Zhang Fan may be really tired, this sleep is really sound, the army outside is moving, and the sound shock is like thunder that does not wake him up. On the second day, just after the end of the day, the hour arrived, and before dawn, someone from the house came to wake up Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan slept for nearly six hours, and he was full of energy, but he didn't eat dinner yesterday, and he was a little hungry. There were already people from the government who prepared food. After Zhang Fan finished washing up and ate the breakfast sent by the people in the palace, Wang Chonggu also came to Zhang Fan's house.

"How did Zhang Zhubo rest last night?" Governor Wang asked.

"I may be really tired in my later life, and I haven't heard such a loud voice outside." Zhang Fan heard the earth-shattering footsteps of the troops outside and the slogans coming from time to time, and said a little apologetically.

"Hahaha...... This is the normal situation of people, and it is the first time that the Lord Bo has traveled all night the day before, and it is natural and normal to have such a posture. Wang Chonggu said with a smile, and then became serious again, "But you still have to get used to it quickly, from now on you will have to go out with the army, the battlefield is changing rapidly, and the enemy will not let you rest enough before coming to fight you." ”

"What adults teach us is to keep it in mind when you make up your mind." Zhang Fan also said with a straight face.

"Hmm. The army is about to be marched out, so pack up and come with your officer. Wang Chonggu commanded.

Zhang Fan didn't have anything to pack, and the paper and pen that he needed to bring had already been packed up, and the rest of the things were naturally prepared in the army. Zhang Fan took his things and walked out of the gate of the mansion with Wang Chonggu.

When I left the palace, I saw that the streets were full of soldiers and sergeants marching in procession, and the people in the city were watching from their homes. Some families have people who want to go on the expedition, and the family will go outside the city to say goodbye. When Zhang Fan came to the outside of the city, he saw that Liu Jinquan and Zhou Biao, two generals, were already waiting here, and behind them were 2,000 cavalry and 3,000 foot soldiers who were ready to go. When Liu Erren saw Wang Chonggu coming, he immediately stepped forward.

"Lord Qiqi, the 40,000 horses galloping to the aid of the provinces and patrolling the border have been deployed. We're ready to go. General Liu said to Wang Chonggu.

"Well, well done." Wang Chonggu praised him, then walked to the high platform in front of 5,000 people, and began to speak: "The Tartars have invaded my Ming frontier for a hundred years, and in the past hundred years, the people in the frontier have always been frightened, and the imperial court has also increased its military strength to defend it, but it has never been able to stop the intention of the Tartars to invade the south. Now the Tartars have gathered tens of thousands of troops and are attacking in large numbers as the year is approaching. How many people are suffering and displaced, and among them may be your loved ones. How can you sit idly by! ”

"Destroy the remnants of the Yuanmeng Party and return my homeland!" There were soldiers shouting below, and many people shouted along, and for a while, the shouts shook the sky. Zhang Fan saw that the soldiers all had indignant expressions on their faces, and some of their eyes were still a little red and swollen, obviously crying, and it was estimated that someone in the family was also suffering.

Wang Chonggu watched the soldiers shouting, he didn't stop it, he knew that most of these people lived in the frontier, this Tartar attack, many families were in trouble, they needed to vent, Wang Chonggu also needed this to boost morale.

After a while, Wang Chonggu waved his hand to stop the soldiers' shouting, and continued, "Yes, we want to drive out the Tartars, and we must inflict heavy damage on them, so that they will not dare to disturb my Ming frontier and occupy my homeland." You are waiting for this expedition just to let the Tartars see the bloody nature of my Ming boy! ”

The soldiers below shouted again. Zhang Fan looked at all this, and the mood in his heart as a traverser suddenly gave him a feeling: "The people in the past were really inciting, and they could mobilize morale with just a few words"! However, Zhang Fan was also a little moved by Wang Chonggu's words now, he thought of the refugees who came to his house to seek asylum, thought of what if the Tartars hit his house, and thought of what would happen if his mother was caught by the Tartars, and his heart was also uneasy. And this uneasiness also made him begin to have a belief in eliminating the Tartars and keeping himself and his family safe. No, it's better to eliminate all hidden dangers that may threaten him, and Zhang Fan is willing to do anything to achieve this goal!

"Then I wish you all the best!" Wang Chonggu shouted!

"I will live up to the expectations of adults." The sergeants replied in a loud voice.

"Can you two remember this mission?" After Wang Chonggu came down from the high platform, he came to Liu Erren and said.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will keep it in mind and never dare to forget!" The two replied in unison.

"Well, this time you are alone, there is no support, no intelligence, only five thousand people and ten days of food and grass, remember to be careful, but don't miss the opportunity!" Wang Chonggu said, "According to my estimate, the Tartars sent a large army to the south, and now there must be its main account in the Hetao area, once you find out, you will beat me hard, kill the leading generals of the Tartars, they will not be able to set off any storms, and then the Shanshan army will cooperate, and will be able to completely annihilate the Tartar army that invaded the south of the Great Wall." Just be extremely careful, and don't reveal your whereabouts until you have to. Once exposed, under the encirclement and suppression of the Tartar army, it is really difficult for 5,000 men and horses to resist. ”

"Remember your teachings, and we must be careful." General Liu said.

After Wang Chonggu finished explaining the military affairs of the two, he came to Zhang Fan again and said: "If there are too many, the official will not say anything, and Zhang Zhubo should be careful!" ”

"Lord Xie cares." Zhang Fan said.

At that moment, the army was about to set off, and it was the little colonel who led the horse for Zhang Fan outside Anhua County to bring the horse for Zhang Fan again, and Zhang Fan said to him: "Thank you for this strong man, I don't know ......."

"My name is Wang Degui, adults don't have to be polite." Wang Degui said, it seems that he is also from a farmer's background, "General Liu knows that Master Zhang is on the battlefield for the first time to go to the battlefield with the army, so he asked me to help me more!" ”

"Naturally, I want to thank you, and I will bother you to take care of it in the future!" Zhang Fan said.

"......" Wang Degui has never seen such a scholar, and I heard that Zhang Fan is still the new science and technology solution yuan in Shaanxi this year. He had seen those old men before, but how could there be such a courteous corporal as Zhang Fan, and he suddenly had a good impression of Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan has the experience of riding a horse last time, and this time he can go to the saddle! Although I can't get used to it yet, and the inner thighs are still aching, I can only endure it.

Seeing that everything was ready, General Liu ordered the army to pull out, and 5,000 men and horses marched towards the Hetao in a mighty way. It's just that I don't know if I can successfully complete the task this time, and how many people will be able to return safely.

Snowflakes fell from the sky, as if to bid farewell to the soldiers. On one side is the city wall of Ningxiawei, and there are many people bidding farewell to their relatives among the soldiers who went on the expedition, or they have parents, or they have wives and children, or they have brothers and sisters. But no one cried, maybe after living in this northern place for so many years, he had long been accustomed to life and death, but the air was full of sadness.

Zhang Fan was riding on a horse, wearing the clothes that his mother had sewn for himself before going out, and he felt warm. Seeing the people outside the city seeing off, he also thought of his mother, and he was also a little stumped!

Ningxia Wei is located on the side of the Yellow River, and from the north gate out of the city is the Yellow River Loop. Zhang Fan looked at the heavy snow and after a while, he dressed up the fertile Loess Plateau in silver, and the people became cheerful, and his depressed mood was swept away, enjoying the first snow he came to the Ming Dynasty!

"My lord, what's the view?" Wang Degui walked beside Zhang Fanma and said, "At this time, this is the most beautiful place, I like the heavy snow here the most, and next year will be a good harvest!" ”

"My house is in Anhua, and there is snow there, but I have never seen anything like it! It's really thousands of miles of yellow clouds and daylight, and the north wind blows geese and snow! It's just ......" Zhang Fan sighed, then thought of the army going out, and whispered, "If you want to chase away the light cavalry, the snow is full of bows and knives!" ”

"I haven't studied, so I don't know what adults mean." Wang Degui scratched his head and said, "But I know that I can't let such a beautiful place be wreaked havoc by the Tartars, I am here to kill the Tartars!" ”

"Your family has also been sinned by the Tartars?" Zhang Fan asked.

"I'm twenty-eight years old this year, my family originally had parents, and five brothers and sisters, I am the eldest in the family, I live in a village not far from here, and my family also has a few acres of land, although I don't have much money, I live comfortably." Wang Degui said, "When I was eight years old, the Tartars robbed our village. Because the Tartars came suddenly, no one in the village ran away. The Tartars stole the grain and killed the whole village. My father and mother saw that I was young and hid me in a dog hole, so I was not killed. It's just that my father and my mother, and my three brothers were killed by the Tartars, and the two sisters were taken away by the Tartars, and they have never been found since. Wang Degui said that he was already gritting his teeth here.

"......" Zhang Fan listened to Wang Degui's narration and didn't know what to say. Zhang Fan hadn't experienced all this, he couldn't even comfort Wang Degui, he was not qualified to comfort him.

"I watched the Tartars kill my parents and brothers and insult my sister, but I was so frightened that I couldn't do anything, and I couldn't make a sound out of my fear! I, I'm such a piece of shit! Wang Degui hated his incompetence.

"How can you delight yourself so much!" Zhang Fan said sharply, "How old were you at that time, what could you do if you rushed out?" Let the Tartars kill another human life? You don't want to think about why your parents hid you alone. ”

"Why?" Wang Degui heard Zhang Fan's words and thought about it.

"Because you're the youngest, but you're also the most likely to survive. If you had rushed out at that time, wouldn't you have made your parents die! Zhang Fan comforted him in disguise, "Let me ask you again, why did you join the army?" ”

"Of course, it's to kill the Tartars and avenge the family." Wang Degui said.

"That's true, but if you don't live now, it's all delusional." Zhang Fan said, "You can now avenge your family from the army, and you can prevent more families from being poisoned by the Tartars!" Wouldn't that be better! ”

"Right...... That's right! Wang Degui suddenly came to his senses, "I want to kill the Tartars, I can't watch the Tartars kill my children in the future!" ”

"Do you have a baby?" Zhang Fan asked?

"Hehe, there are two, both are male babies, one is ten years old, and the other is only five years old." Speaking of his children, Wang Degui showed a sincere smile on his face again.

"Yes, think more for the sake of your family, don't be presumptuous, your parents and brothers will bless you when they watch you from heaven." Zhang Fan said.

"Master Xie." Wang Degui let go of the heavy burden that had been pressing on his heart for 20 years, and he found a new goal, not only to kill the Tartars, but also to make the lives of his descendants better.

"Degui, it's almost noon, you go and tell General Zhou, tell the soldiers to eat some dry food on the horse, don't stop, let's continue on our way." General Liu's voice came.

"No!" Wang Degui heard General Liu's order and immediately ran to the front of the army.

When General Liu saw Wang Degui going away, he beat his horse and Zhang Fan in parallel, and said: "Thank you Zhang Zhubo for your advice, I knew Degui when he was not a soldier." At that time, he was depressed all day, or did I force him to join the army. I told him about my family. We all know what is in his heart, but we haven't studied for a few years, so we don't know how to persuade him. Now that Degui's heart knot can be untied, thank you to Master Zhang! After speaking, Liu Shen will thank Zhang Fan with a fist.

"Adults don't have to be like that." Zhang Fan said, "I don't know how many people want to see such a scene in this world, and they have persuaded ten or hundred, how can they persuade thousands, ten thousands!" ”

"Alas, this is also helpless!" General Liu also sighed, "I don't know what to do!" ”

"There's a way!" Zhang Fan said.

"What's the solution?" General Liu asked hurriedly.

Zhang Fan smiled and said, "Destroy the Tartars, and this kind of thing won't happen again!" ”