Zhang Xiaowu only thought about it for a while, and then made up his mind, but it was just a death, a big head and a big scar, and he did things from the heart. He turned his head with a smile and said, "I received the order of the Mucheng garrison, and I will go to guard the Mucheng." ”

Zhang Ji was taken aback and said, "Master Zhang, have you thought about it clearly?" ”

Zhang Xiaowu said: "There is no need to think about it, there are my people in Mucheng, I will not leave them alone in Mucheng to resist the inuyi going south - to die, the dead battalion will die together, and if you want to live, the dead battalion will live together." ”

Zhang Yi opened his mouth wide, and after a long time, he bowed his hand and said: "The general is really right, you will definitely return to Mucheng, this is the ghost general who shocked the north." The general ordered Zhang Xiaowu to be promoted to the captain of the dead soldier battalion, allowed the subordinate generals to be promoted to the responsibility of rewards and punishments, and appointed Zhang Xiaowu, the commander of the dead soldier battalion, to serve as the garrison envoy of Mucheng. He then smiled and said: "Congratulations to Captain Zhang, congratulations to Captain Zhang, Captain Zhang can lead the army to fight alone, and from then on he can be regarded as a real officer, congratulations, congratulations." ”

Zhang Xiaowu said lightly: "It's not the first time I've been a captain. ”

The lieutenant remembered that Zhang Xiaowu was once the captain of Tucheng's military academy, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Yes, yes, congratulations to Captain Zhang on his reinstatement." ”

Zhang Xiaowu didn't have any joy, he had a calm face, and he felt sorry for Cheng Chu's escape. Now that he finally really knows Cheng Chu, this person is really not suitable for being a general, it is said that he resisted the assassination of the Heavenly Fire Sect for the emperor, it is estimated that it is also a beautiful misunderstanding, if this person has this courage, the Sixth Regiment will not be so cowardly.

He understands that this is a trap that he must jump into, if Jincheng and Crow Mountain are still there, it is naturally valuable to hold on to the wooden city, but if the Crow Mountain and Jincheng are all gone, then it is meaningless to hold on to the wooden city, and even whether the imperial court will send troops to rescue a Ququ Mucheng is still unknown, let alone their net worth. But Zhang Xiaowu had to take it, because there were other people in the Dead Battalion in Mucheng, and he couldn't let them wait in the city stupidly.

"I'm afraid these two choices are not the general's ideas, right?" Zhang Xiaowu asked with a complicated expression.

Zhang Ji said in a low voice: "Lord Zhang, is it the general's idea, is it so important?" ”

Zhang Xiaowu said: "In my impression, General Cheng can be regarded as a good person who will not set traps for others. ”

Zhang Ji laughed: "Zhou joined the army." ”

Zhang Xiaowu nodded, no wonder he would appoint Zhang Xiaowu as the garrison envoy of Mucheng, with Cheng Chu's courage and wisdom, only Zhou Wenqi, who joined the army, could think of this kind of bad idea, and set up a trap that he knew would die but had to jump into. Zhou Wenqi calculated that he would never give up rescuing the dead battalion, so he placed such a trick for Zhang Xiaowuzuan, this literati with a goatee, how vicious his mind was.

Zhang Xiaowu asked: "The Dead Soldier Battalion is only a formation, how can it resist the dogs?" ”

"Although the Dead Soldier Battalion is only a formation, since Captain Zhang has become the garrison of Mucheng, he can expand and rectify the garrison of Mucheng by himself, as for who to use and how to use people, the general has full authority to you. According to the provisions of the Holy Han, the garrison envoy is given the rank of military candidate, but the promotion of military candidate requires the permission of the commander-in-chief. Now the crown prince is far away in the camp of Yashan, so Lord Zhang can receive a fake army rank and expand the garrison of Mucheng under his command. Zhang Ji pretended to be envious and said, "It can be seen how much the general trusts Master Zhang, as long as Lord Zhang can lead the army and wait for reinforcements, the future will be just around the corner." ”

"Fake soldiers?"

"Yes, although the dead soldier battalion is only a captain, but the garrison envoy is a fake military candidate, I think Master Zhang has achieved a fake military candidate in four months, what a glory!"

Xiao Kai couldn't help but say on the side: "We only have more than 800 people in the dead soldier camp, where can we get so many people to go?" Besides, how to prepare for heavy grain and grass? ”

Zhang Ji said: "There is everything in the city, and as for the soldiers, there are so many that you can collect the defeated soldiers for use, and the five thousand soldiers in training are also left to you." ”

Zhang Xiaowu was in his heart, and arched his hand: "Take the order." ”

Zhang Ji asked his generals to hand the order to Zhang Xiaowu, and a pro-soldier came up on each side, the pro-soldier on the left side presented the leopard talisman for defending the city, and the pro-soldier on the right side presented the military armor.

The Holy Han is divided into three kinds of military talismans, one is called the dragon talisman, which is in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, and is the emperor's royal talisman, the dragon talisman and all the soldiers and horses in the world; The second is called the Tiger Fu, which is divided into the Tiger Fu of the Military Department and the Tiger Fu of the Quartet, which is in charge of the Shangshu of the Military Department and the commander of the Blue Dragon Legion, the commander of the White Tiger Legion, the commander of the Vermilion Bird Legion and the commander of the Xuanwu Legion, which can be driven by any soldiers and horses except the Royal Forest Army and the Golden Guard; The three leopard charms are in charge of the garrison envoys and the commanders of the border guards, and all the soldiers and horses in the headquarters can be driven.

Officers above the rank of lieutenant colonel in the military regulations of the Holy Han can wear pure black armor and a red cloak, which looks much more majestic than leather armor, because there are more iron pieces that are only good for defending against arrows, but they are not good for action in killing. Zhang Xiaowu asked Wang Yijin to take down the armor, and he took the tiger talisman of the garrison, the bronze leopard talisman was tied to two red threads, and the red line was wearing jade beads. He held up the leopard talisman and faced the sunlight, wisps of light shining through the gaps in the leopard talisman directly on his face.

Zhang Xiaowu squinted his eyes, put down the leopard talisman, and looked at the captain Zhang Ji in front of him. That Zhang Ji also smiled, but there was surprise in his smile, Zhang Xiaowu asked, "Do you go directly to the customs?" ”

The lieutenant said, "I don't know." ”

Zhang Xiaowu smiled strangely and said, "Then I wish you all the best if you can return to the Central Plains." ”

Zhang Ji gave up his hand, and glanced at him meaningfully when he was leaving, as if he was saying that your kid wants to be an official and not die, and he admires and admires him.

Zhang Xiaowu looked at Zhang Ji in the distance, and then looked at the camp tent of the Chinese military camp, as if a pair of vicious eyes were staring at them. Zhang Xiaowu was indifferent and silent in his heart, looked at the generals and troops behind him, and did not explain much, but said lightly: "Continue to move forward and dare to arrive at the thorn forest before dark and set up camp." ”

The three hundred cavalry of the Dead Battalion swept past the Sixth Regiment and continued to advance, the sound of horses' hooves rumbling and stirring up the dust in the sky, and in a short time the two sides were out of sight of each other.

Before dark, the camp of the dead finally reached the Thorn Forest, and the soldiers had to be ordered to camp and rest.

The thorn trees in Saibei are different from the thorn trees in the Central Plains in that they only have needles on the crown, but there are no needles on the trunk. The Dead Battalion is stationed in the Thorn Forest, and the soldiers don't need to worry about being stabbed by the Thorn Tree. It is a soft sandy area with very little gravel, and there are many yellow dwarf grasses growing on the ground, and lying on the low grass is as comfortable as lying on the soft head of the bed.

The early autumn in Saibei has entered the dry season early, and you must be careful to prevent fire when camping here, because the dead grass burns, and a careless accident will cause devastating disasters to the grassland.