"What's going on?" the housekeeper asked, his face pale. He was a little scared. He was originally in the team, but later he was sent back midway because he had a stomachache.
Looking at it like this, did you encounter a bandit?
If he hadn't had a stomachache, wouldn't he have become a piece of rotten meat?
"Villain. Villain..." The soldier, who was covered in blood, could not stand firmly and was panting and speechless.
Wu Nian calmed down, turned to the housekeeper and said, "Go and ask the kitchen to boil hot water and prepare clean clothes. Go and ask the doctor."
"Also, ask the maid to bring a small bowl of wine."
"Yes." The housekeeper responded quickly and went down to do it.
Wu Nian went up to help the soldier, let him sit down, and said comfortingly: "It's already like this, don't rush for a while. You can rest for a while, have a sip of wine, and then talk to me."
"Thank you...Thank you, Mr. Xiaoqi." The soldier raised his head and looked at Wu Nian gratefully, panting.
Not long after, a maidservant came rushing over with a small bowl of wine, only to see the soldier covered in blood, her face turned pale with fear. Wu Nian reached out to take the wine bowl and fed it to his soldiers himself.
After resting for a while and drinking less than half a bowl of wine. The soldier's breathing stabilized and he said to Wu Nian: "Master Xiaoqi. We were ordered to go to Beibianjiang County to buy horses and supplies. The supplies are easy to buy, but the horses need to be picked. Leader Li took us to the horse market and picked out ten A good horse, paid for.”
"The boss asked us to wait, saying that he would give us soybeans and eggs, feed the horses, and then deliver them to us. Leader Li agreed without thinking too much. After waiting for a while, the boss came out and brought ten horses. Leader Li was furious and argued with the boss, but was knocked down by a group of strong men. I was lucky enough to escape."
Zhang Jin, who was listening, had veins popping out on his forehead, his eyes were blazing, and he said angrily: "Ten good horses have been replaced by ten bad horses. This is robbery. What kind of ruffian is he who dares to rob like this?"
A good horse is a war horse.
A horse is a horse that pulls carts and transports goods.
Although they are both horses, their values are completely different.
Wu Nian's face also darkened, as if the sky was about to rain, and it was dark. But he quickly calmed down and raised his hand to signal Zhang Jin to hold back his anger.
Li Sheng's team of more than a dozen capable men went to buy horses. Anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that they were not easy to mess with.
Li Sheng is not stupid. If he went up to argue, he must have signed up. The small flag of these hundreds of households is also an official.
But the other party didn't take it to heart and still took his money.
If you are so bold, there must be someone behind you.
"Do you know? Who is this horse seller's name and what is his background?" Wu Nian took a deep breath, lowered his head and said with a cold light in his eyes.
"The villain only knows that the horse seller's surname is Zhang. I don't know his name or his background." The soldier lowered his head in shame and said.
Wu Nian sighed, really confused.
But forget it, he was lucky to be able to escape and report the news. It would be tragic if the whole army was wiped out and there was not even one person to report the news.
Just at this moment, the housekeeper hurriedly ushered the doctor in. Wu Nian asked the housekeeper to help the soldier down so that the doctor could check the injury.
Wu Nian lowered his head and thought for a moment, then turned to Zhang Jin and said, "Brother, go and ask Li Yong to assemble my team. You go and assemble another team of family soldiers, and we will go to Jiang County."
"Yes." Zhang Jin suppressed his anger, responded and strode away.
Wu Nian took a deep breath, sat down on the main chair, picked up the tea cup and drank tea.
This little tea could not extinguish the anger in his heart.
"No matter who it is who swallows my money, they will have to pay the price."
With Wu Nian's current position in Beishan Fort, it is easy to mobilize his own team of small banner men.
Li Yong, Tieniu and others quickly gathered together and put on their jackets and weapons. Not to mention his own group of domestic soldiers, plus two large baggage trucks, there was no need for food or accommodation on the road. worry.
Wu Nian and Zhang Jin walked out of the gate of Wu Mansion together and got on their horses. At this moment, Liu Xiang chased him out of the house. Looking at this scene, he was a little worried and asked, "Brother, why are you going?"
"Go and do something." Wu Nian immediately changed his face when he saw this little girl, turned over and dismounted, reached out to pinch her tender white face, and said softly: "Brother will be back soon, don't worry."
"Yes. Brother, please come back soon." Liu Xiang was thicker-skinned than Chen. Although she also blushed, she obeyed without running away.
After appeasing his fiancée, Wu Nian got on his horse again, shouted, and led his troops towards Jiang County.
There are several county towns surrounding Beishanbao Baihu Office. Jiang County in the north is a large county, not only has a large population, but its geographical location is also very important.
It is a transportation hub, and all kinds of caravans and goods must stop in Jiang County. Under such circumstances, the local trade was, needless to say, very prosperous.
It was precisely because of this that Wu Nian asked Li Sheng to go to Jiang County to buy supplies and horses.
Unexpectedly, the pond was so big and there were many dragons. His boat actually capsized in Jiang County, and he was really caught off guard.
This mountain road is difficult to travel, and we can't reach Jiang County in one day.
In the evening, Wu Nian chose a relatively open place, set up a tent, and arranged for people to take turns keeping watch. After that, he spent the night in the wild with the howling wolves.
Early the next morning, Wu Nian gave the order to set off. In the middle of the afternoon, they arrived in Jiang County.
"As expected of a county town. It's really prosperous." Zhang Jin sighed while riding a horse, looking at the people coming in and out of the northern city gate and the carts carrying goods.
The others are similar, and they have gained a lot of experience.
Even Wu Nian. It's embarrassing to say that since time traveling, he has been active in Beishan Fort or in the mountains. This is also the first time he has come to the county town.
However, Wu Nian's attention soon shifted from the bustling county to the walls of this city.
"Brother, look at this city. When the Meng Yuan people come, I'm afraid, hey." Wu Nian pointed to the city wall in front, sneered and shook his head.
The walls of Beishan Fort are like a sieve that leaks air everywhere.
Comparing Jiang County's county seat with Beishan Fort, it's not much better. The city wall is only about one foot high and is a rammed earth wall. Not only was it extremely weathered, there were also cracks in some places.
Such a city wall does not have much defensive capabilities.
"Yeah." Zhang Jin looked up and hummed.
Things must be done in an organized manner. After Wu Nian looked outside the city for a while, he did not rush into the city. He called Li Yong and Zhang Sheng over and ordered: "You two go to the city to investigate. What is the name of the businessman named Zhang who cheated me, and who is the person behind it."
"What happened to Li Sheng's people? Are they dead or detained? Let's find out."
"Yes." Li Yong and Zhang Sheng responded, then changed their outfits, disguised themselves as ordinary men, and entered the county town.
Wu Nian was very calm and led the rest of the people to wait outside.
