Chenyang Shaling Fort in the 14th year of Chongzhen

The winter in northern Liaoning is surprisingly cold. Fortunately, the Chu army was not stationed in the wild. The army was stationed in various castles such as Shaling Fort. It was frozen thousands of miles outside and the north wind was howling. However, it was very different inside the castle. The nine-headed birds all had cold-proof clothes for winter. In addition to cotton-padded jackets, they also had furs to keep the cold.

In addition, warm kangs were built in each fort, and firewood and coal were also reserved. The soldiers had fur and cotton jackets to keep warm when they were on duty. When they were laid off, there were warm kangs in the barracks, but their lives were very comfortable. They took turns to work in batches, and they usually studied tactics and summarizing experience in class in the warm spring barracks, and also learned to recognize words, arithmetic and drawing, and organized newspaper reading activities. Every ten days, there were still one day off, and the soldiers who bought women's women in Manzhou could go to the women's camp to relax for a day. Even if they didn't buy them, every ten days, there would be musicians and dancers from the logistics troupe of the Propaganda Department in each fortresses.

Whenever this happens, the soldiers will arrange some programs for everyone to perform.

Liu Jun has also become accustomed to the snow and ice, and he gets up very early every day. In the winter, Liaoyang is dark early, and the daytime is always short. Although there are not many entertainment activities at night, Liu Jun bans alcohol and gambling in the army. He reads the battle reports every day and studies combat plans. There is always plenty of time.

However, Liu Jun was not lonely at night. He went out to fight and had no wives and concubines around him, but Liu Jun was not short of women. Those Korean daughters rescued by the Chu army, even the Jurchens and Mongolian nobles, who were beautiful and young, always sent by his subordinates, saying that he was taking care of the life of the Duke of Chu.

For these women, Liu Jun did not need to make any scenes of forcing the overlord to take the blame. In fact, many of them were willing to have something to do with this Duke of Chu. Even in order to compete for the position of warming the bed for Chu, many open and secret battles often occurred. This was a war without gunpowder. Liu Jun was not a Puritan or a saint, and he was not pretentious about what you like and I want.

Those women who warmed his bed for him could also receive good treatment afterwards. Although they were still ordinary maids, it was not so easy to be concubines of Duke Chu.

Although the beauty is good, Liu Jun will not be addicted to it.

Every morning after dawn, he would go to the cafeteria for breakfast. He likes to eat with the soldiers in the cafeteria, and does not like to stay in his house and eat alone.

The canteen in the fort is still good, with a variety of food and more than ten dishes every day. Soldiers can choose a set meal with four dishes and one soup. The dishes are rich and the portions are sufficient. There is plenty of food in the fort. It can be served for more than a year. The only thing that is monotonous is the lack of fresh seasonal vegetables, bacon, salted fish, beef, jerky, ham, frozen meat, or even fresh beef and sheep. There is no shortage of fresh vegetables in the fort, but what is lacking is fresh vegetables.

There are only a few vegetables in the cabin in the castle, such as white radish, carrots, potatoes, cabbage, kelp, seaweed, green onions, etc., and the rest are some dried vegetables.

However, when fighting abroad, people can eat enough, and have a hot meal every time, and there are fish and meat. In the words of many foreign soldiers in the army, they used to be employed in European countries to fight, such food was something that only generals could eat.

The canteen is open all day and implements time-sharing meals. Not only does breakfast, lunch, dinner and midnight snacks are served every day, but each of the four meals is divided into four shifts, each shift is separated by two quarters of an hour. This can prevent everyone from queuing too long and can eat in the canteen more comfortably.

The canteen is a very rule-oriented place, especially the canteen of the Chu army. You must queue up for dining and no loud noises. Soldiers can choose what they like among many meals, but they must not waste it. Waste is strictly prohibited.

As a senior officer, Liu Jun did not eat in shifts. He could go to the cafeteria to eat at any time, and even didn't have to queue up. However, Liu Jun generally did not enjoy this privilege. He liked to stand in the line and line up with the soldiers, and always chatted with the soldiers around him during this queue. Listen to the soldiers' situation, understand the bottom trends, and listen to the most realistic words from the bottom.

Because of Liu Jun's habit, other officers of the Chu army were embarrassed to use their privileges, and they lined up together. However, the officers had a window for officers to eat and cook, and officers could enjoy better dishes based on their ranks and positions.

Liu Jun did not want to be completely equal to officers and soldiers. In the military camp, the hierarchy was actually very important. Too much pursuit of equality between officers and soldiers may affect the authority of officers.

As soon as Liu Jun took the tail of the team, Li Chunjiang walked over and stood behind Liu Jun. Seeing this, the fourth son Hou Fangyu and others hesitated, and then followed him in the back. The fourth son is now in Liu Jun's army, with three seventh-rank inspectors and one in the governor's salary. Although they are all seventh-rank officials, they are all censors with low rank and heavy weight. In the Liaodong army, they are also considered as Shangguan.

"Jiye, I heard that Dorgon had bypassed Liaoyang and was coming towards Shenyang. Is this true?"

Although Li Chunjiang is now the governor and admiral of Liaodong, he has to follow Liu Jun's rules in the Liaodong Army, or in the current Denglai and Liaodong military region. Just like Liu Jun has always advocated that civil servants cannot interfere with the military command power of military commanders.

Therefore, even if Li Chunjiang is now promoted to governor and civil servant, he cannot enjoy the advantage of civil servants in the Liaodong Army, even if he is Liu Jun's good brother.

The collection and organization of military intelligence is all under the responsibility of the Chief of Staff, and then handed over to the commander Liu Jun. Liu Jun will pass these military information to the generals at all levels below and the civil service system according to the situation. Generals at all levels have given priority to the civil service system in terms of military information authority. Dorgon's military information passing through Liaoyang City has long been transmitted to Shaling Fort, and Liu Jun has also transmitted the information to the first-level officers of the association, but has not yet told the civil service. Even Governor Fu Zonglong has not received a formal notice now, let alone the governor Li Chunjiang.

The civil servants in the army also protested, but Fu Zonglong and Li Chunjiang did not speak out. They knew Liu Jun's character very well, either not doing it or it would be difficult for him to change it.

Liu Jun nodded, Li Chunjiang had already asked, but he did not hide it anymore. In fact, he had planned to officially notify the civil servants of this military information today.

The team moved forward, and it was Liu Jun's turn to line up into the cafeteria. Liu Jun went straight to the officer's cooking window, no longer needed to line up with the soldiers.

He ordered two tea eggs, two meat buns, and a bowl of beef dumplings, two scallion pancakes, and a bowl of hot goat milk.

"I really envy your appetite." Li Chunjiang himself only had a bowl of mutton crumbs and two steamed buns.

"I'm used to it in the army, and I eat a lot of people in the army." Liu Jun smiled.

They chose a table to sit down. This was the officer dining area, which was separated from ordinary soldiers. There were many officers dining. Everyone nodded to Liu Jun.

"Why did the Tartars bypass Liaoyang? It was Admiral Fu's side?" Li Chunjiang asked hesitantly.

Liu Jun first took a sip of hot goat milk, then picked up a tea egg and slowly peeled it. "Do you want to ask if Liaoyang was defeated?" He peeled a tea egg smoothly and slightly brown tea egg, which showed that it was very delicious. He took a bite and the taste was great. After a few sips, Liu Jun drank another sip of goat milk.

"Don't worry, Liaoyang is still in our hands." He smiled, "In fact, the Liaoyang soldiers and horses were not damaged at all. They even used Dorgon's underestimation to kill their cannon camp, Xinwuzhenchaoha camp in one fell swoop."

Li Chunjiang was surprised, "If this is the case, why did you let the Tartars come over? Why didn't you intercept them?"

Liu Jun picked up another tea egg and continued to peel it. "You really should try this tea egg. Our master's craftsmanship is really amazing, quite tasty and nutritious. This is a special offer that only officers can enjoy."

Li Chunjiang had no intention of tea eggs. He was just waiting for Liu Jun's answer and couldn't even care about his own breakfast.

"It was my order to Fu Shan. As long as you defend Liaoyang, if the Tartars do not attack Liaoyang and take a detour, they will be allowed to go."

Li Chunjiang said oh, "But in this way, Dorgon would have brought tens of thousands of elite Eight Banners back to Shenyang. Can we stop the Eight Banners' counterattack?" In his opinion, letting the Qing army pass Liaoyang was obviously a wrong move, and it should be stopped at this time.

After Liu Jun finished his tea eggs, he had already started eating scallion pancakes. He picked up a bottle of chili sauce from the table, picked out some, and applied them to the scallion pancakes. He liked pancakes with some spicy flavor.

"Let's go, I'll do it. Dorgon has no choice but to get one Liaoyang. Do you think he can do it when he comes back? Don't be scared of the number of tens of thousands of horses. In fact, there are no need to worry about the battle situation in Puhe City. You know that there are only two companies of guards, but first defeated the attack of three thousand Tartars. Now Ajige leads 20,000 people to attack, but he still has no choice but to get rid of Puhe."

"In fact, Liaoyang has achieved unexpected results. They actually knocked down the artillery that Dorgon obtained from western Liaoning, and even the Qing army's own artillery was compensated. This was something I had not expected in advance." Liu Jun chuckled, "In this way, there is no need to worry about the Tartars with these firearms, but now without these cannons, there is no need to worry about the Tartars."

"We must be careful and cautious in the succession. The imperial court was defeated in western Liaoning, and now we, the elite Liaodong team, can resist the Tartars. If we lose again, it will be unimaginable." Li Chunjiang advised.

"Don't worry, I'm taking tens of thousands of brothers. Everyone has handed over their lives to me. How could I underestimate the enemy?"

"Will that withdraw the Black Flag Army in the north of Shenyang?"

Liu Jun held the pancake in his hand and said confidently, "It is the most deterrent thing for the Black Flag Army to put it outside. If it is taken back, it will be useless and will only increase the consumption of food and grass in the fort. This is a live chess, and if it is taken back, it will be a dead chess. After breakfast, it will be cold for a while, but it will not be delicious. As for Dorgon, you can be completely willing to be ten thousand, and the soldiers will be blocked by the generals, and the water will be flooded by the soil. What are you afraid of!")
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