Volume 1: Looking Northwest, Shooting the Sirius Chapter 54: Frontier Army First Corps
"Who are you?"
Chai Tiannuo raised his eyebrows in question, but he smiled in his heart. The person who solved the problem has arrived. It seems that this official is not young.
"This is the border city guard Zuolang, General An Liangjin. It was all a misunderstanding just now. I hope Chai Xiucai will not be offended."
"Chai Tiannuo, meet your lord!"
Crossing his hands in salute, Chai Tiannuo's heart skipped a beat. General Zuo Lang, this is a high-ranking military officer. He was so polite to him. Could he have some idea?
An Liangjin helped Chai Tiannuo up and repeated Zhong Xingxin's words with a smile, but there were many embellishments in them, which made it sound much more pleasant to the ears.
"I see, it seems that someone is reckless, please forgive me!"
Chaitino reluctantly handed over his hand, and An Liangjin hurriedly said that it was okay, after all it was all a misunderstanding, and then gave Chaitino instructions on how to get to Tumubao, and finally gave him two hundred taels of silver notes as payment.
"Master, that General Zuo Lang is so kind. He not only touched my head and told me I was cute, but also gave me a little jade ring. I am so beautiful!"
Chai Man'er fiddled with the mutton-fat jade ring on her chest and said excitedly.
Chaitino thought about the meeting just now and couldn't help but sigh:
"The senior officials in Wei Zhong are so kind and sophisticated, which may not be a good thing for the border troops!"
After spending most of the day bypassing the border town on the narrow road, Chaitino galloped on his horse and saw the earthen fort in the evening.
Although it's called Tumu Fort, it can't be considered a town in terms of the area it covers.
"Tumu Fort, Tumu Fort, this name is really unlucky!"
Chai Tiannuo looked at the thick rammed earth city wall and couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
"Master, why is the name Tumubao unlucky?"
Chai Man'er's face was filled with curiosity and he really couldn't figure out what was unlucky about it.
"Because I think it's unlucky."
Chai Tiannuo grinned. In his previous life, the civil fortress ruined the heritage of a dynasty, but that never happened in the great world.
"Stop anyone who comes!"
When the Rouge Rabbit reached twenty feet away from the city gate, a whistle whizzed down in front of the horse. Chai Tiannuo raised his eyebrows slightly. Yes, the defense was quite careful.
"The city gate is closed. No one is allowed to enter without an ultimatum!"
"Chai Tiannuo, a martial arts scholar, is here to report."
Chai Tiannuo raised the document in his hand, and soon a basket was placed on the wall and he took the document up.
"You're so careful."
He shook his head, but Chai Tiannuo could understand that this place was far beyond the border town and was already within the range of the grassland royal cavalry. If we were not careful, we might be in for destruction.
"Stand where you are and don't move!"
A loud shout came from the top of the city, Chai Tiannuo nodded, and not long after, more than a dozen flaming arrows flew out, and the originally dark environment suddenly became brighter.
After a while, with a creaking sound, the city gate opened a crack, and Chaitino followed the instructions, rode his horse and walked in slowly.
"Master, there are so many guns."
Chai Man'er whispered, and the city gate behind him suddenly closed, followed immediately by the sound of the winch locking and bolts falling. Chai Tiannuo grinned as he looked at the soldiers in full helmets and holding spears around him. This movement was indeed a bit real.
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"Chai Xiucai is coming with me. Zhao Yingtou will see you."
A knife-wielding guard waved his hand. Judging by his attire, he must be quite tall, with a gray beard, and he must be quite old.
The chief held a torch and led Chaitino towards a civil structure fort not far away. Chaitino understood somewhat clearly that the reason why it was called the civil fort was probably because of this fort.
After entering the fort and turning two corners, Chai Tiannuo came to a large house and met Zhao Jiujin, the top officer of Tumu Fort and the captain of the Third Battalion of the Border City Guards.
Chai Tiannuo has entered martial arts since then. He is the second widest person he has ever seen. He is about 1.89 meters tall, but his body width can easily carve out a person and a half.
The candlelight was already dim, coupled with the wind disturbance caused by walking, looking at Zhao Jiujin who was chewing the sheep's head, he looked like a crouching tiger!
"Martial arts master Shechai Tiannuo, come and report!"
"Er Dang reported it half a month ago, why was it so late?"
Zhao Jiujin was preoccupied with the half-baked sheep head in his hands and asked without raising his head.
Before Chaitino could reply, the chief came forward, opened the document, and said with a smile:
"At the head of the camp, there is an inscription from the Shanbei Provincial Fellowship. Chai Xiucai was seriously injured while suppressing bandits and was considered to have enlisted in the army more than half a month ago."
"oh?"
Zhao Jijin became interested and asked curiously:
"Where's the injury?"
"limbs, torso, face."
"How many holes are there in total?"
"Thirty-seven places."
Chai Tiannuo said simply. Zhao Jijin raised his eyebrows, raised the candle, and nodded when he saw the clear scars on Chai Tiannuo's face:
"He's a man. He's been here for only half a month. Not bad."
"sit."
Zhao Jijin pointed to the stool next to him, and Chai Tiannuo sat down.
"Since we are comrades who have been in battle, I don't hide certain things and say them openly."
"If Northwest wants to use the people sent by the Ministry of War, they can't use them either."
Seeing that there was no reaction on Chai Tiannuo's face, Zhao Jiujin continued:
"You must also know the attitude of the Ministry of War towards the Northwest Prime Minister's Mansion. Logically speaking, I should have a very important position with you."
"But you are only here for two months, and the situation around Tumu Fort is very complicated. I can't put so many lives in your hands."
"To put it more bluntly, as long as you don't cause trouble, you can play in the castle. When the time comes, I will give you an A grade and that will be the end of it. What do you think?"
Northwest's attitude towards the imperial court, as the old uncle said, there is great resistance!
Chaitino nodded first, then shook his head slightly:
"Master Xiaowei, I know you are worried about me, a person from the capital, and it is right not to hand your soldiers into my hands."
"But let's forget about the fun. Chai is a hard-working person and cannot enjoy leisure. The tasks I should have are my own. It is also my honor to polish myself in the border army."
Zhao Jijin and Chai Tiannuo looked at each other for a few seconds and nodded lightly:
"That's okay. I'll arrange a job for you as a border patrol. How about being a corps commander in the A3 Battalion?"
"It suits me very well!"
After a while, Chai Tiannuo got up and left. The official in charge of logistics took him to resettle him. Lao Shi said with a smile:
"Yingtou, this Chai Xiucai is not a simple person. In the ultimatum document, the captain of Shanbei Province shows his approval for him."
“It’s not simple, let alone usable.”
Zhao Jiujin picked up the bad wine and took a big sip:
"The northwest is not as good as it used to be. Nowadays there are holes everywhere. If we can be less contaminated by external forces, we should try to be less contaminated."
Lao Shichang's smiling face disappeared, sighed, and nodded slightly.
"Master, this is far worse than Luoshui."
Looking at the dark earthen house with the same dark bedding, Chai Man'er frowned, and Chai Tiannuo had the same expression.
It doesn't matter if it's a bit painful or tiring, but what he can't stand the most is being dirty!
After throwing all the bedding into the courtyard, it was already midnight after cleaning. Chaitino lay undressed on the bare bed. Looking at Chai Man'er who was sleeping soundly on his arm, he couldn't help but shake his head gently and started again.