The Yan'an Prefecture did not dare to let these more than a thousand cavalry enter the city.

When Ma Xing heard the news, he hurriedly rode his horse all the way. When he climbed onto the city tower, he saw more than a thousand cavalry standing at the foot of the city like wood carvings and clay sculptures.

People and horses were almost buried in the snow.

"Chang Qing!" Ma Xing shouted, "Is that you?"

A horse moved forward a few steps, and the snow on both the man and the horse immediately fell rustlingly.

Riding his horse and running under the city gate, Xiao Ding turned over and dismounted, clasped his hands in his fists, and said loudly: "Xiao Ding, the commander of Dingbian City, pays homage to the pacifier!"

As Xiao Ding moved, more than a thousand snowmen behind him began to move in an instant.

The knights on the horse saluted in unison, the war horses raised their heads and neighed, and the falling snow suddenly made the surroundings of the war horses rise to a level.

Seeing such a scene, not only Ma Xing, but also the large and small officers, soldiers and other pacification officials above the Yan'an City were moved.

In just one stick of incense, these people were like motionless snowmen.

But the momentum of this sudden movement showed the true nature of a strong army without missing a beat.

Ma Xing laughed loudly and shouted to everyone around him, saying: "Open the door, open the city gate. I want to personally welcome Commander Xiao into the city!"

The gate of Yan'an City Wall burst open, and headed by Ma Xing, dozens of officials in purple, red, and green robes, as well as countless generals in helmets and armors, filed out.

As soon as Xiao Ding raised his hand, more than a thousand people turned over and dismounted with a roar.

Xiao Ding strode forward and met Ma Xing. Just when he was about to kneel down on one knee to salute, Ma Xing grabbed him and looked over Xiao Ding's shoulder: "Such a great army.

, no wonder it can make the Liao people lose their souls, make the Fourth Army abandon their armor, and make the officials have the idea of ​​​​a round of war. You are here, Li Xu, you are nothing, hahaha!"

"The appeasement is ridiculous." Xiao Ding quickly said a few words of humility.

"Chang Qing, doesn't your Guangrui Army only have one cavalry camp? Last time Xiao Cheng brought five hundred people over, and this time you brought over a thousand cavalry?" Ma Xing asked with some confusion.

"To reply to the envoy, last time Chongwen led the cavalry battalion of Guangrui Army. Strictly speaking, these people are just infantry on horseback!" Xiao Ding said with a smile.

"Infantry on horseback? Hahaha, I just saw their horse control skills, I thought they were real cavalry!" While Ma Xing laughed, he turned his head and glanced at the many generals behind him. These people instantly

They all lowered their heads.

"It's much worse than the real cavalry. It's just eye-catching to look at. In a real battle, they can only exert their greatest power by dismounting their horses and setting up a formation. This horse is just a leg, allowing us to quickly and flexibly set up a formation."

In a place like Beidi, you can get off the horse every day, and you can practice it slowly." Xiao Ding said casually.

You need to have enough horses and train your troops every day, and this means a lot of money.

It saves a lot of money to lock the soldiers in the barracks instead of taking them out to train every day. Besides, there are countless officers here who rely on these soldiers to cultivate their fields, and even the servants at home are made of these soldiers.

"Enter the city!" Ma Xing waved his hand, pulled Xiao Ding and strode towards the city.

As for the soldiers and horses behind Xiao Ding, he naturally didn't need to worry about them. There were plenty of people to worry about in the pacification envoy's mansion and Yan'an mansion. As long as they saw the pacification envoy's attitude towards Xiao Ding, they would know how to deal with these subordinates.

On Hebei Road, I drank the wind and snow from the big-headed soldiers who came over.

The comforting envoy's palace was naturally as warm as spring, but for people like Xiao Ding who had been living outdoors for a long time, it was not necessarily so friendly.

Looking at the yellow water oozing out of Xiao Ding's ears and the scabs on his two big hands, Ma Xing shook his head and said: "Why did it end up like this? I think your equipment is quite good.

Yes!"

"Equipment is equipment, but sometimes the equipment cannot be used and it will hinder the battle!" Xiao Ding said with a smile.

"This whole road is a domestic march, and you also follow the pattern of marching and fighting?" Ma Xing said in astonishment.

Xiao Ding nodded: "Of course, comfort envoy, fighting is also a craft. If you don't practice this craft for a day, your hands will become weak. And once this laziness arises, I want to push him back, but

It’s difficult.”

"The heads, faces, hands and feet of the soldiers are also the same as yours?" Ma Xing said.

"It's worse than me." Xiao Ding said: "After all, I have some things that they don't, and it's impossible for me to equip them with the things I have, and I can't even get them together even if I sell them.

"

"The fact that your Xiao Changqing's wife used her dowry to subsidize the military is now known to the world. You may not know it yet. In the newspaper that just came down, the official reprimanded His Highness King Jing, saying that it was King Jing who

His Highness’s insufficient allocation of military funds has brought shame on the court, and he actually asked a woman or child to use her own dowry to make up for it!”

"Ah?" Xiao Ding was dumbfounded. He had been running around outside during this period, and he really hadn't received any news from the court. "This, isn't this an injustice to His Highness? His Highness has always been the most generous to me, Guang Ruijun, but it's just that

, but I’m used to spending money lavishly.”

"It doesn't matter whether you are wronged or not!" Ma Xing patted Xiao Ding's hand and said with a smile: "Is it that important? What matters is the attitude of the officials. This is to give King Jing a meal first when he first entered the capital.

Such a show of force, and the reason behind it is you, this makes King Jing unable to argue or refute, and he will definitely suffer the consequences of being dumb. This official of ours is very capable! Hahaha!"

At the level of comfort envoys, they were no longer surprised at the mystery surrounding the emperor, and they still showed no mercy when discussing the emperor behind his back.

"Let me go back and defend His Royal Highness Prince Jing in my previous statement." Xiao Ding said.

Ma Xing shook his head: "Chang Qing, I advise you not to do this. If you do, it will be counterproductive and will only make the officials more angry. Now His Highness King Jing bows his head to accept the punishment. You are silent here."

Don't say anything, even if this matter has been revealed. Do you want to make the matter bigger again and make it more heated?"

"how come?"

"If you jump out now, the next step is to say that you use private property to reward the country with a weapon, and your intentions are unpredictable! If a censor really writes this book, I'm afraid you won't be able to live without it. King Jing

The reason why His Highness did not defend himself is probably because he was thinking of this section! So he would rather admit that his military expenditure is insufficient than let you bear this crime. If you jump out and say that His Highness King Jing’s military expenditure is sufficient, then you

What do you want to do? There are so many troops in the imperial court, and they all receive the same salary. Everyone else is getting by, but you, Xiao Changqing, can’t get by?"

Having said this, Ma Xing patted Xiao Ding's shoulder: "Chang Qing, you can discuss these matters with your second brother Chongwen later. See what he will say."

Xiao Ding nodded: "This Chongwen's steps in Shentangbao were too big and too hasty, but it made me anxious to death. I was afraid that he might alert others or trigger Li Xu's rebellion in advance, which would be troublesome!"

"Chongwen's steps are indeed very big and he walks very quickly, but I have to admit that he walks very steadily!" Ma Xing shook his head and said: "He doesn't just take one step at a time, he simply takes every step.

He left his footprints on the mountains. Changqing, you are really lucky to have such a brother."

"The pacifier is too complimentary, he is just a sixteen-year-old boy." Xiao Ding said modestly.

"I'm going to be a Jinshi next year!" Ma Xing chuckled and said, "I'm not going to hide it from you, Chang Qing, I'm attracted to Chongwen. After he wins the Jinshi next year, I'm going to do everything possible to devise a plan."

, even if he goes to make trouble in front of an official, he will still be brought to my Shaanxi road."

Looking at Xiao Ding's somewhat stunned expression, he said: "But Changqing, you don't have to worry. If Chongwen gets into the top three, then I won't ask for trouble. If it's just on the list, it doesn't matter. That's it.

He is a first-ranked Jinshi, and when he comes to serve, he can only be a seventh-grade scholar at most. The one who is behind in the ranking is a seventh-grade scholar. He came to me, and a sixth-grade scholar. I can't live without him. He worked hard in the northwest for two years.

, help me destroy Li Xu, integrate the northwest, rise to the fifth rank, put on a red robe, and jump from a Beijing official to a court official, it is not impossible! This is a shortcut! Jinshi has military merit,

It has always been the fastest way to get promoted."

"Thank you so much for the comfort envoy for taking care of Chongwen. I will thank him for his kindness here. I will tell him about the comfort envoy's painstaking efforts later!" Xiao Ding stood up and saluted Ma Xing seriously. Ma Xing was right.

, According to this arrangement, Xiao Cheng's official position will definitely rise very quickly in the future, and he will far surpass his colleagues.

Looking at Xiao Ding's appearance, Ma Xing nodded with satisfaction. He wooed Xiao Cheng. Of course, it was because Xiao Cheng's actions during this period had amazed him. He must have such a talent in his hands, but it was not for the sake of thoroughness.

He had Xiao Ding in his own hands!

"When we leave Yan'an Mansion, we must have enough military pay and supplies, but we must not cause any trouble with wives' dowries to subsidize military supplies. Changqing, there are some things we can do, such as setting up a caravan,

When doing business, you can make money for yourself and subsidize your subordinates, but this is all clearly stated. And some things cannot be done, because when others don’t want to cure you, it doesn’t matter, but once someone wants to cure you, it doesn’t matter.

If you do, that’s a big deal!”

"Thank you so much for the advice, Envoy Envoy!" Xiao Ding nodded repeatedly. "Such a thing will never happen again in the future."

"Your brother has opened a big shopping mall in Shentangbao. It has been open for less than two months, but the business is very prosperous. However, he has also created a party army called Iron Harrier. You have to know that this way

The imperial court does not provide any money for recruiting troops, and it depends on the general to raise money himself, so you will definitely still be very nervous about money in the future." Ma Xing suddenly laughed again.

I smiled and felt a little bitter.
Chapter completed!