Since Ma Shilong is so refreshing, Xu Xingxia's bad feelings for him have completely disappeared. The pride of the other party should be innate, and it is difficult to change it for a while. In this world, there are always some people who come to this world at a much higher starting point than others. They have much more resources and opportunities than others. They put in the same effort as others and get much more reports than others.

It's like Qi Jiguang, it's like Yu Dayou, they didn't start from small soldiers. Qi Jiguang directly cut in from the position of Wei Commander. This is the official position of the fourth product! From the time he was born, he was destined to live better than the vast majority of people in this world. As long as he creates a little feat, he can be noticed by the above. If he started from a small soldier, it is estimated that there would be no Qi family army.

In fact, the exploits of Yu Dayou, another anti-Japanese general, were no worse than Qi Jiguang, and there was a saying of "Yu Long and Qi Hu" at that time. It can be seen that Yu Dayou's military command skills are stronger than Qi Jiguang. It's a pity that Yu Dayou's background is too low. His Lao Tzu is just a small hundred households. The difference between Commander and Wei is too far to be worth mentioning. He started to struggle from a hundred households, even if he had the same merits in the future, whether it was prestige or connections, he could not be compared with Qi Jiguang at all.

If it was in his previous life, Xu Xingxia would more or less have the psychology of hating the rich. As long as others are better off than him, he may not like his eyes, and he may be red behind his back. However, since coming to this world, many of his views have changed. Envy, jealousy, and hatred are useless. No matter how envious, jealous and hateful you are, you can't change reality. If you want to change reality, you can only rely on your own hands to work hard.

Only if you do better than others, several times better, can you have a chance to get ahead. If someone kills a few Tartars, it is a great achievement, and you can brag about it, and if you kill dozens of Tartars yourself, no one may notice you. That's the difference. You can be dissatisfied, you can hate, you can resist, but the reality will not change easily.

Calming down slightly, Xu Xingxia handed over the Long Xiang bow to Liu Chuang, and said quietly: "Brother Ma Shi should be a person now, right?" I don't know which guard Brother Ma belongs to? ”

The so-called sheren is the heir to the position of more than 1,000 households. The officers of the guard are all succeeded by the death of the father, unless there is no son, and the male members of the family are dead. However, if an officer with more than 1,000 households wants to take up his post, he must go to the imperial military department to be evaluated. Only after passing the assessment can you officially take up the post. These people who are ready to take over the post have a special name, that is, they are sacrificial. As for the less than 100 households, no one cares, the father dies and the son succeeds, you can do it yourself.

Ma Shilong said generously: "Yes, my father is the commander of the Ningxia guard. Three years later, my father was able to take up the post. ”

Xu Xingxia nodded. In that case, there should be no problem. This Ma Shilong is the general soldier of Ma Shilong who did well in Liaodong in later generations. He did well in Liaodong, and later returned to Ningxia Town as a chief military officer, and also did well. After He Huchen died in battle, he alone provoked the girder of Ningxia Town, and repeatedly thwarted the southern prisoners of the Tartars, but unfortunately, his life was not too long, and he died in the seventh year of Chongzhen.

With such a character, Xu Xingxia naturally wanted to take the initiative to make friends. No matter what the world is, one more friend is better than one enemy. A character like Ma Shilong will definitely soar in the future. I took the initiative to befriend him, of course, not to get any benefits from him, but to be ready to guide him at the right time, so as to influence the trend of history. That's where the advantage of being a traverser comes in.

Ma Shilong made a relatively serious mistake in Liaodong. In September of the fifth year of the Apocalypse (1625), Ma Shilong mistakenly believed the words of Liu Boqiao, a "descendant of the prisoners" who had fled from Houjin, and sent Lu Zhijia, the deputy general of the Ningyuan Central Association, as the main general, and Li Chengxian, a staff general, as the striker, to lead 4 battalions (1st Artillery Battalion, 1st Iron Cavalry Battalion, 2nd Water Battalion) 7,000 soldiers to attack Yaozhou. What he meant was to prepare to cut off the flanks of the Houjin Tartars and weaken the strength of the Dajin Kingdom through this battle.

However, because the Guanning army was all recruits who had never been on the battlefield, it took 3 days to build the pontoon bridge, which greatly delayed the time to march. Houjin was in Yaozhou at that time there was a Niu Lu Wu armor banner and women and children, as well as Niu Lu Zhen Tun Buru's 100 soldiers, after learning the news of the Ming army, Tun Bulu and the soldiers ambushed on both sides of the official road overnight, and when the Ming army arrived at night, let the women and children in the city raise fire and beat gongs and drums, after the Ming soldiers and horses were tired, Tun Bulu suddenly killed from both sides.

Because there were not many enemies in the dark, the Ming army collapsed in a panic, and the cavalry who fled first actually cut the pontoon bridge in order to prevent the enemy from pursuing, resulting in greater casualties. After the war, Jin beheaded 400 people, including Lu Zhijia and Li Chengxian, and captured 700 pairs of iron armor and 600 war horses, which was known as the "defeat of Liuhe" in history. After the war, Ma Shilong was impeached and left office due to illness. It wasn't until the second year of Chongzhen that the Tartar entered the fortress and he was reactivated.

It can be said that the defeat of Liuhe is a huge stain on Ma Shilong's life. The consequences of this battle were severe. The strength of the Ming army itself was weakened, but the strength of the Later Jin Tartars increased. A large number of weapons and armor fell into the hands of the Houjin Tartars, and they were directly transformed into combat effectiveness by the Houjin Tartars. If someone mentions Ma Shilong, don't believe that Liu Boqiao's words, there will be no defeat of Liuhe. Without the defeat of Liuhe, the Ming army would have won, and the strength of the Houjin Tartars would have been further weakened.

In fact, the fewer mistakes the Ming army made, the weaker the strength of the Houjin Tartars would be. The rise of the Later Jin Tartars was based on the Ming court's own serious mistakes. Whether it is strategic or tactical, the Ming court has made too many mistakes, which is equivalent to giving the opportunity to rise to the Dajin Kingdom in vain. If the Ming court hadn't made so many mistakes and fought steadily, in the end, the entire Dajin Kingdom would definitely be slowly strangled to death by the Ming army.

Xu Xingxia said in a friendly manner: "In this way, after three years, Brother Ma Shi will be able to show his strength and make contributions." I don't know if Brother Ma Shi is preparing to take up a job in Ningxia Town, or is he going to Liaodong? Or is it Xuanfu and Datong? ”

Ma Shilong shook his head and said, "I haven't thought about it yet." ”

Xu Xingxia nodded and didn't say anything more. At that time, the situation in Liaodong was not serious. Nurhachi's seven hatreds, in the eyes of Ming Ting, are simply jokes. It is estimated that Emperor Wanli didn't take it to heart, what should he do or what to do. The mortal threat of the Houjin Tartars will not really manifest itself until after the defeat of Sarhu. If Salhu is defeated, Ma Shilong is estimated to choose the Liaodong battlefield.

At this time, Liu Chuang had already peeled off the leopard skin completely. This leopard skin, the quality is still excellent, there are only two inconspicuous small holes. After being dealt with by a clever craftsman, others will not be able to see it. It is estimated that after handing it over to Sun Dakun, he will be quite satisfied, and the reward of 50,000 taels of steady wins will definitely not be able to run away. As for leopard meat, naturally no one wants it. Leopard meat is actually not delicious, it is not as good as beef and mutton!

Ma Shilong nodded at Xu Xingxia and left.

Xu Xingxia asked casually, "Brother Ma Shi, where are you going?" ”

Ma Shilong said: "Of course, I went to find another leopard. ”

Xu Xingxia said with a little surprise: "Do you know that there is a golden leopard in Helan Mountain? ”

Ma Shilong said casually: "Helan Mountain will not only have one leopard, right?" ”

Xu Xingxia pondered for a moment, feeling that he had plenty of time. It would be a good thing if I could get to know Ma Shilong better. This Ma Shilong is still a little ambitious, and his enthusiasm to serve the country is probably even better than Yuan Chonghuan. Such talents cannot be wasted. If there is his own casual guidance, Ma Shilong's future should be even more ambitious. This is absolutely beneficial to the development of the White Clothes Army.

After thinking about it, Xu Xingxia said quietly: "Brother Ma Shi, I'll accompany you for a while!" ”

Ma Shilong did not refuse. In fact, he also has a crush on Xu Xingxia. It is indeed rare for a small hundred households to have such powerful archery skills. For archery masters, he is very happy to associate with each other. What's more, according to what he learned, this Xu Xingxia was even more unambiguous in terms of killing Tartars. For such a heroic figure, Ma Shilong also has a strong willingness to communicate. He nodded and said, "Good! Let's go! ”

The five of them went on the road together and walked towards the west side of Helan Mountain. The Ma family of Tiezhuquan is far away from Helan Mountain, but the familiarity with Helan Mountain is not below Xu Xingxia. No way, others are big families, and there are many talents of all kinds. For example, the two old servants beside Ma Shilong are first-class archers. They are not only first-class archers, but also excellent hunters, and along the way, they are looking for traces of the golden leopard.

Sure enough, on the west side of Helan Mountain, they soon found another leopard. What was shot to death by Xu Xingxia before was a male money leopard, but what was found this time was a female money leopard, which is in response to an old saying, a mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, unless a male and a female. This time, Xu Xingxia did not make a move, and completely gave the opportunity to Ma Shilong. Ma Shilong was not polite, bent his bow and arrows, and shot at the golden leopard.

"Whoosh!"

Ma Shilong's archery skills are indeed good, fast and accurate. However, there is a slight problem with the lethality of the Silver Wing Arrow. The epidermis of the leopard is still relatively tough, soft and elastic, and the general arrow, if there is not enough strength, it is not easy to penetrate. As a result, after the leopard was hit by an arrow, it could immediately escape. Fortunately, Ma Shilong's arrow speed was very fast, and he shot three arrows in a row before killing the fierce leopard.

(To be continued)