The harsh and noisy sound of broken drums woke up the soldiers guarding the fortress.
The general has a big beard and a scar on his face, which was left when he fought with the Mongols.
He raised his knife and was the first to enter the city wall. At this time, in the darkness, unknown forces continued to shoot arrows at the city wall.
The soldiers who were still in a daze after climbing up the city wall all held weapons and lay down under the city wall, shooting arrows towards the city wall continuously.
But it's scattered.
Although the bunkers of the Ming Dynasty were military fortresses, they were equipped with less than a few hundred soldiers and armor, and the city was not as large as Shenyang. Gaoting in Guangning and other important towns could still deal with some Jurchens, but if the Mongolian army invaded, these After lighting the beacon tower, the fortress will quickly leave and evacuate to a nearby large city.
"Light the beacon, light the beacon, you guys go and guard the fort gate."
"yes."
The bearded boss quickly issued the order, and then listened carefully to the sound of horse hooves below the city.
There should be no less than two hundred people.
In fact, the Ming army in Liaodong was accustomed to the Jurchens' kowtow behavior. It was the place of the Fourth War, and its response to the war was much faster than that in the interior.
After a while, the beacon firewood was lit.
Fire shot into the sky.
After seeing the flames dozens of miles away, beacon towers were lit in various fortresses.
These beacon fires also alarmed the Ming army in Shenyang.
It was the Jurchens who invaded, and the leader was Dong Shan, the commander who accepted the imperial edict from the Ming Dynasty.
Wearing a set of worn-out armor, he looked at the firelight on the fortress with some reluctance in his eyes.
But Dong Shan knew that it was not appropriate for the Ming army to find out that the tribe was responsible for the robbery and killing, so he had no choice but to withdraw his troops.
After returning, punish the person who missed the first arrow.
After the Jurchens retreated from Jianzhou.
The president stood up and asked loudly: "Is anyone injured?"
"Boss, two of our brothers have sprained their ankles."
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Jianzhou Jurchen, Haixi Jurchen, Savage Jurchen (East China Sea Jurchen)
The Jurchens in Jianzhou have many connections with the Ming Dynasty. They almost all live in groups in camps. They spend most of their time farming, but they also have hunting and herding lifestyles. They have the highest degree of Chineseization.
The Haixi Jurchens are also known as the Four Haixi tribes.
Yehe tribe, Ula tribe, Huifa tribe, Hada tribe. Some people say that the Ula tribe is a group composed of direct descendants of Jin Wushu, the general of the Jin Kingdom. Their living conditions are gathering, fishing and hunting.
Savage Jurchen.
At this time, there was no threat to the Ming Dynasty. To the Haixi Jurchens, the Jianzhou Jurchens were a threat. In the later period, after Nurhachi rectified the Eight Banners system, the Jianzhou Jurchens began to take the initiative, capturing wild Jurchens and incorporating them into the Eight Banners. population.
Nowadays, most of the slaves in the Jurchen camp are Koreans. Because the Jurchens love the Xinjueluo family, they do not have any laws when they are not in power, but it is a recognized custom that the Jurchens do not become slaves.
That is, Jurchens cannot capture Jurchens as your slaves. Jurchens who are caught are usually killed.
Shi Heng took Shi Biao and other close troops and set out from Guangning City early in the morning to check on the fortress defense along the way.
Before arriving in Shenyang City, I received a military message from the capital commander Shi Si. Two fortresses were attacked by Jurchens. It is not yet known where the Jurchens took action.
Shi Heng looked very angry. He was beaten but he didn't know who hit him. He didn't know where to take revenge.
The chaos in the Jurchen Guards was also one of the difficulties faced by the Ming army.
They did not belong to each other. Although they accepted the imperial edict, it was only for mutual trade. At this time, they did not have the same respect for the Ming Dynasty as the previous two generations of emperors.
Anyone can do it.
The Ming army's plan is also simple. No matter who makes the move first, I will attack your strongest one. This is also a method.
After receiving the military document, Shi Heng and others immediately rushed to Shenyang non-stop.
The commander of Liaodong Town in Shenyang was under the jurisdiction of Shenyang Zhongwei, Fushun Guards, Thirty Thousand Guards, Tieling Guards and many other military households. However, under the control of the court, these were transferred to the jurisdiction of the Guangning Governor's Yamen.
As for the Fushun Guards, Shenyang Guards, and the 30,000 Guards, most of the people were Mongolians, Jurchens, and Koreans who had surrendered, but there were also Han military households.
There are more than 12,000 soldiers and a population of 160,000, including 80,000 Han people, 50,000 Mongolians, 20,000 Koreans, and 10,000 Jurchens. Of course, there are also some wandering people who do not belong to the same country.
In the later period, a large part of the reason why the Ming Dynasty could not control Liaodong was due to the flight of the population.
In the Qing Dynasty, there were attempts to break into Guandong, but in the Ming Dynasty, it was just the opposite. They tried every means to enter the Guan from outside the Guan, especially under the premise that the strict household registration system established by the Hongwu Dynasty gradually collapsed.
The fundamental reason for the flight was that Liaodong was extremely unstable, small wars broke out frequently, and the lives of military households and civilians were greatly threatened.
The population ratio between Han and Hu people gradually widened. During the Xuande period, the population was 600,000, but by the Jiajing period, it dropped significantly to less than 280,000.
Because of the widening population ratio, the Ming army was even more disadvantaged when dealing with the Jurchens.
After Shi Heng arrived in Shenyang, he first looked at the fortress that was under attack, then took away the arrows left by the Jurchens, and found the commander Zhou Zheng in Shenyang.
"Commander Zhou, two bunkers were attacked. Do you know who did it?" Shi Heng said straight to the point after seeing Zhou Zheng.
"There is no definite evidence now, but it should be Dong Shanbu of Jianzhou Left Guard." Zhou Zheng said with squinted eyes.
"why?"
"In the 14th year of Zhengtong, when most of the Mongols attacked, Dong Shan once invaded the rear areas of Shenyang, Liaoyang, Fushun and other places. He was the first to dare to attack our Ming army."
"Does the court have any measures to pursue the case?" Shi Heng asked. He really didn't know much about the Liaodong Jurchen.
"At that time, the war had just ended. Dong Shan wrote a letter saying that he was coerced by Mongolia. The court did not order any investigation, but only reprimanded Dong Shan and others. But now it seems that Dong Shan has great ambitions and he frequently causes trouble. Bian probably wanted to force the imperial court to change its strategy of paying tribute to each other."
"Coercion by force." Shi Heng sneered again and again: "Since they want to use force to coerce, we must also use force and speed. Lord Commander Zhou, can you let Dong Shan go to Shenyang?"
Zhou Zheng said: "Now all affairs in Liaodong, especially with the Jianzhou Guards and the Jurchens in Haixi, are in charge of the governor. If you want to see Dong Shan, you can only ask someone from the governor's office to find him."
"How many troops and horses are there in Shenyang City?" Shi Heng didn't know much about these systems and could only wait until he returned to Guangning before discussing with Sun Xiang.
"Eight thousand men in armor and one thousand cavalry." These are the standing military strength of the important town, and the military households around them. The Mongols, Koreans, and Jurchens can all fight once they get back on their feet in a war.
Shi Heng checked the armaments in Shenyang City again, and then set off to the important town of Liaoning.
Accompanied by the deputy commander-in-chief, the soldiers and equipment were inspected.
After knowing what was going on, Shi Heng returned the same way and rushed to Guangning.
Sun Xiang, who was in Guangning, also began to advance the investigation of the case, pointing the finger more and more at Dong Shan.
At the beginning of the month, Dong Shan went to the governor's Yamen to report on his work, and discussed with Li Xian the matter of submitting a letter of tribute, but they ended up unhappy.
At that time, many leaders of the Jurchen tribe came here.
The reason why the finger was pointed at Dong Shan was because in the middle of the month, some bunker personnel discovered traces of Dong Shan's actions.
It proved that they did not leave early with the people of other tribes, but wandered around Guangning for a while.
The reason why Li Chunming knew who it was but did not dare to report it all was because the exchange of tribute and exchange was a national policy and could not be changed easily. He also knew that Dong Shan's tribe had become powerful and if he fought with it, he would definitely go to war. He was a civil servant and he did not like war. , thinking that nothing major will happen in Liaodong during his term, and he can just land safely.
According to the handling methods of Yu Qian's cabinet, Li Chun got through safely.
But the Emperor is back.
Yu Qian brought the matter out to attract the attention of the courtiers and, of course, the little emperor.
As a result, Li Chun failed to break through.
It can be said that Li Chun was detained and the incident in Liaodong was exposed, all because of Zhu Qizhen's escape south...
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