Then the Forty Thousand Xuanjia Army went all the way, and not long after leaving the East Road, they joined together with Wang Pu, the Datong General Soldier who was also Datong Town.
Wang Pu was originally a dude (relying on his ancestor's Yu Yin to become the general soldier of Datong), but in the battle in the 11th year of Chongzhen, the eight general soldiers joined forces in the war, and they have already formed a good relationship with Yang Shanlu. Fighting friendship, so after this meeting, they were all very happy.
(The eight general soldiers are Yang Guozhu, general soldier in Xuanfu Town, Bai Guangen, general soldier in Jizhen, Hu Dawei, general soldier in Shanxi, Ma Ke, general soldier in Shanhaiguan, Cao Bianjiao, general soldier in Yutian, Wang Tingchen, general soldier in front guard, and general military in Miyun. Bing Tang Tong, Datong General Bing Wang Pu, so Wang Pu is also inside)
Of course, the soldiers he led can’t be compared with Yang Shanlu. The total is three thousand normal barracks, plus other deputy generals, who led three thousand soldiers (of course, this number of soldiers is not a big deal, in In the original history, this time, Tarzi counted Aha and his entourage, and sent a total of 240,000 troops, which can be said to have come from the whole country).
But even so, after the two friendly forces met, they were still very happy, especially the six thousand Datong officers and soldiers who saw the majestic army of forty thousand Xuanjia army, and saw the flying imperial ensign. Exhilarating... (After all, they followed the Xuanjia Army in the last 11th year of Chongzhen's battle, and they had already tasted many benefits, so what about this time?)
So after the two armies joined forces, they also learned from the Xuanjia Army, sang military songs, and marched towards the capital together.
Then this army left Datong Town and reached Huailaiwei of Xuanfu along the Yanmen River Valley, and met General Yang Guozhu of Xuanfu who also led the expedition.
This is also an old comrade-in-arms, and the friendship with Yang Shanlu is even deeper (it’s needless to say that before the Eighth Army Corps joined forces to fight the war, including later, Yang Guozhu once joined forces with Yutian Commander Cao Bianjiao, and former Tun Guard Commander Wang Yanchen, We came to the East Road to learn the scriptures together, and Yang Shanlu generously gifted them the secret recipe of Feitianfen for them to use for farming. This kind of friendship...)
So after the meeting, Yang Guozhu immediately gave Yang Shanlu a bear hug, that kind of comrade-in-arms feeling... And thanks to Yang Shanlu’s previous generosity, this time Yang Guozhu led a lot of soldiers—a full 10,000 righteous barracks ( If you have a lot of money and food to raise your soldiers), including other guerrillas, leading five thousand soldiers, this time Xuanfu Town has a total of fifteen thousand people, which can be said to be a strong soldier and a strong horse!
So after the three-way army joined forces, there were a total of 60,000 people! In this way, Haohao is heading towards the capital!
However, because of the large number of people, the marching speed was not fast. Four days later, the 60,000 army arrived at the Shuiguan Great Wall, and the next day they walked to Juyongguan (all mountain roads), but they were fast here, only one hundred away from the capital. Much more.
Until the next morning, the army left Juyongguan and walked on the endless Gyeonggi Plain. This road was much easier. At the end of the 12th (about 1 to 3 o'clock in the afternoon), the army finally arrived at the capital. Set up camp a dozen or so away from Shengmen.
At this time, the capital had already received news of their arrival, so the head of the cabinet, Liu Yuliang, including a number of important court officials, all came to greet them, and the scene was still very grand. The official secretary Li Rixuan was greeted. Yang Shanlu's father Yang Sichang (Shangshu of the Ministry of War and a bachelor of Dongge University), Liu Zunxian of the Ministry of Industry, etc.
Generally speaking, Daming pays attention to the nobility of civility and the inferiority of the military. For example, a dignified general soldier (generally the second rank or above), when he sees a rank four or five civil servants, he must perform the ritual of being an official, but What now? But when some generals are coming, they need all the books to welcome them in person? So this specification is extremely grand.
Even beyond that, there are a lot of people from the capital who come to watch it spontaneously.
There is no way, because this battle is too important, including Yang Shanlu in order to build momentum, in order to arouse the determination of the whole people to resist the enemy, has long instructed Li Yan and Li Gongzi of the Daming Times to publish articles... such as this battle. Prospects, possible consequences, and so on.
So I have read a lot, and now even the people of the capital are very concerned-that is to say, in the words of the newspaper, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the country! After all, they don’t want to let these Qing troops hit the capital city again...
Of course, when these people saw the marching army, they felt relieved.
Especially the 40,000 Xuanjia army that came out of the East Road, it can really be called the prosperous army, the army is rigorous... All are the great young men in their twenties, coupled with the flaming mandarin duck battle jacket (there is also Wearing a sweater produced by Donglu, it will be very cold after exiting customs), and then you can look at the very powerful and weird-looking birdblade (Flintlock), just to look at it!
Even seeing the military might be so majestic, even the various books were admired, and they congratulated Yang Sichang. Of course, Yang Shanlu did know that the Ming army on this expedition was indeed very different from the history.
It's like in the original history, Ming Guo also used the power of the whole country to mobilize the eight general soldiers and 130,000 troops to rescue Jinzhou before leaving the customs, but in fact, many people just collect chicken feathers and collect dusters... Really capable of fighting. There are not many elite soldiers, but many are good at escaping.
Regardless of those guys, Yang Guozhu's department is still able to fight, but in history, he only brought three thousand normal barracks (plus two thousand strange barracks, a total of 5,000 people), General Zhenshuo, dignified, There are only so many people in one of the nine border towns? The embarrassment of Ming's national power and the embarrassment of the military town's situation can be seen.
(Because the title of General Zhenshuo is extraordinary! At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were more than 60 soldiers in total, but there were only eight generals who can be printed, and among these eight people, they were called "Zhen, Zheng, and Ping". The font size is used to distinguish high and low, and the title of "town" is the highest. For example, Yang Guozhu’s General Zhenshuo is higher than the title of General Hu Dawei’s Zhengxi Qiang, and Hu Dawei’s General Zhengxi Qiang has to Higher than Zuo Liangyu’s title of General Ping Thief)
But even so, the dignified General Zhenshuo, the leader of the generals, actually only has so many people? Daming’s decline in national power is tragic...
(I would like to say one more thing here. It is precisely because of the embarrassment of the army that Yang Guozhu's heroic death was finally caused! Yang Guozhu, the pillar of the country, fell on Songshan! Of course, when he was facing a critical moment of choice, he said that The sentence is still very famous.
At that time, Yang Guozhu first went to Songshan to rescue Jinzhou and was trapped in numerous ambushes by the Qing army. Then the Qing army knew that this was a rare general and surrendered from all sides, and promised that as long as he surrendered, he would be crowned the king! (The same treatment as Kong Youde and others,) Otherwise, there is only one way to die.
What did Yang Guozhu say when faced with this critical moment of choice? "This is the place where my brother was martyred in the past, and I will only be a general!" After saying that, he fought hard and died in a heroic battle! Such a sense of integrity can be described as eternal world! )
Therefore, Yang Shanlu absolutely respects such a general! And set out to change his embarrassing fate! Including the current situation, Yang Guozhu sent a total of 15,000 troops this time! It’s three times as much as the original 5,000 people. Such a change...
Of course, this is what Yang Shanlu hopes to see. For such daring soldiers, loyal and brave generals, the more the better, and this is also the purpose of his generous gift of fertilizer field powder at the beginning-to stand alone is not spring, a hundred flowers bloom in spring. ).
Therefore, Yang Shanlu saw this scene in his eyes and was happy in his heart. Then, because there were too many troops coming to aid, the army stayed outside the capital city on that day. After the second day, he selected 10,000 from the 60,000 army. People, enter the city to accept the emperor's review.
Of course, most of these 10,000 people have participated in the 11th year of Chongzhen's war, so it is not the first time that they have been reviewed by the emperor, but even so, it is still exciting!
It is as if these ten thousand people arrived at the big campus in the capital, the scene was very grand. First, the music was played by the musicians of the workshop, and it was also the kind of national movement dedicated to the army’s expedition: Add the barbarians to the barbarian, and Germany is led by Rong Qiang..."
Including later, Emperor Chongzhen personally rode a military parade... I saw that he rarely wore a military uniform, a phoenix-winged helmet, and a long body armor, just like a real soldier, holding a long sword diagonally and riding a horse. One army after another passed by.
In addition, Emperor Chongzhen also delivered a speech on the spot... Calling on the warriors to fight bravely and completely wipe out the Tartars.
Among them, many soldiers saw Emperor Chongzhen for the first time. Although they were far away, many people could only see a bright yellow (Chongzhen was wearing a bright yellow armor), but even so, it was for them. It is already an unparalleled incentive... We have finally heard the emperor speak! We have finally heard the emperor’s words from the emperor in our life! This kind of incentive...
Then after the military parade, there were naturally household officials that night, sending out rewards for wine and meat, and rewards for the three armies, including previous generals and generals, who were summoned by Emperor Chongzhen on the platform. However, after such a grand procedure, it was here. In the evening, Yang Shanlu was summoned by Emperor Chongzhen alone.
Of course, Yang Shanlu also had many questions. He wanted to ask Emperor Chongzhen alone, so he entered the palace with pleasure.
But after the meeting, Yang Shanlu was surprised to find that besides the two of them, his father Yang Sichang was also here, and his face was very wonderful... a little uneasy, a little grateful.
Then Yang Shanlu hasn't asked, what's going on? Emperor Chongzhen had told him one thing... it was something that shocked him very much. (End of this chapter)