Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 55
Walking at night, if no one talks, it is really too stuffy.

Li Jing knew that if he didn't speak, the people under his command would not dare to speak casually.

Therefore, using the topic of Chen Erhu, Li Jing chatted with everyone.

"Hehe, this mask is actually just a means of disguise, the purpose is to hide oneself from being discovered by others." Li Jing laughed.

Chen Erhu scratched his head, not understanding why he could not be noticed by wearing a mask.

Seeing Chen Erhu's confused face, Li Jing couldn't help smiling wryly again, knowing that what he said was too general, and Chen Erhu couldn't understand at all.

After sorting out his thoughts, Li Jing leaned over and grabbed a few withered grasses to cover his face, and then said, "Two tigers! If I lie down in the grass and my face is covered by these withered grasses, can you spot me?"

Chen Erhu shook his head: "If you don't look carefully, I'm afraid you won't find it!"

"Hehe, this mask is actually used as a camouflage. But the color of this mask is a bit heavy. If it is the same color as the grass, the effect will be better." Li Jing smiled.

"Oh! I see, you wear this mask because you are afraid of being discovered by others! But why didn't you tell us in advance? Let us wear it too." Chen Erhu said.

Chen Erhu's words represented the thoughts of everyone present, so just after Chen Erhu finished asking, everyone looked at Li Jing in unison.

Seeing everyone's expectant eyes, Li Jing was speechless for a moment.

Although Chen Erhu and the others were trained by Li Jing and trained in the way of special forces, Li Jing never regarded these people as special forces in his mind.

In Li Jing's mind, special forces members are omnipotent.

You can fly a plane in the sky, and you can drive a tank when you land.All firearms are proficient, lurking, attacking, assaulting, assassinating, etc. are all good.

None of these requirements could be fulfilled by Chen Erhu and others.

Even if they were given a disguise, I'm afraid they couldn't hide well. Li Jing thought that as long as these people could obey orders, there was no need to pretend at all.

But after hearing Chen Erhu's words, Li Jing couldn't help but fell into deep thought.

This is the Ming Dynasty, so there is no need to copy modern requirements.

If a fully equipped special soldier came to the Ming Dynasty, he would be invincible.

How can I use the conditions of special forces to demand Chen Erhu and others?

As long as these people can be proficient in bows and arrows, close combat, riding horses, and learn about stealth and assassination, it seems that they are qualified to be a special soldier of the Ming Dynasty.

If I create a new type of musket in the future, it is not impossible to turn these people into commandos.

Li Jing squinted his eyes at Chen Erhu, then at Liu Erlen and the others.Then he shook his head. These people are generally too old, and it is too difficult to meet their own requirements.

But Li Jing didn't want to discourage them, instead of dampening their enthusiasm, he wanted to stimulate them.

If the enthusiasm of these people is raised and driven by them, the combat effectiveness of the brothers will be significantly improved.

After thinking about it, Li Jing said solemnly: "It's not that I don't want to tell you, nor is it that you are not allowed to wear masks, but that you don't need to wear masks at all now, because you are not qualified yet!"

"What? We're not qualified to wear masks? What's the point of wearing this stuff!" Liu Er was puzzled.

"Yes! Masks are very common, but if you wear them now, the only use is to scare people, and it's not even certain whether they can scare people." Li Jing said solemnly.

Liu Erleng and the others fell silent when they heard this.

Indeed, even if they were put on scarier masks, it would be nothing more than scaring people.

But they saw with their own eyes that when Li Jing broke into the officers' and soldiers' camp wearing a mask and wielding a knife, he looked like a ghost seeking his life.

Although the mask is scary, it is nothing compared to the knife in Li Jing's hand, because the mask is only scary, but the knife in Li Jing's hand is killing people, and it kills cleanly.One knife at a time, without muddling at all.

And when the two are combined, it produces a shocking effect.

That kind of effect is not enough to describe it with a ghost possessed, but it seems more appropriate to describe it with a ghost possessed by God of War.

Wearing the mask on Li Jing has completely different effects than wearing it on them.

Seeing that everyone was a little discouraged, Li Jing hurriedly cheered up: "You don't have to be discouraged, as long as you are willing to train hard, I think there is still a chance to wear this mask. The key is to see if you are willing to endure hardship."

"Really?" Liu Erleng and others asked in unison.

"Really! And I assure you, when you are eligible to wear a mask, your salary will be doubled." Li Jing said seriously.

Hearing that wearing a mask can double the salary, everyone's eyes suddenly became a little hot.

Now Gao Qi, Ma Wu, and Sun Meng have the highest salaries on the mountain, and their monthly salary is ten taels.

But the three are not comparable.

Gao Qi and Ma Wu were Li Jing's right-hand men, and Sun Meng was sent out by Li Jing to do some special things. No one would object to them taking the highest salary.

And Liu Erleng and other small team leaders' monthly salary is four taels, which is only one tael more than the thirty taels of Chen Erhu and others.

If they are eligible to wear a mask, their salary will be doubled, which is six taels, which is higher than that of the squad leader.

This is not just a matter of salary increase, which means that they are more valued than the squad leader, and their status is higher than the squad leader.

Apart from Li Jing, there are only five people who have a higher status than the team leader on the mountain.

Wearing a mask equals higher income and higher status.

Masks have become a status symbol.

At this moment, everyone clenched their fists and cheered themselves up silently. They must train hard and wear masks.

Seeing the fiery eyes of his subordinates, Li Jingjing nodded.

These people are so fanatical, maybe they can really make some appearances.

Li Jing doesn't need too many, as long as ten people can be selected.

To be honest, if there were too many people, Li Jing might not be able to support them.

Choose these men to be equipped with the fastest sword, the hardest bow, the best horse, and the sharpest dagger.Even food and clothing should be the best.

"Ten people! The first batch only needs ten people! I hope ten people can be selected from these people!" Li Jing thought to himself.

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When a person has a goal, the enthusiasm that bursts out is unimaginable.

Originally, Li Jing estimated that it would take at least three hours to arrive at Beiyang Town, but these people arrived in only two and a half hours.

The nights in winter are very long. According to Li Jing's estimation, the sky should not be bright when we arrive at Beiyang Town, but the attack must be launched immediately, which will definitely be hasty.

Now that he arrived more than half an hour earlier, Li Jing had a lot more time.

Let his men rest where they are, while Li Jing came to investigate near the camp of the officers and soldiers.

It didn't take long for Li Jing to come back.

The reason is simple, all officers and soldiers are sleeping.

Not even a sentinel on duty.

If the attack on such officers and soldiers is not successful, then Li Jing should find a piece of tofu and kill him.

Without hesitation, Li Jing immediately ordered the attack.

With the experience of last time and the fact that there are no sentries on duty here, Liu Erleng and the others obviously relaxed a lot this time.

Feel relaxed and ready to go.

The first round of arrow rain ignited most of the grain trucks.

After three rounds of arrow rain, the entire camp was as bright as day.

Only then did the soldiers wake up.

Seeing that the vigilance of the officers and soldiers was so low, Li Jing sighed inwardly, it would be no wonder that such qualities did not win the battle.

"Change to ordinary arrows and shoot the soldiers fighting the fire! I'll deal with the leading officer!" Li Jing shouted in a low voice.

After speaking, without waiting for Liu Erleng and others to answer, Li Jing stood up.

When he got up, he put the mask on his face.

Almost exactly the same as last time.

Seeing Li Jing's appearance, the officers and soldiers who had just woken up from their dreams thought that a ghost was coming, and the terrified soldiers ran away.

This group of officers and soldiers was even worse than Lin County's. The leading officer didn't even issue an order and started running for his life.

Li Jing didn't let the officer go because he ran for his life.

The so-called striking while the iron is hot means that only by killing the leading officer will the army of officers and soldiers be completely disintegrated and unable to gather again.

Li Jing rushed straight to the largest military tent in the middle of the camp, seeing the officer running for his life, Li Jing rushed forward without any hesitation.

To be kind to the enemy is to be cruel to oneself, and Li Jing will never do things that are benevolent to women.

After beheading the officer, Li Jing didn't want to fight, so he quickly turned around, and then summoned Liu Erleng and others to evacuate.

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The vanguard of the officers and soldiers of Weihui Mansion was near Xiaozhuang, not far from Beiyang Town, while the people led by Gao Qi were guarding the line from Jinniuling to Yunmeng Mountain, and the distance between them was not too far.

Li Jing believed that the officers and soldiers must know Gao Qi's location, even if there was no tip-off from the insider, the officers and soldiers would send out scouts to investigate.

Although the mountains from Jinniuling to Hongshanling overlap, it is not easy to hide a team of more than 400 people. As long as the scouts are careful, it is not difficult to find Gao Qi's troops.

Li Jing dared to arrange for Gao Qi to guard the Jinniuling area so that he would not be afraid of the encirclement and suppression by the officers and soldiers.

Li Jing also knew how many officers and soldiers had come. It was impossible for these people to surround Gao Qi.

In addition, Li Jing, Gao Qi and others also studied the main purpose of the officers and soldiers very clearly.

The purpose of the officers and soldiers was not actually to suppress the bandits, but the purpose of their trip was actually the Shen family.

Otherwise, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the officers and soldiers are not so interested in braving the severe cold to come to the valley to suppress the bandits.

Since the main goal of the officers and soldiers was not to suppress the bandits, or even said that they were unwilling to suppress the bandits, then Gao Qi could use this to restrain the officers and soldiers.

Entering Hongshanling from the direction of Qi County, the shortest distance is to pass between Jinniuling and Yunmeng Mountain.

If you don't pass this position, you have to make a big bend.

Judging from the fact that the main force of the officers and soldiers stationed in Xiaozhuang, the officers and soldiers obviously did not want to take detours.

Therefore, after Gao Qi arrived at the designated location, he immediately divided his troops and ordered Zhou Laohu to lead 150 people to Jinniuling, Zhang Chu to lead 150 people to Yunmeng Mountain, and Gao Qi himself to lead more than 100 people to support Tianduling.

(End of this chapter)