Ping'an Village, located in the traffic artery, the terrain is higher, it is the important place of contact between the Anxin Army and the north of Cangzhou Mansion, there are hundreds of families living in the village, there is a command of the Xiang Army, a commander is also called a battalion, under the jurisdiction of five capitals, each of which is 100 people, a total of more than 500 people, the highest commander is the commander and the deputy commander. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info The common people like to call it Ti Zhi, which means that the person who leads the soldiers and horses is a kind of honorific title, but the imperial court actually did not mention such a send.

Lu Zhishen used to be the deputy commander of the seed army, at that time he was chivalrous and righteous, killing Zheng Tu on the street, if he served other generals, I am afraid that he would be fine, and he would try to protect him, but he happened to serve in the seed army, and served under the command of the small seed master, and the seed family happened to be a few incorruptible and famous generals who have been passed down from generation to generation, which is really fate!

Zhao Bufan, Lin Chong, and Lu Zhishen came to Ping'an Village, acted in a low-key manner, and soon joined the army.

It's a pity that Lin Chong went to Zhang Dutou's side, Lu Zhishen went to Bai Dutou's side, and Zhao Bufan stayed under Li Dutou, who came with new soldiers, so he had to separate.

Although the status of the soldiers of the Song Dynasty was low, but the treatment was the best in all dynasties, not only the salary was good, but also their own houses in the station, they could bring their families to move in, and the border guards would not let their families stay in the border fortress, but when the situation was stable, they would also take their families to live for a while.

The house that Zhao Bufan was assigned was in the same courtyard as Lin Chong and Lu Zhishen, but unfortunately they had just joined the army, and most of the time they practiced and rested in the army, and basically never returned home.

Zhao Bufan also repeatedly told the two of them not to show their extraordinary martial arts and not to meddle too much with the people around them, otherwise they would be jealous, so they would be isolated, and they would not be persecuted by others together, and only persuaded them to obey orders at the beginning and make friends as the primary goal.

Li Dutou's training was very strict, requiring not only the practice of fist and foot kung fu, but also the practice of spear and knife skills, which made the soldiers complain bitterly.

Zhao Bufan has suffered too much in this life, and knows that practicing his skills is the right way, so he never complains, and practices with the soldiers during the day.

On this day, Zhao Bufan finished the exercise, returned to the tent, and was listening to the brothers in the tent tell some meat jokes, but Luo Yuhou opened the tent curtain and called loudly: "Zhao Bufan, come to the main tent, Li Dutou has something to find you." ”

In the military system of the Song Dynasty, there were 100 infantry each, with the head of the capital and the deputy head of the capital, and under the head, there were ten generals, generals Yuhou, generals, Chengju, and detaining officials!

This Marquis Luo Yu served as the dispatch of the Marquis of Yu, who was not good at words, but he was quite courageous.

When Zhao Bufan heard the call, he got out of the surrounding group of soldiers, and when he got out, he asked with a smile: "Luo Yuhou, I don't know what Li Dutou called me?"

Luo Yuhou smiled a little, looked at him and said, "It's a good thing to call you this time, you will know when you go!"

"A good thing?" Zhao Bufan was a little puzzled, but seeing that Luo Yuhou didn't want to say more, he didn't ask more, and just followed him to the main account.

Not long after, he entered the main account, but saw Li Dutou buried in the table, as if he was thinking about something.

Luo Yuhou stepped forward and said, "Li Dutou, I called Zhao Bufan!"

Li Dutou put down the scroll in his hand, looked up at Zhao Bufan for a moment, and suddenly smiled.

"Zhao Bufan, you practice hard every day, I see it in my eyes, among these more than 100 people, you are the most diligent, you are also smart, and your martial arts seem to be very high, now there is still a vacancy of an officer, I have the heart to report to the superiors, and you will be promoted, but because you are new to the city, you have not made an inch, and now you have an errand for you to do, you don't want to let me down!"

Zhao Bufan was very happy in his heart, and hurriedly said: "It's all the head, but you can tell me, I will definitely do it!"

Li Dutou said with a smile: "Then I won't instigate, and it's not a dangerous errand, just let you take ten brothers, send some wine, meat and cotton clothes to the sentry post on the north road, if it is freezing today, those friendly brothers are guarding in the bitter cold, no better than our conditions here, we must send some wine, meat and cold things, so as not to suffer them!"

"No problem, the task will be completed!" Zhao Bufan patted his chest and promised.

Li Dutou didn't say anything more, took Zhao Bufan to the quartermaster's office, and did everything in a short time.

Before leaving, he told again: "There is no danger here, but there are poisonous insects and beasts in the wilderness, you must be careful and vigilant, don't be careless!"

Zhao Bufan repeatedly promised, took ten brothers, pushed the wheelbarrow, and set off slowly.

Before leaving, he also brought an iron rod, and he was still uncomfortable with the spear and knife skills in the army, so he brought an iron rod to prevent accidents.

This is to the sentry post, there are dense forest paths along the way, and there is snow in the sky, which is very cold.

The grinning cold wind made Zhao Bufan's face hurt, and the path was rugged and difficult, which really made him secretly bitter in his heart.

Because it was evening, as the sky darkened, the taste became more and more uncomfortable, he still cultivated internal strength, and had nine turns of Jinyang True Qi to protect his body, and those ordinary soldiers were even more difficult, one by one buried their heads, silently, facing the wind and snow and ups and downs, silently pushing the wheelbarrow forward.

There was a veteran accompanying him, called He Daye, who was the guide, and walked until late at night, Zhao Bufan signaled everyone to rest and then go, but the veteran He Daye hurriedly persuaded: "Can't rest, can't rest! ”

Zhao Bufan is not a person who can't listen to advice, so he has to lead everyone forward again.

After walking for a long time, seeing that he couldn't get to the sentry post for a long time, he couldn't help but ask the veteran He Daye again: "How many roads are there here?"

The veteran He Daye didn't look at it, and replied directly: "More than thirty miles!"

"Why is it so far after walking for so long?" Zhao Bufan exclaimed in a low voice.

He Daye smiled, the wrinkles on his forehead trembled, and he glanced at his eyes and said: "The path is not as straight as the official road, and this bend is still less than thirty miles." Those who are in charge of the officials have reported false numbers, only counting how far the two places are, but it is common for them to walk two or three times farther away, and with our current slow pace, when we reach that sentry post, I am afraid it will be close to dawn!"

Zhao Bufan sighed, shook his head and said: "I knew this was the case, so I persuaded Li Dutou to let me send it during the day, so that it would not be so bitter!"

He Daye laughed sullenly twice, and said hoarsely: "That's impossible, this road is sparsely populated, there are many small groups of bandits during the day, and there are even Khitan sentinels haunting, the danger is greatly increased, if you send more sergeants and delay things, how can you let you escort them during the day?"

Hearing this, Zhao Bufan secretly sighed, looked at He Daye, who had wrinkles on his face, and couldn't help asking, "How long have you been here?"

He Daye's expression was a little vicissitudes, and he sighed softly: "Twenty-five years, I joined the army at the age of twenty-four, and now I am forty-nine years old, and in seven months, I will be able to retire from the army. ”

Zhao Bufan saw the happy smile on He Daye's face, and sighed in his heart, I only hope that he can retire from the army early and enjoy Qingfu as soon as possible!

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps ahead, looming, especially abrupt on this barren snowy night.

He Daye listened to it, his expression changed dramatically in an instant, and he lowered his voice and said urgently: "It's the Khitans, this is the unique footsteps of the Khitan march." God, there are eighty or ninety people in this voice, how can it appear here? It's over, it's over, something big is happening!"

The ten recruits were instantly so frightened that their faces were pale, but fortunately they still knew that they couldn't make a sound, so they only looked at Zhao Bufan in a panic.

Zhao Bufan was furious, and secretly shouted in his heart: The idea is so back, and the first time he carried out the task, he was accidental?

But after thinking about it, he was ruthless in his heart, thinking that he was outstanding in martial arts, and there were only eighty or ninety Khitan people in the distance, so what was there to fear, so he shouted in a low voice at the moment: "Don't panic, you guys form a good formation, I will resist in front, only eighty or ninety Khitan people, what are you afraid of?"

He Daye slapped his thigh heavily, and said with a sad face: "You can't be a Khitan warrior? They are unusual, all of them are extraordinary, even if our Song soldiers are good at kung fu, it takes three or four people to defeat one of the other party, what is the use of these ten recruits? I can resist five or seven, you may be able to withstand more than eighty people? Not to mention that there are warriors with soldiers, if there are masters, what should we do?"

Zhao Bufan was a little unsure of the situation, and asked suspiciously: "How is the combat power of the Khitan warriors, I asked myself if the martial arts are good, maybe I can fight!"

He Daye was so anxious at this time that he couldn't care about it, and reprimanded in a low voice: "Do you really think that you were the Qiao gang leader back then? Killing Khitan warriors can be done to chop melons and vegetables? Even the eight bags of disciples of the Beggar Gang back then would not dare to put such cruel words, if it is the current situation, I am afraid that even two Nine Bags Elders will not be able to withstand so many Khitan warriors, you don't have to be impulsive!"

Hearing this, Zhao Bufan's lips trembled, and he didn't say much, and said in a low voice: "Throw down the baggage and withdraw!"

He Daye hurriedly said: "It's too late, hide in the forest, those Khitan warriors are in a hurry, they must have some plans, seeing that we only have the footprints of a dozen people, we will not disperse to the forest to chase, so as to save our lives." ”

"Okay, then retreat into the woods!"

After Zhao Bufan finished speaking, he threw down the wheelbarrow, took He Daye and ten recruits, and hurriedly rushed to the forest to hide.

When those recruits ran deeper, He Daye grabbed Zhao Bufan again, and whispered: "They can hide farther, but you and I must find out the truth, these Khitans are menacing, if we can't find accurate news to report, we will be a capital crime!"

"Okay, let's go investigate!" Zhao Bufan gritted his teeth, turned back with He Daye, and hid in a big tree not far from the side of the road.

Not long after, those Khitan warriors arrived, and saw the leader from a distance, wearing a phoenix-winged helmet, wearing flower gold armor, holding a pure steel silver jujube lance, extraordinary martial arts, walking like flying.

When He Daye saw him, his eyes widened instantly, and he didn't even think about it, so he directly pulled Zhao Bufan and said, "Go!"

Zhao Bufan followed him and ran away, fleeing far away in the blink of an eye, but he felt that the Khitan generals seemed to be chasing after him from afar.

He was shocked and said urgently, "Who is this man, and how can he find us?"

He Daye's face was bitter, and he desperately urged Qinggong.

"He is the Western Venus of the Eleventh Yao Star of the Liao Kingdom, Uli Ke'an! Don't say that you and me, even the Nine Bags Elder of the Beggar Gang can only run when he sees him, he has already discovered us, if we don't run, it will be the death of you and me. ”

"What should I do now?" Zhao Bufan asked urgently.

He Daye said: "He has something important to do, and he will not chase more!"