The entire Third Military Region controls a huge area, and of the 30,000 soldiers under its control, only 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 foot soldiers are stationed in Mengchi, and the rest of the troops are scattered and stationed on various key points.

Mengchi is an open city with no walls. Walking through the thick snow, I soon saw a large number of buildings, of course, the soldiers here did not live in tents, but reinforced concrete buildings, all of which had heating equipment, and the black smoke in the boiler room could be seen clearly from a distance.

Although the snow was falling, it was extremely lively outside the barracks, with drums rumbling and cheers from time to time.

Cao Tianci looked at the horse for a moment, and asked Zhao Xilie beside him with some surprise: "Didn't you say that Commander Helan is training?" How do I look like they're playing? ”

"Edutainment!" Zhao Xilie laughed: "Wouldn't it make the soldiers feel more interesting to implicit the art of military training in these fun items?" Minister Cao, you came at the right time this time, our Third Military Region just has a big bustle to see now, well, let Commander Helan tell you in person later, this is what he is most proud of. ”

As he spoke, several horses had galloped in the distance, and the first one was He Lanxiong, who was tall and tall and burly, and he hadn't seen him for a long time, He Lanxiong had already grown a big beard, and he must have been extremely majestic when he thought about it, but now, his beard was full of ice chips, so he was not so attractive.

"Little God, you are really a rare guest, but you are a night owl entering the door, there must be something wrong as soon as you come!" He Lanxiong laughed, stretched out his palm, and unceremoniously rubbed Cao Tianci's head melon seeds, and Zhao Xilie and the other officers who saw it on the side were speechless.

Who is Cao Tianci? That's a figure who can make the earth tremble with a stomp of his feet, because of his special identity. It made all the officials involuntarily three points shorter when they saw him, but in front of He Lanxiong, he was ravaged by him like a doll.

"The commander is merciful, and if you rub your head again, you will be flattened!" Cao Tianci shouted, but there was no annoyance on his face. He Lanxiong is not ordinary people, when Cao Tianci was a little doll, He Lanxiong was already the veteran of the Fufeng Army, and the person who rescued Cao Tianci and his sister also had a share of He Lanxiong. Arguably. He Lanxiong watched Cao Tianci grow up step by step.

And Helanxiong is also a person that Cao Tianci admires very much, for a general at his peak, but he retreated bravely, and was willing to go to such a place where birds don't and the ice and snow to be the commander of a reserve military region, which is really not something ordinary people can do. But He Lanxiong just did this, and He Lanxiong's retreat can be said to have resolved a hidden worry within the Han Dynasty into invisibility.

This is a brilliant man. If we talk about the establishment of the Great Han. If King Gao Yuan is a well-deserved helmsman and captain, then He Lanxiong can definitely be regarded as the boatswain of this big ship, without He Lanxiong's support and escort all the way, or Gao Yuan would not have survived at all.

He Lanxiong laughed and stopped. Looking up and down Cao Tianci: "Last year, you married the former princess of Zhao Kingdom, I didn't show up to drink the wedding wine, I'm really a little embarrassed, since I came today." Naturally, I have to treat you to a good drink, by the way, is your daughter-in-law pregnant? I didn't drink this wine. Doll's full moon wine, I will definitely find a time to drink a big meal at home. ”

"Although the commander didn't go, I can't afford the gift I can give, it's too heavy." Cao Tianci said with a smile: "Neiko is already pregnant, and she will give birth in May or June tomorrow." ”

"Okay, I'll go back and have a glass of wine then." He Lanxiong laughed: "I haven't seen you kid for a long time, but we are common to you during this time, he is doing a good job in Xinqin, and he is making money every day!" Anyway, when I was in Fufeng, I really didn't see that your Lao Tzu was a business wizard, and at that time, he was a stingy housekeeper in my eyes. ”

"It's not all thanks to the blessing of our big man, it's good to enjoy the shade with your back against the big tree!" Cao Tianci laughed.

"Your father is good, not bad!" He Lanxiong nodded.

Cao Tianci smiled silently, he naturally knew what He Lanxiong meant by these two good, like He Lanxiong, his father also began to gradually withdraw from part of the domestic market for the stability of the country. The stability of the country lies in the political balance, and any imbalance can cause chaos.

"The general is training the troops?" Cao Tianci diverted the topic, "That's what Deputy Commander Zhao said. ”

"Of course, we are here, in a year, when half a year is covered by ice and snow, all, our training is inseparable from ice and snow, you are coincidental, these two days are our third military region grand competition, let's go, let's take a look." Guaranteed to blow your mind. He Lanxiong laughed.

As He Lanxiong walked up to the high platform, here, the entire venue could be seen at a glance.

"Our big competition here is divided into two major events: ice and snow, and now the venue you see in front of you is the ice event, speed skating! You probably don't know it, but the place inside the black line used to be a small lake. He Lanxiong touched his beard and said with a smile: "The kind of ice blades on the soldiers' feet are specially made by the military workshop in Jishi City. Look, it's a 3,000-meter race, it's already underway! ”

Cao Tianci was immediately attracted to the items that were being tested on the field, and the officer in charge of giving the order waved the small red flag, and the eight soldiers wearing that kind of ice blade at their feet had already rushed out like arrows from the string.

"So fast!" He blurted out.

"Of course." Helanxiong laughed. "This is already the final, and the eight players are from all the teams, and the weaker ones have been eliminated, of course, fast."

Cao Tianci didn't pay attention to what He Lanxiong said, he was completely attracted by the competition on the field, and after a few laps of skating, the eight players had gathered together from the beginning and turned into a line. Its speed made Cao Tianci a little dazzled.

"Awesome, awesome!" Cao Tianci nodded again and again. "Good-looking, good-looking!"

"This kind of ice sport is actually very useful in actual combat, but it is very beautiful, it can enhance the fun of the soldiers, and you look at the side again, high skiing, but it is also very exciting."

Following the direction of Helanxiong's finger, Cao Tianci looked over, and a little farther to their left, a high snow platform was built with snow, and behind the snow platform was a long slope, and below the high platform, there was also a snow slope. At this time, a player was sliding down at high speed, to the high platform, suddenly soared into the air, flew high into the air, and actually did several flips in the air, when he fell, he happened to land on his legs, and slid forward at high speed for a long distance, and then stopped.

"Good!" Cao Tianci couldn't help but scream. "What's under his feet?"

"It's really good, it seems that this first place belongs to this kid." He Lanxiong also nodded. "God, this high skier is wearing skis under his feet, this is a selection of good miscellaneous wood polishing, such a board, from the selection of materials to the complete success, it takes half a year, in order not to let the board crack or easily break, it is a lot of effort, a pair of such a board, it costs dozens of yuan!"

"That's expensive." Cao Tianci was speechless.

"But it's worth it, you can see that this high-altitude skiing is more about appreciation and fun, but cross-country skiing is different, in winter, the infantry is equipped with it, and the speed of marching in a day is faster than that of cavalry!" Helan Xiong said: "God gives you a background in the army, you should know what this means, I am about to declare the military expenses for this item to the imperial court, grandma's, just to equip my soldiers with this ski, our third military region is about to go bankrupt." Is that Deputy Commander Zhao? ”

"Yes, more than 20,000 soldiers, each board is at least fifty yuan, Minister Cao, how much do you calculate?" Zhao Xilie said with a bitter face: "And there must be no surplus, there is no preparation, now the Third Military Region is indeed richer, but I still can't help spending it like this!" ”

"Faster than cavalry?" Cao Tianci was fascinated, "You shouldn't have lied to me, right?" ”

"How could I lie to you, it's coming, it's supposed to be twenty miles of fully armed cross-country skiing, right? You see, that's our runner, that's a guy who has skated for twenty miles, how's it going, hurry? As if to confirm He Lanxiong's words, in the distance, several black shadows quickly approached, and when they arrived, some of the soldiers jumped up with cheers, and it could be seen that it should be their player.

"These guys are all selected, and of course, every one of our infantry can slip, but it's just not as good as these guys." He Lanxiong squinted at Cao Tianci: "How is it?" It's worth going to the court to allocate this amount of military money for us, right? ”

Cao Tianci laughed: "Commander, it doesn't work if you tell me this, Wang Wuyan is a well-known iron rooster, but well, there is really a chance now, if this battle, these soldiers of the Third Military Region have played their characteristics and demeanor, and they are not afraid that Wang Wuyan will not pay out of his pocket!" ”

Well! He Lanxiong's eyes froze suddenly, and after a while, he suddenly reached out and grabbed Cao Tianci's hand, "You mean that the imperial court is going to use the soldiers of our Third Military Region?" ”

"Of course, all hands are on the move!" Cao Tianci smiled.

He Lanxiong suddenly laughed out loud, "Old Zhao, how is it?" I'll just say, my soldiers didn't train in vain, did they? We are always ready, the Third Military Region, come as soon as it is called, fight when it comes, and win the war. (To be continued.) )