A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 124 The Arrival of the Great Enemy
Especially those military households who were originally in Jingbian Fort, when they saw Wang Dou, their expressions became more cordial, they all greeted him happily, and shouted: "It's your lord, your lord is here."

They gathered around one after another and greeted Wang Dou excitedly. Wang Dou greeted them with a smile and nodded. These people were the first subordinates who followed him. They donated their children, but he had to order their homes to be burned down. Good luck tricks people, but it's as good as this.

Wang Dou also saw Qi Tianliang and his wife in the crowd. They were directing teams of men and women in the fort to move the rolling wood and stones and other defensive equipment to the city wall.The military households on the side of Jingbian Fort are guarding the east wall of Shun Township Old Fort defended by Zhong Tiaoyang.

Seeing Wang Dou, Qi Tianliang and Tao Shi rushed over to greet him. Wang Dou smiled and said, "Brother Qi, sister-in-law Qi, can you still live in the castle?"

Seeing Wang Dou being so affectionate to them in front of everyone, the two felt that their faces were bright, Qi Tianliang said repeatedly: "Okay, Mr. Lin has arranged very well, brothers in the castle have a place to live, and there is hot water and hot water. Drink, we are all satisfied."

Then he had tears in his eyes again: "It's a pity that Jingbian Fort burned down, it's all your hard work, my lord...you goddamned tartar..."

Wang Dou also looked sad: "As long as there are people, it's fine. The fort burned down, and there will be a day to rebuild it."

Seeing that Wang Dou was sad, Qi Tianliang and his wife turned to comfort Wang Dou, they both said: "My lord, don't worry, no matter how many Tartars come, we will follow your lord, swords and flames, as long as you give orders."

All the people in Jingbian Fort nearby said, "That's right, follow your lord to beat the Tartars, and you will never frown."

Wang Dou bowed deeply: "Thank you, brothers."

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Wang Dou walked all the way to the street, and the streets he passed were densely packed with people. After moving into the Sanbao military households, there was no gap in the Shunxiang Fort. Also arranged to enter a large number of households.It can be seen that the military households in Sanbao are all high-spirited. Although their homes were burned, everyone was fighting against the enemy and aroused the same heart. Under the leadership of their respective team leaders, they were all busy nervously. An atmosphere of preparation.

All the people they met, after seeing Wang Dou, saluted him respectfully, their eyes were full of anticipation, five thousand Tartar soldiers, it was frightening to think about, they were all terrified and helpless, fortunately, Lord Wang Now, I can only count on the adults to lead them to win.

Wang Dou smiled and nodded all the way, giving everyone confidence. His appearance was very calm, and he could not see the pressure and tension in his heart at all. Seeing his smile, the soldiers and civilians he met along the way unknowingly relaxed a lot, and started to work. Come and have more strength.

At this time, Han Zhong, Han Chao, Wen Fangliang and others were following him. Lin Daofu and Zhenfu Chi Dacheng wanted to organize the young and strong auxiliary soldiers in the fort. They were so busy that they naturally had no time to accompany the king. fight.

With Han Zhong's boldness and heartlessness, after hearing that [-] Qing soldiers had arrived yesterday, he died immediately and became dumb all night.At this time, following Wang Dou, he was silent even though he usually talked a lot.

Generals like them are no better than ordinary soldiers. The more they know, the more they know how powerful their opponents are. Naturally, they are no better than ordinary soldiers who are fearless after winning battles.

After seeing the spirit of the military households in the fort, his anger slowly recovered, and he said to Wang Dou: "My lord, the morale of the army is available, and we can still win this battle."

Wang Dou looked at Han Zhong and said, "Brother Han, we must win, we cannot afford to lose!"

At this moment, there was a commotion from the street ahead, Wang Dou's face sank, who would dare to make trouble in the castle with the enemy at hand?
He strode forward, and Han Zhong and a large group of guards quickly surrounded him.

Walking to the other side of the street, there seemed to be two groups of people confronting each other, and there were also many soldiers from various castles watching, and the sound of shouting and cursing continued to come from inside.

He heard a shrill voice shouting: "Xu Yue'e, you bitch, you dare to hurt our brother, do you think we will let you go?"

A series of voices sounded one after another: "Yes, yes, we can't let her go, this stinky woman, who dared to hurt our Li family, is really impatient..."

Wang Dou's face darkened, seeing Wang Dou approaching, the military households on the street hurriedly parted ways, and they all said repeatedly: "My lord is here, my lord is here..."

Wang Dou stepped forward and shouted, "What's going on?"

But I saw two groups of people confronting each other, a group headed by Xu Yue'e, beside her, there were more than a dozen women who had practiced spears and sticks in Jingbian Fort before.A group of people turned out to be Zhuang Ding of Xinzhuang, and Wang Dou recognized most of them as domestic slaves of the Li family in the village.

Although the group of Zhuang Ding yelled and scolded fiercely, they did not dare to approach Xu Yuee, and at the same time looked at her with surprised and fearful eyes.At their feet, there were several Zhuang Ding lying on the ground moaning and crying out in pain.Opposite them, Xu Yue'e was wearing armor. She stood silently, holding a spear in her hand, and just looked at the group of people opposite with contemptuous eyes.

Seeing Wang Dou shouting and asking, the military households beside him hurriedly explained that these Zhuang Ding were only transferred to Shunxiang Fort at noon. After they entered the fort, they met Xu Yue'e and others on the street, and they smiled. He went up to the ground to make fun of him, but he didn't expect Xu Yue'e to beat him for a while, so there was this conflict.

As for Xu Yue'e, she had nothing to do in the fort before, but this morning, she led the women who had practiced spears and sticks in Jingbian Fort before, and they found Wang Dou together, hoping to fight the enemy as well.

Xu Yue'e's spear skills Wang Dou also saw it. Now that there is a talent like Xu Yue'e, he will naturally not let it go. Considering the difference between men and women, he organized Xu Yue'e as an auxiliary soldier, and he organized it in Zhong Tiaoyang's place. In the auxiliary army of Yishao, when the battle is urgent, it can assist the soldiers to defend the battle together.

Zhong Tiaoyang also knew Xu Yue'e's skills, and even gave her a pair of leather armor.

Now that the battle has not yet come, Xu Yue'e also carried the rolling wood and stones to the wall with those women.He didn't expect to meet Xin Zhuang's new recruits on the street. They all knew about Xu Yue'e's past, and saw that her image had changed so much, and she even put on armor, so they couldn't help but sneer.

They were about to leave after laughing and joking, but Xu Yue'e turned the gun horizontally without saying a word, and suddenly stabbed the man who had just made fun of him in the lower abdomen, causing him to roll on the ground in pain. The other Zhuang Ding was shocked and jumped The few people who came forward were also knocked to the ground one by one by her, none of those Zhuang Ding dared to move at once, they just stood opposite and yelled.

Wang Dou looked at these Zhuang Ding coldly. Most of them were Li Nu from the Li family in the village. When Wang Dou was in Xinzhuang, he was often ridiculed and despised by them. He didn't like this group of people either. I didn't expect these people to make trouble as soon as they entered the fort.

He said lightly: "Why did you make fun of Miss Xu when you came into the castle?"

These Zhuang Ding coughed. They used to think less of Wang Dou when they were in Xinzhuang. Although Wang Dou has been promoted to be a defense officer now, they thought that they were backed by the Li family in the village. He was a warrior, so they treated Wang Dou with respect.

One person said: "My lord, I dare to say that this young lady's body is not clean. It is unlucky for such a woman to stay in the castle. I am afraid that it will be disadvantageous to kill the enemy. The younger ones are also thinking of the adults."

Xu Yue'e over there immediately bit her lower lip tightly, and Wang Dou said angrily: "Presumptuous, the military households in the castle, no matter men or women, as long as they take up arms, they are warriors who will kill thieves for the country. How dare you insult me ​​as a warrior who fights against the enemy? Come on!" , if this person speaks disrespectfully, give me fifty slaps, and if he dares to confuse the people with false words and shake the morale of the army, he will be beheaded on the spot!"

Han Zhongzao over there was furious, and he had been displeased with these Li family slaves a few years ago, at this moment he rushed forward, grabbed the man's collar, and with a snapping sound, he swung his bow left and right, and threw The man slapped fifty times, and after the slaps were over, the man had already turned into a pig's head, and Han Zhong's hands were a little numb.

Han Zhong scolded: "Grandma's bear, this fellow has a thick skin!"

Those Zhuang Ding saw that the man was beaten to the head, heard Wang Dou's beheading on the spot, saw the guards around Wang Dou, and the malicious eyes of the surrounding military households looking at them.Only then did they think of Wang Dou's power, the power to control their life and death at any time.This kind of power, even if the head of the family is a student, it can't protect them.

Only then did they become frightened, trembling all over their bodies.

At this time, Wang Dou heard someone cough, and then a deep and deep voice sounded: "Nephew, calm down, the servants are not sensible, please don't be as knowledgeable as them."

But Li Shichen, the patriarch of the Li family, turned around from the entrance of the street. He even had a carriage bridge, surrounded by many servants, and beside him, he was accompanied by the head of the Li family, Jiang An, Xu Kuan, Xu Kuan. Accompanying behind Li Shichen, he just looked at his daughter with complicated eyes.

Xu Yue'e also saw him, turned her eyes away, and her shoulders trembled slightly.

This Li Shichen was still wearing a square scarf on his head and a jade-colored blouse with wide sleeves and white fringe, without changing his majesty, he stepped forward and saluted Wang Dou.

Wang Dou cupped his hands and said with a smile: "So it's Li Shibo. He came to the fort and hasn't been honored yet. It's rude. Is there a resting place for Shibo in the fort? If not, why don't you go to rest?"

Li Shichen said: "I do have some acquaintances and friends in the castle, so I won't bother my nephew."

Wang Dou smiled and said, "That's fine."

He straightened his face, and said: "The enemy is at hand, please take good care of these servants under Shibo, otherwise you will violate the military law, but the law is ruthless."

After speaking, he greeted Jiang An, the head of the village, and walked away surrounded by all the guards.

Li Shichen looked at Wang Dou's back thoughtfully, only the servants beside him were ashen.

At this time, Lin Daofu rushed over, and he shouted to those Zhuang Ding: "Bold, if you dare to make trouble in the castle, get out of the castle and dig mud immediately."

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Wang Dou returned to the Qianhu government hall and saw his wife and mother. Xie Xiuniang's stomach was already swollen, and she was still a few days away from giving birth, but the artillery fire may have disturbed her a few days ago, and her fetal gas was a little abnormal. Steady, Wang Dou ordered the midwife to observe closely.

Seeing Wang Dou, Zhong Shi said worriedly: "Dou'er, the Tartars are coming again, can this city be defended?"

Wang Dou comforted her and said, "Mother, it's fine, don't worry."

His heart surged with pride: "No matter what, for the sake of my wife and mother, I will try my best to defend the city and use my life to protect their safety."

……

In the early morning of July [-]th, the ninth year of Chongzhen.

When all the defenses were prepared in Shunxiang Fort, and the battle was in full swing, the whole area of ​​Bao'an Prefecture was full of wars, and a large number of Qing troops had rushed to the territory of the prefecture.

Although the beacon fire at Huoludun can convey certain news, it is not as detailed as the reconnaissance horse report that does not receive at night.Fortunately, yesterday, Wang Douji did not receive the news from Zhoucheng that the Qing army was coming. Although Xu Zucheng, the integrity officer, was stunned, he urgently ordered his subordinates to do a good job of defense.

When the Qing soldiers entered the territory of Baoan Prefecture, it was already under strict precautions.

The Qing soldiers came in a mighty way with cavalry and infantry, covering the sky with white flags inlaid with red.

They cleared the way with fine cavalry sentries, followed by a large group of cavalry and infantry, followed by a large team of supplies, and finally fine cavalry retreated.

In the middle of the Qing army, there are also a large number of Mongolian troops. All their armored soldiers are cavalry, each wearing willow leaf armor or ring armor, red tasseled cap or petal helmet. The cavalrymen held a large black-tasseled flag, and each soldier had a small black-tasseled flag on his back.All their infantry were unarmored except for red tasseled caps, with or without horses.

In their marching team, a huge gold-woven dragon banner is particularly eye-catching. Around this dragon banner, there are densely guarded by elite Baiba Yala soldiers and Kabashi soldiers.

The marching route of the Qing army is to take Shunxiang Fort directly!
At that time, they had arrived outside Dongjiazhuang Fort.

Looking at the still burning Dongjiazhuang Fort, the Qing soldiers showed surprise in their eyes. They had learned from the sentries that not only was the Ming Army Fort in front of them, but there were two big castles on the left and right, both of which were Ming Dynasty. People are burned by a big fire.

A voice came out from under Zhijinlong's banner: "He has such a cruel heart and so hot methods. If this person is not used by my Qing Dynasty, he must be eliminated!"

(End of this chapter)