Lu Si spent a very leisurely and happy time in Qingcheng. After the summer solstice, Lu Si received the latest order from the Military Office. His marriage leave was over. General Lu Si and a squadron of laners went to the hundreds of miles long line between Shangyi Fort and Kaiping to suppress bandits.

Not long before the summer began, Zhao Rong felt that he had not had much time and presided over the wedding of his granddaughter and Lu Si.

Zhao Rong's mistakes in the Mongolian wars against Yusheng made the Zhao family lose the opportunity and suffer huge losses. Compared with Zhang Ziming and other decisions of Qingcheng Han merchants taking advantage of the situation and taking the opportunity to expand the industry of a large family, Zhao Rong's decision made the Zhao family almost completely lose its influence in the Chinese merchants in the grasslands, and their family property also shrunk by nearly half... This is to take property and avoid disasters. The Zhao family is still very refreshing in delivering the industry, because it is related to the life of the entire family and is a key matter of life and death.

After several months of precipitation and differentiation, the Han merchants regained their position. Zhang Ziming and other Han merchants were responsible for the trade and transactions of He Yusheng on the grassland. Whether it was Han people or Beilu, they still had to live and buy things. He Yusheng had completed the layout of monopoly merchants on the grassland. When there was a horse market, dozens of large and small military forts along the border were all traded to the Beilu. Once the horse market was cut off, the size of the horse market might be more than 100,000 taels of silver. Now the horse market is cut off. The Beilu suffered heavy losses in the war with He Yusheng, but the war has stopped, and all tribes of all sizes have to lick their wounds to continue living. The herdsmen still need tea bricks, cloth, medicinal materials, various groceries, and the most important food transported from the mainland.

He Yusheng had several branches on the grassland, each branch had a business branch, and each director was in charge of the large Beilu area. In fact, when the war was at its most intense, the transactions everywhere did not stop completely. When the war was basically over, the herdsmen who were separated by the lancers gathered again and cleaned up their homes with the unique tenacity of the grassland nation. The wounds may take many years to heal, but life still had to continue, and caravans from all over the country appeared again in various places.

Of course, compared with a few years ago, there are no forces on the grassland that dared to publicly target Heyusheng's caravans, including the places on the border of Daming where smuggling was extremely common. The smuggling holes of large businesses and medium-sized merchants were completely killed. Only the smallest-scale lower-level smuggling merchants like peddlers, with Zhang Han's instruction and approval, still had the opportunity to make a living by hard work and earning meager profits.

Horse thieves everywhere were already almost wiped out. After many consecutive battles, many herders' homes were destroyed, and they became the main source of New Horse thieves.

The Han people on the Nine Borders are also one of the sources of horse thieves on the grassland. Especially in recent years, the disasters in northern Shaanxi and Gansu areas were severe. The court not only did not provide relief, but also increased the collection of Liao pay. Military pay was also suspended from time to time. A large number of Han people fled to the frontier. Among them, there were some brave fugitives, and some fugitive soldiers from the border army. Of course, these people could not hunt and grazing to make a living on the grassland. Their way to survive was robbery.

Horse thieves are not afraid of power. They were originally challengers of power. After entering the summer, horse thieves everywhere became more and more riots. The military command did not mobilize too many soldiers in front of the army, but gathered the rotating baggage soldiers in the rear and the soldiers on vacation, forming temporary squadrons and cavalry companies, scattered, and suppressing bandits everywhere on the grasslands that were demarcated in square shape.

After receiving the military order, Lu Si did not dare to neglect it. The military command limited it to report within seven days. It would take about four days to gallop from Qingcheng to Shangyi Fort, which means that he could not delay any time. If he encountered an accident on the road, it would probably lead to his loss of time. Although the crime would not be punished like Qin Fa, it would definitely affect Lu Si's future in the army.

“Brother Zhang.

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"Brother Lu."

Both lancers saluted and greeted each other immediately, their faces were under twenty years old, and they were both in the same heroic posture.

The difference is that Lu Si's eyes are a bit stubborn and unexplained, while Zhang Yansheng is more shrewd.

Among the two, Lu Si is a squadron-level sergeant commander. He is already a veteran of the Lancers, and has made great contributions and received medals of the highest level of excellence. This is a bonus for Lu Si's career. He can become a sergeant commander and get a ticket to study at the official school after autumn, of course, thanks to the considerable help of the medal.

Zhang Yansheng is already the captain of the Lancer Squadron.

He was young, but he joined the army very early, and had experienced many major wars. He worked in the Assistant Office for a period of time. Due to his excellent cultural background, he mainly studied military science and officer skills in the official school. He graduated in a few months and was directly assigned to the position of captain of the Lancer Squadron.

Many people also say that Zhang Yansheng's promotion was because of his father's status. These rumors inevitably reached Zhang Yansheng's ears. In order to prove himself, he also ended the holiday early, and it was this turn to suppress the bandits.

"I hope we can cooperate happily." Zhang Yansheng said to Lu Si: "I have heard of Brother Lu for a long time."

Lu Si said: "We should have the company commander. At that time, we will obey orders and squadron affairs will of course be issued by Captain Zhang. As the commander of the sergeant, I am responsible for the execution. Please rest assured Brother Zhang."

Two young people under twenty are already experienced. When they are serious about military affairs, their attitudes are very rigorous.

Zhang Yansheng was a little dissatisfied when he heard this and thought to himself: It is said that Lu Si’s highest medal was picked up. I think it’s almost the same, and he has no aura at all. He just wants to obey. Of course, it’s necessary for us soldiers to obey, but wouldn’t it be better if we can make our own decisions and make achievements on the grassland?

The two of them wore gray cloaks to cover the sun, and rode their horses to the south first.

Along the way, there are no longer barren grasslands, but large areas of cotton fields, with almost no edge at a glance, and almost all the white cotton hangs on the ridges, and a large number of captured herdsmen and civilians recruited from the mainland are picking cotton.

Near the mouth of Xiaoheihe River, both of them stopped fighting horses and looked at the battlefield that day for a long time.

People feel that the war has been a long time ago, but there are still many traces of the war left on the battlefield at the ferry. The craters fired by the shells are the most obvious. Although they are covered with weeds, the craters of different sizes are still very conspicuous.

Some abandoned Northern Lu armored soldiers were thrown directly on the ground. When riding the horse, you can see abandoned swords and iron spears, decaying and unqualified iron helmets, and occasionally the remains of war horses can be seen from the knee-high grass.

A large number of grain fields were planted near the river, mostly sweet potatoes and beans, and the farmland was lush and green. From time to time, people from the Military Office took the brigade of men to pass by, and most of them were people who went to the cotton fields to pick cotton. Some simple roads were opened everywhere. People were walking on the ridges and looked at the two passing young cavalry with curious eyes.

It is very convenient to cross the estuary. This is the season of water rise in summer. The water flows rapidly. You can see white water splashes in the river on the shore, and there are obvious fish swimming in the river.

The military commander built several floating bridges at the ferry. Zhang Yansheng and Lu Si got off their mounts and led their war horses past the trembling floating bridge.

They arrived in Shangyi Castle five days later and met with their subordinates.

(This chapter is not finished, please turn the page) I only found out when I arrived at Shangyi Fort that the entire squadron was drawn from vacation or from various departments, and they would be stationed in the fort for a week, and wait until the cavalry became familiar with officers at all levels, and the officers also generally recognized and initially understood their subordinates before going to fight.

The next day, Zhang Yansheng and Lu Si discussed ways to get to know each other and get to know each other.

The entire squadron had fifty-six people, four squadron leaders, deputy squadron leaders, squadron soldiers, military commanders, military politics and military law, military commanders and other officials. Under the convening of Zhang Yansheng, the entire squadron began to hunt near Shangyi Fort.

By the third day, Zhang Yansheng felt that he had almost touched the entire squadron.

The deputy squadron leader was in his thirties, but he did not have any combat experience. This man was selected from the horse thieves. After working as a cavalry for a while, he returned to Lizhuang to become a cavalry instructor, and then went to the official school to study. He was transferred to this squadron shortly after graduation. He had a lot of experience as a horse thief and was not as good as an officer to lead troops to fight.

The other military and military judges were experienced veterans, but they didn't have long been an officer.

This is also the current situation of the Heyusheng Merchant Army... There is a lot of fresh blood and there is a lot of room for promotion. As long as you are willing to make a name for yourself, you will have the opportunity to move up.

In the words of later generations, the class has not yet solidified and everyone has a chance.

Of course, the youngest ones were Zhang Yansheng and Lu Si, but Zhang Yansheng did not feel good about Lu Si. He felt that Lu Si was a little too reserved and conservative.

The squadron met in a small Buddhist temple outside the fort. Many people in the herdsmen and civilians, including the army, believe in Buddhism. In order to consolidate the influence of Buddhism on the grassland, the military department was willing to spend money on the construction of Buddhist temples. The temple was not big. By noon, the entire squadron gathered inside and outside the Buddhist temple. Several herdsmen kneeled in the courtyard to worship Buddha statues, and several others were shoveling the horses for the horses. This was a group of mares raised by the military department. They were all selected from the elite horses, and the breeding was also the best stallion to be matched as much as possible. This was one of the series of improved horse breeds by the Agricultural Administration Department. I just didn't know how long it would take to take effect.

The temples are filled with the smell of green grass, and most horses eat essential ingredients, but feeding green grass and alfalfa is also essential.

A few foals were just born, and they were screaming, struggling to eat the mare's milk and water.

Most of the people who care for the horses are captured herders, and they are also a group of people with a short period of custody and can go home until autumn. However, many people expressed their desire to stay. Doing these jobs to take care of the horses is easy for the shepherds, and the good treatment here makes the shepherds feel like they are dreaming, and most people are willing to stay.

When the cavalry came in, these shepherds stood aside with wooden forks, and people couldn't help but bow down.

The previous war has passed a long time ago, and it still seems like a nightmare for these shepherds.

The yard was filled with soldiers of Heyusheng. They were wearing gray uniforms, carrying muskets on their backs, gunpowder and bullet-loaded leather bags on both sides of the saddle, and weapons of varying lengths or water bags, and marching quilts tied to the ponytail. They squeezed the small courtyard into full bloom, and the mounts breathed out bursts of heat, filling the temple with special horse odor and horse manure.

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