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

Chapter 224
Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu Town, led his main barracks to garrison at the boundary of Jiugong Town in later generations, a few miles below You'an Gate. In Ming Dynasty, this place was called Meiyuanli, and he controlled an official road in this place.Yang Guozhu also occupied an abandoned small fort to garrison.

After receiving the victory of Wang Dou's decapitation of more than 220 levels, Yang Guozhu couldn't restrain his inner surprise and stood up suddenly from his seat. His Chinese army general Guo Yingxian also said in disbelief: "It's true or not, General Wang beheaded more than 220 levels. Grade? Lao Guo had a battle with the invading Tartars yesterday and chopped off more than a dozen heads. The governors were full of praise. These more than 200 heads..."

He twisted his boxy and strong body, shook his huge head, and his eyes were full of disbelief.

This time, Wang Dou asked his own general Xie Yike to report the victory in person. Seeing the expressions of the two, Xie Yike was full of pride and said with a smile: "If Junmen and General Guo don't believe it, you can go to Fuyuanli Village Fort in person, and you will know that what the last general said is true .”

Yang Guozhu said eagerly: "Okay, I will go to Fuyuanli to check the place where General Wang is stationed."

He ordered a few times, and the Chinese army general Guo Yingxian summoned some personal guards, and the group rolled out of the fortress and ran towards the village fort where Wang Dou was.

Upon receiving news of the arrival of General Yang Guozhu, Wang Dou personally led a large and small army to welcome him at the gate of the fort.

Yang Guozhu didn't care about the small talk, he couldn't wait to watch Wang Dou's achievements.

Wang Dou led him into the fort, and the soldiers in Wang Dou's army were busy using lime to nitrate the captured heads of the Qing soldiers.Seeing this pile of heads, Yang Guozhu's face was full of expressions, and his Chinese army general Guo Yingxian kept inhaling and exhaling beside him.

Yang Guozhu took a few steps forward, grabbed a few heads to look at them himself, he was older in the army, and he could tell at a glance whether these heads were real tartar heads or fake meritorious deeds.Grab a few more heads, and all of them are true slave heads.

Yang Guozhu has been in the army for many years, what hasn't he seen?But at this time, under the agitation of the mood, the body is still trembling slightly.

Seeing the general soldier's expression, all the generals around Wang Dou were proud.

After a long time, Yang Guozhu threw his head from his hand, looked at Wang Dou and laughed: "General Wang is so brave and invincible, beheading so many people greatly boosted the morale of our Xuanzhen officers and soldiers. I think the governor must be very happy when he hears about it." .”

Wang Dou said: "It's all the blessing of Lao Junmen, and the last general has such a harvest."

Yang Guozhu looked at Wang Dou and was very satisfied. This Wang Dou was not only brave in battle, but also knowledgeable and funny, and he was very good at being a man.Although these heads were captured by Wang Dou, Yang Guozhu is the chief military officer of Xuanfu Town, and a large part of this batch of military achievements can also be shared.

Guo Yingxian roared: "General Wang, this time you don't want to be a mother-in-law. At the celebration banquet, you must drink three hundred cups with my old Guo."

Yang Guozhu personally took Wang Dou's hand and pulled him to sit beside him.

Unknowingly, among the generals in Xuan Town, Wang Dou, a sturdy and brave man, had already occupied an extremely important position in Yang Guozhu's heart.

Yang Guozhu said: "General Wang, can you tell me about the killing of the thief this time?"

Wang Dou explained the situation of this battle to the extent that he heard that Wang Dou's army of soldiers guarded the bridge and pier, blocked the attack of the two elite Qing soldiers, and killed more than half of the enemy.Then a team of cavalry pursued and chopped back more than half of the heads. Yang Guozhu was even more moved: "There is such a fierce general under General Wang's command, hurry up and let the army have a look."

In the house, among the generals beside Wang Dou, Li Guangheng and Wen Daxing were already by Wang Dou's side.Wang Dou also ordered Tian Qiming, the officer of the bridge guard team, and Huang Wei, the deputy of the team, to be recruited.Looking at the four people in front of him, Yang Guozhu nodded repeatedly, consoling and commending them.

The four of them were all in high spirits, the commander-in-chief, who used to be the object of the four's high admiration, now spoke softly and praised him repeatedly.The four of them felt their blood boiling, and felt that it was a joy to follow the guerrilla general to kill the enemy and make meritorious service.

Han Zhong, the chief executive of Tian Qiming's department, and Tian Zhijue, the chief executive, also smiled and felt honored to be beside him.

While Yang Guozhu commended him, he couldn't stop looking at the room on the right where the heads were being tanned. When the sergeant came to report, those heads had already been dealt with.Yang Guozhu stood up and said, "General Wang, I'll report the victory to the Governor and make him happy too."

After a pause, he said: "These heads will be sent to the governor immediately. Don't worry, the general, no one will dare to engulf your military leaders."

Wang Dou said: "Everything is ordered by the military gate."

He ordered several carriages to be driven out, and all the more than 200 heads were loaded on them. Then Yang Guozhu personally joined Wang Dou out of the house, and everyone got on their horses and rushed to Governor Lu Xiangsheng's barracks.

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Lu Xiangsheng's big tent is located in Zhongxingli, the area around Yinghai Town in later generations, not far from Yongdingmen.Along the south direction of the capital, tens of miles to the northwest, the area around Lugou Bridge and Wanping City was defended by the director general Gao Qiqian leading an army of tens of thousands of Guanning.

Lu Xiangsheng didn't occupy any forts for defense, and the area was densely populated with trenches and camps.

Yang Guozhu, Wang Dou and others arrived outside Lu Xiangsheng's camp. They heard that Chen An, the general in charge, came to report. A Qing army's head was released along with it. Lu Xiangsheng was overjoyed and hurriedly called Yang Guozhu, Wang Dou and others into the camp.

Wang Dou, Yang Guozhu and others came to Lu Xiangsheng's large tent of the Chinese army. Lu Xiangsheng had been waiting here for a long time. When he saw the horses and horses carrying the heads, he strode over impatiently. When he saw the cart full of heads, he repeatedly exclaimed: "Okay."

He immediately ordered his general Chen An to examine the head, and he picked up a head from time to time, looked left and right, carefully observed the teeth, braided hair, face and so on.He also asked the personal guard to fetch a bucket of water and throw it on it to have a look.

I don't know how long it took, Chen An showed a surprised expression on his face, and reported to Lu Xiangsheng: "Report to the governor, Xuanzhen solved 220 four heads, and after the final inspection, each of them is the head of a real slave."

Lu Xiangsheng smiled all over his face, looked at Yang Guozhu and said, "General Yang Huwei has achieved such a great victory."

Seeing Duchen Lu's satisfied expression, Yang Guozhu was also very happy. He looked at Wang Dou and said with a smile, "Ashamed, this great victory was won by General Wang!"

Lu Xiangsheng was startled, stared at Wang Dou for a while, and said, "Wang Dou, you are fine."

Wang Dou saw that Lu Xiangsheng was dressed in filial piety, he hadn't seen him for a few days, and he was very old. He felt sad, and saluted with fists, and said in a deep voice: "It is the duty of the last general to kill thieves for the country. He dare not work for the governor. .”

Lu Xiangsheng looked at Wang Dou and nodded again and again: "You know that you serve the country loyally, and the governor is very pleased."

His own general, Chen An, also looked at Wang Dou enviously. He knew the inside story of Wang Dou beheading more than 280 levels in the ninth year of Chongzhen. Still so young, the younger generation is terrifying.

Yang Guozhu said: "Minister, this time I am announcing the military achievements of the officers and soldiers. It is time to report the victory so that the Holy Majesty can hear about it."

Lu Xiangsheng also smiled: "The Holy Majesty is worried about state affairs, restless day and night, and he must be happy to hear the news of victory."

He looked in the direction of the Imperial Palace in the capital, his heart fluttered, and he imagined the emperor's happy look after hearing the news of the great victory.

After a long time, Lu Xiangsheng turned around. He was in high spirits, and smiled at Yang Guozhu and Wang Dou: "I want to call all the generals of Xuanda to celebrate the victory together."

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After receiving the order from Lu Xiangsheng, the generals from Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, and Shanxi Town rushed over one by one. In front of the big tent of the Chinese army, one after another, thick and armored generals gathered in front of the big tent. the sound of.

Although the generals of the towns heard that Duchen Lu announced the great victory of the town, they summoned all the generals to celebrate together, but the words of the summoners were unknown, and they couldn't find out why.At this time, when they arrived outside the big tent of the governor, they all inquired about each other, or asked the governor's personal general Chen An.

Soon, everyone got the definite news that Xuanfu Town beheaded more than 220 slave-level heads this time. After the inspection by the governor, each of them was a real slave-level head.

Everyone took a breath. Xuanfu Town has made great military achievements this time, such as Datong Town and Shanxi Town. Although they fought against the Qing soldiers in the past two days, Hu Dawei, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town who beheaded the most, was no more than Cut off the heads of more than 20 Tartars.

Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, only cut off the heads of eight Tartars under his command, and this time, Xuanfu Town was inferior in comparison.No wonder the governor wanted to summon everyone to celebrate together.

Then an explosive news came out from Chen An's mouth, the Xuanfu Town victory, more than 220 slave heads, were all captured by a young guerrilla general named Wang Dou in Xuanfu Town.

"Which one is Wang Dou?"

Immediately, everyone asked each other.

General Zhang Yan of the Xuanfu who hurried over, Li Jianming and Wen Hui, the guerrilla generals, were all surrounded by the crowd for questioning. The three of them answered in their mouths, but they looked at each other in surprise.The three of them couldn't believe it, the new guerrilla general Wang Dou cut off more than 200 heads of Tartars not long after he arrived in the eastern suburbs?

However, this statement was made by the Governor General Chen An himself, so it must be a certainty.

A general strode towards Hu Dawei, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town, and said in a low voice: "Junmen, I found out that Wang Dou used to be a garrison on Xuanzhen East Road. Lead three thousand soldiers and horses into the guard."

After a pause, he continued: "It is rumored that Wang Dou is quite brave. When he served as the first defense of Xuanzhen in the ninth year of Chongzhen, he once captured eighty heads of slaves and thieves. Because of that military exploit, he was promoted to the city defense. Then act as a local garrison."

Hu Dawei nodded slowly, as if he was pondering. Beside him was a stout guerrilla general in his 30s who was in Shanxi Township and said: "The general remembered that when the governor of Changping summoned all the generals to discuss matters, he stood Behind the last general, this person looks sturdy and strong, but he... is incredible..."

Speaking of which, the Shanxi town guerrilla general shook his head in disbelief.

Not far from Hu Dawei and the others, several generals in Datong Town were also whispering. Dressed in gorgeous armor, tall and handsome, and wearing a bright red cloak and cloak, Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, looked at the general in front of him, Shen Sheng said: "Is what you inquired about true?"

The pro general patted his chest and assured: "Everything that the last general said is true, and he will never dare to deceive the military sect in any way."

Wang Pu flicked the red tassels on his helmet coolly: "Such a fierce general, we can make friends with one or two."

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