After Kuandian, there is the paradise of the Ming Dynasty. The power of the Jianzhou Jurchens has not yet reached this area.
The road from Kuandian to Shenyang became more rugged and difficult, and it became impossible to transport thousands of corpses.
The transportation capacity of the East Route Army cannot continue to support General Liu Ba's soul-calling operation.
On the advice of Kang Yingqian, Qiao Yiqi and others, Liu Zhaosun decided to bury the deceased in Kuandian.
The general stationed in Kuandian was a guerrilla named Zu Shisan. His official position was several levels higher than that of Liu Zhaosun, and he was quite humble.
The Eastern Route Army led by Liu Zhaosun was considered a guest soldier. According to the Ming Dynasty's military system, the guest soldiers passed through the border and were stationed locally for one day. The locals were responsible for all the horse feed and food they needed.
Zu Shisan ordered people to open the granary and allocate 10,000 shi of grain and grass to the Eastern Route Army. All the food and fodder needed by the troops and horses on the East Route were fully supplied. The ancestors were scattered in front of the little boss Liu Zhaosun, who had no airs of being a superior official at all.
Master Zu certainly didn’t dare to put on airs. The Commander-in-Chief Liu standing in front of him was no ordinary Commander-in-Chief. The army that this man brought to Kuandian amounted to more than 10,000 people. Moreover, these Ming troops had just returned from the war, and they were full of murderous intent, and their carriages were full of gains. Who dares to easily provoke such a powerful army?
Besides, Liu Zhaosun has a harmonious relationship with the Sichuan soldiers, and he has the support of the supervisory army behind him. Maybe there are still people in the DPRK who support him. Such a person cannot afford to offend a small guerrilla.
Before the Battle of Sarhu, the officials imagined how to sweep holes and plow the court, and how to escort Nurhachi and his sons from Liaodong to Beijing after the army returned in triumph. Therefore, Yang Jinglue specially prepared extra food and grass for Nurhachi and his men to eat.
The Celestial Empire must at least ensure that the captives do not starve to death and send them to the capital alive.
Of course, these plans have now come to nothing.
The four armies were defeated, and the stored grain and grass were of no use.
At this moment, in Kuandian City, grain and supplies were piled up like mountains. Fortunately, Liu Zhaosun and the others came back early, and the grain and grass supplies had not yet been divided up by the officials.
Zu Shisan thought that Liu Zhaosun was here to rob him. This time he swept the cave and plowed the court, and he also got a lot of things. So I had some trouble in my heart, so I simply gave all the remaining food and supplies to the Eastern Route Army.
At Kang Yingqian's reminder, Liu Zhaosun left two thousand stones of grain and grass, and took out one thousand taels of silver himself, which he distributed to Zu Shisan and several of his generals.
Liu Zhaosun had been in the army for many years and had seen many kinds of deductions. In fact, the food and salary allocated by the court had never reached the soldiers in full. Use two thousand stones of food and grass to make friends with the generals of Liaonan. If you stay in Liaodong in the future, it will be much smoother to deal with local snakes like them.
With the help of Zu guerrillas, the Ming army quickly found an unclaimed open space in the south of Kuandian as the resting place for the martyred generals of the Ming army.
More than two thousand auxiliary soldiers spent a whole day burying their comrades.
Compared with the last funeral, this funeral was obviously more grand.
In addition to Kang Yingqian and Qiao Yiqi, scholars and students from around Kuandian also came.
With Liu Zhaosun's efforts, the status of the Ming Dynasty warriors increased several levels overnight.
After the funeral, Liu Zhaosun immediately began to organize his troops.
He was not optimistic about the combat effectiveness of this army. After Nurhachi destroyed Ye He, he would soon attack Shenyang.
Liu Zhaosun was not very clear about the specific details of the fall of Shenyang. But what is certain is that, counting on the current combat effectiveness of the Ming army, and the Liao Zhennan soldiers and Sichuan soldiers fighting separately, it is strange that Shenyang can hold on.
The common people of this era did not have a favorable impression of soldiers. Whether it was the Beijing camp or the frontier army, they were no different from bandits and robbers. Some armies were even more hateful than bandits.
A few days after arriving in Kuandian, someone from the East Route Army was looting outside the city. The Liao people were brave and fearless and fought with the rebels. Although no one was killed, it caused a fuss. The people began to talk about this Ming army, and several local gangsters in Kuandian also vaguely expressed their intention to let the East Route Army leave quickly.
Liu Zhaosun ignored everyone's pleas and personally killed the three Zhejiang soldiers involved, compensated the people for their losses, and quickly settled the matter.
The adoptive father's body is waiting to be transported back to his hometown in Nanchang, and it is inconvenient for the army to stay here for a long time. Among tens of thousands of people, there are many soldiers. If they stay for a long time, the army's combat effectiveness will further decline.
Refugees continued to join in every day, and Liu Zhaosun also refused to refuse, and agreed to these people joining his command and temporarily serving as auxiliary troops.
Of course, the only criterion for recruiting people is that they need to bring their own money and food.
Liu Zhaosun has been short of money recently because thousands of North Korean soldiers in the East Route Army have been clamoring to return home these days and have been making a lot of noise.
Jin Yinghe did not want to return to North Korea. He was not worried about being retaliated by Lord Gwanghae. Rather than doing nothing in Seoul, this loyal North Korean lieutenant general would rather stay in Liaodong and continue the bloody battle with the Jianzhou Jurchens.
It was inconvenient for Liu Zhaosun to keep these Korean soldiers. Except for the archers around Jin Yinghe, most of the Korean soldiers were useless on the battlefield, making them useless and a pity.
Kuandian is next to North Korea, with the Yalu River in the middle. People on both sides of the river often interact with each other on weekdays. The customs on both sides are similar. They speak the same language and eat the same dishes. There is no difference.
In the east of Kuandian City, Liu Zhaosun, Kang Yingqian and others stood on the city gate. The open space in front of them was densely packed with Korean soldiers. When retreating from the Shajianzi Camp, Jin Yinghe had only 2,000 Korean soldiers under his command. He gathered more than 1,000 Korean soldiers along the way before the East Route Army encountered the Sichuan soldiers. After arriving in Kuandian, he gathered more than 1,000 Korean soldiers. Now, The total number of Korean soldiers reached more than 4,000.
Kang Yingqian stood on the city tower and shouted loudly to the Korean soldiers below the city:
"You joined the army in a bloody battle against Jiannu, defeated the Xilan Banner, and killed thousands of slave thieves. I will report to the Emperor Ming to ask for merit for you and Lord Guanghai. When you return home, don't forget that Jiannu has not been destroyed. When you are a strong soldier, you should sharpen your knives faster. After a while, the imperial court will organize troops and horses to attack the slave thieves in one fell swoop!"
"Those who are willing to stay and continue to kill the enemy will be given three taels of silver per person per month, and they will make great achievements with General Liu. In the future, they can become General Liu's servants with double pay! Those who do not want to stay can return to North Korea on their own and receive one tael per person. Two silver coins and twenty kilograms of rice!"
There was noise all around, and the generals of the Ming army's battalions immediately exploded. Liu Zhaosun did not discuss with these military leaders before making his decision.
Now I suddenly heard that these Korean soldiers would be released back to Seoul and they would be given money and silver. All the Ming army generals present were angry.
A few days ago, in front of the trench position of Shajianzi Camp, these Korean soldiers fled before they encountered the blue flag, and they were still shouting to run for their lives. The collapse of the Korean soldiers not only caused the Zhejiang soldiers to lose fire support, but also caused the Ming army to fight. The soldiers fled after him.
If the boss hadn't personally led his servants to attack the blue-flag soldiers, turn the tide and repel the enemy, we would not have the chance to stand here today.
"One tael of silver for each person? Five or six thousand people means five or six thousand taels. Where did the boss get so much money?"
"The army doesn't have enough food and grass, so we are giving food to these white-eyed wolves!"
"Yes! It's easy to kill them all!"
The generals of the Ming army were noisy below, and Kang Yingqian couldn't handle it, so he had no choice but to look at Liu Zhaosun standing behind him.
Liu Zhaosun was wearing a dirty mandarin duck war coat and chainmail, looking up at the crowd.
"Most of these soldiers under the city were temporarily recruited by Lord Guanghai from various provinces in North Korea. Half a month ago, they were all farmers, and they were not much better than our Ming Dynasty guardsmen."
The expression on Mr. Liu's face became solemn, and he raised his hand high, pointing to the east. Everyone followed the direction of his finger and looked towards the other side of the Yalu River.
"You are all my confidants, and I will take this opportunity to speak openly today,"
"The four armies besieged Hetuala, and the results have been seen. These powerful Ming armies are not the opponents of the Eight Banners. Counting on Liao Town to wipe out Houjin, I'm afraid it won't work. As for the Zhejiang and Sichuan soldiers, they are indeed very strong, but the guest soldiers are still there. Liaodong has no foundation and will definitely not be able to stay on other people's territory, so..."
Jin Yinghe, Pei Dahu, and several of the boss's servants all looked at Mr. Liu:
"You have elected me as the leader. I will lead everyone to find a way. After this battle, the imperial court will definitely increase Liaodong's salary. Last year it was three million taels. I don't know how much money will be given to Liaodong this year. We now have more than ten thousand The troops and horses are mostly elite soldiers, as well as North Korean allies. This trip to Shenyang will definitely be rewarded by the imperial court. Once we have the number of troops, we will quickly occupy land in Liaodong. There are Lord Kang, Lord Qiao and others in the court. Your Excellency, help me and strive to get this Liao salary. In the future, when Liaodong changes, our military talents will have a useful role. It is better than being transferred here and there by some treacherous ministers and used as cannon fodder for other military towns!"
Liu Zhaosun's words were very straightforward, without any twists and turns, and could even be said to be a bit explicit. Even a martial artist could understand them. Kang Yingqian coughed a few times and added:
"President Liu is wrong in what he said. If you divide your money and pay, it is to share the worries of the Holy One and to establish the destiny of the common people!"
All the warriors burst out laughing. Seeing Liu Zhaosun clarifying his words, Kang Yingqian continued:
"North Korea is located in the east of Liaodong, adjacent to the slaves. Although it is a small country with weak soldiers, it is the target of the Hou Jin, Liao Town, and the imperial court. We have just killed their commander, and Lord Gwanghae will definitely fight back. If we don't give these The interests of North Korean soldiers have made North Korea monolithic and all are enemies of our army. How can we gain a foothold in Liaodong in the future?!
