However, at this moment, they heard cheers coming from outside.
"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"
"The imperial court is mighty!"
"..."
Hearing this news, Zu Dashou and others couldn't help but look at each other, what's going on?
They would not think that those subordinates outside shouted such slogans and died together with the Qing pursuers!
Moreover, it can be heard from this voice that it is cheers, not slogans shouted to the death.
However, it is a bit unbelievable for Zu Dashou and others to think that the cavalry coming from outside will be imperial officers and soldiers!
This is Ninggu Pagoda, far away from Pidao and Ningjin. How could the imperial cavalry appear?
For a moment, Zu Dashou and others were stunned and a little confused about the situation.
But at this moment, a subordinate ran over almost rolling on the ground. As he ran, he shouted excitedly: "Commander, Commander, the imperial court...the imperial army is here!"
When Zu Zerun heard this, he jumped over, stopped the man, and asked in a very surprised tone: "Are you sure it is the imperial officers and soldiers, not the Qing army who pretended to lure us out?"
It's said that imperial officers and soldiers are coming, but it's a bit unbelievable!
Because if the imperial officers and soldiers really appear here, it means that many, many things have changed a lot!
"Really, it must be true!" The person who reported the news nodded excitedly. "They are definitely the imperial officers and soldiers. They are unmistakable. They are all wearing red mandarin duck uniforms. They are very majestic. They have at least tens of thousands of horses. The Qing army cannot pretend to be so.
Come out."
Nowadays, all the captives in Ninggu Pagoda are poor and their material conditions are very poor. It is impossible to find so many Ming army uniforms. Not to mention, here in Ninggu Pagoda, there are only a thousand
It's just a cavalry army, the main force has long been transferred to the south.
When Zu Dashou who was behind heard this, he couldn't sit still anymore. He immediately stood up and waved his hand: "Let's go and have a look. No, go and greet the imperial officers and soldiers!"
At this moment, he found that he really wanted to see the imperial army. At the same time, he also had many doubts. He wanted to know what happened in the south. Did the imperial army win the battle?
Since the imperial officers and soldiers appeared so far north, does that mean that most of Liaodong was recovered by the imperial officers and soldiers?
Thinking about this, he always felt that it was impossible.
He has been fighting against Jianlu all his life, and he knows the strength of Jianlu very well. Only a few years have passed, and it is possible for the imperial army to win a lot of wars, but it is a bit incredible to regain Liaodong so quickly.
!
When other people heard what he said, they stood up one after another and wanted to go out together to see the situation.
Even the ancestral women and children hiding in the cave are like this!
When they hurried to the outskirts, the cavalry was already nearby. Zu Dashou's men were all cheering, as cheerful as the New Year!
Zu Dashou hurriedly looked up and saw a long cavalry dragon. It was really like a giant red dragon. The dragon's head was already close. The flag was fluttering and embroidered with Chinese characters such as "Li", "Gao" and "Zhu".
Seeing this, it is definitely the officials and soldiers of the imperial court. It is impossible for Jianlu to pretend to look like this!
Not to mention, at the leading position, there were a few people in rags who were very conspicuous at first glance. At this time, they were close, and Zu Dashou recognized them at once, and they were out to explore the road.
Kong Youde and others.
Could this be wrong?
These are definitely the imperial officers and soldiers!
When Zu Dashou looked at the scene in front of him in shock, Kong Youde said flatteringly to the Ming army general beside him: "Commander, the older one is Commander Zu of Jinzhou Army! Those few on the side
All of them are his sons."
This cavalry army, after assisting the infantry to easily capture the Jianzhou Guard, followed Du Yinxi's military order and went north to raid the Jianlu Granary, leaving 5,000 men behind to help the infantry stabilize the Jianzhou Guard.
The strength of the cavalry that came over reached about 15,000 cavalry.
The leader is Li Guo, and there are also Li Laiheng and Gao Yigong. The general named Zhu is actually Oqiltu Khan. He was given the national surname by Emperor Chongzhen and has now been renamed Zhu Chechen. Chechen is derived from his previous title.
, that is, Oqiltu Chechen Khan, the name Chechen in Wazi means wisdom.
Du Yinxi mainly asked the generals recruiting troops to go north to raid Jianlu's granary. Originally, he wanted them to use the mobility they had when they were bandits and destroy Jianlu's granary.
Unexpectedly, the army encountered Kong Youde before they reached their destination.
After Kong Youde took out his identity certificate and explained everything about him being captured, surrendering, joining the Dongjiang Army, and sneaking into Ninggu Pagoda, Li Guo believed him and led his army to find Zu Dashou first.
He didn't expect that the imperial court had planned Kong Youde's plan and had already taken action to build a granary for the captives. Although it was not completely successful, he led his troops over. If Kong Youde and Zu Dashou, who were familiar with the situation in the north, were in the army,
This mission can definitely get twice the result with half the effort, so Li Guo is naturally happy.
At this time, when Li Guo and his party dismounted in front of Zu Dashou and others, Zu Dashou had not yet recovered.
He was seen constantly scanning the imperial officers and generals in front of him, and then looking at the long queue, with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Ancestor, Marshal Zu..." Kong Youde shouted several times quickly before he brought Zu Dashou back to his senses and introduced him: "This is Marshal Li Guo, the commander-in-chief of the Guihua City of the imperial court. This is also Commander-in-Chief of Guihua City.
The commander-in-chief of Huacheng, Gao Yigong, is a handsome man..."
Zu Dashou was confused and could not understand the situation at all.
When did Guihua City belong to the imperial court, and so many general soldiers were stationed there, making it an important military town?
Moreover, I have never heard of these generals and deputy generals before. Where did they suddenly appear?
Is this Zhu Chechen the Great Khan of the Wasi Tribe? Why did he become a general of the imperial court and change his surname to Han?
Also, is the imperial court so rich? Everyone rides a tall horse, not only has complete armor, but also has sophisticated weapons?
Zu Dashou's mind was filled with one question after another, and his face was filled with disbelief.
In the Battle of Songjin, after the reinforcements led by Hong Chengchou were completely wiped out, he, as the defender of Jinzhou, surrendered again to the rebels.
However, he was not reused and was only kept in Shenyang City. However, among the ancestral army, there were those who surrendered in the Battle of Daling River and did not escape back to the Ming Dynasty. However, they were already serving in various yamen of Jianlu, and there is some information about them.
Later, when Jianlu was defeated in Jizhou and Ningyuan, and there were too many people killed, and it was impossible to cover up the news, Zu Dashou also knew something about the situation.
But what they knew was that the imperial camp was powerful and they won two battles. Later, the Qing Dynasty also formed an alliance with the Japanese country, annexed the Korean population and materials, and also attracted the Japanese country to Korea as a helping hand.
In the battle between the imperial court and the Qing Dynasty and the Japanese country, it is hard to say who will win and who will lose!
Even in the eyes of these early Ming army generals, the imperial court was in such a bad state. The two wins were probably just a return to glory. They might be defeated again when they faced the coalition forces of the Qing Dynasty and the Japanese state.
At this time, they were moved to the north by the Jianqi captives, and news from the south was completely lost.
Fortunately for Zu Dashou, because Kong Youde came and learned some of the situation inside the pass, he also knew that the imperial court had rebuilt Dongjiang Town.
But the key problem is that it was too early for Kong Youde to leave the Dongjiang Army and go north to the hinterland of Liaodong, and his news lagged behind for at least two years.
Generally speaking, it only takes two years and not much will change.
However, this general rule does not apply to the Ming Dynasty at this time. With the rapid development of science and technology, the changes in the Ming Dynasty can definitely be described as changing with each passing day.
Even though Zu Dashou had a relatively positive understanding of the imperial court's strength after Kong Youde's introduction, he did not expect that the imperial court's strength would still far exceed what he knew.
Not to mention anything else, in the past, the ordnance of the imperial army was in tatters, and only the servants could have better equipment. But now, under the mechanized assembly line production of the imperial court, the cost has been greatly reduced. Every officer and soldier in the army is equipped with
In addition to armor and weapons, it even exceeds the sophisticated equipment that the servants in Zu Dashou's period could have!
Just this one, even Zu Dashou couldn't think of it even if he broke his brain.
Therefore, when more than 10,000 riders appeared in front of him, their equipment alone could blind him!
A person who is usually scheming and wily, but suddenly faced with the power of science and technology, he was so shocked that he became slow in his dealings with others.
After half a day, Zu Dashou came to his senses and quickly confessed to Li Guo and others. At the same time, he explained his gaffe and said: "I have been in the army all my life, and I have never seen such an elite army. There are also several
Marshal, I have never seen him before. I just feel... I feel like a countryman has suddenly entered the city. If there is any slightness, please forgive me, Marshal!"
Zu Dashou's qualifications were indeed old enough, and because he had surrendered to the Jianqi before and then fled back to the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen trusted him and still promoted him to Jinzhou Guard General, and even had his military rank promoted. Although he surrendered again this time
He surrendered to Jianlu, but he was doing trouble behind Jianlu. Therefore, Zu Dashou must not be treated the same as ordinary people who surrendered to Jianlu.
Li Guo and others still respected Zu Dashou and were very polite immediately. They responded to Zu Dashou with a few words and praised him for being in the Cao camp but still in the Han Dynasty. The atmosphere between the two parties was very harmonious.
After a few words of greetings, Zu Dashou couldn't restrain the doubts in his heart. He seized a gap in talking and quickly asked Li Guo: "The imperial court knew about the construction of the granary for the captives, so it mobilized the elite of the army and sent you to make a surprise attack."
Build a granary for the captives to weaken the strength of the captives?"
In his opinion, this guess is the closest to the truth.
Unexpectedly, when he just finished speaking, the others were fine, but Li Laiheng, the youngest, burst into laughter.
This was a bit rude and made Zu Dashou's sons very unhappy.
Li Laiheng also knew that he had lost his temper, so he quickly answered to cover up his loss.