A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 513
After discussing for a long time, they all felt that it was not appropriate, and in the end everyone had to decide to let it go first, to proclaim consolation and rewards according to the imperial decree, and wait until the battle in Jinzhou is over.

Of course, the governors and generals can give consolation by imperial decree, but the officers and soldiers under the thousand generals on the front line of Jinzhou need to be rewarded immediately by the Ministry of War, and there is no delay.

The beheadings of the frontier army of the Ming Dynasty have always been rewarded generously, especially for the slaves in the east and the captives in the north. Those who are promoted to the first level will be rewarded with silver and silk for their followers.

That is, the two cut off the head of a young thief, that is, a little Tartar under the age of 15. The leader can be promoted to a level, and the reward for the follower.Those who do not want to be promoted will be rewarded with 50 taels of silver for each first-level award and 20 taels of acting posts.The beheading of women and children is also rewarded, but four heads must be chopped off.

In the Jiajing period, those who beheaded one, in addition to being promoted to the first level, were rewarded with 30 taels of silver, and all the horses and other things they got were given to themselves.Long Qingnian changed the title, and fought bloody battles with Dazhongda thieves. Those who can win the first level in battle will be promoted to the second level, and those who do not want to be promoted will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver, and all the horses and cattle they get will be given to themselves.

Of course, this is just the Jizhen family, and no one can use it as an example.

This is the reward for the head of a small soldier. For officers, there are 1000 generals and [-] or [-] officers in the army. The subordinates who have won the first rank will have ten heads, and those who get [-] heads will be promoted to one level. Twenty plus one level, until the third level, the second level is actually awarded, and the first level is an official position.

In addition to the head level, the Ming Dynasty also has the distinction of head skills and extraordinary skills. This does not depend on the head level, but only on the number of enemies and the size of the victories.Taking the lead in front of the battle, being in the back, beheading the general's flag, capturing and beheading the thief's head, etc., are all miraculous feats.Those who are superior will be promoted, and those who are inferior will be rewarded.

Now the merits of the Ming Dynasty are all imitating the Jiajing example, decapitating one level, promoting to the real level, and rewarding 30 taels of silver.The merits of the guerrilla generals can be slowed down, but the rewards of low-level officers and soldiers on the front line cannot be slowed down. If the first battle has just won a big victory, will there be no rewards for meritorious service?How can the soldiers on the front line be willing to fight to the death?

In this great victory in Liaodong, several heads were beheaded, and various officers and soldiers were rewarded for their first achievements and extraordinary achievements. Since the times of achievements of the governor and general are not yet determined, more money, silk and silver should be rewarded.The odds and ends amounted to nearly 10 taels. Naturally, the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Households had to pay for this money.

When it comes to silver, Chen Xinjia, Minister of the Ministry of War, and Li Daiwen, Minister of the Ministry of Households, complain.In particular, Li Daiwen even settled an account for Emperor Chongzhen, that is, the cost of the Jinzhou War was unimaginably huge.

At this time, more than 20 soldiers and horses gathered in Liaodong. Most of them were battalion soldiers. Calculated according to the military salary at this time, each soldier needs at least one tael of silver, which is equivalent to a bucket of rice. How much silver is this?
Moreover, there are tens of thousands of cavalry on the front line of Jinzhou. In addition to the basic military salary, these cavalry also need about two taels of grass bean silver every month. In this way, the Ming army on the front line costs almost 30 taels a month for food and salaries alone. silver.

These frontline soldiers, of course, cannot eat money, and the Liaodong area cannot supply so much food and grass.After the opening of China and France, most of the grain and grass in the border towns were transported by merchants. However, in such a big war, the merchants also could not supply and transport so much grain and fodder, and needed support from the imperial court.

To transport grain for thousands of miles, nine times out of ten, hundreds of thousands of people carry people on their shoulders, push carts, and at most ox carts and horse carts. After the grain transport reaches Liaodong, the loss is as many as several times along the way. It takes hundreds of thousands of stones.

The war has just begun, and seeing that the warehouse of the Ministry of Accounts is about to be emptied, Li Daiwen went around to make up for it, and even borrowed a lot of money from the Yumajian. With the autumn grain tax, I hope it can ease one or two.

The Ministry of Households can pay part of the reward for this battle, but if the Songjin War continues for a long time, the payment will definitely not be guaranteed.

As soon as he lifted his official robe, he knelt down to Emperor Chongzhen: "I think that the matter of Jinzhou should be resolved quickly. The current Ming Dynasty can't afford a big battle. Please also ask the emperor to look into it!"

Li Rixuan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, let out a thud, and knelt down with Li Daiwen: "I think what Li Ge said is old-fashioned words for the country. The source of the emperor's salary is naturally the enthusiasm of the army, but there are many soldiers in Liaodong. The salary is hard, and the household department has been paying for the poor, so is it a long-term solution?"

"Today's locust drought in Suzhou Prefecture, famine in Taicang Prefecture, locust disaster in Huzhou Prefecture, and severe drought in Shandong and Henan. There is no smoke in the village, the wild is brutal, the depression is miserable, and the starvation is unbearable. How can the creatures sit by and watch?" Do not rescue? Cao bandits, Ge and Zuo bandits are not clean, whether to rescue or suppress the bandits, they all need a large amount of food and grass, how can they all be spent in Liaodong?"

He said: "When I heard of the great victory of the officers and soldiers, it is the time when the morale is like a rainbow. You should attack them while you are sharp, and wipe out the Tartars in one go, so as to relieve the siege of Jinzhou. Don't miss this opportunity and hold an inch of ground. Don't you hear that Decline again, the truth of exhausting three times?"

Hearing what the two said, Chen Xinjia was startled, he swayed, almost fell, and hurriedly said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, absolutely not!"

He immediately knelt down and said: "The Holy Lord has learned that although Jinzhou has a good report, most of the slaves in the East are still there, and their combat power is not lost. How can they underestimate the enemy and rush forward? You should fight steadily, so as not to give the slaves an opportunity to take advantage of. Soldiers fight fiercely." Dangerous, there is a clear saying in ancient times, if one is not careful, the elite of the whole country will be wiped out, please think again, Your Majesty!"

In the Battle of Jinzhou, Chen Xinjia had communicated with Wang Dou a long time ago. According to Wang Dou, the battle of Songjin should be urgent so as not to miss the opportunity to annihilate the enemy. opportunity.

In a battle of tens of thousands of people, how can the winner be decided in a short while?Moreover, in this battle, the Dongnu came out of the country, and their combat power was extraordinary. The slave chief Hongtai was not an idle generation, so the battle of Songjin was a competition of national strength, to see who could stand firm to the end.

Although Chen Xinjia is the minister of the Ministry of War, he believes in Wang Dou's opinion more when it comes to fighting.

According to Wang Dou, in this battle, as long as Da Ming is undefeated, it is equal to victory.The news of the victory ahead has already come. In the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, he, the Minister of the Ministry of War, has greatly strengthened his impression. How could he take the risk of such a hasty decisive battle?

In case of failure, he will be the minister of the Ministry of War, and the chief assistant of the cabinet, let alone think about it, so when he heard Li Rixuan and Li Daiwen's words, he immediately opposed it.

A coldness flashed in Li Daiwen's eyes, and he shouted angrily at Chen Xinjia: "Dare to ask my soldier, Mr. Chen, if the battle is not resolved quickly, the general will continue to fight, where will the salary be?"

Chen Xinjia sneered: "Li Ge is always the Minister of the Household Department. The issue of food and payment is naturally up to you. Why are you asking me?"

He said loudly: "I, Ming, can't stand each other, but slaves and thieves can't stand each other even more. Didn't you hear that there is more money and less food in the slave land, even princes and ministers often worry about hunger and cold?"

"No matter how difficult my Ming Dynasty is, the small country of Dongnu can't be compared with my Ming Dynasty in terms of food and grass supply! Besides, Dongnu is full of young and strong, and there are no people to cultivate the manor fields in the territory. It will be even more difficult to provide food and grass for a long time. As long as we persist, My Ming will surely win, Your Majesty, please think twice!"

After finishing speaking, he kowtowed to Emperor Chongzhen again and again, humming loudly.

At this time, Zhang Sizhi also knelt down beside Chen Xinjia, and said, "I agree with you! The words from the heart of this soldier, and the heart for the country and the people, can be learned from the sun."

After finishing speaking, he took a slow look at Li Rixuan and Li Daiwen again, his eyes were extremely gloomy.Seeing that the position of the chief assistant of the cabinet was not guaranteed, Zhang Sizhi was a little bit broken, but before retiring, he must give Li Rixuan and Li Daiwen some eye drops.

Compared with Li Rixuan and Li Daiwen who stabbed each other in the back, although Chen Xinjia fought fiercely with him, it was a bit like a dispute between gentlemen, not as insidious as the two.This knife made Zhang Sizhi deeply in his heart. This enmity can be said to be irreconcilable. Before he knew it, he had formed an alliance with Chen Xinjia.

Seeing the fierce disputes among the cabinet ministers, each with their own reasons, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help hesitating, pressed the memorial tightly, and remained silent for a long time.

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In August of the 14th year of Chongzhen, during the bloody battle between the Ming army and the Qing army on the front line of Songjin, it was close to the East Road, and there was a lot of land outside the Great Wall.

The full set is the Fengning area of ​​later generations, the southern part is mountainous, with mountains and vast forests.The north is rich in water and grass, and is full of vast plateau grasslands. From northwest to southeast, there are two big rivers, Tanghe River and Chaohe River.

These two rivers, after the Tanghe River goes southeast, pass through Fengjiabao and Shicheng Castle in Miyun Town, and lead to Tongzhou, Tianjin and other places.The same is true for the Chaohe River, passing through Gubeikou of Miyun Town, where Miyun and Tanghe River meet, and after entering Miyun, the Erhe River is also called Baihe River.

In the 12th year of Chongzhen, under the order of Wang Dou, Zhong Xiancai opened up Mantaoer and moved refugees. He set up many fortresses in Mantaoer along the banks of Tanghe River and Chaohe River.There are also a large number of East Road businessmen who have poured in and set up livestock farms, mines, logging farms, etc. in the territory.

Generally speaking, there are many mines and logging farms in the south of Mantaoer, and there are many livestock farms in the grassy beach and sparse forest area in the north, near the forts. Various chicken farms and duck farms have been established, as well as cattle farms and sheep farms. etc.

Every year, they produce a large number of meat porcelain jars, which are sold all over the East Road. With the army as a big customer, they don't have to worry about the meat products being sold out.Especially in the 13th year of Chongzhen, Mantaoer discovered gold mines, which attracted many businessmen to enter.

Due to a lot of profits, the vast land outside the Great Wall has become a gold mine in the eyes of businessmen on the East Road.

In the 13th year of Chongzhen, Zheng Jinglun, the president of Zhendong Commercial Bank, and Lai Mancheng, the vice president of the Zhendong Commercial Bank, were rewarded with [-] points of meritorious service by the shogunate and allowed to wear swords. OK.

You must know that the Shishun Township Army and the Jingbian Army now calculate the "merit value" of military merit is very precious. One hundred merit points are enough to exchange for [-] acres of fertile land outside the Great Wall, or [-] acres of pasture and mountain land. These can be used for generations Those who inherit the family from generation to generation, as long as the king fights for a day, they will guarantee that these lands will belong to them.

With the enthusiasm of the Chinese people for the land for thousands of years, who is not envious?Moreover, if any precious mineral resources are found on these lands, they will also belong to the owner, and they only need to pay [-]% of the income.

An obvious example is that the mountainous area Lai Mancheng chose had many hot springs, strange peaks and caves. He originally planned to build a mountain villa, but accidentally discovered a gold mine, which immediately spread across the world.

Lai Mancheng was worried about the wall, and wanted to donate the gold mine to Wang Dou, but Wang Dou refused. He said that the laws of the shogunate were as good as the law, so how could he take it back?After this incident, all the merchants on the East Road were relieved, and their enthusiasm for exploring beyond the Great Wall became even higher. In addition to gaining real profits, they also wanted to gain merit points.

After all, all the land that the army developed outside the Great Wall belongs to Wang Dou, and the land that has not been conquered has no sense of security, and there is no army to protect it.Moreover, Wang Dou allowed alliance with the shogunate, but did not allow private land expansion, so if he wanted to obtain fiefdom, he could only get it from Wang Dou. Meritorious value was one of the ways, and it could be obtained through multiple channels.

More and more businessmen went out of the country with armed forces, hired retired Shunxiang Army, recruited guards, swordsmen, swordsmen and bodyguards, etc. After the establishment of the "Grandmaster Hall" of the shogunate, many warriors with the status of swordsmen were also hired by these businessmen. Join various pioneering teams outside the Great Wall.

These merchant pioneering teams are well-equipped. Because of the strong support of the shogunate, each team has a large number of sharp Donglu bird guns, handguns and armor. Send all information back.

With the eradication of banditry on the East Road, the territory is peaceful, and the collection of weapons has long been completed. The phenomenon that everyone must carry self-defense weapons with them when they go out has disappeared. Now the only people who can carry weapons on the East Road are soldiers and students.

Ordinary military households, businessmen, etc., who want to hold weapons, must apply for a sword certificate and a gun certificate, and they can only own bird guns, hand guns, swords, armor, etc. Weapons, and are not allowed to carry out on weekdays.

Zheng Jinglun and others are allowed to walk with swords, which can be regarded as a status symbol, and this kind of licensed awardees have the opportunity to meet Wang Dou from time to time, and they can often have lunch or dinner with Wang Dou, which makes many people envious envious.

You know, with the improvement of Wang Dou's status, especially after Feng Zhongyong Uncle, it is so difficult to see Wang Dou.

Now every year, on certain days, Wang Dou will summon sages from all walks of life to have dinner with them, and the number of places is only set at eight.In private, the value of a dinner spot has already exceeded 5000 taels of silver.

It's just that it's not easy to obtain the first-class military support model. The titles of first-class, second-class, third-class, and first-class are not available for outstanding contributors.

After several years of operation, the land is now full of land with a population of about [-] to [-]. It was already quite lively.

This was originally the grazing land of the Mongolian Tumed Right Wing Banner. In the year of Wanli, Xinai Huangtaiji, the son of Alatan Khan, set up the Wuai Camp here, which was later passed on to his grandson Ombu Chuhuer. However, he returned to the Qing Dynasty. Later, Ombu Chuhuer gradually moved eastward, leading a large number of tribes to the Aomulun River area (now the Daling River), where there were only a few tribes left, and some small tribes of the Karaqin Right Wing Banner. The tribe grazes here.

When Zhong Xiancai led the army out of the fortress, he was frightened by the prestige of the Shun Township army at that time. The Tumote and Duoyan people there fled in a hurry, and ran to the Luan River and Yixun River, and even fled east and north later, regardless of where they were originally. It is the base camp of Tumed Right Wing Banner.

In the early and middle period of the Ming Dynasty, a guard station was set up in Mantaoer, and later Xinai Huang Taiji operated here again. There was a dilapidated castle. After Zhong Xiancai drove away the Mongols, he led the villagers to repair the city and renamed the city. , called Xinyongning.

New Yongning City is located on the south bank of the Chao River. After two years of construction, the city is quite strong.On the west, south, and east sides of the city, there are city gates, each with a tower, and some Buddha wolf machine guns are erected on the upper floor.

Xinyongning can be regarded as the heart of Mantao'er area, and the surrounding area is also considered to be rich in water and grass, and the land is fertile. Although the Little Ice Age was dry all year round, the Chaohe River shrank a lot, but it is enough to irrigate the fields.

Therefore, near the city, there are forests of flat farmland everywhere, and there are many livestock farms near some mountains. In addition, there are many merchants who come to pan for gold, and many shops in the castle stand in forests. The scene of the hinterland of the East Road.

The flag of Sun, Moon and Waves was flying over the city. At this time, Gao Shiyin, Wen Fangliang, and Shen Shiqi were holding binoculars on the tower of the east gate of Xinyongning.

Behind them, the Jingbian army's forward Zhuque battalion, the left guard Qinglong battalion and the generals stood in silence, as well as the officers and generals of the Zhongyi battalion, such as Yang Dongmin, Zhang Wenru, Xu Youyu, Li Jinsheng, Wang Anning and others.

They also wore short body armor similar to the officers of the Jingbian Army, scale armor leg skirts, and hats and helmets, but the colors and styles were different, and the same was true for the soldiers. Their barracks were not in Yongning City, but near Yanqing. state.

There are also some members of the staff department, such as Wen Fangliang's uncle, Zanhua Wen Shiyan, who is also by his side.

In the telescope, there are a large number of East Road merchants, leading their armed caravans, each riding a mule or driving a cart, along the official road from the East Road to Xinyongning, in an endless stream. Enter the city from the east gate.

Many of these people wore armor or held blunderbusses. Although these were all armored weapons eliminated by the Jingbian Army, these armed forces were absolutely comparable to the Hu people outside the Great Wall or the Ming army in the Ming Dynasty. sharp.

The composition of these armed caravans is also varied, and most of them are folk "heroes". Although they are all mobs in the eyes of the Jingbian army, they are often effective when used to open up outside the Great Wall.

"Why do you need to contact these merchants for this expedition outside the Great Wall? How many Tartars can they fight?"

Putting down the binoculars, Gao Shiyin curled his lips, showing disdain for the armed businessmen who came forward with their heads held high.

Wen Fangliang also put down the binoculars, smiled, and said: "According to what the general said, this is called the unity of the army and the people as a family, mobilizing the power of the entire East Road. Soldiers and businessmen are all one family. Although they can't fight , but the worst thing is that it is still possible to transport the seized conquests. Besides, many of the cows and horses we recaptured will be sold to them, right? For the sake of the porcelain pot, you can just let it go, Lao Gao .”

Gao Shiyin and Shen Shiqi laughed at the same time. When they laughed, they all had the same posture, their heads held high, their hips akimbo, and their upper and lower teeth were all exposed. Seeing their smiles, Wen Fangliang cracked his mouth: "I, Wen Fangliang, am not afraid of anything, but the two Your face when you smile."

Seeing how they laughed and joked, Xu Youyu and Li Jinsheng from the Zhongyi Battalion were laughing with each other knowingly. Only Xu Lu, Liu Wei and others behind Yang Dongmin felt disappointed. He was once a member of the Jingbian Army, and he and others... Alas, it's too late to regret.

Wen Zanhua stroked his beautiful beard at this time, and said lightly: "The strategy outside the Great Wall, Uncle Zhongyong has his own considerations, you should not underestimate the power of merchants, transporting grain, providing grain and grass, making friends and trade, which one can be separated from merchants? No Speaking of other things, it is the intelligence collection of the tribes outside the Great Wall, the topography of water sources, and the intelligence department alone, how can there be so many people? Moreover, if this is not enough, is it like those merchants in Shanxi who are used by the Tartars?"

Wen Fangliang smiled and said nothing, Gao Shiyin and Shen Shiqi looked at each other, and both curled their lips.

Since the discussion in the general's mansion that day, the two of them have also seen the true face of Wen Zan's painting.Knowing that this person looks elegant, looks like a handsome man, and looks like a moral gentleman when he looks serious, but in fact, his heart is deep and ruthless, which makes people think chillingly.

But I like it, Shen Shiqi smiled in his heart.

"Hehe, this boy Lai Mancheng has also arrived. It seems that no one violated the date agreed with the merchants. The merchants on the East Road are still knowledgeable and interesting!"

After a moment of silence, Wen Fangliang started talking again. He raised the binoculars and suddenly smiled: "This kid is carrying a big knife. Can he dance with his bones?"

Gao Shiyin and Shen Shiqi were also interested, and looked together, and sure enough, a long caravan appeared in front of them, with vehicles and horses, there were a large number of people, probably hundreds of people, the leader was a greasy head, but the whole body They were all wearing iron armor, and carried a big Qinglong Yanyue knife.

Gao Shiyin was amazed: "Ha, instead of using the golden fan, this kid has the Guan Gong Knife instead?"

In the past years, Wen Fangliang and Lai Mancheng lived together in Shun Township Fort, and they were considered friends, known as the Three Irons.Over the years, Lai Mancheng's signature is to shake the golden fan with the handle in his hand, and everyone is already familiar with his style, but he can't adapt to the sudden change of image.

And Lai Man has a wide range of friends and friends. After Gao Shiyin followed Wang Dou to Shunxiang Fort, as a close general under Wang Dou's command, Lai Mancheng was naturally an important friend of Lai Mancheng.

Seeing Lai Mancheng's attire, Gao Shiyin was also quite surprised. He laughed loudly: "This kid, after being rewarded with a hundred meritorious service by the general, I'm afraid his heart will get hot and he would like to make more contributions. It's just that he With a small stature, if he meets the Tartars, he might be in danger."

Then he said with some complacency: "Old Wen, how many achievements have we made in these years?"

Wen Fangliang's eyes flashed: "I didn't estimate it carefully, so I'm afraid it will be over ten thousand?"

Gao Shiyinzhi was full of pride: "I should have broken ten thousand. Calculated in this way, there will be at least ten thousand mu of fertile land and fifty thousand mu of woodland and grassland. If we continue to fight in the future, tsk tsk... just think about it!"

He suddenly felt troubled: "How will these acres of woodland be managed and arranged? I have no experience. I'm afraid the mother-in-law at home will not be able to handle such a large property."

Wen Fangliang rubbed his nose: "I'm also a little distressed, but Donglu has recently established a business firm, and I heard that it has recruited many housekeepers and stewards with pastoral field management experience. They cooperate with the business department to serve us military officers with a lot of meritorious service. , I heard that if they manage the business, the income can be several tenths higher than that of ordinary people, I don’t know if it’s true or not.”

Gao Shiyin gritted his teeth: "We can let them try, how dare they entrap us? Unless we have nine heads! If we lose, hum!"

Hearing the two men showing off their meritorious deeds, Shen Shiqi fidgeted: "My old Shen is going to speed up, my meritorious service is only worth a few thousand. By then there will be no fertile land, how can I explain it to my descendants?"

He suddenly became a little worried: "Brothers, tell me, just the three of us, the general will have to award tens of thousands of acres of land. How much does the entire Jingbian army have? Does the general have so much land to reward?"

Wen Fangliang and Gao Shiyin laughed, and Gao Shiyin even patted Shen Shiqi on the shoulder: "Xiao Shen, you don't have to worry about that. Calculate how much land is there in the new Yongning area? How much land is there in the whole set? ? If it’s not enough, just fight again, keep fighting, there will always be enough!”

Wen Zanhua also said indifferently: "General Shen, the world is big, the land is endless, how much, how much! With the prestige of our Jingbian army, do you still worry about the lack of land?"

He glanced at Wen Fangliang and felt extremely relieved. His nephew was the only nephew in the old Wen family. No, his son was the most promising, not to mention his high position and power, and he had earned an unexpected family fortune.Alas, gratified, gratified, my family has a future!

The generals of the Jingbian army behind everyone discussed excitedly, discussing how to manage the farmland, and the generals of the Zhongyi camp were extremely envious.

Zhang Wenru suddenly shouted: "That's what a man should do. Riding a fast horse, killing thieves and enemies, and a beautiful house in good land, isn't it too pleasant? But the generals are very proud. A certain Zhang Wenru, who is now in the Jingbian army, will always have ten thousand good fields. Mu time."

Zhang Wenru has a bold personality, which won Gao Shiyin's favor. He turned around and patted Zhang Wenru on the shoulder, laughing and said: "Old Zhang is right, following the general, what is a mere [-] mu of fertile land? If you join our Jingbian army, you will know everything." Yes, [-] mu of fertile land is nothing, but [-] mu of fertile land is the beginning!"

Everyone on the tower was laughing, high-spirited, showing the demeanor of a strong army and a strong general. Then Wen Fangliang smiled and watched Lai Mancheng getting closer and closer, and entered the gate. This guy, seeing everyone on the tower, put on a face A posture of dancing a knife and leaping a horse, I don't know if the waist has flickered.

He looked at the hourglass on the tower and said, "It's noon, and all the merchants have arrived. It's time to announce the purpose of this trip to them!"

Gao Shiyin and Shen Shiqi also nodded solemnly. The shogunate summoned merchants from the East Road, and some of them had guarantors from the East Road. The friendly merchants from outside the Great Wall came to the outside of the Great Wall. To keep their secrets, they did not tell the reason. The generals of the battalion also did not inform them, and they only learned about the actions of this operation today.

In this two-front battle, all the merchants on the East Road were mobilized, and some of them were led by Zheng Jinglun, the chairman of the Zhendong Commercial Bank, to Liaodong to coordinate the delivery of luggage.

The rest went out of the fort to come to the new Yongning City. Attracted by their strength and a large number of merit points, they did not hesitate. Of course, in other words, they did not dare to resist.

The businessmen were all clever, they guessed that the Jingbian army might make a big move when they went out of the fortress, they just didn't know the specific reason, but they were attracted by the interests, and all of them were extremely enthusiastic.

At the end of July, Wen Fangliang, Gao Shiyin and others led the Jingbian Army to Mantaoer. The merchants on the East Road would be later, but counting the time, it was still within the time planned by Wang Dou and the Chief of Staff.

Wen Fangliang looked to the east and looked at the sky from a distance. He seemed to see the land and mountains of Liaodong. He was fascinated: "I think the general has already fought with the slaves in Jinzhou, and we should set off!"

(End of this chapter)