Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VII The Bloody Battle in the Southwest

Chapter 4 Soldiers will be rewarded heavily

Section 3 The Great Victory in the Southwest

When Liu Yunwei and his entourage returned to Liu's mansion, it was already late at night, but the old lady still did not rest, and waited for Liu Yunwei to come back in the original study of Liu Ling, which was very bright by bright candlelight. Seeing this, Zhou Tianyi and Guo Yi went back to the room to rest, while Liu Yunwei quickly pushed open the door and walked in.

"Mother!"

As soon as Liu Yunwei entered the room, his eyes were slightly red and he bowed to the old lady and said, "Mother, Yunwei is back." ”

The old lady was also very excited when she saw her son, who she hadn't seen for a long time, and stretched out her hand to help her and said, "Hurry up, it's been hard to fight in the past few months, right?" My son is emaciated. ”

Liu Yunwei looked at his aging mother, just smiled and shook his head, holding back his tears and unable to say a word.

The mother and son talked for a while, and their mood became better. At this time, the old lady said with some words in her mind: "Yunwei, you are not young anymore, it has been two years since you returned to Guannai, have you ever thought about continuing?" ”

Liu Yunwei's expression suddenly dimmed, shook his head, and said, "Mother, those old pawns in the mansion are grandpa's old subordinates?" ”

Seeing that Liu Yunwei was reluctant to mention this matter, the old lady still couldn't let go of Xu Wanxin in her heart, so she sighed slightly and stopped asking, and said: "Yes, thanks to those old pawns this time, otherwise the ruffians in the city would have taken advantage of the chaos to loot the house a few times." ”

Speaking of this, Liu Yunwei took the opportunity to say: "Mother, why don't you go to Tongzhou with me, so that I can take care of you nearby." ”

The old lady shook her head very firmly and said, "Your grandfather and your father are here, Wanxin is also here, and I won't go anywhere!" ”

Seeing Liu Yunwei's face full of disappointment, the old lady said with a smile: "Yunwei, after this battle, have you ever reported to the imperial court?" ”

"Not yet." Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "Now the money and grain in Tongzhou Town are very difficult, and I want to wait until the next batch of grain and salary from the imperial court arrives before reporting the victory." ”

The old lady just nodded, and told Liu Yunwei that although he had made great contributions, he must guard against arrogance and rashness, and he must not be impatient and domineering, and Liu Yunwei also accepted them one by one. The mother and son chatted until the second half of the night, and then Liu Yunwei returned to the room to rest.

In the following days, Liu Yunwei accompanied his mother to the outside of the city to pay tribute to his grandfather Liu Ling, father Liu Zhao and his deceased wife Xu Wanxin, and invited some relatives and children of the Liu family to a banquet in Liu's mansion. It took more than ten days to stop. And the new batch of grain and salary from the imperial court also arrived in Chengdu.

On this day, Liu Yunwei summoned Zhou Tianyi, Hu Kun, Lu Ying, Wu Xing, Li Tianhao, Wen Poyu, Zhao Kaishan, Huang Fuming, Wang Dangdang, and Gao Hongguang to the study, and said in public: "Everyone, I have already written the good news of the southwest counterinsurgency, and I will send someone to the capital today to report the victory, I think that in the face of such good news, it will not take long for the imperial court to announce to the world, and reward our Hanwei soldiers heavily, you must be ready to add officials to the knighthood!" ”

Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this, everyone's faces were full of joy, and they talked loudly, and Zhao Kaishan, Wang Gandang, and Li Tianhao were even more excited and roared, sitting together and constantly discussing what kind of reward the court would give everyone.

After Liu Yunwei chatted with everyone for a while, he continued: "The purpose of my gathering of everyone today is to inform you that we are ready to go north and return to Tongzhou. After the war, the imperial court will not let us stay in the southwest anymore, after all, the money and grain of the household department are about to bottom out. Therefore, the officers and men of all battalions will begin their training from today, and the wounded, except for those who are seriously injured and cannot travel far, will all go north with the army. The seriously wounded waited until their injuries healed before heading north on their own, and Governor Zhou had to keep his feet for the soldiers. ”

Zhou Tianyi clenched his fists and said, "Don't worry, I've already started to prepare." ”

"In addition, the bodies of the fallen soldiers should not be transported north, just put them in Chengdu for peace."

When it came to the casualties of the army, everyone present was secretly sad, and the joy of everyone just now disappeared in an instant. Zhao Kaishan and other short-tempered people were even more hideous, gritting their teeth, as if they wanted to eat people.

This time to quell the rebellion in the four southwestern provinces, the officers and men of the Hanwei Army were dispatched, and the strength of the nine war battalions reached more than 105,000 people, and the lineup was unprecedented. Since the army entered Sichuan, it has launched several fierce bloody battles with more than 150,000 rebels, and won several battles, and 100,000 Hanwei soldiers have swept through the four southwestern provinces one after another.

However, the officers and men of each battalion also paid a lot of casualties, in all the battles: 738 soldiers in the pacesetter battalion, 1,342 soldiers in the Feiyu battalion, 1,266 soldiers in the trapped camp, 1,502 soldiers in the Huben battalion, 844 soldiers in the Yueqi battalion, 546 soldiers in the Zhichong battalion, 522 soldiers in the Yingyang battalion, 1,103 soldiers in the Changshui battalion, and 2,265 soldiers in the Yulin battalion. The battalions of the Hanwei Army lost a total of 10,128 soldiers! In this battle, the officers and men of the Hanwei Army beheaded more than 98,000 ranks, captured more than 30,000 rebels, and the rest of the rebels were all dispersed and wiped out by officials and soldiers from all over the country; More than a dozen Tusi families in the four southwestern provinces that had been entrenched for hundreds of years were uprooted by the soldiers of the Han Wei Army, and the imperial court took the opportunity to station officials and troops in their places for direct management.

In this battle, the reason why the officers and soldiers of the Hanwei Army lost tens of thousands of horses was mainly due to the fact that in the course of the counterinsurgency war, there were many siege battles, so that the soldiers of each battalion could only use their lives to fight with the rebels in the battle to capture the city, causing great casualties; In addition, the good combat effectiveness of the rebels under the command of Xuan Chongming and An Bangyan is also one of the reasons.

Liu Yunwei saw that everyone's mood was a little low, so he said: "The soldiers who died in this battle will be compassionate to the shogunate, and we who are alive will shift our attention from here to Liaodong." In the days to come, my Tongzhou Town and Hanwei Army have only one goal, that is, to restore Liaodong and sweep away Jiannu! ”

Sure enough, as soon as the mention of recovering Liaodong and sweeping away Jiannu, a raging fire appeared in everyone's eyes, and the morale that was a little low just now suddenly rose.

Liu Yunwei said a few more words to boost morale, and then saw Guo Yi running in with a panicked face, and said, "Zongzhen, the old lady has fainted!" ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone was shocked, and Liu Yunwei stood up even more suddenly, his face was full of shock, and he rushed out and ran straight to the old lady's room.

It didn't take long for Liu Yunwei to rush to the old lady's room, at this time the old lady was already lying on the couch, her expression was very haggard, her eyebrows were full of sickness, and she had fallen asleep under the service of the two maids.

Liu Yunwei hurriedly asked the doctor next to him who was prescribing prescriptions, "Doctor, how is my mother's condition?" ”

The old doctor wrote the prescription and handed it to Guo Yi to grab the medicine, and then whispered: "The old lady's illness is not a day or two, I have come to see the old lady several times before, and I was supposed to see it, but this time the rebels were in turmoil, and the old lady accumulated a fire in her heart, and then the little general led the army to quell the rebellion, and the old lady felt great joy and sorrow during this time, so she suddenly couldn't hold back and aggravated her condition." ”

Liu Yunwei was very frightened when he heard this, and asked in a low voice: "Is it serious!" ”

I saw that the doctor's eyes were slightly red, he shook his head slightly, and turned to leave.

Seeing this, Liu Yunwei was like being struck by lightning, and tears immediately rained down.

At the same time, the good news of the great victory in the southwest was sent to the capital through the post station, Wei Zhongxian was overjoyed after receiving the news, and the rebellion of luxury and peace was pacified, which can be said to have gone to a piece of his own heart disease, and also injected a heart booster into the twilight of the Ming Dynasty, and the entire court fell into a carnival, as if the Ming Dynasty was still as invincible as before.

But while being happy, Wei Zhongxian and Ye Xianggao both thought of the same question: Liu Yunwei is already the general army of a town with 200,000 troops, and it can be said that there is no seal in his official position, and there are already seven guerrilla generals and one garrison under his command, which can be said to be a party of power. How can the imperial court reward the rebellion in the southwest, so as not to infinitely expand the power of Tongzhou Town and the Hanwei Army, and at the same time not to snub the soldiers' desire to serve the country?

Suddenly, the joy in Wei Zhongxian and Ye Xianggao's hearts all disappeared, and was replaced by full sorrow. Faced with this seemingly simple reward problem, both of them became restless and tasteless. So much so that Ye Xianggao convened the cabinet ministers for several days, and Wei Zhongxian even locked himself in his room and meditated.

One day, Wei Zhongxian was resting in the courtyard in the capital, and was leaning on the rattan chair in the pavilion to close his eyes and recuperate, when he suddenly heard the little eunuch come to report: "Qiqi Factory Gong, Li Linbin, the former soldier of the military department, asks to see him." ”

Wei Zhongxian was slightly stunned when he heard this, and said secretly: "Isn't this Li Linbin a fellow party of Huang Jiashan, the former secretary of the Ministry of War?" You have stepped down some time ago, huh? What did he do when he came to find a miscellaneous family? ”

After thinking for a while, Wei Zhongxian still said, "Call him in." ”

After a while, Li Linbin was brought in, and after saluting, he said, "The grass people have seen Gonggong Wei. ”

"What do you have to advise?"

"The grass people are here to share the worries of Duke Wei for the great victory in the southwest."

Hearing this, Wei Zhongxian suddenly opened his eyes and glared at Li Linbin, as if he wanted to see something from Li Linbin's face. After a while, Wei Zhongxian asked with a smile, "I don't know how Lord Li can share the worries of the miscellaneous family?" ”

"The soldier will be rewarded and will be knighted!"

Wei Zhongxian lowered his head and thought for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said with a smile: "Lord Li is really benevolent and righteous to that Liu Yunwei!" ”