Chu Qing is now the elder of the two, has no time, and feels that he is not qualified to dictate the love life of the third brother. He is very irritated.
"Household register, household register."
Chu Qing patted the table: "Who can write? Tian Hailong writes too slowly. Take the path of the southern suburbs of greenhouses. First, sort out the household registration list, build the Biangong Community, and unify..."
Halfway through, Chu Qing suddenly saw the guy serving him tea and water in front of him.
"Hey, why do you look so familiar?"
Ma Ang looked sad: "Sir, I am Ma Ang, from the Ministry of Finance..."
"Oh, yes, yes." Chu Qing slapped his forehead: "I remembered to bring an enemy... No, I just remembered to bring a talented person, yes, it was you, Ma Ang."
Ma Ang was like a 160-pound old lady being proposed to. He suddenly covered his mouth and his face was filled with happiness: "My lord...said that this official is a talented person?"
"Oh, it's you, Ma Talent. Why haven't I seen you for several days?"
Ma Ang almost shed tears of happiness.
In fact, he didn't go anywhere. He just followed Tong Gui and mingled with a group of guards every day. Mainly because Chu Qing didn't even look at him.
"You are so naughty. You are such a big man and you still play hide-and-seek with me." Chu Qing stood up and patted Ma Ang on the shoulder: "Okay, go to the Marshal's Mansion and help Tian Hailong compile all the household registration lists. .”
"Let's go now." Ma Ang ran away without saying a word.
Comrade Xiaoma, a high-end talent, doesn't care whether he is tired or not, as long as he is not idle.
It's no wonder that Chu Qing didn't notice him. This guy didn't wear Confucian robes when he went out of the capital. There were more than fifty people in the group, and he always mingled with the imperial guards and detective horses. Chu Qing almost forgot about such a person.
With so many things to worry about, when Chu Qing was just thinking about which thing to solve first, Tan Ma suddenly ran in, looking panicked.
"Sir, the smoke is rising..."
Chu Qing's expression changed slightly: "Jiangshan North View?"
"It's the border city wall. The city wall is lit with smoke."
Everyone's expressions changed drastically and they ran out of the house.
Wolf smoke, on the northwest side, billowing smoke rises into the sky.
Ma Ying's face turned pale: "It's Xiguan!"
Without any instructions from Chu Qing, everyone ran to the stable and went straight to Xiguan.
The so-called wolf smoke is not actually made from wolf dung, but from finding some suitable licorice and medicinal materials in autumn, that is, the rhizomes and grass leaves of mugwort and other plants, which are dried in the sun and then made into burning materials.
It's not like what's shown on TV, where every bit of smoke can be seen hundreds of miles away.
The size and height of the chimney of the beacon tower, including the soil used to build the chimney, are all very particular, and the distance between the beacon towers is also calculated in detail. When one place is lit, the other is also lit, like a domino being toppled. When it rains or fogs, the effect of the smoke is not that great. You still have to rely on the cavalry to convey orders, and ride on the horse and yell at the top of your lungs.
After leaving the city, everyone rushed to Xiguan with their horses under their belly.
This was Chu Qing's first time heading out of Wangyuan City to the border. If he were walking, he wouldn't feel the wind and sand, but when the horse was galloping and riding on it, the wind hit his skin like needle pricks and felt a dull pain.
No one spoke, and the horses galloped wildly, no matter what formation they were in. Everyone was anxious and wanted to know why the smoke was rising at the border. Everyone was full of confusion.
It is early spring now, and it is not impossible for Liangrong, who has been hungry all winter, to raise troops to attack the pass, but why is there no sound of wind on the grassland?
Logically speaking, when a war breaks out, it has little to do with Chu Qing, the prison guard, but in fact, when a war breaks out, it has something to do with everyone at the border.
More and more people on horseback caught up. Tian Hailong, Xiao Yi, and even Cuiyu came from the south of the city.
It is worth mentioning that Tian Hailong and Xiao Yi are old frontier soldiers. Needless to say their riding skills, it is normal for them to catch up. However, Cuiyu is in the south of the city and they can catch up. This means that they started at least a moment late. Bell, it can be seen that this old man who looks like an old man but is not an old man has amazing riding skills.
Guarding Xiguan were Ruishi Camp and Ma Gong Camp. The two camps stretched for dozens of miles. Ma Gong Camp was inside and Rui Shi Camp was outside. When Chu Qing and others arrived, there was almost no one in the Ma Gong Camp. , they all lined up and rushed to the border city wall.
There was no stopping outside Ruishi Camp, and everyone went straight to the Xiguan City Wall.
The billowing smoke was getting closer and closer, and the road was filled with thousands of cavalry galloping towards Xiguan.
The ancient city wall built against the mountain came into view. Chu Qing, who was on his horse, faced the wind and sand and looked at the most magnificent barrier in Zhongzhou.
Like an old but still strong dragon, it rises and falls, lying on the yellow sand, standing between heaven and earth. No matter how many times it has experienced glory, no matter how old and mottled it is, it was there a hundred years ago, and it will be there a hundred years later, no matter how many times it has experienced glory. Whoever owns the land of Zhongzhou, it will always be there.
The horses could no longer run wildly. When they were approaching the city wall, troops of at least ten thousand people had gathered from all directions. Soldiers came in a steady stream. The Ruishi camp had twelve thousand people. When they were not satisfied with the number, they stationed themselves at the city wall. Next, there are no cavalrymen in this camp. The cavalrymen are from the outer Ma Gong camp. The number of cavalrymen is not large, about 7,500.
The archers of the Ruishi camp, at least three thousand people, have already rushed to the city wall, holding long bows. The other infantry are behind the city gate. The Ma Gong camp has already lined up on horseback. Behind the Ruishi camp, once the city gate is opened Open, the cavalry is needed to attack, and the infantry will give way to both sides.
The Xiguan City Wall is built on a low mountain and is more than seven kilometers long. It seems that there are more than 20,000 people in the two camps, but it is not an easy task to protect the nearly seven kilometers of city wall. You must know that although Liangrong is good Guerrilla warfare, but there are also ropes to climb the walls. Except for a few city gates, every city wall must be tightly guarded.
There was a lot of chaos under the city wall. Different troops were shuttled back and forth, shouting, setting up defenses, and entering their own positions. Although it was chaotic, they were not panicking.
Chu Qing ran behind the city wall and looked to the north.
Half a mile away, there was a large number of Liang Rong cavalry.
Fu San accurately judged the number of people at the first time: "Three thousand people, at most three thousand people."
"Only three thousand people?"
Xiao Yi and Tian Hailong were both sharpshooters with extraordinary eyesight. They nodded in unison. There were indeed about three thousand people.
Chu Qing, a pure layman, couldn't help but ask: "There are only 3,000 people, so they light up the smoke and mobilize the troops?"
Neither Xiao Yi nor Tian Hailong answered, but the former suddenly grabbed a general who was passing by in a hurry.
Xiao Yi asked loudly: "What happened?"
The person being pulled was a sixth-grade military general. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Xiao Yi's appearance clearly, his face showed surprise, and he smiled again: "General Xiao?"
"It's me, what happened?"
"He-tui." The general said with a stern expression, "Traitor!"
Xiao Yi: "..."
Tian Hailong quickly asked: "Tell me, what happened."
The general obviously knew Tian Hailong. He pointed in the direction of Liang Rong and explained: "Half an hour ago, the second prince from the Golden Wolf King's tent came with his troops. He came very suddenly. There was no sound on the grassland. Not many, about three thousand. After arriving, they quickly approached the city gate, fired a shot of arrows, ran away, and gathered there."
