"General, the Yanshan Camp is just ahead. There is probably a large army there waiting for your command, General."

"Haha, you guys, when you get here, I'll do some defensive work for you and train your troops well."

On October 15th of the first year of Taichang, with the sound of horse hoofbeats, twelve riders appeared in the snowy scene.

A snowstorm comes and goes just as quickly.

In the snow that was more than a foot high, Mangui looked at the Yanshan Camp in the distance with joy, and her heart was excited.

When he thought that he could lead a battalion alone, he felt a heroic spirit in his heart.

What's more important is that Changping, where he is based, is only three hundred miles away from his hometown of Xuanhua. If he has free time, he can go back home.

Thinking of this, Mangui felt better, but he didn't know how many difficulties were waiting for him ahead.

"drive!"

Taking the lead, Mangui took his eleven servants and galloped toward the Yanshan Camp. Soon he saw the simple gate of the Yanshan Camp.

"Stop, who is coming?!"

A sentry guarding the camp gate shouted loudly, while Man Gui raised his hands and said:

"I have signed the title of General of the Warrior Battalion. Xuanhua Mansion is full of Gui. I am here today to report on my duties!"

"Please wait a moment, General Man Shen. I will open the door to greet you right now."

Upon seeing this, the Zhejiang military sentry commander on the watchtower quickly asked someone to open the camp gate, while the Xuanhua servant next to Man Gui said:

"General, their accents sound like they are from Jiangnan. Does this Royal Horse Inspector have soldiers from Jiangnan?"

"I don't know. Let's go in and see His Highness the Fifth Prince first." Man Gui shook his head. Then when the camp door opened, he handed over his general seal and waist badge. After checking that they were correct, the Zhejiang soldiers let him go and said:

"General Man Shen can now go to the martial arts school, where His Royal Highnesses and other generals are."

"Thank you so much, brother!" Man Gui handed over his hand and was very polite to the sentry commander.

Following the route pointed by the sentry commander, he dismounted with his eleven servants and led the horses towards the martial arts school ground.

Before they even got close to the school grounds, the sound of "murder" inside the grounds attracted their attention.

After walking two miles, they arrived at the martial arts school. The camp gate officers checked the general seal and waist badge, and then led Mangui into the school.

It's a pity that as soon as he walked into the school grounds, Man Gui was suddenly stunned.

"General, this man..."

The servant next to him looked at the few people in front of him compared to the school grounds, and couldn't help but cautiously spoke to Man Gui, while Man Gui motioned for him to stop talking.

"Commander Sun, this is General Mangui Man, the general of the warrior camp. Please recommend him."

The sentry commander at the gate of the school ground spoke to Sun Yingyuan who was not far away. When Sun Yingyuan heard that the other party was a general, he also ran over and cupped his hands to Man Gui and said:

"The acting commander of Tengxiang Zuowei, Sun Yingyuan."

"The Acting General of the Warrior Camp, Mangui"

The two of them saluted each other, indicating that they were familiar with each other, and Sun Yingyuan also smiled, patted Man Gui and said:

"Man Shenjiang, you are older than me, so I will call you Big Brother Man."

"Don't dare, don't dare..." Man Gui had just been promoted from a guard to acting general. He didn't dare to show any temper. He just said cautiously, "Don't dare."

When Sun Yingyuan saw this, he didn't say anything, he just smiled and said:

"Brother Man, there is no need to be humble. I heard His Highness the Fifth Highness tell you that Brother Man is very good at training cavalry. If I, Tengxiang's left guard, want to train cavalry in the future, I will have to rely on Brother Man for your help."

"That's not a problem!" Man Gui also grinned, and Sun Yingyuan also looked at Man Gui and said:

"I'll ask someone to send some new armor to Brother Man and your brothers later. Now let's go to see His Highness and Yang Gishizhong, and General Qi by the way."

"General Qi?" Man Gui was stunned, not knowing who it was.

For him who grew up in Xuanfu and Liaodong, the only person he was familiar with was General Qi Jiguang, but that man had died of illness thirty-two years ago.

"Well, General Qi, the nephew of Qi Shaobao, General Qi Jin Qi who once participated in the war against Japan and aided Korea." Sun Yingyuan explained:

"Look, these Zhejiang soldiers are the Qi family army of General Qi."

"So that's it. I asked why there are so many Jiangnan people in the North. It turns out they are the subordinates of General Qi." Man Gui suddenly realized, and Sun Yingyuan also said awkwardly:

"Brother Man, you came too early. The situation in the Royal Horse Prison is not good at the moment..."

"How do you say that?" Man Gui knew that this was Sun Yingyuan telling him the information about the Royal Horse Prison in advance, but he would not be allowed to appear in front of Zhu Youjian without asking questions.

"That's it..." Sun Yingyuan had no choice but to tell Man Gui about the situation in the Royal Horse Prison.

When Mangui knew that there were only more than 4,000 people in the entire Royal Horse Prison, and they were all in the hands of Brother Sun in front of him, his expression suddenly became unbearable.

Sun Yingyuan also sighed and said:

"His Highness's requirements for selecting soldiers are too strict, and the former imperial eunuchs and eunuchs were too exploitative, so right now I, Tengxiang's left guard, am also short of vacancies."

"But the good news is that His Highness has given the Royal Horse Supervisor and the three guards of Yulin a military salary of one tael, two cents and five cents a month, and a salary of fifteen taels of silver a year."

"Only the Baigan soldiers from the visiting Liaodong army and the Zhejiang soldiers can compare with this salary."

"That's good..." Man Gui breathed a sigh of relief. He was most afraid of having to use the pay of the Beijing army to train a cavalry force.

The Beijing army's military salary is five taels and six cents a year. It is difficult to train even infantry, let alone cavalry.

But if the military pay is enough now, it will be easy for him to recruit people.

As for the warrior camp not having enough people, he wasn't worried at all.

Three hundred miles away is the Xuanfu. As long as Zhu Youjian nods, he can instantly use his connections to recruit thousands of strong men to join the army.

While talking, he and Sun Yingyuan also walked onto the high platform of the school ground, and Man Gui also saw Zhu Youjian and the others.

The three of them were easy to identify. Qi Jin was wearing armor, Yang Lian was wearing regular clothes, and Zhu Youjian was only ten years old, so he immediately saluted:

"I bid Man Gui, pay homage to His Majesty the Fifth Highness, Yang is in trouble, General Qi!"

"Well, get up." Seeing Man Gui coming, Zhu Youjian, who had already received the news from the camp gate, also smiled, then stood up and stepped forward to help him up and said:

"General Man, I'm sorry to disappoint you. I don't have any ready-made troops here, so I can only force you to wait for the new recruits to arrive."

"Your Highness is serious." Man Gui knew that it was Zhu Youjian's contribution that he could become the acting general, so he also expressed his kindness:

"As long as His Highness opens his mouth, the general will immediately send his eleven brothers back to Xuan Mansion to recruit troops."

"His Highness's recruitment is indeed strict, but even so, it is not difficult to bring back thousands of troops!"

Man Gui assured Zhu Youjian, and Zhu Youjian smiled and nodded in response.

Wang Chengen had sharp eyes and asked people to bring up the tables and chairs. Sun Yingyuan and Man Gui sat on the left and right sides under the three main seats.

Watching Mangui take his seat, Zhu Youjian also said:
Chapter completed!