The convoy was walking on the grassland during the day, and Zhang Sancha, the flag bearer of the Tiger Flag, was eating in various ways. He drank broth today and meat buns the next. There was no shortage of meat every day.
Lao Wu and his horse team would catch some game from time to time, and Zhang Sancha would have people set up a fire to roast yellow sheep and rabbits. For several days, everyone in the Tiger Flag had their mouths full of oil.
For the Fan family, Zhang Sancha would always send a little, not much, to the amount of three people, and every time he would send it to Wang Qifu with great fanfare.
As the old shopkeeper of Fanjiaji, Wang Qifu knew that Zhang Sancha did it on purpose, but there was nothing he could do.
In the Fan family's caravan, the only dry food that the crew could eat on the road was pancakes. If they wanted to eat meat, they had to wait until they got to Guihua City. The Mongolian nobles there would give them some meat to eat. This was always the case when the Fan family came to the grassland in the past. They came with the caravan. The Fan family guys in the grassland have long been used to it.
But this time it was different. The people in the Tiger Flag had brought a lot of meat and ate it in different ways every day. This made the Fan family man, who could only eat dry biscuits for every meal, dissatisfied.
They are also workers. The people in the Tiger Character Banner eat meat every day, but the workers in the Fan family eat pancakes every time. There is no balance in their hearts.
Many of the Fan family members in the team began to say dissatisfied words and were not as serious about their work as before. What could be done in half an hour always took an hour.
Wang Qifu found Zhang Sancha several times, hoping that the Tiger Flag could be restrained or that the Fan family could be given some meat.
However, Zhang Sancha always found excuses to shirk him every time, which made Wang Qifu extremely dissatisfied.
Later, he also asked the Fan family guys to hunt game. Yellow sheep may not be encountered every day, and there are always a lot of hares and pheasants hidden under the weeds. Unfortunately, the Fan family guys can do their job well, so there is no better way to hunt game. The cavalry team that won the Tiger Flag spent a long time and only managed to catch two rabbits, which was not enough for the guys from the Fan family to share.
At night.
Lao Wu sat in front of Zhang Sancha and whispered: "How are things going? I heard from people from the Fan family that we will reach Dahei River in a few days. After crossing Dahei River, we can reach Dahei River in at most two days." Guihua City.”
Zhang Sancha held the big tea vat in his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, we are just waiting for the convoy to arrive at Guihua City."
"That's good." Lao Wu paused for a moment and then said, "Before we came here, the big boss said that Lingqiu was unstable. Let us be careful when we come to the grassland. Don't let the Fan family collude with the Beibei to harm us."
Zhang Sancha nodded solemnly and said: "If we encounter the kind of thing you mentioned, my squadron and I will definitely not be able to escape. We will try to delay it for some time, and your cavalry team must find a way to escape back. "
"Don't worry, we haven't reached that point yet. The boss just told us to be careful." Lao Wu said, "Even if something happens over there in Lingqiu, with thousands of soldiers and horses of the Tiger Flag, there is nothing that can't be solved."
"Well, I believe that the big boss can solve it." Zhang Sancha said with confidence, "Our Tiger Flag can be what it is today because the big boss led the brothers step by step. Without the big boss, don't say that we are like today. Days later, I’m afraid my life would have been lost long ago.”
Lao Wu didn't answer.
When he came to Huzi Banner, Huzi Banner had already established a foothold in Lingqiu. He had not experienced many things personally, but had heard them from the old people in Huzi Banner.
From the mouths of these old people in the Tiger-Character Banner, he could hear their belief in Liu Heng. He also knew that Liu Heng was really capable, otherwise Shi Yunhu would not have led all the people to be destroyed, and the Tiger-Character Banner led by Liu Heng was becoming more and more grow.
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Xujiazhuang.
Liu Heng was sitting in the side hall drinking tea.
Now two teams related to the future of the Tiger Flag are on the road, one goes north to the grassland, and the other goes south to the sea.
The team heading north went to the Tumut Grassland and could return within a month at the latest, while the team heading to the sea had less than a few months and half a year to return to Xujiazhuang.
Liu Heng knew that what he had to do now was to wait for the news from these two teams. Even if either side brought back good news, Tiger Flag would have a real way out.
"Master, General Li of Xinpingbao has sent his own soldiers to see you." Xu Xuewu came in from outside and reported.
Liu Heng put down the bowl of tea in his hand, smiled lightly, and said: "The storm is coming and the wind is filling the building. It seems that General Li Shen can't sit still anymore. Let him come in!"
Xu Xuewu withdrew.
Zhao Wu, who was standing aside, said, "Master, are you saying it's going to rain? That's good, we haven't had rain here for several months. If it doesn't rain, all the seedlings in the field will die of drought."
Liu Heng smiled helplessly, raised his hand and pointed at Zhao Wu, saying: "From now on, you will read and read with Mr. Zhao every night."
Hearing this, Zhao Wu had a bitter look on his face and said: "My subordinates already know almost a thousand words. Mr. Zhao said that I can study by myself. Moreover, my subordinates are the guards around the master and must not leave easily." .”
Liu Heng thought for a moment and said, "It's okay if you don't go to Mr. Zhao. When you have nothing to do in the future, you should take the initiative to read more books."
"Yes, I obey my orders." Zhao Wu responded with a grimace.
Reading and literacy are not as satisfying as having a knife in their hands for those who are halfway to become monks.
At this moment, Xu Xuewu walked in and said, "Master, General Li Shen's soldiers are here."
He stood aside, and a figure came out from behind him, knelt on the ground on one knee, and said, "I have seen Dongzhu Liu."
Liu Heng looked up and recognized this man as a soldier beside Li Huaixin, and asked, "Why did your master ask you to come to my place?"
"Reply to Dongzhu Liu." The soldier said, "My lord said something happened in Datong, and someone wants to harm Dongzhu Liu, so he specially ordered me to deliver the message."
As he spoke, he took out a crumpled letter from his arms.
Xu Xuewu took the letter, walked up to Liu Heng, and handed it over with both hands.
Liu Heng received it and was not in a hurry to look at it. Instead, he said to Xu Xuewu: "Take this brother down to rest first."
The soldier followed Xu Xuewu and retreated from the house.
Zhao Wu on the side picked up the tureen in Liu Heng's hand and handed it to the people below to get a new cup of tea.
Liu Heng tore open the envelope, took out the letter paper and read it.
After reading it, he put it aside and tapped the armrest of the seat with his fingers on the other hand.
At this time, Zhao Wu took the new tea brought by the people below and gently placed it in Liu Heng's hand.
Having been a guard for such a long time, he knew Liu Heng's habits. For example, like now, he was thinking about things and it was best not to disturb him.
After about a quarter of an hour, Liu Heng said to Zhao Wu: "Please come over, Deputy Director Li."
"Yes." Zhao Wu agreed.
There was no need for him, the guard captain, to handle this matter personally. He asked one of his guards to go and invite Li Shuheng.
Li Shuheng usually stays in Xujiazhuang.
Nowadays, only the cavalry and some soldiers remain on the mountain of Hutou Village. The mountain temple that was once used for discussions has been converted into the Martyrs Hall, which is used to enshrine the memorial tablets of the soldiers who died fighting for the Tiger Flag and enjoy the incense of the Tiger Flag.
Xujiazhuang became the headquarters of the Tiger Flag.
