At the foot of a mountain not far from Wei County, there is a village hidden in the mountains and forests.
This village, like most villages in Nanzhong, is built against the mountains.
There is also a spring next to the village, which can supply hundreds of people with water a day.
Behind the village, there is a half-wild and half-artificial fruit forest. In summer and autumn, the fruits produced in the orchard can be used as the village's rations.
There is even a slightly flat piece of land not far from the village, with traces of cultivation.
It's just that the land is now overgrown with weeds, and it looks like no one has taken care of it for a long time. The weeds are growing luxuriantly, and only one or two of the crops in the land originally showed their heads, telling the story of the desolation of the village.
Since Li Hui regained Wei County, many barbarians were afraid of being liquidated, and even more afraid that the legendary ghost king's minions (militia) would arrest them, so they moved away from their villages and hid in the mountains.
Only empty villages were left.
Two days ago, a barbarian team came to this abandoned village and temporarily stayed here.
Eshun sat on a big stone at the entrance of the village, carefully wiping his square halberd.
Next to him, there was a Han Chinese man in his forties sitting. Although his clothes were a little tattered and his face was a little haggard, he still had an aura of calmness and dignity sitting there.
I could see that he had his eyes closed and didn't care at all about everything around him.
Eshun finished wiping Fang Tianji and glanced at Lu Kai, "Lu Gongcao, today is already the second day. If there is no news about Guan Xing tomorrow, then don't blame me for being rude."
When Lu Kai heard this, he smiled lightly and dismissed it.
Eshun was bored, but he wasn't bothered at all.
Anyway, he and Lu Kai had the same thoughts. They both regarded themselves as dead people. What else could they have to argue with each other?
Eshun put Fang Tianji next to him and followed Lu Kai's example with his eyes closed to rest.
He wasn't afraid that Lu Kai had other thoughts. If he really found out something was wrong, he would just stab him with a halberd. He believed that Lu Kai would have no way to avoid it.
It's just that although Eshun didn't speak, his thoughts were turbulent in his heart.
Following Meng Huo's retreat from the north, the Han army following behind was led by Guan Xing.
When attacking Wei County, the Han army rushed into the city again.
So if you think about it in Eshun, Guanxing is probably in Wei County now.
When he followed Meng Huo to attack Wei County a few days ago, he could still roughly guess how many people there were in the city.
In the past two days, he inquired about the news from the people around Wei County. Since Meng Huo retreated, Wei County has not had more troops.
On the contrary, a few days ago many troops were sent to escort grain and fodder. It seems that the troops in the city at this time can only defend the city at best.
Although he could not attack the city with these remaining soldiers, the Han people in Wei County could not do anything to him either.
However, Eshun only left himself three days. In order to prevent the Han army from surrounding him from other places, he had to leave with his people after three days.
Two days have passed now. If Guan Xing doesn't show up after tomorrow, he will kill Lu Kai and then find another way to find out Guan Xing's whereabouts.
Since Meng Huo was defeated by the Han army at Panjiang, Eshun had no hope for Meng Huo at all. He wanted to use his own methods to avenge King Gao.
Eshun had no relatives, but Gao Ding was not only very kind to him, but also always used him in high regard, so in his view, Gao Ding was his only relative.
Now he feels that the only way to repay King Gao is to kill Guan Xing.
As for his own life and death, he no longer cared about it.
As long as you can kill Guan Xing and lose your own life, you will have earned it.
At this time, I saw a figure running across the valley, shouting from a distance, "King E, there is news, there is news!"
E Shun suddenly opened his eyes and suppressed the excitement in his heart, "Is there any news about Guan Xing?"
The person who came was the barbarian soldier who went to inquire about the news. He nodded repeatedly, "In the past two days, news came out from the city that Guan Xing was in the city. Moreover, he also let people spread the word that he was waiting for E in Wei County.
Your Majesty."
Eshun said in a deep voice, "Is the news reliable?"
"Reliable. I heard that Guan Xing was seen patrolling the city in the past two days."
"good!"
Eshun stood up suddenly and said, "Inform the people in the village to eat and drink enough and have a good night's rest tonight. We will go to Wei County Town tomorrow!"
"clear."
After receiving the order, the barbarian soldiers ran towards the stronghold again.
Lio Ren is an upright person and doesn't have that many tricks up his sleeve.
They mainly rely on promises and ghosts to restrain each other.
Otherwise, they would not have been deceived by Li Hui in a few words at the gate of Dianchi Lake, and then they would have believed Li Hui's words, and then relaxed the siege of the city. In the end, Li Hui took advantage of a big loophole and defeated them.
In daily life, barbarians like to fight and respect the warriors of the clan and the fair leader.
Meng Huo relied on his courage and fairness to convince the barbarians in Yizhou County.
Along the way, E Shun had to go to the front in every battle, and he was the most courageous figure in the army. In addition, in the battle at Panjiang, he led his men to the front, and finally led them to escape from the siege of the Han people.
come out.
Therefore, this group of remnant soldiers was extremely convinced of him and directly changed their name to call Eshun the king.
When they heard that Eshun was going to Wei County, although they had doubts, they had no objection.
Because Eshun had sworn with ghosts and gods that he would not attack the city this time, but would just stand under the city and curse people.
Moreover, there are not many Han soldiers in the city. If they dare to come out, they will be defeated.
After this battle, they can return to Tanglang County.
During the Battle of Panjiang, most of the barbarians led by Eshun were Yong Kai's old tribe. Yong Kai was entrenched in the Tanglang area, and most of the barbarians were people from there.
Now that I hear that I can go home as long as I finish this one shot, is there any reason why I shouldn't?
Hearing cheers from the village, Lu Kai finally opened his eyes and looked at Eshun.
"Meng Huo was defeated like a lost dog. Only the general led a remnant army. Unconventionally, he fought for more than 300 miles and still won the support of the soldiers. His morale did not drop. Such a talented person was willing to become a robber. It is really
Pity."
Eshun smiled calmly, "What? You want to persuade me? I thought you weren't afraid of death."
Lu Kai shook his head, "Who is not afraid of death? But when death is inevitable, there is no way to avoid it, so the only way to avoid losing face is to not be afraid of the journey. But I also really feel sorry for people like you."
"What's so pity?"
Eshun looked at the mountains and forests in the distance and said slowly, "I'm just a barbarian. I don't understand any big principles, and I don't have the complicated thoughts of you Han people. I will recognize whoever treats me well. King Gao is dead, I
We must avenge him, it’s that simple.”
"On the battlefield, swords and guns have no eyesight. If you show mercy, you will be seeking death." Lu Kai frowned and said, "After Gaoding's first defeat, the prime minister has given him a chance to surrender. He would rather die than
drop."
"When the capital of Qiong is defeated, Guan Junhou is the first to conquer. If he doesn't kill Gao Ding, Gao Ding will definitely kill him. How can we blame Guan Junhou for being ruthless?"
E Shun had a sad look on his face, "I understand the truth, but King Gao was killed by Guan Xing. This is a fact, so I must avenge him. Guan Xing killed King Gao on the battlefield, so I will do the same."
Kill him openly in front of the two armies."
"As long as he doesn't engage in the conspiracy of you Han people in Weixian City tomorrow, I will give him a fair chance to fight. If that happens, I will die at his hands and have nothing to say."
"But if he has other thoughts," Eshun looked at Lu Kai and then sneered, "then you can just ask for your blessings."
"Guan Laojunhou is famous throughout China. He is the leader of the Five Tiger Generals of the Han Dynasty. Guanlaojunhou is the successor of Guan Laojunhou. How can he be such a despicable person?"
Lu Kai snorted coldly.
"I hope so."
Eshun didn't argue either.
The next day, Eshun got up early and asked people to make breakfast. After eating, he led the barbarian soldiers straight to the gate of Wei County.
In the past few days, he had explored the area around Wei County very clearly and was convinced that there was no second Han army around Wei County.
As soon as this group of barbarians appeared, Wei County City had discovered it early. Wang Ping had people immediately close the city gates tightly and deploy defense at the top of the city.
"This big flag is pretty effective, right?"
Feng Tubiao followed the people and ran up to the top of the city. He looked at the several large flags specially erected at the top of the city and said proudly.
Guan Xing looked at his face and was really confused: What did Sanniang like about this guy? He was simply a green-skinned person!
"Why are there so many big flags at the top of the city? Could it be that there is a large army in the city?"
Eshun just led people to the city and saw several big flags erected at the top of the city. He was a little surprised and confused.
On the other hand, Lu Kai, who was beside him, looked at the words on the big flag and looked a little strange.
"It's just that this big flag is different from other handsome flags. What does it say on it?"
After Eshun saw the appearance of the big flag, he felt that something was wrong. Generally, the handsome flag only has one word, indicating the identity of the coach.
But these big flags at the top of the city have many words written on them.
"You want to know?"
Lu Kai's expression became even weirder.
"certainly."
Lu Kai looked at the big flag at the top of the city again, and said word by word, "Eshun, I'll wait for you here!"
When Eshun heard this, his eyes suddenly widened.
Although there is no signature, everyone knows that this is what Guan Xing said.
He remembered what the barbarian soldier said to him yesterday. Guan Xing spread the word and said that he was waiting for him here. So this was how he spread the news?