"Your name is Zhang De?"

"As for the Marquis, the villain is Zhang De."

"Where is your family name?"

"The villain is from Liujiazhuang, Yuyang County, Guide Prefecture, Huazhou."

"You used to work at Beishan Military Station?"

"Yes, Lord Marquis. I joined the army four years ago. After half a year of training, I was assigned to the Beishan Military Station. I haven't changed places since then."

"Tell me about your experience during this time."

In the temporary festival hall in Jiuli Pass, Zhang De, a young soldier, sat at the bottom of the pass in an extremely awkward manner. He had changed into a set of clean and neat clothes, and the injuries on his face were treated by a doctor. He was the same as the one who escaped to the pass two days ago.

The miserable appearance was completely different.

Even though he had escaped the control of the barbarians, his tone was still vibrating when he spoke, and his whole body was filled with nervousness. Because besides him, there were two rows of powerful generals with sharp eyes sitting in the hall. As for the young man,

Zhang De did not dare to look directly at the Zhongshan Marquis who was not angry or assertive.

Pei Yue saw him fidgeting and calmed down slightly and said, "Don't be nervous, let's start from the beginning."

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

Perhaps feeling Pei Yue's gentle attitude, Zhang De gradually calmed down and began to talk about their team encountering barbarians by the river. Team leaders Liu Gu and Gu Sian sacrificed their lives to create an opportunity for their comrades to retreat, and then continued to talk about them

Being overtaken by barbarian soldiers, everyone turned around and left Chen Dan alone to escape for his life.

Because it happened nearly two months ago, and Zhang De's poor eloquence, it was inevitable to stumble along the way, but this did not prevent everyone from hearing the situation clearly. Especially when talking about those comrades who died in the battle.

When the situation happened, Zhang De already had tears in his eyes, and the expression on his face was slightly ferocious due to grief and anger.

"... When Liu Da and Lao Gu died, I didn't look too much because the barbarians were chasing them very closely. At that time, we thought that one of us had to survive, and we had to prepare the military station and the camp in advance. Chen Dan was a smart man.

, we are usually very cautious, so we tried our best to block the barbarian pursuers and let him escape. The people around us fell one after another. The villain and Yang Ding were knocked unconscious by the barbarian leader. When they woke up, they found themselves in the wilderness.

."

Zhang De wiped the corners of his eyes vigorously and managed to remain calm.

Yang Yingji's old-fashioned and solemn face appeared in Pei Yue's mind, and he couldn't help but sigh and asked: "Is Yang Ding still alive now?"

Zhang De choked slightly, and then said with a guilty look on his face: "I don't know."

The generals had different expressions, and Wei Rui asked expressionlessly: "Zhang De, how did you escape?"

Zhang De said solemnly: "The barbarians captured many of our people, including people from border villages and towns, as well as soldiers who were scattered everywhere, at least two to three thousand people. They only gave us very little food and tried not to let us go.

Frozen to death and starved to death. After discussing with Yang Ding, the villain always felt that he would die sooner or later if he continued like this, so he secretly contacted some people, launched a resistance in the middle of the night more than ten days ago, killed a few barbarians, and then ran all the way south.

."

Wei Rui calmly deduced: "Then the barbarians followed closely. People including Yang Ding left food for you. They were captured by the barbarians, but you escaped successfully."

An unnatural look appeared on Zhang De's face, and he nodded: "Yes, General."

It is true that he came from a humble background, but he is not as stubborn as Chen Xianda. On the contrary, he has the sensitivity of a small person. From Wei Rui's demeanor and tone, he sensed that the other party had something to say, or at least he did not trust him very much.

Zhang De could only passively accept it. On the one hand, the other party did not express any doubts, and on the other hand, the identity gap was too big. Although Pei Yue asked him to sit down, he still did not have the qualification to take the initiative to speak in the hall.

Tang Linfen, who was sitting opposite Wei Rui, asked: "Where did the barbarians take you?"

Zhang De thought for a while and replied: "Back to General, I don't know the name of that place, but I feel that the barbarians are full of awe there. It is located northeast of Jiuliguan, about four hundred miles away, and the climate is not special.

It's cold. The villain remembers that it has mountain peaks at its back and a valley to the north."

Tang Linfen asked again: "Do you still remember the route there?"

Zhang De nodded and said: "I remember. At that time, I discussed with Yang Ding and others that no matter who escaped in the end, they must remember the terrain along the way. Lord Marquis, generals, the barbarians don't regard us as human beings at all.

, we were treated like slaves like cattle and horses, and we would be beaten and kicked if anything went wrong. On the way into the wilderness, they beat dozens of us to death, and... and many women were taken away, they..."

He clenched his fists silently and couldn't bear to say any more.

Pei Yue said in a deep voice: "Thank you for your hard work. Let's go down and rest first. You will be needed to lead the way for the army in a few days."

Zhang De gratefully agreed, then hesitated for a moment, mustered up the courage to ask: "Master Marquis, do you have to wait how many days before sending troops?"

Pei Yue said: "What do you think?"

Zhang De said quickly: "The villain doesn't dare to have any ideas. He is just worried that the compatriots in the wasteland will not be able to support him. Moreover, the villain thinks that Yang Ding should still be alive. If we had sent troops earlier, we might have been able to save him."

Pei Yue nodded and said calmly: "You need to be fully prepared to send troops to the wilderness, otherwise you will easily fall into a dangerous situation. Please be patient and don't be anxious."

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

Zhang De bowed and bowed, and then exited the festival hall step by step.

After he retired, Tang Linfen, the new commander of the Tai'an Guards, said in a deep voice: "Master Hou, I think that the place Zhang De mentioned is most likely the home of the Jiankun tribe barbarians. Why don't we launch a surprise attack with thousands of elite troops?

The army then took cover, and before the barbarians could react, they defeated their main force in one battle. Even if they could not completely annihilate the enemy, they could at least rescue the people of Daliang who had been plundered."

Pei Yue was silent.

Wei Rui shook his head and said: "Master Hou, I feel that this move is slightly inappropriate."

Tang Linfen raised his eyes and looked at Wei Rui, who was younger than him but seemed to be more respected by Pei Yue, and asked calmly: "Brother Wei, what do you think?"

"It's impossible to talk about high opinions."

Wei Rui shook his head and said solemnly: "I just don't quite believe this person."

Tang Linfen frowned slightly and said, "Zhang De?"

Wei Rui glanced at Pei Yue, who was in deep thought, and said slowly: "There should be no problem with Zhang De's identity. After all, not all the people at Beishan Military Station are heroic. We can always find someone to verify it. But according to what he said, that place is nine miles away.

Close to 400 miles

, have you ever thought about how difficult this journey is? What he has to deal with is not only the harsh climate in the wilderness, but also the threats of those ferocious beasts. With all these, he was able to return to Jiuli Pass safely and without any injuries on his body.

There are no serious injuries.”

Meng Longfu nodded and said: "Indeed, this is not forty miles but four hundred miles. It is unbelievable that Zhang De can escape. Furthermore, he said before that the barbarians only provide food that will not starve them to death every day, so the others

There certainly won’t be much food left for him, and he can’t stay hungry in the wilderness for ten days.”

There are six generals in the hall, just three on each side.

Tang Linfen's stern eyes swept across from the opposite side one by one, from Chen Xianda to Meng Longfu, and finally stopped on Wei Rui's face, and calmly retorted: "Brother Wei, we can never underestimate the courage and perseverance of our soldiers. From Zhang De's

You can clearly see him in his eyes

The hatred for the barbarians cannot be lied about. As for the questions you raised, first of all, it is impossible for the barbarians to register thousands of people. One or two people missing will definitely not be noticed. Furthermore, since other people dare to fight to the death

, I will definitely not betray Zhang De."

He paused for a moment and said confidently: "Zhang De has just admitted that before he was overtaken by the barbarians, others gave him food and let him escape south alone. Moreover, he has lived in the bitter cold borderland all year round, in the wilderness.

It shouldn’t be difficult to find some prey on the river to satisfy our hunger.”

Fu Hongzhi, who was sitting on his right, looked a little embarrassed.

Although they are both Pei Yue's confidants, the competition among the Beiying guards has already emerged. The Tai'an guards are extremely envious of the status and treatment of the Tibetan front guards. It is inevitable that the two commanders Tang Linfen and Wei Rui will have disputes. Fortunately, both sides have

Knowing that the overall situation was taken into consideration, there was no pointless internal friction.

Fu Hongzhi was born in Nanying, and he was a brother-in-law with Wei Rui and others, but now he was Tang Linfen's deputy after all, and he also recognized Tang Linfen's judgment in his heart. After a moment of silence, he echoed: "I think Commander Tang is right, even more

The important thing is that Zhang De has no reason to betray him. The barbarians have never set foot in Guide Mansion, so it is impossible to capture his family, so what means can they use to coerce and force Zhang De to rebel?"

Chen Xianda couldn't help complaining: "Old Fu, you are so unkind."
Chapter completed!