"Sir," Tieshu couldn't help but have a hint of contempt in his eyes as he turned to look south, "If something happens to Huayang County, should you lead the team south to defend it?"
Zhang Yang's smile froze a little, and after a long while he sighed slowly.
He shook his head.
"Last year, I was ordered to garrison in Huayang County. I was outnumbered and my brothers narrowly escaped death. Afterwards, although your lord urgently recruited new soldiers and trained them day and night, it was just that the time was short and the new brothers could not be put to great use for the time being."
"Although Ishikawa Taki's main purpose this time is Dinghai Wharf, he has also placed many warships in the offshore waters of Jiuyuan County, and from time to time he approaches and makes a gesture of forced landing. Although we are not afraid, we cannot take it lightly.
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"So if something happens to Huayang County, our northern garrison may not be able to escape and go south."
Tieshu understands.
He couldn't help but turn his head and look at the busy caravan on the other side of the post road.
"The transported supplies are unloaded here..."
Zhang Yang raised his cup laughingly.
He also knew Tieshu's identity and was not prepared to hide it.
"Do you know General Huang Minghuang's Northern Conquest Army? They will move south from Jinghu County in the near future. These supplies are prepared for them."
As the saying goes, before the army moves, food and grass go first.
Now the food and grass have been prepared for Huang Ming in advance. Although the quantity is not very sufficient, the troops of the Northern Expeditionary Army will be much more brisk when they set off south.
Tieshu's eyes lit up and he stared at the northern sky with burning eyes.
He lowered his voice subconsciously, "Then Beihai Customs..."
Ahem!
Zhang Yang coughed twice and interrupted his words.
"General Huang has already taken the time to go south. The Beihai Pass is naturally under control."
However, the time had not yet come, and Wei Junqian did not want to kill or injure too many soldiers, so he did not start to attack the city.
"Great." Tie Shu let out a long breath.
For a moment, he felt that the hot weather in front of him seemed to have cooled down a lot.
Although there is now another Prince Ning behind the Gu family's caravan, in the final analysis, their real backer is still Uncle Zhongyong's Mansion.
However, both the loyal uncle Xiao Zheng and the prince Xiao Gang are trapped in the Baekje Peninsula, and the customs in the north are blocked by Masato Nei. The old people in the caravan are somewhat uneasy and have other thoughts in their hearts.
Now that he heard that the crisis in Beihaiguan could be resolved at any time, the big stone in his heart finally fell.
"When returning south to Pinghai County, ask the caravan to be as public and high-profile as possible." Zhang Yang finally warned.
"Okay." Tieshu's eyes flashed and he nodded quickly.
"When I go south, I will divide the caravan into four and take four routes back, trying to make more people feel at ease."
It's summer now, but it's also the busy farming season. The fertile and vast fields in Huayang and nearby counties are indispensable for people.
However, the approach and landing of Japanese pirates caused panic among the people nearby. Countless people hesitated between leaving their land to farm or fleeing to avoid the war, which often led to fields being left vacant.
Officials from all over the country saw this and were anxious in their hearts. Although officials at all levels tried their best to appease them, they still had little effect.
After all, it was still last year's Dinghai Pier War. The poor performance of the Central Army Corps was really difficult to reassure the people.
Despite this, ordinary people still have some simple thoughts.
For example, caravans coming and going are usually a symbol of prosperity and tranquility.
As long as the caravans are still doing business, the situation on the east coast will not get any worse no matter how bad it is.
"very good."
Smart people speak easily.
Seeing that Tieshu understood what he meant, Zhang Yang was very satisfied.
The two chatted for a long time before he hurriedly left with his men.
The large caravan carried so much cargo that it took five or six days just to unload it.
During this period, the northern garrison deployed a well-organized team of 1,000 men to guard the surrounding area to ensure that all supplies were safe.
On June 15th, the goods were unloaded and the inventory and handover were completed.
After resting for a long time, Tieshu divided the caravan into four and prepared to let his deputies lead them to the west.
As soon as the teams started setting off, a small guard, sweating profusely, crowded over.
"Captain of the Guard, the latest newspapers."
After saying that, he couriered a newspaper that still smelled strongly of ink.
“Time flies so fast, and it’s already June and a half before I know it.”
Tieshu took the paper with emotion, glanced at the front page headlines out of habit, and immediately opened his eyes in disbelief.
"The prince has no virtue and will dethrone his position in the East Palace."
real or fake?
Tieshu doubted his own eyes.
He wiped it hard and quickly looked at the newspaper.
As a result, the title is still the same title, without any change or misunderstanding.
After reading the text quickly, Tieshu's mind was still in a mess.
He read it carefully again, and then he was convinced of the facts before him.
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Star City.
The war on the east coast was out of reach, and it did not affect the prosperity of the imperial capital at all.
The entire Xingji City was full of people coming and going, singing and dancing everywhere.
East Market.
A group of people gathered around curiously, pulling their necks.
The matchmaker Zhang among them was waving her signature handkerchief triumphantly and talking about something.
Since she failed to learn Prince Ning's identity in time last time, she felt deeply ashamed and became more diligent in inquiring about all kinds of information. At the same time, she became more and more unreasonable in telling stories.
In other words, talking nonsense.
Although many things coming out of her mouth are immediately obvious to be fake, the matchmaker Zhang still won many loyal fans with her sharp mouth.
In particular, sometimes a businessman who is not short of money will be happy to hear this, and he will praise the case and reward her with a large sum of money, thus making her quality of life as high as sesame seeds blooming.
Even sometimes the matchmaker Zhang feels a little arrogant, thinking that she can make a good living just by opening her mouth and telling stories, and doesn't want to be that thankless matchmaker anymore.
On this day, the matchmaker Zhang was still eloquent, but the audience's response was meager.
"Matchmaker Zhang," a voice in the crowd was very dissatisfied, "You have told me several times about the crotch of Widow Li and Mr. Wang next door. You are tired of it and we are tired of it. Can you change it to something fresh?"
"That's right." Someone threatened her, "Be careful that Widow Li is nearby."
"What's going on?" Some passers-by wondered.
hey-hey.
Someone lowered his voice to help him clarify his doubts.
"Widow Li is not easy to mess with. The last time she passed by here, she happened to hear the matchmaker Zhang arranging her right and wrong, so she rushed over and smashed the rolling pin, directly smashing the head of the matchmaker Zhang."
Tsk tsk.
There was a stir among the onlookers, who all asked the matchmaker if Zhang was real.
Matchmaker Zhang's face turned red and white, and he was speechless.
After a while, the onlookers saw that she still couldn't come up with any new anecdotes, so they were about to turn around and leave.
Matchmaker Zhang saw it and was anxious in his heart.
"Everyone, don't leave in a hurry. Today, I won't talk about the trivial things about my neighbors. I'll tell you about the royal affairs."
cut.
Some people were disdainful and said, "You are a talkative woman. You only know about the parents of ordinary people, but you still know about royal affairs? Stop talking nonsense."
hehe.
Matchmaker Zhang puffed up her chest confidently and smiled without saying a word.
"Not necessarily." After a while, someone explained for her.
"Although the status of the seventh aunt and the eighth grandmother is not very high, it is inevitable for everyone to marry a daughter-in-law. It turns out that she has been in many high-ranking families. She may not really know anything."