December 22, 1379, in the morning.

Xiaobai snorted and ran forward with joy.

The cold wind was howling, blowing in front of him, but Xiaobai couldn't feel the chill in the wind at all, and hooves the size of porcelain plates bombarded the ground heavily, making a dull loud noise, and the nearly one-inch thick ice on the street was crushed by Xiaobai's hooves.

The municipal workers who were responsible for shoveling ice on the road all looked at Xiaobai who was running wildly with awe.

"Phew, hoo, hoo......"

Joe rode on the little white's back, constantly scolding softly, and at the same time constantly pulling the reins, so that the big guy who had been holding in the stable for a while, and was a little carried away as soon as he went out, slowed down.

It's just that Joe is reluctant to really pull the reins with great strength, Xiaobai spits hot air, spraying white foam from his mouth, the reins are a little tighter, it turns around, tilts its head and glares at Qiao fiercely, and then snorts heavily to express dissatisfaction.

Jo loosened the reins slightly, and the fellow let out a cheerful roar and sprang forward.

Gorkin followed Joe with a large group of men.

The war horses they rode were also beach horses purchased by the Weitu family at great expense from the northern frontier of the empire and had excellent bloodlines. Compared with ordinary war horses, the average shoulder height of this beach horse is more than a foot higher, whether it is a short charge or a long journey, it is a good hand.

But in front of Xiaobai, the Ice Horse Dragon Horse, who was extremely energetic and had a much more bloodline than ordinary war horses, these beach horses could only gasp for breath, sweating profusely, and could only follow far behind to eat ashes.

"Joe, this guy...... Ice Domain Ryoma ...... Bastards, those Lucia stingy people, how could they willingly give Joe an ice dragon horse? Joe, is this grabbing their pigtails? ”

Gorkin shouted with envy and annoyance: "Damn Lucia, this guy has been gelding...... Otherwise, use it as a breeding horse, and the Vetol family can have a good business. ”

Mr. Strons was wrapped in a large cloak, and his entire head was wrapped in a hood, except for a slit near his nose to gasp. Hearing Gorkin's complaint, Mr. Sigons coughed lightly: "Gorkin, Young Master Qiao said that he will go to St. Maya's Cathedral to buy a divine power potion and let Xiaobai ...... The stump is reborn. ”

"It's just a matter of gold. And the problem of gold coins is obviously not a problem for Young Master Qiao. Mr. S. Sterns giggled: "It's a pity that we only have one stallion, and if we breed with other breeds, the quality of the offspring is obviously not as good as that of a pure Ice Dragon...... If we can get a bunch of purebred, Icegen Ryoma mares......"

Gorkin's gaze was a little wandering, he glanced in the northeast direction, and said softly, "Ah, the divine power potion, isn't it...... A herd of mares...... It's not that you can't get it, uh! ”

Gorkin and Mr. Strons quickly exchanged a look, then looked back, and sat with Marcos in a four-wheeled carriage Big Ivan—like Marcos, Big Ivan was too big and too heavy to find a suitable horse for them.

"He must, willingly. There is not a warrior who does not like a really good horse. Gorkin snapped his fingers.

"He'll be glad to ......," said Mr. S. Stans, who took out a few dried chestnuts from his sleeve and handed them to Baku, the monkey who was lying in his saddle and shivering in the cold wind, "This guy is not a good man, and there is nothing he dare not do." ”

Gorkin laughed a few times, and the whip in his hand thrashed hard in the air, making a crisp 'snap' sound.

The war horse, which was already running sweaty under the seat, sped up again when he heard the sound.

Ahead, Qiao, who had already exceeded most of the land, finally ruthlessly, punched Xiaobai's head in the head, and then tightened the reins. Xiaobai, who was running up, reluctantly stopped, tilted his head, squinted his eyes, and stared fiercely at Qiao who was sitting on his back.

Suddenly, the nasty creature suddenly poked out his neck and 'clicked' at a passing four-wheeled carriage.

This train of nearly 100 four-wheeled carriages, all of which are widened and lengthened open-top wagons, on which are stacked huge baskets, filled with frozen cabbage, frozen radish, frozen pears and other goods.

Xiaobai's teeth are excellent, he took out a frozen pear from the basket in one bite, and the frozen pear was as hard as an iron lump, and was pressed up and down by its two rows of snowy big teeth, 'click, click', and it was chewed to pieces in three or two clicks.

"This ...... The driver ......of the car shouted, and several of the laborers who were driving the car looked at the major uniform on Joe, and then looked at Gorkin and the others who were coming quickly, and they took two steps back one by one, not daring to say a word.

"Bastard guy!" Qiao slapped Xiaobai's top melon skin fiercely, took out two gold coins, and threw them to the driver who was driving: "I'm sorry, this guy has a too naughty personality...... It's a good horse, though. ”

In the imperial capital in winter, the price of vegetables and fruits soared, even the price of frozen pears was about ten times that of fresh fruits in autumn. But two gold coins with a face value of hardware marks can almost buy a few baskets of frozen pears.

The coachmen and workers smiled happily, and after saluting Qiao in a hurry, they drove the carriage on.

Xiaobai reluctantly caught up two steps, opened his mouth, and took a frozen cabbage from the basket.

"Bastard guy!" Joe slapped the guy again, and then looked behind it with bad intentions: "Bastard guy, I was going to get you a magic potion before the New Year, so that the missing parts can be reborn." ”

"Now, I've changed my mind...... When spring comes, I will take you to the pastures outside the city, so that you can watch your fellow brothers rejoice in the spring light...... Let you envy, envy and hate, and make you cry and beg me! ”

Xiaobai munched on the frozen cabbage in a big gulp, but his body trembled inexplicably.

Gorkin rushed up with someone, he looked at Xiaobai with envy, who was calm and relaxed, and did not even have a drop of sweat on his body, and said with sincere emotion: "What a good horse, what a good guy...... You're in luck, Joe. ”

Joe tightened the reins and walked shoulder-to-shoulder with Gorkin.

Gorkin kept looking at Xiaobai with envy, and he muttered in a low voice: "Well, coming back this time really makes me sad and haggard...... Forget about this horse, look at Weima's little one...... Actually said that I was like a stray dog! ”

"The conscienceless little bastard, I really shouldn't have brought her sweets back without telling Hesse and Leah...... Ah, she lost two of her baby teeth, and I was beaten badly...... What a conscienceless little bastard, how long have I been away from home? She didn't even recognize me! ”

Gorkin babbled, complaining like an old lady with an aggrieved heart.

Joe 'clicked' and laughed, and he patted Gorkin on the shoulder hard: "Okay, okay, didn't Weima give you a warm hug later?" The sweets you secretly brought her were not in vain......"

"But it's no wonder that when you left home to join the army, Weima was only six years old...... It's not easy for her to think you're a little familiar...... You know her problems since she was a child, the big dogs in the family, she can clearly call the name of each dog, but the maids in the family, she still can't remember their names! ”

"She said you looked like a stray dog...... Tsk, look how much she likes you! She loves the big dogs the most. ”

Joe 'quack' laughed so happily.

Gorkin's face turned blue with anger, and he swung his horsewhip vigorously, wondering if he should teach this guy a hard lesson.

However, after considering the terrifying strength that Qiao had imagined on the battlefield of the Lan Yin Corridor, which could compete head-on, or even kill the sixth-order transcendent of the Wolf Temple, Gorkin pursed his lips, just waved his horsewhip vigorously, and bared his teeth at Qiao threateningly.

The brothers laughed and laughed as they walked down the street, and at about ten o'clock in the morning they came to the gate of Hydra Palace. Follow the scenic road next to the moat outside the Hydrera, about a mile or so, in the northwest corner of the Hydrera, surrounded by a large black pine forest, there are several large buildings with a gray appearance and no show, the Imperial War Department, arrived.

After several extremely strict inspections, only Joe and Gorkin were finally allowed to enter the War Office, and Mr. Sterns and the others who accompanied him were all left outside to wait.

Imperial War Department Building No. 1, a traditional building of the Delenn Empire, boxy, only three stories high, each floor is about a thousand feet long and wide, Joe and Gorkin were led by two colonel officers, all the way to the top floor of a hall covering an area of nearly one acre.

In the middle of the bright hall, at a large oak conference table, Salian, dressed only in an iron-gray shirt, wrapped in a military coat, and crooked in a hat, with a cigarette in his mouth, stood at the table, carrying a large coffee mug in his hand.

At the conference table, more than a dozen generals of the Imperial Army were standing or sitting, and in front of them were mountains of brown paper file bags, and on those thick file bags, the scarlet 'top secret' logos were extremely dazzling.

"Ah, here you are." Hearing the sound of the door opening, Salian raised his head and greeted Joe and Gorkin: "It seems that the young man is in good spirits, and he was going to let you rest for a few more hours...... However, since you're here, don't waste your time. ”

Placing the coffee cup in his hand large enough for a liter of water on the conference table, Salian straightened up.

More than a dozen generals of the Imperial Army put down the file bags in their hands, squinting one by one, their eyes like knives and wolves, staring fiercely at Joe and Gorkin up and down.

"So, let's get down to business...... Gorkin, your direct subordinate in the Lanyin Corridor is returning to the imperial capital on a military train. ”

"With your old team as the core, within half a year, can you train and control a new ordnance reinforcement division?"

Gorkin's face suddenly turned red.

In the military establishment of the Delun Empire, the military commander of a 'division' must be a major general!

He was only a lieutenant colonel in his own right, already the youngest lieutenant colonel in the Imperial Army.

Salian asked him to train a reinforcement?

The concept of strengthening divisions means that the soldiers under their jurisdiction are at least 1.5 times that of ordinary full-strength divisions!

Moreover, it is a reinforcement division that uses new types of ordnance!

The combat power of such a reinforced division, under the premise of sufficient logistics supply, can even beat a field regiment of the Imperial Army using old-fashioned ordnance!

"Gorkin, you will live up to your Highness's expectations!"

Gorkin 'snapped' and gave Sallian an extremely standard military salute.

Salian nodded, then gestured towards Joe.

"Joe, your luck ...... Reputedly...... It's been good ......"