On December 25, the 10th year of Chongzhen, snowflakes began to fall over the lake. The wilderness northwest of Macheng was desolate, and smoke was cut off from cooking in the towns and villages along the way. There was a dead body of a human or animal at some distance along the official road, and on both sides of the road there were
Broken household items were scattered everywhere.
There were a few sporadic figures on the road. They were far apart from each other. Whenever there was a sound, they would raise their heads and look around nervously. After confirming that they were safe, they continued to rummage through the belongings on the roadside.
The sound of horse hoofbeats approached quickly from Macheng. Several figures on the road, like frightened sparrows, dropped the tatters they picked up and fled away into the distance as if they were flying.
"The sentry cavalry will patrol today until the end of noon. The camp flag will be set up at forty miles, four ambush soldiers will be stationed at twenty miles in front, and eight ambush soldiers will be stationed at ten miles ahead." A pond horse galloped carrying a small triangular flag on its back.
When he arrived, Yang Guangdi breathed heavily, finished reading in a low voice, glanced at the running figures, and shouted. Seeing that they were running faster, he couldn't help but grinned, and then looked at
When he reached a broken wall in front of him, there was a black triangle symbol, and he immediately picked up his horse and continued forward. He was now a pond horse. If he had followed the previous standards, he would not have been able to enter, but Pang Pang was eager to expand his cavalry.
Yang Xueshi was told to expand the recruitment of troops. Yang Guangdi rode a nourishing horse on weekdays and went to war when he had the opportunity to practice.
The first batch was added to the field, and they became Tangma directly under the First Division of the Cavalry. Today, they went to deliver orders to the sentry horses who were exploring the road. After approaching Macheng, many rogue bandits were found nearby. It was not safe on the road. Tangma should be two
One person was in a group, but because many people in Tangma fell ill, the captain could not find so many people, so he just took care of them.
It was no longer necessary to conduct the code, so Yang Guangdi was sent to go alone, but he was told to be more careful. He was careful all the way and encountered no danger on the way. He had already run more than 20 miles from the brigade and was close to the detection range of the Sentinel Cavalry. He needed to
Pay more careful attention to the marks left by the sentry horses to avoid missing them on the way. Because the road
The process was very long, and according to Tang Ma's request, Yang Guangdi had to recite the password every other moment to avoid missing the content.
After running for another two miles, they arrived at a small market. Yang Guangdi didn't see the sign. He slowed down his horse and passed slowly, constantly looking for signs among the ruins. Suddenly, a black shadow flashed on the road ahead.
, the mount roared and twisted its neck. Yang Guangdi turned his head and saw a wild dog running out from the right side. It passed quickly on the road and disappeared behind a broken wall on the left, inside the broken mud wall.
There was a loud rattling sound, and more than ten crows flew out.
The horse's head shook vigorously, and Yang Guangdi quickly tightened the reins and stroked the horse's neck with one hand. As the bird flew away, the horse slowly calmed down. Yang Guangdi rode his horse past the place where the wild dog appeared, which should be
There is no trace of tiles on the ground of a thatched house. The straw for the roof has long been burnt. Two sides of the mud walls have collapsed. Between the remaining two walls, there are piles of
There were seven or eight naked corpses, and two corpses still had broken sleeves on them. The skin was covered with a layer of frost and snow, and no scars could be seen.
Although he was young, Yang Guangdi was briefly kidnapped by rogue bandits. He knew that most of these people were slaves, so they gathered in groups. They all froze to death and had their clothes taken away by other slaves.
Moving forward along the road, there was an endless stream of corpses everywhere, some of which were mutilated. The market was quiet, with the occasional sound of sparrows. Even though it was broad daylight, Yang Guangdi was still upset, but because of the
Order is with you,
I had to continue walking slowly to search for signs. Finally, when I was about to leave the market, I saw the triangle symbol again, with a number dedicated to the garrison camp written in the middle. It is said to be the number mark designated by Pang Daren, indicating that this is the fourth reconnaissance today.
The goal is not wrong on the road
After passing, the sentry horse should be not far ahead. Yang Guangdi breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ran out of the market as if he was running away. After leaving the market town, Yang Guangdi felt a chill on his back. According to the instructions of the riding camp,
According to the regulations, once you sweat during the winter march, you must wipe it immediately. You quickly took out a dry cloth from your arms and put it into your clothes to wipe it.
The back was brushed, and there were shouts and the sound of horse hooves in front. Yang Guangdi quickly reined in his horse, and a figure of a gray-clothed rider appeared in the wind and snow, galloping towards this side. Yang Guangdi choked and pulled out his sword, nervously
Staring at the man, three more riders appeared immediately behind him, although some
Despite the blur, Yang Guangdi still recognized at a glance the unique winter earth-colored military uniforms of the sentry horses of the Qibing Camp. The cavalrymen in earth-colored military uniforms drew their bows on their horses and fired arrows at the gray-clothed riders in front, but there was no accuracy.
The rider passed over his head, and the gray-clothed rider turned around and shot an arrow backwards. The arrow was also inaccurate and could not fly.
Where have you gone?
Needless to say, the gray-clothed rider is a bandit. The dead bandit in the market just now is scary, but the living bandit is not scary. Yang Guangdi excitedly hit the horse and headed towards the bandit. The gray-clothed bandit controlled the horse and galloped, while letting go
The arrows blocked the officers and soldiers' sentries, and their attention was on the back. When they heard the sound of horse hooves in front, they turned their heads. Another officers and soldiers in earth-colored uniforms were coming towards them with swords in their hands. In their panic, they didn't even have time to release their bows, so they threw them away.
After that, he went to get his weapon. Unexpectedly, he drew a blank at the insertion point of the gun. His sniper gun was lost somewhere, and he immediately went to draw his sword.
At this time, Yang Guangdi was already ten steps away. The gray-clothed bandit opposite had just drawn out his waist knife and raised it hastily. He had a ferocious look on his face and let out a strange scream.
The gray-clothed bandit's mount was larger than Yang Guangdi's mount, and its momentum was astonishing when galloping at full speed. Horses are timid animals and will instinctively avoid their larger counterparts. Yang Guangdi's mount deflected to the left.
Amidst the strange screams, the figures of the opponent's men and horses expanded rapidly. Yang Guangdi's mind went blank. He had completely forgotten what the officer said about horse fighting. Seeing the opponent start to swing his sword, Yang Guangdi let out a scream and subconsciously shrank down.
Neck shrinking
He swung the sword with his right hand violently. He felt as if a strong force hit his hand, and then a gust of wind blew past him, and there seemed to be a horse neighing. The mount continued to gallop with Yang Guangdi, and after running more than ten steps, Yang
Guangdi just came back to his senses. His right hand was already empty.
There was a gaping hole. The two sentry riders on the opposite side had already rushed to him. They ignored Yang Guangdi and passed directly by. Yang Guangdi turned his head blankly and saw the gray-clothed rider falling down under the official road.
, the horse just struggled to get up and staggered towards the field
He ran away, blood dripping from his neck.
"What's the boy's name?"
The sound was so loud that Yang Guangdi trembled. He turned around and saw that it was an officer in leather armor. He took a closer look and found that he was the flag general of the Ranger Flag Troop directly under the First Cavalry Division.
"Pass, pass on the general's command, and the sentry cavalry will patrol today until the end of noon. Set up camp flags at forty miles, four ambush soldiers at twenty miles ahead, and eight ambush soldiers at ten miles ahead."
"Why did we set up camp at forty miles away?" Mr. Qi said angrily, "Originally, the whistles were all gone ahead of us at sixty miles away. How could we take them back at that moment!"
Yang Guangdi was stunned and speechless. He was just a pond horse. He could pass on whatever he said, not one word more or less, and he didn't know anything else.
Mr. Qi stared at him, "What's your name?"
"Yang Guangdi."
"It's better than other Tang horses. Remember, Tang horses are also cavalry! They don't even dare to kill a thief, so why do they get so much monthly salary? I have long said that you should not choose Tifu to be a cavalry, they are all afraid of death."
, just knowing how to ride a horse is of no use."
After that, Mr. Qi ignored him and jumped off his horse and walked to the gray-clothed bandit. The bandit was suppressed by two sentries and was still yelling curses.
"I'm telling you, my master is going to be recruited. He is more senior than you. If you offend me, I will kill you all..."
Mr. Qi didn't say anything. He grabbed the bandit's left hand with one hand, took out the dagger from his belt with his right hand, and stabbed him with the knife. With a scream, the yelling and cursing suddenly stopped, and the bandit's palm was nailed to the ground by the dagger.
"Call your master over and have a look."
The bandit lay on the ground with tears streaming down his face. He was in so much pain that he couldn't speak. Boss Qi loosened the handle of his knife, squatted on the ground and tilted his head to look at the bandit. After he had calmed down for a while, he asked, "Which camp leader, which bandit leader?"
"Breaking through... the falling sky, Mr. Liu's camp will be on guard..."
Mr. Qi slapped the hilt of his knife, and the bandit immediately began to wail loudly again.
"Liu Guoneng is Liu Guoneng, what the hell, where did he go?"
"Old... Suizhou, Suizhou. Lord Bing, please spare your life. My battalion head is really going to be recruited. From now on, we will all be brothers of the army..."
Mr. Qi slapped the handle of the knife again, "Who is your brother? If Liu Guoneng is not cooperating with the eight thieves, where have the eight thieves gone?"
The bandit in gray took a breath and said, "We have been separated for a few days, and the eight thieves have gone to Xiangyang. Please forgive me, Bing Ye, Liu Guoneng and the eight thieves will be recruited. They are all our own people."
Mr. Qi stood up and kicked the bandit on the head. After a muffled sound, the bandit fainted.
"I call you shameless. What's the name of that pond horse? I have a message for you."
He looked up and saw the pond horse staring blankly at the bandit's injured horse that ran away.
Mr. Qi walked over and turned his head and looked at it, "What's so good about that horse?"
Yang Guangdi said quickly, "That horse is good."
"How good." "My master once said, big eyes, big nose, big tail, small ears, small mountain bones, long face, long neck, short waist, high knees and high metacarpal bones. The villain just remembered that this horse just ran away
When the hind hooves can reach before the front hooves, this horse is good at everything, but it's a pity that it was damaged
,besides……"
"Go back and report to the Ranger flag team. From now on, you will be a Ranger with me."
Yang Guangdi was still a little confused and replied blankly, "Then I have to talk to my captain..." "Tell him shit, he dares not let me go. Take a message, the Ranger Flag Team will kill three thieves today."
, captured two people, one sentry post on the old camp of Chuangtaotian and one sentry post on horseback. They both confessed that Chuangtaotian and the eight bandits were divided into camps, and Chuangtaotian went to Suizhou. One of them
The troops are fifty miles away from here, and the eight thieves are going to Xiangyang, a journey of about four days."
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"Let the chief and the clerk come and ask why we have to set up camp in advance."
"He has to take care of the march and the battle." Chen Rulie grabbed a handful of snow on the roadside and wiped it on his face. "Go tell him that today there are more than 30 horses that can't walk, and the carriages are not lucky enough."
Injured."
Chen Rulie used his tongue to lick the snow particles around his mouth into his mouth, "Macheng has no city gates, so there is nowhere to treat the sick and injured, there is nowhere to buy rice, beans and fodder, and there is nowhere to buy it with money along the way."
"Macheng sent someone to tell them that the Eight Thieves and Chuang Taotian have just left a few days ago, and there are still rogue horse soldiers nearby. I'm afraid they are not far away. Should we continue to pursue them?" Chen Rulie pondered for a while and said, "Chasing, why not?
Chasing, Pang Pang made a clear order to bite the eight thieves, but we did not chase together. We went to the pond with Pang Pang to report that due to the severe cold weather, after more than ten days of marching, 229 horses were injured and injured, and 27 died.
The generals counted 174 casualties and 9 dead. The accompanying pack horses suffered 54 casualties and 7 carriages were damaged. The general cavalry was unable to sustain the army's daily march of 60 miles. The post was planned today.
Can be supplemented by men and horses
The First Division of Qi Cavalry, led by the lower official, is still pursuing the eight thieves' headquarters. If there are vacancies and injuries, it will be transferred to the Second Division of Cavalry. The Second Division will be led by Deputy Qianzong and then move slowly."
Officer Zan Hua was just about to pick up pen and ink from the saddle when a pond horse came to him. Chen Rulie raised his head and looked at the pond horse. "Reporting to Mr. Qian, the 1st Cavalry Flag Team killed three thieves and captured two today.
, belonging to the first sentry post in the old camp of Chuang Taotian, and the three sentry posts of the horse soldiers, all confessed that Chuang Taotian and the eight bandits separated camp, Chuang Taotian went to Suizhou, one part was fifty miles away from the sentry, eight
The thief is going to Xiangyang, a journey of about four or five days."
Zan Hua immediately stopped, came over and asked Chen Rulie, "Sir, should we continue chasing the Eight Thieves?"
"Who is closer between the two?"
"Suizhou is close, Chuangtantian is close."
"Chuang Taotian has also come to Anqing to do evil. If you encounter him, attack Chuang Taotian first."
"Pang Daren is talking about chasing down the eight thieves."
"Of course, when chasing the eight thieves, you must also destroy the thieves you encounter. Pang Pang also said that the cavalry is offensive, and the cavalry should..."
The nearby officers said at the same time, "Attack the enemy as soon as you see it!" "Send out thousands of rangers sent directly under the headquarters to explore the Taotian camp. Those who can move will be prepared for me to fight."