Chapter 223 The Left Army Wants Materials and Horses
Su Lu was somewhat interested and short of money after hearing Su Ping's report.
There are too many people in Yama Village, making it difficult to fight, and it would be pointless to fight the little bandit who respects him so much.
Su Ping next to him was a little disappointed: "I think back then, when I followed my second brother to suppress bandits, we killed rivers of blood along the way. As long as the bandits had blood on their hands, they would beheaded directly."
Tudun'er also said angrily: "It's a pity that the bandits at that time couldn't help but cut down. The food transportation road was just like today. The bandits didn't dare to show up. There was nothing else to do except sleep."
"Report to the Grand Governor, Zuojun Secretary."
A messenger rushed up and presented a military affairs brochure to Su Lu.
Su Lu glanced at the messenger on two horses and asked, "Sun Datou, you are not a bad boy. If you dare to come here from the Zuo Army alone, you are not afraid of bandits catching you."
Sun Datou chuckled: "It's okay, I have the amulet. Now the soldiers in the Zuo Army are not afraid of the bandits. On the contrary, the bandits are afraid of us."
Chen Si finally couldn't bear it anymore and scolded Sun Datou: "What nonsense did your grandson give? The bandits are afraid of you. How can they be afraid of you?"
Sun Datou chuckled: "None of our left army scouts have been caught by bandits, but as long as we give the name of the Commander-in-Chief, the bandits will at most steal our belongings and send us out of the stronghold with gifts."
A group of guards and civilians all looked at Su Lu in shock, as if you were pretending to be successful again.
Su Lu frowned, feeling that something was wrong. It was normal for bandits to be afraid of him. There were old bandits in a few villages who were taken care of by him. It was normal to be afraid of himself, but with so many bandits afraid of him, there was something wrong.
Are there not a few brave men among the bandits? The bandits are as afraid of themselves as tigers. There must be something wrong with this.
"Grand Governor, I'm still waiting for your reply."
Sun Datou asked Su Lu and said, "Captain Zhang Lu specifically told me before I came here that I must wait for your reply. The next move of the Left Route Army will depend on your wishes."
Su Lu then remembered that he still had a military affairs brochure in his hand and read it carefully. Su Lu thought about it and said.
"Let Zhang Lu go up to the Fuxing camp and say that the left army is not fully equipped with troops and armor, there are too few soldiers, and there are not enough horses to get out of the pass. Let the Xing camp replenish the horses and supplies."
Sun Datou bowed to Su Lu, turned his horse's head, and returned to the left army to resume his duties.
The grain team continued to move forward. Ten days later, when they returned to Beiyang, at the gate of Nanguan Camp, Guo Dashan smiled and joked with Lao Fan.
"Lao Fan, the guy you brought back this time has a lot to do. Why, the bandits didn't dare to rob you?"
Old Fan Hei's face was full of pride: "Why, you kid are still expecting the bandits to come and rob me! Let me tell you, the bandits, let alone rob me, will run faster than the other one when they meet us. If they are caught, they will be the best."
Some of them begged us for mercy, saying that they were not bandits, so they just swore on the ancestral tablets."
The grain team entered the camp, and as usual there was a handover of supplies and documents.
He Congzhi looked at the document and gave Su Lu a thumbs up: "The Commander-in-Chief is awesome. He is worthy of being our number one general in the north. Bandits don't dare to show up here again. The loss rate of this food is very low, only half of it."
If you can’t do it, just do it okay.”
Lao Fan impatiently urged He Congzhi: "Okay, Lao He, hurry up and sign the documents so that we can leave."
He Congzhi smiled and started to sign the documents, cursing Lao Fan and said:
"You son of a bitch, I used to be too quick to sign the documents and you kept nagging me. Now I'm going to sign the documents more slowly and let you guys rest more. You're doing this and that too."
Lao Fan had a look of disdain on his face: "Why are you so determined? No wonder you can only stay at the Nanguan Camp. You don't have any eyesight. How can a famous general like Mr. Hou possibly transport food with me for a lifetime? Sooner or later he will be transferred to the big camp."
I must take advantage of the fact that the Marquis is still in our supply camp to transport more grain."
"No more talking, I'm going to make progress."
Lao Fan took the handover documents and quickly left the camp to urge the truck to be loaded.
He Congzhi looked at Lao Fan's back in surprise, thinking that the grandson looked careless, but he didn't expect that he was like a mirror in his heart.
Su Lu said a few words to He Congzhi, handed over the documents and military affairs brochures, and turned around and left the camp.
There was a lot of noise in the camp. People loading cars, pushing and pulling packhorses, and people clamoring to go to the gate of the camp to see their families all gathered together.
Tudun'er came over with vegetable soup and steamed buns: "Master Marquis, you can do whatever you want, we still can't go back to the city this time."
Su Lu took the dried steamed buns, took a bite, and said: "The camp war has begun, and we are in urgent need of food, grass, clothing, and armor. We have to transport it up quickly, and we can't delay it. You tell the brothers to wait until this mission is over."
, each man has fifty taels of hard-earned silver."
Su Ping, who was eating steamed buns next to him, almost threw the steamed buns into the sky, with a look of disapproval: "Second brother, this is too much. If the rewards from the camp are not enough, we will have to think of something else."
Chen Si, who was drinking vegetable soup next to him, rushed to say: "Master Hou, this money cannot be taken for nothing. Master Hou, what do we brothers want to do?"
Su Lu looked at the civilian husband who came back from the door with the baggage in his arms, and said: "Urge the grain team to speed up, clear out the bandit villages along the way, see why they are so afraid of me, and collect the brothers' money by the way."
The guardsmen who were eating steamed buns and drinking vegetable soup looked at me and I looked at you.
Han Daniu asked in confusion: "Master Hou, didn't the bandits already say that they were afraid that you would crush them to ashes, so they didn't dare to offend us? You had such a bad reputation in the past that they were afraid of you."
Su Lu looked at Lao Wang, who was holding the bag and leading his daughter towards him. He raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth and said, "If I were a bandit, even if I was afraid of you Su Lu, I wouldn't say it."
"And I have not swept many stockades. Now the stockades we have swept are afraid of me, and the ones we have not swept are afraid of me. Even the bandits from Lintao to Gongqianguan are afraid of me. This makes no sense. I have never swept those villages.
All the way.”
"There is something wrong here."
Su Lu said with narrowed eyes.
Lao Wang led Dani over and greeted Su Lu: "Master Hou, this is my daughter. I brought her here to see you as a gift. My daughter, I haven't met Master Hou yet."
Dani blessed Su Lu with a surprised voice: "Master Marquis, it's really you. You used to be just a Duke, but now you are a Marquis!"
Lao Wang gave Dani a slap on the head and cursed: "You pig brain, you dare to say anything. The Marquis has made outstanding achievements, and there are rules for promotion."
"Master Hou, my eldest daughter is getting married soon. Over at Lao Huang's house across the street, the official witness is a clerk from our county government office. I'm thinking about whether I can ask Master Hou to appoint someone for us.
Help Nizi get married."
"I, Mr. Wang, know too few people. I can't find a higher official than you, Mr. Marquis. Mr. Marquis, can you help us find a boss to witness Nizi's marriage?"
The wrinkles on Lao Wang's face were like ravines. He looked at Su Lu and tried hard to put a smile on his face, but his eyes revealed deep fatigue and worry.
Dani looked at Su Lu timidly, her face full of expectation.
Su Lu nodded and said casually: "Okay, I'll go and witness the marriage for you later. Well, just in case, I said, just in case I can't come back, you take my jade pendant to Magistrate Tang and ask him to give it to you
You witness the marriage."
Su Lu said, taking out a jade pendant to give to Dani as a voucher.
Lao Wang slapped Dani's hand down with a slap: "You damn girl, you really dare to ask for it. This belongs to the Marquis. The Marquis said he would witness the marriage, so of course he can witness the marriage for you. What else can Tangxian County do?
Ling, I'm stupid."
Dani glanced at her father depressedly.
Lao Wang smiled happily, the disappointment in his eyes disappeared, his whole person seemed to be dyed with a layer of light, and his tone of voice became lighter.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis. I am very grateful. I will work hard as a guard in the future and live up to your expectations."