The Soldier of the Ming Dynasty

Seven days later, the army arrived at tashanpu smoothly and went straight to Haizhou city.

On the way to the north, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong basically did not encounter any decent resistance.

Without the support of the main force of the later Jin Dynasty, no matter the so-called tartar master or the slave of the Han military flag, they ran faster than the rabbit one by one.

However, the army's journey was slower than originally planned because of the need to separate troops and clear up the surrounding post stations, Tunpu and villages.

However, Li Yuanqing brought enough war horses with him. Chen Zhong also had more than 1000 horses accompanying him. He kept at least 1000 horses on patrol every day. Li Yuanqing couldn't escape the sight of the army's movements within a hundred miles.

At the same time, as the news of the Ming army's "invasion" spread, the "shunmin people" of the later Jin Dynasty who got the news quickly formed a large-scale refugee frenzy.

With their families, cattle, sheep and livestock, they fled to the north, to Haizhou and Liaoyang.

Li Yuanqing adopted the strategy of "chasing sheep" by the Mongolians. First, a small group of cavalry drove the people to one place. When these people gathered together, they were almost gathered, and then the cavalry inserted them horizontally in front of them to kill them.

The soldiers were still full of sympathy for these Han people and couldn't bear to be ruthless. However, under the strict orders of Li Yuanqing, these soldiers did not dare to neglect them any more, so they had to treat them as a matter of war.

The soldiers and their dependents were sent to the rear to help them.

As for their belongings, they were all used as military supplies.

In the temporary garrison of Ming army in tashanpu,

in Li Yuanqing's big tent, Li yuanqingzheng sat opposite Chen Zhong, Wei Liang and Zhang Qiliang, listening to Guan Canghai's report on the number of soldiers and property gains in the war.

"General, Chen Shuai, two wardens, up to now, our army has captured more than 15000 people in Dingkou. Among them, there are more than 3700 adult males, all of whom have been filled into the ranks of auxiliary soldiers. More than 7000 strong aged women have been escorted to Gaizhou city. As for livestock goods, there are no accurate figures at this time, so the town governors are stepping up the statistics. However, the number of farm cattle has been counted, and there are also 7000 mules and horses in their early 5000 years... "

Listening to Guan Canghai's report, Wei Liang and Zhang Qiliang couldn't help but be tongue tied.

Over the years, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong have already had a deep understanding with these two supervisors.

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhongjun are in charge of political power. They are the two overseers, and they are "spiritual idols". They are mainly responsible for the work of the capital.

Of course, their achievements and silver are indispensable.

"Li Shuai, Chen Shuai, these people, these people are so rich? This, this is really... " Wei Liang opened his mouth, but he couldn't describe his mood at this time.

If these animals are divided into families, each family should have at least two cattle and three mules. If you add sheep and other livestock, no matter where you put them in Daming, you can definitely be regarded as a rich family.

We should know that under the influence of the "contraction" policy of old slaves, there are basically no large households in the vast area from Gaizhou to Haizhou.

All the big families have moved to the heart of Liaozhong.

These people are just ordinary people, and even better, they are just slaves in the military flag of the Han Dynasty.

Zhang Qiliang also sighed, "Li Shuai is wise. These people, according to their property, want to expect them to work for our Daming, which is really, really... "

Zhang Qiliang didn't know what to say, but the expression on his face clearly showed his mind.

Just a few days ago, the two wardens were still "comparing" with Li Yuanqing.

It is hoped that Li Yuanqing will take Wang Shi's "glory" as the priority, treat these obedient people with tolerance, and strive to let them take refuge in the arms of Daming.

But at this time, the results of a statistical out, two people can not help but silly eyes.

According to the treatment given by the Tartars in the later Jin Dynasty, how could Daming be attractive to them?

Now that the imperial court can't even feed the army, how can it have so much money to take care of these refugees?

Chen Zhong said with a smile, "you don't have to be too surprised, two wardens. In my opinion, it's not that the old slaves wanted to treat the Han people under their rule, but in recent years, the Han people under the reign of the later Jin Dynasty, who fled and ran, naturally left so much property. The old slave also needs the common people to plant land and raise livestock for him

Wei Liang and Zhang Qiliang understood Chen Zhong's meaning and nodded repeatedly.

Li Yuanqing said with a smile: "it's not just these aspects. You see, this time we caught only 3000 men, but nearly 8000 young women. That is to say, a man should have at least two wives. Their childhood is very nourishing. "

War is the best way to reduce the male population.

At this time, it has been more than ten years since the rise of old slaves. During these years, the war in the Liao area has almost never stopped, and there is a serious shortage of male soldiers.It is not surprising that these Han people have received some dividends.

In history, the most important reason why Zhang pan was sentenced to war in Lushun was that he ignored these key elements. He always thought that the Han soldiers and the Han people would be interested in Daming, but they did not know that Dayi could not serve as a meal.

The court of the Ming Dynasty could not give them a silver or two, but their later gold owners could give them cattle, sheep, fields and women.

At this time, hearing Li Yuanqing's words, Chen Zhong and his three people all nodded deeply.

Wei Liang also eased his nerves and said, "Li Shuai, Chen Shuai, this battle has progressed to the present, our army's journey is so smooth, when shall we carry out the offensive against Haizhou?"

Li Yuanqing a smile, "this matter is not anxious. Haizhou city is there, and she won't run long legs by herself. Let's focus on stabilizing this place first, and then try to figure it out slowly. "

"Eh? Well, Li Shuai, how many days do we have to stay in tashanpu? " Wei Liang busy way, obviously in the strong self suppressed in the heart of the urgency.

In the first few days of the expedition, Wei Liang and Zhang Qiliang were deeply worried about the rash advance of Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong. When they knew that they could not persuade them, they could only persuade Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong, "just take back Gaizhou and Haizhou, and don't push forward any further."

After all, to recover Gaizhou and Haizhou is a great achievement for the imperial court and the four of them.

But at this time, the war went so smoothly that Wei Liang's desire box was opened. He wanted to win Haizhou city quickly. If conditions permit, he could even look forward to Liaoyang City.

If it happens, his future will be

Li Yuanqing chuckled. "It's going to be two or three days. Within seven days, we must take Haizhou city! "

"Another two or three days." Wei Liang was obviously unwilling.

But Li Yuanqing has made a speech, how dare he refute it? Can only reluctantly accept this result.

………

After the meeting, they had dinner together. Wei Liang and Zhang Qiliang went back to have a rest. Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong came to the map and continued to discuss military information.

At this time, although the situation was extremely smooth against the Ming army, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong hardly encountered any decent resistance. They made a long drive and gained a lot.

Only the supplies and supplies seized from the hands of the Han people were enough to support the army for a month.

Not to mention Haizhou city.

As the South hub of Shenyang and Liaoyang, Haizhou city also belongs to the nansiwei and is in the policy of "abandoning the nansiwei" by the old slaves. However, due to the importance of its geographical location, Haizhou city still has more than 20000, nearly 30000 Dingkou.

At this time, although the number of soldiers stationed in Haizhou city was ominous, Li Yuanqing estimated that Haizhou city would have at least 3000 Tartars stationed. In addition, the reinforcements from Liaozhong in various aspects might have arrived. It was obviously impossible for the Ming army to think about the bloodless Kecheng as before.

Moreover, at this time, the old slaves and the main force of the later Jin Dynasty, who were far away in Mongolia, must have got the news here. They should be on the way back now.

At the beginning, Li Yuanqing also wanted to win Haizhou as soon as possible and threaten Liaoyang. However, there were too few horses for the Ming army, and the speed of marching was obviously insufficient. It was already the limit to walk 20 or 30 Li a day.

After all, this is a large army, not a few elite people who are light and easy to follow. We should take good care of all aspects.

In addition, we have to deal with the captives and materials of the Han people. How can "lightning" happen?

As the saying goes, "it is better to break one finger than to hurt ten fingers.".

If we ignore it and rush forward blindly, we can't say that we have conquered Haizhou city in the past seven or eight days. At this time, the army may have penetrated into the hinterland of Liaozhong plain.

In those years, when the later Jin army conquered Liaoxi, it was exactly what they did. The speed was so fast that even the Ming army had no time to respond.

The reason why the latter Jin army could do this was that they had plenty of horses. Even if they were miscellaneous soldiers, they were almost two horses with one person.

However, the Ming army was obviously unable to achieve such excellent mobility.

Li Yuanqing can only choose to eat into the belly of the fat digestion, and then to plot other.

To some extent, although this has determined Li Yuanqing's previous plan, but Li Yuanqing is a very pragmatic person, a little false name, he does not care at all.

To make a vulgar analogy, Bingbing sister is good, which everyone knows. Unfortunately, how many people can reach it?

Instead of fighting for unreality, which is to grasp the present in a down-to-earth manner?

"Yuanqing, according to the current intelligence, it is estimated that the main Tartars will arrive in seven days. Here, it's estimated that we can clean up the whole day tomorrow. The next day, we will go straight to Haizhou city. Only by winning Haizhou city can we have a backing. It also gives children more time to adapt to the city. " Chen Zhong tasted the wine slowly and looked into Li Yuanqing's eyes.

Li Yuanqing nodded with a smile.He certainly understood what Chen Zhong meant.

Faced with the threat of the main force of the later Jin Dynasty, subconsciously, Chen Zhong still wanted to rely on the city for defense and stalemate.

This is not a mistake.

However, once Haizhou was captured, it meant that the Ming army would be confined to Haizhou City, and it would be difficult to expand the actual results of the war, and it would only be in a stalemate with the main force of the later Jin Dynasty.

According to Li Yuanqing's mind, these cities are just floating clouds, which is more realistic, such as population and property?

But in this case, Li Yuanqing's personal interests should also be in line with the overall interests of everyone. Hello, everyone, is really good.

"Elder brother, I have thought about this matter for a long time. I am ready to send troops to Haizhou city all night long!"

"What?"

Chen Zhong was not surprised, but for a moment, he also understood what Li Yuanqing meant. He laughed and said, "Yuanqing, this is a wonderful plan! I'll go back and get ready now. "

Li Yuanqing said with a smile, "brother, you and I should take the elite of our department first. We don't need too many people. Three or five thousand is enough. Before tomorrow morning, we must conquer Haizhou city! "