Once Shenyang and Liaoyang were lost, the Guangning Guard became particularly important. In addition to the thousand soldiers originally stationed there, the governor Wang Huazhen gathered stragglers and displaced people, and 10,000 people were stationed in Guangning.
At the same time, he asked the court to allocate hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to bribe the Mongols, hoping to use the Mongols to deal with Hou Jin.
Some lahu who used to hang out on the street suddenly became members of the army. Some lahu even got into the position of general flag officer and were in charge of fifty or sixty people.
"Brother, we have opened a new shop in Guangning. They sell all armor. Brothers may go to the battlefield to fight against the Jurchens at any time. Why don't we get some armor for self-defense?"
The speaker was wearing a dirty and torn cotton-padded jacket, which was stuffed with hay. It looked very thick and could keep warm in winter.
A man next to him dressed similar to him said: "Good soldiers and armor and other things cost money, how can we have money to buy them?"
"Give me some money." Another man said, "We are going to fight the Jurchens in the future. What's wrong with a few of his armors? Brother, why don't you lead your brothers and rob their shop? Maybe we can still Get some money to spend."
A man squatted on the cart next to him, holding a hay stalk in his mouth. He spat out and said: "If you dare to open a shop in Guangning to sell soldiers' armor, you will be either a general or a general. Such a shop We can't afford to offend you, so don't make too many decisions, otherwise you won't even be able to keep food for yourself."
When several men heard this, they shrank their necks.
The man who spoke first said: "Brother, I have inquired about it. That shop just opened not long ago, and behind it is a business called Tiger Flag. It has nothing to do with the adults in Guangning."
"Are you sure that shop has nothing to do with the adults in Guangning?" the leading man asked.
The man slapped his chest and said: "I'm sure, it has nothing to do with it. Moreover, Pi Dao Mao Wenlong's people just took away a batch of soldiers from that shop not long ago. They didn't give them a tael of silver. The shopkeeper of that shop didn't I didn’t even put any of them away, and even delivered them to the door myself with a smile on my face.”
The leading man passed his fingers across the scar on his cheek, a stern look flashed in his eyes, and said, "Let's go, brothers, come with me to make a fortune."
A dozen men around him followed him out of the camp gate and walked towards the busiest street in Guangning.
A group of people appeared on the street in a menacing manner, and pedestrians who were originally walking on the street gave way.
"What is Guan Scaru going to do with so many people?"
There were people who knew each other on the street and whispered to the people around them.
"No matter what you do, it's definitely not a good thing. Let's be careful and don't provoke these people." Some people on the roadside answered.
Guan Scaru is the leader of the tigers in Guangning. He has a group of tigers under his command and he usually does all kinds of bad things in Guangning.
Before the two important towns of Shenyang and Liaoning were lost, Guangning had only a thousand old, weak, sick and disabled people. Now Guangning has gathered many stragglers and refugees, as well as tigers on the streets, to form a new army of 10,000 people to defend Guangning. Ning Wei.
Guan Scaru suddenly changed from the leader of Lahu to the chief flag officer, and his subordinates were the same Lahu who were under his command.
"Is this here?" Guan Scaru asked the men beside him when he came to the door of a shop.
He was illiterate, and although there was a bright sign hanging on the side of the shop, he had no idea what was written on it.
The man next to him pointed at the cover outside the door and said, "This is it. This shop is called Tiger Flag."
"Returning the fucking tiger-character flag, I don't know which general's shop I thought it was!" Guan Scaru sneered, and then walked towards the shop.
More than a dozen men suddenly poured into the shop, making it crowded.
"Brother, look at this knife. It's a kilogram heavier than the knives in the army. The back of the knife is also wider and the blade is smooth. It looks like a good knife." The man standing next to Guan Scaru picked up a knife in the shop and handed it to him. Gave it to Guan Scar.
After taking the knife, Guan Scaru weighed it, swung it casually, and chopped it on the corner of a table in the shop.
The cold light passed by, and the corner of the table fell to the ground, and the fracture was smooth and neat.
"Good knife, put it away for me. This knife will belong to me from now on." Guan Scaru threw the knife to the man beside him.
The man next to him took the knife and said, "Brother, what's the point of having a knife but no armor? There is a piece of mail over there, please bring it to me."
Guan Scaru turned to look at the mail armor on the shelf on his left, and said, "Don't worry, these things can't escape. We'll pick them up when we leave. You go and pick out a few weapons first."
A dozen big men who followed Guan Scaru to the shop began to select weapons for themselves in the shop.
The clerk in the shop saw that the situation was not good and took the opportunity to sneak into the backyard.
Guan Scaru noticed the guy sneaking away, but didn't care, waiting for him to go to the backyard to call someone.
While his men were selecting weapons, the curtain behind the shop opened and a man walked out.
"Guys, the weapons of our Tiger Flag are made of fine iron, and they look pretty good." The man who came out from behind the curtain said with a smile.
Guan Scaran took a quick look and said, "Are you the shopkeeper of this shop?"
"My surname is Wang, and I am the owner of this shop. I wonder what I call this brother?" Wang Hai hugged his fists towards Guan Scaru.
A man next to Guan Scaran said: "This is our flag officer, General Guan."
"It turns out to be Mr. Guan." Wang Hai cupped his hand.
Guan Scaru said coldly: "Young master, I suspect that you are reselling the equipment that was lost in the army. I want to search your place and you, too. You have to go with me."
"Master Guan, must you have misunderstood!" Wang Hai's face sank and he said, "Our Tiger Flag has an iron yard in Datong. The soldiers and armors sold in the shop are all made by my owner's iron yard, and everything is shipped from Datong. Come, it has nothing to do with the military."
Guan Scaru said coldly: "I said that the armor you have here is a batch of armor that was lost in the army. That means, come here, capture him and take him away together."
Two men walked up from the side and reached out to grab Wang Hai, but Wang Hai stepped back and hid.
"You dare to arrest me?" Guan Scaru waved his hand.
Several more men came up from behind and surrounded Wang Hai.
Wang Hai's voice turned cold and he said: "Master Guan, if you dare to cause trouble here, you must think clearly about the consequences."
Guan Scaru hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at the man next to him.
The other party nodded vigorously and said, "Brother, don't worry, this shop has nothing to do with those generals in Guangning."
Guan Scaru ordered: "Bring them all to me and take him down."
Several men rushed forward and captured Wang Hai, while others found a rope and wanted to tie Wang Hai up.
"Our family has seen the official power of Guan Ningwei today."
As a sharp sound came out, the curtain to the backyard was opened, and an internal prison officer walked out from behind and came to Wang Hai.
The men who were originally escorting Wang Hai involuntarily let go of their hands and retreated behind Guan Scaru.
