In early August, the autumn rains in the Qingxu area became more frequent and excessive.

The situation is very bad, because it means that the fall harvest in Qingxu area has become a foregone conclusion, and it is likely to be a large-scale production reduction. As for the serious significance of production reduction in agricultural society, there is no need to say more. It is almost conceivable that this bad autumn harvest will

After this period, what chaos will occur in the Qingxu area, which is already in a state of military confrontation.

However, from another more biased perspective, this seems to be a good thing, because in this case, the efficiency of military operations seems to be greatly reduced... Rain, mountainous areas, parallel to the two sides of Langya County and Donghai County

The surge of the river, coupled with the lack of supplies, seems to have eliminated the possibility of large-scale battles in the Langya area.

It was in this gloomy and rainy state that Guo Jia led a "condolence team" of about a hundred people, and under the protection of two soldiers, a total of more than 500 people, holding the flags of Guan Yu and Shen Pei, swaggered

Entering Langya County in the rain.

There is not much to talk about in the past two days, because the situation in Langya County is a bit too realistic... The territory here is actually divided and controlled by a group of Qingxu local warlords according to the terrain characteristics, rather than according to the previous administrative divisions.

For example, Zengguo County, an important town on the west bank of Wushui in the south of Langya County (later east of Zaozhuang), is currently stationed and controlled by a man named Hao Pu with two thousand soldiers. This man is Liu Bei's general and now belongs to Xiahou Dun.

By the same token, the northernmost area of ​​Langya, that is, Gumu County north of Jiwu Mountain, had long been taken away by General Dongguan of Guan Town.

The dangerous Jiwu Mountain is actually the dividing line between Zang Ba’s so-called Qingxu Taishan tyrants and Hebei Benzhi.

However, what is interesting is that Guo Jia led a group of spies, spies, and four hundred soldiers while marching on his own territory, and was actually followed... So, after confirming that everything was correct, Guo Fengxiao crossed the pass of Jiwu Mountain

, simply let the large army go first, and hid in the pass with only a few dozen people, and successfully captured this person.

However, when he saw this person, he felt it was a bit funny, because he knew this person, and from a certain perspective, the two parties had quite a lot of fate and friendship.

"Yuan Zhi is welcome and well."

After Guo Jia recognized this person, he was startled for a moment. However, he continued to sit cross-legged on the couch and drink wine to warm himself up. At the same time, he motioned to the pass guard here to untie the other person. Other than that, he did not say anything, which was quite indifferent.

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On the other side, after Xu Shu, who was soaked all over, was untied from the rope, he was not surprised at all, let alone angry. Instead, he shook his head and laughed at himself: "I should have thought that Jiwu Pass is such a crucial place. Although the guard here is nominally

He belongs to Wu Dun, but he should have been won over by you, the deputy envoy of Jing'antai."

Guo Jia, who had removed his hair crown and wore only a ponytail-like hairstyle, kept shaking his head, as if he was mocking the other party for noticing it was too late, but then motioned for the other party to come to the bed and drink: "Yuan Zhi, come and warm yourself up...then talk to me

Tell me where you have been before, why are you here now, and why are you following me again?"

Xu Yuanzhi was also a thief. How could he care about the other party's wantonness? Instead, he went straight forward, drank with Guo Jia to keep warm, and briefly explained the reason for his trip.

It turned out that after Xu Yuanzhi arrived in Yecheng with Lu Su, Chen Deng, and Guo Jia that day, he had the intention of traveling around to gain experience. He first wandered around Jizhou and Yingzhou in the hinterland of Hebei, with Lu Su and Chen in between.

When Deng Deng and Guo Jia went north to Zhuojun together, he took the opportunity to catch up with another group and headed north... However, when Lu Su and Chen Deng returned south, Xu Shu did not go back with them.

He became interested in the customs and customs of various places, so he walked from the north, leaving Lulongsai in western Liaoning to the north, and then turned to travel in eastern Liaoning.

In Liaodong, he visited the old capital of Goguryeo, Pyongyang County, Lelang County in the east, and even met Guan Ning, a former famous scholar of Qingxu, at a remote gathering place by the Daliang River, and met Guan Ning in front of him.

After listening to lectures for several months...it was not until Taishi Ci suddenly arrived in Liaodong to recruit troops that he learned from the official bulletin board that a huge war was going on in the Central Plains, so he immediately turned south and rescued tigers from the mouths of wild tigers.

After Pingguo ordered Yang Xiu to die, he was able to board the official ship transporting weapons, and then crossed the sea to Donglai.

"I'm just worried about my mother at home." Xu Shu said seriously. "Although my mother is in good health and can move easily, she also said when I left that I don't have to worry about her. It won't be too late to go home when she is thirty, but the military situation is so

, how can we rest assured? That’s why we are in a hurry..."

"Don't tell me that you are following me, just along the way?" Guo Jia stepped on the couch with one knee, shook the wine bottle in his hand, and sneered for a moment.

"That's more than that." Xu Yuanzhi became more and more serious. "Of course it's a convenient way, but this trip has the intention of following you to see your behavior... You must know that I have heard of your reputation in Yecheng, so-called

There are three evils under Ye, Zhang Liao is a harm on the Cuju court, Ma Chao is a harm on the martial arts court, and you are a harm on the restaurants and tea shops. You never pay for food and drinks, but you lead the army and do important things, and there is no one.

I dare to ask you for money... I'm afraid that if you leave the area under the jurisdiction of Hebei and don't have Lu Zijing by your side like before, you will sprout solidly and harm the people of Langya! You must see that the autumn rain is continuous and the autumn harvest is unfavorable. Langya

The people have always been extremely miserable."

Guo Jia was stunned for a long time, and then he sneered: "Are Yexia and this place the same thing? Those who can open restaurants and tea shops in Yexia are either rich or noble. If I drink them all my life, I will be robbing the rich and giving to the poor all my life!"

My Highness has suffered the most, and he doesn't care. Even Tian Yuanhao doesn't bother to impeach me. That's just Kong Wenju and those people who like to scold me for fame... You said, I will be careful when I am outside my command. What's more, here in Langya, the tyrants are divided and the people's livelihood is

How difficult is it? But you, if I really emerge from a solid state and harm the people... you are just a single person, what are you going to do to me?"

"Let's take a look at the shape." Xu Shu raised his glass and drank it in one gulp, and then responded with confidence. "If you are just a little renegade, I still have a lot of Amway banknotes that Brother Yuanlong gave me that day, so it's just a token of our acquaintance.

I'll make it up for you, if you lead five hundred people to abuse the people wantonly, even though I only have one man and one sword, I may not be able to take your life!"

Guo Jia sneered more and more: "But I don't know where the Xu Daxia sword is now?"

Xu Shu shook his head: "I was surrounded in the pass below, and I knew you were here, Fengxiao. Otherwise, why would you have taken the initiative to abandon your sword and be bound, and also described your travels in Liaodong as a confidential military document, so that your subordinates would be easily replaced?

I'll save it... If we really wanted to take action, just the few people below would have died long ago! You will also survive!"

Guo Jia was silent for a moment, but then suddenly clapped his hands to signal.

Immediately, someone returned several of Xu Shu's belongings - looking closely, they were just a set of coir raincoats, a long sword, a book case, plus some Amway banknotes and scattered money items.

Everyone in the house retreated, and Xu Shuwu drank and ate by himself, but Guo Jia only took the sword from the couch, and then pulled it out of its sheath!

The light of the sword was like autumn water, and the shadow of the bottle was like frost... The two of them stopped moving almost at the same time. In the narrow mountain pass cabin, there was silence for a while, except for the raindrops outside the window.

In fact, not to mention that Guo Fengxiao, as Xi Zhicai's deputy, had some additional information channels, but that the two of them were from the same hometown. As Gongsun Xun's reputation grew, how could he not know the other's name earlier?

What? It's just that the two sides reached a high-level verdict on the Xuzhou incident that day. Xu Yuanzhi felt ashamed, and Guo Jia had a lazy personality in private, so he didn't bother to point it out. But now that the two swords meet, it is inevitable.

However, after a while, the two of them resumed their movements almost at the same time. One continued to drink and dine, while the other squinted in the light of the sword and spoke, as if wiping away the awkward self-introduction:

"Yuanzhi should also know that Guandu is at a stalemate. Your Majesty is actually safe in Yingchuan for a short time. On the contrary, I have something to do here in Langya. I want to use Yuanzhi's sword courage to match the heroic spirit of the lake and sea.

use!"

"I know the meaning of being a filial piety. I also heard rumors about Langya when I passed by Qingzhou. But now that the situation has reached this point, I have no intention of becoming an official for the time being. I just want to return to Yingchuan and protect my mother.

Just to get through this war in the Central Plains." Xu Shu said sternly. "After all, with the current situation, it is not too late to wait until the world is peaceful before taking the scientific examination and becoming an official... You don't know, I lost my parents when I was young, and I am a son of the Shan family.

My mother means everything to me. And since she is a widow, she has always taught me to live my life with loyalty, filial piety, justice, and the Han Dynasty is still very important to her..."

"I understand, I understand!" Guo Jia sheathed his sword and responded repeatedly. "It's not your fault, let alone your mother... If she doesn't teach you loyalty, filial piety and justice, how can she teach you to be disloyal to the Han Dynasty?

?And when General Wei gave you and me the sword, who could have thought that the Han Dynasty would be like this one day? However, I am afraid Yuan Zhi also misunderstood. I am not asking you to help me because of the favor of this sword.

I am officially serving as an official in Hebei, but I ask you to do justice to the people of Langya and Qingxu prefectures based on General Wei's wish to give you this sword!"

Xu Shu was silent for a while.

"Listening to what Yuan Zhi just said about becoming an official after the world is in peace, and why there are Han Dynasties and not Han Dynasties, I know that your travels in Hebei have broadened your horizons a lot, and you have some insights in your heart... At least

, Yuan Zhi should have some concerns in his heart at this time, is it better for the world to be unified or divided?" Guo Jia stroked the scabbard and continued to speak slowly. "In today's situation, I don't want to talk about Cao Liu, the little emperor and the emperor.

Which of our generals is better, and who is more qualified to rule the world, but in any case, a group of Taishan thieves who separate themselves from Langya, regard the local people as private property, and have no rule of law are not good things, right? It would be better if one of them dies for a while.

!”

"That's the truth." Xu Shu responded softly.

"Moreover, now that the autumn rains continue, Qingxu's famine is a foregone conclusion." Guo Jianu, who was combing his ponytail, gestured out the window. "At this time, as a man of Huhai, you can let Liu Xuande break into Qingzhou, or you can let Liu Xuande break into Qingzhou."

We, Hebei, annexed Xuzhou, because both of our families can probably maintain production and mobilize forces for disaster relief, but how can we let a group of thieves and bandits separatist counties here and capriciously control them?"

Xu Shu remained silent.

"Yuanzhi, do you know? We are actually very similar on the inside." Guo Jia put the other's sword beside him, then looked at the other person with his arms crossed. "Both of them were neglected since childhood, but were fortunate enough to study and practice martial arts.

Therefore, after completing my studies, I am very chivalrous in the market... However, I am a great warrior and you are a lesser warrior, but you are far inferior to me."

"No need to provoke generals..."

"I have heard someone say that a small chivalrous man does favors and grudges; a great chivalrous man serves the country and the people!" Guo Jiali ignored the other party and just continued to speak.

But after hearing this, Xu Shu looked up in shock as if he had been struck by lightning.

"Yuanzhi, what happened today is very clear." Guo Jia continued to chuckle after seeing this. "You understand this truth in your heart, but you are just limited by your prejudices... One is because you are a little awkward and jealous of me, and the other is because

Mother Liberty teaches that she is a little reluctant to part with the Han Dynasty after all. Another reason is that you have an old friend in the south, so you are pushing the blame here out of selfish motives! I just want to ask Yuan Zhi, I want to borrow your sword today to deal with the Langya bandits.

That's all, right is right and wrong is wrong, don't you know it clearly? Killing a thief leader who wants to cause trouble, even if Zang Ba annexes the thief leader's territory, is better than letting him rise up and cause trouble? And if it is clear,

, but are indifferent, so what use is such a heroic spirit to the country and the people?! If it is of no use, what qualifications do you have to hold this sword again?"

By the way, Guo Fengxiao's words were quite gentle at first, but by the end, his face was filled with disdain!

"Here comes the sword!" Xu Shu stared at the other person in silence for a long time, but suddenly stretched out his hand.

Guo Jia laughed for a moment and handed the sword to the other party.

After receiving the sword, Xu Shu unsheathed it directly, and then faced the sword light and sighed: "I will defeat you once today... But I have agreed in advance that I will only deal with the Taishan bandit leader here in Langya for you. After leaving Langya, I will directly

Homecoming!”

"Good!" Guo Fengxiao smiled again, but couldn't help but open the other party's bookcase on the spot and read the other party's travel notes. "Actually, I also had the idea on the spur of the moment, thinking of Yuan Zhi's majesty in killing Xu Dan that day, and I paused for a moment.

It’s just a preparation, maybe Yuan Zhi doesn’t need to use his sword to kill someone... Did Yang Dezu really almost get bitten to death by a tiger?"

Xu Shu put his sword at his waist and said nothing.

Taking along Xu Yuanzhi, whom he met unexpectedly, Guo Jia set out again.

And sure enough, after passing Jiwu Mountain and entering the territory of the so-called Zang Ba, you can clearly notice the decline of the people's livelihood here... This is almost inevitable, whether it is Qingxu Haoba or Taishan bandit, the warlord leader of this group of warlords

They are generally half-tycoons and half-thief leaders of low origin, and they are basically far away from their hometown, so they act unscrupulously. At the same time, the armies they control are generally either thieves or second-time Yellow Turbans, and their discipline is extremely poor.

However, they happen to be right in the middle of the two major forces in the north and south. They have a favorable geographical location, and their military strength is really strong, so they have formed this strange situation.
To be continued...