Chapter 1425: Han Banner World (One Hundred and Fifteen) 1 Fat Man

On the parade ground, there was a commotion, the sound of commands, the shouts of soldiers, the scolding of officers, the slapping of whips on people, and the howling of new recruits when they were beaten, all of which made Yin Cuo upset. In the past, these were extremely fun things in his eyes, but now, these can only make him feel bored.

Now Jiaocheng has no shortage of food and grass, nor of young and strong men. When Tan Feng withdrew from Tai'an, he almost robbed Tai'an of gold and silver, food and grass supplies, and young and strong men. As long as he could use them, he robbed them without hesitation. In Jiaocheng, the granaries are now full. Tens of thousands of young and strong men ensure that the army can be replenished without worry. In addition, Jiaocheng's dangerous terrain means that Jiaocheng will definitely be worry-free in the short term.

However, if one does not think about the present, he will have worries about the future. In the short term, Jiaocheng is indeed not in any danger, but in the long term, it is in danger. Tan Feng's misjudgment of the situation means that they can no longer sit back and watch the world rise and wait for the price, because the person who is willing to bid for him is about to fall off the cliff.

In order to save the danger for this person who is willing to bid for them and may bid a high price, Tan Feng can only jump out in advance and take a risk. If this gamble succeeds, he will naturally get a generous reward and rest assured, but if it fails, it will be doomed.

This time, Tan Feng took away almost all the elite forces, leaving only a few thousand troops for Yin Cuo, and the rest were all newly recruited soldiers. Tan Feng plundered tens of thousands of young and strong men from Tai'an, but only recruited 5,000 people into the army in the first batch.

These young and strong men did not have a good life when they arrived in Jiaocheng. Tan Feng completely used them as coolies, implemented military organization, and only had food to eat. But there is no salary to be taken. These five thousand people are the strong men selected from them. Once they join the army, they can get a considerable salary. Moreover, housing and food will be upgraded immediately. This approach is naturally a signal to the tens of thousands of young and strong men. If you work hard, you can enjoy the same treatment as long as you can enter the army. And these five thousand people who have entered the army, coming out of the struggling labor camp, naturally do not want to go back to that hellish life. Being a soldier is a bit bitter, and the superiors are a bit fierce, but they can eat and dress warmly, and there is money to be taken. If you do a good job, there is a chance to be promoted. There are already several recruits who have become lieutenants. With this hope, the soldiers are naturally motivated.

Yin Cuo felt that there was no hope. Looking at those motivated recruits, he just smiled bitterly in his heart. He naturally understood after many battles. Once these recruits set foot on the battlefield, half of them can come back alive, which is considered to be a kind heart of God.

Is Wuguan so easy to fight? If it was really easy, Qu Wan's 200,000 troops would not be blocked there alive. The intelligence from the direction of Wuguan made Yin Cuo feel half disappointed. The only advantage of this expedition is the surprise attack. Once the Han army in the direction of Wuguan knows the news, the difficulty will be multiplied several times. I hope everything goes well, otherwise the future can only be said to be bleak.

The army has been on the march for three days.

The intelligence sent back shows that everything is going well. The army is advancing very fast, with a daily advance speed of more than 50 miles. This is an extremely remarkable achievement for an army of tens of thousands of people. At this speed, it will take at most four or five days to reach Shanyang County and launch a fatal attack from behind Wuguan.

Yin Cuo felt a little depressed. This behavior of pinning all hopes on one thing makes people feel uneasy. In case of an accident, the consequences will be disastrous.

When he thought of this, he felt that the hustle and bustle on the parade ground was even more unbearable. He stood up and walked out of the camp. Or going out for a few drinks would be a good choice.

Just as he walked to the gate of the camp, a personal soldier rushed over in a hurry.

"General Yin, there is a Yingchuan businessman outside the general's mansion. He said he is a good friend of the general and came to Jiaocheng to visit the general." The personal soldier said.

"Good friend?" Yin Cuo was stunned. In Yingchuan, he did have a few business friends. He made a lot of money through their transactions with the Han people. However, after Yingchuan was lost, these friends had long disappeared. Naturally, he could not get back the capital he had with them.

"What's your surname? How many people?" Yin Cuo asked casually. The Han people have always been tolerant of businessmen. It is not difficult to explain that his business friends can freely enter and leave the Han territory.

"He said his surname was Zhang, a fat man, and he only brought two followers, but the two followers looked burly and tough." The personal soldier said.

"Surname Zhang, a fat man?" Yin Cuo's mind appeared a figure, indeed there was a businessman friend surnamed Zhang who was fat.

"So it was him, just in time I can ask him about the situation in Yingchuan." Yin Cuo suddenly became interested. After all, after so many years in Yingchuan, he still had feelings for it.

Walking all the way back to the general's mansion, seeing several people walking back and forth in front of the general's mansion, Yin Cuo was stunned. It was indeed a fat man and two attendants, but the fat man did not match the fat man in his mind, because this fat man was surprisingly fat, standing there, like a ball, Yin Cuo even suspected that if this guy fell to the ground, his feet would never touch the ground.

With his eyebrows slightly frowned, Yin Cuo's footsteps also stopped.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, the fat man turned around and saw Yin Cuo, staggering over with a smile on his face: "General Yin, General Yin, long time no see, long time no see."

"Who are you? I don't know you." Yin Cuo said coldly. Hearing Yin Cuo's words, the soldiers beside him were stunned and immediately reached out to hold the handle of the knife.

"Yes, yes, the general has not seen me. I have not met the general, but I have been famous for the general for a long time. My surname is Zhang, and my given name is Yi. I remember my name very well, Zhang Yi."

Yin Cuo thought the name was familiar, but he couldn't think of where he had heard it.

"Have I seen you somewhere? You don't seem to be a businessman?" Yin Cuo asked.

"My dear Zhang Yi, he is now serving in the Han Dynasty. He is a deputy director of the National Security Bureau. He has never been very public. This time, he came here specifically to see General Yin Cuo. The general has a sharp eye and can tell everything at a glance. You see I'm not a businessman." The fat man smiled so hard that his eyes became slits and he shook his head.

Yin Cuo's head felt as if he had been hit by a sledgehammer. His eyes were filled with stars, and he took several steps back. The soldier behind him pulled out his saber with a swipe.

Zhang Yi, Yin Cuo finally remembered who this person was. The former servant of King Gao Yuan of Han Dynasty, the former deputy director of the Supervisory Council of the Han Kingdom, and the reorganized deputy director of the National Security Bureau. He has been responsible for the internal affairs of the National Security Bureau and is very public. However, this person's status in the Han Kingdom is definitely one of the few.

Such a person actually appeared in front of him like this.

"General Yin, I don't have any ill intentions in coming here. There's no need to be so tense, right?" Zhang Yi was still smiling, his fat body trembling up and down like waves, "I've suffered a lot along the way. I’ve lost a lot of weight, so why don’t you consider me a guest from afar? Why don’t you, General, invite me to sit in the mansion and have a cup of hot tea?”

Yin Cuo stared at the other party for a long time, then suddenly laughed, "Okay, that's right. We are all guests from far away. Now that we are here, we naturally have to invite them to the house. But it is easy to enter this house. If you want to get out, , but it’s a bit difficult.”

"No, no, the general is a hero and a great man. What will he do to a fat guy like me? Hahaha!" Zhang Yi turned around and looked at his two companions. The two companions seemed to have heard some funny news. , also started laughing.

"Please, Mr. Zhang Yi." Yin Cuo took a deep breath and extended his hand to give way.

In the living room, Zhang Yi stuffed his fat body into the chair with some difficulty, took a sip of tea, and nodded repeatedly: "Good tea, good tea, I didn't expect that General Yin was running around all the way. It’s really rare for a homeless person to bring such good tea with him.”

Yin Cuo looked a little ugly: "Mr. Zhang Yi, did you come all the way to me just to make fun of me?"

"Where, where, this is the truth." Zhang Yi put the cup on the table next to him, "When I came to Jiaocheng this time, I didn't see General Tan or General Sima Yan. Where did they go?"

"If General Tan is here, do you dare to come in?" Yin Cuo chuckled: "Mr. Zhang Yi, you might as well guess where General Tan went?"

Zhang Yi also laughed, "To be honest, if General Tan Feng were here, I would not dare to come in, because it is impossible for him to coexist with us big men. He would probably kidnap me to the execution ground and stab me with a knife. Cut off all the fat on my body with one knife." As Zhang Yi said this, the flesh on his body trembled again, as if he shuddered.

"Is it possible that Mr. Zhang Yi thinks I won't be like this?" Yin Cuo said with a sinister smile.

"No, no, no!" Zhang Yi waved his hands repeatedly, "General Yin is different from General Tan. General Yin can be persuaded, but General Tan will never look back. This is the difference."

With a bang, Yin Cuo got up with a bang, but before he could get angry, Zhang Yi said slowly: "General Yin, if my guess is correct, General Tan and General Sima should be preparing to attack Wuguan, right? Follow them forward At such a speed, we should have reached Shanyang County by now."

Yin Cuo's body suddenly froze, and he looked at Zhang Yi with a horrified expression on his face, as if he had seen a ghost. (To be continued.)