"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
A fast horse galloped from a distance. It only slowed down slightly when passing through the city gate. However, it quickly entered the city in front of the soldiers guarding the city gate.
"Bah! What the hell!" A soldier in front of the city gate spat fiercely at the back of Kuaiqiu as he left.
When riding through the city gate just now, I almost bumped into him.
An older soldier next to him looked at Kuai Qiu's retreating figure and said, "I'm afraid something big is going to happen."
"What's the big deal?" The young soldier next to him came up.
The older soldier looked back at the fast cavalryman and turned to the young soldier who spoke: "The cavalryman who just passed by, judging from the armor on his body, should be a personal servant of a certain general. Entering the city in such a hurry, there is a high probability that there will be something wrong with the army that went to pacify the Tiger Flag."
"Can such a thing be seen?" The young soldier next to him frowned, feeling that the other party's words were a bit exaggerated. At least he didn't see anything.
The older soldier raised his hand and patted the young soldier on the shoulder and said: "You have lowered your value. Stop playing with money. Go home as soon as possible and put away the valuable things at home, especially food. The more the better."
After saying that, he was about to leave with his spear on his shoulder.
"The more you talk about it, the more confused I become. Can you explain it more clearly so that I can have some peace of mind." The young soldier stretched out his hand to grab the older soldier.
The older soldier who was pulled back had no choice but to retract his outgoing leg, then looked around and found that no one was paying attention, so he whispered: "I'll tell you, but don't tell anyone."
The young soldier nodded hurriedly.
I heard the older soldier say: "The cavalryman who just passed by was not in good condition. He only had a quiver but no bow and arrows. His hair was messy and his face was tired. He didn't have the energy to win the battle at all. He was eaten at the first sight. defeat."
"You're not wrong, are you?" The young soldier thought about it and found that he didn't have much impression of the cavalryman who passed by before. He couldn't even think of things like bows and arrows, let alone pay attention to the other party's image. .
The old veteran Ding snorted softly and said: "I told you, believe it or not, don't regret not making preparations in advance when the bandits arrive in Datong Mansion."
"I still don't believe it." The young soldier shook his head and said, "I heard that a hundred thousand troops went to Xinping Fort to suppress the bandits. No matter how powerful the tiger-shaped flag is, it is impossible to defeat a hundred thousand troops."
The old veteran Ding, who was about to leave again, turned back and said: "Be good to you. If we win the battle, the cavalry just now will not be able to enter the city without saying a word. He will start shouting victory as early as he approaches the city gate." .”
The young soldier choked up when he heard this.
This time, no young soldiers spoke, and the old soldiers walked away, leaving their backs behind.
The fast riders who broke into the city from the city gate were rampaging on the streets of Datong Mansion, without caring whether their horses would hit pedestrians on the road.
Fortunately, he was wearing armor and had a sword hanging on his waist. Pedestrians on the road started to avoid him as soon as they saw him.
"Hush!"
He rode quickly all the way to the gate of the governor's office in Datong Prefecture, then he pulled the reins, turned over and jumped off the horse.
However, after riding for too long, as soon as his feet hit the ground, he staggered forward and fell forward. Fortunately, when he was about to fall, he stabilized his body and did not throw himself on the ground.
Then he rushed to the yamen gate in a few steps.
"Quickly, take me to the military gate." The cavalryman took out a token from his arms, glanced at the yamen servant in front of him, and then walked into the yamen.
When the yamen servant saw the token and the visitor's attire, he knew it was military duty and hurriedly led the visitor inside.
At the same time, other government officials ran in first to deliver the letter.
"The governor is inside."
Arriving in front of the study door, the yamen leader who led the way stopped and pointed at the door in front of him.
At this moment, the door was opened.
The face of Hu Mingyi, the staff member next to Li Guangyi, appeared in the eyes of the people outside the door. He said: "Come in quickly, the master has been waiting for your news."
The cavalryman outside the door passed the government servant beside him and stepped into the house.
"The general will visit the military gate at the end."
As soon as he entered the room, the cavalryman saw Li Guangyi behind the desk and immediately knelt down on one knee to salute.
"No need to be polite, tell me about the bandit suppression." Li Guangyi asked about the bandit suppression.
The cavalryman lowered his head and said: "Returning to the army gate, both armies were defeated. General Yang lost news. Only General Wang led the remaining soldiers to escape."
Snapped!
Li Guangyi's face turned pale, and the book in his hand fell on the table and hit the penholder next to the inkstone, causing the ink inside the inkstone to splash out, and a few drops of it fell on Li Guangyi's cuffs.
"How could we lose? How could we lose!" Li Guangyi said these words repeatedly.
Hu Mingyi on the side looked ugly and said to the cavalryman kneeling on the ground: "How many soldiers and horses are left now? How many soldiers and horses do the bandits have?"
"Before my subordinates came back, General Wang was gathering the remaining soldiers. The exact number is not yet clear, but there are almost 20,000 soldiers and horses on the bandits' side, all of which are infantry." The cavalryman said truthfully.
Hu Mingyi turned back to Li Guangyi and said: "General Yang has only lost news temporarily, and nothing may happen. I believe news about General Yang will come back soon."
"You don't understand. With this defeat, Datong will no longer be able to send troops to stop the bandits." Li Guangyi said worriedly.
Hu Mingyi hesitated for a moment and said: "The bandits are all foot soldiers. Even if we gain a temporary advantage, as long as our army is still there, the situation will not be the worst."
"I hope so!" Li Guangyi sighed.
If the soldiers and horses of the Tiger Character Banner were as elite as the ones he encountered yesterday, and the Ming Dynasty did not have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, there would be no way it could be the opponent of the Tiger Character Banner.
"We are all Han Chinese, and our Tiger Character Banner is not willing to cause more killings." Zhang Hong said to Yang Guozhu.
Yang Guozhu said with a stern face: "The Ming Dynasty treated Liu Heng well, and even appointed him as the guard of Xinping Fort. Now your Tiger Character Banner is openly rebelling. Aren't you afraid that the whole world will poke his spine?"
"It's not that our proprietor wants to rebel, it's you Ming Dynasty who forced us to rebel." Zhang Hong looked at Yang Guozhu and sneered, "If the imperial court hadn't issued a decree to suppress bandits, how would my proprietor have sent a large army to Datong."
Yang Guozhu said in a deep voice: "As long as Liu Heng is willing to surrender, I can intercede with the court on his behalf. In the future, not only Liu Heng, but you will also be granted titles by the court."
"Now that we have reached this point, do you think my boss will still agree to your recruitment?" Zhang Hong sneered, "Now Xuanda is just a piece of my boss's pocket. Is it possible that tomorrow the emperor can still give Xuanda to My boss is not successful."
Yang Guozhu choked up.
If the imperial court knew the number of troops that Tiger Character Banner had, he believed that they would definitely agree to recruit troops, but it was simply impossible to give Liu Heng the title of Xuanda.
Zhang Hong continued: "General Yang, go back and think carefully about whether you want to agree to my request."
