The relief grain issued by the imperial court arrived in the afternoon of the next day, and after the handover of the Ma County order, the grain was immediately distributed next to the county office. When the refugees saw that food had been sent from the imperial court, they flocked to it. Seeing that the scene was chaotic, the county commander was afraid of robbery, so he had to transfer a team of soldiers to cooperate with the manpower of the county government to maintain order.

Since this day, Zhao has been restless. She woke up from a nightmare last night, and she always had Zhang Fan lying in the pile of corpses in her mind, her eyes closed, covered in blood. On this day, she told Zhang Fan, but Zhang Fan didn't think so. Let's not talk about what is written in the book: "Zi Bu is silent and strange and confused", even if he is a person five hundred years later, he will not believe these things. Helplessly, Zhao was always like this, Zhang Fan had no choice, so he had to take him to Liu Banxian on the street to calculate a hexagram, and calculated that "although there is a catastrophe, there is no big problem", saying that Zhang Fan can live to the age of ninety intact, and Zhao is relieved.

Early the next morning, a scout of the Shaanxi army came to report that the army would arrive in the afternoon, take a short rest, and then rush to Ningxiawei overnight. and also brought Zhang Fan's order, temporarily appointing Zhang Fan as the commander of the army to raid the Hetao. When the Ma County Order got the news, he immediately sent someone to ask Zhang Fan to come over and hand over the order to him.

This time he transferred troops, Wang Chonggu was ruthless, and almost half of Shaanxi's troops were transferred, almost 50,000 people. However, not all of these 50,000 people will enter the Hetao, except for the border guards who were originally stationed on the Great Wall, some of these 50,000 people will be responsible for patrolling each unguarded, but the Tartars may climb the mountains and rivers to go around the dangerous mountains. There will also be a part to support Datong Mansion and Jizhou Prefecture. I heard that there has been no trouble on the southeast coast recently, and most of them have been exterminated by Qi Jiguang's Qi army, and the remaining widows are all in groups of three or five, and they are not in a climate. The imperial court prepared to drop Qi Jiguang and his subordinates, supervise Jiliao, and defend the Jingshi. Therefore, the number of troops who actually entered the Hetao area to carry out the raid plan would not be too much, and it might only be about 5,000 people. Of course, if there are more people, the target will be bigger, and if you startle the snake, even if it is not a surprise attack, I am afraid that it is a question of whether you can escape with your whole body.

Zhang Fan is no matter how bad his historical performance is, he has also heard of Qi Jiguang, a famous general of the Ming Dynasty and a hero of the anti-Japanese war. Thinking that he might meet such a historical figure, Zhang Fan was excited again.

"This time, you will be more careful when you go with the army!" Ma Xianling was a little worried about Zhang Fan, afraid that he would make a mistake when he went to the battlefield for the first time.

"Don't worry, adults, you can save it later." Zhang Fan replied.

"Well, in the afternoon, the army will pass by here, and after a short rest, it will set off. There are no major towns between the county and Ningxiawei, and they may march overnight. The virtuous nephew had better go home to rest, otherwise he wouldn't have lasted the night. You haven't ridden a horse, and you don't have a vehicle in the army, so be prepared! "Ma County Ling cares.

"Thank you for the reminder." Zhang Fan thanked him and said, "I went home that night." ”

"Go ahead, the old man will send someone to inform you then." Ma Xianling said.

Zhang Fan returned home, and at this time, the people who were in exile here went to the county government to receive food, but there was no one at home. Zhang Fan told his mother about the arrangements for the night march. Zhao knew that Zhang Fan had never stayed up all night, and he usually only studied until he was a child, so he was afraid that he would not be able to stay up, so he also persuaded him to rest. He was afraid that Zhang Fan would be hungry during the march, so he prepared dry food for Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan has never had the habit of taking a lunch break, and he thought that he was about to go to the battlefield, and it was very chaotic, and he didn't fall asleep until Shen Shi. As soon as the time arrived, the Ma County Order sent someone to call Zhang Fan to come over. Zhang Fan was woken up after sleeping for an hour, a little confused, but he was still thinking about the march in his heart, I was afraid that it would be delayed, so he hurriedly asked his mother to bring water and wash his face, and then he woke up. When he was about to go out, Zhao handed over a package, and Zhang Fan was a little puzzled.

"Here is the dry food prepared by my mother for you, and I am tired from marching at night, so I will use it to satisfy my hunger in case I am hungry." Zhao Shi muttered, "Fan'er, all the way to the mountain...... Want...... Be careful......" Saying this, Zhao began to cry again.

"Mother, I'm just going to be a soldier and stay away from those swordsmen, nothing will happen." Zhang Fan persuaded, "Besides, didn't Liu Banxian calculate for me, can I live to be ninety years old!" I am not as weak as the crown this year, and I still have more than 70 years to live. Besides, how can I be willing to let go of you! Aren't you still waiting to hold your grandson! ”

"What are you talking about, you kid!" When Zhao heard this, he burst into tears and laughed.

Under the watchful eye of his mother, Zhang Fan followed the people sent by the Ma County Order to the county office.

At this time, there were no refugees in the county, and I heard that the army came outside the city to help build some simple sheds for the displaced people to live temporarily. All the outcasts of the city have gone out of the city.

Zhang Fan entered the county office and found that Ma County Ling was talking to a man who looked like a general in gold and armor, who looked to be in his forties, and the expression on his face looked very respectful to Ma County Order. When Ma Xianling saw Zhang Fan coming in, he hurriedly pulled him over and introduced the general to him.

"The virtuous nephew is here, come quickly, and meet Liu Jinquan and General Liu." Ma Xian Ling pulled Zhang Fan to General Liu and said, "This time, I will lead this 50,000 army to Ningxia Wei to restore my life." He also introduced to General Liu: "This is my Anhua County, this year's new branch Xie Yuan Zhang Fan Zhang Yuande." ”

"I've seen General Liu." Zhang Fan said to General Liu.

"Zhang Xianggong has to understand the name of Yuan at a young age, and he is really a hero and a young man!" General Liu's voice was loud and full of energy, "At that time, the imperial court ordered it, I thought it was an old man who was not confused, but I didn't expect to be so young, it was really terrifying!" ”

"General Liu has won the award!" Zhang Fanqian said.

"I don't win awards at all, young people are much more energetic than those old scholars who have repeatedly failed, not to mention that Zhang Xianggong is the time when the spring breeze is proud!" This general may not be very good at talking, and Zhang Fan always has the feeling of pointing at the monk and scolding the bald donkey, or this is really a straight intestine, what he wants to say.

"Huh...... I would like to thank General Liu for his compliment. Zhang Fan said with some amusement.

"Okay, okay, since everyone has met, we will have dinner in my mansion later, and the army will not be able to set off until the time comes, and we will leave after the meal." Ma Xian Ling hurriedly played a round. Seeing that General Liu Shen walked aside, he pulled Zhang Fan aside and said, "Don't be surprised by the virtuous nephew, General Liu will say whatever he thinks like this, and he hasn't read any books." Don't think about it! ”

"The late students know this, and the late students are sure of themselves, and they don't bother with adults." Zhang Fan said.

At that moment, the three of them sat down and started to eat. During the banquet, Zhang Fan heard that General Liu and Ma Xianling knew each other in the first place, and Ma Xianling seemed to be his superior, but neither of them wanted to mention this matter, once it was involved, one of the two of them would inevitably divert the topic, and Zhang Fan was very curious when he listened.

After dinner, the three of them went out of the city together. As soon as I left the city, I saw more than a dozen long sheds, which were full of people, and sometimes there were displaced people coming in and out. Obviously, this is the temporary residence built for the exiled people by the soldiers brought by General Liu Shen. Behind these temporary residences, there is a mighty garrison of Zhang Fan's army that cannot be seen at a glance, which has been prepared and ready to set off at any time.

It was the first time Zhang Fan saw so many ancient sergeants, and he stood in front of him in a neat line. Although I have seen tens of thousands of gatherings on TV before, I have never seen it with my own eyes, let alone the ancient army of 50,000 neatly arranged, carrying guns and swords, ready to go to battle.

"What does Zhang Xianggong think of my military appearance in Shaanxi?" Liu Jian asked, obviously with a hint of pride in his words.

"Sure enough, it is a strong general, a mighty army, a mighty army!" Zhang Fan was sincerely admired.

"Hahaha......" General Liu also laughed happily when he heard Zhang Fan's words.

This is, a junior colonel came to General Liu, saluted, and said, "Your Excellency, the whole army is ready and ready to set off at any time." ”

"Well, that's good." General Liu said, asked Zhang Fan to stand over, and said, "This is Zhang Xianggong, the new commander of our army." Go and lead a horse to Zhang Xianggong. ”

"No." Xiao Xiao said loudly, and then saluted Zhang Fan again, "I've seen Zhang Xianggong." After speaking, without waiting for Zhang Fan to speak, he turned around and left.

"Zhang Xianggong, oh, now it should be called Zhang Zhubo." General Liu said, "Don't be surprised, these soldiers are all coarse, and they are not as particular as you scholars." ”

"The general has seen the outside, and the military background should be like this." Zhang Fan said.

At this time, the little colonel brought a brown fur horse over. Although Zhang Fan doesn't know how to read horses, he can also see that the horse in front of him looks tall and strong, although he is not a god horse, he is also a rare good horse.

"Master Zhang, please get on the horse, my army is about to start!" General Liu said.

Zhang Fan had never ridden a horse, and sat on horseback with the help of the little school. Although it was a little uncomfortable, the freshness of riding a horse for the first time replaced the discomfort. Zhang Fan sat on his horse and made a gesture to the Ma County Order, where General Liu had already ordered the army to march. Zhang Fan jerkily urged the horse forward.

When he was about to walk through the county seat, Zhang Fan looked at the city gate and found that his mother was standing at the city gate watching him. Zhang Fan's heart was moved, and he immediately dismounted, saluted his mother, and then got on the horse and left. Zhang Fan went to Ningxia with the army like this, and he didn't go over to talk to his mother, for fear that her mother would cry. What's more, Zhang Fan was afraid that he would cry.