Yan Hong listened to Ma Fang's words and felt quite reasonable: "What about you, General Ma?" ”

Ma Fang said: "Therefore, I want to do the opposite, inspire the sergeants under my command, and dare to fight with the Tartars." In every battle I took the lead and told the soldiers to come forward with me. Some people call me 'horse madness', yes, if I am not crazy, how can I overwhelm the Tartars? The result? Once our army began to fight hard, the momentum of the Tatars went down, and although there were heavy casualties in several major battles, in the end, most of the Tatars could not support it, so they retreated first. With such a calculation, there may not be more people killed than those who flee when they see the enemy. Therefore, the last general will inevitably charge forward in every battle, not avoiding life and death, although he suffered some knife wounds and arrows, this cheap life was saved. It seems that on the battlefield, if you are afraid of death, you are easy to die, and if you sacrifice your life, you can live, this is an unbreakable truth. ”

Speaking of this, Ma Fang brushed open the placket, revealing her hairy chest, but saw that there were many scars scattered on her chest, some large and some small, which looked unaesthetic.

That Yu Dayou sat under Yan Hong's hands, and when he heard Ma Fang say this, he thought it was true, and couldn't help but shout: "Okay! If you are afraid of death, you are easy to die, and you can live if you sacrifice your life, General Ma, what you said won my heart! He also ripped off his shirt to expose his shoulders, and there were a lot of scars.

Yan Hong frowned, thinking that the two of you are sympathetic to each other, and you are here to play striptease with me, and the smell of sweat is smoking. He said urgently: "The two generals are both military officers of the imperial court, uh, this court is public, please get dressed." General Ma, what do you mean by this official? ”

Ma Fang sighed and said: "The Holy Son of Heaven is in power, and the soldiers defend the border and fight bloodily. It's all duty. There is nothing to boast about. However, the Chinese courtiers. Treat our generals as slaves, shout three and drink four, and squint at people, don't say anything. is even more infuriating, after the battle, report the results of the battle, and be picky in every way, the reward for killing the enemy and beheading. There are also pensions for the dead, injured and disabled, repeated deductions and delays, how can soldiers use their lives if they continue like this? In the long run, the morale of the military will be even more sluggish. ”

When Yan Hong heard this, he felt deeply and nodded: "What General Ma said is that the Chinese people in the DPRK are the most bastard. The soldiers over there are desperate with the enemy with their heads, but you have to deduct even the silver, and this kind of person who hurts yin and morality should be assigned to the border pass. Dare to die in front of the enemy. Therefore, I am the overseer of Yan, and I have always been the happiest in handing out silver. People are bleeding desperately. What's wrong with giving more silver? Thinking about the battle of Jinan, if I hadn't sent out hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to boost morale, how could I have broken the 400,000 White Lotus Sect and kept Shandong safe? ”

Yu Dayou also said: "Yan Qincha is the most generous, and this great victory in the southeast also relied on Yan Qincha, and the rewards and pensions of the officers and men of all armies were paid in full without delay." ”

When Ma Fang heard this, he got up and arched his hand and said: "Yan Qin is almost worthy of the style of the old man of the pavilion, not only is he both civil and military, but he can also know the heart of the soldiers in the border court. It is really a blessing for the soldiers of the northern country to have you patrol the northern frontier, and the border defense of the country and the dynasty is also thanks to your support to block it. Chin is sent to the top, and he will be bowed to the last general. "If you say that, you will bow down.

Yan Hong hurriedly stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "General Ma, don't dare to be this wind." Speaking of which, I think the general is also a smart person, but why is he not very harmonious with Yang Junmen? There are no outsiders here, so let's talk about it. ”

Seeing Yan Hong ask about this, Ma Fang was silent for a moment, and sighed: "In this way, it is nonsense after drinking and talking nonsense in front of Yan Qincha." Then Yang Junmen came to Xuanda, and his concern was to collect money to buy land. It wasn't a big deal, but he looted it too hard. It was the reward of the sergeants, and they refused to let it go, and it was not enough to scrape a layer of skin, but they had to scrape away the flesh and scrape the bones to the bare away. The last general knows the hardships of the court soldiers here, if you don't let people feed the family, how can you make people follow you desperately? Therefore, the last general will never make a fortune from the salary of the soldiers, that is, Yang Junmen has done something, and the last general will also go to reason with him. came and went like this, and Yang Junmen was evil. I heard that it was the old Xiaoge, who was picked up by Yang Shun, and disliked the filial piety of the last general, and was also a little dissatisfied with the last general. It's just that the last general will lead the troops, in short, hold on to one, and never drink the blood of the soldiers. I have never opened a shop or enclosed land, but where can I get the money to pay respect? ”

Yan Hong said solemnly: "In this way, it is Yang Junmen's fault. Don't worry, general, my father is here, and I will go around. The general refuses to drink the blood of the soldiers, that is a person who understands. Since ancient times, horses have to eat food, and soldiers eat food. Ordinary soldiers expect them to fight hard, and they should not be deducted. ”

Ma Fang was quite moved when she saw Yan Hong say this: "Qin Cha is young and promising, and his knowledge is not shallow. There is another case, that Yang Junmen is in the side stopper, and he loves to kill good and take risks. There were the people who fled from the Tartars, who were often killed by his orders, and cut off their heads to say that they were the Tartars who were beheaded before the battle. These border people, afraid of the Tartar captives killing and plundering, fled for refuge, but instead gave their lives, are they pitiful? The last general was originally a border citizen, but was later plundered by the Tartars, but he was only a slave. Therefore, I can't bear to feel sorry for these refugees. Therefore I did not listen to him, because this is also a matter of resentment. ”

Yan Hong snorted coldly and said: "Yang Junmen has done a big mistake in this matter, killing the good and risking the merits, that is, not to mention the laws of the imperial court, just in the dark, I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape justice." ”

Ma Fang originally heard that Yan Ge's eldest grandson, Yan Shifan's son, had come to be a messenger, and he was prepared in his heart. Who knew that when he talked about it face-to-face, Yan Hong and what he said were very compatible, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed. But I heard Yan Hong ask again: "There is another matter, I heard that there are many White Lotus Sectists in the border army, but I don't know that General Ma, your people, are there such people?" ”

Ma Fang said calmly: "Don't hide it, in the land of Xuanda, among the military and the people, there are many White Lotus Sectists. However, most of them just believe in Buddhism and believe in the Tao, or someone has healed them when they are sick. This half is also the hard life of the military and civilians in the border court, so they can find someone to rely on. If I want to say that there is no White Lotus disciple, the last general will never dare to guarantee it. It's just that they have been born and died with me many times, and they have fought bloody battles against the Tartars, but none of them are afraid of death. Thinking that the White Lotus Sect followed Zhao Quan and was willing to be a lackey for me, while all the soldiers under my command were loyal to the country, it seems that it makes no difference whether he is a White Lotus Sect or not. ”

Yan Hong said: "General Ma's words can only be said by Ben Qin, and must not be taught to other civil officials to hear it." The White Lotus Sect is a problem for the court's henchmen, and it is something that cannot be relaxed. If there are no White Lotus Sect followers in your army, naturally you can't get a ticket, but why don't you say a few words from time to time, tell everyone to be loyal to the imperial court, and don't listen to the White Lotus Sect's clamor for rebellion. In this way, even if someone asks about it, it will be easy to reply. ”

Ma Fang said: "Thank you for your advice." So everyone drank and talked happily and went home. Ma Fang built a castle in this Malian Fort, with a total of more than 7,000 soldiers, including more than 1,800 cavalry, and now with Yan Hong's thousands of men and horses, the small Malian Fort is crowded. Yu Dayou's Fujian army came from the south and was not tolerant of cold, so Ma Fang ordered them to give them accommodation with wooden houses and earthen walls as much as possible.

That night, Yan Hong stayed in Malianbao, and Ma Fang chose the most central stone house for him, and lit a fire outside, and spread thick felt inside, so although it was cold, it was also warm. Yan Hong lay on the felt, listening to the cold wind whistling outside, and occasionally the sound of fighting and passwords in the army came, imagining that in this sparsely populated place, accompanied by more than 10,000 soldiers, it was also a rare heroic experience. Looking at the two generals in the village now, Yu Dayou is naturally well-known in later generations, this Ma Fang has never heard of it before, and he can't imagine that he has such a personality......

No one knew that at this moment, in the woods about ten miles south of Marlianbao, two knights wearing leather clothes and wrapped their heads came out. Ignoring the darkness and coldness of the wind, the two men galloped on their horses, bypassed Marlenburg, and galloped to the northwest.

Behind a hill dozens of miles northwest of Malianbao, densely packed, full of double-layer leather tents and one-person-high earthen walls, forming a temporary campsite.

In the middle of a large tent, sat a man about thirty years old, slightly taller than the average Mongolian, although not stout, but extremely strong. He was born with a face like a cunning fox, a lion's nose, triangular eyes, a wide mouth and yellow teeth, two whiskers, and a lot of wrinkles on his forehead at a young age. However, a pair of eyes, the divine light is bright, like an eagle falcon, like a tiger and a leopard, but it is so heroic.

The man sat in the tent, took a bowl of wine, and took a sip of it, playing with a wine glass made of a skeleton in his hand. Suddenly, the felt at the doorway was lifted, and a small, half-old man burst in.

The Mongolian man raised his eyes and said, "Mr. Li, is there any news?" ”

The person who came was none other than Li Zixin, an elder of the White Lotus Sect. He took a breath and said, "Your Highness Huang Taiji, the brother from the right guard of Wanquan has come to report that Yan Hong has entered Malian Fort. (To be continued......)