At the end of June, autumn is about to begin, as if people are returning to the light before they die. Far from subsiding, the temperature became hotter, and the fireballs in the sky continued to shine on the earth for more than half a month, the sky and the earth were like steamers, the stones and gravel on the road were hot, the heat was unbearable, and the pedestrians on the road were sparse.

Recently, Zhao Tan, a fierce general of the Western Army, has not been in a very good mood, and it is even worse to look at the scorching sun. More than a month ago, the kind of high-spiritedness, patting his chest to kill Wang Jin's boldness, disappeared in sweat.

In addition to the heat that brought him irritability, the cavalry of the imperial city led by him was even more sick. He originally waited for the Privy Council to issue the document, and at most in mid-May, he rushed to Huazhou with more than ten of his subordinates to take over the army, so that he would arrive in seven or eight days at most, and deploy encirclement and suppression within half a month.

However, the truth of overdoing is revealed at this moment!

Cai Jing, Gao Yu, and Tong Guan all said that he Zhao Tan was extraordinary, and Song Huizong in the palace heard the praise of everyone, and he also came interested in summoning him.

After Zhao Tan rushed to meet the Son of Heaven, Meng Long's grace was mighty, and Tenuma selected more than 1,000 royal forbidden troops to go with the army, selected personnel, and conducted preliminary training, and did not leave Bianliang Chengshan for Huazhou until June. Before leaving, Gao Yu came to bid farewell sincerely, and stuffed in two or three hundred elites. What did he say to assist the general in suppressing the bandits, and escort Wang Jin and other bandit leaders into Beijing to offer prisoners.

The forbidden army that walked out of the imperial city wore the finest iron armor, rode the best war horses, held the best weapons, everyone held their heads high, and the momentum was magnificent, they were really the elite of the elite, and they were really the most beautiful boys in the army!

Zhao Tan thought so at first, and he was happy in his heart and smiled. But it didn't take long for him to laugh

Rong stiffened, and the joy disappeared.

These forbidden troops of the imperial city, who were accustomed to living a peaceful life, revealed their original form under the scorching sun. One by one, wiping sweat on the horse and calling for heat, some people took off their helmets and gasped for breath, some people untied their armor to breathe, and some people took a sip of water, and after drinking, they left the team, and they asked if they wanted to find water to drink, and some didn't want to leave.

Oh roar, it's over!

Eight or nine days ago, General Zhao had this premonition.

In the days that followed, it was gradually confirmed, which made him a little sad!

In general, the infantry marched at least 50 miles a day, and the cavalry doubled. Hot weather conditions can be appropriately reduced, but not outrageous.

You can look at these forbidden troops who defend the imperial city, they either shout tired or hungry during the march, point to the sky when they rest, and race one by one when they eat. When encountering the officers and officials of the towns along the way, they were even more smiling, eating and drinking, and the cavalry forced out of the speed of the infantry.

It's been eight days! It's less than 250 kilometers away.

This is still the result of Zhao Tan, the leader of the team, who tried his best to suppress it, and shouted and scolded. Otherwise, they are used to eating, drinking, and enjoying themselves, and the old soldiers with loose military discipline don't want to go so far, maybe they can find a place to sleep!

Zhao Tan used military law to restrain him and did not listen, and this group of people relied on the imperial city guards to gather a crowd to protest. Sometimes I really want to cut and kill a few people, but I finally hold back. He understands that as long as he dares to kill someone, someone will sue him.

These guys were hand-picked by Emperor Zhao Ji, and Taiwei Gao Yu forced them over. There is no valid reason, no

There is a serious excuse, killing it is a slap in the face of the two, not to mention his little Zhao Tan, it is useless for Tong Guan to intercede.

"It's just that Lao Tzu is blind and picks these bad seeds."

The weather was extremely hot on this day, Zhao Tan wiped the sweat on his head, looked at the group of forbidden soldiers with crooked helmets behind him, and couldn't help but murmur again. He didn't know how many times he said this kind of thing, he only hated himself for having no eyes, and he had been walking and fighting all year round and had lost his eyes, and he was deceived by this group of soldiers.

He had heard from his colleagues that the soldiers in Tokyo City were like snowmen built in the northern winter, strange and beautiful, but in fact they would break when touched.

Zhao Tan didn't understand it before, but now he understands, being in Tokyo City, the peace that has been peaceful for a long time has consumed the elite will and has become a pile of rotten wood. led most of the old soldiers who were crooked melons and cracked dates, and marched in the heat. I wonder if it will be there in 10 days? I don't know if it will come?

Zhao Tan shook off a handful of sweat again, and his expression was a little lonely.

This unreachable problem, in fact, someone has already made a decision for him!

More than 1,000 forbidden troops of the imperial city walked in the wilderness of Shaanzhou, except for a few people with neat armor and strict military appearance, most of them were staggering, shouting on the horse, pulling the water bladder and barely drinking some hot water, looking at the scorching sun in the sky, everyone was bored in their hearts, scolding and scolding.

Many forbidden soldiers complained to each other, talking about the team leader, but also saying that they were not their own: "Ge Laozi, if you have to pick me, you already know that your performance is a little frustrated." ”

"It's like, how cool it is to lie in the barracks, and how nice it would be to be able to drink a drink!"

It's okay not to say it, but the soldiers around him swallowed their saliva, and their eyes glowed green. Didn't get close to town for several days in a row

, did not drink alcohol.

This is all to blame for Zhao Tan changing direction and marching through the wilderness.

This move made many people very dissatisfied, and they scolded them in private.

At noon's hottest, the Forbidden Army cooled down in a pine forest.

Just as the forbidden army was burying the pot and cooking, a caravan passed by the edge of the forest. There were about seventy or eighty people, there were carts of oxen and horses, and there were also wheelbarrows, all of which were a large wine jar, and the red label wine words were eye-catching.

The caravan had wanted to rest in the forest, but when they saw a group of forbidden soldiers on horseback, they were full of panic and shouted loudly to hurry up. drove the cattle and horses to retreat quickly, and everyone did not dare to slack off, as if avoiding them like snakes and scorpions. This move immediately made many of the Imperial City forbidden troops quite dissatisfied.

They are not bandits and robbers, do they have to be like this?

A wheelbarrow didn't pay attention to hit a stone on the side of the road, one was unstable, a wine jar on the car swayed, someone next to him shouted to be careful, wanted to reach out to ambush, but finally slowed down half a beat, the wine jar fell to the ground and shattered, the clear liquid splashed, wetting a large area of grass.

A strong smell of wine permeated, and as the wind drifted to make the forbidden army resting against the trunk of the tree shrug its nose, some splashed liquid fell on the forbidden army's body and face, and these people subconsciously stuffed it into their mouths, and their eyes suddenly lit up. Immediately, some people shouted at each other and rushed out to stop the caravan.

"I said you are a merchant, so do you sell these wines?" A bearded officer crossed his waist with his hand on his waist, pointed his horsewhip at the wine jar, and asked the leader.

The leader was a middle-aged fat man in his forties, and he said with sincere fear: "This military master was originally going to be sent to a restaurant in the city, but now he is willing to sell it to the military master." neither

How much money do you make, return to your capital, please be gracious to the military master. ”

"Hahaha...... you are decisive and simply aware of current affairs, are you a talent?" The bearded officer looked up to the sky and laughed, and waved his hand heroically: "We have bought all your drinks, come, calculate how much." ”

Where do middle-aged fat people dare to ask for more? A brief mention of the liquor, the cost of shipping. After a short time, he completed the deal with this group of forbidden troops from the imperial city. By the way, all the dishes and chopsticks in the car were given to this group of military masters.

After a short time, Hulala rushed out of the forest and returned with the wine jar in his arms. The caravan quickly withdrew, and everyone had a triumphant smile on their faces!