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

Chapter 133 Good News Rumor Lu Xiangsheng
Xu Zucheng's obese body sat firmly on the horse. When he spoke to Wang Dou, he had a friendly expression on his fleshy face. Maybe it was because of Wang Dou's great achievements, or maybe it was because Wang Dougang gave him 200 taels of silver.

When they came out, the group was huge. Under Xu Zucheng's command, Yang Dongmin led more than [-] family members in Zhoucheng, accounting for half of Xu Zucheng's family members. He looked like he was afraid that a few Qing soldiers would run out somewhere.Only Wang Dou and Han Chao knew that there would be no more troops from the Qing army in Baoan Prefecture, and their expressions were quite relaxed.

According to Wang Dou and Han Chao's professional eyes, the servants under Xu Zucheng's command are better equipped than the sergeants of Shunxiang Fort, but their individual combat power may only be at the level of ordinary sergeants of Shunxiang Fort. There are more than 100 servants, and their combat effectiveness is only equivalent to the level of an ordinary sergeant in the Shunxiang Army.

Of course, according to the general concept in the Ming army, which general has a large number of servants, his army is considered elite.When Wang Dou came out this time, his eight guards and eight standard bearers all came with him. According to Xu Zucheng and others, these sixteen servants were probably the only ones around Wang Dou, what a shame.

However, Xu Zucheng still didn't understand why Wang Dou was able to gain so much by relying on these servants and some strong soldiers in Shunxiangbao.How strange!
After hearing Xu Zucheng's words, Wang Dou hurriedly said: "My lord, don't worry, I will definitely follow your teachings, say what should be said, and will not say a word that should not be said."

Xu Zucheng nodded in satisfaction. Wang Dou was knowledgeable and brave, which further deepened his idea of ​​pulling Wang Dou as his confidant. He looked up at the security guard city not far away with confidence.Looking at the majestic figure of the castle, he was dazzled.

In the past, when Xu Zucheng came to Baoanwei City, he always looked up at the castle. Today, for the first time, he looked at the city with the attitude of the master. With the credit of Wang Dou, he will become a Master of this castle.

Wang Dou also followed his gaze to carefully look at the security guard city. According to the historical data that Wang Dou knew, the security guard city was covered with bricks during the Wanli period, and there were more than 2000 garrison troops inside. There are twice as many cannons as there are in Baoanzhou City.

But in Wang Dou's view, no matter how strong the city is, if the guards don't have the courage to fight, it will be useless.

A group of people continued to go north from Zhenhai Bridge, and soon, they arrived outside the west gate of the Security Guard City.

There are three gates in Baoanwei City, the east gate is called Dehua Gate, the south gate is called Ying'en Gate, and the west gate is called Zhenjing Gate. There are also deep moats built outside each gate and city wall.It seems that Zhenjingmen was once attacked by Qing soldiers, and there are still some traces of the battlefield outside the city gate, and some military and civilian houses attached to the country were also completely destroyed by the war.

At this time, outside the Zhenjing Gate, the Commander of Weicheng, Wang Xiaowei, greeted Xu Zucheng, Wang Dou and his party outside the gate.

Wang Xiaowei is a middle-aged man in his 40s. He is tall and thin. He is dressed in the military uniform of the third rank. He looks very energetic. He always has a faint smile on his face.Wang Dou's first instinct is that this is a person with a very deep city, and he belongs to the kind of person whose emotions are so invisible that you can't guess what he is thinking in his heart.

Wang Dou had heard Xu Zucheng introduce the scenery of the Acropolis, and this Wang Xiaowei was the most trusted confidant of Lord Li Yi'an who guarded the Acropolis, the scribe officer of the Acropolis, in charge of all the operations of the Acropolis, as well as a thousand soldiers and horses in the Acropolis.

Among the several commanders of the security guards, the most qualified to compete with Xu Zucheng for the garrison position, except for the Weicheng officer and commander Wen Shiyan, is the Lord Wang Xiaowei in front of him.

Wang Dou was keenly aware that when Xu Zucheng and Wang Xiaowei met, there was an inexplicable undercurrent between the two, but on the surface, the two were as good as buddies wearing a pair of pants, patting each other's shoulders and laughing.

Wang Xiaowei laughed and said: "Master Xu is so late, Wang has been waiting here for a long time under the order of the garrison."

Xu Zucheng also laughed, the fat all over his body and the flesh on his face trembled, he said: "The place is not peaceful, slaves are rampant, you have to be careful."

Wang Xiaowei also sighed: "The thieves are powerful, but I can't help it. I haven't seen any slaves coming over for a few days. It seems that they have retreated."

He looked at Wang Dou with piercing eyes: "Is this the Shun Xiangbao Wang Qianhu who declared the victory at the 280th level of slave slavery?"

Wang Dou stepped forward to bow down to Wang Xiaowei and saluted: "Wang Dou of Thousand Households of the Security Guard Zuo Qianhu Office, I have seen Commander Tongzhi Master Wang."

Wang Xiaowei supported Wang Dou with his powerful hands, he looked up and down, and sighed: "What a hero, why is there no such strong general as Wang Qianhu under my command?"

Xu Zucheng's face showed complacency, and Wang Dou said loudly: "It all depends on the lord of the defense to plan the strategy, and the lord of the defense to make the command, and the lowly work is not worth mentioning."

Wang Xiaowei showed a look of surprise on his face. Originally, he saw Wang Dou's burly figure, and thought he was just a brave warrior who dared to kill and fight. But now, seeing his decent speech and calm demeanor, it is obvious that he is not a simple character.

He muttered: "I heard that the ancestor of Wang Qianhu once followed Qi Shuai..."

Wang Dou thought that Wang Xiaowei was so powerful, when did he even investigate the situation of his ancestors clearly, he said loudly: "Don't dare to lie to your lord, the ancestor Wang Hu did fight with Qi Shuai, and then he lived in seclusion in the village of Baoanzhou."

Wang Xiaowei said: "After Zhongliang, the family has a long history, no wonder."

He glanced at Xu Zucheng meaningfully, then looked at the guards beside Wang Dou who held their heads high and proud, and praised, "What a good soldier."

Xu Zucheng laughed loudly, and said to Wang Xiaowei: "Master Wang, it's better to go to the city, so as not to keep the garrison waiting for a long time."

Wang Xiaowei smiled and said, "Master Xu, please."

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A group of people entered the Baoanwei City from Zhenjingmen. The Baoanwei City has East, West, North and South Cross Streets. The streets and alleys are arranged in the shape of a "well".In the city, there is the security commander and envoy, and the garrison office of Baoan New City.In the city of Xunyu, there is also a procuratorate, which is divided into vassal guards and nest patrols, all of which were built in the fifth year of Jingtai.

There are also buildings in the city, such as nursing homes, Xinxing warehouses, waste storage warehouses, pastures, military bureaus, and pharmacies.Outside the south gate, there is also a martial arts hall.Eight miles to the east of the city, there is a Post Post Hongzi Nuanpu, twenty miles to the east of the city, there is a Zhuanzi Nuanpu, and thirty miles to the east of the city, there is a Qizi Nuanpu.140 miles southwest of the city, there is also a Shenjing station.Inside the west gate, there is a pony station, which is in charge of post post transportation with Jiming Post.

Like all the guard fortresses in the Ming Dynasty, there are also many temples in the security guard city. According to historical records, there are 39 temples inside and outside the guard city.

At the same time, there are also many shops and workshops in the Acropolis. At this time, the scope of security guards is very wide. Later generations belong to Xinbaoan Town in Huailai County. .

According to historical records of the Ming Dynasty, during the Hongzhi period, there were 150 government households in Baoanwei, [-] military households, and [-] village households.There are five commanders and magistrates who are acting or actually taught, and eight commanders who are commanders. There are also professors of Confucianism in the Acropolis, and there are also large and small officials, etc.

With such a large population, a considerable part of them live in the Acropolis, and the wide range of needs has led to the prosperity of commerce in the city.

However, like Zhoucheng, due to the invasion of Qing soldiers, there are very few pedestrians on the street at this time, and the scenery is depressed.

Soon, a group of people arrived in front of the gate of the security commander in Xunyu City. Here, a tall square watch was erected, with two large characters written on it.

The garrison office of Bao'an New City is set up in the security guard commander's department, which is the case in the guards of the Ming Dynasty. After the self-defense station and the battalion system are combined into one, the commander of each guard city basically serves as the local garrison, and the commanders of each guard The division is also divided into two parts. When talking about the local garrison and defense, go to the garrison official hall, and when talking about the guards, go to the command and envoy division hall.

In front of "Zhenbeifang", Wen Shiyan, another commander of the security guards, has already led a group of officials of all sizes to greet him here. Wearing the military officer's costume of the third grade, he is quite elegant, but his demeanor and face are a bit stiff, giving people a feeling of smiling.

He greeted Xu Zucheng casually, and when Xu Zucheng asked Wang Dou to come forward to meet him, he glanced at Wang Dou indifferently: "Young people are not simple. It is very rare to have such bravery and courage."

Wang Dou was respectful on the surface, but he was maliciously guessing in his heart: "I heard that Wen Fangliang is this Wen Shiyan's nephew, and the two of them look so similar. Could it be that Wen Fangliang is his illegitimate son?"

Xu Zucheng also helped Wang Dou introduce several generals next to Wen Shiyan, most of whom were the commanders of the Weicheng, Qianhu and other people. When they met Wang Dou, they all smiled. Wang Dou was still very affectionate, with an admiring expression.

In the crowd, Wang Dou also saw several team officers who had left Shun Township Fort, Xu Lu, Liu Wei, Yu Qingyuan, and Lan Bulian standing behind Wen Shiyan. Dodging intentionally or unintentionally, especially Xu Lu lowered his head with a look of shame on his face.

Han Chao behind Wang Dou also saw the four of them, snorted coldly, and glared at them angrily.

After exchanging greetings, Wen Shiyan welcomed Xu Zucheng, Wang Dou and others into the Security Commander's Department, and everyone entered the meeting hall. Wang Dou saw a skinny old man standing under the eaves, dressed in a third-rank guard commander Wearing clothes, he looked kindly, supported by a person beside him, and looked at the officials and generals who came in with gentle eyes.

Wang Dou thought that this old man must be Li Yi'an, the guard of the security guards. What caught his attention was the man beside him who was supporting him. The man was of medium build and was dressed in the attire of a military officer commanding affairs. His face was hidden in the dark of the room. , I couldn't see his appearance clearly, Wang Dou only felt a sharp gaze coming and projecting on himself.

(End of this chapter)