Wei and Jin cooks

On the third day of May, the weather was getting hotter and hotter. Zuo Du and his men finished their daily drills and were too lazy to go back to the barracks to repair. They went directly to the river to wash their faces and necks, and then went into the woods to find a shady place. Lying down.

As a result, I was squatting by the river. A soldier ran from a distance, pointed in front and said: "General, there is a caravan coming in front!"

Zuo Du splashed water on his face and said nonchalantly: "Come just as you are. The envoy and the general have given us strict orders not to harass the passing caravan."

"No, they are in terrible condition. They seem to have just experienced a fierce battle. There are still several corpses in the car."

When Zuo Du heard this, he perked up and stood up immediately: "We must have encountered bandits. Let's go and ask!"

If they were not far away, they would go and kill the bandits.

They have not been having a good time recently, so the king is fair and values ​​their general. If there are any good things, the Xiliang army will give them a share if the Zhao army has them.

It's just that Jijun doesn't have much in his hands, so basic food and clothing is no problem, but if he wants to do better, he has to work hard.

But they are all elite soldiers who work hard every day. It is not enough to just eat, they also have to eat meat! Eat oil and water!

So to get more, they have to earn it themselves.

But neither the emperor nor the general allowed them to offend the people, so they could only offend the bandits.

Unfortunately, General Zhao Er from Xin'an next door also knew this. Since he went to Xin'an, he took advantage of the distance from Luoyang City to wipe out the newly formed waves of bandits nearby, and robbed a lot of things from the bandits' den. Woolen cloth.

Once, they also hit a Wubao. It is said that the bandit was raised by a Wubao and pretended to be a bandit to go out to rob. Who knew that Zhao Erlang was so tight that he drove the people into the Wubao directly.

He was also stupid. He took over the Wubao without even saying hello. The small family who built the Wubao were all kidnapped by the bandits and sent to the army.

After Zhao Hanzhang found out, although he scolded Zhao Erlang, he turned around and issued an edict that anyone who dared to rob passing merchants and travelers, regardless of good or bad, would be punished as bandits.

Then he acquiesced in the Wubao occupied by Zhao Erlang. Even those who were exiled were not pardoned. They were tattooed according to the law and forced to open up wasteland in the fields.

This is what happened a few days ago. It is said that because of this battle, everyone in the Zhao Jiajun over Xin'an received a sum of money. They should be able to live a good life this Dragon Boat Festival and maybe have meat to eat every day.

Zuo Du became excited, greeted the new recruits, and ran directly towards the caravan.

The Xiliang Army has also recruited new recruits this year. They are good talents selected from the newly recruited ordinary soldiers. The old will lead the new. They have been practicing during this period. I hope they can learn more skills before going to the battlefield and survive by then. The probability is also higher.

Gao Jie's face turned gloomy. He walked beside the car and gave up his horse to the seriously injured guard.

Seeing an army rushing toward them, Gao Jie's back stiffened, and he drew out his sword with a flash, staring ahead with cold eyes.

The guards were also nervous, but thinking that this was already the boundary of Luoyang, they were not so nervous.

Zhao Chang also stepped forward with a sword and said to Gao Jie: "Master, the Zhao family's army has not committed any offense. It should be fine. Let everyone put away their swords and avoid any conflicts."

Sima Hou also stepped forward and admonished: "Yes, we don't take the initiative to cause trouble."

Gao Jie thought for a while, but he believed in Zhao Hanzhang's character, but he didn't quite believe in the troops rushing towards him. What if someone was acting against the will and secretly trying to rob the business traveler without telling the superiors?

Zuo Du ran up to them and saw that there were nearly a hundred sheep in the team. He couldn't move his eyes away.

He glanced at her with salivation, and finally forced himself to look away. After looking Gao Jie up and down, he asked, "Who are you? Where did the injuries on your body come from?"

When Gao Jie saw that he had brought so many people with him and that he had well-equipped weapons, he knew that he could not defeat him, so he honestly inserted his sword back, bowed and said, "I am Gao Jie, a native of Shu. I came to Luoyang to sell some goods." , but I didn’t expect to encounter thieves on the road, so I was injured.”

"Shu people? Why do Shu people go this way?"

Gao Jie hurriedly said: "I didn't come from Shu. I transported a batch of goods to the north before, and this is where I came back."

The goods they brought back had strong northern characteristics. Among other things, the sheep behind him were not raised in Shu, so Gao Jie told the truth.

Zhao Hanzhang did not restrict business travelers from traveling to the North, and even encouraged them. After all... Luoyang was very poor, but now the North is very rich.

Zuo Du glanced at the sheep with regret again, and was not very interested in the goods of the dozen or so carts.

"Where did you meet the bandits?"

Gao Jie said: "In Hai'erling."

It is outside the boundary of Luoyang, but it is not far from Luoyang. After crossing Haierling and walking a short distance, you will enter the boundary of Luoyang.

That place is not under the jurisdiction of Zuodu. According to the territorial management system, there...

Um?

There seems to be no Zhao Jiajun garrison there.

Zuo Du cheered up and said: "Such a vicious bandit will not be enough to anger the people if it is not suppressed. Let me go and destroy it for you."

After saying that, he and his men were about to march quickly to suppress the bandits.

Gao Jie opened his mouth in surprise. Seeing that Zuo Du was really leading people to Hai'erling, he quickly stopped the people, thought for a moment, took out ten sheep from the flock and handed them to him. He said with a moved face: "General, my heart is full of emotions." , but we can’t help but be grateful. These ten sheep can be used as a reward for the army. When the general returns home in triumph, he will be given instructions and heavy gifts.”

If this army can wipe out the bandits on Haierling, it will be much safer for him to enter and leave Luoyang in the future.

Zuo Du wanted it very much, but this violated Zhao Hanzhang's rules.

The envoy said that even if there are kind-hearted people who reward the troops, the materials must be handed over first and then distributed.

Therefore, even if he takes these ten sheep, they may not all come into his hands.

We can't eat now, and it would be a waste of manpower to rush, so Zuo Du refused with a wave of his hand, asked about the situation of the bandits in Haierling, and then took the people away.

He encouraged the soldiers behind him, "The bandits in Ha'erling dared to rob such a large caravan, which shows that they have done robbery before. Let's capture it and add another dish to the army."

The soldiers all agreed happily.

His lieutenant general hesitated for a moment, "General Zuo, we have to travel for at least a day from here to Haierling. Wouldn't it be bad to be away from the camp for too long?"

Zuo Du said: "Don't worry, our Xiliang army is very rough. It is normal for us to take people out for training and not return to the camp for three to five days."

Having said that, he still called the soldiers and asked him to go back and deliver the message, "Just say that I went to Haierling to suppress the bandits. I can only tell the general about this, and I am not allowed to spread it to the Zhao family army."

Afraid of them coming to rob the bandits.

The soldiers responded, turned around and ran away.

As a result, they had only run a short distance when they encountered a mighty team. Zuo couldn't help but stop when he saw the totem of Xiliang and the word "Beigong" on the high flag.

The soldiers behind him also stopped, and everyone looked at the flag with wide eyes. One recruit couldn't help but sigh, "They say our general is amazing. It turns out it's true. He jumped in front of us with a hiss." "

Zuo Du was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening. He slapped the recruit on the head with a big slap and shouted in excitement: "Idiot, the general is the god of war, but he is not a real god. He can also fly. This is General Huang. Huang The general has returned with his men."

His wife and children were all running in that direction.