"Da ~"
The sound of horses galloping passed by the courtyard wall. After a while, a loud voice came from the backyard.
"Not here? Then who's in charge here now?"
Following the loud voice was a short and stout man with a sour face and dark complexion. He was leading a horse in his hand, wearing a set of armor and a phoenix-winged helmet.
There was a whole group of horses behind them. Just now, three people were shouting at the front, but now most of the guards in the surroundings had come in. There were still two or three riders patrolling outside. They looked like they were from an old family of soldiers who had not lost their basic military formation skills.
This phoenix helmet was obviously very old. The mountain eyebrows and crown flowers on the forehead were still there, but the phoenix wings on both sides had long gone. Two double leather curtains were attached to it, and they drooped down just enough to cover the ears.
As he walked, he continued to shout," Wow? What's that smell?"
With two large pieces of leather curtains covering his ears, it would be strange if he could hear other people's words clearly. No wonder his voice was so loud.
"I'm here. What's the matter?"
Zhao Chang Long took a few steps forward and shouted.
"Oh, it's Matou Zhao."
Sour-faced recognized him. He stuck the whip into his waist, released the reins, and tied the two leather curtains to the top flower.
A good ancestral phoenix-winged helmet, but he had made it smell like a dog skin hat of a man who had broken through the east of the country.
Zhao Changlong vaguely remembered that he had seen this man with a loud voice and a bitter face often when he passed through Yanmen Pass on his way to Daizhou. He knew that he was a general flag officer and had about forty people with him. The two of them could be considered acquaintances.
"Yesterday, those two nights didn't stop and scolded your relay station, saying that you didn't help.”
Upon hearing this, Zhao Chang Long instantly exploded.
"They still have the nerve to say that! If I let them in, do I want to die?! Even if I don't want my life, aren't the lives of my twenty brothers worth more than the lives of the two of them?!”
As he spoke, Zhao Changlong pointed at the horse grooms who were busy cleaning up in the courtyard.
"Ask them if they want to take the risk to open the gate and accidentally let the Mongolians in, killing them in the courtyard and making their blood flow like a river? Or would they lean against the wall and fight to the death?”
"Yes! "If we let them in, I think the Mongolians will definitely take the opportunity to charge in. Even if we kill one or two of them, as long as there's a horse blocking the door, we won't be able to close the door.”
For some reason, Li Yuandong was speaking up for him.
The surrounding horse grooms also nodded." Yes, yes, we can't open the door.”
Chief Qi chuckled." I wouldn't open the door either."”
Hmm? This was still a human sentence.
"With so many pursuers chasing after us, how can we open the door? If he could help them hide and shoot a few arrows, he would be considered to have built a seven-story pagoda.”
The commander patted Zhao Chang Long's shoulder and revealed a playful smile.
"Don't worry, these two silly birds have been scolded by me. They'll be obedient and won't find trouble with you again.”
Zhao Chang Long cupped his hands in a salute.
"We were trapped for a night. After daybreak, we saw that the enemy soldiers had retreated, so we dared to send someone to report.”
"It's fine. I can handle my cautiousness. We've met a few times, but we don't really know each other. Zhang Hongshi, just call me Lion.”
Zhang Hongshi cupped his fists and returned the greeting.
"Nice to meet you! Nice to meet you!"
Zhao Changlong quickly returned the greeting respectfully. The general flag was several levels higher than the horse's head, so it was already very polite to return the greeting.
General Manager Zhang looked at the neat and tidy people in the courtyard.
"How many of you were there yesterday?"
Hmm? What was the meaning of this?
"What's wrong? You think it's too little?"
It was almost noon. The horse grooms in the courier station had been tired the entire night and had slept the entire morning. They had basically recovered and were in good spirits.
"No, no, no."
General Manager Zhang shook his head like a rattle-drum.
"I heard that there were fifty to sixty Mongolians surrounding the relay station last night.”
As he spoke, he pointed at the courier who was sent to deliver the letter.
"But we didn't believe him when he said that there weren't any casualties. Your relay station isn't like a wall. Did he lie about the military situation? Tsk tsk."
What Zhang Hongshi said was reasonable. Without a ladder and a siege, there was nothing they could do to Yanmen Pass. However, the relay station only had such a high wall. They could climb over it by standing on horseback.
"You don't believe me?"
At this moment, the box at the entrance of the courtyard had been moved to the side, and the door was half open. Zhao Changlong grabbed his arm and pulled him all the way out of the courtyard.
"Go and take a look outside. How many riders are there?”
On the slope not far away, a lot of burnt things were thrown in a mess. Further away, there were several traces of bonfires. Looking at the ashes on the ground, it was obvious that many people had stayed here last night, not to mention the hoof prints on the ground.
"Tsk tsk, there are really fifty to sixty Mongolians?”
Chief Zhang had been at the border for so many years. He had seen the mess outside, but even if there was a wall to protect him, he could not believe it. Just now, he entered the courtyard and looked around. There were indeed more than twenty grooms. How was this possible?
"Tsk tsk, there are really fifty to sixty Mongolians?”
He smacked his lips as he spoke, still looking a little unconvinced.
"It's all because our Zhao Ma's head brought us along.。。”
A young horse groom at the side couldn't stand Zhang Zong Qi's expression and said indignantly.
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