"Alas, I said how did you get mixed up with Lord Jiang's personal soldiers, and this figure is also very thin."

A soldier with a dark face and a rough appearance sitting next to Zhu Houzhao hammered his chest and laughed.

"Yes, you see how strong our flesh is, so we have the strength to kill the tartars.

Don't go to the battlefield, you can't protect Lord Jiang, but you want Lord Jiang to protect you! ”

More than a dozen big men looked at Zhu Houzhao's relatively thin figure for a while, joking and laughing.

The corners of Jiang Ning's mouth, who listened to it not far away, twitched.

It's really true, when he arrives at the battlefield, he really wants to stop in front of this master.

It stands to reason that Zhu Houzhao should be angry, but instead of being annoyed, he said happily:

"Big brothers, don't underestimate me, although I am not as tall as you, but I have also learned martial arts since I was a child, and when I get to the battlefield, I will not be afraid of those Tartars!"

"Oh? Hahaha! ”

Everyone laughed again, obviously not believing it, but the young man's self-esteem rose.

"Yes, then you should be careful then, don't let the Tartars not be killed, but they will be caught.

Let me tell you, a handsome little guy like you is very popular with the Tartars. ”

One of the soldiers said this, and the crowd laughed teasing again.

Zhu Houzhao was puzzled, and just asked curiously:

"Don't Tartars like to loot supplies, grain and grass, do they prefer to catch people rather than kill them?"

When everyone heard this, they fell silent.

After a long time, there was a soldier who said:

"There are few Tatars, and every time they go south to the Koubian, in addition to grain and grass materials, there are also many people to catch.

After they were captured, they were enslaved as coolies, and they were completely inhuman.

Those women are the most pitiful, and once they are caught, then, alas......"

As soon as he had spoken, someone followed:

"Many of the soldiers in our battalion were from Xuanfu, and usually the whole family or even the whole clan was killed by the Tatars, either died or was taken as slaves.

In order to take revenge, they joined the army and were bent on killing the Tartars. ”

Hearing this, everyone was even more silent.

Zhu Houzhao's expression was also a little gloomy, and his face was full of anger.

"These Tartars are damned! I'm going to kill them all! ”

"Hey, didn't General Yang win the battle a while ago. We should be glad to hear that thousands of Tartars have died. ”

The rugged soldier sitting next to Zhu Houzhao patted him on the shoulder, casually ripped off a piece of meat that was being roasted and handed it over:

"Oh, when you're full, you have the strength to kill the Tartars."

Zhu Houzhao took it casually, and he didn't feel dirty, and he tore it up like everyone else.

Eating with a mouth full of oil, eyebrows and smiling.

Zhang Yong frowned when he saw it, and he wanted to go over to dissuade him.

Jiang Ning hurriedly stopped.

"Don't bother his Yaxing."

"But Lord Jiang, if this person messes with these soldiers again, I'm afraid he won't have any prestige at all.

If you're at home, you'll have to be preached by the old adults. ”

"I think he's getting better and better, he's grown up a lot.

In the end, it is the bloodline of Emperor Hongwu! ”

Jiang Ning raised his head and looked up at the starry sky, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Early the next morning.

Under the farewell of the local county officials, the army reopened and headed north to Datong.

Jiang Ning saw that Zhu Houzhao was still dressed as a small soldier, and his clothes were extremely simple, so he couldn't help but say:

"Your Majesty, the weather is getting colder and colder today, so I think you should go to the carriage and rest for a while.

If you get the wind chill, it's bad. ”

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said firmly:

"The people of Northern Xinjiang don't suffer such bitter cold weather every year and day, and the soldiers here are all the same.

If they can stand it, I can't?

It stands to reason that my clothes and food are better than their bodies! ”

Seeing this, Jiang Ning no longer persuaded him, and he was even happier in his heart.

Just when the army was about to arrive at Juyong Pass, a fast horse suddenly galloped over.

"Report, Lord Qiqi, there are twenty or thirty fast horses chasing after the army, it seems to be, it seems to be Li Ge Lao and other three scholars, saying that they want to meet your lordship."

"What?"

Jiang Ning and Zhu Houzhao were taken aback.

What's going on with Jiao Fang, didn't he tell Li Dongyang when the army arrived in Datong.

How do you find out the next day?

"Jiang Shiyu, how should this be?"

Zhu Houzhao was a little flustered.

After all, Li Dongyang was his master when he was the prince, and there is still a deterrent.

"Your Majesty, don't panic, the minister will solve it."

Jiang Ning whispered a few words of relief to Zhu Houzhao, and then immediately beat his horse and ran towards the rear army.

And as he passed a line of troops, he suddenly saw a figure.

It was the soldier who sat next to Zhu Houzhao last night.

Jiang Ning had an idea and thought about it.

He hurriedly rode up to the soldier and stopped.

The soldier knew Jiang Ning, and hurriedly saluted: "I have seen my lord!" ”

"No need to be polite, what's your name?"

"If you go back to your lordship, Wu Chounu, the head of the fifth military camp."

Wu Cannu's answer was neither humble nor arrogant, and his appearance was quite bold and straightforward.

Jiang Ning nodded: "Very good, now this official has an extremely important task entrusted to you." ”

"Your Excellency's command!"

Wu Cannu hurriedly straightened up and gave a military salute.

"There are a few officials from the capital behind the army, I'm afraid they want me to go back.

Now this official orders you to take these personal soldiers behind me to intercept them until the army has passed the Juyong Pass.

As long as you do this, you will be one of the officers and soldiers. ”

Wu Chounu was overjoyed and hurriedly agreed.

Although he is long, how can he have a bright future for Jiang Ning's personal soldiers.

"Remember, no matter what those people say, you can't let them come.

Also, this is the sword of the Son of Heaven given by His Majesty, if you take it, they won't dare to mess around. ”

As he spoke, Jiang Ning whispered a few more words in Wu Cannu's ear.

"Subordinates obey."

Wu Chounu carefully took the sword of the Son of Heaven and ran back with Jiang Ning's own soldiers.

Jiang Ning smiled with satisfaction, and immediately shouted:

"The whole army speeds up, and the march is rushing to Juyong Pass!"

For a time, the army of 5,000 rushed forward like a torrent.

Wu Chounu ran to the back and intercepted Li Dongyang and others who came over on horseback.

"Where is Lord Jiang Ningjiang, let him come out to see me quickly."

Li Dongyang looked at the soldiers blocking the road in front of him and frowned tightly.

"On the orders of Lord Jiang, you can't wait to go over, and return to Beijing as soon as possible to deal with government affairs.

When things are settled in northern Xinjiang, everything will be fine! ”

These words were taught to him by Jiang Ning just now, no matter what Li Dongyang and them say, as long as they deal with this.

Yang Tinghe looked at the army that was getting farther and farther away, and shouted anxiously:

"We are the cabinet scholars of His Majesty's Qin, don't stop us, let us go quickly, and meet you Lord Jiang!"

Different from the anxiety of the two of them, Jiao Fang wiped the cold sweat on her forehead instead, feeling a little embarrassed.

To be honest, he really didn't want to see Jiang Ning, because he messed up his errand.

But he can't be blamed entirely either.

Who made the Empress Dowager suddenly want to watch a play with His Majesty on a whim, but found that the people were missing, so they found a few of them.

In the end, Jiao Fang had no choice but to tell the truth.

Several people immediately ran overnight to retrieve Zhu Houzhao.

Wu Chounu didn't expect to be so famous, but when he thought of Jiang Ning's trust and trust in him, he mustered up the courage and said:

"Master Jiang has given a death order, and you must not be let go."

As he spoke, he took out the Son of Heaven Sword again: "The Sword of the Son of Heaven is here, no one is allowed to trespass!" “

Seeing this, Jiao Fang suddenly showed a smile on his old face and said:

"Elder Li Ge, Elder Yang Ge, this person holds the Sword of the Son of Heaven in his hand, which is equivalent to His Majesty's presence in person.

Since it is the king's order, the old man should go back to see us. ”

Yang Tinghe glared at him fiercely and shouted:

"This is a big matter, it is related to my Ming national fortune, and how can a sword stop it.

Come on, rush over, and knock them away for the old man! ”

With an order, twenty or thirty guards behind several people rushed over one after another.

Wu Chounu frowned, seeing that the knight was getting closer and closer, he suddenly picked up the bone in his hand and bent down slightly, and smashed it into the horse's leg with all his might.

As a blunt weapon, the bone was extremely hard, and the horse's leg was suddenly broken, and the horse neighed and fell to the ground.

The knight was disgraced.

A group of pro-soldiers next to him immediately followed suit and turned to the horse's leg and smashed it.

For a while, the guards brought by Li Dongyang and several people all lost their ability to maneuver.

Even their own horses were not spared.

It can be seen that Wu Chounu is really knocking on the head.

At this time, he glanced back, and saw from a distance that the army should have arrived at Juyong Pass, so he hurriedly turned over his horse and chased after him with a group of personal soldiers.

And the three scholars had to stay where they were and sigh, their faces were blue and white.

After Jiang Ning led the army to successfully enter Juyong Pass, he found Wu Chounu rushing and hurriedly inquired about the result.

Wu Cannu told him what had happened, making Jiang Ning very happy to listen to it, and patted him on the shoulder with a smile.

"From now on, you will be a personal soldier under the command of this official."

"Thank you, sir."

Wu Cannu hurriedly fell to the ground.

Jiang Ning smiled knowingly, and immediately led the army to quickly pass through Juyong Pass.

He knew that this difficulty was over.

Because the Juyong guards don't recognize Li Dongyang and them, if they don't have the documents of the military department as evidence, they won't be able to open the city gate no matter what.