In the first month of the fourth year of the Apocalypse, the Duoyan Department rebelled against the Ming, crossed the Xifengkou, Malanyu and other passes, and attacked Zunhua, an important town in Jingdong.

In fact, even if there was no collusion of the Han Chinese, the "big scrotum" had already decided to betray Ming, but they were just waiting for a suitable opportunity.

At this time, a Han man suddenly paid a lot of money to bribe him, asking him to take the opportunity to kill Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters who was patrolling the border city. For this reason, they also deliberately used means to support the defenders of Xifengkou and Malanyu, opening the door for the Duoyan Department. In this way, to the scorn of the people, it is more like a pie in the sky, and there is no reason not to continue.

However, his bad luck fell on Zhu Youzhen's body.

If there was no Zhu Youzhen, the Qi family army would not have followed to Zunhua; Without Zhu Youzhen, his son Sukhbaru would not have been shot in the head with a pistol; If there was no Zhu Youzhen, the defenders would not have thought of the idea of digging holes in the city wall, and he would have broken through Zunhua City long ago; If there was no Zhu Youzhen, he would not have eaten a bullet firmly in his face and been bombed into a one-eyed dragon! …

However, it has come to this point, and it is useless to regret it. Fortunately, he fought all his life on the battlefield, and he was still very brave in his sixties, although he was shot and his left eye was broken, he still insisted on not falling off the horse, his legs clamped the horse's belly, bypassed Zhu Youzhen, and he was defeated towards the reckless and vast mountain, and he disappeared into the vast expanse after a while.

Although the Mongols of the Duoyan tribe were defeated and lost, their ability to escape was still very superb. Seeing that the leader was wounded and fled, they galloped wildly one by one, relying on their horses to be better than the horses of the Ming army, and their feet were faster, and they left the battlefield in a short time and withdrew north.

Man Gui is addicted to killing, so he is willing to give up and lead the army to catch up. Zhu Youzhen and Qi Meifeng hurriedly stepped forward to stop and said, "Lord Commander, in the battle just now, our army also suffered heavy casualties. It's better to let the soldiers rest first, and then it's not too late to drive away the enemy army. ”

Man Gui stopped hatefully, looked at the Duoyan cavalry in the distance, and the ancestor scolded for a while, and then dismounted to give Zhu Youzhen a salute.

Zhu Youzhen also dismounted, picked Man Gui up with both hands and said: "Fortunately, the chief soldier came in time, otherwise Zunhua would not be able to hold it!" ”

Man Gui stiffened his neck and said loudly: "Your Highness, you are wrong, the last general is now the deputy chief soldier of the second rank, not the chief soldier!" ”

In fact, this is also true, and it is a self-humble statement. But this Man Gui has a rude personality, and his Chinese level can only be regarded as so-so, and the voice of the answer is as loud as thunder, which actually frightened Zhu Youjian and almost didn't sit on the ground.

When Qi Meifeng and the others next to them heard this, they also felt that this sentence seemed to be against Zhu Youzhen, and they couldn't help but secretly sweat for Man Gui.

Fortunately, Zhu Youzhen's reaction was quite fast, and he laughed embarrassedly twice: "This time, the general has made a great contribution to rescuing Zunhua, and his promotion to the general army is just around the corner." This king can be regarded as congratulating in advance, hehehehehe. ”

When Man Gui heard this, he couldn't help laughing heartily and said, "Oh? I see, thank you, Your Highness! ”

The lieutenants behind Man Gui were relieved to see that a crisis was resolved by King Xin, and they all laughed in agreement, but they couldn't stop complaining about Man Gui in their hearts: It was originally a big victory, and everyone had merit; was almost ruined by your words! seems to be so arrogant and rude, sooner or later you will have to suffer a big loss!

Zhu Youzhen introduced Qi Meifeng and others to Man Gui. When Man Gui heard that the Qi family's army was here, he immediately said in awe: "I still wonder, I have heard of Zhang Ming, the defender of Zunhua City, how can he stop the army of those who are scorned. The young master of the Qi family's army is sitting here, so it's no wonder that the Duoyan Department failed to attack the city with all its might. I have had several acquaintances with your father Qi Xianzong, and he is a fierce general! I didn't expect his daughter to be so powerful, it's really terrifying! ”

Qi Meifeng was bowing to Man Gui, but when she heard him say vulgar words such as "egg" and "soft egg", her face suddenly turned red with shame.

Man Gui laughed disapprenosingly: "Qi Qianhu, please don't mind, I am a Mongolian, and the people I see in the army all day long are rude men, and I am used to talking casually." You are in charge of the army, and you are young and promising, and you will have more and more subordinates in the future. When there are many people, it is inevitable that they will be uneven, and there will be all kinds of people. Sometimes your subordinates have no intention of saying a few nonsense words, or even make a small mistake, but you, the master, must be tolerant. If you blindly seek strictness, this army will not be easy to lead. ”

Qi Meifeng has studied the art of war with her father Qi Xianzong since she was a child, and the concept of governing the army of the Qi family army has been deeply rooted in the bone marrow, and the word "strict" is put in the first place. Therefore, when she heard Man Gui's words, she really felt a little harsh.

But for the sake of face, Qi Meifeng couldn't refute it in person, so she had to bow her head and respond softly: "The general's lesson is yes, and the last general has written it down!" ”

"What is not a lesson, I just say it casually!" Man Gui laughed and said, "Since we don't go after the enemy army, let's hurry into the city now and drink the celebration wine!" ”

Zhu Youzhen really likes Man Gui's arrogant and informal character, especially because he thinks that his scolding is also very distinctive, but he has to fight with himself. He immediately pulled Man Gui with one hand, and Qi Meifeng with the other, wanting to join hands with the two of them and enter the city to celebrate together.

As soon as he touched Qi Meifeng's hand, Qi Meifeng shrank his hand as if he was electrocuted and said, "How dare the last general walk side by side with His Royal Highness and the Chief Soldier!" ”

Seeing this, Man Gui smiled strangely and said: "Why, Qi Qianhu killed people without mercy, but now he doesn't dare to hold hands with His Highness?" Could it be that His Highness's hand is a red-hot soldering iron? ”

Qi Meifeng was speechless, her cheeks were crimson, she was really as delicate as a flower.

Zhu Youzhen was very happy in his heart, and honestly and unceremoniously held Qi Meifeng's little hand in his palm, only feeling warm and smooth, which felt much better than the rough big hand of Man Gui in his left hand. He couldn't help but feel a wave in his heart, and gently stroked the back of Qi Meifeng's hand with his thumb.

Qi Meifeng wanted to withdraw her hand but didn't dare, so she had to let him hold her hand and stroke it from time to time, feeling extremely shy in her heart!

Although she and Zhu Youzhen had kissed immediately before, it was barely an unintentional mistake. Now His Royal Highness the King of Faith is obviously taking advantage of himself, if he were someone else, Qi Meifeng would have kicked him away!

But for some reason, Qi Meifeng's heart also seemed to be tickled by Zhu Youzhen, which felt both weird and slightly comfortable. She lowered her head like this, letting Zhu Youzhen take her hand and walk forward, and for a while she was in a big mess, just staring at the ground stupidly.

At that moment, she had another inexplicable thought: how good it would be if they went on like this!

Everyone returned to the city, and the people of Zunhua cheered and thanked Mangui for his reinforcements from the bottom of their hearts. Man Gui also fluttered up, and he was going to have a banquet to celebrate this great victory.

Zhu Youjian couldn't brush off his good intentions, so he had to accompany him throughout the whole process. However, the liquor carried by the Mangui army was different from the liquor that Zhu Youzhen had drunk before, all of which were distilled spirits similar to modern times, and the degree was very high. Zhu Youzhen drank a few cups, only to feel extremely spicy, and it seemed that the entire esophagus and stomach were about to burn when he drank it, so he quickly stopped drinking.

Man Gui laughed disapplauded: "Your Highness, you have lived in Beijing for a long time, and all you drink is a fermentation bar? Although that kind of wine is sweet in the mouth, it just doesn't feel strong enough, and you won't get drunk after drinking a few catties! How can we 'burn knives' like us, one bite down, sweating all over! The soldiers at the border pass kept a hard watch for the cold night, if there was no such good wine, wouldn't they freeze to death! Come on, come on, all the generals will lift the wine bowl for me, and I won't get drunk today! ”

Everyone responded with a bang, pushed the glass and changed the lamp, and the atmosphere at the banquet was very warm. Although Man Gui has a good amount of alcohol, he can't stand this kind of booze, and he gets drunk after a while, but he still looks for this and that, and he has to fight with others.

Zhu Youzhen saw that he was drunk and cute, and couldn't help but smile, but suddenly found that Qi Meifeng was missing. Seeing that everyone was drunk in the dark, he didn't want to mess with this group of drunks, so he hurriedly avoided the table and walked out.

As soon as she came out, she saw Qi Meifeng walking out in a hurry. Zhu Youzhen hurriedly chased after him and said, "Meifeng, everyone is drinking and feasting, why do you want to go out?" ”

"Your Highness, the last general... Do not drink alcohol. Qi Meifeng hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Zhu Youzhen saw that her expression was a little unnatural, and said that he had offended her, and said with a salivating face: "Meifeng, did you feel uncomfortable when I held your hand today?" Actually, I don't mean anything else, isn't it just a ceremony to enter the city, hehehehehe. ”

"The last general will not dare!" Qi Meifeng saw that this thing was crooked again, and couldn't help frowning slightly, but said: "The last general just wants to go out of the city now and collect the bones of the soldiers who died in the battle." They are blood-stained on the battlefield, and they are still lying in the ice and snow at this time, and the last general's heart is really uneasy! ”

Speaking of this, Qi Meifeng's expression was sad, and tears appeared in her eyes.

Zhu Youzhen also felt ashamed, and hurriedly said: "Then I'll go with you!" ”

The two came to the outside of the city and sent someone to take a closer count. It turned out that both sides suffered heavy casualties in this battle, and the Mongols threw down more than 1,500 dead bodies, but the Ming army suffered even greater losses, and the Qi army alone lost more than 100 people. If you count the Ming troops who fled and were killed, and the civilians who were killed by the Mongols, it reached four or five thousand. At a glance, the battlefield was full of bloody corpses and severed limbs, which was simply miserable.

Qi Meifeng felt that the first time she led the army, she let the Qi family army suffer such heavy casualties, and finally couldn't control her feelings anymore, while crying loudly, she asked her subordinates to find out the fallen soldiers of the Qi family army, and then transport the bones back to Dengzhou.

But many of the corpses were mutilated, and some of them couldn't even find their heads, and it was really difficult to distinguish them from the four or five thousand corpses.

Zhu Youzhen saw that Qi Meifeng was still mourning on the ground, and he couldn't bear it, so he persuaded Wen Yan: "Meifeng, 'Qingshan buries loyal bones everywhere, why bother with the horse leather shroud'." Let the soldiers rest in the same place where they fought! ”

Qi Meifeng listened and muttered: "'Qingshan buries loyal bones everywhere', this poem is too good!" But I don't know who did it? ”

Zhu Youzhen was speechless, thinking that this poem was originally from the "Title Wall" poem by Yue He Shang in the Song Dynasty, and the original text was "There are green mountains everywhere in the world". Because it was changed by the Japanese Saigo Takamori, and the old man once quoted Saigo Takamori's poems, it was carried forward in later generations.

However, because of this, the poem has been widely disseminated, and there are many versions, which are falsely spread, and later generations often mistakenly think that it is from the Qing Dynasty poet Gong Zizhen.

But whether it is Gong Zizhen, Saigo Takamori or the old man, it will not appear in this era. Zhu Youzhen had to be cheeky again: "I did it, and the level is average, hehehehe." ”