In the early morning of the 14th, in the camp of the Runing Army.

The soldiers packed up their horses, inspected the carts, and prepared to set out in procession. And Wu Shigong also had a conversation with Deng Qifan, Xue Yongli and other left-behind officials.

"I didn't want to spend a day in the camp. But there's really no way, it's not okay if you don't rest! Horses can't stand it, even people can't stand it! On the way back, dozens of people were already frostbitten and sick. It's really hard to have no hot food or hot water! Wu Shigong sighed.

Deng Qifan hurriedly said: "My lord! The students had already ordered to go down, and the Zhuangzi had prepared food and drink along the way, so as not to delay the march of the Runing army. It's just that Xue Yong and Sanhe, who walked in front, are a little harder, and I don't know where they have gone. ”

"The snow was so heavy the other day that it was not easy for them to walk. I heard that the Shaanxi bandits had also arrived in Ningling County, and Yu Zilian, who was raised by the bitch, also took away Yao Liang's militia. Now Ningling County is defended by a few hundred people from Qian Qi. Let's hope they can hold up. I have already ordered one of Yongzi's regiments to rush to the county seat of Ningling on the 15th anyway. ”

"The money is always an old man who follows the adult, so relax if you have him!" Deng Qifan comforted. He is still accustomed to calling the inherent official positions of the Ming Dynasty, and is not used to calling the new official titles invented by Wu Shigong.

"I hope so! Alas! Wu Shigong sighed.

In fact, at this time, the camp had completely blocked the connection between Ningling County and the fortress of Qianhusuo, and this line of defense had lost its original role. So if Ningling County is really lost, the situation will not be much worse. But after all, there are more than 800 soldiers of the Runing Army in Ningling County. Besides, it's better not to lose than to lose.

At this time, Han Shi brought the person crazy over, and the person was crazy for a long time, and he was impatient, so he snorted at Wu Shigong twice, and there was hot air in his nose.

Wu Shigong slapped people's crazy butts. laughed and scolded: "You're in a hurry!" Right away! Then he confessed to Xue Yongli: "Uncle Yongli! The Shaanxi bandits on the south road did not hurt their bones at all. So they will come over again anytime. There are our heavy troops in Yexian, and I left Shumo and Zug there, so it shouldn't be a big deal, but if they go other ways, it will be troublesome. As long as they don't get close to the territory of our Runing Army, we don't care about this Shaanxi bandit if they attack Nanyang Fucheng or Xiahuguang. But if they enter our Runing Mansion, they will give up all of Runan according to the original plan. ”

Then Wu Shigong said to Deng Qifan: "It is necessary to speed up the evacuation of the people in Runan, and withdraw the militia and village protection teams scattered in the field to the county seat and Zhuangzi." You don't have to leave anyone outside. With such a small number of people, it is not of much use. Now our Runing army can only defend the key cities. ”

"Understood!" Deng Qifan and Xue Yongli both nodded in agreement.

Wu Shigong jumped on the person to go crazy, the person came crazy and immediately jumped happily in place a few times, and Han Shi immediately got on a horse on the side to follow Wu Shigong. Wu Shigong waved his hand to the officials, and then entered the march of the Runing army.

It didn't take long. Then a shed with a gauze tent in front appeared. Han Shi reminded on the side: "Master! It's the ladies, the young masters, and the young ladies. ”

After returning to the camp, Wu Shigong lived in the camp with all the officers and soldiers of Runing. No one went home to visit their families. So when they heard that the Runing Army was leaving today, the families of the Runing Army spontaneously came to see them off.

Liu Yuan, the new housekeeper of the inner house, stood in front of the shed. As soon as he saw Wu Shigong's personal army coming, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Wu Shigong, and reminded loudly to the shed: "Master is well!" The ladies are here. ”

Liu Yuan was the Zhao'an bandit who was seriously injured when he beat Li Harrier, and later stayed in the inner house and was promoted to the second housekeeper. When Wu Shigong released Chang Meng, he became Wu Shigong's housekeeper step by step.

I heard Liu Yuan's reminder. The ladies and children all stood behind the gauze tent and saluted Wu Shigong, "Husband is well! "Greetings to my father!"

Wu Shigong nodded in front of everyone, and said, "I'm fighting outside for my husband." The wives also need to worry about the affairs of the family. It is difficult to stay at home in the New Year, and wait for the husband to win a battle and then return to reunite with the family. ”

Li Xin, the representative of the inner house, immediately replied: "Everything is fine at home!" Please rest assured! I hope that the husband will return triumphantly as soon as possible, and the concubine will also prepare thin wine for the husband to catch the wind and wash the dust. ”

Wu Shigong nodded solemnly, but thought in his heart: "How did seeing your family become a grand ceremony?" It's a bit awkward! ”

But at this moment, the tiger-headed Wu Chengying came out from behind the gauze tent, and the mother-in-law who served him behind also followed and grabbed Wu Chengying's arm. Wu Chengying searched left and right, and immediately found Wu Shigong, and then he happily shouted to Wu Shigong: "Father! Giggles! ”

Seeing his son, although it was impossible to get off the horse, Wu Shigong couldn't help but make a grimace at him. This made Wu Chengying even happier, while he struggled to break free from his mother-in-law's pull, he didn't know where to take out a small wooden knife, and slashed and killed Wu Shigong, provoking the surrounding soldiers to daxiao.

And when they saw their second brother coming out to be naughty, Wu Shigong's children also appeared from behind the gauze tent, shouting to attract their father's attention.

Wu Shigong could only stop, dismount and come to the children, touch his head in the east, and twist his cheeks in the west. After playing around for a while, he reluctantly left and returned to the team.

But when Wu Shigong got on the horse, he saw Tao Xin secretly waving his hand, Wu Shigong looked back, and saw Xiao Jie back behind the gauze tent like a frightened rabbit.

"Grass!" Wu Shigong's heart was uncomfortable again. He immediately said to Tao Xin in a strange manner: "Little Xinzi! Are you too young to be afraid of going to war? Do you want to leave you at home and talk to others? ”

"It's fine!" Unexpectedly, Tao Xin didn't hear the sarcasm in Wu Shigong's words at all, "I am the thousand households of the Thousand Households in Ningling County, there is a difficulty, who will go if I don't go?" ”

Wu Shigong was so angry that he almost spurted out a mouthful of blood, such a stupid apprentice would meet him himself, it was really an eye-opener! The most infuriating thing is that he is still showing off his excellence in front of his white body, and he wants to use the official position of that thousand households to suppress himself? So Wu Shigong raised his horsewhip and pretended to beat him, but he didn't expect an exclamation from behind him, Wu Shigong looked back, and he didn't know when Xiaojie got out of the gauze tent again.

Wu Shigong was deflated all of a sudden. can only sigh: "Girls are outgoing! ”

Gradually, the team left the camp. Wu Shigong was taken aback, and both sides of the road were full of people seeing him off. Most of those people were family members of the soldiers of the Runing army, and when they heard that the Runing army had gone out again this morning, they were waiting on both sides of the road outside the camp early in the morning.

When these family members saw their family members in the procession, they heard a greeting from time to time. And those Runing soldiers who were called by their families also responded in a low voice. It was only because of the discipline of the march that they did not dare to leave their ranks.

And when Wu Shigong appeared, all those family members immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Wu Shigong. When Wu Shigong saw it, he hurriedly ordered: "Quickly help those villagers up." Don't let them freeze all over the snow. ”

Wu Shigong and his soldiers dismounted and greeted the people on the side of the road on foot. From time to time, he met a few people he knew, and Wu Shigong stopped to chat with them.

An old man said to Wu Shigong: "My lord, you must win the battle this time!" ”

Wu Shigong understood what the old man meant, so he replied loudly: "Old man, I took my sons to defend the country!" Not only to win the battle, but also to bring all the sons home safely. ”

Wu Shigong's promise immediately spread among those relatives. As if the promise had magic, they were convinced, so there were bursts of cheers on both sides of the road.

Zhou Junwu, who was given a cold reception again, shrank behind Wu Shigong's personal army, he saw the lively scene in front of him, and thought of the nearly 20,000 strong troops in Wu Shigong's palm, and immediately frowned, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart. (To be continued......)