Ming Dynasty: Starting from Liaodong Jiangmen

Chapter 31 Breaking the Arrow as an Oath
"Take the stage."

"Titai, wake up."

In his sleep, Li Shunzu was called back to reality by calls.

A fishy, ​​pungent and unpleasant smell suddenly filled his mouth and nose. Li Shunzu realized that he was still on the battlefield at this moment. He was completely sleepless, and he lifted up the sword beside him.

The Li clan's sword, which was already in dilapidated condition, had a touch of blood added to it, making it even more breathtaking.

"fire!"

"Keep firing!"

Li Shunzu waved his sword and subconsciously climbed to the city and shouted.

The next moment, the whole person was stunned.

The servant stood aside, looking at Li Shunzu's devastated look. He couldn't bear it, and he quickly comforted him and said: "Ti Tai, our army has won a great victory. The slave cavalry has retreated, and Wu Jinglue Mangui has arrived."

Looking at the blood-red setting sun on the horizon, Li Shunzu slowly leaned back.

"Yeah, I forgot, the war is over."

The tension for days had an almost devastating impact on Li Shunzu's spirit.

Li Shunzu had a very restless sleep this night. In his sleep, there were scenes of cannon fodder flying and the corpses and bones of slaves and knights flying everywhere in the mist of blood.

The battlefield stretched as far as the eye could see, the air was filled with disgusting blood, and the smoke was still thick. The wilderness was littered with the corpses of fallen soldiers from both sides. Refugees and wounded soldiers gathered under the city, but the gate of Yongding Gate remained closed.

The soldiers of the Liao army never rested for a moment. They were searching for anything useful on the battlefield, covered in blood.

The Jurchens have always had the custom of collecting the bones of warriors who died in battle, but this time they may have been caught off guard, as many ferocious-looking Jurchen corpses still lay scattered on the battlefield.

Thousands of Liao soldiers carried shields on their heads and wandered aimlessly in the wilderness, looking for anything that could be used in the future from the corpses of Jurchens or their own people. They could not count on the supplies from the court.

"Why don't you let us into the city?"

"Our army has just won. Didn't the imperial court even show any signs of victory?"

"Where's our military pay, where's our pension!"

Under the city, a sudden chaos broke out.

"what happened?"

The servant pointed to the city gate with a look of disdain.

"My subordinates didn't want to wake Titai, but Wu Jinglue Mangui had arrived at the city gate and asked to lead the Liao army into Wengcheng to rest and recuperate. President Zheng Qian refused, so he had no choice but to wake Titai to see how the matter could be resolved."

Li Shunzu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then went down to the city with his sword in hand.

"Is this happening? Is there any royal law at the feet of the emperor of the capital?"

At this time, Li Shunzu, because of his personal experience of this battle, knew how difficult it was to win. The Liao army fought bravely and loyally to serve the country. The Liao army fought fiercely and victoriously, but they could not even enter their own city gate.

Looking at the world, where can such truth be found?
When he came to the city, Li Shunzu saw Mangui at a glance.

Mangui was born as a Mongolian and was a general in charge of the three armies. His tough temperament was unrivaled by others.

At this time, Mangui was as tall and straight as a mountain. He stood in front of a group of Liao army soldiers. He wore a basalt iron helmet on his head and wore goose scale armor. He was tall and majestic. He was the angry face of his opponent, Qian Zheng Liang.

The soldiers of the Liao army gathered outside the city and were well separated from the Beijing army defending the city.

After the First World War, the armors of the Beijing troops were still bright and beautiful, but the Liao troops were all in miserable condition. Their gray-black armors were all stained with blood, and some even had pieces of meat hanging on their bodies.

"Zheng Liang!"

Li Shunzu hurried down to the city and shouted angrily.

Zheng Liang, the general manager of Menqian, thought that this man had run away a long time ago, but he didn't expect that he was still in the city. He was a little confused for a moment, but he quickly realized it, stepped forward with a smile and said, "What's wrong with Titai?" Order?"

Li Shunzu put the knife in his hand back into its sheath and asked coldly: "What's going on?"

"Ti Tai, this is not your business, and we have nothing to do with it." Zheng Liang took Li Shunzu to a deserted place, glanced at the imperial city, and lowered his voice: "There are people inside who don't want to Let these Liao troops enter the city, and if they win, they will be rewarded by the imperial court in a few days, so we'd better not get involved in this matter."

"What if I insist on letting the Liao army enter the city to rest?"

Li Shunzu had long known that there were people in the court who were dissatisfied with the Li family and did not want the heirs of the Li family to come forward. During this period, he had tried his best to ignore these things, but he was still inevitably involved in one incident after another.

The consequences of these things have already begun, and Li Shunzu also knows that he cannot be alone.

"Pass my order to open the city."

"If the court holds me accountable, I will bear the responsibility!"

When Zheng Liang saw this, he couldn't say anything else.

He just shook his head slightly and ran back to deliver the order.

Not long after, the heavy Yongding City Gate was opened, and the refugees and Liao Army soldiers who had gathered outside the city entered the city one after another, setting up camp in the city, looking for a place to stay, and they complained a lot less.

Man Gui walked towards Li Shunzu. Before he arrived, Lang Lang's laughter arrived first.

"This young man from Titai is truly a hero. You are the one who started the battle in the city, right?"

"This is Mangui, you're polite."

On the side, the tall Sang Aerzhai also stepped forward with a smile, cupped his fists and said:
"General Guan Ning, the vanguard of the cavalry, Sang'erzhai, would like to thank the tens of thousands of brothers outside the city for their great kindness. If Titai had not sent thunder from the sky to help in the battle, I don't know if any of these [-] brothers would have come back alive. There will be a few more people!”

Li Shunzu naturally knew the historical result of this battle. The [-] Liao army was wiped out, and no one came back alive.

Hearing this, he smiled slightly and returned the greeting: "Your Excellency, Li Shunzu, you two need not be polite. Since the imperial court has chosen me to be the admiral of Yongding Gate, it is only my duty to fire artillery to assist in the battle."

Man Gui nodded and suddenly asked: "I saw that Yongding Gate was constantly bombarded with artillery fire. Why was it that Sun Tingxun had no effect when he was in office? When it was in the hands of Ti Tai, these artillery pieces were like thunder from the sky, and even the slave chieftain's imperial tent was destroyed. broken."

Li Shunzu hesitated for a moment, and then said: "This Sun Tingxun is really not a good guy. He fired artillery at Guangqumen to attack the refugees and the Liao army. In this battle, he kept firing into the mountains, so he did not support the Liao army outside the city." Brother Jun."

Mangui was surprised when he heard this, and looked at Sang'erzhai for a moment.

"In this case, it's not that the artillery in the capital is useless, but that these thieves are unwilling to fire cannons to help our army!"

"Hateful, hateful!"

"If Titai hadn't been in charge of Yongding Gate, it's hard to say what the fate of our [-] soldiers would have been. Besides, I feel that Jiannu's coming here is not just a surprise attack. It seems that he got the intelligence of our army. There should be Jiannu in the DPRK. spy!"

"I will enter the palace immediately to meet the Holy Spirit!"

After Mangui said that, he walked away. After walking a few steps, he turned back.

"Don't worry Titai. I'm here to meet the saint. Firstly, I want to seek justice for the soldiers on the Slave Rider who died in vain outside my city. Secondly, I also want to make some efforts for Titai to get out of trouble in the future. I will clearly state Titai's contribution in this battle."

"I have been greatly favored by Mangui for raising the throne, and I am a great benefactor to the more than 3 Liao army brothers outside the city now."

"It's hard to say thank you for the great kindness. Man Gui won't say any flattering words. He only swears by breaking an arrow here."

After saying this, Man Gui pulled out a feather arrow from the quiver at his side and suddenly broke it in his hand.

"The remaining [-] soldiers, Mangui, cannot make the decision, but Mangui can make his own decision. When he is elected to power in the future, he will be ordered to do so. Mangui will go through fire and water, and he will be the slave of the northern captives, galloping freely and freely, without hesitation!"

As the cluster of arrows fell to the ground, Sang'erzhai's eyes suddenly became serious.

"That's true. At this time of year, the night is a disaster. There are not many loyal and brave people like Ti Tai in the court. From now on, Ti Tai will be in Beijing. If there is any trouble caused by rats, you can contact me, Chahar Nei, in Tianjin. Inhabited tribe.”

"Although they are not elite cavalry soldiers, they all have a blood feud with Jianzhou. They know that Titai is helping in the battle today, so they will help!"

Li Shunzu was also very moved and quickly held the hands of Mangui and Sang'erzhai.

"Don't say anything about your orders or not. We will be brothers from now on. If the brothers in the Liao army have something to deal with in the court, just come to the capital and see me, Li Shunzu. I will do my best to help you if you can!"

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(End of this chapter)