Successfully subdued these people, Ling Jingyang and Wang Mu nodded, Wang Mu comprehended, gathered these people who were not redeemed together, that night, Wang Mu took a part to Guangchang County, Dong Daqi took the rest of the people to Lingqiu County, each team was escorted by five hundred soldiers, and after arriving at the destination, once again scraped the ground to the merchants who surrendered to the Qing army, these people who were not redeemed were abandoned by the master, full of anger, and frantically devoured the old master.

After one night, Ling Jingyang got another 80,000 taels of silver, as well as 10,000 stones of grain and grass, and all the materials were sent to Guangling City.

Because there were a large number of young and strong enlisted in the army, Ling Jingyang's troops were relatively rich, and he expanded the troops directly under him to 1,050 people, Zhang Luofu, Leng Rutie, 1,000 soldiers and horses in each artillery battalion, Li Rufeng cavalry battalion expanded to 500 people, Murong Tu, Niu Guangtian two troops expanded 500 people, Wanliyun became a series of its own, and also had more than 1,000 soldiers.

After the expansion, the number of troops has increased, but the combat effectiveness and armor rate are still not high, in terms of the directly subordinate troops, the 1,500-person team, only less than 200 people are wearing armor, the others are either cloth clothes, or wearing a hat and the most unpretentious iron sword, there are armored soldiers, most of them are also paper armor and cotton armor and other inferior armor, other departments wear armor rate is even lower, as for the Wanli Cloud Department, it is almost a group of rabble.

In the face of the lack of combat effectiveness of the troops, Ling Jingyang had no choice, although he had silver, he had no channels and ability to turn it into military supplies for the time being.

Only when the four major families come back to see if they can dump the materials and use the silver to buy weapons and equipment, Ling Jingyang rested in Guangling City for ten days, and the officers and soldiers of the whole army were in very good condition.

Ten days later, the four major families came back one after another, they brought trade to Ling Jingyang, sold all the military supplies of Guangling Chengfei in five days, and earned a lot of silver for Ling Jingyang, Ling Jingyang also generously shared with them, the four major families tasted the sweetness for the first time, and these silver became the capital of their later starts, and they also followed Ling Jingyang's pace more closely.

After everyone returned, Ling Jingyang summoned all the generals and Wang Mu to discuss the next military action.

Wan Liyun was also invited to attend the meeting as before, he came to the venue, saw that Murong Tu was also there, and thought that he had come from Shanhaiguan with Ling Jingyang, but now he was not as good as an outsider, and he really wanted to turn around.

Leng Rutie had a good relationship with him, and when he saw him coming, he said, "Wanduwei, I'm waiting for you, come quickly." ”

He sat down with his head down, and after listening to Jingyang and the others, he said to everyone: "Our troops and horses have captured Guangling, Lingqiu, and Guangchang, and the entire eastern part of Datong Mansion is the sphere of influence of our army, all of which are your efforts and the honor of my stone camp." ”

When the generals heard this, they applauded, after all, the results they achieved in Datong Mansion were a rare tactical counterattack of the Dashun army in various places.

Ling Jingyang said to everyone that the rear camp was fighting in Yanmen Pass: "The rear camp should still be fighting with the Qing army in Yanmen Pass, and the Qing army does not have extra troops to fight in various parts of Shanxi, our army's soldiers, horses, food and grass are sufficient, and the conditions for a raid on Datong City are ripe, I decided that the whole army will raid Datong City three days later, cut off the Qing army's rear road, and effectively support other battlefields." ”

Regarding Ling Jingyang's decision, all the generals remained silent, and finally stood up Leng Rutie and said: "General, our stone battalion is divided into two, and the main force is still fighting to the death at Yanmen Pass. ”

After finishing speaking, he paused, and told everyone that Datong City has thick walls, and without heavy artillery and sufficient infantry, it is impossible to defeat Datong City, which Ling Jingyang agrees, but the fundamental purpose of his raid on Datong City is to disrupt the deployment of the Qing army and prevent the Qing army from digesting and absorbing the resources of Shanxi.

He and Leng Rutie said: "Shanxi is the most important strategic support point north of the Yangtze River, who eats Shanxi, obtains the Shanxi army and land, who can dominate the world, now the Qing army occupies the important town of Datong Mansion in Shanxi, our army This little bit of soldiers and horses to rescue Yanmen Pass is not much effect, but the raid on Datong City, can cut off the back road of the Qing army, so that those swaying forces do not dare to fall to the Qing army, this back and forth, the strength of the Qing army will naturally decline. ”

Still no one echoed him, Ling Jingyang continued: "Datong City is built with thick walls, with the strength of our army may not be able to break the city, our army will loot the population and materials near Datong City, and then the whole army will retreat to the west to Yan'an Mansion in Shaanxi, as for Yanmen Pass, I believe that Your Majesty will mobilize reinforcements to assist the rear battalion, and there is no need to worry about the safety of the main force." ”

Yixi's words did not say that the generals were moved, not that everyone was afraid of death, but that Datong City was indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack, without ten times the strength, it could not break the city, even if it was to walk around under the city of Datong City, with the existing strength of the stone camp and most of the recruits, it was difficult for the Qing army to fight in the field out of the city.

But Ling Jingyang is the commander of the first army, he insisted on raiding Datong City, no matter how dissatisfied the generals are, they can only resolutely carry out the order, Ling Jingyang ordered the cavalry battalion to go north to scout, Li Rufeng led the order, and let Zhang Luofu as the right wing, Leng Rutie as the left wing, the direct troops and baggage as the middle army, Murong Tu and Niu Guangtian as the rear army, and the whole army set off three days later.

Wang Mu and Ling Jingyang asked for instructions, what should be done with the people of Guangling City and some materials that were not sold, Ling Jingyang did not bring the people this time, and those materials that were not sold were found to be buried somewhere and could not be recaptured by the Qing army.

Under his order, the soldiers and horses of all departments closed the camp to prevent the leakage of news, Ling Jingyang took his own soldiers to the Wanliyun military camp after arranging the task, Wanliyun got Ling Jingyang 5,000 taels of silver, and used the silver to buy grain and grass, as well as pay the soldiers, and the morale of the troops was not bad.

Seeing Ling Jingyang coming, he asked Yasiha to go to training, and he personally received Ling Jingyang.

He half-jokingly said: "General Ling, this time to attack Datong City, our troops and horses have no task, do you look down on my new army?" ”

Ling Jingyang really doesn't look down on Wanliyun's rabble, there are only dozens of soldiers with military experience in the whole army, most of them are a group of croppers, horses and bows and knives are almost inadequate, only a blood and brute force, such an army is sent to death when pulled into the battlefield.

"Wan Liyun, after laying down Datong City, do you really want to choose to leave?"

Wan Liyun didn't expect Ling Jingyang to come to him to say this, which made him a little embarrassed, from the bottom of his heart, he agreed with Ling Jingyang's military ability, and was willing to assist Ling Jingyang.