There were suddenly a few shouts in the direction of the walled gate, and then there was a loud noise; The three people gathered together knew that this was the arrival of the team of the right mighty army behind. Because he had already made arrangements in advance, Shang Chengcheng didn't get up, and he knew that Wen Mu had to place soldiers to rest and arrange guards, so it was impossible to talk to him for a while, so he didn't have the idea of greeting him, he only squinted and pretended to sleep. Sun Zhongshan tore a piece of hard dough cake piece by piece, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it slowly, lowering his eyes and not knowing what he was thinking. But Bao Kan couldn't bear the loneliness, and stood up and leaned against the half-collapsed stone wall to look at the movement.

More than a dozen torches have been stationed in the walled gate, and the flickering fires have reflected the broken fence gate and earth fence wall, and the black shadows of people and horses are chaotic; Looking to the south again, under the dusk of the night, dozens of red lights extended more than a mile to the south, squirming like a red snake. Bao Kan wrinkled his brows and stared at the firelight for a long time, turned his face and wanted to ask Shang Cheng, seeing Shang Cheng hidden in the dark like a statue, he thought about it, looked for his hand and called the small stone by the door, and whispered a few words. The little stone agreed. As soon as the torches inside and outside the stockade were gradually extinguished, and the chaos gradually dissipated, only one or two short and powerful orders sounded from time to time, guiding the follow-up teams to find their own resting positions.

It wasn't until the faint shadow was no longer visible at the gate of the village that Bao Kan muttered a dirty word and turned around, just in time to see Sun Zhongshan looking at him with a pair of small eyes open, and his face seemed to be smiling. As soon as he made eye contact with him, Sun Zhongshan laughed quietly: "Lao Bao, why don't you come to my post as the sentry chief?" I'll be your deputy. "His second whistle was broken in an encounter with the Troatz rangers at the beginning of last month, Shang Cheng did not assign him a deputy, let him come out by name and everyone to discuss it, but he picked and chosen, and his eyes fell on Bao Kan. Lao Bao's ability is unquestionable, his seniority is not low, and he has an upright character who dares to speak and scold, and he is very prestigious in the border soldiers. A few days ago, he took the time to talk to Bao Kan about it in private, but Bao Kan refused. However, he did not give up: he would rather be demoted to the second post himself, and would rather entrust his soldiers to such an officer, and follow such an officer one by one......

"Teach me to be your second whistle?" Bao Kan glared at Sun Zhongshan, shook his head and said, "You haven't died yet?" I told you last time, I'm not going! You find someone else. ”

Sun Zhongshan hit a nail, so he had to look at Shang Cheng, hoping that his chief would stand up and say something for him at this time.

Every word of their conversation fell on Shang Cheng's ears, but he didn't want to go to his heart. He had his ideas about the personnel arrangement of officers. Zhao Shishi went to be the second whistle for Qian Laosan, it was because Qian Laosan was careless and couldn't take care of many things, so he had to send Zhao Shishi, the evil star, to him; Shi's temperament is a little violent, but this person usually talks about buddy righteousness, and no matter how mixed the soldiers are, they all listen to him, one by one, such a person is suitable for leading troops. But it's not the same. Yes, Bao Kan loves soldiers and can discipline himself, and he looks like a good officer, but after a long time of contact, he knows that this person has a hard temper, he can't rub sand in his eyes, he doesn't pay attention to ways and means when he speaks, he doesn't pay attention to ways and means to do things, as long as he thinks he is reasonable, he doesn't recognize any colleagues and subordinates, and he slaps the table and lifts the chair to make noise when he says the wrong thing, and everything has to be done according to his will. And this person has a very bad habit of handling everything one by one if it is not in line with his wishes, he will pick and choose...... With these problems, Shang Cheng will definitely not let him out to take charge of himself, even if he is a deputy. So he continued to close his eyes and pretend to sleep.

"My lord, there are a few people over there, and the leader seems to be Captain Wen."

After listening to Bao Kan's reminder, Shang Cheng stood up and walked to the wall, and sure enough, he saw four or five swarthy figures walking towards this side, the moon was sinking and the stars were sparse and the light was dim, and he couldn't tell which one was Wen Mu. In the sound of the copper skin of the iron armor leaf scabbard, I heard the two of them talking.

“…… Is Lord Shang's eye disease better? ”

"It's still the same, it's not getting better and it's not bad."

“…… You should also remind him to pay attention to it. The wind on the grassland is strong, and the dust and sand in the white hair wind are heavy, so you must be careful. ”

"His stinky temper, Lord Wen still doesn't know? Don't talk about the wind and sand, even if you are busy, you can't stop it. Who dares to stop it? ”

As he spoke, several people had already come closer. The one leading the way was Zhao Shishi, and the middle-aged officer in iron armor who followed next to him had thin eyebrows, long eyes, and a gentle face, which was Wen Mu, who was now a captain in the mighty military camp. Shang Cheng was already standing by the door, clasping his fists and smiling at Wen Mu: "Captain Wen, why did you take off your official robe to be with us big-headed soldiers?" ”

Wen Mu also saw Shang Cheng, and when he saw him holding the Ping Ceremony, he knew that he was talking to him as a lieutenant of the Border Military Academy, and because he returned the salute, he smiled and said: "I'm not still jealous of your swords, guns, and swords, eating, drinking, and fighting, so I asked Ying to lead the troops." As he spoke, he introduced the people behind him, and then pointed to Shang Cheng and said to several battalion officers of the Right Mighty Army, "This is the Shang Lieutenant I just told you about." Do you know that battalion of the Middle Route Army that broke the wolf's curtains? It was the soldier brought out by the merchant captain. ”

Several officers came over to salute in a hurry, and whispered and inquired: "What is the captain talking about the battalion that fought hard with the Tent soldiers?" Is that the battalion of Captain Fan of the Yanshan Middle Army? ”

Wen Mu nodded and said, "Which battalion else can it be?" That's the battalion! Even Fan Quanji, the captain of the two battalions, was also a soldier brought out by Lord Shang. He pointed to Zhao Shi and said, "Don't look at him as just the second post of the border army, you will look down on him, one by one, this is also the person who fought with the captain of the Shang School, last summer Yandong fought Guangping Station, like his village, he was the first group of warriors to climb the city." ”

Several officers were in an uproar. They are the Central Plains soldiers, not long after they came to Yanshan, the Yanshan army fought in Guangping as it was, they only heard of it slightly, and Shang Cheng's name had never been heard, but Fan Quanji Zheng's name was so familiar that he couldn't be familiar with it anymore, and he dared to shake the 1,200 leather hat big tent cavalry with 800 horsemen, and he also took advantage of the situation to force the Tuqi people to retreat on all fronts, and it was really the elite of the Great Zhao Elite One by one, I didn't expect it to be the soldiers brought out by the young officer in front of him!

Shang Cheng only smiled, and said, "That's their own earnings", then waved his hand and invited Wen Mu and a few officers into the house, and then instructed Xiao Shi: "Go and get some bread, steamed meat, and dried water." He said to Wen Mu again, "You can't raise a fire at night, so let's make do with some dry food." ”

Wen Mu was a little embarrassed, and said, "It was my mistake that I let the team raise the torch." Fortunately, Qian Whistle and Captain Zhao reminded them in time, so they didn't cause any trouble. He took the food that the little stone handed him and said, "I have brought water for myself." One by one, I heard the stones say, and you also asked them to send more men to guard the north and east......" He waited for Shang Cheng to sit down before he said with a smile, "Didn't the Shenwei army divide into two camps?" Two battalions were set up on the eighty-mile road, and there were ranger patrol posts, and then to the east was the military village of the Middle Route Army. Besides, it is only forty miles away from the camp, and there are a few stockades along the way to protect the grain road, and even if there is an incident, reinforcements can arrive in a hurry. ”

Shang Cheng listened to Wen Mu's words, and knew that he was trying to figure out his intention to carefully arrange and guard carefully, because he said: "The Shenwei army has been combined, and the camp of the left route army has also deviated forty miles to the northwest, and there is at least a hundred miles between the left bank of the Alegu River and the middle route army. ”

Wen Mu had been staying in the Left Route Army before, and only returned to Yanshan twenty days ago to take over the men and horses from the Central Plains in this camp, so he had a good understanding of the situation on the Left Road, and when he heard Shang Cheng say it solemnly, he admired his caution and caution, but also a little disapproving it, so he explained to him with a smile: "You are too worried." Your Admiral Li of Yanshan is also an old general who has fought old battles, how can he not guard against a sneak attack? As far as I know, General He Lian's 1,500 cavalry had been operating on the northern front, and there were 600 troops stationed in the stockades on the upper reaches of the Alegu River, and there were three battalions of men and horses in the grain depot. He took a sip of water from his water bladder, and then said, "There is also a reason why the army moved to camp," he pinched the cake and thought for a moment before he said softly, "Twenty days ago, the outpost found the right great Tengliang and the big deer of the Tuqi in the Kashka River Valley. There is an order to annihilate this group of enemies......"

Shang Cheng's gaze looked out of the gap in the stone wall, staring at the vast night without speaking. Wen Mu's words were very different from what he had heard from the guide he had sent from the grain depot before, which made him a little surprised. But he knew that Wen Mu's previous position was to know the soldiers, and the news must be more well-informed and reliable than a mere grain depot guide. He also wanted to convince himself to believe what Wen Mu said, but he didn't know why, a sense of apprehension always lingered in his heart. However, he did not know where He Lian's troops were on the northern front, nor did he know where the stockade was in the upper reaches of the river, let alone where the specific location of the Kashka River Valley was, and how far away it was from the camp of the left army...... For a while, all kinds of thoughts swirled back and forth in his mind, and he forgot to talk to Wen Mu.

Wen Mu drank saliva and washed down the minced meat in his mouth, wiped his mouth, and smiled at Sun Zhongshan: "Haven't you congratulated Captain Sun on my wedding cakes and candy?" ”

Sun Zhongshan also smiled and said, "When I return to Yanshan after the battle, I will definitely make up for the wedding feast for the adults." When he passed by Beizheng before getting married, he once accompanied Shang Cheng and Wen Mu to have a drink, and Wen Mu also gave him a congratulatory gift of two pieces of money and two silks, so the two of them are also old acquaintances. Now that we meet again on this grassland battlefield, thinking about Wen Mu's courtesy to him when they first meet, a sense of intimacy arises spontaneously. When he wanted to say a few more words, Shang Cheng had already opened his mouth: "You don't know, I have few soldiers, a large food team to protect, a lot of camels, horses and vehicles, arrows and armaments, and tens of thousands of stones of grain alone. ”

Wen Mu knew a little bit about the inside story, and knew that Shang Cheng's current situation was still the aftermath of Li Shen's case. Although he felt sorry and aggrieved for Shang Cheng in his heart, he couldn't do anything, so he had to divert the topic, talk about their recent situation, and then quit and got up.

Sun Zhongshan wanted to go to patrol the sentry post, so he also followed, and seeing that there was no one next to Wen Mu, he asked in a low voice: "Are you familiar with the Yanshan Left Army?" ”

"Huh? Do you want to join the Guard? ”

"It's not me, it's the Captain of the Merchant School. You also know the temperament of the merchant lieutenant, it is impossible to talk to you about private matters, but those of us who are with him can see that he still doesn't want to hide in the border army to escort the food team......"

Wen Mu stopped, thought about it with his eyes down, and said to Sun Zhongshan, "I can think of a way for him." But don't tell him until the matter is clear, lest he be overjoyed when things don't work out. ”

Sun Zhongshan hurriedly said words of thanks: "Then please ask Lord Wen to bother more." Here, on behalf of my school captain, I would like to thank you in advance. ”

"No thanks, I should do it." Wen Mu didn't explain to Sun Zhongshan why this was what he should do, so he led his soldiers to ......