The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 20 Bounty Hunter
Ma Shihu is a professional soldier, and he doesn't have any tricks in his stomach.

He felt that it was a little too much to make such a request, but he is the general of Lord Zongbing, and he and the Lord are both prosperous and hurt. No matter how embarrassing things are, he must do his best.

Huang Sheng and his servants have already defeated Jiannu twice and three times, and now they have gained a little popularity in Liaodong official circles.

It seems wishful thinking that the Ming army wanted to fight Jiannu to the death in a dignified battle, and finally won and won the head of Jiannu.

Ma Rulong, the commander-in-chief who is well aware of the virtues of his army, thinks that it is more reliable for Liaodong scholar Huang Sheng to use tricks to hack Jiannu's head, so he sends his confidant Aifu to find Huang Sheng for a deal.

Ma Shihu said honestly: "Master Huang, I know that the task assigned by the Chief Soldier this time is a bit difficult. So he gave a very high reward of silver, 300 taels for the head of each level of slavery.

Although I can't give you military merits, you can rest assured that my lord is Dushi Sun's favorite general. If you serve in Liaodong, he will find an opportunity to give you convenience. With my lord's secret help, lord Huang will definitely rise to the top in the future. "

Huang Sheng had originally planned to make trouble for Jian Nu, and all the arrangements he made in Ningyuan were for this purpose.

Now I find it even more interesting, this time I am completely a bounty hunter.

Scenes from American western movies in his previous life appeared in his mind, a very awesome cowboy, wandering in the wilderness on a horse with a gun, hunting Indians.

It's ridiculous that he also got this role, and also hunted and killed Jiannu who was skilled in bowing and horses with a gun.This is of course a good thing, and it is also something I am willing to do.

The cunning Huang Sheng seemed rather embarrassed when he saw Ma Shihu. From this, it can be seen that Ma Shilong, the commander-in-chief, must have done it as a last resort, and he must take this job.

But the benefits can't just be that a Jian slave's head is sold for 300 taels of silver, and you have to extort money to be worthy of your own IQ.

Huang Shengdao: "I can go through life and death for Mr. Zongbing, but there is one condition."

Ma Shihu was afraid that Huang Sheng would not agree. After all, Jiannu's combat prowess was obvious to all, and it was impossible to cut off their heads casually.

Huang Sheng was a civil servant who had already entered Dushi Sun's sight. Although his rank was not high, he was not something a military officer, even a first-rank military officer, could command.

If he refused to do it, the task assigned to him by the Chief Soldier would be in vain, and he would run for hundreds of miles, and it would be embarrassing to go back in despair.

Seeing that Huang Sheng agreed, but there was still a request, he hurriedly said: "Master Huang, the lower officials also brought two 240 confederations with a total of [-] people to fight together. These people are my lord's confidantes, and they are all brave A good soldier."

Huang Sheng further affirmed that Ma Shilong, the commander-in-chief, was determined to win the first rank of Jiannu, and of course he had to make a big fuss!
Huang Sheng said: "How about Jiannu's combat effectiveness, the general has been in Liaodong for a long time, he should know better than this officer. This time the mission is extremely dangerous, doesn't the general know?"

Ma Shihu sighed and said: "Ah! How can I not know this, but my lord is so kind to me, even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of ​​fire, I have to bite the bullet and rush forward."

Huang Shengdao: "I can arrange for the general to lead the troops to sway a shot. There is no need to fight Jiannu desperately. The task of beheading Jiannu to obtain the head will not take the general's trouble. But after the matter is completed, I will ask the commander-in-chief to give it to me." The official has a brand new No. [-] Fuchuan, I don’t know if the general can do it.”

No. [-] Fuchuan is currently the largest and best sea-going ship of the Ming Dynasty. The Fuchuan has gone with Zheng He's fleet and disappeared in the vast river of history.

Fuchuan’s ship shape is balanced on the top, like a knife on the bottom, wide at the top, wide at the top and tail at both ends. This ship structure is a great invention in Chinese shipbuilding. It improves the ship’s anti-sinking performance and increases The safety performance of long-distance voyages.

There are too many sea-going ships in Liaodong, and the sea-going ships transported by the navy of the Ming Dynasty all use Juehua Island as their home port.

Juehua Island has been built by Ming Dynasty into a logistics supply base in Liaodong, where warships and merchant ships flock in an endless stream.

Ma Shihu pondered for a moment, he was thinking.Huang Sheng just stated that he didn't want him to take his troops to fight Jian Nu to the death, and he was already happy that Huang Sheng was so good at being a man.

What's more, he also promised to cut off the heads of slaves for his lords, but the number two blessing boat is too big and conspicuous, so if one is lost for no reason, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain.

But Hei, a straw boat smaller than No. [-] Fuchuan, also called sentinel boat, should be no trouble for the commander-in-chief. It will be enough to report the battle damage or sink on the rocks at that time, and the food will not be ugly.

Ma Shihu reciprocated and said: "Master Huang is so righteous, I admire you, you can make arrangements, and I will definitely not miss you. It's just that No. [-] Fuchuan's goal is too big, and it's hard to explain everything. See if this will work, Xiaguan How about asking my lord to build a sentry boat, and this boat will be your private property from now on?"

Huang Sheng was asking for a lot of money, and the cost of a No. 5 Fuchuan would be [-] to [-] taels of silver. If Ma Shihu readily agreed to it, it would be unreliable.

He bargained and agreed to give the straw boat with a cost of more than 1 taels, and Huang Sheng was already satisfied.

Of course, the commander-in-chief Ma Shilong would not spend money to buy a boat for Huang Sheng. As a first-rank military officer, he would naturally have countless ways.Huang Sheng has nothing to do with himself, as long as he can get the ship, he doesn't care how it came from!
As long as the ship is in hand and the quality is excellent, if you modify it with your own knowledge, it will be one of the best sea ships of this era.

But it takes time, effort, and too much money, and you have to lead someone to operate it yourself and produce it by hand.In the future, I will put my home on this ship, and I can do business and make a fortune.

You can attack Jiannu ashore along the Liaodong coastline, and you can also go straight to the backyard of Jiannu along the Yalu River, which is safer for guerrilla warfare.

After the two negotiated the terms, everyone was happy, and Huang Sheng became the glorious bounty hunter of the Ming Dynasty.This time the task was ten Jian slave heads, and the reward was 3000 taels of silver, plus a sentry boat from the Daming Navy.

Huang Sheng began to actively prepare for the battle, and the battlefield was planned to be sixty miles northeast of Ningyuan City, avoiding the plains along the Nuer River, and playing by ear in the hilly area of ​​Lianshanyi.

There are ditches and ridges everywhere here, and the original ecological dense forest is everywhere. There are only a dozen people lurking. As long as they bring enough supplies, even 1 Jiannu will not be able to find them.

It's just that Jiannu is recuperating now, so I'm afraid he may not come to this area for activities. The wicked Huang Sheng has a way.The Ming army was so weak that they were huddled in the city, and almost no brave generals led troops to provoke Jiannu.

Huang Sheng had a preliminary plan. He was going to let Ma Shihu bring Ma Shilong's two hundred servants with him to the vicinity of Lianshan Station.

He led his men to lurk in the dense forest and hills, and Ma Shihu took the more than 200 cavalry to show off his face in the Jiannu control area with a murderous look.

Jiannu didn't know that the Ming army would come suddenly, so he definitely couldn't organize troops to encircle or attack them in a hurry, these two cavalry troops who were armed to the teeth.

After Ma Ruhu completed the task of letting Jiannu see the cavalry of the Ming army coming, he quickly retreated back to Ningyuan City to wait for the good news.

Jiannu's guards here were so harassed by the Ming army, of course they would be suspicious, and they would definitely send sentry horses to find out along the Ming army's retreat route.

Huang Sheng, who had been ambushing in the jungle in advance, seized the opportunity. He could choose to find scattered sentry horses to attack, and it should be no problem to complete the task of beheading ten slaves.

When Huang Sheng explained his plan to Ma Shihu, the officer with some military knowledge was so excited that he rubbed his hands.

He already knew that Master Huang relied on intrigue and calculation every time to build slaves, and he was completely on the sidelines.

But this time, with his cooperation, there was a big movement. Based on his experience in the army for more than ten years, he concluded that the slaves must come.

And they will definitely pass through the area where Master Huang is ambushing, but they only have a dozen people, and it seems that there are still a few people who have no fighting power. I am afraid that they can only deal with no more than three Jiannu sentry horses at a time.

Once Jiannu found out that the sentry horses with too few people were missing, he would not be stupid to send such a small team.

If they all sent a team of 20 sentry horses, I am afraid Master Huang can only look at his slaves and sigh.

It is best to count more than ten slave-building teams at one time, and I, Ma Shihu, will also bring a team of general banners to work with them.

Five or 60 people counting more than a dozen people, there is a great chance of success. Anyway, it is enough to get it once. If Jian Nu's head is cut off and everyone evacuates quickly, it should not be too dangerous.

Ma Shihu made up his mind, and said to Huang Sheng: "Master Huang really has a great idea, and building slaves should be a must, but your lord has too few servants, so it should be impossible to count a team of more than ten slaves at one time, and the lower officials also have a plan."

Huang Sheng said: "Oh? Could it be that General Ma is willing to take the risk and join me in ambush Jiannu?"

Ma Shihu Alexander, this Mr. Huang is too smart, he has not spoken out about his strategy, and he has already explained it.

He said: "That's exactly the case. If your lord chooses only three or two slaves, you will startle the snake. It will be difficult to find such an opportunity in the future. It's better to have a good time and pick a dozen of them." The team started."

Huang Sheng smiled and said: "The general's words are wrong. Most of the slaves are hunters from deep mountains. They have an innate insight into danger. We have dozens of cavalry to lay an ambush. It is too likely that they will be detected by them." When it gets too big, when the time comes, the tiger will not succeed but will be injured by the tiger."

Don't be afraid of opponents like gods, but teammates like pigs.In matters of life and death, Huang Sheng dared not link his fate with those rebellious servants under General Ma Shilong's command.

If these family servants exposed themselves before the ambush and were retaliated by Jiannu, they would definitely run away quickly. Master Huang Sheng can't even ride a horse, how can he escape?At that time, it will become cannon fodder to cover their retreat.

Huang Sheng would never do such a stupid thing anyway, besides, if he succeeded and won the first rank of Jiannu, would he be willing to count himself as completing the task given the ferocity of these servants?
In all likelihood, they will cut off their heads by the way. At that time, as long as they praise General Huang Sheng for his bravery and unyielding bloody battle with Jiannu, and die for the country, it will be over.How could one not die in a war, General Zan Hua, Mr. Huang, was just unlucky this time.

They will get military merit, and they can also have 3000 taels of silver privately divided. Who wouldn't be tempted by so many good things in one fell swoop!
I miscalculated for a while, not only harming myself, but also harming more than a dozen servants.Although all this is conjecture, these Liaodong soldiers may not be so bad, but the heart of defense is indispensable.

I have no contact with them, let alone understand them. This is what is said in the Art of War.

I don't think they can be trusted, and I guess it is also impossible for them to trust an eighth-rank civil servant at such a young age.

The leader and his subordinates are wary of each other. How can they form combat effectiveness on a battlefield where life and death decisions can happen in an instant?Moreover, Huang Sheng is familiar with history and the virtues of Liaodong generals and soldiers in the late Ming Dynasty.

In the fourth year of Chongzhen, Zu Dashou, the commander-in-chief of the army, guarded Dalinghe City. The food and grass were cut off. The city killed people for food and burned their bones for salary.

But Wu Xiang, who is also a general of Liaodong, and Zu Dashou's smoked relatives, was desperate to save him, huddled in Jinzhou City, and it was the imperial court who ordered him to die, so he dragged his way out of the army.

He didn't dare to fight Jiannu at all, and fled when he saw the Jiannu cavalry.With such Liaodong soldiers and horses, does Huang Sheng dare to expose his back to them?
(End of this chapter)