Liu Ziguang and his gang of wolf-like subordinates were not satisfied with completely destroying the former capital of the Qing Dynasty, so they sent a group of troops to burn down the three imperial tombs. If not for time constraints, Liu Ziguang would have
He also plans to dig up the grave and crush the old pig's skin and raise the ashes.
After completing these tasks, the Red Shirt Army separated a group of people to escort the loot back to the warship parked on the Liao River. The rest of the people rode fast horses to other cities to plunder again. The soldiers of the Red Shirt Army were all versatile. After passing
Trained by Mongolian instructors, they have superb riding skills and are good at long-distance raids. Their targets are prefectures and counties around Shengjing, such as Liaoyang and Fushun. These cities have very few defenders and can be captured easily.
Liu Ziguang's Liaodong strategy was completely intimidation and destruction. After breaking the city, he first looted and then burned it. There was no large-scale massacre, but some people were killed and injured during the looting. The first thing to do was to rob the horses. With the horses, the number of soldiers increased.
The mobility of the army, and then the gold and silver. At first, the soldiers would rob the bunches of copper coins when they saw them, but later they didn’t even bother to rob the scattered silver. They only took gold and large silver ingots. When they had almost robbed, they set fire to the city.
, rode their war horses and left in the thick smoke. The common people bitterly called these Ming soldiers who were like robbers red-shirted thieves.
The red-shirted thieves had an average of three horses each. Two horses were alternately mounted, and one was specially used to carry the loot. They were running happily on the vast plains of Liaodong. It was still summer, and there was a lush green under the blue sky, far away.
Seeing an elk and a roe deer drinking water quietly by the river, Liu Ziguang pointed his horsewhip and said, "You guys, go hunt some game and come back to try it." A group of men and horses immediately galloped out, firing muskets at the elk while running, and surrounded the elk.
After a while, some elk, roe deer, wild boars and rabbits were hunted. Liu Ziguang ordered them to rest by the river and set up a bonfire to roast game meat.
The river was crystal clear. When the soldiers saw it, they couldn't help but jump in to take a bath. The horses were also brought to the river to drink water. The fire-headed soldiers began to cook. The rest took off their saddles, loosened their girths, and started to eat.
He also lay down on the grass to rest. Of course, the security sentry was not allowed to be sent out. Liu Ziguang sat with his sword in his hand, and someone offered him tea and cigarettes. Someone asked: "Commander, why don't you let the brothers arrest some women?"
,Wouldn’t this just loosen your bones?”
Liu Ziguang smiled and said: "I'm afraid you want to find a girl to vent your anger on."
The subordinates laughed lewdly, and Liu Ziguang also laughed, and suddenly said seriously: "Burning, killing and looting is a strategic necessity. What do you think? The Red Shirts are not bandits and robbers, they are the elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. You can't go crazy in war. At least the bottom line is
There are still some people who kill to establish prestige, rob to attack the enemy's economy, set fires to cause greater panic, and burn their ancestral graves to tell the Tatars in Beijing that your end is not far away! All of these are
They serve to regain the country. The Red Shirt Army will never allow killing for the sake of killing, let alone rob civilian girls, even the wives and daughters of the enemy. Anyone who dares to disobey the order will be dismissed and investigated!"
After listening to the commander's words, all the generals were sincerely convinced and said: "The general knows this."
Liu Ziguang's expression softened a little, and he said: "Not letting you snatch it doesn't mean that I have let these Tatars go. Anyway, they can't escape. When Beijing is captured, we will gather together the ladies and aunts of the Eight Banners disciples and send them to them."
If you are a concubine, you might be lucky enough to get a princess back home."
Someone pretended to be stupid and asked: "What is Gege? Isn't she beautiful?" Someone next to her immediately said: "You idiot, Gege is the princess of the Tatars. It's not enough for you to be a cheap consort, and you don't care whether she is beautiful or not."
There was another burst of vulgar laughter. It is good to fight with the commander. Not only will you earn a lot of gold and silver, but women will also get a share. The tradition of the red shirt army is to distribute the spoils uniformly. No matter who grabs it, they will be gathered together. According to the
In the distribution of combat merit, even those logistics personnel who did not participate in front-line operations also have a share. After all, logistics is the guarantee of war. As for the beheading results of front-line soldiers, they are calculated based on the specific number of braids cut. The more enemies are killed, the greater the reward.
Can be promoted to become an officer. During this trip to Liaodong, the enemy was very weak, and all the officers and soldiers made a lot of money. Before the barbecue was cooked, the veterans began to take out the braids in their belts to calculate how much commission they could get.
, while the students in the martial arts hall sat together and discussed their experiences from this internship.
The first batch of students from the martial arts hall were still fighting in Nanyang at this time. This wave of students were new recruits who had just entered the second grade. Liu Ziguang's brother-in-law-to-be, Dai Wenlong, was among them. He was now wearing a star badge.
The little boss, who usually has a droopy face like Changbai Mountain and is very serious. Strangely enough, the veterans of the Red Shirt Army are all ruffian, but the trainees are upright and unsmiling. It seems that otherwise they are not enough to express themselves.
As if showing off one's own authority.
Who doesn't like to show off when they are young? This is Liu Ziguang's evaluation of them. These students are very young, the oldest is only fifteen years old, and the youngest is only thirteen years old. They are no more than fire guns in the hands of thirteen-year-olds.
They can also kill people. The fighting skills of these young people are not much worse than those of their predecessors. After these so-called deterrence battles in Liaodong, almost every young man has blood on his hands. Killing people has made them more mature and more accustomed to the red.
Army atmosphere.
The game was roasted, and the whole river was filled with the aroma of meat. The soldiers did not use chopsticks to eat, but took out their daggers to cut the meat and eat it. Cut off the browned venison, dip it in a little coarse salt, and eat it with strong wine, and your mouth was full of wine.
, full of cheeks, feasting, it’s so satisfying!
In the Gyeongbokgung Palace of Goryeo, Li Jie had just sent away Nalan Mingzhu, the imperial envoy of the Qing Dynasty. He looked depressed. Mingzhu asked Goryeo to send all the troops from the country to help him capture Shanhaiguan. This incident completely disrupted Li Jie's original plan.
Plan, Li Zhu originally planned to preserve his effective forces and wait until the war in the Central Plains was almost over before intervening in order to seek greater benefits. However, now the Ming army suddenly went north to seize Shanhaiguan, and its strong troop transport capabilities and combat effectiveness forced him to re-engage.
I considered everything, but refusing to send troops would not work. It would not be fun to anger the Qing Dynasty. After the Southern Dynasties were pacified, they would not come back to settle the accounts with me, so I couldn't make up my mind after much thought.
Since the loyal minister who has insight into His Majesty's thoughts has come up with a good plan, why not just send some troops casually and say they are the elite soldiers of Goryeo? This way he can perfunctory the pearl while preserving his strength. Li Jie was overjoyed when he heard this.
The chosen unlucky man's surname is Jin, his name is Zai Cao. He is a third-rank official in the Goryeo army. His martial arts skills are average and his appearance is not good. Because he offended the military commander Huang Changye, he was sent to follow Mingzhu as cannon fodder and follow him.
The five thousand men and horses who went with them were all thorns picked out by each battalion, people who were excluded anyway.
It was a sight to see five thousand people lined up on the school grounds. In order to confuse Mingzhu, the Goryeo court ordered each soldier to prick his finger and squeeze out a few drops of blood and apply it on his face. His face looked red and full of energy. Although Mingzhu was a resourceful man,
However, in the face of the Korean people's deception, he could not see it, and he was very satisfied and took Jin Zaicao and five thousand people to the north.
After the army went north, a patriotic wind swept through Hanyang City again, because this was the first time in thousands of years that the Goryeo army went abroad to fight. It was really a memorable event. Young people were excited and asked to join the army to serve the motherland. Li
In compliance with public opinion, he selected 5,000 young people who were willing to join the army to form an army and named it "Hwarang Army"
Taken from the old name of Goryeo elite soldiers in the Silla era.
At the same time, a wave of discussion arose in the cultural circles of Koryo. Some said that this was the first time that the Koryo army had gone abroad. Others said that in the 10,000-year history of Koryo, there had been countless precedents of going abroad to fight.
, so there is no need to be so excited. The scholar also took out a map he drew and explained to everyone: In the early years, even places like Nanjing and Shanghai were occupied by the Koreans, and they had to withdraw only due to climate reasons. Regarding this kind of controversy among the people, Li
He didn't care. No matter what the scholars said, the original intention was patriotic. As long as it promoted the cohesion of the Goryeo Dynasty, it should be supported and encouraged.
Mingzhu not only brought eight thousand soldiers and horses, but also asked for one hundred thousand dans of military provisions. The troops and horses were heavily loaded, and the march was slow. He couldn't wait for the large group to move in, so he led the guards and rushed back to Shengjing, leaving Jin Zaicao to take the five soldiers.
Thousands of people must rush to Shengjing within ten days, otherwise they will be punished under military law.
The northern part of Goryeo is mountainous and there is the Yalu River natural chasm. It is not easy to reach Shengjing within ten days. However, the military orders are overwhelming and there is no room for sloppiness. Jin Zaicao just urged the soldiers to speed up. These soldiers have not had enough to eat for a long time and have poor physical fitness.
They were all treacherous, lazy and greedy characters. They were full of resentment when they were selected to go abroad to fight, and now they were even more unhappy when they were forced to drive through mountain roads. Deserters appeared from time to time. By the time the team reached the Yalu River, only 5,000 people were left.
Three thousand people have arrived, and seven days have passed.
Jin Zaicao raised his head and sighed. He saw that he would not be able to arrive as scheduled. Even if he arrived, it would be useless. Less than half of the five thousand troops had fled. This crime was too great. I was afraid that his head would be hung on his neck in a few days.
The gates of Shengjing were closed, but he couldn't retreat. He would be beheaded by the emperor if he returned to Hanyang. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but hate Huang Changye, the enemy soldier who recommended him to the emperor. Wasn't he obviously trying to kill someone with a borrowed knife?
Hate returns hate, but there is still a way to go. The ships are ten Qing army transport ships arranged by Mingzhu. They can carry more than a thousand people across the river at a time. After the first wave of people crossed the river, while the second wave of people was being transported, something unexpected happened.
One after another, the ships exploded and sank. Soldiers fell into the water and screamed. People on both sides of the river looked anxious. The river was wide and fast, and it was impossible to save people.
Immediately afterwards, another shocking scene occurred. A group of troops suddenly appeared from the other side, armed with fire-breathing weapons, and massacred the Korean soldiers who had just landed and were on an unsteady footing. They saw that their comrades were killed and their bodies were lying everywhere.
All over the field, the remaining seven or eight hundred people on the shore of Goryeo shouted and turned around to flee. However, they met a group of soldiers, all wearing the same red shirts as the killing gods on the other side, holding fire-breathing crows in their hands.
Iron pipe.
Seeing this, the Korean soldiers dared not resist. They surrendered on their knees with their hands raised. At this time, the killing on the other side had ended. Because the Red Shirt Regiment had regulations not to kill prisoners at will, so soldiers who laid down their weapons could avoid death.