"What's going on?" the steward asked with a pale face. He was a little scared. Originally, he was also in the team, but later he was sent back midway because he had a stomachache.

Looking at this, did you encounter a mountain bandit?

If he hadn't had a stomachache, wouldn't he have become a piece of rotten meat?

"Villain. Villain..." The soldier, who was covered in blood, could not stand firmly and was panting and speechless.

Wu Nian calmed down, turned to the housekeeper and said, "Go and ask the kitchen to boil hot water and prepare clean clothes. Go and ask the doctor."

"Also, ask the maid to bring a small half bowl of wine."

"Yes." The housekeeper responded quickly and went down to do it.

Wu Nian went up to help the soldier, let him sit down, and said comfortingly: "It's already like this, don't rush for a while. You can rest for a while, have a drink and talk to me again."

"Thank you...Thank you, Mr. Xiaoqi." The soldier raised his head and looked at Wu Nian gratefully, panting and saying.

Not long after, a maidservant came rushing over with a small bowl of wine, only to see that the soldier was covered in blood, and his face turned pale with fear. Wu Nian reached out to take the wine bowl and fed it to the soldier himself.

After resting for a while and drinking less than half a bowl of wine, the soldier's breathing stabilized and he said to Wu Nian: "Sir Xiaoqi, we were ordered to go to Beibianjiang County to buy horses and supplies. Supplies are easy to buy, but horses need to be picked.

Mr. Li took us to the horse market, picked out ten good horses and paid for them."

"The boss asked us to wait a moment, saying that he would feed the horses with soybeans and eggs before delivering them to us. Leader Li agreed without thinking much. After waiting for a while, the boss came out and brought ten horses.

Leader Li was furious and argued with the boss, but was knocked down by a group of strong men. I was lucky enough to escape."

Zhang Jin, who was listening, had veins popping out on his forehead, his eyes were blazing, and he said angrily: "Ten good horses have been replaced by ten bad horses. This is robbery. What kind of ruffian is he who dares to rob like this?"

A good horse is a war horse.

A horse is a horse that pulls carts and transports goods.

Although they are both horses, their values ​​are completely different.

Wu Nian's face also darkened, as if the sky was about to rain, and it was dark. But he quickly calmed down and raised his hand to signal Zhang Jin to hold back his anger.

Li Sheng's team of more than a dozen capable men went to buy horses. Anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that they were not easy to mess with.

Li Sheng is not stupid. He went up to argue and must have signed up. The Xiaoqi of this Baihu Office is also an official.

But the other party didn't take it to heart and still took his money.

If you are so bold, there must be someone behind you.

"Do you know what the name of this horse seller is and what his background is?" Wu Nian took a deep breath, lowered his head and said with a cold light in his eyes.

"The villain only knows that the horse seller's surname is Zhang. I don't know his name or his background." The soldier lowered his head in shame and said.

Wu Nian sighed, really confused.

But forget it, he was lucky to be able to escape and come back to report the news. It would be tragic if the entire army was wiped out and there was no one to report the news.

Just at this moment, the housekeeper hurriedly ushered the doctor in. Wu Nian asked the housekeeper to help the soldier down so that the doctor could check the injury.

Wu Nian lowered his head and thought for a moment, then turned to Zhang Jin and said, "Brother, you go and ask Li Yong to assemble my team. You go and assemble another team of soldiers, and we go to Jiang County."

"Yes." Zhang Jin suppressed his anger, responded and strode away.

Wu Nian took a deep breath, sat down on the chair at the head of the table, picked up the tea cup and drank tea.

This little tea could not extinguish the anger in his heart.

"No matter who takes my money, they will have to pay the price."

With Wu Nian's current position in Beishan Fort, it would be easy for him to mobilize his own team of small-banner troops.

Li Yong, Tieniu and others quickly gathered together and put on their battle jackets and weapons. Not to mention his own team of domestic soldiers, plus two heavy baggage trucks, there was no need for food or accommodation on the road.

worry.

Wu Nian and Zhang Jin walked out of the gate of Wu Mansion together and got on their horses. At this moment, Liu Xiang chased him out of the house. Seeing this scene, he was a little worried and asked, "Brother, why are you going?"

"Go and do something." Wu Nian immediately changed his face when he saw this little girl, turned over and dismounted, reached out to pinch her tender white face, and said softly: "Brother will be back soon, don't worry."

"Okay. Brother, please come back soon." Liu Xiang was thicker-skinned than Chen. Although she also blushed, she didn't run away and agreed obediently.

After appeasing his fiancée, Wu Nian got on his horse again, shouted, and led his troops towards Jiang County.

There are several county towns surrounding Beishanbao Baihu Office. Jiang County in the north is considered a large county. It not only has a large population, but also has a very important geographical location.

It is a transportation hub, and all kinds of caravans and goods must stop in Jiang County. Under such circumstances, it goes without saying that local trade is very prosperous.

It was precisely because of this that Wu Nian asked Li Sheng to go to Jiang County to buy supplies and horses.

Unexpectedly, the pond was so big and there were so many dragons. His boat capsized in Jiang County, and he was really caught off guard.

This mountain road is difficult to travel, and we can't reach Jiang County in one day.

In the evening, Wu Nian chose a relatively open place, set up a tent, and arranged for people to take turns keeping watch. After that, he spent the night in the wild with the howling wolves.

Early the next morning, Wu Nian gave the order to set off. In the middle of the afternoon, they arrived at Jiang County.

"As expected of a county town. It's really prosperous." Zhang Jin said with emotion while riding a horse, looking at the people coming in and out of the city gate in the north and the carts carrying goods.

The others are similar and have gained a lot of experience.

Even Wu Nian is the same. It's embarrassing to say that since time traveling, he has been active in Beishan Fort or in the mountains. This is the first time he has come to the county town.

However, Wu Nian's attention soon shifted from the bustling county town to the walls of this city.

"Brother, look at this city. When the Meng Yuan people come, I'm afraid, hey." Wu Nian pointed to the city wall in front, sneered and shook his head.

The walls of Beishan Fort are like a sieve that leaks air everywhere.

Compared with the Beishan Fort, this Jiang County town is not much better. The city wall is only about one foot high and is a rammed earth wall. Not only is it extremely weathered, there are also cracks in some places.

Such a city wall does not have much defensive capabilities.

"Hmm." Zhang Jin looked up and hummed.

Things must be done in an orderly manner. After Wu Nian watched outside the city for a while, he did not rush into the city. He greeted Li Yong, came over with a loud voice, and ordered: "You two go to the city to investigate. The businessman named Zhang who cheated me,

What’s your name and who is the person behind it?”

"What happened to Li Sheng's people? Are they dead or detained? Let's find out."

"Yes." Li Yong and Zhang Sheng responded, then changed their outfits, disguised themselves as ordinary men, and entered the county town.

Wu Nian was very calm and led the rest of the people to wait outside.


Chapter completed!