The night is already deep.
The hooves of the cavalry were still galloping, and their speed did not even slow down at all.
This cavalry team was the foundation of Zheng Fan's career. From the beginning, it was luxuriously equipped. In some places, it was even better than the Zhenbei Army.
One person and two horses are standard equipment, which can ensure the long-term mobility of the cavalry.
More than a hundred years ago, during the war between the barbarians and the Yan State, the barbarian cavalry relied on this advantage to set the entire seven counties of Yan on fire.
Now, the barbarians are no longer good, but strictly speaking, this barbarian cavalry has exceeded the limitations of its ancestors.
Because the barbarians have never truly defeated the Yan State from beginning to end, but now they have crossed the Yan State and arrived on the land of the Qian State.
This is already a historical breakthrough.
"Lord, which one is our goal?"
"I don't know, let's look south!"
Along the way, there are He had seen some forts from a distance, but Zheng Fan didn't even think about touching them anymore. He just kept a little distance to avoid them. Those forts didn't notice the cavalry team that was attacking late at night.
Based on the lessons learned from the previous castle, Zheng Fan really didn’t want to play “scare yourself” at night anymore. At the same time, he also didn’t want to eat another chicken pot after eating it. Duck stew.
Finally,
a city appeared in everyone’s sight.
Zheng Fan raised his hand, and all the cavalry reined in their reins.
"The sentry cavalry dispersed."
Dozens of barbarian cavalry dispersed on their own initiative and cruised nearby.
Zheng Fan dismounted and stood on the slope, looking at the city ahead.
The city is not very big, much smaller than Hutou City.
But it is a city after all, and those forts are not comparable to it. In addition, it stands near the border, so it is not an exaggeration to call it a "military town."
Zheng Fan pulled out the stopper of the water bag and drank several sips of water.
Liang Cheng stood next to Zheng Fan. When Zheng Fan handed him the water bag, he took it but did not see Zheng Fan reaching out to wash his hands.
"Aren't you thirsty?" Zheng Fan asked.
"Not thirsty."
"I haven't seen you eat anything."
"I have."
" You and A Ming are both easy to support."
Zheng Fan smiled, pointed at the city in front, and said: "You have good eyesight, look at the city gate over there. It's still open."
"The city gate is indeed open," Liang Cheng said with certainty.
At the gate of the city, there seemed to be several convoys going in and out, and there were several rows of torches lit outside, which were brightly lit.
Outside the city wall, you can see a cluster of "shanty houses", some of which only have the simplest tents, like a piece of hut attached to the city.ghetto.
"Do you think it's okay?"
Zheng Fan looked at Liang Cheng and asked.
"There are only four hundred of us."
"Li Yunlong dared to attack Ping'an County with his own regiment."
"That is a literary and artistic work."
Zheng Fan seemed to want to touch Liang Cheng’s chin.
He hesitated for a moment,
and placed it on Liang Cheng’s shoulder instead.
Pinched,
said:
"You are different."
"If you want to give it a try, my lord, I will You can lead the team to charge once."
"No, I'm a loser, I can't stay behind and watch. If we want to play, we'll finish together."
"It's too dangerous and too reckless."
"Are you telling the truth or are you telling the truth?"
"You are telling the truth."
" Ha."
"It's night, the city is closed, and it's still so busy outside. I'm really unwilling to try to rush."
"We pulled out a fort. After that, we went south from the defense zone of that fort without encountering any resistance from the soldiers.
The Yan State had destroyed all the forts, and our Cuiliu Fort was used to raise chickens. Some forts, Even the bricks were used by local households to build pig pens.
In Qianguo, the forts are still there, but there is no difference between them. However, A Cheng. Ah, are we two too arrogant?"
"Lord, we are still cautious."
"Yes, we are not arrogant. We are the people of Qian who have given us too much. "
…………
Under the north gate of Mianzhou City, the lights are bright, and carts of goods are being transported out of the city, and there are batches of goods. , was transported into the city.
Several Qianguo Trading Firms were waiting at the gate of the city, and several stewards were urging Lifu to be more diligent and quick in his movements.
Occasionally, the eyes of the stewards from each house met, and each could see the provocation and anger in the other's eyes.
It was freezing cold this night. I had to take the freight out (in) from home. If I had been quick, I could have finished it long ago.
Who knew that it was just a coincidence that tonight, several teams of teams actually met together.
The city gate is only so big. If you want to go in and I want to come out, it will be blocked. The most important thing is that there are only so many civilians in Mianzhou City. Your family has requisitioned it. My family has to use as little as possible, but no one is willing to take a step back. After all, when you come to be the steward of the team, you are representing the face of your master outside. How can you just give in?
As for these busy civilians, if you look carefully, you can see that the clothes some of them are wearing are actually the cotton clothes issued by the cadres.
…………
“Dad, it’s cold, why are you still standing here?”
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An old man with white hair and beard wearing a thin gown stood on the tower. Below it, there was a bustle.
The middle-aged man stepped forward, took off his cloak and put it on the old man.
"Humph."
The old man shook his body and his cloak fell to the ground.
"My father is getting old, and my energy and blood are not as strong as before, but my father is still an eighth-level martial artist. This coldness is not noticed by my father!"
The middle-aged man picked up the cloak again, grabbed it with both hands, and put it on the old man forcefully, saying:
"My son knows, my son knows, but this is also a filial piety from the son, isn't it? How can you make your son feel so good when I'm freezing here?"
"What about the soldiers below?"
The old man pointed to the bottom and was busy carrying them. The civilian worker who was transporting goods had a trembling voice,
"They are so cold, they are hungry, and they are tired?
They are frontier troops on a big mission, frontier troops. I’m here to get a knife, not to be a coolie!”
“My dear, don’t be stubborn, who doesn’t do this here?”
"Do you feel that you are aggrieved by having me as your father?"
"Aggrieved? No way, you are my biological father and I am your son, so there is no such thing as grievance. ."
"So you still have resentment?"
"Tsk, it's really a bit of a good thing to know a son like a father. You said that in these years, your level as an eighth-grade warrior is also that of a military officer. He has middle-aged and old qualifications. When my son was young, he thought that with you as his father to support him, he would not have to worry about it in this life; My official position is declining year by year.
Good regiment commanders have been sent to Mianzhou City to patrol the city. My dear father, you are really my dear father.
p>However, just in the evening, my son had dinner with the prefect. The prefect said, if you just show mercy and admit your mistake, some of your worries will be gone. Is it okay for you to be reinstated? It's possible, but you can move up a little bit more before you take off your armor and return to the field, so that your position will be more comfortable when your son takes over."
"Is this why you came to me?"
“That’s right, you say.”
“Please, I’ll be the son of those bullshit civil servants?”
“Dad, you really mean what you said. You're right, your son will always be a grandson in front of the prefect. According to this seniority, you are just right."
"Hehehe..."
Old man. laughed.
The middle-aged man also laughed.
"Son, dad knows that he can't help you."
"Why do you say such things again."
"It's not that dad doesn't He knew it was a plan for his family and his descendants, but it didn't work!"
The old man lowered his head and glanced at the spear placed at his feet.
"Yes, I know what you are going to say, and you are also saying that the Yan people may go south, and we, the frontier army, cannot continue to be so ignorant, but to tell the truth, Dad, you are Have you ever had any fight with the Yan people in your life?
No?
It’s been almost a hundred years, and the Yan people can’t even see a hair. My son knows, dad, in your life, , seeing that he was very old but had never been able to display his martial arts skills, he felt unconvinced, but..."
The old man suddenly turned his face and looked at his son,
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He said seriously:
"There has been no news from the desert barbarians for a long time."
"What's going on..."
"This shows that it is becoming increasingly difficult for the barbarians to contain the Yan people. What will the Yan people do once there is no pressure from the north?"
"Dad, these matters are for the court. What should we worry about?"
"The officials don't understand. The officials don't understand what the state of our army is. , most of them don’t understand, even if there are a few who do, they pretend that they don’t understand.
Look, look, I am now the patrol captain of Mianzhou City, but my hand is How many people can be mobilized down there?
Not only are these garrison soldiers in Mianzhou City used as coolies by various military leaders and prefects, but the barracks originally placed in the city have also been demolished. Instead of building warehouses, they drove all the soldiers outside the city to live in tents!
Can such soldiers and such an army fight?
p>"Dad, just be rest assured, the Yan people won't come. The Yan people are busy doing business with us, and they don't have time to fight. Did you see that it's so lively down here?
There are two fleets that are transporting goods back from Yandi today, and there are two fleets that are transporting goods out of the city to Yandi.
There is money to be made and a good life. "But, what kind of war are we fighting?"
Do you think those Yan barbarians are stupid?"
..."Others will definitely think of us as fools. "
Zheng Fan, who was already sitting on the horse, said to Liang Cheng, who was riding beside him.
To attack an important border town with four hundred cavalry, if you are not a fool, you really can’t do such a thing.
"Lord, it doesn't matter what others think of us. The key is how we think of ourselves."
"Actually, I also feel that I am quite stupid, so I'd better just let it go and be comfortable." Life is not good, but I am only thinking about pursuing some excitement.
You said, when I rush to the door later, if there is a sharpshooter on the tower and shoots an arrow to my heart, will I feel cold? Are you so worried?"
"Just be happy."
"Oh, I have been led astray by you. The closer I am to the red, the red is to the black. ."
"My lord"
"Huh?"
"We designed it.Come. "
"So? ”
“It should be said that the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. "
"You are getting more and more naughty. ”
“This is called red when one is close to red. ”
Zheng Fan put down the face protection he specially requested on his helmet,
At the same time,
raised the knife in his hand,< /p>
Shouting in barbarian language:
“I don’t allow you to touch women, but today, in this city, I allow you to eat as much as you want! "
All the barbarians followed Zheng Fan's actions and raised their weapons.
"Kill! "
Zheng Fan's blade slashed forward!
"Ula! ! ! ! ! ! "
"..." Zheng Fan.
"Which idiot in Ula taught them? "Zheng Fan roared.
"Fan Li. ”