The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

"No, the food in the barracks is customized. If they don't get up, they won't have breakfast. This is the rule set by Lord Zhou, and I can't disobey."

After saying that, several people picked up the bamboo baskets and left.

Zhang Ping'an knew that military discipline was strict and there was no room for negotiation on this matter.

My brother-in-law will definitely not be able to eat enough.

So he turned around and told Chibao to fetch the bag of steamed bread from his tent.

After eating, Zhang Pingan walked over and handed it to his brother-in-law, saying, "Brother-in-law, eat it. This is leftover from last night. It's a little dry and hard, but it's enough to fill your stomach."

Liu Sanlang was not a picky eater, so after refusing for a while, he finally took a few and ate them.

As he ate, he said worriedly, "I heard from other soldiers last night that our group will eventually be split up. Some will be stationed in the surrounding recaptured cities, while others will go to the front lines to fight. We're still three or four hundred miles away from Yangzhou. I really hope we can be separated!"

"It should be possible," Zhang Pingan replied, feeling about 70% sure.

Since we went to so much trouble to bring them here, it must not just be to let them eat three coarse grain steamed buns for one meal, they will be of great use in the future!

He and his elder brother-in-law should never separate.

"Oh!" Liu Sanlang frowned and sighed. The rough man finally felt annoyed.

Just as Zhang Ping'an expected, this group of people remained invisible in the camp for a total of nine days. As long as they didn't do anything out of the ordinary and didn't hang around at night, no one would bother them.

But this made Mr. Huo so anxious that his mouth was full of blisters. He wanted to return to Lin'an as soon as possible!

He doesn't want to stay in this crappy place for even a single day!

Although he was able to see Lieutenant General Luo these days, he said frankly that he could not make the decision and often sent Yuanwailang Huo away with just a few words.

The meals were still the same old coarse grain steamed buns with pickles.

But gradually, no one was picky anymore, and we had to eat whatever we wanted no matter how reluctant we were.

It was not until the tenth day that Mr. Zhou came back.

But Mr. Huo was so excited that he went to ask for an audience immediately.

Mr. Zhou didn't act pretentiously and politely invited the person in.

He thought the time was almost right, so after talking with Lord Huo, he asked the deputy general to announce everyone's destination.

It was similar to the vague guess that had emerged in Zhang Ping'an's mind before. It was basically a combination of a seventh-rank Xuanzhenglang and two captains, traveling together to various places.

They are not far from Yangzhou and are distributed in a fan shape in the surrounding areas. They are all cities that have been recovered in the past year.

It is said that foreign enemies may invade at any time.

Lord Zhou can't handle everything by himself, no matter how capable he is, he is not a celestial being.

What he wanted was not an empty city; he felt sad to see a deserted city.

Only then did he think of asking these people to come from Lin'an.

Zhang Ping'an was lucky enough to be assigned to a group with his elder brother-in-law Liu Sanlang, and another captain named Ruan San.

This man also looks very brave, with a particularly round head, a pair of protruding ears, big eyes, and healthy wheat-colored skin. He is also a foodie.

I basically have something to chew in my mouth all the time. When there is nothing to eat, I can chew a piece of dogtail grass for half a day.

Unfortunately, the three were assigned to Ze County, which was closest to the front line.

Among the many surrounding counties, Ze County is the least peaceful.

Looking at the sympathetic eyes of others, Zhang Pingan could only smile indifferently.

Tu Xiaowen patted Zhang Ping'an on the shoulder and said with a bitter face: "I am only a little bit better than you. In Ying County, south of Ze County, we still have to help each other in the future!"

What else could Zhang Ping'an say? He could only pat Tu Xiaowen on the shoulder.

We are brothers in the same boat, and everything is self-explanatory!

Lieutenant General Luo felt a little sorry when he saw this, because he was Luo's classmate's father.

Originally, Zhang Ping'an had brought him a message. Considering that he was his son's classmate, he wanted to arrange a slightly better place for him.

However, Zhang Ping'an was personally selected by Lord Zhou to go to Ze County. Lord Zhou always had the final say in the army, and Lieutenant General Luo did not want to argue with Lord Zhou for an unimportant person, so in the end, this was the only way!

Before everyone set off, they met the commander of the front line, Lord Zhou Ziming, for the first time.

After not seeing each other for a long time, Zhang Ping'an found that Lord Zhou had a more murderous aura and more authority, his eyes were more determined and colder, he looked weathered, and there were already shallow wrinkles between his brows.

You can tell at first glance that it has been tempered in battle!

This meal was a farewell banquet held for them. The steamed bread was changed from coarse grain to fine grain, and there was also roasted lamb and a glass of light wine.

The lamb was sliced ​​from a whole roasted lamb, steaming hot and shiny with oil.

After eating steamed bread for ten days, it’s so exciting to see meat again!

"A real man should carry a three-foot sword and accomplish unprecedented achievements in the world! Not to mention being granted a title of nobility or a general, he should guard our country, protect his parents, wife and children. Even if he dies on the battlefield, he will never regret it. I wish you all the best!" Zhou Ziming said loudly while sitting on the high platform in the middle and raised his glass.

Regardless of whether the people below were reluctant in their hearts, they all agreed verbally.

These ten days also allowed them to see the situation clearly.

When they arrived in the north, the only one they could rely on was the army from Yangzhou. Otherwise, if something happened, there would be no one to rescue them. They had to be honest.

After lunch, everyone went their separate ways.

The military camp also thoughtfully arranged guards.

Zhang Ping'an and Tu Xiaowen were going the same way, so at least they could talk on the way.

This time there is no carriage to ride, we can only ride horses.

Chi Bao and the others didn't know how to ride horses yet, and there weren't enough horses in the barracks for them to ride, so it was just right for them and the escort to share one horse.

After leaving the military camp and heading north, Zhang Pingan once again realized that imagination is just imagination after all, and reality is far more shocking than imagination!

This is a feeling that cannot be fully described in any words!

All I could see was a scene of devastation and broken walls.

There was not a single living person to be seen within a hundred miles, and there was not a single green area!