The autumn wind blew off the last leaves, and when I woke up in the morning, I found that a thick layer of hoarfrost had fallen on the earth, and both men and horses shivered the moment they left their tents and stables, and then began their day's work with white air in their mouths. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoOn the official road on the bank of the Yellow River, a group of cavalry was galloping, and the knights on the horses tried their best to press their bodies to the lowest level, so as not to be blown by the cold wind. The bird, which had not yet left its nest, was awakened by the horse's hooves and flew quickly into the air, dodging the arrows that were shooting at them.

Huo Quzhi ran at the front, his clothes open in the cold weather, revealing his bronzed chest. has been taught by Su Ren several times, this kid has never stopped, and still goes his own way. Several game animals hung on the horse's back, the largest of which was a rabbit with no eyes, whose fur had been stripped and had only red muscle and white oil.

Another fast horse rushed to Huo Quai's side, hugged his fists and said, "Captain Huo, where did the general ask?" ”

Huo Quzhi looked around: "This should be not far from Baima, you can reach the ferry before noon, I have already asked people to go to the ferry to find a boat, please rest assured that there will be no problems." ”

Su Ren yawned and got out of the carriage, a group of guys outside the carriage were crying wolves, and he couldn't sleep for a while if he wanted to, he didn't have to guess that it must be Huo Quai's kid who was doing tricks again. This time he went out, and Huo Jin and Shi Bao, who had been by his side before, all ran to Gongsun He, who was on his way to Jincheng, leaving Huo Qubing alone as his cronies.

stretched his waist, just in time to see Huo Quzhi showing off his archery skills in a group of people. To say that Huo Quai, this kid is very good at archery, he is a teacher of Li Guang, and he is even better than Li Danghu and Li Kang. Knowing that Huo Qubing was going to follow Su Ren to the battlefield, Li Guang beat his chest and said that he had taught a white-eyed wolf, and he had worked hard to make a wedding dress for others.

Huo Quzhi shot an arrow at a bird flying overhead, and won the applause of the audience. Huo Qu was overjoyed, and the arrows kept shooting, and the birds above his head were considered to have suffered seedlings, falling like rain, and it was unlikely that several of them had been shot down.

Su Ren shrunk his neck and rubbed his hands: "Lao Huang, go and call that kid over and let him be honest!" ”

Huang 13 nodded and rode away. Su Ren looked at the surrounding scenery, on one side of the rolling Yellow River, on the other side of the foggy mountains, they set off yesterday, last night through Tongguan, and then walk a section of the road to the north, cross the Yellow River, go to the east of the river, through Jinyang, as many as five days to reach Yanmen. The first batch of soldiers has been waiting in Yanmen, and the next ones will arrive one after another, and they need to stay in Yanmen Pass for a winter, and wait until the spring of the next year is the best time to attack the Xiongnu.

Before leaving, Emperor Liu Che personally met with his three commanders and told him in detail about his battle plan. Su Ren heard that this expedition against the Huns was actually an ornament, and the main purpose of his Eastern Route Army was to receive Yu Dan, and to deter the Eastern Huns, contain Yin Zhixie's troops, and allow Wei Qing to take Yinshan, the old nest of Yi Zhixie, in one fell swoop.

In this matter, Liu Che was obviously eccentric. Wei Qing is his brother-in-law, and the most exciting and record-winning battle is placed in the middle of Wei Qing. It is said that the three-way army is not subordinate to each other, but in fact, all the battles revolve around Wei Qing's ability to successfully capture Yinshan to lay the foundation.

Huang Shisan took Huo Qu's illness to Su Ren, at this time, Huo Qu's illness was well-dressed, with a smile on his face, and he had already put away the pride and complacency just now. Although he and Su Ren didn't stay together for a long time, Huo Quzhi knew Su Ren very well, and he knew that his teacher didn't like to show off guys, and just his actions just now, a scolding was indispensable.

Su Ren didn't play his cards according to the routine, he stretched his waist again, beckoned, and Huo Qu ran over with a flattering smile on his face. Su Ren looked at Huo Quai: "From tomorrow onwards, you will be the captain of my pro-soldiers, there are two Lao Huang and Manniu, my pro-army is at your disposal, if you don't know what to do, you can ask Lao Huang, understand?" ”

Huo Quzhi nodded like garlic, although he wore the title of a captain, it was a pity that he was a bare-bones commander, and there was nothing else to do except hunting all day. Even a rough man like Zhang Tong is not as good, at least Zhang Tong has 3,000 troops under him, who are responsible for the safety and vigilance of the entire brigade. Today, Su Ren handed over his pro-army to Huo Quai, which made Huo Qubing very happy, don't look at Su Ren's pro-army of only 500 people, it is indeed the most elite existence of the entire army.

Su Ren also smiled: "Let's talk about the ugly things before, but if there is a little wrong, you immediately go back to Chang'an, understand?" ”

"Huh? It's also too ......."

"Too what? Have you studied in vain in the academy in the past few years? So what am I taking you out for? Get back in the middle of the day and remember that you didn't get a chance to make a mistake, not once! ”

Ignoring Huo Quai's illness anymore, Su Ren turned over and got into the carriage, immediately poked his head out again, and said to Huo Quai: "Now go get me a pheasant, the fattest one, roast it some burnt, sprinkle some salt, and prepare another pot of wine, send it to me in half an hour, go quickly?" What are you still standing? ”

The big river is now the Yellow River, the Yellow River at that time has not turned yellow, the river water is clear, the water flow is turbulent, especially in Baimadu here, because of the relationship between the Wei River injection, the flow of the Yellow River suddenly increases, the boat in the water is like a fallen leaf up and down, a little careless will have the boat overturned and died. Therefore, the captains of Baimadu have always been locals.

Su Ren's boat was the largest and most luxurious, and in fact, it had an off-white canopy more than the others'. It is precisely because of this canopy that the splashing waves are not so easy to splash on people. The bottom of the boat has begun to leak, and Su Ren's feet are almost standing on the side of the boat and still talking and laughing with the boat boss: "Uncle, how long have you been in this river?" ”

"Eh, that's been a few years, I remember that I should still be in my mother's womb when I first got on the boat, hehehe......"

Su Ren also laughed hehehe: "So the old man can be regarded as a good hand at supporting the boat?" ”

The old man held the boat, his face showed pride and pride: "A good hand is not counted, but there has never been an accident on the old boat, no matter how many waves in this river are, the old man can safely send the guests to the other side, Xiao Langjun is not the first time to take a boat, right?" You're also very good at reaching out, and there aren't many people who can stand on the side of the boat on the boat! ”

Su Ren looked left and right, Huang Shisan and Manniu were fine, Huo Qubing and a few personal guards were all standing at the bilge, holding the boat board firmly, for fear that a wave would come and overturn the boat: "I haven't actually made a few trips to the boat, but a few years ago, when I was in Huiji, I followed a group of people who rushed to the sea to the sea." ”

"That Xiao Langjun has seen the world, the Sea Dragon King is much more powerful than the river god, not anyone can go, someone in our village followed a caravan to Jeju, I heard that he was going to go to the south by sea, and in the end he never came back." The old man is also a talkative person, and while talking, he does not relax the work in his hands at all.

Su Ren said with a smile: "You can't blame the Sea Dragon King, you can only blame yourself, the sea and the river are the same, as long as you touch the pulse of the Sea Dragon King, everything will go well, just like you have already touched the pulse of the river god." ”

The old man laughed, he wouldn't believe Su Ren's nonsense, although he had never been to the sea, he still knew the difference between the river and the sea after so many years of water life. Dodging a wave, the splash of water burrowed into the cabin, drenching the people hiding inside.

Su Ren easily dodged the big wave and continued: "I wonder if my uncle is interested in helping to build a big ship in Xia, a big ship that can run on the sea?" ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, and then turned around and looked at Su Ren: "The shipbuilding industry also knows a little, but I haven't seen this sea ship yet, as long as Xiao Langjun has a pattern, the old man can also build it by summoning some boatmen, so I'm afraid of delaying Xiao Langjun's affairs." ”

"I can't delay, there's no need to rush this matter, one year can't work for two years, two years can't work for ten years, don't worry about materials and money, as long as my husband can make it."

"Then the wages ......?"

Su Ren had already learned about the shrewdness of the people at the bottom, and he was prepared for the old man's question: "I don't know what the price of ordinary craftsmen?" ”

"Ordinary craftsmen are cheaper, and Xiao Langjun has to be a master craftsman if he wants to build a sea ship, which is a big cost."

"How about fifty dollars a month?"

The bamboo pole in the old man's hand almost fell into the water, and he swallowed hard: "Xiao Langjun is not joking? ”

Su Ren smiled: "Does my uncle look at me like a joke?" As I said earlier, as long as it is not a problem to make money, I will not pay for such a ship to be able to sail on the sea, and if it goes to sea, it will be sunk! ”

"Xiao Langjun rest assured, the people of Baimadu are the most talkative, and they will naturally not break their promises to Xiao Langjun, I don't know if Xiao Langjun has a pattern?"

Su Ren said: "I will send someone to you in a few days, but there is one, the shipbuilding must be kept secret, it is not a business to hide from each other, and I also want to go to the south by sea, my husband may not know that the grain and rice in the south are now transported to the north is double the price, and my big ship must be loaded with at least three or five hundred thousand stones at a time, how much can you earn on this trip?" ”

The old man's eyes lit up, and he patted his chest and repeatedly assured that as long as Su Ren had a pattern, there would be absolutely no problem. At the same time, he recommended his son to Su Ren, saying that his son is the most water-savvy, and as long as he has two experiences on the sea, he can help Su Ren sail. Su Ren smiled and nodded in agreement. A deal was finalized at this time when the river was crossed, and when he got ashore, Su Ren asked people to take out ten taels of gold as a deposit and asked the old boatman to help. Ten taels of gold in hand, the old boatman was eager to prostrate at Su Ren's feet to promise, and sent a guard back to tell Liu Gao about it, and Liu Gao naturally knew what to do. What Su Ren didn't even expect was that just a few words of small talk made his most important decision in the future.

Five thousand soldiers and horses said that it was not much, and it took three whole days to transport it with a few small boats, and when Su Yi came ashore, a piece of bad news would completely destroy the good mood that had just been created.