Chapter 85 Waste Collection Station
The war on the Western Front was in full swing, but the Eastern Front was extremely quiet.
Behind the silence, a storm is brewing.
Thousands of people and horses inlaid with white flags had already gathered, and these hungry Jurchen men were waiting for a military order from their banner leader, the third prince.
However, this military order has never been issued.
Because the Ming army on the opposite side showed no sign of reinforcements on the Western Front.
"Don't worry, the third prince, Big Beile will definitely bring people in."
Leng Geri didn't know whether to comfort Abai or himself. Although he tried his best to make him believe that the Great Baylor would lead the warriors of the Zhengbai Banner to rescue them, they had been waiting here for a morning but still did not see the Ming army's defense line being loose at all.
This means that the Zhengbai Banner did not break through the Ming army on the Western Front.
Judging from the momentum coming from afar, Abai believed that his elder brother, Juying, had really tried his best this time! However, the more this happened, the more it made Abai feel colder.
He knew that if the sound from afar suddenly stopped, he would never be able to return to Hetuala and never see his Ama again.
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This was the fourth time that Shang Kejin and Xiao Bozhi climbed up to the watchtower to observe the movements of the Ming and Jin troops, but from beginning to end, the white flag in the inlaid was not moving.
"Abai doesn't even have this courage. No wonder he is still a prince and can't even make it." Xiao Bozhi said casually as he walked down the watchtower.
"It's not that he doesn't want to attack, he can't attack, Governor Xiao." Shang Kejin said with a smile.
"The battle in the west is full of enthusiasm, and my father-in-law makes us idle here, and I don't know what to think." Yang Huan was unwilling to stay on the east line and the yellow braided braided on the opposite side, staring at him with big eyes.
"My father-in-law personally took charge of the Western Front. What do you want you to do this?"
The life-and-death friendship formed by the battle made Xiao Bozhi change his previous negative views on factory guards, and he was very easy-going and valued Yang Huan, a guy from the East Factory.
The best of those who lead the troops is not afraid of death.
Back then, Xiao Bozhi was able to become the confidant of the benefactor Yang Hao with Wang Weidong. Isn’t it because of the two of them who dared to fight and fight when they were in North Korea?
"By the way, Brother Yang, what is the origin of that Xu Xianchun? Eunuch Wei highly valued him." Xiao Bozhi asked.
Shang Kejin said: "I heard that he was a Wu Jinshi. He had been in Xuanda for a few years."
"Wu Jinshi?"
Xiao Bozhi nodded. Nowadays, the martial Jinshi is not as valuable as the literary Jinshi, and that is also the pride of defending the family.
"A man is not only a martial Jinshi, but also a royal relative."
Yang Huan smiled and told him that Xu Xianchun's grandmother was the daughter of Emperor Shizong.
"It turns out that he is the emperor's cousin. No wonder Eunuch Wei values him so much." Xiao Bozhi looked suddenly enlightened.
"It's not just that. I heard from Xuewen that Eunuch Wei met Xu Xianchun before he entered the palace. And this person not only relied on his identity, but also had some skills."
Shang Kejin pointed to Qianjin's defense system built by civil servants, and told Xiao Bozhi that these were organized and constructed by Xu Xianchun, and that he had been catching the logistics and operation.
"In this way, it's really a crafty material."
Xiao Bozhi laughed. He had no intention of jealousy of Xu Xianchun, because Eunuch Wei had already promised him a general, and he would just submit a letter to the emperor for his request for merits when the battle ended. Even if Xu Xianchun was the emperor's cousin, how could he be better than Governor Xiao?
Shang Kejin waved his hand and summoned Fan Hun, the leader of the Jianzhou Jianzhou Warriors, who had been standing on one side, and asked him, "How are you doing here?"
"Reply to the general,"
Fan Hun stepped forward with a smile on his face, "Fortunately, I have met Niu Lu and two people recently. They have grown stronger, so they have to pull out seven people. These people all hope to abandon the darkness and turn to the light as soon as possible and return to the embrace of the motherland!"
"Oh, is that?"
When Shang Kejin heard that the other party had contacted so many officers, he was very satisfied and praised him on the spot.
Yang Huan came over but said, "Don't just think about persuading those officials to surrender. The Jiannu people under him should also send more people to contact. Eunuch Wei has always emphasized that ideological work should start from the grassroots level. Do you know!"
"Yes, yes, the slave understands, the slave understands!"
Fan Hun nodded.
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Among the dense reeds by the Anping River, they had been waiting for TOEFL for almost half an hour. He was worried that if he didn't return for a long time, he would be discovered.
Just as everyone was about to wait, two fishing boats finally rowed on the river.
The Ming army officer on the ship asked with his waist and said, "Which part of you are from!"
"To the man, the servants are the fifth ones." TOEFL poked out his head and said respectfully.
"Oh, it turns out it's Captain Fan's subordinate."
When the Ming army officers on the ship heard that TOEFL were the fifth-ranked ones, their expressions were obviously relieved and waved their hands to signal the boatman to lean on.
"Have the stuff brought it?"
As soon as the ship docked, the Ming army officer who led the team jumped down, not worried about being captured and killed by TOEFL. It seemed that this was not the first time he had dealt with the Jin soldiers.
"Bringed, brought!"
While nodding, TOEFL asked the companions behind him to carry out the things, but there were three large bundles of weapons. One was a long knife, the other was a spear, and the other was an arrow branch.
"Yeah, there are quite a lot of things."
As soon as the Ming army officer raised his hand, two subordinates immediately came down from the ship carrying a large scale pole, and one of the soldiers was carrying a large iron mass.
After the two got off the boat, they skillfully hung up the things with a scale hook, then lifted them on their shoulders and slowly moved the weight until both sides remained level, and then recorded the weight. Then they continued to scale the other two bundles.
The TOEFL and other Jin soldiers stood nervously on the side and stared at the scale, fearing that Ming Jun would take away their weight.
"Don't worry, we are not a one-time deal, we won't be greedy for you." The Ming army officer was used to it.
“Yes, yes.”
TOEFL nodded with a flattering smile.
After the three bundles of scales, Ming Jun reported the number: "Captain, there are 148 kilograms in total!"
"Tell me down."
The Ming army officer looked back and ordered the people on the ship, "Give them something."
The Ming army on the ship immediately carried two bags of rice at the bow of the boat to the Jin soldiers who had been waiting for a long time.
These two bags of rice are only about fifty kilograms. Compared to the 148 kilogram weapon, TOEFL was thinking that it was too much of a loss, so she asked carefully: "Master, this rice is too small, should you give it some more?"
"This is given above, not what I say, give it to you... If you think there is little, you can bring the weapons back and I will take away the food."
The Ming army officer refused.
TOEFL's face looked embarrassed, but he didn't dare to say no, because these two bags of rice were life-saving food for the remaining soldiers of the fifth Jiala, the second Niulu.
Fifty pounds are small, not enough for everyone to eat, but they can always keep everyone going for a day.
"Okay, come back, don't think it's too little. In two years, I'm afraid these things can't be replaced even a bag of rice." The Ming army officer said and got on the ship.
Before leaving, he said to them again: "You guys go back and think about it carefully. Is it worth working for Nurhaci? They are all old and young. Do you really want to die in this ghost place?"
Chapter completed!