The mountains and rivers of Zhizhou are charming, but the glaciers are knotted everywhere.

In the winter season, the South China Sea is still the blue sky, but once it passes the Nanheng Mountain, the tranquil warm and sunny breath is gone, and only the slight cold wind makes people shiver a little.

Alan and Tu Fengnian have never experienced such cold, but fortunately, they have practiced martial arts for many days and are much stronger, so they do not have the wind cold. It has been more than two months since the four of them entered Zhizhou, and Nanhengshan has long disappeared. There are many small rivers in Zhishu, and they freeze in winter, making the winter even colder.

At this time, the four of them took advantage of the warm sun, stepped up their journey, and finally arrived at the core area of Zhizhou-Hanyu City...... Thousands of miles away in White Fox County.

There is no way, the two Alan brothers are really not in a hurry in a cold wind, and the Hanyu City, which was originally planned to arrive the day before yesterday, is still thousands of miles away until now.

After entering the county seat, he first rented a room in a post house, and then went out to buy dry food, fleece clothes and horses.

The change in the weather made Alan and the others a little unbearable, so they summed it up, did not live in a comfortable tavern, and did not eat in the county, so they squeezed out the money to buy horses.

This is because Zhou Bulong made up two silver taels for them to buy three horses.

The fourth horse really didn't have the money to buy, and now it needs two big men to ride together, and because of Duyang County, Luzhou, Tu Fengnian and Zhou Bulong were both "deserters" and were driven to a horse by Alan .

After settling the horses and luggage, the four of them had time to rest and rest. Alain also found time to observe the inhabitants of the county, and he found that at least more than half of them were armed.

It should be said that there are more than two types of military systems in Dalance: the central region adopts a conscription system, selects the best quality talents to enter the military register, and trains them to become the most powerful dragon banner army in the big lance or the Yulin army that surrounds the imperial city; except for the three prefectures of Zhu, Hao, and Xi, the local governments adopt the conscription system, and the officials and the garrison sent by the official government of the big lance each recruit the common people into the army.

Zhuzhou and Haozhou in the north adopt the system of integration of soldiers and farmers, because they are adjacent to the demon domain, and the people are often violated by demons, but in the complex terrain area, the support troops are likely to have no time to reach the disaster area, and the people will die, and the integration of soldiers and farmers will also be established. Like Yuan Lai's hometown, he usually farms and recuperates, and once the northern demon soldiers violate the border, the local government will issue a mobilization order, and all adult males have to report and follow the army to go on the expedition, which can be said to be "copying the guy is doing".

Because of the good nature of the elves, there are very few conflicts between the human race and the elf race, especially under the strict laws of the big lance, those slave traders who dare to provoke the majesty of the elves have almost disappeared. As a result, the military system developed without the expense of raising soldiers.

Among the seven states of Dahua, Zhizhou is the last state, it is located in a remote area, and it is not as extensive as Pengzhou, and the products are relatively poor.

However, the powerful lance did not neglect this state because of this, but used this place as a place to garrison troops, and the people wearing weapons like the four Alan saw were actually famous people in the military.

They were temporarily put on hold in various prefectures, county seats, and other places in Zhizhou, where they were trained by the garrison while waiting for summons from the imperial court. It is conceivable that these soldiers and civilians have some complaints in their hearts.

The country is rich and the people are strong, and the military strength is unprecedentedly strong, but in an era when the war will not be lightly started, there are only two ways for the big guns to go: one is to disarm and let the soldiers abandon the military and join the peasants; and the other is to continue to accumulate troops.

Da Lance, who has a strong sense of distress, chose the second way, because if he does not advance, he will retreat, not to mention that the saint of Da Lance is determined to be in the Liuhe Eight Desolations, and without strong force, there is no way to talk about ambition.

That's why Alan was able to see such a number of soldiers in a small White Fox County. Fortunately, there is a garrison, and the security in Zhizhou is still peaceful, but whether there is any darkness in the secret, Alan and the others do not know.

The four of them went to bed early, and they were also exhausted after traveling for a long time, and soon fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, more chirps sounded, and the cold dew became heavier.

"Boom!"

With a loud bang, the inhabitants of the city soon woke up, all in shock. Some of them overreacted and even took out iron tools, and no one would doubt that they would not cut people at this time. All it takes is a simple stimulus, and conflict and chaos can spread throughout the county.

Fortunately, the garrison reacted quickly, first restraining the military and civilians, and then pacifying the ordinary residents. Then quickly rushed to the source of the sound, first investigated the suspicious person, and then cordoned off the scene.

"My lord, there is a strong smell of saltpeter at the scene, and I think someone is lighting flint here to cause chaos. ”

"But what can it do if it's just this level of chaos?" the man in the green shirt glanced at his mustache, looking very mature and steady. As the commander of the garrison, he felt that this was very suspicious.

At this moment, another soldier sent a message: "My lord, the young lady of the Zou family is missing. ”

The man in the green shirt frowned, although their garrisons had the supply of military salaries, but these military salaries were only enough for normal living expenses, and there was not much oil and water to squeeze at all.

But a wealthy family like the Zou family provided a steady stream of silver. The price is only to expand the military ranking. The extra quota will give the local gentry the army to recruit on their own, although the number is not large, but there is also a certain amount of force.

Therefore, as the head of the regiment, he actually has a very close personal relationship with the Zou family, and at this time, Miss Zou disappeared, so he naturally couldn't ignore it. And this bombing case will be handed over to his subordinates first.

Anyway, the explosion took place in the suburbs, and although there was a lot of movement, there were no casualties.

Alain and the others only went out to watch a few times when it was noisy outside. The inn was located on the edge of the county and was far from the point of the explosion, so the riots were minimal. Alain had finished checking and was about to go back to the house to sleep, but he didn't expect to see two black shadows, and his mind suddenly focused......

Zou family compound.

The head of the Zou family kept pacing in the hall, and it was not until the garrison commander arrived that he breathed a sigh of relief, and said quickly: "Commander Lu must help Zou find the little girl!"

"Don't worry, the Zou family master, I will definitely do my best, but the Zou family master doesn't need to panic too much, I think the explosion just now is to distract my attention, otherwise the raiders will definitely not succeed." And this person was only kidnapped, and did not kill Ling Ai on the spot, indicating that she had no worries about her life for the time being. Relax. ”

The head of the Zou family breathed a sigh of relief again and said, "Thank you Captain Lu, I will be grateful afterwards!"

Head Lu smiled without saying a word, turned around and walked out, and said, "The head of the Zou family is waiting for my good news." "Commander Lu is a boxer, his cultivation is not too high but not low, and he has been immersed in this realm for many years, and he has gained some boxing rhyme, and other idlers are not opponents.

And those two black shadows have been captured by someone at this time......