The atmosphere in the realm seemed to have changed overnight, but there were still a few places that were as isolated from the world as ever.

The military camp that housed defeated soldiers and prisoners was such a place.

At this time, there are still about 3,000 people detained in the camp, which has been expanded twice, so it is not so crowded. Those detained here include Xu Jiasijun, Yue Qilin's old troops, Xu Li's direct relatives, and those captured here and there.

Officers and soldiers.

Due to their different origins, several small groups naturally formed in the camp. Xu's private army and the various officers and soldiers despised each other. Although the two groups lived on the same side, they were still distinct.

At this time, most of Xu Jiasi's army and Yue Qilin's old troops had surrendered to Wei Yuan, and the rest were clinging to the cause of justice, and they were all arrogant. But it was difficult for them to change the attitude of most of their colleagues who had already surrendered.

In fact, he was looked down upon by other officers and soldiers.

Under the intricate relationship, there is also a particularly clear factional distinction.

There are hundreds of people at the other end of the camp, and they come from all backgrounds. All of these people have already surrendered. In the past, they would be picked up immediately after surrendering, but this time, for some unknown reason, they expressed their willingness to surrender for several days.

There was no movement at all.

Those who refused to surrender naturally regarded these capitulationists as a thorn in their side and wanted to beat them up. But of course the guards would not allow this to happen. As long as there was a conflict between the two sides, they would all side with the capitulationists indiscriminately.

On that side, they don't listen to what the diehards say.

In addition, all the good land in the camp with good wind and water was occupied by the capitulators. The area where four to five hundred people lived was larger than the area for the remaining three thousand people.

The die-hard faction was extremely angry. When they saw the surrender faction, they taunted and cursed them with all kinds of insults. They were just waiting for the imperial army to arrive, and those bandits like them would not end well.

On this day, the two sides met in the center of the camp. Dozens of diehards had bad words. The surrendering faction was naturally angry and immediately cursed back. The two sides were pushing and shoving, and it seemed that they were about to fight again.

At this time, there was a sudden thunderous sound of hooves outside the camp, and dozens of war horses rushed straight into the center of the camp. The leading knight could not help but whip his horse whip to disperse the diehard faction.

All the die-hard people in the camp walked out of the tent, gathered together, and stared at the knight coldly, as if they wanted to eat someone!

Blow up the camp!

The knight was unfazed and pretended they didn't exist. He ordered all the surrendered people to be summoned to the center of the camp and lined up.

He walked around in front of everyone and said loudly: "You guys are so lucky. You have new clothes to wear just after surrendering! From now on, you will all be my subordinates. I will slap anyone who dares to embarrass me! Come on!"

People, give out military uniforms!”

At this time, both the diehards and the capitulationists were confused and did not understand what was going on.

Several cavalrymen opened the boxes they brought and took out sets of brand-new military uniforms and distributed them to the capitulators. The knight's nose suddenly moved and ordered: "Take these guys to wash them well later. Don't make them smell bad."

Just wear new military uniforms."

At this moment, a loud shout suddenly sounded from the side: "Hold on!"

The knight turned around and saw a seven-foot-tall man walking out of the die-hard faction. He was fierce and sturdy. He pointed at the military uniform and said sternly: "Isn't this the uniform of our official army in Jin Dynasty? Are you really going to rebel?"

!Aren’t you afraid of destroying the nine tribes?”

The knight had a sneer on his face and said: "The King of Jin has made the realm master the governor of Dingxi, a second-grade border official! We are now official soldiers registered in the court, and we are also frontier troops! We don't wear military uniforms.

What? But if you go against Jiedushi repeatedly, this is rebellion! Aren’t you afraid of destroying the nine tribes? "

The mighty man looked dumbfounded when he heard this, and could only say: "You are lying, this, this is impossible!"

At this time, someone from the die-hard faction suddenly rushed out, knelt down, and said repeatedly: "We have always been loyal to the imperial court, and we are willing to surrender! Ah, no, we are willing to serve the Lord Jiedu Envoy!"

The knight looked contemptuous and said: "My lord, the number of people in the army is limited now, and not everyone can be accepted! You want to surrender now, it's too late!"

He made a sound, glanced at everyone, and sneered: "A bunch of trash, they can't keep up with the heat even if they eat shit."

At this time, the capitulationists were holding new military uniforms, and they were like roosters wanting to spread their wings.

Edge of the Broken Land.

A caravan appeared and was moving slowly along the sometimes uneven road. The dozen or so trucks in the caravan were fully loaded with goods, and they were all very heavy. The wheels would get stuck in the mud from time to time, and it required the combined efforts of the drivers and guards to push them out and continue moving forward.

OK.

These trucks look very ordinary at first glance, and having built-in weight reduction strategies is better than nothing.

A checkpoint appeared in front of the caravan, with a camp next to it and hundreds of officers and soldiers stationed there. Seeing the caravan from a distance, the officers and soldiers at the checkpoint waved their weapons to signal them to go over for inspection.

The leader of the caravan was a middle-aged man. He came to the officer and stuffed a money bag first.

The officer weighed the money bag, put it away, and then said: "Don't you know that the governor has an order that all caravans are not allowed to go north?"

"But I heard that the trade route has been opened..." The middle-aged man stuffed another money bag into it.

The officer's expression softened slightly and he said, "You can go there if you want. You have to pay the transit tax."

The caravan manager's heart sank and he asked, "How much is the tax?"

"Just leave half of the goods in the car."

The caravan steward was shocked and said in a voiceless voice: "Master, this is not acceptable! These are the wealth and life of a villain..."

The officer's face sank, "Don't be ungrateful! If you don't surrender, I will simply cut you all down, throw them into the wilderness, and say it was horse bandits who did it. Who knows?"

The leader of the caravan was so angry that his hands were shaking, but looking at the wolf-like officers and soldiers, he was speechless. He couldn't take a breath, so he threw his head back and fell.

The men hurriedly helped him up and gave him various treatments, finally allowing him to breathe again.

At this time, the ground shook, and a group of cavalry with bright armor appeared, heading straight for the checkpoint. Seeing these people, the officer's face changed drastically, and he drew out his sword with a swipe!

The Hundred Cavalry Cavalry stopped in front of the checkpoint. A knight looked down at the officer and sneered: "You dare to draw your sword in front of our Zhantian Gang, don't you..."

With a clang, the cavalry leader raised his spear and struck the knight who said the wrong thing on the head.

The knight was in pain, and then he realized it and quickly changed his mind: "We are the mountain-shaking cavalry under the command of Dingxi Jiedushi! If you dare to draw your sword in front of me, are you tired of living?"

He turned back to the leader of the cavalry and said righteously: "Sir, I think these officers and soldiers are coming from bad ways! Why don't you take them back for questioning first?"

The leader of the cavalry nodded: "Nowadays, many horse bandits are disguised as officers and soldiers. These guys have poor martial arts skills and are vulnerable to attack. Maybe they are horse bandits!"

The officer dared to be angry but did not dare to speak, so he had to put away his sword and said with a smile: "We are here to set up a checkpoint on Master Yuan's order to investigate lawless people. They are not horse bandits!"

The cavalry leader said coldly: "What proof is there?"

The officer swallowed his anger, took out the official document and badge, and handed it over.

The leader of the cavalry glanced at it and threw it back, saying, "Who told you to set up a jam here?"

"Of course it's Master Yuan's order."

"No one can set up a jam without the order of the Jiedushi Master!" the leader of the cavalry said in a stern voice.

The officer said tremblingly: "But...this is not the territory of Lord Jiedushi!"

The knight leader was startled: "Really?"

The knight next to him took out the map, looked at it, and said, "It's true."

The officer just breathed a sigh of relief when the knight leader pointed to the caravan and said: "That caravan is a bit suspicious. I think they are spies from the Zhao Kingdom! When someone comes, the goods will be confiscated and everyone will be taken away. Return to the realm for a thorough review!"

"

The officer was shocked and said: "Sir, we stopped this caravan first!"

The leader of the cavalry's face sank: "I saw it first!"

After a while, the caravan passed through the checkpoint and was escorted by the knights until it could no longer see the checkpoint.

The knight leader stopped his horse and said, "You keep going along this road. You will reach the boundary in about three days."

The leader of the caravan was shocked and said: "Aren't you going to escort us back?"

The leader of the cavalry smiled and said: "There are no checkpoints on our Jiedushi territory, and no one can tax you or collect your goods at will. Let's leave quickly!"

The owner of the caravan thanked him profusely, but he tried many times to stuff the money but failed, so he had no choice but to leave.

The leader of the cavalry watched them go away, then took out a mask and put it on his face, saying: "Let's go and clear that checkpoint."

"What to do with those officers and soldiers?"

"Arrest them together. I heard that Mr. Yuan is poor, so it would be good for him to have more food."

Quliu Town.

Several officers and soldiers guarding the entrance of the town were yawning and looking very listless. The sky here was dim, the humidity was extremely high, and diseases were rampant, making living here quite uncomfortable.

It is said that if the northern boundary is expanded, the weather here will be better, and these officers and soldiers secretly hope that the boundary can be covered as soon as possible.

At this time, the ground began to shake again. The officers and soldiers were frightened and immediately took up their escape posture before raising their eyes and looking into the distance.

I saw a large group of cavalry appearing at the end of the road. The men and horses were strong, the flags were like a forest, and their arrogance was soaring to the sky!

The defender felt a little dazzled and rubbed his eyes carefully, only to realize that the cavalry who came had no masks and were all wearing Western Jin military uniforms.

Thousands of wolf-like knights rumbled into the town. The guarding officers and soldiers did not escape this time, but they did not dare to stop them. They all hid from a distance and watched secretly.

The large group of cavalry drove all the way to the gate of the county governor's house before Wei Yuan walked out of the group.

Everyone onlookers gasped, it was actually the new Jiedushi Master who was going on a tour!

Wei Yuan raised his hand, but before he could knock on the door, the gate of the county guard's mansion opened, and several officials of the government's government were already lined up in two teams behind the door.

Wei Yuan took off his gloves and handed them to the attendants along with the riding whip. Looking at the flattering faces of the officials, he nodded and said, "It's quite sensible."

All the officials were smiling and feeling proud.

Wei Yuan led the murderous generals into the governor's mansion from the main entrance.

A moment later, in the reception hall of the county governor's office, Wei Yuan sat in the middle.

On his left are Cui Yu, Xu Yi, Wang Yu and other descendants of aristocratic families. Cui Yu is currently in charge of the general army and is in the fifth rank, the same level as Yuan Qingyan. Wang Yu is the deputy chief soldier, and Xu Yi is in charge of the civil affairs of the Jiedu envoy.

He is from the fifth rank, half a rank lower than Yuan Qingyan, but much higher than other officials in the house.

Yuan Qingyan was sitting in the first place on the right, his face looking as ugly as possible at the moment. The officials below him were worried.

Wei Yuan picked up the tea bowl, used the bowl lid to skim the tea leaves, and took a sip. Then he turned his head, looked at Yuan Qingyan, and said with a smile on his lips and a friendly face:

"Xiao Yuan, this is the first time we meet. How is your home?"
Chapter completed!