Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VI The Battle of the Northern Frontier

Chapter 2 The two armies are fighting against the DPRK

Section 7 Transporting grain to the north

In the first year of the Apocalypse (the sixth year of the Later Jin Mandate of Heaven), in mid-April, the northern sea surface of the Bohai Sea.

The vast Bohai Sea has a clear sky, flocks of birds, and the cool sea breeze brings the unique salty taste of the sea to the face, making people feel refreshed.

On the sea, a fleet of fifteen large Fu ships was cleaving the waves and sailing into the wind, sailing in the direction of Lushun, this fleet was the fleet that Qian Mingli had temporarily formed to transport the grain and grass of the Hanwei army.

At this time, on the flagship of the fleet, Yuan Mingxuan and Qian Mingli were enjoying the sea view in the sea breeze. Just behind the two of them, fifty soldiers of the Hanwei Army sent by the Tongzhou General Military Office sat on a whole deck, these soldiers who were not accustomed to water had been completely defeated by the undulating waves, and everyone's faces were sallow, and they had already vomited out of strength. Among the people, only Yuan Mingxuan was quite calm, after all, when he went to Haojing Ao to find firearms craftsmen before, he had already exercised himself by boat on the sea.

"Outside of the money, this time it's really thanks to you, otherwise I really have nothing to do."

Qian Mingli said with a smile: "Lord Yuan, don't say such nonsense anymore, helping the soldiers of the Hanwei Army is helping myself, but I still expect the little general to lead the army to attack Jiannu and avenge me!" ”

The two talked for a while, and Yuan Mingxuan suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, is there any news about the cloth shopkeeper outside the money clerk?" ”

Qian Mingli was slightly stunned when he heard this, his expression was a little embarrassed, and he said, "What does Lord Yuan mean?" ”

Yuan Mingxuan smiled and said, "Oh! Don't get me wrong, what the shopkeeper does has nothing to do with the money clerk. I'm just a little curious, I want to ask about the current situation of the cloth shopkeeper, he caused me a lot of trouble at the beginning, I have been thinking about the exchange of courtesies, haha. ”

Qian Mingli also smiled and said: "I have also heard from friends in the past who talked about the cloth shopkeeper, and I heard that he has taken root in Haojing Ao, and his family business has become much bigger. However, the cloth shopkeeper seems to have been in big trouble recently, and I heard that he had a dispute with a group of maritime merchants from Japan, and the two sides fought many times, and each other won and lost. Later, the Japanese maritime merchants suddenly went to the South Seas. ”

Yuan Mingxuan suddenly became interested when he heard this, and asked, "The cloth shopkeeper had a conflict with the Japanese?" Because of what? ”

"The cause is the trade route! Trade routes to Japan! The cloth shopkeeper and the group of Japanese maritime merchants fought for a period of time from Quanzhou to Japan on the sea road, but I heard that it seemed that the cloth shopkeeper took advantage, which caused the Japanese maritime merchants to run to the South Seas. ”

Yuan Mingxuan thought thoughtfully for a while, and then said, "Are those Japanese maritime merchants Japanese?" ”

"It's not." Qian Ming thought for a moment and said: "It is said that it is a group of pirates from the Ming Dynasty, and somehow they have gathered a force in Japan. ”

I don't know why, when I heard this, a name suddenly popped up in Yuan Mingxuan's mind: Zheng Zhilong!

"It can't be such a coincidence, can it?" Yuan Mingxuan smiled self-deprecatingly, and said secretly: "That Zheng Zhilong is only a little bit of a person, and he is young, how can he become a maritime merchant in a short period of time, and he can still compete with the group of people in the cloth shopkeeper?" I guess I'm thinking too much. ”

"Is there something wrong with Lord Yuan?"

"Oh! It's nothing. By the way, if you hear any more news about the cloth shopkeeper in the future, please bother to tell me. ”

Qian Mingli said: "That's nature, Lord Yuan, don't worry." ”

An hour later, Yuan Mingxuan, who had returned to the cabin to rest, suddenly heard shouts from outside, and hurried to the deck, only to hear the sailors on the ship cheering: "Land!" We're in Lushun! ”

Hearing this, Yuan Mingxuan took three steps into two steps, quickly walked to the side of the boat and looked ahead, only to see many houses gradually appearing in the distance, which was Lushun Wharf!

"It's finally back again!" At this time, Yuan Mingxuan's heart was full of relief and some excitement. After watching for a while, Yuan Mingxuan beckoned the fifty soldiers accompanying him to prepare to dock.

At this time, the guys on the Lushun dock also discovered the fleet and began to empty the dock one after another, preparing for the fleet to dock. Half an hour later, Yuan Mingxuan and Qian Mingli went ashore, and the fifty soldiers accompanying them also landed ashore. The sailors and men of the Qian family began to be busy carrying the grain and grass on the ship, loading them on the spot and preparing for shipment.

Qian Mingli said: "Lord Yuan really doesn't go to the village to take a rest?" ”

Yuan Mingxuan clenched his fists and said: "Thank you for your kindness, but time is running out, the sooner you can transport the grain and grass to the Qianshan camp, you can start the offensive against Jiannu one day earlier." ”

Qian Mingli no longer persuaded when he heard this, and said with his fists clenched: "Since this is the case, then I will not leave Lord Yuan, Lord Yuan has a smooth journey, I wish the little general a victory, recapture Shenyang and Liaoyang as soon as possible, and break the Jiannu Tartars!" ”

After speaking, Yuan Mingxuan saw that the grain and grass were almost loaded, so he said goodbye to Qian Mingli and left, accompanied by hundreds of carts escorted in addition to 50 Hanwei soldiers, as well as more than 100 coachmen and 200 family members sent by Qian Mingli.

The grain transport team of hundreds of people marched north along the official road, and did not enter Lushun City, but passed directly under the city and rushed towards Jinzhouwei.

At the same time, Wen Poyu also led 3,000 Changshui battalion iron cavalry all the way south, and the army had already passed the camp two days earlier, and was rushing towards Gaizhouwei along the official road.

And when the army arrived outside Gaizhou City, Wen Poyu received a message from Yuan Mingxuan: "The grain transportation team has passed through Fuxian County and is heading north along the official road. ”

Wen Poyu was overjoyed, and said to the soldiers around him: "Lord Yuan, how fast! Let's not be compared to Lord Yuan! After speaking, Wen Poyu looked at the top of the platform and saw that it was still early, so he ordered the army not to enter the city to rest, but to bypass the camp and continue south.

In this way, under the rapid and slow rush of the Changshui battalion army led by Wen Poyu and the grain transportation team led by Yuan Mingxuan, the two sides finally met a day later ten miles north of the Shahe River.

Seeing the battle flag of the Hanwei Army from afar, everyone in the grain transportation team cheered loudly, and Yuan Mingxuan's eyes were slightly red with excitement. And the soldiers of the Changshui Battalion were also very happy when they saw their comrades who were transporting grain for thousands of miles, and they raised their arms and shouted.

Yuan Mingxuan was very happy after meeting Wen Poyu, and said, "It's hard work, what is the situation in the camp now?" ”

Wen Poyu said with a smile: "Lord Yuan, rest assured, the little general and the soldiers of the whole army are eager to try, as long as Lord Yuan's batch of grain and grass is transported to the Qianshan camp, no matter what the outcome of the court debate is, the little general is sure to be invincible!" When I was leaving, the little general also said: When the grain and grass arrive, it will be the day when the army will go north to capture Liaoyang! ”

Yuan Mingxuan laughed when he heard this, and said, "Haha, it's still the little general who is arrogant!" Then let's not delay, let's go now. ”

Wen Poyu naturally did not object, and immediately commanded the iron cavalry soldiers to protect the grain convoy in the middle, and then sent three hundred iron cavalry to go forward twenty miles to open the road in front, and at the same time sent someone to report to Liu Yunwei that the iron cavalry army had received the grain transportation team.

The team did not stop until nightfall, and at this time they had already arrived at Xiong Yue Station. However, due to the gradual abandonment of Liaodong's military garrison, Xiongyueyi no longer had soldiers to garrison, leaving only a dilapidated castle standing next to the official road.

After Wen Poyu and Yuan Mingxuan discussed it, they ordered the army to camp on the spot relying on Xiong Yueyi. More than 3,000 men and horses set up a camp around Xiongyueyi, and hundreds of grain trucks were concentrated in the middle of the camp, which was guarded by 200 iron cavalry soldiers assigned by Wen Poyu.

It didn't take long for the soldiers to fall asleep after dinner. In the second half of the night, the three hundred iron cavalry soldiers sent by Wen Poyu to open the way in front of them rushed back anxiously and shouted loudly outside the gate of the camp. After checking their identities, the soldiers guarding the camp hurriedly opened the camp gate and sent someone to report to Wen Poyu.

After a while, Wen Poyu ran out wearing a single coat and holding a waist knife in his hand, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

A general said anxiously: "General Qiyu, when I was waiting to explore the way, I found traces of the Jiannu army near Yulinpu in the north!" ”

"What!" Wen Poyu was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "How many people are there?" Which banner of soldiers and horses? ”

"It's the soldiers and horses of Jiannu Zhengbai, the strength of the army is not clear, we just encountered the scouts of Jiannu. However, judging from the number of Jiannu scouts, the size of dozens of scouts, the strength of the Jiannu army is at least more than 5,000! ”

Wen Poyu frowned, and said in disbelief: "It shouldn't be! Since the Battle of Qianshan, Jiannu's troops are seriously insufficient, and at this time they don't go to guard Liaoyang and Shenyang, how can they send a large number of soldiers and horses deep into the hinterland of Liaodong? ”

At this time, Yuan Mingxuan also came over and asked, "Poyu, what's wrong?" ”

Wen Poyu explained the situation, and Yuan Mingxuan was also taken aback, and said, "Could it be that the matter of our grain transportation is known by Jiannu?" ”

Wen Poyu was suddenly startled and said, "It must be that Jiannu knows that we are short of grain, and also knows about our transportation of grain from Tongzhou." The question is, where did Jiannu know? Could it be that they have an internal response in the court? ”

At this moment, Yuan Mingxuan's face was very ugly, and he thought for a while and said: "Let's discuss the matter later, I will definitely find out!" Judging from the current situation, Jiannu must have received detailed information, and I think our route should also be known to Jiannu. Therefore, now we are in a very dangerous situation, we do not have an advantage in that force, and we are still the enemy and we are clear. ”

At this moment, countless torches suddenly lit up to the north of the camp, illuminating the night sky in the north as if it were day. Immediately afterward, the sound of countless iron horses galloping came, and at least more than 5,000 iron horses were killing them.

Wen Poyu was shocked when he saw this, and said to Yuan Mingxuan: "Lord Yuan, hurry back to Xiongyue Station!" War! Brothers killed the Tartars! ”