On the morning of the next day, Li Hongyu, accompanied by Li Rubai, Yan Mingtai and others, climbed the city gate tower at the east gate of Yaque Pass.

Because the bait thrown by Li Hongyu was too tempting, the generals stationed at Yaque Pass were all gearing up, eager to try, and they all wanted to defeat the Houjin army in front of the pass to make meritorious contributions.

Although the generals were afraid of the Houjin Army, no matter how it was said, the Houjin Army was able to destroy the three-way Ming army in five days, showing strong combat effectiveness.

However, Li Hongyu didn't say how many people he could lead to fight, so everyone was ready to bring more people and horses after the draw, and bring the main force to fight.

"Generals, this flag of the 'Liaodong Tiger General' was made by this official when he was in the capital, I don't know which general it will belong to today." After the generals arrived, Li Hongyu asked Man Gui to take out a flag and unfold it in front of everyone, and said with a smile.

The flag is made of Jinbu, black characters on a red background, embroidered with a black tiger roaring in the mountains and forests, and four big black characters written on the side of "Liaodong Tiger General", with clouds, mountains and rocks and other decorations, it looks quite conspicuous and eye-catching, which makes the spirit of the generals on the scene lift.

Li Hongyu's eyes lit up when he saw those generals, and a subtle smile suddenly flashed at the corner of his mouth:

Compared with promotion and silver reward, it is obvious that the attraction of reputation is greater, after all, after getting the military flag of "Liaodong Tiger General" can not only be passed on to future generations, but also an honor that honors the ancestors, and virtually establishes its position in the army.

The rules and methods of drawing lots are very simple, Li Hongyu prepares the corresponding paper according to the number of generals who are eligible to participate in the drawing of lots, writes the word "Zhong" with a brush on one of the papers, and then folds the paper into a small rectangular piece of paper and puts it into a box covered with a black cloth.

Of course, for the sake of fairness, the order of drawing lots is determined by lot, so that no one complains, and it is completely up to God who catches the lot first and who catches the lot later.

Soon, after a nervous draw of lots and drawing lots, the man with the national character face who called Li Rubai "Second Uncle" was lucky enough to catch the note with the word "Zhong" written on it, which immediately caused a burst of cheers from the surrounding Liaodong Iron Knights.

"General Li, this governor is looking forward to your triumphant return!" Li Hongyu stepped forward and smiled and encouraged the man with a national face, it seems that the will of heaven is like this, and he wants to see the power of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry.

In fact, Li Hongyu believed that no matter which general of the Ming Army on the Southwest Road caught the note with the word "Zhong" written on it, Li Rubai would send the strongest Liaodong Iron Cavalry to fight, because the Ming Army on the Southwest Road could not afford to lose, which was not only a personal honor but also related to the face of the officers and men of the entire Southwest Route Army.

Unless Chai Shixiu's luck is too good to stand out among the crowd and catch that note, but in terms of probability, it is a small probability event.

If that's really the case, Li Hongyu doesn't mind much, he just looks at the power of the Shaanxi and Gansu cavalry, if Chai Shixiu wins, it will also be an incentive for those Liaodong generals.

"Rest assured, the governor will definitely live up to the trust of the lord, and kill those slaves without leaving a piece of armor." Hearing this, the national-faced general bowed his hand to Li Hongyu and said murderously.

"This governor also needs someone to go back and report to the chieftain, so you'd better catch a few jobs for this governor." Li Hongyu smiled when he heard this, and said in a deep voice to the national-faced generals, "General Li, if someone begs to surrender, you will spare their lives, and a living Jiannu can boost morale more than a dead one!" ”

"Obedience." Hearing this, the general bowed to Li Hongyi and replied in a loud voice, he understood what Li Hongyu meant, and wanted to catch a few live mouths and come back.

This national character face general is Li Rubai's nephew Li Zhizhong, Liaodong Iron Cavalry General, is the son of the fifth brother Li Rumei, Li Rumei is also a general, once followed the eldest brother Li Ruhai to aid the Korean anti-Japanese war, and later became the chief military officer of the Imperial Army, the governor of the left army, and died in the 40th year of Wanli.

Although Li Rubai is the commander of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, due to his advanced age, the next commander of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry is Li Zhizhong, Li Rubai is now making every effort to train Li Zhizhong and wants him to take over the Liaodong Iron Cavalry in the future.

Of course, Li Zhizhong is not alone, he has a good brother in the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, and he is also a good assistant, that is, the sturdy man of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry who previously called Li Rubai "Second Master", is Li Rusong's righteous son, named Wang Guangshun, and is also the general of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry.

Wang Guangshun's ancestor was originally a member of the Li family, because his father saved Li Rusong's life on the battlefield, so Li Rusong accepted him as a righteous son and was loyal to the Li family, which was very common in the ancient army.

"General Li, in this battle, we must wipe out all the Jiannu outside the pass, so when General Li goes out to fight, ask General Li to send someone to block their retreat."

Since Li Zhizhong is out of the battle, he will definitely use the main force of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, so Li Hongyu is not worried about the victory or defeat of this battle, what he wants to do is to wipe out the Houjin soldiers outside the pass, so he said to Li Rubai after a deep groan, ready to intercept the back road of the Houjin soldiers, so that it is perfect.

"Don't worry, Lord Governor, they won't be able to escape." Li Rubai's eyes flashed coldly, and he bowed down and said in a deep voice, although the scale of this battle is not large, it is a battle for the Southwest Route Army to maintain its reputation, so he will definitely not let those Houjin troops slip away.

"Old General Li, with your words, this official will be relieved." Li Hongyu smiled when he heard this, and then his face turned pale, and he gave an order to Li Zhizhong in a deep voice, "When Jiannu has dinner at noon, lead the army to attack. ”

"Obedience!" Li Zhizhong bowed down when he heard this, and replied loudly, to be honest, he couldn't hold back and wanted to teach the Houjin army a lesson, Nurhachi was a slave of the Li family back then, when was it the turn of those Jiannu to show off their might in front of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry?

"At that time, the governor will personally beat the drum at the head of the city to help you and the others." Li Hongyu bowed slightly, pointed to a cowhide drum on the side, and said in a deep voice.

"Governor Xie, we will definitely live up to your expectations." Li Zhizhong bowed to Li Hongyu, then retreated, and led his men down to the city gate tower to prepare for the attack.

Li Rubai knew that there was no room for loss in this battle, so he nodded to Wang Guangshun, who was standing on the side, and Wang Guangshun immediately saluted Li Hongyu, and then chased after Li Zhizhong, who would lead the army to block the retreat of the Jin army outside the Guanwai.

"Old General Li, it seems that this military flag belongs to General Li." After Li Zhizhong and Wang Guangshun left, Li Hongyu smiled and said to Li Rubai that if the four thousand Liaodong iron cavalry could not take the two thousand post-gold soldiers outside the pass, I am afraid that Li Chengliang would be so angry that he would crawl out of the grave to teach these unscrupulous descendants of the Li family a lesson.

"The Governor has won the award, and this is not the Governor's support." Li Rubai smiled when he heard this, and opened his mouth to compliment Li Hongyu, if Li Hongyu took care of him in the future, the situation of Liaodong Iron Riding in Liaodong would undoubtedly be better.

Li Hongyu knew what Li Rubai meant, a subtle smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, and then chatted with Li Rubai with great interest about aiding Korea and resisting the Japanese, which made Li Rubai's face show an excited look.

In the face of Li Rubai, whose interest gradually became high, Li Hongyu became a loyal listener, and listened to Li Rubai with great interest about the past when he fought bravely on the Korean battlefield.

On the surface, Li Hongyu seemed to be interested in how powerful the Ming army was, but in fact he wanted to know the military information of the Korean and Japanese states.

The war between the Ming Dynasty and the Wa State lasted for a long time, and Li Rubai should have known a lot about the military strength of the Wa State and the Korean State, which was a rare piece of information for Li Hongyu, which helped him understand the situation of the Korean State and the Wa State.

"My lord, it's almost time." At noon, when Li Hongyu was listening intently to Li Rubai talking about several bloody battles between the Ming army and the Japanese in Korea, Man Gui walked over quickly and reminded in a low voice.

Li Hongyu came back to his senses when he heard this, stretched his waist, and then got up and looked at the Houjin army barracks outside the gate, only to see smoke curling in the barracks, and the Houjin army seemed to be making lunch.

"Pass the order down and let General Lee attack." Seeing this, Li Hongyu moved his somewhat sore neck, and then his face turned cold, and he said to Man Gui in a deep voice, the exciting moment has finally come.

Hearing this, Man Gui bowed, walked to the edge of the city wall and waved his hand downward, and the soldiers waiting at the city gate immediately took action, creaking open the closed city gate.

The square inside the city gate and the streets were full of cavalry of Liaodong Iron Cavalry leading horses, and the scene was silent and a little terrifying.

Li Zhizhong and Wang Guangshun stood side by side at the front of the queue, and when they saw the city gate open, the two hugged each other, and then turned over and got on their horses.

Seeing this situation, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry at the scene mounted their horses one after another, quietly waiting for the order to attack.

Li Hongyu looked at all this condescendingly from the city gate tower, and nodded secretly, I have to say that the discipline of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry is strict, and it seems that the Li family usually works the training of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry.

Moreover, Li Hongyu noticed that each of the cavalrymen of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry carried a large bow and several arrow boxes on their backs, with a saber hanging from their waists, and a bow and several arrow boxes on their horses.

From this point of view, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry is an archer cavalry, which is not in close contact with the opponent, but shoots the enemy with a bow and arrow from a distance.

In particular, the bows used by the Liaodong Iron Cavalry are similar to the bow styles used by the soldiers of the Later Jin Army, and they are all composite bows.

The strength of this kind of bow is very large, and the range is also very long, but because it requires a lot of arm strength to pull it apart, the people in the rest of the region except Liaodong are not suitable for this kind of bow, because in terms of physique, the people of Liaodong are strong, and their arm strength is much greater than that of the people in other places, which is related to the water, soil and environment of Liaodong.

During the Battle of Sarhu, although the Ming army was equipped with a lot of firearms, due to the slow development of firearms in the Ming Dynasty, outsiders could not contact them except for the craftsmen who made firearms, so there was no great progress in firearms, so that the Wanli Emperor wanted to buy Hongyi cannons from the Portuguese.

When the Yongle Emperor used firearms to fight the Northern Yuan, Westerners learned about gunpowder through the Arabs, but it took them less than two hundred years to create firearms that were more powerful and advanced than those of the Ming Dynasty, which is really embarrassing.

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