All the rewards and punishments and appointments began to be carried out from top to bottom in one day, Zhou Zhe thought that his killing of "Xizuo" would be over, but he received a summons from Yang Jue at night. It was very quiet in the handsome tent, Yang Jue, Qu Hui, and Yuan Fang brothers were all there, and when they saw Zhou Zhe who had entered the report, it was Yang Jue who spoke first, and the smile on his face was very strange:

"Brother Zhou, are you okay?"

"General Yang is polite, everything is fine, does the general have any orders?"

"Here's a secret letter from Gyeonggi about you, you see. Zhou Zhe looked at a few people around him strangely, nodded and took the secret letter and looked at it, the general content was that someone said that Zhou Zhe's killing of "fine work" was indiscriminate killing of innocents, and then stabbed the matter to the court, but it was suppressed. There were rumors in the spiritual cultivation world that Zhou Zhe's head was exchanged for a bounty, and someone offered five thousand taels.

"It seems that this thing has come true, but I didn't expect my head to be only five thousand taels. Zhou Zhe pursed his lips, and finally helped Xin Chai to make a move, only five thousand taels, and it is estimated that he can be shot into a sieve by his own soldiers before he arrives in front of him.

"Boy, don't underestimate those guys, Xin Chai is near you, can it be an ordinary person?" Qu Hui reminded. Zhou Zhe was shocked in his heart, yes, it is estimated that the pursuit of Xin Chai will not stop, and when the time comes, a few powerful parties will solve themselves easily, where to reason.

"They're not going to come so soon, and the people who should have gone by then have already gone. ”

"At the latest next year, when the snow melts and the roads are open, it is unrealistic for you kid to hide in the barracks and not go out for the rest of your life. Qu Hui said. Yang Jue added

"So, there's a way to avoid the edge for a while. In recent days, the deduction of the handsome tent has also made a decision, and the target is the spirit medium mountain. You go north with the army. ”

"Me?"

"Well, it's not you, it's Wang Rui's team of 1,000 people, we have deduced it, only a staff of about 1,000 people can reach the Spirit Medium Mountain in the gaps. Qu Hui added, "Either how can you give Wang Rui this position, think about it." ”

"What are you doing in the Spirit Medium Mountain in the spring training? Didn't you attack the orc tribe in the Northern Plains in previous years?"

"It was in previous years, this time is different, there is news that there is a change in the spirit medium mountain, when the time comes, my Yuan Fang brother will go with you, look at the specific situation, and then make a decision, and strive to maximize the damage. Yang Jue pointed to the map in his hand, and then talked to Zhou Zhe about the general marching route

"When the time comes, Qi Lu, Huang Niu, and Li Bing will each take five thousand light horsemen to attack the major tribes in various directions to attract attention, and you need to hide your whereabouts from here. Yang Jue pointed to a map with only simple mountains and rivers and pointed out a road:

"Interspersed with a detour back to the glacier, then cross the river, and further north, there is the Spirit Medium Mountain, if there is a guardian circle on the mountain, Brother Yuan Fang will help you break the formation. Eventually, you can attack the Psychic Mountain, which is a sacred place for orcs, but with a maximum of 2,000 Praetorian Guards. If the situation is invincible, gather information and return, if so, it is best to break the Spirit Gathering Array of the Spirit Medium Mountain. ”

"This seems to be!~~" Zhou Zhe scratched his head, this kind of thing seems to be a bit difficult.

"It's difficult, I know, but my senior brothers are in your team, and they all dare to take this risk, because there seems to be an abnormality in the Spirit Medium Mountain, and the source is inconvenient to tell you, but you have to guard against it, otherwise in the autumn, the wolf rider will sweep back in, and more blood cultivators and orcs of the Praetorian Guard will die more. Yang Jue's worry was palpable.

"If you have any difficulties and needs, you can directly contact me and Lao Ling, armaments, and horses directly. Qu Hui was also cheering Zhou Zhe up.

"How are we going back to the army? What about supplies? Can all the recruits in the personnel be replaced by veterans? I may still need offensive equipment, after all, it may be okay for light cavalry to fight guerrillas, in case they defend to the death?" Zhou Zhe threw out a series of questions.

"We have already made up our minds about this, one person and three horses, all of which are the best war horses, and the supply is for people to eat jerky, and horses to eat soybeans. As for the attacking equipment, Fang Fang, you and he said. Qu Hui nodded at Fang Fang with a bald head.

"It's easy to attack, the Psychic Mountain is a holy place for half-orcs, and there will be no construction to build a walled city that blocks the way, at most some wooden checkpoints, we can bring fire oil bombs and find a few soldiers with strong arms to throw them over. The oil bomb has a rune engraved by me, and it can burn when it hits the ground. When the time comes, the surplus fire oil bombs are thrown onto the mountain, and the fire burns its psychic mountain, and the people of the province suffer every year. ”

"As for the retreat, as long as we see you sending a signal, we will let the other light horsemen convey it one level at a time, and when the time comes, I will personally take the light horsemen to answer it, and I will go in which direction to send the signal, and when the time comes, you kid will not be divided into south, east, south, north, west, and north. Qu Hui said with a grin, and Yang Jue also smiled

"I will build a forward military village in the north of Longquan Pass, and 10,000 heavy cavalry are waiting for them. ”

"What about the recruits?"

"Boy, how did the veterans come, they were all recruited by the recruits, and there were at most 300 recruits out of Wang Rui's 1,500 people. Is there anything else you want to ask?" Qu Hui slapped Zhou Zhe on the shoulder.

"Not yet, let's talk about it when I think about it. Zhou Zhe hugged his fists and took the order. "You kid is quite cautious, the handsome didn't see the wrong person, you settled a few days ago? I heard about it, don't hide it, I don't know much about this, you can ask me more Yuan Fang's two junior brothers for advice, they are professional. Yang Jue also patted Zhou Zhe's shoulder.

"Hmm! General Xie!"

"You can go back, you can discuss the specific tactics of your thousand-man team with the people in your team. ”

Zhou Zhe hugged his fists and left the tent, ready to go to Wang Rui and others to discuss a solution, as for Yang Jue did not tell him to keep it secret, it is estimated that this is a bait! Longquan Pass has now been sealed, and when the spring training begins, it is impossible to keep it secret and the spring training will go north. Now, if someone gets the news of the spring training and going north, it will definitely be spread out, and when the time comes, it will be a fine work to catch one who sneaks out of the customs. Zhou Zhe returned to the small courtyard and informed Wang Rui and Liu Dabeard, and then in the name of Wang Rui, summoned all the centurions of the thousand-man team and informed them to complete the basic training before the year, and they would go north for spring training after the year, and the movements would not be small. The centurions, who had become veterans, of course, knew what to do when they received orders, and they all began to get busy.

This busyness did not settle down until the Spring Festival, and Lao Ling of the logistics battalion organized a large group of refugees and auxiliary soldiers who had already slaughtered a lot of pigs, horses, cattle and sheep, and distributed them according to their official positions, even if the auxiliary soldiers each received two catties of pork and ten catties of noodles. It doesn't seem like much, but the volume of Longquan Pass is huge, and it is an astronomical amount. The people in the camps were also given preferential treatment, with steamed buns filled with cabbage and meat and enough porridge to be served, but only for three days.

During the six days from the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Longquan Pass was actually in a state of holiday, and the defense was manned by each battalion on rotation, most of the sergeants could live a safe year, the families of the sergeants were allowed to visit the camp and could rest in the major camps, Longquanguan was already very large, the house was enough to live, and for a time there were many military dependents wearing cotton clothes on both sides of the road, and even many children were playing around. Zhou Zhe was woken up by the noisy sound in the morning, washed up with sleepy eyes, walked to the gate of the courtyard, and looked at everything lively, as if returning to the warm past. Many sergeants were idle after the arrival of their families, and they gathered together in groups of three or five, a bunch in the east and a bunch in the west, spitting and chatting, and from time to time a few children were also attracted, and then scattered in a hurry in the laughter of the sergeants. The family members in the courtyard were all beaming and doing what they could, washing the black and smelly sheets and clothes, laughing and scolding the bad habits of the men, and the steam that came out from time to time reminded that the steamed buns were steamed. In the crowd, Zhou Zhe saw Liu Dabeard, this goods were spread everywhere, talking to other wives, and then he was laughed and scolded and beat out of the door, holding small red envelopes in his hands, probably according to Wang Rui's instructions to send red envelopes. Lin Xiaoer's sturdy body also followed, he went to eat steamed buns, his cheeks bulging, and his hands were full. As for Wang Rui, it is estimated that he has given New Year's greetings to several battalion-level commanders in Qilu Scalper early in the morning, and he knows from the spotless spear on the weapon bar that this guy got up early in the morning. Zhou Zhe looked at the warm scene, smiled and leaned against the door frame, and a familiar voice sounded behind him

"Idiot! What are you doing!" it was Xin Chai, but at this moment Xin Chai didn't wear that black anymore, just an ordinary peasant woman, wearing a hat made of unknown fur, her face was yellow like a piece of paper, obviously after the disguise, her eyes were still bright and panicked. After a while, Zhou Zhe came back to his senses

"Why are you here?"

"I can't come to my family, not to mention that I can't sleep outside. ”

"Since we are here, tonight's Chinese New Year's Eve, let's have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner together!"

"Chinese New Year's Eve dinner?" Xin Chai did not refuse.

"Is it Zhou Zhe? This is what my father asked me to give you!" A sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl stood behind Zhou Zhe, handed over rabbit fur gloves and hats, her little face was flushed, I don't know if it was the reason for running over or shy, there were still some freckles on her face, her eyebrows were refreshing, and she was a girl like jasper. Zhou Zhe snorted and looked around, Lao Wei was shrinking his head and talking to Liu Dabeard behind a door, and his eyes that glanced here from time to time revealed a father's complicated mood.

"The girls have sent it in person! Do you still want to hang it?" Xin Chai reminded Zhou Zhe.

"Well, thank you!" Zhou Zhe took the gloves, thinking that she would leave, but seeing her with her head down, it seemed that she had squeezed into the yard, Zhou Zhe clearly saw that her face was red to the root of her ears.

"Let's go! Your little daughter-in-law can't run. Accompany me to the sentry tower to blow the wind, there are so many people here, I'm not used to it!" Xin Chai pulled Zhou Zhe away.

"It's cold wind swishing here, don't you just call me over to blow the cold wind!"

"Of course there's something wrong with you! Are you going to go to the North Plains for spring training after the beginning of spring?"

"It's routine, how can I care about this. ”

"I'm going to go out with you, send me to the glacier, and you can leave. Xin Chai's words obviously didn't know Zhou Zhe's task.

"What do you want to do?

"That's not it, north of the Beihe River is the Psychic Mountain, I once found some records about the Psychic Mountain in an ancient ruin, so I want to explore it. ”

"Curiosity kills cats. Is there any record that you are risking your life to explore?"

"Sixth Order!" Xin Chai faced the swishing cold wind with a solemn expression, "I am only one step away from the fifth order, and now that I have come to the North Plain, I should go and take a look, if I reach the sixth order, no one in the world can stop my blade." ”

"For revenge?"

"Of course!"

"Yes, I'll help you with this!" Zhou Zhe thought to himself that he would go anyway, and one more Xin Chai, at least one more help.