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

Chapter 58 Surprised
Wang Dou calmly asked Qi Tianliang to prepare materials according to the discussion just now, and then he shouted: "Send orders, ring the gong for alarm! Soldiers, put on armor!"

The gongs of Jingbian Fort kept ringing, and groups of soldiers came out of the barracks and assembled quickly.The arsenal was opened, a pair of iron armor was taken out, and gunpowder and bullets were also nervously released.In addition to the soldiers, the young and strong military households in the fort also each issued a spear, and even the women, old and weak in the fort each took a wooden stick.

All of a sudden, the entire Jingbian Fort was mobilized.While the military households were gathering, everyone looked angry, daring someone to call at the door, it was a bear's heart and a leopard's guts.

At this time, outside Jingbian Fort, the villagers and military households of Zhouzhuang, Huzhuang, and Chafangbao three forts met by the Dongfang River. Hundreds of people came to Jingbian Fort in black.

But a few miles away from Jingbian Fort, they found a few cavalrymen spying on them back and forth.When they arrived outside Jingbian Fort, there were even more hostile Jingbian Fort military households standing there holding guns and sticks.

Now there are some military household barracks built outside the fort wall of Jingbian Fort for the new military households to live in.Around the barracks, some trenches were dug and some traps were set up to collapse cellars.On the ditch, a low wall was built with mud, stones, planks, etc. to make a gate.

Today, Zhong Tiaoyang led the patrol. Behind the gate of the village, he just led the team to calmly watch a large group of military households from various forts coming here. , just aiming at the military households in various forts who are getting closer and closer outside.

The military households of Zhouzhuang, Huzhuang, and Chafangbao stopped a hundred meters away from the entrance of the village, and shouted in unison: "Hand over our people, Wang Dou, get out..."

While they were shouting, they were still waving the guns in their hands, and they just kept shouting.

Among the crowd, the chiefs of Zhouzhuang, Huzhuang, and the Three Forts of Chafangbao stood at the front.

The head of Zhouzhuang village was named Jia Duonan, in his 40s, with a shiny scalp and an official title of the general banner. He said, "You said that if we come today, that Wang Dou will submit? He is a desperado."

Lu Xianyang, the general banner of Tunpu in Chafangbao, said: "Don't worry, Brother Jia, this time we came together from several castles, so many people, and with the support of Shangguan, then Wang Dou is wronged, what else can he do?"

He was nearly forty years old, with a large tumor on his chin, and he spoke with a rather sinister feeling.

Zhang Shutang, the head of Huzhuang, is a short and strong man. He is also an official of the general banner. He is in his 30s. The castle has grown to such a large scale in such a short period of time, I heard that Wang Dou is very rich, if I come here today, I will definitely make that Wang Dou bleed profusely."

All three of them laughed triumphantly.

There were dozens of families in each of the three forts, and they used to farm quietly. Unexpectedly, after the rise of Jingbian Fort, the military households in each fort fled from time to time, and the young and strong population was greatly lost.After the three village chiefs inquired, it turned out that the military households Dingkou had fled to Jingbian Fort, which made them very angry.

They had this intention long ago, and with the contact of powerful people this time, the three of them came together to discuss an explanation.

This time, there were more than 100 households in the three forts, and hundreds of people came here. The strong men held spears and sticks, and the women and the old and the weak also held hoes and poles.

Looking behind them, the three of Jia Duonan felt more at ease. Under their provocation, the howls of the military men and women behind them became louder and louder.

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Amidst the shouts, suddenly the gate of the village in front opened, and with the sound of horseshoes, about seven or eight riders rushed out from inside, all of them were healthy horses.A few people immediately held long guns or big knives, but gathered at a distance, riding their horses to watch over here.

The leader of the army, who is skilled in horsemanship, holds a hook gun, carries a bow and arrow, and has sharp eyes, is Han Chao. He trains day and night and does not accept it at night. When the bandits were suppressed in July, Jingbian Fort got some horses and mules.Wang Dou allocated some horses to Han Chao, and asked him to choose some people from Yebushou to ride horses. Han Chao was proficient in riding skills, and he had been training them all these hours.

Everyone fell silent, feeling the threat from these cavalrymen.Looking at these cavalrymen, Jia Duonan, chief of Zhouzhuang, snorted: "I didn't expect that even a small fortress would not accept elites at night. This Wang Dou is willing to spend his capital."

Lu Xianyang, the head of the Teahouse Fort, squinted his eyes for a while, and said: "These few nights are not to be underestimated, but Jingbian Fort is a small fort, I am afraid that these few people can fight gone."

Several people nodded.

At this moment, I suddenly heard the roar of footsteps running from inside the gate of the village. The sound came from far to near. Everyone outside the fort looked at each other, not knowing what the sound was.

Suddenly everyone took a collective breath, and saw neat rows of Jingbian Fort sergeants trotting out from the inner gate of the village. They were all fully armed and formed a team of five.In the front is the corporal, holding a shield and wearing iron armor, followed by a pikeman holding a spear, and then a gunner holding a blunderbuss.

They are six in a row, divided into three rows, and the interval between each row is no more than a few steps.These more than a hundred people came in order, their footsteps roared when they ran, and the pressure was astonishing.

Seeing these Jingbian Fort sergeants appear, the military households outside the fort were completely silent. They never thought that this Jingbian Fort has such power.

Jia Duonan, the head of the Zhouzhuang village, said in a stuttering voice: "This... how can there be such a sergeant in this Jingbian Fort? These are not old and weak military households in the village, they are clearly elite officers and soldiers, I am afraid they are the servants of Master Xu of Shunbao , it may not be the case.”

Lu Xianyang, the head of Chafangbao, and Zhang Shutang, the head of Huzhuang, didn't answer him. Both of them had ugly faces, and they just stared at the sergeants of Jingbianbao who came out in groups.

It was the first time that Jingbianbao showed its power to the outside world without any concealment. Once it appeared on the stage, it greatly shocked everyone.

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A group of Jingbianbao sergeants came out from the gate of the village, they were running neatly with weapons in hand.Although they ran out at a trot, the army was well-organized and the queue was not chaotic at all.No one has ever seen this kind of strict military fort before, but they are all dumbfounded.

At this time, the sun was shining fiercely and the weather was hot. All the sergeants in Jingbian Fort were sweating on their faces, but no one went to wipe it off.All of them have thick and dark faces, they were just ordinary military households, but now they are marching in formation, but they all look resolute and serious, like elite soldiers who have been trained for a long time.

Among these people, the sergeants in the first few rows were all veterans who joined Jingbian Fort last year. All of them have undergone rigorous training and have seen blood in the suppression of bandits.It's different after seeing a battle formation. When they line up, they have a particularly vigor and arrogance.

Although the sergeants of the last two teams of Jingbian Fort were newly formed recruits, in this atmosphere of self-importance, they also had the same tense faces, without squinting, just holding their weapons tightly, and moving meticulously with the formation.

When they got out of the fort and were a few dozen steps away from the military households, they stood there in formation, silent, and a murderous air spread.

Looking at their formation at this time, even after running in formation, they are still lined up tightly. From any direction, they are all in a straight line. This kind of military appearance is too surprising.

Looking at their physical equipment, all of them are stout, young in appearance, and all of them are young and strong.Among the one hundred or so people, there were dozens of pairs of iron armor and numerous firearms and blunderbusses. They stood there with weapons in their hands, standing in awe-inspiring manner.

Jia Duonan, Lu Xianyang and others looked at me and I looked at you, but they didn't know what to say.

Looking at the military households behind them, all of them showed fear on their faces and seemed to be shrinking back, no one dared to say a word.

Wang Dou galloped beside the battle formation, surrounded by several Jingbian Fort officers in armor and riding horses, and several drummers holding step drums.Looking at the army formation in front of them, everyone is extremely proud. This is their own soldiers, everyone's painstaking efforts in the fort.

Jia Duonan, Lu Xianyang, and Zhang Shutang stared at each other for a while. The three of them spent a lot of energy in recruiting military households from various forts. Although the strength of Jingbian Fort surprised them, how could they enter Baoshan? Return empty handed?How does this make them explain to all parties?
The three discussed in low voices for a while, Jia Duonan was the representative, and he was about to speak, when Wang Dou's stern voice came from the other side: "You three forts gathered together to invade our Jingbian Fort, if If you don't retreat, we will attack you as if you were harassed by bandits."

"All of you will retreat within one stick of incense!"

Jia Duonan shouted: "Wang Dou, you Jingbian Fort robbed our military households and occupied our farmland, you have to give us an explanation!"

The people behind him shouted: "Yes, give us an explanation."

However, the voices were sparse, and it was no longer the hustle and bustle and chorus of everyone when they first came.

Wang Dou's cold voice came: "Final warning, if you don't retreat, attack immediately!"

Jia Duonan and the others were still shouting, Wang Dou's face changed, he drew out his epee, pointed forward, and shouted: "Form the formation, move forward!"

Like a long snake, the infantry and drums sounded, and the three rows of battle formations that had stopped started immediately. The shield soldiers entered like a wall, and the remaining spearmen, bird gunmen, leaned their weapons on their shoulders, and just formed a formation and moved forward. OK.

Following the movement of the Jingbianbao sergeant, the Sanbao military household trembled at the same time, moving backwards in a wave-like manner.Everyone's faces were ashen. If the Jingbianbao sergeant took a step, they would take a step back.As the sergeants of Jingbianbao approached step by step, the military households in Sanbao seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

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