Pang Gang rode his horse on a desolate path. The wind was freezing and there were few pedestrians on the road. The cold wind howled by from time to time, making the surrounding wilderness even more desolate.
Lingshan Guard and Wanghai Fort are only about 20 miles apart. Pang Gang and his 120 soldiers could have arrived at Lingshan Guard in less than two hours. However, due to the heavy burden of young men carrying heavy baggage, they were unable to reach Lingshan Guard. Forced to slow down, it took nearly three hours to reach the destination.
"With this little money, we can buy some wine to relieve our brothers' fatigue. We all have worked hard in this freezing cold weather." Pang Gang quietly put a piece of broken silver into the hand of Shou Chengguan.
"Thank you for the reward, sir. Brothers, I would like to thank you for the reward." A dark and thin Xiaoqi took the broken silver with a beaming smile and immediately welcomed Pang Gang and the others into the city gate.
After arriving at the Lingshan Guardhouse, Pang Gang reported his identity and stuffed a three-dollar ingot of broken silver into his pocket. The gatekeeper Xiaoqi immediately opened the gate and let the person in without even checking his waist badge. This situation made me feel sad. Pang Gang's brows furrowed secretly.
In the hall of the Qianhu Mansion of Lingshan Guard, several basins of red-hot charcoal fires kept the severe cold outside. Bin Shiqian, Qi Wuming and other seven or eight hundred households were sitting in the hall with a military attaché, talking. .
Bin Shiqian raised his hands to the military attache sitting at the top and smiled and said: "Master Hao, it's really hard for you to come all the way this time. Although we were unable to host a banquet for you due to the emergency of the military situation, I promise to welcome you after your triumphant return. On that day, my subordinates will definitely make up for the banquet."
The military attaché sitting at the top is about forty years old. He is wearing a green fifth-grade flying bear uniform. He has thick hands and feet, a short beard, a copper-colored face with a weathered look, and looks more like an old farmer. .This man's name is Hao Dayong, a deputy Qianhu sent by Song Xinghe, the commander of the Qingzhou capital, to supervise this bandit suppression, and he is also the highest officer of this operation.
Hao Da waved his hand and said in a nonchalant voice: "The banquet is not necessary. The most important thing for us as ministers is to be loyal to the emperor and share the worries of the superior officials. As long as we can suppress this group of thieves, it will be better than eating." Ten banquets are enough, do you think this is true?"
"That's right, that's right, Mr. Hao is absolutely right!" Bin Shiqian and others nodded repeatedly.
Hao Dayong's voice paused slightly and asked: "Have you all prepared your troops, horses and baggage?"
Qi Wuming, who was sitting on the lower right hand, quickly reported: "Sir, Beiji and others prepared all the troops, horses and equipment as early as yesterday. Now we have prepared a total of 480 troops and three days of food. We are just waiting for Wanghai Fort's Pang Bai to arrive. You can set off immediately as soon as your troops arrive."
After hearing this, Hao Dayong asked curiously: "Pang Gang? Is he the Baihu who was valued and promoted by both the commander and the prefect at the same time?"
"Reporting to your lord, it is Pang Gang." Qi Wuming bowed and replied.
"Oh, then I would like to meet this Pang Baihu." Hao Da stretched out his big hand and touched the short beard on his chin, feeling very curious.
"My lords, Pang Baihu of Wanghai Fort and his troops have arrived outside the mansion. I have specially ordered this person to come and report." A garrison officer ran into the hall to report.
"Haha, Cao Cao is here soon! Everyone, let's go out and greet Pang Baihu who has come from afar." Deputy Qianhu Hao Dayong took the lead and walked out of the hall after speaking.
Pang Gang, who was waiting outside the door, saw a group of military attaches coming out. He hurried forward and was about to meet Bin Shiqian, Qi Wuming and others. However, he found that walking in front of the hundreds of households was actually a man wearing a flying bear suit. Pang Gang, a fifth-grade military attaché, was startled. He stopped his steps and quickly bowed and said loudly: "Pang Gang, who is a hundred households in Wanghai Fort, has received orders from the Commander-in-Chief. I am now leading one hundred and twenty elite soldiers in the fort to wait for you." Sent by your lord!"
Hao Dayong laughed and stepped forward to help Pang Gang up. He said half jokingly and half seriously: "Hahaha... you are Pang Baihu from Wanghai Fort. Your famous official has long been
I have been admiring you for a long time. My officer, Qingzhou Deputy Qianhu Hao Dayong, was ordered by the commander to come to supervise the suppression of bandits. Due to the sudden incident, I only arrived this morning and did not have time to inform you.
Will you mind?"
Pang Gang felt relieved. How could there not be a Shangguan to take command of this bandit suppression? This is what Qingzhou Prefecture should do. His heart was racing, but he said unambiguously: "It's a humble job."
I don’t dare, it’s an honor for the low-ranking people and others. With Mr. Hao personally taking command, we will definitely be able to annihilate the banditry in the Canine Tooth Mountain in one fell swoop.”
"Okay...Pang Baihu really knows the general situation. No wonder the commander is full of praise for you!"
While Hao Dayong was praising, he glanced at the sergeant standing behind Pang Gang casually, but then he was suddenly startled, and then a strange light shot out from his small eyes. There were four people standing behind Pang Gang.
The soldiers in the phalanx were all energetic and powerful, and the armor on their bodies was even more exaggerated. They were all made of chainmail. This kind of armor was only worn by officers of more than a hundred households in the Ming Dynasty. Of course.
, it’s not that the imperial court stipulates that ordinary soldiers cannot wear chain armor. Although the protection of chain armor is better than ordinary scale armor, after all, the cost is high. Even the border soldiers guarding the border are not equipped with it. What about this Pang Gang?
Can more than a hundred soldiers be equipped with such sophisticated armor in a short period of time?
And Hao Dayong has some knowledge about Wanghai Fort. It is an abandoned fort. It has been less than four months since Pang Gang volunteered to lead people to rebuild the fort.
Where can we recruit so many troops?
Not only Hao Dayong, but also Bin Shiqian, Qi Wuming and others were suppressed by the soldiers brought by Pang Gang. They found that half of the soldiers were holding long spears. That was all, but how could it be?
There are so many people carrying blunderbuss? Aren’t they afraid of hurting themselves?
Pang Gang ignored everyone's gaze. He clearly knew that it was very necessary to show his strength at the right time by being high-profile and low-key. He quickly jumped from a small soldier to a position of hundreds of households without knowing how to offend him.
There are so many jealous eyes, and sometimes a proper display of one's strength can make some people who are not discerning think carefully when making their own decisions.
Qi Wuming, a straightforward man, did not think as much as others. After Pang Gang and Hao Dayong greeted each other, he strode up, patted Pang Gang on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother Pang, we two brothers have quite a few friends."
We haven’t seen each other for months. I didn’t expect you, brother, to make such a big move, but it shocked us brothers. It’s okay this time. Your brother is here. This time we can definitely kill all those thieves.
Destroy."
Pang Gang also laughed: "Brother Qi, you are so polite. With Hao Qianhu and all the brothers here, there is no need for me to take action. People like me can only beat drums and cheer."
"Hahaha... Brother, you are so polite. You came just in time. We are studying how to capture Dog Tooth Mountain. You came just in time to give us an idea."
After Pang Gang greeted the officers, Bin Shiqian ordered the people Pang Gang brought to the barracks to rest. He, Qi Wuming, and other officers welcomed Pang Gang into the hall.
After entering the hall, Hao Dayong immediately ordered someone to put a map on the table. This was the mountain topography map of Qingzhou.
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