Cheng Lei sat in the carriage and sighed very emotionally in his heart, since he came to this world, he rarely took the carriage, and now he has to be with the carriage for a long time, which can also be said to be a different experience. Although the general carriages are relatively bumpy, Qi Mi deliberately installed shock absorption facilities on these carriages, so Cheng Lei did not feel very sad when he sat on them. Qi Mi made enough preparations for Cheng Lei's trip, and Cheng Lei was especially grateful that Qi Mi could think of any small details for him, which made him particularly moved.

The horses in their convoy are all horses produced by the well-made Tieji tribe, so they have a particularly strong foot endurance. This allowed them to catch up with several caravans from the East to the West, which also sent a warning signal to Cheng Lei, because he could see that those who sold goods from the East to the West to sell were some more courageous people, and if they were ordinary people, they would not dare to take such a risk. After all, they don't know what kind of dangers and unpredictable things will await them along the way, which is also an obstacle to communication between the East and the West.

If the exchanges between the East and the West can be like friends visiting each other, then the scientific and technological and cultural exchanges between the East and the West will become smooth. The ancient culture of the Eastern world and the modern technology of the Western world can be effectively combined, and at that time, the exchange of what is not is the real strength.

Seeing that it was already noon, Cheng Lei waved his hand to signal the convoy to stop, and then shouted: "Brothers, take a break and eat something before you go on the road, Daming, come over for a while!" ”

Zhu Daming heard Cheng Lei greet him, and ran over: "What's the matter with the general?" ”

Cheng Lei said with some reproach: "Da Ming, I told you a few times, why can't you change it?" We must be low-key when we go out, don't you have a bad ear? Call the boss, now we are medicinal herb merchants, I am your boss! ”

Zhu Daming looked embarrassed: "Boss, boss...... Don't be angry, I'll change my mind in the future! ”

Cheng Lei nodded and said: "Well, it's good if you know it yourself, if we meet other people or go to a strange place, you must remember, I am the boss, not a general!" ”

Zhu Daming asked at this time: "Boss, is there anything you called me over?" ”

Cheng Lei glanced at the soldiers who were cooking on the fire, and then said, "Get more delicious food and drink for the brothers, but we can't drink when we are in a hurry." Get more meat, and we'll buy it when we get to a place where there are people. Also, didn't you bring some flue-cured tobacco this time, bring me some! ”

Only then did Zhu Daming understand Cheng Lei's true intention of calling him over, it turned out that this old man was addicted to smoking, and he didn't smoke cigarettes, so he was so anxious. He immediately went to the carriage behind him and took a few packs of cigarettes, opened a pack, handed it to Cheng Lei, and then lit it for him.

After Cheng Lei took a deep breath, he only felt like a cloud, which was very comfortable. Zhu Daming himself is also a smoker, so he also lit a cigarette himself and smoked it with Cheng Lei.

Not long after, a rich aroma of meat came out of the cauldron set up by the soldiers, and Cheng Lei couldn't help but be a little amused when he looked at them salivating one by one.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded from far and near in the south of the convoy, Cheng Lei was a little puzzled, how could there be cavalry just out of the territory of the Lion King's base here, where is this cavalry?

The cavalry, numbering about a dozen horsemen, sped across the prairie to the convoy. At this time, the soldiers of the convoy also picked up a few single-shot rifles at hand and prepared to fire if something was wrong, but Cheng Lei waved his hand to tell them not to be too nervous.

Because he had already seen that the uniform color of those cavalry was the color of the cavalry of the Tieji tribe, and since it was the cavalry of the Tieji tribe, of course there was no need to be so nervous. Cheng Lei is the son-in-law of the leader of the iron-based tribe Dunleha, not to mention that now that the plan to merge the iron-based tribe into the lion king base has begun, these cavalrymen will finally join the lion king's army. Since it is his own person, there is no need to make a big move.

"Yo yo yo ......" One of the cavalrymen who seemed to be a leader stopped his horse, this man was five short and had very dark skin, and he looked like he had been grazing on the grassland all year round. His nose moved slightly, and he said with great satisfaction: "Yakusha, let's eat here at noon, these guys' stewed meat is very good, even better than your wife's stew!" ”

At this time, all the cavalrymen surrounded and gathered around the cauldron, as if they didn't see Cheng Lei and the rifles in their hands at all, talking about the stew in the pot.

Obviously, they didn't take Cheng Lei and them seriously at all. In other words, their cavalry has completely eaten Cheng Lei and them, thinking that Cheng Lei's armed forces of their caravan cannot be their opponents at all, so they are so unscrupulous.

Cheng Lei's heart was on fire, these cavalrymen must have known that their caravan was either out of Silver Tower City or from the Lion King's base, and they would be so unscrupulous. In this way, the caravans passing by here in ordinary times must have been raided and bullied by these patrols of the Tieji tribe, which Cheng Lei could not tolerate at all. Because if the Lion King Base wants to be built into a city, then basic foreign exchange and trade are absolutely essential. Now these patrols are simply parasitic tumors on the grasslands, and they must be eradicated.

The reason why Zhu Daming didn't speak was that Cheng Lei was here, so he absolutely couldn't go beyond Cheng Lei, and they could only do it if Cheng Lei gave an order. This is also one of the basic disciplines of the Lion King Army, which is simply implemented unconditionally.

Cheng Lei smiled slightly at this time, and said to the two guys who were still talking about the stew in the pot: "May I ask where you guys came from, and is there anything wrong?" ”

The black dwarf guy glanced at Cheng Lei and said disdainfully: "Why don't you have any eyesight?" Didn't you see that you are going to eat here today? Hurry up and let me go, don't annoy the uncle. ”

The other guy said, "Oh, some of you smoke, so you must have brought some tobacco, so take them all out." Listen to me, the tobacco in Vientiane City in the northwest is the best, you can buy it there! ”

Cheng Lei was already furious at this time, these guys are simply robbers, if they are allowed to go on like this, I am afraid they will have to blatantly rob money!

"Da Ming, copy the guy, beat the dog!" Cheng Lei commanded in a low voice.

Zhu Daming immediately gave orders to all the soldiers with gestures and code words, and the soldiers quickly went to the side of the carriage and took out their weapons, each with an automatic rifle. And then surrounded the iron-based tribal cavalry while they were still chatting and farting.

Cheng Lei pulled out his pistol from his waist and strode behind the black dwarf, and it was too late for the other cavalrymen to react and take the gun. They had seen soldiers with automatic rifles all around them, and the black dwarf suddenly felt something cold against the back of his head.

Judging by his experience, this is a gun. He slowly turned his head and saw the muzzle of Cheng Lei's pistol with a black hole. The black dwarf's throat shook a few times, and he said tremblingly, "This ...... Brother, this gun is not fun. Put it away, why are you so angry, we're just talking about playing, talking about playing......"

Cheng Lei said coldly: "I won't kill you today because I don't dare to kill you, but because I let your stinky mouth go back and bring a word." Now go and fetch me the mountain, and tell him that I have detained your patrol!" ”

The black dwarf hurriedly ran away with his head in his arms, and the remaining cavalry of the patrol all looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Cheng Lei looked at these people with cold eyes, and he really hated the feeling that iron could not be made of steel, and he really wanted to kill these guys one by one! But he couldn't do this, because these cavalrymen were from the Tieji tribe after all, so he could only endure it.

Then he ordered his soldiers to begin eating, and the cavalrymen of the iron-based tribe patrol were all disarmed and squatted on the side of the convoy, guarded by two soldiers, so that they would not escape. The cavalrymen who were still arrogant before looked like lost dogs, Cheng Lei stared at them while eating, but he was thinking about what to do with these people in the future.

If it is not handled well, I am afraid that these veterans of the Tieji tribe will really become a cancer, they are all elite soldiers of a hundred battles, but because of their poor discipline, they have become what they are now. If he wants to include all of them in the Lion King's army, I'm afraid that Li Changcheng will have to preside over it himself, and now he has a preliminary plan in his heart, and it would be best if the plan is feasible.

It had been two hours after they had eaten lunch before they heard the sound of horses' hooves from the south, but this time it was evident that there were far more horses than a dozen horses on the patrol. Cheng Lei immediately asked all the soldiers to prepare for battle, since it was on the grassland, the situation was changing rapidly, so it was necessary to be fully prepared.

At this time, I saw dozens of cavalry galloping over from the south, and the leader was Cheng Lei's brother-in-law Chongshan. Chongshan turned over and dismounted and came to Cheng Lei: "Brother-in-law? How did you end up here? Now I went to me and said that the patrol was detained, and I was still thinking about who would have such a big courage, and as soon as he said that your appearance made me feel like you, I didn't expect it to be you! ”

Cheng Lei said with a smile: "Uncle, these patrols led by you really give the Tieji tribe a long face, and they actually rob people everywhere on the grassland to eat and drink!" Alas, how can I say hello! ”

Chongshan's face was immediately very embarrassed when he heard this, and he immediately slipped the black dwarf over and said, "Hurry up and tell me in person, what have you done?" ”

The black dwarf originally thought that Chongshan could give him anger when he came, but he didn't expect Chongshan to question him directly. He shuddered and said, "Deputy Chief, we are just tired of patrolling and want to have an autumn breeze here, but I didn't expect this kid to be so careless......

"Smack!" "Plop!" Before he finished his words, he suddenly received a heavy slap in the face, and then was kicked to the ground by Chongshan. Chongshan was about to take out the pistol on his waist and kill him, but Cheng Lei grabbed Chongshan's hand at this time and shook his head at him.

Originally, Chongshan was like an angry lion, but he had to stop after being stopped by Cheng Lei. Cheng Lei said: "It's just a small thing, and he doesn't recognize me, it's okay." However, if they want to join the Lion King Army, you can directly hand them over to Li Changcheng, and he will naturally understand what it means. Let him go! The black dwarf withdrew as if he had been granted amnesty.

Chongshan nodded and said, "Now that the reorganization work has begun under the auspices of General Zheng, I will restrain these stubborn guys." Brother-in-law, I heard you're going to the West? Why take that risk? If anything, so many people in the Lion King Base are still counting on you! ”

Cheng Lei smiled: "You don't have to worry about this, I will be quick in a year, and I will be back in a year and a half at a slow." When the time comes, a completely different Lion King City will be created! ”

After Cheng Lei and Chongshan broke up, they set off again. Before leaving, Chongshan stuffed more than a dozen of their cavalry horses to Cheng Lei, saying that they might be able to be used in case of emergency. Of course, Cheng Lei wouldn't tell him that there was a motorcycle in the carriage behind, but this was also a part of Chongshan's heart, so Cheng Lei couldn't help but accept it.

Ten days later, Cheng Lei and the others could already see the bandit mountain in the distance. Along the way, they never encountered any more people, except for a small town south of Silverstone City to replenish their dry food and water. Now after seeing the bandit mountain, Cheng Lei's heart suddenly settled. Because the Bandit Mountain is the westernmost fortress of their Lion King Army, and it is also a particularly solid fortress.

The current bandit mountain is where the Iron Tiger Infantry Regiment is stationed, and the commander of the Iron Tiger Regiment is naturally the most capable colonel of the Lion King Army, Mentali. And the Bandit Mountain has now been renamed by Montali, and it is no longer called the Bandit Mountain, but the Lion King No. 2 base.

Just when Cheng Lei and the others arrived within five kilometers of the bandit mountain, he keenly noticed that someone was secretly hanging them in the distance. Cheng Lei knew in his heart that this was the patrol of the Iron Tiger Regiment tracking them. After all, he had now entered the sphere of influence of the Bandit Mountain, and if no one found them, then he would have to question Montali's command ability.

However, they only advanced about two kilometers away, and Cheng Lei found six or seven groups of people following them, and there were too many patrols set up by Montali! Just as Cheng Lei was thinking so, at this time, some infantry suddenly rushed down from the bandit mountain and surrounded their convoy.

Of course, the soldiers of Cheng Lei's convoy were not to be outdone, and they all took out their weapons to confront those infantrymen. Cheng Lei waved his hand to let Zhu Daming negotiate, and Zhu Daming walked to the commanders of the infantry with pride.

The rank of the officer is a second lieutenant, that is, an officer such as a platoon commander or deputy platoon commander. The second lieutenant officer shouted: "You have entered the war zone of the Lion King No. 2 base, please turn around and go back immediately, or take a detour directly from the north, otherwise you will be punished for breaking into the war zone!" ”

Zhu Daming straightened his collar and said, "Second Lieutenant, I want to see your commander!" ”

The second lieutenant was a little surprised to hear that Zhu Daming was able to recognize his rank, but he was not so easy to fool: "Please show your ID!" ”

Zhu Daming had no choice but to take out his military ID card, which is a feature of the Lion King Army, and it is impossible for others to have it. Moreover, their military ID cards are all with anti-counterfeiting marks, just like the lion king, so it is impossible to forge them.

When the second lieutenant saw that Zhu Daming was a captain, he immediately stood up and saluted: "Report to the commander, I am the platoon commander of the second platoon of the second company of the third battalion of the third theater of the Lion King No. 2 base, please give an order!" ”

Zhu Daming became even more arrogant: "I want to see Colonel Montali, how can I meet him?" (To be continued.) )