More than ten fast horses returned from the east, which was sent out by the army earlier, and the captain led by him came directly to Wang Yue to report the situation.

"Set up camp!"

Wang Yue learned that the military situation ahead was unknown, and immediately issued an order.

"Camp again?"

Zhang Yong, the eunuch of the supervising army, and Zhao Chengqing, the chief soldier of Liaodong, couldn't help but look at each other when they heard Wang Yue's order.

The army sent troops from Shanhaiguan, passed through Shahe, Ningyuan, and went out of Jinzhou, and now went straight to the Jianzhou Jurchen to lead the Binjiang River, planning to recreate the main force of the Jianzhou Jurchen.

It's just that Wang Yue, as the commander of the three armies, was extremely cautious, and ordered the army to camp at every turn, which was also the most critical factor why the march was still hundreds of miles away from the Binjiang River for nearly a month.

Of course, the Ming Eastern Expeditionary Army is fighting out of the fortress this time, and the current supply line extends from Shanhaiguan, which is indeed too long. Once the main force in front is encircled, the lack of supplies will be unthinkable.

The biggest problem of the expedition has never been the combat strength of the army, the most important thing has always been the logistics support, and the change of the civil fort is a naked lesson.

With the issuance of the commander's order, this Eastern Expeditionary Army to clear the Jianzhou Jurchens immediately set up camp in a nearby location, and at the same time continued to send out a night to visit the enemy situation in front of them.

Intelligence warfare has received great attention in this war, especially Wang Yue's map almost never leaves his hand.

"Dashuai, the terrain here is indeed very complicated, which is conducive to the Jianzhou Jurchens to fight ambush warfare. It's just that our army doesn't pass through this time, and I am afraid that it will have to go around the north for half a month, and the supply line will be longer! Zhao Chengqing pointed to the map with complex terrain in front of him, and seemed to seriously emphasize the necessity of passing from this road.

Since Jianzhou has not undergone large-scale reclamation, many roads are now impassable, so there are not many options for the route to Jianzhou's base camp.

Wang Yue looked at the dense ambush points marked on the map, but said lightly: "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry!" In this case, let's send additional scouts to investigate the enemy situation in front, and make sure that there are no ambushes in front before marching, let's wait here for ten days first! ”

Ten days?

This...... Ten days to wait?

When Zhao Chengqing and the others heard Wang Yue's decision, they looked at Wang Yue in disbelief.

It has always been a soldier and a god! The battle of Weininghai led by Wang Yue and Wang Zhi fully illustrated this point, and it was Wang Yue and Wang Zhi's surprise attack that achieved a great victory, but Wang Yue actually did the opposite this time, but he did not move.

Now only in the face of the possible unfavorable ambush terrain ahead, Wang Yue actually chose to stop the army, and he still had to camp here for ten days.

With Wang Yue's cautious approach, he has not really arrived at the base camp of Jianzhou Jurchen now, and he is already looking forward and backward, and I don't know how much time it will take for the next hundreds of miles.

Wang Yue had no intention of bargaining with the group, and seemed determined to arrange for his subordinates to set up camp, while continuing to send the most elite night guards around.

Burst! Burst! Burst!

Zhao Chengqing, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Army, was not idle, and in the face of the Jianzhou Jurchens who were scattered around to herd sheep, he immediately ruthlessly harvested his life in response to this kind of Jurchens who were also herding and soldiers.

One Kill!

Second kill!

Triple kill!

……

Zhao Chengqing vented all his dissatisfaction, and in the face of these herdsmen armed with bows and arrows, he mobilized his cavalry to ruthlessly wipe out.

"We have nothing to do with Aixinjue Luo!"

"You can't kill us, we didn't kill the people of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Spare your life! We don't dare anymore, please let me go this time! ”

……

The surrounding herdsmen are probably unwilling to give up the herds of cattle and sheep, or they are a little lucky, but they want to ask for a way out.

Burst! Burst! Burst!

It's just that the killing has begun, but it can't be ended hastily.

For the generals above, the purpose of this is to train the troops. It's just that the soldiers below are happy to do this, because according to the latest regulations of the Ministry of War, these are military feats.

The strongest mercenary Duoyan Sanwei was also not idle, and they mainly focused on the herds of cattle and sheep in the pasture.

Since the Ming side has allowed them to use cattle and sheep as trophies, they appear to be more active, and they will wash every pasture with blood everywhere they go.

For Duoyan Sanwei, he has no family affection with the Jianzhou Jurchens at all, but he has become an activist in the suppression of the Jurchens.

Starting from the Liaoxi Corridor, the Ming Dynasty has exceeded 1,000 herdsmen alone, and has exterminated a Jianzhou Jurchen tribe with nearly 1,000 combat strength in one fell swoop.

Although their march was slow, the harvest was not small at all.

At least many soldiers have already achieved a real military feat, and there will be more and more in the future, resulting in an increase in the number of soldiers now.

The progress of the Eastern Army is indeed slow, but like an old ox plowing the field, it is razing everywhere it goes, leaving behind pastures stained red with blood.

It's just that their pace will not stop, the real value is the land close to the river, and the basin of the Bin River is the biggest goal of the Ming army.

Since today is another good day for a big harvest, the Ming army has received herds of cattle and sheep, and a meaty dinner is naturally inevitable.

Nearly a hundred miles away, a Jianzhou Jurchen army set up an ambush here.

Syllable!

Trolo saw a large-flowered mosquito land on his arm, and when he found the right time, he hit the mosquito hard, and beat the mosquito to the ground.

Since the terrain on three sides was sloping, as long as the Ming army passed here, they could use the cavalry charge to easily disperse the main force of the Ming army, and then slaughter.

However, the other party actually chose to rest again, and had already set up camp hundreds of miles away, not giving them any chance to raid at all.

"Chief, what are we going to do?"

"What else can I do, keep waiting!"

Tuo Luo personally commanded the battle this time, leading the main army of the Jianzhou Jurchens to wait for the Ming army at this best ambush point, but the sky did not fulfill people's wishes, but they continued to fight mosquitoes with hatred.

When things came to this point, he could only be more patient with Wang Yue. I only hope that Wang Yue will suddenly light the enemy's rash advance, so as to provide their Jurchen tribe with a chance to fight back, so as to force the Ming Dynasty to withdraw its troops.

The storm is changing, and a summer rain is accompanied by a storm.

The first turmoil was not Jianzhou, but the capital, thousands of miles away.

The war in Jianzhou has attracted the attention of the whole country, and in view of the three battles and three victories in the previous war in Jianzhou, the capital is full of confidence in victory, but it is believed that it will not be long before the good news comes back.

"What the hell, why is there no news about the war in Jianzhou?"

"I heard that the fight hasn't started yet, it's a shame for our Daming!"

"It seems that Wang Yue is really old, I suggest that the court should replace it with a more capable coach!"

……

Contrary to expectations, as time went by, although Wang Yue was not defeated, such progress was questioned by a lot of voices, but the voice of changing the commander kept sounding.

This kind of voice is naturally because someone is fueling the trouble, and Jinyiwei also has something to do.

Because it was a special time, the imperial court had tighter control over public opinion in the capital.

Since ancient times, there have been many popular people, and Wang Yue could not escape the fate of being impeached after all.

After Wang Yue recovered from Anluzhou, his life seemed to be suddenly opened, not only the official worship of the second grade of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Inspectorate, but also became the first commander of the Ming Dynasty.

In the face of officials like Wang Yue, who are defined as civil traitors, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate headed by Wang Yue is actually aimed at civil and military officials, many officials are always looking for opportunities to overthrow Wang Yue.

After learning about the situation of Wang Yue's army, Li Guang, the Liaodong Patrol, was the first to attack: "The Liaodong Patrol impeached the commander of the Eastern Expedition according to the imperial history, and Wang Yue, the commander of the Eastern Expedition, has been on the expedition for a month, but sometimes he is afraid of the enemy and delays the fighter...... The minister implored His Majesty to remove the commander Wang Yue and choose another commander to take up important positions. ”

It is not the goal to overthrow Wang Yue, but someone also took the opportunity to recommend: "He Qiaoxin, the secretary of the Criminal Department, has made achievements in performing his duties as governor and governor, and now the war in Jianzhou is related to the northeast food strategy of the Ming Dynasty, so the minister implores to remove Wang Yue and replace it with He Qiaoxin, the secretary of the Criminal Department!" ”

Fear the enemy!

Delay the war!

There is no talent for the army!

……

Even if Wang Yue's resume is a great military achievement, and he is the most outstanding commander in the entire Ming Dynasty, like He Qiaoxin and his ilk, he is not even worthy of lifting shoes for Wang Yue, but he is still degraded as worthless by these undisciplined science and technology officials.

It was June, and the pond was full of fish fat.

Zhu Youzhi originally had always allowed the officials of the Department of Science and Technology to ignore things, but in the face of their words and deeds, he immediately threw these two notes directly to Li Yu, the secretary of the ministry.

"Obey the order!" Li Yu picked up the two notes on the ground and immediately expressed his attitude respectfully.

After a day, the sky in the capital cleared.

The Ministry of Officials issued two latest documents, and Xu Liang was dismissed by the Ministry of Officials because he could not pass the assessment of the Ministry of Officials.

"That's a coincidence, isn't it?"

"Don't even think about it, it must have something to do with their impeachment of Wang Yue!"

"Don't talk nonsense, the officials and yamen made it very clear that they didn't meet the assessment standards!"

……

In the face of the two officials who had just been impeached or recommended for a change of leadership, although they had some guesses in their hearts, the Ministry of Officials chose to bear everything.

Unlike in the past, the appointment and dismissal of personnel no longer required the emperor to come out in person, and many things were handled directly by the ministry.

Although everyone knows that Li Yu, the secretary of the ministry, is the emperor's back, so that some people give Li Yu a name: Shadow Shangshu, but Li Yu still does his own thing.

Li Yu is actually not a complete courtier, and the reason why he is willing to become Zhu Youji's echo worm is that in addition to keeping his position, he has already been convinced by Zhu Youji.

An emperor who sincerely thinks about the people at the bottom, and an emperor who does not hesitate to bear the infamy of a tyrant in order to settle millions of displaced people, is destined to be strongly supported by some courtiers.

It was precisely because Li Yu stood up to solve these two mad dogs that not only did the war in Liaodong not appear to change commanders, but also quickly calmed down this discordant voice.

For nearly a month after that, Wang Yue still maintained a cautious style.

After the scouts have a clear picture of the military situation ahead, the large army will continue to advance. Especially after discovering that Trolo intended to engage in ambush warfare, this kind of mapping work was done more meticulously, resulting in a great reduction in the speed of the march.

Wang Yue didn't seem to come here to clean up the Jianzhou Jurchens this time, but more like he led the Ming army to show off his might.

In view of the lesson of the last time, although Wang Yue's process is very slow, and there are still 100 miles away from the Binjiang River, the official of Kedao Yan did not dare to impeach again, and naturally no longer mentioned the matter of changing the commander in battle.

Before you know it, it's August.

As the temperature had continued to drop, the speed of the march had been increased to a certain extent, and the army led by Wang Yue finally approached the Binjiang River infinitely.

As the river rushes toward the Sea of Japan, a real Armageddon seems to be on the horizon.

It's just that the war can never be static, although Wang Yue wants to fight to the death in the Jianzhou Jurchen base camp, but Tyro has already made new arrangements.

In the face of Wang Yue's steady advance, an elite light cavalry composed of 10,000 people turned into a strange soldier of the Jurchen tribe, and had quietly circled to the rear of the Eastern Army.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

……

After a long journey, they encountered a grain army that suddenly appeared in sight, and the light cavalry immediately showed its fangs and pounced fiercely.

Things have to start from last month, in the face of the slow progress of the Ming army, the Jianzhou Jurchen couldn't sit still.

The Ming army was backed by an abundant supply line of military rations, and the territory on their steppe was gradually compressed, and their cattle, sheep and population continued to decline.

In the face of the steady attack of the Ming Dynasty, Tarro decided to destroy the supply lines of the Ming Dynasty, so he sent a group of elite cavalry to go around the rear of the Ming Dynasty, thus cutting off the transportation lines of the Ming Dynasty, or even cutting off the transportation lines in one fell swoop.

The commander this time was Tokuhara, the son of Tarro, a young man who had just set off at the age of twenty, but he had a pockmarked face and a dirty braid.

This time, he was ordered to lead his troops to detour to the eastern end of the Western Liaoning Corridor, intending to completely cut off the Western Liaoning Corridor by occupying the Liyu Valley, so as to cut off the grain and grass of the Eastern Expeditionary Army.

Burst!

Burst!

Burst!

There were only more than 100 people in this grain transportation team, but they didn't expect the Jurchens to come here, and they immediately chose to flee in the face of the sudden appearance of the Jurchen army.

It's just that the Jianzhou Jurchens have disregarded life since they were children, and they would only wield a knife to kill at first, and then they would bend their bows and arrows, resulting in more than half of this grain transportation team dying tragically.

"Which unit do you belong to, and how many people are there?"

"Bah, you're going to die!"

"Look for death!"

Seeing that he couldn't ask for the information he wanted, Tokuhara reached out to touch the spitting on his face, and slashed angrily with a knife.

"There's jerky here, their supplies are too extravagant!" Someone found a large amount of rice grain and some dried meat on the grain cart, and immediately said happily and angrily.

The joy is naturally because they finally got a high-quality food supply, and the anger is that the military food of this Ming army is too good, so that they have a psychological imbalance.

In the past battles, the low-level soldiers of the Ming army were the objects of exploitation, and as a result, the current Hongzhi Dynasty has undergone such a big change.

"Bring dry food, let's take the fortress in front of us now!" Tayuan knew that the soldiers were fast, and the whereabouts of his strange army would soon be known, even if he was ready to carry out a surprise attack.

If you want to completely cut off the supply line of military rations, it is very important to occupy a favorable geographical position. Looking at the topography of the entire Jianzhou, the most effective place is the Liyu Valley on the east side of the Liaoning West Corridor.

Liyu Valley is the only way to Jianzhou in the western Liaoning corridor, where the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Not to mention tens of thousands of elite cavalry, even if only a few thousand cavalry are stationed, it can make this place like a moat.

"Kill!"

Before the Jurchen tribe had time to replenish, they carried the grain cart towards the Carp Valley.

With the help of the guidance of the map, Tokuhara led his troops to seize the simple fortress at the mouth of the carp valley, but when he came closer, he saw the scene that suddenly appeared in front of him, and he was dumbfounded.

(End of chapter)