"The armor worn by the cavalry outside the city is afraid that the imperial court would not be willing to give it to ordinary cavalry, but everyone has the armor of the tiger-character flag." The servant standing aside said enviously.
The personal servants around a general like him only wear worn-out cotton armor.
Huang An snorted coldly and said: "The Tiger Flag has as much wealth as gold and silver, so building some iron armor is nothing."
There was inevitably a hint of sourness in his tone.
He was the dignified guard of Xinping Fort, and he was the only one wearing a piece of armor, but all of the hundreds of cavalry in front of him were wearing iron armor.
Not to mention a Dunbao garrison like him, even Datong's commander-in-chief wouldn't be able to afford so many iron armors for his soldiers and servants to wear. Cotton armor is the most common.
"Go and tell the soldiers guarding the city gate to close the city gate immediately when all the people with the Tiger Flag have left the city." Huang An said a few words to the flag officer on the side.
The flag officer turned and left.
At this time, Liu Heng and his team had already left Xinping Fort and walked towards the cavalry waiting outside the city.
"Master, my subordinates will take you back to the camp." Lao Wu urged his horse to take a few steps forward and gave a military salute to Liu Heng who came over.
Liu Heng nodded, separated from the team on horseback, and under the protection of Lao Wu and other cavalry, rode towards the army stationed in the distance.
Zhao Wu and other guards naturally followed him on horseback and left.
The people from the entourage and a remaining military team walked slowly behind the two four-wheeled carts.
When Liu Heng and others approached the army.
There were several people standing in front of the army, and the leader was Zheng Jia Liu, a personal soldier who came from Lingqiu.
"My subordinates pay their respects to the proprietor."
Some generals in Jia Liuhe's army paid Liu Heng the military salute of the tiger-character flag.
Liu Heng, who was riding on horseback, said, "How is it? Can the army still go on its way?"
"Reporting to the master, the army can set off north to the grassland at any time." Jia Liu said loudly.
Over the years, he has been stationed in Lingqiu, watching others go north to the grassland to perform meritorious services. He has long been looking forward to one day leading his personal division to go north, and now this opportunity has finally come.
Liu Heng said: "Let's spend the night on the grassland tonight."
After saying that, he turned his horse's head and rode towards the grassland to the north.
Lao Wu took the cavalry and left with him.
"Send the order, and the army will break camp and set off." Jia Liu summoned the order soldiers to pass the order, and he himself asked his guards to lead the horses and chase Liu Heng and others.
As the order to break camp was given, the army quickly packed up and started to set off, which took a very short time.
"The troops are retreating, the troops are retreating." On top of Xinpingbao City, Huang An's servants couldn't help shouting excitedly as they watched the army break up camp and leave outside the city.
A large battalion of soldiers and horses surrounded Xinping Fort. Although they did not attack the city, they put great pressure on the soldiers who defended the city.
Huang An looked at the retreating army with a look of envy in his eyes.
Also as the defender of Xinping Fort, Liu Heng has at least one battalion of soldiers and horses in his hands. As the defender of Xinping Fort, he can only command four to five hundred soldiers, and almost all of these soldiers are Li Huai's trusted defender of Xinping Fort. The old man who stayed behind.
It can be said that few of these soldiers obeyed his orders, they were only his nominal subordinates.
"Let's go, follow me back to the general's mansion."
When the army outside the city completely disappeared from sight, Huang An led the servants around him down the city wall.
"General Huang."
As soon as he got off the city wall, he saw Zhao Yutu waiting under the city wall and took the lead in greeting him.
Huang An frowned slightly and said, "Why didn't Mr. Zhao leave with Dongzhu Liu? I saw Dongzhu Liu leaving with the army outside the city on the city wall."
"My boss has resigned as the garrison of Xinping Fort. Naturally, it is not easy to stay in Xinping Fort. He has no official or nobility. It is the same everywhere. I will need General Huang to take care of me in the future." Zhao Yutu said with his hand.
Huang An sneered and said: "You have a battalion of soldiers and horses under the Tiger Character Banner, and even I have to retreat when I see you. Mr. Zhao does not need my attention, it is me who should be taken care of."
Zhao Yutugang had been threatened by Zhao Yutugang before on the top of the city, so naturally he had nothing nice to say now.
"General Huang misunderstood." Zhao Yutu smiled and said, "The soldiers and horses outside the city are the guards raised by the Tiger Flag. In the past, they were only entrusted to the name of my owner and had the title of an officer. Now that my proprietor is no longer the guard of Xinping Fort, this guard will naturally be taken away so as not to cause trouble to the general."
"I don't want to care whether it's a company's bodyguard or a private soldier, but I don't want to see things like siege, otherwise I won't mind reporting it." It's not a secret that Tiger Character Banner has private soldiers, Huang Ann didn't bother to argue with him on this matter.
Zhao Yutu said with a smile: "General Huang, don't worry, this guard of the Tiger Flag will never appear again in the future."
"That's good." Huang An responded, and then said, "I still have something to do. If Mr. Zhao has nothing to do, go back early. We just experienced the siege of the city by the army, and the streets are not peaceful."
After saying that, he didn't wait for Zhao Yutu to speak and left with the people.
"I send you off, General." Zhao Yutu clasped his fists behind Huang An.
When the person walked away, he put his hands in each other's sleeves.
"Sir, Pei Hong's eldest attendant is still being detained by us. What do you think we should do with him?" a guard next to Zhao Yutu asked.
Liu Heng led the people to leave Xinping Fort, and Yang Yuan also followed, and Pei Shun was handed over to Zhao Yutu.
Zhao Yutu pondered for a moment.
He said: "Let the man go, return him as well as the carriage, and let him leave Xinpingbao and return to Yanghewei."
"This person is Pei Hong's confidant. He came to Xinpingbao this time to persuade Huang An to take action against us. Should we just let him go?" the guard said reluctantly.
Zhao Yutu smiled softly after hearing this and said: "Didn't Huang An take action against our proprietor? And he also let our proprietor go out of the city. Do you think Pei Hong would be dissatisfied with Huang An if he knew about this? After all, Huang An, the defender of Xinping Fort, was behind Pei Hong who made great efforts."
"A divorce plan!" The guard's eyes lit up.
Zhao Yutu said with a smile: "It's not a divorce plan. At most, it will create a gap between the two of them. Although it may not break up the relationship between them, as long as the two people no longer trust each other, it is a problem for us. Good thing."
After saying that, he walked aside, got on his horse, and walked back along the main street of the city.
"Let me go when I get back." The guard chased after him on horseback.
Zhao Yutu, who was riding on the street, said, "Remember to tell him about the proprietor's departure, and about Huang An's initiative to open the city gate."
"Understood." The guard nodded.
The army outside the city has left, but the people in the city don't know it. There are still no pedestrians coming out on the street.
