After serving the king, the battalions began pre-war mobilization.

"What should we do if Jiannu offended my Ming Dynasty and killed my comrade's surname? "A education committee shouted loudly.

"Kill, kill."

"Jiannu destroyed my comrade's home? What should we do?"

"kill……"

"What should I do if Jiannu plunders my Ming Dynasty wealth?"

"Kill all Jiannu, long live the empire..."

...The sun was so vicious in the late summer that it was on the front. On the military camp thirty miles outside Huangxian County, all the soldiers of the Denglai Army gathered together.

After the Qingzhou Camp was incorporated into the battle sequence of the Denglai Legion, the Denglai Legion had 35,000 people, and 35,000 people stood neatly on the longer side, without moving people or neighing horses. The scene was extremely spectacular.

Zhao Yan climbed up to the high platform and delivered his final mobilization speech before the expedition. The closest to the high platform were grassroots officers from the entire army.

"Salute." A ritual and music officer shouted loudly.

"Salute!" The officers below conveyed orders one after another.

The voice of "Sweeping..." suddenly sounded, and the soldiers gave a military salute to Zhao Yan on the high platform after the order of this company.

Zhao Yan also responded with a military salute, and the soldiers put down their hands.

"All the soldiers, Jiannu offended me in the Ming Pass, and the capital was in danger. As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, how can we sit still? As a man, we should stand up and fight for the country. Even if we die in battle, we can comfort our ancestors' heroes." Zhao Yan shouted loudly: "You are on the front line, you must remember your own identities. You are a Han Chinese. You are not only fighting for your fellow comrades in the world, but also fighting for our own destiny in the Ming Dynasty, but also fighting for our own homeland. Today, Jiannu can fight to the capital, and maybe they can fight to Shandong tomorrow."

"If there is any contribution, you will be rewarded. If anyone is afraid of the enemy, you will be killed and executed. The Education Commission is afraid of the enemy but will be killed. The battalion commander is afraid of the enemy but will be killed. The company commander is afraid of the enemy but will be killed. The platoon commander is afraid of the enemy but will be killed. If the platoon commander is afraid of the enemy but will be killed. If the platoon commander is afraid of the enemy but will be punished. "

"Now I announce that the Denglai Legion will set out to serve the king. Wansheng!" Zhao Yan finished his brief speech and shouted.

"Wansheng..."

"Wansheng..."

The shouts were rising and falling, and all the soldiers' eyes showed a fanatical expression. More than two years of ideological education have turned them into new-style soldiers and soldiers with faith.

Zhao Yan announced the queen's support. The grassroots officers in front of the stage immediately ran back to the queue and led their respective soldiers to move in an orderly manner.

Zhao Yan's speech will also be conveyed to the soldiers by them.

...The soldiers of the infantry battalion and the cavalry battalion were on the war horses and heading towards the capital amid the rumbling horse hooves. The cavalry battalion walked the fastest, with eight thousand people one with two horses. If one person had only one horse, it would be the limit to traveling two hundred miles in eight hours. If there were two horses, it would be very easy to travel three hundred miles.

The soldiers in the infantry battalion were two or three horses, advancing at a speed of two hundred miles a day.

The baggage battalion and artillery went to Longkou Port and took the first fleet sailing boat to Tianjin. They landed at Dagukou. The Pioneer Camp and the Bird Camp first went to Tanggu to pick up the baggage battalion.

Sea-land transportation can not only reduce the distance, but also keep it all the time and night. It is not only fast, but also saves animal strength. Logistics transportation from sea is undoubtedly the most suitable.

As for the strong winds at sea, there is no need to worry about it. The ships of the First Fleet are all ocean-going ships, and their resistance to storms is far from comparable to small warships in each garrison.

"At this speed, we can reach Tianjin in four days, the fleet can reach Tianjin in just one day, and the Pioneer Camp and the Rising Wind Camp can reach Tianjin in three days." Liu Heng estimated: "After entering the pass, Jiannu had to rob everywhere, and the speed of travel was far less fast. They broke through the pass and entered on the 29th day, and it may take more than ten days to cross and rush to the south of the capital."

"Let Lin Yi and Wu Yongliang send scouts to grasp the main trends of Jiannu at any time." Zhao Yan ordered, and then continued to move along the official road.

During the march, the scouts were in front of the reconnaissance, while the brigades were marching behind. Although they were riding horses, they were not the speed of charge. The soldiers of the infantry battalion conducted half a year of training and had many marchings. This expedition immediately showed the effect of training. Each battalion and company lined up a team of snake formations, and the speed was almost maintained.

From a high altitude, it is like a long snake moving forward, with flags fluttering in the wind everywhere. Looking close, you can see everyone's armor is neat and vivid. The dark plate armor exudes a cold atmosphere in the sun.

Denglai's troops were mobilized, which immediately alarmed Yan Jizu of Jinan. On the fifth day of the seventh month, eight thousand elite cavalrymen rushed past the city of Jinan and headed towards Dezhou along the official road.

At this time, Yan Jizu's daughter Yan Yuyao hurried back from Huang County, bringing Yan Jizu the news that the Denglai Army had entered Beijing to serve the king.

This news is not a secret. Zhao Yan's mobilization order for the king was issued from the second day of the lunar month. It has been three days since now, and the merchants have already known the news.

"He is going to go to Beijing to serve the king?" Yan Jizu was shocked.

"Well! Jiannu entered the invasion on June 29th. He received news on the second day of the Denglai Day, and then issued a mobilization order. He didn't expect to set off so soon. I guess he had prepared for it." Yan Yuyao said.

At this time, Yan Jizu's old servant hurriedly ran in and reported to Yan Jizu: "Master, the soldiers of the Denglai Army have arrived again, and many people in the city have run out of the city to see off the Denglai Army."

"Prepare a sedan chair and go and have a look right away." Yan Jizu said hurriedly.

He and his daughter Yan Yuyao quickly climbed the city wall and immediately saw a large group of people slowly advancing on the official road. The people were sending food in the pot and slurry and handing the prepared food to the passing soldiers. The momentum was huge, and there were people on both sides of the road, and there were countless people. Yan Yuyao looked at the equipment of these people and said, "That is the infantry battalion of Denglai."

Although the large group of people did not stop, a cavalry of more than 200 people stopped at the city gate.

The more than two hundred people were dismounted, surrounded by a young general. In front of the young general was a team composed of Zheng Shilian, a famous merchant in Jinan City.

"That's General Denglai Zhao Yan?" Yan Jizu was stunned when he saw the young man. Although he heard that Zhao Yan was very young and only twenty years old, he still couldn't help but feel a little confused when he saw him with his own eyes.

"Master, it's him." The old servant next to him replied.

Yan Jizu saw the people who were sending him to the streets at this time, and his nose was crooked and said angrily: "The people have always been afraid of being disturbed by the army and greeted him. How could they send him to the streets without entering the city? This boy would even win people's hearts."

"He provides porridge and relief in various parts of Shandong every year, and the people are grateful." Yan Yuyao said on the side.

"Master, this practice was organized by those big business organizations, and the momentum is naturally huge."

"It's a mess to annihilate!" Yan Jizu snorted coldly. At this time, Zheng Shilian and other merchants under the city carried out more than a dozen large boxes. After opening it, they were covered with white silver. They brought a bowl of wine and said to Zhao Yan: "I heard that the general will go north to serve the king. This is the 200,000 taels raised by the elders of Shandong overnight. I will offer it to the general as a military fund. I asked the general to drink this bowl of Zhuangxing wine and wish the general to go north to serve the king's flag to win."

"Okay." Zhao Yan reached out to take the bowl of wine and said, "I, Zhao Yan, will definitely live up to the high expectations of the elders of Shandong. I will not return to the army until Jiannu has defeated him."

As he said that, Zhao Yan raised his head to drink the bowl of Zhuangxing wine. The people around him applauded. Zhao Yan threw the bowl and clasped his fists and said, "Zhao is leaving now, so there is no need to send it to you all."

Then Zhao Yan turned over and set off again under the escort of his personal soldiers.

"I wish the general's flag a victory." Someone suddenly shouted, and the other people also shouted.

"I wish the general a victory."

"I wish the general's flag a victory." ... The shouts rose and waves, watching Zhao Yan and Denglai Army disappear into the official road in the distance.

...On the sixth day of the seventh month, the baggage battalion and artillery successfully arrived in Tanggu. After arriving in Tanggu, they immediately hired the people of Tianjin to transport supplies. The First Fleet and eight flying scissors immediately returned to Longkou and continued to transport supplies.

The largest transportation volume is the feed required by the horses. This time, 50,000 horses were called for, and the feed required was naturally a huge number. Although it was full of grass everywhere, there was no time to herd horses during the march. The feed also had to be concentrated feed such as soybeans to prevent the horses from losing weight during the battle and causing insufficient horsepower.

On the seventh day of the seventh month, two cavalry battalions arrived in Yedatanggu. After the cavalry and artillery battalions brought artillery, the Forward Battalion and the Rifeng Battalion immediately marched towards Langfang and sent ten cavalry teams to the capital to investigate the main movements of the Qing army. After the Qing army invaded, the capital was already under martial law, and there were almost no pedestrians on the official road.

One of the fifteen-man scout cavalry teams, when they arrived at Liangshan (Fangshan District, Yanjing), immediately encountered more than a dozen Qing soldiers scout cavalry. The two sides met on narrow roads and a bloody battle immediately broke out.

Fifteen Denlai Army reconnaissance cavalry attacked the cavalry reconnaissance cavalry with equal flags and drums. A row of cavalry spears were released. After a burst of banging guns, six Qing soldiers fell off their horses. The Qing soldiers' cotton armor could not resist the bullets of the muskets.

The reconnaissance cavalry of the Denglai Army used special rifled guns, which had high accuracy and strong power. In addition, the selection was strict, and the gunship skills of these soldiers were very accurate.

The Qing soldiers also shot more than a dozen arrows. The arrows used by the Qing soldiers were triangular, and they could bleed after hitting, which was extremely vicious. However, they were facing the soldiers wearing plate armor. Several of the Dunglai scouts were hit by the arrows, but those arrows did not cause them to die. Some of them had just broken through the plate armor and were exhausted, and some did not even shoot in.

The Qing army's scalp was numb when they saw it. In the blink of an eye, they lost six people, but one of them was not damaged, and they were already at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

It is too late to run at this moment, and the other party is already in a sprint state. If they turn around and run away, they will have to take time to turn around first, and the horse will have some time to accelerate. This period is enough for the other party to catch up. Leaving the enemy behind the scenes will only die faster, and they can only bite the bullet and hit them head-on.

The two sides quickly collided. While slashing and slashing, Qing soldiers were constantly falling off their horses, while the reconnaissance cavalry of the Denglai Army sat firmly on the horse.

The Qing soldiers' weapons cut on them, as if they were cutting iron lumps. They were less powerful and could not break the plate armor at all. Even if they were cut in, they would not cut deep. At most, a small hole was made on the opponent's body, unless they were chopped with all their strength.

This allowed the reconnaissance cavalry of the Denglai Army to take a lot of advantage. With more than one fight, these reconnaissance cavalry of the Qing army were all killed and dropped off within a short time.

(To be continued)
Chapter completed!