At around noon the next day, Lu Yao was pulling his horse on a high slope, looking at the moving queue.

After yesterday's military discussion, several fewer than the military academy, which had held considerable positions, were missing. Fortunately, the other officers were very effective. Under Lu Yao's arrangement, they reorganized the team overnight and quickly made up for the command vacancy without causing adverse effects. However, the soldiers' pace seems a little tired now, which made Lu Yao frown slightly, but there was nothing he could do.

The weather in recent years is different from the past. There are many cold and blizzards in winter, while there are drought and hot summers. When I was in Bingzhou in early May, I didn’t feel unbearable. Now that the Little Summer season is approaching, Lu Yao looked up a little and was dazzled by the violent sunlight. The scorching sun burned the earth, and even caused large cracks on the ground on the Zhangshui River. Even the wind blowing on the water is hot, with the smell of sand and soil. Such hot weather inevitably slowed down the marching speed.

Ding Miao came from behind: "Daoming, estimate the distance is that the military horses in Jizhou are about to arrive. Should we let the soldiers make way first and take the opportunity to rest for a while?"

Lu Yao nodded and pointed to a river beside the front with a horse whip: "How about you go there? It is convenient to draw water and your vision is wide. Chu Kun, go and notify the soldiers of each battalion."

Chu Kun left with a horse.

Lu Yao narrowed his eyes and looked at the vast plain in the distance, and suddenly asked, "Brother Wenhao, I have been in Bingzhou for a long time. I feel that my vision is a disgusting person and I have few knowledge of heroes in the world... What kind of person is Shulun Gong? Can you tell me?"

The Duke of Shulun mentioned by Lu Yao is Ding Shao, the governor of Jizhou, and one of the most powerful towns in the territory of the Great Jin Dynasty.

Jizhou is a major state among the nineteen states in the world. Its position as a governor is always not a famous scholar who has never been a senior. Strictly speaking, the Ding family in Qiao State was not the first-class person in the world; and Ding Shao's previous reputation and official position were not prominent. However, this governor, who should have been in power for several years, has been in charge of Jizhou for several years and has been "in charge of politics and has been in charge of everything". It is said that all the scholars in Jizhou are afraid and loved him.

Lu Yao has been in Bingzhou for many years and does not know much about this high-rise official. However, if he wants to make some moves in the northern border to intervene in the Xianbei ceremony for a few days, Jizhou will definitely support him. Not to mention Lu Yao's plan to replace the county to shock the Xianbei. Although Dai County belongs to Youzhou, it borders the two Jibing states. Without the help of the governor of Jizhou, Lu Yao will find it difficult to take any effective measures.

Yue Shigong, who was in Jinyang, naturally had expected this, so he specially appointed Ding Miao as Lu Yao's deputy.

Ding Miao's father was named Cheng, and his courtesy name was Bo Yuan. He was the eldest brother of Ding Shao. He was the contemporary clan leader of the Ding clan of Qiao State. He did not serve because he was weak and sick since childhood. Ding Miao was Ding Shao's legitimate nephew, so he was called "the son of a brother is just like a son". The two had a very close relationship. Ding Miao was naturally very familiar with this uncle.

Hearing Lu Yao's question, Ding Miao pondered: "My uncle is a member of the family style, is well-versed in Confucianism, and is very strict in self-discipline. Cough, it is very different from my unfilial child... His character is firm, precise, calm and decisive. When he was in the village, he kept his door and clean himself and never made friends with others. Therefore, the scholars in this county respected the wind and feared it."

Lu Yao nodded slightly, and he noticed that Ding Miao used the word "look at the wind and respectful". Considering that Ding Miao was a nephew and had the instinct of being a promiscuous person, this governor Ding may be a serious, even a person who is not easy to get along with. The contemporary scholarly style advocates openness and openness, such as Ding Shao, seems rare.

Ding Miao said again, "My uncle was the prefect of Guangping. Although the government was ridiculed by fragmentary criticism, the people praised the peace. At that time, the kings in the court fought for power, and the war continued to Hebei, so that the counties were harassed and Mi Youwanyi. The uncle lived among the kings and finally saved the stability of Guangping. In the second year of Yongxing, the king of Chengdu Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, gathered the troops to attack Yecheng. The uncle personally led the county troops south to rescue Sima Mo, the king of Nanyang who was stationed in Yecheng, and destroyed tens of thousands of people of the public. The king of Nanyang was able to save his life. He was deeply grateful to the uncle's kindness and specially erected a monument to thank him."

Ding Shao described in these words is different from the moment. What appears in these words is a capable official who is good at handling various affairs, a politician who is extremely sensitive to judging political trends, a good at speculation, and a soldier who is well versed in martial arts. Lu Yao couldn't help but become more interested in the governor of Jizhou whom he was about to meet.

The two were talking, and suddenly heard the sound of hooves in front of them.

Zhu Shengce, who was assigned by Lu Yao to beat the front station, galloped back until Lu Yao rolled in front of him and dismounted: "Reported to General, Guangzong, Shangbai, a large number of military horses appeared, and the vanguard was only fifteen miles away from us. People and horses rolled along the way to cover the road. All the banners were written: Ding, the governor of Jizhou!"

"It's coming so fast!" Lu Yao took a deep breath: "Wenhao, Lao Xue, Shao Gong, let's go and greet us quickly!"

At this moment, only ten days after the bandits attacked Yecheng, and before the envoys of Yecheng arrived, Ding Shao, the governor of Jizhou, gathered Hebei troops and marched southward. It was obvious that Ding Shao was extremely concerned about the situation in Wei County. He must have his own unique information channels in Yecheng and there is no need to rely on the imperial court's posts.

This army horse was staying in Guangzong yesterday, and at noon, it had entered Pingen County, Guangping County. The marching speed was so fast that it was not even under Lu Yao's troops, which were mainly cavalry. As a bicycle governor without a general, Ding Shao could easily drive the troops of Jizhou's prefectures and counties across the border without any scruples, which shows his extraordinary ruling skills, tough personality and strong desire to intervene in the chaos in Wei County.

In fact, according to the system of this dynasty, the governor was 2,000 stone, and the governor was only an official of 600 stone, responsible for the inspection and investigation, and only carried out six edicts to the county. Lu Yao was the general of Yamen and Ding Miao was the general of Wuwei, both of which were high-ranking military positions of 2,000 stone, and his status was more prominent than that of the governor of the state. To be serious, Ding Shao should have come to see him and the two of them.

But if we look at actual power and status, Ding Shao would make the two of them far behind. Lu Yao and Ding Miao only led thousands of troops to be the tent of Liu Yueshi. The power of the governor of Jizhou Ding Shao was thirteen counties and 83 counties, and millions of soldiers and civilians were like wind, and they were even commanding tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the prefectures and counties, and they all went to fight against the thieves. Not to mention Lu Yao and Ding Miao, even Liu Kun and Liu Yueshi, who were appointed as the general of Pingbei, were far from as strong as Ding Shao's power.

Since the movement of the military horses in Jizhou was confirmed, everyone raised their whips and urged the horses to run forward along the official road to greet them.

Whenever a large army travels, it is impossible to line up in a column. Usually, the front team light troops must take the lead at dawn, responsible for building bridges across mountains and rivers; then each team advances separately along the preset route. According to the road conditions, the entire army can sometimes list the width of several miles in horizontal direction; and the same is true for the longitudinal direction. If the troops reach a certain level, the entire army will even set out in several days in sequence. Sometimes the front team set out for hundreds of miles in several days, and the rear army has not even left the original assembly site.

The same was true for the Jizhou army. Lu Yao and others walked forward for a while and saw more than ten cavalry rushing towards them. Seeing the people carrying their own weapons, the cavalry showed a look of vigilance. They left half of them waiting in place, while the other half slowed down the horses and came over slowly, asking loudly: "Who is on the roadside?"

Shao Xu looked at Lu Yao, and Lu Yao made a gesture to him to invite him.

So Shao Xu stepped forward and said, "Are you the soldiers from Jizhou who came? General Liu, the envoy of Bingzhou, and the envoy of Yecheng, are here to welcome the governor Ding!"

The cavalry looked up and down at him: "You are from Bingzhou? from Yecheng?"

"I am the envoy of Yecheng, Shao Xu."

"What's the situation in Yecheng?"

Shao Xu said: "The Jisang thief army was very powerful, and the defenders were caught off guard. Yecheng was then captured. King Xincai died among the chaotic army... Fortunately, the army used their lives and received help from Bingzhou. They had already killed Jisang, forcing the rest to gradually withdraw from Yecheng and gradually escaped to Huang. The situation when we set out was like this. There was no update of military newspapers in the past few days, and it seems that there was no change."

The cavalry nodded and asked again, "Since he is an envoy, can he have a document?"

"This is written by General Yang Wu Li Yun and Chief of the Cavalry Yang Heng, written by Guan Wen Er Gong." Shao Xu took out the document from his sleeve and delivered it, and said, "The seals and documents of the envoy of Bingzhou were not all in Yecheng. However, he saw that the brother of the governor Ding, General Wuwei Ding Miao was waiting here."

The cavalry's serious expression calmed down, took the document with both hands, and said politely: "Since that's the case, please rest for a while, and I will immediately repay the governor."

The cavalry who had obtained the document and returned with the horse, while the other scouts continued to advance without delaying much. The front light army, which had about a thousand people, also quickly passed.

Lu Yao waited for another half an hour. Near noon, accompanied by the sound of drums and heavy footsteps, the army in Jizhou came.

From a distance, I saw soldiers walking forward in an orderly manner on more than ten roads of all sizes and big roads within my sight. Between the ranks, spears and halberds stood like forests, with the main general's surname written on them or the military flags with beasts waving in the wind, which was very spectacular. Lu Yao initially estimated that there were about ten thousand soldiers and horses in front of him, most of whom were light infantry wearing crimson uniforms and holding long and short weapons. The number of armored soldiers and cavalry was not large.

At the forefront of these teams is a cavalry unit of more than 100 people. The equipment of these cavalry is obviously far better than others. Most of them wear purple or crimson robes, armor, long spears, and strong bows; some war horses are even wearing horse armor. A particularly tall cavalry held a flag with both hands and walked among the guards.

Under the banner waving in the wind, several people rode their horses.

Lu Yao had a sharp eye, but he saw that the leader was an old man about fifty years old. His face was clear and yellow, and his beard was spotted under his jaw. He was wearing simple leather armor, and he did not wear a trouser but used a cloth. He watched him press the sword with one hand and control the horse with the other hand. His waist was straight, and he had a strong and decisive style.

Lu Yao reached out and pounded Ding Miao's shoulder hole: "Is that one under his commander Ding?"

A look of nervousness was rarely seen on Ding Miao's face: "That's it."

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