When the army arrived at Shanhaiguan, the journey was smooth.
Emperor Taichang was given 2 million taels of silver as soon as he ascended the throne, and after Emperor Tianqi ascended the throne, the court also gave Yuan Yingtai several hundred thousand taels in addition.
Including this southern army, all the armies assembled in Liaodong have temporarily received military pay, but the discounts are relatively large, and the actual receipts are relatively limited.
Fortunately, the four generals Chen Ce, Tong Zhongkui, Qi Jin and Qin Liangyu are the kind of generals who do not drink the blood of their soldiers and treat their subordinates as favorably as possible. Therefore, the Southern Army currently has winter clothing, ordnance, and supplies basically in place. Its morale is high and it is dedicated to killing the enemy.
It was already October when we arrived at Shanhaiguan. In addition to the 17,000 Southern troops, there were also more than 10,000 people from Gansu Lieutenant General Liang Zhongshan and Yulin Lieutenant General You Shilu who had arrived a few days earlier.
In this way, the total number of guest troops was 30,000, plus the 30,000 Ji Town and Liao Town troops originally stationed in Shanhaiguan, and Shanhaiguan troops gathered in a sudden.
When the generals of several armies and horses meet each other, everything is normal and polite. However, when the soldiers and horses meet each other, each unit appears to be in a class of its own.
"The Southern Army? Came to eat our food, steal our merits, and occupy our promotion positions..."
"You think you're good at fighting, don't you? How much weight does that little body have? Can you wear heavy armor and use a big knife?"
"Hey, look, are there female soldiers? I'm afraid they are not for pleasure in the military camp..."
After several major defeats in Ji Zhen and Liao Zhen, most of the remaining veterans were slick and cunning soldiers, and many of the new recruits were scoundrels with poor fighting skills and unique abilities in bragging and bullying friendly forces.
With 40% of the troops and 60% of the local ruffians, it would be useless even to bring in Qi Jiguang.
Because Qi Jiguang was also almost tricked to death by Bing Youzi.
If Ji Town and Liao Town are like this now, will the elites on the three sides be better?
It's better, but it's a different kind of problem.
"I have been in Gansu for decades. I have endured all kinds of hardships and fought against all kinds of enemies, including just building slaves."
"Jiannu? Is Jiannu very strong? No matter how strong he is, can he be stronger than the Mongols? I have killed more Mongols than I can count on two hands~"
"The slave cavalry is not as good as trapping thieves, the archery is not as good as that of Mongolia, and the number is not very large. How can they rebel against nature? Let's see the elites on the three sides teach them how to behave~"
Some veterans from Gansu, Ningxia and Yansui have indeed experienced hundreds of battles, but their experience and skills are relatively solid. Based on their experience in dealing with Mongolia, they will definitely suffer big losses against Nurhachi.
Wang Hongyu, Zhou Dunji and Zhang Shenwu looked at each other and knew it was best to find a way to remind these people, but there was still a lack of opportunity.
A few days later, the new Liaodong manager Yuan Yingtai arrived in Shanhaiguan.
He showed an attitude of being very close to the generals, patrolling the armies that came from afar, and giving rewards and encouragement to boost the morale of the armies.
Also brings several new appointments.
Chen Ce was promoted from deputy commander-in-chief to commander-in-chief aiding the Liao Dynasty, Tong Zhongkui was officially appointed as deputy commander-in-chief, and Qi Jin was also promoted to deputy commander-in-chief.
Replenish ordnance for the three generals Zhang Shenwu, Zhou Dunji, and Zhang Mingshi.
Many Ji Liao generals also received promotions.
Qin Liangyu also received a reward and appointed her to lead some troops to stay in Shanhaiguan and garrison as backup for the Liao army.
Isn't this inappropriate?
The Shizhu Baigan soldiers were extremely powerful. The number of troops to aid the Liao this time was 3,000 at the beginning, and later increased to 5,000. Now, the general Qin Liangyu was suddenly left behind, and 2,000 of the 5,000 troops were divided into Shanhaiguan.
Of course the army suffered a big loss.
Wang Hongyu, Zhang Shenwu, and Zhou Dunji certainly had the same idea. They hoped that Shizhu chieftain Qin Liangyu's army could move north. If they were to stay, it would be more appropriate for Youyang chieftain's soldiers to be weaker.
The three of them went to see Chen Ce, Tong Zhongkui and Qi Jin, the coaches of the Confederate Army, and they were convinced by reason and emotion, which made them agree.
But when it comes to Liaodong Economic Strategy Yuan Yingtai's side, it doesn't make sense at all.
"There are many chieftains in Shizhu, but only the 2,000 and 3,000 are left. There are only 3,000 in Youyang. It would be bad to divide them further. It would be even more inappropriate not to allow them to kill the enemy and perform meritorious service."
What Yuan Yingtai meant was that the Southern Army had the most Shizhu soldiers, so it would be better to divide them into groups.
"Basically, can we allow all our Liao troops and horses to go north? Shanhaiguan will be dominated by Jiliao troops, supplemented by some troops from the three sides, and will be stationed according to the original plan?"
Zhang Shenwu saw that several generals could not speak, so he spoke directly.
"Oh, there are many new soldiers in this Jiliao army. If they don't go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, they will always be weak soldiers. Don't talk about this matter anymore. The order has been issued, how can it be changed overnight!"
Yuan Yingtai has always been friendly and easy to get along with, but deep down he is very arrogant.
Once a decision is made about something, eight horses can't pull it back. Even Qin Liangyu's personal request to go to the front line to kill the enemy was flatly rejected by him.
The generals of the Southern Army had no choice but to get too nervous directly with the generals, so they had no choice but to accept the appointment.
Yuan Yingtai looked at the backs of them leaving with a rather unsightly look on his face, and thought to himself: "These southern troops are so good at clinging together, especially the Sichuan soldiers, they have low positions but a lot of ideas. Now we have divided the Shizhu chieftain soldiers, next time
Divide the Sichuan troops..."
He was in the strategic position of Liaodong and had his own strategic planning and layout ideas. Although he had cooperated with Xiong Tingbi in ordnance logistics, what he looked forward to most was to rebuke Fang Qiu, command the army to launch an attack, and wipe out the slaves to make his name in history.
He said to the busy book office: "Arrange the logistics in Liaodong as soon as possible, prepare to accept Mongolian refugees into the army, and completely isolate and establish slaves."
"Yes, sir."
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Qin Liangyu was left behind. In the past few months in the capital, he had managed to gather an additional 2,000 soldiers, but now he was left behind.
She couldn't go herself, so she had to let her elder brother Qin Bangping and younger brother Qin Minping command the 3,000 people who entered Liaodong.
Cousin Qin Ling would have been left behind originally, but Qin Liangyu knew that if she was not allowed to go, she would sneak over there herself. Instead of stopping her, it was better to arrange a task for her to go.
"Lingmei, Liaodong is a vast territory with few people, making intelligence investigation very difficult. Your mission this time is a bit difficult."
"Understood~ My people have specially prepared tea, rattan wares and various specialties, which can be sold at a good price in Liaodong. As long as there is business, we can get a lot of information, and we can also pay attention to changes in prices at any time."
Qin Liangyu nagged Qin Ling a few more words, but Qin Ling pouted and said: "Sister, don't worry about me~ Your eyes are like those of your parents, you are getting old like this~"
"You are still like a teenager at this age. You were so afraid of the Shennongjia barbarians when you were a child. Why are you so brave now?"
Ignoring Qin Liangyu's complaints, Qin Ling smiled. She was still lively and laughing in front of her majestic cousin. Sometimes she was mysterious and quiet, sometimes cheerful and cheerful, and sometimes she was well-behaved and quiet.
"Oh~" Qin Liangyu raised his forehead slightly. This cousin couldn't get married like this. After all, this kind of personality is too difficult to control.
Qin Ling, Qin Bangping, Qin Minping and others led 3,000 stone pillars and white pole soldiers to continue going north with the army.