Beiyang new warlord

Mao Jue didn't have the time or thought to pay attention to the bustle of the prisoner-of-war camp. Although the victory in this battle was brilliant, the loss was not small, especially the biggest hero, Sun Chuanting's Hegang Corps.In the past few days, he has put all his thoughts on the Hegang Legion. This is only the first battle after entering the customs. He does not know how many wars there will be in the future. He must first make an explanation to the whole army.

More than 700 martyrs were brought in cement and bricks from outside the pass, and they were collectively buried in this bloody land. A new cemetery is densely lined up under the majestic Shanhaiguan Pass. The breath made Mao Jue once again deeply experience what it feels like to be successful.

However, if he could choose again, Mao Jue would still choose to sacrifice the Hegang Corps.

The Liaozhen army is still different from the Qing army in history. Although the fighting power is amazing, it is undeniable that the Liaozhen army is absolutely inferior to the Eight Banners cavalry of the tiger and wolf division in long-distance combat. Surrounded by Wu Sangui's remnant soldiers, and relying on burning, killing and plundering to supplement logistics along the way, he defeated Li Zicheng's subordinates left in Henan and Shaanxi in half a year, and directly occupied the north, but if Mao Jue's Liaozhen army was replaced, it would take a long time However, under the premise of inconvenient transportation and lack of water conservancy transportation, the speed of the firearms troops is really too slow.

Sacrificing the Hegang Corps as a bait, the Liaozhen Army was able to save at least a dozen battles and sacrifice a few 1 people.More importantly, it saves precious time. Now there is no second force in the north that can compete with Liaodong. The northwest, which has always been called the source of disaster, only needs to be taken over by Wenmeng's Tieshan Corps.

With a heavy heart, in front of the entire army, Mao Jue wore a white belt on his head, and bowed heavily to the towering monument that had just been built and still smelled of cement, especially the third bow. Waisted for a few minutes.

After bearing such a heavy loss, it is impossible to say that there is no resentment in my heart. However, in this era, no king or emperor has ever paid such ceremonies and respect for the unknown soldiers who died in battle. Bowing to Mao Jue, the resentment in the hearts of the densely packed Hegang Corps below subconsciously dissipated.

Especially Mao Jue turned around, faced the whole army, raised his fist heavily, and shouted loudly and sincerely.

"Old soldiers never die! Live with the country forever!"

This is not just a slogan, but also a promise! As long as the empire exists, their achievements will never be forgotten! Following Mao Jue's promise, the huge Hegang Legion headed by Sun Chuanting bowed down in a neat military salute. On the ground, with that fierce movement, the armor was thick and the steel clanged.

After the construction of this huge monument and the completion of the opening ceremony, the huge Liaodong Army also completed its rest and re-started.

On June [-]th, the Liaodong Corps, which had experienced the bloody battle at Shanhaiguan, also arrived at the capital. With the creaking sound of the door shafts rubbing against each other, the capital of this ancient empire once again opened its arms to him, looking at the dark doorway and the opposite side of the doorway. , the former officials of the Ming Dynasty kneeling on the ground in black, just like Li Zicheng back then, Mao Jue's heart also surged.

When he traveled to this end of the world, he just wanted to save his own life and live with dignity, but now, the era that belongs to him, Mao Jue, has come!

Chapter 596. Reunion

Li Zicheng in history was miserable enough, a typical professional householder who made wedding dresses for others.He destroyed the Ming Dynasty and paved the way for the Qing army, but at least after the Shanhaiguan battle, he still had some money to make a comeback. He left behind 10 to 10,000 people in the capital, and there are 30+ troops guarding the Nine Sides. Henan 10,000 Ten thousand people, 7+ troops in Shaanxi, and Huguang also had [-] to [-] people to confront Zuo Liangyu, and after returning to the capital, Li Zicheng immediately proclaimed himself emperor.

But in this time and space with Mao Jue, Li Zicheng is not the worst, only worse. His seven 10,000+ army was swallowed up by the giant mouth of Liaozhen in front of Shanhaiguan. Especially in order to break through Sun Chuanting's position, Dashun Army The elite basically rushed to the front. He didn't cut Mao Jue into two sections, but was divided into several sections by Mao Jue's cavalry. Most of the dead were the elite troops that Li Zicheng had accumulated over the years.

After retreating from Shanhaiguan all the way, there were still five brothers from the Liu family chasing after them. When they arrived at the city of the capital, there were only about [-] troops left in the Shun army. However, they originally wanted to take away the big silver left in the capital and return to Huguangshan to start again. But Li Zicheng vomited blood and found out that the capital was also lost.

Dongjiang has not only the army, but also the navy. However, the battle of Shanhaiguan is more than 20 kilometers away from the sea, and it is impossible for this huge thing to climb ashore. To make the best use of everything, Mao Jue sent his army to copy his hometown. Well, the news of the defeat of the Dashun Army in June was sent all the way to Zhigukou by flying pigeons. Just the day before Li Zicheng rushed back to the capital, more than 5000 naval forces recaptured the capital.

Facing the navy blue jersey dangling on the city wall and densely packed flintlock guns, Li Zicheng, who lost his mind in anger, ordered to attack the city, but the Dashun Army, which had lost all their heavy weapons, had no choice but to be a target for nothing under the city. The huge mountain of the navy corps wandered for a long time, and Li Zicheng had no choice but to flee southward in a hurry.

So Mao Jue was greeted by a relatively complete capital.

"Kowtow to Liao King Qiansui!"

Just like welcoming Li Zicheng, the capital welcomed his new master again. At the gate of Desheng in the north, Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyiwei, and the remaining dozen or so nobles waited tremblingly for Mao Jue's arrival.

The backbones of the officials of the Ming Dynasty seemed to be almost broken when they came to them. The leading cavalry had just passed by, and the dozen or so nobles on the other side knelt down in front of Mao Jue's horse without shame, and kowtowed heavily on the ground.

The majesty of the leader has to be set off by his subordinates, and this Mao Jue has not waited to speak!The big head of Song who just met at Jingkou has already yelled aggressively first.

"Who are you waiting for? When the Liao king came to Beijing, why didn't all the officials come to worship and rebel?"

Everyone is a courtier of Ming Dynasty, when did not worship King Liao become a serious crime of rebellion?However, the situation was threatening, and seeing Mao Jue's face darken, the leader of Jinyiwei, who had made all the officials tremble with fear, was trembling with fright, and hurriedly smashed his head on the ground again.

"Return to my lord, all the officials have knelt at the Meridian Gate to welcome the King of Liao!"

Most of these evil officials are outright villains, and they can't have a good face towards villains. They paused for half a minute after putting on a gloomy expression, and then Mao Jue snorted impatiently.

"Lead the way ahead!"

"Humble job obeys!"

Joyful as if he had picked up an ingot, he quickly kowtowed again, and Luo Yangxing hurriedly led the way in front.

Liu Xingzha's Dongjiang cavalry team was the leader, followed by the Yizhou cavalry, followed by the Yizhou infantry carrying bayonets. Compared with the "circus" of the Dashun Army, the Dongjiang army was as neat as a row It is like a machine walking on the railroad tracks, but the last time the Dashun Army entered the city caused too heavy losses to the residents of the capital, and they were still in fear. The houses on both sides of the road were all closed, and pairs of timid eyes cautiously peeped through the cracks in the doors. Visiting.

Luo Yangxing didn't have the guts to deceive Mao Jue. Sure enough, in the big square at the gate of Zhengyang, the ministers who took out the officials of the Ming Dynasty from the garbage dump were standing densely on both sides of the queue. When they saw the leading cavalry coming, these ministers also threw their sleeves away , Kneeling on the ground one after another.

However, the sound of these ministers prostrating made Mao Jue and other Liaodong important officials change their colors.

"The ministers are waiting to kowtow to the prince for thousands of years!"

Although welcoming the crown prince is one of Liao Town's strategies, anyone with a discerning eye knows who is the real ruler at this time. When Mao Jue entered the city, he called the crown prince in front of him, which was obviously giving Mao Jue a blow.

Especially seeing that the horse team was silent, Shen Weibing, the former servant of the official department, moved his knees on the ground and rubbed them forward, and asked again while kneeling and clasping his fists.

"The commanding envoy Fajia greeted the prince, but where is His Royal Highness?"

Mao Jue couldn't help but sneered in his heart, what's wrong with this group of former Ming officials' small calculations? He is a mirror in his heart, and he wants to exclude Liao Zhen in the name of the prince. Does he really bully him as a gentleman?Do you think that Li Zicheng can kill people, but Mao Jue can't use a knife?

It just so happened that Shen Weibing showed his head and became a bird in his early years. He glanced at him arrogantly, but Mao Jue immediately turned his head and asked Song Xiance behind him.

"During the Ming Dynasty's national disaster and the fall of the capital, what traitorous and shameless ministers will be there, have Jin Yiwei made a decision?"

When Jin Yiwei was mentioned, Luo Yangxing's eyelids visibly twitched, but before he could speak, Song Xiance had already responded slowly with cupped fists.

"Go back to the Liao King! The subordinates are all clear! The person headed by this minister is none other than Shen Weibing, the former servant of the official department. This person is extremely shameless! Begging a thief for an official position as a servant, and offering 9 taels of silver to Li Ni one after another, can be described as a crime that cannot be punished!"

Listening to Song Xiance's words, Shen Weibing, who was kneeling in front of him, turned dark, with one arm trembling uncontrollably, he raised his trembling finger and pointed at Song Xiance's big head, struggling to distinguish.

"What nonsense! What nonsense!"

"So you are Shen Weibing? I ask you alone, when Li Chuang was recruiting officer, did you ever apply?"

"This"

"Is there any reason for you to offer silver to Li Chuang?"

"That's, that's the intruder forced, forced!"

When the dynasty changed, who wouldn't want to find an official position in the new dynasty?There is also Liu Zongmin handcuffed salary, if he wants to deny it, he can't deny it, but when he gets here, he has become an iron evidence. Mao Jue's face immediately changed, and he waved his hand gloomyly.

"This kind of disloyalty and unrighteousness, betraying the king for glory! Now you are still shameless, the villain of hypocrisy and hypocrisy is simply unforgivable! Come on! Take it down!"

The guards on both sides rushed out suddenly, and while Shen Weibing was trembling, they dragged him down with his old arms and shoulders. At this moment, the old guy finally got the hang of it, and kept bowing his head to beg for forgiveness.

"King of Liao, spare your life! King of Liao, spare your life!"

To hit the top bird, what is needed is to slaughter a group of negative models. Whoever let him hit this, Mao Jue didn't even have an exception. Under the fearful eyes of those courtiers, Shen Weibing was dragged away crying.

The previous batch of important ministers of the former Ming Dynasty, such as Chen Yan, Wei Zaode, Li Jiantai, etc., were all slaughtered by Li Zicheng. Not one of the six ministers was left, and there were three or four minister-level officials left. This is one less, and he was still the one who took the lead in supplying the crown prince. , What does Mao Jue mean, as long as you are not a fool, no one knows.

Those who can survive now are not loyal ministers and gentlemen, but gentlemen who have died for the country long ago! Mao Jue proved that he is not a vegetarian with practical actions. Relying on the ground, I kowtowed three times and kowtowed nine times again.

"The ministers pay homage to the Liao king Qiantui Qiantui Qiantui!"

Different from Li Zicheng's ignorance, Mao Jue knows how to advance and retreat. Although he was called non-violent and non-cooperative, but now that the officials have given face, he didn't come out, but raised his voice in a very pleasant manner. .

"All ministers, please stand up!"