Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 1 Liaodong Shock

Chapter III: Plans for Internal and Foreign Difficulties

Section 14 Departing for Shenyang

In the middle of February of the forty-seventh year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (the fourth year of the Later Jin Heavenly Mandate).

After several months of preparation, the food and salary required by Liu Ting's unit were basically complete, and all the battalions were assembled. On this day, Liu Ting summoned all the generals and officers above 1,000 under his command in the lobby of the General Military Mansion to arrange the deployment arrangements before the war.

Liu Ting stood in the lobby in a military uniform and with a radiant look, although his white hair was thick, but his power was still there, and his resolute face was flushed, looking extremely excited.

Zu Tianding, Xu Jiusi, Kang Yingqian, Yao Guofu four veterans ranked first among the generals, the first thousand generals more than a dozen, the generals stood solemnly like the upright poplar forest, heroic and extraordinary.

Liu Zhao stood aside and looked at his father, very proud in his heart: "Father is the first tiger general in the world!" Approaching such a big war, his old man is not afraid of anti-joy, without the slightest worry or timidity, with his father here, this battle is worry-free! ”

Liu Zhao looked at the armor in the hall and the heroes in the room, and saw Liu Yunwei standing aside, and the five tiger generals behind him stood like pines. The six of them stood there like a group of fierce tigers glaring, and a mountain of pride greeted them.

"If you have a son like this, what more can you ask for! Yun Wei is really the unicorn of my Liu family! Liu Zhao thought with relief.

"Soldiers, the 100,000 troops of the imperial court have arrived in Shenyang and have been assembled. The old man has received an order from Lord Yang Hao of Liaodong Jinglu: The defenders of Liaoyang will immediately go to Shenyang to join the army, and prepare to go to Hetuara and crusade against Jiannu! At the beginning of today, the battalions went to the north gate to assemble and prepare for the battle, and the whole army left for Shenyang at three o'clock! ”

Liu Yunwei's face was red and he raised his arms and shouted: "Kill Hu bravely!" Plough Court Liaodong! ”

"Fight to kill Hu! Plough Court Liaodong! ”

"Fight to kill Hu! Plough Court Liaodong! ”

"Fight to kill Hu! Plough Court Liaodong! ”

Lu Ying, Wu Xing, Zhao Kaishan, Wen Poyu, and Li Tianhao shouted vigorously, and the four veterans of Zu Tianding, Xu Jiusi, Kang Yingqian, and Yao Guofu also shouted. In the face of the murderous Tartar captivity, the iron-blooded Ming warriors will not retreat, and the fearless Han family sons will not be cowardly!

Liu Ting was also infected by the pride of the generals, and trembled with excitement, pulled out the war knife on his waist and pointed diagonally at the sky, and roared loudly: "Swear to defend Huaxia to the death, and the Ming Dynasty will win!" ”

"Daming Wansheng!"

"Daming Wansheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

In the afternoon of the same day, except for some guards who stayed in Liaoyang, all the military battalions in Liaoyang rushed to assemble outside the north gate.

The cold wind is blowing, the grass and trees are withering, and there is a scene of desolation between heaven and earth. Outside the majestic Liaoyang City, I saw more than 20,000 Ming warriors lined up in the wilderness, and the fiery red armor was like a huge burning fire, as if the biting cold wind had melted.

(By the way, the Ming Dynasty clothes are the essence of the two thousand years of Chinese Hanfu clothing, and its gorgeous and glamorous crown is the pinnacle of China's clothing, whether it is the Republic of China or the Republic of China in later generations, the clothing shape cannot be compared with the Ming Dynasty Hanfu, let alone the disgusting zombie clothing of the Manchu Dynasty)

Knowing that the soldiers of the Ming army were about to go on an expedition, the people in Liaoyang City spontaneously gathered near the north gate to see off these hot-blooded sons of the Han family. At this time, the entire North Gate area is crowded with people and magnificent.

"The military master is good!"

"Kill the Tartars, take revenge!"

"The Ming Dynasty will win, and the heavenly soldiers will win!"

The people shouted almost fanatically, and at this moment, in the eyes of the people, these officers and soldiers who were usually very vicious were so cordial and so mighty.

Xu Wanxin was also in the middle of the send-off crowd, looking at the majestic Ming army array, Xu Wanxin's heart was surging, and she was so excited that she could hardly control herself: "My man is among them, and my man is going to fight on the battlefield for the country!" ”

The location of Hanwei's camp was close to the north gate, and Liu Yunwei rode on a tall horse to see his wife from afar.

Before parting, Liu Yunwei suddenly rode his horse to Xu Wanxin. Under the gaze of tens of thousands of people, Liu Yunwei came to Xu Wanxin's side, turned over and dismounted.

Xu Wanxin looked at her husband in military uniform with tears in her eyes, smiled, and said, "Husband, just go into battle to kill the enemy, don't think about me." Yesterday I tore a white cloth on the street, today I will give it to my husband, I hope that my husband can take it with him, wipe his blood from his wounds, and die in battle, don't forget the loyalty of our Liu family, don't fall into the prestige of the Han family! ”

Liu Yunwei took the white cloth and nodded heavily, when he parted, he was speechless, but he took out a letter that had already been written from his arms and handed it to Xu Wanxin, and then got on the horse and never looked back, blending into the sea of thousands of soldiers.

The surrounding people were very moved when they heard this, and shouted one after another: "General Wansheng!" ”

"General Wansheng!"

In the cheers of the surrounding people, Xu Wanxin opened the letter and saw a vigorous and powerful words come into view:

"When the king's long hair reaches to his waist, I will return to the court in triumph. In the past, the horses were free, and they were all young heroes. The eastern capital is beautiful, the West Lake is misty, and the guns are bloody in all directions, and the mountains and rivers are delicate. There should be a day of triumphant return and a good night with Qing. I hope to grow old hand in hand, and I am willing to be with my son. ”

The letter was read, and tears fell.

In the distance, 20,000 soldiers marched with firm steps to the sound of passionate war drums, accompanied by the sound of iron armor. In the cold wind, there was a majestic singing:

"Wearing iron armor and carrying a long knife. The battle with the son is long.

Fight with the enemy, die and live together. Fight with your son, and your heart will not be slack.

Step on the swallow and chase the beard. Fight with the son, and sing fearlessly. ”

Liu Ting led the whole army to march in the cold wind, the iron armor on his body was accompanied by the bitter cold, which made people extremely uncomfortable, but more than 20,000 soldiers did not complain, all of them walked in the wilderness with neat steps, walking into the wilderness with their heads held high, heroic and fearless.

Gradually, the majestic and majestic city of Shenyang came into the eyes of the soldiers of the whole army.

At this time, there were about 87,000 reinforcements from all walks of life arriving in Shenyang, in addition to Yehebel Jintaishi, a group of soldiers and horses sent by Buyangu (only a few hundred), and 13,000 reinforcements sent by the king of Joseon, a total of about 110,000, claimed to be 200,000. However, when the army was about to set out for the battle, the food and weapons were still insufficient, and most of the reinforcements were demoralized except for a few elite battalions.

A few days later, Yang Hao summoned all the generals to the Chinese army to discuss the strategy of entering the army.

Seeing that all the generals had arrived, Yang Hao said: "Generals, this time the imperial court mobilized heavy troops to crusade against Jiannu, which is the largest war in this dynasty since the Battle of Korea. It is our honor to be able to fight this war, and I hope that you can work with this governor to conquer the Tartars and defend Liaodong! ”

"Swear to follow your lordship!" With a burst of ironclad sounds, the generals responded together.

Seeing the high morale of the generals, Yang Hao was very determined, and was just about to announce the specific strategy for the expedition, when he heard a rough voice sound.

Yang Hao looked at it, it turned out to be the chief soldier Juniper, only to hear Juniper say: "Qi Qi Jingluo, let's talk about grain and grass today, this strategy, I think it's not too late." ”

"That's right, Your Majesty is not short of hungry soldiers."

"My brothers are all broken, how can this go on the expedition?"

As soon as Jun Song spoke, the rest of the generals also shouted, asking Yang Hao to solve the problem of grain and grass, and to reissue military salaries and equipment.

Yang Hao's face was gloomy at the moment, and his good mood just now was all scattered by Juniper's words. When the noise of the generals was a little quieter, Yang Hao said coldly: "The matter of money and food, the governor will raise it himself." You just have to fight with peace of mind, and don't worry about the rest! ”

"Humph! Fight with peace of mind? Juniper said angrily: "Does Lord Yang know about soldiers?" The soldiers and horses have not moved the grain and grass first, and now the supplies can't keep up, so we will talk about the expedition, if the 100,000 army has three longs and two shorts, who will bear this responsibility! ”

Yang Hao sat on the Taishi chair with a pale face, trying his best to suppress the anger in his heart, thinking, "Don't I know the consequences of rushing to the army?" If it weren't for the fact that the treasury couldn't support it for too long, and the imperial court repeatedly urged it, would I have taken such a big risk and rushed out on the expedition? Will this governor have the effort to talk to you Qiu Ba? ”

Although Yang Hao was also reluctant to go out at this time, this soldier couldn't help but go out, so he said: "General Du, it is the intention of the imperial court to go out as soon as possible, and it is the expectation of His Majesty, do you have a different opinion?" ”

"Humph!" Juniper sat down in a huff and did not speak.

Yang Hao continued: "This battle is very important, there is no room for loss, who dares to hesitate and not listen to the dispatch, I recognize him, but I don't recognize the Shang Fang sword in my hand!" ”

After speaking, Yang Hao saw that the generals were no longer speechless and announced the strategy for entering the army:

"In this war, the imperial army took the initiative to attack Jiannu. The governor sat in Shenyang and took charge of the overall situation, and the army was divided into four routes with Hetuala as the target, divided into joint attacks, and the four roads would attack and encircle and suppress Jiannu. The specific deployment is:

Ma Lin, the commander-in-chief, commanded the Northern Route Army, led 15,000 men out of Kaiyuan, through Sancha'er Fort (in the southeast of present-day Tieling, Liaoning), into the upper reaches of the Hunhe River, and attacked Hetuara from the north;

The main force of about 30,000 troops led by the general soldier Du Song was the Western Route Army, which converged with Yehe's reinforcements as the main attack, and entered the Suzi River Valley from Shenyang to Fushun Pass, and attacked Hetuara from the west;

The general soldier Li Rubai led 25,000 troops for the southern route army and attacked Hetuara from the south;

The general soldier Liu Wei led more than 20,000 troops, combined with more than 30,000 Korean reinforcements, reorganized into the East Route Army, and went north along the Dongjia River (now Hunjiang River in Jilin) through Kuandian, and attacked Hetuara from the southeast.

In addition, the general Qi Bingzhong, the Liaodong generals Zhang Chengji, Chai Guozhu and other troops were stationed in Liaoyang as mobile reinforcements; General Li Guangrong led a unit to Quang Ninh to ensure rear transportation. Dou Chengwu, deputy commander-in-chief, was stationed in Qiantun to monitor the Mongolian ministries; Wang Shaoxun, who is in charge of the Tundu Division, is in charge of transporting grain and grass. ”

After deploying, Yang Hao continued: "Your Majesty has approved and promulgated the reward for capturing slaves played by this governor before, please listen: Whoever captures and beheads the slave chief Nurhachi will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver, and promoted to the commander of the capital; Those who capture and behead the four great Baylors will be rewarded with two thousand taels of silver, and will be promoted to commander; If Li Yongfang, Tong Yangxing and other rebel generals can capture the slave chief Nurhachi, they can avoid death. If Yehebel Jintaishi and Buyangu can capture and behead the slave chief Nurhachi, they will be given the edict of Jianzhou and the general of the dragon and tiger, and the second rank of the scattered rank. If the twelve relatives, uncles, brothers and nephews of the remaining slave chieftain Nurhachi, as well as the big leaders of the Chinese army, the forwards, the leading troops, and the small leaders of the cronies who lead the troops at home and abroad, they will all be rewarded and conferred the title of hereditary. ”

The generals were all overjoyed when they heard this, and they were eager to try.

Yang Hao saw the expressions of all the generals, nodded with satisfaction, and said: "On the twenty-first day of this month, the army will swear to go on the expedition, and the second day of the third month will attack Hetuala. ”

"No!" Liu Ting roared and said, "There are still many matters unclear, how can we enter!" ”