One of the nine states behind the mountain is located in Wende County, the northernmost seat of Wuzhou (now Xuanhua, Hebei Province). The dull and violent sound of "bang bang bang" can be heard every once in a while, and it is about 30 kilometers away from Antioch. The Acropolis on the mountain range was getting closer and closer. The Huai Army gunmen broke in from many city gates and walls, and began to sweep along the streets section by section. The noises in the streets and districts of the inner and outer city gradually rose up from everywhere. The green smoke was swallowed up, leaving only sparse afterimages. On top of the city with horse hoof prints and wheel-axle prints of wind and thunder flags, a group of people wearing helmets and armor said, "We have reported that we have captured more than 2,300" "Mainly soldiers and archers of various colors, and we have captured flags of various colors. "There are also thousands of wares and weapons in stock." "There are also 1,500 stones of aged wheat and beans, 2,000 pieces of fine cloth, and more than 200 mules and horses." One hundred and fifty-seven people were killed in the mansion. "There are eleven recognized big families in the city. It has been confirmed that five of them are related to the local generals." "What to do with the rest." Please give me your instructions" "In order to secretly join forces to fight against Master Wang, we will send people to supervise and count the households one by one." Zhang Xian, who was standing on the top of the city and looking in, thought for a while. "When the rear team to take over Shimen Pass has arrived, we will send them to Youzhou together with the prisoners." Of course, this decision will mean the displacement of at least thousands of people, as well as a missing link for the upper levels of the relevant local social system. Chunks. "By the way, let those who have donated report to each other. Whether it is true or false, as long as they have an excuse" "Let's make sure there is anyone else with a good reputation or prestige in the local area" " Having said this, Zhang Xian thought for a while and added. "If there are any, let's escort them on the road as soon as possible. It's best to search them out together with their family members." "There are also local officials who have been expelled from the country. We must send them to Youzhou for reassignment and assessment before they can be retained." "Then, let people arrange something on the roadWhether it's escape or resistance" "Since the local area is going to be run as a harem in the future" "Then don't give the road to the envoy to catch thieves later, There are too many clues left" "What if we get some infamy and disgust?" Since then, it has been announced that the hinterland of Yuzhou (now Yuxian County, Hebei Province) will change hands. One of the few places in the Central Plains that is rich in fine horseback riding, the so-called Jibei Wilderness (now the highland grassland in Rehe and Chahar areas) has been known since ancient times, together with the mountains and valleys full of thousands of cattle grazing in it. Wan's herd also fell into the control of the Huai army. However, the special strike force headed by Zhang Xian temporarily stopped to rest and recuperated, and gradually turned to the defensive; because although after these few days of fighting, most of the enemies were vulnerable and the battle losses were relatively limited; but most of the soldiers The fatigue and hard work of fighting for days has accumulated to a considerable extent, not to mention the loss of animal power; In addition, because of the medicine and military rations carried by the light troops, they have also been consumed; and the accumulation in their hands has There are tens of thousands of prisoners of all kinds, plus vassal armed forces who have volunteered to become the Huai army's pioneers and guides, and they need to wait for follow-up reinforcements to be further taken over and screened. Not to mention, there are Duibei, Baiyangdu, Yunzhi, Guangbian, Henghe, Chaicheng and other Yanbei and Yanbian fortresses in Wuzhou, as well as the former Kaiyuan Prime Minister Zhang Shuo from the Warring States Period to the Kaiyuan Dynasty since the Warring States Period. The multiple sections of side walls and fortifications that were built also required manpower to be taken over and garrisoned. Although it is said that the vassals outside the Great Wall and their vassal Fanhu tribes have been diverted southward and entered the Pass, coupled with Su Yuanjing's subsequent sweeps, they have become quite declining and weak. However, the situation outside the Great Wall is unclear. However, we still need to be careful to avoid repeating the story of being attacked from behind. And for the Ranger General Pu Suwan, who is galloping in the mountain basin where Wuzhou is located with a ranger, patrolling and chasing the remaining defeated troops who escaped from the mountains, it also means that he is getting closer. The distance from hometown is gone. Because it seems that you can already smell the breath and dust from the grassland here, and even the scenery along the way has many characteristics and traces from beyond the Great Wall. Because, as long as you leave Beikouzhai and Yulindongsai in the mountains to the north, you will find the Songmo Dudu Mansion (now the middle and lower reaches of the Xilamulun River Basin and its tributary Laoha River in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region); and again Heading north towards the open wilderness for more than eighty miles, you can reach the Tuhuzhen River (now the ancient Ha River in Inner Mongolia) basin with lush water and grass and fertile land.The birthplace of the rise of ?? and the place where the king's tent was established. And the hometown where he was born and raised is on the bank of Julaoze, one of the big lakes in the upper reaches of the Tuhuzhen River, near Ruixi City, where the capital of Tuhe Prefecture, one of the Nine Prefectures in the Pine Desert, is located. There are large and small water pools like pearls and mirrors, large and small streams that are as winding as blood vessels, as well as an incomparable abundance of birds and animals. In summer, the grass grows to knee-high and waist-high, and the flowers are in full bloom. There are fields crowded with bees and butterflies, herds of cattle, horses and sheep as colorful as clouds, dotted paddocks and stables, large and small settlements and Tuchengzi like stars over the moon; The greasy cowherds, the sun-dark skin and two big red patches on their faces all year round, and the bold and enthusiastic herder women are all very memorable and nostalgic existences. It¡¯s just that the things we see along the way are not so pleasant. The vast fields that have been abandoned for a long time and are overgrown with weeds, the villages that look abandoned for many years and are like ghost towns, the humans and livestock that fall dead on the roadside from time to time, and the broken bones that are gnawed bare and have tooth marks all confirm this. The scenes of life and death and human tragedy that happened here back then. It can be said that only after walking for a long time in the silence and desolation of the empty mountain with only the sound of horses' hooves and armor's clothes left, traces of human habitation were again seen on the winding ancient roads in the mountains. These forts and military villages Among them, there are only groups of emaciated and ragged people who look lifeless and tortured by various hardships, all kinds of insensitive old, weak, sick and disabled, and among them there are almost no mysterious young and middle-aged people; they are different from those in the area behind the mountain. Comparing the residents of the depressed and decaying city, they seemed to come from two completely different worlds. Facing the approaching cavalry from the outside, they could be said to have no resistance or to open their doors with relief. They couldn't wait to take down the old and mottled flags, and accepted all outsiders who could bring them changes and news. . . . . . . . . And in Jiangning Mansion, the Qinhuai River, which had been suffering from war and fire, once again sounded all night long with singing, dancing and instrumental music for fun. As a group of various officials who were released/expelled from Huai Town arrived in Jiangnan one after another, they also stayed here; and they couldn't wait to use the most famous local romantic place and gentle methods to comfort and forget what they had suffered in the North. Shocked and humiliated. On one of the boats, Manager Ning, who was dragging his unhealed body forward, was also sighing at an important visitor. "I thought that Pinglu Road was the last remnant of the Northern Dynasty's army and a place with strong folk customs." "But I didn't expect that after failing to hold back and entangle the Huai army for a long time, it had already been defeated by the capital Youzhou." " Seeing that the states behind the mountains are under attack, Hebei, which is besieged from both sides, will not be protected." "Although Zhang Bangchang has the means and methods to control his subordinates, in terms of military strategy and use of troops, he is not the opponent of the Huai army who can take advantage of victory. "Even with the support of the imperial court, there is little chance of success." "Since then, Huai Town has gained three points." "But under the current situation of the country and the dynasty, we still have to continue" "I just hope that we can divert more troubles to the east and strive for a greater buffer for the country and the dynasty" "Because of this Only then did a certain family come this time," the visitor suddenly said. "I hope I can release a piece of news in the name of Commander-in-Chief" "Or promote a certain rumor"