Guan Ping took the horse closer and took a few steps: "Su Zhi, what happened?"

Lei Yuan frowned slightly, thought for a while before saying, "A cavalry team rushed into Lexiang..."

Guan Ping raised his thick eyebrows, and Lei Yuan said again: "My brother doesn't need to be filtered, it should not be an enemy from outside."

The first time Lei Yuan made a difference in this life was that he attacked Cao's army along the Rushui coast, forcing tens of thousands of elite troops to slow down, and bought time for the evacuation of the Huainan Haoyou people. This move was Lei Yuan's extremely proud feat in his heart, and it also brought him deep vigilance. He knew that the changes in such chaotic times could not be at peace at any time. Moreover, Xuande Gong asked Lei Yuan to come to Lexiang not to enjoy his happiness.

Therefore, he arranged necessary checkpoints at all intersections in Lexiang. Within the range of checkpoints, he could either use wolf smoke or whistlebrating. The pier that used wolf smoke was also incorporated into the alarm system under the jurisdiction of the Left General's Mansion, mainly facing the north and south sides; while the person who used whistlebrating was Lei Yuan's own troops, mainly covering the roads in the east and west directions.

Since the whistleblower is warning rather than wolf smoke, the one who came should not be foreign enemies, such as Zhou Tai's troops located in Cenping... This is reassuring. It will not be the barbarians in the mountains to the west. Even Shamoke himself only rode a cow, and they could not get out of the cavalry team at all.

However, since it is not an external enemy, who dares to act rampant under the rule of Duke Xuande?

The number of 100 cavalry is not small. For a regime that has a foothold south of the Yangtze River, war horses are a strategically important precious material. Those who can take out 100 cavalry are not ordinary young generals, but at least they are also people in charge of the first battalion. Even a powerful man like the Lei family in Lujiang who led 50,000 southwards, has only 600 war horses.

Apart from Guan, Zhang, Zhao Yun and others, Lei Yuan was not familiar with the strength of the generals under Liu Bei's rule, and he couldn't even remember who would be so domineering. He had to ask Liu Feng: "Brother Bosheng, Duke Xuande, are there such people who like to be a staggering horse?"

Liu Feng shook his head blankly.

Lei Yuan looked at Guan Ping again.

Guan Ping smiled bitterly and said, "No one has such a preference; he only talks about the generals who have more than one hundred cavalry... unless they are my father, or General Yide, or General Zilong have a sudden idea? Or, only Chen Shuzhi went crazy, or my subordinates and I mutinate."

"Don't let your bullshit! My subordinates are brothers and sisters, so they won't mutiny!" Liu Feng cursed.

Before he finished speaking, another whistle and loud noise was heard. Fan Hong listened and said, "The fourth whistle of the character B is the one. This cavalry team turned to the southwest."

"Have you run ten miles in such a short time? It seems that you are really riding wildly, not caring about horses at all." Lei Yuan shook his head and explained to Liu Feng. Guan Ping: "Ten thousand people here leave their hometowns, which is the time when people are in a mess and their hearts are unstable. Therefore, at various intersections or important places, I have set up fixed checkouts to prevent the trouble of a slut."

Guan Ping knew Lei Yuan’s meaning and nodded, “Shuozhi, I understand, there is no problem with your approach.”

So Lei Yuan continued: "Then, this cavalry team came so strangely and broke through three checkpoints in a row..."

The sharp whistle sounded again. Fan Hong immediately said, "The first whistle of Jia! Xiao Langjun, they broke through four checkpoints in a row, and had already crossed three newly opened farms in Lexiang. The current direction is to the north, the county town! This..."

Fan Hong clenched his fists: "This is too rude!"

Lei Yuan's expression gradually became cold, and blue veins appeared on the back of his hand. He shouted softly: "Fan Hong!"

"exist."

"You lead the fifty cavalry of your personal guards and set out to intercept them immediately and block them for me! In addition, I will send a command to guard Guo Jing, Deng Tong, and He Song's troops! The cavalry team is on standby at any time!"

Fan Hong's fifty cavalry stirred up a scattered dust. Another messenger held small flags of different colors and rushed out separately.

Lei Yuan thought about it, but was not very concerned about the situation around the county town. He said in a deep voice: "You may as well continue to play, I have to go and have a look."

Guan Ping winked at Liu Feng: "Super, we will go with you."

Guan Ping knew very well the situation Lei Yuan was facing.

Lei Yuan was the leader of a great tyrant who led tens of thousands of miles to join him. Even Duke Xuande had to treat him with courtesy and could not be regarded as an ordinary subordinate. However, this cavalry team ran and trampled on the territory under Lei Yuan's command without any scruples. This can be said to be a humiliation. If you do not respond in time, you are afraid that countless people will think that Lei Yuan is weak and can be bullied.

From the perspective of relying on the people, they followed the Lei family in Lujiang to Jingzhou thousands of miles away. The people's hearts were not yet completely stable and they had not yet formed full trust in Xuande Gong. At this time, someone under Xuande Gong was riding and running around in their homes, which not only caused losses, but also was likely to cause panic among the people, which in turn would induce many dissatisfaction.

For Lei Yuan, who is both a clan leader and a local official and has a dual responsibility to the people, this is an incident that he must deal with seriously. But after all, he is newly joined by Duke Xuande and is not familiar with most of his colleagues. At this time, if Guan Ping and Liu Feng are accompanying him, they can avoid additional trouble.

After hearing what Guan Ping said, Liu Feng nodded repeatedly: "We should go with you so that you won't suffer any losses!"

Lei Yuan nodded to the two of them: "Then I'll bother you brothers!"

The three of them went there and would never be delayed. They immediately took their horses and rode down the grass slope where the stove was raised, and then walked directly northwest along a small path. Not long after, Li Zhen's troops, who were originally walking far away around, also joined in one after another, gradually gathering a cavalry team of more than a hundred people. When they were running in a hurry, several checkpoints were still shooting out, indicating that the cavalry team that was rushing around did not slow down, and even made two turns and took a long way around Lexiang County.

Lei Yuan's face became increasingly ugly.

What he considered was not only a matter of face but also actual losses.

The tens of thousands of people who followed the Lei family in Lujiang to Jingzhou will definitely not work by relying on the seized grain and fodder alone. The inventory will not last long. We must seize the opportunity of spring plowing and open up fields as soon as possible to gradually achieve self-sufficiency. There are several vast fields outside the Lexiang County Town, which is the place where Lei Yuan and others have determined after many surveys, and it is also the foundation for their long-term foothold in the future.

Previously, General Zuo had allocated a large amount of seeds, oxen and farm tools from Lingling Guiyang and other places. Lei Yuan assigned Xin Bin to buy some with huge amounts of money to supplement the shortcomings. Lei Yuan gave Xin Bin a position of persuading farmers, and he was responsible for the agricultural reclamation. At present, nearly 40,000 mu of fields have been opened and wheat, rice, and beans have been planted. In addition, the roads, waterways, farms have been planned, and more than 100,000 mu are still waiting to be opened.

In this process, Xin Bin and his subordinates played a great role, and Lei Yuan also personally participated in many of the work. He deeply understood what a philosopher in later generations said: A piece of white paper is not burdened, it is easy to write the latest and most beautiful words, and it is easy to draw the latest and most beautiful pictures.
Chapter completed!