Mao Wenlong, who was wearing Zhajia, immediately went out to salute, "I'm here!"
"Dongjiang Town comes out of enemy lines." Li Yunze nodded slightly, "There is no need to fight the Tartars, just harass them. Capture people when you meet them, rob them of things when you encounter them, and burn those that cannot be taken away. Contain as many Tartars as you can.
When describing the merits after the war, Dongjiang Town will not be missing."
"I obey the decree." Mao Wenlong, who was full of confidence, responded loudly, "Dongjiang Town must sweep through the Liao Dynasty, and not a single nail will be left for the Tartars."
He and Dongjiang Zhenna are both experts at doing this kind of thing.
Li Yunze laughed dumbly, but he waved his hands repeatedly, indicating that he could go back to Dongjiang Town.
The big tent was full of civilians and military generals, and the generals from Beijing Camp and Liao Town gathered here.
Everyone had different ideas, but their faces were full of confidence and they looked at the emperor with ardent eyes.
The current Liao Town is not as close to a feudal town as it will be in the future.
With Sun Chengzong suppressing him, he could at least maintain his superficial loyalty.
It's a pity that Li Yunze doesn't want this kind of superficial loyalty.
"My dear friends." Li Yunze looked around with a smile, "The Tartars will be destroyed in this battle. After the war, there will be several princes and a dozen uncles. You must work hard."
The generals burst into laughter, and many people's eyes were shining.
For example, the young Wu Sangui was imagining that if he killed Huang Taiji with his own hands, he would be the hereditary and irreplaceable king of Liao.
But there are also more people whose laughter contains a different flavor.
Guan Ning's army has already tasted the sweetness of raising the bandits' self-respect. How can they give up the Liao salary of several million taels a year so easily?
If the emperor really annihilated the Tartars, where would they find their glory and wealth?
Li Yunze reached out and picked up the military register on the table. After flipping through it, Li Yunze burst out laughing, "Liao Town has really strong soldiers and horses. There are actually 180,000 soldiers in the army."
As soon as these words came out, many people laughed awkwardly.
There are indeed 180,000 troops on the books, but in fact, because the generals were greedy for military pay and used it to support their families, and many people fled to join the Tartars, the actual number was only a little over 100,000.
If we add in the auxiliary troops, we still have a total strength of 160,000 to 70,000 troops.
It's just that except for the well-fed servants, most of the soldiers and horses have no fighting power at all, they are just a little stronger than the guardsmen.
The disease that has lasted for more than two hundred years cannot be washed away in a short time.
Just because it's not clean doesn't mean it can't be washed. If you don't wash it at all, it will only get dirtier and dirtier.
He turned to look at Sun Chengzong on his left and right, "Sun Qing's family, has the silver reward been distributed yet?"
Sun Chengzong's expression was obviously a bit unnatural: "Long live the return, it has been distributed to all the generals."
He was well aware of the shortcomings in the army. As soon as Li Yunze came over, he handed out millions of taels of rewards, and no one could hold his hand.
That is to say, the emperor was personally in charge, and the superiors and subordinates had some concerns, so in the end, more of them fell into the hands of the sergeants than before.
"Are you sure?" Li Yunze asked with a smile, "They are all distributed to the sergeants?"
Unable to answer these words, Sun Chengzong felt awkward and uneasy, not knowing how to respond.
"Let's take a look at Sun Qing's house." Li Yunze picked up a pile of papers on the desk and handed it over. "This is sent by Jinyiwei and Dongchang. The reward I gave out was twenty-two rounds per soldier, but they got it."
There are only eight taels of silver left. Where did the remaining twelve taels of silver go?"
There was silence in the handsome tent.
No one would have thought that the emperor would mention this matter at this time. Isn't he afraid of causing mutiny?
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent." Sun Chengzong knew it was true without even looking at it, but he didn't know how to respond at all.
As the governor, he has to protect the generals under his command.
But facing the emperor's accusation, he could only bear it bravely.
"What about you?" Li Yunze looked at the many Guan Ning generals, "Who can tell me where my money went?"
No one responded. Guan Ning's generals lowered their heads and pretended not to hear, thinking that in the face of the war, the emperor would not have to deal with them all.
"If you don't tell me, I know what's going on." Li Yunze laughed again, "But now that the war is going on, I can't kill you all."
Everyone looked at each other in astonishment, and then looked expectant, waiting for the emperor to issue a pardon, and the matter was over.
"Those who are willing to admit their mistakes and those who are willing to return the silver they swallowed should all stand on the left side." He picked up the tea bowl and "wait until I finish drinking the tea."
On the left are all the generals from the Beijing camp, holding their sabers in hand and holding their heads high.
Among the Guan Ning cavalry, those who are truly capable and willing to serve the Ming Dynasty have been transferred to the Beijing camp one after another in the past six months.
The rest are all unclean.
Li Yunze was not in a hurry. He stretched out his fingers and tapped them lightly on the table in front of him. A crisp sound fell on the hearts of the generals, like a drum beating and a heavy hammer.
The troubled Wu Xiang was still thinking about what to do when he suddenly felt his arm being grabbed by someone, and was immediately dragged to the left while staggering.
When he calmed down and took a look, it was his son Wu Sangui who pulled him over.
Wu Xiang was angry. Being the leader affected the unity of the Guan Ning Army. How should he behave in the Guan Ning Army from now on?
Wu Sangui didn't pay attention to his father's anger at all. He turned to Zu Dashou and other ancestral brothers and shouted, "Uncles, come here quickly."
When the name was called in front of the emperor, the expressions of everyone in the ancestral family were extremely exciting.
But at this time, I had no choice but to walk over in embarrassment with my head down.
"Little bastard." Zu Dashou lowered his voice and scolded Wu Sangui angrily, "Are you crazy?"
"Uncle, I'm doing it for everyone's good." Wu Sangui's voice was very low, "There are swordsmen and axes outside the tent!"
As soon as these words came out, Wu Xiangzu Dashou and others suddenly changed their expressions.
"Emperor, emperor, how dare he."
When the war is approaching, how can the emperor have the courage to attack the frontline generals?
But when I think back to Li Yunze's various methods in Jiangnan and the capital, and think about the unlucky people who were dealt with by the emperor on a per-acre basis, I have to believe that this emperor really has hands as black as ink and a heart as cold as iron!
With the ancestral brothers taking the lead, more and more Guan Ning Army generals stood on the left.
After a cup of hot tea, there were only a dozen or so sparse people left on the right.
'Snapped.'
The tea bowl was placed on the table. Li Yunze stood up and looked to the left, "Since you are willing to admit your mistake and return the money, I will allow you to make meritorious service for this matter."
After he finished speaking, he reached out and grabbed the tea bowl, "Stay the one on the right and leave the one on the left."
"Long live!"
Many people were still confused, but Sun Chengzong could see what Li Yunze was going to do.
He hurriedly stepped forward and warned, "In the face of a war, the morale of the army must not be shaken."
"I have given them a chance, and they have chosen their own path." Li Yunze suddenly waved his sleeves and responded coldly, "Since Mr. Ge said that the war is imminent, then use the blood of these sinners to sacrifice the flag!"
It was only then that the generals of Guan Ning's army who had stayed on the right suddenly woke up from a dream.
Most people subconsciously begged for mercy, while a few directly touched the knife.
‘Changlang~~~’
Cao Bianjiao and others, who were well prepared, drew their swords to defend Li Yunze.
Li Yunze, on the other hand, looked at the official kiln tea bowl in his hand with a little regret, then raised his hand and smashed it on the ground.
After breaking the cup as a signal, a large number of soldiers poured into the military tent, which was immediately filled up.
Seeing the clanging armor and the flashing shadows of swords in front of him, Sun Chengzong covered his chest and almost fainted. Fortunately, Wen Tiren and others on the side supported him.
Guan Ningjun can almost be regarded as being created by Sun Chengzong, but now.
Zu Dashou over there subconsciously wanted to touch the knife, but Wu Sangui held him down and said, "Uncle, don't fill it all in."
The brothers from the ancestral family looked at him in surprise. This young nephew was so outstanding~~~
More than ten generals on the right were uniformed and dragged away. When Li Yunze stood up, Sun Chengzong directly hugged his arm and persuaded him earnestly, "Long live! They are indeed worthy of death, but handling them at this time will cause chaos."
Safety should come first in this matter,”
"Then what."
Li Yunze stunned Sun Chengzong with just one sentence: "I deal with sins according to the law. If someone makes trouble, I let them go? Then why do we need the law?"
"I am not afraid of any big chaos. Anyone who dares to cause trouble will be punished with the same crime." Li Yunze glanced at the generals of the Guan Ning Army on his left. "If you don't deal with them, you will really leave harm."
"I never ask for anything safe. If it works, it works. If it doesn't, it won't work. If anyone makes trouble, I will deal with it. If I can't deal with it, I will fight. If I can't fight, I will die in Sheji!"
Having said this, Li Yunze pointed at Zu Dashou and others, "Tell me, can I deal with Guan Ning's army?"
The soldiers around looked around. Even if Zu Dashou and others had various thoughts in their hearts, they could only bow down immediately. "The Guan Ning Army is your Majesty's Guan Ning Army. Whatever your Majesty wants me to do, of course I dare not disobey."
Huang Taiji's army is unstable because the four Baylors are in charge of the military power of each banner.
Li Yunze also has hidden dangers here, and the hidden danger is naturally Guan Ningjun.
To rescue comrades is as motionless as a mountain; to plunder the people and invade is as fast as fire; to engage in battle is as slow as the forest; to turn in front of the enemy is as fast as the wind.
Facing Guan Ning's army, who was famous in history for betraying his comrades, how could Li Yunze dare to let them follow them to the battlefield without being reorganized?
But Guan Ning's army couldn't give up. After all, the numerical advantage was there, and there were still tens of thousands of capable warriors among them.
The most important thing is that without Guan Ningjun, the back road will be unstable. Li Yunze cannot allow an unstable factor to exist on the back road.
"Wu Sangui."
"I'm here."
"Beat the drums and gather at the military academy."
"According to the order!"
The number of soldiers and horses entering Shanhaiguan was not large. In addition to the Beijing camp, there were also servants brought by various Guanning army generals.
Most of the main force of the Beijing camp and the Guan Ning army were stationed outside the pass.
When the soldiers heard the sound of drums and gathered in the school field, they saw Songshan Lieutenant General Meng Qiaofang, Ningyuan Lieutenant Zhang Cunren, Jianchang Counselor Ma Guangyuan, Dalinghe guerrilla Liu Wuyuan, Dalinghe Dusi Chen Jin and others already tied up with five-flowered ropes.
, escorted in front of the general's platform.
The soldiers and servants of these people were in a commotion when they saw this, and the school grounds were immediately surrounded by the fire gun soldiers of the Shenji Battalion.
Facing the black muzzle of the gun, most people calmed down, but there were still dozens of people shouting and rushing forward, trying to rescue their general.
When Li Yunze walked into the school grounds and saw this scene, he calmly nodded to Cao Bianjiao and said, "They are armed robbers, they are no longer the sergeants of the Ming Dynasty."
Cao Bianjiao understood and immediately gave the order.
After a series of intensive gunshots, these loyal soldiers and servants fell to the ground without moving.
Li Yunze, wearing golden armor, stepped onto the general stage.
The generals of the Beijing camp are on the left, and the generals of Guan Ning are on the right.
Zu Dashou and the others, who had been disarmed, were each flanked by two Jinyi guards. Cao Bianjiao personally led a group of soldiers holding giant axes and heavy hammers, standing aside and watching eagerly.
"Generals Guan Ning." Li Yunze took a deep breath, "I am calling you here just to ask you if you are still my soldiers of the Ming Dynasty!"