan's Mansion, so he said without further ado, "General Qi, more than 20,000 Jie tribe cavalry from Xiguan have left the border and are heading this way along the road."
"Are you saying that all the more than 20,000 Jie tribe cavalry in the pass have come out?"
"Most of them have come out, and only a small number of troops are left to garrison the pass."
"How far is it?"
"The enemy army has just set off when the villain set out. According to the time, it should be less than thirty miles away. It should be here in more than half an hour."
Lu Biao told the ordering soldier behind him, "Send the order to stop advancing."
The orderly soldier ran away quickly, shouting: "Stop advancing."
Lu Biao thought carefully. For half an hour, if he encountered Jie cavalry in the wild, even though he had twice the number, he would not be able to take advantage. Just as Lu Biao was thinking, Hou Tai came from behind on horseback. , asked: "General Lu, what's going on?"
Lu Biao looked back at Hou Tai and said: "More than 20,000 Jie cavalry in Xiguan have left the pass, and they should be heading towards Yancheng."
Hou Tai was suddenly shocked: "This... how about we transfer back to Yancheng right now."
"It's too late. I'm afraid we will be caught up by the Jie tribe before we reach Yancheng." Lu Biao replied calmly.
"Are we going to meet the enemy here? The chances of winning against the Jie Clan cavalry in the wild are not good, right?"
Lu Biao didn't answer him, but took out his telescope and looked around. Hou Tai looked confused. Why was the copper pipe stuck in his eyes? Xiao Chu put down the telescope and pointed to the north and said: "We are marching in that direction. There is a dense forest over there. The army enters the dense forest, avoids the Jie tribe cavalry, and then marches towards Xiguan."
Hou Tai looked at the cylinder in Lu Biao's hand again, his face full of curiosity.
"But if this happens, wouldn't Yancheng be in danger? Is the prince still in Yancheng?" Hou Tai said.
Lu Biao knew that this move was inappropriate, but there were five thousand city defense troops stationed in Yancheng. These Jie cavalry did not have large siege equipment, so it was not easy to break through Yancheng. With all the soldiers and horses in Xiguan deployed, the counter-defense force must be weak. This is the best time to recapture Xiguan. It is more appropriate to close the door and beat the dogs after taking Xiguan. Otherwise, when the main force of the Jie tribe arrives, Yancheng will definitely not be able to hold it. .
Lu Biao told Hou Tai his thoughts. Although Hou Tai still felt that something was wrong, he had no better way, so he agreed to the move. Lu Biao gave the scout a new horse and asked him to continue his investigation, and then sent someone back to Yancheng to report the news.
After receiving the order, the army headed deep into the wilderness. The messengers repeatedly urged them to advance faster. The already tired soldiers had no choice but to run. Five miles away, shortly after the army entered the dense forest, Lu Biao saw it through the telescope. Hou Tai looked curiously at the Jie tribe cavalry in the distance, but the distance was too far. Even though there were so many cavalry, he still couldn't distinguish them.
Hou Tai turned to Lu Biao curiously and asked, "General Lu, what are you talking about?"
Lu Biao looked at Hou Tai's curious look and couldn't help but smile. He raised his hand and handed the binoculars to Hou Tai: "Try it."
Hou Tai carefully took the cylindrical telescope, looked back and forth a few times, and placed it on his eye sockets. The scene in the distance suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. Hou Tai was so startled that he almost dropped the telescope.
Hou Tai's eyes widened and his jaw almost dropped to the ground. He opened his mouth and said, "This, this, why can you see so clearly? Could this be the legendary clairvoyance?"
Lu Biao showed an expression that had never seen the world before and said: "Absolutely!"
"Brother Lu, where did this rare treasure come from?" He stopped calling him General Lu and directly changed his name to Brother Lu. He began to get close to Lu Biao. Hou Tai looked at the telescope in his hand and asked enthusiastically.
Lu Biao found it funny, so he imitated Zhao Bin and said, "The old god gave it to me."
"Fairy? Yes, right, this kind of treasure is probably only available to gods."
"Hahaha, does General Hou want it?"
Hou Tai quickly waved his hand and said: "Brother Lu, you are joking. How can such a treasure, Hou, win people's love?"
Lu Biao patted Hou Tai on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, General Hou. As long as Xiguan can be recaptured, Lu will definitely give General Hou his clairvoyance."
"Seriously?" Hou Tai asked eagerly.
"Of course, every spit and nail is what you say," Lu Biao said, patting his chest.
"Okay, I will lead the army tonight."
Lu Biao smiled and said nothing.
Soon the Jie cavalry came to the place where they had been before. These Jie cavalry did not move forward in an orderly manner, but were led by their respective tribal leaders to advance in large numbers in a certain direction. Some people paid attention to the soldiers. They reached the trampled fields, but they didn't seem to care who came here, and the army swept past them.
After the Jie cavalry had gone far away, Lu Biao and Hou Tai ordered the entire army to advance at full speed. After a period of rest, the soldiers' physical strength recovered somewhat, and the army marched along the edge of the dense forest towards Xiguan.
In Yancheng, the person who sent the message had already returned to Yancheng. The gong sounded and Yancheng was under martial law again. The sand sculpture was also taken out of the prison. Zhao Bin ordered people to bring it to the city wall. Zhao Bin looked at the disheveled white-haired barbarian in front of him and said, "Your father is here to save you."
Sha Diao couldn't hear what Zhao Bin was saying, but from their preparations, he could guess that there must be an army of Jie tribe coming, otherwise they wouldn't be so nervous.
"Master He, please explain to him," Zhao Bin said to He Miao beside him.
"It's the prince." He Miao responded, then turned to Sha Diao and said, "Your father Sha Erzhu is here to save you."
"Hahaha, King Yan, are you afraid now?" Sha Diao laughed proudly and said, "If you let me go now, and kowtow to me three more times, I might be able to ask my father to spare your life."
He Miao translated Sha Diao's words into Daxia's words. Wang Wu immediately wanted to kill him with a knife, but was stopped by Zhao Bin: "Brother Wu, what are you talking about with a fool?"
"This kid dares to be disrespectful to you, Your Majesty. Watch as I pull out his teeth." Wang Wu said, staring at the sand sculpture.
"It's not necessary. I'll catch his father later and pull him out together," Zhao Bin said with a smile.
Near noon, the Jie cavalry had already appeared at the north gate of Yancheng. Another five thousand cavalry quickly bypassed the north gate and went straight to the south gate, making it clear that they wanted to surround Yancheng. Zhao Bin turned a blind eye to this. He was not Zhang Da and would not choose to escape from the city. He also believed that relying on these 5,000 defenders could withstand the attack of 20,000 Jie tribe.
