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Chapter 63: Meet (3)

In the direction of the hill, the army rumbled towards the battlefield in the distance. Then, there was a sudden sound of fierce fighting and fighting in the future. Several cavalrymen stood up in the saddle and looked at the awning, but were blocked by the rolling smoke and dust, which was not real. Only the ground was trampled by countless people and trembled slightly, proving that the fierce battle was still in progress.

"Good guy..." The strong man called a local dog exclaimed: "Youzhou army is indeed not simple. Judging from the current weather, they have been fighting fiercely for a whole day! They are not tired at all, and the troops in the military formations are not scattered... General Pingbei is really powerful! He is so majestic!"

"You praised them because you were beaten by Youzhou Army?" Several people burst into laughter at the same time, and some people sang a song that deliberately made up to tease him: "Ho! Ho! No local dogs are afraid, local dogs are beaten to pieces!"

When the two soldiers and horses of Youzhou and Jizhou were stationed in Hebei, the lower-level soldiers inevitably had friction and fought several groups of fights. The Youzhou people were domineering and arrogant, and the other hand, they would suffer losses, and they would call for reinforcements when they blew the horns, so they would always deal with the soldiers of Jizhou. The local dog was also considered a thorn in the Jizhou army, but when they met these fierce men from Youzhou, they suffered several great losses, and even lost face among their companions. At this time, when everyone heard him praise the Youzhou people, they couldn't help but laugh at them.

The local dog's temperament is never inferior, either retorting on the spot or fighting. Unexpectedly, he sneered and whispered: "I praise them because they killed the thieves and my enemies!"

Tugo was originally a local farmer in Jizhou. He had five people and ten acres of land in his family. He also rented out the cultivated land of local families. Although the court has been in absurd and natural disasters have continued, life can barely survive. However, later Jie made trouble and carried a large number of evil bandits to rush around. Wherever he went, the Tugo family died at the hands of the thief, leaving him alone to survive.

Since the Jie thieves rampant in Jizhou, countless families have been destroyed and their wives have been separated. More than half of the soldiers of the Jizhou Army encountered the same experience as those of the local dogs. Compared to their hatred of the bandits, it seems unnecessary to entangle and get a little friction with the Youzhou Army.

As soon as the local dog said this, everyone was silent and no one wanted to speak again for a moment.

Ye Yunzheng's knowledge is more extensive than that of ordinary soldiers, and he is also a person who likes to think randomly. At this moment, the soldiers only saw the mighty power of General Pingbei in their eyes, but Ye Yunzheng saw other contents. He keenly felt that the Youzhou army in front of him was different from the Jizhou army, and even completely different from any army he was familiar with.

Since the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty, it has never been known for its military achievements. Even if it has made merits within one's own world, most people regard it as the heroes of the previous dynasty. In addition to the small number of troops deployed on the northern border, it is still powerful, even the elite troops of Luoyang's imperial guards were not good at it. Later, the kings used troops tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands during the melee. In fact, they were temporarily recruited servants and servants, and they were more like a little more mob.

The current Youzhou Army was formed by the conscript of Jizhou Governor Ding Shao when he was in office. He could support 100,000 troops with half of Jizhou and fight against Shile bandits. Ding Shao did have the talent to take charge of the situation. But experienced officers like Ye Yunzheng understood that the combat quality of the Jizhou Army was actually far from that of the bandits. Those bandits took the Jie people as their backbone and used various divisions as their minions, invaded like fire, came and went like wind, fierce as wolves, and cunning as foxes. Relying on the strength of the Jizhou Army itself, it was hard to match. Even if the generals and generals of the Qihuo Army were later cited to actually be responsible for military affairs, they could only barely maintain the situation. In terms of casualties, they suffered a great loss.

It is precisely because of this that after learning that Henan was about to go to fight against his old rival Shi Le, the grassroots soldiers of the Jizhou Army were in a heavy mood: Although life is not worth a lot in troubled times, living is always profitable for a few more years, and living is better than dying, right? Moreover, in the eyes of most soldiers born in Jizhou, defending their hometown is a must, and burying their bones in a foreign land is too miserable. Ye Yunzheng has seen this kind of fatigue and a little low state, and has become accustomed to it.

Compared with the Jizhou Army, the Youzhou Army, as a border army, is naturally much stronger. Generally speaking, the more powerful the areas with poor living conditions, the more powerful the generals they produce, the so-called poor mountains and rivers come out of troubled people. The former Youzhou Army has fully proved this point. The hard life has tempered the patience and tenacity of the people of Youji. After they went to the battlefield, they had no comfortable life to miss, so they dared to fight desperately. The Youzhou Army in front of them is not just that. Their high hopes for battle and sufficient confidence in victory are something that Ye Yunzheng has never seen before.

Although they were going to fight against the stubborn enemy with obviously disadvantaged forces, and although they were far away from Jizhou, they did not fight to defend their hometown, their courage and spirit seemed to be completely unaffected. The discipline they showed in every move was like casting steel and iron, and the vigor and death atmosphere was like burning flames, which was like burning everyone.

If this is the case, the soldiers' enthusiastic support for General Pingbei is definitely one of the reasons. Lu Daoming can win people's hearts as much as this level, he is really a hero... But is that enough? Ye Yunzheng couldn't help but ask himself: What magic does General Pingbei have to forge an army like this? There is a feeling that even more involuntarily emerges: Such an army is the real army, and the real soldiers should be in the same way!

Even ordinary soldiers like Tugo, who were illiterate, knew that the Youzhou army was indeed fighting against the bandits and working hard to save the crisis of the Jin Dynasty. In comparison, he had no knowledge beyond his generation, but... Ye Yunzheng unconsciously folded the whip into a ball and then suddenly let it go. He felt a little breathless.

"Brother Ye! Brother Ye!" Someone seemed to be shouting.

Ye Yunzheng suddenly woke up from his thoughts, and found that the man named Lu Jun was riding a horse to him at some point. This man rode for half a day and worked very hard, but this man became more and more energetic. His eyes at Ye Yunzheng also changed a little: "Brother Ye, there is something I have always wanted to ask for advice..."

Ye Yunzheng was not used to being treated so politely by literary men, but the two of them had been together for half a day. Even though they had no communication, they were less unfamiliar with each other. So he nodded and responded solemnly: "Mr. Lu, if you have anything to do, please tell me."

"From Puyang to Wating, you have been deliberately slowing down your pace along the way, and you have taken a few long journeys without attracting attention. Why is this?" Lu Jun said lightly.

Lu Jun's words were not loud, but they were like a thunder roaring in Ye Yunzheng's ears. He exclaimed in dismay: "What?"

The shout was too loud, and it was particularly abrupt between the neat and serious military formation. The hundred men who were patrolling the formation who had just passed by everyone stopped, held the long knife on their waists and looked at Ye Yunzheng coldly, then turned around and left.

I don’t know if it was because of guilt or something, Ye Yunzheng suddenly felt hot and sweating all over. Perhaps for a soldier, such an occasion was much more difficult than a fight with his hands and blades. He wiped sweat on his sleeves, and then laughed violently after a while: “Haha, haha. Mr. Lu, Brother Lu, I didn’t understand. What are you talking about…”

Lu Jun also smiled: "Although I am not from Yanzhou, I traveled here with my father and brother many years ago. Later, I used letters to pick up news from all over the place, traveling across the mountains and rivers, often thousands of miles away. I am familiar with the mountains, rivers and geography of the Central Plains, roads and rivers. Although you are careful in your design and arrangement along the way, you will definitely not hide it from me, and there is no need to make unnecessary excuses."

He shook his head and continued, "I thought I was afraid that you would have any intention, so I was careful all the way... But after you went around, you finally brought me here, and you didn't want to have any malice. Haha, I'm very timid, until I was under the guard of all the troops, I had the courage to ask... It seems that you and your subordinates don't look like spies, but why..."

"Of course I'm not a spy!" Ye Yunzheng interrupted Lu Jun's words angrily. At this time, the cavalrymen noticed the conversation between the two, and the eyes they looked over made Ye Yunzheng even more anxious. He tried his best to lower his voice and repeated: "I'm not a spy."

"Then why do you do this?" Lu Jun's playful smile became more and more disgusting in Ye Yunzheng's eyes: "Brother Ye, if you can't give me an answer, it will be difficult for this matter to end when you arrive in front of General Pingbei."

The sweat on Ye Yunzheng's forehead was already rolling down like a waterfall, bringing all his scattered hair into his eyes. He wiped his sweat hard, rubbed his eyes, and gritted his teeth and said, "I...I'm not afraid! General Lu may not believe your words!"

"This is a bad word." Lu Jun smiled and shook his head. He turned his head and looked towards the direction of General Pingbei's great throne, slowly showing a look of pride and a vague sadness: "General Pingbei will naturally listen to my words. Because... he is my brother!"
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