When the man heard Chao Gai, he was immediately surprised: "It turns out that my brother is Brother Chao Gai, who is known as the umbrella in the rain and the charcoal in the snow, and the iron fist that shocked Jingdong, disrespectful and disrespectful." ”

Chao Gai said: "A little false name is not enough to worry about, and you haven't asked the man's name yet?" ”

The man hugged his fists and said: "In the village of the people who go down the mountain, they make a living by chopping wood, and their surname is Bian Mingxiang. ”

"Haha, no wonder the masters in our army can have a draw, it turns out to be Bian Xiang, who is known as having the power of a buffalo, it's better to meet by chance, why don't you have a drink with me?"

Bian Xiang said: "Why not. ”

Chao Gai said: "There are many restaurants here, but I still have more than 100 brothers on the roadside outside the town, if Brother Bian doesn't dislike it, he is willing to drink together on the roadside." ”

"The people of the mountains and the wilderness are not very particular."

Chao Gai was overjoyed, and asked Niu Gao, Jiao Ting and others to buy three or five hundred steamed buns, dozens of roast chickens, and dozens of cut mutton.

On the grass on the side of the road, the big guys sit on the ground and eat in a group. The soldiers had already boiled boiling water in small iron pots with the army for everyone to drink.

Everyone still sang a song, which surprised Bian Xiang.

Chao Gai and the others spread out the cushions and sat on the ground under the tree.

Chao Gai was the first to introduce: "This is Bian Xiang Bian Zhuang, his arms have the strength of a thousand catties, and he is very good. Everyone greeted them one by one, and Chao Gai introduced Liu Tang, Niu Gao, Shi Xiu, Liu Liang and others to Bian Xiang, all of whom were cheerful men, and they quickly drank away.

Everyone is holding a wine bowl in one hand and roast chicken in the other, and their mouths are full of oil.

Niu Gao said: "Bian Buffalo, come, come and drink three bowls with me." ”

"Come on Black Bull, do it."

The two drank three bowls of wine in a row, and Niu Gao said: "My long black, everyone calls me Black Niu." There is also an iron bull, that kid is a mixed bag, the fighter is black, just like you, it turned out to be a woodcutter, and he also uses a big axe. I see, don't chop wood, you can't make a few dollars a day long by chopping wood, and if you go with us to be a soldier, you will definitely be better than us in the future. ”

Bian Xiang said: "Do you have any money to take as a soldier?" ”

"When a soldier eats food, of course he has silver, and ordinary soldiers have 12 times a year, 20 times for squad leaders, and 50 times for platoon leaders. The more exploits you make in every battle, the more money you get, and it's still very easy to get a military salary of a few hundred times a year, mainly because the soldiers in our Yuncheng are all heroes, heroes and heroes, soldiers dedicated to the people, and they will not bully the people. Liu Tang said.

Shi Xiu said: "I'm a horse dealer, Brother Chao Gai also agreed to accept me, and when I come back from trafficking this horse, I will participate in the Yuncheng group training." Come along, and we'll join us in recruit training when the time comes. ”

Bian Xiang patted his thigh and said, "It's done, I'll also be a soldier." It's just that my parents are old, and I went to join the army, and I am afraid that they will have no source of income for the time being, how will they live. ”

Chao Gai said: "I saw your skills just now, you come to be a soldier and give fifty yuan to settle in." If you are afraid that your parents will not be taken care of, you can wait until you settle down in Yuncheng and then take your parents to live. A new village has been built for your families. ”

Hearing these generous treatments that Chao Gai said, Bian Xiang no longer hesitated, got up and bowed: "I hope my brother doesn't dislike me stupidly, accept me." ”

Chao Gai said: "No problem, from today onwards you will be the person of my Yuncheng group training." ”

Jiao Ting next to him took out a fifty-tael big ingot from the package he was carrying and handed it to Bian Xiang, but Bian Xiang refused to accept it. Jiao Ting said: "Take it, I also took this money, it's about the same as you, I was street performing when Chao Tuanlian found me." ”

Bian Xiang took the money and said, "I don't have anything to clean up, so I'll go home and arrange my father, and follow my brother to set off." ”

Chao Gai nodded in agreement, and gave Bian Xiang another outfit.

Everyone went on the road, and the fast horse walked for another day before reaching the Daimyo's Mansion.

The Daimyo's Mansion was a military town north of Tokyo, garrisoned by 30,000 officers and soldiers, and the prefect Liang Zhongshu had a huge power. The Daimyo's Mansion is an old city, with tall walls and a moat seven or eight zhang wide.

From a distance, it is also very prosperous, and the streets are very lively.

Shi Xiu said: "The entry of the brigade into the city will inevitably cause interrogation, although we are officers and soldiers, but there is always a lot of inconvenience, we bypass from the east of the city, and the horses are thirty miles north of the city." ”

"Okay, let's go." Chao Gai and the others ate breakfast and got on the horse and came to the north of the city of the Daimyofu, this is a huge mountain recess, the common fertile land is not, instead of the grassland, after all, it is the Central Plains The soil is fertile, there is a lot of precipitation, the grass is waist-deep, there is a horse farm not far in front, surrounded by a wooden fence, and the horses are running and playing in all directions.

Shi Xiu said: "This is it. ”

Chao Gai said: "Liu Liang, Shi Xiu, the two of you go in with me, Liu Tang, Niu Gao, Bian Xiang, you and others are on standby." ”

"Brother, don't worry."

Liu Tang and Niu Gao sorted out their horses and secretly guarded in case of accidents, while Bian Xiang was a little surprised, after all, he was just a skilled woodcutter, and it was impossible for him to change his role so quickly.

Shi Xiu knocked on the door, and after a while, a person who looked like an old housekeeper came to open the door, and when he saw that it was Shi Xiu, he smiled and said: "It turns out that Boss Shi is here, and the owner of my family still said that if you don't come again, we will have to find another buyer." ”

Shi Xiu said: "I don't dare to delay when the starry night comes, please tell the owner." ”

The housekeeper said, "Come with me, the owner is waiting." ”

The housekeeper didn't pass otherwise, and took Chao Gai and the others straight to the racecourse, and after a while, he saw a fat man in silk, white and fat, pampered and well maintained.

Seeing Shi Xiu coming, he said happily: "Boss Shi is here." ”

Shi Xiu said: "Hello Master Li Zhuang, this is my brother Chao Gai, who is the training envoy of the Yuncheng regiment, and he is very interested in this batch of goods." ”

Master Li Zhuang saw that Chao Gai was angry, and the generals did not dare to slack off in their dress, so Shi Li said: "Chao Tuan has practiced well, do you want to buy this batch of goods?" That's 3,000 horses, and 10 horses are 30,000 horses. ”

Li Zhuang's words meant that he was afraid that Chao Gai would not be able to pay the money, so Chao Gai smiled: "Why don't you buy me from so far away, look at the goods first." ”

Chao Gai Liu Liang Shixiu took the groom veterinarian to see the horses again, three thousand horses could not be looked at one by one, spot-checked more than 300 horses, and found that they were all very good, of course, the main two-year-old ponies accounted for a large part, and the two came back to report to Chao Gai after the inspection.

Chao Gai said: "Most of them are still very good, but there are hundreds of horses in it that look like farmers, and it is okay to pull carts and plough the land, but they can't run fast." I sincerely ask you to tell me a real price, and if it is suitable, I will pay and leave immediately. ”

Master Li Zhuang thought for a long time before he said: "Twenty-nine thousand, not a penny." ”

"Okay, deal."

Liu Liang Shixiu and Li Zhuang handed over the money and went through the formalities. Master Li's energy is not small, and he quickly handled the horse's way.

The herd of horses is huge, but fortunately, the horses are relatively gregarious, and dozens of grooms were brought with them, and it took a little half a day to drive the horses on the road, and there were many miles of land.

Liu Tang led fifty cavalry to the rear of the palace, Shi Xiu was in the center, and Chao Gai, Jiao Ting, Bian Xiang, Niu Gao and others led fifty cavalry archers in front.

Such a group of horses was enough to attract the attention of the small people, but sure enough, not far from the territory of the Daimyo's mansion, they came to a wild place, and someone in front of them blocked the way.

Shi Xiu and the others circled the horses, Chao Gai led people to meet them, there were one hundred and ten cavalry on the pipeline in front, and hundreds of infantry in the back, all of them with black cloth on their faces, only showing two eyes.

Bian Xiang said: "This is a bandit." ”

Chao Gai smiled: "This is not a bandit, this is a thief in the city, since the thief has fallen into the grass, he will not be so afraid of being seen." ”

Niu Gao said: "I'll ask them what they want to do?" ”

Niu Gao went over and shouted from the black-clothed man opposite him a stone's throw away: "What are you doing, why are you blocking the road?" ”

"What are you doing, robbing the road. Can a small Yuncheng eat 3,000 horses? Leave fifteen hundred horses behind you. "The man at the head.

Niu Gao sneered: "It's up to you? ”

The black-clothed man at the head disagreed, and said coldly: "Aren't you just a hundred, fifty people behind the palace, and fifty people in front." The rest of the men have to guard the horses, and today we have a hundred cavalry, four hundred infantry, five times as many as you. "In the bushes, there are black-clothed people who have been drilled out one after another by the edge of the woods, and at first glance, they are people who have undergone training, not bandits who have no combat experience.

Niu Gao said: "Dare to fight with me." ”

The man smiled: "What era is it, fighting is still a heads-up, Lao Tzu wants horses." ”

Niu Gao went back and said to Chao Gai: "The other party is determined to grab the horse, I originally planned to let them come up and fight alone, but they were not fooled." ”

Chao Gai said: "These three thousand horses are very important, and they must not be lost, and they are ready to fight." Show off all your family backgrounds. ”

With Chao Gai's order, Niu Gao and his fifty cavalry archers, took out a pitch-black steel crossbow from the package above the saddle, pulled the feather arrows on the full Xuan, and aimed at the front one by one, this is a reduced version of the divine arm bow, with an effective range of two hundred meters, but Tang Long's strength is limited, and the construction is not too good, the rate of fire is slow, and basically after shooting a round, you have to change the bow and arrow immediately. Chao Gai's cloud-piercing moon-chasing bow was also full, and Jiao Ting was guarding near Chao Gai, and his duty was not to kill or wound the enemy. Bian Xiang had already dismounted with a big axe, ready to fight for a while.

Chao Gai said: "Don't be nervous, just follow me when you fight." ”

Bian Xiang smiled: "Brother, don't worry, Bian Xiang knows." ”

The men in black sounded a low horn in the procession, and the whining horn was inspiring, and the cavalry in front of them gathered, one by one, leveling their spears. The men in black of the infantry were more scattered, holding single knives.

The black-clothed man at the head said: "Chong, everyone has a share in grabbing the horse." ”

He didn't even come to the tentative attack, he just bet on it all.

The enemy's cavalry was also a light cavalry and quickly entered the range of two hundred meters, Chao Gai said coldly: "Release." "The feather arrows on the crossbow at the flat end flew out, and the fast-flying feather arrows made a chirp that broke through the air, which made people chill.