563 Serve the country with loyalty

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After Zhang Mingwei heard this, he naturally would not refuse.

In fact, that's what he always thought. It is not appropriate to fight a war with the goal of capturing towns, but it is actually relatively simple.

The purpose of attacking Jinzhou this time is to consume the Jianlu troops and retreat immediately afterwards. As for Jinzhou City, we should wait until the time when Liaodong is really about to be liberated before occupying it.

After setting the goal of this campaign, Zhang Mingwei sent an order to Yan Yingyuan of Shanhaiguan and asked him to collect news about the establishment of the captives in Jinzhou. On the capital side, preparations have also begun.

In early June of the 18th year of Chongzhen's reign, the railway from Tongzhou to Tianjin Port was completed and ready for traffic.

It is foreseeable that there will be more goods traveling from south to north by sea in the future.

However, those who are interested discovered that Tianjin Port is now full of navy. Not only was the Shanhaiguan Navy transferred over under orders, but ships from the Denglai Navy also arrived one after another.

All these signs indicate that the court should be going to war.

Just when Zhang Mingwei was about to go on an expedition, the Dongjiang Army's messenger arrived.

"Okay, sir, yes, yes, he is really a famous general, right?" After Emperor Chongzhen received the news, he said to Zhang Mingwei overjoyed, "Jianlu set such a powerful trap, but he was still escaped by the Dongjiang Army. Passed. Haha, it’s really good!”

No wonder he was happy, because after learning about Jianlu's plan, to be honest, the capital felt that the Dongjiang Army was in danger, and they had no psychological expectations for the Dongjiang Army's annihilation. Unexpectedly, the final result was that the entire army escaped safely.

It can be said that Emperor Chongzhen is more happy about this than the last time the cavalry swept across the grassland.

Zhang Mingwei was of course happy about this.

If the Jian captives succeed, the Ming Dynasty will not only lose about 6,000 cavalry and more than 2,000 infantry, but the containment effect of the Dongjiang Army will no longer be effective for at least more than a year. If you really think about it, the success of this war is indeed very worthy of celebration.

Therefore, when Emperor Chongzhen proposed that Li Guo, who was the first to notice the unusual behavior of Jianlu and decisively proposed withdrawing his troops when the situation was favorable, be granted the title of Pyongyang Bo, Zhang Mingwei had no objection at all.

Thinking that the Dongjiang Army was still intact and that the 5,000 infantry troops sent from behind would soon arrive in Dongjiang Town, Zhang Mingwei suggested to Emperor Chongzhen that he should expand the opening of China and let the grain merchants in the south of the Yangtze River transport more grain and grass to Dongjiang Town. town to ensure that there is no problem with the Dongjiang Army's food and fodder logistics.

In addition, part of the siege weapons from the Bingzhan Bureau must be allocated to Dongjiang Town.

Zhang Mingwei predicted that after the Jinzhou War started, Jianlu's attention would be drawn to western Liaoning. In this way, it will be convenient for the Dongjiang Army to cause trouble in Liaodong.

In short, the Shanhaiguan side and the Dongjiang Army cooperated with each other, punching left and right, swollen Jianlu's face, making Jianlu exhausted, and continued to consume Jianlu's material reserves, and most importantly, consumed Jianlu's manpower. .

Emperor Chongzhen happily praised this.

Thinking about the past, I felt that it was really difficult to deal with Jianlu! After repeated defeats, there is no time to win. Occasionally winning a game but not seeing a single head is a great victory!

But now, from time to time, we win a battle, not to mention the head, and we have captured countless prisoners. Moreover, even a heavyweight Jianlu like Xiangbaiqi Gushan Ezhen was captured alive in the capital.

Such a comparison made Emperor Chongzhen even more emotional.

Likewise, he held Zhang Mingwei's hand tightly with both hands and said affectionately: "Sir, in the war in Jinzhou, fight if you can, and come back in time if you can't. Safety first!"

Zhang Mingwei got goosebumps from his confession. He understood his importance to Emperor Chongzhen, so he immediately nodded and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, it's okay. We are going to throw money away!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen's emotional mood was immediately destroyed by him and turned into distress!

That's right, when I went to Jinzhou this time, all the gunpowder and weapons reserves were emptied, and I don't know how much they cost. Just hitting Jianlu in Jinzhou like this was probably enough to shock them!

In mid-June of the 18th year of Chongzhen, soldiers from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division began martial law at the Beijing Railway Station. The soldiers from the Beijing camp, carrying flintlock rifles on their backs, drove neatly into the train station.

There are now three steam trains, all used to transport troops, but they can only carry 1,500 people at a time. The rest of the Ming Dynasty soldiers marched along the parallel official road beside the railway, and got on the train wherever they met the return train.

Seeing the army dispatched from a distance, especially seeing Duke Xingguo's flag, everyone in the capital knew that Duke Xingguo was going to fight against the rebels. So, I don’t know who started it, shouting loudly, and then everyone who heard it, looked at the neat lineup of the imperial officers and soldiers, and shouted: "The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"

At this time, they were full of confidence in the victory of the imperial army.

The soldiers of this Beijing camp were drawn from the important towns in Jiubian. When they were soldiers in their original place, they had never received such treatment. Therefore, when I suddenly heard that the people in the capital were shouting "The Ming Dynasty will be victorious" to them, for some reason, everyone involuntarily held their heads high and walked with great strength.

After hearing this, Zhu Yuyao, who was accompanying Zhang Mingwei, rolled her eyes and immediately gave instructions to his female soldiers.

Not long afterward, less than 20,000 soldiers from the Beijing camp began to sing together.

"Wolf smoke rises, the mountains and rivers look north, the dragon curls up, the horse neighs, the sword energy is like frost..."

An adapted song of "Serving the Country with Loyalty" suddenly rang loudly. This chorus immediately cheered up the people of the capital.

The previous Spring Festival Gala had been performed in Beijing. Of course they knew that this was a military song sung by the art soldiers under Princess Kunxing, but they had never heard of it.

Nowadays, listening to the chorus of more than 10,000 people, especially when they sing "I am willing to defend the land and restore the frontiers, and the great Ming Dynasty will bring congratulations from all over the world!", many young people feel that their blood is boiling.

Today's Ming soldiers are not so poor as before that they have to sell their sons and daughters. Not only are military pay guaranteed, but various benefits have also been significantly improved. In many places, military personnel are given priority. For example, when you go to the Central Bank of Ming Dynasty to do business, there is such a reminder.

More importantly, many people now know that the imperial court will soon reform the household registration system and abolish the convention that military households will always be military households. According to the news circulating, it is said that after soldiers retire, they become citizens again, but when they get old, they can still receive military subsidies every month. Just this one item makes many people tempted.

Also, now the imperial court has repeatedly won battles, and those with outstanding military exploits are given very powerful rewards. Don't you see, in the past few years alone, several earls and even marquises have been awarded awards for their military merits, which has never happened before.

All these, in the final analysis, can be said in one sentence: The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are different from the past!

Of course, everyone knows that all these changes were brought about by Duke Xingguo. Therefore, Duke Xingguo's prestige in the military is absolutely unique. Not only was he a record of winning battles, but he also changed the treatment of soldiers in the Ming Dynasty.

For this reason, "die in the service of the country" is a tacit understanding in the military. Although it is not said, it exists in the hearts of most soldiers.

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In mid-July of the 18th year of Chongzhen, Jianlu and Prince Zheng Jierhalang, who was in Jinzhou, received the return of the horse expedition, and immediately became a little angry.

The Ming Dynasty navy on Juehua Island has never stopped. Is it really going to be over?

It's been almost half a year, and we are often dispatched in large numbers at every turn, either from the south or north. The water line is still extremely heavy, and the result is that every time it is a false move.

Although Jierhalang knew that the actions of the Ming Navy were most likely to amuse him. However, he is still very cautious. If he ignores it, it may turn out to be true. This is entirely possible.

Moreover, in the past two months, Ming Guo Ye Bu Shu has become much more active than before.

Although it was extremely difficult to capture Ming Guo Ye BuZhao alive, after he issued targeted orders, he finally caught a few. After questioning, he could only find out that these Ye BuZhou were ordered to step up spying on information. As for further news, it is not something that these Ye Bushou can know.

Previously, Jierhalang felt that Jinzhou had become useless, so he secretly made suggestions to Shengjing. It would be better to simply withdraw troops from Jinzhou and increase the strength in the hinterland of Liaodong. However, since this suggestion was issued, there has been no news at all.

On the contrary, Shengjing sent five thousand more cavalry troops, bringing the number of cavalry troops in Jinzhou to tens of thousands. Jierhalang knew that Shengjing would not give up on Jinzhou.

But he can understand this.

After all, there was no Ming army to attack, so he voluntarily abandoned the important town of Jinzhou, and it was difficult for Shengjing to explain. Furthermore, the annexation of the Mongolian elite cavalry at the beginning of the year gave the Qing Dynasty at least 20,000 more cavalry. For the mobile response in the hinterland of Liaodong, there are also a lot more troops.

From this aspect, the hinterland of Liaodong is now considered safe, and there is no need for Jinzhou troops to retreat.

Thinking about this, Jierhalang couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The allies of the Mongolian tribe are finished. Although on the surface the strength of the Qing Dynasty has been strengthened, in fact, it is really hard to say.

The appearance of the Qing Dynasty was too ugly. Many people in the annexed Mongolian cavalry had resentment in their hearts.

At least here in Jinzhou, among the cavalry transferred here, there are Mongolians looking for trouble. They dare not make trouble with the Manchus, but they can start conflicts with the Han and Koreans.

Jirhalang could tell at a glance that this was a way to vent his dissatisfaction with the Qing Dynasty.

He had no choice but to hope that time could eliminate the rift between the Mongols and the Qing Dynasty.

This time the Ming Dynasty Navy made another move, and Jierhalang's answer was to warn as usual.