Black Bull Whistle.

This is a post located between Baitan and Pinggang, under the jurisdiction of Baitan, its role is actually only used for officials and officials to travel between Baitan and Pinggang to stay, and it can also set up checkpoints at critical moments, check pedestrians, and block traffic.

After Bai Tan was broken by the Wei army, Hei Niu Sentinel heard the news brought by the officials who had escaped from Bai Tan, and all the soldiers of the army ran away without a trace.

On the evening of the second day after their departure from Baitan, Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan arrived here with a large army, so they camped next to this outpost for the night.

In two days, Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan's team walked less than 100 miles, which shows how difficult the road is.

Zhao Junsheng sat on a stone by the river with a fishing rod, the fishing rod was made of long branches cut off the thin branches, sewing line was used to make fishing line, embroidery needles were bent to make hooks, and fish were dried meat.

Unexpectedly, there are quite a lot of fish in this river, and the fish made of dried meat are also loved by the majority of fish, and in less than half an hour, Zhao Junsheng has gained a lot, and there are already seven or eight fish on a branch next to him.

"I just sent my own soldiers to ask the nearby mountain people, this black bull post is the northernmost outpost in Baitan, and further forward is the boundary of Jiyang County, and then!" Mulan's footsteps and voices came, and as soon as the words fell, a water bag was thrown at Zhao Junsheng.

Zhao Jun didn't know how to give birth, he reached out and grabbed the water bag, he stuck the fishing rod in the crack of the stone, took the plug of the water bag and poured a few mouthfuls into his mouth.

"I walked less than 100 miles in two days, this is the first time I have experienced this kind of marching speed, and this is the first time I have walked such a road!" After speaking, Mulan sat next to Zhao Junsheng.

Zhao Junsheng put the plug aside, picked up the fishing rod and said: "This kind of road condition is already very good to walk 100 miles in two days, and some marching routes have to go over mountains and mountains, trek through mountains and rivers, and can only walk 34 times a day at most······ Before he finished speaking, he lifted the fishing rod up, and a mandarin fish weighing more than a pound was pulled up.

"Hey, Brother Junsheng, your skills are good! I'm coming, I'm coming! Mulan hurriedly got up and went to untie the mandarin fish from the hook.

She looked to the side, "Hey, there are so many, these are all what you just fished for a while?" ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "Is that okay, can I still bring these fish from Baitan?" You're in for luck tonight, this mandarin fish has less bones and more meat, the meat is delicate, delicious, and delicious! ”

Mulan skewered the fish on the branch and said, "I'm going to drool when I hear you say that!" But I wondered, don't you have any worries about the war at all, and you still have the heart to fish here? We are not familiar with the place here, we don't know where there are villages, where there are towns, and if we are not careful, we may step into the trap set by the Yan army, and it will be difficult to get out! ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "If it's useful to be in a hurry, I'm willing to turn my hair gray in a hurry!" You can rest assured, we have a map in hand, although some villages are marked on the map, but the main rivers, mountains and county-level towns are marked, and some dangerous places are also clearly marked, I have sent three scouts, and it is not so easy for the Yan army to ambush us on the way! ”

Hua Mulan is not very optimistic, she said: "What we know about Pinggang, Yangwu, Fancheng and other places is all from the mouths of the residents of Baitan, these people will not go out for ten days and a half months, or even for many months, and they are afraid that the above areas are only a few months ago, so we have a dark eye on these areas!" ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "Didn't you already send someone to investigate, there will always be news coming, don't worry, you can't calm down when you are in a hurry, if you encounter something, you will definitely have no master and chaos!" You must know that the strength of Yan is limited, the last time he attacked Youzhou, he suffered heavy losses, with the population and national strength of Yan State, he can only raise seventy or eighty thousand soldiers and horses at most, these soldiers and horses are stationed in Longcheng, and the other troops are already very thin when they are scattered all over the place, our two teams are elite, how easy it is for the Yan army to eat us in one bite, maybe it will break the big teeth, you, it is good to be vigilant, but if you are too careful, it is easy to become a bow and a snake, and the grass and trees are all soldiers! ”

After speaking, Zhao Junsheng saw that the sun had completely set, and when he turned his head again, the camp was almost set up, he got up and said, "It's not early, let's go, take the fish back and let the guys braise or steam it!" ”

After Zhao Junsheng said this, Hua Mulan felt a lot more relaxed, she carried a long string of mandarin fish and followed Zhao Junsheng and asked, "Why is this mandarin fish so easy to catch, and it only takes a while to catch so much?" ”

"Mandarin fish are carnivorous animals, and if you have meat to eat, you will definitely swim over!"

The two returned to the tent of the camp, and Li Bao came up and hugged his fists and said: "General, a group of scouts sent out sent a message, and the messenger reported that if they went a hundred miles further, there was a small county town and two forts on the way, but there were no defenders, all of them ran out, and the people, officials and garrisons in the small county town have withdrawn!" ”

Zhao Junsheng asked, "What about the messenger?" ”

"My subordinates arranged for him to eat and rest, so I'll call him over!"

"Forget it, let's call him after he finishes eating!"

Zhao Junsheng has a special husband, Shu Dashui, he is older, and he is a little unable to cook too many people's meals, so Zhao Junsheng transferred him to his side to be a cook for him, and Shu Dashui is still comfortable cooking Zhao Junsheng's own meals.

He moved quickly, and not long after the lights were lit in the camp, he brought over a plate of fish soup and a plate of braised mandarin fish.

Looking at the fish soup and braised mandarin fish with all the color and fragrance, Zhao Junsheng sat on the side of the low table and rubbed his hands: "It's a pity that you can't drink wine for such a good dish!" ”

Hua Mulan handed over the chopsticks and flatbread, sat opposite Zhao Junsheng and said: "You still have to be vigilant on the march, don't drink wine, and when we take Pinggang and the area north of it, it's not too late for us to drink and celebrate!" ”

Zhao Junsheng took the chopsticks and flatbread and shouted: "Let's eat, don't rob me!" ”

"Poof!" Hua Mulan couldn't help laughing out loud, and hit him with chopsticks, "It's just the two of us here, who will rob you, eat yours!" ”

Hua Mulan couldn't help but say as she ate: "Just now you also heard the messenger report in detail on their investigation, along the way, the Yan army has withdrawn, and the people are gone, but I don't know where to retreat, what purpose do you say the Yan army did this?" How do I feel that my heart is up and down, very unsteady? ”

Zhao Junsheng took a sip of fish soup with a spoon, this taste is so fresh!

"You feel it? It's very sensitive! ”

Zhao Junsheng put down the spoon and looked at Hua Mulan and said: "If my guess is right, there must be a Yan army general in this Bingzhou region who is in charge of the overall situation, he knows that the towns around the country will definitely not be able to stop our attack, and the only result of dispersing the troops is to be pulled out one by one, his idea must be to concentrate on defending one or two fortified cities, which has to be said to be a good method, if we can't take the fortified cities they are stationed in a short period of time, and when the weather turns cold, we will have to retreat, Because at that time, our logistics will not be able to keep up, and once the logistics supply is cut off, I don't need to say the consequences! ”

Zhao Junsheng continued: "Have you noticed that the messenger said that not only the hundred officials and troops have withdrawn, but also the people of the villages and towns along the way have also disappeared, and all the livestock and grain have been taken away. The last time the Yan army fought Youzhou, we dealt with them like this, and this time they are also engaged in strengthening the wall and clearing the wilderness, and they want to use their own way to govern their bodies! ”

Hua Mulan's eating speed slowed down, she chewed slowly, thinking in her head, listened to Zhao Junsheng's words, nodded and said: "I'm worried that we don't know the reality of the Yan army, once they concentrate their forces and the number of troops exceeds a certain number, just with our few men, it is estimated that we will not fight them, but send them to the door to fight them!" ”

Zhao Junsheng smiled: "You are worried that it is a little redundant, now in the general situation, the initiative in the war is in our hands, and we will be higher than them in terms of momentum, and if we are not sure, they will never take the initiative to attack us easily!" ”

They marched for two more days, and what they saw along the way was similar to that detected by the detective sentry posts, and the people of every village, market, and town were gone, leaving nothing behind.

Zhao Junsheng knew that not only was there the order of the Yan army general, but also because of the looting of nearby villages by Hedoro on the march before, the news must have spread long ago, otherwise the situation of those villagers and towns would not have been so clean.

On the morning of the fifth day, Zhao Junsheng and Mulan's two troops and horses finally arrived in Pinggang.

Chang Kun, who had been missing for five days, finally appeared with ten soldiers.

"General, the news we got before is wrong, the real situation is that the Yan army in the three nearby counties has all withdrawn to Pinggang, along with the people, and now there are more than 60,000 people in Pinggang City, more than 3,000 Yan troops are stationed, and the food and grass materials and equipment to defend the city are very sufficient, as long as the guards are not cowardly, it is no problem to hold on for half a year!"

Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan looked at each other after listening, and their faces were a little shocked.

After a long time, Zhao Junsheng said: "This Pinggang City has now become a difficult bone to gnaw. Mulan, why don't I and the Youzhou army stay behind first to help you capture this Pinggang City, and then wave your army north to the northwest to fight Fancheng, what do you think? ”

Hua Mulan is a person with a strong nature, if Zhao Junsheng and the Youzhou Army stay, she was worried that someone in the Right Wing Army would see her jokes, she waved her hand and said: "No, it's just a Pinggang City, this is not difficult for me!" I understand Brother Junsheng's kindness, you still have a combat mission, I can't delay your combat mission because of me! ”

Zhao Junsheng was a little worried: "You really don't need me and the Youzhou Army to stay?" ”

"Not really!"