It rained heavily and the roads were muddy.

There was a group of people on the official road, more than 20 people on horseback, followed by two carriages in the middle. The horse is the best war horse in the Tang Dynasty, and even the horse pulling the cart looks like a miracle horse.

War horses have always been extremely important military materials, not to mention the frequent wars and large consumption of the feudal towns, and the military control of the towns in various places is extremely strict. There are very few good horses circulating in the market, and there are not many horses in the family. It's not that they can't afford it, it's that they don't have a chance.

This can only show one problem, this group of people are either all military personnel, or they have a great military background.

Immediately, the knights' attire also clearly conveyed this signal, although they were all wearing robes, but they were stepping on military boots, not to mention the horizontal swords worn around their waists. Although these knights braved the rain to hurry, they were not tired and sleepy, and they were all in good spirits.

The wheels ploughed two deep ruts in the dirt road, and the creaking sound was faint in the rain. The curtain of the carriage behind was suddenly lifted, revealing a hand with white and delicate fingers like onion roots, and the wind and rain took advantage of the situation to roll in, and the people inside avoided it, and finally stretched out their heads and faces.

This is a delicate face, the cherry mouth of the red Dandan is particularly eye-catching, as if it is still shining with the luster of crystal crystals, which is extremely attractive, making people want to taste the taste of its two red lips, she shouted to a knight in the coat next to the carriage: "Ziyun, is it almost there?" ”

Zhang Ziyun leaned down slightly when he heard the voice, stretched out his finger forward, and a smile appeared on his face under the straw hat, "Miss Xiaowan, we have arrived in Huaizhou." ”

"Really?" The person in the car shouted happily, this was a nonsense, but this sentence came out of the mouth of such a woman, and no one would think it was superfluous, not only because she was so beautiful, but also because the strong emotions contained in the words were enough to melt people's hearts.

Dong Xiaowan leaned out of the car window, ignoring the fact that it was pouring rain outside, which would wet her well-groomed bun, she looked ahead, and sure enough, she saw the city. She smiled, her smile as pure and touching as a water lotus.

Zhang Ziyun persuaded: "Miss Xiaowan, it's raining heavily outside, you better sit back in the car." ”

Dong Xiaowan didn't seem to hear Zhang Ziyun's words, she looked at Huaizhou City in front of her stupidly, and sighed: "What a big, majestic city!" Such a city, probably only Gongzi can easily take it down, right? Only such a city is worthy of the ability of the son, right? ”

Zhang Ziyun couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand, thought for a while, and said, "If you don't go back to the car, Childe may not be very happy to see you being wet in the rain." ”

"Why?" Dong Xiaowan's face was full of question marks.

Zhang Ziyun thought about it again and said with certainty: "If your hair is wet in the rain, it will be ugly, and Gongzi doesn't like ugly women." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Dong Xiaowan was gone, and the car curtain was lowered, as if nothing had happened to Fang Cai, except for the slight shaking of the curtain, which showed that Fang Cai was indeed lying on his stomach with an unreasonable woman.

Zhang Ziyun shook his head, and his gaze fell back to the front.

The group arrived in front of Huaizhou City.

When crossing the suspension bridge, Zhang Ziyun looked up and saw the two vigorous and powerful Lishu fonts on the city gate, and his heart was a little surging for a while.

At the head of the city, the female wall is still being repaired, and from the insolent cracks, you can vaguely imagine the tragic scene of the siege at that time. Here, there is the blood of the soldiers of the Hundred Battles Army, and perhaps the blood of the child, he thought.

"Huaizhou." Zhang Ziyun, who stopped for a while, raised his head and whispered softly, and then showed a complicated smile, "From Qimen to Huaizhou, the distance of five hundred miles, from the county to the state city, the length that cannot be measured is completed in half a year." Childe, you are walking really fast, I don't step up, I'm afraid of dragging you back. ”

Someone at the city gate answered Zhang Ziyun and others, but it was not Li Congjing, but Wei Dao.

Zhang Ziyun and his entourage, including Wei Xingming and Wei Ziren, were in the first carriage.

Zhang Ziyun got off the horse, arched his hand forward, and said with a smile: "Secretary Lao is here to pick it up, but I really don't want to go." ”

Wei Dao replied, "It's all my own people, Brother Ziyun doesn't have to be polite, it's all smooth along the way, right?" ”

"With the escort of the soldiers, it will naturally go smoothly." Zhang Ziyun smiled, and while he was talking, a small head appeared out of the corner of his eye at the window of the second carriage, like a squirrel, a pair of obsidian-like eyes glanced around, probably not seeing the person he wanted to see, and quickly returned to the car with a snort.

Zhang Ziyun was full of black lines, and thought: This is in the city gate hole, and it can't rain, so there's no need to be so careful, right?

"The general is in the city?" After Wei Dao greeted Wei Xingming's father and son, and everyone entered the city together, Zhang Ziyun asked.

Wei Dao, who was also dressed in a robe, stepped on his horse, shook his head and said, "The general has gone on the expedition." ”

"On the march?" Zhang Ziyun was stunned, "The Hundred Battles Army has newly defeated the Heyang Army, is the general ready to take advantage of the situation to conquer Mengzhou?" ”

"Not really." Wei Dao said with a smile, "Although the Heyang army has suffered a lot of losses, there are still two or three thousand people stationed in Mengzhou, which cannot be easily defeated, and the Hundred Battles Army has fought repeatedly, so it is the time to rest." The general's trip is intended to stabilize Huaizhou, and the expedition is only in the surrounding counties and towns, all of which are small towns, and they will be taken overnight. ”

Zhang Ziyun nodded, indicating that he understood.

Subsequently, Wei Dao arranged a place for everyone to settle down without mentioning it.

Before the sunset, Li Congjing led the Hundred Battle Army to triumph.

The team of thousands of people stepped into the city in the rain, and there was a special artistic conception, the sound of horses' hooves stepped on the bluestone slab, and I didn't know how many windows opened. Li Congjing saw that there were not many pedestrians on the streets in the city, and it was rare that most of the shops were open, so he nodded secretly, which showed that Weidao's reassuring people had done a good job.

The former barracks of the Huaizhou defenders have now become the barracks of the Hundred Battles Army. After Li Congjing arranged everything in the barracks, he stepped out of the camp on horseback and went to the Assassin's Mansion. In the past, Dong Zhang's Assassin's Mansion is now Li Congjing's Assassin's Mansion.

Li Congjing stepped into the door of the mansion and first learned the news that Zhang Ziyun and others had arrived in Huaizhou, and secondly, he smelled a smell of tea. Li Congjing is good at tea, so he doesn't drink less on weekdays, especially when reading or relaxing, tea is essential. Of course, in addition to these two, there are many occasions when he can use tea.

A person will always have some habits, habits come from countless repetitions, the fragrance of tea wafting from the house, Li Congjing is very familiar, because he has smelled this fragrance countless times in Qimen.

When I entered the house, it was Dong Xiaowan making tea.

Li Congjing took off his helmet, and his own subordinates took it, he didn't take off his armor, he sat down in front of the coffee table wet, took a deep breath greedily, and said proudly: "There is nothing more comfortable than sitting and drinking a bowl of tea after the battle." ”

Dong Xiaowan didn't look up at her, and continued to make tea in his hand intently, Li Congjing relaxed his body and said, "You are familiar with it quickly, you have found the guy who makes tea in the house so early." No, why does this tea set look so familiar? Damn, you couldn't have brought it from Qimen, right? ”

With a comfortable groan, Li Congjing lay down on the coffee table, his hands and feet spread out into a large font, "But how did you know that I would be back today?" I see that your tea is almost ready, not like it was at the beginning. ”

After saying several words to himself, but he didn't get a response, Li Congjing was a little puzzled, and turned his head to look at Dong Xiaowan, "Why don't you speak?" ”

The tea was boiled, Dong Xiaowan still lowered her head, poured out a bowl of tea in the tea kettle, and sent it to Li Congjing lightly, her wrist trembling slightly.

Li Congjing took the tea, didn't drink it in a hurry, and said curiously: "Xiao Nizi, what's wrong with you today, you ate dumb candy?" ”

Dong Xiaowan shook her head, and her movements looked a little desperate.

The action of shaking the head is very simple, there is no need to be desperate, it can be seen that what you are doing desperately must not be shaking your head.

Li Congjing blew the tea, took a sip, put down the tea bowl, and was about to say something, when Xiao Wan suddenly threw herself into his arms like a kitten, her pink face was buried in the breastplate on his chest that was still stained with rain blood, and she cried without warning, "I don't dare to look at Childe, I'm afraid that if I see it, I can't help but cry...... I can't make tea when I cry, but I still can't hold back......"

Li Congjing couldn't cry or laugh, and let Xiao Wan rub left and right in front of his chest.

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At night, the Assassin's Mansion is brightly lit.

The newly arrived Zhang Ziyun and others, plus Mo Li and Wei Dao, gathered together.

Li Congjing, who took a shower and changed into clean clothes, walked in through the side door. The clothes on his body fit very well, obviously not the clothes that Dong Zhang left in the house, and Li Congjing did not have a habit of wearing dead people's clothes, he was busy himself, and he only returned to the city, so it was obviously impossible to buy clothes.

This dress was also brought by Dong Xiaowan from Qimen.

It's really comfortable to have a caring woman waiting for you. On the way here, Li Congjing thought proudly.

Li Congjing motioned for everyone to sit down, and he himself sat down, and first said to Wei Dao: "Mr. Wei will talk about the affairs in the army first." ”

Wei Dao stood up in response, took out the statistical manual that he had prepared a long time ago, and read: "Since leaving Qimen, the whole army has fought many battles, and a total of 913 people have been killed, including 608 people in the headquarters of the 100 Battle Army, 227 people seriously wounded, and 144 people in the headquarters. The first battle of conquering Huaizhou, capturing more than 700 enemy troops, burning the first battle of Li Dong's coalition army, capturing none, conquering the first battle of Luzhou, capturing none, and the Heyang army, capturing 2,000 enemy troops......"

Li Congjing silently calculated, the headquarters of the Hundred Battles Army had the strongest combat power, and there were many losses, which made him feel distressed, but after several battles, there were a lot of prisoners, reaching about 2,700 people, plus the strength of the temporary war camp, a total of about 4,300 people, and now the combat power under his control is about 7,000 people after digesting the prisoners.

The wounded are treated, the dead are buried and remedied, and the temporary camp is naturally incorporated into the Hundred Battles Army, Li Congjing said to Wang Buqi: "Our army is new to Huaizhou, although the Heyang Army was defeated by me, but the pseudo-Liang will definitely not give up, before the next wave of offensive comes, our army must be ready to fight." Wang Lao's task is to recruit 5,000 soldiers. ”

Huaizhou is not as good as Qimen, not to mention the state city, because the new hundred war army has fought several major battles, it will inevitably create a lot of displaced people, and there are naturally soldiers if there are displaced people, plus local good families and others, recruiting 5,000 people, as long as you are attentive, even if it is difficult, it is not impossible to complete.

Zhang Ziyun had no opinion, Wang Buqi said worriedly: "Recruiting so many people, I'm afraid that the food and ordnance will not be enough......"

Li Congjing waved his hand and said indifferently: "Huaizhou is not enough, so I will go to Mengzhou to grab it." It's not enough to rob, it's naturally enough to knock down Mengzhou. Then he smiled slyly, "I intercepted Li Jitao's military funds, and I haven't moved yet, just in time, and the ordnance transported from Luzhou is also about to arrive, and the urgent need can be solved." ”

Wang Buqi was shocked, and he had to admire Li Congjing.

Li Congjing looked at Wei Xingming again and said, "Since Mr. Wei arrives in Huaizhou, you will be in charge of civil affairs, and Wei Dao will be transferred to the post of governor of Huaizhou, and he will still serve as the secretary." Mr. Zi Ren assisted Mr. Wei to manage the affairs of Huaizhou's civil affairs. There are only a few standards for this envoy: grain, goods, and business. ”

Wei Xingming and Wei Ziren left their seats and surrendered their orders.

Li Congjing looked at Mo Li again, revealing a sinister smile, "When you came to Qimen, you did a good job of dealing with the Qimen clan, and now you will draw a scoop according to the gourd and do it again in Huaizhou." Huaizhou is big, there are many forces, and things are complicated, but you have a military intelligence department, those who should be killed are killed, and those who should be pulled are pulled, and this matter should not be difficult. However, when you deal with the disobedient clans, it is best to give me a large area of fertile land, and I will distribute it to the military dependents, so that I can use this as a weight for recruitment. ”

Mo Li opened the folding fan and shook it lightly on his chest twice, "Don't worry." ”

Finally looking at Zhang Ziyun, Li Congjing said: "The task of repairing the city defense, taking over the courtyard, and sorting out all kinds of military supplies in the state, especially salt and iron, will be handed over to you." ”

Zhang Ziyun smiled: "Leave it to me." ”

"If there is something missing in the army, Wei Dao will be tired for the time being, sort out the registration, and give the envoy a roster afterwards." Li Congjing stood up, his eyes swept over everyone's faces, "Huaizhou, the land of foundation, I hope you will work together to help me run it." ”

Everyone stood up in unison and arched their hands: "No! ”

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End of Volume II.