When a team of more than 4,000 people passed by the outside of Qingzhou City, Pang Gang ordered the team to stop. At this time, outside the city gate, Wei Tongnian, the prefect of Qingzhou, and Song Xinghe, the commander of the capital, were waiting outside the city. Behind them were
Dozens of wealthy gentry from Qingzhou and a long convoy of mules and horses.
"Master Wei, Master Song, I am wearing the armor of a humble official. Please forgive me for not being able to be polite due to my humble position." Pang Gang quickly got off his horse and clasped his fists in salute to the two adults.
Song Xinghe smiled and came to Pang Gang first and said with a smile: "Pang Qianhu doesn't need to be polite. I and Mr. Wei are pedantic people."
After saying that, Song Xinghe whispered in Pang Gang's ear: "You kid, hurry up and take those things away from the city gate. I will pretend that I have never seen them. If I regret it, I won't give them to you."
Pang Gang smiled softly and did not answer. He walked directly in front of the gentry and smiled and cupped his hands. "Everyone has worked hard. Pang Gang would like to thank you all." After saying that, Pang Gang said to the people in the baggage camp beside him.
With a wave of his hand, people from the transport camp immediately came to take the mules, horses and carts away.
Seeing these cars being taken away one by one, the hearts of all the gentry were bleeding. It was this damn Pang Gang who led troops to threaten them yesterday, making each of these gentry households pay twenty more
Five shi of grain, which totaled more than 1,000 shi, had to be divided into more than 700 large carts and equipped with mules and horses for them to wait at the gate of the city the next day. Whoever wanted not to go was fine, this god of death was
He said that if any family dared not to provide food, mules and horses, then he would not mind personally leading troops to their family to accuse them of having liaison with the Tatars.
Faced with such vicious villains, all the gentry had no choice but to surrender. Now looking at these Qiu Bahao driving the cart into the distance, their hearts were bleeding. Alas, people like them actually went to provoke such people.
You respected the evil god and now you are being blackmailed by him, why did you come to this?
February 27, the ninth year of Chongzhen
Sixty miles away from Dezhou Prefecture, an important town in Shandong Province near Hebei Province, there is a small town called Sitong Town, which means a place extending in all directions. Originally, this small town had hundreds of households, but now all the people have left, leaving only empty houses and
Wild dogs appear on the streets from time to time.
In the evening, the sound of horse hooves came from the southeast, and after a while, a small group of cavalry appeared in the small town.
There were eight cavalrymen in this group. They were wearing relatively lightweight cotton armor. The men and horses were covered in dust. They stopped outside the town. A big man with a sinister face said to several of his companions: "I guess this is the place."
This is what the people call Sitong Town. Now, two people will go to quickly feed and water the horses to restore their power. The others and I will go to the nearby hillside to observe the enemy's situation."
The big man who spoke had a waist knife hanging on his waist, four short javelins stuck on his back, and a leather holster for handguns on his belt. The big man's name was Gu Chen, and he was Ye Bu's subordinate under Pang Gang.
A small flag was recruited. He was good at using swords and javelins. Because of his strong martial arts skills, he was selected when Pang Gang recruited Ye Buhui a few days ago. Because no matter what time, any country or army in the world, scouts
The most elite soldiers in the army will always serve as scouts and scouts. This has never changed since ancient times.
As Gu Chen spoke, an ordinary-looking, tall and thin Ye Bushou asked worriedly: "Gu Tou, you must know that our horsepower is almost exhausted. Even if we feed soybeans and water now, at least
It will take a few hours to regain the power, what if we encounter a large group of Tatars at this time?"
Gu Chen glared at this man and said, "Fang Laosi, if you are afraid of death, just say it, don't talk about these useless things. Where can I, Lingshan Guard, have extra war horses for us now? Pang Pang said,
Anyone who wants to ride two horses can take it from the Tatars himself."
The man named Fang Laosi smiled brightly: "It's meaningless for you to say that, boss. Don't you understand my character, Fang Laosi? If I'm afraid of death, I won't stay till night. My
It means that if we can fight with the Tatars head-on, it’s better not to fight head-on.”
Although the two of them were talking, their movements were not slow. Soon they climbed to the top of the hillside. Looking down from the hillside, the road coming from the northwest was within their observation range. Especially now in spring.
Before we arrived, there was still a patch of dry grass on the ground, and people on the hillside could clearly see the road in the distance.
People from behind followed suit one after another, and five or six people each occupied an unobtrusive place to observe the situation in front.
Ye Bushou is the elite of the Ming army. It has the highest and strictest requirements for soldiers. At the same time, it is also the branch with the highest casualty rate. No matter what the army is, they hate the other side's scouts and spies the most. Therefore, Pang Gang
There were strict rules when forming Ye Bu Shu. If you want to join Ye Bu Shu, you must have strong martial arts, keen vision, and good riding skills. The most troublesome one is that you also need to be literate, because
If you can't read, you won't be able to write down the information and pass it on.
Therefore, Pang Gang only recruited a hundred people out of tens of thousands of refugees and military households, and some of them were the result of poaching from other households.
It's not an exaggeration. Therefore, Ye Bu Shuu's military pay is also the highest. Their monthly food payment is two taels of silver and five pecks of rice. In addition, Pang Gang also gave each Ye Bu Shuu fifty acres of land.
Everyone observed for a while but still found no sign of the Qing soldiers. The sky had begun to darken. Fang Laosi crawled to Gu Chen's side and whispered: "Gutou, I haven't seen any trace of the Tatars now. I guess the Tatars are still there."
The child probably won’t show up today, it will be dark in half an hour, should we find a place to have a good rest?”
Gu Chen wanted to say without looking back: "Then wait until dark. Who the hell knows whether the Tatars will come over at this time? Have you forgotten the instructions of the giant? The safer you feel on the battlefield.
This is actually the time when things get more dangerous."
Seeing that Fang Laosi was deflated continuously, several people around him started laughing. Fang Laosi couldn't help but said angrily: "Why are you laughing? I don't believe you are not tired after running for so many days."
, it’s just that you don’t dare to say it.”
After Fang Laosi finished speaking, he sat on the ground angrily and took out his saber and began to wipe it. The saber that Fang Laosi took out had a handle made of cast aluminum and wood, a fist guard, a scabbard, and the blade was all chrome-plated.
It is said that the blade is made of copper, the scabbard is made of leather, the knife chamber is made of wood, with double hanging rings, the blade has a slightly larger curvature, the blood groove is wide, the total length is 0.96 meters, and the total weight is nearly three meters.
Jin. This is the Type 65 saber used by our army in later generations that Pang Gang cashed out from the "Encyclopedia of Modern Weapons". This saber is stronger and more durable than the sabers currently equipped by the Ming army, and is easy to chop. Once equipped, it will
He was loved by many Ye Busuo. Pang Gang had stipulated that Ye Busuo's soldiers could choose their own weapons according to their own preferences, so many Ye Busuo would pick a saber and carry it with them.
After Fang Laosi wiped the saber, he took a hay heel and put it in his mouth as a toothpick to pick his teeth slowly. At the same time, he lay on the ground and looked into the distance. Suddenly his face changed slightly, and then he turned over and turned over.
He put his ear to the ground, and after listening for a while, he immediately got up and said urgently: "Gutou, there are cavalry coming from the northwest. I estimate there are about twenty cavalry. According to the Tatar soldier's habit of riding two cavalry, it should be
There are more than ten people.”
When Fang Laosi said this, everyone's faces began to look serious. Fang Laosi was recognized as the one with the best hearing in this team. He could distinguish the sound and direction of horse hooves more than ten miles away. He relied on this skill in the beginning.
His unique skills are not collected until the night, so no one will doubt his words. Gu Chen looked around at everyone and said: "The most likely people coming from the northwest are Tatars. Our horses haven't rested yet. If we run away now,
If we go back to report the news, we will definitely not be able to outrun the Tatars riding alone, but if we let them pass, they may discover the traces of our group. What should we do, everyone?"
Everyone was silent after listening to Gu Chen's words. If they let the Tatars pass, they would be ignoring the safety of the troops behind them, but if they started fighting, would they be sure?
At this time, a tall, thin, handsome man with a charming face started talking, "What are you afraid of? If we die in the battle, at least we will have a big man to take care of us at home."
, but if we let these Tatars go, we will be punished by military law. If you ask me, I will kill them!"
Fang Laosi also stamped his feet fiercely and gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, Wei Laosan is right, fuck him, we will fight those ***Tatars!"
The corner of Gu Chen's mouth twitched upwards, "Okay, let's kill him. Fang Laosi, you go immediately and tell the Zhang brothers to lead the horse to the hillside and stand by. Wei Laosan and Wu Ming go down and pull the horse rope.
Others follow me to the roadside to ambush, and we must keep this group of Tatars behind."
Fang Laosi smashed his mouth and said, "Damn it, the heads of these Tatars are worth hundreds of taels of silver. It would be great if we can catch a few alive."
Gu Chen patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Stop dreaming. You'd better hurry up and arrange your tripping rope while you still have some time."
While they were talking, everyone went down and arranged their arrangements separately. A long, thick and dark trip horse rope was placed on the road and covered with a layer of floating soil. The other end was ambushed by the roadside and Lao Si held it in his hand.
After a while, more than twenty horses came from a distance from the northwest, with more than ten figures riding on the horses. Gu Chen counted thirteen people in total.
After a while, everyone could clearly see the faces of the cavalry on the opposite side. These people were indeed Tatar spies, and everyone's faces began to look solemn...