Several patrol soldiers walked on the street by the river, watching the shops on both sides, and were amazed. When they came last year, it was still a wasteland and they could not see a single figure. Unexpectedly, it became so prosperous in a year. Many of the goods in the shops were something these people had never seen before, and they felt strange to see. Especially the food, which was dazzling and mouth-watering.

I saw a wine shop next to me, and one said, "Brother, the weather is very cold. Let's go inside to eat a bowl of wine to get rid of the cold."

Several people applauded together, but when they arrived at the door of the wine shop, they were stopped by a soldier standing at the door.

Seeing that the person who stopped him was an ordinary patrolman, the person who proposed him earlier shouted: "You are like us, from the Gulan Army, you have been here all the way from the Kulan Army, lacking food and clothing, and how much suffering have you suffered! Finally, you have arrived at a prosperous place, what's wrong with eating a cup of wine!"

The soldier who was blocking the door pointed to a list of documents next to him and said coldly: "The military commander orders that all soldiers patrolling the border are not allowed to drink outside. If you want to drink, you can only buy back the military camp and only use some food when you go in."

Several people looked at the list text and said, "Do you bully us and don't recognize words? Whatever you say is what you say!"

The soldier who blocked the door took out a waist sign and sneered: "I am a personal soldier in the capital. Those who disobey military orders will be killed!"

The waist-bar label was not fake, so the few people dared not make trouble anymore, so they discussed in a low voice, so they had to buy some wine and go back to the military camp to eat. After entering the wine shop, they were stared at by the soldiers who were blocking the door, and the few people complained. Looking at the diners around, they were not from wealthy backgrounds, but mostly civilians with lower-class work.

When I arrived at the counter, I saw a table with all kinds of food on it. Two thick men stood behind the table with kitchen knives. Although this was a small shop, the food was still rich. A lot of cooked lamb, dried tofu with sauce, various pickles, and varieties were rich. There was also an oven next to it, with charcoal fire inside and skewers of mutton on it.

A soldier pointed to the kebab and said, "This is good, roasted lamb and wine, which is extremely smooth!"

The other shook his head: "It's a pity that we can't drink here. Forget it, eat two skewers of meat and buy something else to go back and drink."

Several people imitated other diners and ordered a few skewers of meat, each with a large bowl of noodles, and ate them on a table.

After taking a few bites, a soldier slapped the table: "This is so satisfying! It tastes so meaty, fragrant and smooth, but unfortunately I can't drink alcohol!"

The other person shook his head and sighed: "You can't drink alcohol, but you won't be so irresistible! Who can kill Xiang Dujian came up with this idea!"

The idea was from Du Zhongxiao. Hundreds of troops were stationed in the small camp and field affairs office. Once the management was not strict, they didn't know what would happen. Patroling the border was a chore, and finally arrived at a prosperous place. Zhang Ke did not make any mistakes in locking the soldiers in the camp. He was also afraid that they would cause trouble when they drank, so he finally heard Du Zhongxiao's idea and was not allowed to drink outside the military camp. Personal soldiers were sent to patrol the streets to prevent accidents.

The businesses in this area gathered near the ferry. There were groups of people waiting here, including officers and soldiers brought by Zhang Ke. Restaurants everywhere were almost filled with these people, even those walking on the road, holding all kinds of food. Driven by Du Zhongxiao, the first thing the volcanic army developed was the catering industry. All kinds of tricks were never seen by these soldiers stationed on the border, and they all bought greed.

In fact, Du Zhongxiao sent wine and meat to Zhang Ku in the name of the yamen, but was detained by Zhang Ku. The army patrols the border and walks in deserted places, and the conditions are very difficult. Zhang Ku would rather go to a difficult place and send wine and meat to his subordinates to increase their morale, and not waste them here. These soldiers carry money on them, and when they can buy it, they should spend their own money.

In the small pavilion on the second floor of Wangjiang Building, Du Zhongxiao and Zhang Ke looked out the window, and soldiers were in groups of three or five, almost covering the streets.

Zhang Ke said: "Thanks to the Zhijun reminder, I sent my personal soldiers to inspect. Otherwise, these people had been suffering in the mountains for more than ten days and might have done something outside. A few days ago, they were stationed in a small Fan tribe, and there were soldiers robbed their cattle and sheep and raped their daughters, and countless troubles. The Fan tribe was easy to talk about, but they were just to pay some money and comfort them with gentle words. If something happened outside, everyone would not look good."

Du Zhongxiao nodded and said yes. The military discipline of the imperial guards cannot be expected too much, especially when the war with Dangxiang began, the number of troops expanded greatly, and the quality of many troops decreased. In places where wars occurred, the imperial guards plundered residents several times, which had a very bad impact. In such cases, officers did not dare to over-press the enemy, otherwise the consequences would be unpredictable once mutiny occurred.

Zhang Ji is the governor of Linfu Road, and the army is in charge of Linfu Road, but the base is in Bingdai Road. This time, except for the personal soldiers who were under Zhang Ji's subordinates, the other troops were recruited temporarily and belonged to Bingdai Road, so it is not easy to manage.

The north side of Hedong Road is divided into two military routes, outside the Yellow River to the west, is Linfu Road, and the other prefectures belong to Bing Dai Road. Because the core of Linfu Road is the Prefecture, and the Prefecture is the Zhejia vassal state, the purpose of preventing the vassal states was to prevent the vassal states. The command of Bing Dai Road was also in charge of the military and horse affairs of the Goulin Mansion, and actually unified the command of the imperial guards and the wing army of the two routes. This caused the command system of the two routes to be very chaotic. For example, Zhang Ke was the chief supervisor of Linfu Road and served as the inspector of the border, but was stationed in Bing Dai Road. The army he directly commanded did not belong to his jurisdiction, and the army he managed was west of the Yellow River.

The core reason for this situation is the special status of the Zhe family in the Prefecture and Prefecture and Feng states, as well as the powerful foreign soldiers in the three prefectures of Linfu. Although many foreign soldiers were incorporated into the imperial guard sequence, they actually belong to different command systems, and most of them obey the command of the Zhe family.

Du Zhongxiao sighed. The complex situation around the volcanic army was actually related to this. Mainly with Tanglong Town, the French tribes on the other side of the Yellow River were actually under the jurisdiction of the Zhe family. A few years ago, the Zhe family had problems and treated the French tribes too harshly. They did not help when they had difficulties, resulting in the dispersion of people's hearts. The Wang family in Fengzhou, one of the three states, has been destroyed by Dangxiang, and has no choice but to say the small French tribe. Fortunately, the Zhe family later produced a Zhe Jimin, who made many military achievements in the war with Dangxiang, and saved the Jie family. Otherwise, as before, the court would start to reduce the vassal states.

Zhang Ji was the governor of Linfu Road. Only when he came forward could he take military action directly against Tanglong Town. Otherwise, Du Zhongxiao could only develop his power secretly and report to the Hedong Road Management Office for approval before he could take action. Without the above agreement, and without the court's complaint, Zhe Jimin across the river would be reluctant. There was nominal jurisdiction there, and the family was the foreign tribe under the Zhe family.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Zhang Ke said, "After two days, I will station my subordinates separately and leave the camp and field affairs to build military camp. I will have an accident sooner or later. After a few days, the Zhijun has prepared artillery and muskets and went to occupy Tanglong Town."

Du Zhongxiao said: "I have found out exactly that Tanglong Town has been abandoned. At this time, it is an empty city. It is not difficult to occupy it. The difficult thing is to guard it. According to the nearby foreign tribes, the Khitans have already decided that they will cross the river and rob, and they will inevitably come to Tanglong Town when the Yellow River is frozen."

Zhang Ke said: "The Khitans' territory is just like the Yellow River. Crossing the river means invading the border with force. This is undoubtedly. As long as we arrange troops in Tanglong Town and fight, it will be their fault no matter what. Wait for another month, I will transfer some good iron for the Zhijun to build guns and cannons. Then let the troops on the Linfu Road opposite the river be cleaned up the foreign troops around Fengzhou. I will inform Wang Kai of this matter, so the Zhijun does not need to worry."
Chapter completed!