The two of them left Jinling City, chose a direction, and headed northwest at high speed. After traveling for less than two hours, we had left Jiangsu and arrived in Anhui.
Lin Wanrong was not familiar with the terrain. When he saw the Gao Chief hurrying on his way without saying a word, he urged his horse to run parallel to him and said loudly: "Brother Gao, where are we going?"
The high chief slowed down his horse and said with a smile: "We have been traveling so fast, but I forgot to tell you, little brother. We are heading towards Chuzhou, where there are several groups of people waiting for us."
"Chuzhou?" Lin Wanrong knew that this place was hundreds of miles away from Jinling City and connected to Fengyang Tianchang and other places. It was the eastern gateway of Anhui and faced Jiangsu across the river. Its geographical location was very important.
"What are we going to Chuzhou for? Is Mr. Xu there too?" Lin Wanrong frowned.
The high chief said: "Master Xu is not in Chuzhou. The military situation is urgent. He has already rushed to Peixian County in Xuzhou. He only asked me to take Brother Lin to Chuzhou to meet the soldiers and horses there, and then drive all the way to Xuzhou via Suzhou."
Lin Wanrong was Xu Wei's staff general. He was supposed to follow Xu Wei, but unexpectedly, the old man ran away alone. It seemed that there was indeed an urgent military situation on the front line. However, given Lin Wanrong's current psychological and physical condition, he was not ready to go directly to the front line. It would be better to go to Chuzhou first to meet the army and get familiar with the atmosphere.
Lin Wanrong nodded and said: "That's fine, Brother Gao, how many troops are stationed in Chuzhou? How did Mr. Xu arrange it?"
Gao Zun shook his head and said: "I don't know much about this. I only heard that there are officers and soldiers from Zhejiang, officers and soldiers from Shandong, and sergeants from the Shenji Battalion. I am only responsible for your safety, and it is Master Xu who arranges the troops. There are things that need to be considered that I can't control even if I want to."
In order to cover up people's eyes and ears, the two infantry and cavalry battalions from Zhejiang passed through Anhui to Shandong, and Lin Wanrong knew it. I heard that with these three groups of people there, there should be a lot of soldiers there, and it seems to be relatively safe.
"In that case, let's hurry up and join the army." Lin Wanrong said impatiently. He has never seen tens of thousands of soldiers training together. I think it must be very lively.
The high chief smiled and said: "No matter how busy you are, we can just arrive today. Mr. Xu also has a few words for me to pass on to Brother Lin."
"Old Xu, oh, what did Mr. Xu say?" Lin Wanrong said strangely.
"Your Excellency, please ask Brother Lin to familiarize himself with military affairs as soon as possible and fulfill his duties as a staff general as soon as possible."
Of course this will be soon. I'm more anxious than you, old man Xu, and there are several wives at home waiting for comfort.
"Your Excellency also said -" the high chief said unhurriedly: "The soldiers from Chuzhou are specially reserved for you, Brother Lin. I want you to organize them and bring them to the front line."
"Reorganize the army?" Lin Wanrong felt strange. I am a small staff general with no power or position. Calling me "general" is a compliment. At most, I can give you Xu Wei some bad ideas. How can I organize the army?
He glanced at Chief Gao in confusion: "Brother Gao, did you hear that right? I have neither an official position nor military experience. How can Mr. Xu ask me to organize the army?"
The high chief shook his head and said with a smile: "I heard it clearly and clearly. How could I be mistaken? Your Excellency ordered you to go to Chuzhou to organize the army."
There are tens of thousands of troops stationed in Chuzhou, but they want me as a servant to prepare the army for war. Isn't this sincerely embarrassing me? I'm not worried about him. Seeing his hesitation, the high chief smiled and said: "Brother Lin, don't worry. I believe in Mr. Xu's vision. He will never see the wrong person. You must have this ability."
Even the high chief said this, damn, don't I still believe in myself? Aren't there tens of thousands of people who haven't chewed pig's trotters and haven't seen pigs running? I'm going to go and have a good time, and get over the addiction of treating people. Speaking of which, Xu Wei entrusted the maintenance of tens of thousands of buses to my hands. This old man is really relieved of me.
He laughed and said, "Okay, then I'll give it a try. In fact, in my humble opinion, although the task of organizing an army is difficult, it's still passable. Brother Gao, do you know what the most difficult thing in the world is?"
The high chief shook his head and asked curiously: "What is it?"
Lin Wanrong smiled mysteriously: "Brother Gao, if you marry more than a dozen wives, you will know what the most difficult thing is."
The high chief was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, he raised his thumb and said: "Good advice, Brother Lin is really good advice." The two looked at each other and let out a lewd laugh that only a man could understand.
The road to Chuzhou is long or short, and with the high chief guarding us, there is nothing to worry about. Lin Wanrong was thinking all the way when he arrived in Chuzhou to reorganize the army, what kind of official faction he should create and what kind of imposing means he should use to scare away the ruffians. Thinking about it, I became excited. It must be a very refreshing feeling to show off in front of tens of thousands of people.
It was already sunset when we arrived in Chuzhou. The ancient city of Chuzhou was bathed in the setting sun, peaceful and calm, and there was no sign of an army stationed at all.
In Lin Wanrong's imagination, the place where tens of thousands of troops were stationed should at least be brightly lit with swords and guns, with beacon fire companies, horses neighing, and shouts of killing. Just looking at the bustling crowds who had dispersed after the market, Lin Wanrong could not change the sight in front of him. The scene is connected with tens of thousands of troops.
"Brother Gao, are we going the wrong way?" Lin Wanrong asked doubtfully.
"What could be wrong? I've been on this journey for at least four or five times." Gao Zun pointed at the two words on the city gate and smiled: "Look, isn't that Chuzhou?"
Lin Wanrong looked around and saw that there were indeed two bright red characters written on the city gate - Chuzhou, and a line of small characters below - Ouyang Yongshu Zhiming.
"What does Uncle Ouyang Yong do?" Lin Wanrong asked curiously.
"This man, I heard Mr. Xu mention it last time. He seems to be from the previous dynasty. His name is Ouyang Xiu. He served as the magistrate of Chuzhou here. I heard that this guy likes to drink. There are monks in Langya Mountain who specially built a building to please him. He built a Drunkard Pavilion, and there is a Fengle Pavilion at the foot of Fengshan Mountain in the west of Chuzhou City. I heard that he also built it." The high chief shook his head and said, it was rare to show off his knowledge in front of Mr. Lin, so he was naturally a little proud.
Lin Wanrong nodded and said, "I don't know Uncle Ouyang Yong, but I understand Ouyang Xiu. These scholars like to fool people with their font sizes."
"Brother Gao, you said there was a large army stationed in this city, but when I looked at it, it didn't look like it." Lin Wanrong and Gao Sheik led their horses into the city and looked around and said. This city of Xingchuzhou has a long history, and its geographical location is very important. Although it is not as prosperous as Jinling, it is also very prosperous with towering shops and restaurants, and numerous brothels and Chu pavilions.
"Well, there should be soldiers and horses stationed there!" Seeing that there were few soldiers in armor on the street, the high chief felt a little unsure: "Master Xu clearly asked you to go to Chuzhou to organize troops, why are there no soldiers?" Where's the horse's shadow?"
The two stopped several passing people and asked several times, but they never heard of any large troops stationed there. Damn it, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, spitting can make it rain, and farting can sound like thunder, could it just evaporate? Either that guy Xu Wei is playing tricks on me.
"Brother Gao, didn't Mr. Xu tell you who to look for here? There's no way for us to run blindly like this." Lin Wanrong said.
"Master Xu said that when you arrive in Chuzhou, if you observe more, you will be able to see it." The high chief said while wiping his cold sweat. He has blind trust in Xu Wei, and he will do whatever Mr. Xu says.
observe? It's a waste of observation. This is the bustling area of Chuzhou City. If you look around, you can't see any officers and soldiers. Could it be that these officers and soldiers hid in the brothels and committed suicide? What kind of riddle is this old man Xu doing?
"Get out of the way, get out of the way -" while the two people were looking at each other, they suddenly heard several rough shouts, and two horses galloped from a distance, galloping like arrows, without stopping for a moment, and the pedestrians on the street immediately He ducked away as if he had seen a ghost.
The high chief was overjoyed. He pulled Lin Wanrong's sleeve and said, "Brother Lin, look, aren't these officers and soldiers?"
Lin Wanrong looked around and saw several war horses galloping towards him. The people sitting there were indeed soldiers wearing Dahua military uniforms. Judging from their arrogant appearance, they should be soldiers commanded by Xu Wei, but he didn't know which province they were from. of.
"They left in such a hurry. Could it be that there was some urgent military situation?" the high chief said strangely.
"Really?" Lin Wanrong said with a smile: "I saw that they were heading to Lixiang Courtyard over there. Are they going to deliver letters to the sisters in the courtyard?"
As they were talking, the war horses stopped in front of the gate of Lixiangyuan. An old bustard with thick powder on his face came up to meet him. He opened his mouth and said with a smile: "General Zhao, General Fu, oh, what are you doing?" Come on, Xiaoyu and the others have been waiting for you for a long time."
The dark-faced officer who looked like a leader walking in front smiled and touched the old bustard's body and said: "Really, didn't that bitch Xiaoyu have enough of me last night? She's so horny so early. Otherwise, mama, come with her tonight, and I guarantee that you will be as happy as gods and as happy as gods."
Several soldiers behind the officer laughed lewdly, and the madam welcomed the group in after a few tweaks.
Damn it, I was right. I really came here to report to the sisters, but these guys are brave enough to come here wearing military uniforms. Lin Wanrong smiled bitterly and said to the high chief: "Brother Gao, is this one of the tens of thousands of troops we are looking for?"
The high chief said embarrassedly: "That should be it. Brother Lin, what do you think we should do?"
Lin Wanrong smiled and said: "Visiting a brothel is quite a wonderful thing. All men like it! How about, Brother Gao, I'll be the host and we can go shopping too."