On January 8, after a month and a half of delay since receiving the imperial decree, Li Zhi's army finally gathered in Fanjiazhuang and prepared to march to Ningyuan to support Jinzhou.
In fact, judging from the information Li Zhi has, it is no problem for Zu Dashou to stay in Jinzhou for a few more months. Hong Chengchou transported grain by sea last month, and his troops broke through the siege outside Jinzhou City and sent firewood, gunpowder and grain into Jinzhou.
In the city. Jinzhou City now has enough grain, grass and gunpowder to last more than a year. The Qing soldiers can only continue to besiege and will not be able to attack the city for a while.
However, this time Li Zhi took advantage of the emperor's promotion of troops and successfully extended his tentacles of power into Shandong. It can be said that he has gained a lot, and he is not going to delay it any longer. If he delays it any longer, Zu Dashou in Jinzhou may be fine, but the emperor will be unable to withstand it in the capital.
Come on, you have to label yourself as a rebel under the pressure of civil servants.
If things get to that point, it will be very difficult.
Moreover, it was the duty of a military minister to kill captives for the country, and Li Zhi did not want to see Jiannu continue to act arrogantly in Jinzhou. It was time to send out a large army to wipe out the Manchu slave army in western Liaoning.
On the morning of January 8th, Cui He stood in the General Military Mansion with a bulging belly to see Li Zhi out. She held one in her arms and held another by her side. She shed tears and said: "Husband, our three cubs are waiting for you.
You can't die."
Li Zhi laughed loudly, wiped away Cui He's tears, and said comfortingly: "How could I die? An Xin is at home waiting for me to come back. Maybe I can win the return trip before you are born."
Cui He nodded and said, "I was scared when I gave birth, but if you stay with me, I won't be scared anymore."
Li Zhi smiled, pinched Cui He's cheek, swung his cloak, got on his horse, and led his guards outside the city.
Both sides of the road to the west of the city were lined with people who were escorting Li Zhi to the expedition. Not only were people on both sides of the street, but there were also people standing on the roofs of the houses on both sides. When the people saw Uncle Xing Guo in military uniform from a distance, they immediately
Shouting loudly, the sound was like a roaring tsunami, sounding like a storm.
When Li Zhi's personal guard of honor came closer, the people bowed and prostrated one after another.
The common people all know that when it comes to killing slaves, the rest of the Ming army is dead. The safety of the Ming Dynasty depends on Xing Guobo's army.
A life of adequate food and clothing is worthy of this blessing from the people.
As for the rumor that Uncle Xingguo bargained with the court before going on an expedition, that's nothing. Shouldn't he ask for some benefits before risking his life to fight Dongnu? No one's life is blown by the strong wind. And it is said that Uncle Xingguo's conditions are nothing more than nothing.
Even running a newspaper in Shandong is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. The people of Tianjin fully support Uncle Xing Guo.
Li Zhi rode on his horse and bowed his hands to the people in return.
Seeing Uncle Xing Guo's return of courtesy, the people roared with deafening cheers.
Li Zhi walked to the west gate of Tianjin. The Tianjin Acropolis garrison went into battle in person and beat the big drum on the city gate loudly. The rumbling drum sound was quite powerful and made people excited. The soldiers on the city tower followed the drum beat and sang.
Yue Wumu's "Man Jiang Hong": "The ambitious people eat the meat of Huns when they are hungry, and laugh and drink the blood of Xiongnu when they are thirsty. Let's start over, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and face the sky."
Many people who saw him off followed Li Zhi's honor guard out of the Tianjin Acropolis, and hundreds of people followed Li Zhi for several miles.
When Li Zhi arrived at Fanjiazhuang, there was now another group of people seeing him off, and they had already crowded the north gate of Fanjiazhuang. The soldiers stood firmly outside the city like wooden stakes, waiting for the order. Around them, the soldiers'
The relatives were very reluctant to leave. Many of them stood on both sides of the army and looked at their children, shouting and shedding tears.
This time the Jian slaves sent a large army to challenge, which was no different than before. When the army went out to fight, many good men of the Han family were killed or injured.
Li Zhi saw the civil and military officials near Tianjin dressed in gorgeous clothes and standing at the city gate to send Li Zhi's army into battle to kill the enemy.
The new governor Feng Yuanyang led all the officials in Tianjin to bow deeply to Li Zhi and shouted: "Uncle Xingguo is marching for the country with great force. We are here to see Uncle Xingguo off and march for the great army."
Li Zhi nodded and said, "Thank you, Governor!"
Feng Yuanyang shouted loudly: "Uncle Xing Guo's army went out to kill slaves for the country. We are waiting for a heroic performance. How dare we claim our service?" After a pause, Feng Yuanyang said: "I wrote a poem yesterday. I would like to show my shame here and do a great job for Uncle Xing Guo!"
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When a group of Tianjin civil servants heard that the governor was about to recite a poem, they all became interested and listened attentively.
Li Zhi nodded and asked Feng Yuanyang to read.
Feng Yuanyang read: "In the twenty-fifth year of the Han Dynasty, the men of the Han family marched east and west to conquer all directions. They killed the rebels on Liyuping and shot jackals in Qingshan Pass! People say that they can be feared and destroy the straight direction, but the iron-blooded pills are hidden in their hearts! The Eastern captives dared to go to Jinzhou.
?The Qingfeng sword reflects Zhongliang!”
Hearing the poem written by Feng Yuanyang for Li Zhi, the civil servants applauded loudly. Li Zhi rode on his horse and bowed his hands to Feng Yuanyang and said with a smile: "Governor Feng is quite talented in literature, and Li Zhi learned from it."
Seeing Li Zhi praising his poems, Feng Yuanyang flushed with excitement and said loudly: "May Uncle Xingguo return with a great victory, and Feng will be here to welcome Uncle Xingguo in triumph!"
Li Zhi smiled, and the central army, who was riding on horseback, waved and said: "Go to war!"
The conch trumpet sounded, and the army, protected by a thousand scouts, formed a long snake formation and headed towards Ningyuan.
This time, Li Zhi stationed 4,000 troops in Fanjiazhuang and 1,000 troops in Shandong. These troops were commanded by Li Xing, who was stationed in Fanjiazhuang. Li Zhi himself led 15,000 troops on the expedition.
The army marched fifty miles every day and took eleven days to reach Ningyuan.
Outside Ningyuan City, border troops from various places to support Jinzhou have gathered. The Ming army camped for dozens of miles, with no end in sight.
Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, learned that Li Zhi was coming and led his generals to meet him ten miles away. They met Li Zhi's army at Qiaotou Beach.
Hong Chengchou had been waiting for the arrival of Li Zhi's army these days, and it was really hard to wait. How could the combat effectiveness of the Huben Division be comparable to that of other Ming armies? Li Zhi's troops could not reach Ningyuan, and Hong Chengchou did not dare to plan a plan to support Jinzhou.
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Hong Chengchou waited and waited, and finally on January 19th, Li Zhi's troops arrived.
At this time, the Tatars had been besieging Jinzhou for two months, and 130,000 border troops from all walks of life to support Jinzhou had gathered in Ningjin, waiting for the mainstay Li Zhi to arrive.
Li Zhi's central army was marching in the middle of the team. The first thing Hong Chengchou saw was the front army of the Huben Division in great military appearance. Although the Huben Division did not wear armor when marching at this time, the uniformity formed by hard training and the execution of orders and prohibitions were still everywhere.
He revealed a murderous aura that made Hong Chengchou unable to help but nod his head.
Looking at this powerful army, Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu behind Hong Chengchou, couldn't help but clapped his hands and said loudly: "Here we come, Uncle Xing Guo's army is finally here!"
