The next afternoon.

A large army appeared in the grassland in reverse, ranks in long queues.

Most of the army were infantry, and at the same time, there were cavalry teams around it followed.

"Shi Zheng, our army with the tiger flag is here." The guard ran into the signing room from outside and informed Qian of the news of the arrival of the army.

Zhang Hong, who was studying the map with Zhang Sanzha, straightened his waist and said to Zhang Sanzha: "The army has finally arrived, we can let go."

"Let's go, let's welcome Chen Shizheng and Jia Shizheng together." Zhang Sancha greeted Zhang Hong.

Zhang Hong nodded and followed Zhang Sanchai and walked out.

Neither of them brought up the owner Liu Heng, who was the tiger flag. As long as Liu Heng arrived in Xinpingbao safely, the two of them would not tell anyone about the owner coming to Xinpingbao with the army.

The horses had long been arranged outside the general's mansion.

The two men left the General's Mansion, each riding their own horses, and taking a team of cavalry as guards, and straight out of Xinping Fort.

As soon as I left the city gate, dust filled the distance, and a large group of cavalry approached Xinpingbao.

"It's our cavalry." Zhang Hong put down the monocular in his hand and said to Zhang Hong next to him.

The cavalry with the tiger flag is wearing iron helmets and armor, which is very easy to recognize.

Although the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Lu may also wear iron helmets and iron clamps, these forces have iron helmets and iron armor far less than those of the tiger flag.

The breastplate cavalry and iron armored cavalry of the tiger flag are all iron helmets and iron armor, and the armor on them is also rare plate armor for other forces.

Soon, a large group of cavalry coming from afar appeared under Xinpingbao City.

One of the cavalry leaders took off his iron helmet and urged his horse to walk towards Zhang Hong.

"It's Ma Shizheng." Before Zhang Hong could speak, Zhang Sancha shouted out the person's name in advance.

Ma Yunjiu rode a horse to the front of Zhang Hong, Zhang Sancha and others, grabbed the reins, and said with a smile: "Don't wait here, two, hurry up and go to the front to meet you!"

"Thank you." Zhang Hong reacted very quickly. He knew what Ma Yunjiu meant. He immediately hugged his fists and then urged the horse to rush towards the army of tiger-shaped flags coming from afar.

Zhang Sancha also rode a horse and followed.

The two of them rode their horses and walked for more than two miles and finally came to the front of the army.

Unfortunately, the two of them did not see the person they wanted to meet, but Chen Xunping, the first combat soldier.

"Chen Shizheng."

"Chen Shizheng."

Zhang Hong and Zhang Sancha greeted Chen Xunping one after another.

Chen Xunping responded with a smile: "You two must be the one you want to see most now. Maybe they are still scolding you, why is this guy named Chen here?"

"Absolutely not." Zhang Hong waved his hand quickly.

Even if you are told to the point, you will never admit it.

Chen Xunping smiled and said, "Okay, I know that the two of you want to see the most is not me. If you walk along the team, you can see the people you want to see."

As he said that, he reached out and pointed to the back of the team.

Zhang Hong understood what it meant, clasped his fists and said, "Chen Shizheng, let's meet again, and I and my brothers Sancha will go first."

"Go quickly!" Chen Xunping nodded with a smile.

Zhang Hong and Zhang Sancha rode their horses and walked forward along the team.

After walking for more than a mile, Zhang Hong, who was walking in front, suddenly grabbed the reins, turned over and jumped off the horse's back.

His action shocked Zhang Sancha, who was following behind him.

However, when Zhang Sancha saw the person in front of him, he hurriedly jumped off the horse's back and followed quickly.

"Subor Zhang Hong has met the boss."

"The subordinate Zhang Sancha met the boss."

Zhang Hong and Zhang Sanli stood at attention with their legs raised and saluted Liu Heng.

"You did a good job in Xinpingbao, which opened an excellent start for the tiger flag." Liu Heng praised Zhang Hong.

Zhang Hong said humbly: "It is the soldiers who dare to use their lives, but their subordinates dare not take credit."

"There is no need to be humble. You can defeat the two border troops of Xuanda and make the court have no soldiers available in Datong. This battle was better than I expected." Liu Heng praised without hesitation.

Zhang Hong said modestly: "I didn't expect that the imperial court's troops were so useless. Tens of thousands of troops were defeated in one battle. Even those bandits who occupied the mountains and became kings were inferior to those who occupied the mountains and became kings."

"If the Ming army dares to fight to the death, Liaodong will not be completely defeated by slave thieves." Liu Heng said with emotion.

He knows more about slave thieves than anyone in this world.

With the eyes of the world in today's era, no matter from any perspective, the sparsely populated slave thieves cannot pose too much threat to the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, such a once-scabacteria disease has become a big deal. It even entered the Central Plains twenty years later and ruled the land of China for more than 200 years.

It is this little group of people who promotes the Manchu and Han family, and the Han people are ignorant rule, and has repeatedly implemented inhumane literary inquisitions on Han culture, suppressing any culture and ideas that open up people's wisdom.

Zhang Sancha next to him said, "The host must have worked very hard this journey, so why not go back to Xinpingbao and take a rest first."

"Okay, go to Xinpingbao first." Liu Heng nodded and agreed to go to Xinpingbao.

Liu Heng took the lead and walked ahead.

Zhang Hong and Zhang Sancha lag behind a little, following closely behind.

As soon as they left, Liu Heng's guards also left the team and followed them.

The border forts near Xinping Fort have been captured by the army of tiger flags. Usually, the gates of Xinping Fort will be opened, and they will never close the gates at night.

There were large troops stationed not far outside the city gate, and there was no need to worry about the imperial army attacking Xinpingbao at night.

Zhang Hong made a stove in the signing room where the General's Mansion was working, and the room was very warm.

"Owner, you drink water." Zhang Sanchao brewed the tea in a tea jar and brought it to Liu Heng in a hot air.

Liu Heng took it and placed it on a corner of the table.

"What's going on in this settlement city now?" Liu Heng pointed with his finger at the settlement city marked by the map on the table.

Zhang Hong, who was standing by the table, glanced at the village city on the map and said, "The information received by his subordinates was that there were 402 officers and two garrisons in the village city, and one garrison, and some mules and horses in the city. However, in order to encircle and suppress our tiger flag, Yang Guozhu drew 200 officers and soldiers and some mules and horses from the village city. It is estimated that there are still about 200 troops left in the city. Including the temporarily requisitioned people, the troops guarding the city will not exceed 500."

"What's going on in Gaoshan City?" Liu Heng's finger slid from the settlement city and landed on the location of Gaoshan City not far away.

Zhang Hong said: "Gaoshan City is stronger than the Juluo City's defense. There are more than 800 defenders in the city and one garrison leader. Although some of the troops were also transferred by Yang Guozhu, the remaining troops were four or five hundred."
Chapter completed!