On the only way up Daliang Mountain, a fast horse galloped past. When it reached the middle of the mountain, it was stopped by a fence across the road.
"Take me quickly to call your captain." The rider on horseback took out a bronze medal from his arms and waved it in front of the person who intercepted him.
Among the people who stopped him, someone took a look at the bronze medal and then said, "The captain is at the mountain stronghold. Come with me."
After saying that, he turned around and led the way up the mountain.
The road up the mountain was a bit rough, and there were a lot of stumbling weeds on the ground, making it difficult for the horse to run. The rider had to jump off the horse and lead the horse up the mountain.
With someone from the mountain village leading the way, the rider was never stopped by the sentry on the mountain and reached the mountain village smoothly.
Training is going on in the open space in the village, and teams of firecrackers are training to shoot firecrackers.
Fire gun training requires repeated training step by step from loading to cleaning the medicine pool, and finally reloading, so that after every fire gun player hears the order, the body will form a subconscious reaction to avoid being unable to fire in time due to panic on the battlefield. Set off firecrackers.
Long-term repeated training can not only prevent the gunman from getting confused on the battlefield, but also allow the gunman to save time on loading and firing, so that he can fire the gun for the second time in the shortest time.
The person responsible for training the fire gunners is deputy captain Marin.
He saw a stranger leading a horse up the mountain, stopped Yao Xin who was leading the way, and asked, "What's going on?"
Yao Xin, who was walking in front to lead the rider, stopped and said: "Report to the deputy captain, this man is here to deliver a letter and wants to see the captain."
"Okay, you can take him there!" Marin waved his hand, indicating that the other party could pass.
At this time, Cao Guang was in a room in the village. Also in the room was Zhang Hongtu, a staff officer of the First Brigade.
The two people were talking in the room when they heard someone outside the room say: "You guys wait, I'll go in and report."
As the words fell, the door of the room was pushed open. Wang Dazhuang walked in from the outside, stood in front of Cao Guang, and said: "Captain, Yao Xin who was on duty down the mountain is back, and he brought a stranger up the mountain."
"Bring it in." Cao Guang said.
Soon, Yao Xin and the rider were brought into the house.
"Captain Cao, I'm from the Foreign Affairs Bureau. This is the news our shopkeeper asked me to deliver." As soon as the rider entered the room, he got straight to the point and handed over the bamboo tube.
Wang Dazhuang took the bamboo tube and gave it to Cao Guang.
Cao Guang did not doubt that the other party said that he was a member of the Foreign Intelligence Agency. The people on duty at the foot of the mountain naturally saw this person's bronze medal, otherwise it would not have been possible to put it on the mountain, let alone Yao Xin to take it up the mountain himself.
Unplugging the plug from the bamboo tube, Cao Guang took out a rolled piece of paper. After opening it, he saw what was written on it.
After reading it, he handed the note to Zhang Hongtu who was standing aside.
Then he said to Wang Dazhuang: "Dazhuang, take this brother from the Foreign Affairs Bureau down to rest, and prepare some food by the way."
"Thank you very much, Captain Cao." The rider said, "The letter has been delivered, and I will not stay here. I will take my leave now."
Cao Guang nodded slightly and said: "Then I won't keep you, Yao Xin, you send him down the mountain."
"Yes." Yao Xin agreed, and then said to the rider, "Follow me, and I will take you down the mountain."
The two people left the house, and Wang Dazhuang also retreated outside the house and continued to stand guard.
Cao Guang then looked at Zhang Hongtu and said, "Should we also find Vice Captain Ma to discuss how to deal with the officers and soldiers coming to Daliang Mountain this time?"
"Okay, I'll go find him." Zhang Hongtu agreed, stood up from his seat and walked out the door.
However, before he could walk out of the house, the door was opened and Marin walked in from the outside.
"I was about to find you, but I didn't expect you to come here first." Zhang Hongtu said with a smile.
Ma Lin smiled and said: "During the training just now, I saw someone coming to see the captain. I guessed that the other person came to our Daliang Mountains to suppress bandits for the purpose of Fubiao Camp. No, I came here on my own. "
"You have such a good nose, you guessed it right all of a sudden." Cao Guang cursed with a smile, and then said, "That's right, the person who just came is from the Foreign Intelligence Service and brought news about Camp Fubiao."
Zhang Hongtu, who was standing next to him, passed the note in his hand forward and said, "Let's take a look. This is from the person from the Foreign Affairs Bureau just now."
"After waiting for so long, there is some movement in the Fubiao Camp. How many days have passed. If it were our Tiger Flag War Troops, how could we have delayed so long? We would have already broken camp and marched into the Daliang Mountains." Ma Lin As he said this, he took the note handed over by Zhang Hongtu in his hand.
Zhang Hongtu said with a smile: "The soldiers and horses of Fubiao Camp are here to suppress bandits in Daliang Mountain. To be more precise, they are here to suppress bandits like us. It's a good thing for you that you hope they will come soon."
Marin spread his hands and said, "You are here just in time to train our troops. We have been training in the mountains for so long, so we just have to practice with the soldiers and horses of Fubiao Camp."
"Oh, you are so petty." Zhang Hongtu smiled, "The Ming Dynasty's officers and soldiers are here for you to practice with. If you didn't know better, you would think that we are officers and soldiers and the other party is bandits."
Ma Lin curled his lips and said: "The soldiers and horses of Fubiao Camp are really not as good as the soldiers in our village. I won't be afraid even if the elite border troops from Datong Town come to the village to suppress bandits. If they can pose a threat to our village, , we only have the personal soldiers and servants raised by Bian Jiang, how can the ordinary soldiers be our opponents."
Regarding this point, Zhang Hongtu did not refute, but nodded in agreement.
To measure the strength of an army, in addition to logistical factors, it mainly depends on discipline and armor, as well as the quality of the soldiers.
When it comes to discipline and armor, there is no army in the entire Ming Dynasty that can match the soldiers of the Tiger Banner. Even their second-level soldiers from Daliang Mountain are better than the soldiers of the border army in terms of armor. .
Good armor can increase a soldier's probability of survival on the battlefield, and good discipline can ensure the combat effectiveness of an army.
No matter which aspect it is, the soldiers of the Tiger Character Banner will be better than the soldiers of the border army.
Ma Lin looked at Cao Guang and said, "Captain, the Fubiao camp in Daliang Mountain is suitable for training our troops. Why don't I lead two squadrons to ambush at the foot of the mountain, and we will definitely win a complete victory."
Zhang Hongtu said: "In the past, when the bandits in Daliang Mountain encountered the army coming to suppress them, they would retreat into the woods and wait for the army to retreat before returning."
Cao Guang turned his head to look at Zhang Hongtu and said, "What you mean is that we retreat into the woods to avoid their sharp edges and not engage in head-on confrontation with the officers and soldiers."
Zhang Hongtu nodded.
"We can't retreat." Marin objected, and then said, "This is a very good training opportunity. If you miss this time, you don't know when you will be able to experience an actual battle."
Zhang Hongtu frowned and said: "Our three squadrons on the mountain have not been fully integrated. If we fight against the army at this time, we will easily suffer losses."
Marin shook his head and said: "Without experiencing real fighting, how long will it take for the soldiers in our brigade to truly mature and become a qualified soldier?"
One of the two people chose to fight against the Fubiao camp, and the other suggested retreating into the mountains and forests.
In the end, both of them looked at Cao Guang, waiting for Cao Guang to come up with this idea.
