Daming: I asked you to hang yourself, but I didn’t ask you to rebuild the Ming Dynasty

Ma Dai and his old subordinates walked on the land of the North.

The white bandages on half of the wounded soldiers had become dirty, like the color of soil.

When winter comes, yellow dust always rises with the wind in the north. When it is severe, you can't even eat comfortably, and the sand in your mouth crunches.

The soldiers' faces were covered with dust...

Ma Peng had a thick bandage on his arm, put the bandage around his neck, hung it on his chest, and drove his horse to Ma Dai with one hand:

"Commander, Wu Qiang is about ten miles ahead. Do you want to take a rest?"

Ma Dai's deputy general in the army had already died in the battle, and even the guerrillas were gone. The person speaking at this time was Ma Peng, the leader of his personal army, who had just been promoted a few days ago.

He is also the last family member Ma Dai brought from Yulin...

The original team leader was killed long ago...

"There are only a dozen miles left."

Ma Dai wiped the sweat from his forehead, and it soaked into the wound on his cheek, which was burning.

"Tell the boys that Wu Qiang is right ahead. Let's all work harder and get there in one go!"

"Okay!" Ma Peng responded, clamping the horse's belly with both legs, holding the reins with one hand, and controlling the horse to turn around.

This equestrian skill is so beautiful!

"Brothers, the commander-in-chief has ordered us to work harder and reach Wuqiang in one go!"

……

It has been three days.

There was still a huge crowd of people watching Xu Hanshan.

From time to time, someone would come forward and poke him with a thin stick. At first, it would make Xu Hanshan whimper vaguely.

A pair of blood-red eyes seemed to remember all these people in his mind so that he could settle the scores later!

How can the former magistrate who was stripped naked still retain his prestige!

At first some people were afraid, but gradually the people became bolder and even got horse urine and dog excrement to pour on him.

Xu Hanshan was completely ignored by the people who used to ignore him, and he lost his temper...

Even in order to prevent hanging him, some soldiers put Xu Hanshan down to rest for a while and gave him water and food to restore his strength.

However, no matter how much people teased him, Xu Hanshan remained silent and motionless...

Only when feces and urine splashed into his cheeks did he turn his head to avoid it.

"Hey, a military master is here!"

The crowd was feeling bored when suddenly someone yelled.

Everyone hurriedly looked around and saw a wounded remnant of the army approaching.

The leading general had a scar diagonally drawn from his forehead to his chin. The newly scarred wound was extremely vicious.

"Old Master Wang, look at which general this is?"

In the crowd, someone shouted to an old man.

Mr. Wang is not old, he is only in his early thirties this year.

However, the hardships of life and the ravines cut by time filled his cheeks, making him look like an old man in his forties or fifty.

What kind of husband is he?

Mr. Wang studied for several years, but failed even to pass the boy examination. His family really couldn't afford it, so he gave up on studying.

He usually makes a living by setting up a table on the street corner outside the county government office and writing letters for others. Occasionally, he also helps the government office copy some notices and so on.

Make some money to make a fool of yourself.

Life is tight!

This old Master Wang, who was usually looked down upon by others, has been making a big splash these days.

Because there were not many literate people and there were many people at the city gate, Old Master Wang, who had his writing stall set up here, would be called from time to time to read the new notices posted by Emperor Ming.

After going back and forth, Mr. Wang finally regained the spirit he had when he entered school.

It's true - there is copper in your pocket and your waist is strong!

Yesterday, Emperor Ming decided to open a granary to release grain. Everyone in the city could go and receive a hundred catties of wheat.

After Old Master Wang said the meaning of this notice, everyone immediately became excited!

One hundred catties of wheat per person, if you live frugally, it will be enough for more than half a year!

The current price of food in Wuqiang is that one stone of wheat is worth five or two three cents of silver!

The price of rice is as high as seven taels!

As soon as the people are happy, Mr. Wang, who is a "literate and able" person, will benefit.

As long as they could find copper coins in their pockets, the people would throw more or less copper coins to Mr. Wang as a token of their gratitude.

In just a short time, Mr. Wang received hundreds of rewards. For him, this was an unprecedented huge profit!

"Let me see, let me see."

Old Master Wang shouted and squeezed out of the crowd.

He squinted his eyes, put up an awning with his hands, and took a closer look. He saw a huge word "horse" on the triangular general's flag.

"General Ma?"

Old Master Wang thought about it again and again, and said tentatively: "Could it be the General of the Horses and Soldiers in Li County?"

"From Li County?"

The young people who shouted the most happily fell silent.

In the past few days, the emperor had sent soldiers to spread the story of the bandits surrounding the city.

They even raised a big flag, saying that the Tatars were coming and would massacre the world again, so that the people would follow the emperor.

At the city gate, someone told me about General Ma Dai.

This is a tough guy!

As he spoke, Ma Dai arrived in front of the city gate.

Someone pushed Old Master Wang.

Old Master Wang, who was pushed out of the crowd, resisted his trembling legs, held his fists in salute with his hands shaking like sieves, and stammered:

"Dare...dare I ask, general...but...but Yulin...General Ma?"

Ma Dai glanced at him and did not answer.

He clenched his fists, raised them above his head, and made a gesture to stop the march.

"Ma Peng, stay and lead the army."

After saying that, Ma Dai dismounted, took a few soldiers, and escorted the prison car into the city.

Old Master Wang stood alone in front of the crowd, wondering whether he should go back or not.

But he saw a military officer with his arm hanging in front of him:

"This is what my general rewards you with."

Ma Peng casually threw out a small piece of broken silver weighing several coins and grinned.

After getting dozens of big coins for nothing, Old Master Wang became bolder and said bravely:

"May I ask the military master, is the general really the commander-in-chief of the Yulin Horse Army?"

"That's fake!"

Ma Peng said happily: "How do you know that my general is from Yulin?"

Seeing that Old Master Wang had received the reward, someone in the crowd immediately answered:

"Your Majesty, he sent people to tell the story of General Ma!"

Ma Peng smiled, but his tears couldn't stop falling:

Everyone knows——

This is the reputation a general should have...

……

In the county office, Zhu Youjian was checking the account books when Fang Zhenghua walked in and said:

"Your Majesty, General Ma has entered the city."

"Oh?" Zhu Youjian was stunned: "According to the distance, shouldn't he arrive in the afternoon?"

As he spoke, he stood up, and everyone hurriedly followed.

Fang Zhenghua followed Zhu Youjian:

"I think General Ma arrived a few hours earlier because he missed one stop of rest."