(Today's fifth watch, fourth shift)

Xuchang to Xuzhou is 800 miles away, and the army will arrive in two days if it is fast, but Liu Xie chose to move slowly, in his own words, you are fast, Xuzhou is there, you are slow, Xuzhou is also there.

So it takes about three days to reach the city of Xuzhou.

This time, in addition to the advanced weapon of the sunset crossbow, the Han army also has a new weapon, that is, the well fence.

The well fence has advantages and disadvantages in combat, a bit because it has a wide field of vision, which is conducive to shooting arrows at the enemy. The disadvantage is that it is slow to move, and once it is attacked by a melee soldier, it will be quickly destroyed.

However, Liu Xie's well bar is no better than an ordinary well bar, reinforced with iron bars around it, driven by gear bearings inside, and lubricated oil in the connecting parts.

It's just that the wheels at the bottom of the well fence are still wooden, and iron bars are nailed to the outside.

Liu Xie was trying to develop rubber, but the materials and technology were not mature, and rubber trees were only found in South America at this time, and had not yet spread to Asia.

However, through the small dictionary, the fig tree can also produce natural rubber, and during this period, the fig tree had been introduced from Arabia to the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Therefore, Liu Xie plans to plant a large number of fig trees in the next step to see if he can make natural rubber.

And this kind of well fence is easy to disassemble, all disassembled, loaded and transported away during the march, and then assembled and spliced together during the siege war. This new type of well fence is already very resistant to attack, and with the guards of the archers on all sides, it is even more difficult for the enemy to break through to the front.

However, it is said that the Han army set off before dawn, breakfast and lunch were dry food, and they were eaten while walking on the march, and only dinner would be eaten in the camp.

Including Liu Xie himself, he leads by example, so he, the emperor, is deeply loved by the soldiers and the people.

On the first day of the march, when it was close to dusk, they arrived at the boundary of Chen County, found a flat place, and Liu Xie ordered the whole army to camp in the village and march again the next day.

Taking advantage of the fact that dinner was not good, Liu Xie asked two guards to follow him and patrol the camp, and at the same time sent scouts to investigate around to prevent ambushes around.

Four watchtowers were also erected around the camp, and soldiers were on the watchtowers looking around with binoculars.

Liu Xie attaches great importance to intelligence work, and wherever the army goes, it must be safely encamped, and the telescope can see far away, which is also not possessed by other princes' armies.

That's why he camped before it was dark, and after nightfall, the telescope couldn't see it.

However, it was said that Liu Xie took advantage of the fact that the man was burying the pot and cooking, and took two personal guards to patrol the camp, and after a while, he walked to the Wenyin Department, but saw a female soldier feeding the horses.

There are only female generals in the Han army, and there are very few, including Yan Er, who is recuperating in Luoyang, there are only three, and two are Ma Feng and Wen Yin.

But there are no female soldiers, even the military doctors are all male soldiers, and there is suddenly an extra female soldier here, but Liu Xie just took a look and immediately understood who this female soldier was.

She was Xiahou Ling, and Liu Xie assigned her to Wen Yin's account.

Xiahou Ling's martial arts are not too high, but she is bold and careful, and she is determined, so she is suitable for being a deputy general. Just because she had assassinated the emperor and seriously injured Yan'er, Wen Yin was wary of her, and disliked her very much, and did not give her an important position, but let her feed the horses.

Liu Xie walked towards her, and the two guards behind him nervously pulled out half of their sabers.

Liu Xie looked back at the two of them, smiled and waved his hand and said, "Calm, calm." ”

Liu Xie's personal guards were all martial arts masters, and they were so nervous when they saw the former female assassins. One of the guards said, "Your Majesty's safety is above all else. ”

Liu Xie thought to himself, although the small dictionary reminded Xiahou Ling that there was no danger and that it was the duty of others to protect his safety, so he went with them.

After a while, she came to the stable, Xia Houling was bending down to hold the hay, a strand of hair drooped down on her forehead, she reached out and brushed it back with the back of her hand.

That posture is also unique, and Liu Xie couldn't help but be stupid when he saw it.

Xiahou Ling took the grass and put it in the manger, Liu Xie was in a trance and coughed lightly.

Xiahou Ling looked back inadvertently, she didn't expect it to be the emperor, so she paused it a little before she reacted, and immediately knelt down and said: "I don't know that Your Majesty is coming, the slave is rude, please forgive Your Majesty." ”

"Please, look up."

Xiahou Ling stood up, raised her head, cherry-mouthed, her eyes were affectionate, her cheeks were slightly red, and she looked very moving.

Liu Xie saw that she was thin, but she had to do such a thing that only men do, so she couldn't help but feel pity, so she asked, "Does your face still hurt?" ”

Xiahou Ling said: "It doesn't hurt anymore." ”

Liu Xie was angry that day and slapped her several times, this Nizi had tender skin and flesh, and her face was swollen and high at that time.

Afterwards, Liu Xie also felt a little remorseful, and always felt that it was a bit too much to beat a girl like this. At this moment, her face was still a little swollen, so she said, "How can it not hurt?" ”

After saying that, he reached out to touch it, Xiahou Ling dodged his head sideways, and Liu Xie said: "Don't move!" ”

Xiahou Ling didn't dare to move anymore, Liu Xie touched her face, only to feel that her Lian was slightly hot, so he put his palm on her face and asked again, "Does it really not hurt?" ”

Xiahou Ling suddenly burst into tears: "Compare, Your Majesty, I was wrong." ”

Liu Xie withdrew his hand, took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Xiahou Ling said: "What I have seen and heard in the military camp in the past few days has let me know that Your Majesty is a good emperor who is rare in the ages, and I am still coming to assassinate you." Slaves deserve death! ”

After that, Xiahou Ling knelt down again, was left behind, and said: "It's right to know that you are wrong, in fact, you are also blinded." I want to tell you one thing, the list of killers you provided, I have already caught several of them, and a few of them have repented at that time, and I don't plan to kill him if he has a good attitude towards confession, but I want him to undergo labor reform, and completely realize his mistakes from the bottom of my heart. ”

"Your Majesty is merciful."

"No, I am only merciful to those who are willing to accept reform, and I will not be merciful to those who destroy the society and do not repent."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"I see that your body is thin, and General Wen asked you to feed the horses, do you have any complaints? If you really can't do it, just tell me, and I'll let Yanyun arrange something for you to do at a leisurely pace. ”

Xiahou Ling said: "The slave and maid are guilty of sin, how can they complain? Although feeding the horses is tiring, it can make the slave and maid accept reform, and the slave and maid are willing to do it. ”

"It's good that you can think like this, go back and ask the imperial doctor to show you your face and prescribe some ointment to apply, otherwise your pretty face will festered in a few days, and it won't look good at that time."

"Slave, thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Xie said a few more words and left, just as Wen Yin came to meet him, Liu Xie said: "Dinner will be ready in a while, I will eat in your camp." ”

(End of chapter)