The horse's hooves stepped on the hard ground, and the iron palms on the soles of their feet made a crisp sound. Hongniang discovered that there were almost always such roads along the way. Seeing Hongniang's strangeness, Zhang Lihua explained with a smile: "Since the governor took over the power, the situation in Yizhou and Luzhou was slightly stable, and he vigorously built various roads, water conservancy and other facilities in the control area. The governor said that when fighting against the Mongolian army, they had the benefits of cavalry, and our mobility was far inferior, so we had to repair the road and build a good road that could carry the operation of the army no matter the weather was, so we could ensure that we could

The troops were mobilized quickly, so in recent years, all regions under the Northern Governor's Office have listed this one as the top priority. The Xingye Department, which was established under the General Administration, coordinated the management of the Industrial and Commercial Affairs Office. To be honest, the road has been repaired, but in the past few years, the Northern Governor's Army has won many victories. These types of military uses are rare, but the villagers have benefited from these roads. With these roads, it has been much more convenient for travel or market trips. Many officials sighed that if they had known this, they should not have spent money on it, but the governor retorted that the benefit of the people is the greatest benefit."

Zhang Lihua seemed very excited about introducing the achievements of the Governor's Office in the North in the past few years, "There are also these ditches that ensure the irrigation benefits of the villagers' farming. With these crisscrossing ditches, but they are not afraid of floods and droughts. General Yan, you haven't seen them yet. In every county, we have built large artificial lakes to store water."

The north is short of water, and the Hongniang has always known this, but when she saw such a huge project, she couldn't help but say: "How much financial resources does it take to do it?" As the Hongniang, the commander of the first army, the head of the army knew that the cost of food and rice was expensive, so she naturally knew that the expense of maintaining a huge army was an astronomical figure, so she couldn't sleep at night. At that time, what she thought day and night was to ensure that the army's military, military equipment, and food were sufficient. She had never thought of investing huge sums of money to do these things!

"The investment in the early stage is very large! But my governor is powerful. Two years ago, after the governor obtained the right to mint coins by himself, our Northern Army began to mint coins by himself. Now, the sixteen northern states all use our copper coins, and even the Mongolian Yuan side also use our copper coins!" Zhang Lihua laughed, "It's strange to say. It's obviously an enemy, but they have to use our money. I don't understand the twists and turns in it. However, I heard that when our coins flow into the Yuan land within one year and become common coins, the then Director Ma Yigong laughed almost out of his anger. If one of his subordinates hadn't seen the opportunity, Director Ma would have gone to see the King of Hell. This would be a big joke on us!"

Yan Miaomiao naturally didn't understand these things. But what could make Ma Yigong so excited must be a great thing, "Maybe, this is related to plundering wealth?" she guessed.

"It seems like it is!" Zhang Lihua didn't care much about this matter," Chief Ma seemed to have told the governor excitedly that in this way, we would become richer and richer, while the Mongolian Yuan would become poorer until they were so poor that they could not afford to buy arms!"

The three-eyed tiger didn't care much about these things, and pointed to the village in the distance and said, "Zhang Lihua, I always think these villages are a bit weird!"

Zhang Lihua glanced and nodded, "There are good eyes of Master Hu. The places we pass by now are all areas that are on the border. When the Meng people entered, there were more than one ten locals, which was very miserable. Later, we regained them and began to immigrate to these places in order to enrich the population. These villages were built in a unified manner. Master Hu thought it was strange because these villages had very high walls. At that time, we were considered to be in danger. No one knew when the Meng people would come again and what to use to resist after they came. When building these villages, they moved all the houses together, and surrounded the walls outside.

If a person calls, once the gate is closed, it will be a fortress, which can withstand a period of time to wait for reinforcements to minimize casualties. This is from the outside, and if he enters, the tiger will be surprised. A wide ditche was dug inside the wall and filled with water. It can be used to irrigate the surrounding farmland. In wartime, it is a moat. In fact, there is a shorter wall inside, which is built on the edge of the ditches. However, these were spontaneously built by the villagers later. The border residents on the border were very hard, so everyone didn't mind building their homes firmly. The Governor's Office did not spend any money on these."

Hong Niang said thoughtfully: "These fortresses based on villages, plus the militia you usually train, when the people are really invaded, these places can become fortresses one by one. With the fighting habit of fighting with the people who use war to raise war, I am afraid that it will not be able to get in if you attack."

"General Yan said it." Zhang Lihua nodded and said, "But as our Northern Army won one after another, the Mongolians killed each other again. Now we have the upper hand. These things are useless and have become a landscape!"

The Hongniang stopped the horses and looked at the roads, ditches, wheat fields, and the villagers working in the fields. She finally knew where she was and Yun Zhao were! She thought in a daze that if she was given another chance, she might be able to do better.

Seeing the thoughtful look of Hong Niangzi, Zhang Lihua whispered: "General Yan, General Yan!"

The Hongniang's body shook slightly, woke up from her thoughts, and lifted the horse's reins, "Let's go, how far is this place from Jian Pass?"

"It's not far away. If the horse gallops fast, it will arrive in three or five hours. For our speed, we will have to wait until the evening."

"Then let's go quickly. We haven't seen Yun Zhao for a long time. We must have missed him very much. I also thought about that guy. I haven't seen him for many years. When we broke up, he was still a bandit like me. When we met again, he was already a great governor with tens of thousands of troops and several states controlled by the states." Sanyan Hu laughed, "It seems that I'm going to benefit from him."

"Three-eyed Tiger, what are you talking about?" The boss's pink face turned red and spat on the Three-eyed Tiger fiercely, "I'll tear your bad mouth apart again!"

Three-eyed Tiger laughed, "It's natural for men to love women, what's the embarrassment?" He said this, but he quietly strangled the horse and stopped himself to stay further away from Hongniang. Sure enough, a black light flashed in front of his eyes. Hongniang had some idea of ​​the long whip on his waist in his hand, and he suddenly whipped it. However, the Three-eyed Tiger had a foresight, so the whip naturally swept away.

Amid the three-eyed tiger's smug laughing, the Hongniang whipped the horse's thigh with a backhand, and the war horse neighed and rushed forward along the straight road.

There were more and more soldiers along the way, most of which were similar to the clothing of the villagers' reserves I had seen before, but everyone was equipped with weapons, and more were driving ox carts, horse carts, etc. Some were full of people moving towards Jian Pass, and some had unloaded supplies and were walking back. Everyone looked very relaxed on their faces, and there was no tension in the war. The road was built very quickly, and everyone drove to the right orderly, ensuring the smoothness of the road to the greatest extent.

There were more and more people and cars on the road, and Hongniangzi and others had to slow down and mixed in the crowd to move forward slowly. Hongniangzi and Zhang Lihua and others rode a good war horse, but they didn't seem to be soldiers of the Northern Army, which made the reserves along the way look at them curiously, and many of them even held the hilt of the knife tightly. This was also Zhang Lihua's carelessness. When she came from Luzhou, she should have brought a team of soldiers stationed in Luzhou to protect her. At that time, Zhang Lihua thought she had reached her territory, and their group had excellent force, so why did she need someone to protect her?

Sure enough, at a fork in the road, I found the door.

There are three roads here, and there is a renovated flat ground next to it. A large number of ox, carriages and carriages are parked. Next to it, more than ten military tent doctors were erected, and more than a hundred soldiers were holding knives and guns. They were on guard. Those passing here all had to go to a tent to handle a sign that allowed to pass. Seeing the fierce people of this group of people running towards him, they immediately sounded sharp whistles, and more than a hundred soldiers quickly gathered together, and several officers in the tent flew out.

"Stop and be inspected!" The officer stood in the road without fear, stretched out his hand, blocking the way Hong Niangzi and others. He was naturally not afraid. At this time, there were more than a hundred soldiers waiting for him. These were brave men who had experienced many battles, and thousands of reserve soldiers gathered in the open space next to him.

Zhang Lihua turned over and dismounted, walked towards the officer, and whispered to him. The officer looked at her with a little surprised expression, questioned a few words, and stretched out a hand, as if asking her for something.

Not far away, Hongniangzi, Sanyan Hu and others did not dismount. Looking at Zhang Lihua's appearance, Sanyan Hu whispered: "No, is the officer asking Zhang Lihua for bribes and not letting us go if he doesn't give him some, isn't Zhang Lihua the general of the Northern Army?"

"What nonsense!" The Hong Madam gave him a cold look. But she felt a little disappointed, afraid that in the eyes of these officers of the North Army, she was an outsider!

"I am Zhang Lihua, the general of the cavalry under the command of the Governor's Office of the North Army!" Zhang Lihua took out the sign from her body and handed it to the officer, "Behind me is the important guest that the Governor wants to meet."

After checking the waist card and confirming it, the officer saluted Zhang Lihua, "Jia Yun, the first halberd captain under the Anqing Camp of the Northern Army, met General Zhang. May I ask General Zhang, do you have a pass?"

"Pass?" Zhang Lihua was stunned for a moment, "We came from Luzhou, and I don't know if we still need a pass to get to Jianguan? Jia Xiaowei, do you know who is behind me? Please let the road open."

Jia Yun shook his head firmly, "General Zhang, sorry, the order I received was that no one could pass here without a pass. There was a war zone ahead, a military restricted area. Without a pass, I cannot let it go."

Zhang Lihua looked back at Hongmao and said patiently: "I know, but can I be compatible? Behind me is the person that the governor wants to meet immediately."

"No!" Jia Yun shook his head like a rattle, "General Zhang is also a soldier. He should know that the military orders are like a mountain. If I let the general pass by at this time, I will not be able to hang my head on the flagpole here."

Zhang Lihua looked at him angrily. She was from the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the special work she was engaged in, and she was very helpless in the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the

Helplessly, she glanced at Jia Ge, "Then, can you send someone to ride a fast horse and go to the governor's central army camp to inform me?"

"I can only send someone to repay my boss." Jia Yun said seriously. "You can only wait here before you get confirmation there."

Zhang Lihua stomped her feet, "Okay, hurry up, so you can free up a tent immediately and let the distinguished guests behind me take a break here. This is OK!"

After looking at the group of people behind Zhang Lihua, Jia Yun nodded, "This is OK, but I want to send someone to watch."

"It's up to you!" Zhang Lihua glared at her dissatisfiedly, turned around and walked towards Hongniang.
Chapter completed!