Jizhou (now Tianjin), in the Song Dynasty, was the territory of the Great Liao Kingdom!

Since more than 100 years ago, in order to defeat the Later Tang Dynasty, Shi Jingjiao, the founding emperor of the Later Jin Dynasty, begged for aid from the Khitan, ceded the sixteen states of Yanyun, and was willing to be the "child emperor".

Since then, the nomads and the moats of the Central Plains have disappeared. Their cavalry became a nightmare for the Central Plains Dynasty, and the Great Song Dynasty did not want to make progress and could not recover their homeland, but they learned the history of using infantry to resist cavalry.

Cangzhou all the way north to Jizhou!

Chao Gai took Chai Daguan to give back a piece of ancient jade wool, and fifty BMW horses led the team north again, except for stopping the horse halfway, they kept their heads in the road. Set off at noon, when the red wheel hangs westward, take the mountain road across the border and step into the boundary of Jizhou, and go straight to the Yinmachuan.

Although it was said that it was to step into the enemy-occupied area, there was no major war between the Great Vast and the Great Song Dynasty for more than 100 years, and there was only small friction on the border. With someone familiar with the situation as a guide, Chao Gai is not worried, except that the form is more cautious.

Deng Fei and Meng Kang returned to Yinmachuan and became the hosts. After settling down the soldiers of the Chao family, he summoned all the minions to pay homage to the eldest brother Chao Gai, and ordered him to go down to kill the cows, slaughter the sheep and the dogs, and feast to entertain everyone.

Taking advantage of this time, they took Chao Gai, Han Shizhong, Lin Chong and others to walk around the cottage, enjoy the beautiful scenery, and explain the humanistic customs.

Vast but sparsely populated! These words can be reflected in the cottage!

There are only more than 200 cottage minions in total, but there are several times more livestock. There are more than 1,000 cattle and sheep alone, and there are more than 400 fat and strong horses. It is also the only cottage that everyone has seen with more horses than people.

The Northland is vast and sparsely populated, and there are large tracts of good natural pasture that can be used for grazing. It is not for nothing that cattle and sheep traders come to the north to sell cattle, sheep and livestock.

If there are fewer people, there will be less destruction, and the scenery of mountains and rivers will be naturally good.

For example, the scenery of the Drinking Horse River is very chic, looking at the vast wild water, and the green mountains are faint all around. A few old trees reflect the remnants of the sun, and a few pieces of clouds drift away. The barren field is lonely, and there should be no children to watch the cows. Gudu is desolate, and it has to be ridiculed to drink horses. I had to be a strong man to set up a fence, and it was better for a hero to show his flag.

Chao Gai stood on the Broken Gold Pavilion and witnessed the mountain scenery of Yinmachuan, and couldn't help but cheer: "Good mountains and good waters, really beautiful!" You two, how did you get here? ”

Deng Fei responded: "Brother, it turned out that a few unsuccessful little guys were here to settle down. Later, the two of us came and took this place. ”

"Well, I think it's a nice place, it's beautiful, it's easy to defend and hard to attack." Chao Gai looked around and nodded, rubbing his chin and making a decision: "I plan to send two battalions of the horse army to station, which can be used to receive horses from the Northland." Brother Deng Fei, when the time comes, follow the seniors to familiarize themselves with the military system. ”

"Yes, I'll take my life!" Deng Fei and Meng Kang responded in unison. They had a long talk with Chao Gai a few days ago, and they knew a little bit about the Chao family's army divided into three armies, and they also knew how terrifying the hidden strength was.

Only the tenacious Wu Erlang would be stubborn and refuse to vote.

At this time, Hu Sanniang came to Chao Gai's side and bared her teeth: "Brother Ling Feng, then I am the commander of the bare pole so far, when will I recruit troops?" And where is my brother going? ”

Although Hu Cheng did not speak, his face was full of expectation.

"I have my own arrangements for Hu Cheng, brother." Chao Gai smiled at his uncle. looked at Hu Sanniang again, with a face full of embarrassment: "As for you!" There were no female soldiers in the Song Dynasty, so I will go to Jizhou tomorrow to see if there are any women with big feet. ”

Hu Sanniang was also worried about this matter, and her eyes lit up when she heard this, and she echoed: "Yes, yes, I heard that Da Liao women don't bind their feet, and they are very strong. ”

"You see, being the boss is an empty shelf, and you need to worry about everything." Chao Gai looked at Han Shizhong, Guo Sheng, Lin Chong and the others smiled bitterly.

"Hahaha, this is called the capable work hard!"

"That is, the elder brother leads the way, and the brothers follow."

Everyone thought of Chao Gai running around so far, and everyone praised and comforted everyone. The afterglow of the setting sun was sprinkled, and everyone talked and laughed, returning the same way.

Coincidentally, two little minions rushed to report that the banquet was ready.

Deng Fei and Meng Kang greeted everyone warmly, returned to the Juyi Hall and pushed Chao Gai to the main seat, they sat on their sides and accompanied each other, and everyone sat down one after another.

Compared with the delicious food in Chai Jin Mansion every day, it is naturally incomparable in the small cottage. Although there are only a few styles, they also have their own unique features.

Roasted whole sheep, beef offal noodles, and messy stewed ...... reflect the characteristics of the north. Deng Fei's treasure mare's milk wine, which he was reluctant to drink, was also moved out.

The most important thing is that my family is not so polite and does not have so many scruples. A few reckless men let go of their hands and feet, screaming and screaming, beating and making trouble.

Everyone pushed the cup and changed the lamp, talked about the past and the present, and laughed in the hall!

In the blink of an eye, it's the next day!

Chao Gai considered that he was cautious in the enemy's war zone, and left large troops and money in the cottage. Guo Sheng, Lu Fang, Yu Tai, Hong Qiang, and Meng Kang are in charge.

He only took ten generals and fifty soldiers with him and took advantage of the hazy sky to descend the mountain.

Which ten? They are Han Shizhong, Hu Sanniang, Su Ding, Lin Chong, Li Kui, Ji Sheng, Tang Bin, Hu Cheng, Chen Hu, Deng Fei.

There has been no war between the Song and Liao countries for more than 100 years, and the will of the people has long been consumed!

Da Liao Guolang is mainly eating, drinking and merrymaking, stupid and incompetent, and is also at the end of his collapse. With Huizong of the Song Dynasty, it is half a catty to eight taels, and the eldest brother can't say that the second brother.

Cattle, sheep and other livestock were strictly forbidden to be sold during the Song Renzong period, but now they are sold at will, and even the good horses that go to the battlefield turn a blind eye.

The main purpose of Chao Gai's trip is to buy horses, and it is not difficult to get a small number. But buying a large number of horses is not so easy, there must be a way!

He thought of a person, the golden retriever Duan Jingzhu.

In the original trajectory, although it was this guy who stole the night jade lion horse of the golden prince in the north of the Gun Pole Ridge, and planned to go to Zengtou Market to sell it but was robbed, so he went to Liangshan to indirectly kill the previous king, but he has been stealing horses in the north for many years, I have to say that this person has some ability, and he must be familiar with the horse farm of the Liao people, and most of them have a way to contact the nobles of the Liao State.

Therefore, under the leadership of a few people who were familiar with the terrain, the team came to the outside of Jizhou City, intending to directly look for the black market for selling horses.

Anyway, this kind of smuggling war horses is often caught with tolerance. The place of trading is a shot for a shot, either a transfer or in the preparation of a transfer.

Su Ding, Hu Cheng knew that several places belonged to the old yellow calendar, and they had already gone to the empty building. Deng Fei was robbing the house in Yinmachuan, but I heard that there was one, but I didn't know where it was. The crowd walked around the outside for a long time, but found nothing.

Chao Gai really wanted to scold the later generations who wrote novels, not based on the actual situation at all. It's easy to buy horses in the Northland, and when you come, you will meet a golden retriever. Open your mouth to buy as much as you want, but it's not like that in this huge place.

It's his turn here, not to mention the horse market, there aren't even many people on the road. Due to the vastness of the area, the villages and market towns outside the city of Jizhou appear scattered.

The only good news is that after more than 100 years of foreign rule, the Han people in the north have not been assimilated, but have become good at farming and have learned to raise livestock. Families have herds of cattle and sheep, and teams are often seen in the wild to drive livestock for grazing.

"Brother, why don't we go to the market first? Those cattle and sheep dealers should know. Seeing that the search was fruitless, Hu Cheng came to Chao Gai's side and proposed.

"Yes, yes, yes, see if the woman has big feet!" Hu Sanniang echoed beside her.

"That's what you remember." Chao Gai bared his teeth and looked at the woman, feeling a pain in his head. felt that the eldest brother's proposal was good, so he changed his strategy and went along the way.

Hu Cheng led the way in front, and stopped a group of people halfway to confirm where the cattle and sheep market was. The crowd hastened and hurried over, and it was a market town located outside the city. The number of cattle, sheep, donkeys, mules and other livestock is large, and the price is much lower than that in the Great Song Dynasty. It is no wonder that cattle and sheep traders are willing to risk their lives to sell them.

I saw that a certain guy wanted to be arrogant and wrap all the livestock round. It's just that he wasn't so stupid, and he divided into multiple teams after dressing up. With the silver of white flowers, things went very well. From a few large cattle and sheep dealers, the whereabouts of the horse market were found.

And there are three of them, large or small.

There are not a few teams stealing horses from the Liao pastures here, and the number is more or less. Duan Jingzhu, a golden retriever, has been engaged in it for many years and is an old-timer.

is well-known in the black market, so he naturally inquired about the place where this person is staying.

It's easy to get the news! The team is divided into three ways!

Han Shizhong and Li Kui, Lin Chong and Deng Fei each took a team of people to the other two horse markets.

Chao Gai himself led people to find Duan Jingzhu.

It's almost noon, and you'll arrive at your destination!

It was a small village of dozens of families, surrounded by mountains. It can be seen that the smoke curls up, the chickens chirp and the dogs bark, and the children at the entrance of the village chase and play.

If it weren't for the fact that several people said this, Chao Gai would have felt like he had been deceived. After entering the village with about 20 people, they noticed that something was wrong. There are many cattle, sheep and livestock in every household, even horses.

No one would have thought that the horse market was hiding here!

As soon as he entered the village, Chao Gai saw an old man walking out of the courtyard, hurriedly rolled the saddle and fell off the horse, and hurriedly stepped forward to clasp his fists and salute: "Hey, this old man! I waited for a cattle and sheep dealer from Cangzhou, and I was instructed by a few friends to find the golden retriever Duan Jingzhu to buy a horse, and I dared to ask where Duan Boss lived? ”

"Keep going, the compound at the end."

The old man looked at Chao Gai, then at the team point, and turned to point the way.

"Thank you, sir." After Chao Gai thanked him, he led the team straight to the end of the village. I also saw a large compound located, some years ago, the scale is indeed not small.

"Who are you?" There was a knock on the wooden door, and a junior asked warily.

"Guided by a friend, Boss Duan came to buy a horse." Chao Gai bowed his hand, went straight to the point to explain the intention, and patted the package of Ma'anshan.

"Then come in!" Seeing that Chao Gai and the others didn't look like tolerance, the latter turned sideways and let everyone in, and then quickly closed the door.

"Little Five, is there a situation?" There was a question in the room, and several people rushed out. The man at the head was tall, with red hair and yellow beard, and he looked extraordinary.

"Boss Duan, we're here to buy horses!" Chao Gai saw that this person looked very different, guessed that it was Duan Jingzhu, and took half a step forward to give up his hand, directly explaining his intention.

"Hmm! It's not like those Liao dogs. Buying a horse? Then come in and discuss. Duan Jingzhu breathed a sigh of relief, and inadvertently looked at Chao Gai and the others, and stepped forward with a smile on his face, and asked everyone to enter the house sideways.

Sure enough, it's the golden retriever Duan Jingzhu!

Chao Gai looked this man up and down, and his style of action was still decisive enough. He smiled and said yes, and told the guards to watch the horses and lead them to follow.