Beiyang new warlord

"What"

Mao Jue was a little dazed, his thousand households were from the fifth rank, and the generals were from the third rank. Although the military officer did not have the gold content of a civil servant, his promotion speed was also rocket, faster than Zhang Haogu who was promoted to three ranks in a row.

However, before Mao Jue could wake up, Mao Wenlong's wrinkled old face became extremely serious again.

"Tomorrow you will take your troops across the sea to replace Zhang Tao, and you must defend Tieshan City!"

"What?"

Once again, Mao Jue shouted dumbfounded as if he had been locked in a big clock and smashed twice.

Chapter 45. Transfer of Rights

Mao Jue's current mood can really be described by a divine comedy from later generations, uneasy!

In the early morning, the West Daying Wharf became very busy again. All the warships of the Thirteen Thousand Households were dispatched together. The soldiers carried food and fresh water, and the soldiers carried cannons and muskets, and they kept carrying them into the cabin. .

Wen Meng and Pang Pang Hai also got their wish, and they were promoted several levels in a row and got thousands of households to sue. Shen Rong was also lucky. After all, these three people can be regarded as Mao Jue's "old subordinates". More army households needed to be received, and Mao Jue had to have people who could support the scene.

These three people are capable. After all, they are old military households. Even if Pang Dahai, the second-generation officer, has a lot of experience with his father and two uncles, he will march into the army and manage the camp neatly. Mao Jue The only thing the new admiral needs to worry about is standing on the bow of the boat and looking at the sea.

In the hazy sea fog, Tieshan City in North Korea could be faintly seen. Under the hazy fog, there seemed to be countless grimaces, baring their teeth and claws at him.

Although I once fantasized that I was a great general, leading thousands of troops in the heroic Han and Tang Dynasties, and fighting desperately with foreigners, but it was the first time that I was really caught up on the battlefield, even Mao Jue himself didn't know In the face of the legendary Jurchen who is dissatisfied and invincible, what will he do?

Especially with such a legion.

Along with the luggage, the soldiers of the Xi Daying B-Zhan Barracks also boarded the battleship one after another. At this time, the morale of the soldiers under Xie Shangxi's command was not bad, because everyone received a tael of silver before boarding the ship. The settlement fee.

In fact, according to the military law of Ming Dynasty, the settlement fee must be at least ten taels of silver, but even in the Wanli period, the real settlement fee was less than ten taels, and on weekdays only the soldiers could get the military salary, and the remaining military rations could be eaten It's good to be full, holding the long-lost silver in his hand, and the sergeant's spirit is also raised.

But even so, the performance of this legion on the battlefield, Mao Jue still had no idea in his heart. He was still not sure about the most combat-effective personal army. , What it looks like, he really doesn't know.

I really don't know what Mao Wenlong thinks, leaving the defense of Tieshan, the Dongjiang barrier, to himself, a rookie, there are actually quite a few titans in Dongjiang Town, the Liu brothers, Mao Youde, Mao Zhongming, Shen Shikui, Chen Ding, which one? It seems that it is more suitable for a rookie than myself.

"I said Handsome Xiaomao, you are really kind, 500 taels of silver! In fact, it's all for you and the guards, one tael for each person, and you can't even hear a sound when you divide it up, and the guards don't contribute any more. , those soldiers should die or die, why bother?"

A few cronies were busy loading the ship and getting ready to go out, and they got around, which also gave some idlers a chance to hang out with them. The plump Hong Jinbao version of the food supervisor, Su Changmei, sourly stuck to Mao Jue's side, pouring him That fallacy.

"Master Xiaomao, our Ming Dynasty has always paid seven cents to support our relatives, and three cents to feed the soldiers. In the real fight, we still have to rely on our cavalry to charge and fight, and those rotten soldiers will follow suit and shout for strength. That's all, you"

"So we lost Kaiyuan, we lost Tieling, Liaoyang and Shenyang are all lost! The general wants to be quiet, can you step aside?"

This unceremonious chase almost choked Su Changmei to death, moving her chubby buttocks, this guy reluctantly backed away, but he still didn't want to show the appearance of being left out by Mao Jue, this guy stood still thinking about his stomach He posed behind Mao Jue at a different angle, standing on the land and looking at it, just like this guy standing loyally behind Mao Jue with his chest up and his belly.

This time is equivalent to moving. The Thirteen Thousand Households and the B-Zhan Battalion had to follow Mao Jue into the Tieshan Army. The move took a lot of time. It took more than three hours to move all the belongings. It took more than half an hour to get on the boat by sea and land, and it was almost [-] noon before arriving at the outer port of Tieshan City on the opposite bank.

Now Mao Jue can be regarded as the new leader, and the brains and brains on the other side of Iron Mountain have been waiting there early. There are seven or eight generals and more than 100 soldiers. The red cloak and battle robe, but he was an old man with a lot of beards, who was afraid, calm, and joyful, but this old guy actually had a relaxed expression of relief.

When the boat approached the shore, seeing Mao Jue disembarking with a few soldiers, the old guy immediately responded with a smile on his face.

"The person who came is Xiao Mao Shuai Mao Jue, General Mao Jue? The old Tieshan Guard General Liu Heita, I have seen General Mao!"

"I've seen Master General!"

The remaining six generals also clasped their fists together to salute.

"I've seen General Liu Can!"

Despite the anxiety and anxiety in his heart, Mao Jue still politely returned the salute, but after all, he still couldn't hide the matter in his heart, so he asked urgently in the second sentence.

"Father Commander sent a boy to Tieshan for reinforcements. I don't know what the current enemy situation is. Where did Jiannu go?"

As soon as this was mentioned, the faces of several generals in Tieshan all became strange. The thick-faced general on the far left, who looked like Zhu Bajie and was quite strong, showed a little joy on his face, but the one on the right was quite handsome. For being gentle, the guy who looks like a white-faced scholar has a country face next to him, and a round-faced general shows fear and disgust, but the white-faced scholar hides it better.

This Liu Heita also had a strange look on his face, as if he was gloating, the corners of his mouth raised and he clenched his fists again.

"Xiao Mao Shuai, this is not a place to talk, let's go to the city to talk, what do you think?"

It seemed that the ancient secret military affairs were not discussed in public, and he also felt that he was a little too reserved. The old man blushed, and Mao Jue nodded obediently.

"You're a newcomer, and you don't know the rules, so just follow Old General Liu!"

I moved my house out in the morning, and I had to move back in the afternoon, but it was only changed to Tieshan. I landed at the bay in Fengchuanli and went northeast for about three or four miles. I found Tieshan City, which can be regarded as an ancient city. At first, it is said that when Ming Chengzu pacified Liaodong, Joseon Taizu Li Chenggui ordered the construction in order to support the Ming Dynasty.

However, although this is the territory of the Kingdom of Korea, there are not too many Koreans. The war in this era is really devastating. Dissatisfied with North Korea's refusal to sever ties with Daming, dissatisfied with the content of the contract, and ordered the army to loot along the way, so that the four northern provinces of the Korean Kingdom were almost washed into white ground, and millions of people went south to seek refuge. Quite sparse.

It can be regarded as setting up a barrier for himself in the north. The Korean Renzu allowed the Han people in Liaodong to take refuge here. In this two or three farms, the faces of the Han people are the majority. It is already mid-July, and the wheat and sorghum in the fields The heavy tassels are exposed, but there are no people in the fields, only when the army passes through the village, you can see some faces looking cautiously in the village.

When we arrived at Tieshan City, the impact of the war became more pronounced. On the top of the city, we could see the Ming army patrolling nervously back and forth. On the streets, it was not uncommon to see Koreans and Han people from eastern Liaodong who had escaped from disaster. The mouth kept fleeing from the north gate.

Tieshan City is really bad, and even Mao Jue feels that it is not as big as the community where he rented a house when he was working. There are some irregular rectangular walls and streets in the shape of a well. In the city, the environment is better than that of Xidaying. The more than [-] soldiers and horses brought by Mao Jue were placed in the Zongbing Yamen and nearby tile-roofed houses.

Shen Rong, Pang Dahai, and Hu Meng were in charge of arranging soldiers on this end, Wen Meng was on the other end, and Liu Heita and some Tieshan generals from Mao Jue entered the general's yamen to handle the handover.

With a bang, a large stack of blue leather ledgers was slapped on the table, and a layer of dust was shaken from the heavy books. This Liu Heita seemed to be much more pragmatic than other Ming generals, and he didn't do anything wrong. Invite Mao Jue to a welcome banquet, and he said with a smile on his face as he folded his fists and said with straight eyes.

"Xiao Mao Shuai, Tieshan's farmland, household registration, and the roster of regular soldiers are all here. I will officially hand over Tieshan to you here!"

Here are indeed dossiers representing local rights. Mastering these is equivalent to mastering the Tieshan Peninsula. However, Mao Jue is most concerned about the current war. Seeing that this old guy seems to have the intention of throwing a rake and leaving. In the fog, Mao Jue hurriedly cupped his fists and bowed.

"Old General Liu, Mao is still a newcomer in the army. How is the current war going? Where did the Jiannu army go? How should we defend against the enemy? I hope the old general will not hesitate to enlighten me!"

"Well, the old man has already retired and returned to his hometown. I won't speak nonsense about this matter in the army. After accepting the field book, Xiao Mao Shuai can ask Zhao Shoubei and Tian Gueran to find out. Xiao Mao Shuai is busy with official duties, and the old man is here. No more disturbing, farewell!"

As he said that, the old fellow was stunned by Mao Jue, as if he was fleeing for his life, he hugged his fists and smiled, he actually quit the general's office.

This is the strangest thing in the late Ming Dynasty. Dozens of personal soldiers rode horses and brought a full twenty carriages of belongings from Ximen. The transfer of power in Tieshan City was completed. Mao Jue The pink newcomer who is less than 20 years old has now become the top leader of the administration, military and justice of this town with 5000 to [-] households, more than [-] soldiers and horses, but standing at the top of the city, watching the panicked back of this old guy , Mao Jue always felt quite uneasy.

"What the hell is this called?"

Chapter 46. Troubled Times and Many Demons

Everything made Mao Jue feel weird.

There is indeed war ahead. Today's Liaodong is quite similar to the Warring States period. Large-scale wars and low-intensity small-scale wars are carried out simultaneously. Every day there are refugees fleeing to Iron Mountain City.

But this is the third day of Tieshan, except for soaking in the pile of old papers every day, to receive how many troops and farms there are in Tieshan town, he has never been in contact with the war at all, and the six Tieshan generals are all Except for coming to greet him on the first day, there was no shadow to be seen immediately. Up to now, he, Tieshan General, has no idea what the war is going to be like. The current situation is really too weird.

"I'm waiting to pay my respects to Lord General!"

Today, the general's yamen is a bit lively. In the early morning, more than 60 soldiers kneeled neatly at the yamen's gate. They didn't want to disturb Mao Jue, but Wen Meng ordered to drive them away, but these guys couldn't get rid of them no matter what. Let's go, the yelling finally startled Mao Jue.

Hearing the sound of kneeling and worshiping, Mao Jue was also confused and asked in astonishment.

"Which unit do you belong to, why did you gather to block the general's yamen?"

"Return to the general, the younger one is Liu Chong from the Tieshan General's Biaoying hundred households, please take him in!"