CHAPTER XLIII

How did Wang Zaijin know that giving gifts can also bring disaster. If you know, even if you sell your daughter, you have to scrape together 10,000 taels of silver to send to Ni Wenhuan.

At this time, Wang Zaijin was on the Shanhaiguan wharf, greeting a team that impressed him.

More than 100 soldiers of the Ming army wore uniform grass green military uniforms. On the military uniform, there is not even a single piece of iron. He wears a thin cotton hat on his head and shiny leather boots on his feet. I don't know what is painted on it, the oil is shiny and can shine on people's shadows.

Now that the weather has begun to spring, Li Xiao and his subordinates have changed into thin cotton military uniforms.

Compared with the thick and bloated thick cotton military uniforms in winter, the thin cotton military uniforms can better set off the toned figures of the soldiers. When the soldiers carrying flintlock rifles and neatly dressed military uniforms disembarked. It immediately attracted the attention of everyone on the dock, and along the way, the soldiers walked on the official road with their heads held high and neat steps.

The onlookers naturally lined up on both sides and saluted the soldiers.

Wang Zaijin was on the dock, surrounded by the deputy chief soldier Zhao Shujiao, and the deputy chief soldier He Kegang, Zu Dashou! As for Yuan Chonghuan, this bastard who complained about the black situation had already been driven into the ravine by Wang Zaijin to understand the terrain. Within a month or two, I didn't want to climb out of the mountains. Wang Zaijin couldn't wait for a tiger to come out and kill this ungrateful villain.

It's better to chew the bones and eat the meat, and there are no bones left.

They are all leading troops, and the army has seen too much. But I really haven't seen such an army in front of me, how can the military uniform fit so well, how to look good.

However, the eyes of the rest of the chief soldiers and deputy chief soldiers showed incredibleness. The arrows on the battlefield are like flying locusts, and there is not even a piece of iron on this body, in case it is not looking for death if it is approached by the Tartars.

In addition, the saber on the waist is not right, this saber is only more than a foot long. Looks like a dagger more than a saber, and this thing can fight a Tartar cavalry?

Especially Zu Dashou scoffed, in his opinion, these soldiers are useless. The Tartars can crush them with just one charge. I used to think that what kind of soldier was he who could fight with the Tartars after making a great contribution. Now it looks like an embroidered pillow.

Now Zu Dashou is even more convinced that the exploits made by the Phi Dao soldiers were bought with silver. Everyone has done it openly and secretly. It's just that these guys raided the people of the Tartars. In all sense, the people of the Tartars are also considered enemies. These guys are clinging to their own turf behind the Tartars, shaking these little cleverness.

It's his grandma's!

"Stand!"

"Gun under the shoulder!"

With Ao Canghai's command, the soldiers brushed their guns to the ground. stood like nails one by one, facing Wang Zaijin without squinting.

"Hehehe! Sure enough, there are no weak soldiers under the strong generals, and when I see Phi Dao Jian'er today, if I am such a tiger and wolf army, the Tartars will not dare to wreak havoc anymore. Wang Zaijin smiled and greeted Mao Wenlong.

Mao Wenlong is now a hot celebrity in the Ming court, and I heard that the major forces in the capital are vying to win over. Wang Zaijin also had to smile at the new chief soldier of the town.

"Oops! The Inspector praised it falsely, if it weren't for the Inspector who led me to defend the main force of the Shanhaiguan to contain the Tartars, where would I have the credit of someone Mao. Wenlong has today's achievements, thanks to the completion of the Inspector. ”

These people in Phi Dao are even Mao Wenlong's official face. Touting each other has long been handy.

Li Xiao stood on the side and endured his stomach, listening to the two old guys praising each other for more than ten minutes. It's really a renovation of tricks, full of creativity, and the sycophants are full of admiration and respect.

The three elements of being an official, black heart, thick skin, and shamelessness are perfectly embodied in these two.

"These are ......!" Wang Zaijin smiled and looked at Li Xiao, Ao Canghai and others behind Mao Wenlong.

"This is Captain Zhaoxin Ao Canghai, and this is the general Li Xiao. Don't look at Li Jiang's young age, he took people to fight this battle. Mao Wenlong was afraid that Wang Zaijin would snub Li Xiao, so he hurriedly highlighted Li Xiao.

"At a young age, he is already a seventh-rank official of the imperial court. Rare! Rare! Sure enough, it is a hero who has been a teenager since ancient times, and the old man has heard a little about General Li. Not bad! Not bad! Wang Zaijin patted Li Xiao's shoulder affectionately, not like he thought that the conversation between the second-grade senior and the seventh-grade sesame official, but more like the elders' appreciation of the younger ones.

Seeing Zhao Shujiao, who was standing behind Wang Zaijin, pouted, Li Xiao knew that his matter must have been spread by this goods. Thinking about his attitude towards this guy, the likelihood that he would say something nice about himself is almost zero.

When people are fat, they look festive, no matter whether Wang Zaijin has the ability or not. Li Xiao has a good impression of him, and the smile on his chubby face is very much like an uncle next door.

The fat uncle put his hands behind his back and looked Li Xiao up and down. That state was very much like the old man looking at his new son-in-law, which made Li Xiao a little nervous. In case this Lord Wang really has a daughter...... in the family, will he follow, or follow, or follow!

It is said that Lao Tzu is also sixteen years old this year, and it should also be puberty. In my previous life, I fell in love only as a soldier and didn't have time to get married, so I have to make up for my regrets in this life! can't live two lifetimes, and I haven't even got a wife.

It's a big loss!

"A general always saw us general soldiers, and he didn't even see a salute. It's crazy! He Kegang snorted.

"There's no way, who can let people fight. We are losing and retreating, and it is easy for people to take people's heads. We, the generals of the defeated army, really have no face in front of him. Do you say yes, Mr. Zu. Zhao Shujiao said strange things like Nianyang, and deliberately lowered his voice. Only Zu Dashou and He Kegang around him can hear it!

"Handing over the team to such a hairy guy, I don't know if it's a big heart or a big fate. Hum! "Zu Dashou has long been dissatisfied with Mao Wenlong's achievements, isn't it just to secretly kill some Tartar civilians. cut off the head to take the work, Lao Tzu is a real knife and a real gun with a Tartar.

When I thought of my desperate work, I was reprimanded and punished by the court all day long. If someone kills a few Tartars and ordinary people, they can be promoted, and Zu Dashou's anger in his heart will not be beaten. If you are angry in your heart, you will speak louder, and the people around you will hear him speak.

Wang Zaijin frowned and glanced back at Zu Dashou.

This ancestor is from Jinzhou, and his accent is very weird. Listening to the voice, Wang Zaijin knew that it was this thorn in the head.

These general soldiers under Wang Zaijin, if you want to say that they can make trouble the most, the most unruly is this ancestral general soldier. That's a fucking ancestor, who eats more and occupies more on weekdays. If someone else is in the camp and sends one cart of firewood and charcoal, he will send two carts there. If you don't give enough, go out and grab it!

This thing is a ruffian! This is Wang Zaijin's summary of Zu Dashou!

The soldiers returned to the soldiers, but Wang Zaijin just didn't dare to touch him. In officialdom, such unruly people generally have some skills, and Zu Dashou can do this. Totally thanks to this guy being able to fight!

After the fall of Liaoyang, the Ming army's defense line was compressed to Shanhaiguan.

The Tartars also carried out several small-scale attacks, but they were all defeated by Zu Dashou and his cavalry. Under Wang Zaijin, the cavalry who dared to fight against the Tartars was only Zu Dashou. If you count on Zhao to teach those guys, the Tartars would have already come to Shanhaiguan City.

Seeing Zu Dashou picking on the thorns, Wang Zaijin's face only sank for a second. changed to a smiling face, pointed at Zu Dashou and said, "General Mao, I forgot to introduce your colleagues to you."

This is the chief soldier of Zu Dashou, and when it comes to fighting Tartars, he is not to be compromised. This is Zhao Shuojiao's deputy commander-in-chief, and he fought well in North Korea last year. This is He Kegang and He General Bing......! Wang Zaijin introduced his subordinates to Mao Wenlong one by one, and it looked like he hadn't heard what he had just said, and he was doing his official etiquette.

"Although our brother is young, the Tartar will flee when he sees us. It's not like some people who were chased by the Tartars in Liaodong and fled like dogs. I'm afraid it's my hometown, and now I'll let the Tartars occupy it! Hum! Wang Zaijin was introducing, and Ao Canghai also muttered behind Mao Wenlong. Although it is a mutter, it can be heard within a radius of five meters, as long as you have long ears.

"You're ......!" Zu Dashou's eyes immediately widened!

He is from Jinzhou and speaks with a special accent. As long as you listen to it, you can hear that Ao Canghai is clearly talking about him.

"Isn't it just to kill two Tartar people for credit! What's the big deal, it's up to you soldiers. Kill thousands of Tartars, phew! A person next to Zu Dashou spat on the ground.

"General Wu, don't talk nonsense. There is no condescension from top to bottom, hurry up and admit your mistake to General Mao. Wang Zaijin reprimanded the general Wu Xiang in the dark.

"My brother-in-law is right, isn't it just to kill a few Tartar people. Lao Tzu doesn't believe that you soldiers can defeat the Tartar cavalry. Zu Dashou stepped forward and blocked in front of Wu Xiang. His sister is married to Wu Xiang, and he is Wu Xiang's eldest brother. With this relationship, Zu Dashou will naturally jump out to maintain it.

"We are fighting Tartar soldiers, or Tartar people, the army will naturally investigate. When he killed two people, although the kid was young, he didn't bother to do it. Li Xiao grabbed Ao Canghai, who was still talking, and said with a suppressed anger.

On the other side is Zu Dashou, and if it were someone else, Li Xiao would not be so easy to speak. This grandfather first guarded the Daling River, and then guarded Jinzhou! In the end, I had no choice but to surrender. It can be said that it is absolutely worthy of the Ming Dynasty! His bravery, even Huang Taiji looked up to him. For such a person, Li Xiao still has a trace of respect in his heart.

"Who knows!" He Kegang showed a disdainful expression.

"Then what are we doing to believe that we can beat the Tartar cavalry?" Li Xiao said with a dark face. The face has been given, and if you don't want it, you will be shameless. Since you don't want it anymore, then don't blame Lao Tzu for slapping you in the face.

"Humph!" Several generals of the general army snorted in their noses and turned their faces away from Li Xiao.

Everyone understands people, and it is impossible for the two armies to face each other at this time, and they will do a real battle.

Wang Zaijin and Mao Wenlong were both embarrassed, and it should have been the two of them who stood up and scolded these unruly Qiu Ba at this time.

But neither of them had the courage, Wang Zaijin was afraid that Zu Dashou would talk back when he said it, and he would not be able to get off the stage at that time. As for Mao Wenlong, he didn't dare to reprimand Li Xiao with his eight guts. If this was in Phi Dao, Li Xiao reprimanded him for being out of temper.

They are all soldiers, so they naturally know that the army relies on their fists to speak. Fighting hard is definitely not a word here, but a real reality.

Li Xiao looked left and right and found that there were people all around. Suddenly, I saw seven or eight crows falling on a tree in the distance. Stretching out his right arm, he raised his thumb up and measured the distance.

There is a distance of 100 meters, and I have a calculation in my heart.

"Mr. Zu, how about I make a bet with you?" Li Xiao looked at Zu Dashou with a smile.

"Bet? What to bet on? Zu Dashou didn't understand why Li Xiao suddenly wanted to bet with him.

"A small bet can be pleasant, let's bet three thousand taels of silver. See the tree in the distance? There are a few crows on it, and my soldiers can shoot down none of them with a single salvo, believe it or not? Li Xiao pointed to the big tree in the distance and said.

At this time, the tree has not yet grown new leaves, and the branches are bare, and a few crows are naturally visible at a glance.

"A small bet? Three thousand taels of silver, boy, you are really rich! Lao Tzu gambled with you, and when the time comes, you will lose no money, so you can take off your pants and run around Shanhaiguan. You don't have to get three thousand taels of silver, how about it? My ancestor is still benevolent! Hahaha! Zu Dashou readily agreed to the bet!

He knew exactly how much range this thing had. At such a distance, it is difficult to accurately hit one. Not to mention knocking down all the crows, and not a single one of them will fall! It's just a joke, I'm afraid that as soon as the gun goes off, the crows will fly!

Since you kid wants to send money to Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will continue. For the sake of money, I won't trouble you in the future.

"And what if you lose?" Li Xiao asked with a smile.

"Three thousand taels of silver will be paid, and Lao Tzu will run three laps on the city tower with his bare buttocks." Zu Dashou never thought about losing at all.

Zu Dashou stretched out his hand with a smile, and the bear-like slap and Li Xiao's hand slapped together. In front of so many people, the document is just a decoration. What's more, Wang Zaijin and Mao Wenlong both smiled bitterly as witnesses.

Since you don't want to give you face, then don't blame Lao Tzu for hitting you in the face. I didn't expect that the first time I saw this famous Liaodong ancestor in history, it would be like this. What kind of spicy eyes is Zu Dashou's naked adze......!

Li Xiao is looking forward to it!

"Ao Ye, it's up to you. I don't want the kid to run around the city tower three times with his bare buttocks, so let the rabbit cubs be on time. ”

"Hey, hey! I'd rather see how this chief soldier runs bare-assed. ”

Ao Canghai rubbed his hands, looking forward to what happened next.