marquis of jingan

Chapter 1452 2 opponents

Chapter 1452 Two opponents

Datong Mansion.

Shen Yuan, dressed in military uniform, was riding on horseback, holding a telescope in his hand, staring at a group of cavalry not far away.

The distance between the two sides was very close, at most two or three miles.

At this moment, the "Prince" of the North was no longer as calm as before. He put down the telescope, his hand holding the spear was trembling slightly, and his face was covered with mud and dust.

At this moment, he has been outside the pass for a whole month.

Just two days ago, he left Xue Wei and took a scout team of fifty people out of the big tent to investigate the enemy situation.

Ahead was a small group of Tatars, consisting of only a dozen riders.

But it was these dozen or so riders that had caused Shen Yuan a lot of trouble. Due to their lack of mobility and experience, they were discovered by the Tatars. They tried to encircle and suppress them, but it was difficult to catch up with them. They were played as a kite by these dozen riders for two or three days. Four of his brothers in the scout camp who had been with him for a month had died.

And none of these Tatars were left behind.

Shen Ying, who was a little older, pulled Shen Yuan's arm and whispered, "Da Lang, retreat."

Shen Yuan took a deep breath, his face full of indignation: "These sons of bitches run so damn fast!"

At this moment, the young man was extremely angry.

After several encirclement and suppression operations, he had not seen any results and had even lost several brothers. He was already filled with frustration.

Shen Ying also looked at the dozen or so Tatars in the distance through a telescope and slowly clenched his fist: "These Tatars clearly stopped and waited for us on purpose. How hateful!"

At this point, he looked at Shen Yuan again and said, "Uncle Seventh was only able to drive these Tatars out of the border with difficulty. We had no way to deal with them. Don't take it to heart, Dalang."

Shen Zhou, who was following behind the two men, was also in a rather awkward state. He half-crouched on the ground, keeping an eye on his surroundings. Suddenly, he seemed to have discovered something, raised his head and looked at Shen Yuan, saying, "Brother, there are cavalrymen coming!"

Shen Zhou lay on the ground, listened for a while, and spoke again: "There are fifty riders, and they are very fast."

Shen Yuan jumped off his horse, patted Shen Zhou on the shoulder, and smiled: "Among the three of us brothers, I thought you were the best at studying, but I didn't expect you to have such a good ear as well. It's really unfair."

Shen Zhou stood up, scratched his head, and said, "Brother, aren't you worried that the Tatar reinforcements have arrived?"

"do not worry."

Shen Yuan shook his head silently and sighed: "Second brother, General Xue will not let the three of us brothers fall into a trap. We have been chasing the Tatars outside the pass these days, and we must have been under the watchful eyes of General Xue."

"to be honest…"

The young marquis said silently: "It can't be true."

"Otherwise, after chasing for several days, the Tatars are so mobile that they should have come to support us long ago. How come there is still no movement until now?"

Shen Yuan looked up at the Tatars in the distance and squinted his eyes: "This area is probably surrounded by Uncle Xue. Our pursuit in the past few days is just a game in this enclosure. I just hate..."

The young marquis clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, "I hate it. This is my first time leading an army independently, and I have accomplished nothing. These damn Tatars are really like rabbits!"

At this point, he seemed a little discouraged, sat down on the ground, and sighed: "Since I was a child, everyone has said that my father is a rare military genius. Tell me, why didn't I inherit a little bit of his talent?"

Shen Ying also got off the horse, half squatted down, and said with a smile: "Seventh Uncle didn't personally fight in the battlefield in the past, Dalang, don't be discouraged, just take your time."

"I used to think so, too."

Shen Yuan sat on the ground and said silently: "When I heard about my father's deeds in the past, I only knew that he was a Jinshi and had been commanding the rear. It was with the help of Uncle Xue, Uncle Su, and Uncle Ling who fought bravely on the front line that he achieved his later achievements, but..."

He looked up at Shen Ying and murmured, "But Uncle Xue said some time ago that all his skills were taught by my father..."

“I don’t know any of this…”

Shen Ying was also a little absent-minded: "I really don't know how charming Uncle Seven was when he was young..."

"Someone is coming!"

Shen Zhou, who was standing by, reminded quietly.

The three brothers picked up their binoculars at the same time and watched the battlefield.

At this time, nearly fifty riders came running towards them from the southwest. These fifty riders quickly split into two, and more than twenty of them ran towards the Tatars in the distance. They were all wearing black armor and were extremely fast, rushing towards the Tatars like black sharp arrows.

These Tatars had been chased by Shen Yuan for two days. Their horsepower had been severely depleted and they could hardly run any further. They jumped on their horses and headed towards the twenty or so riders.

There were twenty horsemen in total, and they quickly dispersed their camp. The first few had already drawn their spears, while several people on the flanks were shooting with bows.

More than ten feathered arrows flew out, three of which either hit the Tatars in the front or hit the horses they were riding!

Just as the first round of horse archery ended, the bowstrings exploded again for the second round of arrows!

This time, two more Tatars fell!

"Pretty!"

The young marquis couldn't help but shout. He turned his head and looked at Shen Ying, very excited: "Brother Ying! Second brother! Did you see it? The Black Armor Army!"

"Uncle Xue's Black Armor Army!"

"It's really fierce, really fierce!"

Shen Ying slowly put down the telescope in his hand, a little absent-minded: "It's really amazing. The skills of these black armor soldiers are almost enough to defeat ten people on the battlefield."

Shen Zhou still looked around cautiously.

While the three brothers and the scouts around them were still looking at the battlefield, another twenty riders had already approached them. After these black-armored light riders approached, they immediately dismounted, half-knelt on the ground, and bowed their heads to Shen Yuan: "Young Marquis!"

"General, please return to the central army!"

The young marquis got up from the ground and strode to the side of the black armor soldiers. He was still a little excited. He shouted, "Everyone, get up!"

The Black Armored Army cavalrymen then stood up, each of them standing straight, like pine trees.

The young marquis took a look at these black armor soldiers, then took a deep breath and said, "My brothers' abilities really opened my eyes."

Having said that, he spat on the ground and spoke loudly.

"Today, I embarrassed my father, but brothers!"

"From now on, I will come here every year. One day, my brothers will look up to me, Shen Yuan!"

The leading cavalry captain was stunned when he heard this, then he lowered his head again and said with a smile: "Young Marquis, you are overthinking it."

"The young marquis has just arrived on the battlefield, which is already very impressive."

He turned his head to look at the cavalry behind him and said slowly: "When we first arrived on the battlefield, we were far inferior to the young marquis."

Shen Yuan waved his hand without saying anything more, then he got on his horse and said, "Lead the way, I'm going to see Uncle Xue."

The captain shook his head and said, "The general said that the young marquis must find his own way back."

He paused and continued, "The general said that the young marquis is now a scout, and the most important thing for a scout is to know the way."

Shen Yuan was stunned and turned to look at his two brothers.

They have been struggling outside the checkpoint for several days without even finding a landmark. How can they know the way back now?

Shen Zhou took a deep breath and said, "Brother, I can give it a try."

"it is good."

The young marquis gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go, take these brothers from the scout camp back with you. The three of us brothers will find our own way!"

…………

At midnight, the dusty young marquis staggered into the central army's tent.

At this moment, General Xue had not yet gone to bed. He still had the lights on and was waiting for him to come back.

The young marquis sat down in the central military tent, unwilling to move even a finger.

"Uncle Xue..."

He lay flat on the ground, weakly: "Did my father teach you the same thing back then?"

"That's not the case."

General Xue stood up and said with a smile: "At that time, we first fought against the Japanese pirates. The Japanese pirates didn't even have armor, so it was much easier to fight them. Later, when we fought against Zhuli Zhenren, we also fought inside the pass, so we didn't need to know the way."

"But the past was the past, and this is the present."

General Xue walked up to Shen Yuan and said calmly, "You will have to face the Tatars and Master Zhuli in the future."

"If you want to fight outside the Great Wall, you must know the way. Just for knowing the way, your uncle Xue ran for three or four years outside the Great Wall."

The young marquis closed his eyes and was unwilling to open them.

"Why did you call me back?"

"It's almost time. Your Highness the Crown Prince can't stay in Datong forever. Lord Shen wants you to..."

"Let's go to Shanhaiguan."

The young marquis opened his eyes and looked at Xue Wei: "Isn't my father in Shengjing right now?"

"almost."

Xue Wei stroked his chin and thought for a while, then smiled and said, "The battle of Shengjing is imminent, and it is reasonable for the court to go there to reward the troops. With Lord Shen here, your safety will not be impossible to guarantee."

“Just in time…”

He patted Shen Yuan on the shoulder and said calmly: "It's time for you to go to Shengjing and take a look at your other opponent."

The young marquis uttered a "hmm" and lay on the ground again, motionless.

General Xue stood up and asked calmly, "Will you come again next year?"

"Come!"

The young marquis opened his eyes and gritted his teeth.

"I just don't believe that I can't deal with those Tatars!"

(End of this chapter)