Gao Anahu's face smelled of wine, and he walked forward quickly, accompanied by several warriors.

Gao Anagong did not allow the soldiers from Yecheng to enter the city, but arranged for them to rest outside the city.

When Gao Anagong walked out of the city accompanied by a few people and walked along the path to the southernmost side, he saw the hungry and exhausted Yecheng soldiers making fire and setting up camp to rest. This old dog was the company commander.

Not even willing to let them live there.

The sergeants were busy with serious faces. Gao Anagong came here and looked at the many soldiers in front of him with a really complicated expression.

There are more than 2,000 knights here in total. These are the elites carefully selected from Yecheng. They were Gao Zhan's subordinates when he was the governor of Gyeonggi.

Gao Zhan asked these people to follow Gao Anagong to Shuozhou for the very clear purpose of guarding against Liu Taozi. Shuozhou's local army alone could not compete with Liu Taozi's border troops, but these people could protect him.

Gao Anagong was not held hostage by the local forces in Shuozhou, and at the same time, as an officer, he could integrate the entire Shuozhou army. These two thousand elites, coupled with the local armed forces, could easily form a fighting force of tens of thousands.

They are really elite. Even when they are resting, they are orderly and uncluttered. Everyone has their own division of labor. Even when lighting fires, they follow the direction and a certain distance. Even if there is no order from the general, they follow the instructions.

With its own small establishment, it can also manage itself well.

Tian Zili stood next to Gao Anahu, holding his sword with one hand and staring at him.

The sergeants noticed Gao Anakhu coming, but they didn't pay attention and just continued to do their own things coldly. Three officers and the reporter came out and paid a visit to Gao Anakhu.

"General."

Looking at the three officers in front of him, Gao Anagong suddenly fell silent.

This is the gateway to Shuozhou. In fact, it only takes an hour to escape from here to your own territory and gallop on horseback.

And the people in front of him were carefully selected elites. He had just entered the camp and checked the size of the camp. The enemy's strength here definitely did not exceed 3,000.

If you give the order directly, let the Yecheng soldiers cover your retreat.

Gao Anahu had a lot of thoughts.

Liu Taozi is planning to rebel!!

A Hengzhou governor sneaked into Shuozhou, took control of the Zhuchengchi pass, and took advantage of the heavy snow in the cold winter to prevent news from going to the Central Plains. Now he wants to hold himself hostage and appoint officials. Isn't this rebellion? What is this?

If you don't resist, you will become a thief and wait for the temple to send an army to attack you.

Seeing that Gao Anagong remained silent, the three officers all frowned, and the leader asked: "General, is there something wrong?"

Several soldiers in the distance slowly put down the firewood in their hands, stood up, and looked here one after another.

Gao Ana's eyes caught sight of the few soldiers beside him, and there was a cold light flashing in the distance, which should be crossbow arrows.

Tian Zili walked forward with a smile, "Mr. Gao just had too much wine."

He stood between Gao Anahu and the soldier, and asked with a smile: "Mr. Gao, do you want me to prepare some sobering soup?"

Gao Anahu reacted suddenly. He smiled and shook his head, "No, there is no need to drink. The wind blows like this and I feel a little dizzy."

He looked at the soldiers in front of him, hesitated again, and said stiffly: "Everyone, just obey this prince's order and go to garrison in various places."

The officer frowned, looked at each other, and then looked at Tian Zili.

Tian Zili smiled and saluted them, "Everyone, I am Sima Shidaozhi of Shuozhou! Nowadays, the Pseudo-Zhou people and the Turks frequently attack the border and fight many times outside the fortress. Currently, all Guanjin and Tianjin lack elites to guard them. This is

I’m going to trouble you all.”

The officer returned the salute slowly and asked again: "Mr. Gao, are you okay?"

Gao Anagong nodded, "It's okay, we'll just take care of him."

Tian Zili then sent people forward and issued many orders to assist the guards. These knights were dispersed to various front lines. They picked up the documents used for registration, no longer set up camps, and simply led their teams to leave.

.

Gao Anahu stood there, watching these people keep leaving, clenching his fists tightly, his eyes filled with resentment.

damn it!!

They say they are elite!!

Just leave like that?!

Tian Zili was very considerate and prepared food and wine for them on the road. It was so cold that they needed wine to warm up.

The two officers rode out and one of them turned back, looked at the eager Gao Anahu in the distance, and said in a low voice: "I feel something is wrong."

"Why did Gao Anahu suddenly become so well-behaved? Is there something unspeakable?"

"Haha, what do you care about this old dog?"

"We were escorted all the way by him like cattle and sheep, but more than a dozen of our brothers died during the march. For such a great contribution, what were his first words after arriving in Shuozhou?"

"You're actually saying that Shuozhou has a strong military, and you want to ask questions!"

"Now let us disperse to various places. I think this guy can't trust us. He wants to use his Shuozhou soldiers, so let him use them!"

"We are on the front line in Guanjin, there are many wars, and there are so many opportunities to gain military glory, why should we care about him?"

The officer who asked the question thought for a moment, nodded immediately, and cursed: "That's right, this bitch, seriously, if he takes me out to fight, I will have to shoot him in the back!"

"As long as you can make meritorious deeds! Ignore him!!"

Gao Anahu stood helplessly in the strong wind, watching the elites walking further and further away, completely ignoring what he meant.

It wasn't until they disappeared completely that Tian Zili looked at him with a smile.

"Gao Gong."

"Tian Jun."

"Bang."

Tian Zili hit Gao Anahu's abdomen with the handle of the knife. Gao Anahu screamed, and immediately curled up and knelt on the ground. Tian Zili hit his head hard with the handle of the knife.

"Old dog! What were you hesitating about just now?!"

"Want something big like a bad general?!"

"You dared to be rude to the general just now, do you want to die?!"

Gao Anahu fell on the snow and screamed in agony. Tian Zili beat him countless times, causing his head to bleed and he lay on the ground moaning. Only then did Tian Zili have him arrested and ferocious.

He said: "If you dare to do it again, I will skin you and make the soldiers share it with you!"

Gao Anahu was really frightened at this moment.

For him, the war had happened many years ago. During these years, he had concentrated on the camp and went to banquets and beds. He had not encountered such a situation in many years.

He didn't expect that the other party would really dare to take action, but he would still be so violent and completely merciless.

Gao Anahu was beaten awake, and his eyes were full of horror, "I don't dare anymore! I don't dare anymore!"

"Begging for work!!"

Tian Zili sneered and asked the soldiers on the left and right to take him away. He wiped the blood on the handle of the knife and strode towards the camp.

Back in the main room, Liu Taozi was writing something.

Tian Zili sat aside respectfully, "Brother, it's done, the Yecheng soldiers have left."

"Um."

Liu Taozi glanced at Tian Zili's knife handle and seemed to see something, but did not ask.

"Just stay in Shuozhou."

"Thank you, brother!"

"I will definitely be optimistic about Gao Anahu and will not let him have private contact with anyone!!"

Tian Zili said seriously.

Liu Taozi shook her head calmly, "It's extremely cold right now and the roads are blocked by ice and snow, so the news can be concealed. When spring comes, Yecheng will know the real situation here."

"Even if these people fail to run out to deliver the message, Wei Xiaokuan will help inform them."

Tian Zili frowned, "Brother, I thought these were not big things. Most of the county soldiers were made up of strong Han men. In the past, they were not taken seriously by the Xianbei generals. Many of them were forcibly arrested. They were no different from civilians. They were also

They are just better than those county soldiers in the Central Plains."

"They have special respect for their elder brothers. Moreover, we distribute food and reissue winter clothes in a timely manner, which can win their hearts."

"This is especially true for officials. Their treatment is worse than that of sergeants, and 80% to 90% of them are Han Chinese."

"As long as the soldiers and officials are in our hands, the rest is not worth mentioning."

Liu Taozi did not speak, but Tian Zili continued: "In the past, I always thought that officials were very important, but Cui Gang let me know that officials are actually dispensable!"

"Cui Gang and Zhang Heizu captured many officials in Hengzhou and sent them to govern the place. Without the intervention of officials, the officials can still do their jobs, and they can do them extremely well. The place is under control."

"It's not that I don't need an official."

"It's just Daqi officials, it's better not to have them at all."

Liu Taozi put away the documents in front of him, put them aside, and looked at Tian Zili, "I asked Kou Liu to stay and assist you."

Tian Zili hurriedly said: "Brother, there is no need. The battle with Yang Zhong is about to begin. I am enough on my own. Let Kou Liu stay with you."

"At present, Zhang Heizu is leading the troops in Hengzhou, and Yao Xiong is fighting against the Turks in Beiheng. If the bandits stay here, won't there be no one around my brother?"
To be continued...