The time for the end of the training is approaching day by day, and in the last ten days, Li Zicheng began to let his fifty soldiers conduct actual combat exercises, each small flag is a unit, and the opponent is determined in the form of drawing lots, all the soldiers are long weapons, in order to reduce accidental injuries, the spears are replaced with long sticks.

On the battlefield, chop with a waist knife, a knife down, blood sprays wildly, more can arouse the blood of the soldiers, speed up the growth of the soldiers, but now to deal with the Mongolian cavalry, in front of the speed of the cavalry, the waist knife is too short, the cavalry takes advantage of the speed of the horse, the head is a knife, cut and leave, replace the next opponent, and the infantry's waist knife can not even reach the corner of the cavalry's clothes, so the cavalry meets the infantry, often not war, but slaughter.

The spear is different, because the length is longer than the horse's back, standing on the ground can also pose a threat to the cavalry, no matter how bad it is, it can also trip the opponent's horse, if you lose the horse, the infantry can be shorter and longer than the cavalry.

The two-month training period ended in a blink of an eye, Wang Quan and Li Jun did not appear, and it was the generals who came to the training ground.

The soldiers of the ten small flags stood quietly on the training ground, compared to the last time Wang Quan came to the assessment, the queue was more neat, all the soldiers were looking straight ahead, Li Zicheng and Liu Yunshui stepped forward slowly, kneeling in front of the kingdom, "The soldiers are listening to the teachings of the generals. ”

Wang Guo first glanced at the back of Li Zicheng and Liu Yunshui's heads, and then glanced at the soldiers in the audience, and unexpectedly announced an appointment: "In order to deal with the Mongolian soldiers along the Qiulai River, Wang Quan and Li Jun were transferred back to their respective battalions, and Li Zicheng took over as the new army of 100 households, and the 100 households were temporarily vacant, and then Li Zicheng was appointed according to the actual situation, and then reported to the left guard of Ganzhou." ”

Li Zicheng suddenly felt like he had been called a scoop of cold water, and he even forgot the minimum thanks.

It turned out that he let himself take this batch of new soldiers to death, the two chief flag officers last time, and the two hundred households this time, were all golden cicadas at the end of the day, and handed over this group of rotten soldiers to themselves to deal with errands, no wonder they didn't care about the training of new soldiers.

Such a group of soldiers, if they encounter fierce Mongolian cavalry on the battlefield, what kind of results can be imagined with their butts.

In Li Zicheng's eyes, the kingdom suddenly became obscene, and even the smile on his face became particularly hypocritical.

Liu Yunshui didn't think as much as Li Zicheng, his face was dark, and when he looked at Li Zicheng's eyes, there was both envy and resentment, but more of a loss.

He has always regarded Li Zicheng as a competitor, although he knew that he was not as good as Li Zicheng, but he never gave up, and now Li Zicheng has been promoted to 100 households, and in any case, the position of 100 households should be his, but the kingdom has no eyes, and would rather be vacant than promote him.

People were under the eaves and had to bow their heads, Li Zicheng became the hundred households of the new army, that is, his direct boss, although he was extremely reluctant, he still knelt on the ground: "Congratulations to my subordinates!" ”

Li Zicheng still didn't react, but scolded in his heart: "Congratulations, this is borrowing the hands of the Mongols to take Lao Tzu's life!" ”

Wang Guo only said that Li Zicheng was in a surprise transition, his brain was short-circuited, and he patted him on the shoulder, "Li Baihu, how is it?" Now that he has become the head of a hundred households, he has to care about the whole army, what are the special requirements? It doesn't matter, if you have something to say, even if you can't do it, my general army yamen will also satisfy you! ”

The arms can't resist the thighs, since the headquarters yamen has been appointed, it is useless for Li Zicheng to say again, it is better to do his own work, "My lord, the training time of recruits is short, can you delay the battle for a few days?" ”

"Zicheng, this can't work," Wang Guoji smiled, and his face suddenly became cold, "Xiningwei has already sent people to urge it several times, and even the imperial court has been alarmed, and it must be on the road on time," softened his tone slightly, a smile appeared on his face again, and the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes were long, "Zicheng don't worry, there are not a few Mongolian soldiers, maybe the army will drive to Xiningwei, and the Mongols will be scared away a long time ago." ”

If the Mongols were scared away, how many times would Xiningwei urge? Li Zicheng didn't dare to refute, but he still insisted: "My lord, my subordinates have just taken over Baihu, and they are not familiar enough with half of the soldiers, no matter what, the recruits must concentrate on training for two more days." ”

"Alright then, it's only two days, and we'll leave early the morning after tomorrow," Wang Guo's face was displeased, but he still made concessions, but the crow's feet that had been piled up were gone, "What else do you want?" ”

Li Zicheng didn't look at Wang Guo's face either, but just arched his hand, "My lord, the new army is facing the Mongol cavalry this time, I hope that the new army will issue spears to all soldiers, and each soldier must have armor." ”

"You can rest assured that the spears and armor will be delivered tomorrow afternoon," the kingdom returned the salute and grinned: "From here to Xining, the rapid march is only half a month, I will give you twenty days of dry food, and when you arrive in Xining, Xining Wei will naturally pay you food." ”

"Thank you so much, sir!" Li Zicheng bowed and bowed, this time there was some sincerity, no matter what Wang Guo'an's heart was, his requirements were basically met.

"Then you hurry up and train the troops, and the last general will arrange the clothes, food and grass for the trip, and wish Li Baihu the success of the sabre," the kingdom took two steps, but stopped, turned around, and said in a low voice: "Zicheng, the last general saw that you were a talent, so he was exceptionally promoted, I hope Zicheng will not live up to the last general!" ”

"Subordinate Lord Xie cultivates!" Although Li Zicheng felt betrayed, he still had to pay a big tribute to the kingdom, as if he was grateful, and his head hung to the ground.

As soon as the kingdom left, Li Zicheng began to get busy, he was promoted to a hundred households, and he could take away another pro-soldier, this quota naturally fell on He Xiaomi, although this kid is young, he is full of cleverness, and he is naturally the material for being a pro-soldier.

The vacant flag officer, the kingdom did not make arrangements, Li Zicheng naturally gave Li Guo, the tide rises, Li Guo is a nephew after all, and he accompanies himself to the end of the world, let others not be nepotist, is it only negligent? In this day and age, it is normal to promote a nephew.

After the personnel arrangement was over, Li Zicheng immediately convened a three-person group meeting of Liu Yunshui and Li Guo to discuss the next move, the new army has been abandoned by the left guard of Ganzhou, and can only rely on himself, these three people are the supreme leaders of the new army, Li Zicheng can rely on the identity of a hundred households, to assist Li Guo to control this general banner, but the other general flag is still under the direct control of Liu Yunshui, and he has not infiltrated it for the time being.

The meeting was held in the big tent of the barracks, Li Zicheng sat in the main seat, Liu Yunshui sat on the right hand, and Li Guo sat on the relatively weak left side because he had just been promoted to the chief flag officer, He Xiaomi made a cup of fragrant tea for the three of them, and took the door out, and only the three of them were left in the camp.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that if a major event needs to be voted on, Li Guo will definitely support Li Zicheng, that is a two-to-one situation, and Li Zicheng is still a hundred households in the new barracks, and he is pressed by Liu Yunshui in his official position.

Although the new army is weak, it is an army that he can control, and Li Zicheng is also calm in his heart, if he can fight in Xining, the abandoned son of the kingdom is very likely to become his way forward.

The problem was that Li Zicheng would first have to take control of this army, and then preserve his strength in the next battle with the Mongols.

But Liu Yunshui has been on a par with him since the first day he entered the barracks, and now the soldiers who control a general flag can almost compete with him.

Li Zicheng personally presided over the meeting.

He had never presided over a meeting before, even a class meeting, and although there were only three people attending the meeting, these three people could decide the future of hundreds of people, even life and death.

The quiet venue was a little depressing, and the atmosphere was unprecedentedly tense, Li Zicheng picked up the tea and wanted to take a sip to relieve his pressure, but the tea was too hot and could only moisten his lips.

He first gave a brief introduction to the new army's next combat missions and plans for a long march, and then asked: "Yunshui, Shuangxi, what do you think?" ”

Liu Yunshui clenched his fists, "My subordinates are rough people, they only know how to march and fight, as for the march, supplies, grain and grass, and dealing with Xiningwei, that is an adult's business, and my subordinates are listening." ”

Li Guo is a ranger character, he prefers the life of a happy and vengeful horse, if it weren't for Li Zicheng, he would never have joined the barracks, many rules and regulations in the army made him very uncomfortable, and he didn't know much about the army, "If you have any opinions, just say it, and your subordinates will definitely implement it." ”

"Since the two of you said so, then I will say it directly," Li Zi finished the chewing tea, compared to the beginning, he is now much calmer, "First of all, I am the new Baihu, I need to re-understand the officers and soldiers of the whole army, all soldiers, must participate in coordinated exercises, secondly, once the soldiers enter the Xining Guard, they have to deal with the Mongolian cavalry, so they must use spears, which is an important means to defeat the enemy." ”

"Dare to ask your lordship, these soldiers have only been trained for two months, can they overcome the Mongol cavalry? What's a good idea for adults? "Since the kingdom announced that Li Zicheng was serving as a hundred households, Liu Yunshui's heart thought that he had eaten flies, and now Li Zicheng announced that the recruits would participate in collaborative exercises, obviously to seize his military power and improve his prestige among the soldiers, but this is the power of the hundred households, and he could not directly oppose it, so he threw this epic problem to Li Zicheng.

If Li Zicheng can solve this problem that the Ming Dynasty has not solved for hundreds of years, then he has to admit that he is inferior to his opponent, raise his hand and surrender early, and do the work of his subordinates with peace of mind.

Liu Yunshui's words, from the bright side, there is no problem, after all, the new army is about to enter the battlefield, with these soldiers who have only been trained for two months to deal with the Mongolian cavalry, he, the chief flag officer, can not help but think about the lives of the soldiers, this mentality is somewhat similar to when Li Zicheng asked Li Jun for advice that day, but Liu Yunshui's mind is mixed with many personal factors.

Li Zicheng smiled slightly, "The terrain, the spears, the number of people, this is my way of dealing with the Mongolian cavalry." ”