A knife in love

Chapter 335

Li Qiufeng chuckled, leaned down, and tapped the officer and soldier a few times, releasing his sealed acupuncture points.The officer groaned and got up, stood in front of Li Qiufeng and Zhu Sanjia tremblingly, and said in a trembling voice: "Two heroes, spare your life! The villain, the villain is just a big soldier..."

Zhu Sanjia took a "bah" and said, "What a pustule! You have completely thrown away the face of the Ming army."

At this moment, only rustling sounds could be heard, but it was Murong Danyan who changed into the armor of an officer and soldier, and turned out from behind the bushes.Although this set of clothes is slightly bigger, there are no flaws.

Li Qiufeng said to the officer and soldier: "Don't be afraid, we have a few words to ask you."

The officer and a few companions were patrolling the camp, and when they came to a secluded place, someone jumped out and knocked his companions to the ground with three punches and two kicks.He was the shortest one among these several officers and soldiers. He was about to shout loudly, but was touched by the man a few times, and he couldn't scream immediately. His body felt sore and numb, and he lay down On the ground, he watched helplessly as the man stripped off the armor and helmets of the two companions, and threw them into a thick grass by the roadside.Then the man took him in his hand and rode up the hillside like a cloud and fog.He only said that he was captured by a strongman, and he was so frightened that he lost most of his life.Seeing Li Qiufeng speaking at this moment, his tone was not too harsh, he felt at ease, and said in a trembling voice: "A good man can just ask, but a villain will tell the truth."

Li Qiufeng said: "Where are you garrisoned? What are you doing here?"

The officer said tremblingly: "The villain is working in the Fifth Army Battalion, and he is under the command of General Xiao, the chief of the left post."

Li Qiufeng's heart trembled, and he said, "Have the Fifth Army Battalion arrived at Hutouyan? So have the Shenji Battalion and Shenshu Battalion arrived?"

The officer was startled, shook his head, and said: "The villain doesn't know. The villain only knows that the Fifth Army Battalion has arrived here. It's just that when we set off from the capital, we didn't see the Shenji Battalion and the Shenshu Battalion. Soldiers and horses follow."

Li Qiufeng's face was heavy, and he was silent for a while.Zhu Sanjia whispered to Li Qiufeng: "Since the Fifth Army Battalion is dispatched, it stands to reason that the Shenji Battalion and the Three Thousand Battalion will also move accordingly. It's just that there are no more than 2 officers and soldiers at the foot of the mountain. This thing is so weird, I'm afraid there is another reason for it."

Murong Danyan was standing beside the two of them, and naturally heard them talking.It's just that she didn't understand what the five army camps, the Shenji camp, and the Shenshu camp were talking about, so she couldn't help but opened her eyes wide and asked, "Brother Li, Brother Zhu, what are you talking about?" ?”

Li Qiufeng turned his head and said to Murong Danyan: "The officer said he was working in the Fifth Army Battalion. The Fifth Army Battalion, Shenji Battalion and Shenshu Battalion are also called the Three Great Battalions of the Beijing Army, and some people call them the Three Great Battalions of the Capital City. The elite soldiers and horses under the emperor's personal command have always been stationed in the capital to protect the safety of the capital. If there is a change in the world, the three major battalions of the Beijing army will only accompany the emperor to conquer, and will not be dispatched easily. The danger of Yong'an City is such that the imperial court would rather follow Xuan, This is the reason why Da Liang Town mobilized soldiers and horses, but did not dispatch the three major battalions to defend the capital. However, I don’t know why, but the Fifth Army Battalion actually arrived at Hutouyan, which is very strange.”

The officer and soldier didn't expect that Li Qiufeng was so familiar with the Beijing army, so he was taken aback. He thought to himself: "This bandit is so familiar with the Beijing army, I'm afraid he has a lot of background, so he has to be careful, otherwise he will get angry, and my life will be lost." It's hard to guarantee."

Zhu Sanjia said to Li Qiufeng: "Since the Fifth Army Battalion has been dispatched, the Shenji Battalion and the Three Thousand Battalion must be nearby. The Hutouyan is located in a dangerous terrain, so the Three Thousand Battalion cannot use it. However, the firearms of the Shenji Battalion are powerful. , if an attack comes up, no matter how tight the defense of Shajiabao is, it may not be able to stop the attack of the army."

Murong Danyan wondered: "Why is there another 3000 battalion? Could it be that this battalion has only [-] troops?"

Zhu Sanjia was stunned, then laughed and said, "It's my old Zhu's fault. You don't know, the Shenshu camp was originally called the Sanqian Camp, which originated from Emperor Chengzu's Northern Expedition to the Mongolian Yuan, and three thousand Tartar soldiers returned. These The Tazi soldiers are all cavalry, and they are extremely fierce. After Cheng Zu surrendered them, they formed a battalion of their own for patrolling. The [-] battalion had two admirals, two military officials, and two chief officials. After being included in our Ming army, he made many military exploits, and his prestige is still higher than Duoyan's three guards. It's just..."

When he said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "It's just the change of the civil fortress. The [-] Battalion, the Shenji Battalion, and the [-]th Battalion accompanied Emperor Yingzong to hunt north. They were suddenly attacked and almost the entire army was wiped out. Afterwards, Yu Qian When my lord rebuilt the three major battalions, the strength of the three thousand battalion was expanded, but the combat power was not as good as before. Now that Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, the three thousand battalion was renamed the Shenshu battalion. It’s just that my old Zhu is used to calling it, so I changed it for a while. But if you say it, the girl will laugh."

Murong Danyan has no interest in these military formations, and after listening for a long time, he still seems to understand, but he doesn't care about it, he just said to Li Qiufeng: "Brother Li, why did you hear about the three major battalions of the Beijing Army? be so nervous?"

Li Qiufeng pondered for a moment, and said: "The three major battalions of the Beijing Army are the emperor's relatives. Without the emperor's order, the Ministry of War has no right to move. Since the Fifth Army Battalion appeared in Hutouyan, this matter is really strange."

Murong Danyan said: "What's so strange about this? Sang Liangtian's army is still stationed at the foot of Yong'an City, restraining the reinforcements from Xuan and Da Towns. In the south of Yong'an City, there are soldiers from Shanhaiguan that are ready to move, posing a great threat to the capital. Now Hutouyan has gathered a large number of heroes, and the imperial court suspected that someone was plotting a rebellion, so they had no soldiers and horses at the moment, so they had to send the three major battalions of the Beijing Army to wipe out these heroes..."

Before she finished speaking, she heard Li Qiufeng and Zhu Sanjia say at the same time: "Absolutely not!"

Murong Danyan was stunned, and was about to say more when Li Qiufeng said first: "Since the change of Tumu Fortress, the imperial court felt that the three major battalions of the Beijing Army had acted rashly and left the capital with the emperor. It can be defended, and it almost caused the Ming Dynasty to fall. Therefore, since the Yingzong Dynasty, unless the emperor personally conquers, the three major battalions of the Beijing Army will never leave the capital. Even if [-] to [-] rebels have arrived here, as long as the front of the soldiers has not pointed at the capital, the three major battalions will never move lightly. The late emperor loved martial arts and went out many times to challenge the Tazi soldiers. The scale adjustment shows that although the late emperor was sometimes too nonsense, he did not dare to change this rule easily."

Hearing what Li Qiufeng and others said, the officers and soldiers were even more terrified. They didn't know where the three people in front of them came from, and they were so familiar with the situation of the Beijing army.When he was wondering, he heard Li Qiufeng ask: "Has the whole army of the Fifth Army Battalion arrived here?"

The officer and soldier shook his head and said: "Only the Chinese army and the left and right guards came, and Admiral Guo personally commanded them. The left and right guards did not participate in this expedition."

Li Qiufeng nodded and said, "So, there are still more than 2 people left in the capital."

The officers and soldiers nodded repeatedly.Murong Danyan didn't know what was going on, and was about to speak, but Li Qiufeng knew she didn't understand, so he explained: "The Fifth Army Battalion is composed of horse troops and infantry troops. The Taizu set up the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to control Chinese and foreign countries. Army, with two large and small camps inside and outside the capital, divided into 48 guards. After Chengzu moved to the north, it was increased to 72 guards. During the Yongle period, this part of the army was officially divided into five battalions, including the central army, the left and right, and the left and right. It is called the Fifth Army. Because of this, the battalion is called the Fifth Army Battalion. The supreme commander of the Fifth Army Battalion is the admiral, who controls the Chinese army. The left and right two are infantry, and the left and right two are horses. It's just that after the Tumu Fort change, the army and horses were completely lost. When Lord Yu Qian rebuilt the Fifth Army Battalion, the number of horse troops on the left and right posts was also greatly reduced, from all horse troops to horse and infantry. Even the infantry made up the vast majority."

When he said this, he turned to the officers and soldiers and said, "How many horses and infantry are there in the Fifth Army Battalion's dispatch this time?"

The officers and soldiers dared not hide it, and said in a trembling voice: "The infantry army has 5000 people, and the horse army has 3000 people."

Zhu Sanjia laughed and said, "Good guy, it looks like the Fifth Army Battalion has dispatched all the horse troops."

Li Qiufeng then asked: "What is the purpose of you coming to Hutouyan?"

The officer and soldier said: "The villain is just a big soldier. Naturally, he won't tell us what the commander is going to do. It's just that the villain heard the legend in the camp that a group of robbers came from Shandong and colluded with the Japanese pirates. Sneak attack on the capital. When the emperor heard about this, Long Yan was furious, so he dispatched our Fifth Army Battalion to intercept..."

Li Qiufeng said: "Since we are intercepting Japanese pirates, why didn't we go to Shandong instead of coming here?"

The officer and soldier shook his head and said: "We don't know about this. After leaving the capital, the army has been here, and I heard that a group of robbers have been surrounded. According to the officer, although the imperial court sent us to go out, it is just Your Majesty is kind and does not want to kill too many lives. I heard that Admiral Guo has sent someone to tell the bandits who are surrounded that as long as they surrender, they will not kill them. Now the army has closed the siege. If these bandits do not surrender tomorrow morning, we will Go on the offensive."

Li Qiufeng and Zhu Sanjia asked for a long time, the officers and soldiers tossed and turned, and the content of the conversation was almost the same.Li Qiufeng knew that this person was just a small soldier with limited knowledge, and he couldn't find anything if he asked again, so he smiled slightly and said: "In that case, thank you very much. It's just that I have to wrong you to stay here longer. After a while, after we finish our work, we will let you go back."

The officer and soldier were stunned for a moment, not knowing what Li Qiufeng meant by these words, but saw Li Qiufeng stretch out his right hand and tap his chest several times.The officer and soldier was dumbfounded, his whole body was sore and numb, he couldn't even speak, his knees softened, and he slowly sat down on the ground.Li Qiufeng looked around for a while, leaned over and lifted the officer up, walked behind a big tree in a few steps, put him in the grass, then walked back to Zhu Sanjia and Murong Danyan, smiling Said: "I tapped a few of his big acupoints, and it will be untied after three hours. Let's leave him alone and meet Mr. Liu as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)