The rebels in Zhending County were not stationed in the military camp next to the county seat, but in the nearest township near the Taihang Mountains.
According to Zhao Jun, although the rebel army is also an army, it is not a regular army after all. Most of the sergeants are rural people. In addition to spontaneously organizing to fight against bandits, they also have to take care of their parents, wives and children at home, and farm life, so they cannot be stationed uniformly. In the military camp next to the county seat, you can only live in the countryside and come wherever you are.
Especially considering the current situation, Zhending County simply cannot provide enough food and salary for the rebels. Without food and salary, let alone caring about their parents, wives and children at home, the lives of the rebel soldiers have become a problem. How can they gather in the county? Unified drills in the military camp.
This is a real survival issue that cannot be ignored in the slightest.
However, the difficulty was temporarily solved as Changshan King Liu Hao agreed to finance the purchase of food and ordnance for the rebels.
After solving the problem of food, clothing, ordnance, the rebels can free up time to drill and patrol the countryside to fight against the bandits in the Taihang Mountains.
Zhao Jun summoned the rebels and asked them to gather at the township school field to pay homage to Liu Jian, Liu Hao, Sun Jin and others.
If it is as Zhao Jun said, the equipment of the rebel soldiers is indeed rudimentary. Most of them have no armor and all kinds of weapons. Some even use wooden spears. But fortunately, Chu Yan's thieves Most of the armaments are poorly prepared, and both sides are about the same in terms of equipment. No one is better than the other.
Liu Hao and Sun Jin couldn't understand anything, so they just nodded to express their satisfaction. At the same time, they did not forget to praise Zhending County Magistrate and Zhao Jun for their contribution, and encouraged them to keep up their efforts.
Therefore, the group could only temporarily stay in the countryside near Zhending and continue to live and eat at Zhao's house.
"Second brother! Those who came today are all important figures in the state and county! Don't want to cause trouble!"
Zhao Jun didn't care about those prey anymore. He grabbed Zhao Yun and pulled him in front of all the nobles. He smiled and said: "My brother is young and naughty and has lost his etiquette. Please don't blame me!"
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The young man said: "Since we are all guests, my brother doesn't ask for courtesy and scolds me as soon as he comes. What's the reason? Is this the way my brother treats guests?"
But he saw one of them, a young man of fifteen or sixteen years old, pushing aside the crowd and walking up to Zhao Jun, saying: "Brother, your people are distinguished guests, and mine are not considered guests?"
"I've met King Changshan."
"Why...are you here?"
And the person in charge of commanding them was none other than Zhao Yun.
After the drill, Liu Jian told Zhao Jun: "The rebel soldiers are all spontaneously resisting the bandits. The county office has not paid the soldiers. Naturally, they have many things to deal with at home. Let them disperse. After all, survival is not easy."
Zhao Yun's ears were very sharp. He heard the sound and hurriedly turned his head to look.
Not far after entering the forest, a spacious open space appeared in front of us.
On the third day, Liu Jian did not continue to inspect the vicinity of Taihang. Instead, he took Cheng Pu and his guards out of Zhao's house early in the morning, saying that he had something important to do.
These days, there are really not many people in the village who can stay overnight with the governor, princes, kings, and ministers of the country at the same time.
"I've met Uncle Fang."
Liu Jian silently watched the soldiers disperse, his face unknowingly covered with a layer of frost.
Zhao Jun cupped his hands and said, "Jun, on behalf of all the officers and men, thank Uncle Fang for your kindness!"
After saying that, he patted Zhao Yun on the back and said, "It's not long to meet you nobles!"
Zhao Yun was not angry, he just pointed at the prey on the ground and asked his brother: "Do you want them? If you don't want them, I'll throw them out."
The rebel soldiers thanked him and then dispersed.
That night, a group of people temporarily stayed at Zhao's house.
Zhao Jun was stunned for a while, then apologized helplessly to everyone: "My brother is young, energetic, and extremely naughty. It's my brother's fault. Please don't blame me."
Then, he jumped down from the highest rock and came to Liu Jian holding a wooden spear.
According to common sense, these rebels were all formed by the people from the villages under Zhending, who admired Zhao Jun's name. The rebels in the villages formed a group, and there should be a lot of people who knew each other.
"I will be staying at Zhao's house these days. Zhao Yun, help me keep an eye on him and see what he does on weekdays, and... inform Xu Mengtong and ask him to check something..."
To describe it as "Pengpi Shenghui" is not an exaggeration.
"Uncle Fang!"
Zhao Jun understood the meaning of the county magistrate, stood up hurriedly, strode to the front of the courtyard, and said to the young people who were laughing and scolding: "Don't make any noise, don't you see that there are distinguished guests in my house today!"
But they saw a group of people, led by Liu Jian and Cheng Pu, watching them not far away.
Speaking of this, Liu Hao hurriedly added: "Except for Deran, he is not old, he is still very young! Hahahaha!"
Is this the legendary rural rebel army?
Next to Zhao Yun, a young man pulled his sleeve, then winked at Zhao Yun and said, "Yun, you have guests at home today, so we won't stay any longer. See you at the same place tomorrow!"
Cheng Pu listened to Liu Jian's whispered instructions and kept his words in mind.
Zhao Junyan said: "I said no, let them take it back to honor their parents!"
The next day, Cheng Pu changed his target, followed this person, and roughly figured out where Zhao Yun and others gathered.
Especially Sun Jin and Zhending County Magistrate, both of whom were well-read in poetry and books, could not help but frown at the moment, seeming quite disappointed.
"stop!"
It was just a matter of practice to form a team just now. Now that the team has broken up, they should be in groups of three or three, and gather together in groups of five or five to leave...
Afterwards, Zhao Jun immediately ordered the rebel soldiers to disperse.
The young Zhao Yun bowed his hands to the nobles present and left with a quick stride.
Liu Jian said calmly: "I don't care, you can go and ask the king for his opinion."
But among the people in front of them, when they were disbanded, there were some people talking to each other, but not many. Even if there were people talking to each other, they didn't seem to be familiar with each other.
"Uh-huh! Cough, cough!"
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Zhao Yun said calmly: "Have you ever entertained my guests?"
Zhao Jun then drilled the rebels in front of a crowd. Although the effect was not as powerful as the soldiers of the Yueqi Battalion when Liu Jian was in Luoyang, it was still quite satisfactory and could barely be used.
Come to think of it, these are the "idle people" mentioned by Zhao Jun and the county magistrate.
Zhao Jun's face turned red when his brother said it, but Liu Jian, Liu Hao and others were present, so it was inconvenient for him to have an attack.
But for some reason, Liu Jian felt a little awkward looking at this rebel army.
"This is our Jizhou Fangbo!"
Zhao Yun shouted loudly, causing all the "dog friends" to stop what they were doing.
They spoke without scruples, in extremely high tones, and some swear words were mixed in with their words, which made people uncomfortable to listen to.
On the first day with Zhao Yun, Cheng Pu found that the young man was extremely vigilant and it was extremely difficult to follow him, so he did not follow him into the mountains and forests, but just stayed on the path into the countryside. When Zhao Yun and others returned in the evening, they
They selected a person who was less vigilant among the group and followed him to find out where his home was.
But it was only then that Liu Jian finally understood why he felt uncomfortable with this rebel army.
When he asked Cheng Pu who came with him, Cheng Pu also felt the same as Liu Jian, but he didn't get what he wanted specifically.
Zhao Yun raised his eyebrows: "Brother, this is a gift!"
Zhao Jun said with a straight face: "You usually teach him how to learn well, but I will never be the same as him! Take the things away and go back to honor your parents. I have no shortage of them!"
Those soldiers were physically strong, but it may be because Liu Jian participated in the two major battles of Mobei and Yellow Turban, and was used to seeing the bravery of the soldiers of the fifth battalion of the Northern Army and the soldiers of Sanhe, so these rebels composed of common people in the countryside, Liu Jian felt that there was nothing worth seeing.
"only!"
The young man's appearance and figure were almost the same as Zhao Jun's. They both had the appearance of a warrior and a hero, but he had not grown up yet and was still a condensed version of a hero.
On the contrary, it was a group of people with serious faces, holding wooden spears and wooden bows!
Liu Jian drank the wine gently, and while everyone was talking, he turned around and asked Cheng Pu, who was standing behind him, to whisper: "De Mou, I have something to do."
That night, Liu Jian and others stayed at Zhao's house. The next day, he told Liu Hao and Sun Jin that he wanted to survey the terrain of Taihang in the villages around Zhending, and asked Zhao Jun to dispatch two hundred volunteers to accompany him in the survey.
But he couldn't tell exactly what was wrong.
Zhao Yun was silent.
In the morning, Liu Jian and others followed Cheng Pu to a mountain forest near Zhending County. It was a hunting ground for Zhao Yun and several of his bad friends. Several young men who were not doing their jobs met each other every day. Here.
Immediately afterwards, the door was opened, and a group of young men carrying bows on their backs, leading hounds, and pheasants and wild deer in their hands walked into the house while telling jokes.
Liu Hao was very happy eating and drinking today. He waved his hand carelessly: "That's all, young people's character is not worth mentioning! Who among us here has not been young? Who has not done a few ridiculous things when he was young? Who has not done anything? Not a hero anymore?"
The Zhending County Magistrate, on the other hand, stroked his beard and said to Zhao Jun earnestly: "Zi Gui, your brother is so unruly and unruly. He needs to be disciplined more. How could he be so disrespectful in front of so many noble people? What's the matter? Appropriate!"
This reminded Liu Jian of Jian Yong.
After saying that, the young man raised his hand towards Zhao Jun and said, "Eldest brother of the Zhao family, these mountain things are my thoughts. Brother, please accept them. Yun is still young, so please don't get to know him like me!"
They were shooting arrows in pairs and attacking in groups of three and three, and were diligently honing their martial arts skills and coordination.
Young men of this age, even if they are playful, are not so crazy every day. When Liu Jian was one of the Four Tigers of Zhuo County in Zhuo County, he was not as out of tune as Zhao Yun.
But Liu Jian was very disappointed.
Whether these soldiers had just gathered for training or were scattered now, there seemed to be a sense of distance between them.
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"I've met Mr. Xiang."
Although Liu Hao wanted to go back early, Liu Jian had spoken and he had to obey even if he was the King of Changshan.
The Zhao family was a large family in the village, and their family was relatively well-off. The house was not small, and there were many houses. Zhao Jun asked the family to kill a sheep, take out the fine wine hidden in the cellar, and arrange for a group of noble people.
Just a pile of prey was placed in front of the courtyard, and the sound of the teenagers laughing and scolding could be faintly heard outside the courtyard, which sounded quite wild.
It seems that in this world, everyone has his own strengths, even a waste like Liu Hao has his place.
Behind Zhao Yun, the young man said: "Whether I accept it or not is my business. Whether I send it away or not is our business. If we send it away today, there is no reason to take it back. If brother dislikes it, I will order someone else to do it."
Just throw it out!"
After that, he said to Zhao Yun: "Yun, let's go!"
After saying that, all the young men turned around and left the Zhao family's residence.
However, among his peers, he is considered to be extremely strong in stature. Although his appearance is childish, it is sharp-edged and quite heroic. His whole body shows the heroic spirit of a Yanzhao man!
Facing the young man's question, Zhao Jun looked a little ugly: "I never said that!"
The magistrate of Zhending County came behind Liu Jian and said: "It's already getting late. If you want to go back to live in the county, you still have to walk. It's better to live in the village today. The Zhao family is a big family in the village, and the homestead is not small. You can live in it."
, it won’t be too late to return to the county tomorrow.”
But while everyone was having a banquet in the courtyard, they suddenly heard a commotion outside the courtyard, followed by the sound of unscrupulous laughter and scolding.
Everyone laughed when they heard this, and the awkward atmosphere just now was swept away.
Zhao Yun glanced at Zhao Jun lightly, sighed softly, and cupped his hands, seemingly casually:
"I've met the noble man!"
After several days of investigation by Cheng Pu, he found that Zhao Yun went out to the mountains and forests to hunt every day with his so-called "friends", leaving early in the morning and returning late in the evening. In the eyes of outsiders, he was indeed a group of idle men who did not do their job properly.
The laughing young men all turned to look at Zhao Jun. They were polite and immediately stopped talking.
Zhao Jun said hurriedly: "What the county master taught me is that I will definitely discipline you strictly in the future!"
In the courtyard, only two brothers, Zhao Yun and Zhao Jun, looked at each other.
Zhending County Magistrate coughed specially, and then signaled Zhao Jun with his eyes.
"This is the county magistrate! You have seen him before."
Liu Jian surveyed the terrain near Taihang for two days. After two days, Cheng Pu, who was responsible for keeping an eye on Zhao Yun, roughly figured out Zhao Yun's daily route and reported to Liu Jian.
"This is the Prime Minister."
King Changshan is not good at other things, but he still has the ability to ease the atmosphere at the wine table.
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Zhao Jun was speechless and unable to refute.
When he was young, he saw Zhao Yun turning to look at Zhao Jun: "Brother, I'm done asking, I'm going back to rest."
"This is King Changshan!"
The state and morale of these rebels are not as strong as imagined.
Zhao Jun's expression suddenly changed and he said angrily: "We have a distinguished guest here. If you are not here to accompany us, why would you want to go back to your room at this time?"
"Uncle Fang ordered."
Today, Liu Jian and Cheng Pu led a group of personal guards to the gathering place of those young people.
As the open space came into Liu Jian's field of vision, it was not a group of idle prodigal sons leading dogs for hunting or outings.
Zhao Yun knew that the person in front of him was Uncle Fang of Jizhou, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
"Brother from the Zhao family, what are you doing? Playing a private army? You need to know that what you are doing now, in someone's opinion, is suspected of gathering a crowd to act as a bandit."
Liu Jian looked at him with a half-smile but not a smile: "Do you want to learn from Chu Yan? Do you want to bring people together?"
"No!" Zhao Yun hurriedly denied: "It is a pity that a man and a husband cannot carry a three-foot sword to perform meritorious deeds. How can he be a thief?"