Xinshun 1730

Chapter 36 If life deceives you
Liu Yu was sleeping on the ice sledge when the gunshot sounded.

Surprised by the gunshot, Gu Lu jumped to his feet.

The person next to him has already subconsciously taken out the matchstick on his body and put it in the coals of the mud basin to light it.

In Liu Yu's hand was a flintlock musket brought by a missionary bestowed by the emperor, and he did not use a matchlock, but the rest of them were still Dashun style matchlocks from Central Asia.

He knew that the reloading of muskets in this era was extremely slow, and it took 1 minute anyway.

Since he fired a shot at the other side, there is no danger in a short period of time, which is the time to show his "bravery and fearlessness".

Immediately jumped out with a musket in hand.

Unexpectedly, these soldiers, who he would never look down on by the standards of later generations, were actually very calm.

Be worthy of the name of the elite, after all, they have all been on the Northwest battlefield.

The opponent's marksmanship was very good, and five horses were injured, and none of them were hit.

Those drivers reacted quickly, they had already received Liu Yu's order, fearing that the injured horse would startle the chariot and get out of formation, so the two of them cooperated in a team and stabbed the injured horse to death.

Bubbling pink blood gushed out from the wound on his neck, and finally fell to the ground and couldn't stand up anymore, so naturally he couldn't drag the car array.

The cavalry dispatched from the front and rear had already outflanked the woods from both wings, and the soldiers reserved in the chariot formation had already taken their positions.

"Come down quickly! The whole team!"

Waving the musket in his hand, Liu Yu yelled loudly, for fear that others would not know that he "did bravely in front of the battle, and took the arrow without fear".

Soon, the soldiers who lit the match were all along the big station.Under the cover of the cart, he raised his musket.

Looking at the reactions of these people, Liu Yu was very satisfied.Although these soldiers are not in good shape and complain constantly, it is hard to say that they have any loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.

But staying calm in front of battle and not snatching guns is already worthy of the name of an elite.At this time, all the strong troops in the world who can fight may be like this, already above the average level.

The soldiers in the front row fired a volley, but they didn't hit any of them, only to see the branches of the pine tree on the opposite side scattered.

The gunpowder smoke from burning gunpowder filled the car formation, and there was a choking sulfurous fart smell.

Just as he was about to send a few people to press towards the pine forest, he heard someone in the pine forest yell.

"Listen, people below! We are from the Acropolis of Handoli, and we have known for a long time that you are going to do illegal things. We are here to delay you, and the army will arrive soon! Why don't you hurry up and catch them?"

Hearing this, Liu Yu laughed.

I thought that this is really Li Kui meeting Li Gui.

If you tell these honorable children who have never been to the grassroots, they will probably believe it, and I have to praise you two: counting nine cold days and not forgetting the responsibility of patrolling the border, you are indeed a role model in the army.

But along the way, Jiaolaobutu had already talked to Liu Yu about the virtues of soldiers in the frontier army, and Liu Yu understood the truth of a family of soldiers and bandits in the feudal dynasty.

Hearing this again, it's really going to the grave to burn wheat straw and not want to burn paper-fooling ghosts.

Jiaolaobutu on the side also laughed. He had been away from Handoliwei for a long time, and he couldn't tell who it was by the voice, but what he said was really beautiful.

"My lord, this is also a smart man. Bluff, there should be five or six people in the forest."

Liu Yu smiled and said: "Yes. This is to scare us. If it is really a caravan, after hearing this, I would not dare to conflict with them. I can only admit that I am unlucky and leave these horses and vehicles behind. Big car, run quickly."

Jiaolao Butu laughed, shook his head and said, "Your Excellency thinks too much of them. How can these people be satisfied with a few big cars? I know too well. If it is a caravan, even if they leave at this time, they will not be satisfied." They will follow like hungry wolves. Relying on the terrain, and killing a few horses, they will walk even slower. When the time comes, the assembled frontier army will follow up, and at least two will add up."

Liu Yu glanced sideways at Jiaolaobutu, and said to himself, I'm afraid you have done such things before, Men Qing'er.

"How are you going to deal with it, my lord? Shall I bring a few people to catch them? Or should I go out and shout for them to come out?"

"Go and yell. These people are very familiar with the terrain. If one or two escapes, it will be troublesome. Let them come down, as the saying goes, since they say this is the official business of border inspections, I will Just pretend to believe it."

Jiaolaobutu nodded in agreement, thinking that this would be the best.

He said that he also grew up in Handoli City.Although now Tengda, in Beijing, and out of this ghostly place where shit can be broken with a stick in winter, after all, they are all familiar faces, and it is not easy to be too perfect.

I really want to catch it, and it doesn't look good on the face.Since Liu Yu is lenient, that would be the best.

Stepping out of the traffic, he took off the dog fur hat on his head, and the steamy heat mixed with the cold wind revealed his face.

"Damn it, who do you belong to in Handoli City? Are you blind? Do you recognize me? Come down quickly, if you don't come down again, you will cause serious trouble."

In the woods.

Du Feng, who felt that he had an idea just now, was bluffing, and had quite the wisdom of Marquis Wu Kongcheng, couldn't laugh anymore.

The partners next to me were also dumbfounded.

"Listen to this movement, look at this appearance, how do you look like Lao Shu?"

"That's right, it's him."

"Didn't he go to the capital? Why did he come here?"

Du Feng suddenly understood, and his heart broke.When I shot just now, it didn't feel like a caravan, and it really wasn't a caravan.

Jiaolaobutu is also an old man from the Acropolis of Handoli. Over the years, many people in Handoli City have been recruited to fight in the northwest and have been selected for the Beijing camp.Although it's been a long time since I left, it's been common since I was a child, which is not bad.

We all know that Jiaolao Butu has been honored for a long time, and he will definitely not be reduced to serve as a caravan guard. Du Feng thought to himself that these people are really military figures, and they may have some secret activities.

I pushed aside the branches and looked, and found that there was another person in the car formation, and I could see Jiaolaobutu talking to that person just now.According to Du Feng's thinking, Jiaolaobutu has reached the fifth rank at least, and the official positions of the people there should not be low...

To go down or not to go down?
If you don't go down, there will only be five or six people on your side.The opposite side didn't seem to be flustered, the two wings were also covered, and there was a veteran like Jiaolao Butu.Even if you can run, you have to shed your skin.

But if I go down, my nonsense just now can deceive those fools who have not experienced frontier affairs, but I can't deceive the one who shouted below.

While hesitating, he heard the shout from below: "You bastards, if you don't come down again, you will be in big trouble. You patrol the border in winter to check private affairs. This is a public business. We have never used the banner. What is wrong with you? What are you afraid of? "

When it came to this point, Du Feng discussed with his partners, threw the muskets to the ground one after another, and climbed down from the tree one by one.

As soon as they came down, Du Feng and the others went to Jiaolao Butu's side first, cupped his hands and said, "So it's Mr. Shu?"

While cupping his hands, he quietly made a few gestures of begging for mercy, which meant to let Jiaolaobutu say something nice.

Jiaolao Butu suppressed a smile, and he looked like an acquaintance, and gave Du Feng a wink.

Indicating that he is not the rightful owner, the rightful owner is behind.

A few soldiers came over and grabbed the five people into the chariot formation like chickens.

Liu Yu looked at these young people who were about the same age as him, and asked, "Who shouted that just now?"

Looking at this posture, Du Feng also understood that these people really have official status.

Turning his eyes, he stood up and pretended to be "Zhou Yafu's army Xiliu", and made a military salute on one knee.

Hold your head high and proud, and don't let your strengths hang down.

"My lord, forgive me. I was the one who spoke just now. I am the son of Duqian, the captain of Zhechong Mansion in Handuoli. The river is closed in winter, and there are many smugglers transshipping forbidden goods along the river. The frontier soldiers of the government have to patrol the border and seize smuggling. This is also an official business. My lord does not display a flag or wear armor, and I think it must be a merchant transshipment of prohibited goods, so I intercepted it."

He didn't ask for forgiveness either, he looked like a businessman, with his head held high and his words conclusive.

Liu Yu snorted and said to himself, young man, you are still a model, seeing that you and Jiaolaobutu know each other, do you think you can do this to Jiaolaobutu, can you not tell me?

What kind of a bird is the frontier army? It's okay for you to deceive those military officers from noble backgrounds in the capital, but you can't deceive me.

If the frontier soldiers are like what you said, they will still be ordered to patrol the border in the cold winter...

With this level of discipline and awareness, how can things in the Northwest take so long?His mother has already penetrated Central Asia.

After deliberately letting the guys hang out for a while, Liu Yu said: "Xiao Du, you usually rob the caravan, and you have to sell the stolen goods. Have you ever been to the castle of the Raksha people?"

Du Feng, who was maintaining the military salute, trembled with fright, his mind turned, and he probably guessed what these people were going to do.

Thinking about it again, this person actually asked such a direct question. I'm afraid that Jiaolao Butu has already handed in the bottom line, and it is meaningless to pretend at this time.

It's better to go along with the trend, make a hand gesture, it's not bad, and said indifferently like a hob knife: "Hey, my lord has learned. I have been there. They are all tea cakes, rhubarb and the like, and we don't need them. Why don't you go?" Raksha's exchange for silver flowers."

From Zhou Yafu's army Xiliu's upright speech just now, to the Snake Beating Stick with a smile, the seamless switch is really quite capable.

Liu Yu also didn't want to delve into this kind of matter, he didn't plan his own affairs when he wasn't in his position, and he wasn't in charge of the military discipline of the frontier army.

"Since I have been there, I just have something to ask you. You can get up."

"Thank you sir."

"What's your name?"

"I'm Du Feng. I'm only white now, and I'm going to go to the Martial Virtue Palace next year. Please show me your hand. Although I just said something false, if my lord shows the banner and shows off your armor, I will never dare to do so."

He is also very smart.Seeing that Liu Yu stepped on Jiaolaobutu's head at a young age, he knew in his heart that this person must be a child of a big man in the capital.

If he said a word in the capital in the future, his future would be completely over.Although the frontier army robbed and smuggled caravans, the higher-ups knew about it, but they turned a blind eye and even participated in the distribution of spoils.

But unspoken rules are unspoken rules, but they cannot be brought to the surface.

Liu Yu didn't reply, and asked directly: "I won't mention this beforehand. Since you have been to the Raksha Fortress, is there any change?"

"Uh……"

Du Feng's heart clicked, as if a bolt of lightning flashed across the night sky.

This person came up to ask about the Raksha Castle, and came secretly as a caravan without a banner. Thinking of the fact that the upper management has been urging the number of winter logging to increase in the past two years, he suddenly thought of a certain possibility.

Especially during the border patrol this autumn, a strange thing happened at Raksha Castle, and it was a lot of brainstorming to think about it.

"Return to my lord. There is indeed a strange thing in the Raksha Fortress. This autumn, when I was patrolling the river, I encountered a strange thing. Among the Raksha people, there was a Kunlun slave, and it seemed to be an official. We were on a boat On the river, there is a group of Raksha people on the opposite bank, surrounded by a Kunlun slave, watching us with binoculars."

"Kunlun slave?"

Du Feng hurriedly explained: "Yes. His whole body is pitch black, like charcoal. He is not a Rakshasa race."

Black person?

How can there be black people in Russia at this time?

And even if there are black people, how can they go to the border area, and even be an officer?

"Ouch!"

Thinking about it, Liu Yu suddenly thought of something, and subconsciously read a poem.

……if life has cheated you……

It's him?

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PS: I'm afraid someone will say: Calling an adult is slavish, disgusting, etc., post a small historical material.

At the beginning of Ming Dynasty, Liu Chen's "Deeds of the Early Kingdom": Taizu went on a private trip at night in Wuzhou, but was stopped by patrol troops.Zhang Huan, a small pioneer, followed the line and called the patrol army, saying: "It's an adult."The patrol said, "I don't know what kind of adult it is, but I only know that those who commit crimes at night will take it."Say it again and again, it's over.The next day, Taizu rewarded Mi Ershi, a patrolling army, and never went out at night.

This person has edited "Records of Emperor Taizu of Ming Dynasty".Of course, if you insist on tampering, it is also possible that Zhu Di deliberately discredited his father's servile thinking...

Another PS: The statement that Li Zicheng is a party member comes from two books according to the manuscript.

A copy of Mao Qiling's "Houjianlu", which is highly praised, and Tu Chuan's [-] million came from this book. This should be regarded as a forbidden book of necromancy.

There is another "Lu Qiao Ji Wen", this book is even better.The signed author died in 1672, but the book records the story of Zheng's surrender in 1683.

This person has transcended the realm of mortals, and has great prophecy skills, which no ordinary man can spy on.

This book not only has great prophecy, but also goes back in time.Li Zicheng obviously ascended the throne on April 29. The author plucked the chords of time and determined that Li Zicheng must ascend the throne on April [-]. The words are convincing, and even some private conversations in secret rooms are clearly remembered.

Li Zicheng was not great and upright, but there are two things that should be discussed the most: he lost a piece of stone, and died in Jiugong Mountain for no reason.

(End of this chapter)