The Xuande Army's festival made Liu Qutong's attitude towards the Chengying Battalion quite strange. There are some scruples, but also arrogance. He never asked Zhao Xingde to go to the meeting, and only notified the time of the camp every time, and the destination was not revealed, only asking the Chengying battalion to follow the action of the Xuande army. However, along the way to the north, some officers of the Xuande Army also went back and forth with the Chengying Battalion, occasionally revealing some details of the Xuande Army.

"Brother Zhao's subordinates are strong and strong, and they are not ordinary ringing horses, right?" Wu Yirou, the secretary of the Xuande Army, said tentatively. Liu Qutong avoided Zhao Xingde, and the military contacts were through this person. He seems to be a little preoccupied, and every time he finishes his business, he has to stay for a while.

Zhao Xingde gently turned the wine glass, smiled without saying a word, he gradually guessed Liu Qutong's intentions, nothing more than to leave a way back for the future, but he didn't want to be too deeply involved, if his deeds were exposed, this person might turn his face and go to the Liao court to ask for merit and reward. Whether these officers' private temptations and interactions were instructed by Liu Qutong or for other reasons, we will have to see again.

Seeing that Zhao Xingde didn't take over the stubble, Jin Changtai picked up the wine bowl and saluted: "We turned out to be a businessman in our branch, and we had no choice but to do this business of licking blood with a knife." The people who are wandering in the rivers and lakes also want General Wu to take more care. ”

Wu Yirou laughed dryly, raised the wine bowl and touched it with him, and said in a low voice: "Why should Brother Jin see outside, if it is a ringing horse, I am afraid that the brothers who run to the women's camp every night will not be able to break the line." Idlers can guess that you also eat military rations? He looked at the other side, as if he wanted Zhao Xingde to admit it.

"The big boss has disciplined the brothers too strictly." Jin Changtai slapped his thigh, as if he was complaining about the situation, "The brothers fight every day, and they have to abide by these rules and precepts, they are really more like the official army," he suddenly brightened his eyes, looked at Wu Yirou and said: "Brother Wu, why don't you find us a way and let the brothers be recruited." ”

Wu Yirou saw that Jin Changtai's face didn't seem to be fake, and couldn't help but doubt himself, and laughed at himself in his heart, "What about the Xia people, the Khitan people don't regard Han'er as inferior, and the Song people regard Han'er as Liao, so what's the difference, it seems that I was very wrong." He raised the wine bowl, disrespectful to the other side, raised his neck and drank, stood up and said goodbye and left, out of the camp, suddenly sadness came from it, and said loudly: "I have not done anything at the beginning of my life, and after I am born, Han Zuo has declined ......."

Looking at Wu Yirou's stumbling back, Jin Changtai sighed in a low voice: "It's a pity." ”

"Recruiting and rebelling, that's the business of the Military Intelligence Department." Zhao Xingde said in a deep voice, "Gather a few centurions, and everyone will meet the situation of the Xuande army in a while." He had a vague judgment in his heart, but he still needed confirmation from the other centurions. Before long, all the centurions came to Zhao Xingde's camp tent and talked about their contact with the Xuande army.

"As long as you give the guard a few small dollars, you can go to the women's camp, and you can bring two steamed buns casually, which is enough to find a good-looking one." Wang Tongdeng grinned, he is not married yet, I don't know if he is a child, but he can't help it. As he spoke, he cut a leg of mutton with a knife and put it in his mouth, and praised, "It's still delicious in the big boss's tent." He poured butter milk tea again, and these days he has been playing a horse thief, and it seems that he is getting more and more into the play.

"If you're not afraid of getting sick, you can go," Zhao Xingde said with a smile, "Let you tell me about the situation of the Xuande Army, what are you doing with all this?" He stared at the map himself, the location of the Xuande army happened to be in the north of the Datong Mansion in Xijing, Liao, if Datong is the gateway to the Central Plains, then the Xuande Army is stretched out to the grassland with a palm, this Han army was placed in Xuande, backed by the heavy garrison of the Liao State of Xijing Datong Mansion, which was not only cut off from the Central Plains, but also used to balance the grassland tribes. Zhao Xingde was in a trance in his mind, remembering that there were also iron ores in this area, but the ore grade was a little lower, which meant that the blades and armor of these Han troops also depended on the supply of the Liao Imperial Court.

"I heard that most of the women this time are from serious families," Wang Tongdeng muttered indistinctly, biting the mutton in his mouth, "This time it is to sell people to a large tribe on the grassland that needs women, Liu Qutong seems to attach great importance to this tribe, and personally instructed the merchants not to bring prostitutes to make up the numbers." Instead of cheapening the Khitan mongrel, it is better to change some war horses and get another ally. ”

Jin Changtai said slowly: "The people of Liao seem to be very jealous of the tribe on the grassland, although they seem to be enthusiastic about supplying grain and weapons, but the quantity is strictly limited, so the tribe promised a lot of money to get supplies from Liu Qutong, and Liu Qutong himself is also tight, and most of these materials are smuggled from Hedong." ”

"Oh?" Zhao Xingde groaned, his fingers slowly drew an arc along the Xuande Army, which happened to be a piece of grassland newly harvested by the Xia Kingdom, Zhao Xingde frowned, it seems that this Liu Qutong not only stepped on two boats, but also had three cunning rabbits. "This is important news, wait until you meet the next MID spies, and report this news back." He turned to the others and asked, "What else did you hear?" ”

Tang Qi said in a deep voice, "The Khitan people have made people angry in the past two years, and some brothers and sisters in the Han army's family have also been forcibly classified into the Khitan tribe as slaves. Yelu Dashi reduced or cut the Han army, and the rest were also transferred out of the important towns and cities, stationed in the desolate land and slowly consumed, and now everyone in the Han military camp is in danger and is fending for their own livelihood. ”

Hearing this, Wang Tongdeng scolded, "His grandmother's, we still have to work hard for ten years when we become sergeants, why are they Khitan people born to be soldiers?" Zhao Xingde didn't feel it, and then it was a little heavy, in Kanto, there is a saying that a good man is not a soldier, and there are many things in the world, but the Central Plains is still intoxicated with the fragrance of clothes and sideburns, poetry and dreams.

"Yes," Centurion Cha Shen also sighed, "Now the Khitans are only soldiers, except for the remaining elite Han army, most of the other Han people are slaves, even if they are lucky not to be lowly, they have to pay heavy taxes to the Khitans." In the Han military camp, it is rumored that Liu Qutong is going to be given the surname Yelu, and the Han army under his command is counted as belonging to his clan. ”

Jian Cheng said: "There are a few officers who privately test whether we are from the Xia Kingdom, and if so, they are willing to lead troops to come over." He paused for a moment and said indignantly: "This Xuande Army Festival made Liu Qutong a tiger, and he didn't think of fighting back, but instead acted perversely, selling the woman of a good family to the barbarians, which is really hateful!" He shook his head and said, "Even a few officers of the Han army are very blind, and they complain to me in private." ”

"Be careful," Zhao Xingde's eyes condensed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "It may be that there is some deal between the Military Intelligence Department and Liu Qutong, he can't rest assured, and deliberately instructs the officers under his command to test us." Seeing that Jian Cheng still had a look of disbelief on his face, Zhao Xingde said again, "Liu Qutong doesn't know how much he has done such a thing, he can always lead the troops under him, and he can still come and go freely, can he still be Mr. Morality?" He paused for a moment, and then said, "The Khitans are perverse, and there must be people in the Han army who are full of righteous indignation, but since Liu Qutong can even do human trafficking, it is naturally not surprising that the henchmen and officers under his command are also used to it." I don't know anything about us, and as soon as we meet, I take out my heart and slander Shangguan, whether he is confused or bold. ”

"Oh?" Jian Cheng suddenly realized, slapped the table, and scolded, "These turtle sons are bastards, they really look like them!" ”

Zhao Xingde shook his head and sighed: "These Han army generals lose their sincerity in private, and they don't know the truth or falsehood, so everyone is kind and relieved." Maybe on the battlefield, these people are far inferior to our battalion, but if you talk about intrigue and deceit, you can be regarded as an expert. These days, everyone should be vigilant, listen more and talk less, and don't fall into the trap of others. Liu Qutong himself is holding the shelf, but he allows the officers below to come into contact with us, it must be strange, we should not act rashly. I guess that Liu Qutong either wants to try out the officers who have two hearts in the Xuande army, or he is worried that I will cross the river and tear down the bridge for him, so he keeps sending henchmen to test us. He paused for a moment and said in a deep voice, "If he feels that it is completely hopeless to join our court, maybe if he is ruthless, he will take the heads of the people we are waiting for to invite merit and reward Yelu Dashi." ”