King Qin gave an order, and the battalions began their pre-battle mobilization.

"Jiannu offended my Daming and killed my comrade's surname, what are we going to do?" An education committee shouted.

"Kill, kill."

"Jiannu destroys the homes of my comrades? What are we going to do? ”

"Kill ......"

"Jiannu plundered my Ming wealth, what should I do?"

"Kill all the slaves, long live the empire......"

…… At the end of summer, all the officers and men of the Denglai Regiment gathered together on the barracks and school field thirty miles outside the county seat of Huangxian County.

After the Qingzhou battalion was incorporated into the battle sequence of the Denglai Legion, the personnel of the Denglai Legion reached 35,000 people, and 35,000 people stood neatly on the long one, the people did not move, the horses did not hiss, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

Zhao Yan ascended to the high platform and made a final mobilization speech before the expedition, and the closest to the high platform were the grassroots officers of the whole army.

"Salute." A ceremonial officer shouted.

"Salute!" The officers below successively conveyed orders.

The sound of "brushing and brushing ......" suddenly sounded, and the soldiers gave an order in the company, and saluted Zhao Yan on the high platform in unison.

Zhao Yan also returned a military salute, and the soldiers put their hands down.

"Soldiers, Jiannu committed my Daming Pass, the Beijing division is in danger, as a Ming courtier, how can we sit idly by, as a man, stand up and fight for the country, even if you die in battle, you can comfort the ancestors and heroes." Zhao Yan shouted: "You are on the front line, you need to remember your own identity, you are a Han Chinese, you are not only fighting for your comrades in the world, fighting for the fate of my Ming Dynasty, but also fighting for our own homeland, today Jiannu can fight in Beijing, maybe tomorrow they will be able to fight in Shandong." ”

"If there is merit, it will be rewarded. If anyone is afraid of the enemy and does not move forward, they will all be killed, the education committee will be cut down if the education committee is afraid of the enemy, the battalion commander will be killed if the battalion commander is afraid of the enemy, the company commander will be killed if he is afraid of the enemy, and the platoon commander will be punished if he is afraid of the enemy. ”

"Now I declare, the Legion of Denglai, set off for King Qin. Wansheng! Zhao Yan finished his brief speech and raised his arms and shouted.

"Wansheng ......"

"Wansheng ......"

Wave after wave of cries was raised, and the eyes of all the soldiers showed fanatical expressions, and the ideological education that lasted for more than two years has turned them into new-style soldiers, soldiers with faith.

After Zhao Yan announced Queen Qin, the grassroots officers in front of the stage immediately ran back to the queue, led their respective soldiers, and moved in an orderly manner.

Zhao Yan's speech will also be conveyed by them to the soldiers.

…… The soldiers of the infantry battalion and the soldiers of the cavalry battalion turned over the horses, and marched towards the Beijing division in the sound of rumbling horses' hooves, the cavalry battalion walked the fastest, and the eight thousand people were all one person with two horses, if one person only had one horse, eight hours to travel two hundred miles was already the limit, if there were two horses, it was very easy to travel three hundred miles.

The soldiers of the infantry battalion were two men and three horses, advancing at a speed of two hundred miles a day.

The baggage battalion and artillery went to Longkou Harbor, took the sailing ships of the First Fleet to Tianjin, and landed at Dagukou, while the pioneer battalion and the wind battalion first went to Tanggu to meet the baggage battalion.

Sea and land transportation can not only reduce the distance, but also keep working day and night, not only the speed is fast, but also can save animal power, and the logistics from the sea transportation is undoubtedly the most suitable.

There is no need to worry about the high winds at sea, the ships of the First Fleet are all ocean-going vessels, and their ability to resist storms is far from being comparable to that of the small warships of the guards.

"At this rate, we will be able to reach Tianjin in four days, the fleet will be able to reach Tianjin in just one day, and the Pioneer Battalion and the Hurricane Battalion will be able to reach Tianjin in three days." Liu Heng estimated: "After entering the customs, Jiannu had to rob everywhere, and the speed of the march was far from that fast, and they broke through the customs on the 29th, and it may take more than ten days to cross and sweep to the south of the capital. ”

"Let Lin Yi and Wu Yongliang send scouts to keep abreast of the main movements of Jiannu." Zhao Yan ordered, and then continued along the official road.

During the march, the scouts mounted in front of the scouts, while the brigade marched behind. Although it was a horseback, it was not the speed of the charge, the soldiers of the infantry battalion had been trained for half a year, and the march was not less practiced, and the effect of the training was immediately reflected in this expedition, and each battalion and company lined up in a long snake formation, and the speed was almost one to the same.

From the sky, it looks like a long snake moving forward, with flags fluttering in the wind everywhere, and up close, you can see that everyone is in fine armor. The swarthy plate armor exuded a cold aura in the sunlight.

On the fifth day of the seventh month, he saw 8,000 elite cavalry galloping under the city of Jinan and heading towards Dezhou along the official road.

At this time, Yan Jizu's daughter Yan Yuyao hurried back from Huang County and brought Yan Jizu the news that the Denglai army had entered the king of Jingqin.

This news is not a secret, Zhao Yan's Qinwang mobilization order was issued from the second day of the first month, and three days have passed since now, and those businessmen have already known the news.

"He wants to enter King Jingqin?" Yan Jizu was taken aback.

"Hmmm! Jiannu entered the Kou on June 29, and Denglai got the news on the second day of the junior high school, and then issued a mobilization order. Yan Yuyao said.

At this time, Yan Jizu's old servant hurriedly ran in and reported to Yan Jizu: "Master, the soldiers and horses of the Denglai army have arrived again, and many people in the city have run out of the city to see off the Denglai army. ”

"Prepare a sedan chair and go see it right away." Yan Jizu hurriedly said.

He and his daughter Yan Yuyao quickly climbed the city wall, and immediately saw a large group of people and horses slowly advancing on the official road, and the people were sending each other with food pot pulp, stuffing the prepared food to the passing soldiers, the momentum was huge, and there were people on both sides of the road, and I don't know how many. Yan Yuyao took a closer look at the equipment of these horses and said, "That's Denglai's infantry battalion. ”

Although the brigade did not stop, a cavalry of more than 200 men stopped at the gate of the city.

The more than 200 people all dismounted, surrounded by a young general, and in front of the young general was a team composed of Zheng Shilian, a famous businessman in Jinan City, and others.

"That's Zhao Yan, the chief soldier of Denglai?" Yan Jizu was stunned when he saw the young man, although he heard that Zhao Yan was very young, only twenty years old, but when he saw it with his own eyes, he still couldn't help but be a little distracted.

"Master, it's him." The old servant on the side answered.

Yan Jizu saw the people who were sent off by the road at this time, his nose was crooked, and he said angrily: "It has always been the people who are afraid of being disturbed by the army and greet each other, how can they send each other off without entering the city!" This son has no intentions, and he will even buy people's hearts. ”

"He gives porridge and relief in various parts of Shandong every year, and the people are grateful to Dade." Yan Yuyao said on the side.

"Master, this practice is organized by those big business organizations, and the momentum is huge."

"Embarrassed for annihilation!" Yan Jizu snorted coldly. At this time, I saw Zheng Shilian and other businessmen under the city carrying out more than a dozen large boxes, and after opening them, they were full of white silver, and brought a bowl of wine, and said to Zhao Yan: "I heard that the general will go north to Qinwang, this is 200,000 taels raised by Shandong fathers and elders overnight, dedicated to the general to fill the military funds, please drink this bowl of Zhuangxing wine, and wish the general a victory in the northward Qinwang banner." ”

"Okay." Zhao Yan stretched out his hand to take the bowl of wine and said, "I, Zhao Yan, will live up to the high expectations of my fathers and elders in Shandong, and I will not return to my teacher if I don't break the oath of Jiannu." ”

Saying that, Zhao Yan raised his head and drank the bowl of Zhuangxing wine, and the surrounding people applauded, Zhao Yan threw the bowl down, hugged his fists and said: "Zhao will set off now, and you don't have to send it." ”

Then Zhao Yan turned over and got on his horse and set off again under the escort of his own soldiers.

"I wish the general a victory." Suddenly someone among the people shouted, and the others immediately followed suit.

"I wish the general a victory."

"I wish the general a victory." …… The cries were higher and higher, watching Zhao Yan and the Denglai army disappear into the distance.

…… On the sixth day of July, the baggage battalion and artillery successfully arrived in Tanggu, and after arriving in Tanggu, they immediately hired the people of Tianjin to carry supplies, and the First Fleet and eight clippers immediately returned to Longkou to continue transporting supplies.

The largest amount of transport is the feed required by the horses, this expedition called 50,000 horses, the required feed is naturally a huge number, although there is grass everywhere, but there is no time to graze the horses on the way, the feed must also have soybeans and other concentrate feed, so as not to lose weight in the battle, resulting in insufficient horsepower.

On the seventh day of the seventh month of July, two cavalry battalions arrived at Yeda Tanggu, and after the cavalry battalion brought artillery, the forward battalion and the wind battalion immediately marched to Langfang, and sent ten reconnaissance cavalry teams to the capital to investigate the movements of the main force of the Qing army. After the Qing soldiers entered the Kou, Jingshi was already under martial law, and there were almost no pedestrians on the official road.

One of the fifteen-member scout cavalry team, when they arrived at Liangshan (Yanjing Fangshan District), immediately encountered more than a dozen Qing scouts, and the two sides met on a narrow road, and a bloody battle immediately broke out.

Fifteen Denglai army scouts launched an attack on the cavalry scouts of equal strength, and a row of cavalry guns was put in front of them, and after a burst of bang bang guns, six Qing soldiers fell directly from their horses, and the cotton armor of the Qing soldiers could not withstand the bullets of the muskets at all.

The scouts of the Denglai army used special rifled guns, with high accuracy and great power, and the strict selection of these soldiers made the marksmanship of these soldiers very accurate.

The Qing soldiers also shot more than a dozen arrows, and the arrows used by the Qing soldiers were triangular, and they could be bloodlet after hitting, which was extremely vicious, but they were facing Denglai soldiers wearing plate armor, and several Denglai scouts were hit by arrows, but those arrows did not kill them, some of them were just able to break through the plate armor and they were exhausted, and some did not even shoot into it.

The Qing army scouts saw that their scalps were numb, and in the blink of an eye, they lost six people, while the other party did not lose one, and they were already at a disadvantage in numbers.

If they turn around and run away, it will take time to turn around first, and then the horses will have to have some time to accelerate, which is enough for the other party to catch up, leaving the enemy behind will only die faster, and they can only hit head-on.

The two sides quickly collided together, wielding knives and slashing, and the Qing soldiers continued to fall off their horses, but the scout cavalry of the Denglai army sat firmly on the horses.

The Qing soldiers' weapons slashed at them, as if they were cutting iron lumps again, and they couldn't break through the plate armor with a little less strength, and even if they cut in, they couldn't cut deep, at most they would cut a small hole on the opponent's body, unless they were chopped with all their strength.

This made the scout cavalry of the Denglai army occupy a great advantage, and with more fights and less, within a moment's effort, these Qing scout cavalry have all been cut off their horses.

(To be continued)