He is short-tongued and soft-handed, and now that he has turned against others, what else can he do?

Even if General Guan deceives them, it would be worthwhile to lower their demands in the future and join the army as volunteers for the big man as before.

Anyway, what I saw and heard along the way made people feel that the treatment of Yi Congjun was not too bad.

It is much better than being bullied and robbed by the Wei people.

The Wei thief is not even willing to give him a way to live. He is no longer a son of man, and he will not die a good death in the future.

As soon as they thought of this, Liu Bao and Liu Meng shouted loudly: "General, don't worry, let's see how the villain can lead the army in person tomorrow and fight to the death without retreating!"

Sure enough, on the second day, Liu Bao and Liu Meng took turns organizing the tribesmen to go into battle, and even rushed to the front in person several times.

Under the leadership of the two men, the two Xiongnu groups on the left and right killed the southern group and retreated in succession.

If the Wei army at the mouth of the valley had not forced the Huns from the south and prevented them from exiting the Guanjuejin Valley, Liu Bao and Liu Meng would have already reached Yong'an City.

(Not Liu Bei’s Yong’an Palace, later Huo County was also called Yong’an during the Three Kingdoms period)

This situation made Wei Jun become nervous.

It was obvious that the Huns in the south could no longer hold on.

The Pingyang Prefect of Wei State wasted no time in strengthening the camp on the mountain, and at the same time ordered people to arrange a large number of rolling stones and wood on both sides of the valley.

He did not expect that the two or three thousand soldiers he had on hand could stop the Shu captives. He only hoped that he could keep the Shu captives in the valley for ten days and a half.

As long as the reinforcements arrive and take advantage of the dangerous location of Guanjuejin Valley, great things can be decided.

At this time, in the mountains and forests more than thirty miles east of Guanjuejin Valley, a group of people were trudging through mountains and rivers with difficulty.

Especially when encountering danger, people are in front and horses are behind. Everyone holds their own horses and carefully avoids them.

Liu Hun found a hillside, looked at the long team below, and then looked at the endless mountains and deep valleys in front of him. With worry in his eyes, he asked Shi Bao beside him:

"General Shi, are you sure this road can go around the back of Yong'an City?"

Shi Bao was a little tired from walking, so he sat down regardless of his appearance, took a few breaths, and then answered:

"General Liu, you can't be wrong."

He pointed to the east and asked:

"Did you know that there is a Zhang River in Shangdang County to the east of Xihe County?"

"Of course we know that going down the Zhang River from Shangdang is Yecheng in Jizhou."

Although Liu Hun grew up in Bingzhou, he had been away from here for more than ten years, and he did not take over the position of commander-in-chief from Liu Qubei.

Naturally, there is no chance to contact smugglers from Hedong like Liu Meng.

In this era, when traveling abroad, not only should you try to follow the official route, but it is also best to have a guard.

If there is no escort, go with others.

Who is full enough to take a walk on a less traveled path?

Youdao relies on mountains to feed mountains and water to feed water.

The mountain people are simple people who pick up farm tools, but sometimes when they see someone who is alone, they take a part-time job as "I drove this road and planted this tree". That's no problem at all.

Lift a hoe and hit it on the head, collect the money, and then throw the body into the ravine. Wouldn't it be a windfall?

If you have nothing to do, challenge the law of the jungle. That doesn't mean being a skilled person is bold, that means being stupid and bold.

After all, no one can guarantee that they will never fail.

Therefore, Liu Hun naturally had no chance to walk this road, and had never even heard of it.

However, when Shi Bao asked about Zhangshui, he was familiar with it.

After all, after leaving Bingzhou, Liu Hun also traveled with Han Long in Hebei for a lot of time, and naturally he went to Yecheng.

Shi Bao chuckled, with some emotion on his face:

"Yecheng... When I was sent to Yecheng to serve, I never thought that my official position would not be decided for a long time. I was so poor that I had to sell iron to make a living."

"Later I heard that selling salt and iron to the north could make big profits, so I also took the Zhangshui River to join Shangdang, hoping to find a way to go north."

"Unexpectedly, the road was found, but the goods were snatched away by locals, and the people were almost killed..."

Talking about the events of that year, Shi Bao couldn't help but sigh.

Those big businessmen in Hedong resorted to all kinds of tricks in order to monopolize the sales channels to the north.

If I hadn't run so fast, I'm afraid the bones would have been eaten up by wild beasts in the mountains.

Liu Hun looked at Shi Bao with a vicissitudes of life, feeling a little sympathetic.

After working together for so long, Shi Bao has never been shy about saying in front of others that Feng Junhou and General Guan are his nobles.

Before he met Feng Junhou and General Guan, his fate could be said to be a history of tragedy and misfortune.

And now...

Shi Bao stood up, patted his butt, and said to the valley with high spirits:

"I, Shi Zhongrong, am no longer what I used to be. Today I will lead Master Wang back. Let's see who dares to stop me!"

Especially those big dog owners in Hedong!

At that time, I will definitely report it to the king and send troops to protect the salt pond. You will never steal another grain of salt!

"General Liu, I remember that there is a water on this road. It comes from the east, goes to the west, and finally flows into Fenshui."

"Smugglers built a wooden house on the edge of the water for rest. Although I don't know if the wooden house is still there at this time, as long as we see the water, we are halfway through."

"Okay, let's go!"

After walking for another half a day, I saw the water flow that Shi Bao had mentioned.

Liu Hun was overjoyed and ordered the entire army to rest by the water. At the same time, he sent scouts to explore the road ahead.

But what people didn't expect was that on the second day, Liu Hun received a report from the scout:

"The intersection ahead out of the mountain seems to be guarded by Wei thieves."

Liu Hun looked at Shi Bao in shock:

"Didn't you say that this road was used by smugglers? Why are Wei thieves guarding the mountain pass?"

Shi Bao sighed:

"These aristocratic families in Hedong colluded with the government, so the government turned a blind eye to their illegal salt sales."

"Because of this, this road may have been known to the government for a long time..."

When Liu Hun heard this, he paused and said:

"In this case, didn't we suffer all this in vain in the mountains?"

Shi Bao chuckled, but was not panicked at all:

"General Liu, don't worry. As far as I know, apart from this, there is another way that can be bypassed."

When Liu Hun heard this, his eyes widened suddenly: "Anything else?"

"Of course there is. I think back then, I was here and I was unfamiliar with the place. How could the government be willing to give me face? So I had to find another way."

In fact, I just didn’t want to give money to the government, and I was a poor man at the time and had no money...

So it’s not without reason that I almost fed wild animals in the mountains.

Liu Hun naturally couldn't care about so many things of the past, so he asked in surprise:

"May I ask General Shi, where is the road?"

"Following this stream to the east, there is a secret mountain trail, which can be calculated as leaving the mountain half a day earlier than this road."

"But after we get out, we still have to go a long way to the west to reach Yong'an City."

It turns out that there are three generally parallel roads in this mountain range from west to east.

Guanjuejin Valley in the west is Guandao.

The middle road is a mountain road often used by smugglers.

As for the easternmost one, it is the most secretive and least-known valley road.

(This is later known as Queshu Valley, Qianlijing, and Tongjunchuan. Qianlijing was officially opened as an official road in the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Tongjunchuan is a mountain road washed by a tributary of the Fen River)
Chapter completed!