Feng Yuan told Xu Xiao that his little matter was nothing in the Snow Camp.
It was probably because that family used money in the government to make you suffer in the army. The marshal conveniently blackmailed them of a sum of money to subsidize our border army. That's why they placed you in our "barren mountain and unforgiving waters" place to let the other party calm down. Don't worry, I'll be able to transfer you away in less than a month. The gang leader army was a good place that many people could not come to even if they begged their grandparents. If no one outside paid to 'harm' you, it wouldn't be easy for you to come here. The soldiers that left the gang leader army were all treasures that the various battalions fought over.
"Then what if they don't let it go?”Xu Xiao asked in a low voice.
"Then you're in luck. If they continue to torture you with silver, you can continue to learn from the gang leader army. If he could stay in the gang leader army for a year, he could at least be a sergeant. If they wanted to buy your life with silver, even if they gave you a mountain of gold, the marshal wouldn't accept it.“
"We don't accept money from just anyone. The marshal said that only by doing so can those truly noble families feel that they have face and that our border army and marshal are sensible. Only then will they continue to send the people they hate to us.”
When Feng Yuan mentioned Marshal Yuan Hua, he was sincerely convinced and impressed.
"Marshal, this move is really smart. It can protect more good men. Although we have lost a lot of money, those powerful people will take care of us.”Xu Xiao was also very impressed by this marshal.
"That's right. Liyang has two border armies in the north and east. We are the northern side of the road, while the Luzhou side is the eastern side.”
"Sixty percent of the rations and military supplies allocated by the court will be deducted from the Eastern Road Army. We only get 40% deducted. This was all thanks to the 'care' of those big shots.”
"In addition to the silver grains that those big shots use to buy 'face', we can also subsidize 10%. Our Jinzhou border army can get 70% of the rations and military supplies every year.”
"With these seventy percent of military supplies, our brothers will be able to eat and wear warm clothes. He had a knife in his hand that was not rusted, a bow that could not be broken, and an arrow that could not be broken. He could defend against the Turkic attack.”The other soldiers in the gang leader army saw that Xu Xiao and Feng Yuan were chatting happily and also interrupted in a low voice.
"What if we have 100% of the rations and military supplies?”Xu Xiao casually asked.
"100%? You really dare to think that our marshal risked his life to get this 70% by cheating and pretending to be a grandson. Whoever dared to have the thought of getting 100% would definitely be chewed up by those big shots.”
"But if he really has a hundred percent chance, let alone counterattacking the Turks, we can even destroy those nine kingdoms.”
"30% more and you can destroy ten countries?”Xu Xiao was not deliberately bickering. He just wanted to understand more about the inside of this.
"Don't underestimate that 30%. That 30% is for backup. The reason why we've been defending inside the pass is not because we can't fight our way out, but because if we fight too far, our backup won't be able to keep up. At that time, they would fight alone without food and reinforcements. They would just wait for the ball to die.”
"During wartime, the military supplies are a hundred taels of silver. Ten taels and sixty taels, how do you think the officials in the court will choose?”
"War is like a chicken laying golden eggs every day. If we destroy the Turks and the nine kingdoms, we'll kill the chicken to get the eggs. The important figures of the court are all 'clever', so they won't kill the chicken to get the eggs.”
"Stop chatting. That caravan is just ahead.”Feng Yuan interrupted the discussion of the ten-man team.
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There was a problem! There was definitely a problem! As soon as he came face to face with that merchant group, Xu Xiao discovered that this merchant group of about 200 people, each person emitted a kind of signal called danger.
Although he couldn't tell what was wrong, Xu Xiao, who had been hunting in the forest since he was eight years old, had an instinct for danger.
What was wrong?
Shoes?
The Earth Catcher's Swift Boots. Traders would wear this kind of shoes when they went out. There was no problem.
Clothes?
The collar, sleeves, and pants were all stained, and it was inevitable for long journeys. No problem.
Hand?
The one with calluses on his thumb and forefinger was a guard, the one with calluses on his fingertips and palm was an accountant, and the one with calluses on his palm was an errand boy. There was no problem.
Face?
There were no foreign characteristics, and his voice was in the accent of the capital city of Liyang. His eyes were relaxed, and he did not look around or left or right. There was still no problem.
Xu Xiao's brain was about to explode, but he didn't find anything wrong with this caravan. However, the feeling of danger in his heart was getting stronger and stronger.
Xu Xiao suddenly thought of something. When he was six years old, the person who left him the Yellow Dust Bow and Clear Water Arrow took him into the mountains to hunt for the first time.
Not long after they entered the mountain, the man shot an arrow at a bush that was as tall as a man. A Mei Lu hiding behind the bush was shot by him. She asked him how he knew there was a deer in the grass.
He told himself that there was a strong wind just now, and the wormwood in other places was almost stuck to the ground by the wind. Only the wormwood in that place fell at the waist, indicating that something was hiding behind it, preventing it from being blown to the ground like the other wormwood.
To hunt in the mountains, one had to not only see what was in the mountains, but also where there was nothing. This was called 'thinking in the opposite direction.'
At this moment, Xu Xiao seemed to have transformed into a divine detective who could see through the smallest detail.
This caravan did not have bows and arrows!
There was not a single bow or arrow. Judging from the dirt and dirt on their boots and clothes, they had walked a long way. There were Turkic cavalry, bandits, and bandits on the way, as well as ragged civilians who lacked food and clothing.
Even armies needed bows and arrows to deter enemies and defend themselves, let alone caravans.
A caravan of 200 people was not considered small, but they did not even have a bow.
Moreover, these people had left the carriage that was said to be carrying a big shot at the back of the Snow Camp. However, they themselves ran to the front. It could be said that they were homesick, or it could be said that they deliberately left the carriage at the back of the team and walked in front, deliberately sandwiched the Snow Camp in the middle to slow down the marching speed of the Snow Camp.
If they didn't bring bows and arrows because there was another team with bows and arrows escorting them along the way, then where was that team with bows and arrows?
If the team with bows and arrows suddenly attacked the Snow Camp, would they stab the Snow Camp in the back while they were dealing with the enemy behind them?
Of course, all of this was just a hypothesis. Just based on this alone, he would not have such a strong sense of crisis. What else had he overlooked?
The hilt! Yes, it was the hilt! Everyone in this caravan carried a saber.
When the people of Liyang used sabers, they only held the upper half of the saber. This way, they held the saber steadily and slashed with force.
The Turks only held the lower half of their sabers. Because they used scimitars, not only were they faster when swinging their wrists and swinging their wrists, but they were also more crafty in the angle they swung their sabers.
Everyone in this caravan had their sabers polished to a shiny state, regardless of whether it was the upper or lower half of the saber. This meant that they would usually hold the upper and lower parts of the saber.
Xu Xiao had seen this kind of hilt that had been polished until it was shiny not long ago.
In Tiger's Mouth Pass, he had seen nine!
The sabers of the Turkic spies of Santai Martial Manor in Liyang were exactly the same as those of this caravan.
In addition, they left the carriage of the so-called big shot behind the team. They walked in front of the team, making it easier for the Snow Camp to stab the Snow Camp from behind when they fought with the enemies from behind. They also hid in the dark and escorted them with bows and arrows.
Xu Xiao was certain that this caravan of two hundred people was a spy of the Turks, and they were preparing to work together to devour the Great Snow Camp.
"Wolf cubs, you've been tricked!"
Xu Xiao decided to confirm this one last time. He didn't discuss it with anyone, afraid that he would be discovered by the Turkic spies. Without any warning, he suddenly shot an arrow at the throat of the caravan leader.
The fat leader, who was originally slow, suddenly became a fierce expert. In a flash, he pulled out his knife and threw it at the arrow that was shot at his throat.
His movements were extremely fast, but Xu Xiao's Chain Arrows were even faster than his movements. His saber had just touched Xu Xiao's first arrow, but before he could cut it off, Xu Xiao's second arrow had already pierced through his throat.
Actually, the first arrow was bait. If the caravan leader couldn't react to Xu Xiao's sudden first arrow, the second arrow would shoot down the first arrow.
If he really was a Turkic spy, he would definitely be on guard at all times, and Xu Xiao's threat would be enough to scare him.
The second arrow changed from a rescue arrow to a killing arrow.
The other Turkic spies would think that they had been tricked and ambushed by the Great Snow Camp when they saw their men die, so they wouldn't sit back and wait for the enemy. This was the 'beating the grass and alerting the snake' serial plan that Xu Xiao came up with.
As expected, the people in the caravan were not so frightened that they stood rooted to the ground. They also didn't attack Xu Xiao, this maniac who suddenly rose up to kill. Instead, they formed groups of three and five and charged at the people from the Great Snow Camp behind them.
At this time, even a fool knew that there was something wrong with this caravan.
Who were these soldiers from the Great Snow Camp?
They were all heroes with serious crimes.
They had just gone through a 30-mile rapid march and were currently in their peak condition after warming up. Seeing Xu Xiao's two arrows and the caravan leader's skills that were completely different from before and after, as well as the reactions of the other people in the caravan, how could the brave men of the Big Snow Camp not know that this caravan was 'enemy and not friend'?
Therefore, the sudden attack launched by the caravan did not hurt a single hair on the soldiers of the Great Snow Camp.
On the contrary, it was them who ended up being wiped out. The Snow Camp had originally planned to leave a few alive to ask for their confessions. Unexpectedly, when those people saw that the Snow Camp had the intention to capture them alive, they did not hesitate and killed themselves.
This Turkic force was quickly destroyed.
But the sense of danger in Xu Xiao's heart didn't decrease but instead increased, becoming even stronger.
The soldiers of the Great Snow Camp surrounded the luxurious carriage, and the old coachman who drove the carriage blocked them from approaching.
At the old coachman's feet were a dozen Turkic corpses, all killed with a single slash.
These corpses were killed by the old coachman when they tried to rush into the carriage in the chaos. It was precisely because he had killed a dozen Turkic spies without hesitation that the Snow Camp had only surrounded him and the carriage.
"Fatty Hong, you're truly a mighty tiger. As your 'benefactor' in the past, should I thank you for not killing me today?”The old coachman's voice was like a great bell as he asked the Great Snow Camp's Commander Hong Tao loudly.
"Brother Youxu?"
When Hong Tao heard the old coachman's voice, he immediately thought of a person and asked.
"General Hong is a man of noble character, so he has a short memory. If he can't remember my voice, he can't possibly forget my appearance, right?”
The old coachman raised his hand and wiped his face. A silver mask appeared on his hand, and his appearance turned into a handsome middle-aged man.
"Vice Minister Cen isn't in the capital's Ministry of War, why is he outside the pass? And he's even mixing with these Turkic spies?”
Hong Tao didn't let down his guard just because the other party was an old acquaintance of his. He still sat on his horse, the saber in his hand still in his hand, not sheathed.
"I am here to protect the noble in the carriage. These Turkic spies have nothing to do with me. The Cen family has been an official in Liyang for five generations. Think about it, even if I am a Turkic spy, do I need to personally take the risk to deal with a small Snow Camp like yours? You don't need to know anything. Just remember one thing. Escort this carriage back to Jinzhou Prefecture safely. Next year, I'll give you ten percent more of the rations and military supplies of the northern roadside army.”the middle-aged man said coldly.
"Is that true?"
Hong Tao knew the identity of this middle-aged man and also knew who was behind him. However, when it came to the Jinzhou Border Army's next year's additional 10% increase in rations and military supplies, Hong Tao had no choice but to ask, nor did he dare not ask.
That was not just a matter of a few million taels of silver. A huge amount of grain, military defense equipment, warhorses, medicine, clothes, tents, salt, and tea could not be bought with money alone.
The middle-aged man didn't explain anything to Hong Tao. There were some things that he could only point out. Not to mention Hong Tao, even if Jin Zhou Border Army Marshal Yuan Hua was here, he wouldn't be able to say anything more.
He carefully took out a token from his bosom. After confirming that Hong Tao had seen the token, he respectfully put it away.
"Cheers!"
Hong Tao saw clearly that on the front of the token, there was a word '' carved on it. Benevolence; the intention of colleagues.) On the back were engraved the words 'From a thousand hearts, benevolent words and profit'. This was the golden token of the Li Yang Crown Prince, Zhao Ren.
What did he mean by 'kind words'?
The interpretation in the book was that if a benevolent person said a word, others could get a lot of benefits. To put it bluntly, if he listened to the Crown Prince, he would get benefits.
Five generations of the Cen family had been officials, and Cen Xi's father, Cen Ben, was currently the Overseer of Jin Prefecture. Even if he was really a Turkic spy, there was no need for a big shot like him to personally come out and deal with a thousand men in the Great Snow Camp.
To be able to make the Liyang Minister of War and the Crown Prince's study companion, Cenxi, personally disguise himself and drive the carriage, it seemed that the person in the carriage was extremely important.
He thought about how the entire Jinzhou border army would have ten percent more military supplies next year.
The commander Hong Tao, the deputy general Qi Wufu, the captain Feng Yuan, and almost everyone in the Great Snow Camp swore in their hearts: "No matter who is in the carriage, even if the people of the Great Snow Camp are all dead, we can't let anyone in the carriage get hurt!”
Only Xu Xiao did not think so.
It wasn't because he had just joined the Great Snow Camp and had no feelings for the border troops. Rather, Xu Xiao's mind had never thought about the 'ten percent of military supplies' or how to ensure the carriage safely entered the Jin Province Prefecture.
The trouble in front of him was not over yet. Why were they thinking so far ahead?
Xu Xiao's mind was now filled with questions like,'Where is that Turkic escort?'
'How will the enemy eat up the Great Snow Camp?'
(I wish you all a good mood today: )
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