Chapter 424 Missing

  Two days later, when the army rations and beans were ready, Zhang Baoyang escorted them on the road, accompanied by Huo Aji.

  Because Huo'aji's tribe walks the mountain road without permission, with their help, the road will be easier.

  Wei County is now the rear, and the only threat is Meng Huo, who has his own people around him, so there is no need to keep too many people guarding Wei County.

  After talking with Guan Xing, Feng Yong felt that his attitude towards himself had changed significantly.

  In the past, he used to defend himself against thieves, but now when he sees himself staying with Guan Ji, although he will put on a straight face, but at least Guan Ji will not be in a dilemma.

  Feng Yong stayed in Wei County, in addition to receiving the beans sent from Jincheng, he also had to constantly summarize and analyze the news collected from various sources.

  The most important thing is the information of Liao people near each county in Nanzhong.

  In the barren land of Nanzhong, it is estimated that there are at least a few thousand Liao people, barbarian chiefs, barbarian commanders.

  If there are two or three hundred people in the village in hand, it is considered to be the overlord of the mountain.

  Those who have thousands of people can call themselves handsome.

   As for the kind of thousands of people, that is, King Yi did not explain.

   Like Meng Huo, there are at least 10,000 to 20,000 people who depend on the Meng family for food directly, let alone indirectly.

  So it is an impossible task to really count how many Liaoren there are in Nanzhong.

   There may be one million, there may be two or three million, no one can tell.

  And the two tribes that may be separated by only two mountains sometimes even have different stages of social development.

   Some have already learned how to farm and weave cloth from the Han people, and some are still in the primitive stage of human development, even retaining the custom of cannibalism.

  What Feng Yong has to do now is to count the Liaoren villages around the Han city, estimate a rough figure, and see how many plantations can be supported.

   As for the place a little farther away from the city, don't even think about it.

   Leaving aside the plague of ferocious beasts, even if they entered, they might be eaten as food.

  According to the current situation, the furthest the plantation can reach is Wei County, and even the farther Dianchi Lake may not be able to be opened.

  Because even in Wei County now, there are very few Han Chinese.

   Coupled with the rebellion, the Han people in the south of Wei County almost disappeared.

  According to historical records, after the Zhuge old demon pacified Nanzhong, he would adopt the method of local people to manage the local area, support a considerable number of Nanzhong wealthy families, use them to indirectly control Nanzhong, and at the same time add sand to these wealthy families.

   There will be no more opportunities for a family like Gao Ding and Meng Huo to dominate in a county.

  What Feng Yong has to do is to mix the sand more thoroughly.

   This work is very tedious, collecting, statistics, calculation, planning and so on.

   Originally, he wanted to do a field trip to see the basic situation of Wei County, but Wang Ping stopped him, and even Guan Ji firmly opposed him going out of the city.

  The manpower in the city is small, and there is no need for extra people to protect it. It is far from enough to rely on Feng Yong's own trilogy.

  Although Feng Yong felt that they were too cautious, he knew that they were doing it for his own good, so he had to give up in the end.

   What happened next quickly proved Wang Ping's foresight.

  On the fifth day after Zhang Bao left, there was a news from Dianchi Lake that Lu Kai, the original Yongchang Gong Cao who presented the "Ping Man Zhi Zhang Tu" to the prime minister, disappeared.

  Lu Kai has been loyal to Juyu for more than ten years. After the Nanzhong rebellion, he closed his territory to resist Yongkai to protect Yongchang, and saved the southernmost border of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, the prime minister asked him to return to Jincheng to face the emperor.

   Unexpectedly, on the way back to Jincheng, near Wei County, he was robbed.

  The news spread to Wei County, causing quite a shock.

  Feng Yong was taken aback when he heard the news, and then he remembered such a regrettable character.

  When playing the Romance of the Three Kingdoms game, "Pingman Zhizhitu" is considered a treasure prop.

  Because of this treasure prop, he also paid attention to the introduction of the owner of the treasure in the game.

  Lv Kai guarded Yongchang for more than ten years. When Zhuge Liang pacified Nanzhong, he was promoted to the prefect of Yunnan, and he was given a new title. Unfortunately, he was killed by Liaoren before he went to Yunnan to take office.

   "General Wang, who is the one who robbed Lu Gongcao? Do you have any clues?"

  Feng Yong hurriedly went to see Wang Ping and asked about the situation.

Wang Ping had a dignified look on his face, and after asking Feng Yong to sit down, he said, "According to the description of the surviving soldiers, the leader was very tall and ugly, and he was wielding a square halberd, so I Doubt, that person is Eshun."

   "Eshun?"

  Feng Yong suddenly remembered the savage future that Zhang Bao could only parry when he entered the city.

   "Yes, Meng Huo was defeated at Panjiang. This man ran away with some remnants of the army. I thought he would go to Muyushui to find Meng Huo, but he returned to Wei County."

  Wang Ping had a slightly ugly look on his face, "If it's really this person, it will be a little troublesome."

  He also fought against Eshun at that time, and he knew that this man was extremely skilled in martial arts, and he was not an opponent.

  But Guan Junhou has just recovered from his illness, and his body has not recovered.

   Otherwise, if the two join forces, they might be able to take Eshun down.

   "Are you sure it was robbed?"

  Feng Yong asked.

  According to the information collected during these times, the robbers in Nanzhong either robbed money and let people pass by, but more often they robbed money and then killed people and threw their bodies. I have never heard of robbing people for ransom.

Wang Ping nodded, "It was indeed robbed. Among Lu Gongcao's followers, only three survived and brought back a message, saying that if they wanted Lu Gongcao to live, they would ask Guan Junhou to wait for him in Wei County. I will come to find Guan Junhou."

  Wang Ping frowned.

   This is why I don't want Feng Langjun to go out of the city when there are insufficient troops in the city.

  Although most of Nanzhong is nominally back under the control of the big Han, in fact, what the big Han actually controls is actually the surrounding area centered on the city.

  As long as the place is farther away from the city, it is still considered the territory of the barbarians.

  In the mountains and forests there, there are countless raw bureaucrats hidden. They don't have much contact with the Han people, they don't welcome outsiders, and they even attack the Han people who are alone.

  Even before the rebellion, business travelers traveling between Wuchi Road had to gather a certain number of people before they could set off.

   Not to mention that it is now a period of war, and being attacked is a very normal thing.

   It's just that this time the situation is a bit special, because Eshun brought Meng Huo's remnant soldiers.

  That’s much better than the mountain folk who occasionally play bandits.

  As long as they hide in the mountains and do not show up, there is really no good way to deal with them at present, because their whereabouts cannot be tracked at all.

   "It's good to be robbed, at least I know I'm still alive." Feng Tubie gave a "tsk" and then cursed again, "It's really a troublemaker out of poor mountains and rivers!"

  Wang Ping lowered his eyelids to hide the twitching corners of his eyes, pretending he didn't hear the words.

   On the contrary, Guan Xing, who had just stepped in, cursed inwardly, can't this **** be a little bit of a gentleman? How can you say such things in front of other people? It's even more unruly than a green-skinned libertine!

   "Is Guan Junhou here?"

  Wang Ping saw Guan Xing and hurriedly stood up to greet him.

  Guan Xing waved his hand, indicating that there is no need to be too polite, and found a place to sit down, "Just now I asked those three soldiers in the back, and it is obvious that this person came here specifically to find me."

   Feng Yong asked curiously, "Did you kill your parents?"

Guan Xing glared at him, "I haven't even met this person before, so how do I know who his parents are? Besides, when fighting on the battlefield, who died without a father and brother? If you really say that, my enemy Go more."

   "So you don't know the origin of this person?"

  Guan Xing shook his head.

Wang Ping said beside him, "I know a thing or two about this one. I heard from General Huo Aji that this man is the number one warrior of the Nanzhong Liao people. .”

"But for some reason, when the prime minister pacified Gaoding, there was no sign of him. After Gaoding was defeated, he appeared in Meng Huo's army again. According to some estimates, he should have been sent by Gaoding to Yizhou County for help. gone."

   "Later, Gaoding was defeated too quickly, and Meng Huo had no time to rescue him, so he followed Meng Huo back to Yizhou County."

   "The number one warrior?" Guan Xing raised his eyebrows, "What a big tone."

Feng Yong glanced at Guan Xing and said, "Don't believe me, Junhou. When I entered the city that day, I saw him fighting Zhang Junhou. got the upper hand."

   "But even if it is a fair match, I am afraid that Zhang Junhou will be evenly divided with him at most. Now that Junhou is recovering from a serious illness, I am afraid that he will not be able to beat him."

  Although I don't know who is stronger in martial arts, Zhang Bao or Guan Xing, but even if there is a gap, it will not be too big.

  Guan Xing snorted.

  Wang Ping saw this, and quickly changed the subject, "Although the remnant soldiers brought by Eshun cannot attack the city, it may be troublesome to let him wander outside. We have to find a way to eliminate this hidden danger."

   "If he really came to me, then he wouldn't have to bother."

  Guan Xing shook his head and said, "Just let people spread the word, just say that I am in Wei County, and he must come right away."

   "And then? He wants to settle accounts with you, so you plan to go out of the city to fight him so honestly?"

   "The second brother is not fully recovered, so naturally he can't go out."

  A voice came from the door, and Guan Ji, who was dressed as a man, walked in, "If he really wants to find the second brother, the younger sister will deal with it."

   "No way! You are a girl, how can you go to the battlefield?"

  Feng Yong was the first to object.

  That is the character who is inseparable from Zhang Bao! Feng Tubie didn't want Guan Ji to take risks.

  Guan Ji smiled slightly, imitating the man and clasped her fists together, "Guan Jiasanlang, Guan Suo, met Feng Langjun."

   "Fuck!"

  Feng Tubie was dumbfounded, "What did you say?"

  (end of this chapter)