General, your bun is here!

In the city where the army is stationed, there is a post house for caravans to rest. This city was built in the desert, probably on the basis of the formerly abandoned city site. Everything is very simple and barren. Most of the basic living materials are supplied by military supplies. A small amount of clothing, food, salt and spices are supplemented by caravans.

The caravan left after a night's rest, while Zhang Xiaoqiu stayed, and under the introduction of the leader of the caravan, he found a centurion.Zhang Xiaoqiu played up the story he told the caravan leader and told the centurion again. The centurion is a big and three rough northern man. He used to be a small leader stationed in Shuofang County, and he also went to the battlefield to fight against the barbarians. Fighted many times.

The little leader of the caravan often brought them some things, and they had a little friendship after going back and forth. He was fooled by Zhang Xiaoqiu's words, his eyes turned red, and his chest was agitated. , "Good job! Working under the elder brother's hand, no matter how you let you kill a few barbarians to avenge your parents!"

Zhang Xiaoqiu was made a little proud by the boldness of this big man, as if he really had such a past, and he was burdened with blood feud with the barbarian, which made him seem to be in the drama, and his chest was full of courage for a while.

There are five small teams under the centurion, each team has 20 people, and each team has a small team leader, one of which has more than ten teams, led by the centurion himself.Zhang Xiaoqiu was favored by the centurion and put him next to him. Knowing that he could read and count accounts, Zhang Xiaoqiu took him very seriously.

At night, he slept in the Datong shop, surrounded by more than a dozen soldiers who were soldiers, surrounded by four earthen walls, and cut out a hole for a window.These dozens of soldiers were all led by the centurion himself, and they had been with him for some time. They used to be ordinary soldiers stationed in Shuofang County.Zhang Xiaoqiu found out that the centurion's name was Zhang Hu, and he was from his own family. No wonder he took good care of him, he was an honest person, and he was very fierce in fighting against barbarians on the battlefield. His brothers respected him very much.

It's just that except for fighting and loyalty, other crooked people don't know anything about it, and they don't have much background, so they are in their thirties and almost forty, and it seems that the centurion should be at the end.But this tiger doesn't have any big ambitions. He thinks that if he can kill one on the battlefield, he can kill one pair, and the other is to get some oil for his brothers so that they can live better.

The dozen or so men in the bunk where Zhang Xiaoqiu slept were basically veterans. Although he was a little jealous of Zhang Xiaoqiu's good luck, Zhang Xiaoqiu told his story, and each of the dozen or so men wanted to take him as a relative. Same as brother.One of the veterans who had been with the centurion for a long time also said to them earnestly, "At the beginning, we were all from Shuofang County, and they also had wives, children, and old mothers. I didn't expect that one day he would go to the city to sell something. To earn some work, the Hu people passed by and burned, killed and looted their village. His old mother and two or three-year-old son were hacked to death at home, and his wife's death was even worse. That's why we joined the army at first, and we are still alone. one."

After speaking, he sighed again, "No wonder, no wonder."

Zhang Xiaoqiu was shocked in his heart, thinking that his nonsense really happened to this centurion by coincidence!That experience was even worse than what I made up!It seems that the little leader of the caravan still has his heart, and the centurion he introduced to him still put his heart into it, he is still a good person.From then on, Zhang Xiaoqiu looked at the centurion with sympathy, but the centurion only said that he had heard something about his brothers fighting the enemy, and he had a small look of admiration for him.

Of course, Zhang Xiaoqiu hadn't forgotten the purpose of his visit. Every morning, he had to go out for exercises, during the day he had to patrol and watch, and he also had to train. The training was where the big boss lined up his troops, and the little boss would guide them how to act according to the instructions.The centurion led ordinary infantry, who didn't need archery or horses. Even if they went to the front line to fight the barbarians, they often suffered heavy casualties.

Zhang Xiaoqiu was familiar with the layout of the city and the formation of the army during the day, and at night when all the soldiers in the bunk were asleep, he sneaked out with Maoji to the Datoutou camp to eavesdrop.Except for some live chickens, ducks and pigs in the barracks, there are no other places in the barracks. The chickens can only hide in Zhang Xiaoqiu's bag on weekdays, and no one dares to come out to take a breath when there is no one in the shop.Fortunately, it is smart enough now, not an ordinary chicken, and can help Zhang Xiaoqiu go out to find out news during the day.

Zhang Xiaoqiu has already figured out the basic lineup in the army. Because the third prince disappeared, the top is basically divided into two factions. The composition is complicated, there are soldiers from the original nine counties, and there are also people from Yuan Taifu's faction.

Yuan Taifu and the Queen's faction wished for the death of the third prince, but the soldiers of the original nine counties mainly considered it objectively. According to experience, there is basically no possibility of surviving, and the reason why no one is alive or dead is because people who disappeared in the black sandstorm are basically impossible to find.

But the third prince is the coach after all, and he is a prince. They can't disturb the morale of the army. They can only send people to find the whereabouts of the third prince. Even if there is no news, at least they can keep the morale of the army in a not too bad state.

Knowing how his sweetheart disappeared, Zhang Xiaoqiu's heart skipped a beat.Although he has never lived in the desert, he has heard a lot of it in his previous life. A peaceful desert is a beautiful scene on earth, a desert surrounded by wind and sand is a torture on earth, and a black sandstorm is directly like a hell on earth.The possibility of surviving the black sandstorm was so slim that Zhang Xiaoqiu couldn't help but feel his heart go cold.

But as long as he doesn't see the third prince for a day, he will not give up. The old monk said that the third prince is a man of great luck, and he still has his seeds in his stomach!Even though the possibility of survival in the black sandstorm is slim, in his heart, his sweetheart is different.

That night, he secretly eavesdropped on the roof of the main camp. There was a group of people gathered around a table. Zhang Xiaoqiu knew two of them. Confidant Zhao Neng, Zhao Neng is the distant nephew of the old general Zhao Feng, and he can't recognize the others clearly.

On the desk case was an oil lamp and a map. Chen Yu was a gentlemanly man in his thirties, dressed in a Confucian mansion and wearing a scarf hat. Humanely, "The spies came back to inquire about the news. The prince disappeared in this area. According to the direction of the black sandstorm and the terrain there, the third prince is likely to land here." He pointed another place with his finger, and then Said, "But the soldiers we sent searched many ways, but they couldn't find the whereabouts of the prince. It is very likely that the prince and the others are fine, but they may have encountered other things and left the land."

When the people around heard the news that King Jing was probably safe, their eyes lit up immediately. Zhang Xiaoqiu poked Maoji and said in a low voice, "Can you write down that map? There's also Chen Yu's." Several places."

Mao Ji straightened out his hairy chest and said proudly, "No problem!"

In the room, Zhao Neng said again, "Master Duan said that some spies have found out the news, and the Hu people will go south in the next few days, and ordered the soldiers to guard it. Without his permission, they are not allowed to leave this city. Recently, even Even caravans can’t get in.”

Another burly man Zhang Xiaoqiu didn't know said, "Who doesn't know that this gentleman belongs to Yuan Taifu! He has been trying to prevent us from rescuing the prince! His disappearance in the black sandstorm must have something to do with him!"

Chen Yu's usually gentle and harmless expression suddenly turned fierce, and he tapped the table with his knuckles. Although the sound was not loud, it was enough to deter. He only heard a chilly voice, "Be careful that the walls have ears!"

The rough man seemed to be panicked by Chen Yu, and immediately shut his mouth.

Chen Yu continued, "The situation is grim now. We must defend this city, and we must find out the whereabouts of the prince! Zhao Neng, you choose a few trustworthy soldiers with strong individual capabilities, and I will lead them there when the barbarians attack." Look for the prince. You stay guard in the city, no matter how much you dislike that duan, you have to guard the city for the prince! It is the prince who loses the city!"

Zhao Neng hesitated and said, "Master Chen, let me take the soldiers to find the lord. You stay in the city, and we can leave those who kill and throw their heads to us."

Chen Yu glanced at the map on the table, and said with some mockery on his face, "Master Zhao, can you understand this map? How can you find the prince if you are lost when you go out?"

A burst of laughter erupted from the surrounding people, and Zhao Neng's face turned red.

Chen Yu put away the map, "Okay, okay, let's go."

After everyone left, Zhang Xiaoqiu and Maoji quietly climbed down from the roof and returned to their camp, but no one noticed.

Zhang Xiaoqiu's bed was leaning against the window, and there was a faint light from the fire outside.He took the piece of jade out of his pocket and let the feathered chicken paws press it, and suddenly the jade shone brightly, like a small flashlight. This energy was introduced from the feathered chicken into the jade and formed a microcirculation , this kind of microcirculation consumes less energy.

Zhang Xiaoqiu poked Maoji, Maoji knew that he was going to do something serious, he tapped his wings in the air a few times, and saw a map projected in the air, exactly the one they saw on the roof just now, Chen Yu clicked Those two places are also specially circled.

Zhang Xiaoqiu quickly traced the map with a pen, so he didn't sleep until midnight.In fact, he was also very confused. He didn't know whether the map was reliable or not. If it was reliable, why didn't the soldiers who searched and rescued in the past few times find the third prince? As a sharp sword?What's more terrible is that the third prince has been missing for a month now, and the lack of water and food in the desert is the most terrible thing.