Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 335 Young General Niu Gao
The big black man fell hard this time, and couldn't get up with a whimper.

Ma Ling said: "Brother, get up, we can agree, don't blackmail anyone."

The black man started to swear, kicking his legs and saying, "I can't afford it, I can't afford it, unless you are my master."

Ma Ling had a black thread on his hair, and said, "Brother, you are quite a big man, you are in your thirties, why are you playing this game like a child. I really want to learn a few tricks from me, but hurry up, Don't act like a child and play tricks."

The big black man jumped up like a carp, and actually removed the beard on his chin, and said with a smile: "Hahaha, I'm only 16 years old."

Ma Ling looked at it, isn't it, this is a child, but he looks old, no matter how he puts on a fake beard, he looks like he is in his 30s.

"You kid, where did you learn this?" Ma Ling said.

The black man clasped his fists and said, "My name is Niu Gao. I'm from Niujia Village, Funiu Mountain. I earn my living by chopping firewood and beating rabbits. Those people in the market often bully children. I had to wear a fake beard. Brother What do you call it?"

Ma Ling said: "So that's the case. I thought you were deliberately playing tricks on me. My name is Ma Ling, and I am the captain of a hundred households of the Cangzhou Township Soldiers. I was ordered to come out to search for people with good skills."

Niu Gao said: "Brother Ma, then you can accept me. I have loved to wield knives and guns since I was a child, and there is no way to join the army. My mother said that I will either serve as a soldier and make meritorious service, or I will be chopped down as a bandit. I wonder how being a soldier is better than being a bandit, I don’t know how much does it cost you to be a soldier for a month?”

"The soldier's monthly payment is [-] Wen." Ma Ling sat down and turned over the grilled fish.

"That's too little, I still have a future as a bandit." Niu Gao said.

"You kid, why don't you learn well? You're always a bandit and a bandit. Eight hundred Wen, food, clothing, weapons, not low. You have the strength of your body. After a few years of experience, you can become a general. There must be hundreds of thousands of taels of silver." Ma Ling said.

Niu Gao was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth, he had never seen hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

"That's good, that's good, I'll go with you." Niu Gao said.

Ma Ling said: "I'm going to Jingzhao Mansion to look for camels, but I don't have time to take you there. If you really want to go, I'll give you 20 taels of silver. You take the money to settle down with your parents and go to Daming Mansion by yourself. Don’t go into the city, look for a big car from the Four Seas Car Dealer outside the city, and you can get to Chaijiazhuang, Cangzhou by taking the big car.”

Niu Gao said: "Are you really giving 20 taels of silver?"

"Really, I'll write you a letter of introduction and ask the car dealer to take extra care of you." Ma Ling said.

Niu Gao scratched his head: "I'm really so valuable?"

"You are strong, thick-skinned and powerful. You are young, and chopping firewood alone in the mountains shows that you are brave. Roasting three rabbits at once shows that you are good at shooting arrows. If you know how to wear a fake beard, it shows that you have a lot of courage." Wisdom. Wisdom, strength, courage, and good arrows are four young people, and of course they are valuable." Ma Ling said.

Niu Gao groped: "Yao, it really is such a thing. I don't know about it unless Brother Ma tells me, but you gave me 20 taels of silver, aren't you worried that I will run away?"

"This is the last test. Keeping your promise is the most important thing for a general. If you keep your promise, you will pass the exam. If you don't keep your promise, it means you are not talented at all. 20 taels of silver is a test for a general. Already." Ma Ling said as he took out 20 taels of silver, handed it to Niu Gao, and wrote another letter of introduction.

Niu Gao was stunned, looked at Ma Ling, knelt down with a puff, and said, "Brother, you are my real elder brother, don't worry, as long as I, Niu Gao, is alive, I will keep my promise. "

"Little brother, what are you doing, hurry up, get the money, don't let people watch, remember to put on your beard."

"Money is hard to earn. You don't know how I have come here for so many years. I cut firewood and hunted every day, and sold it for thirty or twenty yuan. It's not enough for me and my mother to eat and drink. It's fine. You go home with me, Pack up, I'll leave tomorrow." Niu Gao said.

Ma Ling said: "Little brother, I am very nervous at this time. I have to go to Jingzhao Mansion, and maybe I have to go to Helan Mountain. I really don't have time to go home with you. Take the money and the letter. Follow what I said Just go along the route. As long as you find the Four Seas Car Dealer and take out a letter of introduction, I can take you to Chaijiazhuang even if you don’t have money.”

"Okay." Niu Gao collected the money and wiped away his tears.

Ma Ling chatted with Niu Gao for a long time, and when the rabbit and trout were cooked, the two of them ate and drank enough.

Ma Ling said: "Little brother, the green mountains will not change, and the green water will flow forever. Let's part here. I'm going to Jingzhao Mansion."

"Okay, it's time for me to sell firewood too. Brother Ma, can I bring some friends with me?" Niu Gao asked.

"Yes, the more the better, the more athletic and powerful ones," Ma Ling said.

Niu Gao carried firewood out of the mountains and came to a small town. A load of two hundred catties of firewood was only sold for ten dollars, and a rabbit was sold for eight dollars.

But today, Niu Gao is different. He has money in his pocket, 20 taels of silver, but he didn’t dare to spend it casually. He found a delicatessen where he often bought his firewood, bought a roast chicken for his mother, and spent 20 taels of silver. The large silver bills were cut open, and a few pieces of coarse cloth and a few packets of snacks were torn.

Niu Gao went home happily, Niu Gaoniang was not very old, just in her 40s.Seeing that Niu Gao came back with so many things, he thought to himself, the dishes are bad, and the child is bad at learning.Thinking of this, Niu Gaoniang pulled out the feather duster.

"Tell me, are you really a bandit?"

Niu Gao quickly said: "Mother, don't worry, listen to my explanation."

"You'd better give me a perfect explanation, or your feather duster will be smoked."

Niu Gao took out the remaining ten taels of silver, together with the letter of recommendation written by Ma Ling.

After reading it, Niu Gaoniang said: "Mother, I blamed you. It turned out to be Chaijiazhuang. The soap used in our house and the hand-pressed well are all made there. It's just a place on the edge of Cangzhou, where wars are easy. You can think about it. "

"Why would I be a soldier if I don't fight the war? Didn't the fortune teller say that I have a good life in my life, so I don't have to worry about it at all. I've made up my mind. I'll find a few companions to go with. If I can't choose, I'll make up for their round trip expenses." That's it." Niu Gao said.

"Okay, mother will support you. Mother will make pancakes for you tomorrow, so go and ask some good friends." Niu Gaoniang said.

This is Niujia Village, and they are all from Niu Gao's family. Most of them live in poverty and not rich. When Niu Gao asked, he really found someone. He found four partners, a total of five people, all of whom were willing to serve as soldiers.But these four people are not as capable as Niu Gao, they are all ordinary people after all.

A group of five people chose a good day and an auspicious day, and set off with pancakes and pickles on their backs.They are all mountain children, and they are very capable of surviving outdoors. They can eat with a pheasant or a rabbit.Find a tree hole at night, find a ruined temple and pay for it for one night.But these five people have never been out of the house. According to Ma Ling's intention, they walked north for a certain distance, and when they arrived at Daming Mansion, they could take a mule cart to save time, but they went wrong, and they didn't have a sense of direction. Walking, more than 2000 miles, and more than [-] miles in a daze.After walking for nearly a month, they arrived at Cangzhou City. When they arrived in Cangzhou, they remembered to take the cart of Sihai Automobile Co., Ltd. and arrived at Chaijiazhuang. Chai Meng received them and arranged for training in a new barracks.

Besides, Ma Ling spent the longest time in Jingzhao Mansion on this journey, staying for almost [-] days. Fortunately, he lived up to his fate and contacted four or five caravans. When they heard that Dongping Mansion needed camels, everyone was overjoyed.

(End of this chapter)