Because Liu Hongji left behind along the way, it was the most common signpost in the Tang Dynasty army.
So Xiao Han was not surprised that these two scouts could catch up with them.
What really surprised him was the news brought by the two.
According to the two of them, Cheng Yaojin and Duan Zhixuan have also entered Tuguhun territory, and if nothing unexpected happens, they will be here to meet them later today!
"What? They can get here today? Why so quickly?"
After hearing this news, Xiao Han immediately frowned and looked at the two of them with some suspicion.
Because according to his expectations, these two people would have to spend five or six days before they could come here!
But now they can catch up in just a few days? How did they come? Flying here?
"Reply to the marquis!"
Seeing that Xiao Han was disbelief, one of the scouts quickly explained: "Not everyone in the team can get here today! It is General Cheng and General Duan's cavalry team, so they can get here first! The remaining infantry and baggage battalions are now following behind slowly!"
"Oh? They are now divided into two groups?"
After hearing the scout's explanation, Xiao Han realized that Lao Cheng and the others had chosen to separate the cavalry and came here first, just like Liu Hongji!
Fortunately, I was just thinking, did the soldiers under Lao Cheng take stimulants and run faster than rabbits?
"Okay, you go back and report to General Cheng, just say I'm waiting for them here!"
After learning the reason, Xiao Han thought about it and simply didn't rush to set off.
Now there is still plenty of time, so I can't make any mistakes when I take a break here and wait for Lao Cheng and the others.
Besides, he also wanted to try out whether the idea he thought last night could be successful!
The Central Army now has lost a group of senior generals such as Liu Hongji. Now, it is basically Xiao Han who has the final say.
So, when he gave the order, the soldiers who had just packed their luggage and were about to set off were told by their respective generals and the captain that they would not leave today and that they could rest for another day!
When the soldiers heard the good news, they immediately cheered excitedly. The originally quiet and solemn lakeside instantly turned into a noisy vegetable market.
Of course, they are no wonder.
These days since they came out of Chang'an, they opened their eyes and rushed to the road, closed their eyes and went to sleep, and they almost turned into the donkey blindfolded!
In short, except for the previous few days, they had a few days of rest in Yangguan, and they had a rare time to have free time!
Moreover, when they were in Yangguan, they were ordered not to leave the city at will, and they could only stay in the small city with crowds, and they were almost squeezed into canned sardines!
How can you be like this now? On the vast grassland, the sky is high and the birds fly, and the sea is wide and the fish are leaping by the fish?
"Don't run away! If you are taken away by a wild wolf, I won't save you! Just wait to turn into wolf dung!"
In the team, the officers also knew that their subordinates were frustrated these days.
Now that there is such an opportunity to take a break, they are naturally too lazy to care. They pretend to shout and warn them a few times, and then they will go there.
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"Mr. Xiao, what are you doing?"
At this time, Xiao Han was getting together with a few craftsmen, lowering his head and writing and painting on the ground.
When a passing deputy general saw him, he couldn't help but come around and asked curiously.
"Nonsense! Didn't you see that we were building a car?"
Hearing the sound, Xiao Han answered without looking back, and the wooden stick in his hand did not stop at all, and he still kept drawing on the ground.
"Make a car?"
When the general heard this, he became even more curious and stretched his neck to look down through the gap between the heads of several people.
I saw that on the ground in front of several people, Xiao Han had now drawn the outline of a car with a wooden stick.
But the car looks like...
"Huh? Marquis! Why do you still need wheels to install on your coffin?"
After staring at the strange-looking car for a long time, the deputy general finally couldn't help it and frowned and asked.
But as soon as this sentence was spoken, the deputy general immediately realized that he said this, which seemed inappropriate!
"Ahem, I don't mean that, I mean, the moon during the day is really round... That, my stomach hurts, let's go first!"
Looking awkwardly at the people who were staring at him, the deputy general twitched a few times, quickly threw down a sentence, ran away!
This won’t work if you don’t run away!
Didn't you see those craftsmen's eyes turn red?
If I stay here again, I am afraid they will be put into the coffin car first.
"A bastard! You run fast!"
"Next time I see you, I will give you a coffin first!"
He cursed at the back of the deputy general in anger, until he could no longer see the figure of this person. Xiao Han and several craftsmen then turned their eyes back to the ground.
"This coffin... cough cough! This shield car is probably like this, but two wheels are probably not good. It is difficult for people to maintain balance when standing inside. It takes four wheels!" After sorting out his thoughts, Xiao Han said with a wooden stick to the "car" he drew.
The craftsman opposite him nodded immediately after hearing this: "Well, the terrain here is flat and the land is soft. Those four-wheeled cars are not afraid of being distracted when they walk on it!"
"Yes, if it's four wheels, the car can be made very big! This way, it can provide a greater shelter range!"
"Haha, the Marquis is really amazing, why can't we think of it?"
"Nonsense, just your pig brains, how can you compare with the Marquis?"
With this first person agreeing, the others naturally said good things and hurriedly flattered Xiao Han.
For a moment, he was so flattering that he almost got drunk with Xiao Han.
"But……"
And at this moment, among the craftsmen, a taciturn man frowned and said, "Marty, the four-wheeled car you drew is good, but how should it turn?"
“Turn?”
Not to mention, Xiao Han actually really considered this issue!
Because four wheels are different from two wheels, it is indeed much more complicated to turn!
Just say that with the current conditions, it is really hard for him to use local materials and make universal wheels that can adjust the direction.
Fortunately, Xiao Han was planning to use these shield trucks to pull the yaks!
This yak has nothing else, but it has the strength!
When you encounter a place that needs to be turned, use brute force to twist it! At worst, feed them a few more kilograms of grass!
"Don't worry about this. The grassland is vast and we rarely encounter sharp turns! Ordinary turns will be passed by just a few! If you really encounter sharp turns, let those bulls pull it hard!"