As he spoke, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door......

"It should be back, Brother Zichuan......" Tang Zhan stared intently at the curtain of the tent door.

And Li Yuru stared at the ...... with expectant eyes

As the curtain was quickly lifted, a majestic man in a silver armor robe and holding two swords stood in front of everyone. There is no need to ask, this person is the "Flying Cavalry General" Zhao Zichuan. And behind Zhao Zichuan was a middle-aged old man who was still upright, who had been accompanying Zhao Zichuan all the time - he was also Lu Jing's staff officer who arranged to accompany Zhao Zichuan, Lao Jiu.

"You have finally come back safely......" Lu Jing first chattered reassuringly, and then congratulated, "Brother Zichuan, you successfully intercepted the reinforcements this time, but you bought time for us to attack the city and capture Gu Shilong, and you are a well-deserved hero!"

"It's okay, this little battle can't be regarded as meritorious service at all......," Zhao Zichuan said with a look of indifference.

However, everyone saw that Zhao Zichuan had large and small scars on his body, even if he was wearing armor, he still did not encounter the shadow of the sword, and they couldn't help but feel a little palpitating. Li Yuru couldn't rest assured, she looked at Zhao Zichuan with a lot of injuries but still showed an indifferent look, but began to blame: "Xiaozhan, then why are you injured so much...... Hurry up, are you going to intercept reinforcements, or are you going to fight them?"

"Didn't you say it's nothing......" Zhao Zichuan didn't care, and said bluntly, "It's normal to be a little injured when you're fighting outside...... Besides, it's not the first time......"

"Small injury, please, you have knife wounds all over your body, okay?" Li Yuru still didn't let go, "Really." Forget about this and that, what to do is still worrying...... Come to my tent later. I'll help you bandage your wounds—"

"Oh, it's all right......" Zhao Zichuan still said in the same tone. It's not that he thinks Li Yuru is troublesome, but that so many people are present, and he is in the barracks, and Li Yuru is a parent who cares about it for a short time, and he will be a little embarrassed as a dignified "flying horse general".

"Okay, Brother Zichuan, my sister-in-law is caring about you, so you can listen to her......" Xiao Tian saw his reunited brother Zhao Zichuan here, and also rushed to speak.

"Are you...... Xiao Tian Xiao brothers!" Zhao Zichuan saw Xiao Tian and Su Jia who came to the barracks. also suddenly became excited, completely forgetting the pain on his body, "And Miss Su, you are all here-"

"Yes, we're here with Sister Jing—" Su Jia replied cordially when she saw her old friend.

"Then you, like us, are also inspired to join the army, right?" Zhao Zichuan continued to ask.

Lu Jing saw that Zhao Zichuan was the same as before, and he came back endlessly after winning the battle, so he simply pushed him and said, "Okay, okay." The two of them happened to pass by Lijia Village in northern Jiangsu...... Now that I can't go back and forth to the south, I happen to have made a battle to capture and kill the traitor Gu Shilong, and my sister-in-law happens to be pregnant, so I will let the two of them temporarily take the place of my sister-in-law......"

"Yes......" refers to being pregnant. Only then did Zhao Zichuan return to Li Yuru's side, stroked Li Yuru's slightly bulging belly and said, "Now for me." Children are the most important ...... Lady, now that I have returned safely. You don't have to worry about it anymore, just get some rest—"

"Nasty. Saying such things in front of so many people......" Li Yuru couldn't help but blush.

But everyone present heard it and laughed. is the same as the scene where Bianliang's friends gathered, even in the barracks of the Northern Expeditionary Army, everyone was still cordial and caring to you and me.

However, Lu Jing still put her mind on the war, and when she came back to her senses, she calmed down a little, and then walked up to Lao Jiu, and asked in a voice: "By the way, Lao Jiu, you haven't told me yet, how is the situation of the reinforcements who intercepted Meng Yuan this time?"

Lao Jiu still had a calm expression on his face, and said seriously: "Strategist, I won't tell you, in fact, General Zhao did take some risks in intercepting reinforcements this time...... According to the spies, there were about 20,000 Mengyuan troops who rushed to support Gu Shilong at that time, but our army was only 5,000, and the cavalry army was less than 800...... However, General Zhao was unstoppable and imposing, and he managed to block the support of 20,000 enemy troops at the mountain pass and repelled it......"

As soon as Lao Jiu said this, Li Yuru was very sensitive when he heard it, and in turn blamed Zhao Zichuan and said: "Hey, are you mistaken, there are 5,000 people - there are only less than 800 cavalry, you go to fight hard with other people's 20,000 troops, don't you have a long brain?" Li Yuru's tone still carried a trace of worry and palpitations.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine......" Zhao Zichuan still comforted.

"What's okay? No wonder you have so many injuries on your body......" Li Yuru continued to reproach with a slight cry, "Why are you still the same as when you were in Bianliang, you don't think about anything, you just know how to rush forward...... If something happens to you, do you know it, I'll ...... I will...... And our children......" The more she said, Li Yuru's tears were about to fall.

Zhao Zichuan knew that Li Yuru was worried about himself, he gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with his hand, and comforted him with a gentle smile: "Okay, don't cry, didn't I come back safely...... I'm going to be fine, I still have you and our children in my heart......" Zhao Zichuan, this majestic flying horse general who was invincible on the battlefield and had countless achievements, now shows the amiability of his husband and father in front of his wife and unborn children.

Lao Jiu knew that Li Yuru had been worried about Zhao Zichuan, so he also thought about comforting and said: "Mrs. Zhao doesn't have to worry too much, in fact, I have already planned this battle in my heart...... When the Mengyuan reinforcements were crossing the mountain pass, this was not a place for the cavalry to pass through. We set up an ambush here, taking the narrow road of the mountain pass as the point, guarding it layer by layer, and the Mengyuan cavalry patrolled and did not dare to enter. In addition, General Zhao is our army's 'flying cavalry god general', and the killing of countless Yidi has long been famous north of the Yellow River, and the soldiers of Mengyuan are terrified when they hear about it...... The pass is a husband and a man, and General Zhao is unstoppable, it is reasonable for Meng Yuan's reinforcements not to advance and retreat, after all, General Zhao will not fight a battle without a win......"

Lu Jing listened to it and said to Lao Jiu with a smile: "Lao Jiu, you really have the talent of military commander, it is really right to let you act with Zhao Zichuan." This interception was not only correct, but also decisive—"

"Thank you for the compliment. Lao Shen obeyed the dispatch of General Tang and the military advisers, and tried his best to complete the task-" Lao Jiu replied respectfully.

However. When Lu Jing saw Lao Jiu so respectful, she looked a little unnatural. Lu Jing smiled, and then said to Lao Jiu: "Lao Jiu, you don't have to be so polite...... Anyway, you are the predecessor of me and the fool, we were able to survive many crises in Wangjia Village, and you are also indispensable to your predecessors......"

Lu Jing said this, and Lao Jiu was silent for a long time. He thought about it a lot, thinking of himself and his brothers. Originally, they were just robbers and bandits near Wangjia Village, but after the "indoctrination" experience of Tang Zhan's mother, Wang Yuping and Lu Jing, they did have the opportunity to be new people, and they were reused and respected, and they were all grateful in their hearts - in this life, the brothers of Lao Jiu and Tangying would regard Tang Zhan and Lu Jing as their benefactors......

After thinking about it a lot, Lao Jiu thanked him again: "Thank you, Miss Lu......" This time Lao Jiu did not call Lu Jing a "military teacher", but "Miss Lu......

"Meritorious or not. If you are injured, you have to deal with the wound quickly......" Li Yuru was a little "impatient" and said to Zhao Zichuan, "Okay, go back to my tent, I'll help you bandage-"

Li Yuru is still the same as ever. Even if she is pregnant, she is still not a hot character......

After Zhao Zichuan and Li Yuru left, Lao Jiu also retreated. Xiao Tian and Su Jia have just arrived. This time, I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do.

"Sister Jing, we ...... Is there anything that needs to be done now?" Xiao Tian finally couldn't help but ask.

Lu Jing said with a serious face: "Nangong Jun and Murong Fei are now going to report on the capture and killing of Gu Shilong." Murong Fei's sister Murong Ying also went to ask for General Chang Yuchun's Northern Expedition...... Now that Gu Shilong's pass has been taken, the next step is to capture the barrier east of Huaibei and Xuzhou. Our army can drive straight into the north and go north to Shandong to defeat Mengyuan - but ......"

"But what?" Xiao Tian asked again.

Lu Jing slowed down, as if she was alert to something, and deliberately lowered her voice and said: "The land of Xuzhou has been disputed for several years, and the armies of Zhu Yuanzhang and Meng Yuan have alternated frequently, and this time they have returned to the hands of the Mengyuan court...... It is said that the first general sent to Xuzhou this time seems to be very tricky, and it is likely to be a hard thorn in the way to hinder our army's Northern Expedition......"

As he spoke, there was movement outside the tent again. Soon, the voice of "General Chang" came from outside the door - it was obvious that Chang Yuchun, the deputy general of the army, had also come to the vanguard tent.

The door curtain was opened, and Chang Yuchun's burly figure stood at the front, followed by Nangong Jun, Murong Fei and Murong Ying, the people who had just asked for their lives.

However, when Chang Yuchun appeared, Su Jia shivered unnaturally.

"Why, why do you feel this way......" Su Jia looked at Chang Yuchun's figure, as if she felt or remembered something, and a panic surged inexplicably in her heart......

"General Chang-" Everyone in the camp responded, Xiao Tian and Su Jia didn't understand the rules when they first arrived, so they had to bow down and salute with the people next to them.

Chang Yuchun even if he is not out to fight, but still marching in armor, he has always been brave and good at fighting, and he is also disciplined in managing the army, and he has won the respect and admiration of the officers and men in the army.

"Everyone doesn't have to be polite-" Chang Yuchun said with an extraordinary momentum, he quickly glanced at the people around him, and then said with a serious expression, "I have already received the news, the vanguard army not only captured and killed the Mengyuan traitor Gu Shilong this time, but also intercepted the Mengyuan reinforcements who came to support Xuzhou, which can be said to be indispensable." This time, the marshal was rewarded, and the vanguard general Tang Zhan came out to obey orders!"

Tang Zhan received the order, and immediately stood up and said, "The last general, Tang Zhan, listen to the instructions!"

Chang Yuchun took out the military Chinese fold and continued to read: "The vanguard general Tang Zhan, led his 5,000 men to successfully take Juncheng and capture and kill the Mengyuan rebel Gu Shilong; on the other hand, the flying cavalry general Zhao Zichuan successfully intercepted more than 20,000 Mengyuan reinforcements, and bought time and military aircraft for the troops to reorganize and go north to Xuzhou. Hereby, the marshal rewarded the vanguard army with 20,000 horses, and I hope that General Tang can lead his troops to fight more and more bravely, and make more meritorious achievements!"

"Vanguard General Tang Zhan thanked the marshal for the gift!" Tang Zhan still said respectfully......

After receiving the order of reward, Lu Jing showed a happy expression and said: "Now it's okay, the size of the vanguard army has reached 20,000, and there is already capital to deal with the frontal battlefield......

When Tang Zhan heard this, he simply said excitedly: "General Chang, the last general has another request-"

"Speak-" Chang Yuchun replied bluntly.

Tang Zhan stood on his body and asked for battle: "General Chang, our army has fought countless battles along the way, and the time is ripe for the Northern Expedition...... Nowadays, at the junction of Shandong and northern Jiangsu, there are only two passes of Huaibei and Xuzhou. The last general dared to ask for his life, and asked the general to allow the last general to lead the vanguard army of more than 20,000 people to attack Xuzhou and Huaibei to open the way for the Northern Expeditionary Army!"

However, I thought that things would come naturally, but Chang Yuchun turned around and "Leng Yan" refused: "General Tang, you and others are only ordered by the marshal to conquer Yuncheng and capture Gu Shilong, and other important matters of the Northern Expedition are not ordered by you...... If it weren't for the marshal's military order, the general would have been helpless. Moreover, the vanguard army attacked Yuncheng with 5,000 men and horses, annexed and intercepted the tens of thousands of Mengyuan reinforcements, and was already physically and mentally exhausted, and now it is the time to recuperate and recuperate, and it is not appropriate to take the initiative to fight in a short time——"

"But General Chang ......" Tang Zhan wanted to say something, but Chang Yuchun rejected him.

"General Tang doesn't need to say much, the matter of going north to Xuzhou and Huaibei will be decided by me and the marshal and General Xu Da tonight. No matter what the result is, General Tang should first rest and recuperate his tired army, right?" Chang Yuchun replied with a rhetorical question.

This time, Lu Jing also came out to "stop" and stretched out her hand to stop Tang Zhan, who was about to step forward.

"Jing'er......" Tang Zhan whispered to Lu Jing in confusion.

Lu Jing didn't say anything, just shook her head slightly, and threw an inexplicable look at Tang Zhan.

Tang Zhan understood what Lu Jing meant, and then he didn't insist on it......

In this way, Chang Yuchun finished rewarding the vanguard army's military merits and left in a hurry......

"Really, the plan of the Northern Expedition is at present, and the marshal will definitely be eager to take Xuzhou and Huaibei, and open the main road for the north to Shandong......" After Chang Yuchun left, Tang Zhan was still unwilling to say on the side, "And at this time, we just took the previous step, although the casualties in taking Yuncheng were not large, but it also lost a lot of troops' energy...... It's good now, we're tired, and the marshal will send others to attack Xuzhou and Huaibei ......"

"Not bad, stupid, I have been a general in the barracks for so long, and I have learned to think about problems to the point......" Lu Jing smiled first, and then returned to the topic, "But General Chang is not wrong, with the current physical strength of our vanguard army, it is impossible to do large-scale battles at all; Even if we really succeed in asking for orders and go to fight in Xuzhou and Huaibei, at most we can only serve as the vanguard and pave the way for the supporting troops...... If you think about it that way, that's not necessarily a bad thing. First, we can recuperate and run in the newly reorganized 20,000 troops, and second, according to the spies, this time the Mengyuan court sent the Taishou to guard Xuzhou, but Yan only Jitai Bazaar is more ......"

"Yan Ji Tai...... Bazado?" Tang Zhan couldn't think about it and asked, "Is this ...... Something awesome?"

"I've heard of it—" Lu Jing continued, "his martial arts are mediocre, but his ability to command the army is really powerful. He used to be a subordinate of the famous Mengyuan general Kuangkuo Timur, and later became independent to guard the Shandong border, and more than ten years ago, he also repelled the troops of Guo Zixing of the Red Turban Army many times......"

"More than 10 years ago...... Guo Zixing?" Tang Zhan seemed to understand something, and followed up, "Marshal Zhu Yuanzhang was not in Guo Zixing's department more than ten years ago?"

"Yes, it seems that the marshal has met an old enemy this time, and he himself should know what a tricky character this Yan Jitai Bazado is......" Lu Jing's eyes froze, as if he was thinking about something......

"What's wrong with you, Jia'er?" On the other side, Xiao Tian, Su Jia and the others, who had not yet been connected to the war, were still idle, but Su Jia's strange expression attracted Xiao Tian's attention, so Xiao Tian couldn't help asking.

"That General Chang Yuchun ......" Su Jia seemed to have a trace of fear and worry in her heart, her right hand trembled a little from time to time, but her eyes showed confusion and a little fear, "I seem to ...... It seems that I have seen him somewhere, and I have seen ...... Spring ......"

When Xiao Tian heard this, he also showed a surprised expression, but he didn't have the slightest fear and uneasiness like Su Jia...... (To be continued......)