Walking north from the city of Datongfu, what you see is no longer the rural style that it used to be, because there are almost no villages in this area, only empty and lonely large tracts of land, and fortresses and guard camps in some easily defended and difficult to attack places, as well as key points. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

This is the real scene in the border area of the northern Ming Dynasty, bordering the Mongolian Tatars. There is no pride reflected in some film and television works in later generations, some are just desolate and heart-palpitating. Especially at the beginning of July, when the weather has gradually cooled from summer to autumn, being in this environment gives people an inexplicable sense of gloom.

A gray rabbit was suddenly startled by the trembling of the earth, and jumped out of the grass with some trepidation. But at the moment when it appeared in shape, a feathered arrow had already arrived with a sharp sound of breaking through the air. The rabbit didn't have time to dodge before the powerful feathered arrow pierced through its body and was firmly pinned to the ground.

"A thousand households are good archery!" Seeing this scene, Liu Heizi couldn't help but cheer, and then patted the horse and rushed over, picked up the miserable rabbit from the ground, pulled out the arrow and put it in the bag next to the horse.

This was the fifth day that Yang Zhen and the others came out of Datong, and Yang Zhen, who was tired of staying in the strict military discipline, took a few brothers out under the pretext of hunting. During the half-day hunt, they did catch a lot of game, and I think they can really have a full meal tonight.

Even though he was still full of doubts about this trip, Yang Zhen still accompanied Zhong Yu here. However, things were not as bad as he feared, at least for now, whether it was Guo Rong and other local officials who accompanied him, or the soldiers in the several guards and fortresses they visited, they still had a lot of respect for themselves and Zhong Yu. I heard that today, Yang Hewei, where they are, will also hold a military exercise to give Lord Qincha greater confidence.

However, Yang Zhen was not too interested in these. Because he knows very well that these are just superficial articles, and the ills in the Ming border army cannot be improved by relying on a few military exercises. Therefore, he found an excuse to run out today and shoot and have fun with these brothers of Jinyiwei.

In fact, it was not only for fun to come out today, but also for Yang Zhen's purpose to practice archery. Being in the army, especially after seeing that many Ming troops were equipped with bows and crossbows, he thought of the need to strengthen his ability in this area. In front of the battle, no matter how high a person's martial arts are, the role he plays is very limited, but the accuracy of archery is different, which is a high-end ability that can change the situation of a battle.

This is actually very similar to the role of snipers on the battlefield in later generations, don't look at it as just one person and one shot, which can play a role in turning things around at critical moments, so snipers are often added in front of the three words strategic. In the Ming Dynasty, an era when the lethality of firearms was still limited, bows and crossbows occupied this important position.

Yang Zhen thought that he hadn't touched the bow and crossbow much, so he had to spend a lot of effort to familiarize himself with this weapon when he came out to hunt this time. Unexpectedly, after only trying to draw the bow and shoot a few times, he had accurately mastered the characteristics of the bow and crossbow, so that he could accurately hit the moving target in front of him while riding his horse. Of course, this is due to his mastery of firearms in his previous life, as well as the effect of the Qingfeng Technique he practiced in this life.

Seeing that he hit the target again and again, Yang Zhen also had a self-contained smile on his face, and shook his head at Liu Heizi and said, "You, when will you learn this kind of ability to shoot horses?" Did you learn this when you came to Shanxi? ”

"My lord, you have wronged me, I am heartfelt. If I hadn't known that you had always said something, I would have suspected that what you said earlier about not being familiar with bows and crossbows was a lie. Liu Heizi said half-jokingly, and at the same time looked at the companions beside him, obviously waiting for their reactions.

Hu Ge and the others also nodded in agreement: "Yes, my lord, your hand archery skills are amazing, even if you are afraid in the army, you can be ranked first." ”

Yang Zhen didn't pay attention to their words anymore, but looked for a target again. In fact, he had used a crossbow machine before, or in the middle of the night. But the crossbow and the bow are not the same kind after all, and the bow is much more difficult to control than the crossbow, so he said this before.

While they were laughing, they had already ridden their horses and ran over a very dense forest, but they did not realize that in this forest there were countless pairs of wolf-like eyes staring at them closely, until they were gradually moving away, and the men with bows and arrows in the forest took their weapons back.

A man with a disheveled hair and a messy beard that completely covered his face said softly in Mongolian: "Be careful with me, don't let people find out our traces, otherwise it will be no good for anyone to leak the matter." ”

The same fierce Mongol men next to him replied in a low voice, like a wild beast letting out a low roar, so frightened that the birds that wanted to land in the trees in the forest spread their wings and fly again.

"How long will we have to wait, the mare will be about to give birth when we come out." One of the men muttered impatiently.

"Come on, they said they would give us a letter before July and a half, and today is the tenth day of the first month, and if we don't have a letter in five days, we can get what we want even if we go back, isn't it better?" The man with the chaotic beard led by him sighed and said.

"That's good, I can get some tea and two iron pots on this trip, plus those food, it's worth it!" The man who asked the question smiled proudly, causing everyone else to laugh too, and the tense situation just now was finally much better.

"Boom-" It was the same sound of sharp arrows breaking through the air, but this time it was not an arrow, but a dense rain of arrows, shooting towards the target in front of them. After a tuk tuk sound, the arrows filled the row of targets, turning the wooden targets into hedgehogs.

Seeing this, Zhong Yu nodded unconsciously and praised: "Yes, this kind of dense arrow rain offensive is indeed an excellent means to deal with the Tartar cavalry." ”

"Lord Qincha really has a vision, this is exactly the last general's trick that has allowed the soldiers under him to practice hard in the past year. As long as our arrow rain is fast and dense enough, no matter how powerful the iron cavalry of the Tartar is, we will not think of surpassing the thunder pool by half a step. "The one who spoke was a big man with a wide mouth, and this person was the guard of this Yinchuan Fort, surnamed Zhang Mingxing.

"This official is just a civil servant, and he doesn't know much about military affairs, so General Zhang is serious." Zhong Yu smiled humbly, but his expression was very pleasant.

Of course, this is not only because he is praised by others, but also because Zhong Yu has found that he is still worried in the past few days. After coming out of Datong, every soldier I met was respectful to me, but there was no safety problem that I was worried about before. And seeing that the morale of the Ming border army is okay, it is far from what he thought before, they will be deeply affected and hit by the mutiny, which also makes him feel that he has let go of a big stone in his heart.

At least in this regard, Guo Rong and they are quite competent. I just wonder if the generals and officials who succeed them will be able to do the same? Thinking of this, looking at the soldiers in front of him who were divided into two teams to perform martial arts, Zhong Yu's eyes couldn't help but show worry.

His expression was quickly understood by Guo Rong, and he asked curiously: "My lord, do you see something wrong?" Why do you look so sad? ”

Zhong Yu hurriedly collected his thoughts, and said with a reluctant smile: "This official just thought that once the Tartars attacked, these soldiers would have to fight with them for life and death, and he didn't feel good in his heart." ”

"We soldiers have already been mentally prepared, everyone wants to make war exploits when fighting with foreign enemies, so that they can fight for a wife, and adults don't need to mind." Zhang Xingda said: "And over the years, the Tartars have been getting worse day by day, and now they are giving them the courage to invade my border easily." ”

Seeing him say this, Zhong Yu smiled with satisfaction. Although Guo Rong was also laughing with him, he didn't think so, in his opinion, everything was false, only the gold and silver money in his hand was the most real thing.

After a lively military exercise, Zhang Xing set up a banquet in the fort to entertain Qincha. Although Yang Zhen and the others have not yet returned, it does not hinder this reunion. For a while, there was already jubilation in Yinchuan Fort, which was still murderous just now.

Fortunately, they were well aware of the prohibition of drinking alcohol in the army, and Lord Qincha was by his side, so this banquet was just more food and meat, but the wine was not drunk.

But even so, after such a warm banquet, Zhong Yu still felt a little dazed, and after returning to the accommodation arranged for himself, he fell asleep on the bed.

I don't know how long later, he was suddenly awakened by the sound of a door opening, which made Zhong Yu's heart tighten, and then he opened his eyes and saw a black shadow standing in front of his bed.

"Who are you who dare to break into the official's room, and what do you want?" Zhong Yu immediately asked, and at the same time, his hand had already touched the short knife under the pillow. Although it has been quiet for the past few days, he is still on guard.

But the black shadow didn't mean anything bad for him, but suddenly knelt down: "Lord Qincha is not surprised, the little one is a soldier of this Yinchuan Fort, and now I have come to bring a message to my lord." ”

Seeing him act like this, Zhong Yu's hanging heart calmed down a little, but he still held the handle of the knife in his hand, and then asked, "If you have something to report, why don't you tell the official just now, why did you come to my room late at night?" ”

"My lord, this matter cannot be known to others, so the little one has to disturb it late at night." The man hastened to explain.

"But what made you make this choice?" Zhong Yu was also attracted by his words, and hurriedly asked.

"The villain was entrusted by General Nie to find the adult." The man lowered his voice.