Shi Heng was not as gloating as Cao Jixiang, but he shook his head and said: "Father-in-law, this time is tight, if Ding Rongcheng has any difficulties, we should support each other......" Although Shi Heng ended miserably, he was accused of rebellion by his nephew, so he was cut to the people and was not allowed to see him, and he was imprisoned later to punish something, that is the wall fell down and everyone pushed it, but at least for foreign enemies, Shi Heng still has some principles. He was different from Cao Jixiang, who really raised troops to rebel in Beijing.

So for Ding Yi, Cao Jixiang and Shi Heng have completely different opinions, listening to Shi Heng's words, Cao Jixiang smiled proudly: "What did these 20,000 soldiers do?" Teach them to bite the best with Ding Rongcheng! Teach our family to see a lively! Hahaha, Guanwai Tartar, isn't there still an uncle watching? In this world, except for Ding Rongcheng, no one will fight, right? I thought that our family was talking to this group of red guys in a good voice, but the lion opened his mouth, thinking that our family was a fool......"

Originally, Cao Jixiang was not so good at talking, he was so good at talking at that time, mainly because his nephew Cao Xuan received a few subordinates, who came out of the second division of the Ming Dynasty, and it happened that the enemy invited a good hand to assassinate this Cao Xuan, and as a result, several soldiers who were retired from the second division fired a volley of firearms, put down five within a distance of ten steps, and put on bayonets again, and forced the remaining assassins into the corner and stabbed to death with a clumsy queue assassination exercise. So Cao Xuan was very surprised, especially when he heard those soldiers, saying that the most elite of the second division of the Ming Dynasty was the 5,000 new troops who followed Ding Rongcheng, and they just followed the morning running drills and practiced some queues; I spontaneously went to observe the assassination training of the 5,000 new troops, and then practiced it myself.

They also told Cao Xuan that these people were the second division of the Ming Dynasty, which was not very outstanding. I felt that even if I made any tricks, it wouldn't necessarily be good for a few people, so I left. After Cao Xuan confirmed it again and again. thought that he had found a treasure, so he went to inform Cao Jixiang, who would be so easy to speak.

But when the result was that dozens of grassroots officers under the Second Division of the Ming Dynasty asked Cao Jixiang to make up the arrears of several months' wages in full.

How is this possible? According to the bottom of the soldier a month and a half taels of silver, 20,000 people will get 10,000 taels, a few months is tens of thousands of taels, plus the rank of the military officer is definitely higher than the soldiers below. In this way, if you add up the food for a few months, you are afraid of 100,000 taels. Cao Jixiang naturally will not be short of the 100,000 taels of silver, when Wang Zhen was there, the border town garrison Taizhen sent Ding Yi "native products", and it was 100,000 taels at a time. The main thing is that the eunuch in addition to sending money to his superiors. He was a greedy man for money. If you don't want to dig it out of the dead, you actually want him to dig it out? Besides, Cao Jixiang didn't use this army yet, so he asked him to throw 100,000 taels, and he didn't think he would spend it like this if he had money!

At that time, he wanted to kill those low-level officers, but Zhang Rui, who commanded the army, was so frightened that he told him that it was these grass-roots troops who actually controlled the army now, and if he killed them, he was afraid that he would mutiny. Cao Jixiang had no choice but to give up. On the outskirts of Beijing, there was a mutiny. No matter how quickly it subsides, it's always a big trouble, this time watching Ding Yi enter, he knows Ding Yi's murderous name, how can he not have the intention of watching a good show?

Shi Heng was a little unbearable, and a little guilty, because this army was not handed over to Ding Ruyu as he wanted, but was put into the wild, he felt very sorry for Ding Yi, Cao Jixiang and he were in charge of the Beijing division regimental camp, his experience Shi Heng knew, according to Shi Heng's opinion, when Xuanda, these soldiers did not reach this point, so they asked for a full meal, noisy and insufficient food, so as not to dare to ask the lord to make up the arrears of food at one time and then speak.

For Shi Heng, soldiers are just like horses, they will not be tamed after being in the wild for a long time, so he listened to Cao Jixiang's words, and his heart was really uncomfortable, because he knew very well the energy spent on training an army, and these soldiers dared to quarrel about eating three meals and being full, thinking that Ding Rongcheng had made a bloody investment in Yunnan. It's just that his guilt is for Ding Yi, not for these soldiers, and not for the country.

Ding Yi didn't let them wait too long, and as soon as the second soldier who had gone to hear the news returned, Ding Yi came out of the camp with Li Yuncong. Looking at his style, Cao Jixiang really squeezed out the words from between his teeth: "Damn, according to Ding Rongcheng, who else in the world can lead troops?" The dignified governor, the chief constitution, and the marquis, followed a disciple when he came in and out, and there was no personal soldier! The person who led the soldiers didn't even have such a little prestige, his grandmother's, who did it! ”

"Father-in-law knows? You and I can't be jealous of this! Shi Heng shook his head with a wry smile and said to Cao Jixiang, "When the imperial court summoned Ding Rongcheng to Beijing last time and taught him to supervise Yunnan, wasn't there a Liu Tie by his side?" There was an accident on the way, I met the White Lotus Demon, but the people were the master and apprentice with two knives, and they forced the White Lotus Nest to be uprooted, nearly 100 first-class masters, I heard that the top two seaweed eggplants on the rivers and lakes went to the White Lotus to help the fist, and they were also killed and fled. ”

Cao Jixiang snorted coldly and said: "Come on, Master Hou, you can change to commenting on books, those people in the rivers and lakes can't go into battle." But after saying this, I had to squeeze out another sentence, "We have heard of sea eggplant, it is said that with a knife in hand, there is no right thing in the world...... The surname Ding is indeed tough under his hands, so what? On the battle array, it is not a measure of strength, thousands of guns are stabbed, and all skills are fake......"

Shi Heng listened, shook his head desperately with a wry smile, battle formation? Looking at the Ming Dynasty, who dares to say that Ding Yi, who defeated Yunyuan with 5,000 soldiers, is longer than the battle array? But he is not one of those scholars who has to fight for righteousness, it doesn't matter if he says more or less, listening to Cao Jixiang say this, Shi Heng didn't talk anymore, just got off the horse and rushed to Ding Yi to greet him, but he praised: "Rujin!" I want to be! Holding Ding's arm, he shouted, "Come on, no matter what, you have to get drunk and rest!" "To Ding again," Father-in-law Cao also misses Rujin very much, and when he gathers together, he always talks about ......, "Is what he said true, or is it for Cao Jixiang?" That's not the concern of those present. Shi Heng just rounded up the scene so as not to embarrass everyone; Cao Jixiang also has a conversation, and he can pile up a smile and lean over to say hello.

After Ding raised his hand, he said: "Mr. Shi, Gonggong Cao, the students are in some difficulties, and I hope the two of you will lend a hand!" ”

Ding Yi put on such a posture, only for one thing: "I want to borrow 10,000 arquebuses and 50,000 grenades to the second division of the Ming Dynasty first. "Black powder is no problem, there are several production lines in Rongchang, specializing in processing refined granular black powder for the soldiers and horses of the imperial court; It's just that this arquebus, although the Rongcheng Workshop has some inventory, where is it enough to equip these 20,000 troops? There are many stocks of Sui Rifles that the First Division of the Ming Dynasty has retreated from in Wuzhou, but they always have to send people south to transfer them and transport them to Beijing, even if Huang Xiaoyang's West Sea Fleet is unstoppable on the sea route, but it will take time in the middle. So I can only borrow from Shi Heng and Cao Jixiang first.

Hearing Ding Yi's words, Cao Jixiang snorted coldly, raised his sparse eyebrows, and said disapprerovingly: "Young Master Rujin, don't blame our family for talking too much, if you want to go out of the customs to aid the two capitals of the Anxi Governor's Mansion, it must be a field battle, and it is impossible to defend the city; The number of horses in the Tartars is like the wind, but it is not as good as Mengyang's side, and the firearms produced in Rongchang and Wuzhou will not explode, which is indeed exquisite, but it is useful to defend the city, and it is useless to fight in the field! If you look at the military level of this era, if he can say this, he is also a soldier, seeing that Ding Yi was about to speak, Cao Jixiang intercepted the conversation, "Our family is not unwilling to sell the face of Young Master Jin, 10,000 arquebuses, half of our family, 5,000!" 50,000 grenades, 20,000 for us! It's just that our family thinks that firearms alone will not work, so let's pull out another thousand fine horses from our family and give them to Young Master Rujin for use, which can be regarded as the friendship of our boat! ”

The so-called boat refers to the matter of constitutional and secret agreements.

Ding Yi hurriedly thanked him, but Cao Jixiang waved his hand, signaling that there was no need to say anything about this matter, as long as he said to Ding Yi with a hideous face: "How?" Those soldiers are disobedient, aren't they? If Young Master Jin doesn't have to be anxious, our family and Master Shi are advancing and retreating with you, Young Master! If you should kill, you will kill, and if you should migrate, you will migrate, this kind of cheap species, you really don't know the three eyes of the prince Ma without giving a lesson! ”

On the side, Shi Heng couldn't help but smile bitterly when he listened, he only wondered when Cao was so good at talking? Five thousand arquebuses, although Ding Yi's credit in the Ming Dynasty is still very good, but it is also tens of thousands of taels of silver, plus grenades, 100,000 taels of silver is proper, and he opened his mouth to give Ding Yi without blinking? This year is not Wang Zhen's reign, don't talk about borrowing at that time, even if it is given away for free, it depends on whether Ding is willing to accept it. Now this joint, such a hundred thousand or so weapons are promised in a word, not like Cao someone's temperament, only after hearing it did he understand: It turns out that this guy is not thinking about the difficulty of national affairs, but pointing to this batch of armaments to cheer Ding Yi, and then look good at Ding Yi to kill those soldiers! At this moment, when the Tartars are approaching, what kind of person is this Cao!

To Shi Heng's surprise, Ding nodded and actually said to Cao Jixiang: "My father-in-law is right, and the students also think that they can't let go of these soldiers lightly, even if they select the soldiers who can fight, they have to give them a dismount and kill the mighty stick, and they will only support them when they are obedient!" Shi Heng couldn't help but be a little worried, after all, as soon as the Anxi Governor's Mansion outside the pass fell, the border defense line was in a hurry, and then the Jingshi side was naturally in danger, listening to Ding Yi's words, it seemed that he was really planning to kill, how could this happen? (To be continued......)