Another major gain of the Sui army's fierce battle in Xiapi County was war horses. Although Meng Haigong's army also pulled out mules and donkeys to make up the numbers, the Sui army still found more than 600 war horses from thousands of captured animals.?

In the livestock greenhouse in the back camp, Zhang Xuan found Pei Xingyan who was busy relocating horses. Cavalry has always been Pei Xingyan's dream. In order to command the cavalry, he even gave up his usual silver hammer and used a horse lance.

Since the unfortunate death of the cavalry commander Chen Xu, Pei Xingyan has become the de facto cavalry commander. He has injected all his efforts into the growth of this cavalry. This time he seized more than 600 war horses, which made him ecstatic.

"How could the thief army have such war horses? Have they checked their origin?"

Zhang Xuan never understood that he had experienced many battles. Although he had seized some war horses in the battle with Zhang Jin, he had never seized more than 600 war horses like this time. This really surprised and puzzled Zhang Xuan. If it were the war horses of the Sui army, but there were no troops in Xuzhou, where did the military horses come from?

Pei Xingyan gently stroked the long neck and soft mane of a white war horse as if he was touching his lover. He reluctantly let go of the war horse and said to Zhang Xuan: "The origin of these war horses has basically been found out, but in fact they originated from the Khitan."

"Khitan!" Zhang Xuan was even more puzzled. How could the Khitan's war horses run to the Xuzhou area?

"I don't know the specific details. It seems that Silla bought these war horses from the Khitan and sold them to Meng Haigong. There were about 800 horses in total, all of which were left in the rear army. It happened to be the Meng Dangui Army that we wiped out."

Zhang Xuan's interest began to shift from war horses to trade. The Sillas could actually transport war horses to the East China Sea. What kind of ship is this?

"Have you caught the person who knows the details of these transactions?" Zhang Xuan asked.

Pei Xingyan shook his head, "I heard that one of the soldiers next to Meng Haigong is fully responsible, and only he knows the specific details."

Zhang Xuan put this matter temporarily, and he patted Pei Xingyan on the shoulder and smiled: "Tell me the important thing! The army will send troops to Pengcheng County tomorrow morning. I plan to let you go to the north road. Do you understand what I mean?"

Pei Xingyan pondered for a moment and said, "Do you hope I can stop Meng Haigong's army from going north to Qingzhou?"

Zhang Xuan nodded. "With your mobile cavalry and Chen Haishi's army guarding the fortress, I believe you can stop Meng Haigong's army from heading north!"

Although the battle in Xuzhou was in full swing, Jiangdu was not affected at all. People's lives were peaceful and social order was stable, but it was not realistic to say that there was no impact at all. The freight industry had the greatest impact.

Meng Haigong rebelled in Xuzhou, which hindered the newly unblocked Tongji Canal. It made it impossible for Jiangdu goods to be transported to the north. At the freight terminal north of Jiangdu City, various goods were piled up like mountains, and warehouses of all sizes were full, but the porters were bored and gathered together to discuss the current situation.

Early in the morning of that day, a small passenger ship slowly approached the dock. Although the freight industry to the north was blocked, the passenger transport was basically unaffected. Most merchants from all over the Jianghuai River came to Jiangdu by boat, which made the passenger terminal bustling and bustling, which was in sharp contrast to the freight terminal on the other side.

Three people came down from a small passenger ship. They were a thin man. Although they were thin and small, they were full of energy. His eagle eyes were shining with glitter. He was the general Shang Huaizhu, who was secretly sent by Meng Haigong's military advisor Han Zhishui to Jiangdu to carry out a secret mission.

They dressed up as businessmen, and were inconspicuous in Jiangdu. As soon as they got off the boat, a clever broker came up, "Three masters, do you need any villain's service?"

This kind of broker specifically introduces inns to foreign merchants. See or find a way for them, and then charges a little fee. There are many on the Jiangdu Wharf. Shang Huaizhu's eyes rolled and asked, "Where are we looking for Jianghuai to recruit envoys, where are we?"

"It's very close. On the left side of the north gate is a very grand official office with flags and banners on it. But I can tell you that General Zhang is fighting outside and not in the official office, so I'm afraid it will take some time to come."

"I won't look for General Zhang, are there any wine shops and inns near the government office?"

"Yes! Yes! A tavern opposite is called 'Guanglingchun', and there is an inn in the alley next to it. It was run by the same tavern. The conditions are very good. The villain takes this master over?"

The broker saw that the thin person in front of him was the head, and the two people next to him were just his followers, so he was particularly charming to Shang Huaiyue.

"No need, let's go by ourselves!"

Shang Huaizhu took out a handful of money and gave him a reward, and took two followers to Jiangdu City with her swaggers. However, they did not go directly to the north gate, but entered the city from the west gate and found a family in an alley. This was originally a contact point set up by Li Zitong in Jiangdu. After Meng Haigong replaced Li Zitong, this contact point was also used by Meng Haigong.

Shang Huaizhu knocked on the door. After a moment, the door opened a crack, revealing a pair of vigilant eyes. He recognized Shang Huaizhu at a glance and hurriedly opened the door, "So it's General Shang, please come in quickly!"

Shang Huaizhu walked into the inn, glanced at the middle-aged man, and smiled and said, "Manager Qin is living a very comfortable life in Jiangdu!"

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly, "Nothing can nourish me, just live a tight life all day."

Seeing that the items in the yard were quite worn out, Shang Huaizhu probably had a bad life, so he took out a ingot of fifty taels of gold and threw it to him, "This is what Military Advisor Han rewarded you."

The middle-aged man was grateful to take the gold and nodded repeatedly, "Thank you General Shang, thank you!"

Shang Huaizhu smiled, took out another list and handed it to him, "These are some items I need, prepare them for me, I will use them in the next two days."

The middle-aged man took the note and was stunned for a moment. Shang Huaizhu said coldly: "Don't ask too much if it's not your business, otherwise you won't know how you die."

"I understand, so let's prepare for the general and ask the general to go into the house to rest."

Shang Huaizhu snorted coldly and walked into the room with two followers.

In the past two days, Zhang Xuan's mansion was in chaos. Just yesterday, the wife was unwell and asked a famous doctor to treat her. She actually diagnosed her happy pulse. The wife was pregnant, which really made the whole mansion happy. Lu Qing was also extremely happy. She quickly wrote a letter to tell her husband who was far away in Xia Pi County, so that he could also share the joy of becoming a father.

However, what made Lu Qing a little embarrassed was that Zhang Chuchen was about to say goodbye and leave. Zhang Chuchen lived with her for almost two months. The two have become close friends, but there is no banquet that will last forever. No matter how long they live, they will be guests.

In the room, Zhang Chuchen poured a cup of tea for Lu Qing and smiled and said, "I'm the happiest time I've been with you in my life."

Before Zhang Chuchen finished speaking, Lu Qing complained: "Since you are happy, why don't you continue to live? Did I neglect you and make you feel uncomfortable?"

"No, Sister Qing treats me like a sister, but her adoptive father passed away. I have to go to his grave to pay my respects to thank him for his past raising me!"

"You told me, he was just for training."

Lu Qing did not continue to say that Zhang Chuchen told her that Dou Qing adopted many orphans and girls, and eventually they were trained to become Xuanwu Huo Feng. Because she was the best among Huo Feng, she was highly valued by Dou Qing.

Zhang Chuchen was silent for a moment, lowered his head and said, "But no matter what, he raised me, otherwise I would not be as good as I am today. I would have fallen into the dust long ago. I would go to worship him for my sake."

"Okay! I won't stop you from going to Chang'an, but you still have to come after the worship. How can I face the matter of having a baby alone?"

Zhang Chuchen laughed, "It's the first time I heard that someone is afraid of having a baby, okay! I'll go out for a few more months, and when you're about to give birth, you will definitely come."

Speaking of this, Zhang Chuchen glanced at a female guard standing in the yard and smiled and said, "Anyway, there are twelve female guards in the mansion to protect your safety, so I'm not worried. I'll be here in a few months."

Lu Qing smiled pursed her lips, "When you come, I will pay attention to you and find a good husband for you, so that you will tie you up."

Zhang Chuchen's face changed slightly, and after a while, he forced a smile and said, "This is not needed. I am used to being a family in the world. I don't want to get married in this life, so Sister Qing doesn't have to worry about it."

After Lu Qing finished speaking, she felt a little regretful. She knew she shouldn't say this. Zhang Chuchen has been staying in her mansion for no relatives and no reason. Can she still think of the reason for this?

Lu Qing couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It's easy to say this, but it's also very troublesome to say it's troublesome. After all, it's a matter of two people!

"Okay! I'll take what I said just now, when will Wu Niang leave?"

"I will leave in the afternoon and plan to take a boat to Luoyang. Maybe I will meet your husband in Xuzhou. Do you want me to bring you a letter?"

Zhang Chuchen smiled again and said, "I'm just kidding, how could that happen?" (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!