Geng Yan rode a white horse and returned to Leping County with Fengshuang, a bicycle that attacked again, and found that his uncle Geng Chun was waiting for him at the top of the city.

"Bo Zhao is back to victory again." Geng Chun looked at the many heads tied on the bike and knew that another fifth-floor thief who was going out to collect grain was caught by Geng Yan.

In the past, the fifth reunion attacked the bandits without seeking to kill, but he could not withstand the serious thieves in Hebei. Since he hoped to achieve the effect of "locust escape from the territory", he became ruthless and let the soldiers go to kill. He firmly cleared the walls and set up more scouts to make it difficult to conceal the thieves. Once a small group of thieves were found, he sent people to attack, and many of the troops had gained.

Geng Yan was quite active in the first few attacks, but now he is a little interested. Even Cong Shu couldn't be happy to praise him. He shook his head and said, "It's said that it's a war, but in fact it's no different from chasing civilians. Even if you win this kind of war, there is no need to celebrate."

The combat effectiveness of the bandits' grain-collecting team was indeed much worse than that of the Wuhuan Xiongnu outside the Great Wall and the private guests of the Li family in Wu'an. They were ragged clothes, mixed weapons, and even had no system. When the number of people was small, they could only run away when they encountered a chariot. After a while, Geng Yan was exhausted. After hesitating for a while, he said to Geng Chun: "Uncle, I will leave after the battle."

Geng Chun was not surprised. Since his nephew was young and under twenty years old, young people at this age were often very enthusiastic about work for several days. Based on Geng Chun's understanding of him, it was extremely difficult for Bo Zhao to stay in Wei Cheng for more than half a year.

But Geng Chun also knew that the fifth replies were lacking, and this was even more so after the territory was expanded. He wanted to keep Geng Yan, so he wanted to help him keep him, so he deliberately asked him, "Is it because Da Yin was slow to treat you?"

Geng Yan shook his head: "The fifth great Yin did not use it because I was young and arrogant, and regarded me as a guest of honor. He never neglected his food and clothing at all."

"Is that the power is low?"

Geng Yan said: "When I was in Shuotu (Shanggu), my father was fair and in order to avoid suspicion, he did not allow me to hold a position. When I first arrived in Wei Cheng, the fifth emperor asked me to join the county army. After getting a longevity, he also said that I could be eliminated as a military officer. As long as I agree, the seal and ribbon can be delivered to me."

This is the position that the fifth reunion can take the most. As for the county magistrate and the minister, they are appointed directly by the court, and the fifth reunion doesn't count. Of course, Geng Yan felt that the position was troublesome and continued to refuse.

"The Fifth Duke also handed me over the chariots and cavalry of the two counties to me for training and command. Although these chariots and cavalry in southern Hebei are like the difference between heaven and earth compared to the scavalry of Youzhou, this is the first time I have commanded so many soldiers..."

As Geng Yan spoke, he began to feel that the fifth reunion was indeed good at treating him well. If he left without saying goodbye, it would be really rude.

Geng Chun smiled and said, "That's strange. Since Bo Zhao was highly treated with great praise, why should he leave?"

"Don't think I'm young and ignorant of the world."

Geng Yan didn't even bother to lower his voice and said directly: "I often listen to the situation of my uncle and the fifth duke, Ma Wenyuan and others. I also know that since the Red Eyebrow victory in the battle of Chengchang, the situation in Guandong has been very different. Seeing that the thieves in Hebei are growing, they are very likely to invade Youzhou in the north. The Huns and Wuhuan outside the border are becoming more and more bold and arbitrary. The situation is so uneasy. As the eldest son in my family, how dare I have a fun and stay in the foreign county for a long time without going back to help my father?"

Even if the ministers who were loyal to Chang'an were so weak, they would inevitably develop a sense of self-protection and would not want to overturn the new house. The Geng, a member of Maoling, had to consider his future.

Geng Yan bowed to Geng Chun: "Uncle Cong thought, what will happen to the future situation in the world?"

Geng Chun smiled bitterly and said, "It would be great if I knew."

He remembered the red torrent he saw in Chengchang: "We are all in a situation, only knowing that there is Ye Ye in the sky, and it is restless and uneasy; there are torrents everywhere, the rivers are boiling, and the mountain tombs collapse."

"Have you ever seen a drowning person?"

Geng Chun stretched out his hand and made a grip: "When you struggle to survive in the water, no matter what you hold, you will hold it firmly."

But people are not satisfied with their hearts, and they hold the small wooden board, but their eyes are envious of the big boat.

People in troubled times desire more security. The foundation of the Geng family in Maoling, Youzhou Shuotu is a small and sturdy small boat. Although it is located in a remote place and the people are strong, Geng Kuang has a cavalry under his command and can protect himself in troubled times, which makes Geng Chun envious.

Although they are in the same clan, the Geng family, who is the main corps, is even more miserable. The once rich Jiping has become a paradise for the Red Eyebrow bandits. I heard that Dong Xian, the Red Eyebrow in Liangshan, has captured the city and approached Dingtao. A good ship is full of holes and is about to sink. They can only choose another way out.

My father was unable to protect himself, so Geng Chun had only two choices: go back to his hometown to meet with his younger brothers and run a clan. His family was a county-level family, and he could only have a private subordinate of more than 2,000, which was enough to protect himself, but the situation was inevitably a little smaller and more passive.

Another way is to stay in Wei Cheng and help Di Wulun build a big ship together!

"The land of Wei is more than 400 miles north of Song Zi, who can take care of the clans in his hometown, cross the river south, and reach Dingtao with 600 miles. If something is wrong, there is still a possibility of receiving my father. Wei Cheng is my best choice."

This is also the reason why he actively assisted the Fifth Reunion County in the past two months, trained troops and drove out the enemy. The Fifth Reunion officials and generals are not the same as others, and they also have ambitions. If the world is in chaos, although Geng Chun doesn't know how far he can go in the end, he is at least a prince. Geng's current pursuit is to survive and so he seeks to accept himself.

However, if you do whatever you want, don't do to others. The Geng family of Maoling still has room for choice. Seeing that he was eager to miss his father, Geng Chun did not force himself to stay. He only used the trick to let the fifth reunion figure out a way: "I hope Bo Zhao can stay for several more months, and when the ice melts in spring, the red eyebrows can't cross the river for the time being, it's not too late to leave!"

"This is natural." Geng Yan smiled and said, "I am definitely not a ruthless person. Whether I have to fight a thief on the fifth floor or a red-eyed thief, I have to fight a few beautiful battles, which can be considered a reward for the fifth man's good encounter."

While the two were talking, a city officials rushed to report.

"Two Geng Jun, Weijiawu thirty miles northwest, ignited the war!"

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It was the fifth idea to move the beacon system in the new Qinzhong to the mainland. Although there was no systematic beacon tower group and the Great Wall here, there were powerful forts scattered in various places.

As the bandit crisis intensifies, the forts in Hebei have completed the transformation from courtyard to barriers, and every family strengthens the walls and builds towering towers.

Forts, such as castles in the West in later generations, were generally built in higher terrain and were far away from other docks in fellow villagers. In this way, they could be relayed one by one, and wisps of smoke could be passed on for hundreds of miles without interruption.

The combat slogan of the Fifth Reunion is: "If one side is in trouble, all sides will support it." He came forward and organized the right-hand men of Shoulianghao to jointly defend.

Since the attack of Yangping Hou, who dares to refuse? If he encounters a niche thief who collects grain, let the powerful rescue each other, and then let Geng Yan and Ma Yuan in the middle rush to help, Geng Chun will be defeated by two thousand soldiers with a low morale as a backup.

Although he was promoted by the Fifth Lun Er and sent his subordinates to supervise each powerful fort, the Shouliang surnamed was not very enthusiastic about putting out fires for his neighbors. Generally, Geng Yan arrived first, and they arrived slowly, but they also won many small battles.

The fifth reunion wants to accumulate small victory to a big victory, but the thief on the fifth floor can't help it.

When Geng Yan arrived, he saw that there were hundreds of people collecting grain today, and that Weijiawu, which could only accommodate more than a hundred people, was trapped in Weijiawu, and climbed and attacked with a simple wooden ladder.

It looks no different from the past, and it can be broken by rushing over.

His subordinates were eager to try, but Geng Yan stopped them. He was very sensitive to the battlefield situation and had an indescribable intuition, so he only let the rider search for a radius of more than ten miles.

"Especially in the forest in the north, I saw a black bird circling for a long time and not falling, so I'm afraid there would be a fraud."

After two moments, cavalry returned to report: "I said it was good to join the army, but there were indeed a large group of thieves lying in the forest."

Geng Yan immediately smiled and said, "A mere plan, the main force of the thief on the fifth floor probably took advantage of the heavy fog in the morning and circled around the big circle, avoiding the fort and scouts' sight, and then sneaked into the forest at night, and frozen for half a night. I'm afraid it's cold?"

This is the solution that the thieves on the fifth floor came up with. They concentrated their forces and ambushed the forts and small teams of officers and soldiers coming to aid. The idea was good. However, although Geng Yan was brave in fighting, he was not even a naughty man who did not even conduct reconnaissance.

The heavens were not good either. After the sun rose, the fog dissipated, and the beacon smoke could be seen clearly again.

The cavalryman approached the scouts. Seeing that it had been exposed, the group of thieves stopped pretending, so they simply drove out the forest and it took a quarter of an hour to finish the mess. Geng Yan roughly counted that there were at least three or five thousand people, and there were everywhere in the mountains and fields. He attacked Weijiawu in a dignified manner. It seemed that even if the nearby fortress came to help, they could not do anything to them. It would take half a day for the infantry in the county to arrive.

"Can Weijiawu hold on?"

Looking at the shaky small dock fort, I was afraid that I would not be able to withstand the attack of the bandits after they were extremely hungry.

The people who followed Geng Yan fought many Tianshun battles, and they were a little inflated. Seeing that the other party was only twenty times their own, and they were scattered very wide, they all wanted to show off their skills and scatter the formation.

Although the bike rides quickly, the riders in Wei are not as good as those in Youzhou cavalry. They can't get into the trap after ten years of training. In addition, there are no friendly troops around, so it is not advisable to go deeper alone. Therefore, Geng Yan did not attack directly like the Battle of Wu'an, but instead cruised far away. Seeing the rising flames of Weijiawu, Geng Yan was not in a hurry, but had the idea of ​​attacking the east and taking advantage of the situation.

"Since the main force of the thief on the fifth floor is here, isn't Liaocheng half a day away from the east empty?"

The thieves regard Liaocheng as their nest. If they can be removed, they will have nowhere to rely on the plains in winter and can only be expelled. And going north, they can become a battlefield for the Wei soldiers to pursue them everywhere!

Geng Yan felt that he had seized the opportunity to win.

"Send people back quickly and inform the Fifth Duke that half of the thieves on the fifth floor will be launched. This is a great time to capture Liaocheng. You can send troops quickly and don't hesitate!"

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ps: Stop scolding, don’t scolding, I don’t want to be late, Kavin, my condition is really bad. I worked hard, struggled, and I didn’t hold up a word for a long time.
Chapter completed!