Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 985 Zhang Shourong Meets the Enemy (Part [-])
It was one evening when Zhang Wanbang learned that Tumen and Chaohua were going south together.

It was raining at that time, and the autumn rain in Liaodong in August was already a bit cool.However, Zhang Wanbang, who was born in Yanghewei (northeast border of Datong), grew up with the wind blowing all year round and is only in his twenties, is not afraid of the cold. Without taking it off, I received a message from another pier, saying that I found a horse from the flower frying department.

In fact, in Dongchangbao, it is not surprising to find that the Huahua Department is visiting horses, just like when Zhang Wanbang stayed in Yanghekou of Yanghewei and heard that Tumote was visiting horses outside the pass, it is extremely common.

So at that time Zhang Wanbang didn't realize that behind the news was Tumen and Chaohua's [-] cavalry going south. He just remembered Gao Yushi's previous order and was more concerned about the recent actions of the Chaohua Department, so he asked directly One sentence: "How many people are there on these scouts? Have you found out? Also, which pier did you send to report the military situation?"

The pier soldier hurriedly said: "If you go back to guarding the army, the youngest are the people from the pier of the Sancha River. Those horses from the Huahua Department were peeping on the other side of the river before, and there seemed to be more than thirty riders at that time."

There are twelve piers under Dongchang Fort, including Shahekou Platform, Lanchaikou Platform, Matoukong Platform, Xiangqiangtou Platform, Ancient Tower Platform, Big Old Stork Tsui Platform, Little Old Stork Tsui Platform, and Dayuehe Platform. , Xiaoyuehe Terrace, Liushagou Terrace, Yangqiao Terrace, Sanchahe Terrace, there are a total of 420 officers and troops stationed on each pier. On average, there are less than 36 people on each pier. Just act as a warning.

Zhang Wanbang nodded. There were more than 30 cavalry, and they were still on the other side of the river. The people at Sanchahetai would definitely not dare to cross the river to investigate. It can be seen that the approximate number of people on the other side is not bad.

He had been running around all day, so he didn't intend to worry too much about such a trivial matter, but after thinking about it, he felt uneasy, frowned, and said angrily: "More than 30 people dare to come to spy on me, Sanchahe, this fried flower department I think the Tartars deserve a beating."

Then he turned his head and said: "Pick fifty riders and follow me to have a look, and send someone to notify the Sancha River wharf, saying that Ben Beiyu wants to borrow a boat from them to cross the river, and ask them to help arrange it."

Although he has a high-level practical authorization to command the Gao family members at the Sanchahe Wharf when necessary, it is obviously not yet the "necessary moment" in Zhang Wanbang's understanding, so looking for a boat at the Sanchahe Wharf can only be said to be borrowed. .

A servant leader who followed behind him was a little worried, and persuaded: "Young master, it's time for dinner, why don't you eat something before going, and 50 people are a bit small, why don't you bring a hundred, It also prevents the other party from ambush."

Zhang Wanbang said with a smile: "A group of scouts, what's going on in an ambush? Although eating is a big deal, but don't worry about it for a while. I'm afraid that this group of tartars will leave after looking at it. Then, my lord, am I going to eat farts? Hurry up." Yes, get moving, just bring a few pieces of naan bread to eat on the road, and then come back later and have another meal... If you are up-to-date, shoot and kill the war horses in the fried flower department, and you will be allowed to stew horse meat when you come back .”

Horse meat is actually not tasty, and the common saying in later generations is "horse meat is sour".In fact, there are two main reasons why horse meat is not delicious. One is that the meat fiber of horse meat is thicker than that of other animals. There will be bubbles during frying and a unique sour smell, so many people don't like the taste of horse meat, which is far from its close relatives, "dragon meat in the sky, donkey meat in the ground".

However, this kind of attention is for the people of later generations who have rich supplies. Among the frontier troops of Ming Dynasty, especially among the northern frontier troops, dead war horses are already good food—at least it is also meat. Do you really think that a group of Qiu Ba uncles can usually eat delicacies from mountains and seas for fun, and they are picky about a large amount of meat?

Of course, Zhang Wanbang said this to his servants. The servants are treated better. Relatively speaking, horse meat is indeed not an improvement in food, but it still occupies a large and sufficient advantage, so he said this After finishing, the big guys were still very happy, all grinning.

One of them jokingly said: "Young master's kindness! However, I'm afraid that this group of tartars will come and go faster, and we can only pick up a few pieces of horse dung in the past. That's not too good."

Zhang Wanbang scolded with a smile: "What's wrong with the horse dung, can't you burn it? I picked up the horse dung and rewarded you, so that you can sleep warmly tonight!"

That servant is Zhang Wanbang's confidant, and he didn't feel stage fright when he heard it. Instead, he laughed and said, "Master, I'm just as happy as I am. This horse manure has to be dried before it can be burned. The fresh ones just picked up are useless. The leftovers are useless." It stinks, the little one doesn’t want to bring it into the room.”

"Damn it, I'm still talking about giving you something good, don't push it down... Hurry up, stop talking nonsense, pack up and go with the young master, don't want horse dung, don't you want horse meat?"

So a group of people moved quickly, and Zhang Wanbang said that he was the same, and he really only brought 50 people when he said that he would bring 50 people.

In fact, he brought three hundred family members to take office in Liaodong, which has brought half of his father Zhang Bingzhong's capital, but it is also because it is half of his family's capital, so he is more cautious in using it and refuses to bring it. too much.

Of course, since the other party was just a group of scouts, he felt that 50 people were enough.

The servants of the Zhang family were not all cavalry, but they all knew how to ride horses. After they followed Zhang Wanbang to Liaodong, they got better treatment because of Gao Yushi, the confidant of Yuanma Siqing, and all of them were equipped with horses. The quality of war horses in Yuanma Temple in Liaodong is average, but it is better to have horses to ride than to be infantry.

It took a group of people about half an hour to arrive at the Sanchahe Terrace. The people on the pier hadn't seen it yet, but Gao Jiajiading from the Sanchahe Pier rushed over to report that the boat was ready, and the guards were invited to inspect it. .

There is no need for inspection. Although Zhang Wanbang can barely dig a few times, he doesn't understand the quality of the boat at all, and he can't tell if he inspects it. Besides, he just borrowed the boat to cross the river, and he didn't intend to take people. Going to fight water battles, are you still afraid that the boat will sink by itself?
Therefore, Zhang Wanbang politely declined the inspection procedure, and directly boarded the boat with his men and horses, and asked the Gao family's gunboat to take him across the river.

The people in Jinghua also know that Zhang Wanbang and Zhang Shourong are trusted generals of the Dong family, and the gunboat assigned to him is a big ship. Of course, it is not actually a serious warship. It is equipped with one No. [-] gun and four No. [-] guns. A large inland river armed transport ship, because this ship is also used for transportation at ordinary times, can accommodate fifty war horses.

There was no abnormality in the process of crossing the river, and there was no trace of the horse frying department on the opposite bank. Zhang Wanbang got off the boat without any surprise or danger.

Just as he was about to leave, Gao Jiading on the boat stopped him and said, "Zhang Shourong, the little ones are waiting for you here, take care of yourself, if there is an ambush by the Tartars, just come back and get on the boat, as long as you get on the boat , even if the Tartars come with [-] cavalry, it will be useless."

Zhang Wanbang said with a smile: "Thank you very much, but if his mother's Tartars have [-] cavalry, it's hard to say whether I will come back or not."
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