Ningcheng, County Magistrate Zhou Jie stood in the cold wind. Although he was so cold that he rubbed his hands and feet from time to time, he still did not dare to neglect. He even dared not hide in the warm tent to avoid the wind and snow.

Since receiving a joint order from the governor Li Anguo and the Right Guard General Liu Chenglin three days ago, he had almost no eyes closed for three days. He mobilized all the people who could mobilize Ningcheng and began to build tents outside the city, prepare food, firewood, etc. After three days of busyness, everyone was exhausted and almost emptyed the inventory of the entire Ningcheng this year.

Now, he has really become a county magistrate with nothing.

Looking at the snowflakes falling under the light of the fire, his heart was filled with sorrow, praying that God would not snow any more. It was too heavy. There was no disaster. He really had no money and went to provide for the disaster relief.

But military affairs are military affairs, and there is absolutely no delay or negligence allowed.

That's really going to lose your head.

Until now, he has not figured out what is going on.

In the distance, a sudden sound of horse hooves came, and Zhou Jie was excited. He tried hard to open his eyes and looked in the direction where the sound of horse hooves came.

He came from afar, turned over and dismounted in front of Zhou Jie, and shouted: "Mr. Zhou, the army is still thirty miles away from us, no, it is only about twenty miles."

Zhou Jie immediately turned around, waved his arms, and shouted: "Everyone, prepare, make fire, cook food, and prepare for the forage."

The quiet camp just now immediately became boiling.

Piles of bonfires were lit, and smoke columns rose into the air. In the heavy snow, the strong women pulled open the gauze on the chopping board. Below the gauze was already curled dough. They skillfully began to make steamed buns one by one. The prepared steamed buns were neatly plastered on the round bamboo fence and put them in the steamer.

On the other side, the broth that had been boiled and condensed in a large iron pot was reheated. It took less time to go, and the entire camp was surrounded by the aroma of steamed buns with a sweet smell and the aroma of fragrant bone soup.

This huge camp is about two miles away from Ningxian County. The army passes through the border and does not enter the city, so as not to cause panic among the people in the city. Of course, it also means to beware of criminals in the army taking advantage of the situation to rob at such a time.

In the darkness, this bright camp is the most obvious guide light.

Half an hour later, a low sound of horse hooves like thunder came from Zhou Jie's ears, and then a snake-winding fire dragon appeared in his sight.

Cavalry, as many as tens of thousands of cavalry, jumped into his sight.

"It's finally here!" For Jay Chou, the torture of waiting was even more painful.

This cavalry that arrived in Ning County was the Zuo Jinwu Guard led by Xue Chong.

After receiving the urgent complaint from Liu Chenglin, the general of the Right Guard, Xue Chong, who was still marching in a regular manner, immediately ordered all troops to abandon all the baggage and accelerate his advance.

After the Battle of Luzhou, Xue Chong, who surrendered to Li Ze, originally asked to go to Mozhou to resist Zhang Zhongwu's army, but in the end, Li Ze transferred him to Zhuozhou, and the scope of the Zuo Jinwu Guard garrison included Zhuozhou and Youzhou, which were all the best fertile lands.

This is the reward Li Ze gave him.

Xue Chong is grateful for this.

Xue Chong would have had some doubts about the sudden change of his original goal during the army's operation this time. If it were another person, Xue Chong would have had some doubts. When this person was Liu Chenglin, Xue Chong had no doubts. On the one hand, the army changed direction and advanced quickly towards Ning County according to Liu Chenglin's request. On the other hand, he sent people to Wuyi to explain to Li Ze the reason why the army changed direction, which was the only way to filing.

Although the king will not accept the order outside, the remedial work that should be done must be done.

Xue Chong knew that he was not Liu Chenglin.

The rule of view is that the king is not subject to the order outside, which makes sense. The wars ahead are ever-changing, and it is impossible to make clear everything and make corresponding changes. Only the front-line generals can adapt to the situation. However, if you do too much such things, the superiors will naturally be unhappy.

In fact, when he accelerated the march, Xue Chong was still very uneasy because the army he led abandoned the logistics supplies to accelerate the march. According to Liu Chenglin, there will naturally be places to provide supplements along the way, but this did not make him completely relieved. The supply of an army of tens of thousands of people was not just a joke. If something really happened, the local officials would naturally lose their heads, but he would definitely be blamed.

Until he saw the brightly lit camp in Ning County.

Until he smelled the aroma of steamed buns and broth that blew in the wind.

He turned over and dismounted, and looked at the haggard local official who was rushing to meet him, he bowed sincerely, even though the other party's level was much lower than his.

"Thank you, Magistrate Zhou."

"It's your duty." Zhou Jie bowed and returned the gift without any politeness, and said directly: "General, the steamed buns have been out of the pot and the broth has been boiled. The army can eat immediately. The military tent has been set up, the stove inside has been boiled. After eating, the head can be poured to sleep. We have someone to feed and take care of the war horses."

Xue Chong nodded, turned around and shouted loudly, and a group of personal soldiers rode their horses and turned away. After a while, the cavalry entered the camp and, under the guidance of the personal soldiers, arrived one by one to the pre-demarcated area.

"We will rest here for two hours, and then all the cavalry will be launched. But it will take two more days to ask County Magistrate Zhou. Our infantry will also arrive here in one day." Xue Chong said.

"We are all ready for this. We have already prepared the need for a 30,000 army to transit." Zhou Jie said.

"Okay, this time I successfully took Chaoyang and copied Deng Jingshan's old path. Xue's memorial will definitely be the first to be the magistrate of Zhou." Xue Chong said with a smile.

"I dare not be greedy for the achievements of heaven. The war is fought by the soldiers. In Ning County, we are just doing what our superiors ordered." Zhou Jie was happy, but he was still humble.

Sitting in the warm tent, Xue Chong was eating steamed buns and drinking meat soup, but he felt very moved.

No wonder Li Ze and Li Xiang's troops were invincible and defeated. This kind of war mobilization ability and local response and support ability were unprecedented in him.

But I must not underestimate such support, which can save a lot of time for his army. Soldiers are very fast. Sometimes, just a little time advantage can determine the outcome of a war.

From another perspective, a small Ning County was able to prepare for the transit of tens of thousands of troops in just three days, which also reflects the local economic strength, mobilization ability, and reflects the local support level of Li Xiang in the local area.

At least, this is the first time he has experienced such a scene.

After ate three big steamed buns in a hurry and drank two large bowls of broth, Xue Chong clamped a lit incense between his fingers, and fell asleep.

Snoring sounded like thunder throughout the camp.

However, the officials, yamen runners and the people led by Zhou Jie were still busy. The thousands of war horses still needed to be taken care of immediately, so that they could carry the soldiers to the battlefield with energy and win a crucial victory after two hours.

The incense burned to the end. Xue Chong's hand shook slightly, opened his eyes, then jumped up, strode out of the tent, picked up a handful of snow from the ground, and wiped it hard on his face. The cold snow immediately restored his usual acumen. Almost as he stepped out of the tent, a loud military horn sounded in the camp.

The military camp, which had been quiet for two hours, immediately became noisy again. The neighing sounds of war horses resounded throughout the camp.

"Start!" With Xue Chong's order issued, the vanguard cavalry rushed out of the barracks first.

"General Xue, the journey is smooth and I'm waiting for the good news!" Zhou Jie bowed to the ground with his fists.

"I'll give you a good word!" Xue Chong laughed and returned the favor, turned over the horse, knocked his feet lightly on the horse's belly, and the war horse neighed and rushed out of the camp.

After passing Ning County, he entered Chaoyang and there would be no more supplies. At this moment, his subordinates only had two steamed buns brought from this camp in their arms. The next supply point was Chaoyang City.

As the army left, Zhou Jie felt relieved. Next, he had half a day to rest, and then he would welcome more infantrymen from the Zuo Jinwu Guard.

"Apart from being on duty, the rest of the people rested for a long time!" He indulged instructing his subordinates.

Wuyi and Li Ze received two copies from Liu Chenglin and Xue Chong within one day.

"A symbolic battle to suppress bandits and protests actually developed into a large-scale annihilation war, which is really unimaginable." Li Ze looked at Zhang Hui, Gongsun Changming, as well as Cao Xin and Han Qi, and said helplessly: "It's all uneasy. Deng Jingshan worked hard, but we made a mistake. If Xue Chong's troops had not been sent in advance, the outcome of this battle would be really hard to say. Everyone, let's talk. If this battle really killed Deng Jingshan, will it affect our next negotiations with Zhang Zhongwu?"

"On the contrary, if Deng Jingshan is defeated and disabled this time, we will have an overwhelming advantage in the negotiations with Zhang Zhongwu. It has to be said that the cooperation between the General of the Right Guard and the General of the Left Jinwu this time is really commendable." Gongsun Changming said with a smile.
Chapter completed!