Chapter 605: Give Tartar a Little Greeting Gift

Mo Yu woke up in the morning in a daze, and it was eerily quiet. He quietly went out to take a look, and found that there were many brocade guards standing outside the door, and it seemed that there were at least twenty of them. They cordoned off the whole alley. There was a brocade guard, and the other residents in the alley didn't know where to hide for a long time.

There was light snow in the sky. Snowflakes the size of fingernails fell sporadically, dyeing the earth mottled white, which looked very ugly. There are snowflakes left on the bodies of many brocade guards. It seems that they must have come very early and waited here for Mo Yu to wake up. Jin Yiwei is the emperor's pro-army and has supreme authority, and ordinary officials are not in the eyes of Jin Yiwei at all.

They were actually waiting outside, but they didn't dare to alarm the people in the house, Mo Yu suddenly found that he didn't know when he had become a character! Even Jinyiwei didn't dare to break into his kennel! If you don't see it with your own eyes, it's incredible!

In the middle of these brocade guards, there is also a person dressed as a civil official. He was a little impatiently bowing his head and walking up and down the bluestone slab at Mo Yu's door. Because it is a slum, the bluestone slab has long been broken, and the cracks in the stone are mixed with broken snowflakes. It's the cold winter moon now, and the weather in the morning is very cold, not to mention the snow.

A gust of north wind blew, and it cut into the face like a knife. The cheeks of those who were dressed in thick brocade clothes were also blown as if they were red-hot coals. This civil official's body, underneath the official uniform, is only wearing very thin clothes. Therefore, he had to walk back and forth to ward off the cold of the wax moon. But his boots seemed to have cracks, and the melting snow got through the cracks, making him feel very uncomfortable. Every once in a while, he had to shake his boots to shake the snow off them.

Scofa!

This civil official is Shi Kefa!

When escorting the head of the Tartar into Beijing, Mo Yu and Shi Kefa rushed together, ate and stayed together, and naturally became so familiar that they couldn't be more familiar. Shi Kefa is diligent and thrifty, and his sleeves are clean, which is what Mo Yu knows. What is surprising is that there is a slight smile on the corner of Shi Kefa's mouth. At the same time, Mo Yu found that the supplement on his body had also been replaced from the original six-grade heron to the fourth-grade eagle.

"Shirouzhong?" Mo Yu said tentatively.

"Young Master Mo, don't come unharmed?" Shi Kefa said gently.

"Lieutenant Shiro reinstated?" Mo Yu stared at the complement on Shi Ke's official uniform and asked curiously. He took a closer look and saw that yes, it was indeed a four-grade eagle.

"I'm now a reibu Langchu." Shi Kefa said with a gloomy expression.

"Ministry of Rites? You actually went to the Ministry of Rites? Did I hear it wrong, or did you say it wrong? It's a ministry, right? Mo Yu asked exaggeratedly, with a look of disbelief on his face.

"The head of the six, the Ministry of Rites." Shi Kefa said expressionlessly.

"Oh my God! You've been squeezed out of the Ministry of Rites! Mo Yu continued to shout exaggeratedly.

Officials, households, rituals, soldiers, criminals, and workers are collectively referred to as the six departments. The Ministry of Rites is in charge of the etiquette of the world, and even the emperor's enthronement ceremony is arranged by the Ministry of Rites, so it is called the head of the six departments. In fact, the Ministry of Officials is the most sought-after in charge of personnel, the Ministry of Household is the most popular in managing money and grain, the Ministry of War wantonly drinks the blood of soldiers, the Ministry of Industry can fill their own pockets, and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs bends the law for personal gain, each with its own way, but the Ministry of Rites is a typical Qingshui Yamen. Unless you have the guts to take bribes in the annual imperial examinations.

Mo Yu looked at the brocade guards around him, and said with a strange expression: "Shi Langzhong, you won't be here to arrest me, right?" And brought so many brocade guards pro-army! You scare me! ”

Shi Kefa said simply and clearly: "Mo Yu, pack up your things, we have to go out of the city." ”

Mo Yu said suspiciously: "Out of the city? What to do when you go out of town? ”

Shi Kefa said helplessly: "The imperial court sent me to ask to see the governor of your family. ”

Mo Yu frowned and said, "If you want to go to see Lord Dudu, you can go by yourself, why bother to come to me?" And bring so many brocade guards? ”

Shi Kefa's expression was a little gloomy, and he said slowly: "This is the rule. Rules, you know? ”

Mo Yu nodded as if he didn't understand.

It's really rare that the imperial court wants to apply the rules to the governor! In the past, when they wanted to see Zhang Zhun, they all sent people directly, and they didn't need to greet them in advance. Now, Zhang Zhun's status has improved, and they have to start applying the rules. What are the rules? It is to distance people from each other. For example, if someone wants to see Chongzhen, they can't go directly to the Forbidden City. You have to be introduced first, and you have to get approval before you can meet Chongzhen.

Now, Shi Kefa wants to see Zhang Zhun, and he doesn't want to see him, he wants to be introduced and approved by Zhang Zhun. Although Zhang Zhun and Shi Kefa have known each other for a long time, the two have had close contacts. It's a pity that Shi Kefa and Zhang Zhun are two different formations. If there were no accidents, the two should not have a chance to work together.

Shi Kefa wants to see Zhang Zhun, this is a serious matter, of course Mo Yu has to do it seriously. After packing up his things, Mo Yu went out of the city with Shi Kefa. Scofa had already prepared a horse for him. The twenty brocade guards who escorted them also had war horses. The military situation was urgent, there were no war horses, and it took at least three or four days from Jingshi to Hejian Province. The court could not afford to waste so much time.

Because of the proximity of the Tartars to the Jingshi, all the gates of Beijing have been closed, and they will only be allowed to pass in with a special written order. Otherwise, even if there is a brocade guard, there will be no face. After coming out of the Beijing Division, the group quickly galloped south. Fearing encounters with the Tartar cavalry, they were all nervous.

Mo Yu was actually a little nervous in his heart. This time, the Tartars have made a lot of noise, and gossip has long been flying all over the sky. In order to alleviate the tension in his heart, he deliberately said lightly: "Shi Langzhong, I think that the army of the imperial court is still quite powerful, and there is no need for the intervention of the governor of our family at all." ”

Shi Kefa said expressionlessly: "The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband, and there is great power in the number of people!" ”

Mo Yu began to play scoundrels, and said with a smile: "If you want to say that there are many people, our Tiger Ben Army is really not much, and it is less than a finger of the imperial army." Shiro-san, you didn't really ask for help from our Governor, did you? ”

Shi Kefa still said with a blank face: "I am on the order of the imperial court to go to see your Governor. The specific reasons for this will be explained in detail when I meet your Governor. ”

Mo Yu smiled and said, "Cut!" It's also a secret! So low! I can guess with my knees that the imperial court is worried that it will not be able to cope with the Tartars, so it wants to ask the Governor to come forward. Right? Or when I was a child? What's the secret about this? We, the Tiger Army, have known for a long time. However, let me tell you, the Governor of our family may not be willing to make a move! ”

Shi Kefa said coldly: "Do you want to stand by and watch? ”

Mo Yu smiled and said, "I don't know this. However, it is impossible to want the horse to run and the horse not to eat grass. You also know that we are not all the way with you...... Tartars! ”

Before the words fell, Mo Yu suddenly screamed.

I only saw the field next to me, and suddenly more than a dozen cavalry flashed out.

Because they appeared very suddenly, and there was no greeting beforehand, it really scared Mo Yu and them. The twenty brocade guards hurriedly drew their knives and stubbornly arched the two of them in the middle. Although Jinyiwei is the emperor's pro-army, the scenery is infinite, but the weapons and equipment are always embroidered spring knives, and there is not even armor. When it comes to real encounters with the Tartars, they will only be slaughtered.

"What a bad luck ......"

"Quack! It's our own people! ”

After Mo Yu screamed, he couldn't help but scream after looking at it.

It turned out that what appeared beside them was a group of cavalry of the Tiger Army.

Hearing that it was his own people, those Jinyi guards who were so nervous were greatly relieved. If the other party is really a Tartar, they will all be buried here. may be too overjoyed, there is a brocade guard's embroidered spring knife, but it fell directly to the ground.

The people around Mo Yu who suddenly appeared were indeed the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army's Leopard Cavalry Battalion. It was the team of the Leopard Cavalry who led the team. The warriors of the leopard cavalry have long surrounded those brocade guards. Mo Yu hurriedly yelled not to misunderstand, and at the same time identified himself, and took out the Tiger Benjun token that Zhang Zhun gave him.

Yu Yingyou rode to Mo Yu's side, and after seeing the Tiger Benjun mark shown by Mo Yu, he was sure that it was his own person, and his face softened. He waved his hand to let the surrounding leopard cavalry hang down the muzzle of their guns, and said in a deep voice: "I thought that at this time, there were actually officers and soldiers who dared to come out of the Beijing division in a big way, it turned out to be their own people!" ”

Mo Yu asked curiously, "Hey, what are you doing here?" ”

Yu Yingyou shook his head solemnly, indicating that he couldn't tell them.

Mo Yu said disapprerovingly: "You want to give the Tartar a greeting gift, right?" ”

Yu Yingyou didn't shake his head, indicating that he acquiesced.

Shi Kefa's face was suddenly full of astonishment, and those brocade guards were even more surprised.

When the other armies heard that the Tartars were going south, they all wanted their fathers and mothers to have two fewer legs, so they hurriedly shrank into the town, and refused to leave the town even if they died. Only these soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army are not afraid of the arrival of the Tartars at all, and they actually want to take the initiative to find trouble with the Tartars. Judging by their expressions, it seems that they are still very much looking forward to the arrival of the Tartars, they are simply a bunch of monsters. Having said that, others were in Huang County, but they killed thousands of Tartars in one go. Just for this, those brocade guards can't help but admire.

In fact, Yu Yingyou and the others did not mean to go north directly to find trouble with the Tartars, they just came here to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, and by the way, they also created a tense atmosphere. Isn't Dong Shuyan going to traffick people? Of course, Zhang Zhun wants to help. The cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army galloped back and forth on the field of Beizhili, feeling as if there were thousands of troops and horses killing them, and the atmosphere naturally became tense.

Some people who don't know the details even think that the cavalry of the Tiger Ben Army is a Tartar, and they will desperately flee when they encounter it. With the guidance of caring people, they will continue to run towards Laizhou Mansion and Dengzhou Mansion. Yu Yingyou took his team all the way north, and had successfully made thousands of local residents flee in advance. If they don't run away and the Tartars come later, they will surely be poisoned.

"Are there Tartars in the south?"

Mo Yu asked the most important question.

"No, let's go!"

Yu Yingyou said affirmatively.

Mo Yu and the others were relieved to go on the road. After seeing the cavalry of the Tiger Army, his nervousness naturally disappeared, and he hummed a little song easily along the way. The brocade guards around him were also relieved, and they also lost their previous sense of urgency. The Tiger Ben Army is all around them, what else do they have to worry about? Even if the Tartars come, they will be intercepted by the Tiger Army.

After Shi Kefa and the others left, Yu Yingyou and the others continued to patrol. They searched all the way north, and before they knew it, they came to the ground of Bazhou. Bazhou is the future Bazhou City, Hebei Province, directly south of Beijing, about 200 miles away from Beijing. The surrounding terrain is flat, the terrain is open, and the fields are fertile, which is very suitable for agricultural production.

However, what Yu Yingyou and they saw was not a busy scene in full swing. All they saw was an empty field, a desolation. In their line of sight, they could hardly see the toiling people, as if there was no one around at all. It was quiet all around, and there were no chickens and dogs. It was ravaged by the Tartars last year, ten rooms and nine empty, almost razed to the ground, and it has not yet recovered. Hearing that the Tartars were coming again, some of the remaining families fled south.

"Da Da Da!"

Suddenly, from the north came the sound of horses' hooves.

Yu Yingyou and the others immediately became vigilant. He quickly jumped off his horse and lay on the ground, putting his ear to the ground and listening carefully. The sound of horses' hooves came from north to south, and it was most likely the forward troops of the Tartars. With a wave of his hand, the rest of the Leopard cavalry immediately dispersed, forming an encircled formation.

A moment later, five furry figures appeared above the field. Their horses' hooves crushed the scattered snowflakes on the ground. Against a snow-white background, they are almost black in appearance and are very recognizable.

"Tartar!"

"Tartar!"

"Tartar!"

Yu Yingyou and the others immediately distinguished.

That's right, those five hairy cavalrymen were the strikers of the Tartars. Because it was winter, the Tartar was tightly wrapped all over its body, like a huge bear. Because it was cavalry, their armor was not exposed. If I'm not mistaken, they should be Scouts of the Tartars. According to intelligence, the Tartar scouts are usually in groups of five.

The Tartars' vanguard was also a little surprised when they met the cavalry of the Tiger Army. Immediately, one of the Tartars at the head shouted, and the other Tartars bent their bows and arrows one after another, and then rushed towards the cavalry of the Tiger Army. Looking at the movements of the Tartars, you can know that they must have regarded the leopard cavalry as ordinary Ming cavalry. The actions of the Tartars did not take the Leopard Cavalry into account at all!

"Bang!"

Yu Yingyu raised his hand and shot it.

A Tartar cavalryman suddenly fell from his horse.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

The other Panthers opened fire at the same time.

The sound of gunfire shook the lonely wilderness around them.

"Poof!"

"Poof!"

"Poof!"

The other four tartars fell off their horses one after another.

A squad of Leopard cavalry, with a total of sixty people, is naturally no problem to pack up the scouts of five Tartars. The five Tartars, who were careless for a moment, paid a huge price for their recklessness. The mottled snow was also made even more ugly by the blood in the east and west. The hot blood seeped into the snow, and the thin layer of snow continued to melt.

Soon, the corpses of the five Tartars were dragged together, and ten war horses were also captured. Why do five Tartars have ten war horses? Because each Tartar has two horses, which are used in rotation on the road. This is the most basic configuration for scouts.

Yu Yingyou probed carefully and found that one of the five Tartar scouts was a red-armored soldier, and the other four were ordinary Tartars. Among the spare horses of each Tartar was also found a deerskin pouch, which was bulging with things. When I opened it, I found that it was all gold and silver jewelry looted by the Tartars. Some of the gold and silver jewellery still had dark red blood stains that had solidified. Needless to say, it must have been the Han people along the way who suffered from their poisonous hands and robbed their belongings.

"It's really a Tartar!"

"It's the Tartar striker!"

"The Tartar striker actually arrived in Bazhou!"

The surrounding Panther warriors were quietly talking to themselves.

Intelligence said that the large army of the Tartars had not yet reached the Beijing Division, but unexpectedly, their forward scouts had actually reached Bazhou and reached the south of the Beijing Division. The scouts of the Tartars are really awesome! Running so far!

In fact, every time the Tartars went south, the scouts of their forwards and the distance they went deep were very far. It is not surprising that the large army did not reach the Beijing Division, and the scouts appeared south of the Beijing Division. In the past, the Ming army did not dare to confront the Tartars outside the city, and they also developed the bad habit of the Tartar scouts to go wherever they wanted, unscrupulous, and domineering. As a result, this time, they were planted under the guns of the cavalry of the Tiger Army.

The scouts of the Tartars were all active all year round, and no one could directly control them, just like the Ming army's night retreat, so their haunting position was often quite far away from the large army. It is difficult to determine the location of the large army of Tartars based on the scope of the scout's activities. Because the five Tartars were killed, Yu Yingyou and the others did not have a chance to ask for a confession.

"Rack up the corpse!"

"Take it back!"

Yu Yingyou shouted calmly.

For the large army of the Tiger Ben Army, the appearance of the Tartar scouts in Bazhou is dangerous news. Because, this means that the large army of the Tartars may cross Bazhou and move south in the next few days. The Tiger Army must be prepared to deal with it with all its might.