Just after noon, Wang Kai Wong Yuanwai, who had come from Shenyang, felt agitated. This time, he was escorting a batch of weapons and armors to Fushun. But when he arrived at the destination, something went wrong – Li Yongfang, the guerilla warfare commander of Fushun, issued an order. This time, the goods would not be given to the Yehe tribe, but to the Jianzhou tribe.
Wang Kai Wong Yuanwai had purchased the goods from the Shenyang craftsmen's workshop, and he had contacted the Yehe buyer himself. All the money had been paid for by him. But the majority of the profits had to be given to the lords in Shenyang and Fushun, and he could only earn some hard-earned money. Because Lord Li was the local tyrant of Fushun, he did not pay a single cent, no one could sell it to him, and the price had to be set by him.
But this time, if they had offended the Yehe tribe, Lord Li did not care about the trouble. He still needed Wang Kai Wong Yuanwai to cover for them. Because of this, Wong Yuanwai was annoyed. He had his own warehouse in Fushun, and now he was sitting at home drinking hot tea, getting thirstier and thirstier.
"Master, Jianzhou's Ma Chengta has sent someone over, saying that he has accepted all the goods, and will hand them over at the horse market in the afternoon." A servant came to report.
"It's good that Jianzhou is willing to accept them. Hitch the horses to the carriage, and transport everything to the horse market. I will also go and keep an eye on them later. "The fat Wong Yuanwai patted his belly, thinking about how to end this. He suddenly asked the servant, "Where did the Kalka cavalry that appeared at the horse market yesterday go? Is there any news?"
The servant shook his head, "This lowly one specially asked someone, but no one knew where they went. Everyone guessed that they had left, after all, outside Fushun Pass is considered Jianzhou's territory, and they dared to come, so they must be very bold. "
"Hmph …, when have those barbarians been timid?" Wang Kai said disdainfully, "Didn't there be a few battles outside the Liaodong border wall that year? But those barbarians just don't die. My eyelids kept twitching today. I was worried that something might have happened. "
The servant said with a smile, "This Fushun is Daming's territory, the officers and soldiers have all been bribed, who would dare to cause trouble for Laoye? Master is a blessed man, this must be the fortune of his left eyelid twitching. "
"You're the dog that knows how to talk." Wang Kai laughed and scolded. Then, his expression changed. "But my right eyelid is twitching."
There was no point in worrying. Wang Kai arranged for the caravan to leave Fushun City and follow the official road to Fushun Pass. During this short journey, Wong Yuanwai felt that many people on the side of the road were looking at him strangely. The old farmers holding hoes by the fields, the children playing on the road, and the peddlers carrying carrying poles in and out of the villages … These people all looked at him like he was their prey.
He was so excited that he was glowing.
The closer he got to Fushun Pass, the more uncomfortable Wang Kai felt, but he couldn't pinpoint exactly why. When they were about to leave Fushun Pass, he deliberately took out two coins of broken silver and gave it to the soldier guarding the pass. He asked, "Brother, is there anything strange today?"
The soldier guarding the pass was wearing a tattered military jacket, holding a rusted iron spear, and holding the silver. He smiled and said, "Wong Yuanwai, there's nothing wrong today. Everything is very safe. You have a relationship with the Lord Li, so who are you afraid of? "
"That's true, but I feel that something is going to happen. Can you send a few brothers to follow my caravan? I'm worried that we'll run into people who don't have eyes when we get out of the pass. It's better to have more people and to have more momentum. "Just in case, Wang Kai felt that it was better to be careful." I'll treat my brothers to a drink after this. "
"That's easy." The soldier guarding the pass was happy to make a living and quickly called for people to come and protect the caravan. Hearing that Wong Yuanwai would treat, 30 or 40 people ran over. This made Wong Yuanwai's housekeeper's heart ache. He thought to himself that these poor soldiers could eat more than the last. This meal would cost a lot of silver.
Although the soldiers were dressed in tatters, they still added a bit of grandeur to the caravan's protection. The caravan exited the pass and arrived at Ma Market. Ma Chengta had been waiting for a long time. This barbarian merchant with a rat's tail took the initiative to welcome Wang Kai. He smiled and said, "It's great that Brother Wang has personally delivered the goods. I've already prepared the money. Let's begin the inspection. "
One of the benefits of doing business with barbarians was that there would usually not be too many hiccups in an agreement. Compared to the official Daming, who often went back on his word, Wang Kai preferred this kind of straightforward business. He happily patted Ma Chengta's shoulder and said, "Why do we need to inspect the money that Lord Steward has paid? Just carry it directly into the carriage. "
The hundreds of sets of armor and weapons were packed in wooden chests. Naturally, those who transported and received the goods had to open the chests and check the goods. Wang Kai said that there was no need to check the money that had been delivered, but the steward behind him was fulfilling his duty dutifully.
About three or four hundred meters away from the delivery point, there was a wooded hillside to the north of Ma Market. Zhou Qingfeng was riding on a mule, staring in the direction of Wang Kai and Ma Chengta.
Mangurdai was leading about fifty Mongolian horses behind Zhou Qingfeng. He Zhuo followed beside Zhou Qingfeng. Looking at the mule that Zhou Qingfeng was riding, he chuckled and asked, "Little rascal, don't you know how to ride a horse?"
Zhou Qingfeng rolled his eyes and said, "No."
"Those who don't know how to ride are not men." Zhou Qingfeng's words at noon were a big blow to He Zhuo. When Zhou Qingfeng said that Yehe was hopeless, she almost broke down. But now that she saw that Zhou Qingfeng didn't even know how to ride a horse, she felt that this boy was not omniscient and omnipotent. What he said might not be right.
Mangurdai also said to Zhou Qingfeng happily, "We Mongolian men are all real men who ride fierce horses and drink bad wine. Little Zhou, you should learn from us. You can't make friends if you drink too much. Now you don't even know how to ride a horse. The people of the Ming Kingdom are really too weak. "
"Drinking is bad for the body. I'm not interested. Riding fierce horses … "Zhou Qingfeng subconsciously turned his head to look at the graceful He Zhuo." I'll talk about it in a few years. "
He Zhuo, the noble lady of Yehe, was not a delicate woman. She not only knew how to use a bow, shoot arrows, ride a horse, and kill people, but she was also proficient in all of them. As a woman, she immediately understood Zhou Qingfeng's gaze. Suddenly, she was so angry that she tightened her whip and wanted to whip Zhou Qingfeng a few times. It was not that there were no people who dared to do anything to her, but it was the first time that someone dared to treat her like a 'fierce horse'.
Seeing He Zhuo's slightly angry face, Zhou Qingfeng stopped while he was ahead. He turned his head to look at Wang Kai and Ma Chengta, who were delivering the goods. "Those people have already started to deliver the goods. Let's do it. Rush from the right side along the middle of the horse market … "
"Watch me." Without waiting for Zhou Qingfeng to finish, Mangurdai waved his hand, and a gust of wind rushed out from his side. The Mongolian cavalry immediately galloped towards their target with a thunderous sound of hooves. Gusts of strong wind kept blowing from both sides of Zhou Qingfeng, forcing him to bend down and hold the mule's back. Those Mongolian cavalrymen deliberately showed off their riding skills to scare Zhou Qingfeng. They wanted to see him make a fool of himself.
Dozens of cavalrymen spread out in a charging formation, raising dust all over the sky. Zhou Qingfeng held the mule's neck tightly, so that he would not be pulled down by the strong wind. When Mangurdai and the others had all rushed out, He Zhuo, who was left behind, looked at Zhou Qingfeng's embarrassing appearance with a smile, and said faintly, "You don't even know how to ride a horse, and you want to teach those Mongolian men how to fight on horseback? They were born to do this. "
Zhou Qingfeng was a little dizzy. He struggled to sit up straight on the mule's back, feeling angry and annoyed. In response to He Zhuo's joke, he readily admitted, "I lost my head and didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth."
Master Zhou was indeed not qualified to teach those Mongolian cavalrymen how to fight. Mangaldai looked like a brainless fool, but when he charged on horseback he was full of gallantry. His Mongolian subordinates were faster on horseback than they were on foot, and with a shout, they galloped more than a hundred meters.
As soon as the Mongolian cavalrymen came out, their momentum was great, and the horse market was suddenly in chaos. On the way, people tried to avoid them, and no one dared to stand in their way. From hiding in the woods to charging in front of the enemy, it took them less than half a minute to cover the distance of more than three hundred meters. It was a perfect surprise attack, and the enemy had no time to prepare for any resistance.
When the rumbling cavalry suddenly came, Wang Kai and Wong Yuanwai, who were talking and laughing, immediately changed their expressions. He cursed, and immediately ran to the soldiers of the Ming Army who came out with him. "Block them, block them! Put up your spears and block them for me!"
But when faced with the sudden attack of the Mongolians, more than thirty soldiers directly threw away their spears and ran away. The coachmen who were unloading the goods also whistled and ran away. No one wanted to risk their lives to fight against the surging cavalry.
Mangurdai rushed to the front, and the steel knife in his hand slashed left and right with irresistible force. Zhou Qingfeng took out a bronze telescope from his pocket, and looked through the lens. The Mongolian cavalrymen formed a sagittal charging formation, and there was a distance of three to five meters between each horse. This distance was just right for each rider to unleash the full power of their attack.
From time to time, the path of Mangurdai's charge was filled with blood. Zhou Qingfeng saw him casually twisting his body on the back of the horse, and the blade in his hand did not even need to use any force. He only needed to lightly slash, and the people who tried to stop him were cut in half by the steel knife.
The attack of more than fifty cavalrymen was quite large, and those who could not escape along the way were killed one by one. Many of them were not Ma Chengta's subordinates, but they were innocent ghosts under the knife. The horse market was filled with earth-shattering cries. Many people only saw the noise and immediately abandoned their stalls and ran for their lives.
At the delivery site, there were only a few people left around Wang Kai. He stood next to his caravan and did not want to leave, but his steward hugged him and shouted, "Master, run, run! It's those Mongolian barbarians from yesterday. We can't stop them, we can't stop them! "
"I know, I know it's those damn Mongolian barbarians. I just didn't expect them to be so bold. This is the Fushun Pass, and this is Jianzhou's territory. "Wang Kai was already flustered and exasperated. He had calculated everything, but he did not expect that Mangurdai and his men would not escape after their identities were exposed, but stay behind to attack Ma Chengta.
Ma Chengta was even more shocked than Wang Kai. When he saw Mangurdai appear, he knew he was in big trouble. But he could not easily escape. He had to fight to the end, or the Great Khan would not let him go easily. His men were not like the fleeing Ming Army soldiers. They all pulled out their weapons and fought back.
But in a hurry, Ma Chengta's men were scattered everywhere and could not concentrate on defense. Even though a few of them picked up the spears left behind by the Ming Army and prepared to form a spear formation, they were at an absolute disadvantage when facing Mangurdai who was charging at them.
Through the bronze binoculars, Zhou Qingfeng clearly saw Mangurdai, who was at the front, slash out a black blade several meters long, cutting all the spears and spears that tried to stop him. Ma Chengta, who was trying to stop the Mongolian cavalry, fought with Mangurdai. As a result, Ma Chengta was sent flying and crashed into a house that was used as a warehouse, creating a big hole in the wooden wall.
Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and corpses were everywhere. Fifty Mongolian riders swept past, leaving at least twenty corpses on the ground. It was the first time Zhou Qingfeng had seen such a tragic scene. He put down the bronze binoculars with some trepidation and ordered his two subordinates, "It's your turn. Clean up the scene and transport the goods. You must leave before the Ming Army in Fushun can react. "
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