"You mean them?"
"I left early!"
Huang Chenzhi spread his hands.
"gone?"
"Where? Why don't I know anything?"
Wu Dayong was a little surprised.
"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 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 dig them up."
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 there, and I will definitely destroy them before the adults come!"
Wu Dayong said, patting his chest.
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 took out a piece of paper as he spoke.
"Did the Lord send it to you?"
"when?!"
Wu Dayong snatched it away.
"Just now, your Excellency may have remembered something in the middle of the journey, so he should have had it delivered by carrier pigeon in advance."
Huang Chenzhi pointed to the marks on the paper and said.
"Stone...big...car?"
"Well... Mr. Huang, you also know that I am a rough guy. Although I learned some words from adults, some of them 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 in 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 slowly approaching.
“This place is nice!”
"We're stuck here!"
"Xiang Shi, lead your people to 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 also led a group of people on the way to Nanxiang County.
After joining forces, there were five thousand troops in total. Xiangshi naturally had to follow Xie Yunsong's instructions 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 insurmountable cliffs on both sides, and there are still some traces of the fallen snow 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 influence of Yang Song's various atrocities, fled north with their families.
Sanhe County and Hehe County in the southern part 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 everywhere, and every county was overwhelmed with famine. In addition, many refugees and refugees were carrying the plague.
Therefore, counties have different attitudes toward refugees.
But it's different now.
They had come from the military disaster, and they were all citizens of Hezhou. The food reserves in various counties and counties had been more than sufficient in the past two years, so there would naturally not be too much pressure on helping 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 we were freezing to death. This year, the conditions are 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 sense. During this period of time, life was just like that of the old landlord. He had good food, but the more he ate, the less willing he was to move, so I followed him out now."
"This person still needs to move around. To tell you the truth, I feel like I've gained a lot of weight recently, and I'm a little out of my depth doing things at night."
Xie Yunsong lowered his voice and said.
"Hahaha!"
"Sir, you have to practice. Don't wait until the time of war. Don't let some soldiers defeat you."
Several military princes laughed loudly 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.
