Crazy at the end of the Ming Dynasty

() Regarding Wu Shigong's expedition, the happiest thing is not in Dalinghe City, looking forward to Zu Dashou who is waiting for the Ming army to come to help (of course he does not know that there is such a Ming army as Wu Shigong's reinforcements), but waiting now Runing Fucheng is looking forward to the entourage left by Master Ling who Wu Shigong set out to fight.

When they finally waited for the news that Wu Shigong was going to march as scheduled, some of them were not at ease and accompanied Wu Shigong's Runing Battalion to march, and the rest flew to Kaifeng City to report the good news to the governor of Henan.

Of course Wu Shigong didn't care about the actions of these people. He led the army, and after two days of marching, he came to the fortress of Qianhusuo.Then, Wu Shigong rested here for a whole day, and replenished all the supplies for the last time.

Although most of Wu Shigong's workshops have been relocated to Runing Mansion, there are still some workshops left here in Qianhusuo Fortress.

This time Wu Shigong's Runing Battalion went to Liaodong, the biggest problem was that they were not familiar with the roads.This principle is also very simple. Just imagine that a modern Henan local who doesn’t travel far a lot drops him to Jinzhou and lets him walk to Shanhaiguan without being able to ask directions or signposts. There are times when warm flowers bloom.At this time, the snow in winter just melts, so the roads in Liaodong must be quite muddy.This kind of road is definitely not conducive to the rapid movement of large vehicles.

Therefore, Wu Shigong will add a batch of carts and cart wheels to the cart making workshop here in Qianhusuo Fortress.Fortunately, because there are also stocks in this workshop, and the November of the fourth year of Chongzhen is the Runyue, Wu Shigong has an extra month of preparation time, so the cart manufacturing workshop can also produce what Wu Shigong requested. cart and wheels.

Also, in case the cart got stuck in the mud, Wu Shigong was prepared to throw down the cart and run away.Therefore, in order to be able to carry the dry food needed for escape, Wu Shigong also made a dry food bag for each soldier in the garment workshop of Qianhusuo Fortress.

The style of this dry food bag is impressive to anyone who has watched TV dramas about the Long March.And this dry food bag will contain food that can satisfy each soldier for ten days.

Wu Shigong brought a total of [-] carts this time.As for the horses that pull the carts, Wu Shigong also prepared two horses for each cart.Bringing so many horses is also because in case the cart gets stuck in the mud, the soldiers can drop the cart and escape on horseback.With so many horses prepared, almost all of Wu Shigong's pack horses were wiped out.

Wu Shigong prepared so many carts and horses for another reason.In Wu Shigong's last two battles, although there was some element of luck, Wu Shigong still reaped a lot from each battle. It can be said that he made two war fortunes.

But this expedition to Liaodong is a little different.Wu Shigong judged that Liaodong was sparsely populated, and fighting the Tartars would at most capture the heads of the Tartars, and it was impossible to seize any gold, silver, food and grass.Even if there were, the Runing Battalion with few people couldn't compete with those friendly troops.

Therefore, when Wu Shigong was traveling north, he would look for opportunities to earn more in various places.When the Runing Camp reaches Tongzhou, hand over the salvaged materials to Zhang Chunyu, and let him sell them on the spot in the future, or return to Henan for the operation of Runing, anyway, they are for the Runing Camp This expedition made up for some expenses.

So, don't look at Wu Shigong bringing so many carts, many carts are actually vacant, and Wu Shigong himself has only carried ten days' worth of grain, so he plans to go to the Jining Cao Grain Official Warehouse to replenish it.

It should be said that Wu Shigong arranged everything he could think of in preparation for this expedition.As for Wu Shigong's Runing Battalion encountering such a big accident during the march, it can only be said that the plan could not keep up with the changes!

The army is preparing the last supplies, and Wu Shigong also needs to receive the local people who see him off.Gong Haoran and dozens of local talents also came to see Wu Shigong off.

In fact, Wu Shigong and Gong Haoran didn't meet many times, and their habits, hobbies, and ages were also quite different.But every time the two meet, they can always have a good talk.For this point, Wu Shigong himself felt a little strange.

But this time seeing off, Gong Haoran was a little sad.Wu Shigong thought that it was Gong Haoran who thought that his expedition to Liaodong would be a disaster, so Gong Haoran showed such feelings.

But after the conversation, I realized that Gong Haoran was not worried about Wu Shigong's expedition at all.He believed that Wu Shigong's expedition would also be successful immediately.

Gong Haoran's sadness is because he is getting old, and he is about to send his soldiers back to his hometown for the elderly.And when Wu Shigong returns from the expedition, it is estimated that Gong Haoran will no longer be an instructor here, and will return to his hometown long ago.According to the transportation and communication conditions of the Ming Dynasty, Gong Haoran would basically never meet and talk with Wu Shigong again.So this time, Gong Haoran is really saying goodbye to Wu Shigong!

After bidding farewell to Gong Haoran reluctantly, Wu Shigong received another batch of visitors.That was the local gentry who sent a batch of rewards, the group of Yuanwai Yao.

Needless to say, Wu Shigong's mass base is quite solid in the fortress of Qianhusuo, except for the fact that he did not deal with Yu Zilian, the county magistrate.

Another tidbit happened during this meeting.Member Yao and the others asked Wu Shigong to arrange some of their nephews to serve in the Runing camp.Of course, Yuanwai Yao and the others also spoke very righteously, saying: send their nephews to go out with Wu Shigong to defend the family and the country, without fear of death or injury.

After Wu Shigong asked Yao Yuanwai and the others to send their nephews and nephews to serve in Wu Shigong's army, Yao Yuanwai and the others basically sent all the collateral males of their clan. At that time, they were not very optimistic about Wu Shigong's prospects.

But after such a long time, they found that the men from the collateral lineage had a bright future in the Runing camp, and Yao Yuanwai and the others couldn't sit still.Therefore, this time they took this opportunity to ask Wu Shigong to take over their direct nephew.

Of course Wu Shigong also understood what Yao Yuanwai and the others were thinking, seeing Yao Yuanwai's thieves' expressions, Wu Shigong almost couldn't help kicking them a few times.

Because everyone is very familiar, Wu Shigong no longer put on airs.He first scolded Yuanwai Yao with a smile, and then said to Yuanwai Yao and the others: "Don't worry about handing over your nephews to me and take them to Liaodong. I am not at ease. What are you going to do? You don't even know how to fight, so why don't you go to die?" ah?"

"I understand your thoughts. That's it! First let them go to Runing Prefecture to find Mr. Deng, let Mr. Deng make arrangements, and let them all work for me. Don't worry! As long as they work hard, I guarantee that they will all work together." have a good future."

Amidst the laughter, Wu Shigong ended the meeting with Yao Yuanwai and the others.What is surprising is that both literati like Gong Haoran and gentry like Yao Yuanwai have great confidence in Wu Shigong's expedition this time.

But this time Wu Shigong himself was about to run away because he felt that the future was not good.And these outsiders have that kind of absolute confidence in the Runing camp. I don't know if they are a little blind?Or is it clear to the bystanders?

Then Wu Shigong's Runing Camp set off again, and they stayed outside Guide Mansion for half a day.Wu Shigong is going to the city to visit Mrs. Hou and Commander Zhao Ming.

Visiting Zhao Ming is also a matter of courtesy, so this visit did not take much of Wu Shigong's time.And Wu Shigong's visit to Mrs. Hou has some purpose.

Wu Shigong knew through Guo Zeng'an that regardless of his victory or defeat in this expedition, the chief assistant Zhou Yanru would transfer him away from Henan.Therefore, Wu Shigong wanted to use Hou Xun's relationship to find a way to turn things around. It would be best if he could stay in Henan after this expedition.

Wu Shigong did not use the influence of his own Wu family and his father-in-law Xue's family this time, because Wu Shigong also knew that they were not capable of solving his own matter.Don't think that in the eyes of ordinary people, the status of noble children is very high.But in the Ming Dynasty, it was the civil officials like Hou Xun who had power.

Unexpectedly, Wu Shigong's visit went smoothly this time. Old Master Hou didn't wait for Wu Shigong's request at all, so he said to Wu Shigong veiledly: "This time Wu Shoubei took away all the good sons from Henan. Wu Shoubei must guard against arrogance and impetuosity. We must try our best to bring these good boys back!"

Wu Shigong suddenly heard the difference between what Old Master Hou said and what he said in the past.In the past, Mrs. Hou had to put a few high-sounding words on what she said, for example: kill more barbarians to repay the emperor's kindness.But this time he blatantly and directly confessed that Wu Shigong wanted to preserve his strength.Of course Wu Shigong understood this meaning immediately.

What Wu Shigong didn't know was that Mr. Hou also had a good understanding of the situation in the Ming Dynasty through his letters with Hou Xun and his old relationships in the officialdom.

Mrs. Hou, who used to be a high-ranking official, is of course very discerning.He believes that in this situation, it is not so important to develop power among civil servants.Winning over some powerful generals is quite important for Hou Xun's career development.So Old Master Hou certainly didn't want Wu Shigong to lose any strength.

Seeing that his visit had achieved his goal, Wu Shigong kowtowed and left.Although Wu Shigong still thinks that the possibility of Hou Xun persuading the chief assistant Zhou Yanru is very small, it is better to have hope than to have no hope.

After leaving Guidefu City, Wu Shigong ordered the army to formally march towards Jining.