"Second brother, in this wilderness, who do you show with such a sad face? Are we going to Gaotang or not? Even if you don't go to Gaotang, stay in Yanjin for a few more days, when you get to Qingzhou, you only eat a few skewers of meat, and the rest of the time is spent eating dry food, and when you return to Wuwei in the future, you will definitely be laughed at......"

Ma Dai turned a deaf ear to Ma Yunluo's complaints, and just asked the guards with a solemn face: "Ma Bao, have you really found out?" Did the boss who sold meat really go to the Yamen of the Intelligence Division? ”

"How dare you deceive the second general......"

This Ma Bao is the thinnest one among the guards, but he is the most powerful scout under Ma Dai's command, after leaving the meat skewer stall, Ma Dai seems to be leaving in a hurry, but in fact, he keeps an eye on it, allowing Ma Bao to blend into the crowd and keep an eye on it. Although the boss who sells meat skewers has some observation, he is just an ordinary person after all, of course, he can't escape the eyes and ears of the elite scouts of the Xiliang Army, and his every move falls in Ma Bao's eyes.

Not long after the second general left, the fat man muttered to his mother-in-law for a while, and then followed, and his subordinates passed by near the stall, and heard the diners talking that the boss had gone to report it, and he was used to it...... The subordinates followed the fat man to the outside of the red mansion at the east end of the town......"

"Red Building, is it a red building?" Ma Yunluo tilted his little head, curious about what the red building looked like.

"Yes." Ma Bao only had superficial respect for Ma Yunluo, and didn't take her too seriously, so he responded casually, but didn't explain, "This town seems to be loose and unguarded, but the area around the Red Mansion is heavily guarded. If it weren't for the small size of his subordinates, he would be mixed in the crowd. Maybe you'll be discovered. ”

"Then the so-called Red Mansion is the Yamen of the Intelligence Department?" Ma Dai didn't care much about the origin of the name of the Red Mansion. He was concerned with the meaning of the Red Chamber itself.

"Yes," Ma Bao nodded, "The subordinates wanted to find someone to inquire, but when they thought that the owner of a butcher shop was like this, they were also worried about revealing their whereabouts, and they were at a loss, but they found that a notice was posted at the entrance of the red mansion, and some people were watching around, and the subordinates leaned over to listen to it." That's when we know what's going on. ”

Ma Bao is used to being a scout, and he is used to being meticulous when he tells it, although Ma Dai is worried, but he has always been steady, the actual situation in Qingzhou is very different from what he imagined, knowing that these details may be related to success or failure, so he also listened patiently.

"The subordinates are illiterate, but there is someone in charge of explaining the notice, it turns out that there are many people and few soldiers in Qingzhou. The hussar general also said that it is the responsibility of the husband to deal with the major national affairs, so the daily vigilance and inspection are handed over to the people to deal with themselves, saying that this can be regarded as the joint maintenance of a harmonious homeland by the army and the people......"

"What kind of mess is this?" Ma Dai puffed his eyes. Twelve points of incomprehension.

Ma Bao scratched his head, and he didn't know how to answer the general's doubts: "What he said seems to be right, there are so many people in this town." But I didn't see many officials, let alone soldiers. Except for the Red Mansion and the exchange office, there didn't seem to be any soldiers. And when the subordinates come back. I also met an interesting story......"

"What's the funny thing?" Although he was ignored for a long time, Ma Yunluo had a bit of resilience to abandon but not be discouraged, and tried to join the conversation unyieldingly.

"There are a few outsiders, who seem to be from Hanoi, who drank too much in the restaurant, and bumped into an old woman selling cakes when they went out, so that they wanted to beat people, and some people stopped drinking, and these people were also fierce, so they came out with knives directly......"

Ma Bao's encounter with this incident is commonplace. Qingzhou's defense measures on the border are so poor, it is not difficult for anyone to get in, those few from Hanoi, maybe they are deserters or spies, in Hanoi are used to talking with knives, when they arrive in Qingzhou, they don't see the imaginary strict guards, and naturally they want to sprout old ways.

In Xiliang, whether the old woman who sells cakes can live depends on luck, luck, if you meet someone who is a little chivalrous, and has the will and ability to meddle in things, you may be saved, otherwise in that place where strength is respected, a lonely old woman who is helpless, in addition to accepting fate, what can she do?

Elsewhere, it's okay if it's in a big city, after all, it's heavily guarded, and it's hard to escape if something happens. In a bazaar with no defenses, even if someone wants to take care of it, how can they not be afraid of the sharp blade in the hands of the troublemakers?

"The subordinates thought that this was the case, even if there was a leader, when they saw the knife, at most they could only go to the officers and soldiers guarding to report the news, and it would be too late to come back. As a result, as soon as they saw the bright weapons here, someone immediately shouted, and the people who came in response came quickly, but they were not officers and soldiers, but the shopkeepers and men in several large shops around......"

Ma Dai was certainly surprised to hear it, but Ma Bao was also confused when he spoke. Since ancient times, businessmen have been the most timid and fearful group, not to mention letting them stand up for irrelevant people, even if they are bullied, as long as they have not been forced to a dead end, they will not be able to do any counterattack.

"Those murderers brought knives, and sure enough, they also had the courage to be in their bodies, although they were drunk, but their posture was full, even if they were subordinates, they didn't dare to fight with their bare hands, who knew that those bosses were not afraid, seven or eight people casually copied a few long poles from behind the door panel, and lined up to meet them......"

"Wait, you said array?" Ma Dai interrupted.

"Well, my subordinates were also shocked at the time." Ma Bao nodded, and said with affection: "If it weren't for the fact that I saw them running out of the store, and the clothes on their bodies were not wrong, my subordinates would almost think that they were veterans in the army." In the face of several sharp blades, their hands holding the rod are very steady, and there are laws between advance and retreat, two rows in the front and back, flat stabs in the front row, and oblique slashing in the back row, which is completely the way of playing with a halberd array......"

The halberd is powerful, but it requires space to perform, and ordinary pawn moves are also slow, and if it is combined with spears and spears, it will form an offensive and defensive formation. Although the Xiliang Army is a rebel army, there is no shortage of border generals in the army, such as Han Sui and Ma Teng, so they are also very clear about the doorway.

In the market of Yanjin, a few bosses and guys can be used to use this kind of military law, can Ma Dai not be stunned for a while?

"The result? Who won? Ma Yunluo doesn't think about it so much, she only cares about the ending of the story and wants to know if the bad guys have been punished as they deserve.

"Those Hanoi people are only short knives in their hands, and the number of people is twice as small, when they encounter the cowardly, the bright knife comes out to scare people, but it is possible to drive people away, and win more with less, but there is a basis for advancing and retreating over there, and the courage is also great, although there is no blade on the long pole, but it is continuously pumped and stabbed on the vital point, and ordinary people can't stand it...... The troublemakers were all arrested, saying that they were going to be sent to Liyang to dig a ditch and work as coolies......"

One inch long, one point strong, the power of long weapons is much greater than that of short soldiers, forming a formation, making up for the shortcomings of slow operation, it is infinitely powerful. Even if it was a fierce general like Zhao Yun, if he rode alone, he would not dare to break into the dense formation listed by hundreds of spearmen, let alone a few deserters from the Hanoi bandits?

Everyone looked at each other when they heard this, they had long heard that Qingzhou was different, and they came to see it in person, it was indeed not an ordinary evil sect.

After pondering for a moment, Ma Dai suddenly asked, "Are you sure those people are businessmen, not the Qingzhou army in ambush?" ”

To be honest, this is not an ordinary layman's question, unless it is an assassin, there is no need for the regular army to disguise themselves in ambush in the downtown area, in that kind of place, no matter how hidden they ambush, who can they ambush?

"My subordinates heard a few new words from the people watching the excitement, what military-civilian defense, early warning mechanism, emergency plan, and national mobilization and the like...... "Ma Bao is indeed a very professional scout, but after listening to it hastily, he remembered these incomprehensible terms firmly.

Ma Dai's heart suddenly moved, grabbed Ma Bao's wrist, and asked urgently: "Could it be that this is the people of Qingzhou?" ”

In the first battle of Yuanshan that year, Xu Shu became famous in the first battle, and then as the first commander of the front army in Qingzhou, he was even more radiant. The Qingzhou army can be said to be invincible in these years, and it is not uncommon to win battles, in terms of fame and strength, Zang Ba's Taishan thieves are not as good as Yuan Shao's Hebei elite, and what really makes Xu Shu among the world's famous generals is the feat of leading tens of thousands of people to defeat tens of thousands of bandits.

As long as you know the soldiers, you know how difficult it is to integrate tens of thousands of rabble into battle, let alone use so many tactics at the same time, luring the enemy, and fake charge.

Once the success is done, the light of victory is concentrated in Xu Shu, but no one really pays attention to the militia in Qingzhou, even if this is an important link in Qingzhou's new policy.

However, if the quality of the Qingzhou militia is similar to what Ma Bao saw, then this militia is not ordinary!

"Exactly, the hussar general emphasized the military-civilian cooperation, and when it was external, he asked the people to cooperate with him, and the boss felt that we were suspicious, so he could go to the intelligence department to report it, and if there was an outsider making trouble, the militia could start to kill him, but there was a dispute among the Qingzhou people, but it was strictly forbidden to fight privately, and he had to go to the yamen or the pavilion chief to defend himself."

After speaking for a long time, Ma Bao also felt that his mouth was dry, and when he saw that the general was contemplating, he took a water bladder from under the saddle to drink.

"Brother Dabao, why is the Red Mansion called the Red Mansion?" Ma Yunluo, who had been unable to speak, came over and asked softly.

"It's really hard to say, you'll have to see for yourself to understand." As long as it's not a serious matter, Ma Bao is still quite amiable to this eldest lady.

Ma Yunluo's beautiful eyes lit up, "That means we can still move forward?" Don't have to go back? ”

Her personality is overly lively, but not stupid, on the contrary, she is very clever. After listening to this conversation, I naturally understood that the trip to Qingzhou was much more difficult than I imagined, a meat seller could report suspicious people, and a few seemingly ordinary bosses and guys could list the military formation.

Ma Yunluo was very worried, for fear that this trip to Qingzhou would die halfway, but Ma Bao's words gave her a glimmer of hope.

Ma Dai also looked up at Ma Bao when he heard this, waiting for the latter's explanation.

"Although the boss went to report it, his subordinates felt that we might not encounter any danger......" Ma Bao cleared his throat and said something. (To be continued......)