Chapter 4 Soldiers of Korea

Li Liangcheng is a famous general outside the Guan. Bayi Chinese Network ?. Since joining the army at a young age, he has been promoted from a small soldier all the way to the deputy chief soldier, among them, relying on killing the enemy and making meritorious contributions.

This kind of general who can fight well is indeed a big and three thick, with a pair of bright eyes like copper bells, and he doesn't look angry and arrogant.

"The last general Dingliao avant-garde commander Ma Erdan, see Master Li." Kneeling on one knee, Brother Erdan's demeanor is neither humble nor arrogant. What a famous general, it is naturally much worse than his own adult.

Outside the gate, it is also the emperor of Tiangao who is far away. Moreover, the number of people outside the customs is scarce, and there are very few governance officials sent by Chaotian, and there are many local military chiefs who are in charge of major events. As the deputy commander-in-chief, Li Liangcheng is outside the pass, and it can be said that he is above 10,000 people under one person. In this way, his temper will inevitably become arrogant, and when his subordinates see him, none of them dare to look up.

Now seeing the appearance of Brother Erdan, where can Li Liangcheng be satisfied, and smile disdainfully. "Oh, you're Master Ma from the capital? It's freezing outside this pass, but I don't know if you can stand it, Master Ma. ”

"If you go back to your lordship, the last general has been in the army for many years, although I dare not say that I have traveled all over the country, but I have also suffered a lot. The weather outside this pass is cold, but it can also be endured. "In other words, Brother Erdan is a person, and he is also a person who has seen the world with Shen Chongming. There are many dignitaries and nobles in the capital, although there is no shortage of guys who are full of arrogance, but most of them like to be low-key.

But this Li Liangcheng is also a deputy chief soldier of the second grade, and he is not a fart in Beijing. Just such a person dares to be so arrogant, it really makes our second brother look unpleasant.

"Hehe, that's fine." Li Liangcheng sneered, ignored the second brother and turned his head and led the generals into the military tent behind him.

"My lord, I heard that Master Ma from the capital has a very deep background, so you better not offend him." A general said with a wise face.

"Hmph, the officials in the capital are used to being pampered, what can they know about the situation in this Xinjiang? And this horse is just a house slave, but he dares to be so arrogant in front of this official, if he is not well governed, how can this official still control the situation outside the customs. Li Chengliang didn't stop, and he grew into the military tent as he spoke.

The generals sat down one by one, and the night when Brother Erdan came in naturally sat at the back. is not very tall, but among this bunch of big men outside the gate, there is a special existence.

"Generals, according to the secret protection of the spies, the Japanese invaders occupied Korea this time, and used nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses, except for the battlefield losses, there are more than 80,000 men and horses, except for 30,000 horses on the east bank of the Yalu River, and 20,000 in Pyongyang, the rest are distributed in various places, and the number is different." At the beginning, Li Liangcheng introduced the number of people in the place. From the level of detail he knew, this guy really had some real talent.

"My lord, although the Japanese once dominated the coast, this is only because the guards in the south are unbearable. Now that I have reached the 6th place, in front of my Liaodong elite, I must be vulnerable. "Sycophants are everywhere.

"Hehe, that's right. This time, the imperial court mobilized 20,000 troops, which is really redundant. Fortunately, the grain and grass were provided by the Korean people, otherwise the official would have written to the court to admonish the matter. Li Chengliang was also very arrogant, and he didn't take the hostile Kou in his eyes at all.

"My lord, this is not another wolf. Moreover, my Liaodong soldiers and horses have never fought against them, and they don't know any tactics and tactics, so the lower officials think that it is better to be cautious in everything. ”

Hearing this, Brother Erdan, who had been dressed as a fugue outside the world, couldn't help but turn his head and look at his buttocks, but it was the person on Li Chengliang's left hand who spoke.

"Hehe, Master Shi is too worried, right? My Liaodong elite has experienced more than 100 battles of all sizes, and I have never seen any kind of opponent. Li Chengliang said with some displeasure.

As soon as he heard Li Chengliang call the other party Master Shi, Brother Erdan knew who this person was. This person has a single name and a Confucian character, and he is generally not the original general of Liaodong Town. He is now a general of Liaodong Town and a deputy general on this trip.

Shi Ru is more than forty years old, and he has been serving in Liaodong Town for some years, so he is very clear about Li Chengliang's status here.

"What the lord said is very true, it is the official who is abrupt." Smiling modestly, Shi Ru shut up and stopped talking, but he was secretly sad in his heart. This Lord Li is used to smooth sailing, maybe he will suffer a big loss this time.

"That's all for the specifics, as for the details, we will gradually understand after the Yalu River. Ladies and gentlemen, now go back to the garrison to bury pots and cook rice, and tomorrow, the army will cross the river by boat to calm the troubles in a war! Li Chengliang got up and shouted, his face full of majestic general's demeanor.

"Although I know the enemy's strength, I rushed into the army without testing, but I am afraid that this battle will not be easy to fight." Back at the station, Brother Erdan pondered with a bowl of tea.

After following Shen Chongming for so many years, Brother Erdan has also learned to think, but it turns out that he doesn't have to worry about anything with Shen Chongming, he is too lazy to use his brain at all. Now that I'm out alone, I have to spend a lot of time thinking about it.

"My lord, look at today's situation, this Lord Li obviously doesn't look down on us, and I'm afraid that he will risk some bad water at that time." The subordinates of the Jinyi Guard who followed the capital said with some concern.

"Bad water?" Brother Erdan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Joke, who are we, does he dare?" ”

The subordinate smiled bitterly, "My lord doesn't know, this Liaodong Town is located in the border fortress, and the imperial court's control over this place is much weaker, and our Jinyi Guard is also beyond the reach of the whip, except for a few spies operating here, there is no power at all." According to investigation, this Li Chengliang is not a good stubble, although he is an official of the imperial court, but he has done a lot of unsightly things behind his back, such a person often acts unpredictably. ”

Brother Erdan couldn't help but be surprised, and said hurriedly: "I can't see the unsightly deed, what did this guy do that violated the king's law?" ”

"Bandits and thieves are rampant outside the border, especially in Liaodong. The imperial court allocates military expenses every year to suppress bandits, but there has been no progress in these years. My Jinyiwei once suspected that Li Chengliang had colluded with the bandits, but first, there was no strong evidence, and second, this person couldn't move easily. The subordinate said helplessly.

"Can't move? Hehe, are there any of you Jinyi guards who dare not move? Brother Erdan smiled, but he didn't believe it.

This subordinate smiled bitterly, "My lord, don't you know, the Tiangao Emperor of Liaodong Town is far away, and nearly half of the 80,000 soldiers and horses under his jurisdiction are indeed people and horses of Duoyan Sanwei. These people are unruly, although they are nominally people of the imperial court, they can form a system of their own and cannot be splashed with water. The imperial army not only had to guard the frontier, but its more important duty was to guard against them. Over the years, Liaodong has been peaceful, relying on the relationship between Li Chengliang and Duoyan Sanwei. Once it is easy to replace, I am afraid that the current situation will no longer exist. Moreover, Li Chengliang has been operating in Liaodong for so many years, and it is not easy for the imperial court to take him down. ”

"There's something else going on." Brother Erdan suddenly realized, and then shook his head and said: "Raising a tiger is nothing more than a problem, the court can't always let him go, right?" Otherwise, Li Chengliang will become more and more arrogant, maybe he will dare to establish himself as the king. ”

"Hehe, my lord, you're too worried. Li Chengliang is not stupid, the reason why he can have today's status is not because of his bravery, but because he balances the power of the imperial court and Duoyan Sanwei in Liaodong. Once he loses the support of the imperial court, he will now call him a brother and a brother, but he will no longer give him face. And as long as he doesn't make any big moves, the court won't dare to do anything to him, after all, he is the only one who has a harmonious relationship with Duoyan Sanwei in the entire Liaodong Town. ”

"Well, there's really nothing you can do about him." Brother Erdan scratched his head a little and said.

"Not really, this time to send troops to North Korea is an opportunity......" Saying this, the subordinate suddenly said something and quickly changed the topic: "My lord, the hour is not early, you better rest early." With that, he turned around and wanted to slip away.

"Wait, hurry up and make it clear, or don't blame Lord Ben for being unkind to you." As he spoke, Brother Erdan squinted his eyes as he learned from Shen Chongming, the lethality of this move is very great.

"My lord, before leaving, Lord Shen explained, I can't tell you about this matter." This subordinate was full of remorse, and he actually said that he had leaked his mouth. That's a good thing.

Brother Erdan smiled and threatened: "You have said half of it, and the rest of the officials can guess it." Since this is the case, you should say it as it is, otherwise the official will tell the adults about it. ”

For a while, this subordinate had no choice but to tell Shen Chongming's plan as it was.

It turned out that Li Chengliang knew everything about Jinyiwei, and he had also tried to get rid of him several times. However, Liu Shouyou personally went out to Liaodong to arrange for half a year, but he did not make any progress.

It turned out that Li Chengliang had been in power for so many years, and the people and horses of Liaodong Town had almost become a monolith, and most of the generals obeyed Li Chengliang's orders, and the imperial court wanted to take Li Chengliang with a piece of paper, but there was no chance at all. Once you act rashly, this Liaodong is very likely to be in chaos.

Originally, Liu Shouyou thought that this matter would stop, as long as he made sure that Li Chengliang did not dare to do that kind of rebellion. But no one expected that at this time, the Japanese people would occupy it, and the calculating Liu Shouyou immediately realized that this was a rare opportunity.

Compared with strategy, he thought that he was much worse than Shen Chongming, so in order to act safely, he brought Shen Chongming to discuss together.

Shen Chongming lived up to expectations, and it didn't take long for him to have a set of effective plans, that is, to start with Li Liangcheng's cronies, and it was these people who relied on him.

Since it is a war, there must be casualties. Moreover, the imperial court sent 20,000 troops into the court, and it was at a disadvantage in terms of troops, even if it was sure to win this battle, it was only afraid that the casualties would not be small. When the time comes, when there are no more soldiers, the imperial court can wantonly install people, slowly control this army in its hands, and then cultivate a person to replace Li Chengliang's current position and have a good relationship with Duoyan Sanwei.

Li Chengliang is not stupid, he can naturally think of this, the imperial court selected him to lead the army into the court this time, in order to consume troops. Therefore, Brother Erdan went to Liaodong to serve in order to dispel his doubts.

According to the news obtained by Li Chengliang, these two brothers came to gild, and once they have made military achievements, they will return to the capital to take up their posts. In this way, he will think that the imperial court has the confidence of a complete victory in this war, and will not let and will not let this guy with a deep background come here. After all, there are no eyes on the battlefield, and as a general, there is also the possibility of dying in battle.