He raised his fists and slightly arched his fist towards Li Song inside the village gate: "I've sent you a thousand miles away, but you'll have to say goodbye eventually. Go back..."

Li Song had a look of resentment on his face.

Thousands of miles?

How about you let the servants not even leave the village gate?

The next time I see you husband, it will be at least two or three months later...

Sighing in his heart, Li Song watched the two hundred and fifty armored cavalry closely guarding Li Chengzhi, walking farther and farther until they disappeared...

When he learned that Li Chengzhi came with only fifty guards, Li Song was so frightened that he almost flew out of his mind.

It is precisely because there are few Han people in Hexi that there are many bandits and horse bandits. Most of the Zahu tribes are half herders and half bandits. If they encounter a small Sogdian caravan, they will definitely rob them.

Of course, the Sogdians are not good birds. If you happen to encounter a small tribe of miscellaneous people, it is completely normal to grab one.

Therefore, whether they are horse thieves or caravans of Hu merchants from the Western Regions, as long as they dare to appear on the Silk Road, there will definitely be no one with less than a hundred riders.

It is not a question of whether Li Rui and his fifty personal guards can defeat hundreds of horse thieves or hundreds of merchants, but rather they are afraid of hurting Li Chengzhi in a chaotic battle...

There were only a few clan members left in Jingzhou, so it was impossible to bring more guards with them when they came, so Li Chengzhi had no choice but to do so.

But there is no need to take this risk when leaving. Of course, your life is at stake.

In addition to the fifty guards, Li Chengzhi also brought two hundred more armored cavalry, and asked Li Liang to lead the team. During his free time on the road, he asked him to consolidate his knowledge of soil-alkali saltpeter production and crucible steel-making...

The two hundred and fifty people are all riding three horses, and they are all carefully selected and carefully maintained Liangzhou horses. It is a bit exaggerated to travel a thousand miles a day, but running more than two hundred kilometers a day is still not a big problem.<

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This was because Li Chengzhi was afraid of hurting the horse and did not let the horse run. Moreover, after running for a maximum of two hours, the horse would be slowed down for a while and fed a handful of soybean feed and light salt water, otherwise it would be faster.

Just walking and stopping like this, by dusk, we had arrived in Shandan County, Zhangye County.

Doing the math, it has been nearly fifteen hours since we left the camp, and we have traveled more than four hundred miles.

Li Chengzhi decided to camp on the spot.

In order to prevent the traces from being leaked, Li Chengzhi deliberately set up camp about 20 miles north of the county seat.

In fact, there are not many people in Shandan County. What Li Chengzhi is guarding against is the Hexi Racecourse, which is thirty miles south of the county.

That is, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the only military horse farm in China: Shandan Military Horse Farm.

The best land for horse breeding is definitely among the top three in China: Hetao ranks first, and Shandan must rank second.

The remaining one is in Yili, Xinjiang.

Since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, this has been the royal horse farm. Later in the Cao Wei, Western Jin, and now the Yuan and Wei dynasties, as well as in the Sui, Tang, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, this was the place where horses were raised by the imperial court.

That's why there is a proverb "Liangzhou's big horse is the best in the world".

Currently, five or six out of ten of the war horses being ridden by the guards were bought by Li Song from the Hexi Racecourse.

This is also the only military organization established by the imperial court in Hexi besides Dunhuang Town.

Before Emperor Xiaowen moved the capital to Luoyang, and before the Hexi Racecourse moved to Heyang, the Hexi Racecourse was said to raise a million horses and could supply more than 100,000 war horses to the court every year.

Even now, there are more than 50,000 horses raised, and at least 5,000 war horses can be trained every year.

According to Li Chengzhi's previous assumptions, sooner or later this horse breeding land will be his.

But now?

Just take a look...

Li Chengzhi didn't have to worry about it at all. Li Liang arranged everything properly, and the more than two hundred personal guards were in good order.

Those who travel are looking for water, those who are looking for firewood are looking for firewood, those who are looking for firewood are looking for firewood, those who are feeding horses are feeding horses, and those who are setting up stoves are setting up stoves.

Within an hour, Li Chengzhi was drinking hot broth.

In fact, it's very simple. Just cook the mutton, dry it in the sun, grind it into powder, boil some water during the march, and boil it again at most. That's it.

Or stir-fry the grain and grind it into fried noodles. If conditions permit, or mix it with some fat, it will be the best military ration.

It also contains a lot of salt, so it’s not afraid of spoilage at all.

Naturally, Li Chengzhi copied it from later generations...

After standing for more than ten hours, Li Chengzhi felt that his bones were about to fall apart, but he still kept his spirits up, drinking broth and chewing dried meat while giving Li Liang a lecture.

Li Liang's understanding is not bad. In just one or two days, he actually understood the principles and characteristics of raw and wrought iron.

It's not about memorizing by rote, but about understanding it thoroughly... But the problem is, is Li Liang a pure ancient?

Li Chengzhi was surprised and had some doubts. If he had time and let Li Liang stay with him for at least two or three months, he might have nothing to teach him...

After sighing for a while, Li Chengzhi drove Li Liang away and asked him to go back and study on his own. Then he took the wine bag and drank two sips, preparing to have a good sleep.

But before the wine bag even touched his mouth, a whistle suddenly sounded in the distance.

Enemy attack?

Li Chengzhi was a little confused.

Where did the enemy attack come from in this wilderness?

I was on guard and guarded and cautious along the way. Not only did I send multiple scouts to explore and patrol, but I also went around and around. Logically speaking, it was impossible for anyone to discover my whereabouts?
Chapter completed!