Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 568: It is difficult for soldiers to enter the camp, and I will write a letter from home to you all

The barracks outside Dai County are now overcrowded.

Of course, I don't mean inside the barracks, but outside the barracks.

In fact, in the past few days, not only has the city been depressed, but there are also few people outside the city. Whether it is in the fields or on the official road, it is rare to see one or two people. The merchants and merchants who used to come here are also rare. They all took a detour.

Only the spies from the major families would move cautiously to detect changes in their surroundings.

But at this time, the jungle outside the barracks was full of people, so that the spies who usually explored here were confused when they looked at the figures, wondering what happened suddenly. .

At the same time, in front of the gate of the military camp, the talkers and leaders of several major families were negotiating with the soldiers and generals guarding the gate of the military camp.

Surrounding them were guards responsible for escorting them. These guards were so numerous that they blocked most of the camp gates.

So when Gu En and his party arrived, what they saw was this scene. When they arrived at the camp gate, the soldiers guarding the gate could no longer withstand it and had to let someone inform Ran Zhan.

"So many people from aristocratic families are here, which means at least one thing, that is, the theory of victory is definitely not an expedient measure to calm people's hearts. It is not a lie, but a real thing. Otherwise, so many aristocratic families will be deceived at once. , even the prefect cannot bear the backlash, and his credibility and reputation will be ruined!"

After greeting Zhu Liu, Wang Huo and others, Lu Jian and the others came to a place near the camp gate and whispered in a low voice: "There are few people outside the city these days, but it is generally calm and stable, but it has always been There are also hidden dangers. If a barbarian cavalry comes over, chaos will occur. As a result, the heads of these aristocratic families came over in person. They must have obtained accurate information and came to verify it. From this point of view, I am afraid that our expectations are really wrong. ”

"It's your prediction," Zhang Jingsheng laughed, "I thought from the beginning to the end that Governor Chen was prepared..." He glanced at Gu En, who was blushing, and kept talking, "War You have to be prepared in advance, otherwise how can you explain the current situation? I think this recruitment of Wu Ding may be to deceive others so that the enemy will be negligent."

Lu Jian and Gu En were speechless, while Wang Kuai was thoughtful, while Luo Yang had a complicated expression.

"If the Xianbei people are really defeated, then we have to re-evaluate the situation." Lu Jian could still analyze the situation calmly, "At least the situation in Dai County will change, and the original tense situation will be alleviated. We There is no need to leave in such a hurry." As soon as he said this, everyone except Gu En nodded.

Zhang Jingsheng and the others were not the only ones who came here at this time. Almost all the visitors from the south who stayed in Dai County and did not go back were gathered here.

While he was talking, Ran Zhan had already walked out of the camp gate.

As soon as they saw his figure, everyone outside the door murmured in their hearts, knowing that their plan to enter the barracks might be difficult to achieve. Who among the current generation of the county does not know Ran Zhan's bad reputation?Ever since he captured the Zheng family, he has been classified as Chen Zhi's lackeys, and they are the kind of vicious people with no scruples and despicable origins.

There is a vague consensus among the aristocratic families in the city that most of the time they can be reasonable when negotiating with Chen Zhi's subordinates, but this Ran Zhan is the only one who has great communication problems and is almost difficult to talk to, because he completely follows Chen Zhi's orders. As the highest order, other people's words will not affect him at all.

"Everyone, what are you doing here?" A smile appeared on Ran Zhan's still young face. Although he was still a little green, he no longer had any timidity when facing the many nobles from aristocratic families present. , "Didn't what the prefect said clearly enough before? The important military base is related to the safety of Dai County, and it is also related to your lives. There are still barbarians in the north. I heard that they have been attacked. At this time, what do you say? "How can you come in and out at will? If some bad guy sneaks in, colludes with the barbarians inside and outside, and ruins the situation, who can bear the responsibility?"

As soon as everyone heard him mention the prefect, they knew that it was an old routine again, and it didn't make any sense.

But the Liu frame of the Liu family still tried to speak: "Ran Zhan, what you said makes sense, but isn't the situation different now? We have to see the soldiers to be at ease."

"What are you worried about? Are the barbarians coming to kill you, or is your Liu family being surrounded?" Ran Zhan glanced at Liu Jian, with disdain on his face, "You can't sit still for such a trivial matter? How can you be a Is it the big family’s talk?”

Liu Jiang choked uncomfortably at these words, and immediately became angry and wanted to scold him.

Unexpectedly, Ran Zhan followed up and said simply: "You should go back. The martial arts drills in this barracks are not idle for a moment, and it is not very interesting for you to go in. Why is this so? Arrangement, you must be able to protect you and so on. Isn’t your family’s wish for a safe inheritance, a safe and stable inheritance, and you can overcome difficulties by sitting at home, collecting land rent, writing poems, and caravans? , is there anything more pleasant than this? I really don’t understand, why do you still bother with such a good thing?”

Liu Jiang opened his mouth to refute, but didn't know what to say. Finally, he squeezed out one sentence: "We must confirm that the good news about Dangcheng is correct."

"This is not a good news for the imperial court!" Ran Zhan obviously knew some of the tricks of the good news from the border areas, and he immediately got to the point, "What reason does the prefect have to falsify? Who did he falsify for? You? The city is surrounded by Xianbei people. , just to the north. Is it true? You will know after some time. What is there to worry about? Okay, it is useless for me to tell you this. Please go back. The barracks are not accessible to you, at least. Not today." When he said this, he suddenly smiled and said: "You are so suspicious, why do you dare to come here so easily? This is a barracks. As long as those barbarians are not stupid, they will definitely send people over to investigate. They saw you gentlemen from aristocratic families. , if you have a crooked brain and think about robbing one or two, then there will be a good show. If I were you, I would go back to the city now, close the door, and wait for the news."

Liu Fang gritted his teeth and frowned, but he also understood that the situation was beyond his control. He glanced at the others and saw that they all wanted to retreat. Ran Zhan's words were meant to be insulting and ironic, but the truth behind them But it’s not out of thin air. There is indeed a danger when these people gather together. If the battle report is false and the Xianbei people are not defeated, they may attack at any time. Of course it is not safe outside the city. Even if the Xianbei people are defeated, the remnant soldiers will be scattered. Scattered in all directions, Dai County is close at hand and may be affected.

Not to mention, it was rumored that a Xianbei army had sneaked into Dai County.

As if he had read through everyone's thoughts, Ran Zhan then said: "I forgot to tell you some news. This news was just sent. Someone found a few scouts in the forest to the north. Judging from their costumes, they were... There is no doubt that they are the Huns. I advise you all to return as soon as possible. If they are really the Huns, there will be no time to waste."

"Trace of the Huns?"

As soon as they heard the news, all the leaders were immediately excited. Without further words, Liu Jian hurriedly said goodbye and left in a hurry.

Lu Jian and Gu En no longer bothered to investigate and were about to leave. Unexpectedly, before they even started, they were stopped by Ran Zhan——

"Gentlemen, please slow down. My family's prefect has ordered that if you come here, I invite you to enter the camp. I have something to discuss with you."

"Discuss with us?" Lu Jian and the others stopped and looked at Ran Zhan with surprise on his face. Chen Zhi's number one dog leg, just now was serious, half threatening, half consoling, preventing people from the aristocratic family from entering. He turned around and took the initiative to invite Gu En and others into the camp, which inevitably made them confused.

But Ran Zhan had no intention of explaining, and Lu Jian and others would not stop going in because of this, so after a brief thought, they followed Ran Zhan and walked to the barracks.

While walking, Lu Jian asked seemingly unintentionally: "I wonder about the news about the Huns scout..."

"It's true," before he could finish asking, Ran Zhan responded proactively: "There are soldiers in the camp. Even if the Huns attack, there is no need to worry about safety." After saying that, he looked at Lu Jian.

Lu Jian smiled and shook his head: "I'm not worried about this, I just feel that if Xianbei is attacked, the Huns might retreat in the face of difficulties."

"I don't know what the Huns think." Ran Zhan shook his head and said no more.

Seeing that he had no intention of speaking anymore, Lu Jian did not ask further questions, but just like everyone else, he looked at the scene in the barracks.

The layout of Wuding Barracks is not unfamiliar to them. After all, they have been here during martial arts exercises on the battlefield and have observed it intermittently. However, since the camp has become more and more tightly guarded, it has become more and more difficult for others to enter it, so now Look, there is a feeling of familiarity mixed with strangeness, especially when you see the soldiers doing formation drills, this feeling is even stronger.

"The formation of some of these soldiers is not as neat as before."

Gu En observed for a while and then said this. At the same time, he and Lu Jian looked at each other and knew it in their minds. The original guess seemed to be confirmed.

However, they didn't have much time to communicate as they were taken directly to the innermost tent, but the person waiting for them here was not Chen Zhi, but Chen Zhi's clan brother Chen Zi.

"Gentlemen, please sit down." When Chen Zi saw everyone, he first asked them to sit down, and then took out many letters and placed them on the table in front of him, "This is your family letter. Due to the war situation, Chuanyi is under strict control. , so it was not delivered directly to your hands, but arrived here first.”

When everyone got the letters from home one by one, Lu Jian asked directly: "Chen Jun, you asked us to come here just to give this letter to me?"

Chen Zi smiled and said: "Of course it's not just that. You read the letter first, and I will tell you. In fact, there is news in the past few days about the battle of Thorn City in the Northeast. The coalition's offensive is not going well. I want you to come. His family letters are also related to this matter."

(End of this chapter)