Beiyang new warlord

Not to mention, this small island is only about one square kilometer, but although the sparrow is small, it has all kinds of internal organs. The center of the island is a hill forest, and there is a large flat beach near the north end.

Although it was a deserted island, the Ming army built a thatched hut on it because the patrol boats could pass by. The scenery here is beautiful, which made Mao Jue feel happy.

Dinner was still fish, but sea fish grilled with salt was much more palatable than boiled fish. After dinner, he lay on the thatched bed and looked at the ceiling while Mao Jue was still planning how to expand his career when he went back. At about eight or nine o'clock in the middle of the night, he just felt a little drowsy, and before he fell asleep, suddenly, the door was gently pushed open, and Wen Meng came in in the dark cautiously like a thief.

"I said, Lao Wen, you don't sleep in the middle of the night, what are you doing here?"

Yawning, Mao Jue muttered impatiently, but for the first time, this guy's face became extremely serious, and he silenced Mao Jue.

"Mr. Qian, come with me!"

Slipped out from behind the thatched hut, climbed up the hill and looked down, on the southwest side of Xiaolu Island, two sea boats one size smaller than the Cangshan boat stopped at some time, and on the beach, two groups of people held The torches were gathering together, muttering something, and the one wearing the Ming army uniform was obviously led by Pang Hai.

"Who are these people?"

Squinting his eyes, Mao Jue looked down in amazement. Beside him, Wen Meng almost squeezed out a sentence through his teeth.

"Tartar!"

Chapter 26. How to Live

Xiaolu Island is not too big, lying on the top of the mountain, the scene at the bottom of the mountain can be clearly seen, under the light of the torch, the huge sea is full of sternness, it seems that there is something in the bargain, and a dozen or so Houjin people are also noisy there.

This is the first time I have seen Jurchen Mao Jue these days. It is completely different from the big braids in the movie. Almost all of them have bald heads, leaving only a coin-sized hair on the back of their heads, which is combed into small braids. Money rat tail.

Moreover, the Jurchens of this era are also very different from the Han people in appearance. At a glance, you can see that they have a strong alien blood. Not to mention Wenmeng, who has worked hard with these guys for so many years, Mao Jue can take a look I can tell.

"Damn it, fornicating slavery!"

I never thought that this guy asked me to come out to patrol the sea, and secretly had an affair with Jiannu. Mao Jue couldn't help his temper, stretched out his hand to draw his gun, turned around and thought about it, but Wen Meng yanked him violently sleeve, and pushed him back.

"Master, only dogs that don't bark will bite! Now we are on the territory of Pang, and we will suffer from him. Let's watch first, and go back and pretend not to know. Lao Wen will help you get this guy when the time comes." !"

Looking back, Mao Jue is really a little bit crazy. In my impression, Wen Meng is a bad gambler, rude, a guy with big chest, no brains and all muscles, but just now, in his gloomy moves , he saw something sinister like a poisonous snake.

The turmoil in Liaodong has not been resolved for ten years, and millions of people died. Those who can survive are indeed the best.

Resisting his temper, Mao Jue then lowered his body and waited and watched. After about ten minutes of yelling, Pang Pang Hai and the head of the Jurchen on the opposite side hugged each other. After moving down, the other Jurchen also brought bundles of animal skins, deer antlers, and a few big boxes for unknown things, especially this guy handed him a small box that was extremely precious.

The two finished their farewell again, and the real person directly carried a dozen large boxes onto the boat, as if he was satisfied, and Xing Baihu's subordinates also carried animal skins and antlers, and walked along the beach to the other end of Xiaolu Island where they anchored moved to the location.

Looking at each other, Mao Jue and Wen Meng quietly retreated from the top of the mountain, and climbed the mountain to return to the thatched cottage of the Ming army's simple camp on the other side of the island.

"Old Wen, wake up all your people. I'll find an excuse to ask Pang Hai to come to me early tomorrow morning. If you find a chance, you can take him down!"

No sleepiness at all, sitting on the thatched bed, wiping the gun while Mao Jue was still muttering darkly, his identity is very subtle, Mao Wenlong's only son, now he is very suspicious that Pang Hai suddenly invited him out for patrol If he falls into the hands of the Jurchen, Dongjiang will be in chaos, and with Mao Wenlong's character, it is unlikely that he will give in to save him.

Mao Jue himself was even more, don't look at him who is afraid of death, if he is a slave to those elder brothers, shaves an ugly money rat tail, and kowtows every step, it is really not as refreshing as killing him.

But listening to Mao Jue's angry words, Wen Meng squatted at the door, but Wen Meng didn't respond immediately, pinching the beard on his chin and hesitated, but shook his head instead.

"Young master, this matter is not urgent. His surname Pang may not dare to harm you. After all, his family is in Pidao. The young master has a problem. The master will not spare his family first. This is his territory. , it’s easy for us to be disadvantaged when we are small, the young master pretended nothing happened these two days, and deal with him first, and when we return to Pidao, there are plenty of ways to deal with him!”

"But what if this guy is not good for us?"

"Tomorrow the young master will come to him and say that he wants to go back to Phi Island if he is tired of playing. If he refuses, then he has a ghost in his heart. Our brothers will take him. When the time comes, there will be no leader, and he can also threaten his subordinates. If he agrees, let's not make troubles, what do you think?"

This end was discussing, but there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps at the door, and Mao Jue, the oldest of the eleven personal soldiers, called his old, ugly old man to push the door in. Come.

"Master Wen, Mr. Qian, the surname Pang is here, and he is walking up the mountain?"

Don't look at this dry and skinny old man in his early 1.6 meters, but he is an old Liao army. He also participated in the Wanli Korean War and fought against Little Japan. Even at this age, he is still the best scout and cold gunner in the army. , Listening to his words, Mao Jue immediately tensed up.

"How many times did he come?"

"Back to Mr. Qian, he was the only one, carrying a box, and the rest of the guys were loading the ship by the sea, and none of them followed."

God horse situation?

Mao Jue was really confused. After taking a look at Wen Meng, he suddenly waved his hand: "You guys go back to your room and just pretend you don't know. Follow my instructions!"

"Listen to your old ways!"

The old guy agreed, turned around and went out again.

I just lit the oil lamp, and now it’s a bit of a cover-up, so I deliberately lit it there. About seven or eight minutes later, the hoarse voice of Pang Hai came from outside the door, and he knocked on the door lightly. This guy is still flattering Asked in a tone of voice.

"Mr. Qian, little Pang Dahai, have you slept yet?"

"Didn't sleep, come in!"

The whole world is playing poker, but they don’t know that poker was invented in China. Since Marco Polo’s trip to the East, Western poker has gradually appeared. At this time, Mao Jue and Wen Meng were playing the ancestor of poker, Ye Zixi .

Although he is pretending, this Wenmeng is really an old gambler. He actually won three hands with Mao Jue in 8 minutes. , moved his body and turned to the side of the huge sea, and asked feebly.

"It's so late, old Pang, why are you here?"

"A few days ago, didn't the younger one tell you an explanation? Today, an explanation is coming!"

With a smile on his face, Pang Pang Hai placed the box that he had just obtained from the Jurchen on the thatched bed like a treasure, and opened it.Really afraid of a puff of poisonous smoke like in martial arts movies, Mao Jue hurriedly dodged back, but in the next second, his eyes were straightened like a psychic spell.

There is really no more ecstasy than this. There are twenty or thirty pearls in a box, which emit colorful brilliance under the light of oil lamps. These pearls are collected from the cold water pearls in the Yalu River in Heilongjiang. Eye-catching, it is a treasure of the Qing Dynasty. It can only be worn on the top of the imperial bead of the emperor and the empress and the crown belt of the new ministers. It is a capital offense for civilians to steal one, which shows its preciousness.

Even in later generations, Mao Jue had never seen such a big and plump Dongzhu. If you use Grandpa Mao to measure it, you don't know if it is hundreds of thousands or millions.

They all say not to be tempted by money, but Mao Jue is also an ordinary person. In front of such treasures, his eyes were straightened for a long time, and then he pulled them out with great difficulty, and turned to look at Pang Panghai's smiling face. After some difficulty, he straightened his face and asked gloomyly.

"Where did you get this thing!"

His voice was also lowered a bit, and Pang Dahai pointed to the west unabashedly.

"It was exchanged with Jiannu! Just now, they were leaving just now, Niu Luerzhen, the head of the Red Flag Yalu River!"

This huge sea was too frank, which made Mao Jue a little overwhelmed. His face was cloudy for a few seconds, and he glanced at Wen Meng. He couldn't help asking in shock just now.

"What the hell do you mean! Also, you actually have an affair with Jiannu! Don't you know it's a capital offense?"

"Mr. Qian just went to sea with Shen Rong's fleet, don't you know?"

This huge sea is actually full of surprise.

With the explanation of Da Dahai, there is a gray area of ​​the Ming army, which is revealed in front of Mao Jue. He thinks that the heinous crime of trespassing with the enemy is actually just an unspoken rule in this Dongjiang Town, not only Dongjiang, but also Liaodong Town. Almost, the generals with strong soldiers under their hands fought with Hou Jin to death, and at the same time secretly did business with them and made a fortune.

Although the war caused unprecedented disasters, it also turned the specialty products of the Liao region into rare goods to live in, ranging from his old man Mao Wenlong to the small Pang Zongqi in front of him, and even many generals in Liao Town, all of whom were scrambling for food here. Benefit.

The contradiction between Liaodong and Dongjiang is not only Yuan Chonghuan's intention to control the entire Northeast, but also conflicts of interest between the two parties. Mao Wenlong was much freer, and the vast sea could not be controlled by the imperial court.