Dragon Pattern Roll Set

The next morning, when Zhan Zhao got up, he saw Bai Yutang refreshingly changing clothes for the fourth son.

Zhan Zhao rested his chin and looked at Sizi stretching his two short arms, and Bai Yutang buttoning him.There are a total of 23 grape buttons on a small red brocade jacket from the side to the front. Bai Yutang is already trying hard for the third time, but every time the buttons are wrong at the end.

The fourth son raised his hands sorely, pouted and looked at Bai Yutang who was in a hurry, "Bai Bai, you are so stupid."

Bai Yutang was helpless, thinking who designed the clothes with so many buttons, so he asked the fourth son, "Why don't you change it?"

The fourth son pouted, "No, this one is brand new, it has only been worn for two days."

Bai Yutang looked at the sky, so he had no choice but to undo all the buttons, and decided to try again.

Zhan Zhao watched with great interest.

Just this time, the fourth son helped to count, "The first... the second... ahh, right to the third."

Bai Yutang carefully buckled it one by one, and when he got to the last one and found that there was no more and no less, Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows.

The fourth son jumped up happily, "It's a success!"

Bai Yutang finally took the fourth son's shoes, looked up, and saw Zhan Zhao leaning against the head of the bed with a smile and looking at them.

"Are you awake?" Bai Yutang put the little boots on the fourth son, and put the neatly dressed fourth son on the ground, Zhan Zhao also sat up.

The fourth son ran over and grabbed Zhan Zhao's knee to say good morning to him.

Zhan Zhao rubbed Xiao Si's face, "Little Si, you are the No. 1 in the ages, and you let that mouse dress you."

Bai Yutang put on his cloak, gave Zhan Zhao another one, and said, "It snowed last night, it's very cold outside."

Zhan Zhao took the cloak, suddenly remembered, and asked, "Where did you go last night?"

Bai Yutang thought for a while, then said, "Go out for a stroll."

……

When the two of them packed up and dressed, and came out with the fourth son, they saw Yin Hou and Tianzun had already got up and were having a steaming breakfast in the larger military tent in front.

Zhan Zhao and the others also went over to have breakfast, and Zhe Ying told them that the horses were ready and waiting outside the city gate, and that Long Qiaoguang was already waiting for them.

When Bai Yutang came out, he roughly told Zhan Zhao and the others what happened last night.

On the one hand, Zhan Zhao regretted not seeing the wolf king Sailor, on the other hand, he was a little curious, "The sand thief came to spy?"

When everyone came out of the city gate, sure enough, they saw Long Qiaoguang sitting on his spotted leopard, holding a telescope in his hand, looking into the distance.

Zhan Zhao and the others mounted their horses.

Long Qiaoguang put down the binoculars and said, "We can only drive for half a day, and we will stay at a hotel near the plank road in the afternoon."

"Only half a day away?" Zhan Zhao was curious.

"There may be a storm in the afternoon." Long Qiaoguang asked two guards to lead two very beautiful horses out, and asked Yin Hou and Tianzun, "Seniors, are you satisfied?"

Yin Hou stretched out his hand and patted the black horse that walked up to him, a little surprised.This black horse is quite beautiful, its appearance is similar to that of Hei Xiao, tall and strong, the key is that the black hair has a layer of gray light, which makes Yin Hou inexplicably feel as if he has been in another world.

Seeing the flash of surprise in Yin Hou's eyes, Zhan Zhao gave Long Qiaoguang a thumbs up.

Long Qiao Guang was happy, and said, "Of course you have to use a horse to worship the gods."

Yin Hou got on the horse, and Tianzun tilted his neck to see the white horse prepared for him, and he liked it very much, it looked like a good one out of ten thousand.

This time there were also Long Qiaoguang's two attendants, because it was a short distance and there were so many experts, so they all dressed up and traveled in a simple way, ready to go back quickly.

Zhan Zhao and the others already had a certain understanding of the huge establishment of the Zhao family army. Basically, the four lieutenant generals under Zhao Pu had their own troops. Each of them had at least [-] elite soldiers, of which [-] were well-trained elite troops.

Ouyang Shaozheng has [-] vanguard cavalry with fast horses and long swords, Zou Liang has [-] raiders with extremely high kung fu, He Yihang has [-] armored soldiers with amazing defensive capabilities, and Long Qiaoguang, as the leader of Zhao's army's archers, has Fifty thousand elite crossbowmen.In addition, they also have some capable assistants just like Zhao Pu has shadow guards.The two people around Long Qiaoguang can be called the elite among the elite.

Speaking of which, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang discovered that in the roster of the Zhao family army, there are some marks behind each soldier's name, for example, two stars, super two stars, nearly three stars and so on.

Zhan Zhao asked Ouyang Shaozheng very curiously, and Ouyang explained to him that these are He Yihang's work, and it is also his way of managing the barracks and ensuring the normal operation of the barracks.

The officers and soldiers of the Zhao family army must be diligent in practicing martial arts. The better the martial arts, the greater the chance of surviving on the battlefield, and these few stars are the marks of the value of force.Usually five-stars are used to calculate, if Zhao Pu and Zhan Zhao Bai Yutang are super five-star, then Zou Liang and the others are five-star or near five-star, and so on. Soldiers have some assessments every year to divide their own ranks. force value.

It's not that there is discrimination in the army. The premise of being good at using soldiers is to understand your generals and let them play to their greatest advantage, instead of letting them die in vain.

In addition to the strength value, there is also an intelligence value. Some soldiers may not be particularly good at martial arts, but they are very smart, or have other talents, and they will get jobs that suit them.

He Yihang attaches great importance to the personal abilities and personality traits of soldiers in the army, arranges duties according to each person's abilities, and conducts special training for some strengths and weaknesses.

At that time, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang carefully studied this set of methods, and finally understood why He Yihang was the deputy commander of the Zhao family army. Although it is not clear how much his force value is, but his intelligence level must be very high, and... this person is careful. to a dire degree.Zhao Pu's ability to win every battle is not only due to his domineering and outstanding personal ability, but also the result of the accumulation of various conditions.

The Zhao family army is like an indestructible chariot.Ouyang Shaozheng is the brave front, Zou Liang and Long Qiaoguang are the strongest wheels on both sides.Zhao Pu is the one who gathers the whole army sitting on the chariot, and He Yihang is the most solid backing of the chariot, and ensures that every component is in normal operation.

However, the most commendable thing is that these five people grew up with brotherhood, which made this chariot sweep across Mobei, invincible.

Bai Yutang asked Long Qiaoguang, "Where are the two sand thieves?"

Long Qiaoguang smiled and left it to Zhao Pu to play with.

Zhan Zhao was curious, "What did they explain?"

Long Qiaoguang sighed, and said, "Recently, there are people in the Mobei area who say that there is something in the ghost sea."

Zhan Zhao carried the silk and cashmere bag specially designed to carry the fourth son, put the fourth son in it, and asked, "What's in the sea of ​​ghosts?"

"I don't know where the news came out. It said that there was a map to enter the ghost sea, and many people were eager to go into the ghost sea to find treasure. The two sand thieves didn't know about the Lost City, but Zhao Pu came back yesterday, and rumors abounded Some say he came back to hunt for treasure, and some say he came back to stop the treasure hunt... Those two little thieves wanted to sneak into the city to find out news. News in Black Wind City is always the best seller. If they find out What, or what can be stolen back, can be sold for a good price." Although Long Qiaoguang babbled, the long series of words did not make people feel that they were long-winded, and they were very clear.

Zhan Zhao suddenly asked with great interest, "How is Zhao Pu going to play with two big living people?"

Long Qiao Guang was happy, and stroked his mustache, "Sand Bandit is the best candidate for a spy, they are a bit of a mix-up, but they are quite clever, should we make the best use of them?"

After speaking, he looked at the crowd and found that they had already mounted their horses, so the right general shook the reins and said, "Let's go."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, and also shook the reins... Several fast horses galloped forward, left Black Wind City, and galloped towards the vast desert.

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At the same time, in the military tent of Black Wind City.

Gongsun was sleeping comfortably, turned over, and heard someone talking next to his ear, "Bookworm~~"

"Hmm..." Gongsun rubbed his arms against the quilt.

"Bookworm~~"

Gongsun opened his eyes in a daze, and saw Zhao Pu's face appeared in front of him.

Gongsun was startled, and woke up from his doze, and opened his eyes to look at him.

"Morning." Zhao Pu smiled.

Gongsun was taken aback, looked at the sky, "Ah! What time is it? Where is the fourth son?"

Zhao Pu pawed the bed and said, "It's already gone."

"Why didn't you call me earlier!" Gongsun wanted to get up.

Zhao Pu dragged him to make him lie down, "I said it earlier, don't worry, Zhan Zhao Bai Yutang and Tianzun Yin Hou are still talking, who can touch your son? Lie down."

Gongsun thinks about it, but he still misses not having the fourth son by his side.

"They went to the Fire Phoenix Hall and came back for at most seven or eight days, so don't worry." Zhao Pu put a pillow behind Gongsun's head and said, "You can sleep as long as you want these few days, and eat whatever you want. Tell me, I'll let the cook do it for you."

The corner of Gongsun's mouth twitched slightly, and he leaned on the pillow to look at Zhao Pu. It is estimated that not everyone can see the caring look of this Generalissimo, and Gongsun is used to taking care of others, so the feeling of being taken care of is very subtle.

"Then why did you wake me up so early?"

"You go back to sleep, and you are not allowed to skip three meals a day." Zhao Pu brought up the breakfast table on the side and put it on the bed.Gongsun took a look at the hot porridge and snacks and was very disappointed.

"By the way." Gongsun asked Zhao Pu while eating breakfast, "I heard the sound of the bell last night."

"Oh, Bai Yutang went out for a walk and helped catch two sand thieves." Zhao Pu told Gongsun what happened last night while peeling the tea eggs.

"Then how are you going to deal with those two sand thieves?" Gongsun was curious.

"Hmm...these two are a little tricky, but I can let them inquire about the news." Zhao Pu brought the tea eggs to Gongsun's lips, "I have to think about it."

Gongsun took a bite of the tea egg and said, "I'll take the medicine box and go with you later."

Zhao Pu looked at Gongsun.

"Isn't it just to make the two little slickers obedient? There are ways." Gongsun stuffed a small steamed bun into Zhao Pu's mouth, "Seeing how well you behaved, leave it to me!"

Zhao Pu chewed the steamed bun and stared at Gongsun, only to smile.

He Yihang originally came to discuss with Zhao Pu, but just walked to the door and took a look, then shook his head and went out.

Just running into Ouyang Shaozheng who was coming.

Ouyang gnawed on the fried dough sticks and asked, "Don't you talk about the morning meeting?"

He Yihang waved his hand, "I'm in a daze, let's talk about it later."

Ouyang was speechless, dizzy with color...

At noon, the horse team of Zhan Zhao and others arrived near a small market town in the desert.

It looks like a market town here, but it is actually two rows of tall houses. There are some simple stalls in the middle yard, most of which are passing merchants drinking tea and eating, and the two huge buildings are yellow mud walls and black tiles. The top one looks like it has the characteristics of the Western Regions. It feels crooked and not very stable but it seems to be old.

There is a long mast erected in front of the house, and there is a sign hanging on the pole, which reads four words - sheltered plank road.

Everyone's horse team stopped at the gate of the plank road, the thick cotton curtain was lifted, and a hunchbacked and lame old man came out. This old man looked very fierce, and he was blind in one eye. The grayish-yellow eyes glanced at the crowd, and with a "Hey Hey Hey" sound in his mouth, he limped in.

Zhan Zhao frowned, is he still dumb?But although he has a disability and looks weird, it can be seen that this old man is good at martial arts.

Everyone dismounted.

Yin Hou looked at the trick, and Tianzun couldn't help but said, "The house hasn't collapsed after all these years."

"Have you two been here before?" Zhan Zhao asked curiously, touching the little four hanging on his chest, the little guy just woke up from a doze, rubbing his eyes and stretching his arms and legs.

Long Qiaoguang moved closer to them and said, "There are no good people in this inn, so be careful when eating and drinking."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang nodded, they are not scholars who have never been out of the house, they are both wandering the rivers and lakes, this kind of plank road is equal to a black shop, everyone understands the reason.

So, everyone lifted the curtain and walked into the inn.

The so-called plank road is actually a very long inn, and the basic plank road is a place for shelter from the wind in the desert.There are also rooms, which are at the back, but they are very expensive. Ordinary businessmen will endure the night in the lobby and leave after the wind blows. Only those who are particularly rich or have female relatives will ask for a room.

As soon as everyone entered the door, a man with eyesight ran out.

Those who do business in the desert naturally know the officers and soldiers, especially those who don't care about the boundaries, they all know the military masters from any place, and Zhao Pu's people are even more so.

As soon as the guys saw Long Qiaoguang, they quickly obediently helped arrange the horses. In the desert, no one from the Zhao family army could be messed with, but messing with a Zhao Pu man was like messing with Zhao Pu. Everyone knew this rule.

Everyone found a clean seat to sit down.

Zhan Zhao observed for a while, and the eyes of various "strangely shaped" guests all followed them.

As soon as everyone sat down, they heard a voice from the second floor, "Short oil! I'm too old, isn't my eyes dazzled?"

Looking around, I saw a strange woman standing by the railing on the second floor, looking down.

It is said that she is weird because this woman has a very good figure, is dressed in a long black dress, has a graceful appearance, and has a good face. She looks 40 years old?In short, the charm still exists.It's just that this woman has yellow hair!The long withered and yellow hair was coiled up, and seven black chopstick-like hairpins were fan-shaped on the head to fix the coiled hair.

Zhan Zhao and the others originally thought she was an acquaintance of Long Qiaoguang, but Long Qiaoguang took a look and said, "This is the wife of the proprietress of the inn, Mrs. Qizan...but I don't know her well."

Zhan Zhao put the fourth son on the stool, and said, "The tone doesn't sound like it's unfamiliar..."

As soon as the words fell, the lady raised her legs and turned over, jumped down from the second floor, landed lightly beside Tianzun, lightly picked up a handful of Tianzun's black hair with one hand, took a deep breath, and lightly touched Tianzun with the other hand. Leaning lightly on Yin Hou's shoulder, "I never thought I would still see my old friend in this life."

Yin Hou and Tianzun raised their heads at the same time and glanced at her.

The woman hurriedly let go, took a step back, rubbed her hands together and smiled, "My small temple can welcome two such big gods..." As she spoke, she leaned over, covered her mouth and said in a low voice, "It seems The rumors that something big is going to happen are true."

As she said that, her eyes fell on Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao again. After taking a closer look, she shook her head "tsk tsk", "Such a handsome young man must have been born in Jiangnan."

"Old woman, you are already old, and the saliva is left behind when you see the tender face?"

At this time, a slightly rough voice sounded.

With a sound of "bang", a white porcelain teapot was placed in front of Zhan Zhao and the others. When they looked up, they saw a stout, dark-skinned woman in a calico padded jacket standing behind them and asked Mrs. Qizan, "Why?" ? Is my father here?"

The corners of everyone's mouth twitched.

The lady glared at her, and poured tea for everyone with a teapot, "Oh, I told you to read a joke, why did I have such a bad life and couldn't find a good man back then, married an ugly ghost and gave birth to such an ugly daughter. "

After the tea was poured, Mrs. Qizan made a "please" gesture, "Drink tea."

Everyone didn't go to get the cup, and the fourth son pointed to the teacup and said, "It's poisonous."

Mrs. Qizan glanced at the fourth son, slightly surprised, "Oh, why is the little Bodhisattva talking nonsense?"

"Qishangsan." The fourth son said, "I asked about the taste from a long distance away!"

Zhan Zhao lightly touched the fourth son's face.

Yin Hou glanced at the woman, stretched out his hand, and touched his chin lightly.

The woman took a step back in shock.

Bai Yutang looked at the teacup, and suddenly asked, "Wang Qiufeng, the seven-tailed scorpion?"

After Bai Yutang's voice fell, he felt a slight movement around the inn. The handymen and tray-handlers in the inn all held weapons and stared at them vigilantly.

Zhan Zhao frowned slightly—Wang Qiufeng, the seven-tailed scorpion, was a gangster, a well-known poisonous woman back then, and one of the top ten most wanted criminals in the previous dynasty.She should be close to Hong Jiuniang's age, and she still has grievances with Jiuniang. This old lady was set on fire by Jiuniang and half died. Everyone thought she was dead, but they didn't expect to run to the northwest to open an inn.

The other guests on the plank road also seemed to feel the tension, looking at this side.

Yin Hou raised his head and looked at Wang Qiufeng, his eyes met, cold sweat broke out on Wang Qiufeng's forehead, and he smiled dryly, "How many years of enmity have been going on, you are such a great Buddha, why do you want to trouble me?"

"Don't be nervous, just passing by." Tianzun waved his hand lightly.

Wang Qiufeng let out a sigh of relief, obviously it was just a bluff, she signaled to her opponents to back down.

Afterwards, she ordered someone to change the tea, and poured tea and water for everyone herself, "Just pass by... Since we are old friends, I will treat you this time."

After speaking, he twisted away with a sigh of relief.

Long Qiaoguang picked up the teacup and looked at the fourth son.

The fourth son tested it with a silver needle and nodded, "You can drink it."

Long Qiaoguang said while drinking tea, "Wang Qiufeng has kept his own law these years. Nine out of ten people who do business here in the desert are wanted criminals."

While speaking, I heard a "crackling" sound from outside, and then the whole ground and roof were shaking.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, and the fourth son sat beside Long Qiaoguang and asked, "Guangguang, is there an earthquake?"

Long Qiaoguang smiled, picked him up and went to the window, opened a little window for him to see "it's a storm."

The fourth son saw several black whirlwind columns formed on the desert in the distance, sweeping towards them, and everything around them was spinning.

Long Qiaoguang lowered the window.

At this time, a few more people rushed in from outside, one or two were covered in sand, and they seemed to have escaped unharmed.

The guys have already started on the door panels, and they know the way.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at the few people who had just run in, and they saw that they were dressed like Liao people.

In the ear, Long Qiaoguang's laughter came, "I saw all my old friends today."

Zhan Zhao asked, "Who is that?"

"Yeluqi." Long Qiao said broadly.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other - Yeluqi, Prince of Liao Kingdom?How come here?