Among the cavalry on the opposite side, a cavalryman walked out of the team on horseback alone and stopped a hundred steps away from Wu Qiang's car formation.
Although this distance is within the range of the fire cannon, it is not the effective range. At such a long distance, even if the fire cannon is aimed accurately, there is no telling where the lead will fly.
But this distance was enough for Wu Qiang to see the opponent clearly.
When he saw the cavalryman on horseback opposite, he was already sure that the person coming was the cavalry team of their Tiger Flag.
The cavalry of the Tiger-Character Banner are very different from the armored cavalry of the Ming Dynasty and the Northern Lu. The cavalry of the Tiger-Character Banner wear iron helmets and breastplates, and hold muskets in their hands. They have muskets on their waists. There is also a saber hanging on the side of the belly.
Such cavalry uniforms cost dozens of taels of silver, and only their tiger-shaped flags have them.
"Are you part of the Tiger Flag?" The rider on horseback shouted in the direction of Wu Qiang and the others.
Wu Qiang responded loudly: "We are the first squadron of the third squadron, the first squadron of the 3,000-man team. I am the squad leader Wu Qiang. Which part do you belong to?"
"It turns out to be Captain Wu." The rider said, "I am Tan Zaiwang of the Cavalry. I have been ordered by our Captain to escort you to Daheihe. This is my identity card. Send someone over to take a look."
As he spoke, he took out a bronze medal from his arms and gestured with it in his hand.
Wu Qiang said to a tiger-character flag soldier beside him: "Go over and take a look at the opponent's bronze medal to make sure he is from our tiger-character flag horse team."
Although he was almost certain that the other party was from their Tiger Flag Horse Team, he still had to take a look at the bronze medal on the other party to be sure.
"Yes." The soldier next to him agreed.
I saw him walking out from behind the cart and running towards the cavalryman in front.
When he got closer, Tan Zaiwang took a look at his bronze medal to the soldier who came to him.
After the other party confirmed that it was correct, he turned around and ran back, came to Wu Qiang and said: "Captain, yes, the other party is Captain Tan of our cavalry team."
Wu Qiang nodded and walked towards Tan Zaiwang.
When he came to the front, he made a fist with his right hand across his chest and said: "Wu Qiang, the captain of the 3000-man team."
"Tan Zaiwang, captain of the cavalry team."
Tan Zaiwang jumped off the horse and also made a fist with his right hand across his chest.
"Captain Tan, why are you here?" Wu Qiang retracted his right hand and asked curiously.
Tan Zaiwang said with a smile: "I received an order from our Captain Ma to escort your team to the camp in Daheihe."
"It's great to be escorted by your cavalry team." Wu Qiang said with a happy face, "The ones I brought are all the infantry of our Tiger Flag, and the number is too small. There are more than 500 refugees from Liaodong escorted. I was worried about encountering horse bandits along the way, but now with the help of your horse team, I feel much more at ease."
Tan Zaiwang smiled and said: "Our captain is also worried that so many of you will encounter danger on the road, so he sent me with a team of riders."
Upon hearing this, Wu Qiang glanced behind the opponent and saw dozens of cavalry quietly stopping dozens of steps away.
Seeing these cavalry, he looked envious. He wanted to join the cavalry at first, but unfortunately he couldn't ride a horse, so he finally joined the fighting team.
Although the Tiger-Character Banner's troops were also good, he still felt that the cavalry of the cavalry team was more majestic.
Tan Zaiwang looked at Wu Qiang in front of him and said with a smile: "Captain Wu, it's almost noon. Why don't we just rest here for half an hour and let everyone have something to eat before continuing on their way."
"That's fine." Wu Qiang nodded in agreement, and then added, "When we are on our way soon, I hope that Captain Tan's cavalry can serve as sentinels."
"Captain Wu, you are too polite. This is what our cavalry should do." Tan Zaiwang agreed with a smile.
When Wu Qiang and others met with the cavalry brought by Tan Zaiwang, the soldiers and horses of Fubiao Camp in Datong also gathered in the main camp of Fubiao Camp.
"Sir, Staff Zhang is here." General Xu's soldiers came over to report.
As he spoke, he pointed in the direction outside the camp gate with his hand.
General Xu looked in the direction of his own soldier's finger.
Outside the camp gate, a small sedan was parked, and several government officials stood beside the sedan.
At this time, the sedan curtain was opened, and Zhang Wenhe inside the sedan was looking in his direction.
"Send the order to several generals in the camp and ask them to assemble their troops and wait for my general's orders." General Xu told the soldiers around him and walked to the sedan chair outside the camp.
Naturally, there is no saying that idlers are not allowed to approach Fubiao Camp, but there are no common people outside the camp who are willing to approach.
The bandits passed by like soldiers passing by, and the common people had no time to hide from the soldiers and generals of Fubiao Camp, let alone take the initiative to get close to them. Even some vendors were unwilling to do business near Fubiao Camp.
"General Xu."
Zhang Wenhe in the sedan saw General Xu coming over and said hello in a neutral tone.
General Xu knew that the other party was still angry about not getting any benefits from his salary, so he didn't care and said with a smile on his face: "Why do you have time to come here, Mr. Zhang?"
Zhang Wenhe had a stern look on his face and said with no annoyance in his words: "What? General Xu is so fed up with Zhang."
"No, no." General Xu waved his hands repeatedly and said immediately, "It's not that I didn't know Mr. Zhang was coming. If I had known that Mr. Zhang would come, I would have sent someone to pick up Mr. Zhang."
"No need to say these nice words, I came to Fubiao Camp on the orders of the governor to supervise the army." Zhang Wenhe, who was sitting in the sedan, said calmly.
"Supervisor!" General Xu frowned.
Zhang Wenhe in the sedan said, "Is it possible that General Xu doesn't welcome me as a supervisor? Or maybe General Xu thinks that the governor should not send a supervisor to Fubiao Camp."
"Mr. Zhang misunderstood." General Xu clasped his fists apologetically and said, "The army is in danger and the battle is fierce. Mr. Zhang has a noble status and is no match for rough guys like us. It is better for Mr. Zhang to stay at Fubiao Camp and wait for me. Good news brought back from Daliang Mountain."
"No need." Zhang Wenhe waved his hand and said, "With General Xu here, Zhang will not encounter any danger, unless General Xu's Fubiao camp cannot defeat the bandits on the mountain. If that is the case, General Xu will Explain that it would be better for Zhang to report back to the governor earlier and save General Xu from this errand."
As he spoke, he glanced sideways at General Xu standing outside the sedan.
Hearing Zhang Wenhe's sarcastic words, General Xu felt uncomfortable, but considering the other party's identity, he suppressed his discomfort and said, "That being the case, I will arrange a team of personal soldiers to protect Mr. Zhang."
"Then there's General Lao Xu." Zhang Wenhe nodded, and then said, "I don't know when General Xu is going to send troops to Daliang Mountain. The governor is still waiting for good news from General Xu!"
General Xu said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, we are almost ready. The men and horses of Fubiao Camp can send troops to Daliang Mountain at any time."
"Well, let's ask General Xu to send troops to suppress the bandits!" After saying that, Zhang Wenhe casually lowered the sedan curtain and sat back in the sedan.
