"Set up camp, make food, rest. An hour later, we set off again. ”

One after another orders came out of Jiang Kongming's mouth, and all the soldiers carried them out meticulously.

Since leaving the battlefield, for some reason, the tens of thousands of troops of the Eagle have stopped pursuing despite the overwhelming superiority in numbers.

Since there were no pursuers behind, they naturally did not need to go in a hurry.

An army of 20,000 is a formidable force to be reckoned with, at least on the road to Wolong City, no Xiongnu force can pose a mortal threat to them.

It's just that Jiang Kongming usually believes in Zhuge Kongming's cautious attitude in everything, and he still puts on a cautious look, as if facing a great enemy, and the number of spy sentry horses is three times that of the daily march.

During this time, he did not return the command of this unit to Fang Lingchen, and all orders were transmitted from him. In this regard, Fang Lingchen did not have any dissenting words, at least, on the surface, he did not show the slightest dissatisfaction.

Xu Haifeng and Jiang Kongming sat opposite each other, the food in front of them was just some bread, but these cakes made of coarse grains were already the most high-grade food in the army.

Due to the haste of the encirclement, it was impossible to carry a large amount of baggage, and each man had only a small amount of dry food, which was immediately left after a few days of marching.

Twenty thousand people is not a small number, and it cannot be delivered in a vacuum. To get supplies, you have to go through large towns. At this time, most of the northern region had fallen under the control of the Huns, although they adhered to the orders of the Hami Thorns, did not make more killings, and the people's backlash was not strong, but nominally, they were no longer the territory of the Han Dynasty after all.

The two of them took the bread casually, drank it with water, and ate slowly.

Jiang Kongming closed his eyes slightly, and sighed in his heart that he had never reached several scheduled goals on this trip to Northern Xinjiang, which surprised him.

Although the 20,000 troops of the Red Ocean are in his hands at this time, they are destined to be handed over to Xiang Ming, and the addition of this new force is a blessing or a curse?

The three brothers of the Fang family are now the only ones left Fang Lingchen, but this stubborn old guy should not be ignored, it would be wonderful if the lord was one step late.

Twenty thousand battle-hardened iron horsemen, when he thought of this, his flesh ached.

Whether it was the speed of the Eagle or the strength of the Red Ocean Army, they were beyond his highest assessment, and such a change was really difficult for him to accept.

He sighed deeply, even if it was the real Zhuge Kongming, there was a loss of the street pavilion, not to mention that he was an impostor. The so-called planning is in people, and success is in heaven, and it really makes sense.

There was a commotion on the periphery of the team, Xu Haifeng turned his head to look, Jiang Kongming couldn't see it, he took out the binoculars, and after a while, he showed a happy smile: "Good boy, you did a good job, you came back so soon." ”

Several mule carts slowly galloped towards the army, led by Jin Guanghua. As early as yesterday night, Jiang Kongming assigned him to take thousands of soldiers to the surrounding towns and villages to buy food. It's just that their purchase is a little more domineering, they identify the largest house in the township, forcibly break in, and forcibly buy half of the grain regardless of whether the owner wants it or not.

Of course, they will leave a full amount of silver taels. It's just that, in this time of chaos, the factor of rising prices is not in their consideration.

Although the gentry did not raise objections on the spot because of the face of this group of wolf-like soldiers, when they turned their backs and left, the smiling faces that accompanied them immediately changed to a completely different expression, and the sound of scolding was endless.

"How many things you got?" As soon as Jin Guanghua handed over the task and came to them, Jiang Kongming immediately asked.

"A lot." This bold northern man said excitedly: "Master Commander, this time, you guessed wrong. ”

Jiang Kongming looked at him inexplicably, although he had the ability to read minds, but good steel was used on the knife edge, and when he faced this big old man and there was no need to pretend, he didn't care to use this kind of tiring ability.

"Something is wrong." Xu Haifeng asked curiously, Jiang Kongming made a mistake, this is an extremely rare thing.

Jin Guanghua said loudly: "Not everyone is as unwilling to take out the food as you expected. ”

Jiang Kongming was slightly stunned and asked, "Is someone willing to sell grain?" ”

"No, it's for you." Jin Guanghua stretched out his hand and pointed to the mule cart behind him, and said: "We searched for a day, and we only bought thirty percent of the food, but when we came to a small town, after they heard that we were a red ocean, they immediately gave away most of the food in the town, and also gave ten mule carts, so we will come back so soon." ”

"They have nothing?" Jiang Kongming asked suspiciously, did he believe that there were really such good people in this world.

Jin Guanghua shook his head heavily, and he said, "Master Strategist, they asked us to do one thing. ”

"What's the matter?" Xu Haifeng asked lightly.

Jiang Kongming sneered in his heart, knowing that there was no free lunch in the world, and he didn't know what they would ask for. For the sake of their acquaintance and handing over the food, as long as it is not too demanding, Jiang Dajun will naturally consider it slightly.

Jin Guanghua suddenly bit his lip heavily, and when he let go, there was already a clearly visible row of tooth marks on his lower lip: "They beg us to drive the Huns back." ”

The sneer and disdain on Jiang Kongming's face suddenly froze, and he opened his mouth slightly, but he couldn't speak.

No matter how clever he was, he would never have imagined that the demands of these ordinary townspeople would be so simple and direct. They didn't even think about their own interests in the slightest.

Human nature is evil? Or is it the inherent goodness of human nature?

At this moment, there was a slight fluctuation in Jiang Kongming's mind full of utilitarianism.

As if he was aware of it, although Xu Haifeng did not speak, there was also a hint of warmth in his eyes.

On the periphery of the army, the two men were slowly walking side by side. When the patrolling soldiers saw them, they were all in awe. They are none other than Lu Yangming, who is in charge of the Kuaijian Gate, and Lin Yixing, the owner of Meilin Villa.

Fang Lingchen's breakthrough battle was extremely difficult, and the two of them charged into battle with Fang Lingchen, experiencing life and death. The trident composed of these three first-class masters is majestic and unstoppable in the battlefield. If it weren't for that, they might not have been able to break through the blockade of the 30,000-strong army of the Eagle Champion.

After this battle, the two of them established a great prestige in the army, because although they had no official position, all the soldiers who saw them would spontaneously bow and salute.

They strolled out of the barracks and onto a meadow where no one was around.

For these two guest secretaries, the rule that they cannot enter and leave the military camp at will is not suitable, which is the privilege given to them by Jiang Kongming, and it is also a manifestation of respect for them.

Although they can't be compared to the top masters of the Grandmaster level like Xu Haifeng, with the identity of a first-class person, it is enough to make people awe-inspired.

"Brother Lu, you seem to be very familiar with the career in the army, have you ever been a soldier before?" Lin Yixing asked, the two of them were rivals, and they knew each other, and in his memory, Lu Yangming had never joined the army.

After the battle of life and death, especially after Lu Yangming saved his life, there was a subtle change in their relationship. Although it cannot be said that they are like brothers, it is by no means the-for-tat at the beginning.

"Alas...... The old man had never been a soldier, but he had indeed spent many years in the barracks. Lu Yangming remembered the past and sighed.

Lin Yixing sighed, his eyes full of inquiry.

"Actually, it's nothing, in the past few decades, the Huns have invaded several times, and every time, we have to mix the fast sword gate, and after a long time, we will naturally become familiar with it." Lu Yangming explained.

"It turns out that Brother Lu is still a frequent visitor in the army, and the younger brother admires it." Lin Yixing was quite surprised and complimented.

Lu Yangming shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Not only our Kuaijianmen family, but also how many people in the Northern Martial Arts have buried their bones here, for hundreds of years, there are countless of them. ”

Lin Yixing was sad when he heard him, and knew that he remembered his son who died in the war in Northern Xinjiang, but how to persuade him to lose his son. He thought for a moment and changed the topic: "Brother Lu, the junior brother has something unclear and wants to ask for advice." ”

"Please talk about ......" Lu Yangming glanced at him in surprise and said.

Lin Yixing's eyes stared at his face and asked, "Junior brother just wants to know why Brother Lu saved his life in the midst of the chaos, which seems to be inconsistent with Brother Lu's usual behavior." ”

Lu Yangming glanced at him, there was not the slightest hostility in his eyes, the only thing that could be read was sincere gratitude and a trace of doubt.

Smiling slightly, Lu Yangming said, "I don't know." ”

"What?" Lin Yixing asked in surprise.

"At that time, the situation was so chaotic that I didn't know that the person I saved was you." Lu Yangming said lightly.

"Really?" Regarding his prevarication, Lin Yixing didn't believe it at all. The situation at that time was indeed very chaotic, but who was Lu Yang's name, a dignified first-class master, how could he not even tell the difference between the people he saved.

The suspicious look on his face gradually faded, and there was a faint hint of anger. It's just that because of the other party's life-saving grace, it can't happen anyway.

Lu Yangming turned his head away, ignoring his dissatisfaction.

With a long sigh, Lu Yangming strode away, his words came from afar, but there was an unexpected firmness in his small voice: "I only saved my comrades-in-arms in the army, and my comrades-in-arms who were on the bloody battlefield with me." ”

Lin Yixing was stunned for a moment, his body seemed to shake in the breeze, and he repeated these two words in his mouth: "Comrade-in-arms...... Comrades-in-arms? ”