In the seventh year of Chunyou, the sky and the earth were covered with snow, and the biting cold wind blew on my face, like a knife blowing. This winter was particularly cold.
In Gaomi County, Liu Ming and Lu Zhong stood on the city wall on guard while chatting casually.
"Zhong, this cotton coat is really warm."
Liu Ming had a cold face and forced a smile with the corners of his mouth. This damn weather was so damn cold that his face was frozen.
"Brother-in-law, what does this mean? If you go..."
At this point, he suddenly paused, thinking that his brother-in-law had not passed the review yet, and he could not tell him about Fuxing Island yet.
Lu Zhong was one of the Han troops who surrendered in the Battle of Dengzhou. After being captured, the Fuxing Army screened and found that he had not committed any evil crimes in the army before, and later released him. Lu Zhong did this in his early years. It's a smuggling business, but it's a small-scale business. It's a mom-and-pop shop.
A few years ago, when he was doing business abroad, he encountered banditry. In the end, he was the only one who survived. Then he was captured by the Yidu Li family inexplicably, and he narrowly escaped death during the second Dengzhou battle.
Although he was released, the war outside was chaotic. For a while, he did not dare to return home alone, so he stayed in Dengzhou City. It was not easy to be a refugee in this era, especially in the economically depressed north. During the late Jin Dynasty and now To put it bluntly, the policies formulated by Mongolia change every year. Who dares to take such a big risk to do business.
If commerce is underdeveloped, excess productivity cannot be absorbed. The refugees have neither land nor wealth, so it is not easy to survive.
Fortunately, the Fuxing Society had considered this situation before going on the expedition. On the one hand, it mobilized food and grass from the outside world for disaster relief. However, the rations it received every day could only guarantee that people would not die of hunger. If they wanted to be full, they had to think of other ways. What is the point of being extremely hungry? It's possible to do whatever you ask for, not to mention there are many released prisoners among this group of refugees.
However, these people who followed crooked ways all paid the price with blood. In troubled times, heavy punishments should be used. Although Li Jie's ultimate goal is to liberate the world, he cares about the overall situation. He does not care about these details. If he does not quickly and iron-bloodedly suppress these people who are ready to move, If everyone follows his example, his rule will be chaotic.
As the saying goes, it is better to block than to open up. In addition to giving out porridge and disaster relief, Li Jie has not forgotten his special skill of providing work for relief. This trick made him a thief in the world of the Ming Dynasty.
Lu Zhong was very strong and could not survive on the few bowls of porridge he was given out every day. Due to the thunderous tactics of the Fuxing Army, Lu Zhong did not dare to use any crooked ideas. However, no one in the army had a chance to survive. He had enough strength, so he accepted the call and joined the construction team.
Refugees were recruited to build mostly defensive fortifications. Every construction site would be patrolled by Renaissance Army sergeants. By chance, Liu Ming recognized his brother-in-law whom he had not seen for many years.
Liu Ming's family had been separated from his sister and brother-in-law's family for many years. Naturally, he was filled with joy when they reunited. However, before the excitement had even begun, he received a wake-up call. His sister died and his nephew was also lost.
Liu Ming, who was deeply educated by the Fuxing Society, knew that he could not blame his brother-in-law for this, but only the damn world.
At that time, the Fuxing Society had already planned to take root in the Jiaodong Peninsula and make good use of this hard-won territory. For long-term considerations, in addition to the direct troops reinforced by Fuxing Island, Li Jie also planned to recruit some local soldiers. These newly recruited soldiers would adopt Based on the old-to-new model, most recruits will be put into the battlefield after about three months of training. However, basically new recruits will not participate in front-line operations and will basically be stationed in the cities behind.
Gaomi County has a long history. It has been an important town in eastern Shandong since ancient times. During the Warring States Period, it was a town under the Qi State. Gaomi is a fertile land with thousands of miles of fertile fields, which is very suitable for farming.
At the beginning of the seventh year of Chunyou's reign, the Mongolian general Wu Liang joined forces with 20,000 Mongolian elites and 50,000 Han people to prepare for the alliance. Their troops were directed at the Jiaodong Peninsula. At the same time, there was a special force accompanying the army, a legion composed entirely of warriors. The leader is still the old rival Jinlun Dharma King.
The Mongols learned the lesson from last time. The number of this warrior army was twice that of last time. Apart from the five masters of Jinlun Dharma King, Xiao Qianjue did not come this time.
Xiao Qianjue joined the army last time out of interest. According to his temperament, he must take revenge after suffering a loss. However, his eldest apprentice Xiao Leng brought him new news. Xiao Leng found out about Gong Yangyu, a poor scholar. Whereabouts, Xiao Qianjue and Gong Yangyu have been fighting for half their lives, and the two sides are like fire and water.
Compared to the Fuxing Army, Xiao Qianjue valued Gong Yangyu more, so he simply refused to disobey orders this time. Anyway, this was not the first time he disobeyed orders. It didn't matter. Due to his identity and martial arts, the Mongolian high-level officials really There's nothing you can do against him.
From the beginning of spring to the middle of winter, the Mongols launched a total of three major invasion stations, and there were countless small-scale battles between the two sides.
The Mongols wanted to end the battle quickly, but the development of the battle was beyond their expectations. The difficulty of the 'Dengzhou bandit army' completely exceeded their imagination. The opponent was not a 'bandit army' at all, but No less than their elite troops.
At first, the Mongols thought that the Renaissance Army had the advantage in firearms and their own quality could not be compared with them. However, after several field battles, the Mongols suddenly realized that it was not that the opponent did not know how to fight in the field, it was just that they had not shown it before.
Another point also surprised the Mongolian side. The anti-Mongolian martyrs who were originally active in Xiangfan and Jianghuai areas have switched to the Renaissance Army. Even the famous former Golden Sword Prince Consort also stood in the opponent's camp.
As a result, the Mongols no longer have a clear advantage in terms of top-level combat power or mid-range combat power. In addition, the Renaissance Army built the city too fast, and specialized engineers entered the city before they even conquered a single ground. Field construction of fortifications.
After several battles, the Mongols not only failed to regain the lost territory, but also lost several cities for no reason. It was under this circumstance that the Gaomi County under the jurisdiction of Mizhou was captured by the Renaissance Army.
Now that the front line has been pushed hundreds of miles away to Mieshui, Gaomi County is no longer considered a forward position.
During the battle with the Mongols, the Renaissance Army did not suffer any losses. Now, except for the forward positions, they are all direct members of the Renaissance Society. The secondary front lines like Gaomi County are basically half recruits and half veterans, and those further back are One-third veterans, two-thirds new recruits.
It has been half a year since Lu Zhong joined the Renaissance Army. Over time, he has come to know that veterans like his brother-in-law are hiding things from them. However, his brother-in-law didn't tell him not because he didn't trust him, but because the military regulations were such, and he could understand.