The Liaodong Iron Cavalry in Li Hongyu's mouth refers to the troops under the command of Li Chengliang, the former Liaodong commander-in-chief.

Li Chengliang and his eldest son Li Rusong were good at cavalry raids, and the most elite troops under their command were the cavalry team formed by the Li family, numbering about 5,000, well-equipped and well-trained.

In the conquest of the Mongol barbarian tribe and the battle of Wanli Korea, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry was invincible, and the rebellions of the Jurchen tribes were suppressed many times, and the father and ancestor of Wang Gao and Nurhachi, the leaders of the Jurchen rebellion in Jianzhou, died under the Liaodong Iron Cavalry Sword.

It's a pity that after Li Rusong died in battle, the Li family no longer had a good general to lead the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, so they didn't make much achievements in the battles of Salhu and other battles, and gradually collapsed, which is really a pity.

It is worth mentioning that, according to Li Chengliang, his ancestors were Han Chinese, and he moved to North Korea to avoid war at the end of the Tang Dynasty, but his ancestors moved back to Tieling from North Korea, and belonged to a branch of the Li clan in Longxi, North Korea.

I have to say that Li Chengliang is a rare handsome talent, in the Ming Dynasty under the condition of the abolition of the garrison of Liaodong for 30 years, led the Liaodong Iron Cavalry to win ten great victories, the prosperity of the border marshal martial arts can be described as unprecedented in the two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty.

However, according to historical records, it is said that Li Chengliang was in the position of Yilong, extravagant and even falsely reported his military exploits, and was finally impeached by the Yanguan and dismissed in the 19th year of Wanli, which led to the relaxation of the eastern border of Liaodong in the next ten years.

"Your Majesty has seen the Governor?" After entering the hall, the nervous Li Rubai was slightly stunned when he saw Li Hongyu sitting on the chair, he didn't expect the new governor of Liaodong to be so young, and then bowed, secretly pondering Li Hongyu's intention.

"General Li." Li Hongyu smiled slightly when he heard this, got up and bowed, "I have long heard of the prestige of Old General Li, but I didn't expect to see it today." ”

"The Governor has won the prize." Li Rubai couldn't help but have an embarrassed look on his face when he heard this, you must know that he had just fought a defeated battle before, and he was so defeated that he retreated back in disgrace without even seeing the shadow of the Houjin army, what kind of prestige can he talk about?

"Old General Li, this official has something unclear, why is General Li's Southwest Route Army advancing slowly?" Li Hongyu naturally saw that Li Rubai's expression had become a little embarrassed, so he stretched out his hand and motioned for him to sit down in the seat next to him, and then asked quietly.

"Back to the governor, the weather was bad, and the roads were rugged and difficult, and the places they passed through were all high mountains, so the army marched slowly."

Hearing this, a wry smile suddenly flashed at the corner of Li Rubai's mouth, this retreat was a lingering pain in his heart, and after a deep groan, he said to Li Hongyu.

"Old General Li, how many people are there in the Liaodong Iron Cavalry that shocked the world back then?" Li Hongyu bowed slightly when he heard this, and then asked in a deep voice.

This time he came to Qinghe Fort, Li Hongyu did not come to settle accounts with Li Rubai, but to reorganize the army under Li Rubai, you must know that this is an important military force of the Ming army in Liaodong.

As for whether Li Rubai had the intention of avoiding the battle in the battle, Li Hongyu did not want to investigate it now, because it was meaningless, once Li Rubai was moved, then the Liaodong Iron Cavalry under his command would definitely not give his life to the imperial court.

It is an indisputable fact that there is a close connection between Li Rubai and Nurhachi, and the reason why Nurhachi can rise in Jianzhou largely comes from Li Chengliang's covert support, Li Chengliang originally wanted to balance the balance of power of the Jurchen tribes and make the Jianzhou Jurchens close relatives of the imperial court, but in the end, raising tigers made Nurhachi a generation of heroes in Liaodong.

In addition, there are rumors that Li Rubai took Nurhachi's niece as a concubine, and the reason why Li Rubai marched slowly and Nurhachi let go of the Southwest Route Army and attacked the South Route Army together was because Li Rubai had secret dealings with Nurhachi.

No matter what the truth of the matter is, what Li Hongyu has to do now is to obtain the military power of the Ming Army on the Southwest Road from Li Rubai, which is the only military force he currently relies on to act in Liaodong, and the Liaodong Iron Cavalry is undoubtedly the main force in it.

"Lord Hui Governor, the lower officials still have four thousand Liaodong iron cavalry in their hands." Li Rubai was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and immediately understood Li Hongyu's intentions, otherwise he would have lived to be more than sixty years old in vain, so he replied nervously after his face changed.

These 4,000 Liaodong iron cavalry are Li Rubai's treasures, you must know that the cost of raising 4,000 cavalry can support 20,000 foot soldiers, and the officials of the imperial court have previously impeached Li Chengliang for monopolizing Liaodong's commercial profits, as well as extravagance and false reporting of military achievements.

Li Hongyu believes that it is an exaggeration to say that Li Chengliang "monopolized" the commercial affairs of Liaodong, and that Li Chengliang privately collected business taxes in Liaodong in the name of preparing for war, otherwise how would those soldiers under him feed themselves? The imperial court didn't have this military expense for him, not to mention anything else, even if the Liaodong Iron Cavalry ate it, it would eat him down.

As for extravagance, the place in eastern Liaodong is cold and poor, even if Li Chengliang eats and wears well, where can he be extravagant?

Besides, Li Chengliang has been fighting abroad all the year round, where does he have time to enjoy a "luxurious" life, but those officials who impeached him are privately rich and rich, and their lives are much more nourishing than Li Chengliang.

"Four thousand?" Li Hongyu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard this, this was much better than the result he expected.

According to Li Hongyu's knowledge, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry created by Li Chengliang has maintained the scale of 5,000 people, but over the years, with the weakening of the Li family's control over Liaodong, it is impossible to continue to bear the cost of 5,000 cavalry, so the number of troops has decreased.

It turned out that Li Hongyu thought that the Liaodong Iron Cavalry could maintain the scale of 3,000 people was already quite good, after all, this could be described as the Li family's private soldiers, and it was not easy to afford so many people, but he didn't expect that the Liaodong Iron Cavalry would have 4,000 riders, which really surprised Li Hongyu.

"Old General Li, this official wants to see the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, and I hope that the old general will lead the way." After greeting Li Rubai for a while, Li Hongyu stood up and said to him with a smile, a little eager to see what the current situation of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry was.

"Your Excellency, please." A look of helplessness flashed on Li Rubai's face, he got up and made a gesture of invitation to Li Hongyu, and reluctantly took Li Hongyu to the cavalry camp.

"Yan Mingtai, the left senator of Xiaguan Shandong, has seen the governor." A few steps out of the hall, a middle-aged man hurriedly walked into the door, met Li Hongyu and others in the courtyard, and hurriedly bowed and bowed.

"Lord Yan doesn't need to be polite." Li Hongyu smiled when he heard this, and beckoned Yan Mingtai to go to the cavalry camp together.

Yan Mingtai is the supervisor of the Ming army on the Xinnan Road, starting from the Yongle Emperor, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty likes to send the supervisor army to the locality, starting with the eunuchs, and the Jiajing Emperor later changed to the Beijing officials surrounded by the officials, for example, the supervisor of the battle of Liaodong is Li Wentao in the Huke to the matter.

In addition to the emperor, local commanders also like to send supervisors when they send troops, and select important local civil officials to serve as them.

In the large camp of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, the cavalry had already learned that the new governor was coming to inspect it, so in a short period of time, they were already standing in line on the school field, the lineup was neat, the fighting spirit was high, and the huge teaching ground was silent, showing good military quality.

Li Hongyu nodded from time to time, extremely satisfied with the Liaodong Iron Cavalry that appeared in front of him, it was obvious that the Liaodong Iron Cavalry had undergone strict training and careful selection, after all, not everyone could become a member of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, which undoubtedly ensured the combat effectiveness of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry.

As far as he knew, the reason why the Liaodong Iron Cavalry fought bravely was not only related to training, but also inextricably linked to the Li family's father and son's kindness to them.

The treatment and status of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry are superior to the army of the Ming Dynasty, so despite the sacrifices, they can still go forward, following the Li father and son's service to death, "If the year is strong and strong and the riding and shooting is quite good, each person will be allowed to eat two grains and silver eight cents per month, and the annual reward will be eight cents and a half cents of silver." ”

It can be said that like Qi Jiguang's Qi family army, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry is the Li family's private army, in fact, Li Hongyu really wants to see the Qi family army with a greater reputation than the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, Qi Jiguang was later transferred to the north to serve, and the Qi family army under his command shined in the battle with the Mongolian tribes.

In the battle of Salhu, a part of the Zhejiang soldiers were incorporated into the troops of Liu Wei of the Southern Route Army to participate in the battle, which is rumored to be part of the Qijia army system, commanded by the superintendent Kang Yingqian, due to the defeat of Liu Wei's Southern Route Army, this part of the Zhejiang soldiers is now unknown in life and death, and I don't know whether they successfully returned to Kuandian Fort.

"Old General Li, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry is famous, and the official wants to transfer him to be a personal soldier under the command of the official, I wonder if the old General Li is willing to part with his love?"

After reviewing the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, Li Hongyu stood on the point platform in front of him, glanced around at the silent cavalry at the scene, and said to Li Rubai with a smile.

"Your Excellency is serious, these cavalry are the army of the imperial court, and your lord naturally has the right to deploy them." Li Rubai had already guessed Li Hongyu's idea of fighting the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and said with a smile, "It's their blessing that they can be looked down upon by adults." ”

Li Hongyu was the governor of Liaodong who had Shang Fangming's dragon sword, and was in charge of Liaodong's military and political affairs before Xiong Tingbi came to Liaodong, so Li Rubai couldn't refuse at all.

On the surface, it seems that Li Hongyu is asking for Li Rubai's opinion, but in fact, this is undoubtedly a military order issued by Hongyu, how can he disobey the military order?

What's more, Li Rubai is now in the quagmire of retreating without fighting the Houjin army, where is he still qualified to bargain with Li Hongyu.

"With the words of General Li, the official will be relieved." Li Hongyu immediately laughed when he heard this, and said to Li Rubai, "Old General Li, don't worry, this official will use this iron horse on the blade." ”

"Thank you, Lord for your love." Li Rubai also laughed when he heard this, but his smile was a little reluctant, he didn't expect Li Hongyu to be interested in the Liaodong Iron Cavalry in his hand, and he actually transferred him to his own soldiers.

But that's okay, Li Rubai was also relieved in his heart, instead of handing over the Liaodong Iron Cavalry to others, it was better to send it to Li Hongyu's hands, Li Hongyu is the governor of Liaodong after all, and now he is the supreme commander of Liaodong, and he will never let the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, who is regarded as a pro-soldier, be cannon fodder.

In Li Rubai's opinion, the situation in Liaodong is urgent now, and Li Hongyu, as the governor of Liaodong, does have an elite army in his hands, at least to protect himself, and the Liaodong Iron Cavalry can be favored by Li Hongyu, which makes him feel a little proud.

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