Chapter 741: The Horse Team Heading North
The warehouses in the camp and Hejiazhuang are wide open, and the equipment consumption of 400 people and more than 1,000 horses has been continuously taken out.
This busyness is only the beginning, the grain and grass equipment for the following days, as well as the cattle and horses to transport these are all being raised, and now there are people rushing to the Yellow River crossing, to gather enough ships to load the men and horses here, and to cross the river to notify the other side to prepare for the reception and preparation.
After Ma Liu accompanied Ma Chonghao to Xuzhou, he naturally couldn't follow Ma Chonghao's side as before, he took care of Ma Chonghao's family here in Hejiazhuang, and his external identity was the housekeeper of the Ma family, and his life was easy but depressed.
When he has nothing to do, Ma Liu likes to go to Hejiazhuang to take a turn in and out, and there is often an honest servant behind him, Ma Liu knows that this is the eyeliner arranged by Zhao Ziying, he has been doing it in Jinyiwei for a long time, and naturally understands this road, so every time he goes out, he also takes the initiative to call the other party to follow.
Walking around inside and outside Hejiazhuang, you can see a lot of things, Ma Liu is loyal to Ma Chonghao, but he is not very willing to come here, he always feels that as long as he has silver on his body, wouldn't it be better to go to Jiangnan to hide, but when he came here, he felt that Ma Chonghao's choice was right, it was not easy to say that it was comfortable to enjoy, and safety was absolutely fine
When he came out this time, he saw that Hejiazhuang was preparing inside and outside, Ma Liu didn't know what was born, but what he saw in front of him could make him see a lot of things, busy but not chaotic, a large number of materials were transported out of the warehouse, these were all well preserved, neatly stacked there and put by people in different categories.
As Ma Chonghao's henchman, Ma Liu is very familiar with the routine of putting grain and ordnance, and the things stored in the warehouse must be rotten goods bitten by insects and rats, and they are rotten when they are taken out.
But the Zhao Ziying in front of him seems to be an ordinary warehouse, and the things that can be taken out of it are all neat, although they are not brand new and high-grade goods, but they don't see any rust and obsolescence.
Ma Liu is already very familiar with this place, and knows that there are many such warehouses inside and out, and the really important warehouses are not here, so the scene in front of him is ordinary daily life.
"Good girl, it's really amazing," Ma Liunian muttered a few words.
Compared with the dispatch of the Ming official army, this is indeed amazing, but how amazing it is, Ma Liu can't say it clearly, but he knows that if Ma Chonghao sees this scene, he will definitely feel more emotional.
There are a lot of people of all kinds on Hejiazhuang's side, and Zhao Ziying's busyness has not been hidden from others, and this has nothing to do with secrecy or anything, anyway, Zhao Jin's preparations for leaving Hejiazhuang to go to Qingjiangpu and elsewhere are similar to this, and this matter was set too late, so it was too late to do anything to cover up.
Seeing Zhao Ziying so busy in an orderly manner, seeing so many materials taken out for distribution, and seeing hundreds of elites on the horses, it seemed that they were busy at breakfast time, and they had already started to go out before lunch.
So many supplies, so many people, actually prepared in less than two hours, pulled out and left, such an efficiency, has shocked a lot
Zhao Jin led the brigade out, and the Xuzhou regimental training and the vassal forces on the rivers and lakes began to block the road, even if you know that Zhao went in and out, but under this blockade, you don't know where to go.
It didn't take much effort to cross the river, and the water potential of the Yellow River was very gentle, firstly, there was no rain in the upper reaches, and secondly, the ditches were dug in this area of Xuzhou to divert water, and the diversion slowed down.
After going ashore, the whole team was prepared, and then re-embarked on the road, the brigade led by Zhao Jin walked very slowly, which was the normal march, but Liu Yong's internal guard team was beating horses and galloping, in fact, all the forces on the north bank of the Yellow River who would ride horses were mobilized, and those who were familiar with the situation in Shandong went there to inquire about the news, and those who were not familiar with it were guarding along the way and covering the road.
After all, they can't crash headlong into the ground in Shandong, and the brigade led by Zhao Jin came out so as not to delay a little time, and they had to get feedback from the Shandong side during the march.
After crossing the river, the night was spent on the Xu family Zhuangzi, the Xu family tried their best to supply, Zhao Jin rarely came to the north bank of the Yellow River, and most of the Xu family even had little contact, everyone only heard his name but did not see him, just heard those Xuan He and even unbelievable rumors, the Xu family was in awe of Xu Zhenzhen, especially after the cleaning some time ago.
This time, I finally saw more than 400 fully armed young and strong warriors, and the Xu family was not very surprised by this weapon and armor, because many of them were produced by the Xu family, and what really shocked them was the Sen Ran style of this team led by Zhao Jin.
Although there are more than 400 people, they can be like a person under the order, and they approached and contacted, as if they were not facing more than 400 people who were scattered, but a giant like a mountain, a behemoth that can crush people lightly with a gesture, seeing these silent and calm young martial artists, the Xu family began to feel that it was not impossible for Ma Chonghao's group of officers and soldiers to be scared away, and these horses led by my uncle could not be described by the word tiger and wolf, these are all fierce tigers
In addition to this kind of fierce atmosphere between advance and retreat, another thing that made the Xu family's eyelids jump was that these more than 1,000 healthy horses, healthy horses with complete horse harness, all knew that Zhao Ziying was rich, but it was still shocking to take out so many high-headed horses with complete saddle bridles at once.
The entire Xu family has such a big family business, and there are not many horses, and the places that need animal power are cattle and mules, and even directly manpower is used to fill it, but my aunt actually carries so many horses, and most of them are only used to carry luggage, which is really extravagant.
When this team of people came, everyone understood why their eldest lady had the confidence to clean the Xu family, with this man behind him, his waist must be very hard.
Like the rules of the previous marches of the Zhao Zi camp, in cold weather, if the camping place can provide fresh water, it will not consume its own supplementary grain and grass first.
The Xu family has a big business, and it is not difficult to supply grain and grass for more than 400 people and thousands of horses, but it is not only these that are required of them, the people of Yunshan have already crossed the river to transfer the young and strong of the Xu family, buy the materials of the Xu family, and prepare to set up a camp near the provincial border between Xuzhou and Shandong.
Stay overnight at Xu's house, go out early the next morning, and prepare to camp at night at the manor in Pei County, which is also one of the camping places of Xuzhou regimental training, and the first brigade of Luda should be waiting near the provincial border, and the regimental trainers on the north bank of the Yellow River are gathering towards that side.
The gentry and heroes of Feng County and Pei County will also not let go of this opportunity to tie up with Zhao Jin, Yunshan Bank opened a price to buy, requisitioned young and strong, and each family is scrambling to supply, and the money and grain are indeed spent a lot, but compared to the Liao salary that is blocked, this is nothing.
After crossing the river, the partners who were with Zhao Jin couldn't help but observe Zhao Jin, wanting to see the excitement and apprehension on his face, but Zhao Jin has been very calm, and he and his partners arrange shifts at night, take turns to patrol, and then teach professors to the students and families, and sleep early, as if this is an ordinary parade.
In the middle of the night of the next day, the news arrived, the person was personally brought over by Liu Yong, and Zhao Jin, who was lying in clothes, got up directly, and Niu Jinbao did not light the lamp.
"Big brother, Xu Hongru, the leader of the Wenxiang Sect, has sent a letter to the head of the Xiangtou meeting in Shandong, Beizhili, and Henan, saying that he will incinerate the demon girl on November 11, and ask all parties to send people to watch the ceremony."
"Is the information reliable?"
"It's a incense master of the Wenxiang Sect in Caozhou, his maternal uncle sells wine in Xuzhou, and he has already taken a lot of our benefits, and he has also sent his two sons over."
"Keep exploring, and move forward tomorrow morning." After a brief response, Zhao Jin came to a conclusion.
Outside, Liu Yong and the messenger received the news and left quickly, Zhao Jin stood in front of the door for a while, and Niu Jinbao was silently guarded.
"Today is the third day of November." Before Zhao Jin went back to sleep, he said in a muffled voice.
Early the next morning, Zhao Jin's personal guards began to pass orders to everyone, entered Shandong, and the whole team was added, making sure that the people were still alive and could arrive before the deadline, so the sooner the better.
The brigade went on the road, every two hours, came down to rest for a while, changed the horses, and then continued to move on, not sparing no effort to beat the horses and gallop wildly, but kept running, and did not stop until dark.
The third dark night after crossing the river was spent on the border between Xuzhou and Shandong, and the system of the Zhao Zi battalion played a huge role, when Zhao Jin's more than 400 horses arrived at this camp, the grain and grass were ready, the rest barracks and simple stables were also complete, and the regimental training had begun to be deployed here.
After these preliminary preparations are in place, after Zhao Ziying came, he immediately began to rest, without dragging his tired body to camp and operate, and the horses that galloped for a day could immediately replenish suitable water and get rest, and would not be injured and die suddenly due to excessive running.
The morning after the brigade crossed the river, the eyes and spies of the internal guard had already transmitted the news in Shandong to the back, and by the time the team led by Zhao Jin came to the junction of Xuzhou and Yutai County, Shandong, the news was already very certain.
The reason why this news is fast and accurate is not that the ability of the internal guard is strong, but that Xu Hongru, the leader of the Wenxiang Sect, wants to completely declare his strength and dominance in the sect, after so many years, the Wenxiang Sect is divided into several branches, and there are three people who call the sect leader, Wang Sen, the old sect leader in Beijing, Wang Haoxian, the orthodox sect leader in Luanzhou, and Xu Hongru, who is the strongest in Yuncheng, these three branches have their own respects, in addition, the Mu family has opened a situation with Dongchang Mansion as the center, and this situation is also on its own.
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