Half an hour later, Fang Xiaoyu and Prince Shuo took their brothers and the guards of the palace and a group of eight banner disciples, a total of more than 200 people towards the direction of the seventeenth road smoke and dust, they are all equipped with a rare Dawan good horse in the army, unless everyone is equipped with two crossbows, and four or five crossbow boxes, the crossbow boxes are full of crossbow arrows, Prince Shuo and Yongqi Gege are naturally dressed in military uniforms, one left and one right follow Fang Xiaoyu around, Yongqi Gege is not afraid of heaven and earth, the master who is lively and goes to get together, his face is full of excitement, and there is no tension of the coming war at all, but Prince Shuo's face was a little uneasy: "I said Xiaoyu, do we really want to rush up against the smoke and dust of the seventeenth road, according to the information sent back by Xiumei, there are at least five thousand people, but we are less than two hundred, this disparity between the people, do we have to explain there?"

Hearing Prince Shuo's words, Yongqi Gege immediately felt that his face was feverish, and he felt that he had no face to see people, "Amma, can't you be angry, Uncle Dongfang, Brother Yongyan, and Grandpa Niu Colu, they are all staring at us from behind, you make my daughter feel very embarrassed by doing this, you are also the prince of the imperial court, don't be so greedy and afraid of death, okay, my daughter, I am about to lose face?"

Prince Shuo glared at his daughter, and then said confidently: "I said girl, are you Ama and I who are greedy for life and afraid of death? When you and Eniang were trapped in the Seven Heavens by the Red Flower Society, you Ama and I were the first to lead the personal soldiers in the house to kill and relieve you from the siege. Today, Ama will hand you a good one, this person can throw anything, but there is one thing you must not lose, that is your own life, you must know that each of us has only one life, and if we lose it, it will be completely gone, we are out to suppress bandits and make meritorious contributions, this is certainly true, but no matter how big the military merit is not as important as your own small life, and each of us has only one life, even if we want to make meritorious service, you also judge the time and seize the situation, knowing that other people's people are dozens of times our people, and they rush up stubbornly, that is not called banditry, is it good to die？”

Yongqi Gege wanted to say more, so he heard Fang Xiaoyu say: "I said prince, do you think Xiaoyu is the kind of person who exchanges his brother for glory and wealth?

"Then you can tell the prince what your confidence is?"

Fang Xiaoyu explained: " My lord, although we have fewer people than the seventeenth road, but this war he is either the side of the more people or that side wins, it is more than the overall quality of an army, compared with the bandits, our advantage is much more, you look at what we are equipped with, we are equipped with Dawan good horses and crossbows, what are the bandits on the side, such as the crossbow is strictly controlled by the imperial court They don't even think about it, at most it is a few hunting bows, these are not a grade at all, in addition, the mounts under our crotch are all mounts in the army, that is, Dawan good horses, but how many horses can there be on the bandits' side, even if there areAt most, it is some horses, whether it is horse speed and riding skills are compared with our Dawan good horse, but one is in the sky, one is on the ground, which means that we have to fight with the bandits this time, there is no need for a short handover, as long as we stand far away from them. Thirty zhang can cause them a lot of damage, even if the situation is unfavorable to us, we can end up getting rid of the enemy, quickly retreat, they can't catch up at all, if the other party chases, we will hang them far away with the tactics of hanging kites, and wound them with bows and arrows, if they stop pursuing, we will go back to harass them, to put it bluntly, in front of our bows and crossbows and Dawan good horses, no matter how many bandits are live targets for us to shoot, to be honest, if it is not for the cooperation with Uncle Dongfang to take down the bandits' cottages, we alone can destroy these so-called bandits ten times。 ”

Hearing Fang Xiaoyu's words, Prince Shuo's eyes naturally lit up, although he had not really been defeated, but the minimum military quality was still there, but he followed and gave Fang Xiaoyu a slap in the face, and then scolded: "Stinky boy, are you in your heart?"

Fang Xiaoyu was very helpless: "What did I do wrong again, to make you so angry?"

Prince Shuo said angrily: "What is the role of Seventeen Road Smoke and Dust, don't you know?" They are the strongest bandits in the Guanli, not only robbed the imperial court's military salaries and relief silver, but even the officers and soldiers who went into the crackdown from all over the country have been defeated many times, this is registered on the side of the criminal department, if anyone can suppress them, it is a great achievement in the imperial court, the prince and I can at least rely on this military exploit to raise my title, but you are good, you actually gave this military exploit to the fat man, don't you slap the prince in the face?"

Fang Xiaoyu could only smile bitterly: "Uncle He and Uncle Dongfang are just a businessman in the capital, what is the use of the imperial court's military exploits to them, they are at most a little money from the prince, and there is no such thing as grabbing merit, and the right to seize materials from the bandit cottage has become real money, and it depends on them to sell those things." ”

Hearing Fang Xiaoyu say this, Prince Shuo remembered that Fang Xiaoyu didn't know the identities of Qianlong and Heshen at all, but he didn't explain to Fang Xiaoyu at all, but his mouth was not soft: "I said boy, do you know what it means that fat water does not flow into the fields of outsiders, not to mention anything else, we are the meritorious relatives of the Eight Banners, who does not have more than 20 shops in their hands, do you think that with the little silver salary given by the imperial court, we can maintain a luxurious life?" If we want to sell those materials, the shops under our command are enough, and what do we have to do with profiteers like the fat man, it's just redundant, but even if you forget it this time, if there is any big action in the future, you have to confess to the prince, and I can't lose you?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Fang Xiaoyu said yes to this.

"And don't let those old things know about this, if they also participate in the merger, the prince I have a big loss, one more person to share the credit, the prince and I will be a little thinner, and everyone is bowing their heads and not looking up, if they really want to participate in the in, the prince and I have not folded, you must know that the main force of the seventeenth road smoke and dust can be all on our side, even if those old things have captured all the bandit cottages, this credit is far less than our side, if they let them know, they will definitely not go to fight the bandits' cottages, the prince I am embarrassed to refuse. ”

"Since it's not easy to refuse, why don't you give them a little bit of military exploits, and everyone carries the sedan chair, you should also know this truth, although their military exploits are not as good as ours, but they are not small, and more importantly, they are so rich that they are very rich, and more importantly, the smoke and dust of the Seventeenth Road have been extinguished by us, and the local governors will definitely come out to grab the merits with the prince, and it is not a matter of doing anything to share the pressure with the prince. ”

Prince Shuo was unwilling: "Do you just let them snatch away my military exploits?" 520

"Even if you want to mention your lord's title, but you will definitely not need so many military exploits, and if you want to mention your title, someone has to say good things for you in the court, isn't it, as the saying goes, the mouth of eating people is soft, and the hands of people are short, they took the benefits of the prince, even if they don't help the prince to say some good things, but at least they won't make you stumble, right?"

Prince Shuo nodded again and again when he heard this: "Although this is the reason, but just let them take away the prince's merits and my military exploits, the prince, I am still very uncomfortable." ”

"How did you take it for nothing?" Fang Xiaoyu hurriedly said: "This time to attack the old nest of the seventeenth road smoke and dust, do you think they will not take the opportunity to collect money?" If they want to have military exploits, the fifth master, you will let them trade with you with real money and silver, those gold and silver materials, there is no shortage in the house, what is lacking is to let the children of the family have a way to be promoted, and those military exploits are the stepping stones to open this way, as for the prince, you don't have to worry about the military merits here, if the military merits in your hands are not enough to be promoted, let's go to the customs and cut off those beards outside the gates. ”

Prince Shuo nodded again and again: "That's the same, if you don't give them a little sweetness, those will definitely not follow the prince and me to suppress the bandits." ”

Fang Xiaoyu naturally patted him on the back: "The prince is wise." ”

"That's," Prince Shuo had a smug look on his face, but he said: "Sycophants are less shooting, I am not a stingy person, if I can really become a prince of the prince, the prince and the treasure bow of the town house on my house will reward you, and in the future, you will take it to the prince and I will make meritorious contributions, if the prince I am happy, I will turn around and let the Zongren Mansion give you a banner identity." ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang!"

Although Fang Xiaoyu didn't pay attention to the identity of this banner man, he still said words of thanks.

Yongqi Gege's eyes were wide open, she knew that the bow she Ama had always been very precious, and she had never been willing to let people take a look, but this time she was willing to reward Fang Xiaoyu, this was really the sun coming out of the west: "Amma, you won't be serious, you have always been very precious in that bow?"

"Are you Ama such a stingy person, besides, that bow is also an ornament in our house, and besides, this kid wants to pull the bow away, that bow is said to be the sky-shaking bow left by the Tang Dynasty general Xue Rengui, although this kid has a lot of strength, I don't think he may be able to pull it away, if he can't pull it away, then this bow is not the prince mine. ”

Speaking of this, Prince Shuo looked very proud.

Yongqi was very dissatisfied and said, "Amma, you are simply cheating. ”

"What kind of tricks, this is called wisdom, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand," and then he turned his gaze to Fang Xiaoyu: "I said Fang family boy, what do you say we should do next, Lord Wang, I will listen to you." ”

"Keep going, find a place with open terrain and slopes, and let's just stand by there, waiting for work. ”

"Okay, it's all up to you. ”