On October 15, the fourth year of Chongzhen, the Liaohai Sea was already full of ice floe, the land of Shandong was covered with snow, and the people began to suffer in the severe cold again, and most of the commercial and agricultural activities in various places stopped, as if they had entered hibernation.

On the official road from Wendeng to Dengzhou, a red Flying Tiger military flag flew fiercely in the wind, and the sound of neat and powerful footsteps spread far away in the quiet land.

"What kind of army are you?"

"Camp Wenden!"

"What is Camp Wenden?"

"Fight to win! Conquer! ”

"What's the matter with a man joining the army?"

"Save your family and country from danger!"

Zhao Xuan's face was flushed and he led the morale, and waved it with one hand every time he asked, making the atmosphere of the march very warm, after he was caught in the second year of Chongzhen, he took refuge in the Wendeng camp in time, because he had worked in the White Lotus Sect before, and many of the propaganda methods in Chapter 79 to aid Liao were actually the same, so he was very adaptable to the work of the instructor, and was valued by Huang Side, and served as the bureau instructor and division instructor all the way, and now he is the instructor of the 4,000th headquarters of the reserve battalion.

This time, the Wendeng battalion sent troops to rescue Daling River, and after Chen Xin and Wang Tingtry bargained, he took a lot of benefits, increasing the number to 2,000 people, and 500 auxiliary soldiers.

Among the 2,000 men, the 3,000 Combat Headquarters, the Second Division of the Reserve Battalion, and the Cavalry Battalion belonged to a temporary patchwork establishment, and Chen Xin named this army the Dalinghe Combat Group, with Zhu Guobin, an officer of the cavalry battalion, as the deputy commander of the battle group, and Chen Xin temporarily appointed him the rank of guerrilla.

There are more than 1,100 people in the third division of the soldiers, and thousands of them are always Fan Shouye. One of the earliest group of slender men in Zhangjiawan, when he first arrived in Weihai, he served as a spearman in Wang Changfu's team, and because of his bravery, he was promoted all the way to the deputy general manager, and after Wang Changfu was transferred to the reserve battalion officer, he served as the general manager of the 3,000th headquarters of the soldiers.

The 2nd Division of the Reserve Battalion consisted of two companies, both from two canons in the Wenden camp area. There were more than 500 men in total, and the cavalry battalion was all dispatched, totaling 400 men.

Zhao Xuan is the instructor of the 179th chapter of the reserve battalion to aid Liao. The second division of this transfer was under his jurisdiction, so he volunteered to join the army and was appointed by the Central Military Department as the deputy chief instructor of the battle group.

The Central Military Department drew up a plan for the march. The Wendeng battalion had a lot of marching training on weekdays, but this time the journey was very long, there was no support from the tunbao system along the way, it was a winter march, and the number of auxiliaries was not much, so they planned to let the army only walk thirty to fifty miles a day.

The road now in Wendeng has been built by the homeless people this year, and it is relatively smooth, but it only reaches the outermost fort, and the road behind it will be more difficult, and it is estimated that the daily march will not exceed 30 miles. Count it this way. It takes ten days to travel from Weihai to Dengzhou.

He was now using his motivational talents to lift the spirits of the soldiers in the reserve battalion, which would also reduce the fatigue of the soldiers.

Zhao Xuan's right hand danced in the air, "Kill Jiannu and restore Liaodong!" ”

The surrounding reserve battalion soldiers responded in unison, "Tiger! ”

"Strive for the future of the ancestors!"

"Tiger!"

"I have to marry a daughter-in-law!"

"Tiger!" This is what the soldiers like to hear the most. A face full of joy.

"From the military song, get ready!"

"The yellow sand is reckless and does not see people, but when I hear the sound of battle, the rain of guns and arrows is terrifying, and my soldiers are strong, and they are dark. Shocking! Fight a hero's tears and sprinkle blood on the battlefield. Sacrifice this shell to dry the city for our country; There is death in life through the ages, how can you be a soul! The name of the body is still listed, and the bones are rotten and the blood is still chime! Why not be afraid of arrows like rain, and the mighty pressure is collecting dust. ”

In the majestic singing, Chen Xin, who was standing on the hill beside the road, showed a satisfied smile, and this time he will also lead the Chinese army personnel to walk with the battle group, and the Chinese army has mobilized 50 people from the light cavalry reconnaissance team directly under it, 30 people from the Chinese army guards, the second squad of the special service team, and some staff officers. Today is the third day of the march, and they will soon walk out of the Wendeng county boundary, and their morale is very good.

He intended to promote Zhu Guobin, so this time he let Zhu Guobin be his deputy, and Zhu Guobin was solely responsible for the specific command on the way, Chen Xin trusted him more, this person is a standard soldier, the execution of orders is never discounted, and the combat experience is relatively rich. Chen Xin didn't think that they needed to go to the Daling River, but rather as a long-distance maneuver exercise in winter.

Huang Side, who was dressed in military uniform, said to Chen Xin: "My lord, it's cold, take care of yourself on the road, or arrange another carriage." ”

Zhu Guobin glanced at Huang Side, he didn't have a good impression of this chief instructor at first, but later found that it was indeed a great benefit to morale, and slowly accepted the role in the army, but he still had some disdain for Huang Side himself.

Chen Xin shook his hand lightly and said to the two of them: "Soldiers can march, and generals can naturally lead by example." The march was commanded by Guobin, and the Dengzhou army jointly rescued the Daling River, and the official made it clear again that he kept a distance from them for more than one day during the march, and camped every day according to the threatened area, and the sentry horse must keep track of the whereabouts of the Denglai army at any time. ”

Zhu Guobin agreed loudly, he knew that Chen Xin and Sun Yuanhua had a bad relationship, and the army was naturally more sensitive to each other, so it was appropriate to be on guard.

Chen Xin turned around and looked at the group of people who saw him off, this time Liu Pojun will stay in Wendeng, as the duty officer of the Chinese army, he will call all officers to deal with it in an emergency, and the highest decision-maker in case of controversy is Liu Minyou.

Chen Xin said slowly: "This time is slightly different from the previous expeditions, everyone who stays in Wendeng, you should know that the current shape is delicate, the army is engaged in killing heads, and there is no room for carelessness, so we must strengthen our vigilance and maintain close contact with me, the intelligence bureau must ensure smooth communication along the way, if Wendeng has urgent affairs, only remember one principle of handling, and the interests of my Wendeng camp cannot be violated." ”

A group of officers nodded one after another, if it was a conversation between scholars, they would never talk so bluntly about the interests, but these officers are all big and coarse, they are all people who are suffering and afraid, and now they have been following Chen Xin for a long time, and they have always heard him talk about the interests of the Wendeng camp or something, and they don't feel that there is anything wrong with talking about the interests of the collective.

Chen Xin was not very relieved, and gave another advice to the officials, and when he finally finished speaking, the marching army column under the mountain had come to the end, and it was a flag team of cavalry who marched neatly in three columns.

Seeing this, Chen Xin gave a military salute to everyone and said loudly: "Wendeng, please everyone...... On October 21, the Wendeng battalion arrived in Dengzhou after a ten-day march, Wang Tingqian and other officials personally greeted them, arranged for them to camp in the school field east of Shuicheng, Sun Yuanhua also came to review, the spirit and equipment of the Wendeng camp far exceeded the Dengzhou standard camp, and the good nutrition and training made the soldiers look very strong.

Thinking about his situation, he couldn't help but look gloomy, during this time, he spent a lot of money to fill the appetite of Dongchang and Jinyiwei, but it was only Li Sizhong's matter that was ambiguous, and the other investigation results of the Qin Cha had been sent back to Jingshi, the most strict of which was the smuggling to Liaodong, and the list given by Chen Xin was all his people, and some of the other water camp generals of the Lu Zhi faction were also smuggling, but they had nothing to do.

After the report is handed over, Wen Tiren's launch will be expected, and soon there will be many imperial histories to impeach Sun Yuanhua, Zhou Yanru is trying to find a way to delay him, using the background of the Battle of the Daling River, on the grounds that it is not appropriate to change the commander in battle, and at the same time hope that he will do his best to get reasonable military merits.

Master Sun has been looking forward to Kong Youde being able to make meritorious contributions in Liaodong, but Kong Youde suddenly turned back before he arrived, which simply forced him to a dead end, he investigated in many ways in the army, and knew that Kong Youde was pretending to be a storm, in fact, he was afraid of death and did not want to go to Liaodong, but his own shape was in urgent need of military merit, so he could only keep forcing Kong Youde to send troops by land.

But there are more materials by land, according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the guest soldiers supply their own food, and after arriving in Liaodong, they are responsible for the household department and Liaozhen, but they have to rely on themselves on the road, Kong Youde constantly raises difficulties, and he is reluctant to go, and the other departments are also looking for Sun Yuanhua to complain every day, for fear that Sun Yuanhua will transfer his own department. After the soldiers of the standard battalion heard that they were going to take the land route to aid Liao, some soldiers escaped, and Sun Yuanhua ruthlessly beheaded a group of soldiers who were caught, shocking other soldiers.

Sun Yuanhua did not dare to set the number of people too small, otherwise the impeachment would definitely be more strict, he still planned to send more than 3,000 people, and Gavin camped more than 2,000 people and 6,000 people, which was reasonable. Therefore, he collected all the treasury and funds, and even embezzled the salaries of the left-behind troops in Dengzhou, and gave all of them to Kong Youde, and finally forced Kong Youde and others to determine the time.

There is no room for the relationship between Chen Xin and Sun Yuanhua, fortunately, Wang Tingqian and Lu Zhi are there, Sun Yuanhua does not dare to treat this army badly, Chen Xin replenished a batch of military rations in Dengzhou, and got some of the horses promised by Lu Zhi, a total of about 200 horses, Wendeng Ying found some carriages in the warehouse, and used these horses to pull some grain and grass.

Before leaving, Kong Youde came to visit Chen Xin, Chen Xin knew that Kong Youde hoped that Chen Xin would take care of him after he arrived in Liaodong, but Chen Xin didn't give him a chance at all, and directly let the guards block the door.

When the auxiliary soldiers of the Wendeng battalion entered the city to buy supplies, they also had a brawl with the Denglai soldiers in Fucheng, which was also caused by the establishment of the Intelligence Bureau, which alarmed Wang Tingqian and Sun Yuanhua, and in the end no one was punished. Under Chen Xin's deliberate arrangement, after these two times, the feelings of the generals and soldiers on both sides were very antagonistic, and the soldiers of the standard battalion originally thought that they had the Wendeng battalion on the road to rely on, but now they don't have to count on it, and their morale naturally became even more low.

On October 23, the Wendeng battalion took the lead in leaving Dengzhou, and the military song passed through the open space between Shuicheng and Fucheng loudly, showing the image of a strong army to the soldiers and civilians of Dengzhou on the city walls on both sides.

Kong Youde's department was separated by ten miles, followed behind dejectedly, looking at their feelings, it seemed that they were not going to aid Liao, but directly to send them to death, Dengzhou's supplies were divided by Wendeng Battalion A large part of them, so their supplies were not abundant, Kong Youde was actually similar to Chen Xin's plan, they were all slowly rubbing on the road, it was best for Dalinghe's ancestor Dashou to be killed as soon as possible, and he could come back justifiably, but the friction also requires capital, that is, at least there must be food, and it just so happens that he is not enough.

In this way, the two armies with their own ghosts marched to Laizhou in the vast snow and embarked on the journey to aid Liao, but in the Daling River, thousands of miles away, Zu Dashou's days were even more difficult than them. rs！！！