In the middle of the first month of the fifth year of Chongzhen, Guangning City.

An hour later, Zhao Kaishan, the chief officer of Guangning Town, accompanied by Li Meng, general of the first battalion, Zhao Chuanwu, general of the second battalion, Wei Huang, general of the third battalion, Kong Xuan, general of the cavalry battalion, Jin Zhao, general of the artillery battalion, and Jin Zhan, general of the baggage battalion, rode out of the city with his whole body clothed and prepared to lead the soldiers of the Huben battalion south down the Shanhaiguan and rush to Pinggu County to join the left army of the Northern Expedition.

At this time, the prefect of Guangning City, the Tongzhi, the commander of the guard, the gentry and wealthy merchants in the city, and tens of thousands of ordinary people were already waiting outside the south gate.

When Zhao Kaishan led a group of generals and hundreds of personal guards and soldiers to ride out of the city, there was a thunderous cheer outside the south city gate, and tens of thousands of officials and gentry and 40,000 soldiers of the tiger camp were all raising their arms and shouting.

This time, the imperial court sent troops to the northern expedition to the Mongolian provinces and the Korean state, and when the imperial court sent troops to fight in the past, whether it was against the Mongols or the Manchu Tartars, the imperial court was on the beaten side, and the troops were forced to fight back. This time is different from the past, now the imperial court has taken the initiative to solve the Mongolian tribes and level the northern steppes in one fell swoop; At the same time, the imperial court also wanted to destroy the ungrateful and Manchu Tatar Korean state in one fell swoop!

The significance of this nation-wide war is different from the previous Liaodong War!

The Great War of Liaodong was a battle of shame and a battle to recover lost territory; And today's Northern Expedition is to re-establish the country's prestige, to exalt its prestige in foreign lands and punish foreign states like the Han and Tang Dynasties!

At this moment, the people of Guangning City were very excited to see tens of thousands of soldiers of the Tiger Battalion who were extremely tough, and the morale of the people was unprecedentedly high.

Zhao Kaishan was also excited, and said with a smile to Li Meng, the general of the A battalion beside him: "Haha! Look! Our army has the support of the people, the command of the town and the country, and the ample supply of the treasury, how can the Mongol Tatars be the opponent of our army? Even if it was Temujin's rebirth, it would only be a mouse! In this battle, our emperor will undoubtedly win! ”

Li Meng was also overjoyed, and said loudly: "What the head town said is extremely true! Fighting a war is the national strength of fighting, even if the national strength of the imperial court is not as good as in the prosperous era, it is far better than the Mongolian Tartars and Korean miscellaneous! General, let's look at the present day if we make any more achievements! ”

"That's right! If you build your deeds again, you will see the present day! ”

Zhao Kaishan roared, then rode his horse to the front of the army, first and Guangning City's prefect, Tongzhi, the commander of the guard, and the gentry and wealthy merchants in the city one by one, after greetings, Zhao Kaishan drank the Zhuangxing wine handed over. After that, Zhao Kaishan threw the wine bowl in his hand on the ground, turned over on his horse, and led a hundred guards to leap forward in front of the horse formation, waving to tens of thousands of onlookers, and out of the limelight.

In the end, Zhao Kaishan led more than 40,000 soldiers of the Tiger Battalion to the south and went south along the official road under the cheers of tens of thousands of people. The morale of the Tiger Ben battalion was high, and the speed of the march was also accelerated, and it took less than two days for the army to arrive in Jinzhou City.

At this time, Zu Dashou, the general of Shanhai Town, who was stationed in Jinzhou City, had already gone out of the city to greet him, and after seeing Zhao Kaishan, Zu Dashou invited the army to enter the city to rest.

After Zhao Kaishan thanked him, he politely refused, and said with a smile: "General Zu, the date for our army to assemble in the south is approaching, so we will not enter the city." General Zu's kindness is understood by the town, and when our army triumphs, the town will definitely come to the door to ask for a glass of water and wine! Ha ha! ”

Zu Dashou also laughed and said: "Mr. Zhao is arrogant! Then let's make a decision, and the end will be waiting for you! ”

After speaking, Zhao Kaishan said goodbye to Zu Dashou, and after accepting a part of the baggage, he led the army to continue on the road.

Zu Dashou looked at the soldiers of the Tiger Camp who were gradually moving away, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and said to his younger brother Zu Dabi beside him: "Alas! I can't wait to fight with the Zhenguo Gongdao! ”

Zu Dabi was also extremely regretful, and said: "There are countless elite soldiers and strong generals under the command of Zhenguo Gong, and there is no need to recruit too many soldiers and horses. It's a shame that I can't go with it! ”

Three days later, Shanhaiguan.

After Zhao Kaishan led his troops to Shanhaiguan, he rested in the customs for a day. During this period, Zhao Shujiao, the chief officer of Shanhai Town, made up the grain and grass for the soldiers of the Huben battalion, and fortunately entertained the soldiers of the army with good wine and food, so that Zhao Kaishan was grateful.

When it was time to wave the division to the south, Zhao Kaishan said to Zhao Shujiao and Man Gui, who came to see him off: "There are General Soldiers of Lao Zhao and Deputy General Soldiers of Man to send each other off and say goodbye!" ”

Zhao Shujiao and Man Gui also said: "General Zhao has a smooth journey, I wish General Zhao a great contribution to capturing the flag and making great contributions!" ”

The two looked at Zhao Kaishan, who led the army south, and they were full of envy in their hearts, eager to ride their horses to keep up, and then went south together to assemble and go to the grassland.

At this time, Man Gui suddenly yelled behind him: "Drums!" Beat the drums! Give your comrades a great ride! ”

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

For a time, dozens of war drums on Shanhaiguan were beaten together, and the earth-shattering war drums resounded throughout the four fields and shook in all directions.

At the same time, tens of thousands of soldiers in Shanhai Town also gathered on the gate of the city, next to the city gate, the mountains roared with a tsunami, I don't know who started it, tens of thousands of soldiers sang the battle song of the Red Turban Army of Ming Taizu loudly!

"The wind is from the dragon, the cloud is from the tiger, and the dust and earth are fame.

Looking at Shenzhou, the people are bitter, and thousands of miles of fertile land are barren.

Look at the world, as much as you want, and make up for the defects of heaven.

Good boy, don't be a parent, just for the common people, not for the lord.

Holding a steel knife of ninety-nine, he killed all Hu'er before stopping.

I am a dignified man, what is a Tartar as a horse and a cow.

The strong man drank the wine in the bowl and did not look back on the journey of a thousand miles.

The golden drums roared in unison, and the yellow dragon swore endlessly! ”

Zhao Kaishan heard the sound of battle songs coming from behind him, his heart was agitated, and he couldn't help but have his eyes slightly red, and he roared angrily in the middle of the horse army: "Daming Wansheng!" ”

The soldiers of the Huben battalion marched all the way south to the sound of war songs and rushed towards Pinggu County.

At the same time, Liaodong Lianshan Pass.

Wu Xing, the chief military officer of Liaoyang Town, has already led the soldiers of the trapped camp to arrive here and is resting.

During this period, Wu Xing, as the chief general of the Right Route Army, constantly sent out the night to get in touch with the soldiers and horses that were being assembled from all walks of life, and to explore the traces of the soldiers and horses from all walks of life.

"Report! Li Dingguo, the commander-in-chief of the southern Liaoning army, has led his 40,000 soldiers to the north, and now the army has arrived in Xiuyan City, and the advance of the army is crossing the Whistle River! ”

"Probe!"

"Report! Gao Hongguang, the chief military officer of Taining, Huang Fuming, the chief military officer of Haixi, and Ai Nengqi, the chief military officer of Tashan, have joined forces, and a total of 120,000 soldiers of the three-way army have arrived in the Kuandian area and are advancing towards Xindianbao! ”

"Probe!"

"Report! Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, has led his army to land at Huanggudao Fort, and is now leading his army north towards the Wuchong River! ”

"Probe!"

"Report! The military department has mobilized 600,000 people, and is working day and night to transport the grain and grass needed by the army to the right guard of Dingliao to hoard. At present, the money and food hoarded in Dingliao Right Guard are enough for the army to fight for a month! “

After receiving the rewards of not collecting all nights, Wu Xing was relieved and full of confidence in the big battle in front of him.

Zhang Xun, the general of the A Battalion on the side, was also smiling, and said to Wu Xing: "General Town, it seems that all the soldiers and horses are progressing smoothly, and before the first day of the second lunar month, the armies from all walks of life will definitely arrive as scheduled!" ”

Wu Xing nodded with a smile and said, "That's the best!" The order went down, and the army continued its advance early tomorrow morning. This town is the main general of the Right Route Army, and our trap camp is the main force of the Right Route Army, and we must be the first to arrive at Zhenjiang Fort! ”

"Order!"

Early the next morning, Wu Xing led more than 40,000 soldiers in the trapped camp to continue to advance, accompanied by Zhang Xun, general of the first battalion, Sun Mingwu, general of the second battalion, Zhou Qin, general of the third battalion, Gong Jun, general of the cavalry battalion, Wang Tianqi, general of the artillery battalion, and Zhou Yize, general of the baggage battalion.

The morale of the trapped generals was high, and the army marched very quickly, and arrived on the west bank of the Cao River on the same day. Wu Xing looked at the melting water of the Caohe River, and immediately ordered the army to requisition boats and collect wood on the spot, and build a pontoon bridge to cross the river as soon as possible.

Two days later, Wu Xing led the soldiers of the trapped camp to cross the Cao River and rushed to the right guard of Dingliao. After inspecting the money, grain, and armaments hoarded in the right guard of Dingliao, Wu Xing led the army to continue to advance with satisfaction, passing through the dangerous mountain fort and Tangzhan fort all the way, and arrived at the assembly place of the right army in only two days: Zhenjiang Fort.

At this time, there were still more than ten days before the assembly deadline stipulated by Liu Yunwei, the prince of Zhenguo, and none of the soldiers and horses of the Right Route Army had yet arrived at Zhenjiang Fort.

Wu Xing ordered the battle flag of the trapped camp and his own handsome flag to be raised in Zhenjiang Fort, and then summoned Zhang Xun, general of the first battalion of the trapped camp, Sun Mingwu, general of the second battalion, Zhou Qin, general of the third battalion, Gong Jun, general of the cavalry battalion, Wang Tianqi, general of the artillery battalion, and Zhou Yi, general of the baggage battalion, to discuss in the general hall of the fort.

"The town has decided that from today onwards, the whole army will begin to strengthen drills, and at the same time collect all ships within a radius of two hundred miles from Zhenjiang Fort, and after the town Guogong determines the date of the expedition, the army will begin to force the Yalu River!"

"From today onwards, all the camps in the camp will be dispatched to cross the Yalu River and enter the territory of the Korean State to investigate the enemy's situation, and this town must know the enemy's defense within a radius of 100 miles on the other side of the Yalu River within 15 days!"

"Give orders to all the armies, rush to Zhenjiang Fort within the time limit, camp near Zhenjiang Fort on the left, and assemble on standby! At the same time, each faction collects information on the enemy army at night, and gathers it together in this town! ”

Just when the army on the right was successfully assembled, Lu Ying, the chief military officer of Tongzhou Town, Li Tianhao, the chief military officer of Shenyang Town, Wang Gandang, the chief military officer of Jianzhou Town, and Li Laiheng, the chief military officer of Jilin Town, were also training soldiers and horses and collecting grain and grass in their respective jurisdictions. Although everyone did not go out with the army, they did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

Lu Ying's responsibility is the greatest, Liu Yunwei deliberately stayed to guard the land of Gyeonggi, once the army set out on the march, there is a major event in the pass, and the soldiers of the Feiyu Battalion led by Lu Ying are the main force to defend the capital.

And Li Tianhao, the chief military officer of Shenyang Town, Wang Dangdang, the chief military officer of Jianzhou Town, and Li Laiheng, the chief military officer of Jilin Town, are also responsible for a lot of responsibility.