The battalion of the dead soldiers reorganized the horses, and the previous sand bandit attack on the camp left 37 horses, so that 337 healthy soldiers were selected from the 800 people, and the remaining soldiers were ordered by Hu Li, Hu Sanwan, and the secretary Wu Song. Hu Li was suddenly anxious, and instead of shouting that he was going too, Hu Sanwan immediately said: "Dead fox, if you also leave, if the sand bandits are hiding in the caravan, can I lead the troops to quell the chaos, or can Mr. Wu lead the troops?" Besides, you're all hurt, and it's a mess to go. ”

Hu Li was stabbed in the leg, although it was not serious, Zhang Xiaowu still kept him.

The raiders consisted of 335 men, armed only with swords and bows and arrows, and each carrying three pots of arrows, a bag of water, and a bag of oil. When he was ready to go, Zhang Xiaowu suddenly saw Chen Bo coming with a sword and a horse, and said strangely in his heart: "Chen Daxia, why is this?" ”

Chen Boqing said: "I will kill the enemy with you." ”

Zhang Xiaowu couldn't cry and laughed: "Chen Daxia, you need to stay here to command." Seeing that the soldiers were on their horses and ready to leave, Zhang Xiaowu said: "Chen Daxia should go back to the camp to protect Miss Gu's family." ”

Chen Boqing said very firmly: "I know that you have always rejected me, thinking that we Jianghu people will cause you trouble, but you are indispensable for my help. ”

Zhang Xiaowu smiled angrily and said, "What can you help us?" ”

Chen Boqing said: "My light skills can help infiltrate the enemy camp to find out interesting information and intercept and kill the sentry post." ”

Zhang Xiaowu was stunned for a moment, this sneak attack naturally required capable people to infiltrate the enemy camp and disturb the enemy army, but he was afraid that this Chen Boqing would do something bad. So Zhang Xiaowu thought for a while, held the horse chopping knife, and suddenly slashed down.

At this time, Chen Boqing did not avoid or hide, his eyes stared at him, the blade stopped at a finger above Chen Boqing's head, Chen Boqing: "If you don't kill me, don't use a knife, if I kill you, you will be dead the moment you start the knife." ”

Zhang Xiaowu finally laughed, put away his horse chopping knife and said loudly: "Have the guts, Chen Daxia, you can act with us, but you must know that when you enter the army, you will listen to me, and if I let you jump into the sea of fire, you will have to jump too." This is the army, not the rangers, the order and prohibition are the first, can you do it? ”

Chen Boqing immediately said: "Yes." ”

Zhang Xiaowu took back the horse chopping knife and said with a smile: "Okay, get on the horse and kill the bandits with me." He knew that this Chen Boqing was in the way of face, and for many days, the top ten masters had been repeatedly protected by the Han army, and the long sword in his hand had long been hungry and thirsty, and he must have wanted to kill the enemy with them. Although he was worried that this Jianghu person would interfere with the military, he knew that he was very capable, and it might be useful to take Chen Boqing with him.

But the little county lord Shi Zhongqiu ran out wearing a red armor and snow-white cloak, leading his jujube red horse to follow the team, Zhang Xiaowu saw it, couldn't cry or laugh, and persuaded the county lord to stay. Lord Shi immediately said: "How can you kill the enemy without me? You must know that my grandfather is General Zhenyuan. ”

Zhang Xiaowu had a headache for a while, and suddenly had an idea, and said, "How are your martial arts?" How does it compare to General Hu? ”

Lord Shi said proudly: "I'm not afraid of him. ”

Hu Li looked unbelieving, you are not afraid of me, I am just because of your noble status, little girl, I really don't know the depth.

Zhang Xiaowu agreed: "Naturally, as soon as we leave, the highest martial arts here is His Royal Highness the County Lord, but if the County Lord leaves, who will protect the eldest and second ladies of the Gu family?" Do you want me to count on General Hu? Definitely not, in case of danger, he runs faster than a rabbit. Can you bear to see the eldest lady and the second lady being persecuted by gangsters? Therefore, at this moment, it is the time when you are needed, and the county lord of Wangshi focuses on the overall situation and stays in the base camp. ”

Hu Li looked at Zhang Xiaowu and shouted in his heart: "There is a sentence below, I don't know if I should say it or not......

Lord Shi waited for a pair of big black eyes to look at Zhang Xiaowu's face, and his heart was popping like a deer, and asked, "Is this really the case?" ”

"Naturally, if it weren't for your strong martial arts, how could I easily entrust others." Zhang Xiaowu flickered and said, other people said that adults, you can also deceive the little girl, but the county lord just ate this set, and jumped away with joy, and Zhang Luo prepared blades and weapons at the door of the family, ready to deal with horse bandits at any time.

Seeing that Lord Shi was gone, Zhang Xiaowu smiled slightly, but Hu Li was unhappy, and stepped forward and said: "My lord, you can't arrange me for the sake of tricking her, how can I be so unbearable, and I can run faster than a rabbit......"

Zhang Xiaowu stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "Hard work, Lao Hu, you have endured humiliation and burden, and you have more credit than us." Everyone held back their laughter, Hu Li was depressed, turned around and bowed and left.

The course of the Roland ruins was not obvious, but there were still thorns growing tenaciously on both sides of the river to show the way, and the whole team had only one torch, and the rest of the people wrapped their horses' hooves and followed closely behind the torches. Fortunately, the starry sky on the grassland is extremely beautiful, and a crescent moon sets off the starry sky, illuminating the entire sand dune land exceptionally brightly, and also pointing out the way for everyone.

The night breeze blows with fine sand, and people can't help but hug their bodies, and the cold of the night is more difficult to resist than the heat of the day. Zhang Xiaowu couldn't help but think of winter, the summer night is already so cold, I'm afraid that the winter night will directly freeze and kill.

Chen Boqing had been following Zhang Xiaowu's side, and when he saw Zhang Xiaowu's riding posture, he asked, "Does the general not often ride horses?" ”

"Not often." Zhang Xiaowu said with a smile, "It's only been ten days, and this horse is still borrowed." ”

Chen Boqing said: "The horse that the general rides is suitable for long journeys, and it is not suitable for rushing and killing. ”

Zhang Xiaowu asked: "Will Chen Daxia still be a horse?" ”

Chen Boqing said: "I know a little bit about it. ”

Zhang Xiaowu said: "Chen Daxia is with me on this trip, I'm afraid there is another reason, right?" ”

Chen Boqing said: "I won't hide it from you, I want to catch those masterminds behind the scenes, and end my troubles, otherwise I will guard against thieves every night." ”

Zhang Xiaowu laughed, and whipped on the horse's buttocks to speed up.

Although the terrain of the river is not obvious, there are many thorns along the road, and after running along the thorns for a long time, Zhang Xiaowu ordered to change horses and continue, and advanced for another three hours. At three o'clock, everyone finally saw a glimmer of fire in front of them from a distance, Zhang Xiaowu immediately ordered to extinguish the torches, and then the whole army rested, and sent scouts to investigate.

Soon after, the scouts reported that there were already the ruins of Roland Holy City in front of them, and there were thousands of sand bandit tents in the firelight, and there were no less than sentry posts around. After everyone rested, they dismounted and approached slowly, and the closer they got closer, the more they found that there were many bonfires, and they saw that the three or five tents of the sand bandits were gathered together, and they did not form a camp, but seemed to be broken up and separated.

Zhang Xiaowu smiled, the scattered stationing of the sand bandits showed that they were still scattered sand, and Xiao Kai on the side said in a low voice: "The sand bandits will not camp." Zhang Xiaowu nodded and said, "The sand bandits and horse bandits on this grassland are all here, what do you say?" ”

Xiao Kai said again: "Attack with fire, take advantage of the three o'clock now, and sleep soundly." And I saw that there were four or five hundred tents for the bandits, and even if there were five people in one tent, there would be more than 2,000 of them. We only have 300 men, and it is most appropriate to attack with a sneak attack and fire attack to fight less. ”

Zhang Xiaowu said: "Tonight the wind is strong and dry, if you make a fire, it will definitely burn the company camp." ”

Shen Lin Dong said: "Good idea. ”

Zu Gongmao added: "We first rocketed and burned their tents, baggage and horses, and if their horses were frightened and bombed the camp, they would surely trample on each other. And most of them are gangsters of various sand bandits, and they may have a lot of dirt with each other, and even enemies of each other. If the battalion is bombed, it will definitely kill each other. ”

The crowd praised one after another.

Zhang Xiaowu clapped his hands and said: "Zu Gongmao, you take a group of men and horses to find the horses and heavy grain and grass, and wait for the Chinese army to throw rockets at the horses immediately after the rockets are launched." ”

"Whoa."

"Shen Lindong, I once heard that there is a guy under your command who was a Jiangyang thief before enlisting in the army?"

Shen Lin Dong said: "I called him over." The man came soon, a big man with thin eyes and a long face, seven feet tall and a bee waist and ape back, and arched his hand: "Li Chuncheng, the leader of the first team of the Houdu team, has seen all the officials. ”

Zhang Xiaowu asked directly: "You turned out to be a Jiangyang thief?" ”

"Yes." Li Chuncheng didn't hide it, so he told his background in one go: "I was a ranger before, but because I couldn't live anymore, I went up the mountain and became a mountain bandit for a few years. Later, the officers and soldiers suppressed the bandits, and someone in the stockade betrayed everyone, and a group of brothers were killed and wounded. The humble escaped alone, and after finding the traitor and taking revenge, he sold himself in the ghost market to engage in the killer business. There are many people who have been killed, and the lowly ones have become famous, but they are also wanted. One day I was so drunk in the Qinglou that the officials rushed up and grabbed me. Fortunately, I knew a lot of news, and someone had to protect me secretly, so he sent me to the outpost of Saibei, and then I came to the camp of the dead and met Lord Shen. ”

Li Chuncheng is not shy about his own experiences and encounters, and he speaks very frankly, which seems to be someone else's story. Zhang Xiaowu didn't like people who were blocked, but he had a good impression of this person, nodded and said: "Mr. Wu Songwu said that he had read your wanted notice, and after taking a look at you, he remembered that you were one of the ten evildoers in the Central Plains, so he recommended you." ”

Li Chuncheng laughed dryly, and said in his heart that I am actually one of the top ten evildoers in the Central Plains, and I killed all the damned people, how did I become one of the top ten evildoers, and the real villain is the dog official who sits on the court and scolds Fang Xuan.

Zhang Xiaowu asked again: "What is your real name?" ”

"It's Li Chuncheng, I call it Soul Hook Horse Noodles on the rivers and lakes, and I never use my real name."

Zhang Xiaowu looked at his long face, and said in his heart that he really deserved the name of Ma Mian, and this nickname was in line with his appearance and temperament, and said: "In the future, if you make great contributions, it can be regarded as justifying your name." ”

Li Chuncheng shook his head and said, "There are some big people who want me to die in front of me." ”

Zhang Xiaowu said: "You are my soldier, your life no longer needs to be interfered with by others, if outsiders want the lives of my subordinates, it depends on whether he can live longer than me." Li Chuncheng was a little moved in his heart, Zhang Xiaowu pointed to the sentry in the distance and asked: "You have slaughtered these sentry posts and secret sentry in the dark for me now, do you have the ability?" ”