The curtain on the carriage was opened from the inside, revealing a face. He looked in the direction of the village in front and said, "That's fine, let's go and rest in front for now."
After saying that, he put down the evacuation and returned to the car.
"Everyone hurry up and go to the village ahead to rest." The general outside the carriage said to the accompanying Fubiao camp general.
A few cavalrymen went ahead of the others to explore the way to the village ahead.
Hu Mingyi sat in the carriage with his eyes closed, with unbreakable worry between his brows.
With the important trust of Governor Li Guangyi, he went to Xinpingbao to meet with important figures in the Tiger Flag to discuss recruitment matters.
However, he is not optimistic about this recruitment trip.
The Tiger-Charactered Banner army had just defeated the two frontier armies of Xuanda and was now in full swing. At this time, there was not much hope of recruiting the Tiger-Charactered Banner.
But there is nothing he can do now.
The two frontier armies of Xuanda were defeated, making it difficult for the whole of Xuanda to mobilize elite frontier soldiers and horses capable of fighting. If the Tiger Flag cannot be recruited, Datong is likely to fall into the hands of the Tiger Flag.
Therefore, he had to bite the bullet and come to Xinpingbao even though he knew that the possibility of recruitment was unlikely.
Because he does not come to Xinpingbao, when the Tiger Character Banner captures Datong Fucheng, the imperial court will be furious. The first unlucky person will be his boss Li Guangyi. Once Li Guangyi is dismissed from his post by the imperial court, his staff will also lose their good fortune. errand.
When the team was approaching the village, someone among the fast riders who entered the village first returned.
"General, my subordinates discovered a group of defeated troops in the village." The fast rider came to the general who led the team and reported.
The general who heard this frowned and asked, "Where did the defeated troops come from?"
"They themselves said they escaped from Tiancheng Guard." said the cavalryman who came to deliver the message.
These words made the general's expression change.
Not caring to talk to the other party anymore, he immediately turned his horse's head and came to the side of the carriage. He whispered: "Sir, a group of defeated soldiers who escaped from Tiancheng Guard were found in the village ahead. The general thought that Tiancheng I’m afraid something might have happened to Wei.”
"Something happened to Tiancheng Guard too!" Hu Mingyi in the carriage frowned.
As soon as he received the news that the Tiger-Character Banner army had defeated the Xuanda Border Army, he hurried to Xinping Fort so that he could arrive at Xinping Fort earlier and prevent the Tiger-Character Banner from attacking other parts of Datong.
Unexpectedly, only a few days have passed and even Tiancheng Wei has been lost.
The general outside the carriage said: "I have heard people talk about Zhou Tong, the current commander of the Tiancheng Guard, saying that he is a loser and has no ability at all. He can only get to the position of commander because he is willing to spend money."
"Mediocre ministers are harming the country!" Hu Mingyi beat the carriage with his hands bitterly.
Once Tianchengwei is lost, several side forts between Xinpingbao and Tianchengwei will fall into the hands of the Tiger Flag, and the situation on Datong East Road will be completely opened up.
The important thing is that Yang Hewei will face the front of the Tiger Flag army.
The general outside the carriage suggested at this time: "Sir, otherwise we won't go to the village in front to rest. We might as well go around and continue on our way."
"No, just go to the village in front." Hu Mingyi said in an unquestionable tone.
The general looked helpless and had no choice but to order the team to continue rushing to the village ahead.
The team entered the village smoothly.
Hu Mingyi's carriage stopped outside the door of the third house at the entrance of the village.
"Sir, we are here." The general came to the carriage and said to Hu Mingyi inside.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted, Hu Mingyi leaned out, and saw at a glance the soldiers kneeling in a row not far from the carriage.
"Are they the defeated troops who escaped from Tiancheng Guard?" Hu Mingyi asked the general guarding the carriage.
The other party nodded and said, "They should be these people."
Hu Mingyi got off the carriage and said to the general beside him: "Take me there."
"You guys, protect sir." The general on the side ordered the surrounding men. He followed Hu Mingyi and walked towards those who escaped from Tiancheng Guard.
A group of soldiers and horses from Fubiao Battalion followed behind.
Hu Mingyi came to these Tiancheng Guard deserters.
The people guarding the Fubiao camp came up to them and said, "Sir, please be careful. When my subordinates and others arrived in the village, these defeated troops from the Tiancheng Guard were harming the people of this household next to us."
Hu Mingyi nodded.
Looking down at the soldiers from the Tiancheng Guard kneeling on the ground, he said, "Are you all members of the Tiancheng Guard?"
The Ming Dynasty's guard system made the soldiers and ordinary families in the guard have the status of military households. Unless they can escape the status of military households by passing the scientific examination, their ancestors will remain military households for generations.
"To tell you the truth, sir, I and the others are all soldiers under the command of the Tiancheng Guard commander." One of the defeated soldiers kneeling on the ground spoke back.
Hu Mingyi's face sank and he asked: "Since you are from Tianchengwei, why are you killing people here?"
"I don't dare to expire, sir. It's not that the younger ones want to leave Tiancheng Guard, but that Tiancheng Guard has fallen into the hands of the bandits. The younger ones also took advantage of the chaos to escape." The defeated soldiers honestly said.
Hu Mingyi's face suddenly turned ugly.
If it was only speculated that Tiancheng Guard had fallen before, now the news of Tiancheng Guard's fall was confirmed from the mouths of these defeated soldiers.
"Vice General Li, I'll leave these people to you. Ask when and how Tianchengwei fell, and tell me after you find out." Hu Mingyi handed over the defeated troops of Tianchengwei to the accompanying generals, and walked towards In the side yard.
The courtyard door opened wide and he walked in directly.
Carefully avoiding the poultry droppings on the ground, he arrived at the door of the main house.
Before he entered the room, he could faintly smell the smell of blood in his nose, which made him frown.
After hesitating for a moment, he finally walked into the house.
As soon as he entered the house, the smell of blood became stronger. At the same time, he found a man wearing coarse cloth lying on the threshold of the inner room, and the ground under his body was covered with blood.
"Sir, it's better not to go in. I'm afraid this family may not be alive." said a soldier from the Fubiao Camp who followed him in.
Hu Mingyi hesitated for a moment, but finally took a step forward and continued walking inside.
In another room connected to the rough man's body, an old woman's body was leaning on the edge of the kang. There was a six or seven-year-old child on the kang above, with his head and body abnormally twisted.
"Let's go!"
Smelling the blood and looking at the corpses that had died unjustly, Hu Mingyi felt his stomach churning, so much so that he didn't even look at the other room next to him.
He was worried that he would vomit after looking at the other room next to him.
Even without looking, he knew that someone was also dead in the other room, because when he exited, he saw a bare calf exposed in the other room out of the corner of his eye.
