Princess Fuyao

Chapter 99 Li Wei
Fuyao's heart tightened immediately when she found that the guards of the Golden Arrow Collection were useless. She urgently summoned military households, and even spared no expense to recruit Orion households to participate in military training, hoping to gather the necessary defensive force in a short time.

On the first day when I walked into the military training ground, there was a chaotic mess in front of me, the soldiers were so stupid that they couldn't even line up, and more than a dozen mid-level and lower-level officers were lazier than one another.For more than ten years, they have enjoyed the royal salary as a matter of course, cultivated land for free, and even used soldiers to do labor. They have long since grown up with big bellies, and their sense of crisis has long been exhausted in their more than 20 years of comfortable life.

When the officers saw such a tender superior and heard the news of Wei Wei's arrival, the nervousness in their hearts dissipated in an instant, and even saluted Fuyao, which was full of perfunctory taste.

Who is born to lead soldiers?Thinking about the military books he had read, and the plots of the ancient generals killing people and gaining power on TV, Fuyao temporarily ignored them and ordered to start military training.

The officers were particularly reluctant, and stood still for a full minute, their expressions of contempt evident.Hu Chunfa, who was closest to Fuyao, even blew his nose in disdain.

Fuyao became angry, and waved his hand: "Hu Chunfa delayed the military plane, despised the superior, fifty sticks!"

Wang Xi led the two guards and rushed forward like wolves and tigers.

Hu Chunfa was six feet tall and strong. He shook his shoulders disdainfully, trying to shake off the person holding his arm.

Wang Xi became angry all of a sudden, and punched him in the face. When the two guards saw that the boss was making a move, they followed suit and kicked him fiercely at the crook of the leg. Hu Chunfa knelt down with a "plop".

Two guards with steel and wooden sticks came over in unison, swung their arms and hit them.

The faces of several officers changed. They didn't go to train quickly, but saluted Fuyao together. It was obvious that they were begging for mercy, but they actually wanted to threaten Fuyao. In their eyes, there was no military discipline at all.

"Our military order has been issued, what crime should those who do not obey?"

"The light ones will be warned, and then they will be punished with military sticks. Those who disobey the orders will be executed!" The guards replied in unison.

The officers were taken aback, turned their heads unconvinced, and prepared to leave slowly.

"You all come back!" Fuyao ordered, they turned their heads to look, and then walked over slowly.

"I don't think any of you are qualified to be officers. From now on, you are ordinary soldiers." Fu Yao said coldly.

"Why? My officer was given by the imperial court, and you are not qualified to withdraw." This man is called Sun Weicai, and he is also very tall. He and Hu Chunfa are the leaders of these officers.

"So, I can't represent the imperial court?" Fu Yao sneered, "Come here, pull it down and chop it up!"

"You dare! Uh--" Yang San gagged his mouth with a cloth towel very neatly, and dragged him down with two guards.The bright red blood sprayed out under the morning light, and the chaotic military training ground was suddenly so quiet that a needle could be heard. The few officers standing in front of Fuyao almost knelt down because their legs were weak. He ran over to his sergeant.

It took only less than an hour for Fuyao to put the chaotic schoolyard into order. In the days to come, he would train his physical fitness first, run [-] kilometers a day, and also practice a formation of infantry against cavalry taught by Marshal He.

Hu Chunfa and Sun Weicai were the two with the highest martial arts among the soldiers of the Golden Arrow Collection. Under Fuyao's guards, they couldn't perform a single move.

That night, Fuyao was awakened suddenly, she quickly jumped up and hid behind the door.

"Puff! Puff!" Someone was blowing on the window paper, "Master Ji, my little monkey!"

Fuyao's heart was beating wildly with excitement, Liang Mingrui had been missing for more than two months, did the little monkey bring news of him?She gently opened the door, and a thin figure under the moonlight smiled silently at her with white teeth bared.

"come in."

"Master Ji, the master wants me to tell you that the Tartars are going to attack from the Golden Arrow Collection." After the little monkey said this, he felt a little guilty, "Beside the master, there is a Tartar with great martial arts, he has no way of knowing More news."

"It's not easy enough."

"Master and those people make false claims every day. His heart is in Cao Ying and he is in Han. He endures a lot. Once he finds an opportunity, he will return to Dayong."

"Well, tell him not to be impatient. And you, as a Han, it's too dangerous to come and go to the Tartar's den like this."

"I usually don't move, but this time the news is too important."

"Well, I'll do my best to be prepared!"

"Then I'm leaving!" The little monkey got up.

"Where are you? I sent someone to find you."

The little monkey's heart was agitated, and he suppressed his mind: "We are in the capital of Wojin. There is a blacksmith's shop in the east of the city. The owner of the shop is named Jian. When your man arrives, let's order a set of short daggers there. I want the handle to be embedded with red. Shi, the deposit is fifty gold, and I will know."

"it is good!"

The next day, Fuyao sent the news to Marshal Guo and He Bailu in a hurry. She was really worried about those bureaucrats at the Ministry of War. She was afraid that it would be leaked, so she didn't send it.

In the days that followed, she trained even harder. In more than ten days, the soldiers lost weight, but their movements became much more agile. Fuyao saw initial results, and asked the soldiers she brought to train them to ride and shoot, especially archery. To defend the city in the future, this is very important.

Not knowing about Liang Mingrui's news, Fuyao was very worried, but now that she knew about it, it was even more difficult for her to relax, Liang Mingrui was surrounded by tigers and wolves, what kind of dangerous situation was that, he dared to send back the news, he was dying.After struggling for a few days, Fuyao finally thought of a suitable person: Zhu Xiangfu.

Lao Zhu could speak the Tartar language. He was tall and tall with slightly high cheekbones. Once he dressed up, he could not be distinguished from the Tartars.When he came to the Golden Arrow Collection, there were Tazi merchants who could not speak Chinese, so he practiced the Tazi language. Now, he is grateful to Fuyao, and wishes to repay his life by letting him be Fuyao and Liang Mingrui's sidekick. The liaison is the most appropriate.

Sure enough, when Lao Zhu heard that he could repay his benefactor, he would not hesitate to die.

The Golden Arrow Market is already a medium-sized city. The reason why it is still called the market is because Tartar merchants must come on a set day, just like the market day in the countryside.

On this day, Lao Zhu dressed up as a Tartar merchant, brought two baskets of tea, and led a camel out of the north gate of the Golden Arrow Collection.He was a tea seller before he opened the inn, he is very familiar with the business, and he is not afraid of revealing his secrets.

In the next few days, Fuyao promoted her own guards to be officers and asked them to train for her as soon as possible. She checked the roads outside the north and south of the Golden Arrow Collection one by one, and drew a simple military map according to the method of drawing maps in later generations. Referring to the original map of the guard, we began to study the defense plan.

I don’t know if I don’t look at it, but I’m startled when I see it.To the east of Jinjianji, there is a small mountain called Liushuiya, and the valley below is connected with the Tartar side.But why is there no defense force here?Didn't even repair a city wall?

The local people said that there used to be a river under Liushuiya, the waterway was very narrow and fast, and it was impossible for boats to sail. Now, for some reason, there is no water.

"Your Excellency, don't worry. There is a sinkhole in the mountain pass on the other side of Liushui Cliff. It's huge, more than ten feet deep. Only people like me who often climb up and down can walk through it. It's difficult for Tartars to come over, let alone Talk about horses." Said the herb picker.

"But what if the Tartars fill in the sinkhole?"

"The pit is so big that it's impossible to fill it up. Don't even think about how long it will take and how many people there are."

Fuyao doesn't speak, the hole is not full, and he doesn't know how to build a bridge in the middle.If the Tartars rushed in from this undefended valley, what would the Golden Arrow Group do to fight against them?

Fuyao went to see the valley again the next day, and came back only when she walked to the edge of Dayong Land. The Tazi side was silent, but she always felt that the vegetation on the opposite hill was much more lush than this side. Isn't that true? Someone is lying in ambush, so what about the formation of doubts?On the way back, Fuyao felt very strange. He used to think that there was only a mountain pass leading to the Golden Arrow Collection. Dayong built a city to guard it, but now he suddenly found that there was a passage beside it. The city of the Golden Arrow Collection was just a decoration. , It's really ironic.

The strength of the Tartars is not enough to compete with the entire Dayong. If they really launch a war, their targets will be Jinjianji and Linhai Mansion. There are mountains in the east, narrow roads, and rivers in the south. The natural barrier is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If they were occupied, they would be able to conduct trade by sea, and the Yong Dynasty's efforts to suppress them would be greatly reduced.

Fuyao wrote a letter and sent it to Marshal Guo quickly, asking him to send troops to support Jinjianji.At the same time, once the Golden Arrow Collection is besieged or lost, he will face the threat of a pincer attack from the north and the south.

Right now, the first task is to keep the Golden Arrow Collection, even if the Tatars take Linhai, they will not be able to hold their ground.But to defend the Golden Arrow Collection, there is nothing to rely on except the city wall. Such a short period of training is not enough to build an army of iron, and weapons are not enough. How can we defend it?Fuyao had a headache all night, and the next day recruited civilians to widen and deepen the moat in front of the south gate, rebuild the suspension bridge, and dig a horse pit at the mouth of Liushuiya Valley. She has insufficient military strength now, so she has to use other methods to remedy it.

Marshal Guo quickly responded, and sent Guo Bin with [-] soldiers and horses, [-] arrows, and some knives, axes, guns and halberds to support him.

Fuyao had just picked up Guo Bin into the city and was arranging board and lodging when the guard came to report: "The Marquis of Liang Guo has arrived ten miles outside the city."

Fuyao had no choice but to leave the matter to Liang Xiao, changed into his official uniform, and brought the school guards to greet him.When he came to the gate of the city, Wu Shangdong had already arrived first. Seeing Fuyao, fearing that he would be robbed of the limelight, he urged his horse to leave first.

Ten miles away, it will arrive in a quarter of an hour. Fuyao saw Wu Shangdong, a man in his 50s, bowing his body and fawning over Yinhu, feeling very bored in his heart. Standing ten steps away, he saluted Yinhu coldly. : "Golden Arrow Collection Wei Wei Ji Fuyao is waiting for the arrival of the Marquis of Liang Kingdom!"

"Ji Fuyao, am I waiting for you? I've been waiting for half an hour." Yinhu laughed and urged the horse to come over, "Why don't you lead the way and let me see your territory?"

(End of this chapter)