warring states careerist

Chapter 414 Seeking meritorious service

After the nine people voted, they sent one person to escort the prisoners back to the border fort, and the rest formed a team, sent out scouts to guard the surroundings, and chased after the traces of those people.

The concubine Pu Mi's body swayed with the horse, her hands subconsciously stroked the horse's mane, gently picked up a mane, and murmured: "Dude, it's time to fight again."

The horse was very young, and the concubine named it "White Star" because of the white mark on its forehead.This is a good horse, a descendant of a few horses from the Western Regions sent back by Solucan on the way westward. It is strong, powerful and quite tall.

Shirahoshi shook his mane, but he didn't blame his master who had been riding him for two years, he just snorted to show that he was in some pain.

One man and one horse came to Gaoliu from Peidi. In just one year, they have fought several battles, and the barbarian bows and arrows have never hurt them at all.

In the afternoon of the next day, the company commander was at a high place and used binoculars to find the trace of the chasing convoy, and several Sima commanders were nearby.

The company commander handed the binoculars to the hand of the concubine beside him. The concubine looked at it and found that the convoy had obviously noticed their traces.

Forty carts formed a circle, and all the personnel were within the circle, which was the common tactic used by the Mohists when they entered the grasslands when Gaoliu was first established.

The concubine Mi handed the binoculars to others, and laughed and scolded: "They learn quickly. It's really a way to benefit the world, but they use it to harm the world for personal gain."

"But it's okay, we can't attack, and they dare not move. As long as we move, we will kill them. If we don't move, we will wait for follow-up support. Once the guns are fired, they will not be able to defend."

While talking, the man with the binoculars next to him said: "Someone is coming."

After a while, the figure in the distance gradually became clear. A man came on horseback. After approaching, he dismounted and raised his hands to indicate that he could not use a sword.

After approaching, the man knelt down and said, "Who is the official here? I have something to say."

The concubine Mi looked at the company commander and said with a smile: "Company commander, it seems that you are going to get rich."

This kind of bribery has been seen a lot.

The company commander snorted, and immediately stepped forward to ask the man, "What do you want? Give me money? Is it a price of ten ounces of gold? I've seen it a lot, so I don't need to say anything."

The man said again and again: "The Mo family is neither fighting nor attacking, and people will die if they fight. Mo Di said, mutual benefits. I sell stirrups and iron swords, and the barbarians give us horses. We can benefit from each other. Why not?"

"Furthermore, why do you guys do this? If we let us go, each person will get two yi of gold, and the officer will get another ten yi. Everyone was raised by their parents, why bother to fight and die in the wasteland? You are dead, your Who will take care of your parents? Who will take care of your sisters?"

But the company commander is also a violent person. Hearing this man's nagging here, he said to the prisoner: "Tell him to shut up."

The words were clear, the person who spoke turned pale with shock, the concubine had already galloped up to him, her right foot was on the stirrup, her body was like fishing for a moon in the water, her arms were strong, and she leaned on the waist directly People mentioned right away.

Then he galloped his horse and circled a few times outside the chariot in the distance, showing off his might.

A round of bows and arrows was fired from the chariot formation, but the concubine Mi had been fighting for more than a year, and the father at home was a veteran, so he knew the range of the guns and bows by heart.

After turning around, there was no injury, and everyone in the company shouted loudly to strengthen their prestige.

Representative Lian waited for everyone to calm down, and said: "The lobbyist just now is wrong. Not to mention that the Mohists in the company who are benefiting the world are local servicemen, then you say that these barbarians have got stirrups and swords. Isn’t your family members suffering?”

"Furthermore..."

He was about to explain some reasoning, when the team members laughed and said, "Representative, there is no need to mention this, we still understand the reasoning. Besides, two yields of gold...hahaha, you really underestimated us."

This remark caused everyone to laugh, but even the representative said a few more words seriously. At this time, the concubine Mi, who was showing off his power in front of the battle, had returned, and threw the dizzy man who was lying on the horse's back and was jolted to the ground.

The company commander ordered: "Let's set up camp like this, and send someone out to check."

He had already selected a place to camp and was ready to follow the siege.How to set up camp is a compulsory course for company commanders and Sima commanders. Even if the company is outside, it is necessary to prevent being attacked by others.

After the arrangement, each Sima team took out their shovels, sent out guards, lit a fire and rested, and only sent a few people to watch.

The flames were rising, and the breeze was blowing, it was the east wind, and the people in the west were burned by the fire, so they went around to the east and sat down.

The concubine Mie was holding a piece of dry biscuit, and the comrades beside him were singing, but he stared at the flames and thought for a while, and came to the company commander.

The company commander is a local, but he also joined the army six or seven years ago. He was a serf of the nobles of Zhaodi, and he fled to this cold and miserable place. Fortunately, the Mo family managed Gaoliu, which is considered safe and sound.

He just knew that the concubine Mi was from Peixian County, but he had heard a lot about what Peixian County looked like.

However, he didn't know about Shupu Mi's elder, and he didn't even know that Shupu Mi's name was given by Shi, the deputy giant of the Mohist family whom he often heard about.

All I know is that this guy is quick-witted, he came from the Sishang Military Academy, his riding skills are not inferior to those of the locals, and he is very courageous.It is also possible that their generation is full of food, and King Shuqing himself is also a tall and strong person, otherwise he would not be selected as the first batch of volunteer teachers, so Shupu Mi is tall and strong, and he is a master who is not afraid of anything.

Seeing the concubine Mie approaching, the company commander waved at him and said, "What's the matter?"

The concubine Mi laughed and said: "Company Commander, I have a meritorious service for our company."

The company commander was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "Tell me."

The concubine Mi pointed to the swaying bonfire and said with a smile: "There is a breeze these days, if we really fight in formation, we are not afraid of more than two hundred of them."

"Surrounded by chariots, you are most afraid of artillery, followed by iron thunder. It's just that we can't get close. But what if we can get close?"

"Tomorrow morning, if the wind doesn't change, we'll mow the grass and make a fire around them, and smoke them. If they dare to come out to obstruct them, we'll fight them in formation. If they don't dare to come out, we'll approach them and pile up firewood. Smoke it."

"Using the cover of smoke, I ordered a few people to ride horses and throw iron mines when they approached. There are more than 200 people surrounded inside, which we use to deal with Lin Hulou, who has no guns and no gunpowder. But if we want to deal with us, we are afraid no."

As soon as he finished speaking, the company commander thought for a moment, patted his legs and said, "Your brain is still bright. Call everyone over in a while and discuss it."

After everyone gathered around and listened to it, all of them showed joy on their faces.

This is a prohibited caravan of more than 200 people. If it can be captured, it will be a great achievement.It is said that making meritorious deeds, if you wait until the infantry behind, I am afraid that this merit will be greatly reduced.

Shu Pu Mi analyzed the various situations that might be encountered, everyone thought about it, and they all felt: No matter those people can't defend themselves, or attack to win, they are bound to lose.

There are no guns inside, but there is no danger.

In the early morning of the second day, the company assembled. The wind direction did not change, and the breeze continued to blow westward. Looking through the binoculars, the people in the car formation were already anxious. Waiting for reinforcements.

After riding upwind, the company quickly built a fort with shovels, tied the horses, and left two Sima 50 people on horseback to patrol the vicinity.

The effective range of bows and arrows and muskets in the chariot formation is only a few tens of steps, and the 50 people behind the barrier will shoot at each other, suppressing the archers and musketeers in the chariot formation.

After several shots, firewood was piled up from both sides, and the soil was dug with a shovel to keep approaching and slowly advancing.

By the time lunch was over, the firewood had been piled up about thirty paces in front of the car formation.

Below is a layer of dry grass and dead branches, and above it is a thick pile of wet grass and rotten leaves, which can be ignited at the command.

The smoke, which was supposed to be white, passed through the upper layer of wet grass, evaporated the water vapor on the wet grass, and peeled off the color of the wet grass, and the smoke turned into a goose yellow. The way to repel mosquitoes, these people are very professional in lighting.

Smoke and dust rose everywhere, blocking the sight of the people in the car formation, but also blocking the sight of the attacking side, and everyone in the company was not in a hurry.

After adding firewood for a while, the company selected the eight strongest men with the best equestrian skills, and Shu Pu Mi led the team.

Everyone distributed a few iron gunpowder mines on the horse, Shu Pu Mi called the seven people over and said: "When the time comes, we will ride to the front from the south, follow me, don't rush too far. After getting close, we will be in front of you." Immediately, throw the thunder out, and throw it in a circle."

The seven people nodded, and the gun-wielding men in the company took off their leather armor one after another for the concubine Mi and other eight people, and those who could put it on had a few more layers.

When they are ready, 50 people on guard on horseback wait on the north side, and if the enemy flees, they will pursue them.Without the cover of the chariot formation, running on the plain, even if those people are dead soldiers who are good at using swords, they are no match for the cavalry's pursuit.

The remaining dozens of people each held firearms, and if those people fought back desperately, they would line up to fight with them.

Anyway, the possibility of fleeing to the west is the greatest, which is the downwind direction, but if you leave the car formation and escape with your feet, that is courting death.

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In the smoky car formation, Que Yujun's dead soldiers panicked, coughed uncontrollably, their eyes hurt from the smoke, but they dared not leave.

After the appearance of stirrups in Zhao State, several battles have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. After leaving the chariot formation, they were chased and killed by cavalry with stirrups outside. In the vast wasteland, they would undoubtedly die.

The leader of the team was Que Yujun's disciple. The previous two transactions had avoided the Mo family's patrol team and had made a lot of money.

In fact, the profit came second, mainly for the horses.The appearance of the stirrups made the private soldiers of the nobles walk towards the cavalry, and Que and Jun were forming their own cavalry.

This is not just a matter of Que and Jun. Que and Jun are not very powerful in Zhao State, and it is impossible to seek the throne.

However, Zhao Hou's health is getting worse day by day, and the issue of inheritance rights between Gong Zizhang and Gong Zichao cannot be ignored.

Gong Zizhang is the son of Marquis Lie Zhao Ji.The person in power now is the younger brother of Marquis Lie Zhao Ji, while Gong Zichao is the son of Marquis Zhao now.

Many nobles and ministers of the Zhao State were from the Zhao Ji era, and it was difficult to clean them up. It was because the son Zhang was young, so the brothers died.

But in the past few years, the son Zhang has grown up gradually, and there are several real talents among the disciples around him, and his reputation and prestige are getting higher and higher. Whether it is the succession or the prestige and reputation, as well as the support of the noble ministers, Zhao Hou Yixie, ascended the throne It should be Gongzizhang.

But Marquis Zhao also had a son, and on the surface he did not dare to make his son Chao as his successor, but he still did a lot of tricks in secret.

Now that Marquis Zhao is ill, Gong Zichao is ready to launch a coup d'etat as soon as his father dies.It is said that he has been in contact with Wei Houjian.

Zhao's internal situation is turbulent, and Que and Jun need more horses to support their own dead cavalry, and they also need more profits.The most profitable ones are naturally the contraband such as swords and stirrups. If it is anything else, the various tribes of Lin Hulou can exchange them directly in Gaoliu, so why take the risk to trade with them?
(End of this chapter)