Luo Rucai stationed the old camp only about ten miles away from Desheng Village, so the exchanges between the two armies were naturally very close. Li Zicheng wanted to win over Cao Ying's troops, so he sent generals who broke into the camp from time to time to deliver wine and meat, and Li Laiheng couldn't find summer and winter clothes when they went to Cao Ying.
With few opportunities, he went to Cao's camp to meet Luo Yanqing and became familiar with him.
He made several visits and got to know many generals in Cao's camp. Except for the two brothers Yang Chengzu and Yang Shengzu, who always disliked joining the army, others like Luo Rucai's uncle Luo Dai'en, Qigu Zhao Yingyuan and others were all considered friends with Li Laiheng.
It was still early that day, so Li Laiheng took seven or eight cavalrymen, including Zhang Pixuan, to personally escort several carts of grain to Cao Ying. He first dismounted and delivered the goods to Zhao Yingyuan. He was on an errand to deliver grain.
What I am still worried about is where Luo Yanqing is.
Zhao Yingyuan was from Shaanxi. He was in charge of Luo Rucai's banner in Cao's camp and could be regarded as one of Luo Rucai's close confidants. He had a goatee and a tough face. After accepting the food sent by Li Laiheng, he said with a smile:
"Young Tiger Commander is here. Is he here to see Dao Ma Dan again?"
After Li Zicheng forced Luo Rucai to be granted the title of Deputy Marshal of Tianfu Minweide, in addition to calling himself "Marshal" and Tian Jianxiu "Second Mansion", he also began to call the generals who were in charge of sentry posts in the camp "marshal".
For example, Li Guo was called "Bu Shuai" (Li Guo's pseudonym was Bu Zhi), Yuan Zongdi was called "Han Shuai" (Yuan Zongdi's pseudonym was Hanju), and Liu Fangliang was called "Gongshuai" (Liu Fangliang's pseudonym was Changgong).
Li Laiheng did not have a business name yet, and he was young. If he was called "Tiger Commander", he might be confused with Li Guo, who was nicknamed One Tiger, and Liu Tichun, who was nicknamed Two Tigers. Therefore, the rebel officers and soldiers now often refer to Li Laiheng as "Young Tiger Commander".
This is also a way of boiling a frog in warm water. Luo Rucai was either called "Cao Shuai", "Da Shuai", or "Deputy Marshal". Even though he asked people in Cao's camp to call him "Marshal", he was also called "Marshal".
Li Zicheng's "Generalissimo" still has some differences in hierarchy.
As time goes by, I think most people will gradually accept Cao Ying's subordinate status psychologically.
"Zhao Qigu, don't try to ridicule me. Have I ever made a special trip to see Miss Luo? It's just that my hands are itchy recently, so I just want to discuss things with her."
Li Laiheng raised his left eyebrow lightly, glanced at Zhao Yingyuan, and asked: "Is Miss Luo also practicing riding and shooting on the school field today? I was dissatisfied with losing to her last time. It's rare that I happened to visit Cao Ying today, and I was indeed a little distracted.
, I want to get the scene back."
After Zhao Yingyuan showed a small look that you and I both understand, he pointed out the direction to Li Laiheng and said with a smile: "Daoma Dan is diligent in martial arts, so naturally she is there... By the way, she has been practicing martial arts very hard during this period, and her appetite has increased a lot. You guys have to compete."
If so, be sure to prepare food and wine."
"Okay! Fortunately, I specially prepared some." Li Laiheng agreed with a smile, then mentioned the food and wine he had begged from You Ci in the name of rewarding the soldiers and walked to the school grounds.
After Li Laiheng walked away, Zhao Yingyuan muttered to another member of the camp, Cao Ying, "The young tiger commander who broke into the camp injured his eyes in that battle, and his eyes are so blind!"
Cao Ying's school ground was built outside the old camp wall, in a flat valley with mountain walls on two sides and a stream on one side. A large flagpole was erected at the entrance. On it, according to the popular practice of the Ming army at that time, there were painted
The patterns of the five elements of mythical beasts flutter in the wind, which is quite majestic.
There were not many people in the school grounds, and the military discipline of Cao Camp was relatively loose compared to that of Chuang Camp. Even though they received great support from Li Zicheng, they still did not have as much equipment as Chuang Army, and the training time was naturally much shorter. After all, military training required both consumption of meat and food.
Soldiers' physical strength will also consume a lot of armor and equipment.
Enough soldiers, enough pay, and enough food. The three are interdependent. It sounds simple, but it is difficult to do.
As soon as Li Laiheng walked to the flagpole, he heard familiar shouts. Luo Yanqing's voice was not pleasant. Long years of fighting not only turned her skin into a wheat color, but also made Daoma Dan's voice much thicker.
But her figure was indeed so strong that it radiated light. Although no one would think Luo Yanqing was good-looking according to ordinary people's eyes at this time, the posture of Dao Ma Dan on horseback, drawing her bow left and right, was still full of charm, which attracted applause from the soldiers.
Li Laiheng's eyes first fell on Luo Yanqing's overly superior figure. After looking at it for a long time, he patted his cheek, took a long spear from Zhang Pizui, mounted the stirrup, galloped close to Luo Yanqing, and said with a smile:
"Miss Luo, last time you defeated me seven times in a row, I was so embarrassed. In the past few days, I have learned a few more tricks from Master Liu. Can Miss Luo give me a chance to regain my reputation?"
Luo Yanqing pulled the reins and asked the horse to stop. She put the bow and arrow on the left side of the saddle, wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand, smiled as brightly as the sun, and said: "Young Tiger Commander has defeated me, Young Tiger Commander
For a general who has broken into a camp and taken charge of an army, it doesn’t matter if his ability to rush into battle is weak, as long as his strategy and tactics are good, it will be fine, right?”
She walked closer to Li Laiheng and smiled without any grudge: "You are still a teenager. There is still a lot of room for improvement in your archery and horse skills in the future."
"Haha, we have to wait until we try a few moves to find out, right?" Li Laiheng threw half a bag of wine into Luo Yanqing's hands, then picked up the spear, pointed the tip of the spear at Luo Yanqing and said, "This time I will only kill one, let's
Miss Luo, look at how much you have grown."
Because of her ugly appearance, Luo Yanqing rarely received special favor from others, so she was both surprised and daunted by Li Laiheng's initiative and closeness.
"Then... let's try to fight again."
Luo Yanqing lowered her head very low. She took a few sips of the wine that Li Laiheng threw at her, then wiped the corners of her mouth, turned her horse's head, and carefully placed the wine bag on the table next to the school ground, then raised the spear to
By his side, he held the horse with both feet and rushed forward.
Li Laiheng also frowned. He squinted his eyes, lifted the reins slightly, and rushed forward slightly. Li Laiheng held the spear under his ribs. When the two were about to pass by, he suddenly reached out and pointed the spear.
Pierce out.
Both of them moved very quickly. Li Laiheng had been taught many times by Liu Fangliang about his riding and marksmanship skills, and he was no longer the same as Wu Xia Amen. The barrels of the two spears collided together at such a speed that they almost sparked a spark, and the spear tip was
They were all off by half an inch and failed to hit the target.
But Li Laiheng immediately grabbed the shaft of the spear thrust out by Luo Yanqing with his other hand and tried to snatch the spear away. However, Luo Yanqing was more skilled after all. She flicked her wrist down, and a violent concussion force threw Li Laiheng off his horse.
Fortunately, everyone was very measured and the horses were not in the middle of a gallop. As a result, there was no danger and they only landed lightly.
But Luo Yanqing was still very nervous. She missed Li Laiheng very much. She quickly got off her horse and ran over to help Li Laiheng up. With a very panicked expression on her face, she kept asking if Li Laiheng was injured.
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Excerpts from Chapter 4 of "Those Things in Shun Dynasty Part 2: The Palace of Monsters"
A friend once asked me to help him solve a problem: he had a good relationship with his girlfriend, but because his girlfriend was two years older than him and his family objected, he couldn't make up his mind and wanted to ask my opinion.
I thought for a moment and told him a story, the story of Luo Yanqing.
Generally speaking, the emperor's adolescence may not be happy, but it will never be miserable. However, Li Laiheng's adolescence unfortunately happened during a period of war in the late Ming Dynasty and early Shun Dynasty.
When he first met Luo Yanqing, he never imagined what would happen in the future.