Chapter 255: On the Eve of the Storm
Xining sat sluggishly on the ox cart, like a rotten log, with fear in her eyes, and she didn't dare to listen to the scolding from behind.
Behind the ox cart, the head of the stall and a few brocade guards who protected Xining were stripped naked, and each of them only had a piece of linen to cover their crotch. His whole body was covered with striking whip marks, and blood was flowing from the half-dried blood stains.
This is also the first to get the news that the Ming Dynasty has 500,000 troops pouring into Datong and Xuanfu, and the punishment of these brocade guards in anger. In fact, it is far more than that, even the Han slaves who were used as Lifu in this rear army were all destroyed all night under the whip of the Thorn people last night, and they were all scarred today.
Xining remembered the fierce light in Yexian's eyes last night, and couldn't help but shudder. There was also a faint pain in his chest, which was the place where he was kicked over by a kick in a fit of rage.
"Xining, you dead eunuch! Why did Lao Tzu accompany you to such a dead place? When you were on the Xuanfu side, you should have been killed with one stab! Qi stall stared at Xining, who was sitting like a dead man on the ox cart, and scolded through gritted teeth.
The other brocade guards didn't dare to scold under the eunuch's authority, but only dared to snort a few times and glared angrily.
Xi Ning is at a loss, and it is not easy to reply, so he just does not hear it. This makes it clear that it is also the first cat to play the mouse game, so that this group of people can be reversed!
Seeing that Xining didn't reply, Qi was even more angry, and scolded: "You disloyal and unfilial thing!" Defection is disloyalty! If you cut that words, being a eunuch without a queen is unfilial! You disloyal and unfilial rebel! ”
The tile spur people riding horses next to him saw that only one person at the head of the stall scolded happily, and the other Ming people did not call. Then he raised his whip and beckoned to the men. Suddenly the screams started, and everyone immediately cursed.
The Watters burst out laughing, occasionally whipping a whip.
It's only two days away from Maoerzhuang. After Maoerzhuang, it is the first lookout fort of the Ming Dynasty - the drying platform.
Xining didn't know how long he could live, if that damn Wang Zhen failed to hand over the emperor to the first master, would he be barred and eaten by those Tile Thorn people first......
Maoerzhuang is a small village in Washuang. It is said that it is a small village, but it is not small, and there are also places in the radius, which are much larger than the small military fort and the horse platform.
There is only a small stone watchtower, a row of adobe houses with barracks and utility rooms and horse houses, plus earthen fences. The size is no more than half an acre.
The tile spur people are not good at building, this cat village is actually a trading place built by the merchants of the Ming Dynasty and the tile spur, and in the final analysis, it was built by the merchants of the Ming Dynasty. for it was in the land of the Watters. The Varspurs benefited so much that they never harassed the land. After all, the necessities of life, such as salt and tea, as well as iron tools, were smuggled from Daming by merchants. When the Ming Dynasty and the tile thorn were at odds. The Ming Dynasty also swept away these trading places. The Watters are driven by profit. He also regards these places as his own confinement. But the people of the Vava did not want to stay long except in the royal court. Therefore, this Maoerzhuang has become the territory of the Ming people, but secretly it is the Ming Dynasty who has the final say!
At this time, in Maoerzhuang, at the gate of the compound of a merchant surnamed Ren in Dongzhuang, a caravan was ushered in.
Several of the caravan's laden carts creaked in through the side door, and a group of young men dressed as chariots beside them were so strong that people couldn't help but admire the thick family of the owner.
The head of the family was greeting him at the side door at the moment, and saw the little brother in the lead enter the door. Busy with a smile on his face.
"Lord Hou, please follow the old man!" Bi Quan, the director of the Ren family, stretched out his hand to invite.
Seeing Ren Biquan like this. Hou Xingyu hurriedly clenched his fists and smiled: "Master Ren doesn't have to be so polite, if you are disturbed by inferior people, please take care of Master Ren." ”
Ren Biquan hurriedly held up Hou Xingyu's hands and said, "What are you talking about, Lord Hou!" Although the old man has this annex in this Maoerzhuang, the old man's main village is still in Daming, and he lives in the Xuanfu family. The old man is still a Ming man after all. ”
Hou Xingyu nodded hurriedly and said solemnly: "Master Ren's patriotic heart is admired by Hou. Hou Mou will also report Master Ren's heart to the emperor and let the emperor know. ”
A small official with a sesame size can also see the emperor? Ren Biquan really doesn't believe it, but when people say this, his heart is really warm, after all, it's very good for people to have this heart. Helping them himself is also out of a commitment to Master Li.
Ren Biquan nodded and said, "Thank you Lord Hou for that." Lord Hou, then please inside? ”
Hou Xingyu hurriedly stretched out his hand and said, "Okay, Master Ren, please." ”
The two of them exchanged invitations and walked towards the hall.
The cart in the courtyard was pulled to the storehouse at the beckoning of the butler, and forty or fifty young men unloaded it under the command of a slightly older young man......
A horse galloped, raising smoke and dust all the way.
When the sentry standing on the platform saw that it was from Yanghe, he did not ring the bronze bell, but shouted to the people below.
As soon as he heard that Yang and someone was coming, Shi Chang Huang Haijiang hurriedly walked out of the adobe house.
A soldier opened the wooden fence gate of the earthen fence. The man who came rode into the earthen enclosure and pulled the horse to a halt. shouted: "Which one is Huang Shichang?" ”
Huang Haijiang couldn't help but be stunned, and saw that the person who came was dressed in black, with a black wooden token hanging from his waist. Thinking of the rumors, I couldn't help but be curious, so I asked, "Who is here?" You don't want to be like my Ming soldiers, why are you making a noise here? ”
The person who came was the team leader who guarded the gate of the Beidaying and prevented Tong Hang and others from entering the door, named Fang Tao. At this time, when I heard Huang Haijiang's call, I was stunned.
I don't know that there is such a black-clothed army in the Ming Army!
Fang Tao frowned and said, "Could it be that this is Huang Shichang?" ”
Huang Haijiang said proudly: "Exactly! ”
"Could it be that Huang Shichang has never heard Shangguan talk about the black-clothed army?"
A few soldiers next to him laughed. Who said that they hadn't heard of it, there were already scribes sent by Datong Mansion to preach it! The Black Army? Hehe, the red-clad jacket is orthodox!
As soon as he saw the appearance of these people, Fang Tao knew that these people knew. Then he dismounted and walked over, lowered his face and said, "Wait to see Shangguan, like this?" ”
Huang Haijiang laughed: "Shangguan? A messenger is also a Shangguan? ”
Fang Tao didn't get angry, just smiled, took off the black wood token from his waist, raised it in front of Huang Haijiang, and said: "Fang Mou was a team leader before, because he made a little merit on the way to Datong this time, and the emperor valued him and rewarded Fang Mou as a junior officer of the team. ”
When Huang Haijiang heard that it was actually sealed by the emperor himself, he couldn't help but take a breath.
"The team is right, and there are only about fifty people under him. I wonder how many people are under Lord Huang? ”
Fifty?
Huang Haijiang was not a stupid person, so he knelt down on one knee and shouted, "Xiaguan has seen an adult!" I hope that adults don't care about villains! ”
Fang Tao nodded and said, "Huang Shichang is also a bloody man, where did he come here?" Fang Mou came to deliver a message, ordering Huang Shichang to move the family members in the fort to Yanghe, there must be no mistake! The soldiers in the fort were stationed until the arrival of the alien race, and after seeing the alien army release wolf smoke, they abandoned the fort and retreated, returning to Yang and standby! ”
As soon as they heard that there was no need to defend the fort, Huang Haijiang and the others couldn't believe it! A soldier was so excited that he sat on the ground crying, and everyone knew that it was not a dream...... (To be continued......)