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

Chapter 131 Harvest Defense Summons
After Najiala's Qing soldiers fled, Wang Dou hurried to see the population and treasures they left behind.

In front of the eyes are densely packed vehicles and common people, and there are many cattle, sheep, mules, horses, grain, rice, satin, etc., seeing Wang Dou and others smiling, this time they really got bigger.

Those captives shrank aside, all of them were ragged and emaciated, looking at the Ming army in front of them, their faces were full of fear, surprise, and joy. The joy was that they were rescued, and the surprise was that they had never I have never seen such a Ming army, and just putting up a formation can scare those Tartar soldiers away.

If the Ming army had tens of thousands of people, it would be understandable, but the Ming army was only a thousand strong, but it was able to scare away the same number of Tartar soldiers. The sun really came out from the west.I don't know where the king's army came from, so powerful.

Seeing that Wang Dou seemed to be the leader, they all came to bow down to thank Wang Dou, kneeling on the ground in a dark voice: "Thank you, General, for saving your life. It's a great kindness. I will never forget it."

Several bold people asked Wang Dou's name: "Dare to ask General Gao's name? When I go back, I will set up a longevity tablet for the general, and bless the general with a long life and a long life!"

Han Zhong who was beside Wang Dou hurriedly said: "This is our lord defending Wang. We are all officers and soldiers of Shunxiang Fort in Bao'an Prefecture. When we heard that you were captured by the Tartars, your lord led us here to rescue you."

There was a lot of exclamation. I didn't expect that the Ming army in front of me was just defending officers and soldiers of a small fort in Baoan Prefecture, and they were able to scare away more than a thousand Tatar soldiers.

Han Zhong said in a loud voice: "Our lord is brave and invincible. 5000 Tatars Baylor besieged our Shunxiang Fort, and they were all beaten up by our lord. No, more than [-] Tatar soldiers were eaten under our fort. The rest of the Tazi soldiers who were defeated, when they saw our lord coming, they were frightened by the prestige of our army, so naturally they retreated in fright."

Those common people were even more inconceivable, they discussed each other in surprise, and looked at Wang Dou and those tall and sturdy Ming soldiers with expressions of awe.

They knelt down and thanked Wang Dou again: "Your Excellency is benevolent and righteous, you are willing to take the risk to rescue us, and the grass people are very grateful."

Wang Dou took a few steps forward, helped a few people up with his own hands, and said gently: "My neighbors, you don't need to be polite. We, as officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, see the people suffering. How can we not help? Whether it is from Baoan Prefecture or Huailaiwei The soldiers and civilians are all the people of my Ming Dynasty, and I, Wang Dou, is deeply favored by the country. If the people are in trouble, I will definitely not stand idly by!"

His words drew even more applause.Han Zhong, Wen Fangliang and others next to him were very proud, and they all felt that Wang Dou's words were level, which made them look good.The soldiers of Shunxiang Fort next to them also held their heads high and held their chests high, not proud of them.

Seeing these heroic soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, many women among the captive people looked at them. Seeing their eyes, the soldiers of the Shun Township Fort straightened their waists, showing arrogance and arrogance. manliness.

After appeasing the people, Wang Dou ordered the soldiers of Shun Township Fort to take out their dry food and drink water and distribute them to the captive people, so that they could feel more at ease and gobble it up.At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the military discipline was corrupt, and the behavior of many officers and soldiers made people feel chilling and frightening. Although they were relieved, the hearts of the people were still full of worries, worrying that they would enter the wolf's den after leaving the tiger's mouth.

After seeing the demeanor of Wang Dou and others, they were really relieved.Not to mention the bravery and fearlessness of this Ming army, what is more important is that their military discipline is strict, just like the legendary Yue Family Army and Qi Family Army's benevolent and righteous divisions.

Wang Dou ordered the three sentinels Zhong Tiaoyang, Han Zhong, and Wen Fangliang to stay on guard. Together with Zhen Fu Chi Dacheng and others, Han Chao quickly counted the population and money he had obtained this time. people, to learn about the origin of these people from them.

According to what they said, the origins of these captives are complex, including military households in Dushikou, Longmenwei, Chicheng Castle, Diao'ebao, Chang'anling and other places in Xuanfu Branch and Xundao North Road, as well as people from Huailong Road East in Xuanfu Town. After their castles were breached, all the soldiers and civilians in the castles were taken away by the Qing soldiers.When they were escorted all the way, they kept bringing in captive military households and civilians from various places along the way, gathered together in Huailaiwei, and only went in the direction of Changping Prefecture.

In the conversation, they are all grateful. After they were taken into captivity, their future life and death were uncertain. The Qing army was brutal. describe.It is said that they will be taken captive and sent to the Tartar's Den thousands of miles away. Among the group, they don't know if they will survive to the day they arrive.Fortunately, at the boundary of Wolf Mountain in Huailaiwei, they encountered Wang Dou's rescue army.

Thinking of that tragic day, everyone felt as if they had passed away.

Several village elders said sadly and angrily: "If all the masters of the Ming Dynasty can be like Mr. Wang, how can the Tartars run rampant in the interior of our Ming Dynasty?"

"Yes, officers and soldiers are greedy for life and afraid of death, and fear the enemy like tigers. There are really very few officers and soldiers like Mr. Wang."

The other village elders also talked in a hurry.

They coincidentally thanked Wang Dou loudly again. Several village elders were Huailaiwei and security guards for the local residents. After thanking them a thousand times, they asked Wang Dou if they could go home.

Wang Dou glanced at Han Zhong, Wen Fangliang, and Zhong Tiaoyang beside him. Wen Fangliang understood, and he said, "Old fellows, tens of thousands of Tartar soldiers are still raging all over the Ming Dynasty. If you go back, the Tartars will What if the soldiers come again? If you want to go back now, you have to think clearly."

Those village elders looked at each other, yes, I heard that Tazi soldiers are looting everywhere now, if they go back, what will happen if the Tazi soldiers come again?
Wen Fangliang said loudly: "If you had followed us to Shunxiang Fort first, our Shunxiang Fort was as strong as a rock, and thousands of Tazi soldiers would not be able to attack it. Everyone has also seen that our lord is famous. Once our army arrives, Scared those Tartars away without firing a single shot! When we arrive at Shun Township Castle, among other things, life is always safe.”

Those village elders thought about it again: "That's right, the Ming army is so powerful in front of us, at least safety can be guaranteed with them to Shunxiang Fort. As for when to return home, let's talk about it later."

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Wen Fangliang and Han Zhong vigorously instilled the benefits of Shunxiangbao to the captives. At this time, Han Chao and Zhenfu Chi Dacheng came over, and hundreds of them had roughly counted the population and wealth they had obtained this time.

They pulled Wang Dou aside, and surrounded by Han Zhong and others, Chi Dacheng reported to Wang Dou: "My lord, the population and wealth we have obtained have been checked. There are a total of 430 people and 850 grains. Seven stones, 360 taels of cattle, 970 five sheep, 320 mules and three horses. There are more than 350 taels of gold, more than 870 taels of silver, and more than 170 satin horses."

With Chi Dacheng's rigidity and calmness, when he reported these numbers to Wang Dou, his voice kept trembling.Han Zhong and the others next to him gasped, all of them bared their teeth, their faces full of overjoyed expressions, the harvest this time is really... big, too big.

Wang Dou burst into a burst of laughter all of a sudden, and the people around him couldn't bear it any longer, and laughed along with him, even Chi Dacheng smiled brightly, his face turning into a flower.

Han Zhong smiled and twisted his mouth. He wiped his hands and said repeatedly: "Grandma's, as expected, you can get more when you come out, but it's a pity that you can only grab it this time."

Wen Fangliang put his arm around Han Zhong's shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother Han, I think I am greedy, but I was scared when I heard so many seizures. I didn't expect your heart to be more greedy than mine."

Everyone around laughed. This time the harvest was indeed very rich. Relying on the income from the hard work of farming in Shun Township Fort, accumulated over the years, it is not as fast as grabbing this time.But of course Wang Dou will not let himself become a rogue, and the management of his own territory cannot be relaxed.The reason why those rebels in the late Ming Dynasty were not on the same level as the heroes Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang in the late Yuan Dynasty was because of their rogue thinking.

Rogue bandits can't become a master in 1 years. Wang Dou must remember their lessons.

After everyone looked a little better, Chi Dacheng reported to Wang Dou again: "Our army beheaded another 36 levels, and seized 67 sets of armor, [-] sets of knives and guns and other equipment."

Barhu and others of the Qing soldiers were beaten to death in front of the battle. Their heads were cut off, their armor was stripped off, their weapons such as knives and guns were put away, and all the harnesses and equipment in the horses were put away. Put it away, those dead horses, all their meat has been cut off, and the meat is still edible.It is the glorious tradition of the Shunxiang Army to use everything that can be used.

Hearing the number of beheadings, the officers beside Wang Dou would not be so excited. After all, the sergeants of Tianshun Castle have beheaded enough. These heads are the icing on the cake, but it is better than nothing.

Wang Dou looked around, whether it was the soldiers of Shun Xiangbao or the rescued people, everyone was overjoyed.The sergeants were very happy, naturally because the seizure was extremely heavy this time, and when they returned, they would share the rewards, and all of them would have bulging pockets.The common people were happy that they were rescued and escaped from the sea of ​​misery.

Wang Dou said loudly: "Brothers, let's go back to the castle."

A burst of cheers.

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All the way back, Wang Dou asked Zhong Tiaoyang to lead a sentry to urge the people to speed up their pace, and he also asked them to push vehicles, drive cattle, sheep, mules and horses, etc., and he personally led three sentries to guard against Qing soldiers chasing them along the way. Come.

But all the way was smooth, no Qing soldiers were seen chasing them, and on the way back, those Ming soldiers were still huddled inside the fort, and no one came out of the fort.

The road from Huailaiwei to Baoanzhou is smooth, and there is no rain in summer, so the road is easy to travel. The grain and rice are transported by vehicles, and the return journey is also fast.The reason why those people couldn't walk fast was because the Qing soldiers were brutal and mean, they refused to give them food and drink, and they were weak, so naturally they couldn't walk fast.

Of course, Wang Dou would not be like this. He fed them every day, and everyone was eager to get to the safe area of ​​Nashun Township Castle as soon as possible, so the pace of the group's journey was greatly accelerated.On the way back, the soldiers of each Shun Township Fort continued to instill the various benefits of Shun Township Fort to the common people, which made many people tempted.

Three days later, Wang Dou led more than 5000 captives back to Shunxiang Fort, and all the grain, rice, cattle, sheep, money, etc. were transported safely.

Seeing that Wang Dou and others came back safely and brought back a large number of people and money, the soldiers and civilians in the fort were extremely happy. They poured out of the fort to meet Wang Dou and others.

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On July 25, the ninth year of Chongzhen.

Two days after Wang Dou returned to the fort, Yang Dongmin, the integrity officer Xu Zu married, came to Shunxiang Fort again. When he saw Wang Dou, he smiled and said: "Brother Wang, I am very happy, I am very happy, the good news was delivered to the Weicheng yesterday, guarding Lord Li Yi'an Urgent order to come over, I want to see you by name."

When he said this, he couldn't hide the envy in his eyes.

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Old Bainiu: Yesterday, the chapter had 24 subscriptions in [-] hours. Thank you for your support.

Tomorrow is a Saturday off, and the next volume is about to start, so I just sorted out the outline and plot of the next volume in detail.

There are not many updates this week, I hope there will be more next week.

There is a problem that requires everyone to work together, which is the problem of the population under the rule of the protagonist: the protagonist needs at least 50 elite soldiers to compete for the capital of the world, and at least 300 young and strong population and [-] million ordinary population are needed. With such a large population, how should the protagonist possess it?I would like to hear everyone's speeches, what is the best way.

(End of this chapter)