On the seventh day of the eighth month of the seventh year of Chongzhen, the Later Jin conquered the Wanquan Left Guard, killed the guard Chang Rusong, and killed Qin Zhiying, and then plundered and burned and killed him. After leaving Shangfang Fort, the invasion of the Tartars, which lasted nearly three months, was finally over.

Listening to the sound of Tartars coming out of the border, Li Xiao felt no relaxation at all, but was extremely heavy.

This time, the Later Jin Dynasty entered the pass and invaded and plundered. Xuanfu, Datong, Shanxi and other places were all broken, ruined, and ruined, with sorrow and miserable weather. The great Ming Empire had a vast land and vast land and a vast population of over 100 million. In front of the barbarian tribe of the Later Jin Dynasty, which had only more than 60,000 people, it was beaten to almost no power to fight back. This is not only a sadness, but also an absolute shame!

Thinking of the following years, the Ming Empire's rivers were falling and finally reaching a tragic situation of the destruction of its country. The entire land of China was forced to shave its hair and change its clothes, and the Chinese civilization fell into darkness for hundreds of years, and Li Xiao felt even more like a knife.

Due to the invasion of the Later Jin army, Emperor Chongzhen was furious and strictly investigated the crime of the failure of the guards in various places. Two days after the Later Jin Dynasty came out of the pass, a group of high-ranking officials in Xuanfu Town, such as Zhang Zongheng, the governor of Xuanfu Town, Jiao Yuanqing, the governor of Xuanfu Town, and Zhang Quanchang, the general of Xuanfu Town, were dismissed for the crime of ineffective governance of the border and the failure of the enemy. The police below were divided into guards, patrols, soldiers, and soldiers were prepared for the road, deputy generals, and generals, and many other officials and generals were also replaced, and the officialdoms in Xuanfu Town were turned upside down.

At this time, the Governor of Xuanda who had just taken office was Yang Sichang, Chen Xinjia was the new Governor of Xuanfu, and Lu Baozhong was the general of Xuanfu. After receiving the news of the appointment of these three people, Li Xiao knew in his heart that it was time to ask Zu Dale to help report his military achievements.

Zu Dale sent a report of the victory to Yang Sichang, Chen Xinjia and Lu Baozhong. After receiving the report, they were all overjoyed and felt like a pie fell from the sky.

The three of them had just taken office, with the emperor's eager expectations in front and the former's knowledge not far away, so the three of them felt trembling and under great pressure. The news of such a great victory was heard, which was a timely help.

The good news came as soon as he took office. This is a good omen, which shows that he has good governance. If you give such a great victory, you can imagine how happy the emperor would be to see the emperor, and what his future will be...

The three of them and the eunuch of the Xuanfu Town Army Supervisor Wang Kun quickly held a meeting and decided to go to Jinjiazhuang Fort quickly to check the first-level merits as soon as possible. If the verification is real, the verification book will be submitted quickly. Please give up the reward immediately, so as not to lose the hearts of loyal and brave soldiers.

All four of them knew that there was actually a focus issue behind these high-sounding words.

That is, how to get the 467 extra heads Li Xiao into his own hands? This is an urgent issue that concerns his own major interests. This issue can only be solved by meeting face-to-face with Li Xiao.

Governor Yang Sichang of Xuan Da and Governor Chen Xinjia of Xuanfu felt that he was of high power. If he was to put down his face and negotiate the distribution of the head with a small thousand households, he would be too depressed. Therefore, the two discussed that, represented by the Xuanfu Censor Liu Bangzhen, the general of Xuanfu, Lu Baozhong, and the general of Xuanfu, Wang Kun, and the commander of the Longmen Guard, from Wanquandu to Jinjiazhuang Fort.

"Report! Lord Li, there are a lot of people outside the fortress, asking to see Lord Li!" A fortress soldier rushed forward and told Li Xiao, who was inspecting the training of the army.

"Oh, who is the one who came?"

"Report to the Lord, Lord Lu, General of Xuan Town, Lord Liu, Chief of Xuan Mansion, Lord Wang, Chief of Supervisor of Xuan Mansion, and Lord Du, Commander of Longmen Guard, brought a group of soldiers to the fort gate and came to see him."

"Oh, please open the door quickly!"

The suspension bridge was placed on the ground, and the fort gate was wide open. Zu Dale and Li Xiao, who had already changed into military uniforms in an emergency, knelt on the left side of the fort gate to welcome Lu Baozhong, Liu Bangzhen, Wang Kun and others into the interior.

"Mr. Master Humors are very happy to meet..."

"Last greeting Li Xiao..."

After the two of them finished their polite words, Lu Baozhong, Liu Bangzhen and others helped him, and let Zu Dale and Li Xiao get up.

Lu Baozhong was stout, with bright eyes, wearing a new red and second-rank military officer's uniform, and a lion with fangs and claws embroidered on his chest. He used to be a general in Jizhen and fought with Zunyong's victory with Zunyong with Zunyong, the guerrilla guerrilla in the past. The two had such a friendship, and this time they met, they were happy and laughed.

"Brother Lu, I didn't expect that Zunhua has left and that you have now served as the general of Xuanfu, which is really gratifying."

"Where is it, Xingyu, you led the Liaodong army and won 200 Tartar heads. Lu is beyond his reach for such merit. After the reward is promoted in the future, you must be the general and not run away. In the future, we two brothers will take care of each other more."

"Thanks to Brother Lu's words, if I can advance my career, I still need Brother Lu to take care of him."

While Lu Baozhong and Zu Dale laughed and talked about each other's friendship, Wang Kun, the military supervisor, became interested in Li Xiao who was standing beside him.

"You are that Li Xiao?"

Wang Kun's words were sharp and weird, with a sinister cold air that made Li Xiao feel terrified.

Wang Kun is a typical example of a negative eunuch in history books. He is cunning and cunning, seeking personal gain, secretly spreading his minions, and causing disasters to the three dynasties of Chongzhen, Longwu and Yongli. But what is touching is that this eunuch who is loyal to the surface of his heart is able to be favored by emperors such as Chongzhen, Longwu and Yongli. He is considered a very capable person.

“It’s right down.”

When Li Xiao replied, he also quickly looked at the person. Seeing that he was in his thirties, wearing a three-mountain hat with gold shaking wings, a regular dress of a purple robe in the brocade python, and a standard military eunuch dress. However, this person had a long and thin face, and a pair of triangular eyes always seemed to be half open and half closed. Although there was a squeezed smile on his face, it always made people feel yin and uncomfortable.

"Li Xiao, I heard that your troops have won nearly 500 heads, which has opened our eyes! Such a great victory has never been obtained since the Tartars. The true youth is terrifying, and where are the heroes born?" Wang Kun said with a smile.

"How can Li Xiao be defeated by the father-in-law's praise? After making such a small achievement, his father-in-law's support is also quite good, but Li Xiao is unforgettable to bear the affection." Li Xiao said with a smile.

Seeing Li Xiao as he said so well, the eunuch's face immediately became brighter. He nodded and praised: "Li Xiao, you have such thoughts, and our family is really happy. In Xuanfu Town, our family will take care of it."

Li Xiao quickly bowed and thanked, "Thank you, my father-in-law."

When Zu Dale and Li Xiao and others were talking to General Lu Baozhong and the Supervisor Wang Kun, the inspector Liu Bangzhen, wearing a sixth-rank civil servant's regular clothes with a egret embroidered on his chest, and Du Shi, the commander of the Longmen Guard, was attracted by the clean and orderly environment and order in Jinjiazhuang Fort.

This Li Xiao managed this Jinjiazhuang Fort quite well. Liu Bangzhen sighed in his heart.

Du Shi was also full of surprise. The dilapidated and dirty Jinjiazhuang Fort in his impression was now so vibrant and orderly, which made him unexpectedly.

After the greetings, Zu Dale invited everyone to go to the Qianhu Official Hall to sit.

The inspector Liu Bangzhen hurriedly said, "General Zu, this matter is not busy. I will wait for this to check the head."

Zu Dale laughed and said, "Since that's the case, please come with Zu."

The group, led by Zu Dale, walked towards the house where the first level was stored.

Li Xiao noticed that Du Shi, the commander of Longmen Guard, deliberately walked at the end of the team, and maintained a long distance from Zu Dale, who was walking side by side with Lu Baozhong in front.

Li Xiao sighed in his heart that since Du Shi entered the fort, Zu Dale has been showing him coldly, and he should still be angry that he did not send reinforcements that day to rescue the incident of being sieged by the Tartars.

Du Shi also felt ashamed, and naturally wanted to keep a distance from Zu Dale.

Lu Baozhong asked Li Xiao about the battle scene that day. Li Xiao answered briefly, but everyone's expression changed drastically and they were deeply impressed.

"Oh, in Xuanfu Town, our family has never seen a strong army like you, Li Xiao, the Shandong guest army, which is a pity." Wang Kun, the military supervisor, sighed.

The group turned around not far from the fort gate. When they passed by the school grounds, Lu Baozhong, Liu Bangzhen and others were all attracted by Li Xiao's army who were shouting and training.

"This is Li Xiao's new weapon, and he is practicing here." Zu Dale introduced.

They saw that Li Xiaojun's new recruits array stood in teams, and the distance between each team seemed to have certain rules. The recruits were all wearing similar cotton armor. Although they did not take weapons, the entire queue showed a neat rectangle with edges and corners, which looked particularly neat and solemn, and extremely masculine.

"stand at attention!"

"Bang!"

With a loud noise, every recruit in cotton armor stood up with his legs, the iron mesh boots under his feet bumped into each other and made a knock, which scared everyone's hearts.

"To the left!"

"Bang!"

Everyone saw that the entire rectangular array turned left collectively. After each person drew a beautiful semicircle, the iron boots touched each other again, and made a loud "pop" sound again.

Three recruits were slightly slower, and one of them turned the wrong direction. Immediately, several instructors holding military sticks rushed over fiercely and thrust hard on their thighs and buttocks.

The instructor fought very hard, and several new recruits who were beaten gritted their teeth and carried it hard. One of them had blood on his pants, but he also said nothing.

Li Xiaojun's way of training new recruits made Lu Baozhong and others stunned.

What is the training method?

Wang Kun, the military supervisor, muttered: "Li Xiao, it's new to you for training like this, but this is the first time we have seen him. However, the military soldiers look good and are shocked."

"Li Xiao, you have practiced this method in this town for many years, but I have never seen him before, but who did you follow?" The person who asked was Lu Baozhong, the general of Xuanfu.

"Report to Lord Lu, this is my own training method for recruits. It is a very effective way to clean up the military appearance and train the array, but it is still quite effective." Li Xiao replied calmly.

"Oh, you can create your own practice method, but it's good." Lu Baozhong nodded and praised.

Everyone took a few more steps, but they saw a group of soldiers posing a gun-shield battle formation with the front and behind the shields. They were also extremely strict and shouted assassination in an orderly manner. The large shield was leaning against a row of straight walls, and the long spear was thrust like a mad dragon rolling. The entire formation was free to advance and retreat, extremely imposing and solemn and rigorous.

"Li Xiao, these soldiers are practicing the formations you created?" Lu Baozhong asked with a smile.

“It’s just my own creation.”

"We must practice military training, so-called formations are not formed, but Li Xiao, we really can't see what kind of battle it is. It's neither the Three Talent Formation or the Seven-Man Formation, nor the Yuanyang Formation of Qi Shuai, nor the Bagua Formation or the Golden Lock Formation... Alas, I have seen the formations in my life, and I have never seen such a formation before." Lu Baozhong sighed with his beard stroke.

"Sir, I think that everything should not be confined to one thing, and the formation should also be the key to fighting above the formation. Such formations can attack and defend, but they are very useful." Li Xiao replied without being humble or arrogant.

"Well, it's not bad. The use of the magic lies in one's heart. Li Xiao, you are indeed a rare talent." Lu Baozhong showed a happy smile on his face, and his eyes looking at Li Xiao were also particularly meaningful.

Li Xiao smiled and said, "Thank you for praise, and the general is in panic."

The group walked and watched, and walked past the training of the cavalry and Lumi gunmen. Lu Baozhong and others praised it again.

Li Xiao saw that only the commander of the Longmen Guard Du Shi looked absent-minded. He looked around, as if he was looking for something.

Li Xiao knew that this person must want to see where his nephew Du Shaoru was, but because he was accompanying many senior officials, it was inconvenient to ask more questions.

When the distribution of this head and everyone's rewards were settled, let Mr. Du Qian be released. Li Xiao thought to himself, anyway, it's useless to keep such a mediocre person.

Soon, Zu Dale and Li Xiao took the group to an outside a house guarded by military soldiers.

"Please follow Zu to enter, the heads of Jurchen Tartars, Mongolian Tartars, Han Army, etc., are all ready to be stored in the house. Please check it." Zu Dale made a welcome gesture.

Everyone came into the room. The room was very dark, and the pungent smell of lime nitrification was so strong that it made people feel nauseous. Li Xiao quickly ordered the soldiers to light a torch and send it in.

As soon as the torch entered the room, Lu Baozhong, Liu Bangzhen, Wang Kun and others could see their eyes straight.

Everyone saw that there were several rows of shelves in the layer, and each shelf was neatly placed on it. Under the illumination of torches, everyone looked terrifying, their mouths and eyes were ferocious, and under the pale lime powder, they showed dark red and slightly atrophic muscles and blood vessels. If a timid person saw it, he would be afraid to faint.

These shelves are specially labeled with labels to indicate which Jurchen Tartars are, which are Mongolian Tartars or Han army. They are classified and marked very clearly.

The military supervisor Wang Kun only took a few steps inside the house, and his face was pale and uncomfortable. He took a rough look and then hurried out of the room, breathing in his mouth.

The inspector Liu Bangzhen was originally a civil servant, but now he does this as required by his superiors. He frowned and covered his mouth and nose with his cuffs, patiently looking at it row by row.

Only Lu Baozhong and Du Shi, both of them had a look of surprise and joy. Both of them opened their eyes wide and carefully examined their heads, from their braids to their teeth, and carefully confirmed them one by one. After a long time, they finally tested their heads.

Lu Baozhong patted the lime slag, meat, mucus and other substances stained by his subordinates, and his expression was filled with joy, which was hard to express.

"Military gate, these head braids have been shaved for a long time, and their faces, mouths and mouths are all the same as Donggu. They are indeed the heads of real Tartars." Du Shi's voice was subtle but full of joy.

"I see you, you don't need to say more." Lu Baozhong coughed lightly, and said to the inspector Liu Bangzhen: "Mr. Liu, this town has been tested. These Tartar heads are classified in different categories, without any deviation, and the amount is just right."

Seeing Lu Baozhong speaking like this, Liu Bangzhen, who was choking and breathing with a rare breathing caused by the smell of lime in the house, said hurriedly: "Since Lu Junmen has personally tested it and I think there is no mistake, I will confirm it."

The group came out of the house, and Liu Bangzhen looked at Li Xiao with a deep expression and said lightly: "Now the head level has been tested, but I want to know how Li Qianhu is a way to allocate these head level?"
Chapter completed!