The handsome tent of the Han army was set up in a small town called Boming in the northeast of Xinzhou, which was backed by the Hutuo River, sandwiched between the two cities of Xinzhou and Dingxiang, the terrain was dangerous, the road was accessible, there was no risk of supply, no water source, forward, only fifty miles away from the defense line of Junggar Xinzhou, the cavalry could arrive in half a day, and to the rear, it had a wide river wharf, which could quickly transfer and hoard materials, and more satisfyingly, if the battle situation had unexpected developments, most of them were infantry and artillery, The slow-moving Chinese army brigade can turn to the Xinkou official road to the west and pursue the enemy on the flat road, while to the east, it will use the Hutuo River waterway to transfer to the Muma River and move parallel along the Taiyuan Road. Therefore, when Lin Feng gave the order to march, the General Staff Headquarters of the Guards immediately selected this place as the base camp of the Han army.

Since the army entered Shanxi, several main forces of the Han army gradually unfolded, among which Zhao Guangyuan's cavalry army from the beginning of Wuniu Mountain broke away from the brigade, first with the vanguard of the fifth army Zhao Liangdong, and then because of the southward boat relationship, Ma Ying's cavalry Sixth Army marched by land, along the old road of the vanguard from Daizhou to Yuanping, and then from Yuanping to Xinkou, and then to Xinkou to Xinzhou, along the way to the surrounding landlords Xiangyong, the new annex army and even the green forest bandits and other hidden dangers repeatedly cleared, shouldering the task of defending the Chinese army, Therefore, the main forces that Lin Feng really always had by his side were only Rick's First Guards Infantry Army and Zhao Yingkui's Second Guards Cavalry Army, as well as the artillery units and civilian organs left behind by the vanguard.

Due to the need to consolidate the grain route, with the deepening of the main force of the Han army, the militia and the people's troops advancing with the army were constantly diluted, and the cavalry troops of Junggar had a strong mobility, Lin Feng in order to prevent them from cutting off their own material supplies, and wantonly levied Shanxi people's husbands along the way, and built blockhouses and beacon towers along the official road from Datong to Xinzhou, most of the militia troops advancing with the army were ordered to enter the newly captured cities to consolidate the occupied areas, while the rest played the role of supervising the army, Together with the traitor troops who surrendered and joined the local townspeople, they were stationed in the beacon towers and pillboxes on both sides of the official road to garrison the rear of the army.

Therefore, the current Boming town has long been different from the past, the local residents who have grown up with this for generations have long been invited out by Lin Feng's Chinese army troops, and drove to Dingxiang City to settle down, around this small town, tens of thousands of large legions are guarded, stationed into a huge military camp, hundreds of riverboats on the Hutuo River come and go day and night, for the army to transport grain and heavy baggage, under the reminder of the rumbling artillery on the front line, the military discipline that was originally loose because of the long-distance march is also neat and rigorous, regardless of day and night, Patrols of the gendarmerie kept patrolling and monitoring the words and deeds of the tens of thousands of soldiers.

Zhao Liangdong and Zhao Guangyuan were the last generals to rush to the camp of the Chinese army, of course, it was definitely not that they deliberately neglected the orders of the Han King, but when the Han King's heralds arrived at the front line, the two of them, under the protection of the guards, quietly sneaked to the enemy's close to observe the fortifications, so although they set off immediately after receiving the notice, they were still a little late.

Fortunately, the military discussion didn't seem to have begun, and as soon as the two entered the camp, they saw Rick and Ma Ying, because they were all old subordinates brought out by Lin Feng from Linji County, Fujian, Zhao Guangyuan and Rick were very familiar, so just a step forward, he was drawing Mao at Li Ergou's place, and joked loudly with Rick, "Old Maozi, it's easy for you to follow the lord on a dog's day, unlike Lao Tzu, your fucking legs and poles are broken!" After he finished painting, he casually handed the brush to Zhao Liangdong and introduced it to Rick, "This kid is Zhao Liangdong - Nuo, did you see it in Wuniu Mountain?" Now the people of Shanxi call this bastard the 'Demon King of the Mixed World', the reincarnation of the Heavenly Killing Star! ”

Rick took off his military hat, bowed slightly towards Zhao Liangdong elegantly, smiled and said, "I'm 'Old Maozi' Rick, hello General Zhao!" ”

Zhao Liangdong hurriedly arched his hand and said, "I have seen General Yulin, I have admired the name for a long time, and I am like thunder!" ”

It's not all polite, Rick is definitely famous in China now, and of course, it's not because of his prowess and fame, it's because of his race and identity. Rick Rachel as one

A European, can mix with such a high-ranking official in a foreign country, this is not only in China, even in human history is extremely rare, he is now in the Han army with the rank of general, serving in the security of the Han Palace, although the official position on the surface is only the commander of the First Guards Army, but in fact, everyone knows that he is the commander of the capital garrison of the Han Empire, which can be compared with the Qing court in the past Nine Gate Admirals, and is really an out-and-out important minister, in many times, Rick is mixed with a group of officials of the Han Dynasty and the small court to attend public occasions, his figure far beyond the others, golden hair and strange appearance, is very eye-catching, now with the rapid expansion of the Lin Han military group, the reputation of the generals in the Han army has long been known to the world, and Rick is so special, but how can he not be recited back and forth by the north and south of the river?

"Hehe, General Zhao Liangdong, please allow me to introduce you," Rick smiled at Zhao Liangdong, turned sideways slightly, and pointed at Ma Ying, Zhao Yingkui and the others, "This is General Ma Ying of Nuergan, and this is Colonel Zhao Yingkui, the commander of the newly formed Second Army of the Guards Cavalry!" ”

"Fortunately, fortunately, Zhao Liangdong in Datong has met the two!" Zhao Liangdong is not very good at dealing with colleagues, so he smiled and said crampedly. Since he was stationed in Datong, he rarely went to Beijing, so many generals in the Han army did not know each other, and Ma Ying and others were stationed in Nuergan, and it was not easy to meet each other.

", fight the man, what else are you dragging Sven?!" Ma Ying arched his hand casually, walked over and patted Zhao Liangdong on the shoulder with a big grin, "I've been to Daizhou, you're a good kid, you have a set of wars!" ”

Zhao Liangdong smiled bitterly and was speechless, and Zhao Yingkui said with a smile, "I've seen General Zhao in my humble position!" He was disabled by a wound in his arm, so he rarely saluted with his fists, so he only bowed.

"General Zhao, this time you did a very good job in the northwest of Jin, defeating the Tatar Western Route Army, Your Majesty admires you very much, it seems that you have an extra star on your shoulders!" Rick smiled, changing the subject, "What's the situation at the front now?!" This time His Majesty refused to negotiate peace, and I heard that the Tatar leader was very angry, so it seems that you must be under a lot of pressure, right?! ”

Zhao Liangdong bowed slightly, hugged his fists and said, "If you go back to your lordship, when you came to the humble position, the spies reported that the Tartars had withdrawn the siege of Taiyuan, and they had increased their troops in the direction of Xinzhou, and Geerdan's sweat tent had also moved from Yangqu to Xilingjing, which was dozens of miles closer to Xinzhou. ”

"Not necessarily, not necessarily!" Ma Ying shook her head again and again, "I said Lao Zhao, I see that you are also an old fighter, why don't you even know this?" - The Mongol Tatars are mainly cavalry, and now they are so scared by us that they have entered the city, so it can be seen that it is not a big deal!! He raised his palms with a grin, and the void made a gesture and slammed it towards his chest, "Can they defend the city better than our Han army?!" There are hundreds of cannons on the lord's side, and when the time comes, they will all be pushed up and bombarded, and the damn will be like filling an ant's nest, giving these grandsons a pot end! ”

Zhao Liangdong looked at him blankly, almost a little incredulous, Ma Ying had great achievements in the Han army, he was a general under the command of the Han King, he had been famous for a long time, why did he look like a reckless man when he saw it today? !

Seeing that everyone was speechless, Ma Ying was triumphant, lightly bumped into Rick, squeezed his eyes at Zhao Guangyuan and said, "I said Lao Maozi, I heard that you are an expert in playing cannons, I think you will take care of this battle, our colleagues have a game, and we can't help but be righteous, brother, I will pack tickets with you, no one will rob you of this credit, whoever wants to fight for merit Lao Tzu will be in a hurry with him!" ”

Zhao Liangdong knew that he was really joking, and couldn't help laughing out loud, his colleagues were funny, unrestrained and reserved, very different from the Qing army system, and a warm feeling surged in his heart.

Rick waved his hand at Ma Ying repeatedly, "I won't tell you, you are a horse thief, I am a pirate, the two of us can't pee in a pot, you should keep this kind of good thing for yourself!" "It's very different from talking to Zhao Liangdong just now, but this time it's a mouthful of Beijing films, and it's very fluent.

Ma Ying laughed and was about to make a joke, when suddenly Li Ergou walked out and said to the generals waiting outside the tent, "The lord has an order, please come in!" ”

Everyone immediately stopped laughing and marched forward according to the rank, at this time Lin Feng was already seated, the huge candle was burning in the lobby, and the warriors guarding the armor pressed the waist knife, everyone lowered their eyebrows and bowed their heads, and they didn't dare to make a sound.

"Kou Bei Zhonglang will Zhao Liangdong?!" Lin Feng casually flipped through a military newspaper and asked casually.

"In!" Zhao Liangdong hurriedly responded to the call, knelt on one knee, and hugged his fists, "Zhao Liangdong, the lowly Kou Beizhonglang, meet the lord!" - His Royal Highness the King of Han Chitose Chitose Chitose!! ”

"Get up, get up," Lin Feng was slightly stunned, then laughed dumbly, put down the military report, got up and walked down, picked up Zhao Liangdong, and said with a smile, "Old Zhao, who did you learn so well from?!" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare! The army has its own dignity and humility, the lord's morality is deeply blessed, the world looks up, how dare Liangdong be presumptuous? ! Zhao Liangdong bowed and said.

"I remember you weren't like this before?!" Lin Feng stretched out his hand, slowly removed Zhao Liangdong's military rank, and said with a smile, "At that time, as soon as we entered Tianjin, you gave Lao Tzu a dismount, and he was more courageous than a cow. ”

"Liangdong acted recklessly, fortunately the lord was elegant and lenient to others, and now how dare he repeat the mistakes of the past?!" Although Lin Feng's language was gentle, Zhao Liangdong seemed to be more restrained, and his dark face was swollen and red.

"It's all fart!" Lin Feng snorted, and with a casual move, a guard stepped forward with a tray, Lin Feng picked up the golden shoulder tag with the rank of lieutenant general, and pinned it on Zhao Liangdong's shoulder, "Lao Zhao, you have to remember, you are a soldier, if you want to be prosperous and rich, then you must kill the enemy on the battlefield and make meritorious contributions, there are thousands of guys who pat Lao Tzu's ass, not worse than you kid," he didn't care about the shoulder tag, patted Zhao Liangdong's shoulder heavily, and said with a smile, "Do you think I am the master of mediocrity?" Insist on forcing the loyal and brave generals to flatter and duplicitous? ! ”

"Lord!! ......" Zhao Liangdong secretly glanced at the rank on his shoulder, and said movingly, "...... Thank...... Thank you for your generous gift!! ”

"What generous gift?! With the strength of your own army, you defeated the army of Junggar East Road, swallowed Daizhou and Baode, and paved the way for my follow-up army, how can this king not reward you for such a great achievement?! Lin Feng patted him on the shoulder, turned his head to look around, and smiled at the officials and generals beside him, "Zhao Liangdong, the commander of the Fifth Infantry Army, defeated the enemy, served the country loyally and bravely, and was determined to move to the rank of lieutenant general of the army-all Aiqing, who has any objection?!" ”

"The Lord is wise!! ……”

Lin Feng let go of Zhao Liangdong and turned back to the top, "Old Zhao, from today onwards, the Fifth Army, like Ma Ying and others, will add a brigade to become the backbone and main force of our Han army!" ”

Feeling the astonishing, envious, and jealous eyes around him, Zhao Liangdong only felt excited for a while, within a few years, he had been carefully clamping his tail as a general, and today he finally raised his eyebrows, it was really happy, and he immediately bowed down again, and said loudly, "The last general will obey the order - thank you for the cultivation of the lord!" ”

Without waiting for Zhao Liangdong to return, Wang Shirong walked out and bowed to Zhao Liangdong with a smile, "Congratulations to General Zhao!" After saying that, he turned around and said to Lin Feng, "Lord Qi, I have received a detailed summons from the front line, our army has successfully recruited Jackie Chan, but according to the detailed words, Taiyuan City is now out of food for more than ten years, and the defenders are extremely weak, and they are really unable to cooperate with my big man to attack Geerdan, please be clear!" ”

"Oh?! Got it! Lin Feng nodded, "How is Geerdan's situation now?!" ”

"Back to the lord, the day before yesterday, the Geldan Khan tent had been transferred from Yangqu to Xilingjing, and there were only two or three thousand suspicious soldiers left around Taiyuan City, and now the main force is all gathered in Xinzhou......" Wang Shirong frowned slightly, and silently calculated, "The total strength is about 47,000 people!" ”

"To be specific, which troops," Lin Feng raised his chin towards the generals on the side and signaled, "Tell everyone about it." ”

"Yes," Wang Shirong bowed, turned around, and faced a group of colleagues, "My lords, Junggar's raid on Shanxi this time, there are a total of three route armies, and the East Route Army is about 15,000 men and horses, which are composed of Hui soldiers and Khalkha soldiers, and the main general is eight stabs, but now it has been defeated by our army, and thousands of remnants are demoralized, so don't worry about it for the time being; The Western Route Army, numbering about 12,000 people, was a combined army of the Turghut and the Ikezhao Division, and the main general was called the Kori Tiechina......" Saying this, he smiled and explained, "The Kori Tiechina is in Mongolian for ' The meaning of the blue wolf', meaning cunning and brave, this army because of the relationship between the attack on Shaanxi, is too far away from our army, and it is extremely inconvenient to make detailed contacts, so the information obtained by our army is very limited, only know the general situation of this road army, according to the detailed exploration report, after my army entered Shanxi, Geldan that is, Pegasus urgently summoned this army to help, but at the moment we do not know where this enemy army is now, so please also ask you to be vigilant against its sudden attack! ”

"And now according to Xinzhou, and our army is facing head-on, is the main force of the Junggar Middle Route Army, this road army is all composed of Junggar people, has always been Geerdan's housekeeping troops, since Geerdan's rise in Moxi, it will follow the example of Genghis Khan in the past to set up the 'Xue Timid Army', and send the elite warriors of the various tribes of Moxi Mongolia to enlist in the army, equipped with strong armor and fast knives, set up artillery teams, musket teams to cover the enemy, each soldier is equipped with three war horses, and the supply far exceeds other troops, so the soldiers are brave and brave, not afraid of arrows and stones, and the combat power is extremely strong," Wang Shirong looked solemn, and said to the generals in a warning tone, "Geldan rose within a few years, successively leveled the three Khalkha tribes, defeated Tushetu, and invited the Turkut, Yikezhao and other tribes, in fact, it is this 'Xue Cowardly Army'!" ”

"Lord Wang," Rick laughed, "and how many troops does the Tatar Mid Route Army have?!" ”

"Back to General Yulin's words, Geerdan's Middle Route Army has a total of more than 42,000 people, divided into two divisions, of which the main force Xue Ti Army is about 20,000 cavalry," Wang Shirong owed a little to Rick, "plus the thousands of East Route Army that have fled here, there are now 50,000 enemy troops stationed on the front line of Xinzhou, which is comparable to the strength of our army!" ”