The Prosperous Era of Longwan

The army stayed in Zhongxi Town for the past few days. Naturally, Zhang Hongfu and Wei Guangde couldn't stay idle. They went directly to find a boat to cruise Taihu Lake and ate all the aquatic products of Taihu Lake.

Taihu's whitebait, white fish, white shrimp, and of course Taihu crabs were all their targets, and even Wu Dong and Wei Wencai who followed them were in for a treat.

Originally, at this time, Wu Dong and Wei Wen, who were the leading officers, were not allowed to leave the team, but it was their father who led the team. He waved his hands and asked the four little ones to go out without even saying a harsh word. Just play.

Although the Japanese pirates have been eliminated, there is one thing: the cavalry is still scattered.

Fifty-one Japanese pirates were eliminated this time, but it was unknown whether there were any Japanese pirates who had strayed before, so they came out with more than 20 soldiers to protect their safety.

That day the ship docked, and several people disembarked and boarded Huishan Mountain next to Taihu Lake. Standing on the top of the mountain, they looked at the entire Taihu Lake. They saw the sparkling waves on the lake. There were occasional sail shadows on the lake. In the distance, horses entering the mountain could be vaguely seen. It was a small lake in Taihu Lake. The hills on the island.

"The scenery of lakes and mountains, is this what you're talking about?"

Zhang Hongfu suddenly asked Wei Guangde.

"That's what you say, it's just a description. If you have lakes and mountains, it means the beauty of the lakes and mountains."

Wei Guangde replied casually.

Grilling food on the mountain, a few soldiers were busy there, Zhang Hongfu, Wu Dong and Wei Wencai were already playing money together.

Wei Guangde wasn't good at this in his previous life, and he still doesn't feel it now. Although he occasionally comes off the field, he only comes on when he can't shirk it.

To be honest, having walked countless times on the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake, Wei Guangde has become somewhat immune to the landscape, and he doesn't think it's that great, but the fish and shrimp in the water taste really good.

"I'm hanging around while you guys play here."

Wei Guangde said something to his eldest brother and the others, and went down the mountain with four soldiers.

After walking down the mountain road to the official road, Wei Guangde actually planned to go back to the boat and relax for a while. Suddenly, the sound of rapid horse hooves came from the official road in the distance. There were not many horses.

It was a normal reaction. Wei Guangde and others stood by the roadside, looking to see where the cavalry was. There were no other garrison troops nearby, and only Zhongxi Town had their people.

It is not yet confirmed that all the Japanese pirates have been wiped out, and they are worried that some of them have escaped, so they are waiting for the cavalry to come over and confirm what is going on.

Soon, the cavalry was approaching. The six people behind them looked like soldiers, with all armor. The man at the front was not wearing a helmet or armor, but was wearing ordinary civilian clothes.

Well, officials don't have to wear official uniforms all the time. It's not official work, so dressing is still very casual.

However, Wei Guangde and his six men were standing on the side of the road, which naturally attracted the attention of the cavalry. There was no village in front of it or a store in the back. Several people suddenly appeared, four of whom were carrying waist knives and blunderbuss.

As they approached, the man in front reined in his horse, stopped not far from Wei Guangde, and stared at Wei Guangde and his party.

Seeing this situation, the six soldiers behind the man immediately spread out to the two wings, as if to surround them.

When Wei Guangde frowned slightly, Zhang Ji behind him had already rushed forward to block Wei Guangde. The two soldiers behind him simultaneously pulled out their swords from their waists. The two people behind them also unloaded their blunderbuss from their backs and started loading them sideways. , the movements are very skillful.

"Who are you and why are you surrounding us?"

Wei Guangde felt a little unhappy. He just stopped on the side of the road to take a look, and the group of people immediately gathered around. Could it be that the legendary officers and soldiers occasionally pretended to be bandits when they saw fat sheep.

Treat yourself as a fat sheep?

I have read too many novels about Wei Guangde's later generations and the late Ming Dynasty. It was a chaotic era, and sometimes it was hard to tell the difference between officers and soldiers and bandits.

Even now, when the court's control is still strong, it is said that the border town is still in chaos, and caravans traveling for business must bring many good hands to protect them.

Although this place is inland, the Japanese pirates have just been suppressed recently. If they really have evil intentions, they can blame the Japanese pirates afterwards.

Just as the people behind Wei Guangde were loading their muskets, the six soldiers of the other side had already taken out their bows and arrows. The arrows were placed on the bow strings, but they were not opened.

Although Wei Guangde could tell from their clothes that this group of people must be officers and soldiers, it was just because the leader was wearing ordinary clothes that he couldn't tell where the other party was from, not to mention that they seemed extremely unfriendly when they met.

The situation on our side is obviously similar to that of the other side. It is impossible not to see that the four people on our side are not members of the army.

"Who are you? Why are you here?"

The man opposite said, but ignored Wei Guangde's questions and directly questioned them.

Wei Guangde looked at this group of people. The leader looked like he was in his forties. His skin was a bit dark, as if he had been sunbathing at the beach all year round. He also looked strong and powerful. The six people he led also had similar appearance and characteristics. They looked like He really looks a bit like a pirate.

In Wei Guangde's heart, those who do evil are pirates, not Japanese pirates, but Japanese people.

"Who are you? I'll ask again. If you don't answer, don't blame me for being rude."

Wei Guangde's tone became stern. There were more than a dozen people on his side of the mountain in the distance, and there were also people on the boat behind the lake. He was not afraid of what the other party wanted to do.

If the officers and soldiers want to bully them because of their small number and want to steal some money from them, Wei Guangde doesn't mind giving them a hard lesson.

With preconceived ideas, Wei Guangde's eyes towards those people became unkind.

However, here, there are fewer people around Wei Guangde. Although there are blunderbuss, if he really fights against him, he will still be at a disadvantage, even if the blunderbuss fires and attracts his eldest brother and the others.

"The Japanese are being suppressed here. When you show up here, there are no villages for more than ten miles in front and behind you. Where did you come from?"

The man still did not answer, but continued to question the identities of Wei Guangde and others.

"Tell me first who you are? Don't scare me. The young master is not one to be scared."

After saying this, Wei Guangde turned around and took a loaded blunderbuss from a soldier, and suddenly felt a lot more courageous.

Seeing that the other party still had no intention of speaking, Wei Guangde suddenly took half a step forward, but he was still behind Zhang Ji, with the blunderbuss raised in his hand, and the muzzle of the blunderbuss was pointed at the head of the leader.

His sudden move startled the other party as well.

After all, Wei Guangde was still in his teens, and because he had been studying for many years, he seemed to be well-mannered. Obviously, they did not have Wei Guangde to react so decisively and directly target their master with a blunderbuss.

While the man was frowning, the two cavalrymen beside him had already jumped up to block Wei Guangde's gun, while the other four people were aiming at Wei Guangde with their bows and arrows.

Even though Wei Guangde had Zhang Ji as a human shield in front of him, he could block the arrows in front of him, but could not block the arrows fired from both sides. Wei Guangde's back suddenly became sweaty.

The feeling at this time was more intense than when I was killing Japanese pirates a few days ago.

At that time, there was no sense of danger among the cavalry at all.

But it's different now. He's fighting with the other person.

In just an instant, Wei Guangde recovered, because the gaps on both sides of his body had been firmly protected by two soldiers, and there were now people in front of and on the left and right of Wei Guangde.

It was safe, Wei Guangde breathed out quietly. The feeling of being targeted by four arrows just now was really uncomfortable.

"Do you know what the blunderbuss in your hand is? This is a firearm.

According to the Ming Dynasty Law, any civilian private owner who is prohibited from wearing weapons such as vests, fire tubes, cannons, flags, trumpets, and the like will receive a staff of eighty, plus one level for each item; private manufacturers will be charged with one level of private crime, and each crime will be punished with one level of staff. One hundred, flow three thousand miles.

Do you think I am going to take you down, right or wrong? "

Wei Guangde was stunned by the other party's words and didn't know what to say.

The Law of the Ming Dynasty, the other party recited it correctly, it was indeed strictly prohibited for private ownership of war horse armor and firearms. Wei Guangde now knew why the other party stopped and targeted him. It was all caused by the cannons on the backs of the four soldiers.

Private possession of war horses and armor was strictly prohibited in all dynasties. The Ming Dynasty also strictly prohibited civilians from owning firearms. Iconic items such as flags and banners, as well as bows and crossbows, were passed down in later generations. In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, civilian use was not prohibited.

Of course, this crossbow is a single-person crossbow. If you want to turn it into a ballista or a large ballista, it will definitely not work.

"We are also officers and soldiers."

Wei Guangde immediately knew that he could not admit that these people were private soldiers, even if they were private soldiers.

In fact, the private soldiers of the Wei family are all posted in Jiujiang Guards and are all members of the military household.

Emperor Zhengde carried out military reform, and in the end it was a half-baked project. In fact, he had ordered generals to raise their servants according to their ranks, but after all, it could not be stated openly.

The other party wanted to check their identity with firearms. Wei Guangde couldn't say anything. He lowered the gun in his hand and stopped aiming at the other party.

In fact, his previous actions were just for show, but he didn't dare to actually shoot. The other party was probably a court official.

Even if he puts down the blunderbuss, Wei Guangde will not sit back and wait for death.

"I will ask someone to identify you, and you must also explain your identity. We are searching for any captured Japanese pirates, you."

Wei Guangde didn't finish his words, but the meaning was obvious. You look like Japanese pirates.

"Zhao Er, show them your badge for verification."

Wei Guangde said to the soldiers beside him.

Zhao Er immediately followed the instructions, took off his waist tag with his left hand and threw it directly to the nearest soldier of the opponent. The man caught it with one hand very skillfully, looked at it, turned around and nodded to the person behind him.

But then he turned back and took a closer look at the waist badge, and then whispered to the back: "Sir, they are from Jiujiang Wei, so they can't be wrong."

It stands to reason that it is definitely impossible for the soldiers of Jiujiang Guard to appear here, but if they appear at this point in time, there will be nothing wrong.

"Let me see."

The man asked for the waist badge from the soldier and turned it over, "Right Army Qianhu Station."

The man murmured in a low voice, and then handed the waist card back. The man didn't keep it in his hand, and just threw the waist card back.

Wei Guangde looked at the situation and made it clear. Although he was not sure how far it was from Zhongxi Town, he thought it would not be more than thirty miles away.

If they were checked, they would naturally be checked back. Although he couldn't find an excuse, looking at their appearance, Wei Guangde had an idea in his mind.

"You must have been at the beach all the time. Judging by the photos, I now suspect that you are escaped Japanese pirates. I will either capture you without mercy or bring out something to prove your identity."

Wei Guangde said loudly to them.

The soldier who just took over the waist badge for inspection said with a sneer on his face: "What is your identity? How dare you check my master's token."

The soldiers beside them and the man behind them looked at them with amusement, with a vague smile on their lips.

Well, when Wei Guangde saw them laughing at him, he suddenly became angry.

Aren't you taking advantage of the fact that there are more people here?

Bullying yourself, well, and Zhang Ji are both young, so you think they have no fighting power, right?

Without thinking much, Wei Guangde suddenly raised the gun in his hand and fired a shot into the sky.

"boom."

The unique crisp sound of gunfire broke the silence here.

After Wei Guangde fired the cannon, although the other six soldiers did not fire arrows at them, they quickly retreated to the side of the leader and blocked several directions for him.

Obviously, at this time, they also realized that there might be people from Jiujiang Guard nearby, otherwise there would be no need for the other party to shoot into the air. This was just calling people over.

Sure enough, within a few breaths, shouts came from the mountain, and more than a dozen soldiers rushed down, many of them holding bird guns in their hands. However, the time was so short, and it was not known whether the bird guns had been loaded.

The man in the middle just frowned slightly and looked at the person running down the mountain. At this moment, he also realized that the other person was not ambush here, but probably ran out to play.

Judging from the appearance of the young man, he was probably not a member of the military, but most likely the nephew of a certain military general.

At this moment, there was a rustling sound in the bushes behind him, and several more soldiers rushed over with blunderbuss and bows and arrows, and stood behind the young man.

At this time, the man was no longer nervous, and of course he couldn't speak. Instead, he was waiting for the leader of the other party to arrive.

After a while, the people from the mountain came over. Zhang Hongfu, Wu Dong and Wei Wencai all came down and stood beside Wei Guangde.

"There are more people than there are, right? It depends on who has more people."

Wei Guangde now felt more confident and said a little brazenly.

Then he turned to his cousin Wu Dong and said: "Cousin, aren't we out to hunt for Japanese pirates who have slipped through the net? I look at a few people who look like people from the seaside, and I'm afraid they are the fish that slipped through the net we are looking for."

Let's put the hat on first. The other party used the Ming Dynasty law to accuse him before, but now he directly accuses them of being Japanese pirates.

"Japanese pirates?"

Wu Dong was speechless. He had noticed the situation here half the way before. It didn't matter who the other party was, but it was probably just a misunderstanding.

The people on the other side were all wearing standard cotton armor, unlike the fake guardsmen.

Now that I heard Wei Guangde say this, I understood that I had to find a reasonable reason for myself to be here first. It seems that the younger brother knew that the other party might be an official.

"My officer, Jiujiang Weiyoujun Qianhu, Qianhu, who are you?"

Wu Dong said.

"So young?"

The man smiled slightly when he heard Wu Dong's official name on the newspaper, and then said: "Let them check the badges, we have to hurry up."

The soldier who checked the waist tag earlier was probably the leader of this group of soldiers. When he heard the master behind him speaking, he immediately took off a waist tag from his waist and threw it away.

Wu Dong caught it, opened it, took a look, and said in his mouth: "Command the affairs, general, Yu Dayou,"

At this point, Wu Dong raised his head and looked up, "Are you Yu Dayou?"

"Are you Wu Zhankui's son?"

The man opposite asked in a calm manner.