Heavy snowfall, not only in Liaoyang, but in the entire Liaodong, dyeing the entire Liaodong land white, so that the world is white.

In the wind and snow, hundreds of miles away from Liaoyang City, there is a team of more than 1,000 people in the area of Gaizhou Ximu Fort, which is struggling to move forward in the wind and snow.

This team received an order from Liaoyang four days ago and was ordered to be transferred to the Jinzhou guerrilla Shangxue Rite Department under the account of Liu Wei, the old general of the Zuofu Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army.

After receiving the military order, Shang Xueli did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly led his two sons Shang Kejin, Shang Kexi and more than 1,500 officers and soldiers to Liaoyang.

When he arrived in Gaizhou, he received Liu Ling's military order, telling him that he did not need to go to Liaoyang, and that he could go directly to Liaozhongwei. At that moment, Shangbu turned around and rushed to Dingliaowei in the east.

When we arrived in the area of Ximu Fort, it suddenly snowed heavily. Accompanied by the goose feathers and snow, there is a fierce north wind that hurts everyone's face.

The officers and men were so cold that they couldn't open their eyes, and the wagons and ox carts that were carrying the baggage were slippery and difficult to move.

Several wagons slipped into ditches on the side of the road, blocking the already difficult march in one fell swoop. The officers and soldiers were in a mess, and the horses and cattle were in a mess.

Shang Xueli's second son, Shang Ke, was happy to see that this could not go on, so he persuaded his father to suspend his advance, and let the soldiers find a shelter to shelter from the wind and snow, and it was not too late to set off after the wind and snow stopped.

Shang Xueli's eldest son, Shang Kejin, said: "No, the military order is like a mountain, General Liu wants our department to rush to the Dingliao Acropolis within five days, if our department is not delayed, it will be subject to General Liu's military law!" ”

"Big brother, how can the soldiers move forward under such a big snowstorm?" Shang Ke looked at his father with embarrassment.

Shang Xueli also felt tricky, heavy snow in Liaodong is a common thing, but this snowstorm is so powerful, Rao is his Shang Xueli in Liaodong for more than 30 years is also the first time to see it. Military orders must be obeyed, but the current situation of the officers and men is afraid that it is difficult to continue the march.

Just as Shang Xueli hesitated whether to listen to what his second son said, Shang Kejin said: "If this is not the case, father, son go and ask someone to unload the superfluous things, let's move forward lightly." ”

Shang Kexi shook his head and objected when he heard this: "Big brother, there is no baggage, what will we eat and drink when we arrive in Dingliao City, and what will we fight with Jiannu?" ”

Shang Kejin said: "General Liu will have his own arrangements, in short, he can't miss the military period." ”

"We were raised by our stepmother, General Liu is from Guannei, and the eldest brother can guarantee that General Liu treats us equally?"

Shang Kexi is telling the truth, although their Jinzhou soldiers are the main soldiers in Liaodong, and the soldiers brought by General Liu from the Guannei are guest soldiers, but now they are transferred to General Liu's command by the Jinglu Yamen, which is a transposition of the host and guest. Who dares to pat his chest and say that the people under General Liu must be willing to give them these Jinzhou soldiers.

Moreover, the hasty dispatch of troops this time was already underprepared, and the salary for the troops had not even been sent down, so these things brought by the team were still the belongings that were finally saved, so which one was not distressed to discard?

It is said that it is a war, but it is money!

Clothes, weapons, food, drink, shelter, sleep, even money to wipe the buttocks, what kind of money do you want?

Travel light, it's easy to say!

Shang Kexi insisted on his opinion, and said that this time he went to fight Jiannu, and their Jinzhou soldiers were at best an assistant to fight, maybe even if they rushed over, there was no battle to fight, so everyone could get by on face. It's really wrong to blame the military period, who let this snow fall so hard.

"What nonsense are you talking about, second brother!"

Shang Kejin was angry when he called his younger brother, "Father-in-law Wei once said that if I really want to exterminate Jiannu one day, it will be a battle related to the fortunes of the country, and it will definitely not be a matter of which family or surname." At that time, my Liaodong region is not divided into north and south, and people are young and old, and they all have the responsibility of defending the land and resisting the enemy! If anyone has selfish intentions and makes the Jiannu sit and grow stronger, then there will be no Han people in Liaodong! ”

After finishing speaking, he said to his father Shang Xueli: "Father, it has been more than 30 years since you moved to this Liaodong with your grandfather, and my Shang family has long been rooted in this Liaodong and regards Liaodong as the land of ancestors. Now that there is something in Liaodong, there is something in the land of my ancestors, is my father willing to let him build slaves to occupy the land of his ancestors? ”

"Of course, the land of the ancestors can't be occupied by Jiannu!"

Shang Xueli laughed, "My son Shang Xueli can be so arrogant, how can I, a father, be inferior to my son!" ”

After speaking, he pointed to the officers on the left and right: "Go, let the brothers unload their baggage and move forward lightly!" No matter how big the wind and snow are, even if it is a knife in the sky, my son of Jinzhou will come on schedule! ”

"Order!"

The officers on the left and right immediately went to carry out the order, and after a while, the officers and men discarded their baggage and continued to move forward lightly in the wind and snow.

In this way, the Jinzhou army marched for another three days, and although the wind and snow stopped during these three days, it was difficult for the Jinzhou army to supply due to the loss of baggage.

There were no big towns along the way, and only one hundred households barely supported some food, so that the officers and soldiers of the Golden State could only go half-hungry.

Fortunately, the Shang family father and son are the same as the officers and soldiers, especially the Shang Ke who eats with the officers and soldiers, lives with the officers and soldiers, and walks with the officers and soldiers, so that the top and bottom of the Golden State are extremely cohesive, and there are no complaints.

On this day, when the Jinzhou army marched to the area of Anping Mountain, which was only more than 100 miles away from the Dingliao Acropolis, they encountered another army of soldiers and horses on the road.

The Golden State officer in front asked the other party about his identity, and the other party reported that he was from Phi Dao, and the leader was Vice Admiral Taro Higashimura.

When the Jinzhou officer wondered who the adjutant general of the East Village was, Shang Kejin, the eldest son of the guerrilla lord behind him, had already run over and shouted at the other party: "But East Village-kun!" ”

"It's not a good thing!"

There was a hearty laugh from the Ming army on the opposite side, "It's already a year since Yizhou was farewell, but you can come to the king without harm!" ”

With the laughter, Taro Higashimura, the brigade commander of the Phi Island garrison and the Phi Island Special Brigade of the Emperor's pro-army, arrived with the four major generals of the department, Tatsu Tabu, Niu Zhu, Hu Lihai, and Fei Gulun.

"Loyalty!"

The generals on the horse greeted Shang Ke with a military salute, and under his father's confused gaze, Shang Kejin also raised his right arm into the air and said excitedly: "Loyalty!" ”

"Mr. Jiang of Liaoyang said that Jinzhou and our Phi Island are under the command of General Liu, and at that time I concluded that Ke Jinjun would definitely come with the army, and when it came to killing Jiannu, Ke Jinjun was a slash following the lord!"

Taro Higashimura jumped down from his horse with a smile and walked in front of the Shang family's father and son, and Shang Kejin was busy introducing Higashimura to his father.

As soon as he heard that this Dongcun was a general under the command of Duke Wei, Shang Xueli immediately bowed his fist and saluted. After the two sides exchanged polite words, seeing that the faces of the officers and soldiers of Jinzhou were not good-looking, and the team did not bring heavy grain and grass, Dongcun was greatly surprised, and asked if it was the Jinzhou side that abandoned the baggage and light equipment in order to catch up with the army.

Shang Xueli hurriedly said humbly: "How embarrassing is this? This place is not far from Dingliao City, and General Liu has his own distribution after our troops enter the city. ”

"Lord Shang doesn't have to be polite to me, I am good friends with Ke Jinjun, Lord Shang is like my father, China has a cloud son who is filial to his father, and it is natural and righteous, please Lord Shang don't shirk!"

At the insistence of Dongcun, Shang Xueli accepted the grain and grass of the Phi Dao Army, and the whole Jinzhou was encouraged, and immediately buried the pot and rice with the Phi Dao Army, and rushed to Dingliao City together after eating a full stomach.

On the way, seeing that the officers and men of the Phi Dao Army were all leggings, cotton jackets, and cotton armor, not only the weapons and equipment were more advanced than those of Jinzhou, but the military appearance and military discipline were also solemn, Shang Xueli could not help but feel admiration for Higashimura's ability to govern the army.

"Father didn't know, it's not that Dongcun has the ability to govern the army, but the imperial army is one, all departments are practiced according to the "Infantry Drill Code" given by Wei Gonggong, each department is like a whole, immobile like a mountain, aggression is like fire, its Xu is like a forest, its speed is like the wind, not I am comparable to the rest of the soldiers and horses..... Then Gonggong Wei is the first-class person who governs the army in the world. ”

When Shang Kejin mentioned Father-in-law Wei, he really admired it.

"No matter how capable he is, he is just a eunuch." Shang Kexi was a little unimpressed.

"You know what?"

Shang Xueli glared at the second son and reprimanded: "People must not be disgraced, let alone be disabled and despise others. Wei Gonggong is close to the monarch to raise relatives, and he is a person with great perseverance, it is even more rare to have such a strong army and the ability to govern the army, and he is valued by the emperor. ”

After speaking, he reminded the second son not to forget about Li Qigongzi.

Shang Kexi was stunned, and his heart also suddenly, yes, that Wei eunuch could even be tied up and blackmailed by Ning Yuanbo's seventh son, but not only did he not lose his hair afterwards, but the official became bigger and bigger, and became the eunuch of Liaodong, how could he still be underestimated by such a character.

"If there is a chance, my father will have to ask Father-in-law Wei for more advice on military management skills."

Shang Xueli beard, the secret eunuch governing the army is like this, this hero of the world, I am afraid that it is really Duke Wei.

Two days later, the Jinzhou Army and the Phidao Army finally arrived at the Dingliao Acropolis as scheduled, and Liu Wei also led his troops and horses to Dingliao City at this time.

Kang Yingqian, the deputy envoy of the Haigai garrison of the supervising army, was Shang Xueli's superior, so as soon as the Jinzhou army entered the city, Kang Yingqian came to meet him, and after knowing that the Jinzhou side was short of grain and grass because of the hurry, Kang immediately asked people to transfer grain and grass.

Later, Kang took Shang Xueli and Taro Higashimura of the Phi Dao Army to meet Liu Wei.

Liu Wei, who was busy with military affairs, expressed satisfaction that the two armies could arrive on schedule, and after a few words of encouragement, he asked Shang and Dongcun to listen to the camp and when to go out to march to the Marquis. During this period, he did not show any strangeness and unhappiness towards Taro Higashimura, a Japanese general.

Afterwards, Shang Xueli learned that there were hundreds of Japanese soldiers under the command of General Liu, all of whom were brought back from North Korea by General Liu that year.

After Taro Higashimura led his troops to settle in Dingliao City, he privately went to find the Japanese soldiers under General Liu Lao to catch up.

After these veterans of the Japanese invasion of Korea got together, they had a lot of vicissitudes of life. When Higashimura heard from Higashimura's ears that Sekihaku had died early, that the shogunate established by Tokugawa had been defeated by the Imperial Army, and that the new Japanese state had been reborn and had participated in the war against slaves, the Japanese soldiers under Liu Wei's tent were all excited and wept.

The reason is that it is possible to return home.

After waiting for a few days in Dingliao City, the army did not set out for a long time, Shang Xueli went to the prison army Kang Yingqian to inquire, it was General Liu Lao who was waiting for the soldiers in Sichuan.

Because of the long time in Sichuan, Liu Wei liked to use Sichuan soldiers, but the Sichuan soldiers were too far away to reach Liaodong according to the time limit of the military department.

After another two days, the Sichuan soldiers still did not arrive, and Liaoyang urged the troops to order the company, and Liu Wei had to lead the army to the battle.

Liu Ling's march route was dangerous and distant, with heavy mountains and mountains, and the cavalry could not be arranged in formation. Four days later, Liu Bu was stationed in Shenhe, and Taro Higashimura was invited to be the vanguard, and the two enemy camps of Niumao and Majia on the other side of the Lianke River were killed, and more than 200 Jiannu were killed.

This battle was the first victory in the war of Pingnu.

After that, Liu continued to advance towards Heituala. Jin Zheng Yellow Banner 1 defended Dong E Road, heard that there was a Ming Dynasty army coming, and the leader Niu Lu Ezhen was determined to meet the battle.

Liu Wei ordered Zhou Wen, the capital of Shandong, and Yao Guofu, the capital of the sixth battalion of Nanjing, to lead troops to surround the Jin army, which was outnumbered, losing two officers, 50 wounded, and the rest broke through and fled.

Seeing that Jiannu was so unbearable to fight, Liu's subordinates were greatly invigorated, and they followed Jiannu deeply, and unconsciously advanced more than 200 miles.