From the pure blood dragon clan, I started to become a human being

The next morning.

The team left Hengshui City and began to head towards Lanshui County.

Two hundred county soldiers, fifteen cavalrymen, twenty strong servants, and twenty martial arts school disciples, a total of two hundred and fifty-five people, escorted seven thousand shi of grain along the road. Ordinary horse bandits and gangsters did not dare to block their way.

After becoming the deputy captain of Zhiguo, according to the military merit system, someone obtained three large houses. The locations were swapped with those of the citizens and became next to the Pei compound, and the upper city area was exchanged for the lower city area. No family refused. In addition, five maids with decent looks were all sold and seven sets of old armor were bought.

The transaction took place late at night, and Ning Shijian was extremely vigilant, fearing that Mr. Jiang would sell his wife and daughter in a fit of impulsiveness.

Adding the spoils of war from previous battles, they have now barely managed to gather fifty cavalrymen. If they encounter the truly top elite, they will probably be defeated at the first touch. But now that they have just started out, they cannot demand too much.

Li Huoli was the captain of the cavalry battalion, Ning Shijian was the captain of the personal guards, Old Jizhou and Duyan each led a battalion of fifty people, and the captain of the last battalion was a sixth-rank warrior from Pei's martial arts school. He was an orphan and had average aptitude for martial arts. He stood at the gate of the courtyard all night in the heavy snow before old Pei accepted him with a pinch of his nose.

As for the original county military officers, the old county lieutenant did not let go. After all, grassroots officers are the backbone and framework, and they are the most difficult to train. The two of them had no friendship, so there was no reason to just send the Buddha to the west.

The two cities are thirty miles apart, and a normal march would take no more than half a day.

At noon, Lanshui County came into sight.

In terms of scale, the county seat is far smaller than the county seat, but because it is close to the rushing river and has more fertile water land, it is a populous county as a whole, with 70,000 residents, ranking first among the twelve counties of Hengshui.

It was approaching late autumn and the collection of taxes for two seasons had been completed. This was one of the reasons why Beimang launched the attack. As for the border, the Liyang Dynasty no longer ordered border areas to send taxes to the central government since Zhang Julu came to power. The counties were mainly responsible for digesting the taxes themselves, and the central government often had to support grain from the south of the Yangtze River to fill the gap. The two Liao and Northern Liang ate the meat, and Jizhou got some soup.

In the Jibei army, it was natural to curse Yang Shenxing of Jinan while eating, because that old veteran of the Spring and Autumn Period ate up 50% of the soup. In order to expand the newly formed 6,000 cavalry, all standards were based on the supply of the main force of the Beiliang army.

When they arrived at the gate, the county magistrate He He, the county magistrate, the chief clerk and others had been waiting for a long time. A thin middle-aged man was clearly distinguished from these civil servants, and was accompanied by only four captains who seemed to be his followers. The number of soldiers in Lanshui County had increased significantly, and each captain had about 500 men under his command.

"Wei Nanshan."

"Jiang Wenqu."

Wei Nanshan nodded. From the letter from Hengshui, he knew that the other party was the last disciple that Old Pei was willing to accept at all costs. As for his aptitude, he felt that any martial artist could see from this guy's strange figure and heavy boxing style.

"If you're going to travel the world, it's best to cover it up."

Jiang Yuan did not comment and let go of the restraints. A pair of sun and moon rose from his shoulders. The sun was bright and the moon was shining. The horse under him seemed to bear an invisible weight and its hooves dug into the ground slightly.

"Keep a low profile." Wei Nanshan smiled awkwardly. He doubted that the other party could kill him with one punch even if he tried his best. It was simply unreasonable that a seventh-grade warrior could condense the boxing intent that only the third-grade warriors could involve, and it was so "obvious".

"General Wei." A captain had a worried look on his face.

"Each of you should select 100 people to be assigned to Jiang County Commandant's headquarters. Since they are so powerful, don't humiliate yourself. Even if we take a step back, we can try again after we have defeated a 100-man cavalry. You will have the confidence to die. We are all here to defend the Blue Water. Before Beimang withdraws his troops, I will kill anyone who messes with me."

The four deputy captains were all mentally prepared, and their ugly expressions were just the instinctive reaction of the military leaders who were unwilling to give up their military power. Some clerks seemed a little helpless, because Lang Jiang also included them, and the other party was a martial arts master before.

"Lieutenant Jiang, I have prepared three gifts for you. I hope you don't mind." He He said, he was about the same age as Wei Nanshan, but more stable, and the beard on his chin added a lot of majesty. A beautiful girl walked out with two sandalwood boxes. She was fifteen years old, lively and lovely. This girl had obviously received special training, her eyebrows were wavy, her waist was slender, and her temperament was just right.

"Jin Yu's jade is of good quality, turbid but lustrous. Jin Yu is the next generation of the most beautiful girl in Dengxian Tower in the county city. She is especially good at singing and dancing. She was taken away by the county magistrate by chance. Now is the perfect match for a beauty and a hero. The five hundred taels of silver and the aged girl's red wine are all the gift of your kindness. I hope County Magistrate Jiang will be satisfied." The chief clerk said with a smile.

"She can lift five hundred taels of silver with one hand. Could she be a warrior?" Jiang Yuan looked at County Magistrate He in front of him.

The clerks looked bewildered. He He's mind turned over and over, and then his expression changed drastically.

The chief clerk retreated quietly, but was grabbed by the collar by Wei Nanshan. Jin Yu immediately abandoned the sandalwood box and rushed forward, taking out a dagger from another box, which did not contain any silver or wine.

"There's an assassin!" Ning Shijian roared forward, threw the lance in his hand horizontally, and then reached out to draw his sword.

Jin Yu jumped sideways, dodged the lance and then quickly jumped up again. Her charming and pretty appearance was completely gone, leaving only the agility of a monkey.

Li Huoli led the cavalry forward and was about to block the road, but someone had already drawn his bow and arrow.

Jin Yu jumped back and forth, but finally seemed to actively run into the arrow, with no way to avoid it, and the arrow shot straight through his forehead.

The chief clerk was disheartened.

Jiang Yuan urged his horse and led his team into Lanshui County without paying any attention.

"Brother He, please give me an explanation." Wei Nanshan looked a little embarrassed.

"I will now ask the prison to conduct an interrogation. A war is imminent and we cannot allow scoundrels to damage our city defenses."

County Magistrate He glanced coldly at the chief clerk.

……

There are a total of twenty streets in Lanshui County, and every household of the local residents who live here all year round knows each other.

The county government office is located next to the main street that runs through the county town. To the north is the county lieutenant's residence, with offices at the front door and accommodation in the backyard. His escorts are responsible for public security and pursuit in each township, and the lieutenant's historian is in charge of records and archives.

The handover of the county soldiers, totaling 400 people, has been completed. Duyan and Lao Jizhou each had a taste of being a captain. When the new county captain took office, the original Wei Nanshan naturally stepped down, but he did not completely give up the military power and continued to strengthen the city defense.

The night is not yet deep.

County Magistrate He came to apologize.

This time the sincerity far exceeded the gift at the beginning of the entry, a cart of expensive wine and two hundred taels of gold, but there was no more pretty maid. As the "Marquis of a Hundred Miles" who had long been entrenched in the wealthy land of Lanshui County, He He himself was a local county tyrant. The He and Wei families controlled nearly half of the fields and tenants, and formed a fort outside the city, which was one of the eighty forts and was ranked in the front. The clans behind them were complicated and could recruit a large number of young and strong men at one go.

(End of this chapter)