On January 8, after a month and a half of delay from receiving the holy decree to send troops, Li Zhi's army finally assembled at Fanjiazhuang and prepared to sail to Ningyuan to support Jinzhou. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In fact, judging from the information Li Zhi has, there is no problem for Zu Dashou to stay in Jinzhou for a few more months. Last month, Hong Chengchou was transporting grain by sea, and his troops broke through the siege outside Jinzhou City, bringing firewood, gunpowder, and grain into Jinzhou City. Now there is grain, grass and gunpowder in Jinzhou City that can be used for more than a year, and the Qing soldiers can only continue to besiege it, and they will not be able to attack the city for a while and a half.

However, when Li Zhi took advantage of the Son of Heaven to urge the army this time, he successfully extended his tentacles of power into Shandong, which can be said to have gained a lot, and he is not ready to delay it any longer. If it drags on any longer, Zu Dashou in Jinzhou may be fine, but the Son of Heaven will not be able to withstand it in the capital, and he will beat himself as a thief under the pressure of civil officials.

If things get to that point, it's tricky.

Moreover, it is also the duty of military ministers to kill prisoners for the country, and Li Zhi does not want to see Jiannu continue to be arrogant in Jinzhou. It's time to send out a large army and sweep away the Manchu slave army in western Liaoning.

Early in the morning of January 8, Cui He stood in the General Soldier's Mansion with his stomach held up to see Li Zhi out. She held one in her hand and held one by her side, and said while shedding tears: "Husband, our three cubs are waiting for you, you can't die." ”

Li Zhi laughed, wiped away his tears for Cui He, and comforted: "How could I die? Peace of mind at home waiting for me to come back. Maybe before you are alive, I will win the return trip. ”

Cui He nodded and said, "I was scared when I gave birth, but I won't be afraid if you accompany me." ”

Li Zhi smiled, pinched Cui He's face, flicked his cloak and turned on his horse, and led the guards to the outside of the city.

On both sides of the road to the west of the city, there were people who sent Li Zhi on the expedition. Not only were there people on both sides of the street, but there were also people standing on the roofs of the houses on both sides. When the people saw Xingguo Bo in military uniform from afar, they applauded loudly, and the sound sounded like a storm.

When Li Zhi's guard of honor approached, the people bowed down one after another.

The people all know that when it comes to killing slaves, the rest of the Ming army is gone. The safety of the Ming Dynasty depended on the army of Xingguobo. Xingguo Bonan's conquest of the north and the war for the Ming Dynasty to kill a piece of peace and security, for the people to kill a life of food and clothing, worthy of the people's struggle.

As for the rumors that Xing Guobo bargained with the imperial court before going on the expedition, what is that. Shouldn't you ask for a little favor before you take your life to fight with Dongnu? No one's life is blown by the wind. Moreover, it is said that the condition of Xingguobo is nothing more than to run a newspaper in Shandong, which is also a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people. The people of Tianjin all support Xingguobo.

Li Zhi rode on a horse and returned the salute to the people.

When the people saw Xingguobo's return of the salute, they resounded one after another deafening cheers.

Li Zhi walked to the west gate of Tianjin, and the Tianjin Acropolis garrison personally went into battle, beating the big drum on the city gate loudly, and the rumbling drum was quite imposing, which made people's blood boil. The soldiers on the city tower followed the drum beat and sang Yue Wumu's "Man Jianghong": "... Zhuang is hungry for Hulu meat, laughing and thirsty for Xiongnu blood. Wait to start from the beginning, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and face the sky..."

Many people who saw him off followed Li Zhi's honor guard out of the Tianjin Acropolis, and hundreds of people followed Li Zhi for several miles.

When Li Zhi arrived at Fanjiazhuang, he found that another group of people who came here to see him off had already crowded the north gate of Fanjiazhuang. The soldiers stood like stakes outside the city, waiting for the order to set off. Around them, the relatives of the soldiers were very reluctant, and many of them stood on both sides of the army and looked at their children, shouting and shedding tears.

This time, Jiannu sent a large army to challenge, no more than before. The army went out on the expedition, not knowing that it was going to kill or injure the good sons of the Han family.

Li Zhi saw that the civil and military officials near Tianjin were dressed gorgeously and stood at the gate of the city, and came to send Li Zhi's army into battle to kill the enemy.

The new governor Feng Yuanyang led the hundred officials of Tianjin to take a deep look at Li Zhi and shouted: "Xingguo Bo went out to fight for the country, and his momentum is magnificent. I waited to send off Uncle Xingguo and march for the army. ”

Li Zhi nodded and said, "There is Governor Lao!" ”

Feng Yuanyang shouted loudly: "Xingguobo's army went out to kill slaves for the country, how dare we dare to do a great deed?" After a pause, Feng Yuanyang said: "I wrote a poem yesterday, and I am willing to sacrifice ugliness here and rejuvenate the country!" ”

When a group of civil officials in Tianjin heard that the governor was going to recite a poem, they were all interested and listened carefully.

Li Zhi nodded, letting Feng Yuanyang think.

Feng Yuanyang said: "Twenty-five years of Han Jialang, the east and the west to fight in all directions. The carp is cut on the turbidity, and the jackal is shot inside the Qingshan Pass! The words of people are terrifying, and the iron-blooded pill is hidden in the heart! Dongyu dares to go to Jinzhou? The Blue Edge Sword reflects loyalty! ”

Hearing the poem written by Feng Yuanyang for Li Zhi, the civil officials applauded. Li Zhi rode on his horse and bowed to Feng Yuanyang, and said with a smile: "Governor Feng is quite literate, and Li Zhi has learned it." ”

Seeing Li Zhi praising his poems, Feng Yuanyang's face flushed with excitement, and he said loudly: "May Xingguobo return from a great victory, and Feng is here to welcome Xingguobo's triumph!" ”

Li Zhi smiled, rode the Chinese army of the army, waved his hand and said, "Go to the battle!" ”

The conch horn sounded, and the army, under the protection of a thousand scouts, formed a long snake formation and headed towards Ningyuan.

This time, Li Zhi stationed 4,000 soldiers and horses in Fanjiazhuang and 1,000 soldiers and horses in Shandong, and these soldiers and horses were under the command of Li Xing, who was sitting in Fanjiazhuang. Li Zhi himself led 15,000 troops to the battle.

The army marched fifty miles a day and spent eleven days to reach Ningyuan.

Outside the city of Ningyuan, the border troops from all over the country to support Jinzhou have gathered. The Ming army camped for dozens of miles, and there was no end in sight.

Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, learned that Li Zhi was coming, and led the generals to greet him ten miles. At Qiaotou Beach, Li Zhi's army was welcomed.

Hong Chengchou has been waiting for the arrival of Li Zhi's army every day these days, and he is really waiting hard. The combat effectiveness of the Tiger Ben Division, how can it be compared with other Ming armies? Li Zhi's soldiers and horses were less than Ningyuan, and Hong Chengchou did not dare to plan to support Jinzhou at all.

Hong Chengchou waited left and right, and finally waited for Li Zhi's soldiers and horses on January 19.

At this time, the Tartars had besieged Jinzhou for two months, and the 130,000 border troops supporting Jinzhou had gathered in Ningjin, just waiting for Li Zhi, the mainstay, to arrive.

Li Zhi's Chinese army was in the middle of the team, and the first thing Hong Chengchou saw was the front army of the Tiger Ben Division with a peak military appearance. Although the Tiger Benshi did not wear armor when he was marching at this time, the neatness and uniformity formed under the hard training, and the order and prohibition still revealed a murderous aura everywhere, which made Hong Chengchou nod his head.

Looking at this strong army, Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu behind Hong Chengchou, couldn't help but clap his hands and said loudly: "It's here, finally waiting for Xingguobo's army!"