In a fort somewhere in Tianshan County, there is a thousand-household camp stationed here, and the soldiers inside are busy preparing for the festival.
In addition to the soldiers guarding the wall, everyone else including officers were busy working.
There are those for boiling water, those for grilling meat, and those for chopping vegetables, and there are also those with steamers...
Stationed in this Wubao are soldiers from Nanyang Dusi. They have been stationed here for more than twenty days.
It has been more than half a year since they left their hometown and came to the northwest.
It is normal to feel homesick when you are thousands of miles away from your hometown, so the Mid-Autumn Festival is particularly important.
It is now evening, the bright moon is already visible in the sky, and the banquet will start in half an hour.
While working hard, these soldiers from Nanyang sang songs in their local accent.
"Clear water comes clear water, clear water comes clear, clear water shines on carp scales..."
"When clear water revealed my sister's face, the Dragon King immediately hired a matchmaker..."
Listening to the singing coming from outside, the thousands of households in the main hall smiled, and then continued to discuss matters with the hundreds of households on the left and right.
They are responsible for garrisoning the fort here and taking charge of the surrounding area of 20 miles. The task is actually quite heavy.
There are patrol missions every day, and zombies that are approaching have to be eliminated every day, all of which require arrangements by Qianhu Zhang Jingxin.
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Zhang Jingxin specially ordered that the soldiers can have some fun. In the past, Wubao was not so cheerful.
"Master Qianhu, it seems that the brothers are really homesick!"
"Don't talk about brothers, I miss my mother-in-law, and I don't know if my children are obedient!"
"I'm just worried about my mother. Her health is not very good. Alas..."
Listening to the complaints from the hundreds of households under his command, Zhang Jingxin knew that everyone was no longer interested in discussing matters, so he said: "It sounds like you are homesick!"
"Okay, that's it for today, you all should go and have a rest!"
"Your Majesty, please be clear!"
Everyone was talking and laughing, walked out of the lobby one after another, and immediately joined the busy team.
After going through reorganization, the mentality of the officers has changed. Now they are on the front line against the Western Barbarians, so they naturally integrate with the soldiers.
After all, we are brothers who depend on each other for life and death, so how can we not become one with each other now?
As dinner time approaches, all seats are fully arranged and all dishes are served on the table.
Although you can relax today, the rules should never be messed up, so the soldiers still gathered as usual.
Under the leadership of the officers, the soldiers sang outside the dining hall and went to the designated dining tables.
Even though it was the entire Qianhu Station, excluding the hundreds of people on duty, there were only about 700 people eating at the moment.
There were all long tables, and everyone was very close to each other, but they still took up a lot of space, so they had to be placed outside the dining hall.
At this moment, accompanied by two hundred households, Zhang Jingxin appeared in front of everyone.
I saw him holding out a letter in both hands, looking at everyone and saying: "Brothers, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the emperor made a special trip to send an edict to express his congratulations and condolences to us!"
"kneel!"
Upon hearing the emperor's edict, hundreds of soldiers on the scene knelt down and waited excitedly for their superiors to announce the decree.
His Majesty, the Supreme Emperor, is actually thinking about these little minions, and they are naturally deeply touched.
"Oracle..."
"Soldiers and soldiers guarding the northwest, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, when thousands of families should be reunited, but you are staying away..."
Zhao Yanxun had written the edict to be sent to the various health centers in the northwest in advance and directly asked the Ministry of Works to print hundreds of copies to ensure that every settlement would receive it.
Because he was dealing with ordinary soldiers, the content of the edict was in vernacular.
In the previous paragraph, Zhao Yanxun praised the soldiers' dedication and affirmed their achievements.
In the second half of the edict, Zhao Yanxun also assured the soldiers that their families were well taken care of and had received land granted by the court.
In the final analysis, if you want people to really work hard for you, it must be beneficial.
With both honor and benefits, the soldiers felt that everything was worth it, and they became more loyal to the emperor.
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"Finally, I hope you will stick to your posts strictly in the northwest and achieve victory and triumph!"
"The fifth night of the eighth month of the first year of Guangwu!"
After the holy edict was read here and the soldiers kowtowed and saluted, Zhang Jingxin from the Qianhu family called out to them.
After putting away the holy edict, Zhang Jingxin stood at the foot of the steps, looked at his subordinates who had returned to their posts below, and shouted: "Long live your Majesty the Emperor!"
Saying long live the emperor at Mount Meinqian is a must-have process at any time, and today is no exception.
"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!" the soldiers shouted.
The noise was raised three times in total, and when everyone's emotions were raised to the highest level, they heard Zhang Jingxin yelling: "Brothers, start eating!"
"eat……"
Today, the Mid-Autumn Festival, was a rare time for them to relax. Although they had no wine, they had boiled water instead, and everyone could exchange glasses for wine.
"Come, come, eat...drink!"
The scene was so rough that the soldiers on duty were envious. They also wanted to join in, but they were unlucky enough to stand guard.
At this moment, the sky was getting darker and darker, and the atmosphere in the Wubao became more lively.
"Sir Qianhu, I despise you and give you a drink!"
Looking at his subordinates holding a bowl of water in front of him, Zhang Jingxin said with a smile: "When I return to Nanyang in the future, I will treat you to a nice drink!"
"Remember that humble position, I will go to your house to ask for a drink in the future!" Baihu replied with a smile.
Now that we are on the front line, our lives depend on each other, so naturally the relationship between superiors and subordinates is very good.
"drink!"
"drink!"
The atmosphere inside the Wubao was warm, but the soldiers standing on the wall noticed someone approaching in the distance.
So the garrison soldiers immediately went on alert and passed the news to the hundreds of households on duty. Soon the news reached Zhang Jingxin's ears.
The last patrol team returned half an hour ago. There should be no one outside at this time.
Letting others continue to eat and drink, Zhang Jingxin went directly to the wall. Although the light was dim at the moment, he could clearly see who was coming.
There were only five people coming, two of them were carrying a person. They were extremely skilled, and almost all the scattered zombies they encountered were killed with a single blow.
Who are these people... Zhang Jingxin muttered in his heart.
"Prepare the crossbow and follow my orders!"
There were thousands of people stationed in Wubao, including two hundred crossbowmen. Soon there were fifty crossbowmen on the city wall ready.
"Sir, please tell the brothers to stop!" Baihu reminded, referring to the brothers who were eating.
"There are only five of them. There are two hundred people on the city wall. Do we need to alert other brothers?" Zhang Jingxin asked.
Two hundred people versus five people, if he couldn't win, Zhang Jingxin felt that he should be killed head-on.
When fifty people approached, hundreds of households on the city wall shouted loudly: "Stop, if you dare to approach again, you will be killed without mercy!"
Seeing the numerous crossbow machines on the city wall, the visitor stopped in his tracks with great interest.
Baihu then asked: "Who are you?"
The visitor said in a deep voice: "Secret Agent of Jin Yiwei!"
Zhang Jingxin had heard the name Jinyiwei and knew that the other party was responsible for detecting intelligence. There were indeed a group of them distributed in Tianshan County.
Zhang Jingxin then asked: "What's the proof?"
Fifty meters away, the person threw an object hard, and the object flew straight towards Zhang Jingxin.
Taking it in his hand, Zhang Jingxin took a closer look and saw that it was a waist card.
As a Qianhu, the relevant talisman seal letters are consistent. Zhang Jingxin, who should know, knows that the Jin Yiwei token is also within his knowledge.
After carefully checking and confirming that it was correct, he asked the soldiers to remove the crossbow.
"What are you doing here? Do you want to stay overnight?" Zhang Jingxin asked slowly.
Unexpectedly, the visitor said: "We have enemy information to convey to you!"
