Chapter 38: Embarking on the Journey
Breaking out a vigorous feat, Zhang Xiaotian will never make stupid loyalty to anyone, and will only be loyal to his ideals. At the same time, he swore in his heart,
Back at Mrs. Fen's residence, He Shu'er and Chunxiang were already waiting in the hall.
Parting is coming, and naturally there are endless sweet words.
Although Zhang Xiaotian is romantic, he has never tried this kind of gentle battle surrounded by beautiful arches, although he is happy and overwhelmed, but he knows his suffering.
Before sunrise the next morning, Zhang Xiaotian was sent off by He Shuer, Liu Fang, Ben Gongzi and others with tears in their eyes, and decided to say goodbye.
Before leaving, all the soldiers, chariots and horses gathered in the martial arts field, and Liu Wei personally presided over the ceremony of sacrificing the ancestors of heaven and earth, praying for a safe journey.
However, of course, Zhang Xiaotian knew that what he wanted was for them to steal the "Lu Gong's Secret Record" back, and he didn't care whether they lived or died.
Liu Wei reluctantly increased the number of men assigned to Zhang Xiaotian, so that his strength increased to 1,000 people, plus 200 generals of Mrs. Anping, 1,000 light horsemen escorted 40 carriages carrying Mrs. Fen, Mrs. Anping and a group of internal servants and 60 mule carts carrying grain and sundries, leaving Chang'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty, from the south gate, and marching along the official road to Hongnong, the first station.
Zhang Xiaotian was not in a relaxed mood at this time, because after stepping on this road, he did not know the dangers he would face, although
The information provided to him by He Miao has some use value, but he has no idea where to meet the enemy, how many enemies there are, etc.
Only when danger strikes can he assess the situation and make a plan to protect the team.
However, what surprised him the most was that Mrs. Fen's eight maids, Xiao Qian and Xiao Yi, all changed into military uniforms, galloping heroically and heroically, and their skills were extremely dexterous and agile.
After thinking about it, I figured it out, in this era of war, men are certainly everyone practicing martial arts, why are strong women exceptions.
Because he was a layman about the military establishment of this era, he took advantage of the fact that he had nothing to do on the journey now and asked his subordinate Chen Cheng for advice. "War is a matter of life and death, and as long as there is a point of strength, this point of strength must be used up." Chen Cheng sighed and said,
Because Mrs. Fen had reminded Chen Cheng that she was her person before leaving, Zhang Xiaotian knew that Chen Cheng was Mrs. Fen's person, and
He spoke with a lot less scruples, so he asked about the military establishment.
Chen Cheng said without saying anything: "The so-called three armies, in general, are strong men, strong women and old and weak armies. The strong man's team is the main force of the battle,
The strong women were used for auxiliary work such as building fortifications and labor, while the old and weak army was responsible for miscellaneous work such as logistics and army food and cooking. ”
Zhang Xiaotian felt uninterested, when he used to watch movies and TV series, those war scenes were all magnificent,
The characters are vividly portrayed and full of personal heroism. But the real situation is two different things,
Even women
Children of the old and weak are pushed to the battlefield to suffer and die. Zhang Xiaotian looked back at this time and saw Mrs. Anping's ten carriages and two hundred generals.
Following at the rear, I couldn't help but sigh. I remembered what happened to Mrs. Anping and these horses
will obey his command, but this "internal trouble" makes him have a headache.
Liu Fen's beautiful car had its curtains lowered, and he couldn't see the situation inside, but he didn't know if she was secretly looking at him.
Thinking of this, he rode his horse to Mrs. Fin's carriage.
Sure enough, Mrs. Fen immediately lifted the curtain of the car, revealing her flower-like jade face, and said with a smile: "Do you want to come up and sit down?" ”
"How can you be so presumptuous?" Zhang Xiaotian immediately smiled bitterly,
The little Qians in front of and behind the carriage all pursed their lips and snickered.
The four loyal generals with high skills and strength mentioned by Mrs. Fen were divided into two groups, protected on both sides, and when they saw Zhang Xiaotian, they all saluted him respectfully.
"The four of them are all orphans, and their surnames are Liu Long, Liu Hu, Liu Bao and Liu Xiong, if there is anything, you can tell them as you like." Mrs. Fen said;
Zhang Xiaotian saw that the oldest of them was Liu Long, who was only slightly older than his own annals, and Liu Xiong was only seventeen or eighteen years old at most.
But they were all young men with strong physiques, and it seemed that they had two strokes, so they smiled and said, "My command is to ask them to be all the time."
All the moments are by your side, and that's enough. Zhao Long and the other four agreed together.
Today, I walked more than 30 miles, thanks to the beautiful scenery along the way, Zhang Xiaotian has the mentality of touring the mountains and rivers, and sometimes
I could chat with Mrs. Fen and Xiaoqian's daughters to relieve my boredom, so I didn't feel any loneliness at all.
At dusk, the brigade set up camp and rested, and erected more than 200 tents on the shallows beside a stream.
In Zhang Xiaotian's coach's tent, Zhang Xiaotian, Chen Cheng and Wang Shouyi, the deputy general sent by Huangfu Song, and the other two leading troops, Ren Bi and Lin Feng, a total of five people, sat around the table and had dinner together.
The topic of these people in the army is naturally inseparable from war and the art of war. At this time, Wang Shouyi, a battle-hardened general, was discussing the changes and situation of the war as an expert.
While they were talking, there was a sudden chaotic voice outside the tent.
Zhang Xiaotian and the others were surprised and rushed to the outside of the tent.
Seeing that Mrs. Fen's camp was full of soldiers, the sound of quarrels kept coming.
At this time, a soldier came and said angrily: "Something happened, Xu Rong, a subordinate of the Marquis of Qinzhou, killed someone." "Who is this Marquis of Qinzhou?" Zhang Xiaotian asked casually at this time;
"It's Mrs. Anping's son, the son who didn't like you on the day you competed with Qi Xiao." Chen Cheng replied at this time;
"Oh! It turned out to be him. I have no grievances with him, so why should he trouble me? Is it because of Mrs. Fen? Zhang Xiaotian said secretly in his heart;
At this time, Zhang Xiaotian exchanged glances with Chen Cheng and others, and they all saw that they were very dissatisfied with the behavior of the Marquis of Qinzhou.
The one who was killed was Mrs. Fen's general, Liu Hu.
It turned out that the Marquis of Qinzhou took advantage of Zhang Xiaotian and others to eat and chat in the tent, and led the four most famous masters in the family to Liu Bei, Zhang Fei,
Guan Yu and Xu Rong and more than 20 good players wanted to break into Mrs. Fen's private account, and they could know that they wanted to be with her without asking
Continuing the leading edge, at the same time, it can make Zhang Xiaotian lose face.
Of course, the guards didn't dare to stop him, and went directly to the private forbidden place that Mrs. Fen stopped with a curtain, only to be stopped by Liu Long and others, and they had not yet passed it on to Mrs. Fen.
The Marquis of Qinzhou, who was intent on making trouble, had instructed his subordinates to attack the four people, and they were caught off guard, and they were outnumbered
People were injured at the same time, and Liu Hu was also cut by Xu Rong, and blood was splattered on the spot.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the guards behind the curtain rushed over and surrounded the Marquis of Qinzhou and others, which stopped them.
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The marquis's family came to hear the news, but was blocked by Zhang Xiaotian's Praetorian Guards, and it became a confrontation for a while.
When Zhang Xiaotian, Chen Cheng and the others arrived, Mrs. Fen was in Xiaoqian's eight daughters and Liu Long, Liu Bao, and Liu Xiong, who were stained with blood
Under the escort, his pretty face was blue, and he stared at the Marquis of Qinzhou fiercely.
And the Marquis of Qinzhou and his subordinates are as stable as Mount Tai, looking like you can help me. Seeing Zhang Xiaotian coming, he ignored him.
He said to Wang Shouyi: "What's the matter, I killed a slave who committed the following crimes, what's the big deal, Wang."
Adjutant General, you immediately drive these people away from Ben Gongzi, don't get in the way of Ben Hou's eyes. “
At this time, Wang Shouyi was angry in his heart, but he knew the way of being an official, and he did not take the matter to himself, and said in a deep voice:
"Everything here is in charge of Captain Xiao, and the last general is only responsible for the safety along the road."
Mrs. Fen walked up to Xiang Shaolong and said in a low voice: "Kill Xu Rong for me, and I will be responsible for all the consequences." ”
Liu Long and the others were like brothers and sisters, and knelt down together and said, "Captain Xiao, please be our master." “
Qinzhou Hou sneered twice, put his hands around his chest, and looked at Zhang Xiaotian with disdain, deliberately making him ugly.
At this time, the curtain had already been pushed to the ground, and the surrounding Praetorian Guards saw that there was no one in the eyes of the Marquis of Qinzhou, and they all felt the same way, and they coaxed together, and the situation was tense and about to erupt.
Zhang Xiaotian raised his hand at this time and asked everyone to be quiet. I really want to kill the Marquis of Qinzhou on the spot, but of course I can't do it.
Not to mention that he has the responsibility to protect the Marquis of Qinzhou to Pengcheng, but also to consider that the number one person in Pengcheng is the uncle of the Marquis of Qinzhou.
How can you go to Pengcheng after killing him? The Marquis of Qinzhou also saw this clearly, so he deliberately came to destroy Zhang Xiaotian's prestige on the first day of departure.
If he is allowed to mess around and endure this matter, then no one will look up to him Zhang Xiaotian in the future.
This is an era of power that respects only heroes and heroes. Maybe even Mrs. Fen will change her opinion of him.
At this time, everyone's eyes were focused on him.
Zhang Xiaotian's eyes fell on Liu Hu's corpse that was carried aside, and he shouted coldly: "Xu Rong! “
Xu Rong, who had a grim face and a slightly chubby and tough body, was about to respond, but the Marquis of Qinzhou stopped him and said, "The order was given by me, and I want it."
Come to me if you find fault! “
Zhang Xiaotian's eyes shot a fierce look at this time, and he said to the Marquis of Qinzhou: "If Xu Rong can block my three swords without dying, then this matter will be stopped from now on!" “
At this time, everyone was silent.
Some people even think that Zhang Xiaotian wants to solve this matter perfunctorily.
Although these guards knew that Xiang Zhang Xiaotian's swordsmanship was superb, it was really difficult to kill a master like Xu Rong with three swords.
Of course, the Marquis of Qinzhou didn't believe that Zhang Xiaotian could kill Xu Rong with just three swords, and he was secretly happy in his heart, thinking that if he couldn't kill Xu Rong with three swords, it would naturally be discredited, but he said quietly on the surface: "If Lord Duwei is injured by Xu Rong, then don't blame others." “
Zhang Xiaotian looked up to the sky at this time and laughed for a long time, pulled out the pure Jun sword given by Zhao Liu Mang, and said to Xu Rong with his index finger in a hook shape: "Come here!" “
The crowds on both sides immediately dispersed, revealing an open space.