Yunzhou is today's Datong, the northernmost prefecture and county in the Hedong region. Currently, the vast grasslands north of the Great Wall are occupied by the Huihe people, and there are several small tribes living there.
In the early morning, a fifty-man Hexi cavalry galloped across the grassland like arrows. They ran up the hillock. In the distance was a white-stained river, winding into the distance. The grass on both sides of the river was lush, but there was no human habitation.
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Lieutenant General Zhang Zhiyuan asked in a low voice: "General, we have been searching here for three days, and we have not seen a tribe or a soldier. I doubt that the Uighurs are bluffing?"
Zhang Yun shook his head, "There is no restraint from the Sijie Department here. The Uighurs must be in Yunzhou. I think maybe they are going in the wrong direction?"
"Wrong direction?" Zhang Zhiyuan was stunned.
Zhang Yundao: "They are probably on the south side of the Great Wall, not on the north side."
After saying that, Zhang Yun turned his horse's head and said, "Let's go!"
The fifty cavalrymen turned their horses and galloped south...
The Great Wall Pass in Yunzhou had been completely destroyed by the Uighurs, and the cavalry could gallop south unimpeded. Two days later, fifty Hexi Army scouts arrived near Yunzhong County. They discovered traces of the Uighurs and immediately became cautious.
stand up.
Zhang Yun led his men to hide in a forest and sent only two soldiers in civilian clothes to Yunzhong County to check.
At two o'clock in the morning, two soldiers returned to the woods. The news they brought confirmed Zhang Yun's guess. The Uighur Army soldiers were indeed hiding in Yunzhou County. It was initially estimated that there were about 3,000 people.
At dawn the next day, a soldier standing guard on a big tree woke up the sleeping cavalry, "Three Uighur cavalry were found in front!"
The soldiers of the Hexi Army got up one after another. They didn't even bother to pack their sleeping bags. They immediately got on their horses and took off their riding bows. Zhang Yun waved to everyone and asked them to slowly approach the roadside.
At this time, the sound of horse hooves came closer and closer. Sure enough, it was three Uighur cavalry, galloping towards them.
Zhang Yun made a downward gesture to everyone, and everyone immediately understood that he was shooting horses but not people. They each took out an arrow and put it on their bow.
Not long after, three Uighur cavalry rushed to them dozens of steps away. Zhang Yun waved his hand and fifty arrows were fired at the same time, hitting the enemy's horses. The three horses were immediately filled with arrows and fell down with a neighing sound.
After throwing the three cavalrymen away, fifty scouts rushed out and ran towards the three Uighur soldiers. The three cavalrymen struggled to get up, but it was too late. They were pressed against their chests and throats by dozens of spears.
"Take them down and interrogate them separately!"
The soldiers captured the three Uighur cavalrymen into the woods, and interrogated each of them closely. Soon the Hexi Army scouts arrived and gave them exact confessions.
As expected, Yunzhong County became a garrison for the Uighur Army, with a total of 3,000 people. It has remained unchanged for two years.
Zhang Yun immediately wrote an eagle letter and sent this important news to Zhangye using the eagle letter.
Zhang Yun immediately divided his troops into two groups. He left his deputy Zhang Zhiyuan with 20 soldiers to continue to monitor the Uighur army in Yunzhong, while he himself led 30 soldiers and rushed south towards Taiyuan...
Sanjin Restaurant in Taiyuan City, this restaurant is a restaurant opened by Sanjin Manor in Taiyuan City. Sanjin Manor became Dugu Youlan's dowry, and this restaurant was naturally Guo Song's property.
However, the Dugu family has always kept a low profile in their affairs, including the manor and restaurant, which do not show the property of the Dugu family. The proprietor is a businessman named Wang.
The shopkeeper of the restaurant is called Jia Hong. He was originally the shopkeeper of Bafang Restaurant in Xiazhou. After Xiazhou was occupied by the Hexi Army, Jia Hong and several waiters were transferred from Xiazhou to Taiyuan and took over the Sanjin Restaurant.
Some time ago, the search for Hebei spies in Taiyuan City caused an uproar. All shops and residences that kept homing pigeons were closely monitored. It did not subside until these two days.
At noon that day, Jia Hong hurriedly walked into the restaurant from the outside. The restaurant was closed for more than ten days due to the raids. After reopening, the business was not very good. The second floor was basically empty, and the first floor only had seats.
Half of the guests were gone, and several waiters were busy greeting the guests.
Jia Hong waved a waiter over, and the two walked to the backyard. Jia Hong whispered: "Captain Luo who came to you to borrow money last time, can you find him?"
"It should be okay, he left his address."
"Go find him, tell him there is a way to make money, and ask him if he is interested?"
"I'll go find him right now."
The guy left in a hurry.
Half an hour later, a captain in his thirties, General Guan Xing, hurried to the restaurant and found Shopkeeper Jia.
This captain's surname was Luo, a captain in the Chengmen Army. He and the boy were from the same hometown. A few days ago, he always came to ask the boy to borrow money.
"Shopkeeper Jia, is there any way to make money?" Captain Luo asked impatiently.
Shopkeeper Jia smiled and said: "I want to buy some sets of weapons and armor. Is there anything that Captain Luo can do?"
"Of course, but what does Shopkeeper Jia want weapons and armor for?"
Jia Hong sighed and said: "Thieves are rampant in my hometown. My brother wanted to organize the servants to protect themselves, so he asked me to help him buy a few sets of weapons and armor. I went to the black market to have a look. On the one hand, they were expensive and the quality was not very good, so I
Thinking of Captain Luo, I thought this was an opportunity to make money."
Jia Hong had been to the black market. You can also buy armor in the black market and in weapons shops, but he didn't know if the armor he bought was the equipment of the current army or if it was left over from the Tang army in the past. After thinking about it, he still
Captain Luo is the most suitable person to find. If he wants to make money, he will definitely not spend his own money to buy soldiers and armor on the black market to make up the money. He must be doing business without capital.
Of course Lieutenant Luo wants to make this money. He has three hundred soldiers under his command, so it is easy to buy several sets of armor.
"I wonder how much Shopkeeper Jia wants? If it's less than ten sets, there should be no problem."
"I don't want more. Five sets are enough. I want armor, swords, spears, shields, bows and arrows. Anyway, it's a complete set. How much does one set cost?"
"A set of fifty guan, I'll even give you socks." Captain Luo grinned.
Jia Hong thought for a while and said, "You will deliver the goods outside the city for me, and I won't bargain with you. I will deliver the goods in one hand and pay you in the other, two hundred and fifty taels of silver."
Lieutenant Luo knew that he could not get out of the city even with his armor, so he said happily: "It is better to choose a day than to choose a time. I will go back to the military camp now. We will meet outside the south city in an hour. You name a place."
"How about delivery at Nanlin Inn?" Jia Hong asked quickly.
"No problem, I'll go back right away!"
Jia Hong was overjoyed, "Then it's a deal!"
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An hour later, at the Nanlin Inn in the south of the city, Jia Hong and Lieutenant Luo completed the deal. Five sets of infantry armor, including helmets, leather armor, spears, swords, daggers, shields and bows and arrows.
Nanlin Inn was also the intelligence point of the Hexi Army in Taiyuan. Jia Hong sent the information here, and then the inn's clerk sent the information to Sanjin Manor fifty miles away. The carrier pigeons of Sanjin Manor sent the information to Zhangye.
Shopkeeper Jia took off the spearhead in the room, put it into several large boxes with other soldiers and armor, and carried it to Sanjin Manor on a mule.
In fact, this batch of armor does not need to be transported to Hexi. There are two powerful weapon craftsmen in Sanjin Manor who will inspect it and then send the inspection results to Zhangye.
Weapons from other vassal towns in Hebei will also be sent to Sanjin Manor one by one. After inspection, a letter will be sent to Zhang Ye...
Sanjin Manor is located fifty miles southwest of Taiyuan City, on the west bank of Fen River, close to Qingyuan County. It covers an area of 1,000 hectares, including a hill. In fact, the fertile land is about 300 hectares, or 30,000 acres, and is owned by more than 300 households.
Tenant farmers contract farming.
Except for the chief steward of the manor, no one knows the background of this manor. The chief steward's surname is Wang. He is nearly sixty years old and is an old member of the Dugu family. After the manor was married to Guo Song as a companion, the steward Wang was still retained.
Continue to take care of the estate.
That night, Zhang Yun led a thirty-person scout cavalry team into Sanjin Manor and came to the Dugu Villa at the foot of the mountain. The Villa covers an area of dozens of acres and is a large mansion. Every year, many children of the Dugu family visit
Come here to escape the heat.
Zhang Yun knocked on the door. A servant looked at the lantern and asked, "Who are you?"
Zhang Yun and his party had already changed into casual clothes. Zhang Yun clasped his fists and said with a smile: "We are from Hexi and we are looking for Wang Da to take charge!"
"Just a moment!"
The servant went in to report, and not long after, Steward Wang came out in a hurry. Of course he knew that those coming from Hexi should be the Hexi Army.
Zhang Yun took out a jade pendant as a token and handed it to Manager Wang. Manager Wang nodded, "Come in! Leave the horses to the servants and I will arrange for you to stay first."
"Then it's going to be a big problem for you!"
Zhang Yun led everyone into the house, and the black door creaked shut.