Deng Wentong and Zeng Liang in front were leading the army to fight, and Lin Fan in the back was waiting anxiously.

The cavalry soldiers had long since unsheathed their swords, their blades reflecting a cold, piercing cold light in the barely warm sunlight.

The war horses under everyone's crotch were restless, and they kept neighing. They were agitated with their front hooves as they scraped the ground, looking uneasy, whether they were looking forward to or fearing the coming battle.

Lin Fan held a spear and stood in front of the formation. He always pays attention to the battle situation ahead, looking for an opportunity to fight.

The fighting was fierce, and the two sides were in a stalemate for a long time.

Under the onslaught of the official army at any cost, this made it a little difficult for the always elite Manchu Zhen army to deal with.

Since breaking into the interior, the officers and troops encountered by the Manchu Zhen army often have little combat strength, and it is the norm to collapse at the first touch.

They had never seen such a fierce and fearless army in the interior of the Great Cloud, which made them be overwhelmed by the momentum of the smaller number of officers and soldiers, and they were very passive for a while.

After paying nearly 1,000 casualties, the Huainan Provincial official army finally tore a hole on the side of the Manzhen Infantry Army, which made the front of the Manzhen Army shake a little.

The opportunity for the cavalry to dispatch was about to appear, and Lin Fan saw the opportunity and shouted loudly: "Soldiers, listen to my orders in a while, and rush down with me!" ”

Before going to battle, Lin Fan bowed his hands to Ji Minglan and Yu Zicheng, and said with a solemn face: "Our army is about to go to battle, and I ask the two generals to lead the troops to suppress the formation for our army!" ”

Lin Fan knew very well that only one of his troops in Huainan Province was too small, and if these two people withdrew when the situation reached a stalemate, the rear of the official army would be chaotic.

At that time, the Manzhen army would definitely take the opportunity to surround the Huainan Provincial officials and troops who could not get out on the battlefield, and for Lin Fan and them, it would be a catastrophe.

Regardless of whether these two officers and soldiers are willing to fight or not, as long as these more than 10,000 people stand here, it will be a deterrent to the Manzhen people, and to a certain extent, this is already a help to Lin Fan and them.

The two hurriedly returned the salute, and Yu Zicheng said in a deep voice: "Lord Lin can rest assured, I will wait here for Lord Lin and the soldiers of Huainan Province to postpone, and never let Lord Lin and the soldiers have any worries!" ”

Although Lin Fan couldn't believe them in his heart, he also knew that under this Jingshi City, everyone was watching, even if they didn't send troops to help the war, it was estimated that they would not dare to leave themselves and the others and retreat directly.

Otherwise, the civilian officials died on the battlefield, and the military generals were greedy for life, and when the Manzhen army retreated, these two people would not be able to keep their lives, not to mention that their futures were not guaranteed.

The imperial court has always been unkind to such military generals, not to mention that you are only a military general of the third or fourth rank, you are a first-rank general, and the spit of the Chinese officials of the court can drown you.

After getting the promise of the two, Lin Fan gave his hand again and said, "Thank you!" ”

Under the rush of the officers and soldiers at the expense of casualties, the defense line of the Manzhen infantry army became more and more chaotic, and the time had come.

Lin Fan clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and pointed his spear at the battlefield ahead: "The whole army obeys the order, rush!" ”

Lin Fan jumped out of the war horse under his crotch, and An Ning, Wang Hu and others followed, leading a thousand officers and cavalry to kill the battlefield where the two sides were still fighting and fighting.

More than 1,000 officers and soldiers marched out in unison, and the sound of horses' hooves shook the sky and was breathtaking.

Just when the infantry armies of the two sides were still stalemate, King Manzhen was also staring at the situation on the battlefield.

Sedor's gaze was withdrawn from the distant officers and soldiers, and he looked to the crowd

The general asked, "Who is the leader of the Yun people on the other side?" Since I entered the customs, the Yunren have taken the initiative to attack our army, and this is the first one! ”

The middle-aged scribe under the tent got up and replied: "Hui Great Khan, judging from the scout's return, this person's banner is embroidered with the word Lin, so he should be surnamed Lin." ”

"Among the Yun people, there are a lot of people with the surname Lin, but I thought about it for a long time, and I didn't come up with any Lin name among the Yun people!"

The middle-aged scribe's surname is Fan Mingshiqing, who is a native of Yun, Liaodong, but in the early years, Manzhen conquered the city, and his hometown also fell after a war, and he and his family have since become the people of Beimo.

Fan Shiqing's background is not too high, but he is not a white man either. With a fairly solid family background, he participated in the imperial examination of the Dayun Imperial Court when he was young, and he also has a reputation for raising people.

Such a fame is naturally nothing in the Dayun Imperial Court, where the children of literati are born, and if it is an ordinary year, he may not be able to go further in his life.

Although the imperial court gave certain preferential treatment to northern scholars during the imperial examination, it was still an extremely difficult thing for most people to get into the middle of the jinshi.

If nothing else, the most likely scenario for Fan Shiqing is to give up after going to Beijing to take one or two exams.

If he is lucky, he can still be a candidate for some minor local officials, but that's all.

If there is no big enough political achievements and merits, a person with no relationship and background can do a county order, which is considered the end, and more can only be extravagant hopes.

Therefore, the rise of Manzhen is equivalent to giving him a chance, especially many scholars outside the Guan, although their hometowns have fallen, most people still regard Manzhen as barbarians and are unwilling to be officials in the Northern Mo Palace.

These scholars either moved south with their families and fled to the hinterland of the clouds; Either they will hide from the world, only concentrate on learning, and turn a deaf ear to the recruitment of the Northern Mo royal court.

In this environment, Shi Duo naturally attached great importance to this scholar among the cloud people who were willing to be an official in the barbarian royal court.

In just a few years, Fan Shiqing became one of the important ministers of the royal court of Northern Mo from a small staff, and he was even ranked above many Manzhen relatives and nobles at the time of the court meeting.

Don't look at the shouts of the Southern Barbarians behind the backs of those true heroes, if you really see Fan Shiqing, the Southern Barbarian, even the unruly sons of Shiduo have to respectfully shout "Mr. Fan!" ”

This is not only because he is indeed talented, but more importantly, it is to make an example of the cloud people in the territory of Northern Mozambique.

Fan Shiqing is just a little-known person, and he can be so reused by me. Since you famous scholars and scholars who have read poetry and books think that you are outstanding in learning, why don't you hurry up and take refuge, the Northern Mo Royal Court will not treat you badly.

I have to say that Shi Duo's hand is extremely clever, in the face of official position and power, how much more weight can the backbone have?

Perhaps in the eyes of some people, the word integrity can be as strong as gold and stone, and heavier than mountains. But in the eyes of others, these two words may not be more valuable than butt wiping paper, as long as the price is in place, they can completely grind their backbone into powder and then eat it.

The first type of people is worthy of admiration, but the second type of people has always been there.

With Fan Shiqing as an example, many undesirable literati who were originally mixed in the big clouds have taken refuge in Beimo under the temptation of high-ranking officials Houlu, and many of them are really in high positions in Beimo.

The current Beimo Royal Court, at first glance, really has a bit of the atmosphere of the small court in the north.

Among these cloud people, Fan Shiqing still has the highest status. This time, he was also accompanied by him.

Shi Duo still has more respect for Fan Shiqing, a horse bone bought with a thousand gold, and he said with a smile: "Mr. Fan is knowledgeable, since Mr. Fan has never heard of this person, then this person is either an unknown person, or a rising star in the Dayun Imperial Court!" ”

He sighed: "Da Yun is worthy of being the kingdom of the Heavenly Empire, and he is indeed an outstanding person, and talented people are endless, better than me!" And Dayun has many generals and strong national strength, and in the long run, it is not my great blessing! ”

Fan Shiqing also smiled and said: "Don't do this sigh Great Khan, although Dayun has many talents, but the current emperor of Dayun is narrow, and he is stubborn and self-serving, and he has no knowledge of people, which is far from the Great Khan!" ”

"Moreover, if the country of Yunguo is prone to disasters and rebellions today, the country is in danger, and it is already sunset; My Da Mo is thriving and the country's fortunes are booming. The Great Khan is envious of the Great Cloud Court here, but he doesn't know that the Great Cloud Emperor may also be envious of the Great Khan in the inner garden of the palace at this time! ”

Fan Shiqing's words caused everyone to burst into laughter, and Shi Duo laughed and said: "What Mr. said is reasonable, but I am too stingy!" ”

For a long time, Manzhen has won too many battles, and no one from top to bottom has paid too much attention to this battle.

How elite is the Liaodong border army, and what about the cavalry in the north of the town known as the iron cavalry? It's not like I'm being beaten all over the ground by my real army!

The more than 10,000 people in front of him, although these 3,000 foot soldiers fought quite well, but in the eyes of the Manzhen army, they were actually nothing.

In the eyes of these Manzhen generals in the king's tent, if they encountered this cloud army elsewhere, they were afraid that as long as the army charged, they could be defeated completely.

It's just that now most of the soldiers and horses are restrained, and they can't be used to their heart's content, so as not to be taken advantage of by the army of the Dayun Imperial Court. After all, there are still more than 100,000 defenders in the city, and there are even more Liaodong border troops and Zhenbei iron cavalry in the north, and the army cannot move lightly.

Otherwise, where would it be their turn to let these people be presumptuous here, and a large army would have been dispatched to eat them.

After Lin Fan's cavalry was dispatched, Shi Duo looked at the big banner that was not real but stood tall, and showed a rare look of appreciation: "This person is the commander of the first army, and he can personally go into battle to fight, and his bravery is not inferior to my true warrior!" ”

He turned to the generals in the tent and asked, "Which warrior dares to meet me?" ”

As soon as Shiduo's words came out, everyone in the tent scrambled to be the first.

"Great Khan, I'll go!"

"Get up, Khan, let me go!"

"Great Khan, I'll go, I'll go! Don't rob me! ”

The mountains and forests of Manzhen are all wild lords, and this fierce aura in the bones can also be seen everywhere in the royal court.

Their royal court deliberations are far less disciplined than those of the Dayun Imperial Court, and everyone often shouts at the top of their voices, as if whoever has the loudest voice is justified.

This is even more true in this military tent dominated by military generals, who almost punched and kicked others in order to seize this opportunity.

Shi Duo looked at the scene of everyone under the tent asking for battle, and was very satisfied.

In his opinion, this is the martial spirit that the Manchu people are born with, and it is also the foundation of the Manzhen foothold, as long as this kind of blood and courage is still there, the Manchu clan can stand.