"I already understand your loyalty to the Song Dynasty. There is no need to mention what happened today."

Seeing that his persuasion was fruitless, Xu Xiaoyun had no choice but to retreat with Ma Yuan. Outside the military tent, an old sergeant with a purple face and gray hair was already sitting outside the tent waiting. Perhaps the guard saw that he was senior and specially served him a meal.

A horse was coming over. When the old sergeant saw Xu Xiaoyun and the two exiting the Chinese army account, he did not get up. He just sat and nodded to the two of them, with a slight look in his eyes. Xu Xiaoyun had something in mind, so he only followed the rules of the Xia army and handed over his hand.

Returning the gift, he and Ma Yuan hurried away.

The Tiger Wing Army sergeant waited for a while, then went in to report, and then invited the old sergeant in.

Zhao Xingde had already stood waiting in the tent. With a smile on his face, he stretched out his hand and said, "The old school captain is highly virtuous and highly respected. It's okay for Zhao to come to visit, but the school captain came here in person anyway." As he said this, he personally moved a cowhide horse.

He put the letter in front of the map and helped the old captain sit down. An Jinxian is a retired captain from Huaitang County, Shazhou. Although he has retired, he is still quite prestigious in the Shazhou area. This time, he is the national protector of various places in the river.

They all came out, either to discuss affairs in the Dunhuang Protectorate or in the expeditionary army. This time, many of the things to do with the expedition of the Protector's Camp fell to some retired old captains who stayed in the place. Because all parts of Shazhou came from Tiemen

On the way to Kangju, Zhao Xingde specially asked An Jinxian to meet him for a while on the march. Unexpectedly, he actually rode over in person.

An Jinxian shook his head and said: "General Zhao, you're welcome." He moved the prosthetic leg away and sat down. Mazha was not tall, and the old captain's legs were very long. If an ordinary person drooped on the ground like this, he would look a bit like a

He is as funny as a monkey, but An Jinxian naturally has a majestic and casual look, which makes his posture of sitting relaxedly look very natural.

An Jinxian's leg was amputated after he led his men to chase horse thieves that winter, was ambushed and injured, and had to be amputated.

"How is the old captain's leg these days?" Zhao Xingde asked with concern, "Zhao knows a workshop that makes lightweight prostheses."

"Master Zhao is interested," An Jinxian rolled up his trouser legs, revealing his ironwood prosthetic leg, and patted it, "Old man, I'm used to it."

"This time I have to thank Colonel Ma," Zhao Xingde looked away from his prosthetic leg and sighed, "Zhao is really ashamed."

"What are you talking about, General?" An Jinxian shook his head and said, "The traitors take advantage of the army to go out to cause trouble, and everyone can kill them. Even if the army does not come, we will fight with the traitors to the end." He said as he said

, while patting the sword he carried with him, "When the founding emperor laid down this land in the river, we attacked the Turks in the south and the horse thieves in the north. Only then can we live a stable life. The conscience of these thieves has been eaten by dogs." He said more and more.

The more excited he became, "It's so vicious to take advantage of the army to go out to fight. General Zhao, you must not be merciful in suppressing the rebellion this time. Anyone who joins the bandits and causes rebellion will be killed. All relatives will be sent to the north."

I have been a slave in Xinjiang for ten years.”

"Of course we have to eliminate evil." Zhao Xingde nodded.

"The general is right!" An Jinxian saw that Zhao Xingde accepted the sergeant's suggestion in Hezhong. He was calm and calm, and sighed: "These rebellious officials and traitors are really interested in wealth and wealth. They only want to shed the blood of good men like us."

, to gain fame and wealth for them. I don’t even think about it. There are so many people in the river, and everyone is dead. Can their power be protected? "

"Why should the captain feel sorry for this generation?" Zhao Xingde said with a slight smile: "This generation always feels that he is different."

"Oh, Sima doesn't pity these thieves," An Jinxian shook his head and said, "I just feel pity for the wasted blood of our men in the river.

." There was a look of regret on his face, "In the battle of Resha Sea, tens of thousands of people died, and there are hundreds of thousands of people in this expedition. These people still don't stop, saying that our National Protectorate was unwilling to send troops to plow the court in the past.

Sweeping holes, so much so that they are afraid of death! The sergeants are afraid of dead people! But they are not afraid. Damn it, let others die for his family! The person who died is not his own child, of course he is not afraid. These bastards have dark hearts.

Bastards who are as good as the bottom of the pot. Now, let them taste the taste of mourning every family, hey, go to Northern Xinjiang to wear mourning!"

"The soldiers shed blood on the battlefield to protect the people and their families. This is not what these empty-talking rats can understand."

The two chatted for a while and then turned to the military arrangements for the expedition.

Zhao Xingde's guarding camp was a guest army in the river, so it was necessary for An Jinxian and other sergeants in the river to mobilize local shade houses to transport food and grass. On the one hand, the civilians had to spread their eyes and ears around the marching route to prevent the army from being surrounded and ambushed by the rebels during the march.

On the other hand, we should also try our best to delay the rebels' actions and cut off their eyes and ears.

The local sergeants loyal to the Huguofu in Hezhong asked the Huwenxing camp to send out a partial division to clean up the local forces left by the rebels. After the rebels broke out, they also sent people to threaten local officials and sergeants. However, except for sending troops to attack the vicinity of Kangju City, they did not surrender to the rebels.

Outside the army's Cangcheng, there was no major war. However, the rebel forces that had been lurking in various places in the river were resurrected. When the founding emperor swallowed the river, he spared no effort to surrender to the wealthy families in the river. After that, although the eldest son succession law

It makes it difficult for ordinary families to gather into a big clan, but the original powerful families are still there, and they have even taken advantage of the Xia Kingdom to become more prosperous. Among these people, there are quite a lot of people who are dissatisfied with the Five Prefectures. In recent days, they have come out to organize local forces, and at the same time, they have reported to the regent.

Wang and Kang Wang pledged their allegiance to build momentum, while transporting grain, grass and civilians to the rebels. In the past few days, rebel wings and officials and soldiers loyal to the National Protectorate were fighting endlessly in various places, causing chaos in the river.

"General Wang Tongdeng is about to lead the dragon cavalry as the vanguard to clean up the place. Lieutenant Sima can keep in touch with General Wang."

"General Wang Fei!" An Jinxian chuckled, "I haven't seen him for a long time."

An Jinxian knew that Wang Tongdeng was one of the most powerful cavalry generals in the river, and had earned the title of "Flying General" in the Anxi Army Division. Zhao Xingde asked him to lead the team to clean up the place, which was a big deal. Counting among the captains of the Anxi Army Division, Wang

Tong Deng is still An Jinxian's junior. The two have long been friends, and Wang Tongdeng is also familiar with Anxi. Since Zhao Xingde has entrusted him with the cleaning of the place, it is easy for An Jinxian to contact him.

The two talked for a while, and An Jinxian said goodbye and left the tent. He took the reins of the war horse from a soldier and climbed onto the horse. He just had some inconvenience in his legs and feet, but riding a horse was no different from ordinary people, or even more difficult.

Flexible. The Xia army did not have military regulations that prohibited horse racing in the camp. An Jinxian lightly lifted the reins of the horse, and the yellow gelding had to run towards the camp of Wang Tongdeng Longqi.

It was getting late, and the snowflakes in the sky were falling bit by bit, gradually turning the earth white.

"Damn it!" An Jinxian looked up at the falling snowflakes in the sky. There was no leisure at all. In the past few years, the winter in Hezhong has been getting colder every year, and the snow fell earlier than last year. "Damn it." An Jinxian said.

Jinxian Nannan cursed.

There was a bonfire burning in Wang Tongdeng's military tent, with shadowy figures inside.

An Jinxian got acquainted with the guarding sergeant, said hello, and then opened the curtain and went in. He saw a huge wooden table temporarily set up in the tent, and five or six marching commanders gathered around the table, checking carefully.

A few account books. An Jinxian is also very familiar with this situation. As the saying goes, soldiers and horses

Before moving, food and grass go first. The Xia Kingdom has a vast territory, and the most important thing for an army when going on an expedition is the military supplies. Therefore, you must carefully calculate how much to carry, where to resupply, and where the water sources are along the way. You must be aware of it before going out.

"Three baggage camps, accompanied by 500 carts, must bring me at least 100,000 rations of dry food, 20,000 rations of horse feed, 1,000 draft horses, and 500 spare horses and pack horses. I will only need temporary heating along the way.

If you can’t collect firewood, you have to bring some coal with you. Oh my God, it’s getting colder every day. The carts are packed together and you need to bring as much coal as you can. The whole army must make up for their winter clothes before setting off.”

Wang Tong was calculating the baggage situation with the marching Sima. Suddenly, a gust of cold wind came in from the door of the military tent. He frowned and was about to scold him. When he saw the visitor, his anger turned into a smile and said: "Sima Colonel is here in person. I am here."

What are you worried about along the way?" He stood up and bowed his hands to An Jinxian, and said casually to the side, "The cart, dry food, and horses can be halved. For the gap, we can ask Lieutenant Sima to supply it from Cangcheng along the way.

.”

"You'd better bring more luggage." An Jinxian was not polite to him, "It's cold and freezing, and it's not easy to be hungry."

"Okay," Wang Tongdeng was only half-joking, and turned back to Marching Sima, who was about to do subtraction, "Nothing remains the same."

He himself moved a mazha from the side, asked An Jinxian to sit down, and asked: "Did that gust of wind blow the old captain here?"

"Hey!" An Jinxian didn't answer. He sat down, took a bowl of ginger tea from the sergeant's hand, took a big sip, and sighed, "The weather is getting colder and colder!" He drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.

After finishing, he just said, "I heard from General Zhao that you are leading the forward army. Shazhou is occupied by a few rebels. Do you want to detach a partial army to sweep it out first?" He said, handing over the bowl.

Returning it to the sergeant, he stared at Wang Tong and said, "We also have people, but we don't have enough cavalry. You send five hundred sergeants over and bring a few more cannons."

"Shazhou Mu has defected to King Kang's party," Wang Tongdeng said hesitantly. "Is it enough to send only five hundred sergeants? I heard that Wang Yu has gathered tens of thousands of people and is planning to send troops to support Kang Hengming." He got the march.

According to the news from the Secretary, the city of Shazhou was strong, and Wang Yu, the state herdsman, defected to King Kang's party. With the support of the local nobles, nearly ten thousand soldiers and horses were gathered. Wang Tongdeng planned to send generals to capture the Cangcheng in each county, and then gather

The sergeant isolated the city, but did not intend to touch the strong city of Shazhou in one fell swoop.

"How come it's not enough?!" An Jinxian glared, "Just because he temporarily recruited those people?"

"Even if there are a herd of pigs numbering in the tens of thousands, it would be difficult to defend the city."

"You don't have to worry about this. There are many people outside and inside Shazhou City who can be our internal responders. To build up our momentum, we can also recruit many people by then. However, if we really have to fight hand to hand and decide the outcome, we still need to

We need the sergeants to rush in front. Wang Yu dare not fight with us in the field, and if we just open the gap and rush into the city, they will be finished." An Jinxian sneered, "Wang Yu is just a state pastor, and those under him are either superior or superior.

, or rigid. How does he know that over the years, our Shazhou sergeants have saved many lives in Shazhou Yinhu? How much justice have been administered? How many things have been done? Not to mention me, even a centurion, standing

Outside Shazhou City, it can also shake the hearts of people in Shazhou. If there were ten thousand pigs in his camp, it would be really difficult for us to handle, but those are ten thousand people, not ten thousand animals. Shazhou people
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