The Fourth Army of the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty was expanded from the rear battalion of the General Commander's Office, and the worst general soldiers who survived were also the commander. In addition, during the expansion, many officers were selected from the Imperial Guardian Army to serve in various departments. In the Fourth Army, there were Imperial Guardian Army, and even officers from the Guardian Army were appointed here.

Speaking of which, there is some "the road to enemies is narrow". During the last Northern Expedition, Zhao Bing secretly went to Xiangyang. When he passed by Yingzhou, he stayed in the Third Division of the Fourth Army. He once held a symposium with officers above the Dutou. Now, Xu Wuhan, the head of the Military Supervision Section of the Secretary-General, was attracted by him that time. In the Xuyi military exercise last year, the Third Division of the Fourth Army was also one of the participating troops, and he also guided the battle many times.

What made Zhao Bing feel that he was in a doom and could not hide his identity was that Wu Feng, the commander of the Third Division, who was stationed in Lincheng, was born in the guard camp, and now there are many colleagues in the camp. Xu Wunan once served as the deputy commander of the Third Division and the First Regiment, and he had many robes. He also knew that he had become his close minister of Your Majesty. How could he not be suspicious when he saw him appear?

At this point, Zhao Bing had no choice but to erect the collar of the cloak as much as possible, pressed down the felt hat, and tried to cover his face. However, when he entered the city, he still found an abnormality. The officers and soldiers stood on the south gate tower, and flags were waving. Two teams of soldiers stood at the city. When they saw them coming, they immediately pulled down and stopped the horses and let them enter the city.

The city gate was narrow, and the two teams of the convoy also turned into one team. The cavalry and cavalry were in the back guard team. The infantry belonging to the state army also sorted out the military appearance and entered the city in a row. Zhao Bing mixed in the state army and rode together with Wang Qin. "The Huang team is right, this situation seems to be not very good, right?" Wang Qin looked at the scene and touched his beard and said suspiciously.

"Why is it wrong? Lincheng is close to the front line and it is normal to be more cautious!" Zhao Bing said casually.

"This... these soldiers seem to be waiting for some major members, but we don't seem to have enough weight!" After all, Wang Qin was born in the army and knew the etiquette in the army. If he had such a big show, he would definitely not welcome these painful baggage teams.

"Well, maybe the big guys are behind us, and we happen to enter the city in front of them!" Zhao Bing thought about finding a reason. However, he also realized that his group had been seen through, but he didn't dare to come forward to pay a visit with great fanfare and did such an inappropriate ceremony.

"Salute!" When Zhao Bing walked to the door, an officer suddenly shouted loudly, both the soldiers on the city and under the city stood at the right time and saluted.

"Hey!" Wang Qin was startled and subconsciously raised his hand to return the salute, but immediately realized that he had already left the army, and then put down his hand awkwardly. He saw that Team Huang was straight straight, without looking sideways, holding the reins in his left hand and saluting with his right hand. The state army behind them did not expect that under the command of the officer, he hurriedly held a rifle while walking in a panic, and his movements seemed a little embarrassed.

"Captain Huang, why do I think they are saluting you?" Wang Qin turned his body and looked at Zhao Bing and asked softly.

He knew that his green robe could not afford such etiquette, and it would be nice to have a tribute to the gate guards, and the leader of the city was still a commander. And the state troops behind him were unlikely. Although the Song Dynasty military rules clearly stipulated that the front guards, the imperial guards and the state troops were both armed forces belonging to the court, with equal status and no distinction between high and low.

But Wang Qin knew that there was still a chain of contempt. The imperial guards were the emperor's personal army, with the highest status among the troops and the best equipment. The military pay was allocated by the inner treasury, which was a place that the soldiers of the Song Dynasty yearned for. The second was the imperial guards, who had many opportunities for promotion and better equipment than the state army. The officers were promoted to the first level when they transferred to the state army.

Although the state army received the same military pay as the imperial guards and the treatment was equivalent, the equipment was worse. They used weapons replaced by the imperial guards, and they did not have heavy weapons. Of course, the combat effectiveness and training level were much worse. It was okay to maintain public order, but it was difficult to undertake frontal combat tasks and was at the bottom of the army. Naturally, they could not win the respect of the imperial guards, and they would not take the initiative to salute them.

"Maybe I am grateful to the emperor's grace, and I think of the hard work of escorting supplies all the way!" Zhao Bing knew that his identity was exposed on the way, so he made such a fuss. Fortunately, they were still tactful and did not set up a scheming to welcome him, and he continued to pretend to be confused and deal with Wang Qindao vaguely.

"No!" Wang Qin was not a fool either. After seeing them entering the city, the soldiers who were lined up to greet him also stopped. The city gate closed with a sour creaking sound. He shook his head and asked softly, "Guo Zheng Huang, are there any big figures in your team hidden in it?"

"I just acted on orders, but if there is a big man, will I tell a team to tell you?" Zhao Bing asked with his little finger and laughed at him.

"Yes!" Wang Qin was stunned for a moment. Thinking that it was true that it was true. It was impossible for a soldier to know about the secret matter, but he did not doubt Zhao Bing at all. He patted his shoulder with comfort, nodded and laughed dryly...

After entering the city, not only Wang Qin, but also Zhu Yu and others felt that these imperial guards were so enthusiastic that they were uneasy. When they arrived at the camping site under the guidance, they had prepared the house and the kang was burning warmly. They had prepared hot water and washed up, the kitchen prepared a sumptuous meal, and even the horse ingredients were prepared. They almost didn't have to do anything.

At dinner, Yu Hou, who was in charge of the baggage of the imperial guards, and two officers, held a banquet in the camp to entertain the heads of the Huaibei Transportation Department and the escort officers of the state army. The host was very enthusiastic, the banquet was very rich, and the wine was also very mellow, which made Zhu Yu and others feel flattered.

But this unknown enthusiasm also made them even more uneasy. They were both here without any reason or new friends. The brand of Transportation Department looks quite small, but not everyone bought it, especially since they are already hundreds of miles away, and no one takes them seriously, otherwise they would not have been so hard along the way.

Faced with inexplicable enthusiasm, Zhu Yu and others in the dining room also tempted people indirectly, but they only talked about the coming of the New Year. They worked hard to transport supplies from thousands of miles away. Shangguan asked them to treat them warmly, but they didn't know anything else. When asked about Zhao Bing and the others, they only said that someone else was entertaining the military robes and there was no need to worry about them.

This made them even more worried. After all, there were hundreds of thousands of gold and silver in the supplies they escorted. The combat effectiveness of the state army was worrying. If they used fraud and took their things, even if they escaped, their heads would be chopped back. Therefore, they were frightened by the meal, which scared them so much that they didn't dare to drink too much wine until they returned to the camp and saw everything as usual.

That night, Zhu Yu and others were puzzled by the unusual enthusiasm of the garrison. They talked about it for half a night but couldn't understand it. They could only be more careful and took turns to patrol the house. However, they found that their worries were unnecessary in the morning. They had already helped them feed the horses, drink water, prepare breakfast, and then lined up to send them out of the city.

After getting on the road again, everyone's doubts were not eliminated. When asked about Huang again, he only said that his group belonged to the General Administration Office, and the head of the escort was old acquaintances with the garrison, so he gave care and convenience. This explanation made everyone feel a little relieved, thinking that there were both officials of the Ministry of Rites and directly affiliated to the General Administration Office among them, it would be normal for the local area to be more enthusiastic.

It can be done only ten miles away. As soon as the old thoughts were gone, new doubts arise. Zhu Yu and others found that the garrison patrol teams on the road increased sharply. Almost this team had just left, the next team arrived again, with almost no gap. If this could be explained to preventing enemy attacks on traffic lines, then when each patrol team encountered them, they would stand and salute on the side of the road until they watched them go away.

It would be fine if both sides greeted the patrol team. What surprised everyone was that every time they passed by the villages and towns, soldiers would come out of the camp to send them off. Such unknown behavior made everyone feel not honor, but rather panic. However, when the convoy was on the way, the garrison had prepared hot soup and hot food for them to use at will.

That night, the convoy entered Baixiang and repeated the scene yesterday. The local army prepared the house and held a banquet for entertainment. Zhu Yu and others, who were full of doubt, secretly glad that they had saved two days of food and no longer had to worry about overspending, became more and more anxious. They didn't believe the explanation of Huang Captain Zheng.

Even if the head of the General Administration Office has an old age with the local garrison officers, there is no need to be so enthusiastic with them, such people who are not close to each other, it is even more difficult to explain what the garrisons did on the way. You should know that the military discipline of the Song Dynasty is harsh and no matter how good the private friendship is, you cannot use the army and public funds to keep taking care of them along the way.

So everyone began to suspect that there must be big figures in the ranks of the General Administration. What kind of escorts of the singular geniuses and escorts of comforting soldiers were just a cover, and walking with them was just to cover up their eyes and ears. But who was hidden in it? They guessed that at least the clan ministers in the court were at the moment. The war was imminent, and the most likely one was the boss of the Privy Council, otherwise the garrison would not have made the garrison so enthusiastic.

However, they had been together for several days but did not find the big boss's behavior, because except for the emperor, Jiang Jin and Liu Zhu were all middle-aged, and no appropriate person was found among them. Thinking that the few people were old and cold, they must have been invisible in the car carrying the genius of the Jiaofangsi. They were also independent camps, so they naturally had no chance to meet.

However, Wang Qin expressed different opinions. He thought that this big shot was probably Huang Guzheng. Everyone said nonsense after hearing this. Not to mention that his age was difficult to enter the court, it would be difficult to make sense even if he hangs with them all day long. Moreover, he also had to feed horses and work on duty every day, and nothing was consistent with his identity.
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