Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 275 Victory Castle

Li Jingwen smiled and nodded, then lightly patted Cao Wenzhao's hand and said, "Brother Cao, the emperor must have a good idea of ​​how the emperor treats me, Brother Cao. I don't want to beat Donglu too hard for the time being. If the captives are defeated, the emperor will let me destroy the rogues, and when the rogues are finished, it's time to deal with me."

Cao Wenzhao nodded silently upon hearing this.

Shaking his head, Li Jing got up and looked out of the window with his hands behind his back. After a while, he continued: "Actually, it is not impossible for us to wipe out Donglu this time. I just need to open the gate of Deshengkou Fort and kill Donglu Let them in, and then block their retreat, none of them can escape. Alas! If the emperor can adopt Li's suggestion, why is Li so cautious?"

Sighing, Li Jing turned to look at Cao Wenzhao and said, "Brother Cao, bear with it, bear with it for a while, and in at most three years, I will let you lead troops to sweep the Eastern Captives!"

Cao Wenzhao nodded heavily, and clasped his fists at Li Jingyi: "Don't worry, Commander, Mr. Cao understands the power of it. Mr. Cao has been waiting for so many years, why do you care about waiting for another three years?"

Gently patted Cao Wenzhao on the shoulder, Li Jing said: "Brother Cao, this world is very big. We are not the only Ming Dynasty, there are many places where we can make contributions. To the east, there are As a Japanese country, when the Eastern barbarians are wiped out, I will build a large number of ships. Hehe, the Japanese pirates always went to the coastal areas of Ming Dynasty to plunder, and then I will let them have a taste of the power of our Ming soldiers."

After a pause, Li Jing continued: "In the south, Annan, Siam, Luzon and other countries have always been restless, especially Luzon. In the early years of Wanli, the Frangji who occupied Luzon massacred our Ming people. Hehe, When I free up my hand, if I don’t send troops to destroy those damn Frangji people, my surname will not be Li!”

Cao Wenzhao was shocked when he heard Li Jing swearing suddenly.

I have known Li Jing for so long, in Cao Wenzhao's impression, Li Jing has always been a gentle and refined person, sometimes Cao Wenzhao thinks that Li Jing is a literati at all.I don't want Li Jing to scold people, he is rougher than these big bosses who are soldiers.

But Cao Wenzhao was overjoyed immediately, and Li Jing cursed people in front of him, so he was not treated as an outsider.

In addition, if Li Jing wants to use force abroad, he will definitely have a place in the commanding generals.

After Li Jing scolded someone, he smiled embarrassedly: "Brother Cao, I haven't scolded people like this for many years, I made Brother Cao laugh."

Cao Wenzhao said with a smile: "What is the commander-in-chief talking about? Is there any warrior in my generation who doesn't scold others? I am with soldiers in the army, and it is common for me to scold my father and mother."

Li Jing smiled lightly and shook his head slightly.

Only then did Cao Wenzhao wake up, Li Jing was not only a general in charge of the army, Li Jing dealt more with those literati, if those literati knew that Li Jing was such a curse, it would be a loss of status.

With a smile, Li Jing continued: "Not to mention, after scolding people, my heart is much smoother. After a few days, I will spread this evil fire on Donglu, and my heart will be even smoother."

Cao Wenzhao clasped his fists together and said, "Let the commander-in-chief's evil fire be spread by the commander-in-chief. Hehe, I don't know if Cao can kill the heads of ten thousand Eastern captives, can he get rid of the evil fire of the commander-in-chief?"

Li Jingwen listened, put his hand on his chin and pondered for a while, then smiled and said: "Ten thousand heads, let me get rid of the fire, I don't know how Donglu will feel when he finds out about it?"

Cao Wenzhao said with a smile: "If Donglu knew the reason, he would have to burn incense after returning."

After that, the two looked at each other and laughed.

Cao Wenzhao and Li Jing seemed to be joking, but in fact they decided that the number of people killed and wounded in this battle should be limited to about 1.

1 people is more or less, if Daming casualties [-] soldiers, I am afraid it is nothing at all, but for Huang Taiji, it is nearly [-]% of the troops, which has reached the limit that Houjin can bear.

Moreover, these 1 people can't all be Jurchens. If they were all Jurchens, then Huang Taiji might be thinking of hanging himself.

Li Jing's plan was to teach Hou Jin a lesson, but not to cripple Hou Jin's vitality. Obviously, Cao Wenzhao fully understood Li Jing's meaning.

In May of the seventh year of Chongzhen, the Hou Jin army moved from Guihua (Hohhot) to Hulanchabu, and suddenly moved south, advancing on the front line of Xuanda.

Hearing that the eastern captives had invaded the south, Cao Wenzhao immediately acted.

……

In the school field of Deshengkoubao, [-] soldiers are ready to go, just waiting for Cao Wenzhao's order.

Pointing to the platform, Cao Wenzhao and Li Jing stood with their arms behind each other, and behind them were all the civil and military officials of Datong.

Seeing all the officers and men stand by, Cao Wenzhao cupped his fists at Li Jing and said, "Please speak to me, Commander!"

Li Jingwen smiled wryly, he originally wanted to keep a low profile, but Cao Wenzhao wanted to drag him along.

Li Jing also knew that Cao Wenzhao pushed him out to let the soldiers and civilians of Datong know where these soldiers came from, so he agreed after hesitating for a while, not wanting Cao Wenzhao to ask him to lecture!Didn't you see the surprised faces of the officials in Datong behind you?

But the arrow was on the string and he had to shoot. Li Jing shook his head and finally took a step forward.

Clearing his throat, Li Jing yelled loudly: "Soldiers! The Eastern Prisoners are coming soon! As a man of my generation, it is my duty to kill the enemy and serve the country. Our army is called Ji Shi, and we should live up to the name of Ji Shi!"

Speaking of this, Li Jinglue turned around and pointed back: "Behind us is our home, where our wives and children live, and our folks and elders. For them, we must win this battle. Tell me, do you have any? confidence!"

"Yes!" Sun Hutou and Li Dingguo responded loudly first.

"Yes!" Then the soldiers shouted.

Tens of thousands of people shouted in unison, and the momentum was as straight as a mountain roaring and a tsunami.

Li Jing waved his hands, and when the voice gradually subsided, he turned to Cao Wenzhao and said, "Brother Cao, give the order!"

Seeing Li Jing mobilize the morale of the soldiers with just a few words, Cao Wenzhao was greatly admired. He cupped his fists at Li Jing, stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Brighten the flag!"

As soon as the words fell, a flag-bearer in front of the point general stage suddenly unfurled the flag, and in the wind, there were three big characters "Ji Shi Jun" written on the flag.

Clasping fists at Li Jing, Cao Wenzhao said: "Marshal, Cao has gone!"

Li Jing cupped his fists in return and said, "Brother Cao, take care!"

Cao Wenzhao nodded emphatically, flicked his cloak, suddenly turned around and stepped off the platform, took over the horse led by his own soldiers, turned the saddle and jumped up, then waved his hands and shouted: "Let's go!"

At this moment, a big drum on the west side of the school grounds was beating "Dong Dong Dong".

The drums gradually sounded, and the soldiers suddenly sang loudly: "Laughing proudly and laughing at thousands of waves, warm blood" is the military song "A Man Should Be Self-Strengthening" by Ji Shijun.

Amidst the singing, Cao Wenzhao urged the horses to go first, followed by the generals, and then groups of soldiers marched out of the city in neat lines.

Li Jing watched Cao Wenzhao lead the army away, waited for the drummer to close the drum, turned around and clasped his fists to the officials behind him and said, "My lords, General Cao led his troops to meet the enemy. And enter. The five victorious forts will be defended by Li, and the rest of the cities will be handed over to your lords. The battle is unpredictable, and no one can tell what will happen. My lords should be careful not to miss important things."

As soon as Li Jing finished speaking, an official pointed at Li Jing and shouted: "You are just a small general, why do you dare to point fingers here? Cao Zongbing is here, and I will wait for Cao Zongbing's face." I don't know what to argue with you, you dare to be so domineering at this moment!"

Li Jing took a closer look and found that the speaker was the Tongzhi of Datong Prefecture.

Li Jing was about to answer, when one of them said: "General Cao has already left, is this the place where you stand on the general's platform? Don't go down!"

As soon as the man finished speaking, several people yelled at him again and again. Li Jing looked and saw that the person who spoke just now was Lieutenant General Datong. They are all prominent figures in Datong.

Seeing everyone pointing at him and reprimanding him, Li Jing smiled coldly: "Now that the enemy is in front of you, Li does not care about you, but Li tells you that if anyone neglects his duty, Li will be rude to him!"

After finishing speaking, Li Jing flicked his sleeves and stepped down from the general platform.

Seeing that Li Jing was so arrogant, everyone on the stage cursed at him.

Seeing the guards around him glaring at the officials one by one, and some even pulling out their knives, Li Jing waved his hand, ordering the guards to ignore these people and set up defenses.

Desheng Fort was built in the Jiajing period. It was originally named Suilu Fort. It was originally built with earth. It was rebuilt in the second year of Wanli and started to be covered with bricks. It was further expanded in the 32nd year of Wanli. The outer walls were all built with stones and covered with bricks. .

The outer wall of Desheng Fort is three miles and four minutes in circumference, three feet eight feet high, and two feet thick.

Such a fortified city is said to be extremely difficult to break through, but the number of soldiers defending Desheng Fort is very small, only a few hundred. How can such a small force defend against Houjin's attack of tens of thousands?
Therefore, Li Jingcai asked Cao Wenzhao for [-] infantry, and each fort placed [-] soldiers, and these people were equipped with new-style rifles and artillery.

Li Jing brought more than [-] cannons to Datong this time. Cao Wenzhao set up an ambush in Guantun Fort and brought [-] cannons.

With so many new types of artillery, it was basically wishful thinking for Hou Jin to want to break through the city.

Therefore, Li Jing is not worried about this place, but Li Jing is worried about other places.

Although Deshengbao is the gateway from Shanxi to Mongolia, it is not the only passage. If that were the case, there would be no need to build castles elsewhere, let alone the Great Wall.

There are many places that can enter Shanxi from Mongolia, but the roads are not easy to walk, either mountains or ridges.

Daming and Mongolia have to take a smooth road to conduct trade and commerce, so this place has naturally become a trade market for Daming and Mongolia.

But it was different when fighting. No one asked them to fight on plains, and even cavalry didn't ask them to fight on flat terrain.

What Li Jing was worried about was that once Hou Jin lost here, he would find another way. Li Jing's troops were limited and it was impossible to cover everything. This required the officers and soldiers of Datong to defend other castles.

The officials who didn't want Datong didn't think highly of him as a Shanxi general at all, so Li Jingcai said harsh words to those officials.

In fact, it is no wonder that the officials of Datong are based on their positions. In Datong, there are too many generals at the level of generals. The military chief officer of each fort is a general.There are not many generals in Datong, but there are at least a dozen or twenty, and Li Jing's position is really nothing here.

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