After delivering the last pension, it was already dark.
Su Lu sat on the horse and did not urge the horse, letting the horse move forward slowly.
Most of the shops on both sides of the road were closed, and the surrounding streets were dark. Only the torches held by the guards in front and behind illuminated the area.
"Noodle soup, braised."
There was a feeble cry from ahead.
A small stall with a lantern appeared on the roadside. The stall owner was a middle-aged man with wrinkles on his face, and he was selling weakly.
The guards walking in front immediately focused their attention on Mound and Mudba. Everyone had been tired for a day and had not yet gotten a bite of food.
Su Lu got off his horse and said, "Get off your horse and take a bite."
Su Lu ordered.
Niba, who had quick legs and feet, threw the reins to a guard, quickly moved the stool, wiped it clean and let Su Lu sit down.
The stall owner came over to greet Su Lu: "What do you want to eat? I have stewed noodles, noodle soup, wontons, and noodles here."
Su Lu sat down in front of the dark square table and glanced at the steaming pot on the stall:
"Let's have a bowl of braised pork and a pancake. You can ask for whatever they eat."
The stall owner smiled brightly, wiped his hands with his apron, and shouted:
"A bowl of stewed rice and a big cake. Military lords, what do you want to eat? The general told you to order it yourself."
The originally deserted stall became lively, and all kinds of food were brought out by the stall owner.
It was the stall owner's daughter who was carrying the bowls and meals. Her yellow hair was wrapped in a scarf and her fingers were thick and black. She placed the bowl filled with stewed stew on the small square table in front of Su Lu.
"Guest, please eat."
Su Lu picked up the pancake, took a bite, and asked the shopkeeper:
"Brother, why have I only seen your stall along the way? Why don't we all have to work at the stall to earn a living now?"
The stall owner who was washing dishes had a depressed expression on his face: "Hey, times are not good right now. Guests, the Thule soldiers have arrived, and I don't know if I can survive. As long as there is a stuttering person at home, who is willing to come out and make money?"
"
Zhang Lu was eating braised pork next to him, with an intoxicated look on his face: "This food is so delicious, Mr. Hou, how did you know that the food at this stall is so delicious?"
Tudun'er next to him had a look of disgust on his face: "Captain Zhang, we have been walking all this way, and there isn't even an open restaurant. If we have good food, we can only eat here."
Su Lu asked the stall owner: "Everyone has stopped going out to the stall. Why did your family go out to stall? Aren't you afraid that the Thule army would attack the city and lose your life?"
The stall owner chuckled and said self-deprecatingly: "What are you afraid of? My life is cheap, if I die, I will die."
Niba next to him was drinking noodles and said vaguely:
"Uncle, don't be afraid. Our Lord Marquis is here and has already driven away the Tule people. In a few days, we will fight to Beizheng, Suozibao, and then seize Gongqian Pass. Then you can
Live and work in peace and contentment.”
The middle-aged stall owner obviously didn't believe it: "You are a little soldier. If the Tule people are so easy to fight, our camp can be defeated like this. We have been defeated all the way from Gongqianguan to here. We have lost the Maya Mountain Pass.
There’s no telling how long Yang can last.”
After Su Lu finished eating the braised pork and flatbread, he ordered: "Niba, give me the money and let's go."
Su Lu got on his horse and watched Niba give the money. All the guards got on their horses one after another and said a few words to the stall owner who was happily counting the money with squinted eyes:
"Uncle, work hard at your food stall, we promise you will be fine."
"Our Lord Marquis is a victorious general. Those fuckers in the camp can compare with Lord Marquis."
"Setting up the stall well, brother, we will come back to eat next time."
After Su Lu and his group left, the stall owner looked at the group's backs and said hesitantly: "That guy on the big horse is Mr. Hou?"
The eldest daughter who was clearing away the dishes behind her had a look of disgust on her face: "Dad, you just realized it. I thought you got bolder and dared to joke with Mr. Hou."
The stall owner knelt down with a plop: "Oh, my God, Mr. Hou..."
…
Su Lu was riding on his horse, thinking about the Left Army under his command. According to the camp strategy, the Left Army would set off in five days at the earliest. In the past few days, they could practice military formations.
However, apart from the level 3 light soldier night attack cards, there are really no battle formation cards suitable for cavalry in the military formations I have.
The long snake formation can only be used for marching, and is not suitable for decisive battles with neighboring enemies. Most of the other military formations are exclusive formation cards for the infantry.
It looks like a new army array card will be created.
Su Lu thought about this and thought of the cavalry formation cards that had appeared in history.
The most common ones are conventional battle formations such as cone formation, pointed arrow formation, and square formation.
The problem is that Thule's strength is the cavalry. As for these regular battle formations, even with the battle formation card bonus, they are only tied with Thule, or even worse than Thule's military formation.
If you want to defeat Thule, you can only rely on famous battle formations.
In history, the most famous cavalry formation is probably the Han army's chariot formation, in which Huo Qubing defeated the Huns' cavalry.
As Su Lu thought this, blank level 1 vehicle suspension array cards began to appear in front of his eyes.
According to the appearance in his memory, Su Lu began to arrange the distribution of sergeants on the formation card.
"Master Marquis, General Dong Cheng has been waiting for you in the mansion all day."
Only then did Su Lu realize that he had arrived at the door of the house. Su Ge, who was holding the horse, spoke with a narrow smile on his face.
Dong Cheng?
Su Lu was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that during the camp a few days ago, Dong Cheng asked him to go find the general when he saw him, but later he forgot about it.
This is so damn embarrassing.
Su Lu looked up at the sky. It was almost midnight. Dong Cheng's grandson was too patient to wait. Could it be that there was something big going on?
"Master Hou, it seems to be related to Miss Dong Ling?"
Su Ge pursed his lips and smiled, his cheeks full of constriction.
Su Yun came out of the house and asked Su Lu, "Brother, have you promised to marry Dong Ling?"
Su Lu was confused. When did I promise?
Su Yun looked strange: "Then why does General Dong Cheng say that you must marry Dong Ling today? You must have promised something to this girl?"
Su Lu thought for a while and decided not to dismount: "I remembered a military formation and planned to go to the camp to try it out. We will send troops to Beizheng in a few days. I won't sleep at home today."
"Niba, take off your clothes. Hurry up and go to the military camp."
Zhang Lu, who was yawning, looked confused: "Captain, I still want to spend the night at your place. How can the camp be as good as your home? There is no need to be in such a hurry to test the military formation."
Su Lu looked annoyed: "Whether the military formation can be practiced well is related to the lives of the soldiers. How can we not be anxious? You, the governor, are unqualified. Is it more important that you sleep comfortably or the lives of the soldiers?"
Zhang Lu stopped yawning in the middle of his yawn. Damn it, the hat was too big and I couldn't hold it.
Su Lu ordered: "You guys should leave quickly."
Su Yun looked at Su Lu's back with a puzzled look on his face: "Did my brother really make a promise to this girl? Then you have to be well prepared when you go back. You can't ignore it."
Su Lu's cheeks turned red and he said hastily: "No, don't say you didn't promise, even if you really promised, that's not okay."
Su Yun looked at Su Ge in surprise, with a surprised look on his face. Do you also want to marry my brother...
