Ten days later, Xu Meng's Mansion and the soldiers and horses of the royal court in the north and south of the city finally took a rest here, but they never left. Perhaps they wanted to go together. Since the main tent in the south of the city, the soldiers and horses of the royal court never left, Xu in the north The soldiers and horses of the Meng Mansion never had any intention of returning. Instead, they always hid in the city, like wild snakes in the fields and strange mantises under the leaves, waiting for the opportunity to move. However, there were never any clues before they went out. hour.
The more anxious the soldiers and horses in the royal court were and planned to return to the army, the more hidden the overt and covert struggle became. Even as early as ten days ago, the soldiers and horses in the south of the city were already eager to try. Fortunately, someone persuaded them several times and they did not leave the city. The current situation is like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. He is hiding in fear all the time while the chef wields his two swords. He must not cut himself, so that he can maintain his life without any worries. This extremely frustrating situation could not be relieved for a long time, so I drank more and more day by day, and I was exhausted and worried, but I still couldn't relieve it in the slightest.
Everyone knows that while the Royal Court is still employing people, the Zhengzhang Royal Court, which is tired of the war, has been burning, killing and plundering several states under its jurisdiction, or has already sent all the money, food and personnel to Guzhou, where the Royal Court is located. The territory has been weak for a long time. If we continue to grab it at will, I am afraid that countless disputes will arise. In addition to the two words of "people's support", the official account of the royal court was finalized by the new He Han, and most of the taxes and corvees were eliminated. Just relying on the royal court Today's family finances are maintained, but whenever a newcomer plans to join the army, just training and preparing for war will take a few months to several years. Anyone who is in the army knows these positions. The soldiers who first enter the battlefield will probably only have one-tenth or two-tenths left, so they can get a longer rest. And if they plan to become a veteran soldier who is quite smooth and capable of commanding troops, talent and luck are indispensable.
That is to say, under this situation, the location of the Royal Court's additional troops is still more troops and horses in the middle of the Luzhou Barrier. As long as there are new people who join the army, after two or three months of military training, most of them will go to the Luzhou Central Army. The fortresses were put under Commander Wen's command to serve, while the troops on the North and South Routes, because the Xu Meng Mansion did not press heavily, could only get 30 to 40% of the troops to fill them.
In such a situation, although there are many complaints among the soldiers and horses on the North Road, they still have to worry about the countless family members behind them, blocked by the Luzhou barrier. If the soldiers and horses of the Xu Meng Mansion suddenly rise up and attack, but they are not defeated, I am afraid that they will be defeated again. People are going to be in ruins, and the iron hoof is trampling through the home and country again. Therefore, everyone is anxious, but there is no good way to relieve the worry.
Fortunately, no one has violated the rules of this city for many years, and for many years, there has never been a case of life and death in Shanlan City. Therefore, the soldiers and horses of the Xumeng Mansion tribe in the north of the city have always remained silent. But if the soldiers and horses of the Royal Court in the south of the city leave the city, it will probably be another field. In order to prevent the soldiers and horses of the North Road of the Royal Court from tipping off the news, soldiers and horses of the Xumeng Mansion in the north of the city have already left the city first and are standing sentry everywhere. Every moment, with the sound of torches and arrows as a signal, the entire Shanlan City was guarded airtight, making it clear that it would not fade away easily, let alone allow the soldiers and horses of the royal court to leave so lightly.
Under heavy pressure, one is either looking for ways to escape, or is suffering from the torment of one's heart every day in the city. This is only a light day in January. In the inn where the soldiers of the Royal Court are staying, drinks and drinks are available. They are all a bit unavailable. No one knows why these men are so depressed, and they don't know that the royal court of Mingming Zhengzhang has regained half of the country. They are even more miserable. The only thing they can see is that the wine jar in the inn is almost full every day. The number increased and almost filled the entire inn. Inside, there were still soldiers from the royal court who were so drunk that their feet were weak. They were so depressed that they almost beat the waiter and the shopkeeper.
The righteousness of family and country is important, and one's own life is also important. After all, who is not afraid of death, let alone someone who has no use at all and dies for no reason, it is really a bit debilitating.
However, someone once said that if they forced their way out of the city at night, the soldiers and horses of the Xumeng Mansion tribe might not be able to detect anything unusual. It would be best to wait for the season when it rains heavily, but that is already the case. The others shook their heads in denial. After all, it was others who were hiding and I was in the open. I am afraid that because of the cunning mentality of those tribe members who have been dealing with packs of wolves all day long, they were already completely sure and tried their best to kill them all. Only then can we have the scene that is hidden now.
What's more, the most important thing is that Dayuan is rich in good horses, but most of the horse-producing areas are east of Dayuan. Although there are several horse-producing treasures in the west of Dayuan, they suffered at a time when almost the entire territory was lost.
All the soldiers and horses of the Xumeng Mansion and tribesmen plundered all the horses. They wanted to wait until the horse farm had an endless supply of good horses, but they didn't know what year or month they would have to wait. What's more, these soldiers from the North Route were just ordinary soldiers. The horse's foot strength cannot be compared with the good horses in the tribe. Even if they leave the city for an hour and run towards Bailouzhou, they will probably be caught up and killed one by one. It is difficult to delay for more time.
But this night, while the soldiers were drinking, at this inn where no one had come for a long time, a middle-aged man from Qingjian who claimed to be a nobleman in the city came to ask for an audience.
The man neither tied up his hair nor wore jade, but walked with his hair loose. When he reached the door of the inn, he paused briefly before pushing the door open and entering.
But although most of the soldiers looked at this middle-aged man with drunken eyes and unkind expressions, they did not do anything. Instead, they just glanced at him twice and continued drinking with him. After all, no one knew , how long can we stay in this city, and when it is time to leave, will we be intercepted and killed on the way, and end up in a situation where all the guests die in a foreign country, so everyone just drinks and has fun, and some people are scolded by Goldman , there are those who have poured themselves under the tables and chairs, and the ground is full of mess.
"The junior members of the Wang family in Shanlan City knew that the generals from the Royal Court of the Great Yuan Dynasty were coming, so they sent me here to greet you and offer some small gifts. This small town is not rich in material resources and people, let alone rich. I hope Generals, please don't refuse. The current head of the Wang family is merciless when training people, so please accept it with a smile."
When the middle-aged man opened his mouth, he kept his voice very low and very kind. The child behind him put a wooden box on the table with great effort, and only used two fingers to point to the hidden compartment of the wooden box, where there was gold and silver. It seeped out from the wooden box, and the amount was really quite large.
However, the primary school leader who commanded this group of North Road Royal Court soldiers did not appreciate it at all. After drinking all the wine in his glass, he tipped the glass upside down, then filled up another glass, and bent down towards the middle-aged man. The young man looked at it, looked up and down for a long time, and then grinned, "I, Wang Ting's soldiers and horses, came to the city. It has been more than ten years. I think all this business has been divided up by the three families of Zhang Wang and Li. I don't know what to do from it." After grabbing so much profit and profit, why are you just visiting now? It's not a fuss, but this truth is somewhat unjustifiable. The most frequent people in Shanlan City who come to appreciate the glory are Zihao and Dayuan, Dayuan Luan When war breaks out, there will naturally be more business. The money that your three families have eaten must be said to be rich no matter how much you think about it. It's just a meager gift, but it's really quite thin."
As if he didn't understand what the little school boy said, and the sarcasm between the two of them was so strong that the middle-aged man just stood up and saluted, then sat down again, shook his head and sighed, "After all, I'm just a member of the Wang family. A leisurely man with no serious job. Although he belongs to the orthodox lineage of the Wang family, my father is still the king of the Wang family. Naturally, it is not my turn to make any decisions. According to my temperament, I should have made the decision when General Wang Ting entered the city. I came forward to greet you with great courtesy, but when I think about it carefully, there are really a lot of things wrong with me."
"The Zhang family, the Wang family, and the Li family are just businessmen doing business. They are afraid that by treating one customer favorably, they will hurt the feelings of the other customer. Furthermore, raising troops and mobilizing people may not be the best choice at this time of year. The soldiers of Xu Meng's Mansion live in the north of the city. Their numbers seem to have steadily outnumbered the military masters brought by the general. They were afraid of causing trouble for the soldiers of the royal court, so it was not appropriate to mobilize troops to avoid revealing too many intentions. After all, it was like this back then. There has never been a heroic and heroic man from the previous generation who protected this Shanlan City. I am afraid that this place has long been covered with dead bones, and even the wild graves have not remained. The Wang family has always been grateful and has never forgotten it, which is why I sent you to come to help."
In recent days, Yun Zhong, apart from sitting cross-legged in front of Duosui Mountain and practicing formations, spent the rest of the time moving his Qi as usual. After squandering all the Qi in his body, he drank alcohol again. His meridians were empty and the pain was severe, but Qiu Hu When walking through the empty meridians, I became even more comfortable. I almost walked all over my body and limbs for a week, enduring the endless pain of piercing the intestines, rotting bones, grinding tendons and breaking ointment every day, and then I trudged down the mountain. But today Without any reason, he walked to the inn where Wang Ting's soldiers and horses were, frowned slightly, and tapped his finger lightly, covering the entire inn.
The conversation just now was almost complete, and everything was heard in my ears. But at first I thought it was the most appropriate truth, but when I thought about it again it seemed that something was wrong.
Before this incident, the soldiers and horses of the royal court
The deposit I made was quite an astonishing amount. Unfortunately, it was a dangerous move and no heavy troops were sent. It was probably because the Luzhou fortress was in urgent need of manpower and horses that they made such a decision. After the weapons and armor were ready, , no matter how heavy the troops were sent to capture it, it would not have been considered a defeat, but now that it fell into Yun Zhong’s ears, whatever the man said seemed strange.
The inn in the north of the city has two jars of wine here and there.
A young man who claimed to be a nobleman of the Zhang family, also carrying an exhausted child, picked up a wooden box and knocked on the door of the Xumeng Mansion Tribal Soldiers and Horses Inn. He was almost the same as the middle-aged man who claimed to be a nobleman of the Wang family. What I said is generally the same.
