In the early spring of February in the northwest, the morning breeze did not have much warmth, and it was still bitterly cold. www.biquge.info The weather is also mostly gloomy, the wild wasteland is depressed, and there is no sign of recovery from winter to spring.

Outside Huining City, after nearly a month of training, the recruits of the Sixth Battalion from Yanzhou have been reborn, marching in line with heavy loads, neatly arrayed, with the same pace and meticulousness.

Xuan Chongwen led the team in front, this trip was one hundred and forty miles of training, and three days to reach Huining Pass, and it was necessary to march forty and a half miles a day, and the training task was a little harsh. Some officers complained, but Zhang Yue didn't feel it, didn't pay attention to it, and didn't even lead the team in person, and walked like a soldier.

The two green eagles are a little bigger, they eat fish and meat, fortunately they don't eat carrion, they won't be vultures, but they are definitely not green eagles, because the green eagles are actually a kind of sea holly, characterized by being small, not eating fish, very wild, no one for a year and a half, and they can't be tamed at all. But these two eagles, after Du Ximi came to Huining, only one month later, the two eagles were released from the cage, and they were tamed to be able to obey orders.

"Du Simi! What breed do you say these two eagles mean? Zhang Yue rode slowly, letting the falcon stand on his shoulder, flapping his wings, occasionally sticking out his mouth and gently pecking at his helmet.

"I can't say! But I'm sure they're not eagles, they're eagles! Du Sydney rode a horse and followed the side, grabbed the other eagle on his shoulder and held it in his hand, held the eagle's neck to Zhang Yue, and said with a smile: "Look at these eyes, they are green eyes, the hair on the neck is golden, and the claws are also yellow, it is likely to be a blue-eyed eagle, and it can be fierce when it becomes an adult, not only can it hunt, but even people dare to attack, and the child can catch it for a long time." ”

"Is it so powerful? I'll give them a name! "If it's a carving, it's even better, it's earned, Zhang Yue laughed, thought for a while and said seriously: "I'm just a brother, called Xuanxin!" You're just a sister, so it's called Xuanling! ”

"Aha......" Du Ximi laughed strangely when he heard it. Chen Jia and Yiqian next to him also laughed, and Yiqian and Yan Chengwang only returned from Tokyo at the end of the first month.

The second brother Zhang Cheng looked full of envy, but Xuan Xin and Xuan Ling recognized their masters, only Zhang Yue and Du Ximi were familiar with them, and if other people wanted to approach, they would be alertly screamed, flying away or sneaking up on people at lightning speed. Their mouths are sharp and hooked, and a peck is a blood hole, but Zhang Cheng and his soldiers love and hate.

"Xuan Ling! Go ahead and see where it is! Zhang Yue ordered the childish carving on his shoulder, but Xuan Ling squatted and hummed, indicating that the baby was hungry and couldn't understand what you were saying.

"Your sister! Get lost! Zhang Yue was angry, grabbed Xuan Ling roughly, and raised his hands fiercely, Xuan Ling was so shocked that he quacked a few times, fluttered his wings, and circled around him a few times aggrievedly, not knowing what he was doing at all.

Du Ximi laughed proudly, and whistled in his mouth, raised his hand and waved in the direction of the army, this time Xuan Ling understood, and flew into the air with a few shouts. When the Xuan Xin in his arms saw it, he screamed and wanted to follow, but Du Ximi didn't let it go.

"Baby, be good! I'll feed you meat at noon! Zhang Yue beckoned, Xuanxin broke free and flew over, his wings spread almost two feet, fluttering black feathers one after another, trying to stand on his helmet but not standing firmly, it took half a day to grasp his shoulder armor brass beast head.

Zhang Yue had a lot of fun all the way, feeding the two eagles half full every day, and then taking him to hunt, letting them catch rabbits by themselves to feast, and when they were full, they didn't want to move, and even Du Ximi's orders sometimes refused to listen. Du Ximi said that since they are eagles, when they are almost adults, they must boil it again, boil out all the intestinal oil, and let them remember the pain of hunger, and they will obey the order in the future.

Arrived at Huining Pass, Hou Chao and Hou Congyi, the heads of the capital stationed here, hurriedly ran out to greet them, but the city was too small and dilapidated, and it could garrison up to 1,000 troops, so he had to let Hou Congyi arrange for soldiers to camp and rest outside the city, and Hou Chao personally led Zhang Yue and several officers into the city.

Huining Pass is not big, it is an important pass on the border between Huizhou and Lanzhou, built on the slope between the two mountains, this side looks as high as two zhang, but enter the pass to the west wall to see, it is not a zhang high or not, the wall buttress is also weathered badly, there are cracks everywhere, the surface of the city bricks is covered with withered moss, and some cracks also grow small saplings.

"What are you doing to not clear this out?" Zhang Yue was full of black lines, pointing to the wall and said.

"Oops! When we came, even the barracks were almost crossed, and there were cow and sheep dung everywhere, and there were puddles of water, and we had been busy cleaning them up for a long time, and then the transportation of military rations was inconvenient, but I could not let the brothers go hungry, so I had to take the brothers out to hunt every day and get some game to make peace. ”

Hou Chao had some habits of being a disciple of the sect, and his behavior was a little frivolous, Zhang Yue didn't like it, snorted and stopped talking nonsense, took out a letter from his arms and threw it over, and said with a straight face: "Your grandfather wrote a letter to you in Luoyang, he will be the envoy of Liangzhou Hexi Jiedu, and he will enter Huizhou." Think about it, whether to go with him, or continue to stay in Huining and do it yourself! ”

"Hey...... Since I am the head of General Zhang's command, it is naturally the general to stay, you have the final say! Hou Chao grinned, staring and waiting for Zhang Yue to decide.

Zhang Yue snorted, noncommittal, and asked, "There are Qiang tribes near this Guancheng, will they come to you for a small business?" ”

"Last year's war just ended, how can anyone come! The Qiang tribe went forty or fifty miles to the west, and I saw it once when I was hunting. Hou Chao said seriously, thought about it and asked a little anxiously: "Look at that...... How boring I am here for the New Year, is it a change of guard? ”

"Okay! Change the guard tomorrow and follow me to Linhe Village. Zhang Yue still has a straight face, if he smiles, this kid will probably be able to go to heaven. He is the eldest grandson of Hou Zhang, and he has seen many powerful people in Tokyo, but he is not restrained at all. Of course, Zhang Yue is not good to treat him too lightly, let him suffer a little appropriately, and just be able to do things and lead the troops.

That night, he lived in Guancheng, where the terrain was high, and the night wind was very strong, Zhang Yue was still shivering from the cold when he lived in the barracks, and finally understood how miserable Hou Chao's kid was. The next day, new recruits from the two capitals were arranged to take over the defense, and the task of repairing the city at the beginning of the year was given. Then take Hou Chao and Hou Congyi with him, continue to train new soldiers, and go east to Linhe Village on the east bank of the Zuli River.

The journey of 100 miles arrived in two days, and Han Zhongming and Zhang Congzhao had already led their soldiers to build a temporary bridge over the Zuli River with large logs. Zhang Yue led the recruits to pass smoothly, camped outside Linhe Village for one night, and the next afternoon Liang Guibenzen rushed to pass the word, Hou Zhang led a thousand horsemen, through Guanzhong, Yuanzhou to Liang Qiang station, two days later can come.

He was accompanied by Yuan Yuan, who arrived in Jingzhou to take over as the envoy of the Changyi Festival. On the assumption of the new marshal, Zhang Yue is going to Jingzhou to meet him, but he has a lot of things to do, and he has to delay for more than half a month when he comes and goes, so he doesn't want to make this trip. (To be continued.) )