A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 31
Wang Dou has been busy with the fort, and Wang Dou did not know what happened in Fangjiagou last night.

There are many disasters and man-made disasters in the future, and there are many bandits everywhere. There are several stocks in the territory of Baoan Prefecture, but there is a saying that rabbits don’t eat grass by the side of the nest, and eagles don’t hunt for food. Although the bandits in the territory often do murder, kidnapping and looting It's a deed, but there are always some bottom line scruples. It's really appalling to hear about this kind of massacre of an entire village.

Wang Dou said in a deep voice: "What's going on specifically, Brother Gao, please explain carefully."

Gao Shiyin said that it turned out that a place near Siqianliang in Xishan was occupied by a group of bandits in the past two years. The bandit leader was a man named Qiu Zimao. I heard that he was a leader of the Minzhuang team.

After Qiu Zimao led this group of bandits to occupy the mountain, it can be said that they committed crimes. They burned, killed and looted everywhere all the year round, looting all the property in the villages they went to, and kidnapping for ransom and robbing women were commonplace.These people were extremely vicious, and things got worse and worse, and now they actually did evil things to slaughter the surrounding villages.

After what happened in Fangjiagou, the area around Sangganli and Shunxiangbao can be said to be shaking.In fact, what happened last night was very simple. Qiu Zimao saw the daughter of a Jiashou in Fangjiagou, and wanted to snatch her to the village to be the wife of the village. The Jiashou refused. In a fit of anger, Qiu Zimao ordered the entire village to be slaughtered. .Qiu Zimao and others have done such a heartless thing, it can be said that both humans and gods are outraged.

After listening to Gao Shiyin's narration, everyone in the room cursed, and Zhong Rong also tremblingly said: "It's nothing more than robbing some property, but even killing people and massacring the village, do these bandits have any humanity?"

Everyone suddenly felt a sense of crisis. The fort wall of the fort has not been completed yet. Although everyone is confident that they can eliminate the bandits, the loss in the fort will not be small. It seems that we must find a way to build the fort wall as soon as possible. Cheng, but where is the money?
Han Chaodao: "These bandits have done such evil things, and the Fangjiagou also belongs to our Dongjiazhuang area. Presumably, the management team will send troops to destroy it?"

Everyone nodded, Wang Dou was drinking slowly, and he suddenly asked: "Those bandits have been looting and extorting all the year round, so they must have a lot in store?"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, Gao Shiyin said: "They are all old bandits who have been looting and kidnapping all these years, so they must have accumulated a lot of wealth."

There was a loud noise, Wang Dou slammed his palm on the table, and the bowls and chopsticks jumped accordingly. He stood up and said sharply: "Bandits are running rampant in the village, and there is no conscience. As the official army of the Ming Dynasty, how can I just sit back and watch the bandits?" Rampant? They must be wiped out to protect the peace of the place."

Yang Tong opened his eyes wide, he was the first to understand, and he shouted: "Yes, yes, kill these bandits and maintain the safety of the village."

Everyone also understood, and they all said impassionedly: "Kill the thieves and suppress the bandits, eradicate violence and bring peace to the people, and stabilize the place!"

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Everyone decided to exterminate these bandits and avenge the villagers of Fangjiagou.

However, this group of gangsters made a living as bandits, they were full of tricks, and they were located in a mountainous area, occupying a favorable terrain. To wipe them out, they needed to do a good job of reconnaissance.

This task fell on the Han and North Korean brothers and Gao Shiyin. They didn't accept them at night, so they were the best at it.

Regarding Wang Dou's orders, Han Chao and Han Zhong brothers naturally agreed, and Gao Shiyin was also willing to go.

Time was running out, the three of them dressed up a bit and set off in the afternoon.

The three of them came back two days later, and Han reported to Wang Dou: "Wang Tou, we have checked, and there are about five or sixty bandits in Siqingliang. Their stockade was built on the top of a mountain. A small pass. This pass is nothing to worry about, but the pass on the top of the mountain is more troublesome."

He took out a blueprint, which showed the topography around the four-inclined beam. According to Han Chao's explanation, the gate of the wall on the top of the mountain is really troublesome. The three sides are steep and difficult to climb. Only one hillside can go up. If they Throw rolling stones and trees on it, and the attacking party will inevitably suffer heavy casualties.

Wang Dou pondered for a long time, he believed that he could lead a few teams of soldiers to capture this stockade, and he was afraid that the loss would outweigh the gain if the casualties would be heavy.After all, my own capital is small and I can't afford to consume it, so I have to think about it carefully.

Seeing Wang Dou pondering, everyone was frowning and thinking of a way, Gao Shiyin suddenly said: "Wang Tou, I have a way, maybe I can try it."

Everyone is looking at him.

Wang Dou also said "Oh": "Brother Gao, what can you do, you might as well tell me."

Gao Shiyin said: "There is a leader named Mo Tianchong in Siqingliang. He used to be the leader of the army squadron. He used to have an old relationship with me. I heard that he is very dissatisfied with the bandit leader Qiu Zimao. Maybe we can start here."

Wang Dou took a deep look at Gao Shiyin: "You can try this method, if you can persuade Mo Tianchong to be our internal response, Brother Gao, you should give credit to him."

Gao Shiyin clasped his fists excitedly and left, Han Zhong shouted, "How did Gao Manzi know that bandit?"

Yang Tong, Qi Tianliang and others also discussed, only Wang Dou remained silent.

Before everyone could say a few words, a military household came in to report that it was Zhang Tanggong from Dongjiazhuang who had come.

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Outside the official hall, Zhang Tanggong was riding a horse with two attendants beside him. He was tightly wrapped and only held the rein in his hand.

In the cold wind, the three of them stood there, regardless of whether they were people or horses, they all exhaled thick white air. Zhang Tanggong's face was opened a few times by the cold wind, and he looked in a hurry. After seeing Wang Dou, he was not polite. , Said directly: "Brother Wang, my brother came to inform you that the master of the management team is going to send troops to wipe out the Siqianliang bandits. After three days, you can bring some people to Dongjiazhuang to join us."

Wang Dou asked a few words. It turned out that after the entire village of Fangjiagou was slaughtered, the entire territory of Shunxiang Fort was shaken. The defense officer Xu Zhongjun was also furious, because Fangjiagou was regarded as the shoujing area of ​​Dongjiazhuang, so Xu Zhongjun ordered Zhang Gui to wipe out it. The bandits.

Zhang Gui didn't dare to be negligent, and after receiving the order, he has been preparing to send troops all over the place. Although Wang Dou's side is a fortress, the reputation of Wang Dou and his men for fighting the enemy is well known, so Zhang Gui asked Wang Dou and others People also went with them.

But for Wang Dou's subordinates, Zhang Gui knew that they were all newly recruited villagers, so of course he didn't have any hope for their combat power.Apart from Wang Dou, Han Chao, and Han Zhong, Zhang Gui didn't care how many people Wang Dou would bring here, and Wang Dou could do whatever he wanted.

The two said a few words, Wang Dou called Zhang Tanggong to sit in the living room, Zhang Tanggong said: "No, brother, I have to rush back to the village to return to my life."

The two of them clasped their fists together, Zhang Tanggong turned the horse's head, the leather whip made a crisp sound in the air, and shouted: "Drive!"

The hooves of the horse stepped on the frozen hard ground, and the sound of hooves sounded all the way.

Looking at the figures of Zhang Tanggong and the three going away, Han Zhong smiled and said: "It happens that there is a shortage of manpower, so this opportunity will come up."

Everyone laughed.

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Two days later, Gao Shiyin came back happily. He said that he had convinced Mo Tianchong that he was willing to be an internal response in his army, but he also had some requirements, and he needed to have an interview with Wang Dou.

Wang Dou agreed to him, and that night Wang Dou took the Han and Chao brothers and Gao Shiyin to meet Mo Tianchong at the edge of a forest under the West Mountain.

Then Mo Tianchong is not a kind person at first glance, with big arms and round waist, high cheekbones, thick eyebrows, protruding chin, scorched face, wrapped in a large sheepskin coat, I heard that he used to be the commander of a small team in the Ming army's battle barracks?A person like him, who became a bandit from an officer, and hangs out in the bandit's den all year round, must have a lot of blood and debts.

Wang Dou looked at Mo Tianchong talking, and Mo Tianchong just kept making demands: "The little one is willing to assist the officers and soldiers, and he will never be a thief again, but after capturing the Siqingliang, the little one hopes to cut down The head of Qiu Zimao was captured in the village, and the younger one will have half of it."

Speaking of this, Mo Tianchong babbled, wondering if he remembered his previous identity.

From the words, Wang Dou could feel Mo Tianchong's hatred for Qiu Zimao.The matter was very simple. In July, the Hou Jin army invaded various parts of Daming, and Mo Tianchong was reduced to a rout, so he brought a few people to seek refuge with Qiu Zimao.At first Qiu Zimao also relied on him, but later he gradually rejected him, which made Mo Tianchong secretly hate him.In addition, not long ago, Mo Tianchong fell in love with a fan, but Qiu Zimao also snatched it away. In Mo Tianchong's heart, he had murderous intentions against Qiu Zimao.

In addition to the matter of Qiu Zimao slaughtering the village this time, Mo Tianchong knew that the officers and soldiers would definitely come to destroy it, so why did he bother to be buried with Qiu Zimao in the village?It's better to take the opportunity to join the army as an internal response, so that he can take the opportunity to make a fortune, and get rid of Qiu Zimao, the enemy, casually.

Wang Dou said indifferently: "It's the best if you are willing to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side to assist the officers and soldiers. But as long as you are really meritorious, what about taking half of it and capturing it? But how will you assist when the time comes?"

Mo Tianchong looked at Wang Dou, he had also heard the news that Wang Dou and others had killed ten Houjin soldiers, and seeing this burly young man in front of him, he really looked very sturdy.

Hearing what Wang Dou said, Mo Tianchong was a little hesitant. There was something deep about Wang Dou that made him afraid, and he said after a while: "My lord Wang is true to his word, and he is really willing to give the captured points to the small ones." half?"

Wang Dou said indifferently: "As the official army of the Ming Dynasty, how can I still lie to you? If you don't trust me, don't you trust Brother Gao?"

Gao Shiyin said from the side: "Mo Dabaozi, just put your mind at ease, Wangtou will definitely keep his word, and I promise you, your benefits will be indispensable at that time!"

Hearing what Gao Shiyin said, Mo Tianchong felt relieved. Back then, he and Gao Shiyin were in the same camp, fought wars, drank wine together, and went whoring with women together.Coupled with the temptation of the gold and silver treasures in the village, he gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, I will trust Lord Wang! Sir, just rest assured, there is a small road from the back mountain that leads directly to the village, and the pass on the back mountain is exactly The small ones are guarding, and when the time comes, the small ones will act as internal support, and the officers and soldiers will definitely be able to break through the camp."

Wang Dou took a deep look at Mo Tianchong: "So, it's a deal!"

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Old White Bull:
I feel a little uncomfortable today, it may be heatstroke, so I will update it today.

Also back to "Entertainment is Good" book friend: In the Ming Dynasty, the shooting range of bird guns was still very far. Qi Jiguang's "Records of Military Training" has a saying that all bird guns should not be released early when encountering thieves. Only one gun can be fired before the gun can be fired.For all crossbowmen and archers, after the migratory bird has shot the blunderbuss, and the thief is within sixty steps, he is allowed to shoot after the blunderbuss, and he is not allowed to shoot without order.

The test shooting of the bird gun is also to set up a five-foot-high and two-foot-wide wooden tablet eighty steps away, with one hit in three shots, and seven hits in ten shots is considered good.It can be seen from this that in the Ming Dynasty, the bird gun can hit farther than the bow and arrow, and can kill the enemy within a hundred steps.As for the firearms of the East and the West, in the Ming Dynasty, the bird guns had a long range, but their power was low, while the Western fire guns were powerful, but their range was short.Both sides have their own advantages and disadvantages, so we should not belittle ourselves, nor should we be arrogant, everything depends on the background at the time.

If the protagonist's army does not encounter an enemy army in heavy armor, of course, the farther the range of the bird gun, the better.If you encounter different enemies in the future, there will be different changes accordingly. Let me tell you about it, thank you for your attention.

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