Zongfu.

More than a dozen candles were lit in the hall, and the wooden floor was reflected in the light, and Liu Shi walked over with a small step and poured wine into the wine cup in front of Zhao Junsheng, and got up to pour wine for Zong Ai.

"It's rare to come to Pingcheng, why don't you stay for a few more days? Come, eat! Zong Ai picked up the wine cup and gestured to Zhao Junsheng as he spoke.

Still eating and drinking? Zhao Junsheng was really scared, he didn't remember anything about what happened last night, and asked Zong Ai, Zong Ai also talked about him left and right, avoiding answering.

Zhao Junsheng picked up the wine cup and tasted it lightly, put down the wine cup and said: "Don't look at me, it's just a baggage camp, there are still a lot of things, I really don't have free time to stay and have fun!" Brother Zong can gain a firm foothold in the palace, I am really happy for Brother Zong, I congratulate you! ”

"Thank you, thank you!" Zong Ai hurriedly poured a full bottle of wine and drank it all.

After drinking, he instructed Liu, "Yingzhen, you go and ask someone to bring the things!" ”

"Good!"

Zong Ai waited for the Liu family to leave, and said to Zhao Junsheng: "Does Brother Zhao want to change places to be an official?" Although your lieutenant of the baggage battalion is in charge of more than 1,000 people, no matter how big it is, it has no future, if you have an idea, brother, I can help you with it! ”

Don't look at Zhao Junsheng telling Yao Guangyuan that he just wants to be a petty official, it's all to bluff Yao Guangyuan, who doesn't want to be promoted? But if he wants to leave Mulan, he is not very willing.

Zhao Junsheng also understands Zong Ai's thoughts, whether Zong Ai really wants to help him out of friendship, or Zong Ai wants to find foreign help, he can understand Zong Ai.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Junsheng said to Zong Ai: "Thank you Brother Zong's kindness, if you can be promoted, who wouldn't want to?" However, my idea is to see if I can make a name for myself in the army. You see, there are wars everywhere these years, it is easy to make meritorious contributions in the army, and promotion is also fast, one day, I will be in charge of the military outside, and the clan brother will command hundreds of officials in the court, you and I will join forces, and the power is in our hands, and the glory of the ancestors is not a problem! ”

Zong Ai's eyes radiated an inexplicable light, his face was full of light, he picked up the wine glass and got up and shook his salute to Zhao Junsheng: "Although it is a little difficult to meddle in the affairs of the army, it is not impossible to do it!" Brother Zhao, don't forget today's appointment! ”

"Definitely!"

"By the way, Brother Zhao, someone stared at you yesterday, I have already said hello, and there will be no more trouble in the future!"

Zhao Junsheng hurriedly toasted: "Oh, then thank you Brother Zong for helping to speak!" ”

A housekeeper came over with a sack and put it on the ground, and reported to Zong Aiyu: "Zhongcao, Mrs. asked the villain to carry the sack, it's all here!" ”

Zong Ai nodded, waved his hand to let the family go down, pointed to the sack and said to Zhao Junsheng, "Brother Zhao, this is the medicinal herb you want!" ”

Zhao Junsheng got up and walked to the side of the sack to open it, opened the mouth of the sack, and immediately widened his eyes, only to see that the sack was full of mountain ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum, snow lotus and He Shou Wu, which are great tonic medicinal materials, which are dozens of catties!

"I'm a dear mother, Brother Zong, these are all medicinal herbs from the last year, they are worth a lot, I'm ······ I don't have that much money for you! ”

Zong Ai laughed: "Hahaha······ Brother Zhao has seen the outside, these medicinal materials may be more valuable outside, but there are many in the palace, and every year there are many inexhaustible ones that are eaten and wasted by insects and ants, which are not worth more than Chinese cabbage, and I didn't spend a copper plate on these medicinal materials, even if I took them! If you want it in the future, just talk and I'll get it for you! ”

Zhao Junsheng arched his hand: "Brother Zong, then I'm not welcome!" ”

In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Junsheng and others rode through the city gate, Lu Xuanbo glanced back and said to Zhao Junshan: "Young master, the person who is watching has disappeared since we returned to the inn yesterday, and has not reappeared, it seems that our trouble has been completely solved!" ”

Zhao Junsheng didn't report too optimistic attitude, and waved his hand: "I hope so!" Pei Jin and they have been waiting in Shanwu County for three days, we have to rush back as soon as possible, otherwise the Jinling camp will have to be in a hurry! Let's go! ”

Along the way, the wind was fast, and the people of Marshall did not stop, and Zhao Junsheng and the others returned to the camp outside Shanwu County the next morning.

"Captain, are you back?"

Pei Jin, Gao Xiu, Gao Xu, Xue Andu and others came out one after another.

Zhao Junsheng jumped off the horse and asked, "Pei Jin, did Da Bo Xiaoyi send the gold to buy the customs clearance documents?" ”

Pei Jin replied: "Back to Duwei, you sent it in the afternoon of the day you left, two thousand three hundred gold, one gold is a lot, and those healing plasters, he also sent someone to send two hundred bottles." Plus, you've got all the supplies you ordered to buy! ”

Zhao Junsheng nodded, and immediately ordered: "Okay, pass the order, prepare to pack up your things in an hour, and set off after an hour!" ”

Gao Xiu and the others glanced at each other, Pei Jin hesitated for a moment, and asked: "Captain, you have just come back, are you going to rest first, is it too hasty to leave now?" ”

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand: "Don't rest, we have been delayed for too long, we must rush back to the Jinling camp as soon as possible!" ”

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, the battalion leaders, team leaders, tooth owners, and soldier leaders immediately ordered the soldiers to pack up their things, and an hour later, the convoy full of baggage set off under the leadership of Zhao Junsheng.

On the city wall in the distance, a man in a cloak watched intently as Zhao Junsheng's baggage team gradually moved away, his whole face was covered by the cap of the cloak, and an entourage next to him bowed down and said, "Master, are you spreading the news?" ”

The cloaked man was silent for a while, then turned to leave, and said as he went: "Get the news out as quickly as possible, let them prepare, and once they do, they must do it cleanly, and don't leave any trouble!" ”

"Yes!" The entourage agreed, and quickly followed to remind: "Master, forgive me for saying a little more, Zhao Junsheng has nearly a thousand people in his hands, even if it is a thousand pigs, it is enough to kill for a while, we only have two hundred people, can we do it?" The little one feels very hung in his heart! ”

The cloaked man snorted coldly; "What's wrong with a thousand people? Heavy soldiers, people's husbands too! Calling them soldiers is to promote them, and the two hundred people under Master Ben are all elite cavalry! Well, stop talking nonsense and get the word out right away! ”

"Understand, the little ones will be arranged!"

In the past two days, Zhao Junsheng has hardly rested, swaying on horseback, until he is sleepy, but he can't fall asleep, so he can only stiffen up.

At dusk, the baggage caravan camped on the shore of a lake, which used to have a temporary camp, with ditches, fences, walls, horse rejections, and arrow towers.

The baggage team stopped by the lake, Zhao Junsheng sat on horseback and frowned at the scene in front of him, the original temporary camp was in a mess at this time, and the fence wall and arrow tower were demolished.

Everyone was dumbfounded, this and this······ This camp has been ruined like this, how can you still camp?

Pei Jin immediately stepped forward and scolded: "Who the hell is so lacking in morality, dismantling a good camp like this!" Lieutenant, I bet it was definitely the turtle grandsons of the Right Guard Baggage Battalion who did it, they just envy and hate us! ”

The battalion leaders, team leaders, and soldiers were all indignant when they saw this situation, and they all scolded one after another.

Zhao Junsheng jumped off the horse and walked to the camp, Gao Xiu, Gao Xu and Xue An all didn't get the order and didn't dare to let the soldiers disband, Gao Xiu turned around and shouted: "The first team and the first tooth arrange a guard!" ”

"Command!" After the team leader agreed, he waved his big hand, "First tooth!" ”

Under the orders of the tooth master, the three shi, under the leadership of their respective soldiers, scattered in the three directions of the southeast and west to search, set up a guard post at the highest point, and sent patrol squads.

Zhao Junsheng walked around the temporary camp, he squatted on the ground and looked at some horse footprints, there were a few piles of horse manure next to him, he took out a dagger and poked a lump of it, looked closer, and sniffed it again.

"Pei Jin, a few of you come here!"

Pei Jin, Gao Xiu, Gao Xu, Xue An and others all dismounted and walked quickly in front of Zhao Junsheng, "Du Wei, what are your orders?" ”

Zhao Junsheng got up and asked, "Let me ask you, a few days ago, the baggage team of Woye Town and the Right Guard Army returned to the Jinling camp?" ”

Pei Jin replied: "There is no one in Woye Town, only the baggage battalion of the Right Guard!" ”

Zhao Junsheng nodded, and asked again, "What time?" ”

"It's been four days!"

"Are you sure it's been four days?"

Pei Jin counted the days, turned his head and asked Gao Xiu: "It should be four days, right?" ”

"Yes, on the afternoon of the day the lieutenant went to Pingcheng, the baggage battalion of the Right Guard Army arrived in Shanwu County and set off to return the next morning!"

Even Gao Xiu said so, Zhao Junsheng believed that their days were not wrong, but the freshness of the horse manure in this camp was only about two days, and the amount of horse manure was still quite a lot, and it seemed that there were cavalry who had come here in the past two days, and there were quite a few of them.

Xue Andu asked, "Duwei, it's not early, should we camp here, or continue to hurry?" ”

Zhao Junsheng is very familiar with this road, and he knows what kind of terrain he has along the way with his eyes closed, and because of this, he also knows that if he starts from here and goes west, even if he walks for half a day, there is no suitable and safe place to camp.

Zhao Junsheng weighed it and said: "Go further west, even if you go to the middle of the night, there is no safe place to camp, we have so many burdens, and the lights are blind, in case of an enemy surprise attack, I am afraid that we will not be able to resist, let's camp here, pass the order, let the grooms, coachmen pull the carriage to the camp, and let the soldiers re-set up the camp!" ”

Gao Xiu looked at the mess all over the ground, hugged his fists and said: "Du Wei, to re-encamp, we must re-build the wall and arrow tower with these woods, and it will take at least an hour and a half to finish, you see that the sky is almost dark, or we will just stay overnight, and if we don't build the arrow tower of the wall, we will directly set up the camp tent?" ”

The abnormal situation that Zhao Junsheng found in the camp made him vigilant, and he thought that it was better to be cautious, and he must not cause irreparable losses because of carelessness.

"No, even if it takes a little more time, let the brothers build the camp for me, we will not lack of oil, light all the torches, and work hard!"

"Yes, Captain!"

On a hill in the distance, a group of men and horses hid in the dense forest on the hillside, and a large man with a grim face sat on horseback and watched the situation in the camp by the lake.

A knight next to him asked, "Team leader, they have started to rebuild the camp, we miscalculated, I didn't expect them to be so cautious!" ”

The other knight said fiercely: "If you want me to say, let's rush directly, and our two hundred cavalry can crush them with a single charge!" ”

The grim-faced man scolded his subordinates: "What are you rushing? Are you a pig? They have their backs to the lake, and there are ditches and wagons on the left and right sides, and if they want to charge, they can only rush from the front, and when they rush to the camp, can you stop? To stop is to wait for death, but if you continue to charge forward, you will rush into the lake, how can you fight? Order, give me the removal! ”