The failure of the Ming army's attack on Xuzhou made Wang Yan realize that the northern expedition of the army was more difficult than he imagined.

King Lu said that he was stimulated, and this was not wrong, not only him, but also many generals in the Ming army were stimulated.

This time, the Ming Dynasty took advantage of the main force of the Qing army to march west to Zhungeer before it tentatively attacked Xuzhou. In addition to the command of Dai Zhifan, the most capable general of the Ming Dynasty, the entire campaign, the Governor's Office of the Five Armies also formed a think tank to help Dai Zhifan make suggestions.

It can be said that the battle plan was formulated with the participation of many high-ranking generals, but the result ended in failure.

This is still the main force of the Qing army's westward expedition, if the Manchu Qing elite is riding, maybe these 100,000 horses will not be able to come back.

This incident shocked the Ming army, realizing that without the horse army, the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains should not even think about it.

The successive southern crossings, the demise of the Western Jin Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty were all in just a few years, and a large part of the northern territory was lost, but after retreating to the south, it was able to hold on, and it was not without reason. The north is a flat river, the victory of the infantry army is a small victory, the defeat is a big defeat, the two-legged one is really not able to run four retreats, it is difficult for the infantry army to defeat the cavalry, so the north falls quickly every time.

This time, the Manchus successfully defeated Jungar, obtained a large number of war horses and Mongol warriors, and the cavalry strength of the Qing army was further strengthened.

Seeing this, Wang Yan was naturally anxious and naturally stimulated.

In May of the fourth year of the reign, Wang Yanbian took his family and took the warship of the East China Sea Division, escorted by 10,000 elites of Zhongzhen Town, along the river to return to Wuchang to see the horse farm in Hubei.

From the time when Wu Sangui and the 100,000 troops of the Liangshun King entered Kouhuguang, after He Tengjiao moved the people of northern Han, the Ming Dynasty used the vast area north of the Han generals as a horse farm for cultivating war horses and training cavalry.

Counting the time, it has been about five years, but a few years ago, the Ming Dynasty's financial resources were limited, the breeding and training of war horses were relatively small, and the horse farm could not meet the consumption of the Ming army.

Wang Yan watched the strength of the Manchu cavalry increase, and his heart was naturally very anxious, he inspected Huguang this time, just to go to the horse farm to see, what kind of cavalry of the Ming army has been trained in the past four years?

On the wide Yangtze River, a huge fleet of ships set off from Nanjing, pulled by the slender man, all the way to the west.

Because of the vigilance of Jin Shenghuan in Jiangxi, Wang Yan's fleet approached the north bank of the Yangtze River, and did not go to the south bank, and 10,000 elite soldiers from Zhongzhen Town were also transported to Jiangbei in advance, and then marched along the river.

More than four years after the Ming Dynasty recovered Nanjing, the operation of the entire imperial court has formed a set of rules, and Wang Yan left Nanjing without worrying about anything.

The fleet departed from Nanjing, and officials kept coming to meet along the way, and Wang Yan walked and stopped, and it took more than half a month to walk from Nanjing to Wuchang.

He was anxious to see the horse farm and the horse army, so he did not dock at Wuchang, but ordered the fleet to enter Wuhu Lake on the north shore.

There are hundreds of big ships moored in Wuhu, Wang Yan's ship slowly docked, he stood on the side of the boat and looked out, just north of Wuhu a military camp stood on the vast field, a big flag fluttering in the wind over the camp.

"Your Highness, the barracks are important, my sister and I won't get off the boat!" Xu Yanyan slowly walked to Wang Yan's side, he was wearing a cyan gauze on his body, it was already very warm in Mayday, but her physique was poor, and the wind was a little strong, he pulled the gauze tightly with one hand, and said softly.

Wang Wendao and Wang Wenxiang, who are already five years old on the side, are playing with Wang Wending, who is more than three years old, around He Zhizhi.

Xu Yanyan was born in a scholarly family, educated a pair of children, very strict, although He Zhizhi was also born in a big family, but he is wild, fun, not as strict as Xu Yanyan, Wen Dao and Wen Xiang sometimes get close to her.

Wang Yan gently tightened Xu Yanyan's clothes, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's not good for the soldiers to find out that I brought my family over!" Stay on board! ”

As he spoke, Wang Yan put his arm around his shoulders and walked back, asked her to sit down, and then prepared to get off the boat, but at this time he glanced at a few children, but suddenly said casually: "Father is going to inspect the rampaging horse army, do you want to go and see!" ”

Three children, Wang Wending is still young, he only knows that he stretched out his hand and wanted Wang Yan to hug him, Wenxiang glanced at Xu Yanyan, and he didn't dare to follow, until Wen Dao raised his little hand, "Father, I'm going, I'm going to see my father's army!"

According to the will of Emperor Gaozong that year, Wang Yan could pass a son to Wang Wei and inherit the title of the protector, Wang Wending is a son-in-law, naturally he can't succeed, Wang Yan will inherit Wang Wendao to Wang Wei, but Wang Wei was born in a poor family, there is no one in the family, although Wendao has passed but is still raised in the palace of the king of Chu, and the title is also according to the habit, and there is no change.

Seeing this, Xu Yanyan frowned slightly, and was about to preach, but Wang Yan waved his hand to stop it, then smiled slightly, picked up Wen Dao at once, and said with a smile in the tone of a child: "Okay, I'll take you to see it, but it's the army of the Ming Dynasty, not the army of my father!" ”

???“ It's my father's army! Wang Wendao didn't follow, pouting and saying.

At this moment, a group of cavalry galloped in the distance, and Wang Yan didn't delve into a child's words, so he turned his head and said to Xu Yanyan and He Zhizhi: "The wind is a little strong, you go back to the ship building first, I may take some time before I come back!" ”

The wind on the lake was strong, blowing the hair of the two of them a little messy, they listened to Wang Yan's words, nodded, and got up and returned to the ship.

At this time, the guards had already put the ladder of the boat, Wang Yan held a small brocade robe, wearing Wang Wendao, who was wearing a golden view, and walked off the big boat, not long after, more than 100 cavalry rushed like lightning, the leader was Wang Shixiu, who came first, and he was followed by Qin Shangxing, Zhao Shenkuan, Guo Lapai and others, in addition to Tan Tai, Zhang Cunren, Tong Tulai was also among them.

"Your Highness!"

?? The cavalry galloped over, everyone turned over and dismounted, walked forward quickly to salute, and when they saw Wang Yan holding a four or five-year-old child in his arms, as soon as they counted the time, they knew that it was Wang Yan's eldest son, Wang Wendao, so he hurriedly smiled and said: "I have seen Guogong!" ”

Wang Yan put Wang Wendao down, and then stepped forward to punch one person in the shoulder socket of Wang Shixiu, Qin Shangxing, Zhao Shenkuan and others, "You guys, how are you training the cavalry?" ”

These people are all old people who follow Wang Yan, Wang Shixiu's three brothers are from Yangzhou with him, Qin Shangxing and Zhao Shenkuan are Shandong rebels, who once rescued him from Qingzhou, their relationship can be said to be very close, and Tan Tai and other generals will not have such treatment.

"I've long wanted to ask His Highness to accept the results!" Zhao Shenkuan and the others were confident.

Wang Yan laughed, nodded to Tan Tai and the others in the back row, and then waved his hand and said, "Okay, then I'll go and take a look!" If you don't satisfy me, I'm going to punish you! ”

At that moment, Wang Yan asked people to bring his coal-fired horse from the boat, sat on the horse with Wang Wending in his arms, and rushed to the military camp surrounded by everyone.

The camp covers a very vast area, a big tent is neat and orderly, when Wang Yan galloped over, countless cavalry were urging the horses back to the camp, ten thousand hooves trampled the earth, the sound was like thunder, and the cavalry howled and ran towards Wang Yan.

Wang Yan only felt that the momentum of the cavalry was overwhelming, but Wang Wendao in his arms was not afraid at all.

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