Ding Taiyi didn't want to stay in Lingnan any longer for a moment.

He felt too much anger in his heart. In his opinion, the originally stable confrontation situation in Hunan was completely destroyed because Xiang Zhen was rampant. Tens of thousands of his troops were ruined and all the fertile areas were lost. Fortunately, Ding Sheng and Sun Debin were still dealing with it in time and finally saved half of the troops. However, when retreating to the western Hunan region, the difficulties in the future can be imagined.

When he remembered that night, Xiang Zhen rushed into his inn with full arms and forced him to write down the scene of mobilizing the cavalry of Lu Yuan's troops, he felt a burst of humiliation.

Now, a farce is over, and the Tang people have died, but the Southern Alliance has paid several times the price and lost so much territory. Then, the strategic route has returned to the old path in the past.

This time the wrong test is too expensive.

No one knows better what is going on in the west of Xiangxi than him.

It is not an exaggeration to describe that place as poor mountains and bad water. The mountains are long, the transportation is inconvenient, the population is sparse, and most of them are foreigners. Each tribe is entrenched, and the leader of each tribe is a local emperor. For the government, it has always been beneficial to obey and resist the unfavorable ones. It is as ordinary as eating and drinking water to rebel against them. The original Hunan observations are the only ones that can control were those towns, and outside the towns are those foreign territory.

It made them unhappy, and several tribes gathered together and could come to besiege these towns until they got something they were satisfied with.

Even if you leave these alone, it is no less difficult to support tens of thousands of troops in that place.

This is also the reason why he still cannot turn against Xiang Zhen.

When things got to this point, there seemed to be no other way except to endure the need to survive. The Ding army, which had retreated to the western Hunan region, needed the Southern Alliance to provide them with a large amount of military resources to maintain their existence.

And I have also completely fallen from an observation that is on par with these people to the point of being a thug and a guardian. Although Guizhou, Guangxi and Lingnan all agreed to provide him with food, pay and weapons, it is just a matter of acceptance. It is still hard to say how much it can be implemented in the end.

He wanted to arrive in Xiangxi as soon as possible, but his son was still too young. He could not suppress Lu Yuan in the past, but now he may not be able to suppress the remaining veterans. Especially when he retreated to such a poor place, the morale and morale of the army were greatly affected. If the army was in chaos, the Ding family would be completely finished.

Xiang Zhen generously took out a million dollars for him this time. It was also considered a compensation for the huge losses in the early stage of Hunan. Ding Taiyi did not ask for money, but Xiang Zhen wanted to convert the million dollars into food, weapons, and then send them to Xiangxi. In Xiangxi, he took money, and now he couldn't buy things with money, especially weapons. Now Hunan's own weapons manufacturing has been completely destroyed. In Xiangxi, he naturally cannot create good things, so it would be better to get them from Guangdong.

After leaving a confidant in charge of this matter, Ding Taiyi took his three hundred confidants and whipped his horse and rushed towards Hunan.

Even if it is wind and rain, even if it is covered with ice and snow, it cannot stop Ding Taiyi's heart-warming mood at this moment.

"Jie Shuai has arrived in Lianshan County. There are nine mountains, half water and half fields, and the streams are crisscrossing. The terrain is steep. It is really not suitable to rush to the road at night. Besides, the people of Lianshan County are mostly strong and Yao tribes. These people are docile people during the day. At night, they may do something? Let's go to Lianshan County today, where can I rest for one night, and set off again tomorrow morning?" A Lingnan official in charge of sending Ding Taiyi said loudly.

After looking at the sky, it was already dark. I missed Lianshan County, but I really had to sleep in the wild. I rushed all the way, and even the soldiers couldn't stand it, let alone the older Ding Taiyi? Ding Taiyi didn't care about the possibility of attacking the Yi tribe at night. The three hundred soldiers in his hand were all iron-blooded elites. The attacks of a few barbarian villagers could only hit stones with eggs, but there was no need to cause such trouble. After all, it was still on the territory of others.

"Then let it be. Sharpening a knife will not delay the chopping of wood! Let's go to Lianshan County for a night to rest, and be on the dry road tomorrow morning!" Ding Taiyi nodded slightly: "Go and drink some hot water, burn your feet, eat good wine and meat, and then set off after you have enough energy!"

Hearing that he could rest, hundreds of soldiers cheered.

"Jingshuai, then I will go to the city first to find the county magistrate of Lianshan County and the officials of the inn. What about you, you will go directly to the inn."

"Then it's time for Shi to join the army!" Ding Taiyi nodded.

"Jing Shuai is polite." Shi Jin smiled and bowed, turned around and left.

Lianshan County is a small escape in Lingnan, and the county town is really shabby. It is located on a gentle hillside by the Yoshida River. The so-called city wall is just a rammed earth wall about two or three meters high, and there are gaps everywhere. Some places were originally covered with bricks, but now most of them are missing. It seems that they have been taken away by people. On the earth wall, there are clusters of yellow grass trees everywhere. Ding Taiyi shook his head repeatedly. If there is an enemy attack, it will not have any effect on blocking the enemy at all.

After seeing the so-called inn in Lianshan, Ding Taiyi was even more stunned.

The same is a small courtyard surrounded by rammed earth, with only three or two bungalows inside. Although it is a blue brick house, you can tell that only by looking at the dilapidated doors and windows, you can tell that no one has lived here for a long time.

A post station official who stayed here was at a loss when he saw Ding Taiyi.

After a moment, Shi Jin rushed back very quickly. When the man who followed him came back, he knew that he was not an official from Lianshan County when he saw his clothes.

"Jie Shuai, I'm so embarrassed. The Lianshan County Magistrate didn't expect you to stay here, so he went to the capital to visit his boss. He couldn't come back in the past two days. This is Lianshan County Magistrate Ruan Cishan, who is a local." Shi Jinlian apologized.

"Can this be lived?" Ding Taiyi pointed to the dilapidated station.

"Cleaning, Jieshuai can still live." Shi Jin smiled and said, "As for the followers, they can only stay around the post station to live in the tent." County Magistrate Ruan Cishan bowed and said, "I have already taken people to find the post station. He is also a local, and it will take not long to clean it up. To be honest, our broken land, people coming and going basically do not settle here. Even if there are, most of them are messengers. I never expected Jieshuai to live here. I would like to ask Jieshuai to forgive me."

Ding Taiyi was helpless, and as it was already dark, he could only do so.

Fortunately, the county magistrate looked flushed and obviously had drunk a lot of wine, but when he was doing things, he was quick to do things. When the postmaster brought a few people over, under his command, he quickly cleaned up a room, cleaned, and pasted the window paper again. The postmaster even brought new mattresses, quilts and other items from his home. Ruan Cishan sent people to get several trucks of firewood, charcoal, hundreds of kilograms of grain, chicken, duck, fish and meat. When Ding Taiyi's personal soldiers gathered around the small postmaster, the yard was also fragrant and the smoke was burning.

Sitting in the room where the temperature had risen, Ding Taiyi, who watched the soldiers start to eat hot meals, couldn't help but praise Ruan Cishan and the Yicheng who didn't even remember his name.

This is quite efficient in doing things.

Thinking about it, if you can stay in such a place without some small skills, you may not be able to survive. Similar to the Xiangxi region, Lianshan County is also a place with mostly barbarians, and it has always been difficult to manage.

"Jings handsome!" Shi Jin walked in with a tray with a smile, "There is nothing else in Lianshan County. Coptis chinensis is the only specialty. This thing can not only be used as medicine, but also good to make food. Although it is bitter, it is a unique taste when cooking it using their Lianshan method."

"Cornacea!" Ding Taiyi sighed. Now, he was really like eating Cochnaceae, and his pain was hard to speak in his heart.

"Where does Shi Shenjun live?"

"I live in the hut next to you! They are cleaning up!" Shi Jin laughed and said, "Ruan Cishan brought a pot of wine. If Jieshuai doesn't dislike it, I will accompany you to eat this coptis chinensis and have two glasses."

"Okay, have a couple of drinks together. This time you go to Xiangxi with me. As a liaison officer for both sides, it will be hard work. This does not have to be in Guangzhou City. Xiangxi is similar to this even mountain, and it will even be even more bitter. At least it is quite peaceful. The place in Xiangxi is much more dangerous."

"What's scary! Isn't this accompaniment by Jishuai? Tens of thousands of troops are still afraid of those barbarians?" Shi Jin didn't care.

"If you kill, you can solve the problem!" Ding Taiyi shook his head and said, "There will be a lot of trouble in the future. Shi Zongjun, and I will ask you to find more solutions for us in terms of logistics support!"

"That's natural!" After drinking a glass of wine with Ding Taiyi, Shi Jin patted his chest and said, "Hello, I can only be better. I have thought about this section very clearly. Of course, I am the only one who is the only one who is in charge of the commander of the army of Hunan. I try my best to get more money, more food, and more weapons for my Hunan army."

Hearing Shi Jin say this, Ding Taiyi nodded with relief. Shi Jin is a sensible person.

"You have known Ruan Cishan before?"

"I know each other, but I don't have any close friends. Every year, he escorts a large number of medicinal herbs such as Coptis chinensis to Lingnan. I have contacted him several times. Today, I invited me to go to his house for another meal!" Shi Jin said with a smile.

"Then you have to go and go back early. We will set off early tomorrow morning." Ding Taiyi smiled. "This Ruan Cishan looks very good and has rich experience in dealing with the barbarians. Ask him if he is willing to follow me? I feel wronged to be a county magistrate here!"
Chapter completed!