Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VIII Troubled Times

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

Section 10 Stationed in Shanhaiguan

Early the next morning, Liu Yunwei and Wen Poyu, Zhao Kaishan, and Wang Gandang were separated at the Pinggu boundary. Wen Poyu and the three of them led nearly 70,000 soldiers from the Changshui Battalion, the Huben Battalion, and the Zhechong Battalion to Jizhou to garrison, while Liu Yunwei led nearly 70,000 soldiers from the Pacesetter Battalion, the Trap Camp, and the Yingyang Battalion to continue north to Shanhaiguan.

Before the army set off, Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhibao were sent away by Liu Yunwei, and the two also took away a handwritten letter written by Liu Yunwei to Zheng Zhilong. As for the huge amount of money and grain sent by Zheng Zhilong and the sea boats, Liu Yunwei decided to accept it after thinking about it, after all, the pressure on money and grain faced by the Jiliao Governor's Mansion is too great. Therefore, Zheng Zhihu had already sent someone to inform his subordinates before leaving, and ordered him to dock at Tianjin Wei nearby; Just before dawn, Guo Yi had already led three thousand dragon horses to Tianjin Wei to receive money and grain, accompanied by the officials of the city and the city led by Ma Shiming, preparing to receive the fifteen sea ships.

Two days later, Liu Yunwei led more than 68,000 soldiers from the pacesetter battalion, the trap camp, and the Yingyang battalion to Shanhaiguan, which is known as the world's first Xiongguan.

Shanhaiguan, also known as Yuguan, Yuguan and Linlu Pass, is the easternmost pass of the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, and is the only place where the Great Wall intersects with the sea. Shanhaiguan to the north is the west of Liaoning, it can be said that the terrain is dangerous, it is the location of the ancient Jieshi, so it is also called "Jieshi Road", and Hebei Liao is divided here. Shanhaiguan is known as "the first pass in the world", "the throat of the border county, the guarantee of the Beijing division", and the Jiayuguan thousands of miles away echoes and is famous all over the world.

Shanhaiguan is the Ming Dynasty Hongwu 14 years began to build the city to build the customs guard, because of its mountain and sea, so the name of Shanhaiguan. The circumference of Shanhaiguan City is about eight miles, it is connected with the Great Wall, the city is the pass, the city is more than ten zhang high, seven zhang thick, there are four main city gates, a variety of defensive buildings. Including the "first pass in the world" arrow tower, Jingbian Tower, Muying Tower, Linlu Tower, Urn City and the Great Wall fortress as long as three miles.

Looking at the majestic Xiongguan, Liu Yunwei couldn't help but feel excited, and said secretly: "Such a majestic Guancheng can only be seen in my Huaxia!" With such a strong pass and the soldiers of the Hanwei Army stationed, it can be described as impregnable! ”

At this time, Yuan Chonghuan, the new governor of Liaodong, had already led Zhao to lead the teaching, Zhao? Nanxing, Zu Dashou and other generals greeted them outside the gate. Everyone looked at the elite tiger in front of them with no end in sight, and they all felt extremely shocked in their hearts. Previously, Yuan Chonghuan and others, under the leadership of Sun Chengzong, also fought a few small-scale encounters with Jiannu, and they can be said to be very familiar with Jiannu, and the combat power of the Hanwei army in front of them is definitely not lower than that of Jiannu's elite, and the strength seems to be superior!

Looking at the shocking scene in front of them, everyone's hearts invariably formed a thought, that is, the good days of Jiannu are over! The recovery of Liaodong is no longer an empty word, but just around the corner!

"Yuan Chonghuan, the subordinate governor of Liaodong, led all the soldiers of Shanhai Town to greet Lord Liu, the governor of Jiliao!"

Yuan Chonghuan led Zhao? Nanxing, Zhao Shujiao, Zu Dashou and others saluted together, and thousands of soldiers stationed at Shanhaiguan behind them also saluted together to meet the new governor of Jiliao, Liu Yunwei.

Liu Yunwei laughed and turned over and dismounted and stepped forward, saying, "All the soldiers don't have to be formal. Then, Liu Yunwei took Yuan Chonghuan's hand and said, "Elemental (Yuan Chonghuan's words) brother, before Lord Sun returned to his hometown, he repeatedly recommended you to me, and Zhao?" Nanxing, Zhao Shujiao, Zu Dashou several generals, Lord Sun is also highly recommended, presumably you are all the generals of the dynasty! ”

Yuan Chonghuan and others saw that Liu Yunwei was in a high position at a young age, but he was not a little arrogant and arrogant, but made people feel very cordial, coupled with Liu Yunwei's countless achievements in the north and south, and the strength of 200,000 troops under his command, everyone had a good impression of Liu Yunwei almost without any resistance.

Yuan Chonghuan said excitedly: "Thanks to Lord Sun's recommendation and the support of the supervisor, we will definitely serve the country wholeheartedly and never disappoint the expectations of the two adults!" ”

Zhao? Nan Xing, Zhao Shujiao, and Zu Dashou also blushed and clenched their fists and said: "I will swear to follow the superintendent to the death, and there is no other word!" ”

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "Haha, good! From now on, the Governor will rely on your help. Order, the army enters the customs! ”

Shanhaiguan, Jiliao Governor's Palace.

Liu Yunwei sat in the lobby and looked at everyone in the hall expressionlessly, only to see Yuan Mingxuan, Sun Chengzong, Zhou Tianyi, Hu Kun, Wu Xing, and Gao Hongguang sitting on Liu Yunwei's left hand side and silent. And Yuan Chonghuan, Zhao? Nanxing, Zhao Shujiao, and Zu Dashou were sitting on Liu Yunwei's right hand, and everyone had different expressions and thoughts, among which Yuan Chonghuan looked calm, and even a little excited, Zhao? Nanxing and Zhao Shujiao bowed their heads and remained silent, looking a little depressed, while Zu Dashou looked like he dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, looking at Liu Yunwei from time to time, and he wanted to speak several times.

At this time, everyone's expressions all fell in Liu Yunwei's eyes, and seeing that the fire was almost over, Liu Yunwei said, "How is it?" What are your four opinions on the downsizing of the Shanhai Town generals? Whatever you think today, you can talk to the Governor, and we can discuss it face to face. However, after today, once the Governor's order is executed, no one shall disobey or disobey the Governor, otherwise the Governor will not be blamed for showing no mercy! ”

As soon as the words fell, Yuan Chonghuan got up and said: "What the superintendent said is the words of the old man who seeks the country, and his subordinates have no opinions, and it is all up to the superintendent to decide." ”

Zhao? Nanxing and Zhao Shujiao glanced at each other, both of them were a little helpless, and they also got up and said, "The subordinates obey the order." ”

Only Zu Dashou was still silent, sitting on the side and not knowing what he was thinking.

Liu Yunwei was not annoyed when he saw this, but asked with a smile: "General Zu, do you have any opinions?" ”

Zu Dashou thought for a while, got up and said, "Dare to ask the superintendent, how to deal with the family members I am waiting for, and will they also be downsized with the soldiers?" ”

"Of course not!" Liu Yunwei said: "The family members are all your private soldiers, and the governor will naturally not ask. However, you can't use the food and salary issued by the imperial court to the soldiers of each battalion to support your family, it is used to support the soldiers of the imperial court! The Governor will also send the Governor to inspect from time to time, and once someone is found to have embezzled military salaries, money and food, the Governor will severely punish them! ”

Zu Dashou's face changed sharply, and he said in a rough voice: "Supervisor, if your subordinates say something forbidden, as soon as you take office, you will start to reduce our military power, is it a bit excessive!" ”

Gao Hongguang on the side was furious when he heard this, and immediately shouted: "Zu Dashou! You're just a guerrilla general, and you're all over my Hanwei army! What qualifications do you have to talk to the overseer like this, you are despising the superior and committing a crime! ”

Zu Dashou was not afraid, he ignored Gao Hongguang at all, and continued to say loudly: "Please also ask the superintendent Mingjian, wait for me an explanation!" ”

Seeing this, Liu Yunwei first signaled Gao Hongguang to calm down, and then said: "It seems that General Zu cares about the soldiers under his command very much, so I don't know how the soldiers under General Zu's command are. ”

Speaking of this, Zu Dashou's face was a little ashamed, but it was fleeting, and he said to himself: "They are all capable warriors!" ”

Liu Yunwei smiled and continued: "Really? If I remember correctly, General Zu had more than 10,000 soldiers under his command, which was the largest number of soldiers among all the soldiers. May I ask General Zu, how many Jiannu can you lead with these 10,000 soldiers to defeat with confidence? Ten thousand? Five thousand? Thousand? Or five hundred! ”

At this time, there was no anger on Zu Dashou's face, but instead his face was full of shame, even with Yuan Chonghuan, Zhao? Nanxing and Zhao Shujiao are also a little embarrassed.

And Liu Yunwei still said to himself: "If you don't lead the army to defend the city, it is estimated that you can't even beat one-tenth of your own strength in the field battle, why!" It is because the soldiers under your command are uneven, they are all soldiers and oil soldiers, and they are not well fed and their morale is not high, so it is hell that such a battalion can win the battle! ”

Zu Dashou clenched his fists and said: "Inspector Mingjian, these are indeed the truth, but the soldiers under our command are already inferior to Jiannu, if the strength of the army is also reduced, then how will they fight in the future!" How to hold Shanhaiguan if the troops are insufficient! ”

"So Bendu brought tens of thousands of Han Wei troops!"

Liu Yunwei said coldly: "This governor would rather have a thousand elites than a hundred thousand waste!" From today on, the officers and men of the Hanwei Army will be stationed in Shanhaiguan, and the defense of the entire Shanhai Town will be taken over by the Hanwei Army. All the generals of the original Shanhai Town rushed to the Shanhaiguan within five days to assemble and prepare for the drawdown! The 40,000 troops were all reorganized into 10,000 elites, and all the old and weak people, soldiers, oil and ruffians among them were eliminated, and only the elite remained! After that, the governor would arrange these 10,000 elites to be stationed in Ningyuan City, commanded by Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong. ”

Zu Dashou and Zhao? Nanxing and Zhao Shujiao were shocked when they heard this, Liu Yunwei's order was equivalent to exempting the three of them from military power on the spot, and all three of them became bare-bones generals!

"Overseer!"

Zu Dashou exclaimed and said, "Even if we don't have merit, we still have hard work, why does the superintendent deal with us like this!" What crime have we committed? ”

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "The three generals are all generals recommended by Lord Sun, how can this governor abandon them?" It won't be long before my Shanhai Town will implement the military tun and recruit 40,000 tuntian soldiers, and at that time, General Zu will command 20,000 tuntian soldiers, Zhao? General Nanxing and General Zhao Shujiao each rate 10,000, how? ”

"Tuntian soldiers? Isn't that a farmer? "Zu Dashou is still very dissatisfied, Zhao? Nan Xing and Zhao Shujiao were also angry.

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "Haha, do you know that among the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Hanwei Army I brought, 30,000 soldiers were reorganized from the Tuntian Army!" Are those soldiers farmers? The Tuntian soldiers you led will all follow me to fight in Liaodong in the future! ”

Zu Dashou, Zhao? Nanxing and Zhao Shujiao were shocked when they heard this, and then they were overjoyed, and immediately bowed down and said: "Please forgive the Inspector, in the future, we will swear to follow the Inspector to the death, and swear to fight Liaodong for the country!" ”