Finally, he stretched out his right hand, and with a gentle push, the door opened. He walked into the courtyard and saw that the flowers there were as beautiful and familiar as when he first came, and gradually began to feel less nervous.

Walking to the door of the school, there were many people, the same size as him, but their family background was far from being comparable to Zhang Yanlin's family background. And, of course, Mr., still holding his ruler.

"Teacher, I'm sorry, I'm late." Zhang Yulin was a little ashamed and lowered his head. He clearly felt the countless pairs of eyes around him looking at him wantonly, almost suffocating him.

"Yan Lin, come here," Mr. said, easing the tension at the end of the day, "let everyone know." This is Zhang Yanlin, your new classmate, I hope you will get along with each other in the future and don't bully him. Do you understand? ”

"Everyone study hard, in a few days, there will be court officials who will come to Lushunkou to inspect and check your studies by the way, you have to behave better in order to get the reward of the court, understand?"

These words were later said by the teacher to those classmates, but he never thought that in Zhang Yanlin's heart, he felt an incomparable sense of security and happiness, so that many years later, Zhang Yulin grew into a military general who was in charge of his own affairs, and he still firmly remembers this scene.

At this time, Zhang Yulin would not have thought that in the near future, he would meet the person who changed the fate of his life.

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Shanhaiguan, on the outskirts of the city.

At dusk, the Qingsha River is sparkling.

The long and narrow shadow spanning the river is the shadow of the Sifang Bridge. This ancient bridge is hundreds of years old, and the granite paved deck is full of potholes. It's all the traces left by the shoes and wheels. At the moment it is bathed in a golden sunset. Like an old man, quietly basking the wrinkles on his forehead.

A head suddenly protruded from the stone fence. shouted at the bridge pier: "Boss Han, Boss Han!" "It's a young bridge guard.

After a few shouts, the spiky boat poked its head out from under the piers. There was a stove on the boat, and dog meat was churning in a boiling soup. The middle-aged man in a cyan military uniform wiped a handful of sweat and stretched out his chopsticks to rummage through the pot.

"It's a caravan from Beijing, there are 100 carts, and they have just passed the customs." The young soldier shook his face and said.

"Got it." When the soldiers left, a smile appeared on Boss Han's face. Passing the test is a cliché. It means that the benefits of the caravan have been received. The Sifang Bridge is the gateway of Shanhaiguan, the "first pass in the world", and there are cadres stationed in the city. Guarding the bridge is a beauty difference that everyone is vying for. In addition to not having to practice every day, you can also make a small stroke from the caravans. Earlier, in order to fight for this mission to defend the bridge, there was a lot of dirt in the army, and later it was changed to a rotational guard. Finally, it was the turn of Han Boss's infantry left battalion to be on duty, but when the relationship with the Russians was tense, all the trade routes were on alert, and the caravan was reduced a lot, and the dream suddenly came to naught.

It's the weather after autumn, and the mother-in-law hasn't bought autumn clothes yet. chewing his tongue on the pillow every night, Boss Han is not irritable. Now this commission just solves the urgent need. He happily fetched the rod from his side and threw the line far away.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to catch a big fish...... "The pro-soldier at the helm pouted on the side.

Boss Han was on the rise, and when he heard him say this, his eyelids rolled up, and he was about to scold his mother. There was a boiling voice from the bridge, and the convoy that turned out to be waiting finally moved. Thousands of humans and animals move together, and where can there be fish that can be baited.

When the convoy moved, dozens of horsemen who were guarding had already crossed the bridge and stopped by the river to rest their horses.

The little dart player unbuttoned the leather buckle and tore off the breastplate with a brush: "A dog's Rakshasa hair, if you don't come early, you won't come late, they will drive the warship before Lao Tzu goes on the road." The road is full of martial law, and Lao Tzu is upside down all the way, and he will get sick in the crotch of his pants. ”

A few men who knew each other couldn't help laughing. Looking up, the west side is full of rice paddies that have been tasseled. The golden waves of rice roll in the autumn wind, stretching out with no end in sight. A few miles away, the mountains and seas were in sight, and there would be no more danger, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, if you get sick, my Miaochun Hall's pills will cure you." Already the merchant had crossed the square bridge and shouted with a smile at the little man.

"It's time to go." The depression that had been precipitated in the crowd for many days was swept away, and everyone's words increased.

"It's here. The goods can be taken off, but it is a problem whether people can go back. "Some people with a lot of thoughts said.

"Yo, I still want to go back!" The little man was aggrieved for many days, and scared the businessmen with words: "I'm afraid I won't be able to go back in this life." If you want to give birth to a son, find another wife in the mountains and seas. ”

You can't blame the little man for his rough talk. According to the book agreement between the merchants and the dart players, this caravan set off in May, left the capital, crossed the Shanhaiguan, and was full of calculations, and a month of round trip was enough. However, just a few days before the departure, I heard that Russian warships were infesting the sea in the vicinity, and the imperial court ordered martial law at Shanhaiguan, and this trade route was not easy to walk.

Looking at the beginning of autumn, winter is not far away. The officials of the Qin Heavenly Prison in the capital announced to the world in the summer that this winter would be a winter that would not be seen in a century. The lack of fur in the south, the lack of fire carbon, and the impassability of Shanhaiguan have become huge profits. Although the situation in coastal defense was tense, and the defenders were very strict about the caravans coming and going, they did not prohibit it. The merchants sent more money, and they were able to get along the way. Merchants are profit-seeking, and a few of them can withstand such temptations.

But you can't do it without a dartman. The mountains and mountains on this road have been a gathering place for bandits since ancient times. Bandits, pirates, deserters, prisoners, and those who have been convicted all regard this place as the best hiding place, and the imperial court has sent a large army to suppress it several times to no avail. Hearing that the merchants dared to carry goods around the mountains, at night I don't know how many pairs of red eyes were peeping, and it was necessary to have armed darts along the way to protect them.

The merchants of this caravan had already signed a book agreement, but no one dared to raise a dart again when the situation was at its most tense. Now that I see someone who has made a fortune, how can I still bear it? So they jointly asked the dart players to fulfill the contract. The most important thing in the profession of dart hand is reputation, and the terms and conditions are clearly signed in black and white, and there is really no way, so the merchants who went to Shanhaiguan were gathered and escorted along the way.

Walked to the end, and the battle on the road was really not less. With the reputation of the Beijing Division, there are still people who don't buy it. After several clashes, many darts players died. Be extra careful on the road. There's a rumor. All of them raised their hearts to their throats, cold sweat broke out all over their bodies, and a few gowns couldn't be changed, no wonder the little man wanted to say angry words about illness. The dart player is also a human being, who wants to take his life without dying?

"Shopkeeper, Shanhaiguan is here to see it. Do you come out and have a look? In the caravan, a low-eyed man turned back to the curtain of the car.

A big hand with a white jade wrench opened the curtain slightly, and the shopkeeper was a middle-aged man. A slender face, a capable expression, and a lot of silver and white in the middle of the neatly combed hair. He glanced at the majestic Chengguan standing in the setting sun from a distance: "Oh, it's here. It's been almost ten years, but I really miss it. ”

"If you really want to fight, it's a pity that you have such a good scenery." The guy looked at the undulating rice waves outside the city, and the corners of his eyes raised slightly.

"Yes......" The merchant was about to speak, and just as he called out the name of the fellow, suddenly there was a sound of drawing a knife by the river. He followed the prestige and looked closely. The curtain was lowered, and the whole person retreated into the carriage.

Shema's darts were all moving. Dozens of well-trained horses skirted the caravan in a west-facing direction. The little dart player pursed his lips and whistled, and there was a sudden panic on the bridge, and dozens of horses rushed out of the noisy flow of people, rushing to the bottom of the bridge.

Dust rose below the western horizon, and flashes of armor and swords and spears shone brightly. It was the short moment when the darts on the bridge rushed down, and a neat cavalry team appeared at the end of heaven and earth. The black armor and red cherry blossoms, the posture of running on the horse is completely charged, and they do not spare the horsepower at all.

The defenders of Shanhaiguan, except for a very small number of scouts, were all infantry troops, and it was impossible to have such a horse team of hundreds of horsemen. If it is said that the bandits are making trouble, they can be bold enough to approach Shanhaiguan City for several miles, and they must have the strength to attack the city. If it is really a coincidence, when encountering the cavalry bandits who took advantage of the main force of the defenders here to loot the Shanhaiguan, the dart player still has the confidence to fight. After all, it is pouring out of the nest, all the foundation is here, although many people died along the way, the courage to kill people has been trained, and when it comes to the real fight, it is not sure who is afraid of whom. But the old rivers and lakes couldn't rub the sand in their eyes, and when they saw that the cavalry was galloping, the formation was still neat and orderly, obviously after a long period of training, it was not as simple as riding bandits.

I heard that one of the eight cavalry outside the pass, the "Xuanbao" department, is Wujia, could it be that they came?

The formation of hundreds of cavalry charges, the earth can shake, and the sunset is still quietly sprinkled on the Qingsha River, but the fluttering heartbeat can be heard in this silence. The Xuan Leopard Cavalry since the beginning of the army, is a fierce force, the Bo people into the south, swept the Central Plains, the Xuan Leopard Cavalry has made a lot of meritorious contributions, how many times of life and death fighting, the people who can survive have become the wild wolves on the land of the Central Plains. Later, the country was peaceful for a long time, and the children of the eight departments in the customs have lost the sharpness of the year, but the eight departments outside the customs still retain the style of their ancestors. The long-haired rebellion started, the eight departments inside the pass were not available, the eight departments outside the pass and the eight departments of Mongolia entered the defense of the Beijing division, helping the training army in various places to quell the chaos, and had destroyed tens of thousands of long-haired rebels in the north, and the legends of the Xuanbao cavalry in the tavern in the capital are still as many as cow hair, describing them as eating alive people, describing them as not growing grass where they pass, this group of people is like a shadow living in the wildfire.

The bridge was in chaos, and the chariots and horses that had crossed the bridge wanted to retreat to the bridge, and the knights of the darts wanted to rush down the bridge, and the two sides were squeezed, and the resentment accumulated on the road exploded. Someone in the dart hand raised an extremely long whip, and the tip of the whip made a series of pops in the air.

"What's the noise, are there any rules?" With a hoarse voice, Boss Han, who was originally fishing under the bridge, walked over slowly. His cheeks were moving, chewing on a piece of flesh, and the saber he straddled hung loosely from his belt.

The officers and soldiers of the defending officers who had been watching the excitement suddenly came out with swords and guns, and a roar shook the sky, suppressing the human voice.

The leader of the dart players took advantage of this opportunity to cross the bridge, galloped a few steps opposite Boss Han, and did not dismount, so he arched his hand on the saddle and raised his eyes to look at the dust in the distance. He didn't look at it for a few moments, and as soon as he pressed his hand on the saddle bridge, the person had already arrived under the horse: "Who blew the whistle just now?" ”

The dart player's eyes were a little fluttering when he stared at the horse team, and secretly took his eyes to wander through the crowd, you look at me, I look at you, no one spoke. The little man was refreshed, rolled his saddle and fell off his horse, walked up to the chief, and said, "It's me." ”

Before he could finish his sentence, he was kicked to the ground. The leader bowed his hand to Boss Han with a little resignation: "Let the military master see the joke." ”

Boss Han glanced deeply at the leader and nodded.

In a few words, the vanguard of the cavalry had come closer. The leading man was as strong as a hill. Straddle the back of a black horse. Black cotton armor. The black saber stretched in front of the caravan, like a huge black wall.

The strong man looked at the long convoy and asked, "Where did the fight come from?" ”

"The dart player of the Beijing Yangtai Dart Bureau, hit the capital." The leader is neither humble nor arrogant.

"What a sheep fetal bureau!" The man roared like thunder: "I have eaten the roasted whole sheep, what is the sheep fetus?" Boxes, all open and see. ”

The leader suddenly snorted coldly: "When I was in the capital, I heard others say that Ye Zhichao's horse team is a first-class strong soldier. When I saw it today, I realized that I was wrong. Our deeds have also been inspected by the officers and soldiers, and there is nothing to be afraid of if we want to investigate again. He raised his hand, but was violently interrupted by the man.

"Old Han, have you seen it all?" The strong man's words finally fell.

Boss Han nodded, still chewing the tendons with taste.

The man pointed at the leader with a horsewhip: "You know me? ”

"How don't you know?" The leader said with some surprise: "Kill the leader of the long-haired thief Lai Wenguang, and exterminate the countless bandits Ye Zhichao Lord Ye, I don't even know this, and I don't have to mix it anymore." ”

Ye Zhichao's character crown group, number Shuqing. A native of Shengcun, Huagang Town, Feixi County, Anhui Province. Both parents died when he was a child, and he was adopted by his uncle. The boy helped his uncle herd cattle. Do chores. The young man participated in Xie Xianliang's group training and served as a partner. It is burly and fierce. Once, Xie Xianliang led a regiment to practice attacking Wang Wei Shengping's army, and his request to participate in the war was allowed. In the heat of battle, a bullet struck him in the waist and knocked him to the ground, and people thought he had been killed, but he got up from the ground and continued to fight. It turned out that the bullet hit the waist knife and did not hurt his body. Xie Xianliang thought that Ye Zhichao was not a mortal, and if he didn't die in a catastrophe, he would have great blessings. In the future, Ye Zhichao was allowed to go into battle every time he fought, and Ye Zhichao always took the lead on the battlefield, charging into battle, and repeatedly made war exploits.

In the early years of Tongzhi, Ye Zhichao thought that it was not enough to succeed in local cadre group training, so he went to Jiangsu to join Zhang Shusheng's account of the Huai Army. Zhang Shusheng's deputy general, Sun Yishou, was his wife and brother, and he was appointed as the leader of the former battalion. In the battle of the Huai army to recover Changzhou, Taicang and aid Zhejiang, Ye Zhichao did not obey and made outstanding achievements. Tongzhi was five years old, and he changed to lead the horse team to the new left battalion. After the Shengping Army pacified Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he transferred Liu Ming to the Suppression Army. On December 10, the sixth year of Tongzhi, Lai Wenguang led the Dongqi Army to break through to Zhangqiao, and in the dining room, Ye Zhichao, under the command of Liu Bingzhang, the political envoy of Shanxi, led the army to rush into the position of the Dongqi Army, and the army was killed. In hand-to-hand combat, he was wounded by a spear, but he was still wounded in battle, and together with the chief soldier Caigui and Yang Qizhen, he defeated the Dongqi army and killed five or six hundred people. On December 11, Lai Wenguang led the Dongqi Army to break through to the northeast bay of Yangzhou, and was killed by the artillery, and the rest of the troops retreated to Tianchang in the fog. He led the horse infantry team to chase after him, chased north to Tianchang, and defeated the Xiahe River, captured and beheaded, and flattened the Dongqi army. The imperial court rewarded the "Ehun Batulu" brave number, and the first inscription was played in case of shortage.

In the encirclement and suppression of the Xizhu Army, he spied on Nanle, fought in Texas and the plains, and also had frequent military exploits. In the ninth year of Tongzhi, after the East and West Silk Army was wiped out, the Shiting Imperial Court ordered Li Shaoquan, the governor of Zhili, to handle the military affairs of Beiyang, and Li Shaoquan left it in Beiyang for use, and sent him as the commander of the horse team and stationed in Baoding. At that time, there were many bandits in, and everything that made Ye Zhichao suppress it was calmed down. He will not capture the chiefs, nor disband the remnant, nor give up his army.

In the first year of Guangxu, Ye Zhichao was directly subordinate to the general army of Zhengding Town, and led the new-style training army to defend Tianjin New Town, which was the back road of Dagukou and defended the coastal defense. In the seventh year of Guangxu, due to the hostility with Russia, the imperial court decided to sort out the sea and land defense and build the Shanhaiguan Fort. is the actual guard of Shanhaiguan now, in fact, Ye Zhichao.

"I know a lot of things." Ye Zhichao turned back to the flag officer and said, "Hireqing, why did you hide the flag, and he still found out our identity." ”

The flag bearer carried a military flag rolled up horizontally on his back, his upright back was as straight as the flagpole, and he took a few steps forward and pointed to the leader's lap leg: "If you go back to your lordship, he is an old cavalryman." ”

Ye Zhichao looked at the leader's inward bent legs, then at his mount, and patted his head: "I see." ”

"Crowns." Someone shouted. The cavalry had all arrived, and stood motionless in a square formation. The two horsemen came out of the ranks and walked on their backs. The knight who shouted was of medium stature, and his voice was quite pleasant: "Is the wine worm in the stomach guilty again?" ”

Ye Zhichao laughed: "Old Zhou, you still know me." ”

In the caravan, the group of men shrank their shoulders, leaned on the curtain and trembled, seemingly frightened by the cavalry, but in fact quietly reported to the people in the carriage: "That rough man who roared nonsense is Ye Zhichao, the chief soldier of Zhengding Town, and he has not yet been taught." The person he called Lao Zhou, called Zhou Shengchuan, had seen a battle with the Japanese in Moss Bay before, made meritorious contributions, and the imperial court was repeatedly reused, I heard that he had been appointed as the governor of Hunan, but now I heard that I don't know what happened, he did not go to the post, but came to Shanhaiguan. The flag officer's name is Wang Shizhen, I heard that he is a good archer, and he was also transferred from Zhengding Town. Lu Ze squinted his eyes and swept Zhou Shengchuan and Wang Shizhen around, and saw some pheasants and wild pigeons hanging on their saddles: "The horse team exercises the formation in the suburban plains every day, and looking at them like this, it is time to go to the suburbs for autumn hunting." ”

As if to confirm his analysis, Ye Zhichao patted his stomach and shouted: "I don't eat this birdman's sheep fetus, and I can't let go of the pheasant called by Pingqing." He put his free hand on the shoulder of the leader of the darts, and whispered: "The spirits in the capital are very famous, I haven't drunk them for a long time, but I miss them so much." (To be continued......)

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