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

Chapter 138
Near noon, on the official road from Baoanzhou to Shunxiang Fort, there was a huge honor guard with the governor's flag.

There are densely packed flags such as "Give Shang Fang a Sword", "Imperial Envoy Governor Xuan Da, Shanxi Military Food and Pay", "Military Minister Zuo Shilang", "Double Procuratorate Youqian Capital Censor" and other densely packed flags opened the way, followed by a huge scarlet flag. A big "Lu" character is embroidered, and behind the flag are burly guards wearing armor.

Behind these guards, Lu Xiangsheng rode on his beloved Wuming steed, just staring at the surrounding scenery of Shun Township Fort. Beside him, Master Huailong Bing Dao Ji Shiwei was honored to tie the bridle with him And go.

Behind them are Lu Xiangsheng's close confidant Chen An, and Lu Xiangsheng's younger brothers Lu Xiangguan, Lu Xiangjin, Lu Xiangtong and others.

Behind these people, there are Zhang Guowei, the East Road Counselor of Xuanfu Town, Mao Bin, the East Road Guerrilla, and others. The Governor is going to Baoan Prefecture to comfort the soldiers, and they will follow whatever they say.There is also Li Yi'an, the guard of the Security Guard City, who dragged his sick body and insisted on following behind on horseback. It was a rare opportunity, even if he died of illness on the horse, Lord Li Yi'an thought it was worth it.

Behind Li Yi'an is the integrity officer Xu Zucheng, as well as officials of the security guard city and the state city. They all feel a great honor to be able to follow behind the new governor.

Behind these people, there are many guards of their servants. Of course, their servants cannot compare with the soldiers brought by Lu Xiangsheng.Those personal guards were mostly the old "Tianxiong Army" that Lu Xiangsheng brought out from the Daming Mansion. They were the most loyal to Lu Xiangsheng, and they fought very bravely.

After entering the territory of Shunxiang Fort, Lu Xiangsheng's expression was quite dignified, and when he arrived near Dongjiazhuang, Lu Xiangsheng asked: "Shun Fort was so severely damaged, is it true that except for this fort, all the other military forts have been destroyed? "

Ji Shiwei said: "There is a report on security guards. When the slaves entered Kou Shun Township Fort, in order to prevent the slaves from being captured, the defense officer of Nashun Township Fort ordered to fortify the walls and clear the fields, and transfer the wealth and population. Destroy them all."

Lu Xiangsheng sighed: "Thieves and slaves poisoned Daming, their homes were destroyed, and their wives and daughters were separated. How could it be Shun Township Castle?"

There was an accompanying sigh behind him.

Lu Xiangsheng said again: "It's so difficult, but the defense officer of Fort Shun can still win the [-]th rank. The governor is curious about him."

There were all kinds of glances behind him.

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Wang Dou and his men were looking around in front of the south gate of Shun Township Fort, when they suddenly saw smoke and dust billowing from the east, and dozens of riders approached. I came to Shun Township Castle to express my condolences. After hearing this, the official was worried that there would be bandits harassing me, so I specially brought the most elite servants under my command to guard."

He ignored the contemptuous gazes of everyone behind Wang Dou, came to Wang Dou with a smile on his face, and saluted, "Master Wang."

Wang Dou understood what Yang Zhichang was thinking, so he didn't reveal it, and exchanged greetings with him with a smile, then continued to look around.

Standing beside Wang Dou, Yang Zhichang said to himself, "Your Excellency should be here soon."

His face was full of tension, excitement, worry, and fidgeting.

Finally, a series of densely packed flags and guards of honor appeared in the distance. The majesty and majesty made everyone's faces in Shun Township Castle change. Yang Zhichang beside Wang Dou couldn't help trembling all over his body. This may be the majesty and strength of power. .

Wang Dou and the others rushed up to meet them, and the guard of honor rolled over and stopped in front of Wang Dou. Soon, the flags parted to the two sides, revealing Lu Xiangsheng and others riding a healthy horse in the middle.

Wang Dou led the crowd to kowtow and salute to welcome Lu Xiangsheng and his party.

When Wang Dou kowtowed, he felt many pairs of eyes staring at him. After a while, one of them said, "You are Wang Dou? Get up."

The voice is quite magnetic, very manly.

Wang Dou thanked him, stood up, and peeked at Lu Xiangsheng. He was very young, less than 40 years old, and he was really fair and thin as the historical data said.

It is rumored that Lu Xiang is extremely powerful and has superhuman martial arts skills. He always uses a sword weighing nearly a hundred catties in practice. An outlier among the last commanders.Moreover, Lu Xiangsheng is not only good at running the army, but also good at farming. He has been the governor of Xuanda for two years, and he has accumulated 20 shi of grain and rice. He is both civil and military. It is a pity that he is a tragic hero.

When Wang Dou peeked at Lu Xiangsheng, it happened that Lu Xiangsheng was looking at him. Seeing Wang Dou peeking at him, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help smiling.

He nodded in praise: "What a hero, no wonder he was able to repel the bandits and behead eighty levels!"

He suddenly asked: "Wang Dou, you fought against slaves, how do you feel about them?"

Wang Dou pondered for a while, and said: "Slaves are good at bows and horses, and their armor is very sharp, but they still have the nature of thieves and bandits. If soldiers have the will to die, they may not be invincible!"

Lu Xiangsheng nodded slowly. He has heard many people comment on the Qing people, or they are extremely fearful, and they lift their combat power to the sky, or they despise them and demote them to the bottom. There are very few objective evaluations like Wang Dou, and he praises them. Said: "It is very good not to be arrogant or impetuous, to face up to the strengths of the enemy and ourselves."

As soon as he said this, Wang Dou felt many eyes staring at him. Many people were sighing. Anyone could hear the appreciation for Wang Dou in Lu Xiangsheng's words. With Lu Xiangsheng's words, Wang Dou must have a smooth career in the future. up.At the same time, they also wondered, this Wang Dou looked like a rough warrior, how could he speak such level words?
Only Yang Zhichang was disappointed to see that Lu Xiangsheng only paid attention to Wang Dou.

After Lu Xiangsheng finished speaking, he walked slowly on the bridle, while meditating, and Ji Shiwei, the Huailong soldier beside him, hurriedly followed, and when he passed by Wang Dou, he nodded approvingly to him.Next, Lu Xiangsheng's relative Chen An, his younger brothers Lu Xiangguan, Lu Xiangjin, and Lu Xiangtong also looked at Wang Dou with curious eyes, and nodded at him.

Followed by Zhang Guowei, general of Xuanfu Town East Road, he nodded to Wang Dou and said: "Wang Dou, you are fine."

Mao Bin, a guerrilla on the East Road, also nodded in a friendly way to Wang Dou.

The security guard guarded Li Yi'an on horseback. He was panting and insisted on riding on the horse. When he passed by Wang Dou, he stopped and said, "Wang Dou, you stay by my side."

Wang Dou hastened to saddle and lead the horse for him, Li Yi'an said: "Wang Dou, it seems that the governor appreciates you very much, you should seize this opportunity."

Xu Zucheng, the integrity officer, said: "If you don't understand anything, please ask me and the guard at any time. Remember to be careful in your words and deeds."

Wang Dou said: "My lords, don't worry, your subordinates understand."

Wang Dou was talking next to the two of them, Yang Zhichang and the rest of Shun Xiangbao could only follow at the back of the team.

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At this time, it was approaching the city gate. On the northwest sides of Shunxiang Fort, a large number of Shunxiangbao military households were busy building their new homes. The scene was in full swing, full of vigor and vitality.Seeing the majestic flag guard of honor here, they were both curious and fearful, and looked at it one after another.

Lu Xiangsheng also looked at the construction site over there, he looked very carefully, and suddenly he called out: "Wang Dou."

Li Yi'an hurriedly said to Wang Dou: "The governor calls you, hurry over."

Wang Dou pleaded guilty, and hurried forward, looking at Wang Dou's back, Li Yi'an nodded slowly, it seems that the governor appreciates Wang Dou quite a lot, and he needs to win over Wang Dou.

After Wang Dou came up, Lu Xiangsheng asked again: "You said that the soldiers of the slaves are very strong, how can you defend the castle and repel the captives?"

Wang Doudao: "Rely on the drills of the soldiers on weekdays, the determination of the soldiers to die, our sharp firearms in China."

Lu Xiangsheng groaned, he pondered for a while, and said: "Wang Dou, you recruit the soldiers in the fort, I want to perform martial arts."

Wang Dou hurriedly said: "The governor came from a long way, he must be exhausted on the pommel horse, let's go to the fort to rest."

Ji Shiwei and the others also persuaded him from the sidelines.

Lu Xiangsheng said: "There is no rush, we will talk about it after watching the martial arts."

He looked at Wang Dou: "Wang Dou, would you like to lead the horse for me?"

Wang Dou hurriedly said, "This is the glory of a humble job."

At that moment, Wang Dou was holding the saddle and leading the horse for Lu Xiangsheng, and the group entered the competition field outside Shun Township Castle, and came to the Martial Arts Hall.Headed by Lu Xiangsheng, everyone stood on both sides, and Lu Xiangsheng specially asked Wang Dou to stand beside him.

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Wang Dou, let's recruit soldiers."

Wang Dou glanced at Han Chao, and Han Chao understood that he was leaving in a hurry. Soon, everyone in the martial arts hall heard the sound of running footsteps. Lu Xiangsheng remained calm, and everyone behind him looked at each other in dismay. , what sound, so neat?

Suddenly everyone took a deep breath, and saw teams of sergeants running in neatly from the outside of the field. They were all fully armed and covered in iron armor. When they ran, the queue was not chaotic at all, only a neat roar was heard.

These sergeants consisted of a team of gunmen and a team of firecrackers. They came in one by one, and the leader of Han Dynasty ran in the front. When they arrived in front of the martial arts hall, Han Chao gave an order, and all the soldiers remained silent.Up to this time, their formation was still not chaotic at all, no matter which direction they looked from, it was a straight line, and there was no need for any rectification.

There was a lot of discussion on the stage, Zhang Guowei, the East Road Counselor of Xuanfu Town, and Mao Bin, the East Road guerrilla, showed incredulous expressions on their faces.Huailong Bing Dao Ji Shiwei pulled his beard in surprise, guarding Li Yi'an and integrity officer Xu Zucheng, only then did he understand why Wang Dou was able to behead so many heads.

Lu Xiangsheng's eyes lit up, and his close general Chen An said quietly, "Good soldier!"

Everyone on the stage was amazed, not to mention that Wang Dou and the more than 200 sergeants were all wearing armor, everyone only said that Wang Dou had the means to make money, which is not unusual.What is commendable is that the more than 200 people are all young and strong, with straight backs, straight eyes, and calm expressions. They are clearly the kind of veterans and elite soldiers.

In particular, the heroic aura on them made people's eyes shine, and made people feel a sense of strength and vitality. I didn't expect that there would be so many armored warriors in a mere Shun Township Fort!
(End of this chapter)