At dawn, Gongsun Du and some people successfully escaped from Cao Bing's pursuit. Of course, he also lost all his backup. There was only one road left in front of him.

"Come here!" Gongsun Du shouted, "Find a place to wash those things stained with blood! Mend the damaged ones! No needles and threads? If you don't have needles and threads, dress them neatly!"

The soldiers under his command didn't know why Gongsun Du did this, but Gongsun Du could still issue some effective instructions, instead of being desperate and furious, which made the soldiers feel a little more at ease.

After cleaning the dust and blood stains at an unknown creek, the entire army looked a little better, at least it didn't look like a fleeing defeated army at first glance.

"Go north and send two teams of scouts!" Gongsun Du ordered, "Go find the Ding Ling people!"

"Ding Ling people?" Gongsun Du's guard was stunned for a moment.

Gongsun Du glared at the guard, and immediately lowered his eyelids. Normally, Gongsun Du would have been too lazy to explain, but now...

"We want to break the situation..." Gongsun Du said slowly, "Cao Jun will definitely be blocked on the road to Liaodong... With our current manpower... So we have to find a helper, and this helper can only be Ding Ling.

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"You..." Gongsun Du said to the guard, but his eyes glanced at the surrounding soldiers who seemed to be approaching intentionally or unintentionally, "Do you understand?"

"Understood!" The guard nodded quickly.

Gongsun Du stood up, then adjusted his clothes and armor, "It's good to understand! Let's go!"

The guard followed up and whispered: "My lord, then... the young master's side..."

Gongsun Du's footsteps slowed down a little, "...If the young master has this kind of luck, he will naturally be lucky in adversity! Let's go! Don't stay!"

The guard was startled for a moment, looked back, and then looked at Gongsun Du who didn't look back, so he could only follow Gongsun Du northward.

Going north from Youbeiping, there are hills that are neither high nor low, and it is not very easy to walk. Although Gongsundu didn't have much confidence when he went north, he could definitely find the Dingling people, but Gongsundu believed that the Dingling people

Must not have gone very far...

Because Gongsun Du believes that if he were a Ding Ling man, he would not give up the meat so easily. Just like the wolves on the grassland, after discovering the prey, they will always test it, even if the prey looks

He is not easy to mess with, but he will also stare into the green eyes until he is sure that there is nothing he can do, and then he will retreat in frustration.

Head north!

There must be some greedy Ding Ling people who have not completely left...

Sure enough, on the third day, Gongsun Du met Ding Ling.

"Take me to see your leader! We were once rivals, but we are not enemies! Aren't we?" Gongsun Du opened his mouth and showed the most perfect six-tooth smile, "Just say that I have brought great good things.

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Every large-scale army battle is not like in the game. Every squad will fight to the death until they receive the next order. In reality, it is not just physical blows that cause the army to collapse.

The spiritual aspect is also important.

Normally speaking, the so-called military spirit or military soul is actually strict training and strong will. Unfortunately, Gongsun Du does not have these two things, and neither does Ding Ling. Therefore, Gongsun Du and Ding Ling can be combined together.

The only glue that holds them together is interest.

When the Ding Ling people grew up in the desert, they also had some initial belief, or in other words, some seeds of military spirit and military spirit. This seed was in the process of conquering the desert, every time the Ding Ling people conquered small tribes.

, strengthen oneself, in the midst of robbing and killing, watching the fear of the opponent gradually form under the hooves of the horse.

"It turns out we are very strong..."

"No one can resist us..."

"As long as we want to fight, there is nothing we can't win..."

Thoughts like this gradually formed a consensus in the minds of the Ding Ling people. So when the general leader of the Ding Ling people wanted to gather the tribe, he found that he could not do it because some Ding Ling people already thought that they were invincible.

If they are properly organized and adjusted, maybe the Ding Ling people can really embark on the path of becoming as powerful as the Xiongnu or Xianbei. It is a pity that the seed of the Ding Ling people does not have enough time to grow, so it has to be directly

Facing the wind and rain.

On the one hand, he is invincible in the grassland desert, on the other hand, he is frustrated and shrinking on the new battlefield. The Ding Ling people are now trapped in a contradictory state. Are they "strong" or "not strong"?

The arrival of Gongsun Du happened to be stuck at this time, and Gongsun Du also brought some new explanations to these Ding Ling people, allowing these Ding Ling people to discover that they were actually "really strong."

Gongsun Du told Ding Lingren:

Cao's army actually didn't have many men and horses, and Gongsun could fight Cao's army vigorously. If both sides cooperated, they would definitely be able to defeat Cao's army.

Don't be afraid if you don't know the roads in Youzhou. Gongsun Jun is very clear about the geography and terrain of Youzhou, so he can easily guide Ding Ling and serve as a guide.

Gongsun Jun doesn't want many things. As long as You Beiping and other places can be given to Ding Ling people, because You Beiping is Gongsun Du's hometown...

Of course, Ding Lingren didn't know whether Youbeiping was Gongsun Du's hometown, but with such an excuse, Gongsun Du's cooperation with Ding Lingren seemed to have a relatively stable anchor point.

The right to choose once again returns to the hands of Ding Lingtou...

In the royal tent of the Ding Ling people.

The leader of the Ding Ling people sat together with the wizard, surrounded by some larger tribal leaders.

"I'm afraid not many of this old guy's ten sentences are true..." Ding Ling, the leader of the People's Congress, sneered a few times, "He keeps talking, but one sentence of his is the most truthful... You Beiping..."

The surrounding tribal leaders looked around and said hesitantly: "What does the commander mean...not to cooperate with this old guy?"

"Well..." The commander was silent for a moment, then looked at the wizard and signaled with his eyes.

The witch coughed twice, paused the colorful scepter on the ground twice, and then said slowly: "I received instructions from God...this winter...there will be evil spirits coming..."

"Ah?!" The Ding Ling tribe leaders burst into an uproar.

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"Quiet!" Commander Ding Ling said in a deep voice, and then slapped his hands suddenly, "Shut up, everyone! Quiet!"

The leaders in the big tent gradually stopped talking.

Commander Ding Ling looked around and said, "There is still time before winter. This time, we are not doing it for that old guy, but for ourselves...collect more utensils, reserve more food and grass, and find more suitable places to spend the winter! So...

The Han people's Yuyang City, and cities like Youzhou... I think these places are good..."

The leader of the Ding Ling people made such a decision. In fact, he was a little helpless. After all, he was supposed to start stocking up on food and grass for the winter in the summer, but now the entire tribe is scattered, just hunting and killing. Although they also plundered some property and items.

But the most basic food and grass reserves are seriously insufficient!

Deep in the desert, the unusual weather changes in the north made the commander-in-chief also worry about whether the Dingling people, who did not have much reserves, could withstand the cold winter of the past few years if it came back again. Therefore, if they could borrow Han people's towns to survive the winter, it would naturally be extremely beneficial.

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"As for the Han..." the leader of the Ding Ling people said slowly, "I'm going to make him a Guduhou... What do you think?"

"What's the meaning?"

"Why?"

Some leaders of the Ding Ling tribe didn't quite understand, so they started asking questions one after another.

The big-headed man Ding Ling looked around, without any explanation, and said with a smile: "Come here, bring the flag and seal of Lord Gudu to the Han man..."

Although a Gudu Marquis is not considered a small official position, it is by no means a very big one.

When Gongsun Du saw the flag and seal of Marquis Gudu, the smile that had always been on his face almost couldn't be stretched anymore. He thanked the Ding Ling envoy with great pains and sent him away.

He immediately turned his back and threw the flag and seal of Marquis Gudu on the ground.

Some people don't understand what Guduhou means, but how could Gongsundu not understand?

The Dingling people are the same as the Xianbei people. All official positions follow the Xiongnu system, so under the Chanyu, there are left and right Xianwang, left and right King Guli, left and right generals, left and right captains, left and right dadanghu, and left and right Gudu

Among other positions, Marquis of Gudu is not only ranked last, but also the only position given to people of the opposite sex, uh, with different surnames or races...

Therefore, the intention of Commander Ding Ling was very obvious, which was to use this "Guduhou" to test Gongsun Du and see if Gongsun Du really wanted to be attached to Ding Ling. Unfortunately, Ding Ling still underestimated Gongsun Du. That day

At night, Gongsun Du put down his own flag, and then hung the flag of "Guduhou" high!

Back then, Gongsun Du could change his father, but now it's just a matter of changing his flag, so what's the big deal?

This move made Commander Ding Ling very speechless. He stood outside the tent and looked at the flag of the Gudu Marquis. He seemed to think that he had thought wrong from the beginning, and he had some doubts about his own judgment...

……!?(·_·;)……

And around Beipingyang.

The tricolor flags were flying high. Fei Qian stood on the high platform and looked at the flags raised in the distance to indicate readiness, signaling the start of the military exercise.

The soldiers at the corner of the high platform began to wave their flags.

Xu Chu in the distance started shouting and riding his horse.

In fact, before the sound of the horse's hooves actually reached the ears, the ground had already trembled slightly. The sand began to shake on the ground, and then began to beat. Accompanied by the sound of the horse's hooves getting louder, it finally jumped up and down, as if Fei Zhen was excited.

Mood.

One ride, ten rides, a hundred rides...

The galloping cavalry galloped across the wilderness like a torrent of conflict. The cavalry on horseback held their swords and guns high, and the flag behind them was almost torn straight by the wind.

"Wind! Strong wind!" Xu Chu, the leader of the team, gave the order and made gestures at the same time. Then the soldiers behind him skillfully took out their bows and arrows and began to bend them...

The field of vision swept forward along the land, and rows of targets stood on the grass in the distance.

In the blink of an eye, you are within a stone's throw.

The arrows flew up into the sky, seemed to pause for a moment in the air, and then whizzed down and landed in the target array. Most of the arrows pierced the outside of the target with a popping sound.
To be continued...