Before Qian Qiaogong got on the horse, he glanced at Yue Le and Shen Zhiyuan on the high platform, this kid, I hope you don't want to do anything to shame your ancestors, there will really be a day...... Qian Qiaogong didn't dare to think about it, he slammed his head hard, grabbed the horse's belly, and rushed out.

In fact, Qian Qiaogong didn't know that when he was looking at the high platform, Shen Zhiyuan and Yue Le were also looking in his direction.

"Lord Shen, in the eyes of this official, Lord Qian's riding skills are far above yours, especially in training cavalry." Yue Le looked at the drill of the thirty-one horsemen in the distance with admiration and exclaimed.

Shen Zhiyuan said expressionlessly: "Lord Du Gong is right, if it weren't for the war, Qian Qiaogong would have no difficulty in coming to the martial arts." The cavalry battalion of the Lianghu Guard before Wu Zheng was trained by him. ”

"Oh?" Yue Le's eyes flashed, "In this way, this official really wants to have a discussion with him." ”

Shen Zhiyuan smiled and said, "The lower officials can arrange it on their behalf." ”

Yue Le nodded and said: "The imperial court has high hopes for this army, and also hopes that Lord Shen will speed up the training of the troops, and this official is thinking that if the training is successful after the beginning of spring, he will take the initiative to request the imperial court to go to Guanwai to quell the rebellion." What does Lord Shen think? ”

Shen Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows and said: "There is no difficulty in letting the subordinate officers train the troops quickly, but the new muskets and artillery promised by the imperial court have not been sent, so that the new army is still training with old-fashioned muskets, such a musket army, to fight with the Mongolian cavalry...... Hehe! ”

Yue Le's face also sank, at this point, he and Shen Zhiyuan's position is the same, "Lord Shen is right, this matter has also been made to the emperor several times. But you know, above the court today...... Hey, I can't blame the emperor and the queen mother, so I can wait. ”

At the first mention of this, the two of them shut up in unison, stopped talking, and watched the soldiers' drills.

That night, Qian Qiaogong went to Shen Zhiyuan.

As soon as he entered the house, he saw Shen Zhiyuan looking at the map.

"Brother Qiaogong, you came just in time...... Hey, why is your face so bad, something's wrong? ”

"Shen Zhiyuan, it's been more than two months, and seeing that this is going to be the New Year, the soldiers who came here with you and me are homesick, and they ask me again and again when I will go home...... You, what do you think is this? ”

Shen Zhiyuan dragged Qian Qiaogong over, came to the edge of the map, pointed to a point on the map, and said to Qian Qiaogong: "Today, Yue Le told me that he wants to lead the new army to Mongolia to quell the rebellion at the beginning of spring, I am thinking about staying, if I take advantage of this to establish military merits, maybe I can expand the establishment of the new army, and it should be able to break through the ...... of 6,000 people by then." ”

Qian Qiaogong shook his hand vigorously and said, "I'm talking to you about going home, don't change the subject." ”

Shen Zhiyuan said with a smile: "I'm also talking to you about going home, do you think, with the three thousand nine hundred people in front of you, plus your thirty horsemen, even if they follow us one by one, can they break through the resistance of the Eight Banners Army?" What you and I urgently need to do right now is to expand the number of soldiers! ”

Qian Qiaogong said angrily: "Then you still give up the control of this army and show favor to Yue Le?" ”

Shen Zhiyuan smiled and said: "If you want to take the first, you can't reach the truth if you want to hurry, you don't know, right?" We all know the details of these 3,900 people, all of them are good people from Gyeonggi, and all of them are Han Chinese, and they were recruited just to have a full meal, not to die for the Qing court. Therefore, whether it is controlled by Yue Le or not now, it will not have much impact on who this army will listen to in the end....... ”

"That's not right." Qian Qiaogong interrupted, "Just because these people's homes are in Gyeonggi, it is impossible for them to abandon the lives of their relatives and follow you and me." ”

Shen Zhiyuan said angrily: "Then you still blame me for giving up military power?" Since they can't follow you or me, what's the use of me controlling the military? ”

Qian Qiaogong was speechless for a while.

Shen Zhiyuan grabbed Qian Qiaogong's shoulder with one hand and said: "So, we have to fight a battle, of course, it is better not to fight with the Ming army, Yue Le's idea can be echoed, fight a victory, as long as the army is expanded again, we will have the opportunity to install some of our own people." ”

Qian Qiaogong frowned and said, "Where did you come from?" ”

Shen Zhiyuan rolled his eyes and said, "Aren't your thirty people your own?" ”

Qian Qiaogong "snapped" and knocked off Shen Zhiyuan's hand on his shoulder, and said angrily: "Don't beat my idea of thirty people, I still want to add some trustworthy people to fill the hundred-person team." ”

Shen Zhiyuan smiled, "Look at your stinginess, don't I just want to install my own people?" Yes, if you don't like it, let's find a way. ”

Speaking of this, Shen Zhiyuan tapped the map with his finger, "Look at this ......." ”

Qian Qiaogong stretched out his head to see that the place where Shen Zhiyuan's fingers were tapping was Ulzhou, Datong Prefecture.

His heart jumped, and he asked in surprise: "Do you want to help the Qing court suppress the rebels?" ”

At this time, encouraged by the wave of anti-Qing struggles in various places, the hungry people and deserters in Ulzhou also gathered to form large battalions and small battalions, the large battalions were divided into 19 battalions, with a total number of about 5,000 or 6,000 people; Thirteen small battalions, with a total number of about 2,000 people.

They usually harassed the rear of the Qing army, causing the Qing army to be unpeaceful; And when they heard that the Qing army was attacking, they actively prepared artillery fire, horse guns, and flags to go into battle.

"The residents are seven or eight out of ten thieves, and it is difficult to kill them all", for a time, the entire northwest half of the mountain, there are beacon fires, and the momentum is grand.

The Qing court's troops were scattered in several battlefields in Sugan, Huguang, Sichuan, Guangzhou, and Fujian, and there were not many troops in Shanxi, and the Eight Banners Army stationed in the capital did not dare to move.

That's why Qian Qiaogong asked Shen Zhiyuan, "Do you want to help the Qing court suppress the rebels?" ”

Shen Zhiyuan replied casually: "That's right. ”

"Are you crazy?!" Qian Qiao said solemnly, "Aren't you doing things that hurt your relatives and make your enemies happy?" ”

Shen Zhiyuan frowned slightly, "What do you mean that relatives are painful and enemies are happy?" These rebellious people may be anti-Qing, but can they listen to the Xing Dynasty or Wu Zheng? Even if you are willing to listen, you can't reach it. ”

"But the enemy of my enemy is my friend."

"You...... That's how impatient. Shen Zhiyuan glanced at Qian Qiaogong and said, "I didn't say that I wanted to kill them for the Qing court...... Don't we have credible soldiers? ”

Qian Qiaogong was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said: "You mean, recruit some chaotic people and replenish the new army?" ”

"Hmm...... It's okay, I finally got it. ”

"You...... But how do you hide it from the Qing court? In Qian Qiaogong's view, the 100,000 chaotic people in the northwest of Shanxi are not something that the new army can accommodate, let alone the Qing court.

Just kidding, if 100,000 chaotic people are recruited, not to mention that it is impossible for the Qing court to trust such an army, even if it does, it will not be able to raise it at the moment, so it goes without saying that the chaotic people are willing to accept Zhao'an.