At the Yanjin Ferry, there is a ferry boat deployed by the Northern Wei Dynasty court here for transporting grain, grass and soldiers, but the boat is not too big, and it took a whole morning to cross the river with a heavy team of 300 people, plus grain and grass materials and horse-drawn carriages.

After crossing the Yellow River, the team continued to hurry, the weather was clear, and Zhao Junsheng and the soldiers were in a much better mood.

There are more wastelands that can be seen along the way, and there are few pedestrians on the road, the Northern Wei Dynasty has been founded for more than 40 years, and the land of Hebei has been ruled for more than 30 years, but the withered and depressed scene seen along the way still makes Zhao Junsheng quite surprised and puzzled, the scene of this Hebei land is much worse than that south of the Yellow River.

Zhao Junsheng said: "Why is this land of Hebei much more depressed than the land of Henan? It shouldn't be! ”

Pei Jin rode a horse to follow and explained: "Joining the army, it is normal to look at the subordinates. For more than 100 years, there was a war at the two ends of Hebei for three days, the city often changed the banner of the king, the war was too frequent and caused serious population losses, the war was opened, every time the city was attacked and the city was broken, the population of Jizhou and the state did not survive one in ten, and the south of the Yellow River was affected by the war and the impact was smaller, the population was larger, and the market was more prosperous! ”

Zhao Junsheng couldn't help but sigh when he heard it.

At the beginning of November, Zhao Junsheng led a heavy army to arrive at Shanwu County, which was only 170 miles away from Jinling, the imperial mausoleum of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

In order to facilitate the supply of soldiers and horses stationed in Jinling, the Northern Wei Dynasty set up a large military supply point in this Shanwu County, and all the military supplies and grass materials needed by the soldiers and horses stationed in Jinling were supplied from here.

Zhao Junsheng asked the baggage team to camp outside the city, and let the soldiers rest here for a day.

Shanwu County is a small county without a name, this county is surrounded by mountains, the terrain is high in the south and low in the north, and the rivers in various places flow from north to south, from west to east, but the rivers in this county flow from south to north, completely reversed.

As a result of the establishment of a large supply point for grain, grass and military supplies, in just two months, the city's economy also prospered at a speed that could be seen by the naked eye, and the floating population also increased dramatically.

Naturally, family members could not be brought to Jinling, so Zhao Junsheng took money to let Pei Jin rent two rooms in a courtyard in the city, one for the elderly and one for his wife and children.

Walking on the streets in Shanwu County, looking at the people coming and going on the street, Lu Xuanbo, who was holding a sword, said: "I really can't imagine that this Shanwu County is so lively, there are so many pedestrians on the street!" ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "I have inquired, there were not so many people in this Shanwu County in the past, but there have only been more recently, and most of the new population are the families of the troops stationed in the Jinling area, and there are also many people from the surrounding towns who come to beg for a living!" There is not only a food and grass supply point here, but also a wounded soldier treatment center, and the wounded soldiers will be sent here for treatment! ”

Jiao Yunzhe, the new follower, asked: "Camp leader, you have taken us around the city for a morning, what are you going to do?" ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "Step on the point!" ”

"Stepping on points? Isn't it, battalion chief, are you going to take your brothers to loot the grain and grass and military storehouses? Jiao Yunzhe exclaimed exaggeratedly.

Zhao Junsheng slapped him on the head, "Rob you big-headed ghost!" We are called familiar with the environment, we may often come here in the future, where there is fun, where there is good food, which Qinglou girl is beautiful and sweet, how to know if you are not familiar with the environment here? ”

Lu Xuanbo and Jiao Yunzhe both showed disdain when they heard this, and Zhao Junsheng found out and shouted, "Hey, hey, what kind of eyes are you?" Have you never drunk flower wine? ”

The two shook their heads: "I haven't drunk it!" ”

Zhao Junsheng patted the shoulders of the two people in it and said with a smile: "Brother Yi Tian will take you to see the world, let you taste the wonders of drinking flower wine, hehe!" ”

This laughter made Lu Xuanbo and Jiao Yunzhe feel goosebumps all over their bodies.

After resting for a day in Shanwu County, Zhao Junsheng continued to hurry with the baggage team the next day. Three days later, the baggage team arrived in Jinling.

Before the team entered the range of Jinling, they saw that there were dark and heavy flags erected everywhere around the cemetery, and the camps surrounded Jinling in the middle.

The soldiers and horses stationed here are not only the garrison troops of Woye Town and Huaishuo Town, because Shengle City, the old capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, which is seventy miles away in the north, has been occupied by the Rouran army, in order to prevent the Rouran army from going south to destroy Jinling, the Northern Wei Dynasty court also sent 10,000 soldiers to be stationed here.

Originally, the garrison troops who were going to be sent to Woye Town and Huaishuo Town could not go because these two cities were still occupied by Rouran, so they were transferred here to give them a place to hurry up and practice, and on the other hand, they could assist the Chinese soldiers stationed here to defend the Rouran army in Shengle City.

After some investigation and inquiry along the way, Zhao Junsheng and his baggage team finally found the camp of the Huaishuo Town Garrison.

On the way to Jinling, Zhao Junsheng has been thinking about what to say when he sees Mulan, he led the team to the camp just walked to the gate when he saw a familiar tall figure wearing a leather armor and jumping off the back of a horse with a scroll of papers, this familiar figure turned around and led the horse to see him, the two looked at each other on the spot.

Seeing this figure that was too familiar to be more familiar, Zhao Junsheng's words that he had thought of before were completely forgotten at the moment, his mind was blank, only infinite joy remained, and a great sense of happiness instantly spread throughout his body.

From Mulan's eyes, Zhao Junsheng saw the joy after the shock, but the good times didn't last long, and angry flames soon burst out in these eyes, she dropped the reins in her hand and rushed towards Zhao Junsheng quickly, grabbed the collar of his armor and yelled at him: "Zhao Junsheng, are you crazy?" The eyes are coming all the way to die! ”

"Bold, let go of our camp quickly, otherwise don't blame me for being unkind!" Some soldiers saw that Zhao Junsheng was being bullied, and rushed over and aimed their spears, knives, and bows and arrows at Mulan.

Lu Xuanbo even put a sword directly on Mulan's neck with a cold face, and said coldly: "This military master, you'd better let go of my young master!" ”

Zhao Junsheng raised his arm to stop everyone, "All stand down, it's none of your business here!" Pei Jin, you take your brothers to escort the carts and horses into the camp to find a place to settle down, go and report to General Wan, and say that Zhao Junsheng has arrived with the Liangjun baggage team! ”

"Camp Head ······"

Zhao Junsheng said sharply: "What the official said doesn't work? ”

“······ Yes, Camp Head! Pei Jin agreed and waved his hand to the soldiers: "This is a private matter of the head of the camp, all the soldiers have collected their weapons and escorted the chariots and horses into the camp with me!" ”

The soldiers then collected their weapons and drove the carriage into the camp, leaving Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan, Lu Xuanbo also saw that Zhao Junsheng and Hua Mulan knew each other, and the relationship was not ordinary, so he retreated to stand in the distance.

Zhao Junsheng saw that everyone was gone, and looked at Mulan's hand grabbing the neckline of his armor and said, "Can you let go of it?" ”

Hua Mulan let go of her hand and exhaled: "Okay, I'll let you speak, if you can't convince me, I'll cripple you and then find someone to send back to Suiyang, even if you are disabled, it's better than letting you lose your life in vain!" ”

Zhao Junsheng smiled bitterly: "I'm alone now, if you cripple me and send me back to Suiyang City, who will serve me?" Who's going to feed me? Sooner or later, you will either freeze to death or starve to death, and you will die a pitiful death! I'll be able to see you a lot when I come here, even if I can only look at you from afar, I'm satisfied! My people are all heavy soldiers, and they can't easily go to the battlefield, so how can they die so easily? Even if I die, I will die with you! You are my fiancée, you say you will get out of the marriage? I haven't agreed yet! I will not leave my wife alone to fight the enemy, and if I want to go into battle, I should be a husband and wife and face it together! ”

Hua Mulan turned her face away, and when she turned around, she was already in tears, and threw herself into Zhao Junsheng's arms.

Lu Xuanbo, who was standing in the distance, couldn't help but glance over here, and hit a spirit on the spot: "Two big men hugging each other, it's really unethical, and the young master is really, how can you take this bite!" It's over, and the old Zhao family still has to rely on him to pass on the ancestry! ”