"Ma Erbang, hurry up, keep up with me!" a battalion commander's deputy roared angrily, signaling the follow-up troops to speed up, "Why didn't you eat at noon?

Standing on the hillside and looking from afar, the two columns of soldiers were stepping up their march to the south under the dry and cold north wind, and they could see the march of the procession, bringing up a puff of yellow dust, like a yellow dragon winding on the horizon. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

On the surface, this army is undoubtedly a bit shabby.

The soldiers are not young, basically they are thirty or forty years old, like the young soldiers under the age of thirty are almost none, and the cheeks that have been through the vicissitudes of life look like the soldiers who have been polished in the northern mountains and wilderness for a long time.

The armor was not neat, the leather armor of many soldiers was in tatters, most of the combat boots under their feet were cracked and patched, the cuffs of their robes were torn and torn, and there were even many people who simply wore cloth and did not even have basic armor.

But from the perspective of spiritual outlook, this army is not to be underestimated.

The march was full of energy, the pace was vigorous, and the fierceness between the eyebrows was not angry but mighty, even those veterans in their fifties were still high-spirited, and they did not lose their morale at all because of the long journey.

Zhao Wenshan wiped his chin with satisfaction, this is his own army of a hundred battles, although he has been detained by Zhang Chujin in every way in the past few years, but this army still has not lost the most important thing, at any time, this army can be pulled out to fight, no matter who it is facing!

For Zhao Wenshan and his brothers, leaving their hometown is undoubtedly difficult, traveling thousands of miles to a strange place, this sense of fear is not much worse than exile for the villagers of this era.

But they had no choice.

Rather than slowly decadent and depressed here, and eventually become a skeleton on the side of the road, it is better to take a risk and leave here to go to a new environment, and maybe you can break into a new world.

As for the relatives and family members, they also have no choice, Huaiyou gave them a good promise, even if there may be countless water in the middle, but they are willing to take this risk, without him, the result of staying in their hometown may be to slowly become the cattle and sheep of the Khitan people or large households, to be slaughtered.

Zhao Wenshan also knows that Huaiyou is not doing good deeds, Huaiyou will accept them, that is also because they have the value of use, but he is very open to this point, if there is no value, people are still willing to accept you, it can only show that there is a greater conspiracy and danger behind it, and he is not so naïve.

It's nothing, it's a matter of course to be a soldier, as long as you can earn a hope for yourself and your family, even if you pay for your life? It's better than disappearing like dust.

Zhao Wenshan thought so, his eyes had swept over the last part of the army, looking to the north, this time, maybe he would never return to his hometown in this life, Huaiyou will be the new hometown of these brothers.

In Caozhou, which is three hundred miles away from the north of the army, the family members have just passed the grievances, and it is estimated that they will be able to reach Kaocheng in two or three days, and it will take seven or eight days to feel Zhecheng, which is already their fastest speed, and there are already a considerable number of old and weak women and children who have fallen behind, and they are still in Puzhou, and they are about to be caught up by Lu Long's army going south.

Fortunately, Huaiyou has already dotted up the line, and some soldiers have also been left with him, otherwise such a group of women and children who are powerless will not become a meal for local officials and bandits?

Thinking of this, Zhao Wenshan couldn't help but feel a little grateful to Huaiyou, Huaiyou was thoughtful, so thoughtful, even if it was to buy people's hearts, Zhao Wenshan felt that he had given his life to Huaiyou.

Several horsemen galloped from the south, bringing up a puff of smoke and dust, and Zhao Wenshan was a little vigilant.

This is close to the border of Bozhou, although there is still Zhecheng in front, but he has also heard that Bozhou was tossed enough by the ant thieves, and the Shi family has actually lost control, although the ant thieves have left, but the drought has brought famine to the bandits of the entire Yingbo two states, and it has even spread to the border close to the two states of Yingbo, and the security situation in Zhecheng is not optimistic.

However, a few horsemen galloping like this don't look like the style of bandits, in broad daylight, knowing that the army is marching, they dare to come so blatantly, I'm afraid that there is not as much courage as the bandits.

"Wenshan!"

"Hey, Kuro!"

Soon Zhao Wenshan found the target and was overjoyed, "Jiulang, here, I finally look forward to you." ”

Zhao Wenshan and Wang Miao were childhood playmates, if it weren't for this relationship, Zhao Wenshan would not have taken the lead in accepting Wang Miao's solicitation.

For Wang Miao, he can trust, Wang Miao is willing to serve the monarch, he Zhao Wenshan has no reason not to believe it, it turns out that Huaiyou is indeed a reliable new owner.

Zhao Wenshan's gaze first fell on the healthy horse riding under the crotch of Wang Miao and several people, and his eyes also moved.

These horses are all healthy horses in the prime of life, Zhao Wenshan can see at a glance that these horses are all five or six years old, which is the age of riding, and the coat color is oily, and the tendons are strong, which is a good assistant for the cavalry.

However, Zhao Wenshan can also see that these horses are somewhat different from the horses on Youyan's side, they are slightly smaller, but the tendons are more symmetrical, this is a first-class war horse from the northwest, and the weight-bearing capacity is slightly inferior to Youyan's horse, but it is more superior in endurance, especially suitable for riding in harsh environments.

"Good horse! Jiulang, is this the Northwest War Horse?" Zhao Wenshan couldn't help but feel a little hot and sighed.

"Well, the lord has just purchased two thousand horses from Xiazhou, and he is waiting for you to train them into an army. ”

Wang Miao patted Zhao Wenshan's shoulder fiercely, and then dismounted, Zhao Wenshan also pulled up his face, took off his helmet, and handed it to his own soldiers.

"That dare is good, we have suffered enough in the past few years, Shatuo people come and go like the wind, from the Taihang Mountain, as fast as the wind and fire, we can't keep up at all, we can only be beaten passively, just like three armies into two armies, two armies are now left with this little bit of people, and if it drags on for two more years, I'm afraid even one army can't get together. ”

Zhao Wenshan sighed with emotion and was also a little sad, how many brothers passed away one by one in such an asymmetrical battle, and Zhang Chujin, a miscellaneous piece, only knew that he forced his brothers to sell his life, but he refused to add anything.

Of course, Zhang Chujin himself is also powerless, and in the current situation of the Cheng German army, Zhao Wenshan feels that it may be a little difficult to survive for three or five years, either he will be wiped out by the Shatuo people, or he can only be taken over by Daliang.

"Wenshan, it's just that there is a battle that can't wait for you to make up for now. Wang Miao's words were a little more dignified, "Do you dare to fight?"

Zhao Wenshan glanced at Wang Miao and said with a smile: "Jiulang, don't you think we can't fight now? It's not that I'm boasting, just with these horses in my hands, I dare to fight to the death with the Shatuo people, regardless of whether it is the Reform Army or the Caizhou Army, we are all equally afraid, you just say, who to fight and how to fight!"

"Okay, just wait for your words, this is also a certain pat on the chest for you in front of the lord, you can't fall into the majesty of our virtuous man!" Wang Miao nodded violently, and said angrily: "Now you need to cross Luyi as soon as possible, enter Yingzhou to Ruyin, where you can get enough supplies, food and grass, armor, blades and weapons, will be satisfied, and then you rest for a few days, and then there will be a fierce battle, and you may not even wait for the thousands of people of Lu Longjun to arrive!"

"With the Caizhou Army, I have heard for a long time that the Caizhou Army can fight with the Great Liang Army, but we have to weigh it well to see if it is a waste of fame!" Hearing that there was going to be a battle, Zhao Wenshan was in high spirits, "Let's see how our Heshuo boy performs!"

Wang Miao was also very satisfied with Zhao Wenshan's strong confidence and fighting spirit.

He was well aware of his current embarrassing position in the Huaiyou Army.

Except for one Ganquan, everyone else has some doubts and faint resistance to themselves.

Without him, he is from Heshuo, and the generals of the Liang system will not regard themselves as their own people, and the generals of the Jianghuai system will also keep their distance from themselves.

Except for Jiang Feng, who trusted him, everyone else was more or less repulsive to himself, otherwise he would not have been strongly questioned by Xu Ziqing and Zhang Yue when he forcibly promoted the composite exercises of the Second Army and the Third Army in his capacity as a Yatui, and he would not be recognized until obvious results were achieved.

Wang Miao can't rely on Jiang Feng's support every time to gain the right to speak in the Huaiyou Army, in addition to showing his talent, he needs a group of companions who have a common sense of identity with him, and they are all together, so this time the Heshuo Army group is the best opportunity.

He had raised the combat effectiveness of the Heshuo army very high in front of the generals, but if he didn't even dare to fight, then this would inevitably greatly reduce the status of the Heshuo army in Jiang Feng's mind, so this battle must be fought, even if it would bring some losses, but Wang Miao felt that it was worth it.

With the current dilapidated and chaotic situation in Heshuo, especially the situation that the momentum of the Khitan forces going south is becoming more and more obvious, as long as these two Heshuo armies gain a firm foothold in Huaiyou, then they can increase their efforts to recruit in the three towns of Heshuo, and I believe that there will be more people of insight who see the situation clearly will continue to go to Huaiyou to serve.

"Well, Wenshan, the Huaiyou side has already begun to transfer the materials you need to Ruyin, and at the same time, it has also coordinated with the Yingzhou Reform Army, you can rest near Ruyin, and if necessary, Ruyin can also provide it. Wang Miao muttered: "You can consider sending those who don't have war horses in the cavalry back to Huaiyou first, and the rest will be on standby in Ruyin until Lu Long's army comes down to converge." ”

"Don't worry, after so many years of fighting, I don't believe that this Caizhou army can be much more powerful than the Shatuo people!" Zhao Wenshan said brazenly: "You don't have to wait for Lu Longjun to come, as long as the Caizhou army dares to come, we dare to fight!"