"Where is the factory supervisor?" Kuang Ren raised his hand and pointed toward the west side of the mountain. There was a protruding rock there with several people sitting on it. Because of the lush trees in the mountain and the sky being too dark, they couldn't find it without looking carefully.
The rock was about forty or fifty meters away from the straight line of the valley. The outlines of several people could be vaguely seen but their faces could not be seen in detail. When they were discovered, those few people stood up generously.
I thought they might be mountain people gathering medicine and hunting, but as soon as they got up, they could see the thing in their hands and its unruly momentum. They were undoubtedly horse thieves!
"Hey, you were defeated by the Tatars and hid in the mountains," one of them shouted, not taking the officers and soldiers seriously at all.
"You thief, didn't you expect that this general is the one who suppressed you?" Li Shiyuan shouted angrily, and the people above laughed: "With your virtues, you can't even be found at the mountain gate, and even if you are found, you can't get in. Bah, I see you." The Tatars are so frightened that they hide in the mountains and pretend to be heroes!"
Li Shiyuan was furious and about to curse, but Chang Yu stopped him, raised his head and asked: "Who is so arrogant and dares to name me?"
"I'm from Hei Shanzhai. Why do you really want to try it with so many people?" After the man said this, several people around him laughed. He was so arrogant that he didn't take the officers and soldiers seriously at all. This also proves that the reputation of the officers and soldiers these days is very high. How bad is the combat effectiveness.
"The big hill to the west is Black Mountain, it's very steep..." Orion whispered beside Chang Yu. Chang Yu turned his head and glanced at the dark hill, nodded slightly and shouted to those people: "Meet you some time. Go visit”.
"Waiting for you, don't forget to bring a greeting gift when you come to the top of the mountain, hahaha..." Several people laughed. The reason why they were so arrogant was because the mountain was steep, the sky was dark, and the distance was far away. It was expected that the officers and soldiers would be helpless against them.
"You can pass the meeting gift now." Chang Yu raised his hand and snapped his fingers. The man above him said, "Then you are..." Before he finished speaking, he screamed and rolled down, but was shot by Kuang Ren with an arrow. Killing, the rest of the thieves were shocked and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
"The despicable person who failed to suppress the thieves deserved to die." Seeing Chang Yu's unkind expression, Li Shiyuan quickly kowtowed and confessed. Chang Yu snorted and said nothing. The dignified admiral of the East Factory led thousands of officers and soldiers to be ridiculed by a few horse thieves. It was not him who was embarrassed, but The face of the imperial court reflects the national prestige of Ming Dynasty!
It was already dark, although there was a cool breeze, but the mosquitoes were rampant, and everyone who was bitten complained endlessly, so they lit a torch and burned some mosquito repellent to get better, and continued marching like this.
Suddenly, screams came from behind, saying that someone on the mountain threw stones and injured several soldiers. Chang Yu knew that it must be the horse thieves who took revenge, but it was dark and they couldn't be seen, otherwise they would all be shot.
Li Shiyuan's face turned livid and he secretly swore that once the war outside was over, he would come to the mountains and kill all these horse thieves!
It's just that it's not that easy to suppress bandits in the mountains. Even with so many modern high-tech weapons in later generations, it's difficult to uproot them, let alone these days.
Chang Yu looked a little depressed. Apart from being disturbed by those horse thieves, the mosquitoes in the mountains were really painful. What was even worse was that when he turned into a valley, it suddenly started to rain lightly. However, the troops behind who had not entered the valley said that it was not raining. All the soldiers Surprisingly, Li Muxian even used his magic stick to deceive Li Shiyuan and Lu Xing.
For Chang Yu, this is just a natural phenomenon. The airflow in the mountains is different. It is normal for the same mountain to have the same sky. However, the rain, whether it is heavy or not, makes people feel uncomfortable all over. He can't help but curse inwardly: "It's raining several times in the city." It was a sunny day, so I gave them eye drops as soon as I marched.
A warning message came from Kuang Ren ahead, saying that another fire was flashing in the distance. Chang Yu couldn't help frowning. It couldn't be another horse thief. The surrounding area was pitch black and it was raining. If there were horse thieves in the surrounding area, it would still be safe Really troublesome.
Fortunately, it was a false alarm. Orion said that it was a village, but there were really horse thieves' cottages nearby. He also pointed in the direction to show Chang Yu. There was a faint flash of fire. It must have been the marching torches of the officers and soldiers that caught their attention.
Li Muxian suggested resting in the village ahead until dawn before leaving. After all, there were many horse thieves in the surrounding area. If they went crazy and suddenly attacked, the dark officers and soldiers were unfamiliar with the surrounding terrain and would suffer a hidden loss if they could not protect them.
Chang Yu was also very confused and called Lu Xing and others to ask their opinions.
"It's no use being a mere horse thieves. Even if they have the right time and place, we have three thousand soldiers several times as many as the horse thieves. What should we be afraid of? Furthermore, even if we have a clear idea of the horse thieves' situation, they will not be able to figure out the situation of the horse thieves even if they are so dark. Knowing our depth, we can't figure it out and we can't do it out of nowhere!" Ma Qianli, the commander of Tengxiang Guards, analyzed that after all, he is a soldier who may not be as resourceful as Li Muxian in terms of resourcefulness, but in terms of experience in marching and formation, he is not a soldier. comparable.
In view of this and the urgent military situation in Qingzhou, Chang Yu ordered the soldiers to continue marching and strive to reach the large valley of Prince Mountain at dawn.
Chang Yu's journey over mountains and ridges, through forests and wading in rivers was miserable. Jia Wai Xiong and Lao Jiu in Qingzhou City also looked solemn, as the mountain rain finally came.
The two of them had the important task of defending the city. They could not leave the city wall to eat and sleep in the city, not daring to slack off. Yesterday, Kang Kale performed hard outside the city, which gave them the opportunity to train their troops. They did not stop until the evening, and Jia Wai Xiong arrived. Xiang Yong was allowed to go to the city to rest late at night, and he and Lao Jiu led two battalions under their command to be on duty in the city.
Nothing happened all night. At dawn, the two battalions took turns to go to the city to look out. Qin Fugui, the leader of the horse thieves, ran over and tried his best to please Jia Waixiong by pinching his arms and rubbing his legs. This guy was ordered to maintain law and order in the city, but he was also conscientious in maintaining law and order in the city. He ordered those under his command to The thieves strictly abide by military discipline, do not act recklessly, and cannot cause any trouble.
"Is Qin Fugui happy as an officer and a soldier, or as a horse thief?" Jia Waixiong liked to tease him when he had nothing to do.
"Being happy has a purpose. You have to have food to eat these days. We brothers used to be happy, but we were so hungry that we were dizzy and dizzy. But it's different now. We are officers and soldiers. Not only do we get military pay, but we also have food and drink. Hey, we have three meals a day of porridge, sometimes with broth, and steamed buns..." Qin Fugui looked satisfied.
Lao Jiu was stunned: "It's okay to have food and drink. You have military pay. Who promised it? The young governor didn't give you a staff!"
Oh, cough, Qin Fugui looked a little embarrassed: "Then it's not military pay but silver reward. I heard from the palace steward that King Heng said that all the soldiers who defend the city are rewarded with silver. Although we are not regular officers and soldiers, but, hehe , right two bosses..."
A few people were talking nonsense on the city, and the city was also in full swing. Seeing the Qing army approaching the city, the city would be destroyed at any time. The always timid King Heng used all his connections to call on the wealthy gentry to donate money and food, and he even contributed money regardless of the cost. They worked hard to provide food and set up more than a dozen porridge stalls near the four city gates. Of course, not all the people in the city could eat there, only the rural warriors and guardsmen who went to the city.
Of course he wanted to have a full stomach if he wanted to fight. In addition, Heng Wang Zhu Youdi went to the city several times to boost morale. Of course he didn't come empty-handed. Each of Chang Yu's two battalions was given ten taels of pay and reward money. Jia Waixiong and Lao Jiu both took as much as a hundred taels, and even promised to give a thousand taels after the war. Of course, at this time, he did not know that his eldest son had promised each of them ten thousand taels in Linzi...
