Chapter 61: Expanding the Territory

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Sixty miles west of the dangerous mountain, Xilie Station:

This fort, which was built in the fifth year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty and was used to protect the tributary road of Korean envoys in Liaodong, had already fallen into disrepair and became dilapidated. It was even abandoned by the Ming army and turned into a temporary settlement of a small Jurchen tribe.

Just as the people of this tribe were walking out of their tents as usual, ready to start their day's work, there was a sudden thunderous sound of horses' hooves in the distance!

"Enemy attack!" With a terrible alarm sound, this small Jurchen tribe that occupied the Xilie station and only had a few hundred young and strong men immediately became a pot of porridge. The men were frightened with bows and arrows and sabers, and rode the only inferior horse in the family, and under the leadership of the leader, they gathered with nervous faces and prepared to meet them.

Soon an iron cavalry of about 1,000 people appeared in the sight of these frightened Jurchens, and when they saw the faces of these iron horsemen and the evil wolf banner behind them, all the Jurchens were suddenly frightened and trembled all over: Liaodong iron cavalry under the command of Li Rusong, the king of Yama in the dangerous mountains, is here!

"Listen to the Tartars inside! In an hour, pack up your belongings and get out! Otherwise, you won't be killed! The Iron Cavalry stopped a few hundred meters away from the Oblique Fortress, and a leading young general shouted to the Jurchens who were arrayed not far away.

"Badu tribe, greet Shangguan. Tens of thousands of us rely on our houses to keep us warm for the winter, and for some reason they have to evict us. We are willing to be the obedient people of the Ming Dynasty, please give us a way to live! The patriarch of the tribe rode up to the young general, rolled off his saddle and knelt on the ground, and said respectfully.

"Hehe, I don't dare to ask you weak Jurchen Tartars who bend their knees to be slaves, turn their faces and become evil wolves when they are strong! Get out of here now, or I'll bloodied your tribe!" Is tens of thousands of people powerful? How is it compared to Wang Gao, Qing Ganu, and Meng Gelu? The leading young general was none other than Death Blade Cheng Yi, and he didn't look at the patriarch in front of him, and said with a sneer.

"Shhh Hearing this, the patriarch couldn't help but gasp, the other party was so iron-blooded and arbitrary, which greatly exceeded his expectations, and he didn't say much before he turned over and left.

After a while, before Cheng Yi waited patiently for an hour, the answer was given in the Xilie Castle: including hundreds of sturdy women, more than 1,000 Jurchens were either riding horses or walking, one by one, brandishing a variety of weapons, shouting and rushing towards Cheng Yi's troops.

The Jurchens' idea is very simple, don't the Han people pay attention to not killing the old and weak, women and children? And he bullied the soft and was afraid of the hard, maybe as soon as he showed his desperate posture, the Ming army ran away as soon as he was afraid?

Poor Badu tribal patriarch, he was not coerced by Wang Gao and others to participate in the two dangerous mountain battles, and he didn't know that these people were the iron cavalry of Liaodong, but he dared to kill anyone except the Han people!

Seeing that the enemy actually took the initiative to attack, Cheng Yi's face had a smile on his face, and with a wave of his hand, the eight hundred Liaodong Iron Cavalry began to operate rapidly like eight hundred silent and cold killing machines!

Before the Jurchens could get closer, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry had already launched a charge, and the bullets fired from the 800-shot three-eyed fire gun directly hit the hundreds of Tartar women who were charging first like a torrential rain, killing them on the spot.

Immediately afterwards, the Liaodong Iron Cavalry roared like an angry black dragon into the Jurchen team that was still in a daze, picked up weapons and slashed and killed, invincible. In less than a stick of incense, this Jurchen "army" of nearly a thousand people was completely defeated!

At this moment, thousands of Ming infantry also arrived, and the leading Han Bianwai saw this scene, and did not hesitate to order part of the infantry to surround Xilie Station, and part to encircle and suppress the Jurchens who wanted to escape.

The battle continued until the third Ming army arrived with the arrival of the people, grain, grass, and building materials, and there was no living Jurchen in the entire Xilie Station, and countless corpses were carried out, dug and burned near the Xilie Station, and then buried on the spot.

The thousands of people who came later, not only did not show a frightened look when they saw these scenes, but ran up one by one with joy and took the initiative to help the Liaodong Iron Cavalry transport the Tartar corpses and carry firewood and grass. From time to time, he kicked and beat the corpse of the Jurchen Tartar fiercely, and his eyes were full of pleasure and hatred.

Wait until all the corpses have been moved, and clean up the mess of the Jurchen animals in the Xilie station. These people, under the command of the Ming generals, happily unloaded the building materials on the cart with the Ming army and began to repair the Xilie Station - this will be their future home!

After returning to the dangerous mountain after the defeat, Li Rusong keenly found that because of the arrival and migration of a large number of displaced people, the dangerous mountain city could no longer accommodate the new population, and more land must be developed, and at the same time, the people should be moved out of the city and villages outside the city!

However, Liaodong is not as good as the Guan, there are a large number of rampant horse bandits and Jurchen tribes, who roar past and plunder all villages and fortresses that are not well guarded and have no ability to resist, seriously threatening Li Rusong's plan to expand his territory.

After negotiations with He Xinyin, Li Rusong decided to first restore a series of tunbao established by the Ming army here during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, gradually expand the territory, and at the same time wipe out all the Jurchen tribes and horse bandits here!

None of the people who migrated from Guannai to Liaodong were timid, they all had the adventurous spirit of not being afraid of death, and they were also willing to work hard for a better life in the future, provided that they felt hope!

So Li Rusong personally commanded, and the Liaodong Iron Cavalry and the Chiyan Legion were divided into a part and began to lead the people to clear out the Jurchen tribes and horse bandits who were active in the long-abandoned Xilie Station, Zhenning Fort, and Ningyi Fort.

After the previous war, the powerful Jurchen tribes near the dangerous mountains had already migrated elsewhere on a large scale, and all that remained here were some small tribes or small horse thieves with only a few hundred young and strong people, and under the blows of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry and the Red Yan Legion like Mount Tai, these people were all wiped out.

At first, the people who were still worried and trembling suddenly believed Li Rusong's words after seeing that the Tartars and horse bandits who were unable to kill people and goods in the past were easily exterminated by the dangerous mountain army. They happily and tirelessly began to help the army in the dangerous mountains, repairing forts, building villages, and reclaiming wasteland in preparation for a new life.

No one was lazy at this time, because according to Li Rusong's previous promise, each household could be allocated 30 acres of land, which would be divided by a special person sent by the dangerous mountain, and agricultural tools, seeds and cattle would be distributed. In the second year, they began to pay taxes according to the amount set by the imperial court, and at the same time the dangerous mountain army would give them more protection against the high-ranking dignitaries from encroaching on their lands, and at the same time crush all enemies who tried to loot their wealth!

If someone else said such a thing, the people would take it as a joke and scoff at it. After all, in these years, corrupt officials and corrupt officials are rampant, and these people tell lies that are called a beautiful sound, and they immediately turn their faces and change their minds afterwards, viciously and frantically exploiting every copper coin in the pockets of the people. When the Tartars and horse bandits came, they turned around and ran away like weak women, leaving the innocent and poor people behind, and letting the Tartars oppress and oppress at will.

But Li Rusong said this kind of thing, but the people of the dangerous mountains were convinced, in their minds: Li Rusong is a good person who protects them from being invaded by the Tartars, and does not hesitate to turn his face with the powerful in order to protect the fields of the people in the dangerous mountains from being encroached upon.

With the defeat of the Mongol army by the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, the news of countless beheadings gradually spread, and all the people of the dangerous mountains thought in their hearts: As long as there is Master Li Chengliang and Prince Li Rusong, no one can infringe on them!

In this way, with the extermination of countless Tartar tribes and horse bandits, the prestige of the Li family father and son and the dangerous mountain army began to rise unprecedentedly, and at the same time, the people of the dangerous mountain also began to restore their confidence in their army, and the migration work was carried out smoothly.

Dangerous Mountain Counselor's Mansion:

"Well, if this momentum continues, we will be able to restore Xilie Station, Zhenning Fort and Ningyi Fort by the end of this year. Senior brother, I have to trouble you to help! Li Rusong looked at the report in his hand with satisfaction, and said to He Xinyin with a smile.

"Hehe, you kid, you know how to calculate my old bones all day long. Well, as long as it's for the people, why don't I have any heart to break my bones! Say, let me help you, brother? He Xinyin on the side twisted his beard with a smile and said with a bright face.

At the beginning of the year, with the help of He Xinyin, Xu Jie successfully overthrew a generation of powerful women Yan Song, which was originally a thing worth celebrating. But afterwards, He Xinyin sadly discovered: This is just the creation of a new "Yan Song".

Li Rusong once said to He Xinyin before that the scholars and gentry of the current dynasty are no longer the mainstay and foundation of the country, but like moths, they are corroding the foundation of the country and reaping benefits for themselves. At that time, He Xinyin was very unhappy, and even had a big quarrel with Li Rusong and left.

But through the study tour experience during this time, He Xinyin sadly found that what Li Rusong said was true: the reader has really rotted from the roots!