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

Chapter 871
The endless torrent is not only the road that Zheng Tianmin saw, Monan East Town, Monan West Town, Monan Middle Town, Mobei Moxi, Shanxi, Gansu Yulin and other places all have their roads leading to Xuanfu Town.Then a steady stream of soldiers and horses came from these roads to Xuanfu Town.

With the sound of hooves like thunder, about [-] cavalrymen rushed to Kaiping City in a hurry after passing through the gates of Guangwu, Yingchang and other outposts in Monandong Town.

They are skilled in equestrianism, with many horses, some even have two or three horses, holding various Sulu ingots, hanging wolf skins of different shapes, and under the helmets, they have plateau red flatbread faces of the same color, and small eyes. The joint soldiers and horses recruited by the various ministries of Mobei in response to the order of the Duhufu.

There are about [-] of them, and all of them are armored soldiers, and they are led by Tuxietu Khan King Gonbu and others.

The order of the Duhufu was spread to all directions, and as the text dictated, troops must be dispatched, and it was specifically pointed out that ordinary infantry should not be used, but elite servants and armored cavalry should be used.

Gonpo and the others did not dare to resist the order of the Duhu Mansion to send troops. Based on their current understanding of Wang Dou and the others, if they did not send troops, there would definitely be no good results in the future.Among other things, they would not be able to bear the mere prohibition of them coming to Guihua City, let alone trade sanctions and military attacks.

In particular, Gonpo and others lived in Guihua City for more than half a year, and many of their family members also moved into Guihua City, and all of them made a fortune in the Han-Mongolian trade. It was reasonable and reasonable to send troops.Moreover, the rewards for future capture are also very attractive to them, especially those who may be captured.

So they not only sent out soldiers, but also sent out armored soldiers, all of whom were the strongest warriors in each tribe, and they gathered a total of five thousand people.

Their standard equipment is a straight horse and a pair of horses, as well as long armor such as willow leaf armor, ring armor, crescent moon knife, horn bow, big bow, and hook spear. heavily armed.These are the standard equipment of the Yuan army back then, and these Mongolian tribes have more or less left over.

Five thousand ride more than 1 horses, which can be described as a huge momentum.

They also took the road of Monan East Town. This road has many water sources and lush plants, so it is relatively easy to walk.In those years, the Ming army made several northern expeditions, and most of them took the road of Monan Dongzhen.If you go to Monan Middle Town, you will have to cross the desert of more than a thousand miles, which is as creepy as the Mongolians.

There are also many Mongolian tribes in Hetao, Qinghai and other places who have the same mentality as them. They need to send troops for various reasons, not to mention Ngawang Luosang Gyatso's personal letters to persuade them.They also gathered [-] armored soldiers, all led by the local headman tribe, and hurried to Xuanfu Town.

Compared with the Mongolian tribes in Mobei, they are obviously assimilated by the local area, and their armor and weapons all have obvious Tibetan style.

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Angry horses were like dragons, and hundreds of cavalry galloped on the grassland, heading towards Kaipingwei. Their armor, clothing and banners were not much different from those of the Mobei Mongolians, but they were better.Moreover, there was a Sun Moon Wave flag flying in the wind with a golden rim in the cavalry, but it was the Mongolian cavalry newly attached to the Chinese Army.

Running in the front are two short and sturdy Mongols, wearing very well-crafted fine iron scale armor and an eight-petal helmet. They are quite different from the Mongols behind them, but they are Galed Two people with Tabu Nang.

Looking at their high spirits, the plateau red on their faces has faded a lot. It is obvious that they have lived quite comfortably in the past two years.

Indeed, after the Great War outside the Great Wall in Chongzhen 15 years ago, the two of them gained great military merits, especially Tabu Nang also gained [-] points of merit, and Galed also gained a lot of merit points, and then they exchanged for the big manor by coincidence , Lived the life of a manor owner.

And because of their military exploits, their family skipped the barbarian nationality and changed from temporary residence to naturalized nationality.Galed also married Ulun Zhurige, Tabunang's younger sister, bought a courtyard and opened a small shop in Xuanfu Town, and lived happily ever after.

In their careers, they have also achieved quite a lot, and each of them has become a general, and each has two or three hundred people under his command.

According to the rules of the Protectorate's Mansion for belonging to the Mongols, those who belong to the service can obtain barbarian nationality.Then divide the land and pastures, live a settled life, and allow trade exchanges with the Protectorate.It is strictly forbidden to attack among these affiliated tribes, and it is also strictly forbidden to cross the border, otherwise they will be hit by the Thunder of Zeng Yiyi who is in charge of the new affiliated battalion.

However, they can develop outward, attack those tribes that do not belong to them, go to the deep mountains and old forests to catch savages, etc., and then judge by Zeng Yiyi to divide the credit, how to divide the population and pastures, and so on.

After the soldiers outside the Great Wall stopped, most of these affiliated tribes developed outwards. Galede and Tabu Nang became team officers because of their military exploits. There are hundreds of adults.

According to their military merits and the population of their subordinates, they were promoted to generals not long ago, and the grassland is also near the Luoma River, which was originally the boundary of Zuo Tunwei in Kaiping.

Because of this, the Mongolian army in the new attached camp has grown from the original three thousand horses to the current five thousand horses.

"Galede, we are about to enter the Protectorate's field. Tell the children under his command to be more careful. Some of the newly recruited savages in the department have never seen the world, so be careful of violating military discipline."

Looking at a mountain in front of him, Tabu Nang deliberately confessed to Galedao who was beside him.

Galede said: "I know, our Jingbian army has strict discipline, especially not to loot and disturb the people. Those barbarians losing their heads is a trivial matter, but ruining our career in the army is a serious matter."

Both of them spoke Chinese, but stuttered, but they still spoke with difficulty.Both of them are naturalized now, and one step ahead is Han nationality, but to become Han Chinese, the language barrier must be overcome, otherwise there is no need to think about the future assessment.

Only the Chinese nationality can truly integrate into the atmosphere of the Duhufu and achieve greater development in the army in the future, so when the two of them are together, they can practice more when they have nothing to do.

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In the torrent of march, all kinds of flags were flying. In addition to the battalion regular army, there were actually many escort agencies and civilian teams. They were all under the control of the Chinese army, so the team carried a flag of the sun, moon and waves wrapped in gold.

In addition, there are their own banners, and you can see all kinds of frightening banners gathered, especially the Escorts have always been a place where knights, swordsmen, and swordsmen gather. The banners they play are full of romance. doctrine color.

After entering Xuanfu Town, they also obtained red livery vests inlaid with gold trim. The same uniforms are always easy to enhance the centripetal force.More importantly, compared to the uniforms of the regular army, which are easy to identify, their uniforms are too complicated. After wearing the uniforms, it is beneficial to distinguish between the enemy and ourselves in wartime, so as to avoid accidentally killing one with our own people.

There is a shop at the bottom of Yehu Ridge, and the mighty people and horses are still in an endless stream. The torrent of march seems to be boundless. From time to time, some teams stop at the shop and then walk away.

The post station shop is an important road transportation hub. This time, it was arranged as an important military depot supply point along the way. After the marching team arrived here, they could rest for a while, drink some hot water, eat some hot steamed stuffed buns or The pancake replenishes energy.

According to the distance of the march, there are large-scale dining halls next to some post shops, where a sufficient amount of fresh soup and meat are prepared, so that the sergeants who have been walking for a day can eat and drink freely.In terms of logistics support, the logistics department has been impeccable this time.

A long pergola has been built next to the Yehuling shop. The shed is steaming, and buckets of hot water are boiled, and then tea leaves are placed.Another basket of buns and steamed buns came out, just let the marching soldiers eat and drink.There is also a row of mangers, in which clean and clean water is continuously poured in for everyone's horses to drink.

At this time, there was an escort agency stopping here to rest for a while, besides the Zhongjun flag, there was another escort flag.One side of the flag reads "Zhenwu Escort Bureau", and the other side depicts a crab with its teeth and claws open.All the bodyguards drank tea, ate steamed stuffed buns, and waited on the horses, all laughing and talking loudly and boldly.

Just as they were talking and laughing, another member of the Escort suddenly arrived, with the words "Zhenwei Escort" written on it, and a big gluttony painted on one side of the flag.They stopped by the arbor, and seemed to be preparing to take a rest.

"Black hair?"

"Old bandit?"

At this time, surprise greetings suddenly sounded from the two escort agencies, and then they saw a rough escort with a few black hairs around his mouth and a scar on his face hugging each other.

Heimao excitedly said: "Farewell to Mobei, have we not seen each other for more than a year? Old bandit, I heard that you went to the west, how about that side?"

The old gangster said: "There are many opportunities to make a fortune, it depends on whether you dare to fight, how about you?"

Hei Mao said: "It's not bad, I killed dozens of red-haired ghosts not long ago, I heard that there are still around Haizi, grandma's, I'll deal with them later."

The old bandit said: "Haha, these days, the timid and the bold will starve to death. As long as you dare to fight hard, opportunities to make a fortune are everywhere."

Hei Mao said: "By the way, is there any news about Lao Hu? When Taixing Gate left, there was no news about this guy. Grandma, I'm still waiting to see my sister-in-law."

The old gangster said: "No, didn't you give him a name card? Alas, we brothers, I don't know when we can get together..."

This black-haired, old bandit was an old friend that Lao Hu had met in Taixing Gate of the town at that time, a brother in the Shanhai Navy in the past.When the old Hu went to perform his mission, Hei Mao and the old bandit went north with the "Zhenwu Escort". Soon after, the old bandit switched to the "Zhenwei Escort" and went to the Western Regions. Hei Mao met at this time after many years.

The brothers were overjoyed to see each other again, the two of them were talking, each led their horses to drink water, and Heimao quickly went to fetch a few buns.

The two chewed the steamed stuffed bun and talked while watching the metal torrent on the road still rolling, and the flags spread all the way to the other side of the mountain.

Hei Mao was stunned and said, "How many times have I watched it, but I still feel that this scene is too big."

The old gangster also said with emotion: "Yeah, such a big scene, I can't see it many times in a lifetime."

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A mighty crowd of people gathered and continuously gathered in Xuanfu Town.

On April [-]th, the crown prince officially announced the state supervision in Xuanfu Town, and paid homage to the general who conquered the captives. Yongning Hou Wangdou was the Duke of Jingguo. The seal of the general captive.During the war, all local officials, regardless of civil or military, were under the control of the general who conquered the captives.

On the same day, an order was issued in the name of the prince of the country and the governor of the state, "spread to all walks of life, call for loyalty, and gather together to fight against thieves."Those who dare to wait and see but are timid will be regarded as rebels after the war.

At this time, Wang Dou's official title also had several titles: the governor, the marshal, and the general.

Metropolitan Governor is regarded as an official title. Although Wang Dou used to be a general who conquered captives, he only controlled generals during wartime, and he could not control them on weekdays. In the hands of Wang Dou.

Of course, military officers and generals in the general system would not call Wang Dou the Great Governor, but more affectionately call him Marshal.

Civil officials and ministers will call him the governor.

As for the officers and generals in Wang Dou's system, they still call him the general. After all, Wang Dou is still the general who conquers the captives. With this imprint, they are used to calling him this way, and they seem closer and more cordial.

In short, the current governor, marshal, and general of Ming Dynasty are all Wang Dou.

It was also around noon on the twelfth day that a group of people rushed to Xuanfu Town, not far from the town of Huai'anwei.

This group of people and horses are all in old armor, and the horses are thin and weak. The leader is a group of generals with full armor, and the iron armor is also worn out. Some people even have holes and patches in their cloaks.

The leader is a veteran in his 60s, with a face full of wind, frost and dust, and his face is full of ravines.He also wore an old armor, and the cloak was mottled, obviously full of years and stories.However, his demeanor is calm and down-to-earth, and his eyes are sharp and energetic. He is obviously a veteran general who has experienced military service.

He rode a maroon horse. At this time, he only looked at the rolling red tide walking on the official road with a complicated expression, looked at the seemingly endless soldiers and horses, and said with emotion for a long time: "This is the power of the Marquis of Yongning. The general's soldiers and horses?"

After entering Datong, he saw the rolling torrent on the road, and asked them all the troops of the Marquis of Yongning, and then entered Xuanfu Town, how many soldiers and horses gathered there, even with the skill of the old general, he couldn't tell at a glance. and……

The generals and soldiers beside him were also shocked. This kind of power was too beyond their imagination, and this kind of strength that could no longer be hidden was too terrifying.Especially looking at the sea of ​​armor, the excellent eight-petal helmet, the excellent stamped breastplate, and the excellent firearms.

Look at yourself again, Yisei's gray head and face, his armor is old, and it is full of holes...

They all stared blankly, with a look of grievance and jealousy in their eyes. They had asked, and the people walking below were only the third-class army under the command of Yongninghou.That is to say, they were just campers before, and then look at the equipment of these campers, and then look at themselves.

Many people can't wait to rush down, snatch the fine armor from below, and put it on themselves.

After a long time, the old general sighed, and a general beside him said: "You Shuai, do you still have to hurry? Do you want to rest for a while?"

Another general also said: "Marshal, if you let the children take a breather, it's not far from the town anyway, and at noon today, we will definitely be able to reach Xuanfu town."

This veteran is none other than You Shiwei, a native of Yulin Wei. During the reign of Emperor Tianqi, he was promoted to general of the Jianchang Battalion. In the second year of Chongzhen, he was promoted to be the commander-in-chief. Together with his brother You Shigong and younger brother You Shilu, they are known for their bravery.In history, this old general was at home. When the troops invaded Yulin, Wang Ding, the commander-in-chief, abandoned the city and fled. Everyone discussed to defend the city and elected You Shiwei as the commander-in-chief.

They defended for seven days and nights, finally broke into the army and dug tunnels leading to the city wall, and then bombarded with cannons.

At that time, hundreds of generals in Yulin were martyred. You Shiwei's whole family was put in flames, and he died in the middle of the street with a knife. All the women in the city committed suicide, and none of them surrendered.

At this time, history has changed, and there is nothing wrong with Shaanxi, but they also received a call-up order issued by Wang Dou in the name of General Conquering Captives.After discussing with the generals and officers of Yulin City, a total of [-] cavalry elite servants came to join the battle. Among them, there were hundreds of officers and generals. The current deputy generals are densely packed.

But there is no way, although Yulin is home to the world's most powerful soldiers, the salary is cut off every year, and the sergeants are struggling. Even as guerrillas, many of them only have dozens of servants. Not bad.

They also still recommended You Shiwei as the coach, after traveling day and night, they finally arrived at Xuanfu Town today, without delaying the time.

Not only them, but Wang Dou’s call-up order issued in the name of the General Conquering Captives was also sent to many places, such as Gao Jie, the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi, Fumin, the commander-in-chief of Ningxia, Wang Ding, the commander-in-chief of Yulin, Gao Ruli, the commander-in-chief of Guxian, and Niu Chenghu, the commander-in-chief of Guyuan. , Gansu General Soldier Ma Yu, and Henan General Soldier Chen Yongfu who was in Shaanxi at this time, etc.

There are lieutenants, generals, and guerrillas everywhere, and many people have also received orders for recruitment.

Almost [-] masters were mobilized from Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Yulin and other places.

(End of this chapter)