Wu Zheng led the team through Tongyuan County, and after leaving the city, he finally left the area controlled by Tufan, which made him completely relieved. Thinking that this time it was so smooth, the great achievement was about to be completed, not only solved a major problem for Lord Huang, but also helped the imperial court capture the rebel Yuwen Haotian, which can be described as a miracle. The mood is refreshing, and the spring breeze is proud, all the way to Quyang County, the nearest county seat in the Central Plains.

When he was about to arrive at the county seat of Quyang, he sent one of his subordinates to the county seat to report first. Although Quyang County is small, after all, he has arrived at his own place, and his mood is naturally very different, and he even wants to rest here for a day or two before continuing to go south.

The group is no longer in a hurry, along the way slowly and leisurely, like a leisurely walk, and when they arrived at Quyang County, it was almost dusk.

When Wu Zheng drove his horse to the front of the city, he saw more than a dozen people standing at the gate of the city, dressed in civil and military costumes, and there were one hundred and ten cavalry lined up on both sides of the city gate, and there was not even a drum and bugle band.

At this time, a young man who looked like a military attache came forward to greet him, and respectfully reported: "Zhang Tianci, the chief soldier of Xiaquyang County, is here to welcome General Wu's arrival. ”

Wu Zheng was still sitting on his horse, glanced down, and saw that the chief soldier was a young man in his twenties, and asked with some doubts: "Oh, are you the one who took over from Chen Lude's general army?"

"It's down there. ”

"Hey, shouldn't it be a town guard surnamed Tan to take over?" Wu Zheng remembered that Tan Yunyue had asked someone to come to his door before, and wanted him to say something good to Lord Huang on his behalf and carry him to the position of the chief soldier. At that time, it seemed that the matter had been settled, but later because the hussar general Huang Zhipeng pleaded with the emperor, saying that Quyang County was the pass of the Western Regions, and it was necessary to appoint someone who could fight well, and after obtaining the emperor's consent, he recommended another candidate. This incident made Admiral Huang hate General Huang Zhipeng very much, and also made Wu Zheng feel very shameless.

"My lord, Tan Yunyue has been promoted to deputy commander-in-chief, and he is in charge of the important affairs of Pingxi with his subordinates. Zhang Tianci replied unhurriedly.

"Oh, then are you some relative of General Huang?" Wu Zheng said with some playfulness.

"It is not a relative, and he served under General Huang during the battle with Tufan Central Plains. ”

"Seeing that you are young, but you are well versed in the way of greeting, it is better to learn the strategy of using soldiers well, so as to live up to your mission. Wu Zheng teased proudly, "Is there only such a few soldiers in the huge county town of Quyang? I am embarrassed to say that it is to welcome the secret envoy of the imperial court, and I think it is better to be exempted." With that, he rode forward, passed past Zhang Tianci and the others, and went straight to the city.

Hearing him say this, Liu Jiujin, who was with Tianci, hated it so much that he really wanted to go up and give Wu Zheng a violent beating. Liu Zhen, the county Yin on the side, saw that Tianci's face was a little unsightly, and hurriedly stepped forward and whispered in Tianci's ear: "Lord Zhang, don't worry about him, not to mention that he is two levels older than you, and more importantly, his godfather, that is the emperor's important minister, Lord Huang Kecheng, the commander of the Nine Gates, so it is inevitable that he will be a little arrogant, and I will just endure it." ”

Tianci nodded helplessly when he heard this, and then led everyone into the city with Wu Zheng and his party.

After arriving at the General Military Mansion, Wu Zhenggao sat in the lobby and ordered Zhang Tianci to arrange his entourage and others, in addition, he confessed that he also escorted a key prisoner of the imperial court this time, and asked Zhang Tianci to find a secret and solid prison cell to take good care of, and send heavy soldiers to guard it, and there must be no mistakes.

Zhang Tianci agreed one by one, and immediately sent someone to implement it.

Tan Yunyue, who was on the side, stepped forward with a smile on his face at this time and said: "Lord Wu has worked hard all the way, prepare a little wine for the adults, relieve the fatigue of the adults, and invite the adults to enjoy their faces and go to the back house to eat." ”

Tan Yunyue was very annoyed because he had asked someone to take care of Wu Zheng, but in the end it was not done, and he was a little resentful. But listening to Wu Zheng speak like that at the city gate today, he still has the heart to defend him, so he jumped out now and offered his courtesy.

After Wu Zheng learned that he was Tan Yunyue, he said to him: "Lord Tan's name, I have heard of it for a long time, you are a person of real talent and learning, you can't learn from those who sell your reputation and reputation, as long as you are loyal to the emperor and serve the country wholeheartedly, you will be promoted sooner or later, and you must not give birth to him because of a moment of frustration." ”

After Tan Yunyue heard this, he immediately leaned over and knelt on the ground: "Lord Wu's teachings, keep them in mind, I am loyal to the emperor, and I am grateful to the adults, and I will repay him with death, and I will never dare to have any second hearts, please rest assured!"

"That's it, Lord Tan, please get up. I can trust you and am optimistic about you, and it will depend on your performance in the future. Wu Zheng picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked, "How many soldiers and horses are stationed in this Quyang County now?"

"My lord, there are nearly 10,000 people in Quyang County. Deputy Chief Tan replied immediately.

"Nearly 10,000 people?" Wu Zheng didn't expect that this county town located at the pass of the Western Regions would have such a small number of soldiers.

"More than 8,000 to be exact. Seeing Wu Zheng's questioning, Tan Yunyue hurriedly corrected.

"I thought it was a safe place with heavy troops, and it didn't seem like it was a good place to stay for long. Wu Zheng shook his head and said.

"Since the king of Zhenxi seized the county seat of Tongyuan, the imperial court originally wanted to increase the garrison of the derivative army, but later due to the war in the Central Plains, the plan to increase the army was temporarily shelved. I thought that Lord Zhang would come to take office this time with a heavy responsibility, and he would bring some people over, but... Tan Yun stopped talking.

"But what?" asked Lord Wu.

"Lord Zhang did bring some people over, but there were only more than 200 people. ”

"Huh. Ha. Ha. After hearing this, Lord Wu Zheng laughed loudly, "There are not many soldiers, but the essence." How many more men do you want a cavalry lieutenant to bring?" he said sarcastically.

"Mr. Zhang, you are so short of soldiers here, how do you deploy your defenses?" Wu Zheng asked Zhang Tianci.

"Lord Qiqi, although there are few soldiers here, there is no crisis, it is very safe, my lord just rest assured. God replied.

"What do you mean by that?"

"Tufan has signed an armistice agreement with our dynasty, so naturally he will not attack the land of Middle-earth again, and Tufan is now conquering the Western Regions, and he has no time to take care of the Central Plains, and the king of Zhenxi in the Western Regions may be unable to protect himself now, so it is even more unlikely to come to invade my city, so this place is the safest at this time. Zhang Tianci said slowly.

"Oh, so I'm a little relieved. After speaking, Wu Zheng got up from the handsome chair, "Let's go to dinner now." ”