Zhou Ming whispered: "Bastard! Can you say anything in public? The charge of disrespect for superiors can cut off your head!"

An Yong, who was let go of his mouth, was a little stunned, and whispered a little resentful: "I was so stupid by them. How did we offend them? He actually asked us to take these Xinmen who had only been enlisted in the army for three days to patrol the city near Shanmu Village? Didn't that mean that those places were abandoned by bandits? There were no people in Jinwen City, so what else should we patrol?"

"Sir, do you accept this order?" Zhou Ming asked Mark. An Yong was kicked by Zhou Ming when he was about to speak, and he obediently closed his mouth and waited for Mark's answer.

Mark sighed, "Oh, the messenger passed on a sentence and asked me if I was an officer of the Fifth Regiment and whether I should obey the order. The meaning was that if I did not obey the order, I would be punished according to the military rules. In this case, can I not accept it? Unless I can abandon this identity and hide my name."

Hearing this, Zhou Ming and An Yong stopped talking. They finally reached the position of major, so how could they give up easily?

When Mark received the order, Zhao Hu also received the order.

After the messenger left, Zhou Wen immediately asked Zhao Hu: "Sir, so many of us escort the merchants to the provincial capital. Is the merchants responsible for the food and grass on this road responsible for the merchants or are we responsible for ourselves?"

"Hmm? I didn't seem to notice this." Zhao Hu looked at Sun Jie.

Upon hearing this, Sun Jie took out the order book and said helplessly: "Sir, we are required to be responsible for the army's food and grass."

"Sir, the order from the corps headquarters is so strange this time. Why do you want us to escort the merchants? And we also wanted us to capture 5,000 bandits later, and we set out the next day. You must know that we have only been forming the troops for three days. It feels a bit like we are going to frame us." Zhou Wen said worriedly.

Zhao Hu sighed and said, "According to the information from the Sewei, since we recruited 5,000 strong people, the population of Jinwen City was reduced by one tenth, and they were all adult men, which caused insufficient manpower and lack of supplies.

"Those merchants went to the provincial capital to purchase goods, while those prisoners were used to increase the working population in Jinwen City, so they were not framed or not, they were all troubles caused by ourselves. Alas, the officers of the Fifth Regiment were really stubborn."

"Oh, since it's not a frame, we don't have to worry about anything." Zhou Wen immediately put down his worries, but then he pestered Sun Jie to inquire about the information that the secret guards had inquired at the corps headquarters.

Sun Jie, who was so entangled that he had no choice but to hand over a few pieces of paper to Zhou Wen. After reading the information, Zhou Wen understood why the 5th Regiment had inexplicably said that the 5th Regiment was stubborn. It turned out that they had almost nothing to care about in order to eliminate the bandits.

Of course, Zhou Wen also discovered the reason why he sent Mark to patrol. It was just that Zhou Wen was not interested in reminding Mark that, as the lieutenant colonel said, he was not his own, so he would die.

When Zhou Wen was reading the documents, Sun Jie suggested to Zhao Hu: "Sir, since we are responsible for the food and grass, the current inventory can only support us for five days. If we arrive at the provincial capital from here, it will take twenty days for so many of us to walk slowly, and there is not enough food and grass."

"Well, if you take people to purchase, you can also purchase a batch of military supplies such as food and grass, other medicine, needlework, quilts, and quilts, and so on. It is best to buy a few carriages." Zhao Hu, who was a logistics officer, immediately made a purchase order and handed it to Sun Jie.

Sun Jie, who received the purchase order, immediately took people out. In fact, there was no need for the purchase order, and Sun Jie knew what to buy. After all, he followed Zhao Hu and became a logistics soldier for a while.

The next day, the soldiers and auxiliary soldiers of the guards who had already known to escort merchants to the provincial capital got up early to get some luggage. In fact, the soldiers had nothing to do with them, just a bamboo-rod iron-headed spear about three meters long, a set of changed clothes, a kettle and a three-day dry food.

It seems incredible to say that Zhao Hu originally paid for all the personnel of the guards to go to the blacksmith shop to make a steel knife, but unfortunately the blacksmith shop did not have so many materials, so he could only satisfy each person's bamboo pole iron-headed spear. This made many archers and knife hunters unable to display their abilities, which made them complain from time to time.

Yes, there is nothing we can do about the gun rod made by bamboo. Just casting thousands of gun heads will make the blacksmith shops as tired as dogs, let alone ask them to help cut wooden gun rods. If these five thousand people are equipped with weapons immediately, they can only use bamboo as gun rods.

However, this bamboo spear is also very suitable for use by newbies. One is lightweight, a three-meter-long spear weighs only a few pounds, and even an old man can dance. The second is that it is easy to replace if damaged. Just find a bamboo with the right size and length to install it. You should know that there is no difference in this mountain, but trees and bamboo are everywhere, so it is very convenient to find a bamboo with the right size and length.

The auxiliary soldiers' spears were placed on the carriage. In addition to using their own weapons when necessary, they also became reserve weapons for the soldiers.

But even though they don’t have to bring weapons, the stoves, food, salt, clothing, jars, jars, jars, and various kinds of military supplies needed by the army, even after filling the ten purchased carriages, each auxiliary soldier has to carry a package of fifty or sixty kilograms.

The auxiliary soldiers, who were carrying heavy burdens, saw the soldiers' relaxed conversation, and everyone gritted their teeth and made up their minds: Wait and see, before the salary is paid next month, I must become a soldier!

The schoolyard of the former county chief’s mansion was filled with large pieces of black, with only a little blue in the corner. Both sides were waiting for their chief officer to appear. In comparison, Zhao Hu was full of morale, while Mark seemed dead.

But there was nothing we could do. While hearing that he had 5,000 people escorting merchants to the provincial capital, it was simply an armed parade. It was very safe and he was in a natural relaxation.

Moreover, they have never been to the provincial capital. They must have a good time this time. It is said that they will celebrate the New Year in the provincial capital. Then they can buy some things as New Year gifts. Friends and friends who have learned the news have come to the door to entrust. As for the task of arresting 5,000 bandits, they have long been selected and forgotten by them.

On the other hand, he heard that he was going to stay away from the city and patrol the bandits and the abandoned villages. He understood what he was, but it would be strange if he was not nervous. Outside the door, nearly a hundred carriages of all sizes were waiting. Hearing that there were 5,000 guards to protect him, all the shop owners in Jinwen City who needed to purchase goods were dispatched in person, and they all took their families with them. It didn’t look like purchasing goods at all, but it was like traveling.

In fact, this is normal. You should know that these bosses usually send their hands to purchase goods. After all, there are elusive bandits everywhere in the mountains and forests. If one is not good, even people will be able to carry goods at any time. How dare you take risks yourself?

Now there are 5,000 people to protect them, so there is absolutely no problem with safety. Why don’t you take the opportunity to go out for some breath? Or just settle down in the provincial capital. After all, living here is like going to jail, but it’s a pity that the business here can’t be left behind.

The merchants also knew that Zhao Hu was the guardian of their own way, so when they saw Zhao Hu coming out, they all rushed forward to get close to him.

After a while, Zhao Hu, who had been on the horse, waved his hand and fifty guards riding horses left first. They were the pioneer scouts of the team.

Then two brigades of war soldiers were formed, followed by a hundred merchant carriages called by the horses, then three thousand auxiliary soldiers and ten brigades full of military funds, and finally a brigade of war soldiers and fifty cavalry guards.

Zhao Hu's team rumbled away from Jinwen City under the eyes of countless people, and then Mark, the man, also walked out to set off.

Mark, walking with his legs, inevitably stared at the Zhao Hu cavalry who were wandering in front of the team with jealous eyes. It was not until the two teams split that Mark calmed down and began to send the scouts out to be alert to the surrounding situation.

In a room in the Fifth Regiment of Jinwencheng, there were only the old man, the colonel, the eldest, second, third and fourth, and the third, and the third, eagerly asked the old man, who was drinking tea with a comfortable expression, "Changgong, why did you ask Zhao Hu to take people to arrest 5,000 bandits? This task is impossible to complete. Zhao Hu, who is carrying out the mission outside, cannot defend the city for us at all. How can our expedition plan be completed in this way?"

The old man raised his head and smiled and did not answer the third one's words. Instead, he said to the second SEI: "Second, you secretly send someone to catch up with Zhao Hu and tell him whether he is using deception, hiring, recruiting, or buying slaves directly, anyway, he will be considered as completing the task if he gets back five thousand strong men."

The old man's words stunned everyone. The boss with a more flexible head suddenly said in surprise: "Sir, do you suspect that there are bandits in our wing headquarters?"

The second and third brother were shocked when they heard this. Could it be that such a terrible thing would have happened?

The old man shook his head and smiled, "You really think that if there were spies from bandits in our corps headquarters, we would have been wiped out long ago. You didn't think about why I had to issue a regular military order to Zhao Hu? Is everyone in the city aware of Zhao Hu's mission?"

"Ah, so what about the spies of bandits in the city? The bandits dare to be so rampant and dare to sneak into our Jinwen City!" The third brother jumped up and said, but he immediately rejected it himself: "It is impossible to lurk in. The bandits look special, you can tell at a glance that someone in the city surrendered to the bandits?" When he said this, the third brother himself was full of disbelief.
Chapter completed!