"Your Highness, when are we disembarking?"

Shen Shouyao's loud voice was a little anxious, which woke up Zhu Youzhen's contemplation.

According to Zhang Pan's plan, in order to ensure Zhu Youzhen's safety, Zhu Youzhen could not get off the boat until the Ming army cleared the village.

"Let's get off the boat."

Looking at the Ming soldiers who had only entered the village cautiously, Zhu Youzhen replied briskly.

Zhu Youzhen was not ready to completely obey Zhang Pan's arrangement, he didn't think that there were really Tartars in the village.

If there were really Tartars in the village, why didn't they attack when the Ming army disembarked, it was definitely the best chance to defeat the Ming army.

Seeing that Shen Shouyao's face showed joy, Zhu Youzhen explained solemnly: "Xiao Shen, you are the captain, you can't get off the boat yet." ”

"Your Highness, you ......." Shen Shouyao's face immediately collapsed completely.

"Xiao Shen, you are a captain. In this uncertain situation, you must make sure that the ship is ready to move at all times, and you must not disembark now. ”

After saying a set of righteous words, looking at Shen Shouyao's very injured appearance, Zhu Youzhen's heart was relieved.

Small, let you dare to spoil my mood.

At this moment, there was a loud cheer from the fishing village.

What's the situation, is there really a Tartar in the village?

Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this.

In the fishing village

"I'm fighting with you."

With the shout, the brothers of the Xu family had red eyes and pounced on the Ming army entering the village with their harpoons.

"Be careful."

As soon as he said hello, several Ming soldiers and soldiers came over tacitly.

Although the Xu brothers rushed out a little suddenly, the Ming soldiers, who had been on guard, were not moved in the slightest.

The Ming soldiers easily flashed past the Xu brothers, easily knocked them to the ground, and easily pressed the two brothers firmly to the ground.

Compared with these Ming soldiers selected by Zhang Pan, the Xu family brothers, who only have brute strength, are completely vulnerable.

"You dogs who have lost their conscience, you don't have to die well."

Although they were pressed to the ground by the Ming army, the Xu brothers still struggled non-stop, and their mouths let out angry scolding.

"Who are you?"

The heavy Yanling knife fell heavily in front of the two brothers, and he asked in a deep voice with the knife in both hands.

"Kill me, you dog thieves!"

Struggling under the hands of the Ming army, the Xu brothers' faces were distorted, their eyes were red, and the green tendons on their foreheads were also jumping suddenly.

"Water."

Looking at the tattered clothes of the Xu brothers who were stained with the smell of fish, Zhang Pan reached out and took a water bag and poured water on the heads of the Xu brothers.

Seeing that the eyes of the two brothers had regained clarity, Zhang Pan waved his hand to signal the Ming army to let them go, and the tone in his mouth slowed down: "This official is Zhang Pan, the general of the Ming Lushun, who are you?" What happened in the village? ”

The identity of Xu is Ming official woke up the two brothers, and the Xu family brothers who were let go slowly quieted down.

Looking up at the armor on Zhang Pan's body and the dress of the Ming army around him, the Xu family brothers suddenly came to their senses and cried loudly: "I ask Lord Qingtian to make the decision for the villain and help the villain find my mother and the villagers in the village." ”

"Looking for someone?" A trace of unbearability flashed on Zhang Pan's face, and he paused before continuing to ask, "Are you from this village?" Is there anyone else in the village? ”

"My mother and the villagers are gone, and there are traces of thieves everywhere in the village, and there are a few places that obviously look like blood......"

After listening to the miscellaneous narratives of the Xu brothers, Zhang Pan felt a little disappointed.

The Xu brothers only returned to the village in the middle of the night last night, and they had no idea what was going on in the village. They searched for the village for half the night, not even knowing that there were bodies on the beach.

"General, I have found it."

A personal soldier leaned into Zhang Pan's ear and whispered: "At the north end of the village, we found a large number of horses' hoof prints, and it is estimated that at least more than 100 horses have been to this village. ”

Hearing what the soldiers said, Zhang Pan's brows immediately furrowed.

More than 100 rides, that must be a Tartar undoubtedly.

It is impossible for any other force to have so many cavalry around Fort Arthur except the Tartars.

It's just that I don't know if these more than 100 horsemen are the logistics patrol of the Tartars or the vanguard of the withdrawal of the Tartar army?

"Lead the way, let's go and see where the hoof prints are."

After taking two steps, Zhang Pan looked back and ordered: "Take these two people to the beach over there, and let them identify those corpses." ”

Village

He looked down and carefully observed the traces of hoof prints, and his brows became more and more furrowed.

Judging from the hoof prints, the Tartar calmly surrounded the village before dismounting and entering the village. According to the traces of messiness in the village, the Tartar must have searched carefully in the village.

What are the Tartars looking for?

What made Zhang Pan feel even more strange was that the Tartars only killed people and did not set fire to the village, which really did not conform to the habit of Tartars burning, killing and looting.

Around Lushun, Jinzhou, the Tatars entering the village are generally the result of "three lights". This was Nurhachi's order to strangle the Ming army, and it was also a regular means for the Tartars to boost morale.

It's rare to only kill but not burn.

"Can you be sure it's a Tartar?"

Zhu Youzhen's question disrupted Zhang Pan's thoughts.

"Your Highness, why did you get off the ship?"

Seeing Zhu Youzhen coming, Zhang Pan asked in surprise. Immediately, Zhang Pan's face was full of helplessness: "Your Highness, it seems that we are going to give up our plan." ”

"Why?"

Hearing the abandonment plan, Zhu Youzhen asked word by word, and there was no trace of a smile on his face.

What's going on with this plate, why is it always timid, and you have to give up at every turn.

"Your Highness, look at these hoof prints."

Zhang Pan pretended not to see King Xin's ugly face, and said to himself: "These hoof prints show that there are more than 100 Tartar cavalry around this village.

If we go on and meet them halfway, we are in danger of being annihilated in this plain. ”

"More than 100 rides?"

Only then did Zhu Youzhen notice the messy hoof prints on the ground, and his brows were instantly twisted.

If there were more than 100 Tartars around, it would be troublesome.

On the way to Tuchengzi, Zhu Youzhen's brave scout left a deep impression on Zhu Youzhen.

If they bumped into more than 100 warriors on the march, they were in danger of being wiped out.

Riding on foot enemies, the difference in numbers between the two sides is not large. Without machine guns and artillery in hand, Zhu Youzhen didn't think that his more than 300 people could defeat more than 100 Tartar cavalry.

However, if he wanted to go back like this, Zhu Youzhen was really unwilling.

"Your Highness, it seems that the Tartars are looking for something in this village, so they only kill people and do not burn the village.

Your Highness, the Tartars may come back at any time, so would you better go back to the ship first? ”

Finding that Zhu Youzhen didn't blow up at one point, Zhang Pan hurriedly persuaded him more carefully.

Looking for something? Will it be back?

Hearing Zhang Pan's consolation, Zhu Youzhen's eyes lit up.

If the Tartars will come back, then it will be better to ambush the Tartars in this village.

Killing a Tartar, where to kill is not killing, and killing what Tartar is not the same killing.