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

Chapter 848
On February [-]th, after two days of silence, Dorgon made the decision to go to the Central Plains.

He also decided to lead the army in person, and drive himself to conquer.

On the [-]th, he worshiped Taizu and Taizong at the Taimiao Temple. The sacrificial text said that since last year, the Qing Dynasty had won a series of victories, occupying Korea and attacking Japan.Today, he will personally command the army to fight against Ming Dynasty, vowing to fulfill the long-cherished ambition of Emperor Taizu Wu, and the spirit of Emperor Fuji in the sky will bestow silent blessings on him.

On the [-]th, he drove the palace of Dugong and appointed Abatai, king of Doro Raoyu County, as the commanding general, and Jierhalang, Prince Zheng, as the general of Jingyuan.Let them attack the fortresses of Jizhen such as Xifengkou, Lengkou, Jielingkou, etc., and hold back Yang Guozhu's Jizhen army.

He also appointed Duoduo, Prince of Yu, as the General of Pingnan, and ordered him to force Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan together with him, and hold back the Liaodong army of Wu Sangui and others.

Prince Li Daishan was appointed as the general of Dingguo, and he was asked to guard Shengjing and protect the rear.

He personally handed over the seals of the great generals, and said: "My emperor's ancestors started to build Piji, and the emperor made great achievements after the examination, and the important task was given to Xungong. Today, Mongolia, Korea, and Japan have all surrendered, and the Han people conquered more and more lands. At this time when the establishment is in order, the act of conquest is very important. I have ordered you and other generals to carry out all rewards and punishments at a low cost, and we should work together to make progress."

Everyone received the seal and performed three kneeling and nine kowtow rituals.

Dorgon gave the generals one yellow umbrella and two banners, as well as black fox hats, mink robes, mink coats, mink mattresses, summer hats, python robes, etc.He also gave clothes, pommel and horses to all the conscripts, the kings of Bei Le and Bei Zigong.

On that day, the Qing Dynasty mobilized the whole country.

In the 43rd year of Wanli, Nurhachi formally established the Eight Banners system, with three hundred records per cow.Of course, these three hundred are not 300 people, nor are they three hundred men, just like Ming military households, but more representatives of three hundred household heads.

The father dies and the son succeeds, and the brother dies and the younger generation succeeds, there must always be a representative.

These people have wives and children, parents and brothers, and generally one person corresponds to five to eight people.

The Eight Banners is the unity of the army and the people. All the people are soldiers. They work in peacetime and are recruited in wartime. They prepare their own weapons, food and grass.

The representatives of the three hundred heads of households are called Qi Ding, and whether they can wear armor depends on their ability.

However, after the rise of the Eight Banners, they are quite martial-minded, and they have been assessed since they were ten years old, and they are tested every three years, from the infantry to the waistcoat to the Ba Yala.If you can't wear armor at the age of 16 and enjoy the right to wear armor, you will be discriminated against and scolded.

The representatives of the three hundred household heads per Niulu are Qi Ding, and the remaining brothers and heirs are not on the military register for the time being. Ordinary people are called "Yu Ding", and those who belong to officials and generals are called idlers.

After the rise of the Eight Banners, every time they went to battle, there was basically a lot of looting, and Yu Ding Xianlan also actively participated in the battle. There are many records in Manchuria's historical materials that such-and-such "idle" attacked a certain city and died in battle.

During the period of Huang Taiji, there were 592 Niulu in the Qing Dynasty, 310 in the Neiman Eight Banners, 118 in the Mongolian Eight Banners, and 164 in the Han Eight Banners.At that time, two hundred banners were basically defined as one cow record, so there were about [-] banners in the Manchu Eight Banners, [-] banners in the Mongolian Eight Banners, and [-] banners in the Han Eight Banners.

The 24 Banners of Man, Mongolia and Han are almost 12 people.

Of course, unless there is a decisive battle of life and death, all the banners will not be dispatched, just like Wang Dou's army, they will not all be dispatched every time there is a battle.

In the battle of stones in history, in addition to dispatching all of the Eight Banners of Mongolia and Han, only two-thirds of the Eight Banners were dispatched.In addition to the Mongolian soldiers from the Outer Domain, the troops of King Sanshun, the Korean soldiers, and other cannon fodder groups such as Butha, a total of 13 troops were mobilized.

I'm not sure how many Yu Ding, domestic slaves, slaves, Aha, etc. were in the army at that time, but no matter fifty thousand or one hundred thousand, these are negligible.Just like the Mongolian Western Expedition, it was said that there were 2 people, but at least ten times as many artisans and slaves as the vassal army were omitted.

There are 13 elite soldiers in the cold weapon era, which is already an astonishing number.

Xu Dayan: "One hundred thousand people, should sweep the world."

Wang Dou has worked hard for many years, and his regular army is only [-].

However, during the Battle of Songjin, the Qing Dynasty suffered heavy losses. More than 1 people died in the Eight Banners Manchurian battle alone.

After the incident, they also lost a lot of power in the Outer Fan Mongolia. Although these people are not good at fighting, only one out of three to five banner men can meet the ability standard of armored soldiers.But at least it is also an important supplement to the combat power of the Qing Dynasty, and it is an excellent cannon fodder.

For example, the Horqin tribes that have the closest relationship with the Manchu Qing Dynasty have 448 Niulu, more than 2000 bannermen, and more than 500 armored soldiers.

In Outer Fan Mongolia, there are 384 Niulu, more than 9000 bannermen, and more than 400 armored soldiers.

Adding the two together, the number of armored soldiers reached more than 1000. Even if they sent half of the troops in each Qing campaign, there were [-] bannermen and [-] armored soldiers.

There are also the Mobei tribes of Waizasak Mongolia, Khalkha, Tuxietu and other tribes. They have different numbers of people, but the total number of armored soldiers is also [-].If they send troops to help the battle, the number is also very impressive.

However, except for the hard-core Horqin, most of the rest have broken away from the rule of the Qing Dynasty.Waizasak Mongolia in Mobei, and Tumed, Guihua City in Monan, surrendered to Wang Dou.Even the two banners on the left and right wings of Tumed and the various ministries of Harqin, which are close to Wangdou's forces, are somewhat unstable.

Even at that time, Zhasak Ombu Chuhuer, the second left and right banner of Tumed, and Shanba planned to leave without saying goodbye, and privately proposed to go to Wang Dou, but was captured and executed by the vigilant Dorgon, and a new leader was appointed. The left and right flags are Zasak.

However, it is a fact that Outer Fan Mongolia is unstable. Dorgon knew very well that the left and right wings of Tumote and the various tribes of Karaqin were flirting with Wang Dou. Know.

Afterwards, Dorgon made up for the number of bannermen in the Eight Banners Manchuria and Eight Banners Mongolia through various methods of raising the flag and Yu Ding made up for it, and also rebuilt the Han Eight Banners.However, Dorgon knew that the core combat power of their Eight Banners was no match before the Jinzhou War.

Fortunately, as long as they don't face Wangdou's Jingbian army, the Eight Banners' combat power is still top in East Asia at this time, as evidenced by their overwhelming raids on North Korea and Japan.

Moreover, Dorgon built the Eight Banners of Korea and the Eight Banners of Japan. Each of the Eight Banners has [-] bannermen, and the sum of the two will have [-] bannermen.

Although Dorgon believes that the combat power of these Koreans and Japanese is difficult to guarantee, such as the Eight Banners Japan, only the samurai inside can meet the standard of armored soldiers, most of them are the lowest-level infantry, and the combat power of those Koreans is even lower.

However, the iron gunners among them are still good, and their ashigaru "gun quilt" tactics also have merits.

Those Korean archers are also good, their arrows are fast, and they even surpass the Mongols in the efficiency output of light arrows.

Most importantly, these people have increased the number of bannermen, and now there are 15 banners of Manchu, Mongolian, Han, Korean, and Japanese, and the number of troops has reached [-].

……

This national war is related to whether the Qing Dynasty can enter the Central Plains, and even the survival of the country, so the Manchu Qing can be said to have poured out of the country.

Among the forty banners of Manchu, Mongolian, Han, Korean, and Japanese, [-] banners of the eight Mongolian banners came out.

Thirty-two thousand banners of the Eight Banners of the Han Dynasty came out.

There are [-] flags in the Eight Banners of the day, and all of them come out.

There are [-] flags of fresh eight banners, all of which come out.

Even when the Eight Banners were full of 6 bannermen, [-] bannermen were sent out, leaving only [-] bannermen to defend Shengjing, and other castles and villages, and only Yu Ding, women and children guarded the city.

At the same time, Dorgon also ordered his hard-core Horqin troops to send out [-] bannermen and [-] armored soldiers.

There are also the Aohan tribe, Naiman tribe, Karaqin tribe, Tumote tribe, etc. in the Outer Kingdom of Mongolia. 3000 people.

Adding this up, the Qing Dynasty dispatched a total of about 18 banner soldiers this time.

In addition, there are [-] coated Ahas accompanying the army, pushing and transporting food and supplies, handling seizures, and handling miscellaneous matters.

This is also necessary. If they are seized, should those armored flags be allowed to push their carts to pick rice?

In the event of a siege, even let them make their own shield vehicles and fill the trenches with soil?
At this time, most of the Eight Banners were stationed around Shengjing, and the military and civilian system was implemented, and most of the military equipment, food and grass were self-provided. After the collection order was issued, they gathered quickly.Especially those Mongolian bannermen, and almost every family has mules, and the assembly speed is faster.

Only the various ministries of the Outer Fan and Mongolia will move slowly, and they will also gather in Yingzhou, Shanhaiguan and other places one after another.

There are also the coated ahas accompanying the army, who will also slowly gather, and under the leadership of Ying Erdai, the head of the household department, will transport grain, rice and luggage to the front.

When Huang Taiji was in power, he strongly advocated the regularization of the Eight Banners, and also implemented some food and payment systems in the army. Although there were not many, most people still brought their own dry food.However, considering that he may have to wait in Shanhaiguan for several months, Dorgon believes that it is necessary for the public to pay the grain and grass, and the grain and rice looted from North Korea, Japan and other places will come in handy.

For this conquest against the Ming Dynasty, everyone in the Qing Dynasty was confident. In the Ming Dynasty, the only thing the Qing army feared was the Jingbian Army. Yang Guozhu, Wu Sangui and others could only be said to be opponents, but they were not afraid.

As for the rogue bandits, although they are powerful, they must have limited combat effectiveness. After all, I heard that most of them are composed of surrendered Ming troops, and the Qing soldiers are very clear about the virtues of the Ming army.

Even better, the rogues might still focus on Wang Dou, so that the Jingbian army he was afraid of would be entangled.

The Qing soldiers no longer have any worries, so even if they can't decide the Central Plains this time, at least they can grab a good one. It has been several years, and the territory of the Ming Dynasty must be very fat.Especially after a few months will be the summer grain harvest, and a few months later, it will be the autumn grain harvest, and more supplies can be grabbed.

Although the Eight Banners do not have military pay, they are rewarded every time they are captured. Gold, silver, silk, cattle and sheep, tea, rice, oil and salt, rewards for the brave and horses and armor, plus private possession of spoils, every time the banners go out, they are rewarded. The purse is full.

So this expedition, every family is enthusiastic, every town and village is full of touching scenes of sons sending off their fathers and wives sending off their husbands.

There are many people in the family, and the Yu Dings are also eager to join the army, willing to exist as auxiliary soldiers, and follow their father and brother to fight.

Although they didn't share any rewards after the war, it was an unspoken rule to keep the loot privately. Some people even planned to grab a few more coats and bring them back to plow the fields instead of themselves.

There was an atmosphere of fanaticism and joy in the Qing Dynasty, and some fanatics even shouted: "The Southern Dynasty will fall, and the national dynasty will be established, today!"

……

February [-]th.

In the past few days, a steady stream of soldiers and horses gathered in Shengjing, especially on the [-]th day, the Martial Arts Field in the north of Shengjing was like a sea of ​​flags, and a group of soldiers and horses gathered almost every quarter of an hour.

They are arranged in an array of banners, Eight Banners Manchuria Zhenghuang Banner, Eight Banners Manchuria Bordered Yellow Banner, Eight Banners Manchuria Zhengbai Banner, Eight Banners Manchuria Zhenglan Banner, Eight Banners Manchuria Bordered White Banner, Eight Banners Manchuria Bordered Red Banner, Eight Banners Manchuria Bordered Red Banner, Eight Banners Manchuria Bordered Blue Banner.

They used Niulu to form an army formation, and then each Niulu formed a small formation separately. They stood awe-inspiring and well-equipped.

Each of their ordinary soldiers has helmets and iron-inlaid cotton armor, all painted iron helmets, sweat-stained double-breasted foam-nailed cotton armor, and black and tall helmets with red tassels fluttering.They all have horses around them, and some even have more than one horse. The horses are equipped with long and short weapons, all of which are thick and heavy.

Immediately there are shields, huge full bows, quiveres full of heavy arrows but light arrows, etc.

All of them have cruel and violent eyes, full of self-confidence on the battlefield.

These are ordinary infantry armor, and there are also vests. All of them are covered with double armor. The pure iron armor is covered with thick cotton armor, which is more well protected.Among them, the Dazhuang and Pashiku officers all have black tassels on their helmets and small flags two feet square on their backs.

They were dressed in three layers of heavy armor, that is, in addition to the cotton armor and iron armor, there was also a layer of chain mail on the innermost side.

Finally, there are the Ba Yala soldiers controlled by the various banners of Ba Ya La Tzu Zhangjing. They all have obliquely pointed flame flags on their backs, and all of them are heavy weapons, such as maces, tiger guns, etc. .The big-shoot bows they use are generally twelve-strength bows.

What is this concept?
That is to say, based on the bow strength, the weight of future generations is almost 158.7 pounds. If you are shot with an arrow, you must be seriously injured.

They are the most elite veterans in each banner, all of them have a strong bloody killing spirit, and they wear bright helmets and armor on the outside, and the armor leaves are all made of refined iron, which is extremely thick and eye-catching.

In order to deal with the threat of firearms, the Eight Banners have made great efforts in armor protection since the rise of the Eight Banners, and the armor they wear is all excellent.

"The armor, masks, arms, and arms worn by bandit soldiers are all made of fine iron, and so are the horses."

"The heavy armor of Luduo Mingguang, the short bird gun can't penetrate it."

"First put heavy armor on the outside of the cotton armor, and the one who wears a thick cotton hat on the outside of the helmet, advances with the shield in front, and stands under the mountain city."

"Handling a wolf's whisk, a long spear, a broadsword and a sharp sword, there is a cotton helmet in addition to the iron helmet, and a cotton armor in addition to the iron armor."

About 6 people in the Eight Banners Manchuria lined up for the battle. They were like forests of swords and guns, and the crowds were like water.

They stood solemnly, countless dense helmets and armors stood up, and Ling Ran's iron and blood aura spread.

And behind the Manchurian banners, there are corresponding Mongolian Eight Banners and Han Eight Banners, Japanese Eight Banners and Fresh Eight Banners, etc.Although they are called the Eight Banners, their status is of course unequal. Of the Eight Banners, only the Manchu Banners have a banner owner, and the rest are Gushan Ezhen, and they still belong to the affiliation relationship with the Manchu Eight Banners.

They lined up quietly as well, but their momentum was not as good.

Their equipment can't be compared with the full Eight Banners, let alone a few layers of armor, even few have iron-inlaid cotton armor, and many people only have an ordinary cotton armor.Especially those Eight Banners Japanese and Eight Banners Korean armies, most of them are still dressed in domestic ordnance, which seems a bit uncoordinated.

Although 10,000+ people lined up, with swords and guns like a forest, flags like a sea, and countless heads spreading, the overall momentum is still very amazing.

……

The emperor's personal guard, Gebush, was not seen in the martial arts arena. At this time, the most elite soldiers of the Qing Dynasty were lined up outside the Fujin Gate in the east of Shengjing City, all the way to the martial arts arena in the north of the city.

They are more powerful existences than the various banners of Bayala, and all of them are also wearing bright helmets and armors, wearing heavy iron armor, and the pieces of cold light are flashing.

Each of them has eagle feathers on their helmets, and a flying tiger-backed flag on their backs. Among them are officers, with otter tails on their helmet tubes, and a two-foot flying tiger and fox-tailed flag on their backs.

They rode quietly on their horses, motionless in the cold wind, showing the qualities of veterans of many battles.

They are the most outstanding in skills in the Qing Dynasty, and the number of the whole battalion is less than [-].

In the whistling cold wind, when the time came, suddenly there was the whining sound of conch shells, followed by the continuous sound of horns and suonas, and amidst the loud drum music, dense crowds of large drums came out from the Fujin gate.

Yellow umbrellas, flags, flags, Guduo, my battle sticks, gongs, drums, painted horns, flute, sheng, driving drums, flute, faucet flute, sandalwood boards, big drums, all densely packed. Wearing a red belt, wearing a six-petal red velvet hat, and inserting yellow feathers on the copper top, the number reached 84.

Under the yellow umbrella, Dorgon was wearing a gilt armor, and he rode on the horse with a solemn expression.

Behind him, there are the banner owners of the Manchu, Mongolian, Han, Korean, and Japanese forty banners and Gushan Ezhen, as well as the princes and princes of the middle and middle schools, Baylor Beizi, officials of the six ministries, bachelors of the Literary Museum, etc., and hundreds of officials. Gather together, they will all follow Dorgon to the expedition.

At this time, they were also on their bodies, and their faces shone with holy and excited light.

Amidst the sound of trumpets and suona, Dajia Lubo went directly into the hall outside the Fujin Gate. This is a temple in the Qing Dynasty, and he must visit the temple every time he goes out for an expedition.

The statues have already been invited and placed in the hall of enjoyment. The statues are the son of heaven, Sakyamuni, Guanyin Bodhisattva, the first teacher of the maharaja, the commander of the three armies, and the emperor Guan Sheng.

In order to sacrifice to the god of Tangzi, each of the monarchs and ministers fasted for a day, with a pure heart and few desires.

They entered the hall, offered bread and wine, and hung paper money. Starting from Dorgon, they lined up in order, and everyone knelt three times and kowtowed nine times.Going outside the hall again, the eight banners of the guards brought by the expedition were listed in front, and the conch shells were blown again, and the lama's horn was honked.

Amidst the sound of trumpets and suonas, they began to pray to the sky again, kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times.

After the kowtow ceremony, Dorgon got up, he let out a long breath, and said silently in his heart: "God Haotian, bless me."

He got on his horse and stood up. As the horse passed by, all the Gebush soldiers got off their horses and knelt down, waiting for the emperor to pass by. They shouted: "Long live!"

Groups of Gebush soldiers got off their horses and knelt down, passing all the way, all the soldiers in formation knelt, they shouted long live, and finally merged into a continuous shout.

"Long live Long live Long live!"

Dorgon rode his horse in the martial arts arena. He walked among thousands of troops, but he saw that the banners were like a forest, and the swords and guns were like a sea. The continuous army formation seemed to reach the horizon.

Supreme pride surged in his heart, such a large army, who can stop it?
Satisfied, he burst out laughing, he pointed at the whip, and three sharp cannon blasts sounded.

Amidst the sound of cannons, the army began to move out. Their flags were like a sea, and the boundless crowd seemed to cover the land.

On February 17th, the 25th year of Chongzhen, the Qing Dynasty poured out of the country and sent [-] troops to crusade against the Ming Dynasty and compete for the Central Plains!
……

On the first day of March, Jinan.

"God observes, in fact, only seeks to save. The people return to the past, and only cut to the Soviet Union. Fate is not constant, but love can be seen. Cantonese records the past dynasties, and knows the reasons for gains and losses; Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, I sat in Taining for a long time, and relaxed Gangji. The king is not very dark, isolated and concealing many..."

The Martial Arts Field in Jinan City is in the southeast of the city, at the foot of Qianfo Mountain. It is rumored that this is the location of Jinan City's geomantic omen.In the following dynasties, it was the place where troops were stationed and practiced martial arts.

The Martial Arts Arena is huge, and it is possible to form an army of 60 troops. However, the Dashun Kingdom has a large number of troops. Some time ago, there were 70 soldiers, and now there may be [-]. Li Zicheng does not know the exact number. The officials and generals didn't know that too many Ming troops surrendered because of Gein.

Therefore, except for his old battalion, those who can enter the Martial Arts Field are the elite soldiers selected from hundreds of thousands of troops.They formed a huge army formation, it was really crowded like a sea, with banners like a forest, and their arrays were endless.

On the general's platform, Li Zicheng was sitting on the king's chair in felted hats and straw clothes. On both sides of him were densely populated generals of the Shun Kingdom, officials of the six governments, and officials and generals of the Ming Dynasty who surrendered.And the audience is densely packed with old battalion generals and elite soldiers, all of them are in neat armor, with their swords and spears standing erect.

Not far from the stage were the local gentry and celebrities who were called to watch the ceremony, celebrities and dignitaries from various prefectures in Shandong. They stood densely. Many people watched the movement on the stage and the military formation in front of them, their eyes were full of shock.

Some of them had complex expressions, while others were discussing excitedly.

"Dashun really has a strong army and a strong horse."

"That's right. Compared with the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, they are simply a mob. It's no wonder that they have to withstand a blow. King Shuntian is as powerful as a broken bamboo."

"Of course, look at the officials and generals who surrendered on the stage, which one didn't have a heavy soldier in their hands? They all surrendered without firing an arrow. No wonder this Ming Dynasty is going to lose the world."

"Oh, is it really time to change the dynasty?"

Not to mention that these celebrities and gentry had complicated expressions and were discussing a lot. At this time, Niu Jinxing, the Prime Minister of Shunguo, was reading the edict of the first year of Yongchang issued by Li Zicheng to the world in a cadence.

Compared with the previous proclamation, the tone of this edict seems to have eased, saying that "the king is not very dark", and believes that Emperor Chongzhen is not a fatuous and corrupt person.

Then he said: "...Isolated and concealed more; ministers do their best to be selfish, and they are less loyal than the party and the public. Even bribe the palace, the prestige of the court will change day by day; benefiting the gods of the sect, the fat of the left is exhausted." Exhausted. The princes all eat meat and hakama, and rely on it as their heart, and the eunuchs know about the chaff, dogs, and pigs, and use their eyes and ears..."

Describe the reasons why the dynasty came to where it is today.Some of the gentry below did not think so, while others sighed: "Yes, Jun Fei is very dark, isolated and overshadowed by many... The emperor has always been diligent, but there are too many treacherous officials and villains around him."

Someone sobbed and cried: "Why did Daming come to this point?"

Li Zicheng has decided to march to the capital, leading 50 troops to the north, and with Li Guo as the vanguard, he goes straight to the capital.

50 is of course a very large number, but although there are many soldiers and horses, Li Zicheng is not worried about food and grass, because there are too many prefectures and counties in the north.

Especially after entering the key areas of Gyeonggi, the wealth, grain and rice collected are incomparable to places such as Henan and Shandong.

What worries him is that the capital is strong and there are many defenders. Even if there are a lot of internal support, it may not be able to attack for a while.

As a result of the discussions among his officers and generals, the attack on the capital might take at least three months.

Changes over time.

Moreover, it has always been dangerous to go north to take the capital directly. In history, only Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang succeeded.

At that time, Ming Taizu's strategy for destroying Yuan Dynasty: "Take Shandong first, remove its shield. Rotate to Henan, break its wings. Pull out Tongguan and defend it. According to its household threshold, the situation of the world is under my control. Then enter Yuandu, and the other side will be alone. Absolutely, it can be conquered without a fight. Once the capital is conquered, the drums march westward, and Yunzhong, Jiuyuan, and Guanlong can be swept away."

The current situation in Dashun is somewhat similar to that at that time, but it is somewhat different. For example, Shaanxi has not been captured. To avoid accidents, winning the surrender of the Ming emperor is the most ideal result.

Therefore, Li Zicheng issued an edict, persuading the emperor to surrender, correcting and telling the Ming Dynasty officials and gentry to judge the situation and surrender to welcome the new ruler.

After the edict was read out, the army below let out an earth-shattering cry. They were chaotic at first, and then merged into one: "Long live the King of Dashun!"

"Long live! Long live! Long live!"

The overwhelming sound of long live was louder than wave after wave, and the loud whistling sound even more frightened the gentry and celebrities who watched the ceremony speechless, and many of them trembled unconsciously.

On the commanding platform, the generals of the Fifth Battalion, Liu Zongmin, Liu Fangliang, Liu Xiyao, Yuan Zongdi, Li Guo and others were proud with joy.

Yang Shaofan smiled happily for a while, and gritted his teeth for a while.

Li Yan looked excited and thought: "The new dynasty is about to stand, the weather will be very different, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and they will no longer suffer from displacement and chaos."

Niu Jinxing and other six government officials all looked reserved, stroked their beards and smiled, looking at the shouting soldiers below with some complacency.

And those Ming Dynasty officers and generals who surrendered, such as Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing, Qiu Lei, etc., all gasped and stared dumbfounded at the roaring formation below. Strictly disciplined and orderly ranks, the officers and soldiers are far incomparable."

Liu Zeqing also sighed: "That's right, the rebel army is so elite, it seems that destroying the Ming Dynasty will not be a problem."

Although they sighed and talked, their faces were all flushed, and Liu Zeqing smiled happily again and said: "It seems that the new dynasty will soon come to power, and we are all heroes from the dragon."

There was a sneer in Qiu Lei's eyes: "After conquering the capital, it should be the west to attack Xuanfu Shanxi. I heard that it has been very rich these years, and I will definitely make a lot of money."

They all laughed.

……

After the military parade ceremony, the army marched out directly, the people roared and the horses neighed, the banners covered the sky, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

Not only the elite marching on the school field, stationed near Jinan, but also the Shun army from all over Shandong moved northward. They each had their own tasks, either in the middle or on the two wings, and finally gathered at the foot of the capital.

The army like a torrent is constantly mobilizing, and the sound of horns resounds throughout the world. Li Zicheng rides a black barge horse and has more than a hundred fine riders. When he climbs the Qianfo Mountain, he sees the banners below like a sea, and the tide of people is constantly marching. This scene made Li Zicheng complacent.

At the same time, he was excited but also somewhat bewildered. Is the Ming Dynasty really going to perish?

Lao Hu's mountain patrol battalion is also advancing. They have already received the treatment of the old battalion. Everyone in the cavalry has horses, and many of them have two horses. Even the old infantry also have horses and mules.

He rode on the horse, looked at the front, and looked at the back. They were all like a sea of ​​flags, and the mighty crowd could not see the beginning and the end.

Old Hu couldn't help murmuring: "It's a big scene."

Kong San beside him took a deep breath and finally headed north, all this is coming to an end.

On the first day of March in the 17th year of Chongzhen, Shunguo poured out of the country, with 50 soldiers, went north to destroy the Ming Dynasty!
(End of this chapter)