Straight man of steel

Chapter 435 Marching
The smoke and dust raised by the [-] horses quickly obscured the sight of everyone on the city wall.

The spears Zhang Yuan needed had already been transported to Pinyang City by the recruited civilians, where Zhang Yuan and the others were stationed for the first time tonight.

What needs to be done now is to rush to Chiyang city to dispatch troops as fast as possible.

After leaving Chang'an City, Zhang Yuan took out the Tiger Talisman from the officials of General Wei's mansion and put it in his arms.

This time Zhang Yuan is not a general, but a commander.When he was on the battlefield, he was going to distribute tiger charms to the generals below, so of course he couldn't lose now.

"Xue Ren!"

"General."

"How far is it from Chiyang City?"

"General, it should be here in half an hour."

Zhang Yuan was riding on the horse and kept looking at the map in his hand.

The delay in Jianzhang Palace just now was really long, and the ceremony originally performed at Chenshi had to be postponed to Sishi according to the etiquette system.

This was an hour of delay for no reason. Zhang Yuan was already in a hurry. He didn't bring a tent for this march. If he couldn't arrive at Pinyang City before nightfall, the rest time for today's soldiers would have to be shortened and they would have to travel overnight. .

"You take this general's tiger talisman and go to Chiyang City to mobilize troops, and lead a small group of people to advance quickly, and let them go to Pinyang City immediately."

Zhang Yuan thought for a while, the speed of the large group of troops was still unable to increase, it is better to let a small group of troops dispatch troops to issue orders, and then the large group of troops turned around and went directly to Pinyang City.

"The last will obey."

After Xue Ren led a small group of troops away, Zhang Yuan turned around and asked the officers around him to give orders.

After looking at the location on the map, he turned to the direction of Pinyang City.

The team behind them also changed directions.

This saves time, but it makes those soldiers in Chiyang City wait in vain.

Zhang Yuan originally wanted to learn from Liu Che's appearance to boost the morale of the army, but now he can only give up.

Because of this change of marching route, the Qimen Army and the Habayashi Army rushed to Pinyang City under the tail of the sun.

Barracks capable of housing 6000 people have been built, and the spears have been distributed among the battalions.

It's just that the [-] cavalry have not yet been seen.

"Li Jian, send a scouting team of [-] people to the direction of Chiyang City, and see how long it will take for them to arrive.

The rest of the soldiers lighted the fire to cook, strictly prohibited the appearance of idlers around the barracks, and also prohibited the soldiers from entering Pinyang City. We only rested here for one night and set off before tomorrow morning. "

"Here, the general will go down and tell them."

Because he was still in the realm of internal history, Zhang Yuan didn't raise his vigilance too high, and didn't ask anyone to watch the night.

If someone sneak attack here, then why go to northern Xinjiang to fight the Xiongnu, just stay in your own home and clean up the mess first.

The [-] cavalry army waited for half an hour after dark to reach the camp.

Zhang Yuan was not in the mood to boost their morale, nor were they in the mood to listen to Zhang Yuan's speech.

Let them eat early, and then go to rest.

Although Zhang Yuan did not deploy troops to keep vigil, the county magistrate of Pinyang City was always on guard.

He originally wanted to see Zhang Yuan, but was rejected by Zhang Yuan. In desperation, he had to let the county soldiers of Pinyang City stand on the top of the city to watch the movement of the barracks.

In this way, under the protection of hundreds of county soldiers, more than 5 Han cavalry safely passed the first night after the expedition.

The next stop is Yinshan City in Xihe County. Although this Yinshan City is called Yinshan, it is not in the Yinshan Mountains.

The journey Zhang Yuan set was very urgent. His plan was to arrive at the Surrendered City within six days, not the seven days promised to Liu Che.

Although it would take a long time for the army of King Xiutu and King Hunxie to support the military ministers, the place Zhang Yuan designed to block the reinforcements of the Huns was not far from the gathering place of King Hunxie King Xiutu.

Therefore, Zhang Yuan should compress all the time as much as possible, and arrive at the designed blocking location before the Xiongnu reinforcements set off.

Even though each cavalry dragged three spears forward today, the speed did not drop significantly.

Fifty-six thousand cavalry arrived at Yinshan City in Xihe County before sunset.

When the war came, the people stayed at home honestly. The county magistrate of Yinshan City and Zhang Yuan knew that the battlefield was not within the territory of the big Han, but they didn't deliberately remind the people.

Dajun still adheres to Zhang Yuan's six-character policy.

Do not enter the city and do not disturb the people.

The food and drink were all sent by the county soldiers, and the next day left a mess and set off again.

The third stop is Yangzhou City in Shangjun.

The fourth stop is Baitucheng in Shangjun.

The fifth stop is Pingding City, the prefecture of Xihe County.

The sixth stop is Yiliang City in Wuyuan County.

The seventh stop is the Xincheng Surrender City standing on the desert.

This route is not straight, but twists and turns on the map.

Zhang Yuan should avoid mountains and rivers as much as possible, and choose an easy official road to march.

Li Jiao, the governor of Wuyuan County, did not dare to neglect Zhang Yuan when he was passing through the border.

Looking for Zhang Yuan's bad luck at this time is tantamount to sending the Longxi Li family to the edge of a cliff.

Li Guang is just unemployed at home, and there are not too many examples of big men who are unemployed at home and then re-employed.

At the beginning, Li Jiao just resented Zhang Yuan for saying that he would be an enemy of the Longxi Li family for the rest of his life.

By the time Zhang Yuan arrived at the Surrendered City smoothly, it was already the seventh day of departure.

It took one day longer than the plan in my heart. Originally, there was no station in Wuyuan County. Zhang Yuan planned to go directly to it, but the Hetao area not only has Yinshan Mountains but also rivers. The long-term rainfall makes this area very wet and muddy. This delayed the marching speed.

But fortunately, it can be regarded as arriving on time according to the regulations.

All the [-] infantrymen who were originally surrendered to the city have been placed under Gongsun He's jurisdiction. This city was originally built to resist the Huns' invasion from the south. There are no civilians in the city. The empty city is filled with various military supplies and grain.

In order to ensure the speed, all these materials were collected from several nearby border counties, and it would be good for Chang'an City to send the materials to several border counties.

After Zhang Yuan entered the city, he naturally became the first coach of the surrendered city.

The Colonel's Mansion in the city became the temporary office of General Zhang Yuanwei's Mansion.

After a group of officials from the General Guard's Mansion entered the city, all the map materials were neatly arranged, and most of the officials were in the city to take stock of the food and grass that the army needed to carry.

This is the role of these officials on this trip. In the next step, they will need these people to operate in the surrendered city to communicate with Gongsun He.

At that time, there will be two generals' mansions in the surrendered city, and they will not govern each other in name, but in fact, when Zhang Yuan and Gongsun He disagree, he must listen to Gongsun He.

Zhang Yuan, several generals and several captains all entered the captain's house and discussed what to do next.

(End of this chapter)