The brigade stopped in Jiezhou for another day, and the soldiers who came to meet finally arrived.

A total of 500 soldiers and horses came from a battalion, covered in "rags", and at first glance, they thought that they were bandits descending the mountain.

"General Zhang, why are you here?"

Old man Zhou and Liu Zhangfei, one leading the horse and the other flattering, the face made the dog disgusted.

Look at the old general who got off the horse, his hair and beard were half white, he was wearing a black armor, and there were holes in the cloak behind him, and he almost fell off the horse.

This old guy's shelf is quite big, and he scolded Old Man Zhou: "Zhou Yang, the old man asked you, how is the errand that the handsome handed over to you is doing?" ”

Old man Zhou hurriedly hugged his fists and said: "Back to the general, fortunately, I am not dishonored, and my humble duties have been completed!" ”

"Okay, good," the old general patted Old Man Zhou's shoulder and said, "If you can complete military affairs, it won't be in vain for me to come here!" Let's go! ”

Old man Zhou looked surprised: "General, is the battle ahead tight again?" ”

General Zhang sighed and said: "A week ago, Wanyan little thief dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, and sent three thousand dead soldiers to rush into battle, but they couldn't be guarded against, and they rushed to my two lines of defense in a row, and thousands of brothers died before they were repulsed!" Cough, old man, I also ate because of this battle, and now I can't raise my head in the camp, so the commander sent me to pick you up, I should have arrived yesterday, but there were too many thieves on the road, so it was delayed for a few days. ”

Old man Zhou said: "General, don't be in a hurry sooner or later, Zhao Zhizhou and Tongju of Jiezhou have prepared a banquet, you have been running this way, it is better to rest, just let the brothers recover their energy." ”

The old general frowned, as if he was unwilling.

Commander Liu on the side hurriedly said: "General Zhang, there are still a few Lang Zhong on the way by boat, the front is so chaotic, it is not safe to let Lang Zhong rush alone!" You see, it's almost noon, and it's not too late. ”

The two persuaded the old man for a long time, and the old general agreed, and a group of people surrounded him to meet with Zhizhou and Tongju, and went back to the pavilion to eat.

The dogs and the servants also dispersed and went back to eat, and by the way, they packed their things and prepared to leave.

was just about to step into the camp, but was dragged by the three stewards.

The dog looked left and right, and there were twenty-eight people.

"Ahem, several, what's the matter? You're leaving in the afternoon, why don't you pack up and get ready to go? ”

The leading third steward smiled and said, "Dog, you are young, you didn't look at the old general carefully!" ”

The dog was stunned: "I watched it!" His hair and beard are a lot gray, and he almost fell down on the next horse, I really doubt that he can still dance with a knife! ”

"Alas, dog, how can you say that!" Lu San next to him opened his mouth and reproached.

The dog pouted, "I'm right!" ”

The third steward laughed and said: "Dog, things are not what you think, let's not talk about this old general, just talk about the soldiers in the back, have you found that their clothes, including their mounts, are bloodstains, well, dry human blood!" ”

The dog was stunned for a moment, but he really didn't pay attention to it, so he shook his head and said, "I didn't pay attention to it!" ”

"We watched!" A shopkeeper next to him said: "I have seen every one, not only are they covered in blood, but there are also several people with bandages, and they are injured on the road at a glance!" What does this mean? ”

You know, it turns out that these people really killed all the way, has the situation in Xihe Prefecture been chaotic like this?

"What do those boys mean?"

cough, the third steward said: "Dog, we have already made a contract, and the matter has been discussed with Zhou Junjian, and the rest of the matter is nothing for us!" ”

The dog hurriedly spoke: "But this goods have not been sold for money!" You're leaving, huh? ”

Lu Sanyi grabbed the dog and said: "Little dog, sell goods, it's very simple, you talk to Zhou Junjian, let them pull the goods away, sell them as much as they go, we still have to take care of this second batch of goods, just buy some other things in this state." ”

The dog pouted and said, "What is this, where will a bunch of rough men sell goods, you are gone, and you have to press on my head!" ”

Seeing that the dog was unwilling, the group had to resort to the old method.

"Come dog, when you are young, it is time for you to grow up, Uncle will give you some money to buy a pig's trotters to make up for your body!"

In this way, these cowardly businessmen who were afraid of death gave the dog a silver tael each, and then patted their butts and ran away.

The dog sighed, seeing that the time for departure was coming, and he didn't have time to mess with them, and he didn't go to the back kitchen, he went directly to the outside to make a bowl of fat meat soup noodles, and bought a bag of things in a mess, and then hurriedly ran to the blacksmith shop.

In the important positions of the front chest and back, there is a piece of iron to protect the heart, and then sewn together with strong and wear-resistant leather, and inlaid with fragments of iron pieces.

In order to run faster, there was no armor tied to his legs, but a pair of light iron sleeves were made on his arms, and if there was a real crisis, he would remove them and throw them away.

This equipment, called "treasure armor" by dogs, weighs a total of five or six catties, which is really not a trivial matter for me.

After paying three taels of silver, the dog was put on the body on the spot, and no one could see it with a cotton coat outside, hahaha, smart!

Sensing that the officials had finished eating, the dog went to the pavilion before returning to the barracks.

"What's that? The merchants ran away! ”

A reckless man is a reckless man, and as soon as he hears that someone has run away and picked up a knife, he is ready to arrest someone.

Old man Zhou was still sensible and stopped him in time.

"Brother Liu, people are just businessmen, not your soldiers, let alone the people who are escorted, people can leave if they want to leave, and they can stay if they want to, and besides, the goods are given to you this time, and there are many dangers ahead, so people won't follow you!"

The dog pouted, this man really didn't have any points in his heart.

"Commander Liu, what the little dog said is also right, after all, businessmen are profit-seeking, and the front is so dangerous, these people are following on the road, in case of a situation, they have to send someone to take care of them, they are troublesome, and they don't have to worry about leaving!"

Old man Zhou is not a weasel, and he figured it out in the blink of an eye, and said to Liu Zhangfei again:

"Don't worry about Commander Liu, the goods are in hand, and sooner or later you can exchange them for money!" After saying that, he stared at the dog.

The dog hurriedly waved his hand, "Master Zhou, the kid is just a servant, he doesn't know how to sell goods, don't worry about me, it's 50,000 yuan of goods, what can I do if I lose money if I sell it!" ”

Old man Zhou looked up and down at the dog.

The dog hurriedly compared his height to him, and shouted in his mouth: "Fifty thousand, fifty thousand!" ”

"What 50,000 kan?"

The three of them were muttering at the door, when a loud and thick voice suddenly sounded behind them.

Looking back, I saw that it was a red-faced old general, holding a waist knife in his hand, striding over, and in the sound of the armor, the heavy smell of wine and the pungent smell of fish rushed to the dog.

The dog subconsciously pinched his nose, looked left and right and hurriedly released his hand again, and he didn't smell it when he was far away in the morning.

"See General, you're awake!"

The dog followed and the two of them hurriedly bent over.

The old general waved his hand, turned to look at the assembled team, and said to the two: "When you are old, you will start to get sleepy after a little drinking!" ”

Liu Zhangfei said: "The old general has ridden a horse all the way, and his body is tired, if it is usual, it will not be a problem to drink down the two of us." ”

"Hahaha, you can talk!" The old general held his beard and said with a smile: "By the way, Zhou Yang, what did you just say 50,000 guan?" And who is this little doll who secretly covers her nose? ”

Dogs: ......

Embarrassing, this guy opens his mouth and closes his mouth, but he is obviously deaf and blind, and he really doesn't look like an old man.

"Old General Zhang, it's such a ......"

Old man Zhou told him everything that was not hidden at all.

Hearing that the merchants had donated all the goods they had traveled thousands of miles to the army, the old general, who was moved, stroked his beard and praised him: "These profiteers have finally done something. Seeing that there was a little doll next to him, he hurriedly coughed and said again: "Hey, these righteous businessmen can do this step has been benevolent and righteous, there are many small thieves in front, in case of an accident it will be a loss of face, isn't it just to sell goods, the old man also worked as a shopkeeper when he was young, it is very easy, it doesn't matter if there are many goods, when the time comes, choose some clever people to follow me, and ensure that it is sold!" ”

Seeing the old general's sworn face, the two hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Old man Zhou saw that the old general looked at the dog again, so he coughed and pointed to the dog and introduced, all the things on the way from Longzhou to Longzhou were told to him, and even the matter of selling pork in Qingshui Village did not fall.

Gou'er always thought that Old Man Zhou was a greedy guy for money, and as for the fact that a corrupt official could still be a military judge, Gou'er felt that there was a big official on top to take care of him, just like a big fat man in Longzhou.

But today the dog knows that he is really not a corrupt official, and the reason why he gets the opportunity to make money along the way is that the comprehensive reason is to complete the errands on his body.

He kept an account of all the filial piety he received along the way, and what he admired the most was that the number was accurate to the "Wen", and such an official who was not greedy for money was the first one that the dog had met so far.

So I chose to forgive him, "keeping the money from selling pork on behalf of the dog" and accidentally remembering it as "giving it to the army to buy pork money".

"Good boy! The old man likes it! ”

Bang bang, the dog who was slapped three times grinned for a while.

I don't know if the old general likes the dog to be smart or if he likes the dog to pay for pork for the army, anyway, he really likes the dog, and since the army started, he let the dog ride a horse to follow him.

On the way from Youchuan to Longzhou, Gou'er had seen the way Wang Chengju, an old scout, marched, and today he saw thoroughly what kind of way the army marched.

The horses were released three miles away from the left and right, three waves per road, three people per wave, and a fixed round in two quarters of an hour.

As for the brigade, it is still a long snake march, because there is no caravan and the work, this work of driving the carriage has become the responsibility of the people and the soldiers from Longzhou.

The sergeants who came to meet were divided into three sections, the front and the back, and the number of people in the front and back was small, and the middle was large, so that no matter what the enemy was encountered, they could quickly support.

The army set off, sounded the gong three times, drank the horse wine, and the group bid farewell to the local officials of Jiezhou, and officially entered Xihe Prefecture, a dangerous area that could lose their lives at any time.