1o-18 The Red Shirt Thief

Liu Ziguang and his wolf-like subordinates completely ruined the old capital of the Qing Dynasty, and they were not satisfied, and sent a group of men and horses to burn the three imperial tombs.

After doing these things, the Red Shirts sent a group of people to escort the booty back to the warship parked on the Liao River, and the rest of the people rode fast horses to other cities to plunder again, the soldiers of the Red Shirts were all-rounders, trained by Mongolian instructors, skilled horsemen, good at long-distance raids, their targets were the prefectures and counties around Shengjing, such as Liaoyang, Fushun, etc., the defenders of these cities were also very few, and they could easily be captured.

Liu Ziguang's Liaodong strategy is completely intimidation and destruction, after the city is broken, loot first, and then burn, large-scale slaughter is not, but in the process of looting, it is inevitable to kill and injure some people, first to grab horses, with horses to increase the mobility of the army, and then gold and silver, the original soldiers saw a string of copper coins and robbed, and then even scattered silver was too lazy to rob, only take gold and large pieces of silver ingots, robbed almost set fire to the city, rode a war horse in the smoke and left, The common people hatefully called these robber-like Ming soldiers red-shirted thieves.

The red-shirted thieves have an average of three horses per person, two of them change to ride, and one horse specializes in carrying booty, running happily on the vast plains of eastern Liaodong, at this time it is still summer, under the blue sky is a piece of greenery, and from a distance I saw an elk roe deer quietly drinking water by the river, Liu Ziguang pointed with a horse whip: "The little ones go to hunt some game and come back to try it." A group of men and horses immediately rode out, while galloping at the elk to shoot firearms, hunting for a while, hunting elk, roe deer, wild boars, and hares, Liu Ziguang ordered to rest by the river, set up a bonfire to roast game.

The river was so clear that the soldiers were overjoyed when they saw it, and they jumped down to bathe, and the horses were taken to the river to drink, and the fireheads began to cook, and the rest of the men unsaddled their horses, loosened their belly belts, and lay down on the grass to rest. Liu Ziguang sat with a golden knife, someone offered tea and hookah, and someone asked: "Dashuai, why don't you let your brothers arrest a few girls, won't this just give you loose bones?" ”

Liu Ziguang smiled: "I'm afraid you want to find a girl to put out the fire." ”

The subordinates laughed lewdly, Liu Ziguang also laughed, and suddenly said: "Burning, killing and looting is a strategic need, why do you think, the Red Shirts are not bandits and robbers, they are the elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, you can't be mad when you fight, at least the bottom line is still there, killing is to establish authority, robbery is to hit the enemy's economy, arson is to cause greater panic, burning their ancestral tombs is to tell the Tartars in Beijing City, your end is not far away!" All this is to serve the recovery of the country, the Red Shirts will never allow killing for the sake of killing, let alone forcibly robbing the daughters of the people, even the wives and daughters of the enemy, who dares to disobey the order, remove from their posts and investigate! ”

When the generals listened to the words of the marshal, they were all convinced: "The last general knows." ”

Liu Ziguang's expression softened a little, and said: "If you don't let you rob it, it doesn't mean that Ben Shuai let go of these Tartars, anyway, they can't run away, and when they conquer Beijing, they will unify the young ladies and aunts of the Eight Banners family and put them together as concubines for you, and it is possible to get a grid and go home if you are lucky." ”

Someone pretended to be stupid and asked, "What is Gege?" Pretty, isn't it? Someone next to him immediately said: "Foolish, Gege is the princess of the Tartars, can't you be a cheap colt, it doesn't matter if it's beautiful or not." ”

There was another burst of vulgar laughter, it is good to fight with the marshal, not only gold and silver are earned, but women also have a share, the tradition of the Red Shirt Army is the unified distribution of the spoils of war, no matter who grabs it, they are all gathered together, and they are distributed according to the merits of the war, even those logistics personnel who have not participated in the front-line operations also have a share, after all, logistics is the guarantee of the war, as for the results of the front-line soldiers, they are calculated according to the specific number of braids cut, the more enemies are killed, the more rewards, and they can also be promoted to become officers. The enemy on this trip to Liaodong was very weak, and the officers and soldiers all made a lot of money, and while the barbecue was not yet cooked, the veterans began to take out the braids they were wearing and calculate how much commission they could get, while the students of the martial arts hall sat together to discuss the experience of this internship.

The first batch of students who taught martial arts were still far away in Nanyang at this time, this wave of students was a new recruit who had just entered the second grade, Liu Ziguang's quasi-brother-in-law Dai Wenlong was among them, and now he was a small leader with a star badge, usually with a drooping face like Changbai Mountain, very serious, strange to say, the veterans of the Red Shirt Army are all ruffians, but the students are upright and unsmiling, as if not enough to show their prestige.

Who doesn't like to pretend to be forced when they are young, this is Liu Ziguang's evaluation of them, the age of this batch of cadets is very small, the older one is only fifteen years old, and the younger one is only thirteen years old, but the thirteen-year-old children can kill people like a firecracker in their hands, these teenagers' ability to fight is not much worse than that of their predecessors, after these so-called deterrent wars in Liaodong, almost every teenager has blood on their hands, and killing makes them more mature and more accustomed to the atmosphere of the Red Shirts.

The game is roasted, the whole river is filled with the smell of meat, the soldiers don't use chopsticks to eat, they all take out the dagger to cut the meat and eat, the burnt venison is cut off, dip a little coarse salt, and eat it with strong wine, full of wine, full of cheek meat, feasting, it's refreshing!

Goryeo, in Gyeongbokgung Palace, Li Liang had just sent away the pearl of Nalan in the Qing Dynasty, with a depressed face, Mingzhu asked for Goryeo to do his best to help him capture Shanhaiguan, this incident completely disrupted Li Liang's original plan, Li Liang's original plan was to preserve the living force, and then intervene when the war in the Central Plains was almost over, in order to seek greater benefits, but now the Ming army suddenly went north to seize Shanhaiguan, and his strong troop transportation ability and combat effectiveness made him have to reconsider everything, but he couldn't refuse to send troops, It's not fun to anger the Qing Kingdom, and when they pacify the Southern Dynasty, they won't come back to settle accounts with themselves, so they can't make up their minds after thinking about it.

There is a loyal minister who has insight into His Majesty's mind to offer a good plan, why not send some troops casually, just say that it is the elite soldiers of Goryeo, which not only perfunctory the pearl, but also preserves the strength, Li Liang was overjoyed when he heard it.

The unlucky guy who was selected was surnamed Jin, named Zai Cao, who was a leader in the Goryeo army from the third grade, with average martial arts and poor appearance, because he offended the soldier Cao Judge Huang Changye was assigned to follow Mingzhu as cannon fodder, and the 5,000 men and horses who followed him were all thorns picked out by each battalion, and they were excluded anyway.

Five thousand people lined up on the school field is also spectacular, in order to confuse Mingzhu, the Goryeo court specially ordered each soldier to prick his finger and squeeze out a few drops of blood and smear it on his face, looking red and full of energy, although Mingzhu is a resourceful person, but in the face of the deception of the Goryeo people, he can't see it, and he is very satisfied with Jin Zaicao and 5,000 people to go north.

After the army went north, Hanyang City once again blew a patriotic wind, because this is the first time in thousands of years that the Goryeo army went abroad to fight, it is really a commemorative thing, the young people are enthusiastic, have asked to join the army to serve the motherland, Li Liang conformed to the public opinion, from the young people who are willing to join the army to form a force, given the name "Hwarang Army"

It is the old name of the elite soldiers of Goryeo in the Silla period.

At the same time, there was also a wind of discussion in the cultural circles of Goryeo, some people said that this was the first time that the Goryeo army stepped out of the country, and some people said that in the 10,000-year history of the Goryeo Kingdom, there had already been countless precedents for going abroad to fight, so there was no need to be so excited, and the scholars also took out their own maps to explain to everyone: In the early years, even Nanjing and Shanghai were occupied by Koreans, and they had to withdraw only due to climate reasons. No matter what the scholars say, the original intention is patriotic, and as long as it is something that promotes the cohesion of the Goryeo Dynasty, it must be supported and encouraged.

Mingzhu not only asked for 8,000 soldiers and horses, but also begged for 100,000 loads of military rations by the way, there were many people and horses, and the march was slow, he couldn't wait for the brigade to enter, so he led the guards to rush back to Shengjing first, and asked Jin Zaicao to rush to Shengjing with 5,000 people within ten days, otherwise the military law would be punished.

The northern part of Goryeo is mountainous, and there is the Yalu River moat, it is not easy to rush to Shengjing within ten days, but the military order is like a mountain, sloppy must not be sloppy, Kim Jae-cao just urged the soldiers to speed up the pace, these soldiers have not eaten enough for a long time, their physical fitness is poor, and they are all lazy and slippery characters, originally they were selected to go abroad to fight is a stomach of resentment, and now they are forced to drive the mountain road is even more unhappy, deserters appear from time to time, and when the team arrives at the Yalu River, there are only 3,000 people left of 5,000 people, and seven days have passed.

Jin Zaicao raised his head and sighed, seeing that he couldn't arrive on time, even if he arrived, it was useless, five thousand people and horses ran a little half, this crime is too great, I am afraid that his head will be hung on the gate of Shengjing City in a few days, but it is not possible to retreat, and he will be beheaded by the emperor when he returns to Hanyang, thinking of this, he can't help but hate Huang Changye, who recommended his enemy soldier Cao to the emperor, isn't this obviously trying to kill people with a knife!

Hate to hate, the road still has to go, the boat is the pearl arranged by the Qing army ten transport ships, can carry more than 1,000 people across the river at a time, after the first wave crossed, is transporting the second wave of people, the birth of the outside, the ship one after another explosion, sinking, soldiers fell into the water and shouted, people on both sides of the river looked anxious, the river is wide and turbulent, it is impossible to save people.

Immediately afterwards, there was a shocking scene, from the opposite bank suddenly killed a group of people, armed with fire-breathing weapons, wantonly slaughtered the Goryeo soldiers who had just landed on the shore and had an unstable foothold, seeing that their comrades were killed all over the field, the remaining seven or eight hundred people on the shore of Goryeo shouted, turned around and fled, but they met a group of soldiers, all wearing the same red robes as those killing gods on the other side, holding black iron pipes that could breathe fire.

Seeing this, the Korean soldiers dared to resist, and they all raised their hands and knelt down to surrender, and the killing on the other side of the river had also ended at this time, because the Red Shirt Regiment had a rule that it was not allowed to kill prisoners at will, so as long as the soldiers who laid down their arms could avoid death.