The rain in front of him was in a line, and an embarrassed figure in his sight straightened his waist in the rain, humble and proud.

"You?"

Zhu Wu squinted his eyes, and his voice was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.

The figure continued to move forward, "The chief manager and the nobles have forgotten a lot, have you forgotten the night battle in the east of the Huangjue Temple?" ”

"You!"

The first field battle in the army, the first distress. The overwhelming rain of arrows, the fierce Han cavalry, the wails of the brothers, and Zhu Chongba's sacrifice to save him.

Zhu Wu can also forget, and he can't see the joy and anger of saying, "The Han army has thousands of households!" After speaking, he took a closer look at the figure and said with a smile, "Why are you like this?" ”

Today's Zhu Wu has seen all the proud soldiers, but the scene of seeing this person for the first time in his memory can never be erased.

The iron cavalry roared, immediately got off the horse, and the field battle was unparalleled. If it weren't for the fact that there were few people and cherished the soldiers, I am afraid that Zhu Wu would have to explain that day.

"It's a useless dog, it's good to be alive!" Quan Xu laughed loudly, and then knelt down in Zhu Wu's somewhat surprised gaze, "Manager Zhu, take me in!" ”

"I started riding at the age of five, drew a bow at the age of six, went to the battlefield at the age of thirteen, gave me a horse and a knife, and I was a pawn for the chief!"

Zhu Wu smiled, "You're not loyal to the imperial court?" ”

"I want to be a real man like the manager!"

Zhu Wu nodded, turned around and shouted, "Chang Yuchun!" ”

"What's the manager looking for?" Chang Yuchun, who was dressed in iron armor, came over on a horse.

"This one is for you!" Zhu Wu pointed at Quan Xu and said with a smile, "This person is a good bow horse, and it is most suitable to charge into battle." ”

said, and said to Quan Xu, "First for a small pawn, if there is merit, you will not hesitate to reward!" ”

"Mr. Xie!"

Zhu Wu smiled on the horse, waved the horsewhip, "Enter the city........."

Subsequently, the Chuzhou demote led the way, and the Dingyuan army entered the city in turn.

Attacking a city is not only for territory, but also for population resources. Chuzhou is a mountain city, and the population in the city is not as large as that of Hezhou, but in order to guard against red scarves, there are more than 12,000 defenders in the city.

"There are 15,000 veterans of the Dingyuan Army, 20,000 Miao tycoons, and there are still 12,000 ......"

It's not that I don't know, I'm shocked, not counting the homeless blue-uniformed recruits in Hezhou, the army on paper of the Dingyuan Army is already almost 50,000 people.

can't afford it, really can't afford it, there are about 10,000 people in Chaohu Water Village. Even if there is no shortage of food in Hezhou, how can so many soldiers who are out of production be raised? This is also an astronomical amount of food and grass consumed by many people every day.

After collecting the surrendered troops and clearing the treasury, Zhu Wu, Li Shanchang and others roasted the fire in the Chuzhou Yali.

"Lord, too many soldiers may not be a good thing!"

Zhu Wu nodded, the reason why the Dingyuan Army is strong in combat is in addition to strict training and good logistics supply. The same origin and background make the soldiers more united.

However, too many good and bad, and the addition of soldiers with complex compositions will reduce combat effectiveness.

Li Shanchang's words are simple, but they are meaningful.

"Integrate training, keep its essence, remove its dross, and now it can only be like this!" Zhu Wu said helplessly.

………

Outside Haozhou City, I listened to the soldier's report.

Zhao Junyong and Peng Da looked into the distance at the same time, and five or six lightly dressed Jane rode on the horizon, coming on horseback.

The person who started the head was magnificent, and his eyebrows were full of the strong nature of a man, and his atmosphere was stable. Let others suddenly feel good, and feel a little closer.

When the man was still some distance away from Peng and Zhao, he stopped his horse and laughed loudly, "In front of them, there are two marshals of Zhao and Peng, Zhu Yuanzhang in Xiahao Prefecture, who are here to greet them!" ”

It's really Zhu Chongba who came, he is the head of a place and a marshal. actually went out of the city to greet this defeated army in person, this sentiment is really not low,

"It's a shame to bother Manager Zhu to come!" After the two sides approached, Peng Da smiled bitterly and said, "The general of the defeated army ........."

Zhu Chongba hurriedly said, "What does Brother Peng say, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and if you lose today, you will fight back tomorrow, and no one in the world knows how many leaders in Xuzhou are heroes." ”

said, revealing a little bit of Qirong, "It's just a pity that Manager Li, God is jealous of talents!" ”

Speaking of his brother, Peng Da also showed sadness.

Just listen to Zhu Chongba continue, "This is Marshal Zhao, right?" It has long been heard that Marshal Zhao is a rare figure in the righteous army, both civil and military. Before coming, Guo Dashuai specially instructed us to be closer to you! ”

This gesture made Zhao Junyong very satisfied, and smiled reservedly, "Mr. Zhu praised Miao!" ”

Then a few people walked together, saying as they walked, under Zhu Chongba's pity, the three of them were like old friends for many years.

Seeing that the city of Haozhou was in sight, Zhu Chongba looked at the procrastinating team, and his face showed a little anxiety.

Peng Da's face was hot, and he smiled bitterly, "The sons and daughters haven't eaten a full meal for many days, and they can't get up fast if they want to." ”

"Anyway, it's almost here, what is Manager Zhu anxious about?" Zhao Junyong also smiled.

"Before we came, Dashuai had already prepared wine and food to wash the dust for the two of us!" Zhu Chongba said with a smile, "Our handsome family is looking forward to the two, it is really like looking forward to the stars and the moon." ”

"How can we ...... anything?"

Zhao Junyong also nodded again and again, quite useful.

"It's better than this!" Zhu Chongba said with a smile, "Anyway, it's not far from Haozhou, and the road is too peaceful, so it's better to let the brothers walk slowly first, and the two marshals will take their own soldiers and follow us first." ”

"This ........." Zhao Peng and the others hesitated.

Zhu Chongba continued, "Besides, how to settle these tens of thousands of brothers, the two of you have to discuss with our Guo Dashuai in advance." ”

said, and smiled again, "Could it be that the two of you can't trust us?" ”

"Mr. Zhu is in charge of what he says, but he just leaves the brothers behind......"

"Brother, Guo Dashuai and we are sincere!"

"That's it!" Zhao Junyong said with a smile, "It's nothing more than that let's get there for a while, and then follow Mr. Zhu's management, and everyone is working hard." Saying that, looking at the sky, "This ghost weather, it's windy and rainy, and it's sticky!" ”

Zhu Chongba smiled and whispered, "That's right, not only do we have wine and food in the city, but we also prepared a warm-up girl for Manager Zhao!" ”

A few people laughed again, and after explaining to their henchmen, Peng Zhao and the others took one hundred and ten personal soldiers and galloped to Haozhou with Zhu Chongba.

These two people are not completely defenseless, these 100 personal soldiers are first-class good hands in the Xuzhou army, protecting them from the army of detachment, not to mention that Haozhou is Longtan Tiger's Den dare to break in.

In the blink of an eye, Haozhou City arrived.

The long-lost popularity, as well as the generous city wall, made Zhao Peng and the others sigh a little in their hearts, and they no longer need to be like a lost dog when they enter the city, and they finally have a place to stay.

"Manager Zhu, how many people are there in this city?"

Entering through the city gate and walking slowly, Peng Da asked as he watched on his horse.

"40,000 ......"

At this time, Zhao Junyong suddenly turned around and asked, "Manager Zhu, didn't you say that Guo Dashuai is waiting for us?" What about people? ”

Zhu Chongba smiled and pointed to the front, "Isn't that?" As he spoke, he waved his hand, "Dashuai!" ”

"Why didn't I watch?"

Zhao Junyong stretched his neck on the horse, looked forward, not only did he not see anything, but suddenly his neck was cold.

Turning his head in astonishment, he found that Peng Da pulled out his weapon with a frightened face.

"You ......"

Burst.........

A stream of blood gushed out.

Zhao Jun on the horse tilted his neck, and half of his head hung down.

said that it was too late and that it was fast, and Zhu Chongba had already retreated several meters.

"Close the door!"

Boom!

The gate in the cave of the city gate was slammed shut, and then countless footsteps sounded in front of it.

"Zhu Chongba......" Peng Da scolded, "You ......"

Zhu Chongba smiled coldly, "Slaughter, don't leave one left!" ”