In the 23rd year of Wanli, the Qi family's army, which had just returned from the battlefield to resist Japanese aggression and aid Korea, was massacred by the Northern Army at the Jizhou martial arts training ground. This was known as the Jizhou Mutiny in history.
After this incident, the southern soldiers lost trust in the court and became more wary of the northern soldiers. The originally conflicting southern soldiers and northern soldiers were even more incompatible.
According to the original historical plane, in the subsequent battles of Sarhu and Hunhe, the southern and Liao soldiers restrained each other, and were eventually defeated by the Jin army one by one.
Liu Zhaosun learned from the supervisor Kang Yingqian that the 5,000 Zhejiang soldiers in the East Route Army this time were all from Yiwu.
Starting from the middle period of Jiajing period, the imperial court recruited southern soldiers in Yiwu to kill Japanese pirates and resist Tatars.
At its peak, the number of southern soldiers stationed in Ji Town reached 30,000.
After decades of continuous recruitment, Yiwu's military resources were on the verge of depletion. Only after the censor's pleading did the imperial court stop the recruitment.
The strange thing is that General Nurhachi was underdeveloped in the early stage and did not provoke the Ming Dynasty. It was not until last year that he suddenly exerted his power and stunned the court.
The situation in Liaodong was in a bad situation. Emperor Wanli was confused and unprepared. In a hurry, the court bosses remembered the Qi army that had won many battles back then, so the various factions reached an agreement:
Forced to recruit southern soldiers from Yiwu.
The five thousand Zhejiang soldiers brought by Kang Yingqian are certainly not as brave as they used to be, but they can still be considered the remnants of the Qi family army. What's more important is that these southern barbarians who dare to fight and fight are certainly more reliable than Li Chengliang's useless sons.
The training routine of this southern army was completely based on Qi Shaobao's "Records of Military Training". Its general is Qi Shaobao's adopted son, Qi Jin, who died in the bloody battle of Hunhe River.
This time to aid the Liao Dynasty, Qi Jin reported that he was old and sick and could not come with the army. He only sent troops such as Deng Qilong and Yuan Jianlong.
At the beginning of the unitary hour, the sky was fading, and the Ming army was encamped in Shajianzi.
Guerrilla general Deng Qilong and sentry officer Yuan Jianlong set up camp and patrolled the night in accordance with Qi Shaobao's instructions. They were dumbfounded when they saw the 5,000 Korean forwards rushing towards them.
The Zhejiang military base sounded gold and blew trumpets, and the heavy troops came on stage to beat drums. The strong drums echoed over the camp.
After the sound of three drums, the camp put out the fireworks. Deng Qilong climbed onto the high platform and shouted to the military formation below:
"Officers and soldiers, listen!"
Under the high platform, five thousand Zhejiang soldiers remained motionless and responded in unison.
"have!"
"Night patrol with caution!"
Five thousand soldiers shouted in unison:
"promise!"
Deng Qilong shouted loudly:
"Don't be lazy!"
"promise!"
"Military law will not spare you any mistakes!"
"Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!"
The momentum was so great that not only the Korean soldiers, but also the Huguang and Guizhou heavy infantry also raised their heads and looked here, looking at this familiar but unfamiliar Ming army.
After the Zhejiang soldiers dispersed, they began to get busy. As time went by, the heavy troops set off a cannon every hour, blew the trumpet and beat the drum.
Each carriage camp uses carriage beams instead of drumsticks, and the camp soldiers take turns staying on duty at night, beating nine times every hour.
Each horseman used armor instead of drumsticks. The horsemen took turns on duty at night, beating nine times every hour.
After nightfall, the Zhejiang soldiers began to conduct night patrols. A lantern was hung in each car camp and horse camp for signal purposes.
The fire soldiers lit a bonfire 500 steps away from the camp every thirty steps. The blazing bonfire illuminated the surrounding river bank, so that the Ming army could see Jiannu coming, but Jiannu could not figure out the location of the camp.
Liu Zhaosun knew that one of the reasons why Du Song's entire army was destroyed was that the Liao soldiers lit bonfires in the camp and became a living target for the slaves.
That night, thirty miles northwest of the Shajianzi camp, the mountains were quiet. The Ming army Ye Bushou engaged in a small-scale scouting battle with the white-armored soldiers of Hou Jin's vanguard. These Ye Busuhou were Liu Wei's elite servants, well-equipped and fearless. die. The battle between them and the white-armored soldiers of the Jiannu was fierce but short. Both sides were elite soldiers, exchanging lives endlessly in the vast jungle.
Under the night, the general's tent in the army was singing and dancing, as if they were in another world.
In the big tent, it was as bright as day, and people were drinking wine. The tables were piled with fragrant wine and roasted wild boar meat.
The generals of the Ming Dynasty sat in separate seats, sitting on the left and right of Liu Wei, the commander-in-chief.
"Jun Xin! I miss you so much! It's been twenty years since I left Sulin (name of a place in North Korea). I went to Bozhou and fought several battles with Yang Yinglong, killing many seedlings. In the past few years, the imperial court used troops Constantly, brother, I thought about going back to my hometown to pick chrysanthemums under the eastern fence like Su Dongpo, what the hell, leisurely Zhong Nanshan, but the elders wouldn't let me go! I often think about the days when we killed Japanese pirates in Pyongyang, that's all, don't mention the past. , Sad, in this wilderness and bitter cold land, there is no good wine or meat..."
At the top of the tent, the dark-skinned Mr. Liu raised his wine bowl and yelled at Jiang Hongli on his left.
Liu Zhaosun looked at his adoptive father and felt that Liu Wei was possessed by the Young and Dangerous boy and was greeting a good brother who was hurting him at all costs.
On the Korean battlefield, Liu Wei and Jiang Hongli only met once.
Liu Zhaosun secretly admired his adoptive father's skillful acting skills. He picked up the wine glass, took a sip of water, immediately grinned and gritted his teeth, pretending to be a little drunk.
Of course, Jiang Hongli, who was a civil servant, had a cousin name. On this occasion, the Ming Dynasty's commander-in-chief called his cousin by name, which was enough to give this Korean civil servant face.
Before attending the banquet, these North Korean generals were told that the slave thieves had been killed and retreated by General Du, and the Eastern Route Army could sit back and relax. Today they would just get drunk and no mention of the war was allowed. Several of Liu Wei's adopted sons poured wine into the Koreans one cup after another. After three rounds of drinking, all the generals were drunk and staggering, except for a tall and burly North Korean general with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes who never drank much. Just gorging on wild boar meat, even the skin.
Liu Zhaosun looked at Jin Yinghe from time to time. In the last battle of the East Route Army, this North Korean general killed many thieves, and it seemed that he was not dealing with Jiang Hongli and others. Such a character would win over his side no matter what.
At this time, Jiang Hongli was so drunk that he was probably moved by Liu Wei. He stood up from the table, stepped forward to hug Liu Wei, hit the commander-in-chief's shoulder with all his strength, and hugged him like a Jianzhou Jurchen, which attracted the attention of the surrounding Nanbing generals. There was a commotion.
"You cavalry can't speak Chinese, so the general is bound to be a vassal and sent to the wet and lowland southeast. There will be no defense, hahahaha,"
Jiang Hongli stepped to the beat and sang "Fu Rongsheng" by the poet Bai Juyi, which made all the warriors confused.
The supervisor Kang Yingqian gently stroked his beautiful beard and laughed in agreement:
"Is Master Jiang mocking the Liao soldiers? As far as I know, Li Rubai and Li Rumei's group of Liao Zhenqiuba, ahem,"
Kang Yingqian was halfway through speaking. He looked up at everyone in the tent and saw that the generals did not show any disgust, so he continued.
"The people in Liao Town have been interacting with slaves and thieves all year round. It seems to me that they have long lost the distinction between Huayi and Huayi. There are rumors in the market that Nurhaci was once the adopted son of Li Chengliang. I don't know whether it is true or not. Liao Town is unreliable. Li Rubai is on the sidelines. Fortunately, Mr. Du The soldiers have defeated the slave thieves..."
All the generals in the tent looked confused. Although they could not understand the implication of Fu Rongsheng's words, nor did they understand the differences between Huayi and Huayi, but when they heard the last words scolding the Liao soldiers, these southern generals all nodded in agreement.
Liu Tianxing, who was sitting next to him, looked disdainfully at the North Korean general opposite, saying nothing, and drank one glass after another.
The supervisor Kang Yingqian whispered something to him from time to time. Liu Tianxing's face became increasingly ugly, and his eyes stared straight at Jiang Hongli, who was carried away with his pride.
"Excuse me, back then in Pyongyang, you and I fought side by side and killed all the Japanese pirates. Even the Japanese chief Hideyoshi was no match for us! We helped Emperor Wanli eliminate this serious problem. In my life, I respected Zhang Zai and Wang Yangming the most, and saved me." To govern the country and regulate the family, there are many talented people under his command, and they are all good generals. It is really a blessing for the Ming Dynasty and the common people to have me here."
Liu Wei, whose nickname is Shengwu. Military generals in the late Ming Dynasty liked to be arty and liked to give themselves an incomprehensible nickname, and Liu Wei was no exception.
It is hard to imagine that this fierce general, who was wielding a 120-pound machete and slashed and killed in the enemy formation, had anything to do with the three-dimensional self-examination of Kong Shengren's disciples.
The two exchanged a few business words, and Liu Wei introduced several adopted sons to Jiang Hongli. When he introduced Liu Zhaosun, the commander-in-chief slowed down his speech, raised his glass, and said word by word:
"Little Thirteen captured the slave thief Xizuo today, who seems to be the white-armored soldier of the slave thief Amin."
Liu Wei looked calm on the surface, but when he talked about Jian Nu's careful work, he noticed a slight change in the expression on Jiang Hongli's face.
Jiang Hongli raised his hands towards Liu Zhaosun, his eyes turned, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Mr. Liu is young and promising. He is worthy of being a general. He will become a great leader in the future! I would like to give you a toast,"
Liu Zhaosun raised his glass and looked at the drunken coach Jiang with piercing eyes. The expression on his face changed:
"Master Jiang doesn't want to know, what did I find on Jiannu Xizuo?"
Before Liu Zhaosun finished speaking, the atmosphere in the big tent changed suddenly. Even the North Korean deputy general Jin Yinghe, who had been silent and with a sad face, looked up and realized that something big was about to happen.
Outside the big tent, Liu Wei's elite servants were just waiting for the order to rush in and kill people. Suddenly they heard a sentry horse coming from outside to report.
"The chief soldier, the second slave and thief Beile Amin, has led his troops to approach the camp, and is now camping thirty miles to the northwest!"
