When the soldiers from the fort heard Chu Huan's question, they looked at each other in surprise. One person couldn't help but lean his head down and asked, "You... are you really coming from Shuoquan City? Chu... Governor Chu really came?"

"I am Chu Huan." Chu Huan shouted: "Where is General Gan?"

"What is in the car?" A soldier who looked like a school official raised his hand and pointed at the cars behind Chu Huan. "Do not approach the dockyard at will, and there must not be any vehicles entering or leaving."

Qi Hong frowned, "Why are there so much nonsense? Superintendent Chu asked you, where is General Gan?"

"We don't know." The answer above was very pleasant.

Chu Huan frowned slightly, and Qi Hong sneered: "Are you the Northwest Army? You don't even know where your general is. How did you join the army?" He raised his hand and pointed to the door and said: "Don't talk about other things first. It's already dark. Duke Chu will rest here tonight. Open the door first."

"The door of the dock cannot be opened at will..." replied above, but asked again: "Governor Chu is here, what evidence is there?"

Chu Huan thought that he would not let anyone in easily, so he took his order talisman and raised his hand to throw it to the door. The door was not high. The soldier above took it and took it, took a look, and immediately said, "Mr. Chu, please forgive me. Please wait for a moment. The younger one will inform Deputy General Chang now!"

Chu Huan didn't wait too long, and the gate of the fort suddenly opened. A gray-armored general led a dozen soldiers out. Seeing Chu Huan standing, he quickly stepped forward and bowed, "Mr. Chang Huan, pay homage to the Governor." He knelt on one knee and saluted Chu Huan. All the generals behind him also saluted. Chu Huan had already raised his hand and smiled, "No need to be polite, get up."

Chang Huan stood up and returned the order to Chu Huan with both hands, explaining: "Governor General, they are also on orders to act, so please don't be surprised."

Chu Huan knew that he was referring to confirming his identity, shook his head and said, "This is well-trained, of course it's not surprising." He asked with a smile, "Your single name is Huan? Is it happy to be happy?"

“That’s right!”

"That's a coincidence." Chu Huan laughed and said, "This governor's single name is also the word "Huan".

Chang Huan laughed and said, "The name of Chu is already well-known in the northwest, and I will hear it for a long time."

"Is this Tiangu Castle commanded by General Chang?"

"Reported to the Tutor Chu, the Thirty-Six Forts are all set up to guard the Thirty-Six Forts. The last general guards the Tiangu Fort. All the matters are handled by the Du General." Chang Huan said: "Tiangu Fort is a little distance from Yanmen Pass and is close to the inland, but the land here can be barely cultivated. Tiangu Fort is an inner fortress. About half of the inner forts like Tiangu Fort have to be cultivated in addition to guarding the border. As for the outer forts near Yanmen Pass, there is completely sandy land and it is impossible to cultivate. Their task is mainly to be alert."

“How is the harvest this year?”

Chang Huan smiled bitterly and said, "When Duke Chu came, I must have seen it. Not to mention the barren land here, it can only be cultivated. Moreover, the climate here is very harsh and the harvest is very poor. The total harvest this year is only enough for the entire army to barely maintain for half a year, and it is still rationed according to the lowest...!"

Chu Huan nodded and saw that the soldiers in the fort had rough skin, and many people had bloody holes on their faces. Even their armor seemed very old.

It is winter now and the weather is getting colder, but the clothes of the soldiers in the fort are really thin. Not to mention that compared with the soldiers in the pass, even compared with the soldiers under Chu Huan, the clothing and equipment of the Northwest Army is much weaker.

Seeing this, Chu Huan couldn't help frowning.

But at this moment, he was increasingly impressed by the Gan Hou who had not met. The Northwest Army had become so desolate. If it were an ordinary army, there would have been a mutiny. However, in Chu Huan's eyes, at least the soldiers in Tiangubao in front of him still seemed very calm and abide by his position, without any sign of confusion.

Chu Huan and his group were only a hundred people. In addition to the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Revenue Department, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue Department were mainly guarding the entourage. Although the conditions of Tiangu Castle were very simple, the place was very large and there were several miles in a radius. Chang Huan arranged Chu Huan and his group into the room, and several carriages were arranged, so he ordered the soldiers to prepare food.

Chu Huan refused Chang Huan to prepare food. He knew very well that the Thirty-Six Fortress had not much food, and evenly distributed it, the food would be even less. Although there were only a hundred people on his side, after a meal, the food for the soldiers of Tiangu Fortress would be consumed a lot.

This time he brought dry food. Chang Huan saw Chu Huan insist on eating the food he brought, but no longer insisted.

As he ate the big cake handed over by Chu Huan, Chang Huan only ate two bites and placed it on the table casually. Then he asked: "Director Chu came to the border this time, will General Gan know the news?"

Chu Huan shook his head and smiled, "I actually inspected the implementation of the Juntian Order in Xiguan. I am close to Yanmen Pass. I came here to take a look. I have heard of General Gan's name for a long time, so I came to visit him."

"So that's it." Chang Huan nodded, with a hint of spirit in his eyes. "Director Chu implemented the Juntian Order in Xiguan, which is what people want. As far as they know, the people are praising him. If the Juntian Order can be implemented smoothly, Xiguan will not starve to death."

"General Chang is also from the Northwest?"

"Yes, the last one will be from Kazuma, Xiguan." Chang Huan laughed and said, "My parents and brothers came to write a letter and mentioned the matter of Juntian Ling, and praised Chu Du."

Chu Huan smiled and said, "As an official, you always have to do something. If the governor does not allow the people to eat, the governor will not give him food."

Chang Huan suddenly burst into laughter.

"By the way, General Chang, I came to visit General Gan this time, but there are thirty-six forts here. Where can General Gan command?" Chu Huan asked.

Chang Huan looked around and looked a little nervous, and lowered his voice and said, "Du Chu really wants to see General Gan?"

Chu Huan was stunned and said strangely: "I am here, so I naturally want to see him... Why, is it inconvenient?"

"Actually...!" Chang Huan looked a little embarrassed, "This...hehe...it's actually a bit inconvenient now..."

"Oh?" Chu Huan saw Chang Huan's strange expression and was quite hiding when he spoke. He was curious, "What's going on? What's the inconvenience? Could it be that General Gan is sick?"

"I'm sick?" Chang Huan was stunned, then smiled awkwardly, "That... is not sick..."

He hesitated and Qi Hong couldn't help frowning, saying, "General Chang, Duke Chu arrived here all the way to meet General Gan and discuss some major events with General Gan. What's the inconvenience? You can say that you don't need to hide it like this."

Chang Huan's expression was even more awkward. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a low horn sound coming from outside. Chang Huan's expression suddenly stopped, stood up suddenly, held the hilt of the sword, turned around and was about to go out. Suddenly, he thought of something, reached out and picked up the pancake that had just been placed on the table, bit it on his mouth, and rushed out of the door without saying anything.

After leaving the door, Chang Huan quickly stuffed the cake that was biting in his mouth into his arms. At this time, soldiers rushed out of a dirt house, all holding weapons and running towards the door.

Chu Huan had already gone out at this time. When he heard the horn sound, he knew that something had happened. He ordered Qi Hong to let his subordinates be on guard, and he quickly walked towards the gate.

He felt a little strange. As Chang Huan said, the Thirty-Six Forts were divided into inner forts and outer forts. The outer forts was at the forefront of the border. Not to mention that the civil strife in Xiliang is too busy to take care of the civil strife and cannot attack the Qin State. Even if there are really enemies, they will only appear in outer forts. The inner forts behind it, especially the inner forts such as Tiangu Fort, can be said to be the last line of defense in the border. The enemy situation here can only mean that all the defense lines in front have been broken.

At the border of Yanmen, the people defended by Xiliang. Chu Huan was quite familiar with the current situation of Xiliang. The Xiliang was fighting to the death and it was impossible for him to have the energy to send troops south.

As for the rear, it was Xiguan Road. Chu Huan knew even more about the situation in Xiguan Road. It was impossible for an army to launch it from behind to attack the fort.

However, the sound of the horn was obviously an enemy situation.

While heading towards the gate, Chu Huan was puzzled and thought about it. At this time, there might be only one possibility of emergency military information, that is, problems within the Northwest Army.

The gate of Tiangu Castle was closed and the wall was not spacious. Many soldiers were already densely packed with soldiers. The torches shone on it, forming a fire snake on the wall. Before Chu Huan got close, he heard the sound of the horse's hooves. The sound of the horse's hooves seemed very clear on this night and rumbled. Chu Huan thought that there were at least a dozen riders, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

There are nearly a thousand defenders in Tiangu Fort this. Not to mention a dozen cavalry, even hundreds of cavalrymen cannot pose a threat to Tiangu Fort.

Chu Huan climbed up to the wall and saw Chang Huan pressing the hilt with his forehand. Looking at the distance, Chu Huan looked over and saw a team of cavalry flying towards this side. It was close to the main gate of Tiangu Castle. Two torches looked at the road. Just like his own speculation, there were only more than ten riders. When the team of people approached, Chu Huan's face gradually showed a look of astonishment.

I saw the first person wearing a cloak, and the cloak floated up while speeding. But what Chu Huan didn't expect was that the leader was actually a woman in red dress.

In the fire, Chu Huan could see clearly that the woman was wearing a red turban and red clothes, riding on a horse, like a ball of fire.

Chu Huan frowned and looked at Chang Huan. He saw Chang Huan staring at the woman with a strange expression on his face and slightly twitching eyes. He didn't seem to feel that Chu Huan was beside him.

"General Chang, what's the situation?" Chu Huan frowned and couldn't help asking, "Who are they?"

Chu Huan called "them" just because he had seen clearly that not only was the woman in red dress, but the dozen cavalrymen following him were all women.

It was cold and the wind and sand were like a knife. In the bitter and cold area of ​​the border, a deputy army of women suddenly appeared, which surprised Chu Huan.
Chapter completed!