Is it true that Shalin uses such soldiers to guard the border? It is really poor and sour, and it is not at all the same as it is rumored, and it is indeed ...... Some rumors cannot be fully believed...... Xia Zuo saw it, and there was a burst of amusement in his heart, he curled the corners of his mouth, looked down at the old soldier, and asked aloud, "What are you doing here?"

"We're doing our job. First, to prevent the invasion of unknown troops, second, to prevent lawbreakers from entering the sarin, third, to prevent unscrupulous businessmen from smuggling goods, ......and fourth, "The old soldier clenched his spear and spoke, his expression was tense, and his tone was stiff, and at first glance it was a rote memorization content, and Xia Zuo doubted that the other party knew the meaning of the words he said," ...... 7. Check whether the entry documents are legal and complete, 8. ......"

"Alright, stop!" Char interrupted the old man's recitation, moved his eyebrows and asked, "Why, according to what you said, if I want to enter the sarin, I have to hand in the pass?"

"Actually...... You have already entered the sarin, so whether you want to go back or not, you must hand in legal and complete entry documents, otherwise you will enter the country illegally. The old soldier hesitated for a moment, then replied stubbornly.

"Ha!" Xia Zuo couldn't help but open his mouth and laugh when he heard this, looking at the two soldiers, one old and one young, and then looking at the five hundred cavalry beside him, he felt like he was listening to the funniest joke, and the two mustaches on his lips trembled with laughter.

"Did I hear it wrong, or did you say it wrong? You two just want to check on me, what if I refuse?" Char asked after laughing for a while, then smiled at the two soldiers.

The old soldier's expression changed, and he took a step back and said, "This lord, please don't embarrass us, we are also routine, please cooperate......"

"Hahaha, hahaha. Xia Zuo listened to the old soldier's words, and couldn't help laughing again, thinking it was really funny. After laughing for a few seconds, he turned his head to look at the soldiers beside him, his expression was serious, and he said, "What are you still doing in a daze, take these two people down." ”

"Yes!" the soldier obeyed, and immediately lunged towards the two sarin soldiers.

The two sarin soldiers tried to resist, but the old and the young were really ineffective, and they were knocked to the ground in a few seconds, and the spears used as weapons were kicked more than ten meters away.

The strong master pressed the two sarin soldiers to the ground, looked at Xia Zuo and asked, "My lord, are you going to kill?"

"Not really. Xia Zuo waved his hand, "We are here to visit Shalin, not to invade, and we have killed people a little." Tie up these two bad-brained, guilty fellows, and leave them here, and let them fend for themselves, and we'll continue on our path. ”

"By the way, remember to knock out before you drop it here. Xia Zuo added seriously, "I don't want them to find a way to untie the rope as soon as we leave, and then report to Atlanta City in some unknown way, then it will be difficult for us to keep this operation secret." ”

"Yes, sir. The strong soldier nodded, and dragged the two sarin soldiers towards the stone building.

The young soldier struggled violently, shouting as if cursing, "If you dare to do this, you will not end well." You are an illegal intrusion, and you are also attacking the sentries, and you will definitely regret it when the regular troops of Sarin know about it. The regular forces of Salyn will definitely tear you apart and let you understand that Salin is not something to be messed with......"

But the shouting, accompanied by a muffled snort, came to an abrupt end.

After that, the strong master soldier who walked into the stone building walked out and reported to Xia Zuo: "My lord, it's all done." ”

"Well, let's go. Xia Zuo didn't say anything, waved his hand, and motioned for the team to start again, heading towards the depths of the sarin.

......

Soon, the team traveled for several miles, and sure enough, just as Xia Zuohuang's subordinates said, the terrain began to rise and fall, and the existence of the outpost was no longer visible at all.

"Click......

Riding a horse, Xia Zuo glanced back at the direction of the previous outpost, and asked his yellow-clothed men, "Now, this can be regarded as a complete entry into the sarin, right?"

"Yes, sir. ”

"However, we didn't meet anyone's back. It seems that there is a big gap between Shalin and what is said, and the vigilance of the army is not very high. Xia Zuo said with some mockery, thought for a while, and added, "By the way, from now on, two ten-person reconnaissance teams will be sent to our front, left, and right. The reconnaissance distance is three miles, and people are sent to report the content of the investigation in turn to determine whether the surrounding area is safe. ”

When the yellow-clothed subordinates heard this, they were a little puzzled: "My lord, didn't you mean it...... Isn't Salyn vigilant, and no one is stopping us, so why are we doing this?"

"It's true that sarin's vigilance is not high, but my vigilance can't be as low as theirs, and I still have to be on guard. Xia Zuo said, "This time, I want to reach Atlanta City as secretly as possible, only in this way can I have the effect of a 'surprise attack'." ”

"Uh......"

"Alright, go ahead and do it. ”

"Yes. The yellow-clothed man nodded, and began to select the scout team.

After a while, six teams of ten men from three directions were sent out, and in the midst of the alert, the army continued to march.

......

March, march, march.

After a short break, the soldiers ate some dry food and fed some horse food to the horses, and then Xia Zuo led the team to continue towards the center of Sarin, Atlanta.

Along the way, Xia Zuo deliberately avoided all large and small population gathering points according to the map, trying to maintain the stealth of his travels.

But by the middle of the afternoon, he was a little restless.

Not because there was a problem, but because it went too well.

Yes, it went so well.

In his covert movements, he never encountered a single living person except for the outpost he had encountered at the beginning. Although he avoided the crowd gathering point, it was strange that he did not even meet a farmer in the field, a fisherman in the pond, a hunter in the forest, or a pedestrian on the road.

He couldn't help but wonder if there would be no one in the whole sarin, and he had an urge to go to the population gathering points on the map.

However, reason stopped him from this impulse, and gently pressed the beard on his lips, reached out and took out a flat egg-like creature from his bosom, opened it, and glanced at the beating needle on it, and confirmed the time.

Speaking of which, the thing in his hand called the "Golden Needle Pocket Watch" was made and circulated in large quantities by Sarin, and I don't know how many merchants' hands it had experienced in the middle, and when it was placed in Char's shop, it was already a lot of money.

Since this thing did not seem to be liked by the newly succeeded emperor, it was once forbidden by decree. But it couldn't stand up to the exquisiteness and use, and it kept circulating on the black market, and finally there was no way, so I began to lift the ban, increase heavy taxes instead, and severely punish tax evaders.

The "Golden Needle Pocket Watch" in his hand was originally a complete batch of thirty, which was confiscated by Char's official from the smugglers who evaded taxes. After the confiscation, the pocket watch did not go to the state treasury, but was returned to the market for sale by some means. In this process, he got a piece at a low price through internal channels, and has been using it until now, and he has been quite proficient. So with just one glance, he knew that it had been several hours since he entered the border of sarin.

And the more this happens, the more it makes him feel uneasy.

Since Shalin can make a large number of delicate things like "gold needle pocket watches", no matter how you look at it, it shouldn't be as unbearable as he guessed.

Definitely shouldn't......

But if Shalin wasn't so unbearable, why didn't he have any awareness until now, and why didn't he encounter any large-scale military strongholds or patrol soldiers when he went so deep?

This is the whole border...... No, is the entire territory undefended?

Thinking of this, Xia Zuo couldn't help but press his beard again, and after thinking about it, he ordered again to his subordinates in yellow clothes: "In the three directions of front, left and right, send an additional ten-person reconnaissance team, and the reconnaissance distance will be expanded to five miles." In addition, three ten-person reconnaissance teams were also sent to the back, and no matter what they found, they were asked to report back every ten minutes. ”

"Your ......, my lord"

"Execute!"

"Yes. The yellow-clothed subordinates looked at Xia Zuo's ugly face, didn't say much, and decisively lowered their heads.

......

In a short time, a new six-man reconnaissance team of ten people was dispatched, and all the reconnaissance forces already accounted for more than one-fifth of the large force, covering the four complete directions of the front, rear, left, and right.

It stands to reason that Xia Zuo can rest assured.

But Xia Zuo didn't, but was even more anxious.

In the agitation, after marching for half an hour, the team began to trim for the second time.

People are not hungry, but the horses need to be fed special horse food again, otherwise they will not be able to support the long, long journeys that follow.

The whole team stopped to rest in a clearing, and there was silence all around, except for the chirping of insects and birds.

Listening to the sound full of the smell of the field, Xia Zuo was in a trance for a while, and couldn't help but wonder if he was overly cautious.

At that moment, he heard an exclamation from the sentry soldiers, "What's that?!"

"Huh?" Xia Zuo looked at it quickly, and then his eyes shrank, and he saw several black dots in the sky in the distance approaching rapidly.

What is it?

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