Chapter 741 The horse team heading north
Warehouses in Yingpan and Hejiazhuang were opened in various places, and the equipment consumption of 400 people and more than a thousand horses was continuously taken out. As the Zhao army commander, Yunshanxing and Sun Family Train were busy, they were soon on standby.
This busyness is just the beginning. The food and equipment for the subsequent days, as well as the cattle and horses transporting these, are all being raised. Now someone has rushed to the Yellow River Ferry to gather enough ships to transport the people here, and also cross the river to inform the other side of the river to prepare for reception and preparation.
After Ma Liu accompanied Ma Chonghao to Xuzhou, he naturally could not follow Ma Chonghao as before. He took care of Ma Chonghao's family in Hejiazhuang. His external identity was the housekeeper of the Ma family. His life was easy but boring.
When he was free, Ma Liu liked to go around Hejiazhuang, and there was often an honest servant following him. Ma Liu knew that this was the suspense arranged by Zhao Ziying. After he had been in the Jinyiwei for a long time, he naturally understood this way, so every time he went out, he would call the other party to follow him.
You can see a lot of things when walking inside and outside Hejiazhuang. Ma Liu is loyal to Ma Chonghao, but he is not willing to come here. He always feels that as long as he has money on him, wouldn’t it be better to hide it in Jiangnan? But when he comes here, he feels that Ma Chonghao’s choice is right. It’s hard to say that he enjoys comfortably, and safety is absolutely fine.
This time, he was seeing the Hejiazhuang being prepared inside and outside. Ma Liu didn't know what happened, but what he saw in front of him could see a lot of things, busy but not messy, and a large amount of supplies were transported out of the warehouse. These were all well preserved and neatly stacked there and distributed in categories.
As Ma Chonghao's confidant, Ma Liu is very familiar with the routine of distributing food, pay and weapons. The things stored in the warehouse must be rotten by insect-bearing rats. When they are taken out, they are said to be that the cotton armor inlaid with iron leaves is often cotton jackets. It is said that the grain of rice and wheat is only left with bran. If you want to get good goods, you must buy it yourself, and the other is to spend money to bribe the warehouse.
But the Zhaoziying in front of me seems to be an ordinary warehouse, but the things taken out from it are extremely neat. Although they are not brand new and high-quality goods, they can't see any rust and old ones.
Ma Liu has already been wandering around here very well and knows that there are many such warehouses inside and outside, and that the real important warehouses are not here. Then, the scene in front of you is ordinary daily life.
"Be good, it's really amazing." Ma Liu muttered a few words.
Compared to the Ming Dynasty's official army, this is indeed amazing, but Ma Liu can't explain clearly what it is, but he knows that if Ma Chonghao saw this scene, he would definitely sigh more.
There are many people in Hejiazhuang, and Zhao's busyness has not been concealed by others. This is not related to confidentiality or anything else. Anyway, Zhao Jin's preparations for leaving Hejiazhuang to Qingjiangpu and other places are similar to this one, and this matter was decided too late, so there was no time to cover it up.
Seeing Zhaoziying so busy in an orderly manner, seeing so many supplies being distributed, and seeing hundreds of elite soldiers hanging on horses, it seemed that they were busy at breakfast and had already started to set off before lunch.
With so many supplies and so many people, they were ready in less than two hours and drove away. Such efficiency has already shocked a lot.
Zhao Jin led the brigade to set off, and Xuzhou Tuanlian and the vassal forces in the martial arts world began to block the road. Even if you know that Zhao Jin has gone out, under this blockade, you don’t know where to go.
It took no effort to cross the river. The water level of the Yellow River was very smooth. First, it was because there was no rain in the upper reaches. Second, it was digging ditches in Xuzhou to divert water, and the diversion was slowed down.
After getting ashore, the whole team was ready and then on the road again. The team led by Zhao Jin walked very slowly, which was the normal marching speed, but Liu Yong's inner guard was running wildly. In fact, all the people who could ride horses on the north bank of the Yellow River were mobilized. Those who were familiar with the situation in Shandong went there to find out the news, while those who were not familiar with were guards along the way and covered the road.
After all, they cannot crash into the ground in Shandong. The brigade led by Zhao Jin set out to avoid wasting any time. They wanted to get feedback from Shandong while they were moving.
After crossing the river, I spent the night on the Xu family village. The Xu family tried their best to provide it. Zhao Jin rarely came to the north bank of the Yellow River and even had little contact with most of the Xu family members. Everyone only heard of the name but did not see the person. Just hearing those magnificent and even incredible rumors, the Xu family was still in awe of Xu Zhenzhen, which was especially after the cleaning some time ago.
This time, I finally met more than 400 fully armed young and strong warriors. The Xu family was not surprised by the weapons and armor, because many of them were produced by the Xu family. What really shocked them was Zhao Jin leading this team's stern style.
Although more than 400 people were like one person under the command, they approached and came into contact. They seemed to face not the more than 400 people scattered, but a giant like a mountain. Every move could easily crush people. Seeing these silent and calm young warriors, the Xu family began to feel that it was not impossible for Ma Chonghao's official army to be scared away. The men and horses led by the son-in-law could not be described as tigers and wolves. These are all tigers.
In addition to this kind of fierce and fierce aura between advancing and retreating, another thing that made the Xu family twitch was that these more than a thousand strong horses and horses with complete horses were known to be rich in Zhao's name, but it was still shocking to take out so many tall horses with complete saddles and bridles at once.
There are not many horses in the entire Xu family's business. There are cattle and mules in the places where animals need to be used, and they are even directly filled with human resources. However, my son-in-law actually brought so many horses, and most of them were only used to carry luggage. It was really a luxury.
When this team of people arrived, everyone understood why their eldest lady had the confidence to clean up the Xu family. With this man behind her, her waist must be very solid.
Like the rules of Zhaoziying's previous marches, in cold weather, camping places can provide food and water, so they do not use their own supplies and food.
The Xu family has a big business, and it is not difficult to supply food and grass for more than 400 people and thousands of horses. However, it is not just the only one who asked them. The people from Yunshan have already come across the river and transferred the young and strong Xu family to buy the Xu family's supplies, and are preparing to establish a camp near the provincial border between Xuzhou and Shandong.
Stopped at the Xu family for one night, set off early the next morning, and prepared to camp in the manor in Pei County at night. It was also one of the stations of Xuzhou Troupe Training. The first brigade of Lu University should be waiting near the provincial boundaries. The group trainers on the north bank of the Yellow River are gathering there.
The gentry and powerful people in Fengxian and Peixian would not miss this opportunity to curry favor with Zhao Jin. Yunshan Trading offered to buy and recruit young and strong people. Each family was rushing to supply them. The money and grain were indeed costing a lot, but compared to the blocked Liao salary, this was nothing.
After crossing the river, the friends who were with Zhao Jin couldn't help but observe Zhao Jin, hoping to see excitement and uneasiness from his face, but Zhao Jin was always very calm. He scheduled shifts with his friends at night, took turns to patrol the patrol, and then taught the students and the servants, and slept very early, as if this was an ordinary tour.
It was late at night the next day, and the news came. Liu Yong personally took the person. Zhao Jin, who was lying in clothes, got up directly, and Niu Jinbao did not light the lamp.
"Brother, Xu Hongru, the leader of the Yinxiang Sect, has sent a message to the incense heads of the incense heads in Shandong, northern Zhili, and Henan, saying that he would do the method of burning the witch on November 11th, and ask all parties to send people to watch the ceremony."
“Is the news reliable?”
"It's a fragrant master from the Scented Incense Sect in Caozhou. His uncle has sold wine in Xuzhou. He has already brought us a lot of benefits and sent his two sons here."
"Continue to inquire and speed up and move forward tomorrow morning." After a brief response, Zhao Jin came to the conclusion.
Liu Yong and the person who sent the message received the news outside and quickly left. Zhao Jin stood in front of the door and stood quietly for a while, with Niu Jinbao silently guarding him.
"Today is the third day of November." Zhao Jin said in a muffled voice before going back to bed.
The next morning, Zhao Jin's personal guards began to pass the orders to everyone, and entered Shandong, and the whole team accelerated, and confirmed that the person was still alive and could arrive before the deadline, so the faster the better.
The team set off on the road. Every two hours of running, they came down to rest for a while, changed the horses, and then continued to move forward. They did not drive the horses and ran wildly, but they kept running and did not stop until dark.
The third night after crossing the river was crossing the border between Xuzhou and Shandong. The Zhao camp system played a huge role. When Zhao Jin arrived at this camp, the food and grass were already complete, the rest barracks and simple stables were also complete, and the group training had already started to set up defenses here.
After completing all these preliminary preparations, Zhao Ziying immediately started to rest without dragging his tired body to camp and work. Horses who have been galloping for a day can immediately replenish appropriate water and get rest, and will not be injured or died suddenly due to excessive running.
The morning after the brigade crossed the river, the inner guard's spies had already passed the news from Shandong back. When the team led by Zhao Jin came to the junction of Xuzhou and Yutai County, Shandong, the news was already very certain.
The reason why this news is quick and accurate is not because of how powerful the inner guard is, but because Xu Hongru, the leader of the Wenxiang Sect, wants to completely declare his strength and dominance in the sect. Over the years, the Wenxiang Sect has been divided into several groups, and there are three people who call the leader, Wang Sen, the old leader in the capital, Wang Haoxian, the orthodox leader in Luanzhou, and Xu Hongru, the strongest leader in Yuncheng. These three groups have their own respects. In addition, the Mu family has opened up a situation with Dongchangfu as the center, and this situation is also done by itself.
Chapter completed!