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Chapter 39 Inspecting the Head
In the 11th year of Ming Chongzhen, on the fourth day of October, at the beginning of Youshi, the wind stopped and the snow stopped.

At the beginning of Youshi in the late autumn in the northern part of the Ming Empire, the sky was already dark, and the sun was hanging obliquely in the sky. The faint rays of light could no longer illuminate the earth, but the faint light of the setting sun shone on the face and body, which still made people feel dizzy. It feels warm!

In an empty field in the Xuanzhen general Zhang Yan's camp, rows of sergeants were standing neatly in line. Although they stood there neatly, they looked energetic, but they could still be seen from their faces. of fatigue.

Moreover, the armor of most of the sergeants was stained with blood clots or spots that had turned dark red, and there were arrow marks or knife marks on the armor of individual sergeants, and the armor of a few people was even cracked, and the gaps seemed to be Proof of the brutality of today's war.

Three large carts were parked in front of the army formation, and there were 140 or four human heads on them. They all had hideous faces, bared teeth and exposed eyes, and their heads were generally bald. Only the upper part of the back of the head was left, which was the size of a copper coin. A lock of hair, still braided into an ugly little braid.

In front of the cart, [-] large wooden stakes were erected temporarily. On each stake was tied a strong man in armor. The helmets were all removed, and each of them was bald with only the back of his head. There is a pigtail like a money rat tail.

A general wearing thick iron armor and a bright red cloak and cloak was standing in front of the army formation. Although his face with Chinese characters was full of wind and frost, he was not angry and majestic. He had the demeanor of a general who had been tempered by the army. .

This person is Yang Guozhu, the governor of the military governor's mansion who is nearly half a century old, general Zhenshuo, and the chief guard of Xuanfu.

After hearing about the victory reported by Lin Zhiyi, the general of Zhang Yan's military outpost, he was excited at first, but then he had some doubts. Because of the seriousness of the matter, he personally led his general of the Chinese army, the guerrilla general Guo Yingxian, and several scribes, to inspect the Tartars. The head and the captive Mami.

Of course, that's not what they say to the outside world.

Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanzhen, came to visit these warriors under his command who fought bravely against the Tartars.

In fact, he did exactly that. Ever since he arrived at the general Zhang Yan’s camp, Yang Guozhu went straight to the army formation of Zhang Chengqian’s headquarters after the two sides met. The soldiers in formation looked left and right, booing and inquiring about their health.

But on the other side, Guo Yingxian, his Chinese army general, is leading two scribes to examine the heads of the Tartars one by one, just like what Zhang Yan did just now, examining the faces, braids, teeth, etc. of the heads of the Tartars one by one. feature.

There are also two other generals wearing round collars and large plackets wearing tin armor. They are quite powerful generals as they walk, and they are also beside Guo Yingxian, inspecting the heads of the Tartars one by one.

These two people are the guerrillas Li Jianming and Wen Hui in Xuanzhen. He heard that when the cavalry sentry under the command of General Zhang Yan met the Tartars by chance, after a fierce battle, they "captured 140 four heads of the Tartars and captured the lives of the Tartars." Thirty people at the mouth", then hurried to the army tent of the general army, and followed to check the authenticity together.

The tall figure, who looks close to forty years old, is Guerrilla Li Jianming, while the slightly fatter, honest-looking man, who should be over forty years old, is Guerrilla Wen Hui.

Guo Yingxian personally checked the heads of the two big carts, and the last cart was handed over to two clerks for inspection, and he turned around and walked towards Yang Guozhu.

This Guo Yingxian is also in his 40s. He is extremely stout, wearing a thick long body armor of vermilion oil and iron, and covered with a bright red cloak. There are many scars from knife wounds on his face. When he came to Yang Guozhu, his voice sounded like a thunderous roar. : "All of the military sects are the heads of real slaves, the honest boy is amazing."

"Haha, it goes without saying that this kid is a demon king, the reincarnation of a killer."

Yang Guozhu smiled heartily. Zhang Cheng is Zhang Yan's subordinate. Zhang Yan is a general in Xuanzhen. It can be said that he is under the general of Xuanzhen. Now Zhang Cheng has killed 140 people and captured 30 people. To the outside world, it was Xuan Zhen's victory.

As the commander-in-chief of Xuanzhen Town, he has both military achievements and reputation.

He walked towards Zhang Yan and said loudly, "Brother Zhang, I want to congratulate you."

"It's all because the military sect is well-educated. If the command is determined today, and the soldiers under their command work hard in front of the battle, they will have such a great victory. How dare Zhang take this credit alone."

Zhang Yan cupped his fists and replied loudly.

They are all human beings. After they said this, today's military exploits are not as important as Li Jianming and Wen Hui.

The commander-in-chief on the top is well-instructed, the command is determined, and the soldiers of Zhang Cheng's department are on the front line. Only then can this merit be achieved.

Over there, Li Jianming and Wen Hui were really envious, but they were also slightly jealous in their hearts.

Yang Guozhu waved his hand to call Zhang Cheng forward, and said warmly, "Zhang Cheng did a good job today. He has given me Xuanzhen's face, extolled the might of my Ming army, and even the Tartars dared not look down on me."

Zhang Cheng answered wisely: "It's all thanks to Yang Junmen's strategizing and general Zhang Shen's command. It's not Zhang Cheng's credit, it's the soldiers' hard work and fighting to the death."

When Yang Guozhu and other generals heard this, they nodded their heads frequently, they dared to charge and kill, and they were not proud of their contribution, quite the demeanor of a general.

Yang Guozhu even thought in his heart: "This kid Zhang Cheng was like a troublesome spirit in Xuanzhen. How could he think that he is a malleable talent if he has such a performance this time?"

At the moment, it is even more soothing: "Zhang Qianhu, don't be polite. With such great achievements today, I'm afraid you will be the youngest guerrilla in my Xuan Town."

Having said that, Yang Guozhu stopped for a while, reached out and patted Zhang Cheng on the shoulder, and then continued to comfort him: "Unfortunately, the governor has not returned since he went to Beijing to face the saint last night. My nephew will wait a little longer and wait for the governor to come back." When I come back, I will personally report to the governor to announce the victory of the warriors in the town."

Zhang Cheng clasped his fists and saluted, "It all depends on the prestige of the military sect, and everything depends on the military sect's decision."

Amidst the cheers, after checking that the captive heads were correct, the sergeants of Zhang Cheng's troops began to nitrate the heads of the captives.

Yang Guozhu even invited more than a thousand generals from each battalion to have a drink in his military tent at night when the lights are on to celebrate.

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Zhang Cheng first returned to his camp. The wounded in his department were all placed in several larger tents, and there were special personnel to look after them. The military medical officer was busy taking arrows for them, debridement, applying medicine, and then bandaging them up. .

Two large pots outside the tent were boiling with boiling water. The utensils used by the medical officers had to be boiled in boiling water for more than a quarter of an hour before they could be used again. The wounds were also washed with spirits. It is boiled in water in advance, wrapped in oil paper, taken out when used, and boiled again after use.

These are all the changes after his rebirth, and it is also the beginning of his change of this decadent world.

Zhang Cheng visited all the wounded one by one and asked about their injuries, especially those seriously injured sergeants. Regardless.

"Chen Zhong, what's the situation of the coated Aha who fought back against the Tartars?"

Zhang Cheng suddenly remembered that near the official road at the west entrance of Mafang Village, that Tartar who dared to kill the lord was wrapped in aha.

Chen Zhong replied in a soft voice: "That tartar's coat, Aha, has a lot of backbone, his right eyeball was gouged out, he just stood upright, without making a sound, his brain was ripped off along with his hair."

"Ah."

Zhang Cheng couldn't help taking a deep breath, which made him more interested in this coated Aha, this person is not simple!

Zhang Cheng said firmly, "Take good care of him, I want him to live!"

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After leaving the camp, Zhang Cheng felt very flustered in his heart. He asked himself, is it worth it?

He didn't know, really didn't know.

Now it's not a question of whether it's worth it, but first of all, it's a question of living. He must let himself live first, and then he can try his best to let more people live and live well.

In a blink of an eye, he arrived at the empty campsite reserved by Zhang Yan for the incoming Infantry Thousand Headquarters. The group of refugees he rescued was temporarily placed here.

He Kuan, the officer of the Rear Post A, Brigade and C, has been guarding here. The tents of the Qing army seized from Mafang have all been set up. The old, weak, women and children among the refugees are placed in the tents, and the rest are sitting around in piles. By the campfire.

On each bonfire, there was a large cauldron with fresh horse meat cooked in it. Many of them sniffed their noses and kept looking into the cauldron to smell the aroma.

"Master, you never take a break."

He Kuan ran over, stood beside Zhang Cheng, and continued to report: "The eighteen tents seized from the Tartars have all been set up. Old people, children and women enter the tents, and the men are placed outside. Twelve cauldrons, Half horse meat, half porridge."

"Very well, you and the soldiers have worked hard tonight. This side is in charge of watching the night, so as not to cause troubles by treacherous people."

Zhang Cheng instructed He Kuan, turned around to look at the refugees, and asked, "Where are Shi Tiegen and the others?"

He Kuan said, "Mr. Please," and brought Zhang Cheng to a bonfire. The old man Shi Tiegen saw Zhang Cheng coming, and hurriedly stood up and said to everyone, "Everyone, get up quickly, General Zhang is here."

Zhang Cheng smiled kindly and said, "Everyone, sit down and don't get up."

While talking, he had already walked in front of old man Shi, the crowd was a little commotion, people stood up nervously, and sat down nervously, but it seemed a little more crowded than before, and there were actually two seats vacant beside old man Shi.

Zhang Cheng sat down and said, "Don't be nervous, big guy. I'm not a man-eating devil."

After Zhang Cheng sat down, the people around him twisted their buttocks away from him. Everyone wanted to laugh, but didn't dare to laugh. Even the smell of meat in the cauldron lost its attraction. force.

Zhang Cheng smiled, and said directly to Old Uncle Shi: "Old man, can this skilled person be checked?"

Shi Tiegen replied: "Check it out, we recorded it all." After he finished speaking, he turned his head and called the scholar Wang Yuanjing and said, "Brother Xiucai, come and talk to General Zhang."

The scholar Wang Yuanjing got up quickly, not caring about the scholar's decency, trotted over, squatted beside Zhang Cheng, and said softly: "Reporting to the general, after investigation, there are two carpenters, one bricklayer, two blacksmiths, one blacksmith apprentice, and a stonemason." One person, the other two can keep some rough account books, can read a little bit, 17 people who have raised horses, and most of the women can sew and mend..."

Zhang Cheng stopped him, pulled him to sit down again, and said: "Yuanjing, you can't check the population of nearly a thousand for a while, so you can check slowly, but write down anyone who has a skill. Wherever it is available, whenever you need it, you can find that Huang Daguang."

After speaking, he pointed at Huang Daguang, stood up, called Huang Daguang, and gave him another order.

Just as he was talking, one of Zhang Yan's personal soldiers rushed over and said, "Tonight, Yang Junmen is hosting a banquet for all the generals, and he especially emphasizes that Zhang Cheng should bring a few sentinels to go with him."

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