马场之内，马管特意巡视而过，见傅小蛙在打扫着空荡荡的马厩。

    “娃儿，事情办妥了？”马管在马厩外喊道。

    傅小蛙钻出来，见是马管儿，恭然地道：“妥了，我正清理马厩等着新一批马送进来！”

    “你屁股咋了？”

    “啊，没事，摔的！”傅小蛙瞧瞧后面道。

    马管还以为他是骑马摔的，也没作什么深究，他道：“一直以来还不知道你叫什么名字？”

    “小的姓傅，名小蛙，傅小蛙！”傅小蛙应声道。

    “傅小蛙？”马管叨咕道：“好奇怪的名字！”

    “山里娃，贱名好养和，大人，关于升职的事，俺看还是算了，俺就打理这个马厩就已经挺忙乎了！”傅小蛙搓搓手道。

    “怎么就没个长进，想一辈子养马咋的，你好好干，说不定有一天我这位置就是你的！”马管诱惑着道。

    傅小蛙怎么的就觉得，这还不是一个养马的，升不升职有什么关系。他可不知道，管理军中以万计的战马，职位可不小，至少也是五品。

    “这个，哪个，俺升职后干啥？”傅小蛙觉得这差事是甩不掉了。

    “做我的副手，给你个七品小职，虽然是个芝麻小官，干得好再给你升！”

    马管旁边的属下眼红不已，想不到饲马司的总管竟然如此器重这小子，一下子就从小兵升为带品小官了。

    “那要养多少马啊？”傅小蛙比较担心的是这个。

    “以后马场都归你管。至于多少匹你自己数儿去！”马管笑笑道。

    “归，归俺管？”傅小蛙不能相信自己的耳朵。他道：“那不是您的事儿？”

    “我是总管，其实主要责任还是与军队沟通，接收命令，实际上管理马场的并不是我，现在是你了！”马管觉得，把这个重任交给眼前的年轻人，应该没太大问题，只要熟悉千篇一律的管理流程。管理马场并不是件难事。

    “俺就怕做不来，这么大一个马场，看起来蛮难管理的！”

    “怕什么，一步一步慢慢来，我会叫小六协助你！”

    那叫小六的，就是马管身边的属下，听到这有些不满意。本来是伴在五品身边，现在变成七品。说实话，他还是想陪在马场总管身边，指不定那时总管一高兴，就给他升了职。不过这个机会，倒是给了别人。而且一下子成为马场的新管事。

    “噢，那俺试试！”

    “小六，你随我多年，马场的事也略知以二，以后你随着傅小蛙。有什么不懂的提点他一下！”

    “是，大人！”小六无可奈何地作揖道。

    就这般。傅小蛙管理起整个马场，小六是总管旁边的老人，对管理之事非常清楚，给傅小蛙边走着边介绍。马场运作多年，一切都已形成套规模运作，不是什么特别难管理。

    吏部已经给傅小蛙登记造册，代表着傅小蛙正式成为一名带领奉祜的小官。

    马场总管已经去军方接洽，需要几天才回，傅小蛙正式接管马场之事。

    傅小蛙巡视完马场之后，对马场之事已经略知一二。

    身边的小六拿着册子在汇报道：“粮仓余大麦一万三千担，干草，一万五千捆，一级战马三万六千七百五十余匹，二级战马……”

    傅小蛙背着手拿着马鞭儿，站在广场上望着一片望不到边际的马厩，他回过头对着正在汇报的小六道：“是不是我决定做什么都可以？”

    小六愣到一下，点点头道：“理论上是，但是大人，小的劝你还是什么都不要做，因为一个环节变化就可能引起整个流程混乱，到时总管回来，咱们可是吃不了兜着走！”

    “这些战马都吃得太肥，作战起来大打扣，从今天起，不再喂大麦，所有战马赶到一百里之外的草地去放牧，晚上赶回来！”

    小六慌然道：“大人，这可万万使不得，如此一来，整个马场的管理完全改变，到时会出乱子！”

    “现在是不是我最大？”傅小蛙问道。

    小六声音变小道：“是，是的！”

    “那就听我的！”傅小蛙已然下定决定，因为他比较垂涎这一万多担大麦，一担可是一百斤！”

    傅小蛙这么一折腾，可把平日里舒舒服服的养马士兵们给坑苦，本来只要给马槽里添添草就好，现在每天早上起来，就要驱赶马匹到一百公里外。

    阳光普照，空气中混合着青草的香气，傅小蛙举目远望，一片翠绿直到天边，让人心旷神怡。

    “哟呼！”傅小蛙骑着马狂奔，在草原上奔驰，身后是真正的是万马奔腾，宏然巨大的马群。

    久关在厩的马匹得到解放，格外欢快，横扫而过所经之处被吃得光秃秃。

    在空荡荡的马场内，一群愁眉苦脸的士兵在打扫马粪，这是新管事的要求，不过空马场打扫起来，却是更干净彻底。

    晚上赶马回来之时，马厩已经整理得清清爽爽，晚上再添上些干草喂食。

    战火已经点燃,浩城内外一片紧张气氛。大息王朝军队派驻各个山头，浩城之外地形复杂，山谷丘陵，两边分据而占，战略要地你争我夺。

    而难民也成倍数的增长，因为巴图军队攻占速度极快，甚至超过逃难百姓的速度。攻占地的难民百姓在巴图军队到达数天后，才逃到浩城。

    由于难民数量井喷式的增长，傅小蛙所面临的粮食问题无比严峻，还好他掌管住马场，把大麦都腾挪出来。让问题得到缓解，但这也只是治标不治本。

    这些天来。傅小蛙的恶魔掠食者小队白天不停的训练，晚上出去掠食。宫少白等人在这样的生活中，才找到存在感，他们庆幸没有留在将军府，在这里，他们才发挥最大的价值，而不是每天猫在将军府里打木桩。

    随着训练增多，实战也增多。这些人已经成长为老油条，出去玩命都不带眨眼。

    难民数量的增长，恶魔掠食者小队的人数也在增加，新加入的年轻人留在城中训练，在考核达到标准后，才能像老队员一样出城掠夺。新人加原来的成员，掠食者小队已经由三十余人。成长到两百余人。

    黑夜已经慢慢降临，天空最后一缕晚霞被星空所替代，傅小蛙出现在宅子的门口。

    三长两短，不知道是谁设的二逼暗号，敲得傅小蛙都觉得自己在犯傻。

    “天王盖地虎！”

    “宝塔镇河妖！”

    对完暗号，傅小蛙觉得自己彻底二掉了。

    宅子里。几十号人已然整装待发，一个个磨拳擦掌，旁边训练的新人在一旁羡慕妒忌恨。

    “头，今天晚上掠哪里！”宫少白速度的来到傅小蛙面前。

    傅小蛙在队伍前来回惦量，巡视之后清清嗓子道：“掠西边。那边战事紧，人多。粮食也多！”

    “正合我们胃口，好久没干票大的了！”宫少白兴奋道。

    “这些新人训练得怎么样？”

    “练了两天，嚷着要去，不让！”

    “让他们再练练，等人数够多，咱就到大营里明抢去！”

    “好类，我们起身吧！”

    傅小蛙换好将服，骑上专属的战马，带着大队再一次出城掠夺而去。

    城墙之上，那几个轮换守城的士兵早已熟悉这一队人员，连令牌都没看，吆喝着就打开城门。

    浩城外西边，有好几个战略要地，两军交战频繁，在荒野中的部队也多。

    巴图大军除开骑兵所向无敌之外，还有其它的强悍兵种，比如狼骑兵，马狼，关外特产的狼种，马狼并不成群，向来独来独往，体型大过老虎，据说一只马狼可以单独将一匹战马咬死。关外某一部族寻得狼崽养大加以训化，成为坐骑。除此之外，还有巫医，巨鹰，蛮牛，等等不常见的兵种，这些强悍的兵种让大息王朝吃尽苦头。

    将军府处，却是听闻战报频频传来，薛将军一拳狠捶在桌案上。所传来之战报，无一是好。

    在大沙盘四周，已经到齐各路将军，牧将军，张将军，李将军，等等数位将军，齐少白与薛凌香也在此前一同共议军事。

    “东边失利，南边也失利，现在西边也即将不守，大息王朝之军队，为何如此不堪一击！”薛将军长叹而道。

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