Chapter 115: Guarding against Yuan Futai

October 15th, Anzhou City on the Peninsula.

"I originally thought that I would meet General Li in Haizhou City, but I didn't expect that after eight months of separation, General Li had already annihilated the Jian Nu. We actually met in Anzhou City."

Mao Wenlong had gained a lot of weight, and he was wearing a short blue cloth patched robe with a big belly. He didn't look like a general, but more like a landlord.

Li Hao had been wearing cloth armor. He met the general of Dongjiang Town, who he had invited to guard Anzhou, in front of the Anzhou Lieutenant General's Mansion.

"I have been hunting down Ajige and other Tartars for a while now, and I don't know what is going on in the court. Has Marshal Mao heard any news?"

He discussed the issue of military reduction with civil officials such as the Liaodong governor in Shenyang. Although the Dongjiang soldiers all received a single salary, the annual expenditure was hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. There was no reason not to disband the Dongjiang Town.

"Of course everyone is happy. After General Li killed the Tartar chieftain Lao Nu in Liaoyang, the Ministry of Revenue immediately issued a document to the two northwestern provinces stating that they would not collect Liao tribute next year. It is said that the number of bandits in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces has decreased a lot. Now only Sichuan, Guizhou and Liaodong are still at war, but it seems that the war will not last long."

Mao Wenlong held his belly and smiled.

After General Cao and General Cao broke through Fenghuang City, the only area in his Dongjiang territory that was still in contact with the Tartars was Kuandian. However, Hetuala had been occupied by the Liao army from the direction of Shenyang, and the Liao army often went into the old forest to burn the land, so there were not many Tartars left in the mountains.

Although he had some complaints about Li Hao and Zhao Luejiao's mobilization of soldiers from Lushun and other places to the north, that was several months ago. Besides, Shenyang had been liberated. If he continued to worry about it, it would make him look petty.

So we greeted them with a smile all the way and tried our best to promote the relationship between the two sides.

"Governor Yuan never mentioned the abolition of Dongjiang Town?"

Li Hao was very surprised. Mao Wen’s mentality was too good.

The Dongjiang general often wrote in the Tangbao that he had captured several Tartar villages and forts and killed one or two thousand enemies at a time.

During the four years when he was in power, the reports he sent to the court showed that he had killed tens of thousands of enemies, but in fact, he only handed over several hundred heads of soldiers with queues to the Ministry of War.

If Dongjiang Town was abolished, Mao Wenlong would lose his military power and without the protection of important officials in the court, he would be in trouble.

"I told you that all the soldiers will be laid off before the end of the year, and a new lieutenant general Xu will be sent to supervise. It was Deputy Envoy Bi Zisu who personally took a boat to Pi Island to discuss this with me."

The Dongjiang general explained.

Li Hao was even more surprised. After entering the lobby with the generals, he asked again in detail.

"What did Bi Zisu tell you? How much reward money was given to the Dongjiang brothers? How was Marshal Mao's position arranged?"

He asked three questions in a row.

Mao Wenlong was calm and composed. "Since the Tartars have fled to the north, there is no reason to keep Dongjiang Town open. I understand this. In addition to this year's food and salary, each of the men will receive an extra reward of one tael and four coins. As for me, I will retire after being promoted to the position of Left Commander. I will probably stay on Pi Island in the future and go to Jinzhou to live.

Deputy Envoy Bi promised that Governor Yuan said my son Mao Chenglu would be promoted to Deputy General of Liaodong East Association in the future, and would be in charge of the guards of several guards in southern Liaoning and the Lushun Navy. "

The General of Dongjiang was very satisfied with his future life.

As long as he stays near southern Liaoning, no one can touch him.

"But you, my brother, have to be careful. Li Jong of Korea has sent people to Tianjin to file a complaint against you. In addition, you killed Huduntu Khan. After defeating Huang Taiji's group of Tartars, you will probably suffer a great loss. I heard that you have had many conflicts with Yuan Futai, so you have to be careful of him."

Mao Wenlong changed the subject and reminded Li Hao.

In the eyes of the Dongjiang general, General Li had more trouble than himself. It was no big deal to use the money gained from exploiting the land in Liaodong to buy food and distribute it to the people of Liaodong. After all, the garrison general also had the responsibility to keep the people safe.

None of these things, including occupying the concubines of the King of Korea, detaining the Taijis of various Mongolian tribes without reason, and assassinating the Chahar Khan under the pretext of reward, were easy.

"Yuan Futai is broad-minded and won't bother me with these things." Li Hao was also relieved. He suggested: "Two hundred thousand shi of grain from Hwanghae Province will be transported one after another. Add to that what the Shang and Liu brothers have looted in Anzhou City. It won't be a problem for the Liao people to deal with it until the beginning of next spring. Otherwise, we should withdraw to southern Liaoning as soon as possible, so that I can get rid of the charge of occupying Seoul."

The Dongjiang general laughed and agreed readily.

"This year is much hotter than last year, and the sea freezes later. During this last period of time, we should send people to deliver food to Lushun and Haizhou. This year is the most prosperous year I have had in the past four years. In the past few years, I didn't dare to think about running directly to Hwanghae Province to grab food."

The generals talked about some trivial matters and then sat down to their seats in the evening. The interpersonal relationships among the generals were quite simple. They took turns to entertain each other and their relationships could be quickly improved by drinking a few glasses of wine.

After the Liao army and the Dongjiang troops had been delayed in Anzhou for a few days, the two armies set out one after another, forcing tens of thousands of civilians to transport the food and fodder they had obtained.

Of course, Li Hao also left Liu Xingzuo's seven brothers and their servants, as well as a thousand cavalrymen in Anzhou City. He transferred 3,000 Korean soldiers in Anzhou City under the dual names of Hancheng Bingcao Panshu and Ming generals, preparing to aid Liao and destroy the Jurchens.

When guarding against Ajige's gang of Tartars, the Anzhou garrison once reached 12,000 people. Later, the Korean soldiers returned to their respective garrisons, and only more than 4,000 people were left in Anzhou City. After 3,000 were withdrawn, the Liu brothers were enough to stabilize the situation in the city.

On the way north, the two armies stopped at Tieshan City to prepare for the distribution of food.

"Godfather, I have checked it out. Most of the generals on Pi Island have gone to Tieshan. Although food and wages are still being paid, the ships heading to Denglai have to transport food to the Liaoyang and Haizhou areas. There is not much food on Pi Island, so the soldiers on the island can only go to Tieshan to farm and survive."

In the evening, Kong Youde, one of the Three Lis, came into Li Hao's tent to report the military situation.

"That Lieutenant General Xu, whose name is Xu Zoufu, where are his troops? Have you figured out the military camps of Mao Chengdou, Chen Jisheng and others?"

"I've figured it all out."

Kong Youde was totally confused. He had no idea what his godfather was trying to do.

Li Hao nodded and instructed the other two Lis, "You two lead the troops to deal with Xu Zoufu and his camp soldiers. Yongshi and I will deal with the rest of the Dongjiang generals. The reason is that Xu Zoufu sent people to spy on our military secrets."

Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming were fine, but Kong Youde valued his relationship very much, and asked on the spot: "Godfather, are you going to deal with Marshal Mao? I am deeply indebted to him, and I don't want to do it."

Li Hao shook his head and smiled, "I didn't bother to deal with General Mao, I was just following orders to reorganize the Dongjiang troops. General Mao and the Dongjiang generals will be alive and well, I plan to take them back to Liaoyang City."

He didn't say whose orders it was. Although the three Lis were confused, they still went out of the tent to carry out their godfather's orders.

Only more than 800 elite soldiers of the vanguard town received the message of armor-piercing preparation in advance. After being summoned together by the Han soldiers serving as centurions and flag commanders, they began to work while the soldiers in other camps were having dinner.

The island soldiers and the two Ming armies were stationed outside the city. Because they were caught off guard, Xu Zoufu and his servants were quickly killed. The soldiers in the camp under his command rioted, and when they saw the Queen, they almost caused a camp roar, but it was quickly suppressed.

The Dongjiang soldiers had much less awareness of defense. After the general of Qianfeng Town led his men to search out all of Mao Wenlong's godsons of the Cheng generation and his godsons of the You and Yong generations, the Dongjiang soldiers put down their bowls and chopsticks, put on their armor and checked the situation.

But they didn't have the courage to go against Li Shuai and could only hide and watch from a distance.

Mao Wenlong had long been living a good life in the mountains. When he was asked to leave the military tent by his former adopted grandson Kong Youde, he didn't even realize who was trying to deal with him.

"Li Shuai, why are you doing this? There's no big deal going on between our families!"

The cold wind and the cold light reflected from the blade from time to time finally reminded Mao Wenlong who he and his adopted son and grandson were facing.

Li Hao ordered his men to show their round cards.

"This is the king's order. I have been ordered to reorganize Dongjiang Town. You have made great contributions to the Liao people. The court has decided to move the generals from Pidao and Tieshan to Liaoyang City. The rest of Xu Zoufu and others have been killed by my troops for trying to spy on the commander-in-chief's secrets."

Mao Wenlong let out a long sigh, collapsed on the ground and accepted his fate. Seeing this, his adopted sons and grandsons knelt on the ground and begged General Li for mercy.

PS: Please give me recommendation votes and monthly votes.

(End of this chapter)