The layout of the camps in the forts is similar, except that each fort guard has a somewhat different location in which to set up his office.
The office is not in a fixed location. The fort guard can choose a certain barracks for his office.
After bypassing several barracks, Ma Yunjiu and Huang Hong were taken outside a certain barracks.
"Report, Ma Yingzheng and Deputy Director Huang brought it." The soldier who led the way for Ma Yunjiu and Huang Hong stood in front of the door and said inside.
"Please invite Ma Yingzheng and Deputy Director Huang to come in." A voice came from the office room.
Ma Yunjiu and Huang Hong glanced at each other subconsciously when they heard the sound.
Among them, Ma Yunjiu whispered: "Do you think the voice is familiar?"
Huang Hong said nothing, but nodded vigorously.
"Ma Yingzheng, Deputy Director Huang, please come in!" The soldier outside the door made an inviting gesture toward the office door.
Ma Yunjiu adjusted his clothes and took off his armor after entering the Dunbao barracks.
After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the instrument, he walked towards the office.
Huang Hong, who was following him, also simply adjusted his clothes and followed Ma Yunjiu into the office room in front of him.
"Subordinate Ma Yunjiu, please see your lord."
"Subordinate Huang Hong, please join me, sir."
As soon as Ma Yunjiu and Huang Hong entered the office, they saluted a young man with slightly dark skin standing in the room.
Liu Heng joined the frontier army when he was seventeen years old. He is only in his early twenties now, but judging from his face, he looks a little more mature because of his weathered face.
However, because he doesn't like to have a beard like Akito does, it makes him look younger.
"Find a place to sit by yourself!" Liu Heng pointed to the bench beside him.
Ma Yunjiu and Huang Hong each found a bench and sat down.
Only then did they notice Pan Yi standing behind Liu Heng.
"You two have brought a squadron of armored cavalry this time. What's wrong?" Liu Heng held a tea vat in his hand. After speaking, he picked it up and took a sip of water.
Ma Yunjiu stood up from the bench and said respectfully: "The deputy director knew that your Excellency came to the grassland. He was worried that Your Excellency would be attacked by Mongolian sentry cavalry, so he sent his subordinates and a squadron of armored cavalry to protect Your Excellency."
"Sit down and say it, you don't have to stand up." Liu Heng pressed his hand towards Ma Yunjiu, then looked at Huang Hong and said, "Didn't I tell you that the louder the noise, the more attention it will attract to the Mongolians."
Huang Hong stood up, lowered his head and admitted his mistake: "It was my subordinate's fault, please punish me."
He didn't make excuses for himself and directly admitted his mistake.
"Sit down!" Liu Heng waved his hand and said, "It's not entirely your fault. Brother Shu Heng is worried about my safety, so you can be blamed on both sides."
Huang Hong lowered his head.
Liu Heng's expression suddenly straightened up, his tone became higher, and he said, "You have come as you have come, but you shouldn't be so careless that the Mongols are following you without even noticing."
Upon hearing this, Ma Yunjiu and Huang Hong were both stunned.
Liu Heng looked at the expressions on the two people's faces and knew that they still didn't understand what was going on, so he said to Pan Yi beside him: "Explain it to them two."
"Yes." Pan Yi agreed, took two steps forward, stood in front of Ma Yunjiu and Huang Hong, and said, "Before you entered the fort, my lord saw someone following you through the monocular telescope on the fort wall. A Mongolian sentry, about ten people."
"This..." Ma Yunjiu's expression suddenly changed.
Jean never expected that he and a squadron of armored cavalry would be tracked by several Mongolian sentries, and he was not aware of it all the way.
Huang Hong looked ashamed.
He was still a member of the Foreign Intelligence Agency, and surveillance was their specialty, but this time he was being watched by the Mongols without knowing it.
Ma Yunjiu stood up, faced Liu Heng and said, "Sir, please allow me to lead a cavalry out of the city to deal with the Mongolian sentries who are watching outside the city."
Being followed by the Mongolian sentries was a shame for him and the armored cavalry battalion. He wanted to personally wash away the shame brought by the Mongolian sentries to the armored cavalry battalion.
"Okay, it's getting dark already. Ignore them for now. You guys stay here and have a good night's rest tonight." Liu Heng did not agree with Ma Yunjiu to go out of the city to find trouble with those Mongolian sentries.
It is not suitable for war horses to fight at night when it is dark. A slight pothole in the ground can destroy a war horse. Although the tiger flag has no shortage of horses, it cannot withstand waste.
Huang Hong raised his head, faced Liu Heng and said, "My lord, aren't you leaving?"
"I will stay here for two more days. You go back first. In this way, even if there are Mongolian sentries watching, they will not know that I have arrived on the grassland. The Tiger Flag can take the opportunity to launch an attack and catch the Mongols off guard. ." Liu Heng said.
He came to the grassland this time to preside over the final decisive battle between the Tiger Banner and the Tumut Mongolia.
If the news of his coming to the grassland leaks out, the Mongolians will easily think that the Tiger Character Banner is ready to take action and will take precautions in advance.
"Since your Excellency doesn't want the Mongols to know about your coming to the grassland, I think you can replace some of the armored cavalry, put on their armor, and return to Daheihe Dunbao with the cavalry of the armored cavalry battalion." Huang Hong suggested.
Ma Yunjiu patted his thigh and said excitedly: "Sir, Deputy Director Huang is right. With so many cavalry in the armored cavalry battalion, the Mongolian sentry cavalry will not be able to detect you, sir."
The armored cavalry wore iron helmets and breastplates. Without getting close, it was difficult to find out who was inside the armor.
Liu Heng looked thoughtful.
Huang Hong's method does sound feasible, but he has other things to do while staying here, so he plans to stay here for a few more days.
"Sir, do you want to wait for Mr. Chen to come over?" Pan Yi suddenly asked.
Liu Heng nodded.
"This is simple." Pan Yi said, "We can ask Master Chen and the others to follow the convoy to Daheihe Dunbao, and a convoy transporting supplies will pass by us in the next two days."
Huang Hong said again: "Sir, you should go back to Daheihe with your subordinates tomorrow!"
As a bridgehead, the Daheihe Pier is the one with the largest number of tiger-character flag soldiers stationed there. It also has the most complete range of artillery. In addition, with the main force of the Second War Division stationed there, it can be said that the security of the Daheihe Pier is Highest.
"Yes, sir, there is a squadron of armored cavalry here. Sir, your safety can be guaranteed. Commander Chen and the others can go with the convoy to Daheihe Dunbao." Ma Yunjiu also persuaded from the side.
He and the cavalrymen from the armored cavalry battalion were sent by Li Shuheng to pick up the people. If they went back without picking up the people, they would not have completed their mission. More importantly, he did not trust his master to go to Daheihe Dunbao by himself.
Although the Tiger Flag has established a firm foothold on the grassland, the grassland is still the territory of the Mongols after all, and my family may encounter danger at any time on the grassland.
