The factory guards were different from the king's division, and the enemies they had to face were not Donglu's armored soldiers. For the vassals who were on errands, catching a living soldier was more valuable than a dead one.
Because the Donglu army can be seen on the surface, but the detailed network lurking in the capital is relatively secretive. It is necessary to find flaws and then follow the clues.
However, unless they are cooperating with local Ming people who are greedy for life and fear of death, it is not easy to catch these pure Donglu craftsmen. Even if the opponent is not wearing armor, he is still a full Donglu.
Usually when one's identity is discovered, one will either fight to the death or run away. It is impossible to give up resistance and then be captured without mercy.
Since the time when the prince supervised the country, Lu Yi had never participated in such a large-scale search operation. He originally thought that it would be unsuccessful, but he did not expect that there would be an unexpected surprise.
Although they had a great advantage riding fast horses, the two Donglu in front of them were also very skilled in their skills. They dodged left and right in the crowd, and moved around with unusual briskness.
Since the target ran faster than a rabbit and kept changing directions while running, the vassals following Lu Yi could not aim with bows and arrows, and it was difficult to hit accurately with lassoes.
"Woo..."
In desperation, a feudal lord simply blew the whistle. When the common people heard this special sound, they would immediately hide aside, because this was a whistle that only factory guards had.
As soon as the whistle blows, it means that the factory guards are handling the case nearby and they are asked to stay out of the way. Otherwise, even if the culprits are caught, they will be taken to prison together.
The "Jingshi Daily" also made relevant instructions. When the people hear the whistle, they must move to the side and squat down. They are not allowed to run around. The factory guards will catch anyone who runs. If there is no evil in their heart, then why run?
After many times of "training", the people had an instinctive reaction and consciously moved out of the way, making the two running Donglu Xizuo extremely eye-catching.
"Jinyiwei is handling the case! Encircle and suppress the Donglu in detail!"
After a feudal lord shouted, the people understood that the person whistling past their eyes like a gust of wind was Donglu Xizuo.
Due to the strict security at the city gate, it was difficult to bring long-range weapons such as bows and crossbows into the city. In addition to the waist knife for self-defense, the most you could use were darts and sleeve arrows.
The wealthy gentry in the city who cooperated with the Qing Dynasty could prepare some crossbows for them, but since Prince Gou issued a new order after supervising the country, the people in the city were required to hand over their crossbows.
Once a person is found or reported to have hidden possessions, he will be punished as a crime of rebellion. On the contrary, those who voluntarily turn it in will be rewarded with rewards ranging from twenty taels to one hundred taels for each bow and crossbow, depending on its value.
Bows are different from knives. They are weapons with an extremely long production cycle. The fastest ones can take a year, and the slow ones can even take more than three years.
In order to equip the losers with bows and arrows, a certain prince came up with this method, which he called - take it from Min and keep it from Min!
Even with the search and rewards, no less than a thousand crossbows were obtained from the capital alone. Although it was still unable to meet the huge gap, it was still better than nothing.
Although most of the bows preserved by Minjian are inferior to the standard equipment of the army in terms of performance, most of them are in good condition and can be distributed to various ministries immediately after being collected.
The factory guards did not take advantage of this. As the Emperor's Eagle Dog, all weapons will be issued in full, and the workmanship is excellent, so there is no need to worry about quality issues.
In order not to hurt innocent people, the feudal lord had no choice but to give up the use of bows and arrows, try to shorten the distance with Donglu Xizuo, and try to injure him first and then capture him.
Although the place where Lu Yi led the search was not a main road like Chang'an Street, it was still considered a secondary street. The road was quite spacious and could allow vehicles and horses to travel in both directions.
There are also a large number of stalls and vendors on both sides. Food, toys, daily necessities, etc. are everywhere. Normally, it is naturally convenient for people to purchase.
But now, these stalls with bamboo or wooden signs have become barriers carefully crafted by Donglu. It is difficult for the feudal lords chasing on horseback in the middle of the road to cross the stalls and trap their prey with a lasso.
"drive!"
Lu Yi saw that his men tried to trap the target twice in succession, but were blocked by the merchant's sign, so he decided to ignore the obstacle and rushed over on horseback.
Even if it directly destroys the stalls of several vendors, it is not a big deal. All the products in one stall are not worth a lot of money. At most, the losses can be compensated afterwards.
If you capture a Donglu Xiuzao, as long as you confirm his identity, you can receive two hundred taels of silver. If you can get him to surrender to others, a pure Tatar is worth one hundred taels, and a fake Tatar is worth fifty taels.
Therefore, the vassals were extremely excited to do this kind of errand. Even if ten people shared the money, excluding the part of filial piety to their superiors, each person could still get ten taels of silver.
If there is no overseas assignment, one can earn ten taels in bonus for a month, which is not too small. At least he can have food and wine for half a month.
Lu Yi has already reached the position of a thousand households, so naturally he doesn't care about this little money, but the people below do care about it, so Lu Yi follows the good deeds, so that he can get twice the result with half the effort when doing errands.
All agents sent by Huang Taiji to the pass, especially the capital, received a lot of training before departure, including plain language, manners, dress, communication, etc.
In particular, we must know that Man Ming's factory guards are not as weak as his subordinates. They are just a group of local snakes who are determined not to expose their special identities unless they have to.
Once exposed, they will inevitably be besieged by the factory guards. Within the boundaries of the capital, it is impossible to get support from the Qing Dynasty King's Division. Everything must be done by oneself.
"Where to escape!"
Lu Yi rode his horse to fly away three stalls that were in the way, and went straight to the back of a craftsman who was lagging behind. He waved his sword, intending to cut his shoulder first.
Unexpectedly, when Na Xizuo heard the movement behind him, he was prepared. Just when the enemy was about to rush in front of him, he turned around suddenly and fired a sleeve arrow with his backhand.
"ah……"
Lu Yi was caught off guard, and the arrow from his sleeve hit his chest. Fortunately, he was wearing armor, so it was not serious. However, it also directly proved the identity of the other party, which was undoubtedly Donglu.
Those guys who cheated and cheated would definitely not have the determination and ability to go all out. With a little intimidation from ordinary factory guards, they would explain everything.
"Protect Senhu-sama!"
The accompanying Xiaoqi was shocked when he saw this. Although Mr. Qianhu had just been promoted, he didn't seem to have many connections. His only connection was with the prince.
He is the godson of the Crown Prince, and this relationship is more useful than any other connection. If something happens to him during this trip, I am afraid that he will not be able to escape from the relationship.
Although the Crown Prince has twenty godsons, and Lu Yi is only one of them, he is still a godson, and there are only six people in the entire Jinyi Guard in the capital who have this honor.
"Nothing's wrong! Arrest people quickly! Be careful with sleeve arrows!"
After Lu Yi was hit by the arrow, he immediately felt that his reaction was slow. He thought it was over at first, but then he felt that the arrow did not penetrate through and seemed to be stuck between the lining and the armor. This meant that there was a near miss.
The six subordinates who came with him on horseback were relieved to learn that Master Qianhu was safe. They also understood that the dog Tatars had hidden weapons like sleeve arrows. Although they were eager to capture people, they were still a bit cautious about using them as a weapon.
"At your service with bows and arrows! Shoot your lower body!"
He had already been hit by an arrow, and Lu Yi couldn't care about that much. If he insisted on fighting each other, he would fall into the hands of these two Tatars if he couldn't keep it together. He might as well just stop doing it and give him a break. .
"yes!"
As long as they don't shoot the Tatars themselves, even if they are hit by arrows, they will not die for a while. It is better to shoot and hurt the dog Tatars than to be shot by the dog tartars.
After receiving the order, the two feudal lords immediately raised their bows and nocked arrows. They also understood that the dog Tatars in front of them were determined to be difficult to catch, and might even cost their lives, so they simply used wolf-tooth arrows to deal with them.
Wolf fang arrows are all equipped with tail hooks. The person who is hit by the arrow cannot pull it out from the front. He must cut off the arrow shaft and separate the two ends to take out the arrow.
Jin Yiwei's spike arrow is quite special. In order to capture the suspect, there is a thin iron chain attached to the tail.
This determines that it is difficult for this kind of arrow to maintain a stable flight, and its range cannot be too far, so it can only be used for shooting at close range.
But it is enough for Jinyiwei. For long-distance shooting, he can use the wolf tooth arrow without chain.
"Let you run!"
The two feudal lords were not in a hurry to shoot. In order to ensure the hit rate, they first rode their horses to shorten the distance between them to within ten steps, and then suddenly opened their bows.
"ah……"
One shot missed, and the other hit the back of the prey's thigh. The injured Xiaozuo suddenly screamed and fell to the ground. He grinned in pain and began to curse in Tartar.
They originally planned to go out on horseback, but the day before, the inn received an order from the factory guard, and any livestock brought by the hotel guests needed to be registered.
Once a guest staying in an inn without registering it is caught on the street, the inn owner will be severely punished.
What a bullshit rule?
No one understood it, but they didn't dare to rashly disobey the factory guard's order.
Some smart people had already thought that they might need to register their identity, but they didn't expect that the factory guards would be serious about it this time.
Even if a customer ignores the order and tucks in some money to ask the boss to be more accommodating, it won't be of much use.
As long as the factory guards don't say the search is complete, all the gates in the old city will not be opened.
This means that even if you ride a horse, you cannot escape.
Under the siege and interception of a large number of factory guards, no matter how powerful you are, you will eventually be captured alive.
Similar things happen from time to time, sometimes when a suspect is arrested for committing a murder, and the scene is much the same as now.
The people in the capital can be trained to react instinctively, so they are naturally used to similar things.
Everyone understands this very well. Since the crown prince took charge of the country, the Ming Dynasty's national power has been booming.
The prince strictly prohibited the factory guards from eating or asking for money. Except for the wealthy gentry and businessmen, the lives of ordinary people were much better than before.
At least you don't have to pay taxes when you work, and you can get a salary of two to three taels of silver a month.
After having enough food and clothing, no one can risk being attacked by factory guards to commit crimes!
Anyone who is chased on the streets by factory guards is nine times out of ten not a good person.
Now these two people were regarded as key criminals by the people at first, but when they heard that there was no explanation from each other's mouth, they knew that they were dog Tatars.
"It's the Dog Tartar!"
"Catch and kill!"
"Yes~!"
Everyone in the capital hates the dog Tatars, and they come here every once in a while. How can everyone's life be so good?
We just came to the border last winter, less than half a year after withdrawing from the border, and now we are back with a vengeance.
Is this over yet?
How about using the capital of the Ming Dynasty as a public toilet?
Scolding goes without saying, but when encountering dog Tatars, the common people have to kneel down and shout "Long live the Qing Emperor" in order to save their lives.
It doesn't matter if you can't defeat him yourself, there is still a prince, because he knows the magic of immortality and can be called "Ming Dynasty's auspiciousness"!
Factory guards are not vegetarians either. They can't beat a dog tartar one on one, but they can definitely beat one with ten!
This is not considered bullying, because the heavily armed dog Tatars never showed mercy to the unarmed Ming people.
Once you catch the dog Tatar, you must give him a warning!
If a piece of meat was sold for one penny, even if ten dog Tatars were exposed at the same time, the supply would exceed the demand.
But for Lu Yi, the applauding people around him couldn't help him at all.
The Tatar who ran far away before saw that his companion was hit by an arrow, so he gave up his plan to escape alone.
Carrying a sharp blade, he withstood the sword of a feudal lord who was charging towards him, and then immediately slashed the horse's leg with the sword.
The war horse was in pain, neighed, and fell to the ground. It also crushed one of the legs of Fan Zi who was riding on the horse and broke it on the spot.
Another feudal lord was no match for this dog Tatar, and was slashed in the calf by him in just one round.
When Lu Yi saw this, he dismounted and rushed forward in person to fight with the dog Tatar.
Judging from the opponent's skill, he is definitely no less than an expert. It is really not easy to deal with him.
People with this kind of strength would not exceed 10% of the total number in Jinyiwei.
If the Tatars outside the pass are so brave and good at fighting, it will be difficult for Master Wang to fight next.
But this is something that the prince has to worry about. All Lu Yi has to do is to capture the prey in front of him alive.
After injuring two of his subordinates, it would be too cheap to kill him directly. He must be captured and tortured in prison to satisfy his hatred.
But this dog tart is really not easy to mess with. He is proficient in swordsmanship, has powerful moves, and is quite powerful.
Tatar's sword skills definitely don't have any fancy moves. They all come from actual combat. If they can kill you with one sword, they definitely don't need a second sword.
Lu Yi made ten moves in a row, but he still couldn't take advantage of him. Instead, he had to be cautious. If he made one move accidentally, he would be chopped into pieces by the dog Tatars.
"Don't let go of your arrows, or you may accidentally injure Mr. Qianhu! Let's go together!"
Seeing that his boss was unable to fight, Xiaoqi knocked out the Tatar who had been hit by an arrow before, and then charged forward with three other uninjured people.
Although their abilities are not as good as those of their superiors, they can at least provide some assistance and allow Lord Qianhu to breathe a sigh of relief.
However, the Kung Fu, which is similar to a showman's show, is extremely disadvantageous against the brave and skilled Tatars, and they suffer losses again and again.
With five against one still fighting like this, Lu Yi really felt that his face was dull, but he had no choice but to do anything.
While he was thinking about how to defeat the enemy, one of the feudal lords was stabbed in the arm by a dog Tatar.
"I'm going to fuck you!"
After getting angry, Xiaoqi no longer cared about fairness. Seeing that he couldn't fight, Xiaoqi used his peripheral vision to see eggs at a nearby stall selling pancakes and fruits, so he picked up the eggs and threw them at the target's face.
The Tatar dodged the first one, but not the subsequent attacks. A raw egg hit his face and his face immediately blossomed, with the yolk and white flowing all over his face.
Just when his vision was blurred, Lu Yi, with sharp eyes and quick hands, stabbed the back of his hand holding the knife with the tip of the knife, causing him to let go in pain, and the sharp blade suddenly fell to the ground.
One of the feudal lords hit the prey on the back of the head with the handle of a knife, knocking the prey unconscious with the force, and then dealt with the Tatar in front of him.
The horse pawns fought against the infantry, seven of them hit one, but four of them were stabbed in succession by the opponent, almost overturning the situation.
If his subordinates hadn't used crooked tactics, they would have been unable to hold this Tatar down.
"here you go!"
"I am ashamed of myself!"
"It doesn't matter! The prince said that all tactics can be used to deal with the dog Tatars!"
The Jinyiwei had to use eggs when they besieged the Dog Tartars. If word spread, they would inevitably be ridiculed by others. This general flag was a little scared to think about it.
However, Lu Yi was open-minded. It was a big deal to let this dog Tatar escape. As long as he could capture the dog Tatar, even covering his face with dog feces would be a great idea!
