No one knew what Lu Chen said to Wu Yue in the cottage, Zhao Chuan only knew that after Lu Chen handed over the secret letter to Wu Yue, it didn't take long for Wu Yue to personally send Lu Chen out.

When they returned to the border city, it was already morning, and after entering the city, Lu Chen first went back to the county mansion to wash up, and then changed into a set of casual clothes, and then went out of the mansion to take a walk around the street.

didn't sleep all night, Lu Chen was full of energy and energy, but Zhao Chuan yawned repeatedly, but the latter took care of him as if he was taking care of a treasure, for fear that he would make any mistakes, and followed him every step to protect him.

In this regard, Lu Chen didn't say much, he could understand Zhao Chuan's psychology, he had been fighting in the border city for so many years, and finally met such a county guard who was worried about the safety of the border city, how dare Zhao Chuan slack off, if Lu Chen had some accidents, I am afraid that his intestines would be repentant.

I thought that the border city was a desolate place, and there should be very few pedestrians on the streets, but I didn't expect the morning market to be very lively, Lu Chen suddenly remembered that the imperial court had already issued a clear order, and the population of the border land was not allowed to move at will, otherwise, with the rhythm of barbarian soldiers often invading, I am afraid that this place would have become an empty city a long time ago.

This also strengthened Lu Chen's idea of expelling the barbarians in his heart.

After walking around, Lu Chen sat down at a small shop near the corner of the street, and after eating some breakfast, he ordered two more cups of tea.

This shop is very small, it is a stall set up on the side of the road, there are about four or five tables, Lu Chen and Zhao Chuan sat in the corner, just ordered two cups of tea and didn't drink two sips, there was a burst of words on the side of the road:

"Hey, I heard that our new Lu County Guard, when he was inspecting the city defense of Wuguan yesterday, was attacked by barbarians, and his life and death are uncertain, and he has only been in office for less than a day...... It's a pity, I heard that General Zhao Chuan led 6,000 soldiers of the First Corps to the rescue, and I don't know what the situation is, so there is no news yet......"

As the words spoke, two border sergeants in shabby armor sat down not far from Lu Chen, and the one who spoke was a young man who looked five big and three thick, with a tall figure, thick eyebrows and big eyes, the outline of his face was like a knife, and his temperament was extremely strong.

"Don't worry, this new county guard can't die." Another soldier sat down and said. When he spoke, he was unhurried, his voice was smooth and calm, as if everything was in his expectation, completely different from the rough voice of the young man, not only that, but his appearance was also just the opposite of the young man, white face and beardless, thin figure, a sickly look between his eyebrows and eyes, and a weak appearance.

After sitting down, the burly man shouted loudly and ordered some breakfast, and then put the helmet under his ribs on the table, and asked, "Xiao Wang, how did you know that this new county guard was not killed by the brute?" Did you hear something? ”

The weak young man named Xiao Wang shook his head with a smile, and like the big man, he put down his helmet and explained: "I haven't heard the news yet, but since Zhao Chuan has led the army to the rescue, I think there shouldn't be any accidents." ”

"Oh? Why? Dahan asked puzzled.

Xiao Wang smiled and said: "Because as soon as this new county guard took office, he went directly to Wuguan to patrol the defense, so concerned about the safety of the border city, how could Zhao Chuan not give up his life to save him?" You know, Zhao Chuan, although he still has some courage, but he does not have the ability and overall situation to command the three armies, his ability is only suitable for charging into battle and being a fierce general, and he himself is also very aware of this, so Zhao Chuan has been guarding the border city for so many years, and he can be said to be thinking about an adult who can lead everyone to expel the barbarian soldiers all the time, and now it is finally a little slight, you say, can Zhao Chuan let this new adult have an accident? ”

His words didn't make the burly man feel anything strange, he just nodded and said something reasonable. But the shock to Lu Chen and Zhao Chuan was too great. Especially the latter, he didn't expect that a very ordinary little soldier could see himself as a corps commander so thoroughly and clearly.

And Lu Chen's shock, in addition to these, came more from Xiao Wang's determination when he spoke, it seemed that what he said was just like what he saw with his own eyes, it was so calm and confident, why did he think that he would definitely be saved by Zhao Chuan?

Because Lu Chen and Zhao Chuan were only wearing civilian clothes at this time, no one recognized them at all, after Xiao Wang's words, Zhao Chuan couldn't help but glance at Lu Chen, and there was a sense that he was going to get up and show his identity.

Seeing his movements, Lu Chen frowned at him slightly, and then took a sip of the teacup and motioned for Zhao Chuan to continue drinking his tea.

The two didn't notice their side, and after being sent up earlier, the burly man stuffed a mouthful of steamed buns, ate something in his mouth, and said indistinctly: "I said Lao Xiao, what are you doing with a broken sword all day long, tsk, you still cut broken wood, look, it's not a shame to be ashamed!" I can't get enough of those guys' jokes! ”

Hearing this, Lu Chen noticed that the young man named Xiao Wang was carrying a sword made of wood behind him, and he quietly took another sip of tea, and his heart was even more curious about these two soldiers.

Because in the world at that time, the entire empire followed the saying that the sword was domineering and the sword was king, which was equivalent to a cultural heritage that had a history of more than a thousand years.

Of course, this is only in the military. In the army, only generals can wear swords, and the role of the sword is more used by generals and commanders to command the army to fight, and in the hands of non-commissioned officers, in addition to all kinds of weapons, the waist is basically a simple knife.

If a person wears a military uniform and wears a sword at his waist, then this person is at least a serious general, just like Zhao Chuan, a junior general in the county, who is not qualified to wear a sword in the army. Even Lu Chen is barely qualified.

Therefore, Lu Chen became more and more curious about these two people. The guy named Xiao Wang was good, he knew that there were clear orders in the army, and he didn't dare to disobey them, but he just carried a wooden long sword, which was really a bit ridiculous, and it was no wonder that the burly man would make fun of him.

"I joined the army, but I hung a sword on my waist, but the former county guard had no eyes, you idiot, you only know how to eat, what do you know!?"

The young man named Xiao Wang sneered and said, he didn't care about the man's ridicule at all.