Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 111

Ji Dong single-handedly defeated the enemy with one move.

Lin Yi quickly caught up with Zu Keyong's team. When they were more than 30 miles away from their camp, Xiaoying and the others, after transporting the goods, came to meet them with Wang Jian, Zhang Hua and others with hundreds of people. , the two sides joined forces and returned safely to their camp in the mountains.

It was evening at this time.Seeing the big and small cars in the yard neatly arranged, Ji Dong felt that these things were too hard to come by.

"After counting, all should be stored in the warehouse. Food, grass, equipment and explosives should be stored separately. They must be handled with care. Fireworks are strictly prohibited, and people are sent to guard day and night."

"Don't worry, my lord."

Wang Jian and the others happily agreed, they have been looking forward to this batch of goods for a long time.Wang Jian took hundreds of people in charge of the camp and went to work, unloading animals, unloading cars, counting, and putting them into the warehouse. The warehouse has already been prepared.It has to be done overnight.

But for these tasks, the 700 people left by Wang Jian and the others in the camp are enough.

Regardless of the fatigue of the battle and the pommel horse, Ji Dong hurriedly rectified the soldiers and horses and treated the wounded.

This transaction was done in a dangerous manner. It lasted for three days, and a total of more than 100 people were mobilized. After checking the number of people, there were more than 200 casualties.In other words, Ji Dong counted his more than 100 guards, plus more than 1000 Guanning iron cavalry, there are more than 1500 soldiers and horses in total, which is all the armed forces he has now.

The casualties were not small, but their gains were even greater.The batch of strategic materials robbed not only solved the short-term food problem for more than 1000 people, but also obtained a batch of explosives, iron and firearms.There are knives and spears, as well as a lot of muskets, some of which can be used directly, and more importantly, explosives are very useful.

In addition, they got a few thousand taels of silver, 3500 taels of silver notes, and more than 2000 taels of cash directly on the car. I have 6000 taels of silver in my hand, and these are grain silver, that is, high-quality silver, not scattered silver taels.

For more than 1000 people, this amount of money is very chatty, but chatter is better than nothing.Ji Dong regards these as necessary military expenditures, and will use this batch of money at critical moments.

With this business, they don’t have to worry about food and pay within half a year. Only with food and pay can the morale of the army be stabilized. Now Lin Yi, Zu Keyong and others have a solid foundation in their hearts, and they have survived the most difficult moment.

The batch of strategic resources provided by Shanxi merchants, Lin Yi asked Wang Jian to take charge of the details, and Xiaoying assisted, all of which were accounted for and stored in the warehouse, and then released from the warehouse, sealed and allocated.

After dinner, countless torches illuminated the entire camp compound.

Someone registered, someone unloaded the truck, someone carried it, and Wang Jian directed it.Ji Dong had seen these things beforehand, but the exact number was not clear.

When carrying the grain, the brothers were all overjoyed. So much grain really fell from the sky.

What excites them the most is that ironware, firearms and explosives, some of them can't put it down.

When unloading the truck, I also found the official guide of Shanxi merchants, which is the customs clearance document or pass.

Xiaoying presented it to Ji Dong, and Lin Yi opened it up to look carefully. There was the seal of the official and the handwriting of Mr. Han on it. These things are very useful.

Together with the flags of the Shanxi Merchants, Lin Yi told Xiaoying and the others to keep them safe and not to damage or lose them. These things might come in handy at any time.At that time, it might be able to withstand thousands of horses and thousands of troops, even if it is a priceless treasure, it will not be as effective as these things at that time.

After the problem of food and clothing was resolved, Lin Yi did not idle for a day from the next day, so he took the time to train troops. Lin Yi handed over the training of more than 1000 Guanning iron cavalry to Zu Keyong, including the police work in the camp.

With his guards, Lin Yi also participated in the upsurge of military training. Every day, Lin Yi first practiced stepping kung fu, fist and foot fighting, single-handed swordsmanship, and then straddled horses and swung swords, and practiced bow and arrow including infantry and horseback archery.

Driven by Lin Yi, Xiaoying, Zhang Hua, He Tao, Wang Qi, Erhu, Dongsheng, Gan Bao, Jiang Xingyuan and others practiced martial arts from dawn to dusk every day. In addition to practicing by himself, Lin Yi also guided Xiaoying and the others. , Driven by Lin Yi and others, the training of more than 100 guards is in full swing.

The weather was getting warmer day by day, and after dinner that night, Lin Yi was sitting in the tent, reading some books that Lu Xiangsheng had left for him.

Xiaoying came in from the outside, and now Xiaoying has grown taller again, her small body has developed more gracefully, her walking is more stable, her breath is more steady, and her two grape-like eyes are more crystal clear, which shows that her martial arts have improved again. progress.

"Brother Lin, we have been training soldiers for more than two months. When the weather gets warmer, when will we fight out? Are we staying in this mountain forest?"

Ji Dong put down the book lightly, looked at her and said with a smile: "Come on, when the Tartars invade, it's the day we send troops."

"How do you know that the Tartars will come again? Last time you beat them so badly, would they still dare to come?" Xiaoying asked, blinking her charming eyes.

"You are too naive. You still don't understand these Tartars. They are not afraid of fighting. You have to kill them. Otherwise, they will definitely come. Not only will they come, but they will come again even more violently. It is because of their fiasco last time. This time they robbed their business again, they will intensify, Huang Taiji is very ambitious!"

"Then if they invade on a large scale, how can we resist with such a small number of troops? We don't have cannons. The imperial court is now hunting us down and treating us like thieves. Our soldiers are too useless."

Xiaoying complained, but Lin Yi laughed it off.

"Now we are mainly killed by traitors, so we have fallen into this world. I believe that the emperor will understand one day. It doesn't matter who is loyal and who is traitor. He really doesn't understand. We don't care about the court affairs, and we can't control it. Many, as soldiers, we have the responsibility to defend the land. We can kill Tartars and kill Tartars, and we can eliminate traitors. Of course, we will not let go of corrupt officials, but there is one thing, we will never be thieves. We are still soldiers of Ming Dynasty."

"But Brother Lin, we have become thieves in the eyes of the imperial court, no different from those thieves. They are dispatching troops to destroy us."

"Of course I know this, but we are not thieves. We have to understand ourselves. Since ancient times, we have been winners, princes and losers, thieves. You will understand in the future."

"Okay Brother Lin." Xiaoying nodded with her confused eyes flashing.

"As long as there is food and pay, we will not become thieves, even righteous thieves. Now that the eunuchs and Yang Sichang are gaining power, we must hurry up and train our troops, but we can't just wait for the Tartars. It's spring, and you take your brothers to train. In addition to reclaiming wasteland and farming, it would be even better if we can achieve self-sufficiency.”

"Understood, Brother Lin, you still plan to live in seclusion in this mountain for a long time."

Lin Yi smiled and said, "I would like to, but the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop, so it should be soon."

From the spring of this year, they picked up the farm tools and started farming, and put down the farm tools to start training.Needless to say, military training is their specialty.

They are not laymen in planting crops and reclaiming wasteland. Xiaoying has lived in the camp for several years. Although Wang Jian, Zhang Hua, He Tao, Er Hu, Wang Qi and others are frontier soldiers, they are all responsible for the reclamation in the guard. Not to mention the work done by Ji Dong, he was born as a poor child in the countryside before crossing, and these farm work couldn't help him.

Intense military training and tiring farm work made their lives very fulfilling.In May of this year, the first harvest season was ushered in, which was a bumper harvest after the Little Ice Age.This year, not only Lin Yi and the others had a bumper harvest, farmers in Henan, Shandong, Shaanxi, Hebei, and many other places had a bumper harvest.

Ji Dong and the others have had a good harvest of vegetables and food. In addition to satisfying their own needs, they also have a lot of surplus, so they don't have to worry about food at the end of the year.

At this time, the frontier fortress wolf smoke started again...

In February 1637 AD, the first month of the lunar calendar was the time when Lin Yi successfully robbed Shanxi merchants.During this period, Huang Taiji, who was entrenched in Shengjing, was not idle.

He sent Azig Amin to harass the capital of Ming Dynasty while planning another war.In order to eliminate the worries of conquering Ming Dynasty, he needs two large-scale wars, and must conquer Monan Mongolia and North Korea.

At the end of 1936, Huang Taiji led a personal expedition to attack North Korea. Of course, the Lee Dynasty in North Korea could not resist the Eight Banners iron hooves and sent people to ask for help from Ming Dynasty.

After more than two months of fighting, Huang Taiji's army invaded the capital of North Korea, and the Li dynasty had no choice but to bow down. From then on, North Korea was a subsidiary state of the Ming Dynasty and became a subsidiary state of the Qing Dynasty.This war is equivalent to the Qing Dynasty forcibly taking North Korea from the Ming Dynasty.

After Huang Taiji took the lead, Azig and Amin returned in a disastrous defeat, Yue Tuo was killed and Abatai was injured.When Huang Taiji was furious, he adjusted his strategic deployment.Decided to use the largest army in the Ming Dynasty on a large scale. First of all, what he wanted to attack was Jinzhou.

At this time, the two Han ministers Ning Wan, I and Fan Wencheng suggested to him that if you want to win Liaodong, you must first get Pidao. When dealing with Daming, peace should be the main priority, and war should be supplemented. Concentrate on dealing with Monan Mongolia, clear the last obstacle, accumulate strength, and then attack Daming on a large scale after the situation is ripe. At that time, the capital of the Ming Dynasty will be at your fingertips.

Huang Taiji laughed out loud, Ning Wan, Fan Wencheng and I were really his right-hand men, he said it to his heart, and immediately adopted their suggestions.

At the beginning of spring, Azig was sent to attack Pidao. Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming, and Shang Kexi, three big traitors, led their troops to go out with the army.

The current Qing Dynasty is more than just the Eight Banners. The Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing plus the two banners of Mobei Mongolia and one banner of the Han people make a total of eleven banners.

The banner of the Han people is Kong Youde, Geng Zhongming and Geng Zhongming. These three big traitors are all crowned kings now.

At this time, news came from Daming that the goods sent to them by Shanxi merchants were robbed, and Lin Yi was haunting Yingzhou.

Huang Taiji was furious, this is a group of extremely important strategic resources, the strategic resources of the Qing Dynasty are particularly scarce after years of wars.Shanxi merchants were robbed in Yingzhou, not only lost a batch of strategic materials, but also affected the border trade business between the Qing Dynasty and Ming Dynasty, so many people died, how dare Shanxi merchants come?Without the support of Shanxi merchants, his strategic deployment will be disrupted.

Huang Taiji quickly found two great scholars, Fan Wencheng and Ning Wanwo.The two once again advised Huang Taiji, this time they advocated local soldiers against Daming.Instead of attacking Jinzhou Shanhaiguan and Ningyuan, it is still going around to Mongolia, entering the customs and harassing the capital of Ming Dynasty. First, it is to plunder some strategic resources. Second, it is to force the Ming Dynasty to negotiate peace and concessions.

Huang Taiji adopted the two people's suggestions. It was freezing cold, and the road was blocked by heavy snow, so it was not easy to send troops.However, they used these two months to hurry up and prepare for the battle. Outside Shengjing City, Huang Taiji personally inspected his artillery unit.

In April, when the ice melted and the snow melted, Azig's army to conquer Phi Island set off.

After several months of preparation and deployment of troops, in August of the same year, Huang Taiji ordered Oboi to destroy the Great Wall and blow up the passage at Qingziling in the north of Miyun. Huang Taiji took Dorgon and Amin, Haoge and Tan Tai, crossed the Great Wall again and headed south.

There is indeed such a battle in history, but this battle was not a personal conquest by Huang Taiji, it was Dorgon as the general who was ordered, and Yue Tuo as the general who promoted the prestige, and entered the army from two directions.

Because of Lin Yi's crossing, many historical events have changed. This war still broke out, but the scale is obviously upgraded. Min commanded the right-wing army, Huang Taiji commanded the central army, and the three armies crossed the Great Wall and rolled in.

The newly-appointed governors of Datong, Miyun, and Xuanfu Wu Aheng were killed, Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Miyun, collapsed at the first touch, Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, Shanxi, fled without a fight, and David, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, fled in anticipation.

Facing Huang Taiji's Manchu Qing cavalry, the Ming army in many places was almost vulnerable, and the Qing army was as powerful as a broken bamboo, and went straight into the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Soon, more than a dozen states and counties including Miyun, Yizhou, Shunyi, Huailai, Changping, Qianxi, and Zunhua were ravaged by the iron hooves of the Tartars.

The capital of the Ming Dynasty was shaken.

(End of this chapter)