The sky is cloudy and rainy, twenty miles outside Kaipingwei, is a grassland with a small river. A Ming army of about 100 men is patrolling with neat equipment.

"Ah Mao, you will lie down when there will be a situation." The veterans in their thirties and forties in the team whispered to the teenage boys who followed them.

"Uncle, you've said it many times." The boy also whispered back.

Indeed, the man had been talking to the boy since he set off, and the man looked around a little nervously and muttered, "This time is different...... ”

"If I really meet a Tartar, I'll kill him without leaving a piece of armor!" The young man's face was full of spirit.

"Mao!" The man glared at him fiercely.

It was evening, and it was calm on the banks of the Lengshui River. The commander ordered to rest on the spot, and the man was even more nervous. This order was so unusual that there had never been a lone army left in the combat zone at this time, and they would have returned to Kaipingwei a long time ago.

Many people sat down on the spot and nibbled on dry food, but the veterans conveyed something with their eyes. It was getting dark, but the commander never gave the order to return, and the whole team was filled with a strange atmosphere.

The time has finally come, and there is a rhythmic vibration on the ground, it is cavalry! All the people sitting in the seat stood up in unison, and without waiting for the commander's order, they all drew their long knives.

"Line up! Formation! ”

At the sound of an order, the team reacted quickly. The commander at the head had a smile on the corner of his mouth, although these fifty or sixty people were not elite, but the usual training was still very fruitful.

Their task was to entangle the Tartar cavalry with a stick of incense, yes, their task was to be bait!

"Oh my God! It's Hulihunbu! It's Hulihunbu! I don't know who shouted in the battle array. In the past few years, the Ming army encountered has not survived, they are elusive demons in the grassland.

In the blink of an eye, the Tartar cavalry rushed like a tide with a long knife, and the young man looked excited, and suddenly he seemed to hear the sound of the machine buckle in his ears, and the crossbow arrows broke through the air in an instant! The boy froze, this is ......, this is a crossbow arrow?! It's like a drizzle, dense!

"Lie down!" The man raised his shield and shoved the boy.

The boy fell to the ground and looked at everything in front of him in horror! The sound of horses' hooves, shouts of killing, and screams of pain filled my ears! The companions had long knives in their hands, but they did not slash the swooping Tatar cavalry.

"Change formations! Change the lineup! The chief roared. At a glance, the enemy has at least a hundred horses! You must insist on a stick of incense, otherwise the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty will not be able to catch up here! Then you will die!

The Tatar cavalry kept rushing into battle, and in just a few moments, the battle formation of the Ming army was torn apart.

The boy stared wide-eyed and trembling as he stared at everything in front of him. The chief fell, and the chief rushed up, and also fell, and the corpses of his compatriots lay beside him, and the air was full of blood, and he couldn't hear what the chief was shouting at all, and completely forgot what he was going to do, just let the blood splash on his face, and remained motionless. What about uncle?

A stick of incense! A stick of incense! The chief gritted his teeth and fought hard to kill the enemy! And half of them, yes!

Don't want to die! I'm only sixteen years old! But Dad said that Tartars will not stay alive, killing one is enough, killing two will earn one! Why don't you kill one enough!

The boy trembled and scrambled up from the pile of corpses, knife in hand, and approached the remaining brothers. Suddenly, with a "porphyr" sound, the young man staggered under his feet, looked down and saw a crossbow arrow thrust into his chest, his face full of horror. Before closing his eyes, a wave of regret arose, if he hadn't hid in the first place.......

Suddenly, there was an even louder tremor on the ground, in all directions!

The rise of the Tatar cavalry was killing, and I didn't pay attention to it at first, until I saw the military flag, with a big 'Ming' word on it - Ming cavalry!

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Herbivorous residence is a farm outside the capital, only two miles away from the capital, and the owner is Yang Bo, the secretary of the military department.

When Qian Bin arrived here, Yang Bo was collecting vegetables in the field.

Yang Bo looked elegant, but he was burly, dressed as a peasant at this time, seeing Qian Bin arrive, he handed over the vegetables and farm tools in his hand to his entourage, cleaned his hands, and took Qian Bin to the thatched pavilion on the side.

"Lord Yang." Qian Bin saluted respectfully.

Yang Bo smiled and waved his hand, "This is not in the capital, so there is no need to be polite." As he spoke, he pointed to a letter beside him, "Your Jinyi Wei has made meritorious contributions." ”

"The Lengshui River is a great victory, and the lower officials have also heard about it." Qian Bin is still respectful.

Yang Bo nodded, "The Ministry of War has always rewarded meritorious, and the soldiers who participated in the war this time will be recorded as military merits." What are you ......," he smiled, "The old man has secretly folded to ask the Holy Lord for the Jinyi Guard, but the Holy Lord has not yet approved it." ”

"The lower official thanked Lord Yang. This is also the duty of our Jinyi Wei secret agent. ”

Yang Bo glanced at him and laughed, "You're from the Chengguo Mansion?" ”

Qian Bin hesitated for a moment and nodded, "Yes." ”

"You know the impeachment of me, too?" Yang Bo smiled indifferently.

"Those officials were impeached without knowing and wantonly, and Lengshuihe's plan was originally approved by the Holy Lord." Qian Bin tried his best to keep it watertight.

Yang Bo continued to smile and said, "However, the matter of Lengshuihe did find out that the Tatars have our standard crossbows, and it is not wrong for them to impeach the Ministry of War. To say, at that time, in order to keep it secret, this plan bypassed the cabinet and was reported directly to the Holy Lord by your Jinyi Guard. ”

"There are only ten crossbows in total, and now all of them have been recovered. It's ....... Qian Bin suddenly remembered Cheng Guogong's confession just now, and stopped in a hurry. Cheng Guogong meant, Jinyiwei was originally a favor from the Ministry of War, and these ten crossbow machines were indeed given by Yang Bo, in short, this matter must not be taken care of. In addition, what makes people feel cold is that Cheng Guogong actually wants to suspend the party and give an explanation to the saint, but it is obvious that Lengshui River has won a big victory!

Yang Bo waved his hand and said with a smile: "Grandpa Guo has helped a lot by letting Jinyiwei intervene, and Lord Qian doesn't have to be embarrassed." If you want to say, people don't know that it's ten crossbows, they are worried about hundreds, thousands, and that's right. Besides, how can Jin Yiwei guarantee that the Tatars only have ten crossbows? ”

Qian Bin sat down silently and lowered his head.

After a while, Yang Bo no longer talked about the Lengshui River, and said while pouring tea for Qian Bin: "It has always been said that our Yang family is the head of the Shanxi Gang, alas, ......" smiled bitterly and shook his head, "The old man does not deny that there are indeed Yang clansmen in Shanxi who do some disgraceful things, but after all, they are clansmen, and the old man has warned him several times, but with little effect." This impeachment is also an opportunity for us Yang. Looking at Qian Bin and smiling, he didn't continue.

Qian Bin frowned, a little unsure of Yang Bo's intention to suddenly mention this, so he had to say: "I am just commanding Tongzhi, and this matter must be decided by Lord Zhu, the Governor of Zuodu." ”

Yang Bo smiled and nodded, "The old man will go to the Chengguo Mansion for a cup of tea." ”

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The capital, the Jinyi Guard Command Post.

"Good news! Good news! Brother Zheng, it's good news! Ah San rushed in excitedly, "Yes, it's the cold water river!" Knock them out! We won! ”

Zheng Shu was stunned for a moment, and finally let out a long sigh, "Damn, Yunshi's kid ......." Zheng Shu pursed his lips, Hu Lihun is always haunted in the border area, and the Ming army doesn't know how many times he has been beaten in the past few years. The military department sent spies, but Hu Lihun's head was an old fox, and the information he found was never accurate, and he was bitten back several times in a daze.

"Yunshi, that kid ......." Zheng Shu didn't know what to say, since he knew that Paluo Yunshi was alone in danger, his heart had been hanging. Use ten crossbow arrows to win the letter of Hulihunbu, no matter how you look at this plan, it's rotten, that kid actually dares to take it! However, Yun Shi is the most powerful spy of Jinyiwei in Tatar, with good skills and wide contacts, especially those royal families in Tumochuan believe in him, think about it, there is really nothing he can't do. Thinking of this, Zheng Shu also rose with a sense of pride.

Zheng Shu suddenly pulled Ah San and asked anxiously, "Is there any news about Yunshi?" ”

"That kid is very cunning, he must have run away early. Otherwise, the plan of the cold water river will not be successful! Ah San said excitedly, "When he comes back, he won't get drunk!" He turned his head and asked with a smile: "Now, he is going to be promoted and make a fortune, right?" ”

Zheng Shu also smirked, yes, that kid is very cunning, he hasn't been in vain in Tumochuan in the past few years, it's strange if he can't run back.

A pen sticker came from outside the door, and when he saw that Ah San and Zheng Shu were there, he saluted Zheng Shu and said, "Lord Zheng, Lord Qian is invited." ”

Ah San smiled and said, "The reward is here, haha, Brother Zheng, you must also have a reward for your upper peak, why don't you invite the brothers Wanhua Pavilion at night?" ”

Zheng Shu pretended to be serious and gave him a burst, "What do you think about all day long?" Go to Dingchunxia Tower. ”

Ah San was stunned and responded loudly, "Okay! ”

Qian Bin drew a room for himself in the command post, which was very simple in the layout, but a bed was placed in the middle, after all, he was alone and could sleep anywhere. Sometimes, Qian Bin meditates that few of his subordinates seem to have families, and he doesn't know why.

"Lord Qian." Zheng Shu entered the door and saluted Qian Bin one by one.

"Sit." Qian Bin didn't look up, looking at the letter in his hand.

Qian Bin has always been a good person, treating his subordinates as his own brothers, and he rarely puts on a show. As soon as he entered the door this time, Zheng Shu felt the official authority on Qian Bin. What a good thing! Although I smiled in my heart, I still sat seriously and neatly.

Qian Bin looked up and saw Zheng Shu's eyes and nose, nose and heart, meticulous sitting posture, and smiled. "You see, you know?"

"My subordinates don't know." Zheng Shu thought to himself, of course I don't know, I don't know what to reward, I just beg not to be too little, it would be embarrassing if I couldn't pay for the banquet in Chunxia Building.

Qian Bin nodded and asked, "You are now in charge of Jiangnan and Tumochuan?" ”

"It's the two lines of Jiangnan Lingzheng and Tumochuan Luoyunshi." Zheng Shu continued to add with a serious expression.

"Ling Zheng is familiar with it, you should be very worry-free."

Zheng Shu smiled and nodded, "Yes, he has three people here." However, his actual manpower is far more than that, and he is responsible for it. ”

"In the past two years, the information of the Japanese Kou has been the most specific and detailed that he has sent back here. What is Ling Zheng's position? ”

"100 households."

"100 households, when did it rise?"

"Three years ago." Zheng Shu asked what to answer, although it is impossible for these Qian Bin not to know, however, Zheng Shu knows in his heart that this is foreplay.

"What about the Tumo River?" Qian Bin continued to ask.

It's coming, it's coming. Zheng Shu was about to lose control of the expression on his face, happy for Yunshi and for himself. "Tumochuan has a wide area, and the situation of each tribe is complicated, so I have a total of seven people in this line, including Luoyunshi."

Qian Bin nodded, "I know that Luo Yunshi has been a hundred households for a long time. After a pause, he said, "At the beginning, Ling Zheng was also brought out by him. ”

Zheng Shu was stunned, not understanding why Qian Bin didn't dare to talk about this, so he only listened to Qian Bin continue, "At the beginning, you were also his person, right?" ”

Zheng Shu gritted his teeth and replied, "Lord Qian, this was a long time ago. ”

Qian Bin sighed, "Alas...... sometimes think about it, people ......." ”

Zheng Shu stood up violently and saluted Qian Bin in a panic, "Lord Qian, although my subordinates have concealed the matter of Luo Yunshi for two years, but, but after that, my lord, my lord, you are also the ...... by default." ”

"Don't be nervous, I'm going to punish you, I was cured in the first place. However, now this Luo Yunshi is still unknown ....... Qian Bin raised his eyes and said leisurely.

Zheng Shu was anxious, "This, this is all something that has been checked, and it is indeed no problem." And it's been almost eight years. ”

"I thought you forgot, but you counted it too." Qian Bin smiled, as if he had a deep meaning.

Zheng Shu's face turned pale, "Lord Qian......." ”