Ahmat thought about his thoughts, and looked depressed. Suddenly, his sleeve was pulled twice, and when he looked down, it was Hardy.

"Sir! Those military masters seem to be coming for us? Eddie pointed behind him, and Ahmat looked back, only to see several sergeants running towards him, and the leader of the group saw him and shouted, "Isn't it Mr. Ahmat?" ”

"Yes, right down!" Ahmat asked suspiciously, "How many of you are?" ”

"Down there are Hao Zhongjun's men!" The leader respectfully saluted Ahmat's forked hand: "The Chinese army still has something to ask you, let me ask you to go back!" ”

"Please let me go back? Isn't there something wrong with the gift? ”

"Then I don't know!" The leader smiled: "Lord Zhongjun just ordered me to ask you to go back!" With that, he turned sideways and stretched out his right arm in a "please" motion.

"Good, good!" Ahmat nodded, followed the sergeants back to the General Soldier's Mansion, and saw Hao Shaoqi standing in front of the door, looking like someone was waiting. Ahmat couldn't help but be a little flattered, and sang a fat song: "Lord Hao, let you wait, I don't know what is going on?" ”

"Sir, please come with me!" Hao Shaoqi's face squeezed out a smile, and he pushed the door and went inside, Ahmat hurriedly followed, and his servant Eddie also wanted to enter the door, but was stopped by the little boss who stretched out his hand: "Please stay here for a while, my master only invited Mr. to go in!" ”

Ahmat followed Hao Shaoqi and walked all the way to the house, he saw that he was getting deeper and deeper, and he couldn't help but have doubts in his heart, Lord Liu was seriously injured, so who wanted to see him? Isn't it that Lord Liu is gone, and someone is greedy for his own property and wants to lure him into the mansion to make money and kill him, right?

"Lord Hao, dare to ask, I don't know who wants to see you?"

"Naturally, the chief soldier?" Hao Shaoqi didn't look back, he walked straight forward, his hands and feet were long, and Ahmat couldn't keep up, so he had to speed up his pace, and asked breathlessly: "The chief soldier was not stabbed by someone, the injury is serious, how can you see me?" “

Hao Shaoqi didn't answer, just quickened his pace, Ahmat didn't dare to ask again, and didn't dare to stop, just when he was nervous, he heard Hao Shaoqi's voice: "My lord is in the house, sir, you will understand when you go in!" “

Ahmat looked at Hao Shaoqi, and there was a rare smile on the black face that he was always flat on weekdays, which made him even more suspicious in his heart, but there was no way to turn back when he got here, so he had to grit his teeth and push the door into the house.

The furnishings in the room are very simple, there is only one desk, two chairs, and there is a man in a brocade robe standing next to the desk, it is Liu Cheng. Ahmat's mouth grew in surprise, pointed at Liu Cheng and asked, "Lord Liu, aren't you seriously injured?" How-"

"That's all coaxing outsiders!" Liu Cheng pointed to the chair in front of him: "Sir, please sit, please be sure to keep it secret after you go out, and don't leak it out!" ”

Ahmat shuddered, hurriedly patted his chest, and said, "Don't worry, the villain will be tight-lipped, and today's events will never be told to a third person!" ”

"Well, then thank you Mr. Liu!" Liu Cheng sat down with a smile: "I invited my husband here today because I want to ask for a few things." ”

"I can't afford it, I can't afford it!" Ahmat hurriedly owed his debt, he had completely recovered from Fang Cai's shock, obviously Liu Cheng did this with deep meaning, if he could help the other party's plan, then he would definitely be able to get a rich reward in the future.

"Sir, who travels all over the world, must have been to Mobei, right? I wonder how the army should cross the Hanhai this season? How do I get to Horin? “

"Hanhai? And Lin? Ahmat looked at Liu Cheng and couldn't help but chuckle in his heart. For modern people, the word Hanhai is just another name for desert, but for the ancient Chinese, the word Hanhai represents the desert and the Gobi Desert located in the middle of the Mongolian Plateau, stretching for thousands of miles from east to west, this inaccessible arid area seems to be the boundary between the traditional Central Plains dynasty and the outer regions used by God to separate the north and the south. Even in the heyday of the Han and Tang dynasties, the Central Plains Dynasty was able to control the Monan and Tuntian garrisons, and the Xiongnu Turks were all vassals of the Han Dynasty, while Mobei was still the territory of those who were proud of the sky. Especially in Helin, the desert is located in the south, the Hangai Mountain is located in the north, and the Orkhon River flows through the southeast. The Khan court of the Northern Xiongnu and the place where the Hui entered the southern part of the country, after the rise of Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire, it was also the center of the world. For the nomads on the Mongolian plateau, this is the ancient capital of thousands of years, and it is a royal spirit. Liu Cheng's purpose in asking this question is no longer known.

"My lord, there are ten people who cross the Hanhai Sea, there are ten people who cross the Hanhai Sea, there are hundreds of people who walk, and there are thousands of people who cross the Hanhai, I don't know how many people you have?"

"Ten thousand!" Liu Cheng said in a deep voice: "Counting pack horses and livestock, there are at least tens of thousands of horses!" ”

"My lord, then there is not much you can walk!" Ahmat replied: "There are only three roads in the east and west to cross the Hanhai, leaving the Boluo River in the east and going west along the Krulun River; The middle road crosses the Hanhai Sea at the end of Dushikou and Xuanhua Mansion, and the west road is out of Guihua City, crosses the Hanhai Sea, and arrives at the Tui River. Post stations were set up along the way where there was well water for the use of sergeants coming and going. Although the Hanhai is dry, as long as you walk along the hill, you can dig a well at the foot of the mountain to get water, and the grass can also be eaten by horses and camels. “

"Seeing that Mr. is so familiar, he must have traveled a lot?" Liu Cheng said with a smile.

"When I was young, I often left, but these years are old, I can't bear such suffering, but I walk less!"

"Oh, what's the interesting thing on the way, tell me about it?"

Seeing Liu Cheng's kind tone, Ahmat gradually relaxed his mentality, and said with a wry smile: "There is a lot of suffering in this Hanhai, where is there any interesting thing, I remember that I was only twenty-one years old when I first went to Mobei with the caravan, and I encountered a small flying insect on the way, the size is no more than ink, if you don't pay attention, you can't see it." I was young at the time, I didn't know the severity, I didn't cover my face with a veil barrier as the team leader advised, but the insect flew into my eyes, and after a while, I became red and swollen, and my eyes were almost blind! ”

Liu Cheng was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Then how did you cure it?" ”

"Fortunately, he was accompanied by an old man, who immediately killed a sheep, roasted the mutton and put it on my eyes, and in a few days all the maggots born of those little worms came out, and put on the ointment, and it took a few days to recover." Speaking of this, Ahmat pointed to his eyes: "My lord, please see, the scars next to my two eyes are burned by the mutton!" Liu Cheng looked closely at Ahmat's fingers, and sure enough, there were thin scars next to the other party's eyes, which he couldn't see if he hadn't been careful.

"I can't imagine that there are so many dangers in this Hanhai!" Liu Cheng sighed: "If it weren't for Mr., I don't know how many soldiers would have to suffer this trip." In this case, Mr. Ahmat, tell the outside world that you will go to the Tushetu Department next to recruit guides and procure the necessary items, and that all the necessary expenses will be paid by the public, but you must not let the outside world know that I have asked you to do it! ”

"Yes, Chief Soldier!" Ahmat nodded: "The villain knows the severity, don't worry about this matter, it's easy to say anything else, it's just that camels have to buy more, and I'm afraid there aren't so many on the market." ”

"Well, I see!" Liu Cheng smiled, took a token from his waist, handed it to Ahmat and said, "This is for you, if you have something important, you can ask to see you at any time." “

Ahmat hurriedly knelt down, took the token with both hands, and said respectfully: "Thank you for the card!" “

Time flies quickly, it is already the middle of July in a blink of an eye, these days, about Liu Cheng's injury, the news from the general army has been quite repeated, for a while it is said that the adult can already walk on the ground, and after a few days it is said that the adult can only rest in bed. All kinds of gossip outside the world are even more terrifying, and some people even say that he saw with his own eyes that one night the general soldier's mansion sent a coffin to be secretly sent to the cemetery outside the city, so that Liu Cheng, who was hiding in the mansion and pretending to be sick, couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, and finally had to sit in a sedan chair and turn around the city tower, so as not to play too much and shake people's hearts.

In the evening, the side door of the General Army's Mansion opened, a team of cavalry rushed out, and the pedestrians on the side of the road hurriedly dodged away so as not to collide with the ranks, and a few sharp-eyed people had seen clearly the black and white ornaments on the helmet of the leader, and an idler who was familiar with the inside story proudly showed off to his companions: "See, that is Lord Hao Shaoqi, Lord Hao, and the guards of Lord Zhentai are led by him!" “

"Yikes! Isn't that the Lord of Zhentai in this team? “

"Whew!" The idle man spewed out a disdainful voice from between his teeth: "Lord Zhentai's injury is not yet healed, this is the adult sending henchmen to patrol the city and calm people's hearts!" ”

"It turns out that this is the case, I just hope that the body and bones of Lord Zhentai will be well as soon as possible and keep one side safe!"

"Yes!"

When everyone was unexpected, Lord Zhentai, that is, Liu Ben himself, was in this team, the color of the armor on his body was no different from the guards beside him, and half of his face was covered by the cheek armor, and he was surrounded by the guards in the middle, and the people next to him couldn't recognize it at all. The group went out of the east gate all the way to the north, and only then camped and rested until Haishi.

The night wind swept across the Yinchuan Plain, whistling the bonfire in front of it, the sound of rushing water came from the Yellow River not far away, and the continuous Helan Mountain in the west was like a group of towering giants in the moonlight, holding up the night sky. Liu Cheng sat by the campfire, silent, and the firelight gilded his face with a bronze-colored sheen. He subconsciously picked up a branch and fiddled with it in his hand, was his expedition too risky?

"My lord, the Ozil has arrived!" Hao Shaoqi has had a slight cold these days, and his voice is a little urn-like.

"Well, let him come!" Liu Cheng woke up from his thoughts, threw the branch in his hand into the bonfire, the tongue of fire **** the dry branch, making a slight crackling sound, Liu Cheng looked up at the night sky, compared to this vast night sky, how small the bonfire in front of him was! “

"Your Excellency!"

"Well, have you brought all the centaurs?" Liu Cheng looked at Ozir, this young warrior looked high-spirited, he had been appointed by Liu Cheng as Daru Huachi, as his own agent to command the Great Khan's ears, this time Liu Cheng did not want to spread widely, so he disguised himself to hide in the guards out of the city, in fact, the various armies that went out of the expedition had set off a few days ago, the infantry team and the baggage team went first, and the cavalry team went later, and they arrived at the south of the Hanhai Sea when they just converged.

"Well, a thousand cavalry, two horses, two thousand mules, two thousand camels, and six thousand sheep, plus the grain on them, plus livestock, is enough for six thousand men to eat for five months."

"Well, the ear cut you led this time is my old battalion, don't be sloppy!"

"Yes, sir!" Ozir replied nonchalantly, sat down cross-legged, and said with a smile: "My lord, if you destroy Tushetu Khan this time, you will also seal a thousand accounts for me, and let the brothers who stay on the side of the national teacher be greedy!" ”

"A thousand accounts? You've got a big appetite! Liu Cheng smiled and said: "Do you know who under my account has a thousand accounts?" ”

"Gesang, it's almost the same if you don't spend money, you also got a daughter-in-law for the two of them, and that Gesang is just the son of a shepherd slave!"

"What is Mu Huali's background? Gesang has done a great job for me, and if you want to receive a thousand tents, you will do the same. In my Liu Cheng's eyes, whether it is a slave or a nobleman, they are all ordinary, regardless of intimacy, only merit and demerit! “

"I am a son of Hazar, and you compare me with the son of the shepherd of Gesang?" Ozil stared at Liu Cheng fiercely, the mane on his helmet fluttering with the night wind, like an angry bear. Liu Cheng looked at him without showing weakness and sneered: "If it weren't for Genghis Khan, who would remember your ancestors?" Remember, it is merit that creates noble bloodlines, not noble bloodlines that create merit! ”

At this time, there was a neighing of people and horses in the distance, Ozil snorted coldly, looked at Hao Shaoqi, who was staring at him vigilantly, and turned to leave. Hao Shaoqi asked in a low voice: "General, have you taken away the military power of this guy?" ”

"Okay?" Liu Cheng shook his head: "He is a member of the Shuote Department, and his subordinates are all Chahar people, so he can't play any tricks, so let's watch it for a few days first." ”

"Yes, Lord!" Although Hao Shaoqi still had some doubts, he still didn't say anything, and at this time a herald announced: "Tell Lord Zhentai, Deputy General Wang has arrived, and he is asking to see him outside!" ”

"Well, please let him in!" Liu Cheng stood up from the fire, only to see Wang Anshi pass through the two lines of guards, and respectfully salute himself: "The last general will see Lord Zhentai!" ”

"Hmmm! Are the infantry teams ready? Liu Cheng looked the other party up and down, compared to the battle against Lin Dan Khan a few months ago, this Wang Anshi was a little fatter, and his originally thin cheeks bulged slightly, but he still had that flattering and respectful smile on his face. (To be continued.) )