New Shun 1730

Liu Yu was sleeping on the ice sledge when the gunfire rang out.

Startled by the gunshot, Gulu jumped up.

The person next to him had subconsciously taken out his match rope and lit it in the fire coals of the clay pot.

Liu Yu had a flintlock gun given by the emperor and brought by the missionaries. He did not use a matchlock, but the others still had Dashun-style Central Asian matchlock guns.

He knew that the reloading of muskets in this era was extremely slow, taking only a minute.

Since the opponent fired a gun, there was no danger in a short period of time. This was the time to show his "bravery and fearlessness".

He immediately jumped out with his musket in hand.

Unexpectedly, these soldiers, whom he would never look down upon by the standards of future generations, actually behaved very calmly.

Worthy of the name of elite, they have all been to the Northwest battlefield.

The opponent's marksmanship was very good, five horses were injured and no one was hit.

The drivers were also quick to react. They had already received Liu Yu's order. They were afraid that the injured horse would startle the carriage and break away from the formation. They worked in groups of two and stabbed the injured horse to death.

Bubbling pink blood gushes out from the wound on his neck, and he finally falls to the ground and cannot stand up again. Naturally, he cannot drag the car array.

The cavalry sent forward and backward have also surrounded the woods from both sides, and the soldiers reserved in the vehicle formation have already taken their positions.

"Get down quickly! Form a team!"

Waving the musket in his hand, Liu Yu shouted loudly, fearing that others would not know that he was "brave in the face of battle, taking risks without fear".

Soon, the soldiers who lit the match ropes were stationed along the main line. Taking advantage of the cover of the cart, they raised their muskets.

Looking at the reactions of these people, Liu Yu was very satisfied. Although these soldiers are usually dishonest and complain constantly, it is difficult to say that they have any loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.

But being calm in the face of battle and not seizing a gun after hearing it is already worthy of the name of an elite. At this time, all the powerful armies in the world that can fight may be like this, and they are already above the average level.

The soldiers in the front row fired a volley, but they didn't hit anyone. They only scattered the pine branches on the opposite side.

The smoke from the burning gunpowder filled the entire vehicle formation, giving off a choking stench of sulfur.

Just as he was about to send a few people to press towards the pine forest, he heard someone in the pine forest shouting.

"People below, listen! We are from Handori Acropolis, and we have known for a long time that you are going to do illegal things. We are delaying you here, and the army will be here soon! Why don't you just capture them without mercy?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yu laughed.

I thought this was really Li Kui meeting Li Gui.

If you tell these noble disciples who have never been to the grassroots level, they will probably believe it, and you will have to praise you twice: you have not forgotten your duty of patrolling the border even in the cold weather, you are really a role model in the army.

But along the way, Jiao Laobutu had already talked to Liu Yu about the virtues of the soldiers in the border army, and Liu Yu understood the principles of the feudal dynasty's soldiers and bandits.

Listening to these words again, you are really going to the grave to burn wheat straw and reluctant to burn paper - you are fooling the devil.

Jiao Laobutu on the side also laughed. He had been away from Handoliwei for a long time and could not tell who it was from the voice, but his words were really beautiful.

"Sir, this is also a smart man. He is bluffing. There should be five or six people in the woods."

Liu Yu said with a smile: "That's right. This is to scare us. If it were really a caravan, after hearing this, I would not dare to conflict with them. I could only consider myself unlucky and abandon these horses and vehicles. Big car, run quickly.”

Jiao Laobutu laughed and shook his head: "Your Excellency, you think they are too good. How can these people be satisfied with just a few large cars? I know very well that if it is a caravan, even if they leave at this time, they will not be able to survive." They will follow like hungry wolves. Depending on the terrain, if they kill a few more horses, they will go even slower. By then, the assembled border troops will have to catch up. "

Liu Yu glanced sideways at Jiao Lao Butu and thought to himself, I'm afraid you've done this kind of thing before, Men Qing'er.

"What are you going to do, sir? Should I bring a few people to arrest them? Or should I go out and shout to tell them to come out?"

"You go ahead and shout. These people are very familiar with the terrain. If one or two of them escape, it will be troublesome. Let them come down. As the saying goes, one does not care about one's heart. Since they said this is an official border inspection, I Just pretend to believe it.”

Jiao Lao Butu nodded in agreement, thinking this would be the best.

It's easy to say that he also grew up in Handoli City. Even though they are now prosperous, have entered the capital, and have escaped from this hellish place where you have to break your shit with a stick in the winter, they are all familiar faces after all, and it’s hard to do too well.

If I really want to arrest him, he won’t look good on his face. Since Liu Yu is tolerant, that is the best.

Stepping out of the car formation, he took off the dog-skin hat on his head, and the misty heat mixed with the cold wind, revealing his face.

"What a fool, who do you belong to in Handoli City? Are you blind? Do you recognize me? Come down quickly. If you don't come down, you will cause a big trouble."

In the woods.

Realizing that he had an idea just now, Du Feng, who was bluffing and had the wisdom of Wuhou's empty city, couldn't laugh anymore.

Several companions nearby were also confused.

"Listen to this noise and look like this, why does it look like Lao Shu?"

"There's no mistake, it's him."

"Didn't he go to the capital? Why did he come here?"

Du Feng suddenly understood and was heartbroken. When I fired the gun just now, it didn't feel like a caravan. This was indeed not a caravan.

Jiao Laobutu is also an old man from Handori Acropolis. In recent years, many people from Handori City have been recruited to fight in the northwest and have been selected into the Beijing camp. Although we have been away for a long time, it has been common since childhood, which is not bad.

Everyone knew that Jiao Laobutu had already been awarded a title, and he would definitely not be reduced to working as a guard for the caravan. Du Feng thought to himself that these people were really military figures, and they might have some secret activities.

He pushed aside the branches and looked around, and found that there was another person in the car formation. Just now he could see Jiao Laobutu talking to that person. According to Du Feng's opinion, Jiao Lao Butu has reached the fifth rank at least, and the official rank of the people there should be not low...

To go down or not to go down?

If you don't go down, there will only be five or six people on your side. The opponent didn't seem to be panicking, and the two wings were also covered, and there were veterans like Jiao Lao Butu. Even if you can run, you still have to shed your skin.

But if you go down, the nonsense you just said may be enough to deceive those fools who have never experienced the frontier affairs, but you will never be able to deceive the person who is shouting below.

While he was hesitating, he heard another shout from below: "You bastards, if you don't come down, you're going to be in big trouble. You are patrolling the border in winter to inspect private affairs. This is official business, and we didn't do it under any banner. What's wrong with you? What are you afraid of?" "

At this point, Du Feng and his friends discussed it, threw their muskets on the ground, and climbed down from the tree one by one.

As soon as they came down, Du Feng and others came to Jiao Laobutu first, cupped their hands and said, "So it's Mr. Shu?"

While cupping his hands, he quietly made a few gestures begging for mercy, which meant that Jiao Lao Butu would say good things.

Jiao Laobutu suppressed a smile, and when he saw that he was an acquaintance, he also winked at Du Feng.

It means that he is not the real owner, but the real owner is behind.

Several soldiers came over and grabbed these five people into the car formation as if they were carrying chickens.

Liu Yu looked at these young people who were about the same age as himself and asked, "Who shouted just now?"

Looking at this posture, Du Feng also understood that these people really had official status.

With a roll of his eyes, he stood up and pretended to be "Zhou Yafu's army is thin and willow", and performed a military salute on one knee.

Keep your head high and proud, and don’t let down your strengths.

"My lord, forgive me. I was the one who spoke just now. I am the son of Du Qian, the captain of Zhechong Prefecture in Handuoli. In the winter, when the river is closed, there are many smugglers transporting contraband along the river. The frontier troops of the prefecture have to patrol the border and arrest smuggling. This is an official matter. You don't have any banners or clothes, so I thought you were a merchant transporting prohibited items, so I stopped you."

He did not ask for forgiveness, he looked businesslike, held his head high and spoke with certainty.

Liu Yu chuckled and said to himself, young man, you are still a figure. Seeing that you and Jiao Lao Butu know each other, do you think Jiao Lao Butu can not tell me about this part of your business?

What kind of bastards are the border troops? It's okay for you to deceive those military attachés with noble backgrounds in the capital, but you can't deceive me.

If the border troops were just like you said, they would still obey orders to patrol the border despite the cold winter...

With such discipline and awareness, could things in the northwest have been going on for so long? It’s already fucking penetrated Central Asia.

After deliberately ignoring the guy for a while, Liu Yu said: "Xiao Du, you usually rob caravans, so you have to sell the stolen goods. Have you been to the Rakshasa castle?"

Du Feng, who maintained the military salute, was trembling with fright, and his mind changed, and he probably guessed what these people were going to do.

Thinking about it again, this person actually asked this directly. I'm afraid that Jiao Laobutu has already given the answer, and there is no point in pretending at this time.

It's better to just follow the trend and raise his hand, which is not surprising. He said as calmly as a hob: "Hey, sir, I've been there before. They are all tea cakes, rhubarb and the like. We don't need them, so why not go Rakshasa’s side is for silver flowers.”

From Zhou Yafu Jun Xiliu's righteous speech just now, to the snake beating stick with a smile, the seamless switch is really quite capable.

Liu Yu didn't want to delve into this kind of thing. He didn't care about his political affairs unless he was in his position. He was not in charge of the military discipline of the border army.

"Since I've been there, I just want to ask you something. Please get up."

"Thank you, sir."

"May I have your name?"

"I'm Du Feng. I'm just a white man now. I'll have to go to the Wude Palace next year. Please show me your noble hand. Although I just made false statements, if you show your banner and show your armor, I would never dare to do this."

He is also very clever. Seeing that Liu Yu was young and stepped on Jiao Lao Butu's head, he knew in his heart that this man must be a child of a big shot in the capital.

If he says anything in the capital in the future, his future will be completely over. Although everyone above knew that the border troops robbed the smuggling caravan, they turned a blind eye and even participated in dividing the spoils.

But the unspoken rules are unspoken rules, but they cannot be made explicit.

Liu Yu didn't reply, and asked directly: "Don't mention it in advance. Since you have been to Rakshasa Fortress, have you seen anything strange?"

"Well……"

Du Feng's heart clicked, as if a bolt of lightning flashed across the night sky.

This man came up and asked about Rakshasa Castle, and came secretly as a caravan without any sign. Thinking that the people above had been urging them to increase the amount of winter logging in the past two years, he suddenly thought of a possibility.

Especially when I was patrolling the border in autumn this year, a strange thing happened at Rakshasa Castle. When I think about it together, I have a lot of imagination.

"Sir, there is indeed something strange happening in the Rakshasa Fortress. This fall, when I was patrolling the river, I encountered a strange thing. Among the Rakshasa people, there was a Kunlun slave, and he seemed to be an official. We were on a boat at that time On the river, there is a group of Rakshasa people on the opposite bank, surrounded by a Kunlun slave, watching us with a telescope. "

"Kunlun slave?"

Du Feng hurriedly explained: "Yes. He was completely black, like charcoal. He was not a Rakshasa race."

Black people?

How could there be black people in Russia at this time?

And even if there were black people, how could they run to the border area, and even be officers?

"Ouch!"

After thinking for a while, Liu Yu suddenly thought of something and subconsciously recited a poem.

...If life deceives you...

Is it him?

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PS: I am afraid that someone will say: calling adults is servile, disgusting, etc., so I will post a small historical material.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Liu Chen's "The Early Deeds of the Country": Taizu went out privately at night in Wuzhou and was stopped by the patrol. The small vanguard Zhang Huan followed and said to the patrol: It's an adult. The patrol said: I don't know who the adult is, I only know that those who violate the night will be arrested. He said it again and again, and it was over. The next day, Taizu rewarded the patrol with two stones of rice, and he never went out at night again.

This person edited "The Veritable Records of Ming Taizu". Of course, if you insist on saying it is a tampering, it may also be that Zhu Di deliberately discredited his father for having a slave mentality...

PS: The claim that Li Zicheng was a Dangxiang person came from two books according to the manuscript.

One is Mao Qiling's "Hou Jian Lu", which is highly praised. The massacre of 600 million people in Sichuan came from this book. This should be considered a forbidden book of necromancy.

The other is "Lu Qiao Ji Wen", which is even better. The author died in 1672, but the book recorded the story of Zheng's surrender in 1683.

This person has transcended the realm of mortals and has great prophecy skills, which ordinary people cannot peek into.

This book not only has great prophecy skills, but also can go back in time. Li Zicheng clearly ascended the throne on April 29th, but the author plucked the strings of time and ordered that Li Zicheng must ascend the throne on April 17th. He was so sure that he even remembered some private conversations in the secret room clearly.

Li Zicheng was not great and glorious, but there were two points that deserved to be criticized: he lost a piece of stone and died in Jiugong Mountain for no reason.