Chapter 109: Caravan
"Open the city gate~" At the gate of the north city, the young man said to the soldiers guarding the gate. He lifted the hat above his head slightly, looked at the long-waiting convoy outside the city gate, and a pair of sharp eyes patrolled back and forth.
With a wave of his hand, Ruoli, who had been waiting for a long time in the rear, rushed out of the city gate with a team of men and horses, and the horses' hooves splashed the rain on the ground and hit the soldiers' robes.
Under the guidance of the soldiers at the city gate, the caravan began to register in an orderly manner, but the heavy rain for many days made people's mood a little depressed.
A gust of wind blew, and the corner of the cloth that wrapped the goods of the convoy was lifted, and the military crossbow inside flashed away, and the guards on the side looked a little panicked, and hurriedly pressed the cloth, and then took a bundle of rope to fix the cloth.
The soldiers at the gate of the city who checked the registered goods walked towards the caravan, and the soldiers casually checked it, communicated with the leader of the other caravan, wrote something in the book, and walked towards the convoy below.
Rong Qingbai stared at the soldier closely, pressed the hat down, and walked to the registration office. When the registrar saw the young man coming, he hurriedly got up and saluted: "Sir!"
"You're busy, don't worry about me. The boy smiled and patted the other party's to let the other party feel at ease to do their own thing.
"Yes!" the registrar sat down and continued to review the audit information that the records kept sending. Rong Qingbai looked at the audit information of the convoy that had just been delivered, with "military food" written in the cargo column and "Youdu Warband" in the direction column, and fell into deep thought.
Feeling that the young man behind him had not left, the registrar felt like a man on his back, and the already wet official uniform became even more damp. Driven by the oppressive atmosphere, he finally couldn't help but stand up and lean over and ask: "Sir, if there is a place where your subordinates can help, please feel free to speak." ”
The young man who came back to his senses patted his head, full of apologies, and asked with a hint of doubt: "I'm sorry, by the way, I really want to see that soldier for the first time~"
"You're talking about this person, today's auditor has something to ask for leave, this seems to be an old friend of the other party, and he is also engaged in audit work, so he came to take over. ”
"Isn't it from our warband?"
"Tell the sir, this is a soldier of the Youdu Warband, and now there are two warbands stationed at the East City Gate, and they don't need too much review. "The implication is that there are too many people over there, and there is nothing to do.
Rong Qingbai nodded, encouraged, turned to leave, and the registrar was also relieved, sat down, stamped the remaining Tongwen, and handed it to the guards who had been waiting for a long time.
In the distance, the soldier who was reviewing seemed to notice something, and turned to look towards the city gate, a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth.
Wan Youlan, who was standing on the city wall, saw the young man coming, smiled, and when he found that the other party didn't seem to notice him, he puffed up his cheeks and looked unhappy, and when the other party came to him, he said in a cold tone: "Yo, isn't this our good captain? What kind of wind blew you over? It's been a few days, and today can be regarded as a sight." ”
Rong Qingbai touched his nose in embarrassment, did not respond to the cynicism of the person in front of him, glanced towards the north, and patrolled along the city wall.
Seeing that the young man ignored him, Wan Youlan snorted coldly in dissatisfaction, and then after thinking about it again and again, she followed.
The walls of the fortress of Litian could drive two chariots side by side, and the smooth boulders were polished into deep marks, and the patrolling soldiers stepped on the ground vigorously, splashing past the two of them.
Looking at Wan Youlan, who let the water splash on her face, Rong Qingbai sighed and walked to the other party's side, separating her from the patrol route.
Wan Youlan evoked a smile of victory, melted away the iceberg, looked at the helpless young man, and took the initiative to ask, "Did you find something?"
"Well, what does Sister Lan think of the Youdu Warband?" Rong Qingbai looked in the southeast direction, and the route they traveled was also in the direction of the east gate.
"The Youdu War Regiment, since the last incident, the head of the Zai regiment has been silent for a long time, maybe the last incident really stimulated him. As if thinking of the person who died in vain, Wan Youlan's tone became a little low.
"Sister Lan, did you think he was pretending at that time. ”
Wan Youlan shook her head: "No, although Commander Zai is hostile to us, his evaluation of the Youdu War Regiment is very high, and he is deeply loved by the soldiers. This is also why Captain Ping just sneered at the other party, and the title of human slaughter is not casually said. ”
"Yes~" The boy muttered.
"By the way, it has been raining heavily recently, how is the situation of the people entering the city?"
"Alas~ this unfortunate weather. It's too hard to keep people motivated~" Wan Youlan complained and stuck out her tongue embarrassedly under the young man's gaze.
"It's been a bit strange these days. ”
"Huh?"
"It stands to reason that in this kind of rainstorm, the number of caravans coming to Litian Fortress should be reduced, but in fact this is not the case, but more caravans have come here through muddy roads. ”
"I also secretly sent people to investigate the situation of the other two city gates, although the war is spreading, but the caravans entering the city on both sides have also increased significantly. ”
"Is there a report from the Peace Chief?"
"Yes, but the head of the regiment told me not to worry about it anymore, just do things with peace of mind. Wan Youlan said with some puzzlement.
It seems that Captain Ping has some plans~ Rong Qingbai took a deep breath and looked south. He heard that the front line had been somewhat defeated, and that in the past two days, nearly 20,000 men had been recruited from the fortress to rush to the front.
To be honest, the money given is really a lot, and this time it seems that everyone has a sense of crisis, and they have made a big deal.
"Is there any movement on the sect's side?"
"I heard that several major sects are about to leave the Litian Fortress in the near future. The points at the branch venue of the sect grand event are almost over. Wan Youlan flashed her big eyes, looked at the young man in front of her, and said in a low voice, her hands intertwined, and her heart was a little confused.
"Yes~" As if he didn't notice that there was something wrong with the emotions of the people around him, the young man set his eyes on the streets of the city, the streets became deserted at this time, under the invasion of heavy rain, the residents were hiding in their homes, and occasionally one or two figures appeared on the street, all of them were running, leading some cooking ingredients in their hands.
Just as he was about to retract his gaze, a familiar caravan appeared on a remote street in the city, and the caravan was turning into an alley. Rong Qingbai hurriedly took out the binoculars and looked over there.
At this time, the two men in black at the entrance of the alley were chatting with the caravan leader, and not long after, the caravan that entered the alley reappeared, and the caravan leader greeted the man in black and left with the caravan, but in the caravan, the goods of a carriage were emptied.