Among the armies of the three roads in Youbei, there are three types of cavalry, light, heavy, and scout, and the total number is only 8,000. In fact, Youbei is different from Beiyan, and the scarcity of cavalry is not due to the lack of good horse breeds. It's just that the cavalry consumes a lot, roughly calculated, and in daily consumption, a light cavalry consumes nearly twice as much food as an infantryman, and it has to add ten to fifteen catties of forage; And if it is wartime, or the main battle heavy cavalry with a higher load, it will have to turn out another heel. And the money bag of Youbei Sanlu has always been tightly held in the hands of Li Deng, the prime minister who has been doing business for generations, and it is precisely because of this that since the defeat of the East Customs 20 years ago, the cavalry in Youbei has never been expanded.

At present, the news from the fourteenth is that in the middle of the night, outside the south gate of Fengjing, the capital of Youbei, there are traces of cavalry, which can only be the cavalry of Youbei's own family. So, Shen Gui began to think with the method of elimination: there are 8,000 cavalry in Youbei, and the flying bear occupies half of it; Of the remaining half, 2,000 were led by Pei Ya, the new governor of Zhongshan, and the other 2,000 were led by the new commander of the Flying Tiger Army, Li Deng's henchman Zhang Huangling. The first thing to rule out is the Flying Bear Army. Yan Chongwu and his army are still staying in Jincheng at present, in case the spring flowers bloom, the Northern Yan will make a comeback; And Pei Ya, the new governor of Zhongshan, is still busy cleaning the military and government of Zhongshan, and has no time to take care of anything else; Therefore, the origin of this cavalry is obvious - it must be the Flying Tiger Army, which has been stationed outside Fengjing all year round.

"Ladies and gentlemen, things are changing at the moment, let's put out the torch first, go into the depths of the woods and watch what happens, and then move the camera when we see the situation clearly." Shen Gui put out the torch on the ground, and with the guidance of the moonlight, he took the lead in entering the deep forest.

As soon as everyone stopped their figures, there was a rumbling sound of horses' hooves from far and near, and the sound of the horseshoe hitting the ground was filled with a solemn atmosphere. Although everyone present was a heroic party on the three roads of Youbei, what they were facing at this time was not the gangsters or ruffians they were familiar with, but the regular cavalry of the imperial court. Everyone's hands involuntarily held on the weapons, Sun Baizhi was originally a doctor, and at this time, in the face of huge pressure, her body began to tremble.

In an instant, the sound of horses' hooves approached the altar, and Shen Gui held the hilt of the Spring Rain Long Sword, intending to cut off the legs of the first few members of the team first, and draw all attention to himself, so that the others would have a chance to escape. He was confident that the brief chaos caused by the surprise ambush was enough for everyone to escape under the cover of night. When the time comes, if you drill into the forest again, with the ability between the terrain and your own mountains and forests, you will definitely be unharmed.

Unexpectedly, he had just exhausted himself and was about to attack, but the cavalry roared around the altar and went straight to the northeast, only to disappear after a while.

“…… What's going on? ”

Shen Gui was stunned on the spot, Fu Yi behind him patted his stiff body, walked to the official road and began to clean the dust on his body:

"Don't pestle, be sentimental. They didn't come for us at all. I said yes, just for our few pieces of material, and still put on such a big battle? ”

Shen Gui heard Fu Yi's teasing, and he was also quite dissatisfied:

"If there's a fart, you let it go early! Isn't it because of your expression just now, it's like death...... Did they just go northeast? ”

Shen Gui had just replied halfway through his mouth, and suddenly remembered a very important piece of information. The northeast direction of this official road leads to Qingshan City on Zhongshan Road. In the vicinity of Qingshan City now, apart from Guo Yunsong of Shuangshan Village, who else is worthy of more than a hundred cavalry running overnight?

However, Shen Gui was not in a hurry, because at this time, everyone in Shuangshan Village had already gone south. Speaking of fighting in the woods, although there are fewer people on the winter solstice in Botu Mountain, it is easy to clean up the more than 100 horseless cavalry.

After this false alarm, everyone simply dispersed, and Ma Li, who was walking at the end, patted Shen Gui and said:

"Don't look at you, you're not big, you're quite righteous."

Yes, when he hid in the woods just now, he saw Shen Gui holding the hilt of his sword upside down. After a little pondering, I can't help but feel good. "You're quite likable in your next life."

Shen Gui called Fu Yi:

"The soldiers in Pei Ya's hands have not yet been digested, and Yan Qinghong is still preparing for peace matters, so the task received by the cavalry cannot be a business trip. And Zhongshan and Fengjing have personal grudges, and now there is only our Guo family, presumably they are going to Shuangshan Village. You go and tell Fourteen to go back to Botu Mountain, bring back all the brothers of the Winter Solstice, and wipe the traces clean. ”

Early the next morning, Shen Gui and Fu Yi finished the account of the inn, took all the soft and prepared to move to the "small courtyard" in the back street of the river back in Qihui. As soon as I walked outside the door, I happened to meet Qi Hui in the courtyard and commanded people to work.

"Qi Fatty, looking at your virtue, you are really a bit of a rich and unkind bully."

Fu Yi handed the burden to the little guy on the side, and he stepped forward to pat Qi Hui's broad back and said.

Qi Hui said with a wry smile:

"Of course it's easy for you two to be the shopkeepers. I'm not as good as you. This house is beautiful, but whether it is a man-made water feature or a rockery flower in the yard, which one must not be taken care of by a special person? ”

Shen Gui stepped forward and looked around:

"That's fine, you first explain the things at home to Fu Yi, and come with me later."

Qi Hui didn't ask why, he just called all the subordinates who called him, and carefully told Fu Yinian about it.

After the three of them tried the newly hired cook together, Shen Gui and Qi Hui walked to Hezhong Street with a scolding street. Due to the riots of this year's ancestor worship ceremony, the streets of Hezhong, which are in full swing all year round, were a little sluggish at this time. The two turned out of the back street and walked a few steps before they came to the gate of Huinan Bank.

"Welcome, do you need any help?"

The speaker is a young man with a good eye, although he looks ordinary, but Zhou's body is neatly cleaned up and down, wearing a gray cotton cardigan gown, and a snow-white cuff is pulled up on his wrist, and there is a kind smile on his face.

"I'm here to see your big shopkeeper Luo Fengqi, and when the little brother reported it, he said that it was Zhongshan Shen Gui."

The young man smiled and nodded, walked into the back hall, and after a while, he walked back behind Dong Ping, the steward of the front hall.

"Young Master Shen is here? If you can take the silver, you can just tell me directly, why are you so polite? ”

Shen Gui smiled and waved his hand:

"Today is not here to get silver, but there is something else to discuss with Shopkeeper Luo."

Dong Ping's face was slightly embarrassed, but he immediately changed to a smiling face:

"Then you can go upstairs, please."

Shen Gui and Qi Hui came to the second floor, only to see Luo Fengqi, who was nearly seventy years old, standing behind a young man with an iron ring ruler in his hand. The young man sat at the table with teary eyes, as if he were writing something. Luo Fengqi heard the footsteps and looked up to Shen Guiqi to return to the two of them, with residual anger on his face.

"That's it, since Young Master Shen is here, you can rest for a while. Think about it carefully, whether you have been wronged in today's fight to the end. ”

Luo Fengqi slapped the iron ring ruler on the table, and the young man quickly stood up, first walked in front of Shen Gui and the others to give a slight salute, and then walked into the inner hall and lowered the curtain.

Luo Fengqi said with a little embarrassment:

"Let the two of you laugh, that's my son Luo Sha, and I will let him pick up my class in the future."

When Qi Hui heard this, his face suddenly became ambiguous:

"The old shopkeeper is in good health. I look at the kid, but he's a few years younger than me. If memory serves, you're in your seventies......"

Shen Gui hurriedly stopped his nonsense:

"Don't be surprised, old shopkeeper, we have no intention of intruding into your private affairs. The two of us are here today because we really have important things to do...... You see? ”

After speaking, Shen Gui swept the curtain leading to the inner hall with his eyes and didn't say anything more.

"Young Master Shen is too careful, and there is no need to hide something from him. As I said earlier, he took my class in the future. ”

After Luo Fengqi finished speaking, he looked at the direction of the inner hall with a loving face.