He turned over and dismounted, put the horse's pin in place, and bent down to pull something up.

It was exactly the tool used by thieves to cross the water that he had noticed before.

I originally thought this thing was not heavy, but when I tried it myself, it turned out to be as expected.

Liu Hun noticed that the boat was actually made of willow branches into a frame, but there were more than a dozen bulging skin bags tied to the frame.

I pressed the skin bag with my hand and found that it was empty.

Liu Hun couldn't help but feel so novel and surprised by this discovery.

"Go and ask those barbarians, what on earth is this?"

Liu Hun kicked Zhouzi and ordered the generals who had been following him.

The result was quickly revealed and it was a sheepskin that had been blown out.

Although he had some guesses, Liu Hun still couldn't believe it when he heard that it was really sheepskin.

"General, those barbarians said that there are many sheepskin boats like this used to cross the rivers in Liangzhou."

The general explained, "Because the Hu people tend to herd sheep, when they kill the sheep, they peel off the sheep's skin completely and then boil it."

"When you need to use it, you only need to tie up the head, tail and limbs, leaving only a small mouth, and then you can float on the water."

After hearing this, Liu Hun suddenly realized, "That's it."

He walked a few more steps and saw another different boat.

This boat is obviously much larger than the one just now, and it doesn't look like sheepskin.

"What is this?" Liu Hun asked curiously, squatting down and taking a closer look, "Looks like cowhide?"

The general looked over and wiped the sweat from his forehead, then ran to the prisoners of war and brought a foreigner over.

"Sir, this is indeed cowhide."

The Hu people did not dare to hide anything and answered respectfully.

Liu Hun raised his eyebrows: "Bragging?"

The Hu prisoner nodded and said, "It takes someone with a strong voice to blow on the cowhide. Most people can only blow on the sheepskin."

After learning how to use a kayak from a prisoner of war, Liu Hun, instead of being happy, seemed a little worried.

The Wei people had this kind of boat that was convenient for crossing the river. Doesn't that mean that as long as they found a suitable place, they could come over whenever they wanted?

So I just have to be more careful.

Lu Pan was naturally unwilling to accept the failure of crossing the river this time. He was about to find another way to find out what the other side wanted to do. Unexpectedly, at this time, something unusual happened on the other side of the West Sea.

The Bald Hair Tribe made a fortune a few months ago. The tribe's population and livestock were greatly replenished, and a lot of supplies were purchased from Feng Yong.

The tribe's strength has not only been restored, but it is also better than before.

The Xiqiang in the West Sea area did not see the Bald Hair tribe in the beginning of spring and thought they had moved away, so they happily returned to the pastures occupied by the Bald Hair tribe.

Unexpectedly, the Bald Tribe suddenly appeared again in the summer. When they saw that the Xiqiang tribe who had been driven away dared to come to their pasture to graze, they immediately became furious.

The fight between the two parties spread to the border of Xiping County, which happens to be a sensitive place because it is the place where local wealthy families and Qiang people often cause chaos.

Nine years ago, Qu Yan of Xiping County colluded with the local wealthy families in Liangzhou counties to rebel. If it had not been for Su Ze (Su Ze) urging General Hao to send troops to quell the rebellion and eliminate the rebels in time, there would have been another Liangzhou chaos.

Two years ago in Xiping again, Qu Ying caused rebellion and killed several county magistrates.

The West Sea is close to Xiping County. Once the battle between the Bald Hair Tribe and the Xiqiang spreads there, someone in Xiping County will definitely take the opportunity to cause chaos.

The Han army in the south was ready to cross the river, and the disputes between the Hu people in the north might lead to a rebellion in Xiping, which made Lu Pan's heart burn.

Not long after Xu Governor took office, he encountered the loss of Longyou again, and his prestige was never established.

However, the prestigious General Hao happened to die of illness. The only one who could barely suppress the dispute between the Bald Hair Tribe and the Xiqiang was Lu Pan, who had been following Hao Zhao all these years.

As a result, Lu Pan had to give up continuing to explore the other side.

He arranged his manpower to guard each ferry and confirmed that the Han army would not be able to cross the river in a short period of time. Then he hurried back to Xiping to mediate the dispute.

At the same time, he also sent people to Wuwei Guzang to ask Xu Miao for support.

Urgent rescue messages from Yuzhong guards Wei Ping and Lu Pan reached Xu Miao's hands almost at the same time.

Xu Miao was shocked and anxious when he learned that the Han army was attacking Liangzhou in two groups.

What was surprising was that the Han army would attack Liangzhou at this time, because according to Hao Zhao's estimate before his death, the Han people would have to wait at least two years before they were ready.

What's urgent is that the troops he has now can only support one side.

In desperation, he gathered all the main officials in Guzang and asked for countermeasures, "The thieves are divided into two groups. Should we aid Yuzhong? Should we aid Xiping?"

The officials looked at each other and saw the worried look in their eyes: Why did the Han army arrive so quickly?

"Ming Gong, entering Liangzhou from Longyou, passes through Yuzhong, which is the main road. This place must be the target of the Shu captives, so the official feels that it is important to aid Yuzhong."

"Yuzhong and Jincheng rely on each other, and the Shu captives may not be able to capture Yuzhong. Even if I can capture it, I still have Jincheng, so what do I have to fear? Even if Jincheng is lost, I will retreat to the west of the river, and the Shu captives will help me.

what?"

"That's right! I also think it's better to help Xiping. General Lu can't take care of both sides. If the Shu captives cross the river and go north along the Huangshui River, I'm afraid Xiping will no longer be my possession. Without Xiping, can Jincheng survive? Jincheng?

If it doesn’t exist, Liangzhou will be lost!”

"The one who attacked Yuzhong was Shu general Wei Yan. He was taking the high road, so he must be an army of thieves. But the thieves from Longxi have been wandering east of the river for a long time, so they are probably suspicious soldiers..."

Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, someone shouted a rebuttal.

"Wei Yan? Can Wei Yan compare to Feng Yong?"

"How can Wei Yan be inferior to Feng Yong? I heard that Wei Yan is a rare brave general among Shu captives..."

This person still hadn't finished speaking when he was interrupted again: "A brave general who was first frightened and then burned under Xiangwu City?"

"you……"

"Feng Yong broke through Longguan and defeated Zhang Junyi. It was a surprise attack but he was ready to fight. I saw that he left Longxi with great fanfare this time and stayed on the east bank for a long time. I'm afraid he was thinking of sneaking across the river!"

Sneaking across the river?

These words immediately reminded Xu Miao.

He had served as the governor of Longxi and Nan'an, so he was naturally familiar with the situation in Longxi.

"There are several ferries in Longxi from Heguan to Taoshui. Feng Yong is known as Xiao Wenhe and has many tricks. He openly deployed troops at the Taoshui ferry. He could not say that he had led troops to Heguan..."

"Ming Gong, the other side of Heguan is controlled by rebel Hu, so how can Feng Yong easily cross the river from there?"

Someone reminded me.

"No! He must have gone to Heguan!" Xu Miao stood up suddenly, his face a little pale, "You must not forget that Feng Yong immediately led the army to attack Longxi and rebel against the Hu as soon as spring began this year."

"The rebel Hu fled all the way to the west. Although he had no power to resist, he only pursued the rebels as far as Daxia County and stopped, sparing the rebels in the Puhan River Pass area."

The more Xu Miao spoke, the faster he spoke, showing his inner anxiety, "Have you never thought about the weirdness in this? He probably did it on purpose!"

After listening to Xu Miao's analysis, someone finally came to his senses: "He has actually subdued the rebellious Hu of Pang Han secretly, but he made a gesture of letting Pang Han rebellious, just to confuse us!"

"He had planned it long ago and is now preparing to cross the river through the Pohan River Pass!"

Hearing this, everyone became suspicious: Is this possible? Could it be that the governor is overthinking?

"Two months ago, the Hu people who fled from Heguan to Xiping mentioned that many of the rebellious Hu people in Wuhan proposed to join the Han people, and they even sent envoys."

Xu Miao said word by word.

As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces turned pale.
Chapter completed!