In the Qiu City on the border of the Ming Dynasty, the night is generally resting very early, the city gate is closed at sunset, and there is a curfew at the end of the day, the soldiers and men fall asleep with their wives in their arms, and some hard-working people are still sewing children's cloth shoes under the lamp.

The sound of horses' hooves woke up the general, who had always been a light sleeper, and he was in a trance for a few seconds, and then quickly rolled over and got out of bed.

Sure enough, it was the guards at the city gate who came to report the news, and the general asked while putting his clothes on his body: "Have the bandits descended the mountain?" ”

It's no wonder that Ma Pi will think of the bandits at the first time, it's really this season, the bandits also have to think about the New Year, don't grab a handful, nest in the mountains in the winter and don't have the strength to come out next year.

The guards at the city gate have also added a lot recently, if it is not a big event, the guards will not curfew and ride horses to inform, although the Mongols have committed the border, but Qiucheng is extremely remote, it is no longer considered the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and it is so poor that the Mongolians can't be full of food and run around a big circle to Qiucheng, so the first reaction of the horse general is that the bandits are crazy and want to grab a handful.

The guard on the horse did not dismount, he wiped the sweat on his face: "General Ma, it's not a bandit, it's a group of Ming cavalry!" ”

The horse general was stunned, the Ming cavalry? Where did the Ming cavalry come from in this broken place?

Behind him, the old wife hurriedly chased after him, and put a dress on the general, who thought about it, and got on the horse guarding the city gate without putting on the armor: "Take me over to see, where does the army come from in the middle of the night?" If you dogs drink too much and look dazzled, I'll clean you up later. ”

The horses galloped quickly, and the crisp and continuous sound of horses' hooves sounded on the slightly narrow streets of Qiu City, and the soldiers had a bitter face: "That big area of Wuyang, can you be mistaken, it's all cavalry... It's scary. ”

That's the evil door, although this ghost place is a small city on the side, but in fact it is more like a camp that is convenient for the Mongols to use troops and insert them forward, and now the east is in full swing, and the Ming cavalry does not go to fight the Mongols What are they doing here?

When he arrived at the city gate, the horse general turned over and dismounted and walked quickly onto the loess low wall, he looked at it by the moonlight, and there was indeed a group of cavalry wearing Ming army uniforms, with bright armor and murderous spirit.

The soldiers at the city gate were relieved to see General Ma coming, because outside a thin city gate was a dense army, and if they stopped it any longer, they were afraid that the fierce-looking cavalry would attack the city.

When he arrived at the city gate, the general first asked about the situation, and after hearing that the people outside just named and asked them to find the general in charge, and did not mean to enter the city, the general Ma was relieved, it seemed that it was really the Ming army, and at the same time he was also a little puzzled, he was a border general, what did the people outside do with him?

He had the guards open the gates, put on their clothes, and went out through the gates.

When the eyes of the first few hundred horsemen swept over together, as if even the air was sluggish, the horse general took a deep breath, and he hurriedly gave a military salute to the person on the horse in front: "The last general, Ma Youcheng, has seen the general." ”

"Don't be restrained," to the surprise of General Ma, the voice on the horse was actually quite young, "Our army is just passing through Qiu City, and does not enter the city to rest, this time we need a guide, so I came to Qiu City to inquire." ”

Wizard? The Ming army is going to enter the grassland? The general quietly raised his head, took advantage of the night to look up, and was immediately stunned, the person on the horse was actually dressed as a scribe in a green shirt, and he didn't look like a general, but like a scholar.

Why do you look like this with the soldiers?

The general swallowed his saliva, first glanced at the scattered guards, and then at the thousands of cavalry in the distance, and then came back to his senses: "General..."

"No need to be polite," Gu Huai knew that the general in front of him must be a little dazed, and took the initiative to speak, "Don't panic, it's not troublesome, we just need a few people to take us into the grassland." ”

"Into the prairie?" General Ma Pei was a little incredulous, "Da Ming wants to use troops against Mongolia? ”

Gu Huai didn't say it explicitly, just shook his head: "Don't ask more." ”

"You must have heard about the Mongols' offenses, the front line is tight, and the best way to force the Mongols to withdraw is to raid their nests," Gu Huai looked at the grassland under the moonlight, "So I need a few people who are familiar with the grassland, and it's best to know the location of those tribes, understand?" ”

General Ma hesitated for a moment: "There are also!" The soldiers of Qiucheng are all accustomed to cutting down barbarians, and they have to enter the grassland several times a year. ”

Gu Huai stopped him: "You have to say it in front, this time you enter the grassland, it is difficult to come back alive, don't go to the pillars of the family, if it goes well, you can come back in a few days, if it doesn't go well, it is estimated that..."

"General rest assured," General Ma Pi grinned, "The soldiers of Qiucheng are not cowardly, they enter the grassland every year with their heads pinned, and I have never seen anyone afraid, if it is to fight barbarians, many people will go... How much do you need to prepare? ”

"Twenty."

"These days, I have always heard that the barbarians of the dog days took advantage of the fire to rob, and many sons and daughters scolded and scolded, but I didn't expect that my Daming also had such blood... If you can copy the dog's nest, you can earn it when you die! ”

Gu Huai smiled, sure enough, this kind of true temperament will make people feel good the most, these soldiers in the border areas are the real soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

Now that it has been decided, General Ma Pi didn't say much, but just shouted towards the city gate: "Call up the group of people to Lao Tzu and tell them that there is work!" ”

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The night breeze was light, and thousands of cavalry waited quietly in the night, except for the occasional uneasy snort of the horses, and the crisp sound of armor clashing.

After all, it was one of the most elite cavalry of the Yan Army, and the rushing military might made the group of people who arrived in a hurry a little breathless, and when they listened to Gu Huai's request again, there was only astonishment and excitement left on the faces of the group of people.

Qiu Cheng is extremely poor, there are many such small cities on the border of the Ming Dynasty, they exist almost independently outside the Great Wall, they have to be invaded by the Mongol tribes, and they have to endure the barren environment, the supplies of the imperial court cannot be transported in, and those who do business are not willing to come, most of the residents in the city are the families of the Qiu Ba, what is the only income in this kind of place? Naturally, I learned from the Mongols, and when I ran out of things, I went into the grassland to grab a handful.

Qiu Ba called this kind of behavior hunting, and they would enter the grassland several times a year when they couldn't open the pot, and the survival ability of the best scouts of the Ming border army on the grassland could not compare to these rude-looking Qiu Ba, they just thought about it for a while, and realized that the requirements of the cavalry in front of them and this green-shirted figure were too much to die.

But since he became a soldier, he naturally put life and death out of the way, and the first thing that came to reaction was Xiang Er, as Qiu Cheng's favorite soldier who went to the grassland to hunt, Xiang Er rubbed his hands: "Let's go this time... Do you have to hand in what you have caught? ”

The horse generals on the side only felt that their faces were lost, look at what kind of soldiers this is helping, the official military operation of thousands of cavalry, do you think it is the same as before to grab the votes of those small tribes?

Gu Huai didn't mind, but admired Xiang Er's character who dared to think and speak: "After entering the grassland, I went straight to those tribes, as long as there are spare horses, how about taking as many as you want?" ”

The eyes of the Qiucheng soldiers who were still a little reluctant to go on this hard journey lit up this year, this year Mongolia has committed a border, and it is forbidden to hunt in the grassland, and Qiucheng is almost unable to open the pot, and now he can actually follow the big army to rob, isn't it much better than the previous small fight?

The soldiers on the side of the plug generally pin their heads to the waistband of their trousers, as long as there is money to be made, not to die, no one will refuse, Xiang Er looked back at his comrades, and gritted his teeth fiercely: "It's done!" When to go? ”

"Now," Gu Huai looked up at the night, "if we raided their nest a day earlier, they would be uneasy, and the people of the Ming Dynasty would suffer less." ”

He took out the map: "This time, the seven tribes of Warat have sent troops, which one is the closest?" ”

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The composition of the five thousand cavalry is actually very complicated, the one thousand cavalry of Chen Ping's thousand households is the most trustworthy, the remaining four thousand li, two thousand are the cavalry of the Yan army, and two thousand are from Duoyan Sanwei, and the different origins naturally make them full of scrutiny of Gu Huai, the chief officer who suddenly appeared, and more importantly, until now, they don't know what they are going to do.

The biggest taboo of being a soldier is that you don't know how you died, not to mention that Gu Huai, the chief officer, has never drunk with them, and second, he has never bowed to them, so why should he die for him? The funniest thing is that they have now changed into the uniforms of the Ming army and swaggered to the city of the Ming army, which makes this operation full of weird and mysterious flavors.

There have been a lot of voices in the army in the past two days, and Gu Huai is not unaware of this, but there is nothing he can do, and soldiers who are not brought out by themselves will always have this kind of problem.

And the Hara Mangbu... He couldn't believe it.

After listening to Gu Huai's plan, his head shook like a rattle, saying that he didn't want to make enemies too much on the grassland, but in fact, he just wanted to pick up cheap and didn't want to contribute, and there was no way, Gu Huai hit the idea to the border army scout, and it was too important to have someone who was familiar with the environment and knew the route.

This is the situation at the moment, five thousand cavalry from different backgrounds, the temporarily cooperative Hara Mang Department does not know when they will sell themselves, and the few soldiers in Qiu Cheng even think that this group of cavalry is the Ming army, and the place they are going to is the pasture of those tribes who sent troops to the Ming Dynasty.

There is a truth in this world that is very simple, and it happened that Gu Huai also figured it out.

If you want to find someone but don't know where to start, the best way is to ask him to come to him.