Chapter 8 The Vanguard Army Exits
After Yang Tinglin's words were finished, Wan Yuan Ji also nodded in agreement with Yang Tinglin's opinion.
Wan Yuan Ji used to be the senator of Si Chang, and he also participated in the key Zhang Biwu, and later Zhang Biwu swept the south of the Yangtze River, knowing that Wan Yuan Ji was a talent, and he didn't care about his previous grievances, so he was promoted and appointed.
Wan Yuan Ji also stood up, he expressed his agreement with Yang Tinglin's opinion, and hoped that Zhang Biwu would adopt it. Of course Zhang Biwu will adopt it.
Zhang Biwu pointed at Yang Tinglin and said, "Listen! Listen, everybody! It all goes to my heart! ”
Huang Degong and others all said one after another that they would not fight for merit, that they were all from the same army and comrades-in-arms, so they would naturally advance and retreat together, and take winning victory as the top priority.
Zhang Biwu was naturally very satisfied when he heard this, and this is what he wanted. In his heart, he has made a draft, and who he wants to fight has been planned.
Now Zhang Biwu has seen the granary, he has also got the weapons in the arsenal, to see how the weapons are, and finally to the army, to see if the soldiers are fighting spirit, whether they can be used.
Zhang Biwu came to the arsenal, and from time to time he picked up a halberd or spear, or a firearm, and tried to fire with a three-eyed gun to see what the effect was.
Not to mention that the effect is very good, the performance of the gun is quite good. Looking at the mountains of weapons, it took a lot of effort to accumulate these weapons!
Zhang Biwu picked up the knife and signaled to the people around him, and Huang Degong immediately came out and said, "Come on!" ”
Zhang Biwu brandished a big knife and slashed over, with a "sonorous" sound, which was very strong. This is good! So rest assured!
Xiaoyao also took up arms. He was gesturing. Zhang Biwu's brows furrowed tightly. During this time. His son kept pestering him and wanted to go to the battlefield, but Zhang Biwu said that he wouldn't let him go.
After all, the battlefield is too dangerous! Not wanting to put their son in danger is the heart of every parent.
Xiaoyao finally couldn't help it and said, "Father, no matter what happens this time, you must let me go with you to send troops!" I've grown up and can't always be outside. If this battle is over, there will be no more fighting! Let me go with you! ”
Zhang Biwu still didn't say anything, and shouted freely: "Father! Please! Gotta let me go! Let me go! At my age, Huo Quzhi has made a great contribution! I don't believe it, I'm not as good as Huo Quai! ”
He has a stubborn face, and no matter what, it is impossible for him to dispel his thoughts. If an eagle wants to fly in the sky, it is impossible to hide in the arms of his parents all the time, and he must be released appropriately.
Zhang Biwu figured it out, so he said, "Okay! Just follow me! I'll take you with me! "This time. It's a joy to get around! He's going to be on his first expedition!
Zhang Biwu was watching the competition of soldiers, one or two in good spirits. They went back and forth with each other on the school field, fists and feet, and they were not hot.
And row by row, column after column of people are holding guns, halberds, spears shouting, stabbing, stabbing, blocking, blocking, blocking, and the shouts are coming one after another, which is deafening.
Zhang Biwu looked satisfied, and he wanted to look at his cavalry again. These cavalrymen were all with banners on their horses, and they galloped, vertically and horizontally, and they also performed very well in horse archery. The streams of iron seem to be converging and merging together.
Ten thousand horses galloped, hooves thundered, and the shouts made the mountains crack.
"Good! Great! Zhang Biwu was applauding, he was excited! When he entered Beijing, he only had 60,000 cavalry, and now he has 120,000 cavalry, which has doubled in two years!
It's just that he knows that these cavalry are still inferior to the Eight Banners, and it is very difficult to really fight on the grassland.
Bulni and Ordos have all expressed their willingness to follow Zhang Biwu, as long as Zhang Biwu sends troops, their Mongolian cavalry will also follow together, presumably they can more or less gather 50,000 or 60,000 cavalry!
The cavalry may be less, but with firearms and infantry as the mainstay, it can be completely heavy in terms of troops, and there is a little war that is more powerful than the national strength, with China's vast territory and dense population, many resources, and the land of Liaodong of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, if there is a war of attrition, they are not afraid of them.
Zhang Biwu was even more confident, originally he still wanted to see, if his strength was not good, he would accumulate one more year and use his savings for three years to fight a battle with the Manchus! Even if the war with the Manchus drags on for three or five years, or even ten years, I am not afraid! Afford it!
But look at the current situation and no! Two years is enough time for a war! And the competition is expensive, and the other party can't afford to fight!
Zhang Biwu said loudly: "Soldiers, do you want to make meritorious contributions!" Tens of thousands of soldiers were uniform, and replied in a deafening voice: "Yes!" We want to! ”
Zhang Biwu nodded and said, "Okay!" Liaodong was originally my Ming territory, and it has been occupied by Nurhachi for decades, and we are now going to recover this place! Never again! ”
At this moment, the soldiers were all excited, how to say, they had wanted to fight for a long time, and after waiting for two years, now they are boiling out! They were all rejoicing.
Zhang Biwu pointed to the sky and swore sadly: "Listen to the soldiers, we will share the weal and woe, and the happiness will also be together, if we lose each other for a long time, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed!" Today, please rise up and destroy the Tartars, so that the world can enjoy peace forever! ”
Zhang Biwu swore an oath with the soldiers to boost morale and tell them that Zhang Biwu would share weal and butter with them! How could the soldiers not be excited? Unwilling to serve? So the soldiers vied with each other, and the cheers reached for miles.
"Kill the Tartars! The world will enjoy peace for a long time! Enjoy peace in the world! The cry has been stirring......
Zhang Biwu looked at the "Zhang" banner waving in the wind next to him, Zhang Biwu couldn't help but look at his own Zhangzi flag, can this flag be successfully planted in the city of Shenyang? Wipe out all the Manchus?
Since it had been discussed before, Li Guo, Li Dingguo, and Huang Degong each set up a group of men and horses to form a vanguard army.
The main generals of the three parties are Ma Yuanli, Zeng Ying, and Hao Shaoqi, and the three of them swear to the sky that they will advance and retreat together, unite as one, and everything is based on victory.
Zhang Biwu nodded with satisfaction and said to them: "You must remember what you said today!" All right! Prepare y'all yeast! Depart from Shanhaiguan! At the same time, I will also let Huang Qi lead his troops from the Mongolian steppe, this is to show the Mongolian tribes that I am fighting against the Manchus, as long as they do not mess with our affairs, then there will be no trouble! Just like before! If they have a lot of trouble, they will inevitably be wiped out! ”
Zhang Biwu deliberately brought information to the Mongolian ministries many times, and this time, he prepared hundreds of thousands of horsemen to send to Liaodong, not casually, if they dared to help the Manchus, by the way, they would be wiped out, as long as they did not send troops to help the Manchus, naturally everyone was safe.
Zhang Biwu's army in Liaodong was falsely called a million-strong army, and he first had to deter the enemy from a momentum. In fact, his total number of men and horses is only 500,000, although the number of people who are requisitioned in reserve will continue to increase, but it is really difficult for him to pull out so many people from the devastated land of China and from the midst of all kinds of wastes.
The fact that Zhang Biwu sent troops has long been spread all over the world, and it is impossible not to know the truth.
At the same time, Zhang Biwu also repeatedly reminded them to be vigilant and careful! I'm afraid that Dolgon will have some plans, for Dolgon, Zhang Biwu has always thought that he is a terrible enemy, and he can't be sloppy.
Huanxi Ridge, this is a ridge outside Shanhaiguan, which is called both "Sorrowful Ridge" and "Huanxi Ridge".
The name of the Sorrowful Ridge is because of the rise of the Manchu Dynasty, the Ming court used troops for this, and the soldiers of the Ming Army passed through the Sorrowful Ridge one after another, and they knew that the farther away from home was here, so once they passed through this place, they were all crying bitterly, desolate and desolate, and sorrowful, so the name was Sorrowful Ridge. Sorrow and weeping are all over the hill.
Of course, when the Qing Dynasty was just established, many celebrities were moved to Shenyang, and they brought their children to help the elderly, all looking at the road to the east in pain.
And the name of Huanxiling is that after this place is close to home, the returning people or the soldiers who went out to fight have walked thousands of miles of uninhabited, and the dead bodies are crisscrossed places, they are overjoyed, looking south, they are about to arrive home, they escaped death! How can you not like it? What about unhappiness? Therefore, it was named Huanxi Ridge. Laughter and laughter are all over the mountain.
In the past, when Dolgon received Wu Sangui's request for help, he was stationed in Huanxi Ridge, of course, he called Huanxi Ridge not Sorrowful Ridge, in order to take a good omen. Dolgon watched Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng fight in a stone battle in Huanxi Ridge, he waited for work, and when Wu Sangui and Li Zicheng were exhausted, he made the Eight Banners rush out, and Fang made a great contribution to entering Beijing.
Naturally, the army marched from Huanxi Ridge, which is the only way, but it is not allowed to be called Sorrowful Ridge, and it can only be called Huanxi Ridge.
A large number of soldiers have gathered at the Shanhaiguan Office, which is full of people. Every soldier's armor and helmet were polished, and everyone was refreshed.
Who went out first this time, Hao Shaoqi, Zeng Ying and others took the method of drawing lots, and in the end luck fell on Hao Shaoqi's head, of course, is this really lucky?
I saw that the world was vast, the pheasant moat between the mountains and the sea was lying like a dragon, the door was closed like a pinhole, and the wall was majestic and precipitous. On the other side is the sea, the rushing sea, showing its majestic and turbulent momentum.
Hao Shaoqi seemed to be complacent, he thought that this expedition, he drew a good lottery to get out of the customs first, he will definitely be able to win!
The army marched all the way east, like a long snake! There are quite a lot of mountains and forests in this area.
And Hao Shaoqi stood here, he looked at it, and he could still see some traces of Dolgon's garrison here, he sneered and said, "Tartar! What's so great about it? Now wait for my uncle to destroy you! (To be continued......)