Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VIII Troubled Times

Chapter 1 The military is shaking the sky and raising the prestige of the Han

Section 17 The Hidden Dragon in the Abyss (2)

Early the next morning, Guo Yi and Sun Yuanhua were going to continue north and lead their troops to Shanhaiguan. Before leaving, the two left thirty carriages of troops for Wen Poyu to supplement the Changshui Battalion, the Huben Battalion, and the Zhichong Battalion, and then ordered 3,000 Longxiang Iron Cavalry Soldiers and 500 General Zuosi Men to assemble outside the north gate of Jizhou City to stand by.

Wen Poyu also led Zhao Kaishan, Wang Gandang and 18 guards to the north gate, ready to see off Guo Yi and Sun Yuanhua.

Guo Yi and Sun Yuanhua clasped their fists together and said, "General Wen and generals, please go back, let's say goodbye." ”

Wen Poyu said with a smile: "Please also ask General Guo and Governor Sun to wait a while." Then Wen Poyu pointed at Zhao Kaishan and continued: "I am going to send General Zhao to go to Shanhaiguan with the two of you, so that I can report to the superintendent in person on the preparations for all the affairs of Jizhou Town. ”

Guo Yi and Sun Yuanhua glanced at each other, both nodded with a smile and said, "That's very good!" ”

Everyone talked for a while, Guo Yi, Sun Yuanhua, Zhao Kaishan said goodbye to Wen Poyu and others, and led the army to the north together, more than 3,000 people went north out of Jizhou City, passing through Zunhua, Santunying, Qian'an, Yongping Mansion, Funingwei and other places, and it took about ten days to enter the boundary of Shanhaiguan.

Under the scorching sun, 3,000 iron cavalry soldiers marched in formation, 500 generals marched forward in sweat, and Guo Yi, Zhao Kaishan, and Sun Yuanhua walked side by side in the army. At this time, although the weather was hot, all the soldiers were in good spirits, and no one shouted that they were tired, even those who would be the divisions, which showed the elite degree of the soldiers in the three towns of Jiliao.

"Haha, General Guo, I really didn't expect it, judging from what I have seen and heard along the way, the cities under the jurisdiction of our three towns of Jiliao are really prosperous, and they are much stronger than all parts of Beijing and Hebei!" Zhao Kaishan said with a big grin.

Guo Yi said with a smile: "Haha, that's natural, our three towns of Jiliao have a superintendent in charge, and those corrupt and evil officials have no way to live; The overseer also went to the court to turn all the people under his rule into military households, and distributed the land, and the cities and places were naturally thriving! ”

Zhao Kaishan nodded and said, "If you want to say that the eldest brother really dares to do it, I heard that at the beginning of the year, more than 100 corrupt officials were arrested from all over the country in Shanhaiguan?" The people of Jizhou Town didn't applaud when they heard about it! ”

At this time, Sun Yuanhua said: "Although the supervisor did the right thing, and he gained a lot of people's hearts, he also offended many people. I am also sometimes worried, worried that some people in the DPRK and China will make a fuss about these things, and you must know that there are not a few people in the DPRK and China who are staring at us now. ”

As soon as the words fell, Guo Yi showed a contemplative expression, not knowing what he was thinking. And Zhao Kaishan looked indifferent, and said loudly: "I said Governor Sun, what are we afraid of?" Our three towns of Jiliao have 300,000 soldiers, many generals, and great achievements, does the imperial court dare to violate the world's disapproval and deliberately embarrass our three towns of Jiliao? I don't think there's anything to worry about! ”

Sun Yuanhua and Guo Yi glanced at each other, and their eyes were full of worry.

In the evening of that day, the army rushed to the south gate of Shanhaiguan, and Wu Xing and Gao Hongguang had been waiting here for a long time, ready to meet the soldiers of the army heading north.

Seeing this, Guo Yi, Zhao Kaishan, and Sun Yuanhua also stopped the army, and then they dismounted and stepped forward one after another, and greeted Wu Xing and Gao Hongguang.

Gao Hongguang said with a smile: "General Guo, General Zhao, and Governor Sun, the three of you have worked hard all the way. Today, the superintendent was discussing matters in the palace, and he really couldn't leave, so he ordered me and General Wu to come to meet the three soldiers of the army. ”

Sun Yuanhua asked with some confusion: "General Gao, I don't know what is important for the superintendent?" Is it related to the war in Liaodong? ”

As soon as Zhao Kaishan heard the word "Liaodong", he suddenly became very excited, and kept echoing on the side, and kept asking Wu Xing if the army was going north to Liaodong.

Speaking of this, Gao Hongguang and Wu Xing's faces changed, and they looked like they wanted to speak and stopped. Seeing this, Guo Yi, Zhao Kaishan, and Sun Yuanhua all had a bad premonition in their hearts, and said secretly: "This is a big deal!" ”

At nightfall, the Jiliao Governor's Mansion.

Shanhai Town's commander-in-chief Zhao Shujiao, Wu Xing, Gao Hongguang, Zhao Kaishan, three generals, pacesetter battalion, trap camp, Yingyang battalion, a total of 18 garrisons, as well as Yuan Mingxuan, Sun Yuanhua, Zhou Tianyi, Hu Kun, Ma Shiming, Chen Zitong six governors gathered in the hall. Liu Yunwei sat on the top in civilian clothes, looked at the hall full of generals and talents, and said in his heart: "Guo Yi, Governor Sun and the mountain have worked hard, and the governor should have set up a banquet for the three to catch the wind and wash the dust, but yesterday the imperial court came to the will, and the soldiers of the three towns of Jiliao are estimated to go out to carry out activities and activities, so let's take the business first." ”

As soon as everyone heard Liu Yunwei's words, they immediately burst into cheers, and Zhao Kaishan immediately jumped out and said loudly: "Big brother, you can give the order, when will we go north to Liaodong to kill the Tartars?" ”

Liu Yunwei heard that a trace of gloom flashed between his eyebrows, but it was fleeting, and he said to Zhao Kaishan: "Kaishan, you wait a minute, this time our Hanwei army is not going north to Liaodong." ”

At this time, everyone present was stunned, only Yuan Mingxuan, Wu Xing, and Gao Hongguang seemed to know it for a long time, but they just stared at the floor, not knowing what they were thinking.

"Big brother, our Hanwei Army doesn't go to Liaodong to kill the Tartars, so who are we going to fight?"

Sun Yuanhua asked worriedly: "Supervisor, is there another rebellion somewhere?" ”

Liu Yunwei nodded, and everyone suddenly fell silent when they saw this, some people were angry, some people sighed and shook their heads, and some people frowned and meditated, which was in stark contrast to the happy situation just now.

Seeing this, Liu Yunwei smiled and said loudly: "Okay, let's talk about the situation in each town first." Governor Sun, let's first talk about the situation of Tongzhou Town and Jiangzuo Division. ”

Sun Yuanhua got up and said: "Inspector Qiyu, at present, the soldiers of the Feiyu Battalion, Yulin Battalion, and Yuecai Battalion stationed in Tongzhou Town have completed their training, and the Tuntian soldiers who have been integrated into the main army have the combat power to go out to fight, and the battalions are also fully prepared; After a year of accumulation, Tongzhou Town has reserved 48,000 stone grain and grass, as well as 60,000 taels of silver; The 30,000 Tuntian soldiers recruited by General Lu have also undergone preliminary training, and it may not be possible to go out to fight, but it should be more than enough to defend the city. In addition, spring plowing in various parts of Tongzhou Town has also been prepared, but this year should be another year of great drought, and it is estimated that this year's autumn harvest will be greatly affected. ”

After Sun Yuanhua finished speaking, he paused, and continued: "After a year's time, I have built Zhangjiawan into a small town, and the various armaments built by the division have increased a lot compared with previous years, such as the output of firearms such as bird guns and three-eyed guns has doubled, and the god machine guns built by the division have also been built a lot, but the output of artillery has not been able to go up, after all, the manufacture of artillery is too difficult. ”

Hearing this, Liu Yunwei nodded with great satisfaction, and then asked, "Are the soldiers of each town ready now?" ”

Sun Yuanhua nodded, and said with a smile: "Inspector Qiqi, the military equipment brought by his subordinates and General Guo this time is already the last batch to be replenished for the towns, and the soldiers of the towns are all complete. ”

"That's good!" Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "Kaishan, let's talk about the situation in Jizhou Town." ”

Zhao Kaishan got up and said: "Supervisor Qiqi, the soldiers of all battalions in Jizhou Town have been reorganized, and those Tuntian soldiers have the ability to go out to fight, and the soldiers are also fully prepared. In addition, in this year's time, General Wen raised 35,000 stone grain and grass, as well as 80,000 taels of silver. The spring ploughing matters in various parts of Jizhou Town have also been prepared, and the 30,000 Tuntian soldiers scattered in various places can also be qualified for the task of defending the city after the rectification and training at the beginning of the year. ”

"Good!" Liu Yunwei let out a sigh of relief and said: "The situation in Shanhai Town is also similar, the soldiers of the pacesetter battalion, the Huben battalion, and the Yingyang battalion are already waiting for the day, and the three soldiers of the Liaodong Governor Yuan Chonghuan, the general Zu Dashou, and the general Zhao Shujiao of Shanhai Town are also in full swing, and the newly recruited 40,000 Tuntian soldiers are also beginning to take shape. As for money and food, Mr. Zhao, let's talk about it. ”

Zhao Shujiao got up and said, "Inspector Qiqi, at present, Shanhai Town has hoarded 110,000 stone grain and grass, and 200,000 taels of silver. ”

"Governor Chen, Governor Ma, you can also talk about the situation of the Tun Shou Division and the City Ship Division."

Chen Zitong first said: "Supervisor Qiyu, because the military tun missed the agricultural time last year, so the situation of the tun shou division is not very good, the tun shou division has accumulated a total of 70,000 stone grain and grass and 30,000 taels of silver this year. ”

Liu Yunwei nodded and said, "It's no wonder that Tun Shousi is the division." ”

Ma Shiming continued: "Qi Yu Supervisor, the city has now accumulated more than 300,000 taels of silver, and the fleet and shops under its jurisdiction are also running well, because last year, there were more than a dozen sea ships sent by Zheng Zhilong, so the profits brought by the fleet under the jurisdiction of the city ship division will increase a lot, and after deducting the necessary expenses of the city ship division, it is expected that the input of the city ship division can increase some more this year." ”

"Haha!" Liu Yunwei laughed when he heard this, and said, "Everyone heard it? Now my three towns in Jiliao can be said to be strong and strong, rich in money and food, and can go out to train and train soldiers! Now, the three towns of Jiliao are like a hidden dragon in the abyss, just waiting for a thunder to go straight to the nine heavens and run rampant in all directions! This time, the generals of our Hanwei Army swept the north and south in three ways! Kill all those jumping clowns! ”

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