"Report to the Great Commander, Master Hou is here!"

In the Ning Navy Camp thirty miles outside the city, the spies reported to the commander Nangong Qing as soon as Du Sheng led the crowd to arrive.

"Where is Master Hou?"

Nangong Qing stopped what he was doing and glanced at the three commanders who were discussing the arming matter, and they all saw surprise in the eyes of the other party.

"There's still a mile to the barracks." The spy continued to reply.

"Everyone, follow me out of the account to greet Master Hou!"

Nangong Qing paused, and with a wave of his big hand, he led the three of them towards the gate of the barracks.

"Our little marquis never liked to come to the barracks before, I remember the last time I went to the barracks was three years ago, right?"

"Hou Ye has been gone for so long, and it is the first time that Little Hou Ye has come to the barracks of our Dragon Flame Army!"

"Hey! No matter how bad it is, he is also the only son of the Hou Ye, and I will protect him when I give up my life. I just hope that he won't have any more trouble. ”

On the way to the gate of the barracks, the three commanders followed Nangong Qing and whispered.

Du Shengwen is not a martial artist, he is impulsive and reckless, and few people in the Dragon Flame Army take a fancy to him.

"Shut up for me, Master Hou has arrived!"

After waiting outside the gate for a while, Du Sheng had already come over first, and Nangong Qing reprimanded in a low voice without a trace, and took the initiative to greet him.

"My subordinates have seen Master Hou!"

"I've seen Master Hou!"

Du Sheng grabbed the reins, sat on horseback and looked at the few people led by Nangong Qing.

"You've done a great job."

His gaze swept over the several commanders in turn, and finally stopped at Nangong Qing's resolute face.

"I don't know what happened when Master Hou suddenly visited?"

Nangong Qing frowned slightly, and asked while standing in front of Du Sheng.

Even the old marquis Du Huaiyu, who was revered as the pillar of the Qin State, rarely rode on a horse to talk to him like he did now.

Du Sheng's condescending attitude of riding on a horse and talking to him made Nangong Qing feel very uncomfortable.

"Hehe, the Great Commander's words stopped Ben Hou. This is Ninghai County, the fiefdom of Houfu. This place is the garrison of the Dragon Flame Army, so does Ben Hou still need a reason to come to his own military camp? ”

Du Sheng had a faint smile on his face, and stared at Nangong Qing without blinking and asked.

Don't look at Nangong Qing as the commander of 2,000 men, but whether it is military merit or the ability to command the army, the Qin State can only stand side by side with both hands.

If it weren't for that, Du Huaiyu wouldn't have let him lead the two thousand Dragon Flame Army in his fiefdom.

Nangong Qing is the most loyal and capable general under Du Huaiyu, and he has his own arrogance.

"Master Hou, please!"

Nangong Qing also knew that the question just now was a bit too much, so without further words, he retreated to the side with a group of subordinates and let the door out.

"Dismount!"

Du Sheng glanced at Nangong Qing and the three commanders again, jumped off the horse, handed the reins to the guards behind him, and walked towards the barracks.

"Fu Bo and the guards of the Hou Mansion will follow me in, and the city guards are waiting outside the barracks!"

Before entering the door, Du Sheng turned around and added.

There are rules in the army, even if he is a marquis, he can't break the rules.

Nangong Qing took a deep look at Du Sheng's slightly emaciated and youthful back, and his face eased by two points.

After three months, this time Du Sheng seemed to feel a little different.

"It seems that the death of the Hou Ye has made this little Hou Ye mature a lot."

Nangong Qing secretly sighed in her heart, and quickly followed with several commanders.

The Ninghai region is remote, and the land bordering the Wei State is extremely limited, and the bordering places are separated by high mountains and dense forests.

According to the topography of the border, both sides have built fortresses to defend against the enemy, and the number of people stationed in peacetime is generally less than 500.

Of the remaining 1,500 men, one-third were stationed in the county seat, and the other 1,000 horses were trained in the camp or to conquer nearby bandits.

The fortress, the county seat, and the barracks change houses every ten days.

Although the Dragon Flame Army made immortal feats after that battle, it was famous all over the world. However, there were also heavy casualties, and the imperial court was afraid of it, so some of them were abolished. In the end, only 2,000 men and horses remained, but these 2,000 soldiers are the real elite of the army, and they can be ten!

As soon as Du Sheng entered the barracks, he felt a wave of iron and blood rushing to his face, which made him feel proud in his heart.

"Huh? Why are there so many people in the camp? ”

When he came to the school grounds, Du Sheng found that there were less than 500 people practicing, and he looked around and didn't see the shadow of the other half of the people.

"Master Hou, the other five hundred brothers were divided into two groups by me, one group went to Shifang Town to suppress bandits, and the other group practiced in the mountain behind!"

Nangong Qing replied truthfully.

Du Sheng raised his eyebrows and turned his head to look at him in surprise.

Shifang Town is a large town in Huaiyang County, which is at least more than 200 miles away. He didn't expect Nangong Qing to be so bold that he stretched out his hand to the neighboring county.

Exterminating the thieves and bandits can maintain the combat effectiveness of the Dragon Flame Army, and secondly, they can get an extra amount of loot to supplement the military resources.

The Dragon Flame Army has always had this kind of atmosphere, and Du Sheng is not surprised by this.

"What's going on in the mountains?" After a pause, Du Sheng asked again.

This has never happened before.

"Master Hou, Ninghai has a special topography, not only by the sea but also mountainous. I let the soldiers go into the mountains to practice so that they can get familiar with the environment of the mountains and forests, and even if the Wei army touches them from the deep mountains and old forests in the future, they will be able to deal with it calmly at that time. ”

Nangong Qing replied with a fist.

Familiar with the environment of the mountains and forests to prevent the Wei army from touching from the mountains?

Du Sheng looked up at the rolling mountains, frowned slightly and continued to ask, "Who led the team and when did it set off?" ”

"Lord Hou, the team led by a hundred lieutenants under me has been off for five days."

Nangong Qing hesitated for a moment, and one of his commanders named He Biao took a step forward and replied.

"When did the mountain drill begin?" Du Sheng continued to ask expressionlessly.

“…… Three months ago! ”

He Biao glanced at Nangong Qing and replied curtly.

Although Nangong Qing is the commander of the Dragon Flame Army, he commands 2,000 troops and horses, and is responsible for peacetime drills, deployment, and defense matters.

However, military behavior like this, which has not yet formed unspoken rules, should theoretically be reported to Du Sheng, and it is up to him to decide.

Because the Dragon Flame Army's salaries, ordnance, grain and grass and other things are all borne by the Marquis of Zhenguo. Fundamentally speaking, these two thousand Dragon Flame Army are already the private army of the Hou Mansion.

Du Sheng is the real commander of this army.

"Started three months ago?"

Du Sheng repeated softly, and the anger in his heart had risen to the peak.

Three months ago, it was the time when Du Huaiyu was killed. As soon as Du Huaiyu died, Nangong Qing asked people to go deep into the mountains and dense forests to practice, and Du Sheng instantly understood his plan.

"I'm afraid that the drill is fake, but being familiar with the environment and building a base is the real one!"

"It seems that Nangong Qing has long seen that my father's death is not so simple, so he will prepare for the back road as soon as possible."

Nangong Qing's approach has touched Du Sheng's bottom line. Maybe something really happened, Nangong Qing would take a cadre of the Hou Mansion to avoid the disaster together.

But that's just maybe!

For example, when Du Sheng was beaten to death a few days ago, the grand commander did not say anything.

"The whole army is assembled, Ben Hou has something important to announce!"

Du Sheng held back the anger in his heart and commanded expressionlessly.

"Herald! Assemble the whole army! ”

None of Du Sheng's orders responded, and the four commanders all looked at Nangong Qing. After the latter spoke, the four commanders were each ordered to gather the soldiers of their headquarters.

In a few moments, the five hundred soldiers in the battalion were immediately assembled and stood neatly on the school ground.

"Master Hou, please!"

Nangong Qing made a gesture of please and asked Du Sheng to go first. The latter swaggered unceremoniously, followed by Fuber and a cadre of guards, and walked straight towards the Dianjiangtai in the center of the school field.

Du Sheng was dressed in a simple moonlight robe, and his hair was neatly tied behind his head with a hosta, which looked extremely eye-catching surrounded by a group of guards.

As he stood on the podium with a light pace, all the soldiers on the scene focused their eyes on his face.

Du Sheng raised his eyes and looked at it, and what he saw from the eyes of the soldiers under his command was all strangeness, doubt, disdain, and even disgust!

"Damn, how much does my predecessor have to be hasty to let his subordinates have this expression!"

Du Sheng was speechless, but fortunately, his business level was extremely high, and he adjusted his mentality in an instant.

"Brothers, some of you have seen me, and some have heard of me. In fact, many people in Daqin know that the Marquis of Zhenguo has an only son who is not successful. Some good deeds even used the term Tiger Father and Dog to describe the gap between me and my father. ”

Du Shengzhan was on the stage and said loudly with a self-deprecating face.

When these words came out, all the faces of the five hundred soldiers changed. Not only that, Nangong Qing and the four commanders were shocked at the same time, and there was a kind of look at strangers staring at the delicate young man with a self-deprecating smile on the stage.

"Half an hour ago, Zheng Jimin, the county honor, led hundreds of fast officials to besiege me in Taifeng Qianzhuang, Wang Kui and other three heads have been beheaded, and more than a dozen of them have died. Zheng Jimin and his henchmen have been put in prison, and they will be beheaded at noon tomorrow to show the public, and the nine clans will be punished! ”

After a pause, Du Sheng continued to speak and told what had just happened in public without concealing it.

"Wow!"

At this time, all the soldiers were in an uproar, staring at the white-clothed young man on the stage like a madman.

The Grand Commander Nangong Qing's feet were weak, and he almost fell headlong.

"It's over, it's over, it's completely over! Doesn't this idiot know that the imperial court has been looking for an opportunity to attack the Hou Mansion? Our Hou Ye is good, he didn't die fast enough, and took the initiative to send the handle to the other party. ”

Nangong Qing gritted his teeth and pressed the handle of the knife, he really wanted to rush up and kill him with a knife!

"Don't worry, my lord, since the moment Hou Ye was killed, the ending has been doomed." One of the commanders also had an ugly face and whispered comfortingly.

"How's that going to happen?" Nangong Qing asked in a low voice with a calm face.

"My lord, the mountain station is almost finished. The grain and grass are already on the way, and they will be there in ten days. ”

He Biao, who was in charge of this matter, stepped forward and whispered.

Nangong Qing nodded slightly, feeling a little relieved.

Once the grain and grass are in place, they can retreat into the mountains at any time. At that time, even if something really happens, there will be a place to retreat and save your life.