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Chapter 183 Li Rusong Mei Guozhen

August 1592, 8 AD, June 7, 20th year of Wanli.

After the Yellow River flows through the Yinchuan Plain, the flow slows down and the river becomes turbid.Near noon, the weather was still hot, and the ground on the side of the ferry was densely covered with awnings for receiving officials. Along the edge of the arbors, there were endless banners of various colors, and there were many drummers who did not know where to find them.

The servants under Huang Laifu, the servants under the brothers Li Rubai and Li Ruzhang, and the drummers all sat in the awning to rest and drink water boredly.Only Huang Laifu, Li Rubai and Li Ruzhang were standing by the side of the shed, looking towards the mouth of the river.

As Li Rusong's younger brother, brothers Li Rubai and Li Ruzhang needless to say, Huang Laifu, who was part of the reinforcements in Zhongbian Town, and his nominal boss Li Rusong were coming, so Huang Laifu naturally had the obligation to come out to greet him.

The people ran all the way to the Yellow River, which is far away from the town, to meet them.As for the trilateral governor Wei Xuezeng and other high-ranking civil officials, as well as some of their generals, they naturally did not have the obligation to run so far to meet Yushi Mei Guozhen, Admiral Li Rusong and others.

After looking at it for a long time, although the Hengcheng Ferry on the other side of the river was densely packed with large and small boats of various colors, there was no movement of the arrival of the army.Presumably Tanma came to report that the army led by Admiral Li was almost approaching the Yellow River, but the army was complicated, and it couldn't be so fast in an hour and a half.

After waiting for a while, everyone became a little bored, so Huang Laifu talked with Li Rubai, and asked him about his elder brother Li Rusong.
For Huang Laifu, Li Rusong's name has been admired for a long time in later generations. Before coming to Ningxia City, he even carefully checked the relevant records in his laptop.As far as he knows, this Li Rusong is famous for being brave and good at fighting, and his official luck is very good. When he was young, Wu Jinshi inherited his father's shadow and taught his troops to command and serve as the guard of Ning Yuanbo. Vice-general of Yingyou, in the 11th year of Wanli, he was promoted to the general officer of Shanxi.In the 15th year of Wanli, he was also the general officer of Xuanfu, guarding the important town of Ming Dynasty.

However, while Li Rusong was successful, he was also famously domineering and arrogant, and he was very difficult to get along with.Not to mention the generals of the Ming Dynasty, even the common civil servants, governors and governors, he has always ignored them.For this reason, the censors did not know how many times Li Rusong was impeached, but every time Li Rusong was safe and sound, because Emperor Wanli admired him very much.

As a descendant, Huang Laifu secretly guessed that Li Rusong was so arrogant and domineering that he offended the world's invincible opponent, but he could always be favored by Emperor Wanli.Maybe it's because in the king's mind, this kind of arrogant and easy to offend people is more reassuring than the kind of officials and generals who are clean, good at winning people's hearts, and widely loved by the public and officials.Otherwise, the term "self-pollution" would not have existed in history.

Of course, while Li Rusong is arrogant, he also has his own capital. He has made countless military achievements throughout his life, especially in the Battle of Ningxia and the Korean War not long after. Li Rusong has always performed outstandingly. Li Rusong, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, was ambushed on the way when he led Qingqi to chase the Mongols, and died in the Hun River area of ​​Fushun. He died at the age of fifty, a generation of famous generals.

As Li Rusong's subordinate, Huang Laifu really wanted to know more about Li Rusong so that he could deal with it in the future.

Hearing Huang Laifu's question, Li Rubai knew everything and said everything.

These days, he has a good impression of this young Shanxi vice-general. How many Ming counter-insurgency troops under the city are envious.

But when talking about his elder brother, Li Rubai had a complex expression on his face, it seemed that he admired him and was also a little bit jealous.

Finally he said: "General Huang, my eldest brother has a bad temper, you should be more careful then."

Huang Laifu nodded.

Li Rubai glanced at the other side again, and said with a smile to Huang Laifu: "It's almost noon, why don't you ask your soldiers to kill a few fish for tooth sacrifice. General Huang doesn't know, but the carp by the Yellow River in Ningxia is thick, tender and delicious, and it's a good thing." .”

Huang Laifu also smiled and said, "Then I will have a real treat."

Suddenly the expressions of both of them changed, Li Rubai glanced carefully at the other side of the river, and said joyfully, "They are here." Afterwards, the trumpeters by the arbor were also startled, and they all said one after another: "Here they are, Admiral Li's army is here."

Amidst the sound of firecrackers and drum music, densely packed ships kept coming to the shore, and the Ming soldiers of various colors on board kept coming to the shore. When they reached the plain on the shore, under the order of the general, they began to form a team in a chaotic manner.From the various flags, as well as their accents and armor, it can be seen which town they are officers and soldiers from.Generally speaking, the accents of the officers and soldiers in Xuanfu Town and Datong Town are similar, and the accents of the officers and soldiers in Liaodong Town will be more unique.

In terms of elite level, the officers and soldiers in Liaodong Town will be less old and weak, with the best equipment and more cavalry.As a whole, it can be seen that the officers and soldiers of the three towns of Liaodong, Xuanfu, and Datong are generally much better equipped than the officers and soldiers of the Northwest Frontier Town.

However, according to the general habits of the Ming Dynasty frontier army at this time, no matter in the towns, only the cavalry is equipped with iron armor, no matter whether he is a soldier or a general.The ordinary infantry and firecrackers are all wearing red and fat jackets. Only officers above the banner are equipped with iron armor or leather armor, and these three towns are no exception.Perhaps, only Huang Laifu's army is a special case, even the infantry are equipped with armor and horses.

Finally, several large ships arrived, carrying Li Rusong's [-] servants as personal soldiers. These servants were all cavalry, all of them wore iron armor, and they were all tall and strong, full of arrogance.

Huang Laifu looked carefully, and found that these people were no worse than his own army in terms of physical fitness, equipment, and murderous aura. After all, these servants had followed Li Chengliang, Li Rusong and his son since childhood, from Liaodong Town to Xuan Fuzhen can be said to be professional soldiers who have experienced battles for a long time, and they don't have to worry about money and food. The murderous look is natural.Moreover, Li Rusong also served as a general in Jizhen when Qi Jiguang was the commander-in-chief of Jizhen. Under Qi Jiguang's training, he also had his own way of training troops.

Compared with the previous generals who disembarked, these Li Rusong's servants were faster and more skillful in their formation operations on the shore.Amidst the various orders issued by the officers, they soon formed into formations one after another, with the flags fluttering, orderly and silent.

The elder brother's soldiers are so elite, Li Rubai and Li Ruzhang brothers naturally feel that their faces are bright, suddenly, Li Rubai smiled on his face, and he said to Huang Laifu: "General Huang, look, my elder brother, and the censor supervisor Master Mei Guozhen has arrived."

Huang Laifu looked quickly, and saw a tall and mighty military general in his 40s, all in armor.Accompanied by a civil servant who was over fifty years old and dressed in a red official robe, accompanied by some generals, he was getting off a big ship.

Huang Laifu thought, could these two be Li Rusong and Mei Guozhen?He, Li Rubai and Li Ruzhang brothers went up to greet him, Li Rubai walked up to the general and said happily: "Brother, are you here?"

That general was Li Rusong, he glanced at his second brother, and said: "Don't call me eldest brother, this is not a family, you have to be called a military rank when you go in and out."

Li Rubai's expression was a little embarrassing, so he saluted again and said, "Yes, Lord Admiral."

He went up to meet Mei Guozhen, the censor supervisor, Mei Guozhen was very kind to Li Rubai, he just smiled and said: "Second General Li, you don't need to be polite."

Li Ruzhang also came forward to salute with the second brother. He was usually rough and bold, but he seemed to be in awe of Li Rusong. He was just dumbfounded in front of his elder brother.

Huang Laifu also stepped forward to salute: "Huang Laifu, the deputy commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town, has met the admiral and the supervisor Mei. The two adults have worked hard all the way."

Li Rusong's sharp gaze swept over Huang Laifu's face, as if surprised at his youth, but he didn't say anything, just nodded.Only Mei Guozhen was very curious about Huang Laifu. He smiled and said, "Could it be that this general is Huang Laifu, the deputy commander of Shanxi Town who is known as the god of food and wealth? The old man has heard a lot about you in the mansion newspaper."

Huang Laifu said: "These are all absurd claims by the world, and the general will be ashamed."

Mei Guozhen stroked his beard and smiled and said, "You are indeed young. It seems that General Huang's future is limitless."

Huang Laifu said: "Don't dare, my lord is too much."

Li Rusong raised his eyes and glanced at Jiang Dazhong and others beside Huang Laifu, as well as Huang Laifu's three hundred servants, his eyes flashed with surprise.Then he frowned and said: "Why, I'm waiting to lead the army to come, didn't Wei Xuezeng, the governor of the three sides, come to greet him?"

Naturally, Huang Laifu couldn't explain it well. Mei Guozhen next to Li Rusong snorted coldly and said, "Wei Xuezeng has little talent and lack of adaptability. Come on, this man is so rude."

Li Rusong waved his hand and said: "Okay, the army is advancing, straight to the town."

At this time, the front army and Li Rusong's servants have thousands of people crossing the river. Only the rear army and their luggage are still crossing the river. It may take a whole day for the tens of thousands of troops to cross the river. time.

Under Li Rusong's order, the orders continued, and the army got up and went to Ningxia town.Finally in the evening, we arrived at the city of Ningxia.

This reinforcement from the towns of Liaodong, Xuanfu, and Datong started from the end of May in the 20th year of Wanli until today's June 600th. It set off from Xuanfu Town to the town of Ningxia, passing through more than [-] In total, it took about forty days on the road.

In the original history, Li Rusong arrived at the city of Ningxia on June 20, 22 Wanli. Perhaps Huang Laifu arrived, and some changes occurred in history, making him nearly ten days late.

The arrival of this large army also raised the voices of the Ming troops from all walks of life in the city.

(End of this chapter)