It was two days later that Wei Mingyuan received the news.
The two groups met on the official road.
"Father!" Wei Ling stepped forward and reported the matter clearly in a few words.
Learn that the Ten Directions Sect has appeared.
Wei Mingyuan's expression was calm, "You showed up just in time."
The scouts went deep into Guangping several times but did not find any trace of the Ten Directions Sect. They had been searching for them for a long time, and now that they were in Guangping, it was a good opportunity to get rid of them at once.
Wei Lang had no intention of listening to the conversation between his third uncle and cousin Ling. He stood behind Wei Ling and looked around for a moment, but did not find the person he was looking for, not even Qin Shan.
He immediately became anxious, not caring about his fear, and asked anxiously, "Uncle San, where is my sister?"
"Your sister went to Pingli County..." Wei Mingyuan hadn't finished speaking.
Wei Lang's face suddenly fell, his mouth pursed, and he looked very aggrieved.
Wei Mingyuan glanced at him and continued, "I'll ask you to ride your horse and meet her."
"Good!" Wei Lang was immediately happy when he heard it, "My nephew is going to look for my sister!"
After saying that, he turned around and ran, hurriedly going to the back to catch the horse.
Wei Mingyuan looked somewhat helpless. Erlang's temperament was really worrying.
He summoned Wei Lang's personal guards and gave detailed instructions to Liu Acao and the others: "We don't know if there are ambushes along the way. You must be vigilant on the road and make sure to escort Erlang safely to Pingli County."
"yes!"
There were ninety-three horses, but only five were left on the army's side for scouting and delivering messages, and the rest were all taken away.
As a centurion, Wei Lang had a team of more than a hundred soldiers following him. There were not enough horses, so a few guards rode two horses on each and carried some dry food and small black balls to prepare for the journey.
Wei Lang stood beside Bubai and refused to let the guards ride Bubai, saying, "This is my sister's horse!"
The guards also knew that Bubai was the girl's mount, and no one dared to ride it, so they simply tied some dry food on the horse's back and let Bubai follow in the middle of the team.
In less than a moment, the team was fully organized.
"Uncle San, cousin Ling, I'm leaving!" Wei Lang sat on the horse's back and without waiting for their reply, he squeezed the horse's belly and whipped it, and Buhei immediately started running.
The young man had no idea that they would be separated for a long time.
Wei Ling looked at his cousin's receding figure, feeling somewhat worried. "Father, are you really going to let Erlang go alone? What if he gets ambushed?"
"Erlang Jun is riding fast. Even if the army behind him provides protection along the way, they can't keep up with their speed."
General Chen interrupted, "Don't worry, sir. We have a team of soldiers and scouts over there."
Wei Mingyuan nodded slightly, "That's right."
"Organize the troops and rush to Rao'an County immediately."
"yes!"
While Wei Lang was leading a hundred soldiers on horseback.
Wei Xiyin and Gong Chun are about to arrive in Pingli County.
Because there are survivors gathered here, wooden fences and other obstacles are also set up in the border area as a barrier.
Pingli County is geographically far from the Grand Canal, and suffers from drought and water shortage in summer, forcing people hiding there to leave the county and look for water sources, which is why they were discovered by scouts.
The scouts had already spotted the girl coming and came forward to report, "My dear lady, the army arrived yesterday and has discovered that there are indeed relatives of the Wei clan in Pingli County."
A thousand soldiers had set out less than a day earlier than her and had just come into contact with the survivors here.
The scout quickly explained the situation here.
"The survivors in the county town are now divided into two groups. It seems that after discovering a grain warehouse at the county grain store, they started a conflict over the distribution of grain. The conflict has become increasingly intense, and some people are already planning to take refuge in the Zhao family fortress."
"Another group has a grudge against the Zhao family and intends to defend the county town to the death during the winter. When the army arrived this morning, they were negotiating over the distribution of food..."
The arrival of Zhongshan Army made the two groups feel like they were facing a formidable enemy.
The Zhao people had just driven away, forcing them to clean up their jurisdiction, and now the Zhongshan army has arrived. Survival is so difficult and they are living such an uneasy life.
The Zhongshan army came to look for someone for the Wei family and stated their identity directly.
The collateral relatives, married women, and relatives of the Wei family were overjoyed to hear the news, and immediately packed up their things and prepared to follow the army back.
Some people were also very worried. The journey was long and winter was approaching. Who knew if they would encounter danger on the way and whether they would be able to reach Qinghe County alive.
Upon hearing this, Wei Xiyin gave the order, "Send someone to inform everyone, whether they are members of the Wei clan or ordinary people, anyone who is willing to go to Qinghe County can come with us."
She thought for a moment and added, "Tell them that Qinghe County is very safe now, there is no shortage of food, and there are all kinds of supplies for the winter. Anyone who goes there will get a share."
Gong Chun couldn't help but glance at her. He had come all the way to Hejian County to recruit people.
I wonder what Zhao would think if she knew.
"yes!"
The scout clasped his hands and accepted the order, then hurried to notify the army.
Wei Xiyin turned to Gong Chun and said, "There's no need for us to go over there. Let's wait here and leave when someone arrives."
It's a long way from the border to the county town, and after picking up the person, I have to go back again, so it's better to stay where I am and save some energy.
Gong Chun was thinking this, "Listen to the girl."
The two moved to an open space and sat on the ground.
The guard thoughtfully took out a whole piece of uncut coarse cloth and tied it to the tree trunks on both sides to block the scorching sun.
Gong Chun narrowed his eyes and looked up: "The temperature seems to have dropped a bit in the past two days."
Wei Xiyin nodded slightly. Indeed, the dryness caused by the heat was less.
She used to be very afraid of heat, but throughout the summer, she seemed to have gotten used to the hot weather.
All we can say is that human adaptability to survival has infinite possibilities.
However, it seems that I should find a way to get a thermometer when I get back. Otherwise, it is really not rigorous to always guess the body temperature based on physical sensation.
She only knew the general principle of the thermometer, so she went back and gave it to Chu Yu and Cookie, asking them to study it.
Seeing that she was silent, Gong Chun pointed to the backpack on his back and said, "If we calculate based on last year's situation, it will be winter by the time we are halfway back. This backpack is very well designed."
The backpacks produced by the bamboo weaving workshop have a large capacity, and every soldier in the army and the Zhongshan soldiers has one.
Inside were everyone's bedding and thick clothes. Because they took up space, the backpacks were piled high, even higher than the head.
Fortunately, the bedding and clothes were not heavy, simply filled with soft cotton and hay, and the shoulder straps were extremely wide. The soldiers became more and more accustomed to carrying them as time went on, and some even did not put them down when sleeping.
Wei Xiyin agreed, "It's summer yet, so there's nothing we can do about it. I'm just worried that supplies might be hard to find here, so I have to bring some with me."
Considering the temperature last winter, one quilt was definitely not enough. This was also the preparation made in the past in case the soldiers got separated or needed to fight in the winter and be stationed in the wild.
The rest of the supplies should be fine with Zhao around.
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