Another major gain of the Sui army in this fierce battle in Xiapi County was the war horses, although the army of Meng Haigong also pulled out the mules and donkeys to make up the number, the Sui army still found more than 600 war horses from thousands of captured livestock.

In the livestock shed in the back camp, Zhang Xuan found Pei Xingyan who was busy placing horses, cavalry has always been Pei Xingyan's dream, in order to command the cavalry, he even did not hesitate to temporarily abandon the usual silver hammer, and use a horse lance.

Since the unfortunate death of the cavalry commander Chen Xu, Pei Xingyan has become the de facto cavalry commander, and he has poured all his heart and soul into the growth of this cavalry, and this time he has captured more than 600 war horses, which makes him ecstatic.

"How can the thief army have such war horses, have you checked their origins?"

Zhang Xuan has never understood, he has experienced a hundred battles, although he also captured some war horses in the battle with Zhang Jincheng and Sun Xuanya, but he has never captured more than 600 war horses like this time, which really surprised and puzzled Zhang Xuan, if it is the war horse of the Sui army, but there is no garrison in the Xuzhou area, where are the military horses?

Pei Xingyan gently stroked the slender neck and supple mane of a white war horse like stroking his lover, he reluctantly let go of the war horse, and said to Zhang Xuan: "The origin of these war horses has basically been investigated, in fact, they come from the Khitan. ”

"Khitan!" Zhang Xuan was even more puzzled, how could the Khitan war horses run to the Xuzhou area?

"The specific details are not very clear, it seems that Silla bought these war horses from the Khitan and sold them to Meng Haigong, a total of about 800 horses, all of which were left in the rear army, which happened to be the Meng Qi ghost army that we completely annihilated."

Jang Hyun's interest began to shift from war horses to trade, and the Silla people could actually transport war horses to the East China Sea, what kind of ship was this?

"Did anyone who knows the details of these transactions get caught?" Jang Hyun asked.

Pei Xingyan shook his head, "I heard that it was a member of the army next to Meng Haigong who was in charge of it. The specifics are known only to him. ”

Zhang Xuan put this matter aside for the time being, he patted Pei Xingyan on the shoulder and smiled: "Let's get down to business!" Tomorrow morning, the army will send troops to Pengcheng County, and I plan to let you take the north road, do you understand what I mean? ”

Pei Xingyan groaned slightly: "The general hopes that I can stop the army of Meng Haigong from going north to Qingzhou?" ”

Zhang Xuan nodded, "There are your mobile cavalry, and Chen Haishi's army guarding the fortress." I believe you can stop the army of Meng Hai from moving north! ”

Although the battle of Xuzhou was in full swing, Jiangdu was not affected in the slightest, the people's lives were peaceful, and the social order was stable, but it was unrealistic to say that there was no impact at all, and the biggest impact was still the freight industry.

Meng Haigong's rebellion in Xuzhou obstructed the newly dredged Tongji Canal, making it impossible for Jiangdu goods to be transported to the north, on the freight dock north of Jiangdu City. All kinds of goods are piled up, and the warehouses are full, but the porters are bored, and they get together to talk about the current situation.

In the early morning of this day, a small passenger ship slowly approached the wharf, although the freight industry to the north was blocked, but the passenger transport was basically unaffected, and most of the merchants from all over Jianghuai came to Jiangdu by boat. It makes the passenger terminal bustling and lively. In stark contrast to the other side and the cargo terminal.

Three people came down from the small passenger boat, led by a thin man, although he looked thin and small, but full of spirit, a pair of eagle eyes flashed with fine light, he was Shang Huaizhu, the general of the Menghai Gongjun Division Han Zhishui who was quietly sent to Jiangdu. Come to Jiangdu on a secret mission.

They were dressed as merchants, and they were inconspicuous in Jiangdu, and as soon as they got off the boat, a sharp-eyed broker greeted them, "Three masters." Is there anything you need to do with the villain? ”

This kind of broker specializes in introducing inns to foreign merchants, or finding a way for them, and then charging a little fee, there are a lot of them on the Jiangdu wharf, Shang Huaizhu rolled his eyes, and asked: "We want to find Jianghuai to recruit envoys, where is it?" ”

"Very close, on the left side of the north gate, there is a very grand official office, and there is a banner on it, but I can tell you that General Zhang is fighting outside, not in the official office, I am afraid it will take a while to come back."

"I'm not looking for General Zhang, and ask for a wine shop and inn near the official office?"

"Yes! Yes! There is a wine shop opposite called 'Guangling Chun', and there is an inn in the alley next to it, which is opened by the same wine shop, and the conditions are very good. ”

The broker saw that the thin man in front of him was the head, and the two people next to him were just his entourage, so he was particularly flattering to Shang Huaizhu.

"No need, we'll go by ourselves!"

Shang Huaizhu took out a handful of money to reward him, and swaggered towards Jiangdu City with two entourage, but they did not go directly to the north gate, but entered the city from the west gate, and found a family in a small alley, which was originally Li Zitong's contact point in Jiangdu, and after Meng Haigong replaced Li Zitong, this contact point was also used by Meng Haigong.

Shang Huaizhu knocked on the door, and after a while, the door opened a crack, revealing a pair of vigilant eyes, he recognized Shang Huaizhu at a glance, and hurriedly opened the door, "It turned out to be General Shang, please come in!" ”

Shang Huaizhu walked into the inn, glanced at the middle-aged man, and said with a smile: "Steward Qin is quite nourishing in Jiangdu!" ”

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly, "What's the moisture, just live a tight life all day long." ”

Shang Huaizhu saw that the items in the courtyard were quite worn, and estimated that he was not having a good time, so he took out a gold ingot of fifty taels and threw it to him, "This is the reward of the Han military master." ”

The middle-aged man took the gold gratefully, and nodded again and again, "Thank you, General Shang, thank you!" ”

Shang Huaizhu smiled, took out a list and handed it to him, "These are some of the items I need, prepare them for me, I will use them in the next two days." ”

The middle-aged man took the note and was stunned for a moment, Shang Huaizhu said coldly: "Don't ask more about your own affairs, otherwise you won't know how to die." ”

"I understand, let's go and prepare for the general, and ask the general to come into the house to rest."

Shang Huaizhu snorted coldly and walked into the room with two entourage

In the past two days, Zhang Xuan's house was in a mess, just yesterday, Mrs. was unwell, asked a famous doctor to come for diagnosis and treatment, and actually diagnosed the happy pulse, Mrs. is pregnant, which really makes the house infinitely happy, Lu Qing is also very happy, she hurriedly wrote a letter to tell her husband who is far away in Xiapi County, so that he can also share the joy of becoming a father.

However, what made Lu Qing a little embarrassed was that Zhang Chuchen was about to say goodbye and leave, Zhang Chuchen lived with her for almost two months, and the two had become friends, but there was no banquet in the world, no matter how long you lived, you would be guests after all.

In the room, Zhang Chuchen poured a cup of tea for Lu Qing and said with a smile: "The time you have been together is the happiest time in my life."

Without waiting for Zhang Chuchen to finish speaking, Lu Qing complained: "Since you are happy, why don't you continue to live, did I snub you and make you feel uncomfortable?" ”

"No, Sister Qing treats me like a sister, but my father-in-law died, I have to go to his grave anyway to pay respects to him for his kindness to me!"

"You told me that he was just there to cultivate—"

Lu Qing didn't continue, Zhang Chuchen told her that Dou Qing adopted many orphans and orphans, and finally cultivated them into Xuanwu Fire Phoenix, because she was the leader of the Fire Phoenix, she was deeply respected by Dou Qing.

Zhang Chuchen was silent for a moment, lowered his head and said: "But no matter what, he raised me, otherwise how could I be today, I would have fallen into the dust sooner, so I have to go to worship him." ”

"Alright! I won't stop you from going to Chang'an, but you still have to come back after worshipping, how can I face the matter of having a child alone. ”

Zhang Chuchen laughed, "It's the first time I've heard that someone is afraid of having children, okay!" I'll go out for a few more months, and I'll be sure to come back when you're about to give birth. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Chuchen glanced at a female guard standing in the courtyard again, and said with a smile: "Anyway, there are twelve female guards in the mansion to protect your safety, and I don't have to worry, I'll be back in a few months." ”

Lu Qing pursed his lips and smiled, "When you come back, I will pay attention to you again and find you a good husband, so that I will tie you up." ”

Zhang Chuchen's face changed slightly, and after a while, he reluctantly smiled: "I don't need this, I'm used to being home all over the world, I don't want to get married in this life, so Sister Qing doesn't have to worry about it." ”

Lu Qing regretted it a little after speaking, she knew that she shouldn't have said this, Zhang Chuchen had been staying in her own mansion, without relatives and for no reason, couldn't she think of the reason for this?

Lu Qing couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, this matter is easy to say, but it is also troublesome to say that it is troublesome, after all, it is a matter of two people!

"Alright! I took back that sentence just now, when will Wu Niang leave? ”

"I'll leave in the afternoon, planning to take a boat back to Luoyang, maybe I'll meet your husband again in Xuzhou, do you want me to bring you a letter by the way?"

Zhang Chuchen smiled again: "I'm just joking, how can there be such a coincidence?" (To be continued.) )