golden scales

When Lu Qiaochu rushed to Ningyuan City, his eyes lit up.After a long sea turmoil, she first settled in the coastal camp, and to be honest, the conditions there were not even as good as on the ship.But now that she has entered Ningyuan City, she finally has the feeling of returning to the world, especially the city wall that is more than three feet long, which gives people a great sense of security.

"No wonder Yuan Chonghuan dared to defend this lonely city, it was so magnificent!" Lu Qiaochu praised in a low voice: "My Ming Dynasty has such a magnificent city in Liao, and I was defeated by the Eastern Captives?"

"Teacher, what is this Ningyuan City? Back then, Sun Du used castles to define Liao. There were nine big cities and 45 small forts. Ningyuan was just bigger than the military fort. Then Jinzhou and Daling River to the east were counted. It's a real majestic city." Following Lu Qiaochu was a Liaodong woman.Her family has been a military household in Liaodong for generations. Because Li Chengliang abandoned the Six Forts of Kuandian, her grandfather's generation moved to Tieling.Nuerhachi raised troops to attack Tieling, and his father fled to Jinzhou, then fled to Ningyuan, and finally entered the customs with Wu Sangui.

Her husband is also a Liaodong military family, and has a younger brother who serves as a soldier beside Wu Sangui, so he can be regarded as a family that can climb high.This time he chose the Liao army, because the training officer was a woman, Xiao Donglou specially asked for a few healthy women from the Liaodong army.These healthy women originally only did some rough work in the general's house, and it is considered a miracle to become a personal maid.

Lu Qiaochu nodded, and couldn't help but want to say that Liao soldiers pretended to be elite, but thinking that the "Mei's daughter-in-law" beside him was also a Liao soldier, he had no choice but to swallow it back.Speaking of which, it was not pleasant to be in her environment. Although both the division commander and the chief of staff were uncle's former department, they were very polite to her, but being a woman would always be discriminated against.

This discrimination is not even motivated by malice.

For example, before a woman leaves the cabinet.The boudoir name is not allowed to be known by other men.And since she is a training officer in the army, her full name will be mentioned in many places, and she can't be called "Lu Shi".At times like this, the military officers who took good care of her would often use the military title of "Teacher Training".With full custom etiquette.It is conceivable that there are "Xiao Donglou" and "Cao Ning" in front of them, and suddenly they are followed by a "teacher" who has no name or surname. How discordant is this?

Lu Qiaochu said many times that he didn't care.But there are still many people who care.

Another example is that these healthy women and maids by my side are also included in the list of auxiliary soldiers, and the treatment is only lower than that of other generals and guards.However, it is also very tangled in the title.According to the custom, these people would be called "a daughter-in-law of a certain family", "a wife of a certain family" or simply "of a certain family" by the main family, but it would be very immodest to call them that in the military.Lu Qiaochu originally wanted to name her name, but he didn't have the consciousness to become a heroine, so he was very repulsed by it.

Because of this kind of rejection, there will naturally be complaints, accusing Lu Qiaochu of "losing his mind" behind his back.Well Miss everyone doesn't do it.Come to eat soldiers food.Just because of respect and humility.These people are still polite on the surface, so Lu Qiaochu has no chance to get angry.

"Teacher, the Bell and Drum Tower is ahead." Mei's daughter-in-law pointed to the two-story building at the intersection.There was a little pride in the voice: "This building is extremely tall, and you can overlook the whole city from the top."

Lu Qiaochu hummed.But he doesn't take it seriously: this kind of regulated bell and drum tower can be found in any county in the south of the Yangtze River.In Nanjing and other places, the attics of rich families are higher than this.

As soon as she walked to the door, Xiao Donglou and Cao Ning had already greeted her. Both of them were obviously restrained, trying not to let their gangster air show.Cao Ning originally wanted to take out his fan to add a little elegance, but at this time when people freeze to death every day, it may not be appropriate to take a fan by himself.

"Instructor Lu, is this journey going smoothly?" Xiao Donglou smiled.

"Smooth, very smooth." Lu Qiaochu also smiled, then turned to Cao Ning and said, "I see that there are already people building roads along the way, and Cao Dashen is really resolute in his actions."

"After the survey, it's a total of sixteen miles. There are still many things to be transported after repairing earlier." Cao Ning stepped aside: "Teacher, let's talk about it in detail."

Lu Qiaochu also gave way, and finally entered in the order of Xiao, Cao, and Lu.

There were still a few staff officers writing and drawing on the cardboard in the Drum Tower, and they didn't say anything when they saw the three chief officers coming in.This is a habit spread by the General Staff Headquarters. It is said that at first the staff would stop when they saw the Shangguan, and was educated by His Royal Highness with the story of "Guan Ning cut off the seat", which formed the "work first", " The ethos of "the chief officer is at the back".

"Instructor Lu," Xiao Donglou invited Lu Qiaochu to take a seat, "I and the staff think that Ningyuan is a good place to hoard military resources and need a chief officer to sit in charge. What does Director Lu think?"

Of course Lu Qiaochu understood Xiao Donglou's implication, which was to ask her to invite her.She glanced at the map on the wall, on which a large circle was drawn on the west of the Xingcheng River with a Chinese ink pen, which was obviously the default main battlefield.That being the case, it is impossible for Xiao Donglou and Cao Ning to leave the main battlefield and stay in Ningyuan.

"The humble officer is willing to listen to the general and obey the orders." Lu Qiaochu finally did not apply for the job, and she also hoped to be able to be on the main battlefield and perform the duties of a training officer.

"That's good!" Xiao Donglou said: "Please guide Lu to sit in Ningyuan, garrison military resources, and set up a field hospital. Cao Ning and I will stay at the coastal camp until Xingchengdu is repaired."

Xingcheng is the ancient name of Ningyuan, which originated from the time of Liao Shengzong.Therefore, the General Staff called the ferry connecting Ningyuan and the coastal camp Xingcheng Ferry, and some people even suggested a bridge—of course, that would have to be done after it was fully consolidated in the future.From Ningyuan to the coast, the Xingcheng River is about a hundred feet wide and ninety feet at its narrowest point. It is not easy to build a bridge.

Lu Qiaochu smiled lightly, and said: "Of course I would like to make contributions on the battlefield, but as a general of the Ming Dynasty, of course I should put the overall situation first."

"Teaching is so insightful!" Cao Ning shook his wrist, just now remembering that he didn't have a folding fan in his hand, he laughed to hide his embarrassment.

"However, if the field hospital is located in Ningyuan, it may be inconvenient for the wounded soldiers to be treated." Lu Qiaochu questioned.

"Before Ningyuan's dormitory is repaired, the hospital will naturally still be camped on the coast." Xiao Donglou said: "No matter how slow Donglu's response is, it should arrive within ten days."

Lu Qiaochu said clearly: "It turns out that the general wants to fight to determine the world."

"The more people from Donglu come, the weaker their combat power is, and the easier it is to fight, and after the fight, they will lose their courage even more!" Xiao Donglou said: "Your Highness once said: How can anyone come and leave whenever they want?" Reasonable. So, since you're here, don't leave!"

"They can still take Xifeng Pass." Lu Qiaochu said.

"Hehe," Cao Ning said with a smile, "the army of the Eastern Captives went to Xifengkou to deter Mongolia, but it was a last resort. I don't say whether the road is good or not, only that the food and supplies are definitely not enough. Dorgon chose Going back to Shenyang in the Liaoxi Corridor, one is the short distance, and the other is the convenience of supplies.”

Lu Qiaochu suddenly realized, and said: "Then he really has to fight us."

"He is ten times stronger than me, so I have no choice but to defend the city. Now he has only 5 to [-] people with the strength of two banners. Why should I be afraid of him!" Xiao Donglou said boldly.

"I wish the general the victory in flying the flag." Lu Qiaochu clasped his hands together and said, "Since I have been ordered to garrison Ningyuan, I will live and die with the city. General, please rest assured."

Xiao Donglou and Cao Ning also felt that there would be no problem.With two full-staffed thousand headquarters, there are 2000 people in Ningyuan City Defense.The number is not large, but these 2000 people are all elite teachers, which is not much worse than the 2 people in Yuan Chonghuan's hands.If it is a field battle, I may not be able to do it, but when it comes to defending the city, there will be no problem.

……

The Manchurian hunters who fled into the forest finally gathered in front of a thatched hut for hunters to rest. The leader Niu Lu was flushed, which was a mixture of half-day galloping and anger.

"Master, we have to inform the army quickly about this." Bao Yi suggested, "It seems that there are quite a few people in Ningyuan."

Niu Lu nodded and said, "Have you seen how many barbarians there are?"

Everyone murmured, and finally said: "There were at least a hundred horsemen chasing us before, and there must be more infantry in the city."

"2 people!" Niu Lu said in a deep voice, "There must be 2 people in Ningyuan City."

According to the rules of the Manchurians, if you lose a battle, you can be whipped if you are defeated, and beheaded if you are serious.And the difference lies in whether the enemy is strong enough.

For example, in the bloody battle of Hunhe, many generals were defeated at the first touch and fled at the wind, but Nuerhachi did not attack them. It was precisely because Nuerhachi himself knew that the Ming army was too strong, so it was justifiable to escape.However, in the hands of Huang Taiji, Amin, one of the four major Baylors, lost Yongping and was sentenced to death. It was because the loss to the famously weak Ming army was unforgivable-although there were big and small Cao Cao in the Ming army who fought against him at that time. troops.

I have more than 100 people in my hand, if I am chased by the same number of Ming troops, it will definitely be a death!If the Ming army was ten times as numerous, it would be a disastrous defeat, and the crime could be reduced; if the Ming army was two hundred times as large as your own, then there would be no possibility of "fighting", but a good reconnaissance and rush back to report.

As for the fact that there were not so many Ming troops after the army arrived, it was because...the Ming troops were scared away!

What a reasonable explanation!

Everyone understood and praised their master's wisdom and martial arts. This way, not only is there no fault, but also great merit!

Niu Lu and his subordinates matched their calibers, and the Ming army in Ningyuan City became [-] infantry and [-] cavalry.They never thought about where the Ming army got so many horses, let alone how these horses bypassed the Shanhaiguan Pass, and they didn't even think deeply about the impossibility of transporting so many war horses by sea... But these did not prevent them from speaking firmly.

Niu Lu first caught up with the 500-man team that was going to Ningyuan for inspection. After the notification, the team didn't dare to turn back rashly.

After reporting layer by layer, Dorgon finally received the news on the fifth day after the second division landed: [-] Ming troops crossed the sea to Liaodong and captured Ningyuan.

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