When night fell, Xia Zhaoyi and Zhan Ning each wore night clothes and left the inn.
Xia Zhaoyi went to track Yu Yanchi and Chu Zheng.
Zhan Ning took the money and went to Lu Mingfeng as Cao Yijun's secret envoy.
The Tianrong Guards would search him, so Zhan Ning did not carry any weapons with him. The only thing he had with him were a few life-saving words given to him by Xia Zhaoyi.
Although it may not come in handy, according to Lu Mingfeng's character, everyone knows how to choose between the life of a small emissary and the thousands of taels of silver in Mountain View City.
The wind got stronger and stronger at night, and the two of them, one from the east and the other from the south, were soon covered in night cover and disappeared without a trace.
Under the same sky, a huge darkness covered the sky and the earth. In the uninhabited wasteland, Shen Lie led a team of 1,500 soldiers and horses, silently crossing the water confluence and heading towards the six northwest states.
Eight hundred people were mobilized by Lin Mingjiang.
Seven hundred people are the defenders of Mountain View City.
After walking for two days and two nights, with only three hours' rest, the army was exhausted and many people fell asleep while walking.
Dai Yu, Zhai Jinsheng and other secret guards rode over and ordered the sleeping man to be carried away and thrown aside.
Some people struggled to wake up during this process, while others fell asleep completely.
As the team walked farther and farther, many people turned back to look at the people sleeping on the ground.
Before departure, each team had already conveyed their intention. Even if these people could cross the vast wilderness and return to explore the state on foot, they would not be entrusted with important tasks and could only do hard labor.
Many people tried to cheer up, but there was no way, they were too sleepy.
Another person fell down, and Dai Yu rushed over after hearing the noise.
Several soldiers carried him away, while other soldiers were crying.
"Brother Dai, go and intercede with the general!"
"Brother Dai, we don't dare anymore. We will never be late for practice in the future!"
"Let's rest!"
"Whoever dares to mention mutiny in the future will be the first to be killed by us!!"
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After Dai Yu finished his instructions, he pulled the reins with an expressionless face and prepared to leave.
Suddenly someone took the lead and rushed in front of him.
"Dai Zhi Ling, we were wrong, we were really wrong!"
"Brothers can't hold it anymore!"
"Brother Dai, please! Go and talk to the general!"
Six or seven people stopped Dai Yu's horse.
Dai Yu has always had a very good temper, but now he doesn't look good at all.
He looked at these six or seven people, and then looked at the soldiers who didn't dare to come over.
He had long known that the soldiers of the Lin family, who had lived in peace and quiet for a long time, were troublesome. He had previously put in a good word for them, saying that although they were not capable of fighting, they were hot-blooded, aggressive and ambitious.
After Zhai Jinsheng trained for several days, a group of people immediately started a mutiny and started fighting with Zhai Jinsheng and others. Taking advantage of the large number of people, they pinned Zhai Jinsheng, Cheng Jieshi and six or seven others to the ground and beat them.
Shen Lie followed Lin Jianrui's army to Wanghua and rushed back overnight. At Liang Jun's suggestion, the person who led the trouble ran fifty times around the school grounds to watch the booing people, and was punished by stripping and standing for ten hours. Everyone else, Regardless of whether they were present or not, everyone marched for half an hour.
Some people refused to accept it and continued to make trouble. Liang Jun built a large wooden frame, stripped them down to their underwear, and hung them up.
The cold wind in Tanzhou is so strong that one stick of incense is too much for people to bear.
The people above were cursing and asking for a good time.
Liang Jun ignored people and let them continue to hang until they were convinced.
But the deterrent effect seemed not enough. That night, a soldier came to Liang Jun and Shen Lie secretly and asked them to go somewhere with him.
In the wilderness outside the barracks, a group of people squatted naked in the long grass and conspired loudly, saying that to capture the thief first, capture the king, and find an opportunity to kill Shen Lie.
Others said that Liang Jun was more annoyed, so he killed Liang Jun first.
"Zhai Jinsheng is not a good guy. He is not taller than me. Why should you care about me?"
"These people have tender skin and tender flesh. Only rough guys like us are qualified to be soldiers!"
"right!"
"Shen Lie's previous achievements must have been bragging. Don't you still know what kind of character Lin Jianrui is? He is so happy that he gave him a piece of candy. He can say that he built a cane sugar workshop for him."
"That son of a bitch Liang Jun even said he wanted us to learn Chinese calligraphy. Damn it, if I could learn it, would my special dad join the army? I get a headache when I see those words!"
"That's right, whoever wants to learn can learn from it!"
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Later, these people were also hanged.
The difference is that they don't even wear underpants.
Liang Jun had ten more wooden frames built overnight, vowing to fight these ruffians to the end.
After the wooden frame was built, Shen Lie issued a large reward order.
Anyone who travels with him and returns with him will have a chance to be discharged from the military.
One silver will be added for every ten miles traveled. Those who fall behind on the way will not be rewarded, but they can return on their own and serve hard in the army.
For a time, the soldiers were in high spirits, eager to try, and signed up one after another.
Lin's soldiers and horses came with 900 people, and the garrison of Shanjing City came with 1,000 people.
I thought that the Lin family's soldiers and horses were already well-oiled, but the defenders of Mountain View City were even harder to endure.
Now there are still 800 Lin family troops, but the defenders of Shanjing City have fallen to 300.
Moreover, while the two armies disliked Shen Lie and the others, they also disliked each other and often fought.
On this trip out, I got into countless fights, big and small.
Some people had bad tempers and directly incited them to leave the team.
Twenty or thirty people followed, but Shen Lie showed no intention of sending anyone to chase him.
Liang Jun was very anxious, angry and anxious.
Zhai Jinsheng and the others were expressionless, and they were also worried in their hearts.
Only Shen Lie should eat and drink when he should, and when he stopped to rest, he could read and write without any mistakes.
After leaving Tanzhou and heading north along the ancient water catchment channel, Shen Lie suddenly ordered the entire army to speed up.
Many people had the intention of wandering around for fun, but suddenly the speed accelerated, and suddenly a large group of people couldn't bear it.
Today they have walked at an accelerated pace for two days and two nights, and now they have to cross the line to the east of Ningsi.
It’s not that many people don’t want to stop, but they can’t stop just because they’re unwilling.
The road Shen Lie chose was deserted and easy to get lost. If he fell behind, the consequences would be disastrous. Moreover, if you give up halfway for every ten miles, the hundreds of miles would have been wasted. The loss of silver may be this You can't make it in a lifetime.
And the most critical point is to get out of the military.
They are all Tanzhou military households, and have been this way since their ancestors. They cannot choose their origin, but if they can get out of the military, their descendants will be free.
Therefore, the more you grit your teeth and persist, the more costs you will pay.
The greater the cost investment, the less willing you are to give up, and you will have no choice but to bite the roots of your teeth into pieces.
Many people were not as arrogant and domineering as they were at the beginning. In order to save energy, many people stopped talking and walked away with their heads down.
One liang for ten miles, two liang for twenty miles.
Just walk a few steps and you'll get a penny, just like picking up money while walking.
