Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 435 On the Road
When the first light of dawn projected across the mountains to the earth, Wang Wenzuo ordered to camp and rest in the forest by the roadside.After posting the sentries, the soldiers lit the fires and tended the horses.Wang Wenzuo rode his horses through the camp. The soil was soft after the rain. As the horses’ hooves sank slowly, the wet firewood gave off thick smoke. Rows of horses gnawed on young shoots and new grass, loaded with rice and fish Dry cart.Finally he dismounted next to a higher outcropping of rock, on top of which the Chinese Army tent was located.

"His Royal Highness, in order to avoid being discovered, we will rest here until the evening, and then march overnight!" Shoujun Dashi said: "When tomorrow dawns, we should be able to reach the southern foot of the Kasagi Mountains. We will rest for half a day when we get there. You can march in the daytime!"

Wang Wenzuo didn't answer. He looked to the north, and the raised Kasagi Mountains looked like a high green wall, separating the Nara Basin from the Kyoto Plain.After the Battle of the Imperial Tomb was defeated, Brother Zhong withdrew from the Nara Basin and returned to his base camp, Omi Country, but he still deployed defenders at several important passes in the Kasagi Mountains as his outposts.

"I hope that monk Dinghui didn't lie, and his milk brother won't be stupid!" Yuan Aolie's voice was a little hoarse. He had just recovered from a cold that he contracted a few days before departure.

"Dinghui didn't lie, his brother's hometown is indeed in the northern foothills of Kasagi Mountain!" Ijilian Bode loudly defended his friend: "With the current situation and his relationship with Dinghui, as long as No surprises, things will work out!"

"Are you guaranteeing for him?" Yuan Aolie said with a smile: "I advise you, even a real brother may not be trustworthy at such a time, let alone a milk brother?"

"Brothers are certainly more trustworthy than real brothers!" Igillian Bode said with a smile: "If you don't believe me, we can make a bet, how about betting on my mount?"

"Enough!" Wang Wenzuo interrupted the bickering of his subordinates, and he glanced at Yuan Aolie: "Aolie, Yiji Lianbode, no matter whether Dinghui lied or not, and whether his milk brother did what he said, It is me, not him, who makes the final decision, so I will also bear the consequences. You should not ask others to guarantee this matter, let alone bet on it! Soldiers, life and death must not be based solely on luck!"

"Yes!" Yuan Aolie and Yiji Lianbode lowered their heads.

"What's more, I sent two thousand elite soldiers led by Hei Chi Chang Zhi to go with him, so the possibility of Dinghui's baby brother changing is not great. With Hei Chi Chang's prudence, even if there is any accident, he should act accordingly. , At most, you won't win, you won't lose!"

Everyone nodded when they heard the words. As Wang Wenzuo said, some people might ignore the friendship between the brothers, but no one could ignore the two thousand elite soldiers standing behind Dinghui.

"Okay, we have to hurry tonight, everyone have something to eat, and then go to rest!" Wang Wenzuo said.

"As ordered!"

When the blood-red sunset slowly fell behind the Ikoma Mountains, Wang Wenzuo and his cavalry started on the road again. As they entered the edge of the Nara Basin, the road began to become rough. In some sections, Wang Wenzuo even had to dismount and walk, but They didn't stop, but when they arrived at their destination at dawn the next day, they lost at least [-]% of their troops.

"Without firing an arrow, so much is missing!" Yuan Aolie complained.

"In order to win, I can lose more!" Wang Wenzuo sneered and said, "Ao Lie, you and Shoujun Dashi lead people to search around, the people left by Hei Chi Chang Zhi should be nearby!"

"Yes!" Yuan Aolie replied, and rode away.Wang Wenzuo frowned and moaned in pain: "Wen Zong, help me get off the horse, my ankle twisted last night!"

"Yes, Minggong!" Cao Wenzong responded, stepped forward to support Wang Wenzuo's arm and arm, and helped him get off the horse with difficulty. Wang Wenzuo took a deep breath and sat on the tree root by the roadside with his legs apart. Judging from the inside of his reddish panties, his inner thighs were also worn out.Cao Wenzong glanced worriedly: "Do you want to ask the doctor to come and see?"

"It's not that far yet!" Wang Wenzuo said with a wry smile, "Flying Niaojing has been living so comfortably for the past few months, but after riding a horse for two consecutive days, he became like this!"

Cao Wenzong smiled, but did not speak. As Wang Wenzuo's personal guard, he and Wang Wenzuo were inseparable. Of course, he knew how Wang Wenzuo lived in Feiniaojing these few months.

"By the way, Wen Zong!" Wang Wenzuo asked suddenly: "You have made a lot of contributions in Japan this time, but I don't reward you much. After this battle is settled, I will naturally compensate you separately!"

"Duke Ming has given you a lot of gold, silver and animal skins!" Cao Wenzong said with a smile, "To be honest, I never thought that this place would be so rich before I came to Wa Kingdom. If it is reclaimed a little, it will be no less than Yangzhou and Yizhou!"

"Really?" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "When the war is over, we will build ships, trade with them, and communicate with each other. In less than ten years, we will inevitably accumulate wealth, and our families are all billions of dollars!"

"It's good for Ming Gong to master Tao Zhu's skills! It's just that doing business with foreign countries is a taboo thing, I'm afraid it will provoke officials!" Cao Wenzong said: "In fact, with Ming Gong's great achievements, the emperor will definitely Being promoted to rank, being rich and honorable, so that future generations will not be able to enjoy it, so why bother with these things?"

Faced with Cao Wenzong's persuasion, Wang Wenzuo smiled. Although this subordinate was born in a reckless man and was a ranger himself, it may be because of the beauty of distance. You can tell from the surnames that the ancestors of this group of people have been military nobles since the Northern and Southern Dynasties) and still have unrealistic illusions about imperial power.

Cui Hongdu and the others fought hard in Baekje for three years, and learned a simple truth-the court is reliable, and sows can climb trees!Unless it is Wang Wenzuo who not only can fight by himself, but is also very lucky, able to hold his thighs, and catch the holy family, it is a daydream for others to make positive profits under the then military system.The rewards and tax reductions given by the imperial court to the soldiers are nothing compared to the cost of conscripts and weapons, and the loss of labor from production. Not to mention that since Tang Gaozong, the wars of the Tang army have become farther and farther away from the mainland and lasted longer and longer. , the frequency of being conscripted is getting higher and higher, and the casualties are getting heavier and heavier, but the rewards are getting thinner and the honorary officers are becoming less and less valuable. If they continue to fight like this, what awaits them is the bankruptcy of their families and their own ranks. slide.

Cui Hongdu and the others have already transferred their loyalty from the imperial court to Wang Wenzuo. The reason is very simple. Follow Wang Wenzuo to eat meat, and follow the court to eat shit.And Cao Wenzong didn't understand it yet, he was still thinking about Wang Wenzuo's appointment as a marquis, and he could ascend to heaven with chickens and dogs. future.

"Wen Zong! You have only been in the army for a short time, and you still don't understand some things!" Wang Wenzuo smiled: "I will talk to you after this battle is over!"

"Yes, yes!" Cao Wenzong hurriedly responded.

At this time Yuan Aolie came back, and they had joined the people left behind by Hei Chi Chang Zhi. Wang Wenzuo was very happy. After learning about the situation, he ordered the soldiers to eat and rest. After two hours, they went on the road again. In the afternoon of the next day, we finally arrived at our destination.

"This is the poor monk's milk brother, Xiaori Sanlang, who is in the deer!" Dinghui pointed to the man standing beside him: "Sanlang, still don't salute to His Royal Highness the right minister?"

"Seeing His Highness's majestic face, I am terrified!" The man hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.

"Get up!" Wang Wenzuo raised his right hand empty-handedly. He already knew the names of Japanese people at that time quite well. Xiao Li should refer to the place name, San Lang is Pai Pai, and Ru Lu is his name. Those who can come up with such a name should be from the local people. Rich.Wang Wenzuo looked up and down the man, and saw that he had a stout body, with a long round face that is common to people from Dudu, with slender eyebrows, and narrow and bright eyes, so he laughed and said, "The name Rulu is indecent. Why don't you change your name to Zuoping? How do you feel about assisting the king to put down the rebels?"

Xiao Lisanlang hadn't realized what was going on before he entered the deer, Ding Hui at the side was overjoyed, and hurriedly pushed him: "Don't thank you Minister Right? Your Highness took out a word from his name and gave it to you!"

Only then did Xiaolei Sanlang Rulu understand, and hurriedly kowtowed again and again. Wang Wenzuo ordered someone to fetch a pen and paper, and wrote down the two Chinese characters "Zoping" to Xiaolei Sanlang Rulu, and said with a smile: "From now on, you will be Xiaolei Risaburo Sahei, I hope you can serve the imperial court just like your name, crusade against traitors, and put down the chaos of war!"

"Thank you, Your Highness, for giving me your name!" Xiaori Saburo Zuo Ping said loudly, "This villain will definitely serve His Highness and the imperial court with all his might!"

"Okay, okay!" Wang Wenzuo wiped the ink on his hands and said with a smile, "Where is Hei Chi Chang Zhi, let him come to see me!"

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Flies buzzed around the long table. Wang Wenzuo stared at the map, but he didn't seem to hear the buzzing at all. After a while, he asked, "Are you sure it takes two and a half days to go to Brother Zhong's camp from here?" distance?"

"Two and a half days may not be enough!" Hei Chi Chang Zhi replied, "Two and a half days are enough to ride horses without luggage, but we have infantry and luggage, so it will take at least four days!"

"That's two and a half days!" Wang Wenzuo replied: "Infantry can be lightly loaded, rations can be carried with them, and luggage is not needed. As you said, Brother Zhong set up his headquarters in the Guosi Yamen. There is no intact barrier there. Just fences and ditches, right?"

"Yes!" Hei Chi Changzhi nodded helplessly: "But it's too dangerous to do so. If there is no luggage, what should we do if the war becomes a stalemate?"

"Our cavalry has the advantage. Even if the raid is unfavorable, we can retreat. The enemy can't catch up with us!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Of course there is a risk, but it is worth the risk!"

"Okay!" Black Tooth Changzhi sighed: "But the striker is under my command!"

"Yes!" Wang Wenzuo nodded: "Tell that little rib, Saburo Sahei, to bring 300 people as the striker, and we will keep 300 people to stay behind. The others are ready to leave early tomorrow morning!"

Hei Chi Changzhi was taken aback for a moment, and immediately understood Wang Wenzuo's intentions. In this way, Saburo Zohei's family became hostages. His family will be wiped out immediately.

"I understand, I'll go and give instructions immediately!" Hei Chi Chang said.

"Also, tonight we need to double the outposts to prevent anyone from leaking the news about us here!" Wang Wenzuo said, "At this time, anything can happen!"

"Don't worry, I will personally arrange the tour!"

Facts have proved that Wang Wenzuo's arrangement was quite prescient. He had just finished applying the ointment and went to bed to rest when someone notified the outposts that two people had been caught. They probably escaped to leak the news. After thinking for a moment, Wang Wenzuo ordered that the The two deal with it, don't make any noise, and don't let go of the whistle.After a night without incident like this, together with Black Tooth Changzhi's striker, a total of 2000 or more than [-] people left Xiaolizhuang, all the way to Omi Guosi.In order to avoid being discovered by the enemies along the way, Wang Wenzuo ordered all of them to fly the white flag used by Brother Zhong's army, pretending to be supporting Brother Zhong's army.

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Omi Guoji.

"How many cavalry do we have now?" Brother Zhong asked.

"More than 400, less than [-]!" Abebirov replied in a not so sure tone. He looked much older than when he was in Baekje, but his back was still straight, like a dead tree on the edge of a cliff.

"That's all?" Brother Zhong asked disappointedly: "Ampere, didn't you say that there are many knights who are good at archery in the Eastern Kingdom?"

"Yes, but most of them are Ainu people, and they are not willing to work for us!" Abebirov sighed.

"It doesn't matter, you can give them all the promises they want, land, official positions, and even allow them to establish their own country! Anything!" Brother Zhong said: "Without cavalry, we have no way to compete with the Tang people!"

"Okay! I'll do as you said!" Abebirov said: "But even so, we can't recruit too many people in a short time. After all, the enmity between the Ainu people and us is too deep and too long. !"

"Hurry up, it's better to have something than nothing!" Brother Zhong said, "Did you know? That envoy from the Tang Dynasty named Wang Wenzuo is now practicing cavalry in Feiniaojing every day. He already has six or seven hundred cavalry. If you want revenge, Hurry up!"

Brother Zhong's words irritated Abebirov, his eyes flashed a painful light: "Okay, I will go to Dongguo myself!"

"Very good!" Brother Zhong nodded in satisfaction: "What Saitama relies on is the cavalry. As long as we can defeat her cavalry, even if it is not too far behind, we will definitely be able to defeat Qitama and avenge your family!"

"Revenge!" Ampebirov repeated what Brother Zhong said, but it was more like a groan, he clenched his fists: "Your Majesty, please don't fight the enemy until I come back!"

(End of this chapter)