Dong Ce put on a vest for his war horse again, and waved his hand: "Go!" ”

Li Gui sent out with a group of women and children, and waved his hand with a smile: "Adult, slow down." ”

It wasn't until the knights disappeared from sight that he sighed a little lonely, put away the smile on his face, and went to work with the women and children.

Zhenqiang Fort is not close to Anxiangdun, and Dong Ce and they are reluctant to waste horsepower and run wildly, so it was almost noon before they saw the tall city wall of Zhenqiang Fort.

Although it belongs to the rule of Shanxi Xingdu Division, in terms of geographical location, in fact, Zhenqiangbao is already the ground of Fugu County, Shaanxi Province that belongs to later generations. This fortress built in the second year of Chenghua can be called a heroic city, built on the mountain plain, the fort is seven points in one week, the fort wall is as high as three zhang and eight feet, and the big blue bricks are covered outside, majestic and majestic.

The geographical conditions here are excellent, surrounded by a river at the bottom of the mountain, and only fifty steps further north are the majestic mountains, in which the Great Wall looms, like a long dragon.

This is a very dangerous place, to the north, fifty paces to the east, is the side wall.

However, the Tartars have long been weakened, and Jiannu has just begun to enter the Kou from the Xuanda defense line in the past two years, so this has been peaceful for decades, and I haven't seen sword soldiers for a long time. Because of this, Zhenqiang Fort is already one of the most prosperous places in the vicinity of more than ten miles.

According to the rating of the imperial court, there are 1,000 and 53 officers and soldiers stationed here, 268 horses and mules, and 1 * book * read * small * YBDU, and there are thousands of households in Zhenqiang Fort, with thousands of people. There are also small villages and settlements in the vicinity, and many fields have been cultivated and farmers are cultivating them, creating a vibrant scene.

Wang Hun smiled: "This is what it looks like, look at what we are staying in, what kind of bird it is." ”

He peeked at Dong Ce: "It's hard to come out this time, but you have to go on a trip to meat." ”

Such a simple man made such a cautious little daughter-in-law, Dong Ce looked a little funny, shook the horsewhip, and scolded with a smile: "You pickled girl, I don't know what you have in your heart?" I'm afraid I've been holding it for a long time, and I'm going to find a bitch to put out the fire! If I leave it here, you can go to the kiln, but there are three things you need to know, don't be greedy, don't leak secrets, and don't spend too much money. You're not too young, so you have to save up money to buy some family business in the future. ”

Hearing Dong Ce's relief, Wang Hun was overjoyed, and he was busy with a series of promises, and his chest rang loudly: "Boss, you still don't know me?" The sister in the high-class Qinglou is expensive and impatient, and she still pulls those messes, singing and drinking, but she refuses to let people go to the road! Life can suffocate people to death! It's still the eldest sister who is half-covered, and she pouts her cheeks without saying a word, and she screams energetically, enough to be in turmoil! Ten big sons will be successful, and those who are hungry and panicked, four or five cakes can be passed at one time! That year, the catastrophe in Jizhen Town, the sheds of the victims outside the city were all over the mountains, and a cake could play for a night. ”

You're a guy with a unique taste.

Hearing what he said vulgarly, Shi Jin and the others all laughed, Dong Ce listened, but there was something unpleasant in his heart, he laughed forcefully, and scolded: "You pickled girl, be careful of getting dirty." ”

He saw that Zhou Zhong was also full of eagerness to try, so he said, "You can go too!" ”

Wang Yu also wanted to go, Dong Ce glared at him: "You be honest with Lao Tzu, if you go home, your mother-in-law will know, and you won't be able to beat and scold for a while." You are more steady, follow them, don't let them cause trouble. ”

A few people were talking and laughing, but Su Dacheng didn't say a word on the side, his eyes were stunned, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Dong Ce looked at it and sighed secretly, since Ma's death, he has been like this, he wants to persuade, but he doesn't know where to start, after all, there is no way to think about it.

Laughing and laughing, everyone had already arrived at the gate of Zhenqiang Fort, and when they slowly rode their horses all the way, it caused quite a stir. Since the Wanli year, the people of Datong Town in the Ming Dynasty have seen nothing more than two kinds of officers and soldiers - the first is the poor military households who are poor, wearing tattered clothes and pants, even ordinary people are not as good as ordinary people, and they still need wives and daughters to survive. The second is the officers and soldiers who kill the good and the meritorious, brutal and vicious, more vicious than the Tartars, and wantonly slaughter civilians.

For many years, I have never seen such a strong and powerful team like Dong Ce and others, which makes people's eyes really brighten, and there is a sense of awe in their hearts.

But the people are not fools, especially the soldiers and civilians of Zhenqiang Fort, they have seen more, and the generals who have come and gone have seen a lot, but they also know that they are the personal soldiers of the general of the general army, and I am afraid that they do not have such good armor and such sophisticated weapons.

They quickly found the name of the person in front of them from their minds, and they didn't know who was the first to exclaim: "This is Dong Ce Dong Erlang?" ”

Then everyone exclaimed in surprise, and many people chased after the horses and asked loudly.

The reputation that Dong Ce deliberately created for himself finally played a role.

As the people who had been released by his own hands and given money to go home returned home one after another, his fame spread for dozens of miles in the vicinity. Folk rumors have always been false and exaggerated, and they can be said to be ten thousand Buddhas if they are good, and pus on the soles of their feet can be said to be bad for one point. In the rumors, Dong Ce is a brave and good man, who is willing to give, gentle and elegant, tall and handsome, these praises Dong Ce himself blushed when he heard it, but the people were convinced.

Dong Ce is also good-natured, and he keeps returning the salute on the horse, always with a smile on his face.

These people gathered together with a kind of devotion like believers, and they all wanted to rub and touch Dong Ce, so that he could have some brave spirit. This kind of one person will kill five brave warriors of dog Tartars, and if he gets a little involved, he will be able to get rid of all evils!

There were people all around, Dong Ce and a few others were surrounded in the middle and couldn't even move, and they couldn't reach out and scold, so they had to sit on the horses and look at each other and smile bitterly.

It wasn't until a group of soldiers guarding the city gate came shouting, scolding and shaking the sticks in their hands, that the surrounding people dispersed.

The leader asked, "Soon, it's a hundred households in the ten-mile shop?" ”

Dong Ce nodded: "Exactly." ”

This man in his thirties suddenly knelt down with a big salute and said loudly: "The small Zhenqiang Fort is under the command of the general officer, and the gatekeeper Xiaoqi He Zhengming, knock to see the adult!" ”

Dong Ce was blind to the situation in Zhenqiang Fort, and he didn't know how deep and shallow the water was, how could he dare to hold it up? He hurriedly turned over and dismounted, just wanted to help the little flag He Zhengming up, and said again and again: "Brother He, why should you be polite? Killing Jiannu is just the official's duty! ”

But I didn't expect this He Zhengming to be surprisingly stubborn, and his strength was also very great, Dong Ce couldn't pull him up, and the two of them were fighting there, and their faces were flushed! In the end, Dong Ce retracted his strength, and He Zhengming's three heads of respectfully slammed on the ground, banging.

Dong Ce was able to help him up, and said with a wry smile: "Why are you doing this? ”

This Shaanxi man with long hands and long feet and a large skeleton said solemnly: "My younger brother was taken captive by the Tartars, if it weren't for the adults and you lived him, I am afraid that my old lady would cry and be blind." You've lived my family! ”

He didn't seem to smile, even at this time, he had a strained face, but the sincere and sincere gratitude in those words couldn't be concealed.

Dong Ce didn't expect that the incident that day could form such a good fate, and he was also quite emotional.

He Zhengming said very little, so he stopped talking, and just led Dong Ce and the others to the city.

When I entered the city, I seemed to feel that it was noisy and noisy, and all of a sudden it was pouring in, and it was worthy of being the ruling center of dozens of miles around, and it was indeed much more prosperous. There are many shops on both sides of the street, and there are many pedestrians on the street, and the look is better than the fortress below.

He Zhengming led a few of them straight to the Qianhu official hall in the center of the city.

The thousand-household official hall is not only the yamen, but also the residence of the garrison, a large house, and the façade is also quite magnificent. Outside the door is a small square, about six or seven meters away from the door is a photo wall, the side facing the outside has some notices of the government pasted, there are two stone lions in front of the gate of the official hall, and the teeth and claws are a little hideous.

To Dong Ce's surprise, in front of the Qianhu Official Hall, Xu Ruyu was already waiting there.

He wore a military attache uniform of a hundred households, and when he saw Dong Ce, he hurried over, looked him up and down, and said with a smile: "Brother, you are still active, brother, why didn't I think of wearing armor?" ”

Dong Ce hurriedly dismounted and saluted, and said with a smile: "Big brother, you are really heroic in wearing this body, we poor haha, we really don't have any clothes to take out, we can't be tattered and annoying, so we have to come out wearing armor." ”

"You're still poor, haha?" Xu Rujian smiled and said, "Who doesn't know, you guys have made a big deal this time." ”

Dong Ce's heart sank: "Could it be that there is any rumor leaking?" ”

However, Xu Ruji's next sentence put him at ease: "Who doesn't know now, you have armor, horses, and good bows and knives, but you are really envious of others." ”

Without waiting for Dong Ce to speak, he pulled him inside, and said as he walked: "Lord Fang Cai is still talking about you, it's really just here, come in quickly, don't let the adults wait." ”

The thousand-household official hall is very large, and the large courtyard of the three entrances has a deep courtyard.

When he arrived at the main hall, Dong Ce finally saw the Hou Jiawei Hou Guard.

This garrison with thousands of soldiers under his command, divided into 22 miles, and ruled the 6 forts and 28 side piers, giving people the impression at first glance that he could not be linked to the word general. He was of medium stature, with a fair complexion, a beard on his chin, and a rather elegant look, but his eyes were narrow and long, giving him a rather gloomy feeling.

He was dressed in the regular uniform of a military attache of the five pins and a thousand households, and a large patch with a diameter of one foot and three inches on his chest was embroidered with a bear skew that symbolized status and rank.