Chapter 22: Xue Rengui
"Okay, okay."
Lu Yan laughed and laughed.
As long as he thought that he had two people who were on par with Gan Fly, Lu Yan was overjoyed.
"Feiwei has seen Master."
"Ji Chang has seen Shizu."
Feiwei and Ji Chang came over to meet Gan Fly again.
Gan Fei smiled and nodded, it was really a great joy in life to be able to reunite with his apprentices and grandchildren.
Next up is the Iron Eagle Sharps.
Now he still has 960 combat merits, which means that he can summon 24 Iron Eagle Warriors, and soon 24 Iron Eagle Warriors will appear in front of him.
The Iron Eagle Warrior was the most elite unit of the pre-Qin Dynasty, and there was no one.
When the Qin State was at its strongest, there were only 1,600 Iron Eagle Warriors, so each Iron Eagle Warrior was one in a hundred warriors.
They are not only good at foot combat, horse fighting, and fine archery, but also good at battle in formation.
Each of them is highly skilled in martial arts, and his physical strength is amazing, and he can travel hundreds of miles a day with high intensity and full armor, and then immediately go into battle.
The Iron Eagle Ruishi who appeared in front of Lu Yan each rode a war horse, wearing iron armor, a bronze wide-mouth long sword hanging from his waist, a spear in one hand, a skin shield in the other, and a fine iron dagger tied to his calf.
He had an iron-tired bow on his back, and in his felt bag was a quiver, in which thirty long arrows were placed, and he was armed to the teeth.
Looking at these awe-inspiring Iron Eagle Sharps, Lu Yan was also very satisfied.
Lu Yan deliberately looked at their horses, and sure enough, there were no stirrups.
It seems that he will have to go back and get them a stirrup, so that their strength will be greatly improved.
And the horses also had to be nailed with iron palms to better protect the horses.
"The public ride has seen the childe."
One of them, with a majestic face, was a 1.85-meter-tall Qin army warrior and bowed to Lu Yan.
"Hurry up, please."
Lu Yan hurriedly said.
Qin Jue is divided into twenty levels, and the public passenger is the eighth level, it seems that this person's status in the Qin Dynasty is not low.
Seeing these Iron Eagle Warriors, Lu Yan's heart was full of love, and this would be his own family in the future.
He instructed them something, and then took them back to the camp to see Chen Zhong.
When Lu Yan and Gan Fly returned to the Ming army camp with these people, they immediately caused a sensation in the camp.
In their opinion, there was something strange about the dress of those Iron Eagle Sharps.
Due to the rise of muskets, the current mainstream armor is cotton armor or chain mail, and the traditional heavy armor has basically disappeared.
There are very few such iron armors like the Iron Eagle Sharps, and it is obvious that they are already very backward.
Moreover, some people also found that their war horses did not have horses, could it be that they came out of the mountains?
But soon they learned the news that Sugar Fly had found his two apprentices, and after some persuasion by Sugar Fly, they finally decided to abandon the darkness and join the Ming army.
Moreover, his two apprentices were almost equal in archery skills to Sugar Fly, and when they learned the news, they immediately caused a sensation in the camp.
The archery skills of the sugar fly are well known, and no one is convinced.
If his two apprentices also joined the Ming army, then their strength would definitely be greatly enhanced.
"Feiwei (Ji Chang) has seen adults."
After knowing the identities of these people, Chen Zhong couldn't help but be stunned.
Lu Yan racked his brains and made up a history for them.
That is, they were originally a group of horse thieves active in the Jurchen area, and Feiwei and Ji Chang were the third and fourth leaders of this group of horse thieves.
After encountering the master Gan Fly, after Gan Fei Xiao Yi Yi, Feiwei and Gan Fei finally repented and decided to take their subordinates to serve the court in order to repay the emperor's kindness.
Feiwei and Ji Chang's faces were a little unnatural, Ji Chang was originally a disciple of Feiwei, but he was given the identity of Feiwei's junior brother, isn't this generation chaotic?
But it can't be helped, whoever makes them look too close in age, even if they say it, no one will believe it.
Chen Zhong was happy, he had been in the army for many years, what soldiers were elite soldiers, and what soldiers were bad soldiers, which could be seen at a glance from the spirit.
These people are well-behaved and full of spirit, and you can tell at a glance that they are the elite of a hundred battles.
If these people join them, their strength will certainly be greatly boosted.
"They are willing to serve the imperial court, but he has a small request, hoping to be able to work under their master."
Lu Yan explained very carefully.
Chen Zhong nodded in agreement without thinking about it, their original identity was horse thieves, and they were worried about being used as cannon fodder after defecting to the Ming army, which was human nature.
"How many are there in that gang of horse thieves? Who is their leader? Wouldn't they get in some trouble if they got away from that gang of horse thieves? ”
Chen Zhong asked again.
"There are about 800 of us, and the big leader is called Xue Rengui. Our chief is a loyal man, and he will never complain about us when he knows that we have taken refuge in the court. ”
Feiwei said.
Hearing this, Chen Zhong couldn't help but gasp.
This is a powerful group of horse thieves, and there are as many as 800 people.
"I don't know if Leader Xue is willing to accept the solicitation of the imperial court, now that our Lord Mao is in the process of employing people, if you are willing to serve, I think Lord Mao will not hesitate to reward his official position."
Chen Zhong thought for a while and said.
"I can send someone to send a message to the Great Chief, I believe the Great Leader will seriously consider it."
Feiwei said.
This group of fictitious horse thieves will join the Ming army sooner or later, and Chen Zhong's mention of this just saves his tongue.
Chen Zhong consulted with them on the details of the solicitation, and then invited them to set off for Mikuan Fort together.
When they came to Mikutan Fort, they found that Zhang Pan and they had already come here.
After knowing that the two apprentices of Gan Fly had come to take refuge, Mao Wenlong was immediately overjoyed.
He tested their abilities, and of course Feiwei and Ji Chang did not disappoint him, so they sealed the two of them on the spot, and then specially set up a banquet to entertain them.
For Mao Wenlong's boldness, Lu Yan was really heartbroken.
That's the kind of guy who does big things!
So everyone got drunk that night before returning to the camp to rest.
The next day, not long after everyone woke up, Mao Wenlong immediately convened the generals to raise the account.
"According to the information obtained by this official, the pseudo-guerrilla Tong Yangzhen of Zhenjiang Fort sent troops to Huangzui and Shuangshan to suppress the uprising of the righteous people, and now the strength in Zhenjiang Fort is very empty."
Mao Wenlong sat in the lobby and said in a deep voice.
After speaking, he told everyone the information he got from Xu Liu's mouth that day, but he hid Xu Jingbai.
Listening to his words, the people were thoughtful.
"My lord, do you want us to attack Zhenjiang this time?"
Zhang Pan stood up and said.
"That's right, that's what the official wants."
Mao Wenlong said.
"It's just that Zhenjiang Fort has 400 soldiers, and it is very difficult to capture it with our strength. And once the enemy army comes back, I am afraid that with the strength of our army, it will not be the enemy's opponent. ”
At this time, Mr. Qian, Zhang Yuanli, stood up and said.
"The official understands, so the official decided to attack at night, and the official has already contacted Neiying, and he will open the fort gate for us when the time comes."
Mao Wenlong said with a smile.
Everyone couldn't help but suddenly realize that there was an internal response to feelings.
If there is an internal response, then this matter may also be done, so everyone discusses this matter.
There is no doubt that this battle was definitely the hardest battle since they came here, and the enemy was several times stronger than them.
If they are not careful, they may be completely wiped out in Zhenjiang Fort.
But if they can do it, then they will definitely make a name for themselves and become the first people to recover the lost territory.
Seeing that everyone was almost discussed, Mao Wenlong motioned for them to be quiet, and then said to them: "The official has already made up his mind about this matter, and Chen Zhongke can do it." ”
"Humble duty!"
Chen Zhong hurriedly said.
"This official ordered you to lead your subordinates and more than 100 newly recruited tundings to cross the Yalu River in two days, and after contacting our internal response, they will lead their troops to attack the city. Be sure to capture the pseudo-guerrilla Tong Yangzhen and his subordinates in one fell swoop. ”
Mao Wenlong said coldly.
"Yes, my lord!"
A smile appeared on Lu Yan's face, it seemed that the attack on Zhenjiang Fort had happened as scheduled.
"Where is Zhang Pan?"
"Humble duty!"
Zhang Pan hurriedly said.
"This official ordered you to lead the department and more than 100 newly recruited tunding, to prevent the enemy army from returning to Zhenjiang Fort, if you dare to have one person to come back to help, this official will definitely take your military law, do you understand?"
Mao Wenlong said with a solemn face.
"My lord, it's not that the official is afraid of death, it's just that the enemy's strength is too strong. The more than 100 tunding were all recruits, and they had only been training for a few days. My lord, you are also a person who knows the soldiers, and it would be good if they didn't hold back on the battlefield, with more than 100 of my subordinates blocking the enemy's more than 600 elites, including more than 100 cavalry, I am afraid that I am not able to catch it. ”
Zhang Pan said with a bitter face.
"Don't worry, as long as Chen Qianzong's attack on Zhenjiang goes well, the enemy won't have time to come back at all. Moreover, the official will send you more strong men, and when the time comes, you will use suspicious tactics, believing that the enemy will not dare to move forward. ”
Mao Wenlong said.
Zhang Pan argued a few more words, but saw that Mao Wenlong had made up his mind, so he had to agree with a bitter face.
Mao Wenlong discussed some details of the attack with them before ordering everyone to disperse.
However, before leaving, he left Feiwei and Ji Chang behind, and Lu Yan guessed that he was discussing the matter of recruiting horse thieves, and Feiwei and Ji Chang confirmed his guess afterwards.
After the meeting ended, Lu Yan planned to look around to see what Mikushi Fort was like.
It's rare to go abroad, of course, you have to go out for a trip, and it's ancient Korea.
So Lu Yan took Zhang Xiaoyi and a few Iron Eagle Warriors to wander around in Mikuan Fort.
Probably due to the fact that the castle is so small, the people here are not much different from Chinese except for the traditional Korean costumes.
The shops here are far from being comparable to Quang Ninh City in terms of scale and complete range of goods.
But even so, that unique exotic style still made Lu Yan look at it with relish.
It didn't take long for him to visit the entire Mikushi Castle.
Lu Yan, who felt a little unhappy, planned to go out of the fort and take a turn outside to enjoy the ancient scenery of North Korea.
But as soon as he arrived at the gate of Mikushi Fort, he could not be happy, because a large number of Liaodong refugees gathered outside the fort.
Ever since Nurhachi went on a campaign in Liaodong and distributed the Han Chinese as goods to his subordinates, a large number of Liaodong refugees have fled to Korea.
And a while ago, because the people in Zhenjiang refused to shave their hair, ** Hachi sent his son-in-law Deputy General Wuergudai and the big traitor Li Yongfang to Zhenjiang to kill them wantonly.
Some people fled to the mountains, while others fled directly to North Korea, which was only separated by a Yalu River anyway, and it was very convenient to go back, which made the number of Liaodong refugees in North Korea increase dramatically.
These Liaodong refugees have no land, and many of them are living in poverty. Some begged for a living, and some went to North Korean farmers to eat overlord meals.
The North Korean farmers were not satisfied, so they asked the official messenger, but the official did not dare to punish him.
Although the Ming Dynasty has recently lost consecutive battles, but the residual power is still there, in case the Ming Dynasty fights back, they can't afford to hold them accountable, so they can only perfunctory for these people in the end.
This is the majesty of the Celestial Empire!
Even if it is rotten to the roots, it is still not something that the surrounding small countries dare to insult.
Like the Republic of Korea in later generations, it not only bribed traitors to deceive China's maritime frontiers.
Moreover, the fishermen fish in their traditional fishing grounds, and the coast guard with sticks is no different from the Japanese bandits, beating and killing Chinese fishermen.
The scene he saw in front of him once again made Lu Yan feel angry.
"We just want to go in and live to support ourselves, why don't you let us in."
"A few officials, let's go in, I have a relative in Mikuan Fort, and I'm here to visit my relative."
I saw that these Liaodong refugees were either protesting or begging, wanting to go to Mikuan Fort to find a livelihood.
But the North Korean soldiers guarding the gate were all ashamed and arrogant, and almost raised their noses to the sky.
One of the donkey-faced men said even more arrogantly, "What are you doing? Is this a place where you can go in? A group of stinky people also want to enter our Mikushi Fort, and they think it is beautiful. Get out of here, or don't blame me for being rude. ”
After saying that, he drew his waist knife and signaled to cut.
Seeing this, those Liaodong refugees were so frightened that they retreated again and again, causing these North Korean soldiers to laugh.
But I don't know which soldier felt that something was wrong behind him, and when he looked back, he happened to find Lu Yan and the others, which made the smile on his face immediately stop.
Slowly, the North Korean soldiers found out about the situation.
They couldn't help but feel a panic, they felt that they might be annoyed.
Only the donkey face was still smiling very proudly, and at this time "Smack!" With a bang, there was a sharp pain on his face, and the pain made him smack.
"Who? Who dares to hit me! ”