The official roads between the capital and the Tianjin Guards! were built along the river. It was very simple to obtain food.

There are several large car shops or villages along the way to make a living. One is to receive customers and merchants from time to time to time, the other is to buy cheap grain and brew strong liquor, and the other is to inform people from all aspects.

When he set off on the third day, the shopkeeper who followed Wang Tong and pushed the old man over to accompany him to ask Wang Tong to make some money first.

After the Liu Shouyou's village outside the city returned to Wang Tong, many shopkeepers followed the original people to work elsewhere. Those who stayed there were Mongolians who were putting horses on horseback. Among the twenty-six people, only two married local wives, and the rest were bachelors in their early thirties.

Wang Tong has always been very generous in terms of money. He also wanted to win over these horse-walkers, so he simply gave him a two-month advance wage. When Tan Jiang took the money, he shook his head and smiled bitterly.

The twenty or so shepherds delayed for a while before they came out. Everyone was immediately hung with big bulging skins and holding a small water bag in their hands.

After getting on the road, Wang Tong knew why General Tan smiled bitterly. These shepherds actually started drinking strong wine early in the morning. You sip me and I sipped it. Several of them were even more excited and immediately sang loudly.

The atmosphere of the team suddenly became lively. The children sitting in the carriage clapped and laughed. The pedestrians on the road also looked at each other. Ma Sanbiao, Sun Dahai, and Zhang Shiqiang followed Wang Tong on horseback and back to patrol the team. Wang Tong looked at it for a few times and couldn't help but shake his head. He was so happy. It didn't look like a moving house at all, but an outing.

"If these children can drink this place on the grassland, they come to our Ming Dynasty on the grassland, and all the wages they earn every month will be thrown into the wine.

Ma Sanbiao said immediately with a chuckle. Wang Tong was a little surprised and asked casually: "This wine is not expensive. The wages of more than 20 people are only six taels of silver per month. Look at how much they bought, and how many jars are there in the car!"

"I don't know the price is small, but I heard from them when working in the village that the spirits here can only be afforded by most Taiji on the grassland. The heads of the small tribe of Thousands of People are not qualified. It is easy to exchange for a good horse with ten kilograms of good wine, which is considered conscientious."

Wang Tong shook his head, and he was the modern understanding of the past, and there were indeed many differences.

It took only three days to walk out of the capital. There was no people on both sides of the official road. There were large areas of fields, and it was winter now, and it looked very desolate.

The horse-woman was so happy that he suddenly rushed into the field by horse. Wang Tong thought something had happened, but who thought that the man took the bow and then got off the horse and got off the horse. When he returned to the team, he had an extra rabbit in his hand. He smiled and threw the rabbit into the car and continued to drink.

The children watched the children cheered and the atmosphere became even more lively. The herdsmen saw that someone supported him. They were even more excited. Some people kept riding horses to the fields on both sides to run poison. After walking for more than an hour, they even got back more than a dozen rabbits. They didn't have to worry about meat when they were resting at noon.

Because there are big cars, the team can't move fast. Every time Wang Tong walked, he checked whether the fire media in his copper tube had been burned out. After the burning was finished, he replaced it with a new one.

During this gap, he noticed something. The bows of the herdsmen were different from those used by the Tan family. The bows used by the Tan family were the standard military bows of the Ming Dynasty. The bows were narrow and long, while the bows used by the herdsmen were much shorter, but the bows were very thick. They looked like crescents.

When he went to ask General Tan, General Tan understood this and explained:

"These shepherds use horn bows. They shoot not far but they shoot fast, and they have great power within thirty steps. If they are the elite cavalry who teaches their children, they can break armor within thirty steps. These people can beat a rabbit."

It seems that the difference between professionalism and amateurism is here. The horse-walking farmers are happily drinking and riding horses and rushing out to the side of the road to see if there is any prey. The Tan family's generals are committed to their duties and everyone is cautious.

Although General Tan said it seriously last night, the three-day journey was very peaceful, but these generals did not relax at all. Zhang Shiqiang, Sun Dahai and others have been patrolling back and forth, smiling at the actions of the shepherds at best. The people Wang Tong trained and the young men who followed him were also walking silently.

At noon, I also found a village to rest. Wang Tong gave enough money, and the people in the village were willing to make efforts to entertain him. The dozen rabbits he got were stewed and served them with good meals.

After eating, he continued to set off. Wang Tong had to remind the herdsmen to stop drinking in the afternoon. If he had a huge amount of alcohol, he would probably have to sleep on the horse's back. What else could he do if he could do?

Those shepherds were also obedient. In the afternoon, under the surveillance of Ma Sanbiao and others, they just took a few sips secretly and didn't dare to be as presumptuous as in the morning, but they might have to drink happily at night.

After walking on Xiaochuan for an hour in the afternoon, Tan Gong, who was standing in the pile of goods, climbed from Bu's face and said a few words to Tan Jiang, and then climbed up again.

General Tan first greeted Sun Dahai and asked Sun Dahai to transfer the fifty men under Wang Tong to thirty to the end of the team, and then rode to Wang Tong's side.

"Master, Tan Gong said that there are a few horse riding horses behind. They have appeared since yesterday afternoon. I showed up from afar this morning and then I appeared again.

Wang Tong pondered for a while, but there was no interface, but he shouted to Ma Sanbiao first:

"San Biao, everyone in this wilderness is panicked. If you continue weapons and other things, you will also give everyone courage."

Because there were many elderly, weak, women and children in the team, and it was an official road. The people walking did not give up weapons and were placed on several large carts. Wang Tong shouted, and Ma Sanbiao pulled Sun Xin and came to the cart together, untied the tarpaulin, and down the knife, shield and spear inside.

Wang Tong's own servants had half swords, shields and spears, while the young men used spears. They rarely touched real swords and guns this year, and they were all very excited.

Seeing Ma Sanbiao unbuttoning the tarp on the carriage, Wang Tongcai turned around and said to General Tan in a deep voice:

"Is it the people in the city who sent them?"

General Tan shook his head and said with little certainty: "The road between the capital and the three guards in Tianjin is not peaceful, and even the eunuchs who were not bad were intercepted. After the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, there were no people on this road. It is also possible that we passed by those villages and it was too vain to spend money.

I have lived several places along the way, but I really can't tell where the tracks were exposed. Wang Tong's face darkened, and General Tan whispered:

"Your Majesty, don't worry. In our area, there are almost 200 people. There are almost 100 male men who can go to battle, and they are armed with enough soldiers. Besides, the master is a thousand households of the Jinyiwei, and his identity and strength are all here. The blind-eyed knot dares to touch him.

The gangzi refers to the horses and bandits. Wang Tong didn't say anything. There were not so many people who were blind. A convoy of Jinyiwei Qianhu would be targeted. Thinking about the things I encountered before leaving Beijing, I knew that it was not that simple.

After thinking about it, there was no good way. If someone was sent back to the capital to invite reinforcements, those who were weak on the way might be dealt with by others. They went to Tianjin to find someone. This far water could not relieve their intimate thirst.

"Be careful, you find someone to keep an eye on the shepherds. When you go to Tianjin, I will take enough wine and meat. If anyone takes another sip on the road, I will let the horse ride him to run."

Even if they didn't say anything, the men took the weapons, and the shepherds were scolded for not drinking anymore. Everyone still felt the atmosphere became tense.

He pulled several carriages from women and children to the middle of the team. A few lively children were originally in the car outside, but their families were called to stay in the car.

Tan Gong sat on the top of the carriage and kept shouting at the bottom, dispatching people riding horses to the direction he set to check the traces, and General Tan kept asking Wang Tong for instructions.

Wang Tong made an adjustment to the formation, and gave a dead order with the drivers who were driving the cart. Whenever there was a problem, the team in the front would disconnect in the middle. The team in the front would not move forward a few steps to the right, while the team behind would slightly turn left and continue forward. When the two teams were in concert, they stopped to form a circle.

A large cart carrying women, children, old and weak, with gold, silver, fine and weapons, went directly to this circle, using the official road as the center line and the foundation surface, and using the large cart to circle into a position. This is what Yu Dayu said in the martial arts hall. The tactics of Qi Jiguang, the general of Ji Town, are similar.

Wang Tong did not expect that the things in the martial arts center could be used at this time. Not to mention such sensible people as Tan Jiang, Li Tao, Sun Xin, Li Hu, etc. from the martial arts center, they also understood it and knew that there was something to be born, but these young heroes had no intention of being afraid. Instead, they were all energetic.

"At least two strands followed behind. A group of people followed in the afternoon."

At night, when I arrived at a small village, Wang Tong.com arranged the accommodation, General Tan came up to report in a low voice. Wang Tong cursed in his heart, but he was calm on the surface and ordered in a deep voice:

"There are not many places to enter and exit in this village. You use a big cart to block the holes. Your brothers will be shipped out tonight. The teenagers of the Huweiwu Pavilion are mixed with my servants. There are twenty groups, and you two brothers lead a group, and you will be replaced every hour. The entire team, regardless of men, women, old and weak, must not sleep in a wide clothes. When you hear the sound of the gong, you must get up immediately to prepare.

"The guards were tightly guarded at night, and the thieves dared not attack hard. This dark place could not be seen clearly and rushed up to die. But the young man just asked the people in this village. It will take almost half an hour after dark to see the place where they stayed. I am afraid I will fight on the way tomorrow.

"If you fight, you're just killing people."

Hearing General Tan’s statement, Wang Tong said coldly.
Chapter completed!