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Chapter 80: Fear of tigers and wolves, fighting in the snow

Qin Xiucai told the story. He heard Zhu Da's heart-wrenching. The emperor personally fought and fought in front of the battle. The Mongolian Khan died of illness and the Mongolian tribe was divided into pieces. The opponent did not dare to offend the border for more than ten years. What a great achievement. I really don't know what kind of war the Battle of Yingzhou was. He couldn't help but see the grand war scenes in films, TV and even games.

Although he was excited to hear it, Zhu Da also found it strange. He knew that history was not carefully studied at that time, but the history books of major battles were introduced in detail. In addition, the young man's instinctive love for military wars, he remembered them very clearly, such as the Battle of Changping, the Battle of Guandu, the Battle of Chibi and the Battle of Feishui. He also remembered the three major battles, Songshan and the Battle of Yingzhou. But why did he not hear about the Battle of Yingzhou?

Could it be that he was not as grand and meaningful as he imagined? Zhu Da felt relieved when he thought of this. The big thing he thought at that time was nothing to be considered in the long river of history.

"...I heard from the merchants who traveled to the grassland that heroes appeared on the grassland. There was a hero Altan from the 30,000 households in the north of Datong. They fought east and west and fought without defeat. They occupied a land of abundant water and grass, and annexed tribes. Needless to say, Altan was forced to resign everywhere, and they were naturally forced to rely more and more. They had to come outside the walls of Daming again. They began to feel a little afraid. After temptation, they found that the border troops were abandoned and not worth caring. They were braver again and again..."

Although Zheng Jiaji is still far from the Datong border wall, this is a place where roads meet. Caravans coming from the border and even Mongolians coming from the grassland are common, so they are naturally well-informed.

Zhu Da thought about the name "Altan" for a long time and found that he had no impression, but he couldn't say that what he didn't remember was not important. After all, he knew very little about "Jiajing". In addition to these, he understood the truth that Qin Chuan told. The war on the grassland and the transmission of layers of pressure finally affected the Datong border and ignited the war.

When Qin Xiucai said this, he had a sneer on his face and his tone was full of sarcasm: "After peace, swords and guns will be put into the warehouse immediately, and horses will be released to the south mountain. In just over a decade, it is like there will be no war in a hundred and thousands of years in the future. What's wrong with the Tartars being timid now and can still get confused."

The four people ate, Qin Qin ate the slowest. After the girl finished her meal, the breakfast was over. Qin Xiucai noticed that Zhu Da listened intently and said with a smile, "Practicing martial arts is important, there are many opportunities to listen to this."

Zhu Da wanted to help clean up the dishes. Just like when he got up early that day, he was scolded by Qin Xiucai for a few words, so he had to leave the house with Zhou Qingyun.

Just as I cleaned up my martial arts home, Yuan Biao entered the yard. Zhu Da thought he was still going to the next yard to practice martial arts, but he watched the old man walk out. They were surprised. Yuan Biao turned around and shouted, "I'm just stupid, keep up, the salt store is the place for stock. Isn't it a joke to practice martial arts there for a long time? Remember to bring your bow with me!"

Since I was going outside, I had to go back and pack up some things. I thought I wanted to bring dry food, but the servant said I would deliver food at noon.

Zhu Da stopped as soon as he went out and turned to look into the yard. He didn't see the Qin family's father and daughter. He didn't see the criminals going out to practice martial arts and other trivial matters. Zhu Da didn't turn back for this, he was worried about the safety of the Qin family.

Although no one said it, and although the relationship between the adopted father and son is not a fake, Zhu Da knew in his heart that Qin Xiucai accepted himself as his adopted son and asked him and Zhou Qingyun to live in the house, it should be considered for safety and security. Although they were only twelve years old, they knew martial arts and had killed people, so they left like that...

"Boy, your abilities are useless. If you want to be counted on, just put in your efforts to practice hard. The sooner you practice, the sooner you can help." Yuan Biao joked, and he could see what Zhu Da was thinking at a glance.

When he was told about the central matter, Zhu Da scratched his head with a smile, and set off with Zhou Qingyun with Yuan Biao. He thought the school ground was inside the encirclement, but he never thought that he had walked out and kept closing the door.

Based on Zhu Da’s experience back then and now, when a person like Yuan Biao walks on the street, he always makes people curious and even bold and ignorant children come to make fun of him. Although the old man is not afraid of this, it is always uncomfortable to make trouble.

In such a peaceful and prosperous place like Zhengjiaji, when the weather is sunny, there are many children running and playing on the street. Although they look rosy and neatly dressed than Baibao Village, their naughty appearance is not bad at all, and they are even more over the past. After all, the open and prosperous place is here, and the children have more knowledge, so they are less restrained and afraid.

Zhu Da took two steps quickly and was about to chase after Yuan Biao to guard against the children's ignorance and play, so as not to get angry and embarrassed. If he really hurts people, he may be troublesome.

But to his surprise, the children hurriedly dodged after seeing Yuan Biao. This kind of dodging was not because of the fear of seeing scars on their faces, but a habit. Zhu Da also saw a two or three-year-old child who was ignorant and stared at Yuan Biao's face and looked at him curiously. He was quickly taken away by his parents. When he walked through that section of the street, Zhu Da finally understood that it was not because of the children, but because of the parents of Zheng Jiaji who were afraid. They probably told their children that Yuan Biao was a similar to a tiger and wolf, and they must avoid him when they saw it.

By this time, Zhu Da was curious about why Yuan Biao made others so scared, there must be a story here...

Outside the west gate of Zhengjiaji Tuwei, there were no shops and shacks on the east gate, and the pedestrian caravans and idle people gathered, but it seemed quiet. There were several large courtyards of large size, with the walls of the courtyard, and there were brick and wood structures. Compared with the buildings in Zhengjiaji Tuwei, it was so simple that it was rough. After entering, I found that it was very empty. The area of ​​the yard was almost dozens of times the size of the Salt Stage yard. The land was flat and empty and nothing was left. The door of the building on one side was closed.

After seeing the environment here, Zhu Da had an idea. The regulations of the large mansion here are similar to those of Zheng Jiaji itself, and this place is actually a small surround.

The gate here is not as good as a gate, but there are two fences, and no one guards. They pushed open a crack and squeezed in. After the three of them entered the yard, someone appeared outside the gate, as if they were going to drive it away, but after taking a few steps, they turned around and left, as if they recognized Yuan Biao.

"Just practice here, you can practice it." Yuan Biao said with a smile.

Zhu Da was surprised that there should be no one living here for a while, but everything was clean and tidy. It was said that there were so many idle men and merchants wandering outside the Zheng family. This place should be a good place to stay, but there was no fire ashes and garbage dirty. Xiaoxue could not cover up these, and there was no sign of regular cleaning. No one had ever been there, but this place was unattended, so I really don’t know how to keep it.

The courtyard was empty, not even a place to sit, not to mention that no one was sweeping the snow here, and there was already a layer of snow on the ground. Yuan Biao just waved his hand and said, "Run a few laps first."

The effect of running here is much better than that of the Salt Stand yard. Zhu Da and the other two had already moved their bodies at home and ran very happily. After only three laps, people came to the yard again.

More than a dozen young and strong men walked into the yard with all kinds of equipment, said hello coldly and politely, and started to work on their own. Someone went to open the door of a room that was facing each other, and moved the chair out of it by the door. However, this was not the main thing. The team brought weapons and various weapons, including spears, Pu Dao, Yan Ling Dao and short sword, all of which were placed on the wooden rack in different styles.

In addition to real swords and guns, there are also wooden sticks of various lengths. Seeing these, Zhu Da, who was running, remembered Xiang Bo's teachings. Xiang Bo was not as knowledgeable as Yuan Biao, but the way to teach martial arts was right, such as fighting strength, and this wooden stick of different lengths.

Someone was carrying wooden stakes and hammers to drive piles on the other side of the yard and nailed the wooden stakes into the ground. Fortunately, it was not until the coldest time was completely cold. However, the ground was hard and nothing could be hit. After the wooden stakes were hit, someone tied up the straw. By this time, Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun understood what this was, and it should be a target for archery.

"The snow doesn't need to be swept, the child is not that delicate." He could still hear Yuan Biao's words, and the person who asked nodded and returned to the team.

After the target was set up, several wooden stakes were still standing up, which should be used when practicing hand-to-hand combat with swords and guns.

After such decorations, I just looked at the very empty courtyard, and now it seems that it is very interesting to practice martial arts field. Zhu Da and Zhou Qingyun couldn't concentrate on running around and were always distracted to look around. Zhou Qingyun was even more excited. He had become a habit of practicing archery. He has not had the chance to draw the bow these days, so he can practice today.

The team came and left quickly. After preparing a mud stove next to the chair, all of them said goodbye and left, and closed the door before leaving.

Yuan Biao called Zhu Da and the others in front of him, and asked them to jump on the spot to avoid their coldness. The old man looked around and shook his head and said with emotion: "Scholars are really willing to spend money. You have to remember this kindness. This sword and gun looks ordinary. Do you know how much money you want to sell outside? You have bought all this for you."

In the past, Zhu Da had no idea about this, thinking that as long as the government did not sell it, these were just iron tools similar to agricultural tools, and they were nothing more than a little hard work to polish and temper. However, when he was in Baibao Village, he learned about the price of agricultural tools and saw the importance of iron tools by his parents and neighbors, and then he understood the value of a qualified weapon.
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