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After a long journey of half a month, Liu Dazhuang led the troops of the two regiments of the Xiongshi Brigade to finally reach the Qingmu River, at this time, the Qingmu River could see that there were Han soldiers patrolling back and forth on the city tower, and the surrounding city towers were also firmly closed. A large number of cattle and sheep were placed outside the city, surrounded by railings, because there were so many of them that if they were not placed outside the city, the inside of the city would not be able to fit at all.

A sharp-eyed soldier on the top of the city tower suddenly saw a bunch of men and horses coming in the distance, and the number seemed to be quite large, at least ten times that of them. The soldier immediately shouted, "Captain, Captain, look! Someone! That's a lot of people! With a shout, the rest of the soldiers on the tower exclaimed in surprise and looked over.

At this time, the man known as the captain came over, only to see him holding a telescope and looking at it, and said with a smile on his face: "Brothers, don't worry, that's your own people, your own people." You see it's wearing the military uniform of our Pingbei Army, you see, I'll call the battalion commander. ”

When Zhang Yang left, he had a battalion of troops stationed in the Aoki River, and now the highest officer here is the battalion commander. Now that Zhang Yang is not here, the battalion commander is the biggest, the emperor of the soil. However, these soldiers strictly abide by their duties, and absolutely do not move other women except their own women. An army of steel must first have iron discipline. At this time, there were already seven thousand young women in the Aoki River, and there were only young women and little girls among them, and there was no need for the older ones.

About a quarter of an hour later, the black dots on the horizon have come to the bottom of the castle of the Aoki River, five thousand soldiers and horses are mighty, and the yellow dragon flag with a black background is flying in the wind, and there are several lion flags representing the heroic brigade. After arriving at the city of Qingmuhe, Liu Dazhuang personally rode forward and shouted to the soldiers above: "I am the commander of the Xiongshi Brigade, and I have come to take over the city in the name of the prince, brothers, please open the city gate and let us in." Although the soldiers of the Aoki River knew that the person who came here was the Pingbei Army, they only identified it from the clothing, so they did not immediately open it to greet them, after all, it was possible that the enemy would wear their military uniforms and blow up the city.

At this time, the battalion commander in the city walked up to the city and looked down, and sure enough, it was Liu Dazhuang. He had seen Liu Dazhuang when he went to the barracks with Zhang Yang in Xi'an before, so he naturally knew each other. So he shouted loudly: "General, please slow down, does the general have a book?" If there is a book, please let the villain see it. Although the battalion commander knew that this was Liu Dazhuang, he still insisted on the procedure and insisted on receiving the book. The battalion commander said, and then Liu Dazhuang took out a collar book from his arms, and at the same time slowly got a basket from the top of the city wall with a rope, Liu Dazhuang stepped forward and put the collar book in the basket, and then the basket was slowly pulled up, and finally the collar book came to the hands of the battalion commander, the battalion commander glanced at the collar book, and immediately said: "Wait a minute, the general will open the city gate." ”

The battalion commander spoke, and the soldiers below began to open the city gates.

"Hurry up and open the city gate, this is the commander of the Xiongshi Brigade! It is said that he followed the prince from Yangzhou. ”

"The one who gave us a thousand horses? Thanks to the fact that he gave us a thousand war horses, otherwise we would really not be able to stand on the grassland. ”

"Yes, that's it, and we still owe them two thousand horses."

"Isn't it just two thousand, we have more war horses, just give them three thousand and a lot!"

"That's not good, these war horses are all dedicated to the prince, they can't just take them away. When the time comes, the prince will distribute these war horses. ”

When the soldiers on the top of the city tower were talking, the city gate below the city tower slowly opened, and then the battalion commander walked out from the city gate himself, after all, their official positions were still very low, and since there was no formal title, all of them, regardless of the ranks, had the sign of a recruit on their shoulders.

"Your Excellency, Commander, you are finally here, and this is your book." Saying that, the battalion commander handed over the book in his hand to Liu Dazhuang, who received it expressionlessly and put it in his arms. The battalion commander continued: "A few days ago, a lot of Qing troops from Datong came to visit us, and it is estimated that it will not be long before they come, and we are worried about what to do with so many cattle and sheep outside the city, and now that you are here, we don't have to worry." The battalion commander said with relief.

Zhang Yang estimated that he had arrived in Yulin at this time, but the battalion commander did not know where he was in Yulin. It is somewhat impossible to let Zhang Yang return to the division to help, and now on the entire vast prairie, they Qingmu River is a lonely city, and to the northeast is Wei Yuanwei, followed by Yulin Wei, and then Datong Right Guard, and this generation because it was the front line of the Ming army to resist the enemy, built a lot of fortresses, and the defense is also very solid, these castles are all Qing army, you can imagine how dangerous this place is.

Liu Dazhuang asked with a little interest, "What's your name?" Looking at this young man in his twenties, Liu Dazhuang couldn't help but think of when he was young.

The young battalion commander smiled slightly and said, "Lord Hui Commander, my name is Li Guoran, and I was left here because of my poor riding skills." I don't know where our family commander went. Alas, it's boring to stay here. ”

Liu Dazhuang said: "Let's go in first, you tell me about the situation around here, since you said before that there are a lot of Qing troops who came to investigate, that is to say, they know the specific situation of the people here, you are only five hundred, and there are so many cattle and sheep outside the city, they will definitely not let go, it is very likely that they will come to attack the Qingmu River in the next few days." We need to prepare early. ”

When Li Guoran heard this, he nodded like a chicken eating food, and said, "En, those Qing soldiers will definitely not be tempted to look at so many of our cattle and sheep, maybe they are on the way." But now that the commander is here, we are not afraid, even if the Qing army is pouring in, we can hold it! ”

"Haha" Liu Dazhuang laughed and said: "No need to be a sycophant, it is estimated that there will not be too many of them, after all, they still have to defend your family commanders who are running around, and they know that your number is very small, and they will not send too many people." You're right, now that we're here, we'll be able to hold on to the Aoki River. This commander brought 5,000 men and horses, and the commander of Yu Mingjun, who also wanted to be guarded by Eagle Yangwei, is now about to arrive, that is to say, nearly 6,000 people have come, and the enemy army does not know this variable, so we will give him a plan to invite you into the urn! ”

"What! The commander also came. Great, he's the one I admire, he's the eldest brother of our family's commander. And the Eagle Guard is the most elite unit of all armies, which good boy doesn't want to enter the Eagle Guard? Thinking that Eagle Yangwei entered behind enemy lines to fight the enemy, his blood boiled. The battalion commander said happily. Yu Mingjun's fame is indeed very great.

"You will see him soon, by the way, your epaulettes are only epaulettes for recruits, you have captured so many cattle and sheep, so many women, it shows that you have experienced a lot of battles, I will write to the general, ask the general to award you according to military merits."

Liu Dazhuang said, and the battalion commander hurriedly said happily: "Thank you, Lord Commander." ”

"By the way, Commander, when will you bring these women and cattle and sheep back? Don't just put it here. ”

Liu Dazhuang said: "After this battle is over, we will transport the cattle, sheep and horses back. But your commander owes me 2,000 horses, and I want to take them. ”

Then Li Guoran smiled and said: "The horses are all ready for my family's commander, just waiting to be sent to you, but they are all good war horses." It's definitely carefully chosen, and it's in a separate fence on the left outside the city, so you can go and see it now. ”

Liu Dazhuang smiled and said, "I'll go over and have a look." ”

"Report!" At this moment a scout hurried in from outside, and it was evident that he was running very fast and very anxious.