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"Remember, these people will be your team in the future. After arriving at Jimen Pass, I will give you a captain. These young people will be your soldiers."

"If you lead them to do meritorious service, you will be able to climb up."

After speaking, Li Xin glanced at Zhao Fang, and said lightly: "But you are also very talented in reading, and you can also take the road of taking the exam. If you don't want to join the army, I won't stop you."

Zhao Fang looked serious.

He stood up from the grain cart and saluted Li Xin deeply.

"Master Hou, I am willing to join the army."

Li Xin was still lying down, and gave him a faint look.

"why?"

"Because Marquis, you are a military officer."

Zhao Fang said in a calm voice, "I have been studying since I was a child. In the future, I will delve into the preferences of the chief examiner. It may not be difficult to get a Jinshi, but even if I win a Jinshi, I still have to go through ups and downs in the officialdom. Even if everything goes well, when I stand in the court When I was at the height of the hall, my beard and hair also turned gray."

"Besides, the rules of the Great Jin Dynasty are different from those of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. There is no decent official family in the Great Jin Dynasty. The father is the prime minister, and the son may not even be able to win the election. If I become a civil servant, I will not be able to become a family..."

Zhao Fang could see clearly.

The Great Jin Dynasty was very different from the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Those aristocratic families in the Northern Zhou Dynasty could rely on their clan prestige to be officials, and some could even be four generations and three princes, and five generations and three princes. After the emperor, without fame, he could not be an official.

On the contrary, there are many military officers in the Jin Dynasty. The best example is the Ye family. Today’s young master Ye Mao has just turned 30 years old, but once Ye Ming dies, he can immediately succeed Chen Guogong and is eligible to be any one of them. General of the army.

The young man bowed his head and said: "So, I want to join the army like Lord Hou. If I become a civil servant, I won't have anyone to rely on. After joining the army, I can still have Lord Hou to rely on."

Li Xin was still lying lazily, but he glanced at the young man quite appreciatively.

"You are indeed very smart."

"However, the road of military officer seems to be one step to the sky, but there is no shortcut. If you want to climb up, you have to make contributions. Without credit, no one can help you."

A smile appeared on Zhao Fang's face.

"As long as Master Hou gives me a chance to make meritorious service."

Li Xin closed his eyes, didn't say much, just asked lightly: "Have you thought it through?"

"Think clearly."

This young man from the Li family in Zhao County stood on the tall grain cart and knelt down to Li Xin.

"Master Hou, I admit that I had some thoughts of taking advantage of the little lady before, but I have thought about it carefully these days, and even if I don't have this idea, I still like the little lady."

"In the past few years, I will always follow behind you. When I grow up, I will try to let the young lady marry me when I return to the capital."

He kowtowed to Li Xin.

"Miss said that you won't stop her from marrying anyone."

"so be it."

Li Xin opened his eyes and glanced at Zhao Fang lightly.

"People are so close to each other, I can't see clearly what you think, but no matter what your thoughts are, if Xiao Xiao agrees with you, you have to treat her well."

"Otherwise, I will kill you."

Chapter 725 A Handful of Fried Rice

Finally, at the end of August in the eighth year of Taikang, when it was approaching September, Li Xin and others, who traveled slowly all the way north, finally arrived near Jizhou City.

Jizhou City is the closest city to Jimen Pass. This city is not big. Because it is a border town, not many people are willing to settle here. The people in the whole city add up to only 5 people.

But in this city, a whole hundred thousand Zhenbei Army is stationed. It is precisely because of the existence of Zhenbei Army that Jizhou City, which was built on the pass, is not so deserted.

Further north of Jizhou City is the world-famous Jimen Pass. In the past, the Yuwen family of the Northern Zhou Dynasty also guarded this pass. It was regarded as the Northern Zhou Dynasty. After Ye Cheng defeated the Northern Zhou Dynasty, he also chased him to the Jimen Pass and drove the Northern Zhou Dynasty back. To the north of Jimen Pass.

The northern defense line of the entire Great Jin Dynasty is composed of Jimen Pass and Yunzhou City.

Of course, it is impossible for the entire [-] towns of the Northern Army to be stationed in Jizhou City. In fact, the defense line around Jimen Pass stretched for tens of miles, connected by the city wall of the pass to resist the invasion of nomads in the north.

However, it is impossible to build Guancheng for too long. After all, the cost is too high, so there is still a long section of defense line that is not easy to move around. There is no city wall, only beacon towers, and communication with each other is based on beacons. Once there is an enemy situation, other places will immediately support them. .

When Li Xin led his troops to the north, he fought a battle with people from various tribes of Yuwen in Xiaochenji. Xiaochenji Beacon Tower is one of the more classic defense lines in northern Xinjiang.

Generally, one beacon controls a defense line of about five miles.

Part of the forces of the Zhenbei Army were used on these beacons, but most of the forces remained in Jizhou City. After all, the vicinity of Jimen Pass is a rare flat land in this area. Once Jimen Pass is broken, the north of the Great Jin Dynasty will basically There is no danger to defend.

Looking at the Jizhou City in the distance, Ye Mao sitting on a bay red horse put down the binoculars in his hand, his expression was a little excited, he turned his head to Ye Mao and bowed his head and said, "General, there are still [-] left in Jizhou City at most." Here, let’s walk a little longer today, and we’ll be there in the evening.”

When the weather is fine, his eyesight is so bad that he can see the city dozens of miles away with the naked eye, not to mention that Ye Mao has a telescope made by Li Xin in his hand, so he can see Jizhou City from a distance.

Because it is close to Jizhou City, Li Xin didn't lie on the grain cart any longer. He sat on his dark horse, closed one eye and glanced at Jizhou City with a binoculars, and then said : "Find a place to camp, let's go to the city tomorrow morning."

Although Ye Mao was a little puzzled, he just frowned slightly, then lowered his head and went down to make arrangements.

Camping in the army, especially large-scale marches, is also very particular. It is necessary to choose a good place, close to the water to prevent the enemy from attacking fire, far away from the cliff to prevent the enemy from throwing stones, and try to be as clear as possible in all directions to prevent being surrounded by the enemy, etc. There are many subtleties. You must do it everywhere, otherwise you will suffer a big loss if the enemy sees your flaws.

This even includes where the toilets are arranged. You must be cautious, otherwise if you are too close to the barracks, your combat effectiveness will be seriously affected in summer.

Regarding these things, Li Xin didn't know anything about these things when he led the army to the west last time. They were all done by Ye Mao, who had learned these things since he was a child. Now that five years have passed, Li Xin has learned a lot from Old Man Ye, but Because with Ye Mao, the little father-in-law still has to do these chores.

It took about an hour or two to set up the camp, and it was already afternoon. By the time the tents were set up, it was already dark. After the young man finished handling the affairs in the army, he came to Li Xin's handsome tent. He had just walked in , I saw my uncle and the young man who followed from the Jing'an Hou's mansion were busy working around a cauldron in the handsome tent. The young man was adding firewood to the bottom of the cauldron. Stir fry something.

Ye Mao took a closer look, only to see that there was browned fried rice in the pot.

Seeing Ye Mao approaching, Li Xin waved to him, and said with a smile: "You just happened to come, this stuff has just been fried, let me grab a handful and have a taste."

The little father-in-law sat across from Li Xin, a little bit dumbfounded, and said with a wry smile: "Uncle Master, if the people below see you doing nothing, it will affect morale."

Lord Jing'an smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have someone guarding the door, outsiders can't come in."

"Besides, we don't rely on these forbidden troops to fight the war. The key is the Zhenbei Army at Jimen Pass. When I was in the Zhenbei Army, I just had to be more serious."

After saying this, Li Xin took a handful of fried rice and put it in Ye Mao's hand.

"I'll grab a handful and take it back for you. The people in the army cook so carelessly that I'm not used to it even now."

The food in the army is centered on "satisfaction". Generally, things that can be cooked are thrown into a large pot and boiled. If the condition is good, throw some salt in it. If the condition is not good, it is to use cloth soaked in salt water The strips, after soaking in water, naturally it can't be delicious.

As long as Li Xin leads troops to go out, he always eats what the soldiers eat, so he has suffered a lot in the past two months.

While saying this, Li Xin grabbed a handful of fried rice and stuffed it into his mouth, and nodded in satisfaction.