Chapter 74 Scholar in White
The pain of a broken egg is something that no average man can bear.
The Jiannu Tatar, who had just pretended to be strong, suddenly cried out in pain and screamed:
"Ah... Grandson Minggou... I love grandpa so much..."
"boom……"
Another shot, Jiannu's kneecap was shattered, Jiannu Tatar rolled his eyes and died of pain.
Xu Xing opened the kettle and poured it on Jiannu's face. After a moment, Jiannu woke up:
"I said, I said, Grandpa, please give me a good time!"
Xu Xing nodded:
"Tell me, I'll let you die happily!"
Jian Nu nodded:
"Grandpa's gun is really powerful. How many consecutive rounds are there?"
Xu Xinghe was almost furious when he didn't hold back for several nights. Jiannu was almost dead, but he still thought about firing a few rounds of pistols.
Xu Xing smiled lightly and said:
"Okay, grandpa will grant you a favor and let you die in peace. Grandpa's gun will fire fifty times!"
"Oh my god...fifty rounds...and still beating hair..."
Xu Xing deliberately exaggerated the power of the shell gun to scare Jiannu. As expected, Jiannu rolled his eyes again after hearing fifty rounds and fainted...
Xu Xing couldn't help but sigh:
"I don't have much water..."
After wasting another pot of water, Jiannu opened his eyes again, but this time he didn't talk nonsense and told the information he knew very happily:
"The Qing emperor Yang Guli led an army of 30,000 to break through the Juyong Pass. He will go south to Changping soon and sent us to explore the road to collect intelligence and find out the news. The other two groups are Azig and Beile Abatai, the king of Duoluowuying. I don't know their specific route.
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"Okay, let's hit the road!"
After Jiannu finished speaking, Xu Xing put away his shell gun, pulled out the knife from his waist and cut his throat.
"Da da da……"
At this time, Li Fang and others also rushed up to see the five dead slaves on the ground. He glared at his subordinates who were just showing off:
"Twenty taels of silver per head, do you want it?"
"Yes, of course..."
Xu Xing and others immediately stepped forward and took off the five Jiannu helmets, revealing their bald heads and ugly money rat tails. They reached out to grab the rat tails and cut off the heads with a knife. Xu Xing grinned:
"Haha, I got twenty taels!"
Saying that, Xu Xing fumbled around Jiannu again, and the surprise appeared again:
"Hey, there's still gold..."
Li Fang looked around and urged:
"Hurry up and put away the food and outer armor brought by the Tatars for later use!"
"Here!"
There were fifty slave Tatars, forty-seven of whom had intact heads. More than three thousand taels of silver, eighty taels of gold, and some jewelry and jade were found on their horses and bodies.
Twenty people stayed up all night and opened their mouths happily:
"Silver is so easy to earn. I have never seen so much gold and silver in my life, and I have never killed Jiannu so easily. Thank you to the Crown Prince for allowing us to break out of our cocoons and be reborn..."
Just when they were happily counting their silver, the scholar in white came with the remaining Ming army and people to express their thanks.
The common people and soldiers escaped death, and when they saw the East Palace Guards staying up all night, they knelt down and kowtowed:
"Thank you for saving me, a good man. We have nothing to repay, so we can only say thank you!"
Li Fang and others hurriedly stepped forward to help the people in the front row and the Ming army:
"We are all citizens of the Ming Dynasty. How can we ignore death and not save it? Get up quickly..."
"Thank you, Lord..."
The scholar in white did not kneel down to thank the people like the common people and ordinary soldiers. He just bowed slightly and bowed his hands to thank everyone:
"I'm Yan Yingyuan of Tongzhou. Thank you all heroes for saving me. Judging from the skills of my benefactors and the accuracy of the fire cannons, you are definitely not ordinary people. I wonder if you can tell me your identity. I will repay your great kindness in my lifetime!"
Li Fang, Xu Xing and others admired the performance of the Ming army today. They had not seen such soldiers who did not care about life and death and fought to the death with the Tatars for a long time.
Yan Yingyuan's hard work and bravery also made Ye Bu hold his thumbs up, and Li Fang and others also returned the favor:
"We met by chance today. It's just a little effort. Sir, you're welcome. There are fifty taels of silver here. Sir, take them and leave quickly."
Li Fang was a very honest man. He took out fifty taels of silver and handed it to Yan Yingyuan, asking him to leave in time with the people and the surviving Ming army.
Yan Yingyuan waved his hand:
"I can't repay my life-saving grace, so how can I get money from my benefactor? I was going to Juyongguan to meet friends, but unexpectedly, Juyongguan has been captured by bandits. The people and the Ming army met by chance on the road."
Before Li Fang could say anything, a Ming army man who looked like a hundred households came forward and bowed:
"Juyongguan was captured by thieves from inside and outside, and we escaped from Juyongguan overnight without wanting to be with them. There were originally more than 500 brothers, but they were chased and killed by the slaves. Now there are only a few dozen left. If it hadn't been for our benefactors, we might not have been able to survive."
If you are still alive, please ask our benefactor to lead us to kill the Tatars..."
Li Fang was in a dilemma. The Crown Prince left the city secretly, and they could not reveal the identity of His Highness and the guards at will.
Seeing the dilemma on the other side, Yan Yingyuan said to Baihu:
"Sir, Jian Nuduo cavalry, you take the people and flee to the capital via mountain roads and small roads. After all, it is the capital of the Ming Dynasty. It should be safer than other places. I want to follow my benefactor to kill the Tatars!"
Hundreds of households surrendered:
"Okay, it's better to obey orders than to be respectful. We will take the people on a mountain road to escape to the capital. You all should pay attention to safety!"
Seeing their decision, Li Fang was very satisfied. His Highness needed talents, and Yan Yingyuan was a fierce man. Following Ye Bushou at least would not hinder him, and he would go back and report to the Crown Prince.
He handed over fifty taels of silver and some food to hundreds of households, and also gave them five war horses and two dead horse meat. The Ming army and the people left after being grateful.
Watching them leave, Li Fang turned back to Yan Yingyuan and smiled:
"Sir, as a scholar, he is so brave. It really opens our eyes. To be honest, we are scouts of the capital and our main purpose is to gather information. I wonder if we are willing to work together for the Ming Dynasty?"
"Of course I do. We are studying to serve the country. I know you don't have any spare firearms, so I will kill the enemy with a bow and arrow!"
Yan Yingyuan said as he walked to the body of Jiannu's white-armored soldier and picked up his bow, and then picked up two of Jiannu's quivers.
Worried that Li Fang and others would not believe his archery skills, Yan Yingyuan shot an arrow casually, and a small branch as thick as a thumb broke with the sound.
Li Fang nodded and applauded Yan Yingyuan:
"Bah, what a great arrow, sir, you have a bright future!"
Yan Yingyuan cupped his hands and smiled:
"Excuse me, General. The white clothes are too conspicuous. Can I borrow the Jiannu armor?"
"No problem, this is the Tatar white armor, here it is for you!"
Before Yan Yingyuan finished speaking, Xu Xing handed the Jiannu white armor to Yan Yingyuan and personally helped him put it on...
"Thank you!"
After Yan Yingyuan finished dressing up, Li Fang sent two people who stayed up all night to report to the crown prince the information about Jian Nu going south. They immediately urged their horses to enter Tianshou Mountain...
Huangzhuang
The establishment of the slave border was a few days later than in history. Zhu Cihong once thought that there was something wrong with the historical records. When he learned that the city of Juyongguan was destroyed, he knew that Changping was about to be lost.
Before the reinforcements from all walks of life arrived, Zhu Cixiang would not drag out a thousand guards to fight against Jiannu. These thousand people would be the foundation for his future peace in the world, and Zhu Cixiang could not afford to lose it.
He knew very well that even if the Qinwang armies from all walks of life rushed to the capital, they would not pose much of a threat to the slaves. Historically, they could only watch Azig leave in a big way.
In order to show off to the Ming army, Azig deliberately put the looted grain, grass and people at the back of the team and left the customs, leaving a sign saying that the officials would not send it. He behaved extremely arrogantly. Like the Ming Dynasty, the prosperous era began with the prince supervising the country.
Chapter completed!