A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 609
Lao Bai Niu: I have something to do during the day, so I have to write at night. Chapter 2 is still far behind. According to my speed, it must be after twelve o'clock.

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Like a thunderclap, the result of the business war on the East Road surprised everyone.

In a few days, from Xuanfu Town to Yanghe City, to Datong Town, to Ningwuguan, to Taiyuan Mansion, and then to Fuxia Taigu, Yuci, Jiexiu, Pingyang Mansion and other places, the streets and alleys, It was all noisy.

Although the roads are inconvenient at this time, and there is no means of communication for later generations, it is still like lightning. The results of the commercial war are publicized and announced by interested people, and quickly spread to Shanxi, Jiangnan, Huguang and other places, and it is closer to the East Road. Not to mention Gyeonggi.

With all the way to resist the encirclement attack of several people, and finally won a big victory, this kind of strange result is beyond everyone's expectation.

Not only the wealthy officials from all over the country who paid attention to the commercial war, but also the civil servants and generals, the governor of Xuanfu Zhu Zhifeng, the governor of Shanxi Cai Maode, and the governor of Datong Wei Jingyuan were also stunned when they got the news. teacup, muttering to himself: "Is that how you win?"

When the news spread to the capital, all the teahouses and restaurants were full again, and in the palace, Emperor Chongzhen sighed when he heard about it: "Sure enough, not only martial arts, but also Wang Dou's Wenzhi is also outstanding, Donglu is already a country within a country... "

Fan Yongdou and other great masters all looked ashamed, they were all over the Ming Dynasty, they were always in a position to benefit in business, but they capsized in the gutter if they didn't want to, they were inferior in military force and inferior in business, how would they deal with Wang Dou in the future?
The leeches who were on the same rope with them, or the supporters and sympathizers of all parties, all sighed and sighed, no matter how they could not cure Wang Dou, this fellow will become more domineering in the future, and many people will become more dissatisfied and vigilant, such as guarding The eunuch Du Xun, King Jin of Taiyuan, King Dai of Datong, King Gu of Xuanzhen, etc., as well as powerful officials and generals in many places in Ming Dynasty, were the same.

Of course, there are many people whose eyes are brightened. Marquis Wenzhi of Yongning is outstanding in both martial arts. Right now, Daming is in darkness, full of accumulated disadvantages, and has no bright future. Perhaps, going to Xuanzhen, going to Donglu is an ideal choice for him.

It is impossible for any public figure to be liked by everyone. There must be supporters, opponents, and neutrals. After the commercial war, many neutrals have already made up their minds to join Wang Dou. , Officials and small officials.

Perhaps, this is the positive harvest of this business battle, showing his strength to the outside world. In troubled times, he is like a bright light, so dazzling, so eye-catching, and so attractive.

On November 21, Wang Dou led his army back to the East Road, accompanied by Yang Guozhu's Xuanfu Army, Wang Pu's Datong Army, and the Shanxi Town Army headed by Shanxi Town General Li Yunshu.

In the Battle of Liaodong, Li Fuming, the general soldier of Shanxi, died in battle, and more than half of the soldiers and horses in the town were killed or injured. At that time, Li Yunshu was injured and fell into a coma. After waiting for the generals in the town, they led the remnant soldiers and returned with Wang Dou and others.

Li Yunshu was originally a guerrilla, and after this military reward, he should be able to be promoted to lieutenant general, but soon, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town will be replaced by Zhou Yuji, a general of the Beijing camp. At a loss.

Not only him, but the generals of the battalions in Shanxi Town were also at a loss. In private, Li Yunshu once expressed his intention to take refuge in Wang Dou.

In fact, Wang Pu, Yang Guozhu, etc. have all tried to win over Li Yunshu. After a series of bloody battles, the remnant army in Shanxi Town has many elite soldiers in each battalion, and its combat power has changed a lot. Enter the main barracks.

Wang Dou was also tempted. Indeed, many people in the Shanxi Army are qualified to be included in the Loyalty Camp, but annexing the friendly army will easily lose ground. Besides, he has a lot of friendship with Zhou Yuji, so he can't bear to do so.

Now Zhou Yuji is on his way to take office, and he only brought some family guards with him, maybe only a few hundred people. The battalions in Shanxi Town have suffered heavy losses, and if they take away their soldiers and horses, how will Zhou Yuji take charge of the defense of Shanxi Town in the future?

Therefore, Wang Dou let go of this thought, and only said to Li Yunshu: "The new commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town, General Zhou Yuji Zhou, this Marquis once met him in Xiangyang, he is a loyal man, he will definitely treat you well, General Li Don't worry."

He said meaningfully: "Moreover, we may not have opportunities to cooperate in the future."

After Wang Dou's persuasion, the hearts of Li Yunshu and others calmed down a little.

Seeing Wang Dou like this, Wang Pu and others felt embarrassed to bring up the matter of wooing.

The returning troops from the three towns of Xuanda, including the Shanxi Army in Liaodong at that time, had a total of more than 1 soldiers before the war. After half a year of fighting, the three towns suffered a total of more than [-] casualties, but the remaining soldiers and horses still remained. It was mighty, and with the addition of the train team behind, the flags were so black that it was like dark clouds covering the field.

Entering the border of the East Road, Yang Guozhu needless to say, Wang Pu's Datong Army has also seen the prosperity and prosperity of the East Road, and it is not bad.

It was the first time for Li Yunshu and other Shanxi soldiers to see it. They were all full of praise and admiration. Many soldiers responded that they came to live on the East Road after retiring, or bought fields and houses on the East Road. Some of the family members were relocated here, and Daming's worldly affairs made them more and more worried.

As soon as we passed Chadao City, we saw soldiers and civilians on the East Road cheering and welcoming. When we arrived near Yulin Fort, both sides of the official road were even darker, full of soldiers and civilians welcoming us.

As the army was marching, the sound of "Wan Sheng" resounded against the clouds, and on both sides of the army, there were even sabers and swords pointing slantingly. In the cold wind, you could see that there were bright and dazzling metal rays, spreading to the whole country one by one. skyrim.

According to the law of the East Road, to welcome the return of the army, the weapons that everyone keeps at home on weekdays can be brought out to show the prosperity of martial arts. Of course, bird guns and hand guns are not allowed to be carried.

Looking at the weather on the East Road, Li Yunshu and the others were startled and moved. These military households are all qualified, even elite troops. It is not a fluke that the Marquis of Yongning can get the status in front of him. .

Although he suffered a lot of casualties in the Battle of Jinzhou, he must be able to replenish soon, restore his strength, and even improve to a higher level. In the Ming Dynasty, who can compare to the ability of explosive soldiers?

At the same time, everyone is envious of Wang Dou's prestige in the territory and the support of the army and the people. When will he be able to do the same?

Although he returned, Wang Dou only ordered to set up camp between Yulin Fort, Yanqing Prefecture, and Huailai City. Except for the wounded soldiers, he did not allow the army to return to the city defense camp for the time being, nor did he go to Shunxiang Fort to worship, nor did he return to Yongning City. No one could figure out what was going on in his mind.

However, he was warmly invited by Nanshan Road Counselor Yu Gui, and he lived in Yulin Fort, the Counselor's Mansion specially vacated by Yu Gui. He said to Li Yunshu and others: "General Li and others have just arrived on the East Road. I should do my best as a landlord. , why not just hover around for a few days?"

Wang Pu showed a comprehensible smile, Yang Guozhu sighed, Li Yunshu and other Shanxi town generals actually knew about the business war on the East Road, with Marquis Yongning's temper, how could he swallow his anger, how would he react next?Li Yunshu is also quite concerned.

He said: "In this way, there will be Marquis Lao Yongning. The food and grass consumed by the army in the noble land will be sent to the town as soon as possible after returning to the town."

Wang Dou smiled and said: "The three towns of Xuanda are one, and they are all brothers of our own family, so why bother to see outsiders?"

According to the grain and grass supply system of the Ming Dynasty, when the army went out to fight, part of the grain and grass was supplied by the imperial court, but most of the grain and grass were supplied by the local government. The difference between border towns and inland guards was only a matter of ratio.

Of course, it is impossible for the army to go out for various reasons. It is impossible to transport all the time from the local area. Most of them are supplied by places along the way, and then the officials in the place ask for it from the government where the army was originally located. This naturally causes many difficulties. , very complicated.

Although many frontier soldiers will issue money before leaving, they can also use the money to buy food and grass along the way.

However, the imperial court was often in arrears of payment, not to mention the lack of grain in the hands of the generals. Now there are many natural disasters, or other reasons, sometimes they can't buy grain and grass with money, just like Lu Xiangsheng in the past, he couldn't buy grain with money.

This is also the reason why the guest soldiers are reluctant to go out. If any link is wrong, the soldiers and generals will starve.

In the early Ming Dynasty, such a system was reasonable, but in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, it became an evil government.

The Shanxi army has thousands of soldiers and horses. Every day they stay on the East Road, the food and grass for the soldiers and mules must be supplied locally, which is not a small amount. Li Yunshu and others said this.

Yulin Fort is not big, but the general's mansion is not small. For Wang Pu, Yang Guozhu and others, Yu Gui has arranged rest rooms. Because of the exhaustion of the march, and the frequent visits of people welcoming and visiting Wang Dou, Li Yunshu and Wang Pu said After a while, I said goodbye and went to rest.

Before walking out of the lobby, Yang Guozhu said to Wang Dou: "My daughter has been pregnant for several months, but it's a pity that Zhending's residence is too far away, otherwise, it would be better to take her to Zhencheng to recuperate."

Wang Dou nodded and sighed, "Yes."

At that time when he was in the capital, he sent people to visit Xu Yuee, and brought some supplements from the capital, some women who were more experienced in serving pregnant women, etc. It's just that Zanhuang was too far to the East Road, and Xu Yuee was exhausted. I have had a body for several months, but I can't run around.

Think about it, I have too many chores, and I don't have much time to spare. Even though Xu Yue'e is a strong and independent woman, it's better to go and see someday.

After Yang Guozhu went out, Wang Dou quickly sent away the congratulatory Huailong Brigade Dao Ma Guoxi, Yanqing Prefecture Zhizhou Wu Zhi and others, as well as his friend Chen Jiugao, the commander-in-chief of the mausoleum. Also, who will be the future guard of the East Road, did not reveal any tone.

Wang Dou's return to the East Road attracts a lot of attention, and many people are waiting for his next reaction. Except for Shanxi Governor Cai Maode, Shanxi General Soldier Zhou Yuji is still on his way to take office, and even Xuanda Governor Ji Shiwei, Xuanfu Governor Zhu Zhifeng, and Datong Governor Wei Jing Yuan, they all hurried to the east road.

Right now, Wang Dou and Yang Guozhu are marquises, and Wang Pu is an earl, both of them have honorable status. Even if they come to pay a visit, it is justifiable and will not make people sick.

The members of the shogunate in Yongning City were already in the line of welcoming the army with Ma Guoxi and others. The outsiders all retreated, and they gathered in the lobby of the General's Mansion in Yulin Fort.

At this time, Wang Dou was in the upper position, looking at some people kneeling below with regret, they were the internal thieves on the East Road this time.

(End of this chapter)