The soldiers and civilians in Jingzhou are busy preparing for the upcoming war, but there are also people who seem out of place because they have nothing to do.

Wang Xuan is the second son of Wang Shengbi, and he came to Jingzhou with Wang Gu before, but no one in Jingzhou came to arrange for him.

Wang Gu, who came with him, had someone to accompany him every day to have fun in Hongbin Building or other places, and he had already left him behind, so that Wang Xuan didn't know why he came here at all.

Hongbin Lou has food and drink for them from Jiangling every day, the delicacy of wine and food is much better than that of Jiangling, and there are many pastimes of singing, dancing and music, which makes people completely unable to feel the barbaric and vulgar Qiang style that Jiangling is prevalent in.

However, before the promulgation of the king's promulgation, he was advised by his father, Wang Shengbi, that after he came to the north of the city, he must do a good job under the disciple of the general Li, and perhaps bring a turn of fate and new choices to the family.

Hearing his father's solemn order, Wang Xuan naturally did not dare to slack off. It's just that he has been in Chubei for many days, and he has not seen him since, except for the first day when he arrived, when he saw the general Li.

He had the courage to go to the governor's palace to ask if General Li had any arrangements for him, but the reply he received was always to wait in the city, and then he was completely gone.

The recent changes in the atmosphere in Jingzhou City, Wang Xuan also felt it, there were many soldiers in and out of the city, as well as the constant coming and going of carts transporting materials, coupled with all kinds of rumors and discussions in the streets, all of which made people feel that something big was going to happen.

Wang Xuan was born as a general, and he was already quite sensitive to military-related situations, although he did not see the state government's clear text, but he also guessed that the Jingzhou governor's mansion might be brewing war again.

But now the entire Han East is under its control, and Xiao Jing, the king of Yueyang in Xiangyang, is also willing to be the puppet of the Western Wei Dynasty, and the only one in the region that is still worthy of the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion here is the Jingzhou Prefecture in Jiangling.

After realizing this, Wang Xuan panicked in his heart. Although his father had told him to work seriously under General Li before leaving, he was a newcomer and had not spoken to General Li so far, so naturally he could not talk about any sense of belonging, but his relatives and family members were all staying in Jiangling, and of course he was worried about the safety of his relatives.

So he hurriedly returned to Hongbin Tower, to inform Wang Gu of his speculation, and asked Wang Gu to send someone to inform Jiangling as soon as possible, so as to prevent the Jiangling army and people from being attacked in ignorance.

However, when he returned to Hongbin Tower, he was told that Wang Gu had been invited by the state government to observe the exercise in the military camp outside the city this morning.

Wang Xuan had a preconceived idea that Chubei was going to attack Jiangling, and after hearing this news, he was even more frightened, who would expose his top-secret military aircraft to the other party's envoy on the eve of the attack? Wang Gu was introduced into the barracks, but he was afraid that he would be more than lucky.

At the critical moment, Wang Xuan forced himself to calm down and asked several of his companions who stayed in Hongbin Building to follow him out. Because there were many Wei people in the building, he naturally didn't dare to tell his companions directly about his guesses.

But he himself has no official position, and everyone obeyed Wang Gu's instructions to stay in Hongbin Building to help the Wei people copy the medical books, so as not to let the Wei people not love paper and ink and damage the original medical books, so naturally no one cares about him.

In the end, Wang Xuan summoned only two servants of the household who had accompanied him. Although he was very anxious in his heart, seeing that the soldiers guarding here did not restrict his actions, Wang Xuan was also secretly relieved in his heart, seeing that even if the Wei people had any conspiracy against Jiangling, it was not yet the moment of tension.

He went out of town with two of his minions, but what to do next was a bit of a dilemma for him.

If he left Jingzhou City and went all the way south to Jiangling to report the news, he might be able to pass the news back in time, but all he knew was his own speculation and some hearsay, and he didn't know anything about the precise plans and movements of the Western Wei people. And if he escapes back like this, Wang Gu and the others who stay here are afraid that they will be harmed by the Wei people.

After much thought, Wang Xuan gave a detailed account of the situation to the two servants, and then left one of them and commanded: "Hide near the city gate, and I will go to find the prince to announce the news, and if I still do not see me return to the city after nightfall, do not linger in Chubei any longer, and immediately return to Gangneung by the south, and tell Aya that something has happened to me, and ask Aya to strike at the enemy who has come to avenge me." ”

As he spoke, he handed over a letter and token to the servant, and then he led another servant to find the commander of the garrison in Hongbin Tower, telling him that he had something important to inform Wang Gu, and that he should immediately arrange for someone to lead him to the military camp outside the city.

The soldiers guarding here were ordered to treat the guests of Hongbin Mansion preferentially, as long as they did not violate the laws and regulations of the state government, they would try their best to meet the requirements, and when they heard Wang Xuan say this, they should arrange for a few soldiers on duty to lead them out of the city to the military camp near Caogou in the south of the city.

At this time, thousands of elite men and horses selected from all over Jingzhou were stationed in the military camp in the south of the city, and idle people were not allowed to approach within a radius of more than ten miles around the barracks, and from time to time there were rangers patrolling this area. , you must have a military warrant to enter the barracks.

Wang Xuan was led by several armor members to the direction of the military camp, and encountered two rounds of interrogation on the way. Seeing the tall horses ridden by these rangers, he was also quite envious in his heart. There are also cavalry formations in his family, but all the horses they ride are short Shu horses, not to mention their respective endurance and speed, the visual impact and deterrence are not at the same level.

As the military camp got closer and closer, Wang Xuan also discovered the difference between the northerners governing the army and the southerners. The area around the northerner barracks is quiet and quiet, but the area around the southerner barracks is much more chaotic, because most of the camps are close to the city wharf and other places, and they are not particularly cleaned, and there is no shortage of military slaves around, and there are monks and Taoists, of course, the noisiest are the merchants who buy and sell goods.

This alone may not be enough to argue which of the two sides is stronger or weaker, but the northerners have established the army and retreated, and the southerners have not paid enough attention to this, and even the social order is unwilling to give in to this, which inevitably makes the military look less dignified and makes the military action seem a bit child's play.

Wang Xuan sighed in his heart, and then arrived outside the gate of the barracks, the armor soldiers who were responsible for guiding could only travel here, and Wang Xuan also needed to inform the battalion soldiers separately after he made his intentions clear, and he could only wait here before being admitted to the camp, and Wang Xuan also took the opportunity to observe the scale and various facilities of this barracks.

Because of its proximity to the city, this military camp is semi-permanent, and in addition to large and small felt tents, there are also rammed walls and masonry buildings, which is more like a military city than a military camp.

The soldiers walking in the camp are all wearing black hakama uniforms, giving people a solemn and solemn feeling. Everything is done in a queue, and there are no scattered pedestrians in the huge military camp as far as the eye can see, and the occasional scattered soldier who delivers orders either raises his horse or bows his head and gallops, and there is no wandering at all. This military appearance alone has already made the viewer's heart awe-inspiring.

There are two arrow towers on the inside of the gate, the bottom of the arrow tower is surrounded by layers of spikes to resist horses, and the top is set up with a bed crossbow with wide arms, and the people who look at it are hairy.

Suddenly, there seemed to be a high-pitched and passionate sound of drums and horns from the camp and colonel, accompanied by the uniform cheers and roars of the soldiers, and the listeners felt their blood surging.

More than a dozen knights with red tassels rode to the gate, and the first teenage young knight raised his hand and shouted: "Where is the person from Jiangling? ”

"Governor Yu, people from Jiangling are here!"

A battalion soldier guarding the camp gate hurriedly raised his hand and shouted, and then pointed to Wang Yu who was standing on the side of the door.

The Grand Governor?

Wang Xuan was naturally surprised when he heard this title, and he saw that although the young man was tall, his face still looked a little immature, and his age should be younger than himself, but he didn't want to be the governor of the capital.

But he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly stepped forward and raised his hand, but before he could speak, the young man had already led two horses with a finger in his hand, and looked at Wang Xuan and asked, "Can you ride?" ”

Wang Xuan was a young man, of course, he refused to admit defeat, and then he nodded, and then stepped forward and stepped on the stirrup while holding the saddle and turning over the horse. It's just that this horse is far taller than what he usually rides, and the breath behind the horse is still a little vain, and the legs are clamping the horse's belly, but it makes the mount even more restless, constantly kicking and swinging, and Wang Xuan also nervously grabbed the front saddle with both hands and didn't dare to let go at all.

"Don't be nervous, a good horse is human, and it won't be uneasy if you are afraid of it."

The young man smiled when he saw this, and pointed to the side.

Wang Xuan's face turned red when he heard this, but he still nodded and took a deep breath, and after a while, his legs were slowly released, and the mount was no longer as restless as before, and then Wang Xuan looked at the young man and nodded politely: "Thank you for your advice." ”

The young Governor was happy at first, then his face tightened again, and he hummed slightly, and then waved his hand and said, "Go back to the camp!" ”

Wang Xuan himself could barely control his mount to trot forward, but his retinue was even worse, and he had to ride with the same battalion guard.

The scale of the camp was very large, and after walking inside for a while, Wang Xuan had no time to take care of anything else because he had to concentrate on riding his horse, and only heard the cheers of the drums in front of him becoming more and more enthusiastic and loud, and after turning around a row of camps, the vision in front suddenly opened up, and he finally arrived at the camp and school.

On the high platform of the school field, Wang Xuan saw at a glance that the heroic General Li was standing there in Mingguang armor, holding a long knife that flashed as if he was about to cut off, and the blade pointed at Wang Gu.

Seeing this scene, Wang Xuan's heart suddenly felt cold, and he hurriedly spurred his horse to rush forward, and at the same time shouted in his mouth: "The two countries are at war, don't kill them!" Ask the general to keep people under the sword! ”