Longju Village is called Zhai, but it is actually a small town. At this time, teams of officers and soldiers with bright uniforms are stationed in this important town that controls southeastern Shaanxi.
There is a large courtyard at the top of the city. It was originally the residence of a local wealthy family. At this time, it had been requisitioned by several military generals and was temporarily used as a superintendent. Both the counselor Zheng Guodong and the captain Ai Guobin lived here.
In the mansion, the original owner of the mansion took up the job of a housekeeper, serving the two generals back and forth.
Zheng Guodong is tall, has a weathered face, and is wearing a pierced armor without iron hands; Ai Guobin looks older than Zheng Guodong, and has a much richer body shape.
These two military masters were enjoying their afternoon tea, which consisted of three exquisite side dishes.
The first course is a small bowl of mutton stew, wrapped in a piece of gauze with star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, pepper and other spices. It is cooked repeatedly, the soup turns yellow, the meat is tender red, and the top is steaming, making you feel warm just by looking at it;
The second course is the juicy and bright fish slices. Cut the fresh fish into hibiscus slices, mix them with the egg whites and put them into the oil pan. Add the bamboo shoot slices and the melon slices and slide them out of the pot together. The texture is soft and the color is bright.
The third course is simpler. It stews ham essence with astragalus, dangshen, yam, angelica, red dates and lotus root joints. It is extremely nourishing and suitable for consumption in this early winter season.
Zheng Guodong took two sips of the mutton soup with a small spoon. He breathed out the heat in his mouth and sighed: "The soldiers of the Qin army sometimes cannot have two meals a day. How can they spend all their money on these side dishes?"
"Haha, Mr. Zheng, you have been chasing down the bandits for several days, so you should nourish yourself." Ai Guobin picked up two translucent fish fillets with chopsticks and said while eating, "What's more?
These dishes are all sent by the local good gentry to reward the soldiers, and there is no interference with the salary!"
"That's what Ai Dusi said." Zheng Guodong, Master Zheng, couldn't help but smile with relief when he thought about how sensible the local gentry was. "We chase down bandits to relieve our father's worries. If the gentry rewards the army, it is also for the sake of the Ming Dynasty."
For your father’s sake!”
"It's true, it's true. Mr. Zheng always thinks about the Holy One, which is beyond the reach of my generation." After all, Ai Guobin's official position is lower than that of Zheng Guodong. In and out of his words, he used an almost disgusting attitude to describe almost
.
They both came from the border army in Yansui Town and knew each other well. Zheng Guodong had a good impression of Ai Guobin and knew that although he looked ugly, he had a strong force with good combat effectiveness under his command. He had previously raided Shangzhou and
When there were bandits in the Xing'an area, Ai Guobin's battalion performed very well.
For this reason, Zheng Guodong always takes care of Ai Guobin. He has no interest in taking care of Ai Guobin's greed for money and money, and if anyone wants to take care of it, he, as the Qin Army's commander,
Comrades, they will definitely try to catch Aidus. After all, we are all in the same boat.
While they were eating and talking, one of Zheng Guodong's servants brought the latest military information on the bandits on the south bank of Danshui River.
Zheng Guodong nodded and motioned to his servant to report the situation. This servant was physically strong, but his speech was not smooth and fluent. He did not have a northern Shaanxi accent, but had a clear Mongolian accent. This is not surprising at all. The Ming army
Among them, especially among the nine-border frontier army, the number of Mongolians was extremely large, and the generals of the frontier army had a special hobby of recruiting Mongolians as servants to create the so-called "Yiding Cavalry" troops.
"The newly arrived group of thieves on the other side of the river are heading east. They should be heading to Shangnan to join the group of thieves who robbed Fushui Castle."
"Hmm..." After hearing the report from the Mongolian servants, General Zheng Guodong nodded and thought deeply. His primary goal in sending troops this time was to capture and kill the bandits from Shangnan. As for the bandits that had recently poured into Shangzhou from Manchuanli Ferry,
Thief, he hasn't thought about how to deal with it yet.
Ai Guobin over there was full of confidence. He relied on his military strength and was completely indifferent to the newly arrived bandits. He said carelessly: "Master Zheng, I think we should just cross the river first and kill this new bandit."
After capturing and beheading them all, we can then attack and destroy the Shangnan bandits."
"The two groups of bandits may be related to each other." Zheng Guodong thought more deeply than Ai Guobin. He felt that the group of bandits heading north from Manchuanli probably had the original purpose of joining the Shangnan bandits. "The Yunxi bandits
Together with the Shang Nan bandits, they occupy the east and west sides of Longju Village, forming a double-attack force. If the bandits use this strategy to attack me, it will be a bit difficult."
"Master Zheng is over-concerned. I think according to what the servant said, the new bandits from Yunxi only have five or six hundred soldiers, and the Shangnan bandits only have four or five hundred soldiers." Ai Guobin is still confident.
Manman, this time Yang Sichang mobilized various reinforcements and suppressed troops to go south to surround the traitors, but he was left in Shangzhou and missed the good opportunity to make meritorious deeds. He could no longer let go of the military exploits of this bandit. "With me,
The official army's power of more than a thousand elite soldiers is nothing more than a lion fighting a rabbit, so how can the rogue bandits have the power to fight back?"
"There is some truth to this..." Zheng Guodong pondered for a moment, and finally ordered, "Here, please remove these dishes first. Then send the order down, and the men and horses from each battalion below will pack up their equipment. We will cross the river first and destroy the new arrivals.
These bandits, once again, with the power of victory, march straight into Shangnan, and for my Ming Dynasty, I will sweep away this group of bandits!"
"yes!"
In the small Longjuzhai City, more than a thousand Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers gradually began to take action. Since many officers and soldiers were living in other people's houses in the city, it was quite embarrassing to suddenly gather troops to send out troops.
It's troublesome, not to mention some officers and soldiers, who are relying on the gentleness of some people's homes.
After all the mobilization and mobilization, before the war started, there was a situation of chaos in the city of Longju Village. Some soldiers heard that they were going to fight across the river, and they were very impatient, and they acted wildly in the city.
, there were even dozens of officers and soldiers who came together in groups to rob with open swords.
Under such a large-scale war, from afternoon to evening, the officers and soldiers were deployed out of the city and had not yet made arrangements. Seeing the moon above the willow trees, night was coming again, and General Zheng Guodong could only put aside his plan to send troops immediately.
Let it go, slow it down, wait until it is daytime tomorrow, and then set out again.
But even so, Zheng Guodong and Ai Guobin were still full of confidence. The military superiority of the army was so great, and the weapons of armored soldiers were many times better than those of the rogues. They knew the outcome of this battle without having to fight it.
Ai Guobin saw that there was no hope of sending troops today, so he, surrounded by several servants, went to the city gate and dispersed the assembled soldiers and horses. From this point of view, the Qin soldiers under Ai Guobin were indeed a group of soldiers.
A more powerful force than Zheng Guodong's. At least they have organized their team now and are ready to set off at any time.
The formation of the Qin soldiers gathered at the top of the city looked very neat. Each of them was holding a spear, and they seemed to be a pure formation team. The Ming army has always been divided into pure troops and fancy troops, just like in the mountains of the south.
Combat troops, such as the Qi Family Army, are mainly composed of flexible and complex multi-arms troops. However, among the northern frontier armies, the equipment and arms are relatively more simple and pure.
However, teams like Ai Guobin's team are almost all pure spear troops, which is extremely rare even among the northern frontier troops.
In fact, even Ai Guobin himself was not fully sure of the strength of this army. This team was originally a local warrior from Mizhi. Ai Guobin saw that they were well-trained and well-formed, so he used some means to defeat the soldiers.
After killing all Yong's leaders, he took the team into his own hands.
In the previous battles with the bandits in the Weinan Plain, the pure spear team in the hands of Edus showed good combat effectiveness. For this reason, he was valued by General Zheng Guodong, who could unscrupulously take advantage of the enemy.
, while getting promoted and making a fortune.
He looked at the neatly lined up spear troops, and then compared it with the chaotic group of soldiers and horses under Zheng Guodong's hands. His face was full of smiles, and he felt in his heart that after clearing out the Shang Nanliu bandits this time, it was time for him to
Go to the commander-in-chief and give Zheng Guodong a good grooming. He, Zheng Guodong, is nothing but a bird. He actually climbed onto my official rank.
He asked his servants to pass the order, ordering the assembled soldiers and horses to go back to their respective houses. It was already dark today, and it was not convenient to send out troops to fight. When it is daytime tomorrow, it would be a good day for him to gain military exploits.
, is the day to fight with General Zheng Shen.
The officers and soldiers who heard the order were greatly disappointed. The back-and-forth preparations were just like a joke, and there was nothing formal about it. The local braves from Mizhi thought again of the young boy who had trained them into a team.
, they are much more reliable in doing things than Edus.
The disbanded officers and soldiers returned to their residences in the city in twos and threes. These officers and soldiers, who were originally brave soldiers from the countryside, gradually became immersed in the atmosphere of the officers and soldiers. They followed the locals in the countryside and occupied many houses for residence.
They were also intoxicated by the majesty of the Ming Dynasty's official army, and even used this majesty to make profits for their own convenience.
Only when they were assembled in formation, they showed an orderly temperament due to their physical instinctive reaction. Once they were disbanded, they looked no different from other officers and soldiers.
There are many people on the street who have become homeless because their houses were occupied by soldiers. They are homeless on the streets of their hometowns, or even in front of their homes. But to some extent, they should also be grateful to the soldiers.
At least you didn't use the heads of these fellows to get a military award, right?