In the Carrier Palace, Gao Junshan met with Ma Shouying and his generals who came to take refuge, as well as Yang Chengzu, Yuan Qi, and Wang Long, Luo Rucai's old subordinates who escaped from Li Zicheng.

Ma Shouying, nicknamed Lao Huihui, a native of Suide, Shaanxi, was born in a border soldier, and was the first to unveil the uprising flag with Gao Yingxiang, Luo Rucai and others as border soldiers.

As soon as Gao Junshan met, he eagerly asked Ma Shouying: "I heard that Cao Cao has been killed, what is the specific situation?" ”

Ma Shouying sighed and said: "I have persuaded Cao Cao to break away from Li Zicheng as soon as possible, but he just didn't listen, he thought that he had saved Li Zicheng many times, Li Zicheng would not be ruthless to him, plus he had five battalions of horsemen, each battalion of 3,000 horsemen, 30,000 infantry, wrongly judged that Li Zicheng did not dare to kill him, Li Zicheng asked him to go to a meeting, he was not alert, and went to Li Zicheng's palace with He Yilong, and as a result, he and He Yilong were killed by Li Zicheng. ”

Gao Junshan also sighed for a while, and said, "Don't hide it from Ma Shuai, I am also threatened by Li Zicheng, look at this." Gao Junshan said as he took Li Zicheng's challenge book to Ma Shouying to read.

"Megalomania!" Ma Shouying scolded, and then arched his hand to Gao Junshan and said, "King Qin, I, Ma Shouying, am willing to lead my troops to follow your left and right, and from now on, I will be inseparable from Li Ziyi!" ”

"Good!" Gao Junshan stroked his palms and smiled, "Hahaha...... my Gao Jiajun has your Ma Shuai joining, that is really like a tiger with wings, Li Zicheng is a king and eight lambs, I think he can still jump for a few days?" ”

"Humph!" Ma Shouying said indignantly, "Let him be majestic for a few years, and see how I clean him up when I get back!" ”

Gao Junshan said: "In a few years, he, a lonely and unrighteous person, will be punished by heaven!" ”

At this time, Yang Chengzu, Luo Rucai's old department, stepped forward and bowed to Gao Jun Mountain: "The last general Yang Chengzu pays a visit to the King of Qin!" ”

Gao Junshan smiled: "Please get up, please get up!" I have already known about Cao Shuai, but Xi'an is too far away from my Xiangyang, and we can't save each other! ”

Yang Chengzu was moved to tears: "King Qin is still concerned about Cao Shuai in Xiangyang, and we will never forget it!" Cao Shuai was killed by Li Zicheng, several of our brothers have become homeless people, this time with Ma Shuai to Xiangyang, is to defect to the King of Qin, to avenge Cao Shuai! ”

Yuan Qi and Wang Long also stepped forward to bow down and said in unison: "Defect to King Qin and avenge Cao Shuai!" ”

Gao Junshan said: "Several people are people who value love and righteousness, I respect you all in Gao Junshan, you come to vote, it is your trust in my Gao Junshan, and it is also a spur to me!" ”

Gao Junshan said some comforting words to these people again, and after that, Ma Shouying led the newly invested civil and military to Gao Junshan to pay the salute of the monarch and ministers.

After the ceremony, the 70,000 horses brought by Ma Shouying were named the Muslim Independent Brigade, which was stationed on the front line of Yunxi, with the purpose of containing Li Zicheng and relieving the pressure of Baoji He Renlong.

In May of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen (1642 AD), the Eastern Expeditionary Army of Gao Junshan was formed and was preparing to attack in the direction of Wuchang in full swing, with the aim of capturing Huangzhou and Wuchang Mansion.

The main force of the Eastern Expeditionary Army came from the Middle Route Army, and Gao Junshan transferred three brigades from the Northern Route Army to participate in the Eastern Expedition, and the seventh brigade of the Central Route Army, the Rocket Cavalry Brigade, was not selected for the Eastern Expeditionary Army.

"King Qin, why don't you let my Rocket Cavalry Brigade go to Wuchang?" Liu Chenggong seemed to have eaten gunpowder, and he was very dissatisfied.

Gao Junshan was sitting on the Taishi chair and looking down at the book, he had already received a report from Sun Kewang, Liu Chenggong was coming, he deliberately did not look up at Liu Chenggong, and only after Liu Chenggong finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at Liu Chenggong and said with a smile: "I said which general is so unreasonable, it turned out to be General Liu, sit down and talk!" ”

"If you don't let me participate in the Crusade, I won't sit!"

Gao Junshan said: "Hehe, the fire is not small. ”

Liu Chenggong looked aggrieved: "I just want to go east!" They all participated in the Eastern Expeditionary Army, both the Navy Brigade and the Field Artillery Brigade, why not let the Rocket Cavalry Brigade go? ”

Gao Junshan said in a majestic tone: "You sit down first!" ”

Liu Chenggong had no choice but to sit down obediently.

Gao Junshan asked: "What is the duty of the Rocket Cavalry Brigade?" ”

"Fight cavalry."

"What are you doing in Wuchang to fight cavalry? There was water on all sides, and there were no cavalry to fight you. ”

"If I ......, then I'll go too! Our Rocket Cavalry Brigade doesn't still have archers, who can also kill the enemy. Liu Chenggong was still unconvinced.

Gao Junshan suddenly asked, "You are gone, what should I do if the Tartars come?" ”

"Tartar?"

"Yes, the main task of your Rocket Cavalry Brigade is to fight the Tartars. What's more, it's not that you don't know the preciousness of rockets, you take the limited rockets to Wuchang, and they are all gone, what else do you use to hit the Tartars? ”

"This, this, I really didn't expect it."

Gao Junshan said earnestly: "We can't forget the hatred of the country and the family, the heart of the Tartars will not die, as a dignified man, we must not let the Tartars ravage our land, burn and plunder our homeland!" There are also devils in the island country, I swear to go to their hometown, pluck the skin of his ancestors, smoke the tendons of his ancestors, and break the melons of his ancestors! ”

Liu Chenggong saw that Gao Junshan was more and more excited, and he didn't know where he got his anger, what island country, devil, he didn't understand at all, and looked at him blankly.

Gao Junshan realized that he had overspoken, so he stopped the topic and asked Liu Chenggong instead: "Do you understand?" ”

Liu Chenggong said, what are you talking about? I didn't understand a word, but on the surface I kept nodding my head: "Understood, understood." He didn't even know what he understood.

"Anyway," Gao Junshan emphasized again, "your Rocket Cavalry Brigade is used to fight the Tartars, understand?" ”

"Got it!" This time, Liu Chenggong really understood, and at the same time, he also understood that his participation in the Eastern Expeditionary Army was completely yellow.

……

Gao Junshan wanted to personally lead the Eastern Expeditionary Army to attack Wuchang Mansion, and before leaving, he went to Sun Yuanhua's craftsman's workshop to learn about the production of mini guns.

The new artisan workshop is located north of the Chenghuang Temple in the east of the city and covers an area of about eight acres. Gao Junshan, under the escort of Sun Kewang's guards, sat in a two-wheeled carriage and came to the gate of the craftsman's workshop.

After getting out of the carriage, Sun Hejing had already led people to wait at the door, and he was the first to greet Gao Jun Mountain, and arched his hand: "Welcome King Qin to come to the craftsman workshop to inspect!" ”

Gao Junshan asked, "Why don't you see Lord Lingzun?" ”

Sun Hejing explained: "When my father heard that the King of Qin was coming to see the hydraulic boring machine, he went to the ironworks first, and the hydraulic boring machine was installed in the ironworks. ”

Gao Junshan said: "You get in the car with me, and go to the ironworks now." ”