Bringing Military Supplies to Ming Dynasty

Spring has arrived, the snow and ice melted, and the grassland revealing the green grass has become vibrant. This also represents the beginning of war. Without the fetters of snow, the grazing season is about to come. , Resources have become the most important thing in everyone’s eyes. How to have a better performance and change in the new year has become an issue that everyone has to consider.

As the commander of Wanquandusi, in Xuanfu, Shi Wanshan’s life has been very comfortable recently. Unlike Sun Hong, the commander of the Datong Mansion, facing the leader of the Wara, there is still heavy pressure. The Xuan Mansion, which borders on the mercenary forces, is politically connected and harmonious, and the military and the people are very stable.

Not only that, but the discount issued to Capital during the New Year also indicated that the 500,000 silver taels allocated by the Imperial Court were also in place, allowing them to build a new army of 50,000.

With money to do things well, Shi Wanshan’s ambitions have become bigger. He now has only 20,000 soldiers. If he can have more than 50,000 soldiers, his strength will rise more than a step. That is, the Imperial Court agreed, and acted immediately. First, the soldiers were recruited in Xuanfu City. Soon 30,000 recruits were already in place, but he was not satisfied. In his opinion, the best source of troops was the Mongols. They Not only is the body stronger than the Han, and the horsemanship is more exquisite, there is also the most important advantage, that is, there is no worries about using these people, even if they die on the battlefield, the pension given will be very low, even Most people can just not give it.

He sent someone to inquire about it, and a lot of Mongolian soldiers were recruited in Sicheng, among them the Oval, Tatar, Mongolian and Jurchen clansman. And the scouts sent out to inquire about the news reported that the number of troops in Sicheng was unimaginable. I don’t know how many people were crying and screaming to join the mercenary, but they had no way out.

This news shocked Shi Wanshan. He saw the example and decided to adopt the same recruitment method. The owner of Sicheng is nothing more than Duke of Zhongdan appointed by Northern Ming. Wouldn’t it be more popular for him to recruit in the name of Northern Ming?

So, under the city of Dalu, after the beginning of spring, there will be an additional conscription office, responsible for welcoming all the warriors and men on the grassland. The idea is beautiful, and the reality is often cruel. The recruitment office has been established for nearly a month, but the number of Mongolians who actually signed up to join the army is very small, and all together they are only 50 people, and many are still weak. The man in, like Shi Wanshan imagined that he was full of personnel, and the rush to join the army is invisible at all.

Shi Wanshan is a smart man. He quickly found out the reason. Only then did he discover that the reason why Sicheng could easily recruit troops was entirely because of the name of Duke of Zhongdan War God. The mercenaries forcibly smashed a world with their fists, which is known to the world. Knowing this, he naturally wouldn’t be convinced, so he quickly found two deputy Furukawa and Ning Wenfeng to discuss the dispatch of troops to Saihan Mountain.

As a member of the Tatar, Saihan Mountain was placed here by Taisun Khan to block the Great Ming Dynasty. It’s just that this huge rock has gradually lost its effect after the sudden appearance of Sicheng and the capture of Dalu City.

Shi Wanshan doesn’t know why Duke of Zhongdan didn’t pull out the nail. But if this person doesn’t do it, it doesn’t mean that he will do it. Especially now that Lucheng has become Northern Ming’s possession, the threat of this place is already imminent.

By sending troops to Saihan Mountain, you can gain fame and let the grassland warriors know that there is not only one city but also the Northern Ming army. In addition, occupying this place will also mean an extra front stop for Northern Ming’s future intervention in the grassland.

“Do you need to report things to Sicheng?” Commander Ning Wenfeng, who is also considered to be the think-tank military officer next to Shi Wanshan, asked.

“No. We can win Saihan Mountain by ourselves.” Shi Wanshan shook the head. After he thought about it, maybe this move would not please Duke of Zhongdan. Once they were notified, what if they disagreed? What should we do?

Seeing Shi Wanshan’s decision, the commander sitting beside Zhi Furukawa stood up and said, “Okay, that’s the case, I will take the soldiers to fight.”

Three days After that, 15,000 Northern Ming soldiers departed from Talu City to a rare match four hundred miles away. Among them, there were five thousand newly recruited recruits.

Above the city wall, watching Furukawa standing in armor leading the soldiers away, the male duck who guards Court Eunuch Deng Qiang uttered a voice, “Commander Shi, the memorial to the expedition This Eunuch can be added later. , But this battle must be won, otherwise, someone in the Imperial Court will find us trouble.”

“hehe, Deng Eunuch, don’t worry, there will be General Furukawa leading the troops, and on Mount Saihan. But there are only eight thousand enemies, nothing can go wrong.” Shi Wanshan looked confident. Judging from all the information obtained, this battle is indeed not difficult to fight, but only five days later, a letter requesting additional reinforcements was sent back to the commander of Dalu City Zhongshi.

The letter was written by General Furukawa himself. When he arrived at the bottom of the mountain, he was ready to attack the city, but when the army launched an attack on the third day, he was blocked at the black stone slope. Relying on the favorable terrain, the Tatar army continued to counterattack. After repeated attacks, the soldiers Four thousand people were killed in the battle, but no results have been achieved. Not only that, the five thousand recruits who accompanied the army were heard by this formation. No matter what the order was, they were unwilling to start a charge with the veterans. Seeing that there were only 6,000 people left, Furukawa had to increase reinforcements.

Previous news always said that how incompetent the Mongolian army is. When faced with the impact of mercenaries, it often collapses quickly and reveals the appearance of defeat. Shi Wanshan once believed that the Mongolian cavalry had also fallen, and the battle strength was unstoppable. But only now did he know that the Mongolian army had regressed, but the mercenaries were too strong.

It’s just that so far, there is no turning back arrow in the bow, and there is absolutely no possibility of stopping and retreating at this moment. If this is really done, the military will inevitably be unstable, and the recruitment of new recruits will naturally not proceed.

“Send soldiers, this time this General will personally take action and lead five thousand soldiers.” Shi Wanshan made the decision very resolutely and ordered Ning Wenfeng and Deng Qiang Eunuch to stay in Talu City together. He personally Five thousand veterans went straight to Saihan Mountain.

In the beginning city, as early as the moment when the army mobilized in Dalu city, Yang Chendong had received the news. Shi Wanshan, who thinks he is smart, closes the four doors tightly and does not allow anyone to leave the city, but how does he know that there is something called a telegraph that people can send news to far away without leaving the city.

After learning the news, Yang Chendong quickly saw Shi Wanshan’s motives. To the south is the territory of Datong Mansion, where there is an old rival from Northern Ming. It is fortunate to ask the other party not to harass them. Then they will definitely not trouble others. The strength of Sicheng is not something that Shi Wanshan can touch lightly. After thinking about it, it seems that only Saihan Mountain is left.

Speaking of Mount Saihan, I have also had trouble with mercenaries. I just didn’t make a profit by doing sneak attacks. For them, Yang Chendong originally wanted to eliminate it and make it quick. After the scout reported the terrain there, he suspended his plan. Now is the time to vigorously develop Shicheng. It is just a poor mountain. It is not important to occupy it. If you want to occupy it, you must send someone to guard it. Without that place, it means that there is no buffer between him and Northern Ming. .

Yang Chendong, who has always had an eye on the overall situation, let him go. Never thought that Shi Wanshan made up their mind. Or, if you want to touch a stone, then do it well. When the time comes, touching both sides suffer is better for you.

After receiving the news, Yang Chendong not at all took this matter seriously, even he had long thought about the outcome. On this day, he was attending the opening ceremony in the newly built Yang Family Academy in Sicheng. After several months of continuous efforts, a 4-Layer building covering an area of ​​100 acres was completed.

Yang Chendong is the dean, and Wang Si is the first deputy dean, in charge of the main affairs of the Academy. The Academy offers major subjects such as mathematics, Chinese, Physics, science, and medicine. Others include sports, music, art, and even foreign language classes. Although I only teach you some Mongolian, Russian, Japanese and Joseon Dynasty. But it won’t be long before some western language procedures will be opened together. At that time, there will be a group of foreign language talents, which will greatly promote the future dealings with world countries and even the occupation of there. effect.

Because of Yang Chendong’s participation, the ceremony became very lively. The entire Academy’s first collection of 500 students was also in place. And this is the first batch, and more people will enter it in the future, and they will be used by the Yang department after they have completed their studies.

Just after the ceremony was completed, I was walking around the Academy accompanied by Wang Si, the vice president, and the reconnaissance battalion commander Xu Yunsheng appeared and gave a gesture to the accompanying second brother Yang. . Soon afterwards, an urgent message was sent to Yang Chendong.

Sweeping his gaze over the content of the information, Yang Chendong’s eyes stayed for a short time, and then he said to the accompanying Wang Si: “What’s happening here, Dean Wang has bothered me. This Young Master still If something happens, go ahead. Tiger Commander, follow me.”

Leaving the Yang Family Academy in a hurry, Yang Chendong returned to the war room in the Yang Residence, and Hu Mang hurried over. The information that had just arrived was also delivered to his hands. Hu Mang, whose personality became much calmer, flashed an astonishment on his face after seeing the content above, and then looked towards Yang Chendong for a little while. Said: “Young Master, let the new army do the work.”

“Well, what do you think.” Yang Chendong lightly nodded his head, the battle will naturally be handed over to the new army. , Unless the battle is serious, he will take the Tigers.

The 842nd chapter of the spring hunting of Tatar cavalry