"In the first month of the year, attack the Liao Dynasty! Kill the ancestors and live a long life! Destroy the western Liao Dynasty!"
"Those of the Han people, Jurchens, Mongols and Koreans who bring their own weapons, bows and arrows and armor, and go out with the army will be exempted from three years of rent! Go to the nearest Wengcheng! Wait for selection!"
"In the first month of the year, attack Liao! Kill..."
A low croaking sound echoed across the land of Liaodong. (Note 1)
A group of horse soldiers with a small black dragon flag on their backs waved the order flag and stepped on the thin snow on the official road to deliver the military order to conquer western Liaoning to all cities in eastern Liaoning.
The Kaiyuan Cavalry Battalion maneuvered toward Fushun in advance to expel the Liaoxi elite cavalry that continued to move eastward. The transmission of combat orders was temporarily left to Ye Bushou of the First Guards Corps.
The horse soldiers galloped across the vast land of Liaodong. There were countless villages and forts on both sides of the road. The men moved when they heard the sound. Amid a burst of noise and cheers, thousands of foreigners and Han people came out of their respective villages and forts. Under the leadership of the village chiefs, , heading towards the nearest main city.
Viewed from mid-air, on the land of Liaodong, people from all over the world with different accents gathered together like gurgling streams, eventually turning into a huge stream rolling westward. Under the guidance of six Guards banners, hundreds of thousands of people People of all ethnic groups rushed towards Fushun in great numbers.
Fushun was the front line of the decisive battle between Kaiyuan and Liaoxi.
In Kaiyuan City, deputy battalion officer Yang Tong led a group of young town soldiers, standing on the bustling North-South Street.
There was an endless stream of horse-drawn carriages on the spacious streets. Merchants speaking various languages stood on the roadside and repeatedly told the drivers to deliver their goods to their destinations on time. Some merchants simply sent their waiters to follow the cars.
Bustling carriages clogged the streets from time to time, causing scoldings and scoldings around him. At this time, Yang Tong called the town soldiers to come forward to mediate and evacuate the traffic.
This hero of Kaiyuan, who not long ago fought a bloody battle at Qixing Tower and annihilated Dongchang Fanzi, transformed into the captain of the Kaiyuan traffic police brigade in just a few days, directing traffic with his subordinates every day.
"Captain Yang, what are we doing here? We don't catch thieves or investigate adultery. We stay here every day, just like the clay Bodhisattva in the City God's Temple! We eat ashes."
A security guard next to Yang Tong was complaining. A carriage roared past him. The ruts ran over puddles on the road and splashed a few bits of muddy water onto the leg skirts of the security guard. If Yang Tong hadn't been there, he would have I was afraid that I would curse someone on the spot.
"Son of a turtle, these Tatars are really crazy. They run to Fushun day and night, even harder than I did when I fought against the Hun River! I don't know how much money our Pingliao Marquis gave them!"
Yang Tong was too lazy to listen to the constant complaints of the town soldiers and pointed at a carriage approaching slowly in the distance.
"Okay, just say a few words. It seems that another car from the workshop is coming over there to check their waistband."
After hearing this, the Zhenfu soldiers reluctantly agreed and turned around.
After the Zhenfu soldiers walked away, Yang Tong let out a long sigh and moved his legs and feet. He felt that all the bones in his body were about to fall apart. The Zhenfu soldiers had never been so tired before when they fought against the enemy on the battlefield.
In order to ensure the grain and grass supplies of the army during the expedition to Liao, the Department of Industry and Commerce mobilized merchants throughout Liaodong to transport grain to Fushun.
According to the financial and transportation capacity of each merchant, officials assigned different amounts of grain transportation to them. All merchants who completed the transportation of grain would receive salt quotations corresponding to the amount of grain transportation. The salt quotations were exchanged for salt in Fushun and returned to Liaodong for sale.
The Department of Industry and Commerce directly copied the Ming Dynasty's salt introduction system and used it in the battle against Liaoxi. The transportation capacity of merchants can effectively make up for the lack of civil affairs transportation capacity.
Under the condition of ensuring fairness and justice and eliminating corruption and secret operations, the effect of the salt introduction system is immediate.
Kaiyuan has sufficient food reserves, so food supply is not a problem.
The salt industry is one of the huge profits in Liaodong. Fushun is close to southern Liaoning, and the price of salt is half that of Kaiyuan. When Sun Chuanting was in power, he reserved a large amount of salt here, just to wait for the salt import in a few years.
Seeing the profits, merchants dispatched their own horse-drawn carriages to transport grain. Merchants who did not have horse-drawn carriages rented them from carriage shops, and transported the grain and grass needed by the army to the front line in Fushun day and night.
Yang Tong looked at the wheel that kept turning in front of him, and remembered the famous saying of Tai Shigong:
The bustle in the world is all for the sake of coming, and the hustle and bustle of the world is all for the sake of going away.
Yang Yingguan was still sighing. At this time, a woman's high-pitched yelling came from the street a dozen steps behind him.
"I went to check in the morning, came back at noon to check, and now I'm checking again. Marquis Ping Liao said that the cars in the workshop will only be checked once. The front line is waiting to use this batch of sacred fire flying crows. Seeing that you have nothing to do, you are all five spines and six beasts. Why don't you get down to business! Get out of the way! If you miss the front line and attack the city, I'll slap this card in your face later to see if you still want to check!"
Yang Tong's neck couldn't help but shrink, and he was frightened. Hearing this tone, he knew that he met a dominatrix in front of him.
Sure enough, I raised my head and looked over there, and I saw the complaining soldier standing in front of a carriage. A woman wearing a workshop official uniform had her hands on her hips and was scolding the soldier, which could be felt from a distance. The woman's saliva splashed all over the Zhenfu soldier's face.
The police officer stood there at a loss, and saw two workshop officials sitting in the carriage behind the woman. Both of them were obviously lower in rank than the woman, and they were both glaring at him at this moment. He knew that he was no match for this woman, and looking at the momentum of this woman's argument, he probably wouldn't be able to win against her even if Instructor Mori came.
"Shang... Shangguan ordered, we have to..."
"What did the Shangguan say? Which Shangguan! I want to see today, can he be more powerful than Mr. Qiao and General Liu?"
The Zhenfu soldier involuntarily took two steps back, his little finger curled, and he pointed timidly behind him.
The woman must have been holding back her anger. She glanced at Yang Tong and then turned on her fire again.
"Why don't you check their merchant's carriage, but it has trouble with our workshop! Today we made a quarrel at the General Military Mansion, and I want to ask for an explanation and find out who is there..."
Yang Tong took a breath and tried to muster up his courage. Compared with the Eight Banners of Jiannu on the battlefield of Hunhe River, the rebellious Wenxiang Cult in Dengzhou, and even the Houjin soldiers behind the Hetuala position, the woman in front of him was undoubtedly more terrifying.
The woman refused to give up. Under the gaze of all the men, she jumped off the armrest of the carriage. Her leather boots stepped on the messy slush and walked towards Yang Tong. Her power could be felt even from a distance. aura.
"Are you his superior? Why do you have to check repeatedly..."
Yang Tong knew he couldn't hide, so he hid the iron hooks on his sleeves, looked up at the woman, and said bravely:
"The last general also obeyed Zhang Yingguan's order and carried out strict inspections to prevent the remains of original firearms..."
As usual, Yang Tong spoke with no emotion at all.
Suddenly, his mouth seemed to be stuck with tung oil, and his quiet voice stopped abruptly.
Looking at the domineering woman in front of him, Yang Yingguan's slightly immature cheeks turned red, as if they were burned by the flying crow after the explosion.
"Who are you?"
The woman was also stunned on the spot, stretched out her hand and scratched her cheek unnaturally, and it was also very hot.
"Yang Tong, you, why are you here?!"
"Aren't you in the Second Guards Army? I'm Liu Yuer..."
The woman's voice suddenly became extremely gentle, and the surrounding police soldiers all opened their mouths as if they were holding pieces of watermelon.
"I admit my mistake, I am not Yang Tong."
Yang Tong avoided the scorching eyes on the other side and turned to leave.
"I came to Kaiyuan in September last year, and I have been asking someone to find you in the Second Army. However, the Second Army has been reorganized, and many new recruits don't know about you."
The cheers of the suppressing soldiers came from all around, and the workshop officials sitting in the carriage also stretched their necks and looked over. When they saw their chief officer and a suppressing soldier tugging, both of them exposed their faces. Shocked look.
Yang Tong turned around and left.
Liu Yue'er grabbed the cold and biting iron hook, showing an expression of surprise, and tears immediately burst into her eyes.
"Yang Tong, do you still remember what you said in Qufu?"
"do not remember."
"When we meet again, you must marry me."
~~~~~
Liu Zhaosun rode his horse through the gate of the General Military Mansion and said goodbye to his wife with tears in his eyes.
Yang Qing'er stood on tiptoes under the stone lion in front of the General Military Mansion, waiting for Liu Zhaosun's return, like a beautiful looking stone.
Note:
1. Chiluo: A horn made of conch shell. It was originally used as a Taoist and Buddhist instrument. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was often used to convey military orders, train soldiers, and command operations.
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