Chapter 121: March, all the way (2)

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When entering the territory of Kelan Prefecture, the Wuzhai Fort army was marching, and the army was neat and the caravan followed behind them was huge, which attracted passers-by to stop and watch from time to time. Many children even ran straight after the army.

The military and civilians of Kelan Prefecture have long heard of the reputation of the Wuzhaibao army. Kelan Prefecture is not far from Wuzhaibao. Now the two places are closely connected, and many villagers from Kelan Prefecture go to Wuzhaibao to work.

When these people came back for the New Year, one of the topics they had with relish was talking about the army of Wuzhai Fort. That guy, the soldiers of Wuzhai Fort, were really strong and proud. The tofu soldiers of Kelanzhou were really incomparable to others.

Especially last year, the Tartars invaded Wuzhai Fort, and the neighboring Kelan Prefecture was shocked several times in a day. The city of Zhou was closed several times. Many people took their families to escape from other places. It was not until Wuzhai Fort defeated nearly 10,000 Mongolian troops and beheaded thousands of them that the entire Kelan Prefecture was relieved, and the fugitives also returned one after another. With this powerful neighbor in front, the soldiers and civilians of Kelan Prefecture were much more at ease.

At the same time, everyone was surprised by the combat power of the Wuzhai Fort army. He also heard that Lord Huang Laifu of Wuzhai Fort hanged more than a thousand Mongolian prisoners, and the Wuzhai Fort army was even more deified, and the Wuzhai Fort soldiers were all as if they had three heads and six arms.

At this time, I saw the legendary army of Wuzhai Fort. It was indeed a strong army and well-known. Seeing the Wuzhai Fort army coming, the gentry and villagers were all stunned. Many people sighed: "I am really worthy of being a tiger and wolf army."

Many young and strong locals were tempted by the appearance of Wuzhaibao army and the treatment of Wuzhaibao army. Many people surrounded the roadside and asked to join Wuzhaibao army. However, Wuzhaibao army was not allowed to join anyone, and only the local people in Wuzhaibao were given priority, and local farms were given priority, so the requirements of these people were not met.

At a intersection a few miles outside the city of Kelan Prefecture, Huang Laifu's adoptive father, Liu Jingchun, commander of Zhenxiwei, and the governor of Kelan Prefecture, had already received news. They even came out to greet him and organized a large-scale welcome team.

In the past two years, thanks to its cooperation with Wuzhaibao, all over the country have made a lot of profits. The local economy has been closely united with Wuzhaibao through wool acquisitions, which is a result of mutual benefit and win-win results.

Liu Jingchun and the magistrate made a fortune by enclosing land to raise sheep. Liu Jingchun is a military household in the West Guard of Zhenxi. He has been stationed in Kelan Prefecture for generations. This wealth path can be passed down for a long time. However, the magistrate of Kelan Prefecture is only a local official and will be transferred once a few years. In the past, he was transferred to the poor land of Kelan Prefecture, and this official could be said to be weak, but now he is rich. The magistrate is responsible for his position and hopes to work in Kelan Prefecture for a few more years.

But at present, both of them are very satisfied with their situation. When they heard that their God of Wealth partner Huang Laifu was coming, of course they came out to greet them with a smile, and there was also a matter of welcoming friendly troops across the border.

Liu Jingchun is 60 years old this year. His hair was half-black and half-white a few years ago, but now he is all white. However, his waist and abdomen are bigger and his face is red, showing that he is in a happy mood and has a peace of mind in the past two years.

At this time, Liu Jingchun was talking to the prefecture, while thinking about how to get along with Huang Laifu in the future. Now Huang Laifu has become increasingly important. In the past two years, Liu Jingchun also asked Huang Laifu to provide him with several thousand stones of grain every year. However, last year, after Huang Laifu became the independent guard, Liu Jingchun took the initiative to exempt the food and grass. Anyway, just raising sheep, he had a lot of money.

What Liu Jingchun is concerned about now is whether Huang Laifu still recognizes his adopted father. After all, the relationship between adoptive son and adoptive father was just the result of mutual use at that time. Lord Liu Jingchun knew this very well.

Now Huang Laifu is a few levels older than him, and his official career is getting better and better. For him, he has no value in use. Will Huang Laifu still recognize this relationship?

Soon, the person next to him excitedly said, "Look, the Wuzhai Fort army is here."

Then he looked at a big "yellow" flag in front of him, which appeared in everyone's eyes. Then he saw the flags like rain, and a strong army came solemnly. Although the people were not wearing armor, everyone's uniforms were neat and all of them were gorgeous wool fabrics. Moreover, these people were tall and big, and they were well-nourished. With the murderous aura and arrogance they had after the bloody battle with the Mongols last year, they looked at it and were really amazing.

Moreover, the thousands of soldiers in front of them were all in agile steps. When marching, they would never whisper. When walking on the road, there was no noise. Only the neat sound of footsteps could be heard.

Everyone in Kelanzhou took a neat breath of air conditioning. Such a tiger and wolf army is really rare. No wonder the Mongols who were able to defeat the invasion last year.

Looking at such an army, Liu Jingchun also took a breath. If he compared his guards with them, he would be incomparable. He really didn't know how his adopted son did it. He made money and trained soldiers as well.

Then everyone saw the Wuzhaibao caravan that followed the Wuzhaibao army. The people neighed and shouted, and there was no way to see the side. There were also some cars and horses that were whispering. They couldn't help but be stunned. There were also people who led troops to fight and provided logistics.

However, seeing Huang Laifu coming, Liu Jingchun hurriedly took the lead and bowed to Huang Laifu with a smile: "I have met General Huang, I have met Mr. Huang."

Huang Laifu held down his actions and pretended to be angry and said, "The adoptive father's actions are really a terrible killer."

When Liu Jingchun saw Huang Laifu like this, he was also satisfied and did not forget to be intimate with friendship. This young man had a good character. He also quickly changed his words and said, "Fu'er, thank you for your hard work. Liu Zhizhou and I have prepared food and asked you to enjoy it."

Then Liu Zhizhou and others came up to salute Huang Laifu, saying that in the city of Kelanzhou, the army had prepared a day-to-day food and grass, and asked Huang Laifu to accept it with a smile. After a few years, Huang Laifu and these people were already in love. They were not polite at the moment, so they accepted the food and grass with a smile.

Liu Zhizhou and Huang Laifu have a deep friendship. Of course, they will not be as arrogant as civil servants, nor will they only provide some cooked food like civil servants in other places, for fear that the army transiting to eat more, but carry a whole bag of rice and forage.

Huang Laifu accepted it and ordered his subordinates to bury the pot and eat it. He took Jiang Dazhong and several servants to go to the city with Liu Jingchun and Liu Zhizhou for lunch. He still had some cooperation between the two places and wanted to discuss with Liu Jingchun and Liu Zhizhou.

There are also many Wuzhaibao merchants behind the convoy, rushing to the city for dinner, and maybe they can still negotiate some business.

In the afternoon, the Wuzhaibao army continued to set off. Seeing the Wuzhaibao merchants' behavior, the merchants in Kelanzhou were also quite jealous. After the army set off, after the continuous convoy of Wuzhaibao army, some more Kelanzhou merchants were added.

The next morning, the army entered the Shenmu Fort in Yansui Town, Shaanxi Province. This Shenmu Fort was the Shenmu County of later generations. Due to the many coal mines in the territory, it was very wealthy in later generations. It ranked 92nd county in the country and also set a precedent for free medical care in the country.

However, at this time, Shenmu was just a military fort, and was still very poor. There were ragged military households and civilian households everywhere. When they saw the army coming, they called their children and daughters, but they just hid behind their houses in fear and looked at them secretly. Obviously, these people had never heard of the reputation of the benevolent and righteous army of the Wuzhai Fort army, and were worried that these transiting tourists would harass them.

On the afternoon of the third day, the army arrived outside the town of Yansui Town again.

Yansui Town is the leader of the nine-sided important town, with a defense line of nearly a thousand miles. It was originally planned to have more than 80,000 horses and more than 40,000 horses, and requires 300,000 taels of food and salary a year. However, like other border towns, Yansui Town has suffered serious escape. Now there are only more than 50,000 officers and soldiers and more than 20,000 horses.

After the mid-Ming Dynasty, Yansui Town and the Mongols traded frequently, and several tea-horse traded. The towns and towns were very prosperous, and many Shanxi merchants came here to operate. In addition to some regular markets, in the Wanli period, Yansui Town had many small and private markets. However, due to the Mongolians' invasion of the Ming border last year and in the past few years, the tea-horse traded here had been banned by the Ming court as a punishment for the Mongols.

When entering Yansui Town, I saw that it was mostly mixed areas of wind-sand grass beaches and loess hills, especially Yansui Town, which was even closer to the Mu Usu Desert. After entering the territory, you can see rolling yellow sand, poplar and red willows from time to time. The caravans marching here were mostly riding camels and mules and horses. After seeing Huang Laifu's army, these passers-by all looked surprised.

Not far from Yansui Town, Tamma returned the news and said that it was only ten miles away from the town. Tamma also informed the friendly army that transited in the town. Since the general of Yansui Town has gone to Ningxia Town to quell the rebellion, there is only one Yang Shen General. Huang Laifu's military position is greater than his, so this Yang Shen General naturally has the obligation to come out to greet him.

The explorer said that Yang Shen General of Yansui Town led his army generals to greet him at a place five miles away. Huang Laifu smiled and said, "Okay."

He said to Jiang Dazhong: "If you pass the order, people wear armor, and everyone will get on the horse. The men will show their spirits and let the friendly troops of Yansui Town see the style of our Shanxi Town soldiers."

Everyone obeyed the orders, and Huang Laifu's orders were conveyed by the captains one after another.
Chapter completed!