Zhao Lie rested in Laiyang for three days and spent New Year's Eve in Laiyang.
Zhao Lie sent people to buy a lot in Laiyang and cooked a sumptuous dinner to let his soldiers have a good year.
They served them with big bowls of wine and meat. , and notified the military households under his command that each of them would be rewarded with five taels of silver, which would be distributed immediately after returning to Chishan.
Immediately, his subordinates cheered and thanked them all.
No one was killed in this battle, only two were seriously injured.
Now things are getting better, and with such a reward, all the soldiers are returning home.
Originally, the military households were allotted acres of land in Zuo Qianhu, and they had lived a good life in the past two years, so they should deserve their share of working for Mr.
Zhao.
Every household was enthusiastic about it, and now Mr.
Zhao is even more generous.
Their gratitude to Zhao Lie was beyond words.
At early noon on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Zhao Lie received news in Laiyang.
Zhang Keda, the commander of the Ming Dynasty and the right governor of Denglai Town, led two thousand Denglai soldiers and six guards including Dengzhou Guards, Laizhou Guards, and Weihai Guards.
The more than 8,000 soldiers were only twenty miles away from the city.
Zhao Lie, Lin Dongze, Zhu Ying, Wang Xiancheng, Zhang Tao and others came down to greet them three miles outside the city with more than a hundred guards.
This time Lin Dongze no longer felt humiliated.
Zhang Keda was the commander of Denglai City and Denglai City.
Lin Dongze could only kneel down to greet the commander-in-chief, a second-rank official of the imperial court.
The vanguard was a thousand cavalrymen from the Laizhou Battalion, led by a general.
Zhao Lie saw that nearly half of the horses were quite thin.
Fortunately, most of their owners wore leather armor and there were no heavy armored cavalry.
Otherwise, these horses would have been long gone.
He knelt down.
The Laizhou cavalry dismounted and waited outside the city.
After all, the next move was planned by General Zhang.
Next came the Dengzhou Guard, Weihai Guard, Laizhou Guard and other guards.
These soldiers were also in ragged clothes.
Fortunately, most of them were of moderate age.
After all, they did not have the infant soldiers of Grandpa.
They had complete weapons.
Many soldiers were wearing tattered cotton armor.
Compared with the restored Jinghaiwei, it is completely different.
In the middle is Zhang Keda's cavalry from the Dengzhou Battalion, which is also the strongest cavalry in Dengzhou.
Their horses are much stronger than those from the Laizhou Battalion, and most of them are quite strong.
Many of the soldiers were wearing leather armor and were fully armed.
Denglai Commander-in-Chief, Zhang Keda stood out from the crowd amid the flying banner.
He was about fifty years old and quite strong.
The beard and hair are slightly white, the fish scales on the body are covered with dust, the eye sockets are slightly sunken, and the eyes are very lively.
Zhao Lie, Lin Dongze and others knelt on the ground and called themselves commander-in-chief.
Everyone was greeted one after another.
It was really busy.
Zhang Keda was surrounded by more than 20 military generals, including the general of the war camp, the commanders of the guards, and the generals.
They only used a cup of tea to see the courtesy.
Zhao Lie secretly cursed the cumbersome officialdom of the Ming Dynasty.
"You are the second son of the commander-in-chief, Mr.
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Zhao Haiming."
Zhang Ke looked at Zhao Lie with big eyes.
"Commander Bing, my father is Zhao Tongzhi, and my subordinate is the second son Zhao Lie."
Zhao Lie bowed and saluted.
"I heard from the newspaper the day before yesterday that you killed hundreds of enemies in Laiyang and solved the siege of Laiyang.
I am happy for your father.
You are indeed the son of a general."
Zhang Ke twisted his beard and smiled.
The wrinkles on his face are as sharp as a chisel, showing that he spent half his life fighting in both the north and south.
"Come on, Zhao Qianhu, tell me how hundreds can defeat thousands."
There was faint laughter all around, probably because they thought they were falsely claiming their military exploits.
After all, it would be good to have more than a thousand rebels.
"Sir, the Wenxiang Sect rebels are nothing more than a mob.
Most of them are just stupid men and women who were hijacked by the evil cult.
They were in the battle formation.
Our army first used fire blunderbuss and gun formations to destroy their forwards, and then the cavalry charged behind them, and the rebels were defeated. , our army pursued for several miles.
The heads, prisoners and captures will all be handled by the commander in the city."
Zhao Lie replied respectfully.
He couldn't help but be disrespectful.
At this time, most of the general soldiers of the Ming Dynasty had two brushes and most of them were loyal to their duties.
Shen Yourong of Fujian, Mangui and Zhao Lijiao of Liaodong, and Hu Dawei of Shanxi were all heroes, fighting in the north and south.
Xiyi fought in the north and captured the people in the north, and this was how they managed to keep the Ming Dynasty in peace.
It was internal affairs that caused the collapse of the Ming Dynasty.
It was internal governance and the military campaigns of civilian governors that destroyed the Ming Dynasty.
The current warriors of the Ming Dynasty have done their best.
"Sir, I see that the cavalry led by your Excellency is quite strong.
With hundreds of cavalry, it can defeat thousands."
Zhao Lie did not flatter.
With hundreds of cavalry, it can defeat thousands of Wenxiang Sect rebels.
"At such a young age, you are well aware of the three tastes of officialdom.
You should not be so flattering."
Zhang Ke laughed and joked in a good mood.
Since Zhao Lie dared to say that all the prisoners were in the city, he expected that he did not falsely report his military exploits this time, otherwise he would be killed.
He said that he was not jealous of Zhao Lie's meritorious service.
He was already a second-grade general soldier at the peak of his military career and could not be promoted.
At the moment, he only wanted stability.
"All my subordinates are telling the truth.
I have no intention of flattering you.
I hope the commander will understand clearly."
Zhao Lie smiled and saluted.
"Haha," Zhang Ke laughed loudly, "What a black boy.
He is very eloquent.
He doesn't match your appearance.
Lucky for you, Old Zhao."
Zhang Keda had met with Zhao Haiming several times, and he knew that Zhao Haiming was quite knowledgeable about military matters and generally knew how to advance and retreat.
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Unfortunately, he was only a navy general.
The road to promotion was too narrow and he had no big hope in this life.
Today, all commanders know the same thing.
I'm afraid this is the peak of his military career.
Well, this old Zhao laid the groundwork for his son to join the infantry army and reopen the situation.
He is also a smart man.
"Your Excellency, I have given you too much praise.
I am just a rough warrior with a black charcoal head.
He only knows how to fight in battle."
Zhao Lie said humbly.
At this moment, several horses galloped over, and one person rolled his saddle and dismounted to report back.
"Commander, Lord Jinghaiwei Chang of the vanguard reported that he encountered an enemy ambush in Fuyuan and lost more than a hundred people.
We are now at a stalemate with the enemy.
I hope you will send reinforcements."
Zhang Keda frowned slightly.
He had reported success a few days ago but suffered a setback today.
Why?
He looked at Zhao Lie thoughtfully and said, "Order the Laizhou Cavalry of the Forward Battalion to set off immediately to reinforce Fuyuan, while the other infantry will rest for a day and set off to fight against the rebellion."
Zhang Keda issued an order.
The soldiers of the Laizhou camp had no choice but to continue setting off on the first day of the new year.
They cursed in their hearts the idiots Jinghaiwei and Zhang Keda who were defeated in the front and asked them to set off immediately.
They could die after just one day's rest.
Of course they knew the feast in Laiyang City.
They are far away, but they still have to move forward and fight for their lives on the first day of the new year.
At this time, Zhao Lie ordered his troops to move out of the city and give up the garrison to Zhang Keda and his Dengzhou soldiers.
After all, their garrison was the only place in the city where Zhang Keda's troops could rest and recuperate.
All other garrison soldiers were there.
Camping outside the city, there is no place inside the city.
When the more than 300 soldiers who had been purged came out of the city and appeared in front of everyone, everyone was in unison.
Their armor, uniform behavior, and full of energy all showed that this was a rare and powerful force.
It made the commanders of several guards salivate.
These are also guards.
Well, they are more elite than the Denglai soldiers.
Chang Runing is also a blessing.
If Chang Runing were here, he would definitely laugh and cry.
Zhao Lie's unruly Anyone can surrender.
Zhang Ke twisted his beard and looked carefully, with a serious face.
He roughly understood how three to four hundred infantry and more than a hundred cavalry could defeat thousands.
If they were all cavalry, he could defeat hundreds and thousands.
If there were only hundreds of cavalry, he was not sure.
Zhao Lie's troops in front of him could do it, so this means that either Zhao Haiming is a good soldier.
Either the tall, strong, dark young Zhao Lie in front of him is good at military management.
At first he noticed the strength of Zhao Lie's guards, but he didn't pay too much attention to it.
The strength of the servants was very common among the generals of the Ming Dynasty.
However, if the soldiers in front of him were all military households, this Zhao family would make people look at him with admiration.
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Zhang Keda didn't say much, and entered the county town at Lin Dongze's warm invitation.
Thousands of his cavalry also entered the city with him.
Other guard posts were busy building camps outside the city, and the generals went to the banquet with Zhang Keda.
The banquet didn't last long.
After all, Zhang Keda was old and tired after working for many days.
After a few drinks, he returned to camp to rest.
The other generals dispersed after having enough food and wine.
Early on the next morning, Zhao Lie led all the soldiers to run around the camp five times in full gear as usual.
The roaring sound caused other guardsmen around to curse.
Even those who celebrated the Chinese New Year were not allowed to stop.
Zhao Lie was not at all interested.
He didn't care, and then returned to the camp to rest after finishing, but he didn't notice that several pairs of eyes were watching the whole process on the city wall.
"Sir, the inventory has been completed.
The heads and prisoners' belongings are all true.
In addition, my subordinates asked the Laiyang police officers who were cleaning the battlefield.
Zhao Lie's report on the battle of hundreds and thousands of rioters was true.
There was not a trace of falsehoods."
A personal general reported.
Zhang Keda narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Sir, Zhao Lie has been leading his soldiers to drill every day in the past few days, which has caused many complaints from the people near the military camp in the city, saying that they are too disturbing to the people.
In addition, the infantry under Zhao Lie's command are under his jurisdiction, and the cavalry is under his jurisdiction.
It's his servant," another general said.
Zhang Keda smiled and felt happy in his heart.
This man had big ambitions and ambitions.
A military official came to the small dilapidated Qianhu House and invested huge sums of money to prepare the army for war.
Although the soldiers were few, they were all strong and good at fighting. , Zhao Lie took the lead in the battle and was in danger.
Why, he might have the ambition of Qi Ye and Li Chengliang.
Zhang Keda is not afraid of the ambitions of his subordinates.
This does not hinder him, and may even be of great benefit.
As the head of Denglai town, he may be transferred to western Liaoning or Dongjiang at any time by an order from the court to fight for the slaves.
He is the most important person at the moment.
The worry is that there are too few generals who can be reused.
Although there are more than 7,000 soldiers in Denglai and 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers in the garrison, these are all numbers on the books.
He is well aware of the combat power of his troops.
The Laizhou Camp and Dengzhou Camp are still full, and the Wendeng Camp is full.
Most of the thousand soldiers are missing, and most of the guardsmen have fled.
It would be good to have 20,000 soldiers.
Most of them are farmers who picked up sticks.
If they fight guerrillas in the Dongjiang River, it is acceptable, but if they fight against the Jiannu in western Liaoning, these soldiers will definitely be defeated and there will be no luck.
But when the emperor favored Yuan Manzi and appointed him as the governor of Jiliao, he even dismissed the governor of Denglai.
Denglai was also taking orders from Yuan Manzi.
Denglai's troops might join the battle in western Liaoning at any time, which made Zhang Keda extremely worried.
He also wanted to strengthen his combat power, but Denglai Support Denglai Guards Station and the Dongjiang Islands were already weak.
He had no money and food to build armor and train soldiers diligently.
He, Zhang Keda, was only a military general, and the money and food were all in the hands of civil servants.
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Coincidentally, It was difficult for a woman to make a living without rice, so he struggled to make ends meet, not even enough free wages to maintain a full complement of soldiers.
At this time, only combat power was the capital for him to settle down.
Zhao Lie's troops are powerful in combat, so the more subordinates the better, but it's a pity that their qualifications are shallow and they are just a small Qianhu.
However, Zhang Keda made a note here for reuse in the future.
After lunch, Zhang Keda led his army to set off, while Zhao Lie's troops stayed in Laiyang.
No one could be jealous of the fact that Zhao Lie's troops suffered many injuries.
Of course, Zhao Lie knew full well that most of them were false reports.
This is what Zhao Lie hopes for.
He is training in Laiyang with peace of mind
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