Chapter 320 Ma Zhong
The barbarians really did move? It was so coincidental?
Perhaps because of the echoes in the mountains, it sounds quite loud.
Lei Yuan couldn't help laughing.
He slammed his horse slightly, raised his hand to cover the sun, and looked into the mountains.
At the same time, Li Zhen, who was moving at the forefront of the queue, signaled the knights to the high ground on the side of the road, with one hand and the other pressing the crossbow beside him. At the end of the team, Chi Li Ningta, who was walking tiredly, stepped forward a few big strides and stood beside Lei Yuan. Li Qi whistled his lips, and the entourages who followed him accidentally adjusted their positions, protected Lei Yuan in the center, and at the same time surrounded Hu Du.
Hu Du raised his eyebrows and said nothing.
He knew the military tactics quite well, and could see that the division of labor among the soldiers of these divisions was very clear. Some controlled the entire venue with cavalry and shooting, some guarded the lord, and some seemed to be dispersed, but they vaguely formed a clampdown on their subordinates. This measure showed that they were well-trained and secretly integrated with the military tactics.
He could understand better that these entourages were so vigilant that they might be wary of themselves... This made him a little depressed. In fact, such a thing happened near the county town on the first day of General Fenwei's arrival, which made the young man feel lost.
While Hu Du was planning, Lei Yuan, who was among his entourage, turned to Feng Le who was carefully accompanying him.
Feng Le still looked respectful and self-confident, bent his waist like a big prawn.
Recently, Feng Le has been with Lei Yuan and is not responsible for actual affairs. He is just taking advantage of his familiarity with the situation in Brazil and providing consultation at any time.
At first, Lei Yuan had some opinions about this person. When the Feng clan leader recommended Feng Le to Lei Yuan, he only said how capable he was, but after meeting him, he felt that this person was weak and too cautious. He was obviously very handsome and handsome, but he always looked like he was serving him with a slight intention, which made Lei Yuan feel that this person did not look like a subordinate, but a newly acquired concubine.
But after using it for a while, he felt that Feng Le was quite good. This person is indeed familiar with the humanities and geography of Brazil. He could tell any small matters about Lei Yuan, even if he was not accurate, he would not make any big mistakes.
He was also very familiar with the personalities and methods of officials from all over the country, so he was like Lei Yuan giving birth to an extra eye and could always find something in advance. In the past few days, Lei Yuan brought troops north and controlled the surrounding area of the Dangqu River along the way. During this period, there were several abnormal movements in the village pavilions, which were all seen by Feng Le's wise eyes.
When Hu Du led Lei Yuan and others out of the city to patrol, Feng Le secretly told Lei Yuan that Hu Du's expression was a little wrong. I'm afraid that something unexpected happened in just a short moment in the afternoon. We suggest that the entourages beware of it.
That's why the entourage's reaction was so timely.
However, Lei Yuan himself was not worried about this.
The barbarians suddenly became turbulent at this time, which was indeed a bit coincidental, but Lei Yuan believed in Hu Du's sincerity and understood Hu Du's difficulties.
Lei Yuan was a native of a tyrant who resisted the court. Recently, he had the experience of serving as county magistrate and prefect in charge of the government, so he was very familiar with the sufferings of local officials. In terms of a small border county like Hanchang, the scope and degree of control of officials are completely different from the core areas of the Central Plains.
In fact, the county temple is just a force of many forces in this vast mountain. The regime represented by the county temple is intertwined with various local clan forces and alien tribes, infiltrating and restraining each other, and no one has the advantage of overwhelming.
When Lei Yuan first arrived in Lexiang, he faced this situation. However, he forced himself to crush a flat road with the tens of thousands of people and thousands of war soldiers of the Lei clan of Lujiang.
Since this is the case, Lei Yuan did not intend to demand what Hu Du had in Hanchang County. After all, Lei Yuan was just here to resist the attacks of thieves in the north, and was not the prefect of Brazil. In Yidu County, he could do it like an arm, but in Brazil, he had to remember that the water was clear and there was no fish.
Seeing Hu Du's expression unhesitant, Lei Yuan rode out of the entourage circle, stopped beside Hu Du, and patted his arm: "I was assassinated in Jingzhou before, so my subordinates were inevitably a little nervous. Please don't mind Dexin. As for how those barbarians should deal with it, you are the local officials and we are the guests. We all listen to the arrangements and do not disturb each other."
Hu Du was a little surprised. His big eyes rolled around: "Since that's the case, General, please wait here for a moment. I'll go?"
"Please give me the help of Dexin." Lei Yuan bowed with a peaceful expression: "If you need help, please tell me if you need help; if you don't need help, I will wait for Dexin here."
Hu Du breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Lei Yuan deeply.
Lei Yuan smiled and said to Hu Du: "I just want to deal with it as soon as possible. It's not easy for me to come here, and I'm looking forward to seeing the local landscape and scenery!"
"Please don't worry, General!"
Hu Du didn't hesitate, shouted loudly and urged the horse, leading his subordinates to move forward quickly.
Li Qi came from behind the queue and asked, "General, should you retreat to the city first?"
"No need to worry too much. We are waiting here. In addition, we will send our troops to stay at peace and not to act rashly."
Li Qi had just sent someone back to pass the order, and he heard the sound of horns among the mountains ahead.
Many people followed the direction of the horn and ran from all over the place. Through the lush forests and slopes, they couldn't see the specific number of people.
Someone was galloping towards the county town, and shouted loudly along the way: "There are thieves in Pingliangshan, and the county magistrate has an order. All the troops gathered in alert!"
Different voices came one after another, passing the command.
After a while, a group of strong men holding simple weapons ran out of Hanchang City, lined up in two rows, led by a tall man dressed in a few warriors, and walked quickly towards Pingliangshan. When the group passed by Lei Yuan's troops, although one of them had elite equipment and the other could barely get their hands together, they ran without looking sideways and their heads held high, and their momentum was not deteriorating.
Lei Yuan asked Li Qi: "There are about 300 people in this group?"
Li Qi nodded and said, "Three hundred and twenty people, including thirty people holding crossbows, and six horses."
Li Qi has a specialty, and he estimated that his troops were extremely fast. With a glance, he could guess at all.
Lei Yuan thought to himself: "In the morning, Hu Du said that he had sent hundreds of strong men at the pass; he knew that I was going to visit the scene, so he sent more than a hundred more people. At noon, he heard about the barbarians, and Ju Fu led two or three hundred people from the county lieutenant to act... In addition, in this moment, nearly a thousand people had been mobilized in a small county town. Not to mention the surrounding situation, Hu Du had really achieved the ultimate mobilization of manpower in Hanchang City."
He watched the team of people heading into the deep mountains and turned to look at his entourage. He saw his stern faces and murderous aura. He couldn't help but smile: "This time I left the city to enjoy the scenery. You might as well relax. Although you can't enter the mountains for a while, looking at the peaks here is enough to broaden your mind."
Everyone is resting here now.
Hu Du left several subordinates to serve here. Lei Yuan called them and Feng Le and asked about the mountains and rivers along the Micang Road. Then, using this as a reason, it extended to the legends and anecdotes of the entire Brazilian county and even Yizhou.
Since his troops were throwing stones to ask for directions, his mission was not only military, but also included in inquiring about situations in various places, contacting talents and wise men from all over the country, and promoting Xuandegong's entry into Sichuan in advance.
At this time, when everyone talked about the talents of Baxi County, they first started with the county seat Langzhong. Feng Le said seriously: "The big surname in Langzhong is Hu, Ma, Pu, Zhao, Ren, Huang, and Yan. In modern times, the Ma family has been very prosperous and many officials have been officials. He is as wise as Ma Xun in this province, and is as capable as Cao Ma Qi in this county. By the way, Hu Dexin also comes from the Ma family, and his original name is Ma Zhong..."
Lei Yuan was slightly surprised: "Ma Zhong?"
Several Hu Du's subordinates stood up and said, "This is exactly the name of my county lord."
"I was surprised for a moment, and even became rude. Don't be surprised." Lei Yuan knew that this was the etiquette of being a subordinate of a human family, so he immediately nodded to them.
In Lei Yuan's memory, when it comes to outstanding figures who were able to leave the town of Ji Han in the middle of the year, they naturally cannot avoid Wang Ping in Hanzhong, Ma Zhong in Zhennanzhong, and Deng Zhi in Yong'an. These three people have made outstanding achievements and are famous and can be called pillars of the country.
Previously, Lei Yuan passed by Wang Ping in just a few days, and was not very harmonious with Deng Zhi. When he felt a little regretful, he heard the news... He couldn't help but stand up, posing as if he was looking into the distance, and said to himself with a smile: "So Hu Du is Ma Zhong!"
He couldn't help but be curious. How long will it take to quell the sudden disturbance of barbarians with his talent?
Not long after, the sound of a horn sounded again in the deep mountains.
Several Hu Du's subordinates were all happy and said, "It's okay to be in the poor mountains. It's so embarrassing to dare to act outside Hanchang City."
Li Zhen laughed and said, "So fast?"
Feng Le hurriedly explained: "Maybe it is because of the small number of barbarians."
As he was talking, a horse came from the mountain, and everyone recognized that it was a close relative of Hu Du.
The man rode his horse and turned around and reported, "General Lei, the county lord intercepted more than 1,500 barbarians who were trying to break through the pass at Pingliangshan Pass, including He Ping, the captain of the Cao army in Hanzhong."
Chapter completed!