Farmer of Shu Han

Opposite Caoqiao Pass, on the west bank of Danshui.

The weather in midsummer is extremely hot.

Fortunately, the army was stationed on the edge of Danshui, and there were mountains on both sides, so the heat was not too heavy.

The only thing to worry about is that there are a lot of mosquitoes in the mountains.

Even if you order wormwood and other things, there are still mosquitoes that are not afraid of death rushing to bite people.

If you are not careful, you will get red envelopes one after another.

"Bah!"

Feng Duhu, who was fishing under the pergola, stretched out his hand to slap his neck, and a big mosquito was slapped to death in his palm, and the bloodstains bloomed like a small red flower.

Scratching the bitten place on his neck, Feng Duhu continued to sit still.

How can a fisherman shrink back because of a mere mosquito?

But today it seems that Feng Duhu is destined to be unable to fish with peace of mind. Soon, hurried footsteps came from behind him:

"Your Majesty, someone said that an urgent letter was sent from Bingzhou!"

"Huh?" Feng Duhu was startled, and immediately turned his head away, "An urgent letter from Bingzhou?"

His eyes passed over the guards, and he looked outside the circle of guards, but he saw a man with leggings and a tight robe with narrow sleeves standing there.

People from Xinghan Club?

To be precise, it is Dongfeng Express.

Feng Duhu frowned. It wasn't an official document, but a private letter?

The letter writer is very thoughtful to use the special express channel of Dongfeng Express to deliver the letter, and it is still delivered to him!

Isn't this just adding pony's QQ, and then stealing vegetables from other people's farms in the middle of the night?

Seeing that the urgent official document was not sent by Bingzhou, Feng Duhu's mood relaxed again.

Compared with urgent official documents related to Bingzhou's military situation, no matter how urgent a personal letter is, it is not urgent for Feng Duhu.

"Let him come here."

"Here!"

The man got permission, trotted up to Feng Duhu, bowed deeply, and said respectfully:

"Zhu Liu pays homage to the prince."

You can tell from the name that he is from a poor family.

"Retired from the army?"

Hearing this, Zhu Liu, who just stood up straight, immediately blushed:

"My lord, that's right, the villain joined the army from Nanxiang in the seventh year of Jianxing."

"Over the years, villains have participated in the big battles in Xiaoguan, Liangzhou, and Bingzhou. The imperial court changed the military system the year before last, so the villain retired from the army."

Feng Duhu has many identities now.

This also led to different people calling him differently.

Those who are called "mountain chiefs" don't need to ask, they are all students who came out of the college, and the students in the early years are the most.

Those who are called "junhou" are basically old people who follow Feng Duhu, so they are qualified to be called that.

Even someone like Meng Yan is almost mean.

This is still in the face of his elder brother Meng Huo, to be precise, in the face of Hualan.

Only then did Meng Yan dare to call Junhou in private.

Outsiders are basically called "Zhong Du Hu".

As for the person who publicly called him "General Right Hussar", either he wanted to seek death, or he wanted to fight against someone like Wei Yan.

The position of Protector of the Central Capital is high and powerful, compared to the right hussar general, I don't know how much prestige it has.

Your name is General You Hussars, and you intentionally placed someone Feng under Wei Yan. Didn't you mean to find trouble?

Of course, if it is on a formal occasion, or when it comes to serious business, everyone will naturally call it Zhongduhu.

So the address the man in front of him gave to Feng Duhu directly showed his identity.

As soon as Feng Duhu heard the other party's self-report, he immediately became interested, "Oh? Then why did you quit?"

Such elite veterans would basically not be let go in the army unless they had to.

Besides, the big man is now in good financial condition, and the treatment in the military is also considered generous.

And in the current world, if you want to cross the class, making meritorious service in the army is the fastest way.

Even if you can't make great achievements, you can benefit your parents, wives and children if you stay in the army for a long time and accumulate some small achievements.

Therefore, most of the veterans who have fought for many years are willing to stay in the army.

Not to mention that this one in front of him is also a child of Nanxiang, who is the most loyal direct descendant of Feng Duhu's direct descendant.

Zhu Liu scratched his head, a little embarrassed:

"While following General Zhendong to forcibly cross the river, he was shot in the chest by a thief and fell into the water. He was eager to make a contribution and refused to retreat. Unexpectedly, he was cut open by the thief again."

Having said that, Zhu Liu sighed:

"After the war, the medical staff said that I lost too much blood and almost died. In addition, when I fell into the water, I was soaked in the wound again, saying that I was infected or something."

"Anyway, even though he saved his life in the end, his health was failing, so he had to retire from the army."

Hearing this, Feng Duhu quickly stood up in awe, walked up to him, and patted him on the shoulder:

"It's good to retire. After all, you have worked hard for the country for so many years."

Hearing Feng Duhu's words and feeling the weight on his shoulders, the eye sockets of such a big man suddenly became hot.

He stood up straight and said loudly:

"Back to Junhou, no hard work! As long as the parents, wife and children in the family live a good life, no matter how hard the villain is, it will be worth it!"

"When the villain was in the army, he was fortunate to receive the instruction of the prince: We kill thieves for the sake of our relatives, so that future generations will no longer be oppressed by thieves."

"It's so that they can live a good life all the time! The villain never dares to forget."

"Okay, okay!" Feng Duhu nodded, "Is the family living a good life now?"

"Your Majesty, they are doing well, and the villain is also doing well. They are well fed, clothed warmly, given the fields, and their children can still go to school. Villain, villain..."

I couldn't go on, and started wiping tears.

"This time, I didn't need the villain to deliver it in person, but when I learned that it was a letter to the prince, everyone wanted to rush over."

"The villain beat those guys to the ground, and that's why he snatched up this errand. He just wanted to see the lord."

The plain and unpretentious words made Feng Duhu, who was just casually chatting with veterans to show his approachability, suddenly felt a little heavy in his heart.

Simple and unpretentious people, they only ask for enough food, warm clothes, and some fields at home.

If children can still learn knowledge, it is something that they have to protect even if they sacrifice their lives.

What grand plans for dominance, what struggle for power, are too far away for them.

They just want to live their own little life.

But it is these people who want to live a small life of their own that are the main force that keeps pushing history forward.

The grand plans and hegemony of the heroes are all forged by countless people.

Feng Duhu took a deep breath, put his hand on Zhu Liu's shoulder again, pressed it firmly, and pretended to be relaxed and said:

"Go back and tell them that as long as I'm here, I will do my best to keep everyone's life going!"

Zhu Liu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded repeatedly, too excited to speak.

But even so, he did not forget the purpose of his trip.

He unbuttoned his belt, took out a letter wrapped in oilcloth from his close-fitting clothes, and respectfully handed it to Feng Duhu with both hands:

"Your Majesty, this is your letter."

Feng Duhu nodded and took it with his own hands.

Zhu Liu fastened his belt again indiscriminately, bowed deeply to Feng Duhu, and then retreated.

The king is the pillar of the country, and there are many important national affairs to be dealt with.

To be able to talk so much with Junhou is already smoke from the ancestral grave.

One needs to be content, but also to know how to advance and retreat.

If you waste the prince's time like this again, you will become a sinner.

Opening the oil-covered cloth to reveal the letter inside, Feng Duhu just glanced at it and let out a huff.

Why is it a letter from Brother Bosong?

At this time, why would Bosong use Dongfeng Express to deliver the letter? And it's an urgent letter?

Feng Duhu's heart sank slightly, and he felt that his initial thoughts seemed to be wrong.

Could it be that something really happened in Bingzhou?

Opening the letter and quickly browsing through it, Feng Duhu's originally relaxed face became a little gloomy.

He sat back to his original position slowly, and read the letter again carefully.

Then he put away the letter and looked at the water surface, his face became gloomy.

After sitting there for a while, he suddenly said:

"Come on."

"Your Majesty?"

"Bring a pen and paper."

"Here."

The personal guards quickly followed the instructions, brought a small desk, and then set up the pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Feng Duhu sat down on his knees in front of the small case, and wrote the letter in a flash. He quickly wrote the letter, and sealed the letter with clay as quickly as possible.

Finally said:

"Get the chicken feathers."

Chicken feather letters, or red chicken feather letters, represent the most urgent and important matters.

"You take your team personally, rush back to Chang'an immediately, and hand over this letter to Madam."

Feng Duhu handed the letter to the captain of the personal guard with a serious expression, "Remember, you must hand it to Madam."

The captain of the personal guard glanced at Feng Duhu, but he didn't hear the next order, so he had to bite the bullet and ask one more question:

"Your Majesty, which lady?"

The corner of Feng Duhu's mouth twitched, and he said angrily, "Mrs. Zuo! General Zhendong!"

"Here!"

The captain of the personal guard agreed, wrapped it in the tarpaulin just now, and hid it carefully, then turned around and went out to greet the team he led.

After a while, Shilaiqi rolled up the smoke and dust, went up against the Danshui, and galloped towards Chang'an.

Feng Duhu, on the other hand, sat there blankly, his eyes unfocused, thinking about something.

The float kept going up and down, but the fishing rod in his hand remained motionless.

Until the sound of footsteps came from behind again:

"Your Majesty?"

Only then did Feng Duhu come to his senses: "What's the matter?"

"General Ju and General Meng ask to see you."

"Let them come over."

Ju Fu and Meng Yan came over excitedly: "Meet the Lord."

"Well, what's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, everything in the army is ready, and we can formally launch an attack at any time!"

"Walking?"

"Exactly!"

Feng Duhu casually said "um" again, was silent for a while, and then said:

"Two generals, let's wait for a while for the matter of crossing the water, and wait for a while."

Upon hearing this, Ju Fu and Meng Yan looked at each other subconsciously, and then looked at Feng Duhu together:

"Your Majesty, why is this?"

The soldiers have been preparing for so long, isn't it just for this moment?

Why do you have to slow down when things are coming to an end?

"Things have changed."

Seeing that the float hadn't moved, Feng Duhu lifted the fishing rod, and the bait had already been eaten.

unlucky!

It turned out to be empty!

Slowly rebaiting the hook, Feng Duhu said slowly:

"I suspect that someone wants to cheat the big man, but I have no evidence..."

Jufu Mengyan:? ? ?

what pit?

Throwing the fishing line out, Feng Duhu didn't explain, but continued:

"The finished stone cannon can be smashed to the opposite side, and let them record the data. The rest of the things, except not launching the water crossing, everything will remain as planned."

Ju Fu and Meng Yan were confused and ordered to retreat.

After finishing the order, Feng Duhu realized that there seemed to be another fish biting the hook.

Unexpectedly, when I mentioned it, I found that it was an empty shot again.

He threw the fishing rod a little irritatedly, stood up, and stared fixedly at Caoqiaoguan on the opposite bank, his eyes were gloomy, and his face was cloudy and uncertain.

"Come on!"

"Your Majesty?"

"Immediately send someone to Shu to inform Jincheng, Jiangzhou, Yong'an and other places. As long as it is related to Jingzhou, it must be sent to Chang'an as quickly as possible."

"Here!"

...

Bingzhou, Taiyuan.

Wang Ping, who led the army from Pingcheng, finished his army in Jinyang City, and the former army he sent had just arrived in Qi County.

Unexpectedly, Deng Zhi chased after him again:

"General Wang, something happened to Shangdang!"

Deng Zhi's face was panicked, and even his clothes were a little messy, it can be seen that he was chasing after him on horseback all the way in a hurry.

"This is your envoy?"

When Wang Ping saw Deng Zhi's appearance, he was taken aback, "Why do you look like this?"

"An accident happened to the Shangdang, a major event happened, the Wei thief has captured Huguan!"

Deng Zhi got off the horse and grabbed Wang Ping's horse's head, feeling a little out of breath.

Chasing him desperately all the way was a desperation for Deng Zhi's old life.

After all, he is already an old man in his sixties, and he is not in the prime of life.

"What?"

Wang Ping was taken aback, and quickly got off his horse:

"How did this happen? Huguan... isn't it said that Huguan is majestic and dangerous?"

Deng Zhi was panting, the weather was too hot, and galloping over on horseback, her throat was already dry.

He supported his waist and waved his hands:

"Ji He, tell me!"

Li Xi hurried forward and explained:

"General Wang, Guo Xun, the guard of the Shangdang, is the secret agent of the Wei thief. He has been in contact with Sima Yi for a long time. It is he who led the people to switch the switch at night to meet the thief."

"This made it easy for Sima Yi to knock on the pass. I heard that after Sima Yi attacked Huguan, he sent someone to attack the eldest son."

"The eldest son's army is empty, and he also surrendered without a fight. Most of the Shangdang has fallen into the hands of the bandits."

"According to a report from a clansman who escaped from Shangdang, Sima Yi also sent someone to lead the army to the north while attacking the eldest son. It is very likely that he wants to attack Jinyang!"

Wang Ping was shocked when he heard this: "Is this really true!?"

"It's better to believe in something than nothing!"

Deng Zhi finally regained his breath, and said:

"General Wang, we are stationing troops in Qi County in case Shangdang has a plan to change. I'm afraid it won't work, so we have to make some changes!"

Even though they stationed troops in Qi County, they were also prepared to guard against Wei thieves in case they invaded Shangdang.

But that's just in case. In fact, in everyone's heart, they don't really believe that Wei thief can do this.

So to take this step, the most important thing is that Qi County is the closest to the gate of entering Shangdang, which can not only station troops, but also facilitate food.

After all, Wei Yan is a rare fierce general in the army. How could he be stupid after leading the army for many years?

Facts have proved that this person is not stupid, but stupid!

How stupid!

It's like being played by Sima Yi in the palm of his hand.

Although there was an official news from Shangdang, Deng Zhi knew in his heart that even if this matter was only half true, it had to be treated as very true.

As an old man who participated in the first Northern Expedition with the prime minister, Deng Zhi knew very well:

Sima Yi is very good at leading troops, so he must not be taken lightly.

You thought he would arrive in a month, maybe in eight days he would be at the gates of the city.

"General Wang, you can no longer go to Qi County at this time, you should go directly to Dagu!"

Deng Zhi continued, "That is the main passage from Shangdang to Taiyuan, General Wang must guard it!"

"Otherwise, once the Wei thief enters Taiyuan, Bingzhou will no longer be owned by the big man!"

The reason why Dagu is called Dagu is precisely because there is a big valley connecting Taiyuan and Shangdang.

Qixian County is only sixty miles away from Dagu. If you march faster, you can reach it in one day.

Wang Ping did not dare to neglect:

"Someone will lead the army there immediately!"

"Okay, then there will be General Lao Wang." Deng Zhi cupped his fists, "I will immediately mobilize the food and grass in Jinyang and Qi County, and follow the army."

After finishing speaking, Deng Zhi hurriedly sent Li Xun to Qi County, and he hurried back to Jinyang.

Not only did he have to mobilize food and grass, but he also had to mobilize county soldiers.

As long as there is real news from Shangdang, he will immediately recruit county soldiers to support him.

As the governor of Bingzhou, he not only had to support Wang Ping in the rear, but also prevented Wei thieves from entering Taiyuan.

At the same time, he had to find a way to squeeze out some troops, go to Jingxing to the east of Jinyang, and strengthen the defense to prevent thieves from coming from Changshan County.