Wanli Xinming

Chapter 67
On March 23, the second year of Wanli, Li Chengliang, the general soldier of Liaodong, led 5 horse troops and [-] infantry troops. A total of more than [-] people deployed a large pocket with a radius of more than ten miles in Liaoyang, and fought a big battle of annihilation.

In this campaign, Shu Bahai, the leader of the Tumote Department, Ei Qi of the Taining Department, and 620 generals from the two departments were beheaded, five of Wang Gao's generals including Lai Lihong were killed, and Wei Zheng, the leader of the Taining Department, was captured alive. Among the more than [-] people of the Tartar coalition army, [-] were beheaded on the spot and [-] were captured.

The only regret is that Wang Gao's body was not found on the battlefield. I don't know if he escaped or died in the chaos of the army.

Li Chengliang was overjoyed to obtain this victory that had not been seen in decades, and immediately planned to report the victory, but was strongly discouraged by his eldest son, Li Rusong.

That night, at the Liaoyang Guard Camp, Li Chengliang met the generals and drank happily, and the Liaodong army was also beaming with joy.Li Zongbing wrote a poem after getting drunk: "Kill all the demons and clean the head, in order to repay Liaoyang, the chief has been sacrificed, and in return for the king's kindness, the general will immediately take the title of marquis." Everyone praised and congratulated Li Chengliang. You will get a World Voucher for doing this.

The next morning, Li Chengliang sobered up after being drunk, but his son Li Rusong dispelled most of his complacency.At that time, Li Rusong stepped back and urged him earnestly: "Father, the Liaodong Army cannot take full credit for this campaign, not even great credit!"

Li Chengliang was silent for a while, then said slowly, "Tell me about it."

Li Rusong said: "Father commander, when reporting victory, the first credit should be attributed to this day. Before our troops fought against the two prisoners in the east and the north, we have never obtained accurate information like this. The Jinyiwei will inform the time, location and number of the Tartar prisoners. In Liaodong, we have the opportunity to deploy calmly. Today's Jinyiwei was ordered by the emperor, how could this be done before? This is one of them."

"Secondly, the emperor asked Liu Shouyou to bring a long letter and secret decree, granting Fu Shuai the full command of the campaign, and expressly ordering the governor of Jiliao not to interfere. The letter instructed 'lure the enemy deep', 'harden the wall and clear the field', and 'defeat the enemy with pockets'. Fang Lue, although the emperor’s words are modest and say that everything is subject to the decision of the father-in-chief, but the oral order grants the father-in-command the privilege of using space to exchange time without adding guilt when necessary. In the past, only [-] soldiers and civilians were killed in Tianshui Station, and half of our huge credit should be taken in!"

"Thirdly, Father Shuai has been in charge of the army in Liaodong for nearly eight years. My Li family's children and father Shuai's righteous sons and their cronies are tied up and down. Isn't the center taboo? Although the emperor doesn't say it, but one day a thorn grows in his heart. I can't get it out!"

"Fourth, the emperor is not young, so he must have a youthful temperament. In this battle, he has strategized strategies, and the temple is unparalleled. The development of the battle is as he expected. To be rewarded is actually a disaster.”

"Five, no one can deny Liao Zhen's great achievements that he has not achieved for decades. At this time, he is humble and arrogant. With the wisdom of his father, he must see this, and his son will not repeat it."

"Sixth, last winter, the emperor sent the 'hollow phalanx' formation map to nine sides to let the infantry on all sides practice, calling it the formation method of restraining cavalry. Although the emperor suggested it, but the father commander was sent to the public at that time. To say that the emperor does not understand military affairs is fantastic! Today, the boy used a solid phalanx to block the enemy's cavalry, and he found that once a fierce general broke in, his position would be in chaos."

"The hollow phalanx has no such drawbacks. If it can be practiced, it may really be a good method for the infantry to restrain the cavalry. Since our army has not learned the formation diagram, how can the Jinyiwei fail to report it? Father, these are all hidden worries-- Our family didn't pay attention to Jinyiwei before, but now it seems that there are many people sitting here in Liaozhen?"

Seeing the nervous look on Li Chengliang's face, Li Rusong explained to his father again: "The emperor has put the matter of the great use of Jinyiwei on the bright side, and he has no intention of concealing the ministers and the family of the chief soldier. Don't trust me, but think deeply, this is the emperor's method to protect the heroes, and the father must investigate." He learned the dialogue with Wang Lihai to Li Chengliang.

Li Chengliang thought for a while, then understood what his son meant and nodded in agreement.

Li Rusong laid out the six points one by one, which is reasonable and well-founded.Li Chengliang listened carefully, and his eyes were full of admiration.He patted the eldest son on the shoulder lightly and said, "My son has a deep insight, and he is not as good as you as a father! You are truly the horse of a thousand miles in my family!"

Li Rusong thought about these words all night, and he was relieved to see his father heard it.

Yesterday, he communicated with Wang Lihai, and realized that Jin Yiwei today is completely different from before. Before he knew it, he had already penetrated into the blood and marrow of Liaozhen. In the future, as an official and a general, he would have to sleep with one eye open.

After this great victory, if the Li family gets carried away with pride, it will be a disaster without knowing it.Therefore, after thinking about it, I persuaded Li Chengliang not to issue a good news.

Li Chengliang pondered for a while, and asked his son, "In your opinion, what kind of reward can the court give this time?"

Li Rusong had thought through it all last night, and smiled: "Father, the son thinks that if the father retires sincerely and humbly in the memorial, the reward will be great. It's a pity that Wang Gao was not found, otherwise the four chiefs will be killed in one battle. , the position of the earl is almost certain!"

Li Chengliang nodded and said with a smile: "If Wang Gao dies in the chaos of the army, the body will be found sooner or later; if he runs away, heh heh, unless he hides his name and becomes a solitary hunter, as long as he shows his head, it doesn't matter which one builds the state. Tribe, must be tied up for a reward!"

Seeing Li Rusong's expression of disbelief, Li Chengliang smiled and said, "You don't believe it? Just wait and see. - After this war, the Liaodong prisoners will stop for many years. How will Liaozhen develop in the future?"

Li Chengliang was from a poor family when he was young, and he entered Beijing as a student at the age of 40 to inherit a military position, so he attached great importance to official positions.With the strength of Liaozhen at this time, it is impossible for Wang Gao to grow bigger, but over the past few years, Li Chengliang has intentionally or unintentionally kept some thoughts of raising captives and self-respect that he did not realize, which made Wang Gao feel a little bit better.

This time, under the planning of the emperor, he sold a lot of energy, so the battle became a great achievement.But after the victory, I was a little worried about the decline of Liaozhen's status - this question is absolutely impossible to ask between father and son.

Li Rusong pondered: "My son sees that the emperor is young, but this time, the military strategy has already shown the appearance of a hero. If the holiday can be a holiday, the day when my martial arts family will make great plans in the future will come, and my father need not worry about it."

Li Chengliang remembered the military strategy mentioned in the letter from the emperor to him. Although only the gist and no details were given, it was because of this that he appeared majestic and daunting.He nodded and said yes: "God bless Huangming, this heroic master is an old father, and the Li family will depend on you in the future!"

Li Chengliang is 49 years old and has become a grandfather.At this time, he never thought that he would be 90 years old, so he said so.

Li Rusong heard the words, smiled and said: "Father is young and strong, he is still capable of drawing a strong bow, and he has many daughters in the night—how can he be called 'old'?"

Li Chengliang saw that his son was actually joking about his absurdity. He wanted to keep his face straight, but he couldn't help himself. He laughed and scolded: "Bastard, make fun of your old father, did you read the book into the dog's stomach?" After speaking, he couldn't hold back. Open your mouth and laugh.

On March 26, Lubu of the Liaodong General Army arrived in the capital quickly, causing a sensation among the officials and the people.The next day, Governor Ji Liao's victory memorial and Jin Yiwei's detailed memorial arrived. The Ministry of War and the Cabinet compared the three memorials and confirmed that the "Liaoyang Great Victory" was not a false report.

In the original time and space, Li Chengliang first hit Wang Gao in an ambush in Schisandra Castle, beheading more than [-] levels.In the following year, the city of Gule was destroyed and [-] people were beheaded. Emperor Wanli immediately sued the Taimiao and rewarded Liaodong from top to bottom.

In this time and space, although Liaodong paid the price of thousands of soldiers and civilians including Tianshui Zhanbao, it fought a large-scale annihilation battle with superior forces. In the first battle, two Mongolian chiefs were killed and one was captured.More than 6000 Tartar captives were beheaded, and more than 600 prisoners were captured.Liaodong has suffered from captives for many years, and most of them were relieved in one day.The result of the battle is so great that Qi Jiguang has not seen it for many years since he fought against the Japanese.

The congratulatory snowflakes from the ministers seemed to fly into the cabinet. For the time being, Zhu Yijun put down the heart that he had been holding for a month, and first went to the imperial temple to report good news to the ancestors.When the queen mothers of the two palaces heard the good news, they praised Zhu Yijun, Zhang Juzheng, and Li Chengliang again and again. The queen mother wrote Zhu Yijun the word "serving" in her heart, and her face was full of spring breeze for several days.

On the day when the results of the battle were confirmed, Zhu Yijun convened the cabinet and the main officials of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Personnel to discuss the reward for Liaozhen.

　Note: Although Li Chengliang is a student, he does not have the literary talent of Li Rusong.Lao Mo beautified it a bit in this chapter, and the poem he wrote was actually an adaptation of Lao Mo's poem "Wearing Liaoyang Baojie Zhixi" written by Huang Hongxian in North Korea in the 15th year of Wanli.The original poem is: Ziwei cleaned her head last night, in order to report that Liaoyang has given up the chieftain, the barbarians have mutton, the sky is empty, and the general ape arm has been sealed as a marquis.Well, there are four more sentences in the back, and Lao Mo will not record them.

　　Although the time for releasing new chapters every day has been changed, Lao Mo has finally resumed normal updates after hard work.Although asking for leave to accompany the children is something that Lao Mo cannot shirk, but the interruption during the [-]th period still brings some unhappiness to everyone. Here, Lao Mo once again sincerely apologizes to the book friends who love this book.Lao Mo will learn lessons and try to do a good job of saving manuscripts in the future to avoid similar things from happening.

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