When this long convoy arrived at Handan, many people were really surprised. Along the way, people kept blocking the road to deliver food. In addition, convoys from other counties also successfully joined Zhao Kuo and the others, making the size of this convoy large.
It was even bigger, driving from a distance, rolling up loess, and there were knights clearing the road ahead. It was flying back and forth, giving a vague feeling of an army setting out. It took a lot of time, and finally arrived at Handan.
The knights who opened the way in front brought two people, one was Xing, and the other was also a disciple of Zhao Kuo, named Ming. He had no family name, but was called Muzi Ming because he came from Muziyi of Zhao State. The two followed the knights
, first saw Ge who looked unhappy, and then saw Shaojun Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo was very happy to see them, and hurriedly dismounted. The two hurriedly paid homage, and Zhao Kuo helped them up.
"The second and third sons are finally here!"
Xing then said: "After learning your instructions, we left Mafu Township, but we didn't know which road you came from, so we could only wait in Handan." Zhao Kuo laughed and said: "This
That's right. If we miss it, we may waste a lot of time... Is my mother okay? Is everyone in the family and the villagers okay? "
"My mistress is well, and so are the villagers... This is what the mistress entrusted us to deliver..." Xing took out a package and handed it to Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo had already smelled it when he got the package.
The smell of melons and fruits made him guess what it was. Xing took out another stone, which was an ordinary pebble. He said: "This is what Ping Gong asked us to send to you. He said to put this stone on your body."
, which can make your journey safe and free from disasters.”
Zhao Kuo looked at the stone in astonishment. There was no hole drilled in it. It was just an ordinary pebble. Thinking of the old man Ping who blessed him with exorcisms, Zhao Kuo couldn't help but smile. He just put the stone in his bag.
, hanging on the left side of my jade belt, I suddenly felt a heavy feeling. This jade belt is also considered strong.
After chatting with them for a while and asking about the condition of the horse uniforms, Zhao Kuo said to them: "I heard that the road from Handan to Wu'an, to Lu, and then along the river to Changping is very dangerous. The Qin people are attacking with cavalry.
"Lu, in this area of Li, I am very worried that our carriage will be attacked by the Qin people, so we need someone who is very familiar with the terrain in the southwest of Zhao State, so I sent someone to ask..." He slowly looked towards
Ming asked: "So Ming is the person I need."
Ming hurriedly leaned over and said: "Chen Ming used to live in Muziyi, which is located in the Lucheng area. When I was young, I followed my father to sell horses in Gaodu, so I know the terrain here very well."
"That's great!" Zhao Kuo felt that his customers could always bring surprises to him. Of course, some of them would also bring shocks. Mu Ziming continued: "It is not necessarily necessary to reach Changping from Handan.
To take Wu'an Road, Shaojun can go south from Handan to Zi County. From Zi County, he can take a smooth detour and reach Changping... However, this road needs to pass through the Taihang Mountain Road, which is difficult to navigate without anyone familiar with it.
, there is no way to get past it.”
"Aren't you familiar with it too?"
"It is desolate and there are no cities or towns there. I just know that there is this road, but I have never passed by it." Mu Ziming said with some guilt. Zhao Kuo sighed. It seemed that he could only take the Wu'an road.
, because this place is too close to the eldest son, and the eldest son is now controlled by the Qin people, so it is very dangerous here. Zhao's grain transport teams were ambushed here several times and suffered heavy losses.
Zhao Kuo felt that the Qin people had probably gathered an army and were waiting for him to fall into the trap. It was difficult for even Zhao's regular transportation troops to be able to borrow food.
To resist, let alone Zhao Kuo, the main force of the Qin people was in Changping, and there were only less than a thousand cavalry to plunder here. However, Zhao Kuo felt that if Bai Qi knew the news, he might do something
No matter what his plans were, he would never underestimate this man.
He also thought about borrowing soldiers from King Zhao to escort him, but facing Bai Qi, Zhao Kuo was afraid that no matter how many soldiers he had, he would not be able to protect him. In this case, it would be best to bypass the battlefield and go directly to the rear of Changping.
, transporting grain to the battlefield is the safest way. How could the Qin people bypass Changping? What's more, the area of Lucheng often suffers small-scale attacks from the Qin people, but in the end it is still impossible for the Qin people to
Even if the sharp blades are inserted into both sides, you can still defend.
Just when Zhao Kuo felt embarrassed, Xing suddenly said: "Shaojun, I am very familiar with the terrain of Taihang. That's why I followed him here." Zhao Kuo was stunned and asked in confusion: "
But aren't you from Handan? How are you familiar with the terrain of Taihang? How familiar are you with it?"
Xing was silent for a moment and then said: "I once lived in Taihang for a few years because I needed to avoid some people. I am very familiar with the situation there. I know every road." Zhao Kuo was very happy.
, then pointed at the carriage and asked: "Do you think such a carriage can pass the mountain road?" Xing looked at the carriages seriously, borrowed a horse, and rushed to the end, almost all the carriages
After checking all over, I just came back.
"Young Master, these carriages can pass. There were also many merchants from Wei and Zhao driving carriages through Taihang. There is also a road opened by the merchants, near Yangchang."
"Yes! I know about this!" Mu Ziming suddenly exclaimed, he said: "I know about this sheep intestine! Many merchants did pass by here at first, but later, this place was occupied by a group of thieves
, the merchants paid the surrounding county captains to lead several encirclement and suppression campaigns, but they were unable to defeat the thieves. Later, no one dared to take this road again!"
Zhao Kuo nodded and asked: "So, if we take this road, won't we also be attacked by thieves?"
The motorcade changed direction again. Fortunately, Zhao Kuo treated these people very politely along the way, and Zhao Kuo himself was also very prestigious in Zhao State. These drivers did not complain, but only the leader of the knight
, came to Zhao Kuo in person. This was also the first time he came to Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo didn’t even know his name. He rode a horse and rushed to Zhao Kuo. His voice was very low and he asked: "
Shaojun, you want to take the mountain road?"
"Yes, I have two retainers. They know the way. I'm really sorry to trouble you." Zhao Kuo said hurriedly. The knight was silent for a long time and then said: "I followed Ma Fujun on the battlefield. The Qin people are very cunning.
After leaving Handan...", he may not know what to say. After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Kuo understood and asked: "Do you want me to obey your orders and let you command all the guests?"
"That's it." The knight said helplessly.
"Okay, I will obey your orders. Even if you ask me to command, I don't know how to command. I will trouble you more along the way." Zhao Kuo said with a smile. The knight was stunned and looked very surprised.
Then, he forced out a smile, nodded towards Zhao Kuo, and left. In the following days, Zhao Kuo silently observed every move of this knight.
He would arrange the inspection time and rotation of personnel for the diners in detail. He divided the 300 diners into ten teams, and patrolled from the front of the motorcade to the back of the motorcade based on a distance of 500 meters.
And the orders of each team seem to be different. For example, the diners at the front are used as scouts by him. They are responsible for constantly exploring the road ahead. If they encounter strangers, they must come back quickly to report them, and the team will stop moving forward.
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The horses of the retainers at the rear had branches hanging on their tails. They seemed to be destroying the traces of the passing carriage. When encountering these unknown things, Zhao Kuo would ask him. He was a little restrained at first. Later, Zhao Kuo asked what
, he would answer seriously. He said that thieves could identify supplies and escort information based on the traces left by the convoy, so he sent people to continuously destroy these traces so that they could not obtain accurate information.
Zhao Kuo nodded seriously and kept his words in mind.