On August 24, the sixteenth year of Chongzhen Chongzhen, Zhu Cihong's army marched north and set off, there was no ceremony, no salute, only a rapid march and a scout team released everywhere.

In order to speed up the march, Zhu Cihong's troops divided into three routes and tried their best to advance. The vanguard general was served by the Tiger Dawei Department this time, and the defeated fierce tiger was demoted to a deputy thousand households, temporarily led his troops and horses, and re-attacked Wenshan City under the leadership of Liu Sheng, the tiger battalion.

The attack of the Tiger Battalion was brave and fierce, and the North Korean defenders, who originally wanted to hold on, only lost their morale after enduring two rounds of roars from the battalion artillery of the Tiger Battalion.

Proud of the defeat of Wenshan, the fierce tiger led the death squad to place explosives packets, accompanied by a loud sound that shook the earth, the city gate was blasted open, fierce as a tiger in close combat, and the 19 Korean generals who resisted stubbornly with their blades successfully recovered Wenshan City.

The Ming army, which had just left the city, was not satisfied, and after throwing the matter of Wenshan to the follow-up reinforcements, they continued to go north, and the troops reached Kaesong, which was not far from the north.

Upon learning of the defeat of Wensan, the defenders of Kaesong surrendered without a fight. So far, the whole territory of Gyeonggi Province has been restored.

The North Koreans were elated, but Zhu Cihong did not relax at all. He left the baggage brigade in Kaesong as a logistics base camp, and let the Korean servant army, which was slower in marching, divide the right flank to attack Gushan in the northeast of Hwanghae-do, and he selected a servant army with strong combat strength to continue to lead most of the main force towards Hwangju, Hwanghae-do.

Huangzhou is the state pastor of Huanghae Province and is the most important city in Huanghai Province. Most of the gold, silver, grain, and rice that had been frantically transported by the Koreans from Seoul in the early days were also gathered here.

Not only that, but it is very close to Pyongyang and conquered Hwangju. You can put the blade on Pyongyang's throat. This also means that once Hwangju is broken, there will be no shelter for Pyongyang.

Over here. The Ming army was in big trouble.

The North Korean general defending Hwangju was Pak Chang-yong, a familiar old rival who was supported by the Qing army. The Manchurian cavalry with a large keel no longer had to deal with the retreating Koreans, and was able to exert it with all their might. After they entered the wilderness, they were like fish in water, and they used the strong mobility of the cavalry to find loopholes in the back of the Ming army to attack.

Zhu Cihong's solution to this is also very simple, he is not a new soldier under his hands, and there is no shortage of cavalry. Scouts rode around and began to scatter to intercept the scouts of the dragon bone.

Hundreds of scouts fought in the wilderness, trying to obscure the eyes and ears of the other side's reconnaissance of the military situation.

As the distance from Huangzhou continued to approach, the scope of the shelter continued to shrink, and the battle of the scouts became more and more brutal.

When most of Zhu Cihong's main force stayed forty miles away from Huangzhou, Zhu Cihong gave the last order about the scouts.

Now. The sound of Jurchen horses' hooves has become more frequent.

Under the strong pressure from both sides, everyone understands that the big war is coming!

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Ma Wu is a Liao person, the Liao in the Liao of Liaodong and Liaoxi Liao, the Liao who has been killed by Jiannu since Nurhachi. What is the concept of millions of Han Chinese? This means that ninety out of ten Han people in Liaodi are dead, which means that only one person in one family of ten people in the same family will survive.

Ma Wu was the one who survived, and he watched as the Jurchen Tartars rushed into the house with knives and killed his parents, wives and children, uncles and nieces. And he escaped by hiding in the cellar and not daring to make a sound.

So Ma Wu is unlucky. Although there are so many such misfortunes, so many that the world has gradually forgotten them after they become numb.

But Ma Wu was lucky.

Such a blessing is not only that he survived, but also that he did not lose hope of life after losing his relatives, land, and family property. He didn't feel the miserable experience of the troubled times like the hundreds of thousands of Liao people who wandered all over the world. I can't get a job, but I get a job.

Soldiers, soldiers of the Ming Royal Guards Legion.

The battle at Lijin Racecourse proved Ma Wu's exploits, and he was also recognized by the Royal Guards Regiment and was recruited into the army. Quickly promoted to the position of General Banner.

The servicemen of the Royal Guards are glorious, and this is not only the dignity of status. It also brought Ma Wu a new desire.

Be a soldier, kill a tartar!

"Daddy, mother. Xiu'er. The three babies, as well as the uncle and our niece...... A lot of people went, and I didn't read them all. But don't worry, I haven't forgotten you. I became a soldier, not the kind of nest soldier in the imperial court, but a good soldier who followed the prince! Now, our Royal Guards Regiment is going north with the crown prince to fight the Tartars and kill the Tartars! Daddy's blood feud, I, Ma Wu, want to fight back from the Tartar with a knife and a shot! After Ma Wu finished speaking, he respectfully bowed to the north.

After speaking, Ma Wu turned over and rode his horse north. Behind him, more than a dozen soldiers who also spoke with Liaodong accents had misty eyes and followed north.

He's the last of the scouts.

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In the south of Huangzhou, there is a small place called Shaliyuan, which has become a small town because of its convenient transportation, and the merchants from all over the world have gathered to bustle the market, which has also made it a prosperous place.

But today, the temple has become very silent, and the merchants who used to be congested on the streets have dissipated, and the shops have been closed, and occasionally those who have opened can see a mess inside.

Yes, there is a war plague here.

Park Changyong, who was stationed there, let go of military discipline, and when the sun rose the next day, if it weren't for the soldiers stationed there, it would have become a strange hell.

August 29, 16th year of Chongzhen, morning.

The sun is scorching, the sun is drowsy, and the scorching sun scorches the land, making the soft land hard again.

"This is good news. The artillery transferred from the rear was finally transferred smoothly, and thankfully, this is God's blessing of the Ming Dynasty. Liu Quan, the accompanying artillery captain, wrote in his diary.

Everyone in the army was busy sitting on their own affairs, and after Zhu Cihong quickly dealt with it, he found that no one came to ask for instructions. So he walked out of the tent, looked at the clear sky and said, "It's really good weather." ”

"It's also a good time to fight. So, review my troops! ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mounted a pure white Arabian horse with no hair, and walked along the road in the barracks to the open space outside the Shari Courtyard.

There, the soldiers lined up and waited for their commander to review it.

At this time, the breeze is coming, which slightly reduces the heat brought by the scorching sun, and the wind whistles and looks refreshing and pleasant.

Behind the crown prince, Ning Wei held high the vermilion sun and moon dragon banner specially made by the Royal Guards Legion.

When Zhu Cihong's mount arrived at the cavalry battalion of Liu Sheng's department, which was the first to be reviewed, the soldiers drew their swords one after another and held them on their chests to salute.

The infantrymen wore cowhide boots, white leggings, and red standing uniforms, and the first three columns cheered and saluted His Highness the Crown Prince with their bayonets raised their mink hats high above their heads.

This is the heroic army that defeated Abatai in the first battle of Zhangqiu.

Today, they are here to be inspected by His Royal Highness the beloved Crown Prince, and once again they are fighting against Jiannu!

At this moment, the low drums beat enthusiastically, the trumpets sounded loudly, and the cheers resounded like thunder throughout the barracks, and even the Korean and Japanese servants who followed them could not help but shout along with them.

This is the voice that burst out of the throats of nine thousand warriors, with pride and courage in their hearts: "Great Ming Wansheng!" (To be continued.) )