In February of the fifth year of Tianshun, Datong Town.

In the early spring, the city of Datong at this time is still a cold wind howling, and the wind and snow wrap the entire city of Datong, as if putting on a silver-white cloak for the town of Datong, which is very powerful.

On the streets and alleys of the city, the people are still busy for their livelihood, all kinds of vendors are walking the streets and alleys, and the people come and go in an endless stream, it seems that the joy of the Spring Festival is still continuing, even if the cold wind is still there, Datong City is also lively.

At this time, a neat group of soldiers and horses made the people on the street stop and watch, and at the same time, they all flashed to the side and gave way to the wide street.

I saw that the gates of Datong Town had been opened, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses mobilized from all over Shanxi were continuously marching into the city, gathering towards the military camps and school fields that had been prepared in the city.

These soldiers and horses were all issued by the Shanxi Governor's Office, and they were mobilized to the north together, and after the Spring Festival, they were ready to conduct rotation training in the newly established training camp in Datong Town.

Along with these soldiers and horses from all over Shanxi, there were also soldiers of the Longxiang Army who had been stationed outside Datong Town.

"Huh? Why did all these military masters enter the city? ”

"I heard that the Governor is going to train all the military masters from all over the world, and he wants to train these military masters into elite soldiers and horses like the Tiance Army."

"Cut! How is this possible? ”

A leather-clad man said in disbelief, as if he had heard some joke.

But another man said, "How is it impossible? This is Governor Liu training, so there can be a difference! Who is Governor Liu? The most powerful commander of the whole Ming Dynasty! ”

The leather-clothed man pointed to a Longxiang army soldier who was passing by, and raised his head and said: "Look at those Tiance soldiers, look at the spirit, look at the armor, and the murderous spirit on the body, such soldiers and horses are all trained after a hundred battles and tempered several times, what are those military masters transferred from all over the world like?" Where can it be compared to these Tiance army soldiers! ”

The man next to him was also a little hesitant when he heard this, but he still said, "Maybe Governor Liu has a way?" Wasn't the Tiance Army also created by Governor Liu? ”

At this time, an old man with a white beard said in a deep voice: "We old men don't know if these military masters can train to be as elite as the Tiance Army, but looking at the current situation, Governor Liu is afraid that he is preparing to attack the Tartars in the north!" ”

The surrounding people were taken aback when they heard this, and now because of the stationing of the Tiance army, the defense of all parts of Shanxi is much tighter, and even the number of harassments with the Tatar troops to the south is much less, and it has even been almost extinct recently.

This makes the people in all parts of Shanxi, especially in the northern border areas, happy, this is a rare peacetime in the border areas, everyone can bury their heads in life, how good is this!

If Liu Juntao, who is the governor of Shanxi, reorganizes his arms for war, it means that the good days that have just begun will come to an end, and there will be another war on the borderlands!

The leather-clothed man hurriedly said, "This old man, why did you say this? ”

The surrounding people also asked, for fear that their good days would come to an end.

"Can't you see that?"

The old man glanced at everyone and explained smugly: "What is Governor Liu's vigorous efforts to rectify the soldiers and horses in various parts of Shanxi? Don't tell the old man that it is necessary to strengthen the defense of various parts of Shanxi. We have tens of thousands of Tiance troops in Shanxi, and there are impregnable cities everywhere, and the Tartars can't get half of the benefits at all, and they still need to train those military masters from all over the country? ”

"Governor Liu is clearly preparing to go north to conquer the Tartars, but the strength of the Tiance army is limited, so he will vigorously rectify the soldiers and horses in various parts of Shanxi, so as to make up for the lack of troops in the Tiance army!"

Seeing that this old man said eloquently and reasonably, the people around him nodded frequently, and at the same time, they were in a hurry in their hearts, it seemed that the good days were coming to an end!

Suddenly, a young man shouted, "Good! Governor Liu is going to attack the Tartars, which is a once-in-a-lifetime good thing! ”

Everyone looked over, and the old man had a calm face and said, "Seeing that there is going to be a war, can it still be a good thing?" If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense! ”

"Of course it's a good thing!"

The young man said, "Where is the truth of a thousand days of thief prevention since ancient times? If the Tartars don't come to harass now, it doesn't mean that they won't come to harass in the future, is it true that our court will always guard against it? We people must always live cautiously, and we don't know when the Tartars will be killed. It should be like Governor Liu, directly lead the army to kill, destroy all those Tartars, and let the banner of the Ming Dynasty completely flutter on the vast desert, so that our people can live a good life forever! ”

These words immediately shocked the people around them.

Yes, instead of worrying day and night that the Tartars will go south to harass and plunder, it is better to kill them directly, kill all those Tartars, and then turn around and live a good life in a down-to-earth manner.

In fact, all the members of the Wuyi Society in the Tiance Army understood these bloody remarks, and after the Tiance Army was stationed in Shanxi, these ideas and remarks also began to spread throughout Shanxi, and were accepted by hot-blooded men and people with lofty ideals in Shanxi.

With the shouts of this young man, the hearts of the people who were watching the army enter the city were also on fire, shouting and cheering loudly, as if they were welcoming the heroes who had returned triumphantly, which greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers of the Ming army who were entering the city.

However, in the subsequent drills of the training camp, in addition to the officers and soldiers of the Tiance Army, the soldiers of the Ming Army in Shanxi were all wailing and miserable, and these Ming soldiers had never experienced such rigorous training.

In the training camp, the instructors drawn from the various departments of the Tiance Army were extremely strict, although the standards of various drill subjects had been discounted by seven on the basis of the officers and men of the Tiance Army, but it still made the soldiers of the Shanxi departments want to cry without tears.

During this period of time, if it weren't for Liu Juntao's heavy pressure, the strong combat strength of the officers and men of the Tiance Army, who could be deterred, and the food and accommodation conditions in the training camp were very superior, it is estimated that the Ming troops of all Shanxi troops participating in the training would have directly "rebelled".

The training camp set up in Datong Town, as well as the reserve training system and garrison system in various parts of Shanxi, were completely copied by Liu Juntao in accordance with the model of Shandong Town, and it was a perfect force support system established by Liu Juntao in Shanxi.

At the same time, Liu Juntao also canceled all the soldiers and horses of the entire Shanxi guard, and these soldiers and horses will also ~ enter the training camp for training, and the qualified soldiers and horses will be integrated into the battalion soldiers in various places, and the unqualified soldiers and horses will be directly disbanded with silver, or incorporated into the post stations and government service systems in various places.

In this way, a large amount of cultivated land and military expenses were saved, and Liu Juntao allocated all these cultivated land to the Ministry of Civil Affairs for planting, and invested all the saved military expenses into defense facilities and battalions in various parts of Shanxi.

At this time, the soldiers and horses of the entire Shanxi have all been incorporated into this system, and after the soldiers and horses from all over the country enter the training camp for rotation, some unqualified soldiers and horses and generals will be directly kicked out of the army, or turned into post soldiers and government officials.

After a three-month training, the combat power of these soldiers and horses from all over Shanxi has increased in a straight line, although there is still a big gap between the strong combat power of the Tiance army, but it is far stronger than the previous state, and it is also much stronger than the ordinary Ming army around Shanxi.

In the process of training, Xiang Qun with the officials of the military department also continued to check the training situation of each department, for some outstanding and motivated soldiers, generals, all were elected by the military department to the newly built Datong Wulie Hall, these soldiers after graduation, if they are very good, they have the opportunity to be selected into the Wu Yi Society, even some generals are trying their best to get in, after all, in the eyes of everyone, Liu Juntao's Tiance Army is the top combat force of the Ming Dynasty, and it is the first strong army in Shanxi, which can be recognized by Liu Juntao. It is of great benefit to his future promotion.

Tianshun in June of the fifth year.

With the successful conclusion of the first training camp, more than 39,000 soldiers and horses from all over Shanxi have completed their training.

Among them, more than 1,000 soldiers failed to pass the training, and were directly issued severance money by the Shanxi Governor's Office and expelled from the army.

The remaining 38,000 soldiers were all reorganized and then returned to their respective stations.

At the same time, the second batch of soldiers and horses participating in the rotation training also began to set off one after another, rushing towards Datong Town.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs of the shogunate has also completed the registration of young and strong people in the entire Shanxi, although it is not yet 100% controlled, but with the full cooperation of the Ministry of Commerce, Yushan Ticket Number, and merchants from all over the country, the Ministry of Civil Affairs can also achieve six or seven percent.

This is two or three million young and strong men, although they can't all be requisitioned into the army, but they can also greatly guarantee the number of troops under Liu Juntao's command.

Moreover, Liu Juntao took the opportunity of this rotation training of soldiers and horses in Shanxi to sort out all the garrisons in Shanxi, from the generals to the soldiers, and drove out all the generals and officers who had connections with traitors such as Zhang Yongxiang and Wu Yuan from the army.

At this point, all the soldiers and horses in Shanxi were attributed to Liu Juntao, and Liu Juntao was able to begin preparations for the northward attack on the Tatar army.

First of all, Liu Juntao ordered the military department and the civil department to start reorganizing the military strength, and the commercial department began to raise money, food, and baggage for the army to go north, in case of an emergency when the imperial court was in short supply.

The Zanhua Department and the Central Department also began to plan various marching routes and strategies needed for the Great War for Liu Juntao's reference and decision.

Half a month later, Liu Juntao, together with Hu Dexing, the chief military officer of Shandong Town, Xue Tong, the chief military officer of Datong Town, and other 19 generals from all over the country wrote to the imperial court, preparing to mobilize a large army to the Northern Expedition to the Tatar Department and completely defeat the main force of the Tatar Department entrenched in the grassland.

In Liu Juntao's words, this battle is to use hundreds of thousands of troops to fight for decades of peace for the Ming Dynasty, as well as a large territory!