Shanxi and Shanxi borders, west of the Yellow River.

Hong Chengchou stood on the sentry tower next to the camp, letting the cold wind blow the fox fur flying, only holding a telescope and staring at the east bank of the Yellow River.

The weather was getting colder and colder, and it seemed that it would snow at any time, but the Guandi army on the other side not showed signs of retreating, but also reinforced several cannons.

The cannons were transported a few days ago, along with a large number of cotton clothes, grain and grass, as well as hundreds of people carrying hoes and iron catalpa.

Obviously, Emperor Guan's army had sufficient food and grass.

The Guan Di army stationed in the ditch is all wearing big cotton clothes, and the red light is full of energy every day, even if the cold air in the early morning of winter is pressing, the cold wind is like a knife, this Guan Di army still starts to practice every day at dawn.

Hong Chengchou couldn't see their drills in the camp, but outside the camp, he used a diorama to see it clearly.

The training method of this Guan Emperor army is somewhat similar to Qi Shuai's "Actual Record of Military Training", but there are many differences.

There is a cloud in "The Actual Record of Military Training": All soldiers in ordinary times must learn to run, run a mile in one go, and not panting. For example, the ancients used sand to cover their feet, and gradually added it, and it was naturally light to go to the sand before the enemy. It is said to be the power of training.

The Guan Emperor's army was training its strength, and all the soldiers had sandbags wrapped around their legs, running around the camp non-stop, similar to the depiction in the "Actual Record of Military Training".

Hong Chengchou naturally knew the benefits of practicing his strength, and he also let the Qin army under his command practice, but within a few days, he had to give up.

It's not that it's hard to train with full strength, but because the army has been in arrears for a long time, and the soldiers can't eat enough, so they don't have the strength to train at all.

The situation of the Qin army under his command is not bad, after all, this Qin army has not been recruited for a long time, and after he came to Shaanxi, he strictly investigated the empty salary and deducted the military salary, and the generals under his command did not dare to be too presumptuous, and the situation of deducting the military salary was not too serious, but the military ration allocation of the imperial court was often delayed.

The problem of unpaid salaries for the border armies or guard armies in various localities is even more serious, and no army can afford to train it to the fullest.

And the Guan Emperor army on the opposite side, at first glance, can eat and drink all year round, all of them are strong and strong, and their morale is high, and their feet are tied with sandbags on the rolling loess mounds.

The most amazing thing is that the formation of this Guan Emperor army is too neat!

During the run, it can maintain a general formation, not messy, and there is no phenomenon of falling behind, and from time to time it also makes a neat slogan.

The sound of that slogan reached far away in the West Bank, and it still shook people's hearts.

Such a well-trained army with strict military discipline will surely be a strong army that is invincible and invincible.

Hong Chengchou slowly put down the diorama, closed his eyes, and looked up to the sky and sighed.

"Give the order to go down, pull out the camp, and withdraw the troops."

"Yes!"

The soldiers who were standing beside them hurriedly rushed downward.

Gan Ruoxian, the counselor on the side, changed his face slightly: "Governor Xian, it's ...... to withdraw the army without permission."

Hong Chengchou waved his hand to interrupt him: "There is no hope of crossing the river, and the weather is getting colder and colder...... Even if the soldiers do not mutiny, the morale of the army will inevitably be shaken, and it is better to withdraw the army as soon as possible than to defend here. ”

"As for the imperial court...... The official will not explain the reasons at the meeting. ”

"Governor Xian, but as soon as the army retreats, what should we do if Emperor Guan's army crosses the river and invades Shaanxi?"

Hong Chengchou said lightly while going downstairs: "Don't worry, Qin Chuan won't cross the river." ”

"Yansui is just a barren borderland, he will not ignore the river loop with abundant water and grass, beautiful and fertile fields, and run across the river to occupy Yansui, and there will be no danger of the Yellow River when he crosses the river."

Gan Ruoxian frowned, thought about it carefully, and then nodded thoughtfully, and hurriedly followed Hong Chengchou.

Back at the camp, Hong Chengchou said as soon as he entered: "Prepare pen and ink." ”

"Yes."

Gan Ruoxian hurriedly ran to the side of the desk, set up the inkstone, and took out a piece of tablet-shaped ink.

Hong Chengchou sat behind the desk, unfolded a piece of plain paper, and carefully calmed down.

Then he fell into deep thought over the plain paper.

Gan Ruoxian polished the ink, reminded him in a low voice, and then took a few steps back.

Hong Chengchou didn't start writing, just meditating on the plain paper.

After a long time, Gan Ruoxian couldn't help but ask: "What does the Governor want to discuss?" ”

Hong Chengchou opened his mouth: "The use of revenue and expenditure is the way to strengthen the army." ”

Gan Ruoxian's face changed slightly: "Governor Xian, please think twice." ”

Hong Chengchou seemed unmoved, still quietly pondering.

After a long time, he seemed to have made up his mind, and suddenly took the pen and dipped it in ink, and the pen was full of flowers.

"Hong Chengchou, the right deputy envoy of the Imperial Envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the trilateral minister of Shaanxi, is respectfully on the court, and he will explain the military situation of the Qin thieves, and please discuss the way to strengthen the army."

"The ministers stationed on the west bank of the Yellow River confronted the Qin thief's Guan Imperial Army for more than two months, and occasionally crossed the river with hundreds of boats, or sent Bai Guangen to cross the river and wedge, but the thieves' firearms were fierce, the ships were sparse and sunk by their artillery, and Bai Guangen's troops were also intercepted and killed by the Qin thieves who rushed back to help, and Bai Guangen and 2,000 unparalleled loyal and brave soldiers were all killed."

"The reason for this defeat is the minister's hasty use of troops, and I implore Your Majesty to surrender the crime, and the minister will die unfortunately."

"Since then, the ministers have been wearing sinful bodies, watching the thieves camp day by day, tossing and turning at night, thinking hard about the way to destroy the enemy and finally understanding."

"The strength of the Qin thief lies not in firearms, but in a strong army."

"The way to strengthen the army does not lie in unifying the army, but in food and wages."

"The war of nations is not about soldiers, but about money and food."

"The source of money and food lies in the land, and the land ......"

Writing this, Hong Chengchou's hand suddenly stopped, and the tip of the pen was not too far from the plain paper, but he couldn't put the pen down.

Gan Ruoxian on the side held his breath and stared fixedly at the pen in his hand.

For a long time, Hong Chengchou seemed to be suddenly deflated, and dropped the wolf in his hand on the plain paper at will, while he leaned weakly on the back of the chair and sighed helplessly.

Gan Ruoxian breathed a long sigh of relief.

He knew that if Lord Duxian wrote this letter and presented it to the Kyoshi...... That's it, Lord Governor.

Whether it is a court official, a magistrate, or a clan, the civil and military nobles of the entire Ming Dynasty will regard Lord Duxian as a thorn in their side.

Against the nobles of the entire Ming Dynasty, there is only one end: death!

And will die ugly.

"You write on behalf of the official."

Hong Chengchou seemed to be tired, and after throwing down a sentence, he went to the back tent in a dejected manner.

"Subordinates obey."

Gan Ruoxian bowed respectfully, then sat down on the small desk on the side and unfolded another piece of plain paper.

……

Officer, Dutch East India Company Prominsha.

The local governor, Depp Pearson, led a few retinues to stand quietly on the seashore, waiting quietly, and a long table on the white sand beach next to it, with wine bottles and glasses, as well as dried meat and fruits, and a chair at each end.

Not far away, three huge warships were moored in the sea, like three fierce beasts, eyeing the city of Puruminsha.

In addition, there are several rowing boats that are swaying in the waves, and are rapidly approaching the shore.

Not long after, the rowboat docked, and an oriental man with cold cheeks and dark skin jumped out of the rowboat, carried a waist knife, and led several vigorous attendants towards Plzeň on the white waves.

"Dear Mr. Gaspbad, welcome to the city of Prominsha." Pearson stepped forward and saluted.

"Hello, Mr. Pearson."

The Oriental man replied in fluent Dutch.

"Mr. Gaspard, please be seated, this is the gin that Mr. Governor brought from Amsterdam the last time he came to Prominsha, and I have not taken it out to drink, but when Mr. Gaspbad arrives, I can take it out and taste it."

"Hahaha, Mr. Pearson is gracious."

The Oriental man laughed heartily a few times, and then sat down at one end of the long table.

In the East, there was only one person who could treat the Dutch East India Company's chief trader so respectfully.

That is Feihong Zheng Yiguan, Zheng Zhilong.

As soon as he sat down, Zheng Zhilong got straight to the point and said: "Mr. Pearson, I came this time to buy artillery. ”

"On behalf of the Ming Kingdom, I came to buy artillery."

He added.