Chapter 153: Elite "Remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty"

Chapter 153: Elite "Remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty"

Chapter 153: Elite "Remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty"

Sanwanwei is located at the northernmost end of Liaodong.

Located in Songshanbao, also known as Kaiyuan, Liaoning, it was a new garrison established after the defeat of Nahachu in the 20th year of Hongwu.

The reason why it is called this name is that it is inherited from the Yuan system.
When Yuan was still in power, there were three Wanhu Suo in the Sanwanwei area.

They are Wuzhe Ye Ren, Qilie Mi and Nuzhin, all of whom are Jurchens.

After Nahachu's defeat, the Liaodong army and craftsmen moved further north.

Finally, an extremely huge iron mine was discovered in Songshanbao.

There are records from the Liao Dynasty that this place was called Yingchengzi at that time, and the iron mine was also named Yingchengzi Iron Mine.

It was also thanks to this mine that Sanwanwei, Zunhua and Foshan became the three major iron-making centers of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the 30,000 Guards were established less than a year ago,
But whether it was land reclamation or land development, or house construction and military and civilian relocation, it was all done very well.
A small but well-equipped market town has taken shape.

Lu Yunyi had arrived here three days ago, and even saw a simple red tent in the market town.
The women among them were Jurchens and Koreans from Liaodong. Ming women would not come to such a bitter and cold place.

At this moment, in the northernmost camp of the Sanwanwei,

Lu Yunyi and his one thousand soldiers took over the magpie's nest, set up camp here, and lived a happy life.

It was approaching July, and even in Liaodong, the weather was gradually getting warmer. The snow on the ground had long since melted, and was replaced by a vast expanse of green.

Of course, there was also the thick heat and smoke from the iron smelting in the air.
More than a thousand soldiers had just set up camp for three days.
The tent had become extremely dark and filled with smoke and dust, leaving the soldiers helpless.

At this moment, Lu Yunyi was sitting in the military camp.
On the table in front was a hand-drawn blueprint of a multi-functional tactical backpack, with a lot of linen and needles and thread on one side.

Five thousand people traveled a long distance without any porters or carts to follow them.
The horse bag carries too little food and tools. If the horse carries it, it will affect the speed of travel.

Therefore, Lu Yunyi felt that in order to make it easier to carry military supplies, dry food, long swords and arrows, he had to make a military backpack suitable for the Ming Dynasty.

Looking at the cut pieces of cloth in front of me,
Lu Yunyi frowned, his eyes showing deep thought.
Sometimes he gestured back and forth with the tip of the pen, sometimes he spliced ​​the cloth back and forth, but he did not move the needle for a long time.

At this moment, heavy footsteps were heard outside the military tent.
Liu Heiying, a tall man with a dark complexion, walked in.
She saw the needlework and fabrics on the table at a glance, and a look of helplessness appeared on her face.
He hurried over, sat opposite Lu Yunyi, and said helplessly:
"Brother Yun'er, why did you start studying needlework?"

"Don't make any noise, I'm thinking."

Lu Yunyi glanced at him, and after a long time he finally put the two pieces of cloth together, his eyes sparkling with light.
The cloth bag in front of him was very similar to the cloth bag on the side of the tactical backpack in his memory.

Lu Yunyi's eyes flashed with excitement, he let out a long breath, and then looked at Liu Heiying:
"what's up?"

Liu Heiying, who was bored, suddenly raised his head with an indignant look on his face:
"Brother Yun'er, how about we take the soldiers out for a walk? They're almost suffocating staying in the barracks all day."

Lu Yunyi smiled lightly, grabbed a handful of dried fruits from the fruit plate on the side and handed them over:

"Eat first. We are a team of 30,000 guards sent by the army to take military equipment and persuade the three kings to surrender. How can we go out to fight? Stay here."

Liu Heiying had a dark face and was unhappy. He muttered:

"I thought I could kill a lot of people this time, but I didn't expect that I could only stay here."

"Hey~ What are you talking about? Our staying here is the premise and strategy for winning.

You are now the deputy commander of the front army scout department. Wu Fuliu and Zhang Fu have made contributions, and you and I will also share the profits. "

Listening to Lu Yunyi's words, Liu Heiying sighed:
"Brother Yun'er, if I had known earlier I would have followed them too. I would have just let you stay here by yourself. They don't know me anyway."

Lu Yunyi smiled and shook his head: "If you and I were not here, then things would be serious and this battle would not be easy to fight.

The King of Liao, the King of Huining, and the Marshal's Office of Duoyan were the first to know about the fall of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

There must be spies scattered around. You forgot how many spies we cleared out when we came here."

"Brother Yun'er, do you mean that they have spies in Liaodong as well?" Liu Heiying stared and couldn't help but lower his voice.

Lu Yunyi smiled lightly, his expression dark, and nodded silently:
"That's natural. Liaodong is a battlefield as well as a business place.
This place connects Korea and the Japanese pirates, and there are countless Jurchens in the north.
There are innumerable financial disputes involved here, and the activities of Qingzhou Wei are not allowed to be made public in Liaodong Regional Military Commission.

And here are 30,000 guards, iron ore and soldiers, as well as the things that the three northern kings, the Jade Maidens, need most to survive. It would be strange if there were no disputes with them."

"The court doesn't care?"

Liu Heiying's eyes widened and his breathing became rapid.

Although he had seen the dangers of the world at the age of less than 20, he still felt that the land of Liaodong was too unbelievable.

"The emperor is far away, and it takes nearly three months to go back and forth from here to Yingtian. How can the court manage it?"

Lu Yunyi smiled, stared at the cloth, and spoke to himself:
"Gyeongju should be under martial law now, and no one is allowed to send messages to the north.
The general has given you and me full authority over the affairs of the three kings.

If I don't handle things decently, how can I explain to the court?
So, during this period of time, you should supervise the manufacture and management of military equipment.

By the way, he sent someone to contact the King of Liao, the King of Huining and the Marshal's Office of Duoyan, just to make it seem like the 30,000 guards would not be suspicious.

Once Wu Fuliu and Zhang Yu have finished their work, we will be able to return to Qingzhou with a large number of military equipment.

No, the army should have returned by then, and we must chase them without stopping."

Liu Heiying scratched his head and said, "Then Brother Yun'er, shall we wait for the three guards of Duoyan to surrender?"

"What else?" Lu Yunyi raised his head, eyes full of surprise.

Liu Heiying was stunned and shook his head quickly:

"No, no, that's not what I meant. I'm a little worried about Wu Fuliu and Zhang Yu. Can they win?"

"The soldiers are strong, the armor is sufficient, and the soldiers are elite. The Tatars and the Northern Yuan Dynasty may have such elite soldiers. How can we not win?"

Lu Yunyi smiled, leaned forward and patted Liu Heiying on the shoulder:

"Don't worry, 'Bo Er Shu' is a Tatar general, and his soldiers are also the elite of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
They just couldn't defeat the Ming army, and they didn't take the troops of the King of Liao, the King of Huining, and the Marshal's Office of Doyan seriously.

Moreover, Wu Wang Duoer's troops had already beaten them to a pulp.
How can they defeat our "Northern Yuan elite"? "

"King Wu Duoer only?"

After hearing this, Liu Heiying felt relieved.
But there was still some doubt in his eyes. After thinking for a long time, a glimmer of understanding flashed in his eyes:
"I remember now. The one who tried to escape but fell off his horse and was captured?"

"Yes, it was him. He was almost killed by Ma Dake." Lu Yunyi said with a smile.

Liu Heiying looked suddenly enlightened, with some contempt on his face. If he remembered correctly,
Although the enemy had more than 4,000 troops, the scouts of the front army and the elite troops of the central army under the general each had 1,000 people. With a slight charge, the enemy was dispersed.

"So it's him. Are those thousands of his men elite? Why do they look like random soldiers to me? Are the soldiers of the three northeastern kings even worse than them?"

Lu Yunyi shook his head and said comfortingly:
"It's far inferior. Although this place is not short of iron,

But they didn't have good enough craftsmen to make sharp swords and strong iron armor.

What's more, the living conditions here are terrible, far inferior to places like Buiyuerhai where there are mountains, water, grasslands and farmland."

Liu Heiying blinked his eyes, his face innocent, and whispered:

"Brother Yun'er also said that the enemy's troops are brave and have abundant food and grass, so this battle will not be easy.
I don't think there's an easier battle than this.
Staying here all day long to eat, drink and have fun, Brother Yuner, you have even started to mend your clothes."

Lu Yunyi was stunned for a moment, then he thought of the outrageous remarks he made when he left the camp a few days ago, and he burst into laughter:
"The atmosphere was so intense that I blurted out, and the general and other soldiers were waiting on the side.
If you describe the enemy army in a bad light, it will be too easy to gain merit." As he spoke, Lu Yunyi gave Liu Heiying a reassuring look:
"Don't worry, I've already told Wu Fuliu,

The enemy resisted fiercely and the soldiers were brave. The army fought with them for several days and killed 10,000 enemies.
Wu Fuliu and Zhang Yu can't kill more than 10,000 people, so we don't need to bother with the three kings here."

After these words came out, Liu Heiying's expression became extremely strange:
"Brother Yun'er, you have such a dark heart."

"Warfare is the art of deception!" Lu Yunyi smiled complacently.

At this moment, hurried footsteps were heard outside the military tent, and soon a strong voice came:

"General Lu, are you there?"

Lu Yunyi blinked his eyes, looked at the figure reflected on the curtain of the military tent, cleared his throat, and said loudly:
"I'm here, Commander Xu, please come in."

The curtain was opened, and a tall man in his forties with a beard walked in with a smile on his face.

He was Xu Cheng, the commander of the Sanwanwei. However, since the Sanwanwei was newly established, although he had five thousand households under his command,

But only one of the thousand households was a fighting force.
Although the other four thousand households were also included in the organization of the 30,000 guards,

But they were all laborers and craftsmen and could not fight.

Therefore, Xu Cheng holds a high position but does not have much power. Although he is a third-rank military officer, he does the work of a local captain.

When facing Lu Yunyi, a young lieutenant general with the seal of the general, he appeared particularly humble.

Xu Cheng even suspected that this man had become a military commander at such a young age.
It is said that since he is a descendant of a noble who has made great contributions to the founding of the country, he must not be offended.

Xu Cheng entered the military tent and saw the many needles and threads and pieces of linen on the table. Although he was surprised, he still smiled and said quickly:

"General Lu, the Liao King Azashili has sent an envoy who hopes to meet with you."

A gleam of light flashed in Lu Yunyi's eyes, and he said in surprise:
"Oh? So fast? If I remember correctly, the document was just delivered three days ago. Could it be that the former Yuan Liao King has already intended to submit?"

Xu Cheng's face looked extremely strange, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Liu Heiying on the side raised his brows and looked at him sinisterly:
"Commander Xu, is there something you cannot tell me?"

"No, no, no, the two generals don't know.

According to the Liao king's envoy, many remnants of the Northern Yuan appeared near the Nawu River, burning, killing and looting.

A thousand-man army under the Liao king's command has been defeated.

They came here to ask for help, hoping that the Ming Dynasty would send troops to wipe out the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty."

When he said this, Xu Cheng showed a trace of relief on his face.
He was the commander of a local garrison, a high-ranking military official.
But they could not contact the King of Liao, nor could they even make any promises.

Otherwise, he would be accused of treason and his entire family would be exiled.

Fortunately, the soldiers sent by the army to transport the military equipment were there, and they happened to be responsible for persuading the King of Liao to surrender, which was just right.

He looked at Lu Yunyi expectantly, hoping that he could come forward and resolve some issues.

But Lu Yunyi just responded lightly and said:
"What does the Northern Yuan remnant's harassment of the Liao King have to do with us Ming people?
I am here to persuade the three kings to surrender, not to help them wipe out the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.
It was very simple to ask the Ming Dynasty to send troops to wipe out the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, but I am afraid that the Liao King Azashili would not agree, so he disappeared.
Please ask Commander Xu to tell the Liao King's envoy that I have few soldiers and am unable to do anything."

"This, this... this is probably a little inappropriate." Xu Cheng widened his eyes, looked at each other, and felt a little confused.

This is clearly the best opportunity to persuade the general to surrender. Why is the young general ignoring it?
Xu Cheng could only think that this was the second generation of the military, who was used to being arrogant.

Lu Yunyi's face turned cold, and he glanced at Xu Cheng:

"Then let's send out 30,000 guards. If Commander Xu dies at the hands of the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty,
I will report this to the general, and I believe the general will also take the court's reputation into consideration and help Commander Xu to avenge his death."

"No, no, no." Xu Cheng shook his head repeatedly, his face grim.

"You are not unaware of the fact that my soldiers and the army need to build too many weapons, and the civilian workers and craftsmen are simply too busy to handle them all.

My soldiers have been working in the mines since they arrived, digging iron ore with the laborers.
We can’t fight, we can’t fight. Once we start, we won’t have enough weapons.”

Having said this, Lu Yunyi shrugged:

"Then I can't help you. My soldiers just fought a battle in Buir Lake.
Now is the time to rest and recuperate, and there is nothing I can do to help. Let the Liao King and his men fend for themselves."

After saying that, Lu Yunyi waved his hand and pointed at the needle and thread on the table:
"Commander Xu should go deal with the envoy of the King of Liao. I still have to take care of this needlework. Black Hawk, please help me see Commander Xu off."

"Okay, Commander Xu, please come in."

Liu Heiying smiled, came to the military tent, lifted the curtain and made a gesture of invitation.

Having said this, Xu Cheng showed reluctance.
But he still sighed heavily, bowed slightly and left.

Liu Heiying chose to watch him go. After Xu Cheng left,
He quickly ordered the soldiers guarding the door not to allow anyone to approach, and then he lowered the curtain.

After finishing all this, he rushed to the table, eyes wide open, with a look of horror on his face:

"Brother Yun'er, this is too fast. He is the former Yuan Liao King after all. How can he be so weak?"

Lu Yunyi showed a smile of control over everything, with deep eye sockets:
"It's reasonable. We are the elite troops of the Ming Dynasty, wearing full armor. It's easy for the Liao king who doesn't even have many pieces of iron armor to defeat us."

For a moment, Liu Heiying gnashed his teeth with jealousy.

Wu Fuliu and Zhang Yuxian entered the Liao King's former territory seven days earlier, and they had just arrived at Sanwanwei for less than three days.

They had already reached the Nawu River and defeated a thousand-man army.

This achievement was so easy that he couldn't hold back.

Seeing him like this, Lu Yunyi smiled and said:

"Let the soldiers do the work of meritorious service. If they mess up, we will be the ones to step in after being scolded by our superiors."

Liu Heiying blinked his eyes and looked thoughtful. After a long time, he nodded. It seemed that all the generals in the army were the same.

"Brother Yun'er, I understand."

Lu Yunyi smiled and said, "Wu Fuliu and Zhang Yu have done a great job and have penetrated deep into the heartland of the Liao King.
According to our established strategy, he will cruise around the upper reaches of the Qulier River where the Liao king is.

Defeat the reinforcements coming from all directions and use the strategy of encircling and attacking the reinforcements.

Maybe we can even defeat the troops of Prince Huining and Marshal Duoyan's Mansion. If we can do it all at once, we can save ourselves the trouble of traveling a long distance."

"Brother Yun'er, isn't this the same as deciding the outcome from a thousand miles away?"

Liu Heiying was very impressed. He had also read the combat strategy. Now everything was going according to the strategy and was going extremely smoothly.

Lu Yunyi shook his head:
"This is the force of the times. After the fall of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, their fate was already determined.

Okay, get ready.

Send out good men to follow the Liao envoy to see who they contact, who they seek help from, and where they return to. "

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."

Liu Heiying left in a hurry.
Lu Yunyi's eye sockets were deep and there was an inexplicable smile at the corners of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)