Cangzhou north, Song-Liao border, Xiaonanhe fort. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Chen Dutou, the brothers are all here." A soldier in ragged clothes came to the stage to report to his own capital.

Chen Dutou stood in front of the stage, looking at the thirty or forty soldiers in disheveled clothes below, his face was already black, and he had one hundred and seven people under his command, and the roster was in his hand, where to gather so many people now.

"Big head, where's the Xiang Army?" Chen Dutou asked anxiously. He is also in charge of the two hundred box troops in the roster, and these box troops go to nearby towns to beg for a living on weekdays, where can they gather at this time.

"This... The head of the capital, can be recruited anywhere temporarily. The soldier who was called the big head stepped forward and said again.

"I know I can't recruit them back, so I can find as many as I can, and I'll get together the forbidden army first, and then bring all the troops over." Chen Dutou was already anxious at this time, and the only way in his heart at this time was to put the box army and the army into the forbidden army, and make up the number of forbidden troops, besides, there was no shortage of forbidden troops, and I hope that this new minister can be more generous.

"Dutou, what are you afraid of, the seven forts in Cangbei are all like this, what else can this new Xianggong do, we just need to arrive on time, lest this new Xianggong take our prestige." The big head is a little clever, empty amounts are everywhere in the Great Song Dynasty, it is not a crime, this Zheng Xianggong wants to establish his authority, and he always has to find a reason.

"You are right, let's hurry to Qinghe, if it's late, this Zheng Xianggong will not behead, and an old fight is indispensable." Chen Dutou said, and his eagerness was a little less.

As more and more people gathered in the fortress, they were all incorporated into the forbidden army, and each of them was given a name and place of origin, and then ordered to keep it in mind.

Seventy or eighty people hurried to the south of Qinghe, and a few more people were added along the way.

The military camp in Yanshan County does not look so messy, although there are many gaps, but it is close to the county seat, and the scoundrels in the city give one hundred and ten Wen, and many people have also made up the number. There are also many soldiers in the North Bunker Village who begged for a living in Yanshan, and at this time they all went to the camp to receive 100 yuan to make up the number.

There are two heads in the county, one surnamed Qian and the other surnamed Qiu, although the number of people is about the same, but they are also resentful, and hundreds of people have gone to dozens of dollars, which is really painful.

"Fuck, old Qian, you said that if this Zheng Xianggong came every three or five times, wouldn't Lao Tzu have to beg for food." Qiu Dutou said indignantly.

"Alas... I heard that this Zheng Xianggong defeated the party members in the Northwest Army Formation, if you look at the soldiers around him, even if they are on horses, they are all immovable, and there will be unlucky days in the future. Qian Du said with a sad face.

"It's good what you say, it seems that you have to go to my uncle and ask him to get me to the county government office to do an errand, which is not deserved." Qiu Dutou said again. When such a capital is still the relationship between Yanshan Hill and Zhixian County, now that such a prince who governs the army has come, it is naturally not easy to be the head of the capital.

"You have a way, and you have suffered me. I earn two or three hundred yuan a year, and if this is gone, I will be asked to support my family. Qian Dutou said again, afraid that in his words, this Zheng Xianggong will be inspected if he is fine, and the money earned is not enough to invite people to spend.

"Do you think we need to get together so many people? There is no place to go to the fort in Cangbei, how can they deal with it this time? Qiu Dutou really felt sorry for the money, but he also thought of some things, and felt that it was unnecessary, there was a shortage everywhere, and it was not only he who was lacking here, and those people in Cangbei were not going to be checked.

"Alas. . . It's always good to get together this time, and leave a good impression in front of the new prime minister, and if it's in the inspection in the future, then it will depend on the situation. "Qian Dutou also has a plan, this time let's take a look at the situation first, see how this Zheng Xianggong is, if it is more relaxed, there will naturally be no need to make up people like this in the future, and this time I can leave a good impression.

While complaining, the two discussed, Yanshan to Qinghe, three days is enough, but there is no need to worry, or decided to get the people together.

It's not so simple to get people together, and one person needs to send a name and place of origin, which corresponds well to the roster, and in the future, this roster will be the salary, and if you fool one, you will lose one money.

Seven days later.

Zheng Zhi sat firmly on the platform that had just been built and waited, and everyone also sat aside.

The genius was bright, and under a horn, the two thousand Western Army iron cavalry and the 500-meter light cavalry under the stage stood neatly under the general's platform after a while.

Waiting for Zheng Zhi's signal, everyone always stood on both sides, leaving an open space in the middle, waiting for soldiers from all over Cangzhou to come to check.

The left can't wait, the right can't wait, Zheng Zhi's face slowly sank, and he said: "Beat the drum on time at noon, and if you are late, the chief officer will be tied up directly." ”

After saying that, Zheng Zhi stepped down and went to a big tent, and there were maps of Cangzhou and Hebei, Shandong and other places on the inside of the account, Zheng Zhi naturally had to study it thoroughly at this time.

Originally, Zheng Zhi was preparing to beat the drum at Chenshi, that is, at seven o'clock in the morning, but now looking at the situation, if Chenshi beats the drum, Zheng Zhi really can't get this butcher's knife down. I had to order the drumming at noon, and eleven o'clock at noon was the limit.

Look at the main road in Cangzhou, there are "soldiers" with spears in their hands everywhere, why do they all take spears, it is the cheapest spear, a simple spear, which saves money than a hoe. There are also the most spear heads in the arsenals in various places, and it doesn't matter whether it is rusted or not, after taking it out, cut a wooden pole and put it on, and the spear is held tightly in the hand.

When the sun slowly rose to the heights, there were already soldiers from all over the country one after another.

At this time, the Cangzhou camp and the school field also had a basic prototype, the fence was also fenced, and the school field was leveled.

The people of Xiaonanhe Fort arrived relatively early, entered the big camp, and looked around, this camp has obviously changed. More than a dozen large drums were neatly placed on the stage of the Chinese army, and on both sides were horsemen with shiny iron armor.

The atmosphere changed abruptly, that is, just looking at the cold and shining blades of these soldiers, these people who came from Cangbei also had a chill in their hearts, although they heard that these people had really fought with the party members, but they were really seen at close range at this time, and they knew that these people were a little terrifying.

Everyone gathered and lined up with the soldiers who led the way, no matter how the soldiers who led the way shouted and scolded, the queue was still not neat. This soldier was so angry that he went directly to Jiangtai to find Wang Jin to ask for countermeasures, if this soldier was placed on the field of the Western Military Academy, he would have already been pulled to fight the military stick.

When Wang Jin heard the soldiers coming to ask, he just waved his hand, meaning to go with them.

"Dutou, we came early, so we should be fine." The big head looked at these fierce gods left and right, and his heart was also a little weak, so he leaned in front of Chen Dutou and whispered, which was also self-comforting.

"Well, this time should be able to pass safely, this Zheng Xianggong is really rich, so many good horses, if they are sold, how much do you say they can be sold?" Chen Dutou was surprised by this matter, even if a horse is only sold for 100 guan, a hundred horses are 10,000 guan, how much is 10,000 guan, this Chen Dutou has never seen it in his life, there are 10,000 guan, and he is also rich in Cangzhou.

"But no, Dutou, you said that this Zheng Xiang Guild will not divide some of our horses in Xiaonanhe?" The big head is really a little clever, and he immediately thought of this matter. It's also interesting behind it, if you divide some horses, it's not a matter to sell three or five horses.

Chen Dutou didn't answer when he heard this, and he was also thinking in his heart, this horse is going to the Daimyo's Mansion Hejian Mansion, and there is no problem at all to sell a horse for more than 100 yuan. I have all of them, and I only make so much money in Xiaonanhe a year.

Suddenly, I heard someone on the stage shouting: "All give Lao Tzu a silence, no one is allowed to speak, and if there is a speaker, the military stick will serve!" ”

The big head wanted to come forward and say something, but at this time he was frightened by these words, and he dared to step forward and say more.

The soldiers of Xiao Nanhe, who were still whispering to each other before the eighty or ninetieth, did not dare to say anything more at this time, looked at each other, and stood in the sun and twisted around. After a while, most of them leaned on the spears in their hands, and there was still a little spirit.