"Pikemen, obey the order and be on guard at the door!"
"Archers on the fort, on alert!"
"Swordsman, go and open the door."
Even if the password was correct, the guard in the wooden castle was not relaxed much. About twenty soldiers, under the command of a team leader named Zhang Wenjue, opened the wooden door while setting up defenses.
What came in outside the door was indeed the secret sentry of the new army to overcome difficulties, not one team, but two teams. The team that was originally on guard duty on the north shore, and the team that replaced them, all returned together. The leader was a young man named Tian, a native of Tianjin, who had read books and was a scholar. However, in these troubled times, scholars are not valuable. After the Tianjin Wei War, because their family was in ruins, they followed him to Dagukou. He originally wanted to join the Jinyiwei, but because the Jinyiwei quota was full, he was transferred to the Sentry Association of the New Army to overcome difficulties, and became a secret sentry.
"Tian Xiucai, what's going on?"
Yu Daren recognized Tian Xiucai. He and Tian Xiucai's father were classmates, and they were both scumbags who couldn't even pass the exam. However, the Tian family was rich and engaged in the private salt business, so they still married and had children without being a scholar. They gave birth to a young man named Tian Qingyi, and he was also a child prodigy. He was awarded the title of scholar at the age of thirteen. It's a pity that he was a scholar in troubled times and had a hard life. He couldn't pass the imperial exams or Jinshi exams, so he only became a spy for the new army.
"There is a large group of three to four thousand people, all on horseback, with the banner of 'Deputy Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses Acting as the King', as well as the banner of the governor of Jiliao, the command flag of the three armed forces and a pair of king's command flags."
"What about the clothes?"
"The clothes are of the right color," Tian Xiucai said. "From a distance, they are all officers and soldiers."
"Then you can't be wrong. It must be that King Dai didn't dare to go to Datong for a thousand years and came to us." Yu Daren looked at Tian Xiucai and said, "Why did you bring everyone back?"
Zhu Cihong's appointment of Zhu Cihuan as acting king was made public and was published in the Di newspaper. Yu Daren is not a scholar, but he is also a scholar. He naturally cares about national affairs, so he knows about it.
"Because the flag is wrong!" Tian Xiucai's voice trembled a little when he spoke, "When did His Highness the Crown Prince make the third prince the deputy marshal of the world's troops? That was what he claimed to be. How dare he use such a flag now?"
"That's right." Cold sweat dripped from Yu Daren's forehead.
How stupid does the acting king Zhu Cihuan have to be to come to see his brother under the banner of "Deputy Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses Acting as the King"?
"If it's not Dai Wang Chitose, then who is here?"
"Who else could it be?" Tian Xiucai said, "It's either a Tatar or a bandit!"
"Damn it," Yu Daren took a breath, "They came at the right time! Today is the day for the prince to take concubines, and many officials have gone to Haisha Island to have a drink!"
Tian Xiucai gritted his teeth and said: "This is our chance to show off! As long as we can delay it for a moment, it will be the first achievement. When we reach Jiangnan, why don't we get a big reward of hundreds of acres of land?"
"That's right, the prince has clear rewards and punishments!" Yu Daren rubbed his hands, "But the ones who come are probably Tatars!"
Tatars!
Those enemies are like demons. Just the brothers under Yu Daren, how can they fill their teeth?
"Don't be afraid!" Tian Xiucai gritted his teeth, "Aren't they just Tatars? We can't defeat the Tatars, so why can't we deceive the Tatars?"
"Lie to the Tatars? How?" Yu Daren frowned and thought to himself: I am a student of sages, so I can't lie to others!
"Listen to me!" Tian Xiucai smiled, "I'm good at lying!"
He is a child prodigy, a scholar at the age of thirteen, his IQ cannot be lowered, and his family is a profiteer selling illegal salt. He is not a good family, so bragging and lying must be learned from his family.
"Then what should I do?" Yu Daren asked.
"Of course you are responsible for killing the Tatars!" Tian Xiucai smiled, "You have to kill two to three hundred of them, right?"
"Two or three hundred?" Yu Daren rolled his eyes, "Those are Tatars!"
To the north of the Dagukou Floating Bridge, heavy rain turned everything into mud.
Three thousand and hundreds of people and horses were searching for a way forward in the rain. It was getting darker and darker, and they didn't dare to set up torches or lanterns. The marching speed could not be increased no matter how fast it was.
Moreover, Dagukou has been an important coastal defense town since the Wanli War to Aid Korea. Many forts and camps have been built around it. I don’t know if anyone is stationed there now? Although this group of people was not afraid, they were not willing to tangle with the Ming army and delay their trip. So we took a detour all the way to avoid these strongholds.
Precisely because they wanted to avoid strongholds where the Ming army might be stationed, this group of people avoided the official road with relatively good road conditions after approaching Dagokou. They rolled in the mud along the way and suffered a lot.
This team was discovered by Tian Xiucai and others, and was under the banner of "Deputy Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses".
They are not rogues, but Tatars! Not all of them were real Tatars, but eight or nine hundred elites from the Zhengbai Banner plus more than two thousand Han troops from the Zhenghuang Banner. There are also forty Bagala warriors among them - warriors carefully selected from various Niulu!
They are also divided into white-armored soldiers and red-armored soldiers. Among them, the white-armored soldiers are selected from a hundred, and only ten people are selected for each Niulu! The red-armored soldiers are a group of forty or fifty people selected by the Niulu, and they are also heroes with outstanding martial arts skills.
The leader of the team was none other than Dorgon's Baya Lahu Zhangjing, Manchuria's No. 1 Warrior Niuhulu Duolong!
The current number one warrior in Manchuria did not wear the terrifying white armor, but the long armor worn by the generals of the Ming Dynasty. He was riding in the middle of the team with dozens of strong men dressed like him.
About half a horse in front of him, there is a man in his forties, tall and handsome, wearing a python robe of a high official in the Ming Dynasty. This man is Geng Zhongming, King Huaishun, one of the three kings of the Qing Dynasty.
Geng Zhongming was a man of dexterity. During his rebellion in Dengzhou, he used a trick to eliminate the subordinates of Tianjin Navy general Sun Yinglong who came to persuade him to surrender, and annexed some of Sun Yinglong's subordinates. Therefore, there were some Tianjin guards in his army who were familiar with the terrain and knew some water warfare. That's why he was sent by Dorgon to raid Dagukou with Duolong.
Since Geng Zhongming was a prince and had a noble status, he was the nominal general. Duolong had to give him a little concession when riding alongside him.
A knight in Guan Ning's army who did not put on his clothes at night came back from the front. He was Geng Zhongming's adopted son from the captured officers and soldiers of the Tianjin Guard Navy. His name was Geng Zhongjin. He was a native of Tianjinwei and was familiar with the terrain, so he led the team to explore the road ahead.
Geng Zhongjin, who rushed to Geng Zhongming's side, wiped the rain off his face and said with joy on his face: "Father, Duo Zhangjing, found a pontoon bridge more than ten miles away. There didn't seem to be many defenders, but they were just north of the bridge. Built a wooden fort.”
"Built a wooden fort?" Duolong frowned, he was here for a sneak attack! I didn’t bring any siege equipment, so how could I deal with a wooden castle?
"Zhang Jing," Geng Zhongming said with a smile, "there is nothing to be afraid of. As long as we raise the banner of the Qing Dynasty, we will scare away the weak soldiers of the red thieves."
Duolong snorted: "Aren't you afraid of scaring away Emperor Chongzhen and the Prince of Fujun? When the time comes, your Majesty will take a boat to catch up at sea? The warriors of Manchuria are invincible on land, but not after going to sea!"
"Zhang Jing," Geng Zhongming frowned, "If we want to storm the wooden castle, we will still be able to alert the enemy."
"Hey, don't you know how to use stratagems?" Duolong stroked his beard and said with a smile, "This man, the best warrior in Manchuria, is also good at stratagems. He can recite the world's best military book, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, by heart!"
Geng Zhongming immediately changed his expression to admiration and said, "That's right, that's Zhang Jing who can recite "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" backwards and forwards."
Duolong laughed loudly: "Do you still need to use the strategy in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to deal with a wooden castle of red thieves?" He pointed at Geng Zhongming, "The prince's python robe alone is enough to outwit the floating bridge!"
Is it really possible? Geng Zhongming was actually very skeptical, but he did not dare to refute the reputation of Duolong, the first warrior in Manchuria who was both wise and brave! He is a popular figure in front of Dorgon's tent!
"Ouch, ouch," Geng Zhongming said with a smile on his face, holding up the soaked python robe with one hand, "Why did I forget it? I'm so confused."
Duolong laughed, waved his hand and said, "Let's go then!" He then said to Geng Zhongjin, "Zhongjin, you also came from Nanchao. You know the rules, so go and report it first!"
"Scum!"
