My years as a soldier

As long as he saw the expression of the one-eyed man, Hu Jiuzhang already understood it.His expression resembled that of a soldier who was alone on the battlefield. The man was tall, with a sharp-edged face and a knife scar.He obviously has an evil face, but Hu Jiuzhang knows that the more he is like this, the more afraid he is in his heart.The appearance of being tall and ferocious on the surface is just armor designed to repel fear. Just like on the battlefield in northern Xinjiang, at this time, the one-eyed man standing in front of the Chang'an city gatekeeper was also full of panic in his heart. Can't stop sighing.

Dude, this is not a battlefield...

Of course Hu Jiuzhang understood the difficulty of the gatekeepers in Chang'an, but the one-eyed veteran's reaction was still too extreme.

But even though he saw this, Hu Jiuzhang still didn't intend to get up and intervene.After all, that one-eyed man was just talking to the city gate official in front of Yanping Gate.But in the face of such a one-eyed man with a fierce face, the usual arrogance on the face of the gatekeeper in Chang'an disappeared, which made Hu Jiuzhang sigh in his heart.Man, I really like picking soft persimmons!

But soon, things changed.On the small street leading to Yanping Gate, a skinny young man ran out in a hurry, running to the side of the one-eyed veteran.The young man leaned forward and said something in the ear of the old soldier, and the old soldier changed his expression instantly after hearing it.

Hu Jiuzhang was sitting on the steps not far from Yanping Gate, and he could still hear the veterans shouting at the city gate officials at a higher volume. Obviously, the conversation had escalated into a threat.The scrawny young man beside him kept pulling his arm to dissuade him, but the temper of the veteran was beyond the reach of ordinary people, let alone the scrawny young man.

Seeing that the faces of the city gate officials became more and more ugly, not far away, a little impatience also flashed on the faces of several Wuhou who guarded the city gate.

Two heavily armed Marquis Wu walked quickly towards the one-eyed veteran, looking hostile.At this point, Hu Jiuzhang couldn't sit still.

What's the matter...

He murmured in his heart, but the man stood up from the ground involuntarily, leaning on his wooden crutch, and staggered towards the center of the dispute.

"Brother, calm down, calm down!"

As soon as Hu Jiuzhang spoke, he spoke with his northwestern accent again, but what he didn't expect, when the veteran heard the voice, he suddenly fell silent, and even focused his attention on Hu Jiuzhang.His only remaining pitch-black eye hit Hu Jiuzhang, full of surprise, but concealed an inexplicable excitement.

Hu Jiuzhang took advantage of this moment of stupefaction and grabbed the arm of the one-eyed veteran.

"Brother, please speak up if you have something to say, it's not that kind of thing to argue with this little official here."

"Hey, who are you? My elder brother's business is none of your business!"

As soon as Hu Jiuzhang opened his mouth, the young man beside him became anxious again.The city gate official was even more angry, with indescribable disgust in his eyes.

"You untouchables! Don't get in the way here. During the Chinese New Year, no one wants to cause trouble. If you dare to say one more thing, believe it or not, I will ask Marquis Wu to arrest you all right now!"

As soon as Hu Jiuzhang mingled among these three people, Marquis Wu who was coming towards them stopped in his tracks.It is true that for those who celebrate the New Year, those who are paid by the government don't want to cause trouble.

The veteran didn't say anything more, Hu Jiuzhang took advantage of the situation and took him by the arm, leading him to the street.It's just that Hu Jiuzhang's legs and feet were bad, and he staggered a few steps. The wooden stick in his hand slipped on the ice and snow, and he almost fell down.

"Eh! You—"

For a moment, Hu Jiuzhang only felt that his arms seemed to be held by some kind of steel and iron fists. Although his two calves were still hurt by the force, he still stood still.

Looking up, it was the one-eyed veteran who had been tense all this time, reaching out to help him.

"Thank you. Brother, if you have any difficulties, there is always a way to solve them. It is not always a solution to argue with that little official here."

Probably because he could find a familiar sense of intimacy in this veteran, Hu Jiuzhang's opening was actually very natural, not at all like helping strangers to fight on the street, but more like meeting an old friend whom he hadn't seen for many years.

It's just that the skinny young man on the side was furious.

"Who are you, dare to—"

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a gesture from the veteran.

"If you have anything to say, go over there."

The veteran loosened his grip on Hu Jiuzhang's wrist, and strode towards the street.And his expression at this moment obviously relaxed a lot, and he was no longer as tense as before.Hu Jiuzhang sighed softly, leaning on his wooden stick to keep up with the veteran.

"Brother, are you a soldier?" He said casually, and the young man beside them followed the two with an aggrieved expression, but remained silent.

"Ah, you too?"

The one-eyed veteran responded, but did not look down at him.This veteran was very tall, a head taller than Hu Jiuzhang.Being comrades-in-arms with such a person, the hearts of the same team must be very stable.

"Brother has good eyesight." Hu Jiuzhang's tone was even more brisk, "I'm from the Sixth Infantry Regiment of the Beitinghan Navy, just a small soldier. Where's Brother?"

"I am from the Ninth Regiment of Anxi... just a small captain, and also a soldier."

After a few words, the two had reached the corner of the street, and Hu Jiuzhang bowed his hands to the two again.

"Today I was meddling in my own business, and I hope you two will forgive me. The cruel officials in Chang'an are no better than others, and I hope you will think twice about everything. It's getting late, and I have to hurry, so you two can leave."

Seeing that Hu Jiuzhang took the initiative to bid farewell, the skinny young man hurriedly bowed his hands in return, wishing that he would leave as soon as possible.It's just that the old soldier hesitated again at this moment. He watched Hu Jiuzhang frowning tightly, and after a while, he returned a military salute.

"Today's matter, thank you for your comfort, brother, it's easy to go, brother."

Hu Jiuzhang waved his hand from him with a smile, said "It's easy to say", turned around and walked towards Yanping Gate.Although the encounter with the veteran did not report each other's names, after saying goodbye, Hu Jiuzhang still felt very fond of it.

Some people are like this. Once they become a soldier, they will be trapped on the battlefield for the rest of their lives. No matter how comfortable their life is in the future, what they pretend in their hearts will always be the battlefield.

Indeed, the two people Hu Jiuzhang met in front of the city gate were Cao Yiding and Xiaozhan.And the reason why Hu Jiuzhang met these two people at Yanpingmen had to start from when Chen Fan sent someone to follow Fan San.

Although the two villains Chen Fan sent were on a temporary basis, it was still easy for two experienced villains to follow a defenseless Fan San.But when Fan Sanxing arrived at Guiyifang, those two realized the seriousness of the matter.In Chang'an County, any case related to Guiyifang would not be easy to handle.The two of them had known for a long time that in Guiyifang, the eyes of various forces were all over the place, so they immediately divided into two groups. One continued to follow Fan San into Guiyifang, while the other rushed back to the Xishi government office where Chen Fan was stationed, and called for a meeting. While helping, you can also exchange information with other colleagues and listen to the wind.

But even so, the bad guy who followed Fan San was still noticed by Cao Yi's subordinates.

Cao Yi's subordinates were simply looking for new faces in the workshop, and the bad guy who sneaked in with Fan San originally had jurisdiction in Jiahuifang.He was dressed in the bad man's black clothes, and he was covered by the bad man's rule of Guiyifang as much as possible along the way. The old residents of Yifang caught Duan Sui.

What's interesting is that when Cao Yi's subordinates saw the face of this student, they immediately ran to report to the boss.The way is: "I saw a bad person born in the plane in the workshop." But as for why this bad person entered the workshop and where he went after entering the workshop, the poor people around Cao Yi don't know. I don't want to follow up at all.

As for Fan San, he didn't know that he was being followed all the way, and when he returned to his residence, he had no intention of talking to anyone.

Fan San entrusted his two sons earnestly at home. He felt that he had done a shocking event today. As long as this event can be accomplished, his life will be worth it!

As for the bad guy who followed Fan San all the way into the depths of Guiyifang, he didn't know who he was following and why, after all, as long as there was movement in Guiyifang, nothing good would happen.

The bad guy watched Fan San go home, and then went back home.It's just that before he left, he specially greeted the few brothers on duty in Guiyifang, and said: "Today, Mr. Chen specially asked me to follow a person. He has a short stature and a short square face. This person is from you." The tenants, brothers, you should pay attention to it, and keep an eye on it these few days. If you make meritorious service, maybe one day Mr. Chen is happy, and he will transfer you out of Guiyifang, a wretched place?"

This man from Jiahuifang cheerfully dropped a sentence, but it didn't hurt his back to speak while standing.But the few people who stayed behind in Guiyifang finally got the sweetness.As soon as that man left, the brothers took the guy and wore black clothes and ran to patrol near Fan San's house.This move scared Cao Yi very much.

He only got a report from his subordinates on the front foot, and the bad guys on the back foot have already pushed to the door of the house.Cao Yi was thinking left and right, but he still said, "No matter what the final result is, Cao Yi is the only criminal who robs people!"

In Cao Yi's heart, he wanted to bear all the crimes alone, but now that the bad guys have come to him, if the captured hostages really have such a strong background, it is not impossible for the bad guys to mobilize to encircle and suppress.Thinking of this step, Cao Yi couldn't sit still.He called Ding Xiaozhan, and unexpectedly, a rare person went out in person.

"Brother Cao, maybe it's just a coincidence that the bad guys came to patrol our area? After all, they haven't caught anything yet."

"It will be too late when they catch the handle!"

Cao Yi didn't know why he suddenly became extremely anxious, and even his tone seemed urgent.

"That's not scary! We still have hostages in our hands."

Ding Xiaozhan, a thin monkey who can't lift his hands and resist, is full of confidence.

"Heh... expecting you to take hostages to fight bad people, isn't that courting death?" Cao Yi dismissed it.

"Then... what else can we do? Besides, it's not certain whether those bad people are coming after us."

"Whether it's true or not, we must leave a retreat first!" Cao Yi strode forward and said firmly, "I still have some friendship with the little official guarding the Yanping Gate. Before coming to Siege, it is safest for you to escape from Chang'an through Yanping Gate."

Cao Yi's words moved Ding Xiaozhan very much.

"Well... If that time really comes, Brother Cao, you have to run with us too!"

Ding Xiaozhan spoke with sincerity, but the ending was not satisfactory.

Cao Yi failed to negotiate with the city gate official. If Hu Jiuzhang hadn't come out to persuade him, he and Ding Xiaozhan would have been reported to Chang'an County by Marquis Wu of Yanping Gate.

As for why Hu Jiuzhang met Cao Yi first and then Ding Xiaozhan.That's because Cao Yi originally wanted to negotiate with the city gate officials alone, but Ding Xiaozhan went the other way to inquire about bad people in Chang'an County.

The place where Ding Xiaozhan inquired about the news was in the West Market, and he found out that he was an intelligence dealer in the underworld of the West Market.It's just that before he found the informant, he saw more than a dozen black-clothed delinquents coming in and out of the Xishi delinquent office, and one of them with a black iron token on his waist was the delinquent commander of Chang'an County. I am.

Ding Xiaozhan panicked when he saw the unscrupulous handsome men follow him from a distance.He also didn't care about looking for the information dealer, so he rushed to Yanping Gate without stopping.

As for why the bad guys in Chang'an County gathered and what actions they were going to take, Cao Yi and the others actually didn't get any definite information at all.