The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

"Dad, we're not going to Hulan!"

As soon as Sun Zhonggang finished speaking, Sun Yong immediately refused.

"Bullshit, you think I'm doing this for you? I'm just trying to make sure my two grandsons don't suffer."

Hearing this, Old Sun immediately scolded.

"But, but..."

Sun Yong said hesitantly.

"But what?"

Seeing this, Sun Zhongmin shouted again.

Sun Yong lowered his head, not daring to look his father in the eye.

"Alright, both of you stop arguing. You can discuss this matter between yourselves later."

"Sun Zhong, you don't have to worry that Pingyang Fort will stop moving without you."

"His Highness is planning to restore the fort's usefulness and will reassign soldiers to it, so you can rest assured and return to Hulan to retire."

"And don't worry, His Highness will make arrangements for your family and won't let you live on the streets."

Seeing that the father and son were arguing about this matter, Zhang Tinggao immediately explained.

"So that's how it is. I understand."

"Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you, Your Highness."

After hearing this, Sun Zhongmin finally understood His Highness's arrangement and expressed his gratitude repeatedly.

"Haha, you're welcome. This is what you deserve."

"But you still need someone to stay for a while. After all, the new recruits are inexperienced, so we need you to guide them and pass on your experience."

Ning Quan smiled.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. This is no problem. I can just stay here."

Sun Zhongmin said quickly.

"Well, so good."

"General Li, you can arrange the rest."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Li Jing accepted the order.

Afterwards, Li Jing picked out five soldiers and completed the handover.

Everything was settled, and Ning Quan did not delay and went directly to the next fort, Wuyang Fort.

...........

Wuyang Fort is about thirty miles northwest of Pingyang Fort.

Ning Quan and others rode at full speed and arrived in more than an hour.

Wuyang Fort was the largest fort under Hulan's rule, housing three veterans and their families, totaling three households and seventeen people.

The three veterans were named Huang Fu, Wang Bainian, and Yang Desheng.

The three veterans were all disabled. Huang Fu lost an arm, Wang Boyan lost his left arm, and Yang Desheng lost a leg.

Huang Fu and others were startled when they saw a group of cavalry approaching from afar.

They were originally working outside the dock, but they hurried back to the dock and were on high alert.

The three of them didn't breathe a sigh of relief until they saw Sun Tinggao in the crowd.

I just don’t know why the county magistrate brought so many cavalry with him?

"Old Huang, what are you still standing there for? Hurry up and open the door to welcome His Highness the Ninth Prince."

When they arrived outside the fort, Sun Tinggao immediately shouted loudly.

"What, Ninth Prince?"

"Zhang County Magistrate, did I hear correctly?"

"Why would His Highness the Ninth Prince come to a place like this?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Fu and the other two were stunned.

"Stop talking nonsense. Do I dare to talk nonsense about such things?"

"To tell you the truth, Hulan is now the fiefdom of His Majesty the Ninth Prince. From now on, we will all serve His Majesty and be his subjects."

"Open the door quickly, don't waste time."

Sun Ting shouted loudly.

"Yes Yes Yes......"

Upon hearing this, Huang Fu, Wang Boyan and Yang Desheng responded quickly.

After a while, the gate of the fort slowly opened and a group of people walked out.

"This is His Majesty the Ninth Prince, why don't you kneel down and pay your respects?"

Seeing this, Sun Tinggao hurriedly said.

"Yes, yes, I pay my respects to His Highness the Ninth Prince."

Huang Fu and the other two quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Ning Quan.

"Everyone, get up."

Ning Chuan waved his hand, signaling the three to stand up.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Huang Fu and the other two thanked him and stood up.

"Your Highness, this is Huang Fu, this is Yang Desheng, and this is Wang Boyan."

Seeing this, Sun Tinggao introduced Ning Quan.

"Ah."

"How did you get injured?"

Ning Chuan nodded and asked while looking at the three of them.

"Your Highness, these injuries were inflicted during the battle with the Xiongnu."

Wang Boyan reported.

"Ah."

"You are all people of merit. The court owes you."

"Zhang, Magistrate, explain the situation to them. Everything will be handled according to the rules of Pingyang Fort."

"General Li, Wuyang Fort is a bit bigger, so we can leave a few more soldiers here."

Ning Quan ordered.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Sun Tinggao and Li Jing immediately accepted the order.

Half a minute later, Ning Quan led his team out of Wuyang Fort after receiving numerous thanks from Lao Huang and others.

"Thank God, I finally made it through."

"Yeah, I finally made it through."

"I never thought that the court would still remember us, and I never expected His Highness the Ninth Prince to be so magnanimous."

After Ning Quan and his group left, Huang Fu, Wang Boyan, and Yang Desheng said excitedly.

"All of this is thanks to His Highness. Only by standing guard for the last time can we repay His Highness's kindness."

"How about it? Do the three of us stay together, or take turns?"

"Of course we stay together."

"Okay, then we'll all stay here and let the children move to Hulan first."

"We'll leave when these new recruits are able to stand on their own."

"it is good!"

"Haha."

Then the three of them laughed.

......

It was already evening when Ning Quan rode his horse at full speed to Wuniu Fort.

Because it was dark and we couldn't see clearly, we almost caused a misunderstanding.

The brothers Zhuang Yan and Zhuang Ping, who were stationed at Wuniu Fort, saw a large group of cavalry suddenly appear. Without saying a word, they shot arrows and almost hurt someone.

Fortunately, Sun Tinggao shouted in time, thus resolving the misunderstanding.

The two of them hurriedly opened the door and respectfully welcomed Ning Quan.

Zhuang Yan and Zhuang Ping are brothers, both in their thirties this year.

The two of them also inherited their father's business. Their father was the mayor of Wuniu Fort during his lifetime.

Next, of course, is Pingyang Fort and Wuyang Fort.

Zhang Tinggao immediately told the two brothers about Ning Quan's arrangements and invited them to live in Hulan.

When they learned that His Highness was going to reopen the fort, the two brothers were extremely excited.

However, the two brothers were unwilling to move to Hulun and both expressed their desire to continue playing for Wuniu Fort.

Ning Quan of course readily agreed to this.

The two of them were born in Wuniu Fort, so they are naturally more familiar with everything around them.

........

The next morning, Ning Quan continued his journey.

Head to the next fort, Liulin Fort.

Liulin Fort is the farthest fort in the northeast of Hulan and also the one closest to the Xiongnu.

Because of its extremely dangerous location, there was no one else stationed in Liulin Fort except two veteran soldiers, not even their families.

After Ning Quan arrived, he made the same arrangements for Liulinbao.

After some discussion, both veterans expressed their willingness to stay in Liulinbao.

Since that was the case, Ning Quan followed their wishes.

After leaving five soldiers behind, Ning Quan set out again, heading towards three other forts in the southwest.

Because of the long distance, Ning Quan took a whole day and arrived at Jinji Fort in the evening.