Five watches,

"Knock, knock, knock······" A drum sounded.

In a few breaths, there was an uproar in the camp, and all the tents were lit up one after another, and the soldiers put on their shoes and socks, put on their uniforms, put on their armor, put on their helmets, and hung up their swords, and hurried to the middle of the camp with their spears and spears.

Just when the soldiers were nervously assembling, when the army commander, the head of the soldiers, the tooth master, the team officers, and the battalion leaders were shouting the trumpet of the whole team, Zhao Junsheng strode over wearing armor and holding a waist knife, Lu Xuanbo still followed him unhurriedly with a sword, and Pei Jin, Guo Yi and others followed closely with yawns.

After the whole team was assembled, Xue An, who was on duty, ran to Zhao Junsheng and reported: "Captain Qiqi, there are 722 people in the baggage escort team, except for the 72 people in the sentry and patrol team, the remaining 650 people are all here, please give instructions to the captain!" ”

"Pei Jin, you take Yiya people to wait outside the camp gate for those recruited strong laborers, and when the people are here, take them into the camp to learn to line up, and before the meal starts, you must be able to line up and go to the room to get the meal. The barracks are orderly places, and everything must be carried out in an orderly manner, even the recruited strong laborers! ”

"Yes, Captain!" Pei Jin agreed, walked up to one of the soldiers and waved: "You guys come with me!" ”

Zhao Junsheng watched them go away, slowly turned his head to look at the rest of the people, and shouted loudly: "The gang team quickly makes a fire to make food; The horse-drawn convoy inspects the loading of wagons, grain and grass materials; The grooms feed the mules, horses, and donkeys, and go! ”

The captain of the horse convoy and the captain of the gang team each shouted the order to bring their men and horses back.

Excluding the accompanying medical corps, there were only two battalions of soldiers left in the middle of the camp, a total of more than 600 people, Zhao Junsheng continued to order: "Next is half an hour of morning exercise, after the morning exercise, you have half an hour to pack up the camp tent, personal belongings, and deal with personal hygiene, now start from the first battalion, first run around the camp twenty laps, and the second battalion teams will follow in turn, start!" ”

With a series of orders from the battalion leaders, the soldiers lined up and started running, because the drill time was not long, the team was not very neat in the run, Zhao Junsheng also held the handle of the knife and ran with the middle team.

After running twenty laps, his body was already sweating, he left Gao Xiu and Xue Andu to lead the team to continue training, and he returned to the camp tent to get a spear and began to practice marksmanship, over and over again, he was sweating profusely and panting, and the soldiers had already finished training for more than half an hour, and he was over.

He changed into clean underwear in the tent, put on his armor again and walked out, and the two soldiers went into the tent to pack up their things and prepare to pull up the tent.

After the sound of the trumpet, the soldiers picked up their dishes and chopsticks and lined up to go to the house to receive food, and each battalion and team received food and returned to their own places to eat.

Zhao Junsheng was nibbling on steamed cakes and drinking hot soup, when a soldier came over and reported: "Captain, someone is looking for someone outside the camp gate, it's two young men!" ”

Zhao Junsheng didn't know any young people in Shanwu County, and waved his hand: "I'm about to leave the camp, I don't see you!" ”

"Yes······ They asked the villain to give this bag to the captain! The soldier handed over a cloth bag.

This ······ Isn't it cloth for wrapping cloaks? Zhao Junsheng took it and opened it to take a look, and it was indeed the cloak he asked Lu Xuanbo to take to the pawnshop.

"Who is it?" Zhao Junsheng was full of doubts, and said to the soldiers: "You go and bring the two of them over!" ”

"Yes, Captain!"

After a while, the soldiers led two young men over, and when Zhao Junsheng saw these two, his eyes immediately widened: "How, why are you?" Why are you dressed like this? ”

Wan Yutong wrinkled his nose: "Hmph, Mulan can dress like this, why can't we dress like this?" We just want to dress like this to go to the Jinling camp! ”

"That's different, she dresses like this and makes people not look strange by changing her voice, but you two are just afraid that you don't have the ability, right? As soon as you speak, you'll be exposed! ”

Wan Yutong stomped his feet and said angrily: "I don't care, this Miss Jinling Daying is going to decide!" ”

Zhao Junsheng felt a headache, although it was only one hundred and seventy miles from here to the Jinling camp, this distance was still within the attack range of the Rouran army stationed in Shengle City, even if the baggage team was attacked by the Rouran army, he had a way not to be responsible, but if Wan Yutong had an accident on the road, how could he explain to Wan Dugui?

Can you not take Wan Yutong to do it? Obviously not, she will not obediently return to the city, this time I am afraid that she will go to the Jinling camp.

Zhao Junsheng was helpless, so he had to say to Wan Yutong: "Okay, Miss Wan, you can follow us, but you must promise me two conditions: first, it's not me who I want to take you there, it's you who want to go with you, and I can't get rid of it; Second, you have to listen to me along the way, or I won't take you with me! ”

Wan Yutong was overjoyed and agreed very happily: "Okay, I promise!" ”

After breakfast, everyone was given a pair of straw sandals, put the straw shoes on the shoes, the frozen road surface was not so slippery, the baggage soldiers under the leadership of Zhao Junsheng pulled out the camp and set off, although the road conditions were not good, but there were more than 300 strong laborers to help push the cart, and the speed of the team was relatively fast.

Jinling Battalion.

At this time, the morning exercise was over, and the soldiers were eating.

Wan Dugui stood next to the room with the handle of the knife and watched the soldiers line up to receive the meal, and some of the soldiers who received the meal were talking on the side, all talking about how today's meal was less than half of the past.

Wan Dugui heard the discussion of the soldiers, but there was no change on his face, and the halving of the amount of food was his order, because the grain and grass in the camp were only enough for one day, and Zhao Junsheng's grain transportation and baggage team still had no news, you must know that this was the eighth day after they left, if the grain transportation team could not rush back today, once the food was eaten, the soldiers would be hungry tomorrow.

Wandu returned to Hua Mulan who was standing not far away and beckoned, and Hua Mulan stepped forward and hugged her fists: "Military master!" ”

"Hasn't the messenger sent to Zenai County returned yet?"

"Not yet, my subordinates sent a messenger the day before yesterday, and another messenger yesterday, and they haven't returned yet!"

The coolness in Wandugui's heart is getting stronger and stronger, the messenger is not an ordinary soldier, nor is it an ordinary cavalry, they generally have two horses, from the Jinling camp to Shanwu County, two days is enough to run a round trip.

Is it the weather? But isn't it snowing these days, and even if the roads are muddy, it won't even be able to catch up with the messengers, right······

Wan Dugui had a bad premonition in his heart.

Hua Mulan was also very anxious at this time, even if the weather was bad, except for the snow in those few days, Zhao Junsheng and they still had enough time to rush back, why were they still nowhere to be seen on the eighth day, and even the messenger never returned?

The more Mulan thought about it, the more anxious she became, and after careful consideration, she hugged her fist and said to Wandugui: "Military master, my subordinates want to go in person, and I ask the military master for permission!" ”

Wan Dugui looked at Hua Mulan and knew that she was worried, but as an envoy, this was also her duty.

“······ Well, you go and take two days of dry food, be careful on the way, and if you find something wrong, return immediately! ”

"Yes!" Mulan clenched her fists in agreement, turned around and left quickly, and soon she rode a fast horse and led a horse out of the camp.

The general Wanquan came over and hugged Wandu Gui: "General, eat something!" ”

"No, Ben will not be able to wait like this, Ben will have to go to see the king of Pingyang and borrow some grain and grass from him! You go and prepare the horses! ”

The two camps were next to each other, only a mile apart, and Wan Dugui soon rode his horse to the gate of the right army camp.

"Please report it, and say that Huaishuo Town, the military town, will return Wandu to see the king of Pingyang!"

Tuoba Han checked the recovery of his son Tuoba Ye's injuries, walked out of the tent, and the small colonel Yuanmen came over to report: "Lord Qiqi, I want to see you!" ”

Tuoba Han was stunned: "He? The old man remembered that he had visited the old man for the first time, and this was the second time he had come to the door, right? It's really the sun hitting the west and coming out! ”

The head of the guard whispered in Tuoba Han's ear: "Lord Wang, I heard that the grain and grass of the garrison army in Huaishuo Town are only enough to eat for one day, and the team transporting grain has not yet returned!" ”

Tuoba Han was stunned again, turned his head to look at his subordinate guard, he stretched out his hand and stroked his beard, and instructed the captain of Yuanmen: "You go and tell Wandu Gui, just say that this king is discussing the military situation with the generals of the Right Guard, no one should disturb, please come back another day!" ”

"Yes, Lord Wang!"

Wan Dugui held the waist knife and walked back and forth in front of the gate, although his face was calm, his behavior of walking back and forth exposed the anxiety in his heart.

Colonel Yuanmen came over and hugged his fists and said: "General Wan, forgive me, the prince is discussing the emergency military situation with the generals of various ministries and departments, no one is allowed to disturb him, please come back another day!" ”