Unconsciously, the time has quietly come to May 30, the fourteenth year of Chongzhen.

After seven or eight days of harsh training, Xu Changqing's team, including Xu Changqing himself, has undergone obvious changes.

The most intuitive point is that the title of 'young master' in the team has completely disappeared, and everyone faces Xu Changqing again, and they all call it adults.

Everyone is thinner and darker, but they are also stronger and stronger.

Seafood is indeed the best source of nutrition.

With continuous exploration and practice, Xu Changqing and others can not only catch fish, but also catch some crabs and small lobsters, making the recipe more hearty and delicious.

Especially outside Xujiazhuang, everyone's hometown, there is a big river, everyone has been swimming and bathing in the river since childhood, and the water is not bad.

It was noon, except for the two house slaves on duty, everyone else went to take a nap, but Xu Changqing was still practicing archery in the simple school yard.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Not long after, more than a dozen small trees with a thick arm in the north of the camp had all been broken by Xu Changqing's sharp feather arrows, and it was an old tree with a thick bowl mouth, which was also directly cut by Xu Changqing's successive arrows, and fell to the ground with a 'boom'.

After shooting fifty or sixty arrows, his arms began to go numb, and he was barely conscious, Xu Changqing just stopped.

These days, these verdant woods around the top of the mountain are about to be destroyed by Xu Changqing, but it also saves a lot of effort from the house slaves, and they don't have to deliberately chop firewood.

The indescribable diligence after crossing over, Xu Changqing's archery skills are much stronger than before, coupled with strong eyesight and hearing, it is really like a hundred shots.

"My lord, what a good archery. This 100-step distance, you are really a 100-step walk. ”

Although the two house slaves on duty have been paying attention to the movements of the sea, they are more concerned about Xu Changqing's training.

At this time, whether it was the means or the ability, they had already thrown themselves to the ground for the five bodies that Xu Changqing admired, and praised them sincerely.

Xu Changqing's archery skills at this time, I'm afraid, even compared to the warriors of the Tartars, who are known as 'Baturu', are by no means weaker.

Xu Changqing took two breaths, he had recovered a lot, and said with a smile: "Mao Qun, Douzi, you must also practice hard in the future, practice more, remember, this is the greatest guarantee that our masters can survive on this battlefield!" ”

Mao Qun and Douzi understood what Xu Changqing meant, and they knelt down one after another: "Master Xie's teachings, the lowly rank will definitely work hard." ”

After packing up the feather arrows and returning to his camp, Xu Changqing was also slightly relaxed, but as soon as he was halfway down, Xu Changqing suddenly looked at the number engraved on a wooden pillar, frowned slightly, and sat up again.

By tomorrow, the last bit of food that the team had brought with them would be exhausted.

Although it is possible to eat only fish and seafood, this is definitely not enough according to the intensity of this exercise, and it is definitely necessary to be supplemented by staple foods.

Moreover, it has been almost ten days since he left Ningyuan City, even if he had bluffed Liu Lang before, but if he didn't go back for such a long time, he couldn't be sure that this turtle son would have some kind of moth.

The key is that the team is in excellent condition at this time, and it already has considerable combat effectiveness, and it can completely conduct a small-scale sneak attack!

"Smack!"

Thinking about it, Xu Changqing fiercely inserted the engraved dagger into the wooden pillar, and his eyes were suddenly sharp!

"Raise soldiers for a thousand days, use soldiers for a while!"

"It's never a way to practice so stupidly! Besides, there are still too few people under me, so it's time to go out and do activities! ”

Before the middle of the day, that is, at two o'clock in the afternoon, it was a normal afternoon practice time, but Xu Changqing did not conduct a drill, but announced a meeting, and directly said the team's plan to take action tonight.

"Wow!"

In an instant, the team was in an uproar, but it quickly quieted down, and Xu Changqing's drills for these days have had a remarkable effect.

But everyone didn't understand Xu Changqing's intentions at this time, and they all looked at Xu Changqing with some trepidation.

After all, the majesty of the Tartars is too great, and they are such a small person, how can they deal with the Tartars?

Xu Changqing was paying attention to the state of his blood-related family slaves and future seeds, and couldn't help but smile coldly: "I know that everyone is afraid, and I won't hide it from everyone, I, Xu Changqing, am also afraid!" However, are you afraid that it will solve the problem? Are you afraid that the Tartars won't kill you?

No!

Everyone is a good man, and they are all famous men in our Xujiazhuang, is it because they are afraid that they don't even light up the knife, so they are scared to pee by the Tartar? ”

"Can't!"

"My lord, the Tartars are a ball, one-on-one practice, I'm not afraid of them, master!"

Zhao Zengjin After these days of practice, the cute baby fat has dissipated a lot, and it has been replaced by a wolf-like sharpness, when even a beast screams.

"My lord, my two dogs have killed chickens, slaughtered pigs, and slaughtered wolves, but I really haven't slaughtered tartars! My lord, I'm all in my strength right now, and I'm worried that I don't have a place to move there! ”

Ergou is also an arrogant statement.

Although this guy's temperament is a little slippery, he is also a master who likes to fight bravely and ruthlessly, and he is an outlaw, otherwise when he was in Bai Guangen's camp that day, in that state, this guy would dare to be sloppy!

"My lord, we are here to kill the Tartars, the lowly hands are itchy, please command!"

"Adult ......"

The power of example is endless.

They are all good sons and daughters who are hot-blooded, even though Zhao Zengjin and Ergou are closer to Xu Changqing, but at this time, who is afraid of whom?

Soon, everyone was enthusiastic, and the frightened seabirds who were hiding in their nests to avoid the scorching sun scattered as birds and beasts.

Uncle Guang and Uncle Hong also nodded heavily, and they were a little excited for a while.

By this time, they had already surrendered to Xu Changqing's five-body body, how could there be any rebuttal?

The young master is only so old, but this power is even more powerful than the old man back then.

Xu Changqing was also very satisfied with the attitude of the soldiers under his command, nodded emphatically, and even began to talk about his plan.

…………

As night falls, the quiet sea laps against the shore, sparkling against the soft moonlight.

In the sea, on the inconspicuous Pig's Trotter Island, a large bamboo raft and three medium bamboo rafts, under the control of several vigorous black shadows, slowly sailed away from the home port of the island.

Immediately, it was light against the shore, all the way to the north.

At this time, the sons and daughters under his command can already control the bamboo raft very skillfully, so naturally there is no need for Xu Changqing to handle it himself.

Xu Changqing stood on the bow of the big bamboo raft in the middle, looking at the western coast, looking at the quiet depth, and he was also a little emotional for a while.

This area, in later generations, should be the scope of Qinhuangdao City and Huludao City, Xu Changqing has been here several times, and a few business partners have a banquet on the boat to enjoy the seaside scenery.

At that time, how prosperous and beautiful was this area?

But at this time, there is no smell of fireworks!

These were originally extremely fertile land, but they were all wasted because of these dog tartars!

But then again, there are two sides to everything.

At this time, it is not entirely a bad thing that no one is smoking, as long as there is a trace of fireworks on the beach, it can make Xu Changqing and others a lighthouse!

The Tartars have always been full of fear of the sea, especially the glory of Mao Wenlong and Mao Shuai when they were on Phi Island, so that the Tartars really gritted their teeth.

Xu Changqing remembered that in the era of the old slave, the old slave even ordered that all seaside villages must be moved ten miles inland, which shows the general!

The chances of the Tartars camping on the beach didn't seem to be too great, but Xu Changqing and his party didn't have any other good choices at this time, so they could only try their luck.

It's naturally good to touch a Tartar, even if you can't touch it, it doesn't matter, it's just a military training.

Xu Changqing already had the background to play like this at this time.

…

Soon, the three bamboo rafts were rowed out for more than 20 miles, and when they reached the latitude of Ningyuan City, they could faintly see that there was a lot of fire in the direction of Ningyuan City.

And around, there are also many scattered small fires, which, in all likelihood, are Tartar Ranger camps!

It's a pity that these Tartar Ranger camps are not very far from each other, and although Xu Changqing's team's combat effectiveness at this time is good, it can only target one camp at most.

This time, if you can't take the overall picture, you will have no idea where to start, because a move will definitely attract support, which is definitely not the situation Xu Changqing wants to see.

Xu Changqing gritted his teeth vigorously, thought for a moment, and said, "Continue north!" ”

"Yes!"

The raft soon continued north.

…

At this time, the main forces of the Qing army were all gathered on the front line of Jinzhou and Daling River, but they were very concerned about the movements of the main force of the Ming army on the side of Ningyuan City.

And it's still early at this time, it's not yet the middle of the hour, Xu Changqing has patience!

Even in the daytime, when their own troops are in the sea, can the Tartars and their horses still put on their wings and fly into the sea?

With this abundant confidence, Xu Changqing is more comfortable and not in a hurry.

…

Just after entering the middle of the night, that is, around ten o'clock in the evening, rain suddenly began to fall in the sky, and the already cool temperature suddenly dropped a lot.

At this time, Xu Changqing and his entourage found a few Tartar ranger camps, but unfortunately they were still very well connected, and it was not easy to start.

Seeing that it had changed to rain, and the follow-up situation didn't seem to be very friendly, Xu Changqing frowned, and was just about to let the team retreat, next to him, Ergou's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly said in a low voice: "My lord, look, look over there, it seems to be an abandoned village over there, and there is a fire in it!" ”

"Huh?"

Xu Changqing was stunned for a moment, and was busy looking at the rainy and misty north shore not far away.

Sure enough, in the haze, there were really a few wisps of ghostly fire, sometimes fluttering in the wind.

In the surroundings, you can faintly see the dilapidated stone walls.

Everyone came back to their senses at this time, and they all came to Xu Changqing's side, that is, Uncle Guang and Uncle Hong were both nervous and excited, and Uncle Guang said in a low voice: "My lord, what should we do?" ”

Xu Changqing smiled coldly: "Since you have encountered it, how can you not understand it!" Everyone has it, first inspect the surrounding seas, let's explore the situation first! ”

"Yes!"

The three bamboo rafts soon continued to the north, and after traveling seven or eight miles, they quickly returned, and for a while, everyone on the bamboo raft was in great spirits!

There is no more fire around!

In other words, within a radius of ten or twenty miles of the sea, there is only one Tartar force in this broken village!

"My lord, fuck it, I've been looking at these dog tartars for a long time!"

Ergou was excited like a wolf, and his voice was a little uncontrollable trembling, but it was not fear, but bloodthirsty excitement.

Others also expressed their stance one after another, eager to fight.

The hot blood in Xu Changqing's chest and abdomen couldn't stop burning, but the strong self-control still allowed Xu Changqing to keep calm enough!

He had seen the combat effectiveness of the Tartar Sentinel with his own eyes, and knew what level it was, even though the opportunity was excellent at this time, but the village in front of him had become an obstacle in the way, Xu Changqing didn't know how many Tartars there were in the village at this time, and what equipment.

After a moment, Xu Changqing took a deep breath: "Everyone has it, be careful to get close to the shore, don't make any sound!" We can't be in a hurry, we must first understand the enemy's situation! ”

"Yes!"

Soon, four bamboo rafts slowly approached the shore of the reef lined with trees on the northern route.