Liu Renyu took a group of soldiers and horses under his command, quickly whipped his horses, went all the way to the north, walked for 6 days, and arrived at Shanhaiguan, the most important fortress in the Ming border at this time. Outside the pass, it is Liaodong!

However, it was said that Liu Renyu took people to the customs city of Deshan Customs, so he handed over the customs clearance documents to the military general who guarded the customs, and the military general saw the military order of the military department and naturally let him go.

This is the first time Liu Renyu has come to the first pass in the world, and when he walks through with his subordinates, he naturally has to take a look at this majestic city.

He looked at it from the outside to the inside for a while, and felt that this Guancheng is a relatively good geographical location, surrounded by mountains and seas, and the city towers are tall, and the city walls are extremely thick, but there is nothing special in the Guancheng, it is no different from the ordinary military forts of the Ming Dynasty, all of which are low houses, extremely dirty streets, and many soldiers and few civilians.

Just as Liu Renyu was observing the Shanhaiguan Gate, he didn't think that his own Jingbian Fort Army had also become the object of observation.

Originally, Shanhaiguan Guancheng was a large military fort, and it was a very common thing to go through the army, and generally speaking, the soldiers and civilians in the fort would not pay much attention, but the Jingbian Fort army that was going to go to Liaodong through Shanhaiguan recently attracted a lot of military and civilian onlookers.

This is because the equipment of the Jingbian Fort Army is really good.

The ordinary Ming army is forty percent cavalry, sixty percent infantry army, this Jingbian Fort army is good, all are cavalry, everyone has horses, and those horses are fat and fat, the coat color is bright and bright, and it is a good horse at a glance.

In addition, the uniforms of the Jingbian Fort Army are in new condition, and they look properly washed and have no patches. The officers and men of Jingbian Fort wearing such uniforms were also full of energy, their faces were ruddy, and they knew at a glance that they were well nourished and would be extremely well nourished.

The blades in the hands of these soldiers are also in excellent condition, and they have a murderous aura, and they know that they are well maintained at a glance.

Finally, look at the huge chariots, good fellows, each with 6 mules and horses towed.

When Guan Ningjun saw this kind of equipment in Jingbian Fort, he was all shocked, and he couldn't help but judge the price.

"Where are the soldiers and horses, and why are the equipment so good, even compared with our Liao army, it is not bad." An onlooker Liao soldier said to his robe.

"I heard that it was the Western Army from Shaanxi."

"Western Army!? Impossible! Our Liaodong is the front line, and the military salary cannot be issued on time, so it will be delayed for a few days. I can't even pay my military salary, so where will I get the money to buy horses, raise horses, and buy ordnance and armor? A Liao soldier was surprised.

"Who knows? Maybe it's because the general has his own way, gets his own money, pays his salary, and raises the army, otherwise what else? Another Liao Jun said.

"Yes, too." The Liao army who were watching nodded one after another.

"Old Li Tou, let's take a look, this Western Army is not like the Qi family army when we fought the Battle of the Hunhe River?" A middle-aged Liao soldier looked at the Jingbian Fort Army for a while, and then turned around and asked his own robe.

"Old grandson, what you said is really like, the army is well-groomed, and there are chariot soldiers." Lao Li Tou replied.

"Old Li Tou, the Qi family army really dared to fight and strengthen the army, but when the old slaves were there, the battle couldn't help them, and in the end, they were defeated with cannons." When the old grandson said this, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Old grandson, you said that such a strong army went to fight Jiannu, what are the odds?" Lao Li Tou asked.

"I see that this Western Army is well organized, but it has the atmosphere of a strong army, and it seems that it has the strength to fight, but the Jiannu people are overwhelming, and they only have a few thousand, if they are surrounded, I am afraid that the whole army will be wiped out." The old grandson said quietly.

"That's right, I don't know if they can return to Shaanxi alive?" Lao Li Tou looked at the Jingbian Fort army who was about to walk out of the city, and said with a wry smile.

Liu Renyu naturally couldn't hear what Lao Li Tou said, and he walked with a group of his subordinates for about 30 minutes, and then walked out of Shanhaiguan.

Not long after Liu Renyu walked out of Shanhaiguan City with a group of soldiers, he ordered Sun Wuxi: "This is already Liaodong, Jiannu may appear at any time, you quickly take the scout out out to investigate, if there is an enemy situation, find out and report." ”

"Yes, General." Sun Wu was given the order, so he took more than 50 of his most powerful knights, left the army, and went all the way east along the main road, and went to investigate the enemy's situation.

After Sun Wuxian led his knights to investigate the enemy's situation, Liu Renyu ordered to his generals: "This place is already Liaodong, and the Jiannu cavalry may arrive at any time, so you and others should return to the headquarters and explain it clearly to the officers and soldiers under you." We must also wear armor when marching, and we must be vigilant at all times, and once the Jiannu soldiers arrive, we can also fight at any time. ”

"Yes, General." When the generals received the order, they turned their horses away from Liu Renyu's side, and each returned to the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to give the order.

However, it was said that the Jingbian Fort army had already marched in armor before entering Shanhaiguan, and even when they were sleeping, they had never taken off their armor.

It is tiring to march like this, but if you suddenly encounter an enemy army, it is better to calmly meet the battle.

Fortunately, the Jingbian Fort Army has undergone devilish strict training, with a strong physique and a solid body, so even if it marches with armor weighing 60 pounds, it is only regarded as weight-bearing training.

It's just that this makes it difficult for the horses ridden by the Jingbianbao army, so Liu Renyu specially ordered to walk only 80 miles a day to save the horsepower.

After all, the price of horses is high now, and Liu Renyu can't often lead his subordinates to rob them on the grassland, so he must treat the horses well and increase the service life of the horses.

The soldiers of the Jingbianbao Army also knew that their horses were not easy to come by, so they also took special care of their horses, and some soldiers even saved their own rations to secretly feed their horses.

After Liu Renyu learned of this, he strictly forbade such behavior, because the soldiers could not eat enough, and when they went into battle to kill the enemy, they could not exert their full strength, and they were easily killed by the enemy.

This time, the Jingbianbao army will face the enemy who is the most powerful Jurchen in East Asia at the moment, and there can be no negligence.

The soldiers were given orders and had to do so.

Besides, those generals, except for Li Jiye, after returning to the headquarters, just asked their subordinates to strengthen their vigilance and be ready to fight at any time, while Li Jiye was busy.

He ordered his soldiers to open the cover on the side of the chariot, expose the muzzle, and prepare the guns for artillery fire at any time, except for the 192 gunners who were to handle the artillery, the rest of the soldiers and the musketeers of the king's left hanging department guarded the chariot with the muskets.

On the roof of each chariot, there is a commander holding a clairvoyant mirror to observe the surrounding situation, ready to meet the battle at any time.

In this way, the Jingbianbao army was ready and continued to advance.

Along the way, Liu Renyu found that there were many fields between Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan, and wheat had been planted in the fields, and the wheat seedlings were green.

"With the Liao people guarding the Liao land, and ploughing and fighting, Yuan Chonghuan's strategy is not bad, if he doesn't understand politics, he won't die." Liu Renyu looked at these wheat seedlings and felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

Subsequently, the Jingbian Fort army marched to the left of Ningyuan, and Liu Renyu did not enter the city, but only camped outside the city.

The town general in Ningyuan City heard that the Jingbian Fort Army led by Liu Renyu was the Western Army going to the front line, but he was not very stingy, and specially sent wine and meat to reward.

Liu Renyu thanked the guard, and then safely took the supplies, so that he could eat and drink for a while.

On the second day, he reopened again and went straight to Dalinghe Fort.

Along the way, Liu Renyu did not enter the city when he arrived in Jinzhou, because there was Qiu Hejia, the governor of Liaodong, in the city, which was quite famous in the late Ming Dynasty, and belonged to the civil officials who liked to toss blindly, Liu Renyu did not want to provoke him, so he passed through Jinzhou and did not enter, and went straight to Dalinghe Fort.

On June 25, the fourth year of Chongzhen, Liu Renyu's troops were finally about to arrive at Dalinghe Fort.

When he was still four or five miles away from Dalinghe Fort, Liu Renyu suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves.

He raised his eyes and found that Sun Wuxi, who was in charge of the sentry mission, had returned with all his men.

"No disease, call you to sentry, why did you come back?" Liu Renyu wondered.

"General, when I was exploring the road with my men and horses, I happened to meet the Liao army under the command of Zu Dashuai, and they said that they were in charge of the sentry here, and asked me to come back and inform you, so that you can take your troops and quickly go to the camp to meet the army of the city." Sun replied.

"Got it, lead the way." Liu Renyu ordered.

"Yes, General." Sun Wu was not sick and received the order, so he rode his horse and walked in front, leading the way.

"Yaozong, go and call all the generals, I have something to say." Liu Renyufu ordered again.

"Yes, General." He Yaozong, who was responsible for the escort task, received the order, so he went straight to the people of each department and called the generals who were supervising the march to Liu Renyu.

Liu Renyu saw that all the generals had gathered, so he smiled and said: "Gentlemen, I have just come to report that I am not sick, Dalinghe Fort is 5 miles ahead, there, Zu Dashou Zu Marshal, He Kegang and He Deputy Marshal have already set up camp and are waiting for us to go to rendezvous." Before that, I have a few words I would like to say to you, and I hope you will remember. ”

"General, please speak up, and listen to the lowly rank." Li Jiye and other generals bowed down in response.

"Well, after a while, we will meet Zu Dashuai, Zu Dashuai is a veteran general in the army, and he is deeply trusted by the emperor, you should know that when King Qin, he ran back to Liaodong privately, and he didn't see what the emperor did to him, he was quite domineering at the moment. But he can really fight, and some tempers are normal.

The military order of the Ministry of War said that Liaodong, where our army fell, should obey the command of Marshal Zu, and I hope that you will remember that you must obey Marshal Zu's military order and not disobey the order, otherwise Marshal Zu will deal with you with military orders, and it will be difficult for me to do it. Can you make a note of it? Liu Renyu advised.

"Humble ranks, remember." Li Jiye and other generals responded.

"Very well, there's one more thing. I heard that Zu Dashuai usually boasted that the Liao army was the strongest army in the Ming Dynasty, and he must have despised our Yansui soldiers very much, if Zu Dashuai was a little negligent in his words, you must not be angry because of this, and then make noise and make trouble, affecting the cooperation between the Liao army and our army. Liu Renyufu admonished again.

"Yes, General, Remember." The generals replied.

"Well, very good, Desheng, Iron Bull." Liu Renyu called.

"Humble duty." Yang Desheng and Zhang Tieniu responded.

"You two are as fierce as fire, and you like to fight, so I especially want to remind you that a gentleman must not be a fool of himself and deal with real trouble, his mouth is long on others, and he can say whatever he wants, so we don't have to pay attention to it, just fight a good fight. Can you make a note of it? Liu Renyu asked solemnly.

Yang Desheng and Zhang Teniu asked solemnly, then glanced at each other, and said loudly: "Remember the humble rank, and never cause trouble to the general." ”

"Well, that's right, we are in Liaodong, we are guest soldiers, and it is always good to keep a low profile. Okay, you each go down and give orders, so that our soldiers can cheer up, but don't fall into the prestige of our Yansui army in front of the Liao army. Liu Renyu ordered to the generals.

"Yes, General." When the generals received the order, they went back to give the order.