[Chapter 210] One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, unless one male and one female

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Since Ma Shilong was so cheerful, Xu Xingxia's disgust towards him completely disappeared. The other party's pride should be innate and it is difficult to change for a while. In this world, there are always some people whose ****** to come to this world is much higher than others. They have much more resources and opportunities than others. They put in the same effort as others and receive much more reports than others.

It seems like Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, they didn't start with small soldiers. Qi Jiguang even entered directly from the position of the assistant commander of the guard. This is a fourth-rank official position! From the time he was born, he was destined to live a better life than most people in the world. As long as he creates a little bit of achievements, he can be noticed by the superiors. If he started with small soldiers, there would probably be no Qi's army.

In fact, the achievements of another anti-Japanese general Yu Dayou were not inferior to Qi Jiguang at all. At that time, there was a saying of "Yu Long and Qi Hu". It can be seen that Yu Dayou's military command skills were stronger than Qi Jiguang. Unfortunately, Yu Dayou's background was too low. His son was just a small family. He was too far from the commander-in-chief of the guards, which was simply not worth mentioning. He started to struggle with the family, and even if he had the same achievements in the future, he could not compare with Qi Jiguang in terms of reputation or connections.

If it was in his previous life, Xu Xingxia would have more or less a hatred for the rich. As long as others live better than him, he might not like him and might be jealous behind his back. However, after coming to this world, many of his views have changed. Envy, jealousy and hatred are useless. No matter how much you envy, jealousy and hatred, you cannot change reality. If you want to change reality, you can only rely on your own hands to work hard.

Only when you do better than others and are several times better can you have the chance to make a name for yourself. If you kill a few Tartars, you will be able to brag about it. If you kill dozens of Tartars yourself, no one may notice you. This is the difference. You can be dissatisfied, you can hate, and you can resist, but the reality will not change easily.

After calming down slightly, Xu Xingxia handed Long Xianggong to Liu Chuang and said calmly: "Brother Ma Shi should be a servant now, right? I wonder which ward station Brother Ma Shi belongs to?"

The so-called sector is the heir to the position of a thousand households or above. The officers in the garrison are all inherited by the father and son. Unless there is no son, the male members in the family are dead. However, if an officer of a thousand households or above must be subject to the examination at the imperial court for the assessment. Only when the assessment is passed can the official assault. These people who are preparing to replace the position have a special name, which is the sector. As for the less than a hundred households, no one cares about it. If the father and son die, you can do it yourself.

Ma Shilong said generously: "Yes, my father is the assistant commander of the Ningxia rear guard. Three years later, my father retires and I can assassinate the post."

Xu Xingxia nodded. In this way, it should be true. This Ma Shilong is the General Ma Shilong who did a good job in Liaodong in later generations. He did a good job in Liaodong, and later returned to Ningxia Town as a general officer, and did a good job. After He Huchen died in battle, he alone took on the Daliang of Ningxia Town and repeatedly defeated the southern invaders of the Tartars. Unfortunately, his life span was not too long and he died in the seventh year of Chongzhen.

Xu Xingxia naturally wanted to make friends with such a person. No matter what world it is, one more friend is better than one more enemy. A person like Ma Shilong will definitely become a success in the future. He took the initiative to make friends with him, of course, not to get any benefits from him, but to prepare to give him some advice at the right time to influence the direction of history. This is the advantage of being a time traveler.

Ma Shilong made a relatively serious mistake in Liaodong. In September of the fifth year of Tianqi (1625), Ma Shilong misunderstood the words of Liu Bozhi, the "successful enemy" who fled from the Later Jin Dynasty, sent the deputy general of Ningyuan Central Association Lu Zhijia as the main general, and the general Li Chengxian led 4 battalions (Charge Cannon Battalion 1, Iron Cavalry Battalion 1, Water Camp 2) to attack Yaozhou. His meaning was to prepare to cut off the flanks of the Later Jin Tartars through this battle and weaken the strength of the Great Jin Kingdom.

However, since the Guanning Army was all new recruits who had never been on the battlefield, it took three days to build a floating bridge, which greatly delayed the time of march. At that time, the Later Jin Dynasty had a Niulu's armorless flag Ding and women and children in Yaozhou, as well as 100 soldiers from Niulue Zhentun Bulu. After learning the news of the Ming army, Tunbulu and the soldiers were ambushing on both sides of the official road overnight. When the Ming army arrived at night, they asked the women and children in the city to raise fire and beat drums. After the Ming army was tired, Tunbulu suddenly came out from both sides.

Because there were countless enemies in the darkness, the Ming army collapsed in panic. In order to prevent the enemy from pursuing, the cavalry that fled first actually broke the floating bridge, resulting in greater casualties. After this war, the Jin Dynasty beheaded 400 levels, including Lu Armor and Li Chengxian, seized 700 pairs of iron armor and 600 war horses, which was known in history as the "Defeat of Liuhe". After the war, Ma Shilong was impeached and left office because he was ill. It was not until the second year of Chongzhen that the Tartars entered the border and he was re-activated again.

It can be said that the defeat of Liu He was a huge stain in Ma Shilong's life. The consequences of this battle were very serious. The Ming army's own strength was weakened, but the strength of the Later Jin Tartars was enhanced. A large number of weapons and armor fell into the hands of the Later Jin Tartars, and they were directly transformed into combat power by the Later Jin Tartars. If someone mentioned Ma Shilong, don't believe that Liu Boliu, there would be no defeat of Liu He. Without the defeat of Liu He, the Ming army would win, and the strength of the Later Jin Tartars would be further weakened.

In fact, the fewer mistakes the Ming army made, the weaker the strength of the Later Jin Tartars would be. The rise of the Later Jin Tartars was based on the serious mistakes of the Ming court. Whether it was strategic or tactical, the Ming court made too many mistakes, which was equivalent to giving the opportunity to rise to the Great Jin Kingdom in vain. If the Ming court had not made so many mistakes and had a steady fight, in the end, the entire Great Jin Kingdom would definitely be slowly strangled to death by the Ming army.

Xu Xingxia said friendly: "In this way, in three years, Brother Ma Shi can show his strength and make achievements. I wonder if Brother Ma Shi is preparing to take up a job in Ningxia Town, or to go to Liaodong? Or Xuanfu, Datong?"

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

Xu Xingxia nodded and said nothing. At that time, the situation in Liaodong was not serious. In the eyes of the Ming court, Nurhaci's seven hatreds were simply a joke. I guess Emperor Wanli didn't take it seriously, so he should do whatever he should do. The fatal threat of the Later Jin Tartars would not be truly reflected after Sarhu was defeated. If Sarhu was defeated, Ma Shilong would probably choose the battlefield in Liaodong.

At this time, Liu Chuang had completely peeled off the leopard skin. This leopard skin is of excellent quality, with only two inconspicuous holes. After being processed by a skilled craftsman, others will definitely not be able to see it. I guess he will be quite satisfied after handing it to Sun Dakun. The reward of 50,000 taels of sure win is definitely not escaped. As for leopard meat, naturally no one wants it. Leopard meat is actually not delicious, not as good as beef and mutton!

Ma Shilong nodded at Xu Xingxia and said goodbye and left.

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

Ma Shilong said: "Of course I'm going to find another golden leopard."

Xu Xingxia said in surprise: "Do you know there are still leopards in Helan Mountain?"

Ma Shilong said as if nothing had happened: "There is no one golden leopard in Helan Mountain, right?"

Xu Xingxia thought for a moment and felt that he had plenty of time. It would be a good thing if he could deepen his understanding with Ma Shilong. Ma Shilong is still a bit ambitious, and his enthusiasm for serving the country is probably better than Yuan Chonghuan. Such talents cannot be wasted. If he had his own unintentional guidance, Ma Shilong's future would be even more ambitious. This is definitely beneficial to the development of the White Army.

After thinking about it, Xu Xingxia said calmly: "Brother Ma Shi, I will accompany you for a while!"

Ma Shilong did not refuse. In fact, he also had a good impression of Xu Xingxia. It is indeed rare for a small family to have such powerful archery skills. For archery masters, he is very happy to date the other party. Moreover, based on what he learned, Xu Xingxia is even more unambiguous in killing the Tartars. Ma Shilong also has a strong desire to date such a hero. He nodded and said, "Okay! Let's go!"

The five of them set off on the road together and walked towards the west side of Helan Mountain. Although the Ma family in Tiezhuquan is far away from Helan Mountain, their familiarity with Helan Mountain is not inferior to Xu Xingxia. There is no way, others are big families, and there are many talents of all kinds. For example, the two old servants around Ma Shilong are first-class archers. They are not only first-class archers, but also excellent hunters. Along the way, they are investigating the traces of the appearance of the golden leopards.

Sure enough, on the west side of Helan Mountain, they soon found another golden leopard. The one who was shot to death by Xu Xingxia before was a male golden leopard. This time, the one who discovered it was a female golden leopard. It was exactly the old saying that one mountain could not accommodate two tigers, unless one male and one female. This time, Xu Xingxia did not take action and gave the opportunity completely to Ma Shilong. Ma Shilong was not polite, and bent his bow and arrow and shot at the golden leopard.

"Swoosh swish swish!"

Ma Shilong's archery skills are indeed good, fast and accurate. However, there is a little problem with the lethality of the silver-winged arrow. The skin of the golden leopard is still relatively tough, soft and elastic. If the ordinary arrows do not have enough power, they will not be easy to penetrate. As a result, the golden leopard can escape immediately after being caught in the arrow. Fortunately, Ma Shilong's arrow speed was very fast, and he shot three arrows in a row to kill the fierce golden leopard.
Chapter completed!