In order to reach Pingzhou before a possible big war broke out, at least before the arrival of winter, Shi Lei's speed on the road was not slow. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Fortunately, after such a long period of battlefield conquest, the ability to fight may not have grown much, but this ability to rush has really improved a lot. After all, whether it is fighting the Turks or Tuguhun, there is no shortage of dramas that run thousands of miles, and they will naturally hone their skills in this regard.

However, they hurried all the way, and the first stop was not to go straight to Pingzhou, but to Youzhou City, which is an important town in the north. It is not only the defense center of the north, but also the economic center, and more importantly, it is also the residence of the Youzhou Metropolitan Governor's Office.

Since Shi Lei went to Pingzhou under Youzhou to take office, why should he come to Youzhou City and report to the superior leaders first, not to mention that the current governor of Youzhou is still Zhang Shigui, whom Shi Lei has not seen for a long time, how can he take this opportunity to run over and take a look.

This is really a long time since I have seen him, this metropolitan governor has a great responsibility, since he took office, Zhang Shigui has never left the territory of Youzhou, so Shi Lei has not seen this particularly friendly elder since before he set out on the expedition.

After a hard journey of more than 2,000 miles, Youzhou City is finally in sight. It is not quite the same as Shi Lei's imagination, although this Youzhou City is not as majestic and grand as Chang'an City, and it does not have the magnificent atmosphere of the imperial capital, but it also does not lack the heaviness and majesty of the north, and the scale is also not small, with an alternative rugged beauty.

It seems that as an important town in the north, it has always been very well managed, not only did it not see a little bit of ruin, but it was very vibrant.

Especially Shi Lei and his party took out Guan Die, and after entering the city after layers of inspections, all they saw was the unique atmosphere here that was different from the Central Plains, and of course, the prosperous trade.

People from all ethnic groups can meet one from time to time, but most of them are wearing fur and speaking a foreign language, and they will not be very enthusiastic when they see Shi Lei, which is also different from Chang'an.

The aliens over there in Chang'an, sometimes in addition to their hair color and different appearances, it is difficult for you to distinguish whether they are aliens or not, Chang'an's official dialect is even more slippery than what Shi Lei said, and they are all wearing Tang Dynasty costumes, and even some simply have a Tang household registration, which can be regarded as Tang people. It's normal to meet and talk to you.

However, as the place of the four wars, it is also the most intensive war in the north, the offensive is the most concentrated, and the soldiers must fight for the frequent wars, Youzhou City is definitely heavily defended, with heavy walls and elite armor soldiers, surrounding the group, and there are several large urn cities used to enhance defense.

Therefore, the people living here are less leisurely and complacent of Chang'an people, and more serious and vigilant, which also makes the whole city somewhat haunted by a bit of a solemn atmosphere and a less fun atmosphere.

It is precisely because of the special environment of Youzhou that Shi Lei and his party do not look like good stubble, and they have a lot of various equipment on their bodies, although the animal army is brought by the members of the special forces who are the back, and they do not appear in front of people, so as not to cause too much sensation, but in terms of their configuration, they are all fresh faces, which still arouses the strong vigilance of the local city guards.

Even if Shi Lei had the documents in his hand to prove his official identity, he was inevitably checked back and forth several times before he was finally able to enter the city.

After more than 2,000 miles of continuous travel, even with Shi Lei's strength, they were a little tired, such a trek through mountains and rivers was not only a test of physical strength, but also a drain on spirit, so Shi Lei and they still chose to go to the post station to rest first, and then report to Zhang Shigui, the metropolitan governor, the next day.

By the way, I also sent my own greeting post.,Although the relationship is really close in private.,But the handover of the job is a business matter.,The necessary procedures still have to be there.,This is not the time to show how good the relationship is.。

After washing away the dust and dust, and then eating a local special food, after being full of wine and food, Shi Lei and they had the spirit to go to the street together to see what different things this majestic city has to offer.

Early the next morning, Shi Lei put the spiritual points on his body, took a set of documents and his subordinates, and went to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. Zhang Shigui had already replied, just let him go over this morning.

Shi Lei arrived at the right time, and Zhang Shigui happened to gather the governors of several states under his command and was arranging defense matters for everyone.

On this day, it is the time when the grassland is green and yellow, and the cavalry of those nomadic peoples, whether they are Khitans, Xi people, or even Ya people, may run to the relatively rich territory of the Tang Dynasty to fight the grass valley.

On the one hand, they plundered some grain and livestock to supplement their winter reserves, and on the other hand, it was also a way of survival of the fittest, using war to consume some of the old, weak, sick and disabled, and leave some more strong people.

Giving priority to ensuring the survival of these warriors can ensure the continuation of the tribe, which is also an alternative survival philosophy born under the forced force of the cruel natural environment. Of course, they will also take some men and women back to inject some fresh blood into the development of the tribe.

"The new governor of Pingzhou, Shi Lei, came to report!" Shi Lei signed up loudly at the door, and after hearing Zhang Shigui's answer that he was allowed to enter, Shi Lei made a promise and pushed the door in.

This is the rule when holding a military meeting, you must sign up to enter, otherwise the guard guarding the door can directly hack him to death, and the boss will only say that the guard is right. Because military secrets are involved, the secrecy measures are naturally stricter, especially when all the top military commanders are squatting in this room.

"This is what I often tell you, the first fierce general of the younger generation, who once made the first contribution in the battle to destroy the Turks and Tuyuhun, and captured their leader Shi Lei alive.

In the future, he will serve in Pingzhou, and everyone must work together to protect the safety of the north gate of Datang! Zhang Shigui introduced Shi Lei, and also said his expectations by the way.

"No!" All the generals immediately stood up and agreed, and at the same time looked at Shi Lei's eyes, they were full of inquiry and curiosity, wondering how such a young man could achieve the same position as them at this age.

Some of them expressed enough goodwill to Shi Lei, and they should be generals who are closer to Zhang Shigui. But there are so many of them, their eyes are not very friendly, and they are vicious and a little provocative, maybe they are not very interested in this praise.

Because these people are thirty or forty years old, seeing that a guy like Shi Lei can be on an equal footing with them, he must not feel very comfortable.

"I've heard of General Shi's reputation for a long time, and it's really my luck to be able to work together now, but I don't know if there is such an honor to learn from General Shi?" A strong voice came. It just sounded very polite, but the expression was very provocative, and he glanced at Zhang Shigui covertly, which seemed to be not very convincing to him, the governor.

But it seems that there are many heroes in the north, just this one's body, that is, he is slightly shorter than the human bear brothers, and he can look nearly two meters tall.

The key is that the muscles are bulging, like an iron pillar, at first glance, he is the No. 1 fierce general, no wonder he has this self-confidence and dares to argue with him Shi Lei.