readx; The next morning was overcast, the west wind was tighter, and the sea was swelling. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Mao Wenlong, in order to show off his strength, led the generals and more than 1,000 elite soldiers on Phi Island early in the morning to wait at the dock where Yuan Chonghuan's ship docked.

Not long after, a cannon rang out on the ship, and Yuan Chonghuan, who was wearing a black gauze hat and a bright red official uniform, slowly disembarked with a solemn expression, followed by more than 100 Chinese military guards who were draped all over their bodies. Yesterday, Yuan Chonghuan had been wearing civilian clothes, and at this time, the upper body of the official uniform, with a black face sinking like water, was not angry and self-assured, so that Mao Wenlong, who was usually empty-eyed, couldn't help but feel cold in his heart.

But he relied on his own troops to outnumber Yuan Chonghuan, so he didn't think too much about it, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute. Yuan Chonghuan smiled slightly and said: "Lord Commander, the headquarters wants to find an open place to place and shoot, I don't know if there is a suitable place on the island?" ”

This "encirclement and shooting" was a common activity in the Ming army, simply put, a large open space was enclosed with wooden stakes and canvas, and soldiers were sent to guard it on all sides, and martial arts drills were carried out in the enclosure. Mao Wenlong had already prepared, and replied with a smile: "There is an open space halfway up the mountain, with a radius of dozens of zhang, which is suitable for use. ”

Yuan Chonghuan nodded with satisfaction, and led the army to slowly climb the mountain. He passed through Mao Wenlong's army, and then changed his kind face, stopping from time to time to ask the name, place of origin, and age of a certain soldier, which made the soldiers quite moved.

However, he even asked more than ten people, and they all said that their surname was Mao. Yuan Chonghuan said curiously: "The headquarters sees that you have different appearances, obviously not relatives, why are you all surnamed Mao?" ”

"Lord Governor, they are all nephews and grandchildren of the last general's clan." Mao Wenlong is half respectful and half proud.

In fact, only half of these soldiers are indeed from his Mao clan, and the other half have no blood relationship with him. But Mao Wenlong is like a soil emperor on Phi Island, and the soldiers are half afraid and half to appease him, and they have changed their surnames to Mao. Mao Wenlong happily accepted it, and often boasted of being "Mao's army".

Yuan Chonghuan smiled when he heard this: "How can there be a reason for the surname Mao?" You have worked hard overseas, and now that the headquarters has come, we cannot treat you badly. Come, all those who are here will be rewarded with five taels of silver and one piece of rice. As long as you serve the country, you will not have to worry about no pay from now on! ”

As he spoke, Yuan Chonghuan actually knelt down in his clothes and said solemnly to the army: "You are all loyal to the monarch and patriotic, and you have killed the enemy in blood, please accept the worship of the Ministry and the Academy!" Then he kowtowed to everyone!

In addition to dozens of these soldiers who are Mao Wenlong's henchmen and generals, most of them are just ordinary soldiers. They have only seen Mao Wenlong on the island as a prestige, and those who disobey their will will be killed at will, how could they have thought that Governor Yuan, who is bigger than Mao Wenlong, is so approachable, not only can he put himself in their shoes, but also actually bow down to them, the lowest soldiers in the army? Therefore, they were all so moved that they knelt down and cried: "I will never dare to accept the gift of the governor, and I should fight bravely to kill the enemy to repay the king's kindness!" ”

Mao Wenlong sneered on the side, of course he could see that Yuan Chonghuan wanted to buy people's hearts, but he had been operating on Phi Island for several years, and he was deeply rooted, and most of the soldiers settled on the island. Their families are all in the hands of Mao Wenlong, so he is not afraid of the soldiers changing their minds.

Halfway up the mountain, there is a wide flat land. Yuan Chonghuan's Chinese army surrounded on all sides, forming a square-shaped school field in an instant, and firmly held the entrance.

Yuan Chonghuan smiled at Mao Wenlong and said, "The headquarters will leave for Ningyuan in the afternoon, and it will be too late to take the exams one by one." It's better to only test the martial arts of generals, and ordinary soldiers don't want to go in. ”

Mao Wenlong didn't think much about it, firstly, this temporary school field really could not accommodate so many people, and secondly, there were dozens of generals under his command, all of whom were brave people, and they were not afraid of Yuan Chonghuan's sudden attack. Therefore, he entered indifferently, and Mao Chenglu, Kong Youde and others also followed. After these people entered, Yuan Chonghuan's Chinese military canvas closed the door, and the outside could not see the situation inside.

Everyone entered the paddock, Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Wenlong sat down in the center on one side, and the rest of the generals stood solemnly on both sides. Yuan Chonghuan smiled: "Since it's 'swinging around and shooting', let's shoot arrows first." ”

Mao Wenlong also had the intention of showing off, so he waved his chin at Mao Chenglu and said, "Chenglu, you go first!" ”

Mao Chenglu was the best martial artist in his army, and he was very skilled in bows and horses. Seeing Mao Wenlong's roll call, he immediately went down to the field to help with the bow in his hand, and shot three arrows in a row at the arrow target erected dozens of steps away, and the arrow hit the red heart.

Of course, the generals of the Mao army applauded, and Yuan Chonghuan also nodded frequently: "Good archery!" But the Jurchens are sexually sparse, I wonder if there are strong men in the army who can match them? ”

Before the words fell, Kong Youde jumped into the middle with a strange scream: "The Jurchens are counted, and the governor looks at the last general!" ”

As he spoke, he roared, lifted a boulder weighing hundreds of pounds above his head, and circled the field as if demonstratively before smashing the boulder to the ground. He, Shang Kexi, and Geng Zhongming were all miners, known as the "Three Miners in Shandong", and they did have brute strength. At this time, he showed this hand, and felt that he was extremely majestic, and laughed wildly in the cheers of everyone.

Unexpectedly, before the laughter fell, a person behind Yuan Chonghuan said coldly: "What's the difficulty of lifting stones, throwing stones can see the real work!" ”

When everyone was stunned, they saw a Chinese soldier who had been standing behind Yuan Chonghuan yesterday slowly descended, came to the front of the big stone, suddenly stretched out his arms to hold the stone, and threw it upwards with all his might. The big rock landed a few feet above the ground, and under the influence of gravity, it smashed down fiercely.

Everyone exclaimed, because the Chinese army was standing under the stone, and if it hit the head, it would have to be smashed into a puddle of flesh.

But I saw that the man saw Mount Tai pressing on the top, lightly stretched the ape arm, held the boulder steadily, and went downward, slightly unloaded the power of the boulder, and with both arms, he threw the boulder up again, like this three times!

At this time, including Kong Youde, Shang Kexi, Geng Zhongming and others, everyone was dumbfounded. Because when this boulder is thrown and falls, it is not hundreds of catties, but at least a thousand catties. This Chinese army does not look obvious, but it has such divine power, and it immediately shocked the audience!

While Mao Wenlong was stunned, Yuan Chonghuan shook his head and smiled: "Lord Commander, this is just a game, combat is not a simple competition, the Jurchens are not big stones, let us move them around." I heard that there are Jurchens under the command of the chief soldier, so it is better to take them as enemies, how about trying to fight in battle? ”

Mao Wenlong also felt that his subordinates had made Yuan Chonghuan's Chinese army compare, and he was trying to save some face, so he immediately sent someone to find a team of Jurchen soldiers. The heads and backs of the more than ten Jurchens were shaved brightly, and only the hair on the top of their heads was tied into long braids, just like a rat's tail hanging behind their heads, and their faces were also hideous and terrifying. They all had bright sabers in their hands, and even in the face of Yuan Chonghuan and Mao Wenlong, they were grinning and extremely vicious.

Mao Wenlong glanced at Yuan Chonghuan proudly, and said in his heart that once these Jurchens are in a hurry, but the six relatives don't recognize it, if you can kill a few of Yuan Chonghuan's subordinates in the school field, then you deserve to be unlucky.

Unexpectedly, another Chinese soldier behind Yuan Chonghuan also floated down, and nodded to those Jurchens: "Let's go together!" ”