Moved to the inner city.
In addition to Chen Sheng and his family, three other heroes also joined the ranks. In addition to Zhou Fu and his family, Li Xiaowan, Yu Wencai and his wife, and the old scholar... there were more than twenty people in total, which was considered a large convoy.
There are five carriages, plus many objects, which are enough to fit in.
"Master, there is a river ahead. You can camp by the river and have a rest." After a while, Chen Sheng came back around the horse, waving the lantern and shouting.
After pondering for a while, Xu Mu also waved the lantern twice and asked the convoy to follow Chen Sheng's three horses and rush to the camp.
The night is still dark, and everywhere you look, there are shadows. After the tents were set up and the night watch was arranged, the remaining people had already fallen asleep.
After sleeping for about half a night, Xu Mu felt that his head was getting heavy. The scenes of looking at the ruins of the city were like an awl, piercing his mind.
After getting up, holding the water bag and taking a few sips, Xu Mu felt a little relieved.
"Brother Mu, what's wrong?"
"Go out and take a few steps, I'm so bored."
"I'll accompany Brother Mu."
"No, there are night watchmen outside."
Si Hu nodded dullly, turned over, and fell asleep again in the blink of an eye.
"My boss?"
When I walked out of the tent, I happened to meet Chen Sheng who was on duty at night and approached with a simple knife in his arms.
"Master, I have something to tell you."
"What?"
Chen Sheng's face darkened, "I went a little further away earlier and found that there were people camping here not far from where I was waiting."
Xu Mu was not surprised by this kind of thing. They were not the only ones who moved from Hezhou to the inner city. Many of them were rich and powerful men who were afraid of dying at the border of Jibei Road and wanted to move to the inner city in a hurry.
"Be careful, it's not a good time to cause trouble."
"My boss, there are more than ten martial arts in this group, and they are all good swordsmen. They sent two or three people earlier to try to get to know us."
Xu Mu frowned slightly. From Hezhou, it would be at least two hundred miles before there was a town. According to the current situation in Hezhou, whatever happens halfway, you can only rely on yourself after all.
"Chen Sheng, be more careful. If you find something is wrong, wake up immediately."
If these people are really looking for death, Xu Mu will not be polite. This is the way in these troubled times. Whoever has the biggest fist is the one who has the right.
Rubbing his forehead, he took a few steps closer to the stream. Xu Mu was about to pick up the water and wake up. Unexpectedly, he suddenly heard a rustling sound coming from not far away.
Startled, Xu Mu looked up and found a vague figure passing by the stream.
Clang.
With his sword drawn and a cold expression on his face, Xu Mu quickly retreated.
Unexpectedly, he only took a few steps back and seemed to have stepped on something. When he lowered his head and looked down, he found that it was some women's obscene clothes.
What was originally hidden in the grass was completely lifted out by his bare feet.
Li Xiaowan gritted his teeth after seeing the stones on the riverside.
I was watched once before in Xujiazhuang, but now I have to be watched again.
My aunt is still waiting for a maid!
"If you don't come out, I'll call someone. Could it be that you were born ugly and wash yourself at night?"
Li Xiaowan blushed and wished she could hold Xu Mu's head down and drown her in the river.
"Xu, Master Xu."
Li Xiaowan poked her head out from behind the stone, her voice was extremely aggrieved, how could a dignified lady from an official family ever suffer such bad luck?
"Uh, it's round two."
Li Xiaowan was stunned, then angrily picked up a few stones and threw them at Xu Mu.
However, just when he was about to throw it away again, Xu Mu's figure had disappeared from the river bank.
Li Xiaowan dived into the river aggrievedly. She wanted to cry but was afraid of being heard. She just wanted to take a shower at night, but was watched by a trap.
I looked at it and then left suddenly.
"Wanwan." Not long after, Jiang Caiwei's voice came from the river bank. For a moment, Li Xiaowan felt even more aggrieved, covering her face and crying.
The experience of this trip was unlike anything I had encountered before. The border gates were broken, cannibal refugees, ferocious Beidi people, and rotting corpses everywhere.
"Sister Caiwei." Li Xiaowan cried even more aggrieved.
"Don't cry, don't cry, come up first."
"Xu Lang said, your clothes are dirty, let me send you some good ones."
"That... deceiver."
Li Xiaowan rubbed her eyes and found that Jiang Caiwei in front of her had already held up a beautiful undershirt and presented it to her.
"There are some new clothes, so you can change them over there and I'll look after them for you."
"It's okay. Once we get back to the inner city, everything will be over."
Jiang Caiwei smiled, fearing that Li Xiaowan would not be able to think about it, so she added another word of comfort.
"Thank you, Sister Caiwei."
Holding the underskirt, Li Xiaowan rarely felt happy. How did she know that this underskirt was given by Xu Mu, and until now, Jiang Caiwei has never been willing to wear it.
…
Hezhou City, twenty miles away.
At dawn.
Zhao Qingyun, who had been standing at the top of the city all night, turned around silently and walked downstairs.
According to the military merit system of the Daji, after paying the military merit of one hundred heads, it was the day when he was named a partial general.
The military exploits were so great that they shocked the officials of Hezhou, and even the official offices opened their doors early.
Zhao Qingyun was very high-spirited. This time he got the rank of general, so he could have his own private soldiers and his own camp.
If he performs meritorious service in the future, he can be promoted even higher...and even higher, he will be a titled general.
"The future is bright." The Hezhou official showed a narrow smile, "When I heard that there was a warrior who could kill two hundred horsemen, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep all night."
"This is a feat that I will commemorate! Congratulations!"
Zhao Qingyun smiled faintly and just wanted the process to go faster and let him receive the official badge of the general.
"Unfortunately, our number of generals inside and outside Hezhou has already been exhausted. This matter still needs to be reported to the Ministry of War."
Zhao Qingyun's face was wrinkled. What he was most worried about was this kind of thing. Why would a partial general need to alert the Ministry of War?
It was obvious that these dog officials wanted to take away his military glory.
Zhao Qingyun clenched his fists and lowered his eyes coldly.
"Brother Zhao, come here." Bao Zhou, who had been waiting aside for a long time, tried to persuade him, pulled Zhao Qingyun's sleeves, and walked aside.
"Brother Zhao, listen to me. The positions of our generals inside and outside Hezhou are indeed full." Bao Zhou sighed.
"So? If you don't return the military merit of a hundred soldiers to me, I will go to other camps."
"Don't be anxious, listen to me." Bao Zhou showed a slight smile, "Brother Zhao should also know that once Wangzhou is defeated, Hezhou will be in danger next. Whether it is the government officials or the military camp, they must want to keep them, like Talents like Brother Zhao.”
"I... saw that in Brother Zhao's arms, there are almost a hundred soldiers."
Bang——
Zhao Qingyun looked angry and grabbed Bao Zhou's collar with one hand.
"Let me tell you, you'd better not make any decisions about these hundred military achievements."
This share is the pension left by Xu Mu to the surviving family members of Tongziying.
"Brother Zhao, listen to me again. I have asked for you. If you turn in the military merit of these hundred heads, there will be a vacancy in the government department. The meeting will be submitted to the Ministry of War and a title general position will be reserved for you. "
"In just three days, Brother Zhao will be made a general. This is no better than being a partial general."
Zhao Qingyun let go of his hand silently.
The title of general must be submitted to the imperial military department, so the officials of Hezhou Prefecture did not dare to lie.
Of course, there are more than a thousand titled generals in Daji today, and most of them were bought with free money.
It's just that in this way, many people will be ashamed, especially the little boss. This military exploit was not originally made by him.
But he couldn't bear it. If he missed this opportunity, he would regret it even in his dreams.
"Brother Zhao has become a titled general. He will definitely make many meritorious deeds for the country and the people in the future. The small military merit of a hundred heads is nothing to mention."
Zhao Qingyun turned around and closed his eyes tightly.
"This opportunity, if it weren't for the destruction of Wangzhou City, even if it was a three-hundred-head military merit, I wouldn't have gotten it—"
"Do you have any wine?" Zhao Qingyun turned around again and interrupted the conversation.
Bao Zhou was startled and realized something was wrong with Zhao Qingyun, so he hurriedly asked someone to bring him a bottle of wine. Then, looking at the hero who killed Di in front of him, he raised his head and drank the whole bottle of wine in one gulp.
Throwing the wine bottle to the ground, Zhao Qingyun suppressed the anger on his face and took out nearly a hundred copper rings from his arms while trembling.
The eyes of the officials in the distance and Bao Zhou in front of them became hot.
"Send it to the Ministry of War in the future and ask for a title for me."
"What kind of ban?"
"General Tongzi."
"Okay! The water flows down and the people go up. Brother Zhao will definitely prosper from now on."
Listening to this, Zhao Qingyun felt that there was a breath of anger in his chest that was spreading crazily.
