As they chatted, they unknowingly arrived at the military camp of the garrison dozens of miles outside the city.
To the north of the town is the Daliang Mountains. The place where he had previously hunted and collected herbs was just the outskirts. The nine guard posts of the vassal state went deeper forward, keeping an eye on the barbarians who wanted to invade from time to time.
When Xia He arrived here, he found that the guard post was different from what he had imagined.
It is not a tall fortress or camp, but looks like an ordinary village consisting of houses.
But the obvious difference is that there are many people patrolling, and there is a large training ground in the center of the village, with shouts and cheers deafening.
In addition, there are many people in the house who do not look like soldiers, but are somewhat different from ordinary people.
These people are the military slaves collected by the military households, and they are responsible for daily chores in the fields.
"The barbarians are on the other side of the Daliang Mountains. It is almost impossible to march a large army over because of the dangerous mountains."
"So we don't need to face their main force directly. We just need to resist the small groups of barbarians who come to spy on us."
Near noon, the two finally arrived at their destination, and Zhou Bo parked the mule cart outside a guard post.
"Uncle Zhou, the number of military slaves under your command is full. He is a refugee and a slave. If he wants to join the army, he can only join the cook army."
The soldier in charge of registration in the barracks laughed bitterly, causing Zhou Bo's face to change slightly.
"Full? A soldier under my command died of old age a few days ago, leaving a vacancy. Are you mistaken?"
"Uncle Zhou, I'm not mistaken. I know what you said, but your son brought people here this morning and took up the spot, so..."
"What?"
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