A high platform was built outside the Shajianzi carriage camp. General Liu led his generals to stand on the high platform. The supervisors, dressed in civilian python uniforms, stood aside.
Thirty-five slave slaves with money rat tails were brought up. Each of them was covered in bruises, and some had horse dung stuffed in their mouths, making grunting sounds.
The servants knelt down on the ground. One of them, a fierce white-armored man with a broken kneecap, looked ferocious. He was held down by two servants. He raised his head and cursed everyone in Manchu.
"what did he say?"
Kang Yingqian had never come into contact with the Jianzhou Jurchen tribe, and he still had sympathy for the barbarians in this foreign land.
"Come back, Lord Supervisor, the dog Tatars are scolding us, saying that we will die like General Du, with no body intact,"
After the servant finished speaking, everyone fell into silence.
At this time, there was a crowd of people. There were more than 220 generals above the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army, and they all looked up.
The commander-in-chief has just distributed military pay, and the morale of the whole battalion is high. The generals and officers are more confident in the war, and the gloom of the past has been swept away.
The General of the Army and Yang Jinglue have always been at odds with each other. This time the East Route Army gathered in Kuandian. Under Yang Jinglue's intervention, the imperial court allocated the least amount of grain, grass and weapons to the East Route Army among the four routes.
What's even more tragic is that Liu Wei still has to bear the food and grass for North Korean troops.
Along the way, the Ming army suffered from hunger and cold, and gradually ran out of food and grass. He had to frequently personally give orders to speed up the march. This was also one of the reasons why the Eastern Route Army rushed in and was ambushed.
After Liu Zhaosun's repeated persuasion, Liu Wei sacrificed his money and provided the soldiers with five days of additional rations. Although it was only a drop in the bucket, it played a great role in boosting the morale of the soldiers.
There are more than two hundred generals under the high platform, all of whom have been with Liu Wei for many years.
These veterans were present in pacifying Bozhou, defending Annan, and expelling Japanese pirates. Whether in terms of combat prowess or loyalty, these people were extremely reliable.
Liu Wei looked at these old troops, and from the resolute expressions of each of them, he seemed to see the scene of invincibility on the battlefield in previous years.
"You are all my confidants, and I will tell you the truth. I have received the exact news. The day before yesterday, the slave chiefs indirectly defeated Jun Jun and Marin's soldiers and horses in Jiefan and Shangya. The second slave chief, Beile Amin, led the main force of Xianglan Banner and headed toward Kuan. We are coming from Dian, and we expect to reach Hunjiang River tomorrow. The slave thieves want to annihilate our Eastern Route Army in Hunjiang River!"
After Liu Wei finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at the generals. Their expressions changed drastically. The slave thieves were much more powerful than they expected.
When the East Route Army set out from Kuandian, like the other three Ming armies, everyone set out on the road with the mentality of self-guided tours, thinking that they could sweep holes and plow the courtyard "in ten days".
Unexpectedly, the Jian slaves had already destroyed the juniper tree!
Immediately, someone yelled at Liao Zhen, scolding Li Chengliang and Li Rubai. Liao Zhen watched the slave thieves become powerful, but did not report it to the court!
In fact, officials in Liaodong sent Tang newspapers to the capital every year, asking the court to beware of the Jianzhou Jurchens. However, Emperor Wanli had long since lost interest in fighting with his ministers, and used Liuzhong Dafa to fight against the decline of imperial power. Various factors added up, and finally maintained The poison of Nurhachi came out.
Liu Wei waited for a moment to calm down, then continued:
"Are you afraid of Nurhaci?"
The faces of the generals showed disdain. At least during the Wanli Period, the generals of the Ming Army who fought in hundreds of battles could still maintain confidence when facing the Jurchen tribe in Jianzhou on the battlefield.
"That's good! I have already interrogated and understood that the slave thieves fought a bloody battle with Juniper and Marin, and suffered heavy casualties. We are at the end of our battle! Amin's whole army came here to kill him. After killing him, we can work together to conquer Hetuala. , the slaves who built Liaodong have been running Liaodong for many years, and there will definitely be abundant supplies. When the time comes..."
Liu Zhaosun laughed in his heart and felt that his adoptive father was quite good at deceiving people.
As a general, courage comes first. Only by giving these generals and generals the confidence to defeat the slaves can the war be fought.
"The fall of Fushun and Dongzhou City was all related to the use of slaves and thieves. Jun Jun's army advanced alone and was also burned down by slave builders at the Hun River. In the end, he was defeated miserably. The slave thieves were able to hide this trick from Jun Song. , I can’t hide it from you! Fortunately, Liu Zhaosun reminded me, now I will make a careful effort to catch all the slaves!"
After Liu Wei finished speaking, he turned around and winked at Liu Zhaosun. Liu Zhaosun was holding a sword with murderous intent.
"Little Thirteen discovered the man, leave it to him to deal with!"
Liu Wei did this, obviously to give Liu Zhaosun a chance to establish his authority in public.
In the past half day, Liu Zhaosun shot and killed the slave pond horses, captured the slave thieves, and got very close to the civil servants and supervisors. In just half a day, he transformed from the reckless man who only knew how to kill people to a A strategic general who was highly regarded by his adoptive father, other adopted sons in the army would naturally have some opinions about him.
The army values force and kills slaves and thieves meticulously. Their heads are used as sacrificial flags for the army to establish their own prestige.
Of course, if these people are not enough, the man Guang Haijun who is coming and is bent on betraying the Ming army will also become a tool to establish his authority!
Under the gaze of everyone, Liu Zhaosun's eyes were blood red and his hands were trembling a little.
Long-distance shooting and hand-blade decapitation are two completely different concepts, and the visual impact and sensory stimulation are completely different.
Although the soul traveled through the body of this late Ming warrior, the soul was still a modern person in the 21st century. He could not adapt to killing living people with his own hands for a while.
"Kill these Tatars! The Korean soldiers will be here soon!"
Liu Wei was urging, and everyone looked in this direction, but their expressions were different.
A tall, gray-haired boss next to him sneered:
"Thirteen, you fell off your horse yesterday and are bleeding today. You should go back to Kuandian to recuperate, hahahaha!"
The person speaking was Liu Tianxing, the adopted son of Liu Wei. He was the fourth eldest son and was two years older than Liu Zhaosun. His temples were already gray because of overwork.
This person has followed Liu Wei since he was a child. He is very skilled in martial arts, but he has a cruel temperament. He often kills good people and takes credit for his crimes.
Among all the adopted sons, Liu Tianxing is not weak in strength, but because of his sinister temperament, he is usually not favored by Liu Wei.
At this time, seeing Liu Zhao and Sun Zhi being so proud, he was naturally angry and wanted to ridicule him if he found an opportunity.
Liu Zhaosun turned around and glanced at Liu Tianxing, feeling disgusted. If he had been bullied by his brother in normal times, he would have just swallowed his anger. Now that he has traveled through time and has the support of his adoptive father, he naturally does not take Liu Tianxing seriously. He He picked up his sword and slashed at a Jiannu, Xizuo. Amidst the surprised sounds of the generals, he loudly said:
"Fourth brother is brave and good at fighting. Why didn't you go out with me just now to scout? The slave-building elite Bagala is near the camp. If you go out now, you may be able to achieve military exploits!"
These words were clearly mocking Liu Tianxing's cowardice and fear of establishing slaves. Everyone burst into laughter. Liu Tianxing's face turned blue and white for a while. Just as he was about to have an attack, Kang Yingqian, the supervisor, came out to smooth things over:
"Both of you are General Liu's confidants. We are not far away from establishing a slave. We should put the overall situation first and don't harm our peace. The Korean soldiers are coming, so we should prepare quickly!"
When Liu Zhaosun saw the supervisor speaking, he stopped saying anything. He waved his hand and wiped the blood from his sword with his chainmail, and continued to kill carefully.
After slashing three people in a row, a gap appeared in the blade of the sword.
This fierce adopted son was completely in a violent state, his eyes were blood red, and the generals looked at him a little differently.
"That's enough! The rest will be beheaded in public when the slave thieves come to attack!"
Liu Wei looked at his adopted son. Liu Zhaosun killed three people in a row. His whole body was soaked in blood, and he stared at the surroundings with blood-red eyes.
Seeing that the effect of establishing power had been achieved, Liu Wei asked Liu Zhaosun to rest beside him and began to arrange his troops.
Judging from the defeat of Juniper and Marin, the camp needs to be further strengthened. It must at least be able to withstand the charge of Houjin's dead soldiers for several hours, so that the cavalry can have a chance to counterattack.
Each battalion commanded soldiers to pile up sidecars and baggage cars outside Shajianzi Hill. When the Korean troops came in, they used car camps to block the entry and exit roads.
The auxiliary soldiers pushed the prisoner-killing artillery and Franco machine to the Shajianzi hill. The artillery fixed the artillery in the appropriate position. The artillery was enough to cover the surrounding river bank waters. This was the core position of the Shajianzi camp. In Liu Zhaosun's view, as long as the front The fire gunners, sword and shield soldiers, and spearmen were not defeated. These Ming army artillery entrenched on the mountain were able to fire calmly, dealing a heavy blow to the Hou Jin army who tried to attack in formation.
Two hundred steps outside the artillery position, the Ming Army artillery position will be deployed. The 3,000 artillerymen under Liu Wei and the 5,000 North Korean artillerymen totaling 8,000 will provide the most important long-range output of the Shajianzi position.
In view of the poor quality of the Ming army's firearms, under the strong suggestion of Liu Zhaosun, the heavy infantry mobilized 1,500 archers and incorporated them into the hands of fire guns. Among these archers, there were many elite veterans, and their shooting skills were not inferior to those of the Jianzhou Jurchens.
The 5,000 Zhejiang soldiers led by Kang Yingqian assisted the fire gunmen in the attack and were deployed behind the gunmen. After waiting for the fire gun soldiers and archers to output remotely, taking advantage of the chaos in Jiannu's formation, the Qi army could break out of the gap between the fire gunmen and use a With a seven-foot-long spear, he harvested the remaining soldiers.
The remaining 8,000 heavy infantrymen, coming from Huguang, Guizhou and other places, were not well equipped and well trained. Each of them was equipped with long knives, long axes, big sticks, waist knives and other weapons. They were responsible for covering the flanks of the pikemen. They wore armor. , arms and hands are all ready, unless Jiannu shoots a heavy arrow straight into the face, it will be difficult to kill him with one arrow.
Liu Wei's elite cavalry, about 1,500 men, maneuvered around the Shajianzi camp to prevent the Jiannu cavalry from flanking.
Liu Wei arranged for the generals to guard each camp. Several adopted sons assisted Zhejiang in charging into the battle. Kang Yingqian, the supervisor, led a team of soldiers to supervise the gunmen. Qiao Yiqi, who did not participate in the whole meeting, was responsible for supervising the elite cavalry. It is said that this young master Qiao was Zheng'er. The martial arts masters of the Eight Classics had extraordinary skills. In their early years, they killed thieves in the south of the Yangtze River without any injuries.
Liu Zongbing personally guarded the hill, which was the farthest from the Hou Jin Army. It was not because Liu Wei was greedy for life and feared death. Ever since he heard that Du Song was shot to death by a slave bandit in Jiefan, this experienced veteran The generals became more discerning and guessed that this was a common fighting method used by Jian Nu. He concentrated heavy arrows to kill the enemy generals. Although Liu Wei was brave, he was not as reckless as Jun Song and would never stay on the front line as a target. .
In the end, Liu Wei specifically emphasized that Xiao Shisan Liu Zhaosun should follow Qiao Yiqi and practice hard.
Liu Zhaosun knew it well and knew that his adoptive father was thinking about him. After all, after the defeat, it would be more convenient for the cavalry to escape.
Liu Tianxing and his adopted sons also noticed Liu Wei's intentions. Liu Tianxing looked unhappy. However, the military orders were overwhelming and he could not refute them, so he had to accept them.
After receiving the order, the generals bid farewell to Liu Wei and rushed to their respective camps.
The auxiliary soldiers prepared rope stakes and horse rifles, cut down trees, and strengthened the peripheral defenses.
The fire soldiers carried the fire soldiers' poles, gong pots, iron pots, water bags, and buckets, and ran like ants between the Hun River and the camp, and began to light fires and cook meals in the camp.
At dusk, the messy sound of cymbals and gongs came from the valley south of Shajianzi, and then a rider came from the south and stayed up all night, riding on the muddy ground, galloping all the way up the hill, and knelt down at the gate of Liu Jing's camp:
"Zhenjiang guerrilla report, all 13,000 North Korean troops under Jiang Hongli's command have arrived! Wait for the deployment of the commander-in-chief!"
