Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 467 Exit Wuguan and enter Nanyang!Three ([-] words, two chapters combined)

After leaving Wuguan, you can go south along Chidao, and you can enter Nanyang County within a day's journey.

Danshui County, one of the 36 counties in Nanyang County, is named because it is located at the confluence of Danshui River and Heqi River. The Chidao in Nanyang's entry pass is very lively.

There are many squares and cities here, and there are also many business travelers.

And because of the recent chaos in Guanzhong, many caravans dare not enter Guanzhong, or even approach Wuguan, so they can only stay here, making this small town even more lively.

"I don't know when Wuguan will bring energy access?"

"God knows!"

"Currently Guanzhong is still fighting. I heard that Wuguan has been occupied by heavy troops. Caravans dare not go this way!"

"Not to mention, Wuguan was still fighting a few days ago!"

"It's a pity that I have this cart of cloth. If I enter Guanzhong, I can at least make a fortune. Now, I may even lose money on the travel expenses!"

"Brother Lin, didn't you sell all your cloth to Jingping Trading Company?"

"Don't you know that Jingping Trading Company is already in conflict. Now that the trading company is separated, there is no time to deal with small merchants like us!"

"Hey, if Mr. Xiangguo is still here, how could Jingping Trading Company end up like this!"

"..."

Merchants were unable to enter Guanzhong, so they could only stay in some teahouses and taverns, gathering three or five people every day, drinking small wine, tasting clear tea, and waiting for the customs clearance of Wuguan.

In the first year of Chuping, August [-]th.

noon.

Column after column of soldiers and horses appeared in the northwest suburb of Danshui County.

Most of the flags are the main flag with the character of Mu, and then there are military flags such as Jingping, Yellow Turban, Baibo, and Stormy Bear.

This is the main force of the shepherd army.

Marching for three days, the whole army of the Mu army broke away from Wuguan, left Guanzhong, and entered Danshui County in Nanyang County.

"We're finally out!"

Countless soldiers of the Mu Army sighed.

Fighting out from Luoyang, they went through many twists and turns. They experienced one battle and one battle. At the beginning, there were [-] soldiers in the four armies, but now the only remaining number is less than two-thirds. The number of casualties made everyone feel heavy.

But even so, many of their soldiers still have a feeling of being reborn after a catastrophe, which is their joy of survival.

"Nanyang, I'm back!"

But Mu Jing's thinking is different.

When he set foot on the land of Nanyang again, his mood was very complicated. There was the joy of being born, but also the confusion about the future, and more of the sense of steadfastness of returning to his hometown, as if he should take root in Nanyang.

Although he might not be able to stay in Nanyang for a long time, after all, the current him cannot stop Yuan Shu's momentum.

But planting the flag here, he can do it.

"Why do we have so many soldiers and horses in Danshui?"

"Where did this come from!"

Countless soldiers poured into Danshui County, which caused the people of Danshui to watch.

"The battle flag with the animal husbandry character?"

"The county magistrate welcomes him personally, no one!"

"Is it Master Xiangguomu?"

"Didn't it mean that Master Mu has already died in Guanzhong?"

"Your Majesty Mu is classified as the Prime Minister of the present state. How brave he is. From our Nanyang all the way to the north, he has made great achievements in battle. How could he die in battle!"

"The imperial court has already announced that Mu Xiangguo is dead. This must be the young master of the Mu family!"

"Young Master Mu Clan is young and promising. Now that Mu Xiangguo is dead, he is the only one with such momentum!"

There are not many people in Danshui, but they are not worried about entering the soldiers and horses. After all, they opened the city gate to welcome them in, not the enemy troops. Moreover, the Muzi battle flag gave them a natural feeling of trust. After all, Mushan originated in Nanyang, and in Nanyang Has great prestige.

……

County government.

Mu Jing stepped in, marched for several days, and was full of travel and dust, but for a warrior like him, he was not too tired. He untied the cloak on his body, went straight to the top of the head, and knelt down.

The civil and military generals who followed him in stood in line.

"Subordinate Tan Su, pay homage to the lord!"

A Pentecostal scribe came out, bowed his hands, and saluted respectfully.

"My lord, this is the magistrate of Danshui County, Tan Su, Tan Mingyi, the magistrate of Danshui County personally appointed by the former master!" Liu Jin introduced softly.

"Tan county magistrate please, don't be too polite!"

Mu Jing raised his head, looked at this scribe, he looked like a pragmatic person, this should be his father's legacy, he gave him a little help, and said with a smile.

"My lord, this is our Danshui's household register and tax account book. I'm the lord of the princess. You should have a look at it yourself!" Tan Su exchanged a few words and handed over some files.

"It's such a small matter!"

Mu Jing glanced at these files, and shook his head: "Since you are the county magistrate of Danshui, you should manage this matter. My father trusts you, and I trust you too. You can manage Danshui well. I came south this time. Although it is for escape, it is not for a county, how Danshui worked in the past will work in the future, and there is no need to change the order!"

"Yes!"

Tan Su breathed a sigh of relief.

He is a capable official who has been frustrated for more than ten years. After Mushan moved to Nanyang, he recommended himself, and instead got Mushan to be appointed as the magistrate of a county. He has exhausted his thoughts in Danshui County these years, although he will not let him go. Danshui has developed rapidly, but it has gradually changed the lives of many people in Danshui.

He doesn't mind submitting to Mu Jing. After all, Mu Jing is Mu Shan's only son. , To develop one's own talent and learning is the best.

Moreover, Mu Jing was quite famous, he became famous as a young man, he was invincible in the battlefield, and after Mu Shan died in battle, he led his troops to fight out from Guanzhong, which made him more confident in Mu Jing.

So he has no objection to submitting to Mujing.

But he was afraid that Mujing was young and not familiar with government affairs. After taking over, he would cultivate cronies and get rid of veterans. He is not a person who loves power.

Not enough. Now Mujing's attitude made him feel a lot more relaxed. Regardless of whether Mujing understands government affairs or not, at least he is not a person who pretends to understand.

"Zhongsun!"

Mu Jing's eyes flickered, and he stared at Liu Jin. Now he is the master, and Liu Jin is naturally called by words. He said in a deep voice: "How many counties in Nanyang are still under your rule?"

Now that I am back in Nanyang, I must first understand the situation in Nanyang.

What he cares most about is how much territory Nanyang still has.

"Subordinates are incompetent!"

Hearing this, Liu Jin gave a wry smile, and he cupped his hands and replied: "At the beginning, the Runan army entered from Runan, and the Jiangdong army went north. I was short of troops, and I couldn't keep Nanyang County at all. I failed the entrustment of the former master. However, I lost Nanyang. Today, only the western part of Nanyang, the relatively desolate champion, Nanxiang, Shunyang, Wudang, Danshui, Xixian, and six counties belong to my command. The rest of the land is ruled by Yuan Shu! "

Hearing this, Mu Jing sighed softly, and said, "It's not your fault, it's my fault, it's my father's fault, it's our fault for being too greedy. If we had given up on entering the capital and didn't stir up this mess, maybe we could have survived Taking root in Nanyang is too greedy after all!"

He thought about it a million times, if he hadn't made his father make up his mind to enter the capital, would everything have been different.

But if it is after all.

They just entered the capital, and now they are defeated, and they are defeated completely.

The sadness was only momentary, and Mu Jing quickly returned to the topic. He waved his hand, Hu Zhao came up, and spread out a map. This is a map of Nanyang, which shows in detail the landmarks, roads, cultivated fields, and mountains of each county in Nanyang County. Rivers... wait.

Looking at this map, Mu Jing pondered for a long time before he said: "Although there are not many lands in the six counties, it is a good place because of the terrain of Nanyang. Resources, but it is a place to farm and raise soldiers!"

"Garrison farms to raise soldiers?"

The generals heard the words and peeped at each other.

"Out of Guanzhong, Guanzhong soldiers and horses will not go south to pursue them. They haven't had the courage to go out of Guanzhong. As for Yuan Shu, he will definitely kill us, but their energy is now focused on Yuzhou, and they will not come for these six counties. Come face to face with me!"

Mu Jing said: "We do have a period of time to recuperate, and this period is our time to recuperate!"

"But my lord, although Nanyang is rich, these six counties have always been barren, so they can't afford to support so many soldiers and horses?" Xi Zhicai said.

Although Mu Jun's vitality was seriously injured, there were still tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Fourth Army. With the land of these six counties, it was very difficult to feed these soldiers.

"That's why we want to farm!"

Mu Jing said: "As far as I know, the terrain in the west of Nanyang is steep, and there are mostly hills and slopes. As long as the wasteland is reclaimed, it will not be a problem!"

"I'm afraid that a lot of effort will lead to a decline in the combat effectiveness of our soldiers. We will have to fight Yuan Shu's army sooner or later. Once we fight, even if our combat effectiveness only drops a little, it will be very troublesome!"

Xi Zhicai said with a wry smile.

"Live, there will always be a solution!"

Mu Jing opened his mouth, and his words were not surprising: "It's a big deal, I will disarm!"

"disarmament?"

"Do you want to cut the current establishment?"

"How could this be?"

The generals were taken aback, and looked at Mujing in amazement.

Mu Jing smiled indifferently, but did not analyze it.

Disarmament is impossible. After all, the goal given to him is Guanzhong. Once he enters Guanzhong, this amount of troops is necessary. He just vaccinates in advance and releases some news to make some people relax their vigilance against him.

……

August nineteenth.

morning.

After resting in Danshui County for two days, Mu Jing continued to lead his army south. He marched southeast along the official road. After marching for more than three days, he entered Nanxiang County.

Nanxiang County is the main city in the west of Nanyang.

After entering Nanxiang County, Mujing's escape this time was truly over, and it gave him time to calm down and start making arrangements for the future.

"What's the situation in Wuguan now?"

On the second day after entering Nanxiang County, Mu Jing couldn't wait to ask about the situation in the north.

"My lord, Huangfusong deployed his main force at Wuguan!" Xi Zhicai cupped his hands and said, "Jing Wusi's spies who stayed at Wuguan have checked their military deployment very clearly. The Guanzhong army has left a total of thirty thousand The main force is probably guarding against us!"

"Not just back to us?" Mu Jing shook his head: "I'm afraid they are more worried about Yuan Shu!"

Yuan Shu is a vassal whose strength is growing. Now he is sitting in Yuzhou and Nanyang, the number one county in the world. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has hundreds of thousands of soldiers in armor. As long as he is given time, let him make a complete joke of Yuzhou, and he will be the number one in the world. princes.

Mujing thought for a while and said, "Where's Ma Teng?"

"Ma Teng has led the Longxi Army back to Chang'an!"

"To Chang'an?" Mu Jing sneered: "He is not willing to lag behind. His alliance with Yang Biao is equivalent to forming an alliance with the Guanzhong nobles. This means he wants to fight against Dong Zhuo!"

"My lord thinks he will oppose Dong Zhuo?"

"Anyway is sure!"

Mu Jing narrowed his eyes and flickered his eyes: "But it's hard to say when. At this stage, Dong Zhuo can still hold Guanzhong, but I don't know if he has the ability to sit firmly in Guanzhong. If he can completely suppress Guanzhong gentry, and then take the troops of Xiliang princes from all walks of life for his own use, then he will have the ability to jump out of Guanzhong and conquer the world!"

"Dong Zhuo bought him time by retreating to advance. Now the princes from all walks of life are ambitious, and they are all returning to their respective territories to fight for power and profit. Instead, he has gained time to rectify Guanzhong!"

Xi Zhicai said: "But whether he can suppress the Guanzhong gentry is another matter. Now that the Guanzhong gentry have two sharp blades, Ma Teng and Huangfusong, they may not be afraid of him!"

"Ha ha!"

Mu Jing smiled sarcastically when he heard this, and said, "You're wrong, it's hard to say whether Huangfusong will join forces with the Guanzhong gentry, but Ma Teng, he will definitely join Dong Zhuo!"

"Why?" Xi Zhicai was a little confused, Mu Jing's words were contradictory, he himself said that Ma Teng would rebel, and now he said that Ma Teng would submit to Dong Zhuo, which made him confused.

"Ma Teng is from Xiliang. If he is smart enough, he will understand that the Guanzhong gentry cannot accept him. Under the circumstances, Dong Zhuo is his only choice. To vote under Dong Zhuo's command is not only for the generals, but also for the generals. Ambition instead!"

"I understand when you say that!"

Xi Zhicai's eyes flickered brightly: "So Guanzhong may not be peaceful!"

"Nowhere is peaceful!"

Mujing shrugged: "But this happens to be our opportunity, if we can't take advantage of this time to recuperate, we will never have a bright future!"

"My lord, the six counties of Nanyang..."

"Have you ever heard of Mingxiu plank road secretly hiding in Chencang!" Mu Jing asked, interrupting him.

"What the lord means is that entering Nanyang is a plank road, just to let the people of the world relax their vigilance, right?"

Xi Zhicai himself is a very smart person, so he immediately guessed Mujing's intentions by [-]% or [-]%, "The Lord's purpose is to enter Hanzhong!"

"Zhicai is willing to take a trip to Yizhou for me!"

Mu Jing raised a meaningful smile at the corner of his mouth, and said.

"Yizhou?"

Xi Zhicai asked, "But go see Liu Yan!"

"I have made a lot of preparations. Tan Zong will explore the way first, but I need someone to talk to Liu Yan head-on. In addition, I will give you a bargaining chip. Can you persuade Liu Yan to allow us to enter Hanzhong? It depends on your ability!"

"What chips?"

"Xin Zhao!"

"Here!" The eunuch Xin Zhao, wearing a long robe and dragging his back, came out from behind, clasped the brocade box with both hands, and handed it over.

"This is?" Xi Zhicai frowned.

"Open it and have a look!" Mu Jing said.

Xi Zhicai opened the brocade box, and when he saw it, his heart beat faster, his eyes widened, and an unbelievable light shot out from his eyes, he muttered to himself in a daze, and spit out four words: "Chuan Guo Yuxi!"

"That's right!"

Mu Jing said: "The fire in the Changqiu Palace burned my father and Queen Mother He to death. There is another person, that is the emperor Liu Bian. After Liu Bian died, Liu Xie came to the throne, but he issued an imperial decree and never passed on the kingdom. The seal of the jade seal, this Fang Yuxi, has already been taken out of Miyagi by Zhao Xin in the chaos!"

"You want to exchange Hanzhong with Chuanguo Yuxi and Liu Yan?" Xi Zhicai took a deep breath, calmed down, and said.

"That's one of the reasons!"

"Is there another reason?"

"I want him to proclaim himself emperor!" Mu Jing's eyes were far away and deep, with flashes of brilliance, and he was as cold as a knife: "The Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom will give him courage!"

"proclaim oneself emperor?"

Xi Zhicai kept repeating these two words, looking at Mujing's eyes became more and more flickering.

What a big game.

"Liu Yan's heart, I can't grasp it, this time I enter Yizhou, I only hope for [-]% or [-]%!"

Mujing looked at Xi Zhicai: "But there are not many people I can use, and this matter can't be publicized. Even if I am one of my own people, only you and Hu Zhao know about it. I need Hu Zhao to stabilize Nanyang for me. Six counties, only you will do it yourself!"

"My lord, don't worry, I will definitely convince Liu Yan!"

Xi Zhicai felt the heavy pressure, but it gave him a sense of mission even more.

"Whether you can be persuaded or not is one thing. Once you feel something is wrong, leave immediately. Jing Wusi went to explore the way first. When Jingping Trading Company was doing business in the past, it also left some foundations. As long as you react quickly, before they do anything, You must be able to leave the gate!"

Mu Jing instructed: "Remember, I don't care if things happen or not. In the worst case, I'll break into Hanzhong, but I absolutely don't want you to end up in Bashu!"

"Hahaha!"

Xi Zhicai laughed, and he said confidently: "I've made it out of Xiong'er Mountain, even the land of Bashu can't leave me!"

That night, Xi Zhicai got mixed up in a caravan and left Nanxiang County...

……

August 25.

In the western suburbs of Nanxiang, above Nanshan, a memorial service is in progress.

"Soldiers, we have fought out, let's go all the way!"

Mu Jing personally wore hemp and filial piety, and was mourning the tens of thousands of soldiers killed in battle from Luoyang.

"farewell!"

"farewell!"

Among the four troops of the Mu clan lined up, each of them was dressed in linen and mourning.

This battle severely injured the Mu family.

Especially the Violent Bear Army.

The Seventh Battalion of the Violent Bear, the Violent Bear Camp, the Bow and Crossbow Camp, the Pingshan Battalion, and the Third Battalion were all wiped out, and they were killed during the breakout. Now they are not included in Liu Jin's Yangshan Battalion, but there are only [-] soldiers left.

The Jingping Army and the Yellow Turban Army also suffered heavy casualties when they ambushed the Xiliang Feixiong Army.

When the Baibo Army was encircled and suppressed by the Guanzhong Army, the number of casualties was also astronomical.

There are only [-] soldiers left in the [-] army.

During the war, at least more than 3 soldiers died, and it was the sacrifice of these soldiers that they were able to rise to the sky.

So today, Mu Jing built a cemetery here, in order to cheer up the morale of the army, or to make himself feel better. There may be no bones, but the names of the sacrificed soldiers were engraved on these stone tablets.

……

Time entered September, the influence of Luoyang's burning began to spread, the world was in turmoil, and the news that Mu Jing led the remnants of the Mu clan to escape from Guanzhong continued to reach the ears of the princes.

(End of this chapter)