When Yan Hong said this, Yu Dayou was naturally not easy to understand. At this time, I faintly heard a long howl in front of me, but it was not as clear and high-pitched as Yu Dayou. If Yu Dayou's howling sound is the chirping of an eagle and a crane, then the sound on the other side is like a wolf howling. In a moment, hundreds of horsemen came in front of him.

Yun Chuqi's face changed: "Cha Mo is a Tartar ranger who is close to the Great Wall invasion!" As soon as he said this, everyone on the left and right Jinyi guards suddenly became nervous, and they all raised their birds.

But he looked at the border army who led the way and said: "Master Qincha, all the chiefs of brocade clothes, don't get in the way." This is General Ma Fangma who came to greet him. Jin Yiwei was relieved. Yan Hong secretly said in his heart, I want to see what kind of character this Ma Fang is.

After a while, the people and horses on both sides approached, and the next one walked to the place where Yan Hong was an arrow, rolled the saddle and dismounted, and said in a loud voice: "The last general, Ma Fang, come to meet Yan Qincha!" As he spoke, he approached and bowed. Yan Hong hurriedly said: "Don't dare, General Ma is exempt." "Look at Ma Fang carefully.

But I saw that the length of this person's body was medium and slightly upper, but he was very stout, with big shoulders and round waist, broad back and thick chest, and bulging muscles almost breaking the robe on his body. Born with a big head, a stubby neck, copper bell eyes, big ears, a face full of meat, only a beard but very beautiful, with a bit of elegance. He had several scars on his face, as well as faint scars on his outstretched hands. Yan Hong smiled secretly, thinking that if Geng Jinling saw this person, he would never mistake him for a "female general".

When Ma Fang saluted, he was also peeking at Yan Hong. Seeing that this person was young and looked like a hanger, he sighed secretly in his heart. Suddenly, Yan Hong said: "General Ma." Lately you've been guarding Marenburg. Build a walled city. Don't know how to do it? Let's go and see it together. Oh, please get on the horse. ”

Ma Fang turned over and got on his horse, led the way in front, and said to Yan Hong: "Yan Qincha, so that Qincha can know that this year, Na Xinai Huang Taiji led a large army to attack Xuanfu, and first plundered under Datong City, from west to east. destroyed more than a dozen of our stockades along the way, until we arrived at the bottom of the right acropolis. This right guard is the barrier of the Xuanfu, and if the right guard is broken, the whole line of the Xuanfu will be shaken. Therefore, the last general led his army to fight to the death here. Unexpectedly, Yang Shun asked me to save Yongning. As soon as I walked here, the captives gathered tens of thousands of troops and stormed the right guard. Fortunately, General Ma Luma led his own soldiers to come to reinforce him, and after a bloody bath, he ordered the captives to retreat. The last general thought that if he let the thief army go straight to the right guard again. Our army was caught off guard and inevitably suffered losses. This right on the north of the Acropolis is Fort Marlen. Geographically, it is choking the right guard's throat, but it is in disrepair and cannot be used as a shield. Therefore, the last general had the intention to repair Malianbao, so that our army's defense line would advance twenty miles north, which would not only guard the Tartars, but also attack and retreat. It's just that in the first battle of the year, the people and horses of Xuanfu were attacked by the army mobilized by Na Xin Ai Huang Taiji, and the fierce battle lasted for many days, with heavy casualties among the soldiers, and even the right acropolis was damaged in many places. After that, he put up autumn defense, afraid that the Tartars would go south in a big way, and they would not be able to draw troops and horses to protect and build. Now in winter, the Tartars generally do not come. If you don't take this opportunity to repair it quickly, and wait for the Tartars to go south again, then there is nothing you can do. If there is a gap in the Great Wall for hundreds of miles, it will be a situation where the iron cavalry will break the realm, and when the time comes, Gyeonggi will be shaken, and it will be a shame for the soldiers of our border court. Therefore, the last general led the sergeants and hurried out of the Great Wall, burned bricks and soil, and built Malian Fort. Half of the work is now complete, and it will be done in a few days. ”

Yan Hong nodded and said, "General Ma is the first soldier and is very respectable. However, at this moment, the city has not yet been built, if the Tartars suddenly take advantage of the winter to sneak attack, I don't know how General Ma will deal with it? ”

Ma Fang said: "I have more than 2,000 cavalry with me, all of whom are strong soldiers trained by my own hands. If a small group of captives comes, they will attack head-on, and they will not suffer. If the Tartars actually go south, then I will fight against them, but I will also guard the Great Wall first, so that the follow-up men and horses can be deployed in time. ”

Yan Hong nodded and said, "The general has such ambitions, and Yan admires him." ”

The two of them said as they rode forward. Ma Fang peeked but was looking at Yan Hong's guards. But seeing that the brocade guards were wearing bright armor and wearing a bird's bow and crossbow on their backs, it was needless to say. Speaking of the Fujian soldiers led by Yu Dayou, all of them are not tall, but their marching demeanor is simple and resolute, and it can be seen that they are all elite soldiers who are accustomed to fighting. And Yu Dayou looked at the cavalry led by Ma Fang, not only was he tall, but the lines on his face were like knives, and he didn't know how much wind and frost he had endured on the side. When the two generals came like this, they not only felt sorry for each other.

Yu Dayou's subordinates pushed these dozens of huge chariots, as well as the silver money and cloth transported by the accompanying migrant workers, and the speed could not be very fast. But the Marenburg was not far away, so it took about an hour to reach the sight. Yan Hong looked at this Malian Fort, but a radius of hundreds of steps, it was a fortress made of adobe bricks, Ma Fang dug a two-foot-deep trench outside the fortress, and there were arrow towers and battlements on the edge, although the city fortress was not big, it looked decent. There were also thousands of sergeants bulldozing bricks there.

Ma Fang saw that Yan Hong was looking at the castle, and hurriedly pointed out: "This is the city that will be built in the end, and it has not yet been completed. When I go back, I want to build another sub-fort outside, which is not only a rival to the main fort, but also can accommodate the fleeing border people. Qin Cha has worked hard from afar, so it is better to go and sit down first, and then come back to take a closer look. ”

Yan Hong nodded and said, "Very good." ”

So the guests and the host entered the Malian Fort and sat down in the official hall. Yan Hong introduced the entourage to Ma Fang, and Ma Fang also ordered all the officers in Ma Lianbao to come and see Yan Hong. Ma Fang himself, in front of Yan Hong, was full of praise, saying that Yan Daqin sent a battle in Shandong in the past, annihilated 400,000 White Lotus bandits, and killed 5,000 Tartars, and his reputation was far away. Later, the southeast sat in the Chinese army and beheaded 100,000 Japanese soldiers, which is rare since the dynasty. is worthy of being the eldest grandson of Yan Ge, both civil and military.

Yan Hong was stunned when he heard Ma Fang's performance like this. Because according to his previous estimates, this Ma Fang is most likely a little capable, but he is not very good at being a person, and he is similar to Yu Dayou, so he will make Yang Shun treat him like an enemy, and even Yan Shifan wants to clean him up. But now looking at this guy with a barbarian face, how can he say good things? It's not scientific. Later, I will carefully investigate how he offended Yang Shun and Yan Shifan.

After the two salutes, Ma Fang had already ordered the banquet to be placed. The banquet prepared by Ma Fang naturally cannot be compared with the one arranged by Yang Shun, but there are wild things that Ma Fang personally shot and hunted at the banquet, such as yellow sheep, wild deer, rabbits, pheasants, wild boar and wolf meat. The chef who made the banquet noodles was specially invited by Ma Fang from Zhangjiakou, so this banquet is also unique.

After three rounds of wine on both sides and five flavors of food, Yan Hong held the wine glass and asked tentatively: "General Ma, you have been in the frontier for a long time, and I heard that you have worked under the Tatar Altan Khan, I don't know what should be the first thing for our country to resist the Tatars?" ”

Ma Fang heard this, and sighed: "Yan Qincha, I can't hide it, the officers and soldiers of my Celestial Dynasty are not as brave as the Tartars, and the cavalry and archery are not as good as the other army, that is impossible to hide." However, the worst point is not in the soldiers, but in the generals and officials. ”

Yan Hong said: "Why do you say that? ”

Ma Fang said: "If the soldiers are not as brave as the Tartars, at most they will suffer some losses in the field." Our army can still defend the city, and it can also rely on firearms to contend with it. However, now in the first case, the generals lack courage, fear the enemy like a tiger, and dare not fight to the death with the Tartars. The Tartars came, and only knew how to escape. If you can escape into the city, you will flee into the city, and if your own city is breached, you will not dare to rescue. In this way, our army's thousand-mile defense line only knows how to defend itself everywhere, but it has become a scattered force and isolated. Taking my Xuanda as an example, there are tens of thousands of soldiers, and I am known as 200,000 in control, and in my estimation, the number of Ding Zhuang under my command is only more than 100,000. Compared with the two families, even if our army is inferior in strength, plus the firearms in Chengguan and the court behind it, how can we not fight him? But just because everyone has the heart of self-preservation, so in the first battle of this year, forty or fifty fortresses were beaten down by the Tartars, and no less than 20,000 soldiers were killed, and the casualties of the border people were even more on it, isn't it miserable! Since the generals are cowardly, the subordinate soldiers are naturally life-sparing. Engage the enemy in battle, and try to escape first. It must be known that on the battlefield, one person is afraid of death, which will shake the whole army, and the whole army is afraid of death, but it is easy to die. It is precisely because the Tartars regard war as their life, and our army fears war as if it were death, so it is not surprising that our army is often defeated by the Tartars. (To be continued......)