The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 511

Hearing this, Hu Zongxian and the others became even more excited. They all knew that the warhorses their teacher could give them were no ordinary horses. Hu Zongxian first selected a chestnut-colored horse that looked extremely magnificent and mounted it.

The horse was initially a little uncomfortable, but after Hu Zongxian rode it around twice, it was almost ready to go.

"My care for you is limited to this. During the march, you must abide by the army's discipline. Do as the soldiers do. The march to Datong will be very fast, so do not fall behind."

Zhou Chu looked at the group and said with a serious expression.

Upon hearing this, Hu Zongxian and the others also suppressed their excitement and their gazes became solemn.

"set off!"

Zhou Chu pulled on the reins of his black horse and took the lead, heading towards the north of the city.

Shen Lian and Da Zhu followed closely behind, while Hu Zongxian and the others hurriedly caught up.

At this time, in the northern part of the city, at the Xuanwu Army's encampment, Yun Jin had already reorganized the entire Xuanwu Army.

The Xuanwu Army has been stationed outside the capital for some time and has been training, but the intensity of their battles is not on the same level as before. They even find their current days very boring.

When they learned that their commander, Lu Yunjin, would once again lead them to attack Datong, they were all incredibly excited. They quickly reorganized their formation and awaited Yunjin and Zhou Chu's next orders.

"My lord, the Xuanwu Army is ready to be deployed at any time."

Yun Jin, dressed in full armor, rode his warhorse to Zhou Chu and said.

Hu Zongxian and the others were shocked to see Yun Jin's grim expression. They usually saw Yun Jin in front of Zhou Chu, and she was a completely obedient little sister in front of him. Only Mu Yunping was not surprised to see Yun Jin like this. She had been watching from the sidelines when Yun Jin led the Xuanwu Army to wipe out the Tusi rebels in Yunnan.

“They will be temporarily incorporated into the Xuanwu Army and march with the Xuanwu Army. They will not need any special treatment.”

Zhou Chu glanced at Hu Zongxian and the others and said.

Upon hearing this, Yun Jin beckoned to a centurion, who hurriedly stepped forward.

"They're all yours now. No need to treat them specially. Just do what you're supposed to do."

Yun Jin said.

"Yes, Commander!"

The centurion hurriedly said.

Hu Zongxian and the others were assigned to different squad leaders by this centurion. Looking at the extremely grim Xuanwu Army in front of them, Hu Zongxian and the others were like green recruits, not daring to say a word.

"Leave!"

After Zhou Chu shouted, he pulled the black horse very high. The horse's neigh was extremely penetrating, which invigorated everyone.

Then Zhou Chu looked in the direction of Datong and spurred his horse westward.

Yun Jin led the Xuanwu Army, following closely behind Zhou Chu on a rapid march.

According to Yun Jin's orders, each member of the Xuanwu Army carried only six days' worth of dry rations. As for the horses' fodder, it would be supplied by official post stations along the way, thus ensuring the maximum speed of the march.

Hu Zongxian and the others were initially very excited, as this was their first time on the battlefield and their first time joining an army. However, after marching at high speed for two or three hours, their faces changed. Hu Zongxian felt like his buttocks were no longer his own, and his body was almost shaken apart. Fortunately, it was getting dark, and Zhou Chu led the Xuanwu Army to a government post station to rest.

This allowed Hu Zongxian and others to breathe a sigh of relief.

"It's not easy for you green recruits to hold on for so long."

Hu Zongxian's squad leader chuckled as he watched Hu Zongxian nearly fall after dismounting.

Seeing that the Xuanwu Army around him seemed to have no feelings, and that the first thing they did after dismounting was to feed their horses instead of eating, Hu Zongxian felt extremely ashamed.

"Don't think about anything else. Get some rest and conserve your energy. We'll continue marching tomorrow. Today is just the beginning."