Entering June, the midsummer sunshine becomes even hotter, making people less energetic. All they want to do is lie in the house and sleep soundly to relieve the fatigue caused by the heat.嵜
"Captain, the sun is scorching. Brothers have been walking for most of the day. Why don't you find a place to rest for a while?" Chief Han Si stepped forward and suggested to Captain Mou Fang.
Mou Fangxu glanced at the sun above his head, licked his dry lips, and replied, "It's time to take a rest. This damn weather is really uncomfortable." Then he pointed to the woods in front and said, "Tell brothers Come on, if you work harder, you can rest in the forest ahead."
"No." Han Si went to deliver the order happily.
There were fifty sergeants in their group, which belonged to the Guanghan County soldiers and were ordered to escort military supplies to Hanzhong. As the Northern Expedition drew closer, large quantities of grain, grass and military supplies were continuously transported to Hanzhong from the counties in Yizhou.
Guanghan County is located at the entrance of Jinniu Road, and a large amount of military supplies are transported from here. Therefore, since Zhuge Liang led his army to Hanzhong, there has been an endless stream of teams transporting grain and military supplies on the official road of Guanghan County.
Dozens of sergeants led hundreds of civilians and drove their vehicles to the forest. Mou Fang quickly ordered everyone to take a rest in the forest. Everyone was already exhausted, cheered in unison, and walked to the forest to rest against a big tree.
Mou Fang and the others did not dare to go too far away, so they replenished water and cooled down under the shade of the trees next to the official road. Everyone unbuttoned their clothes and sat or lay down. A breeze blew and they felt extremely cool.嵜
While everyone was enjoying the shade of the trees, they didn't know that there were three or four pairs of eyes secretly watching them deep in the woods.
"Go back and tell Commander Qu that the officers and soldiers are resting here. It will probably be a while before they reach Niutou Ridge." The leader of the men in black ordered the men beside him. The subordinate nodded, said yes softly, and left quietly.
Niutouling is located to the north of Mianzhu, next to the official road, and is the only place to go to Fucheng. The mountains here are high and the roads are narrow, making it a perfect place for an ambush.
As one of the top bandit leaders in Guanghan, Zhang Mu is familiar with the terrain of Guanghan. Today, he also took a fancy to Niutou Ridge, a dangerous place, and planned to ambush and rob military supplies here.
"Mr. Fan, if you take action this time, we will really fight to the death with the government. When will your promise be fulfilled?" Zhang Mu asked slowly, holding a piece of grass in his mouth and leaning on the trunk of the tree.
Mr. Fan, still wearing black clothes and not showing his true face, replied with a smile: "Don't worry, Commander Qu, your appointment will be made soon, and the rewards will be indispensable. As long as it is accomplished, the future of you and your brothers will be great." There is light."
"Mr. Fan's words are pleasant to listen to, but there is no real benefit, and I and the brothers are always in a state of uneasiness. It's really uncomfortable."
Mr. Fan said: "Fan and Qu Shuai have been friends for many years. Can Qu Shuai still not trust me? Qu Shuai also saw the last pension. My master is very sincere."
"I can trust Mr. XX." Zhang Mu nodded and said, "Forget it, I will just wait a little longer. I believe that Wei will not let XX down."
"Haha, Commander Qu, don't worry. I, the Wei Dynasty, have always been thirsty for talents and will never treat heroes from all over the world badly."
Mr. Fan smiled and said, "By the way, Qu Shuai, what's going on tonight?"
"Don't worry, sir, I guarantee that I will do a good job in this job and give the Shu thieves a good look." Zhang Mu stood up and spat out the grass in his mouth, saying with a fierce expression.
Just as a conspiracy was secretly underway, dozens of cavalrymen were marching slowly towards Mianzhu on the official road from Fucheng to Mianzhu. At the front of the team were two heroic young men, one of whom turned out to be Zhuge Qiao, the eldest son of Prime Minister Zhuge. .
This time the Prime Minister's Mansion and the army entered Hanzhong, and Zhuge Qiao also went to Hanzhong as the Prince Consort.嵜
It stands to reason that he, the Prince Consort, should stay in Chengdu to accompany the king, but because many of the generals' sons in the army participated in the march, Zhuge Liang wanted to set an example for everyone, so he allowed him to share the joys and sorrows with everyone, leading five or six hundred soldiers to station in the army. Transporting grain in the valley.
The transshipment of grain and grass is related to the success or failure of the Northern Expedition. The responsibility is not unimportant. In order to show the importance of transshipment, Zhuge Liang also asked Zhuge Qiao and other disciples of the Communist Party to travel around to supervise the transportation of grain. Of course, it also meant to train them.
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Transporting grain and grass on the Shu Road, which is difficult to reach the sky, is not an easy task. In the past two months, many of the disciples have been complaining about hardship and tiredness.
Of course, Zhuge Qiao also felt very hard. He had lost a lot of weight these days from supervising and transporting military supplies. He had thought about asking for a rest after working so hard, but when he thought that he was Zhuge Liang's son, he still gritted his teeth. Insisting.
"Ahem, cough..."
Zhuge Qiao took out the water bag and took a sip of water, stopped coughing, and said to the young man beside him: "Xian Shao, how far is it from Mianzhu?"
"It's probably still dozens of miles away. Looking at the weather, we won't be able to reach Mianzhu County today." The young man replied, looking at the sunset in the distance.嵜
Shaoxian was the cousin of this young man. His surname was Huo Mingyi. He was the son of the famous general Huo Jun. He was highly valued by the late emperor and Prime Minister Zhuge, and he was a close official of the emperor when he was in hiding. Recently, he was appointed as the Prime Minister's Office by Zhuge Liang from the post of Yezhi, and was ordered to travel around with Zhuge Qiao to supervise the transportation of military supplies.
This time Huo Yi and Zhuge Qiao went south from Hanzhong to supervise the transportation of grain, grass and military supplies. They passed through Jiameng, Zitong, Fucheng and other places. Today they wanted to rush to Guanghan County, but the weather was too hot and they had to rest for a while on the way. , then the time was lost.
Zhuge Qiao: "Well, it looks like I'm going to have to sleep in the wilderness tonight. Tell my brothers...cough, cough..." Before he could finish his words, there was another cough.
"Bosong, you can't keep enduring like this. When you arrive in Mianzhu City tomorrow, you have to rest for a few days to recuperate."
Zhuge Qiao smiled and said: "I just feel a little cold, don't worry, I can bear it. There is a lot of food and grass gathered in Guanghan these days, so we have to hurry up and transport it to Hanzhong."
"No, your health is important. You need to rest for a few days when you get to Mianzhu. I will supervise the transportation of food and grass. What, you still can't trust me?" Huo Jun still advised.
Seeing his friend's insistence, Zhuge Qiao couldn't bear to refuse the kindness and said with a wry smile: "That's fine, it's up to you, but don't be tired later."
"Haha, don't worry, I am not a weak scholar."
The setting sun had completely set and the sky was turning dark. Fortunately, a crescent moon hung in the sky early, allowing Zhuge Qiao and the others to barely see the road clearly. But marching at night was inconvenient after all, so Zhuge Qiao decided to find a place to camp.
"Xian Shao, please order someone to go to the front to have a look and find a place to stay early."
Huo Yi nodded and was about to give the order when he suddenly heard a noise in front of him, including the faint sounds of swords and shouts. Zhuge Qiao and Huo Yi immediately put the troops on alert and urged their mounts to move forward.
When I turned around the mountain col, I saw a crowd of people in front of me. A dozen big men were fighting around four or five people. Through the moonlight, Zhuge Qiao could clearly see that the few people surrounded were wearing official and military uniforms.
Zhuge Qiao drew his sword and shouted loudly: "Who in front dares to surround and kill the imperial officers and soldiers? Stop immediately, kneel down and be captured."
When the surrounded officers and soldiers saw that they were among their own people, they fought to resist and shouted urgently: "General, help me. They are thieves who plundered military supplies. We are soldiers of Guanghan County."
When all the thieves saw dozens of cavalry suddenly coming from the government, they were all frightened. The leader of the thieves shouted: "The wind is tight, pull!"
Seeing that the thieves were about to run away, Zhuge Qiao immediately ordered his troops to come forward and kill the enemy. They had more troops than the thieves, and they were elite cavalry. They could capture and kill the thieves with just a few charges.
