Chen Bangfu had a ghost in his heart, and he was originally unwilling to participate in the Eastern Crusade, but his arm couldn't reach his thigh, so he had to come. For the sake of insurance, he brought all the elite troops under his command, almost all of them were dispatched, more than 3,000 armored soldiers plus 5,000 auxiliaries, plus more than 1,000 long men, craftsmen and miscellaneous servants, and 10,000 troops rushed to the front line in Jiangxi.

With these 10,000 people to protect him, Chen Bangfu felt much more down-to-earth.

In the troubled times, a soldier is the king of grass, and the army is the capital of the warlord's life, Chen Bangfu has not done anything else in the past few years, and has been very close to the training of the troops. Among the warlords in Guangxi, other people's soldiers and horses were either drilled every five days, or every ten days, or even once a month, but his soldiers and horses were drilled once every three days.

He will pay full salaries and silver every time he exercises, and he also manages three dry meals a day, and has been trained into an elite army in a few years, not only has more than 3,000 elite armor, but also 5,000 auxiliary soldiers can also serve as soldiers. Chen Bangfu was full of confidence in his troops, although the Chu army was very famous, if it really fought, it might not lose with the same number of troops.

"At least you can protect yourself...... "It's not the Chongzhen Dynasty now, and Chen Bangfu is also confident that it is not Mao Wenlong, as long as he is careful after arriving in Jiangxi, he should be able to pass the customs safely."

If Wang Kefan really has bad intentions, it's a big deal to turn his face and make a move, even if he can't defeat the Chu army, can't he run to surrender to the Manchus? secretly sent someone to send the young son to Guangdong, just in case, as the saying goes, there are three holes of cunning rabbits, and it is always good to keep an extra hand......

After entering Huguang, Chen Bangfu deliberately observed, but he didn't see any elite soldiers along the way. I was a little more sure in my heart.

There were only more than 1,000 Chu troops stationed in Lingling, the capital city of Yongzhou, and they didn't look like anything remarkable except for better equipment. Chen Bangfu made a special inquiry. This unit turned out to be Niu Zhongxiao's subordinates, belonging to the famous Gongyi Battalion, who knew that it was better to be famous than to meet, this was clearly a second-rate army.

After arriving in Hengyang, Chen Bangfu saw a women's army again, led by a female general named Li Runniang. I heard that it was Wang Kefan's concubine, who was originally born in the Dashun army and thieves.

"Phew! Let women lead the troops, aren't you afraid of bad luck? Wang Kefan is clearly a womanizer. It's strange that it is difficult to achieve great things, but it is so strange that such a big foundation can be created......"

In Chen Bangfu's eyes, women are just playthings. Manly men must not be swayed by them. Wang Kefan was entangled with several women. The stunningly beautiful Seal Ji is obviously an important assistant by his side, Liu Shu is a widow who shows up in the court every day, and now there is another Li Runniang, who commands a women's army of more than 1,000 people in a grand manner, which is simply a big joke in the world.

"The military exploits of the Chu army reported to the imperial court may be a bit exaggerated......" Chen Bangfu believed in his eyes more. Huguang and Jiangxi fought several big victories in a row. There is no doubt about this, but there may be an element of lying about military exploits. Moreover, these victories may not have been fought by the Chu army, Wang Kefan may be a sinister and cunning guy, putting He Tengjiao, Jin Shenghuan, Du Yinxi, Wan Yuanji and the loyal battalion in front and Tartar desperately, letting the Chu army follow behind to pick up ready-made, step by step to eliminate dissidents, and expand their own strength......

After rational and objective deduction, Chen Bangfu finally made a judgment that the old eighth battalion of the Chu army should be able to fight, but it is not as terrible as the legend, and it is estimated that the combat effectiveness of the loyal battalion is about the same. Wang Kefan can become the biggest warlord in the Southern Ming Dynasty, the key lies in his scheming and skill, this person is likely to be a bold and black-hearted troubled hero, good at taking advantage of the situation and seizing opportunities, using the support of Emperor Longwu to kill He Tengjiao, annexing the loyal battalion, colluding with Zhang Kuang, suppressing Wan Yuanji, and using Jin Shenghuan's fool as cannon fodder......

Chen Bangfu secretly reminded himself that when he participated in the Eastern Crusade this time, he must be careful of Wang Kefan's black hand behind his back, and not to become the second He Tengjiao, the second loyal battalion...... As for the rest, don't worry too much.

Ten days later, he met the Yuezhou battalion in Yuanzhou Mansion, and realized how outrageous he was wrong.

The Yuezhou battalion was just an ordinary march, but there was a sense of slaughter in the formation, their swords, guns and armor were stained with dust, and there were many scars on them, and the expressions of the officers and soldiers were a little heavy, a little complicated, as if they had something on their minds, but occasionally they looked forward to it, and their eyes were extremely sharp.

This is the elite soldier!

The best soldiers who have survived a hundred battles!

Chen Bangfu invisibly felt a coercion, his soldiers were more like coyotes who saw the Lion King, and they were so pressed by the momentum of the Yuezhou camp that they didn't dare to speak or look directly at each other.

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Yuezhou Camp has not had a good year.

After the Battle of Nanchang, the Yuezhou battalion rested on the spot near Zhangshu Town.

After the first battle of Huangshagang and the first battle of the Ganjiang camp, after two fierce battles, the casualties of the Yuezhou battalion exceeded sixty percent, and the entire military camp became a large field hospital, and there were still wounded soldiers who continued to die until the first month.

In this battle, the Yuezhou battalion was injured, but it also showed its majesty, and when it came to the Yuezhou battalion that was stubbornly defending the Ganjiang camp, the friendly officers and soldiers all gave a thumbs up and praised them wholeheartedly.

The best medical officers, the best medicines, a steady stream of deliveries, the General Staff Department is counting the meritorious soldiers of the Yuezhou battalion, and the Logistics Department immediately allocates the pensions of the fallen soldiers...... According to Wang Kefan's order, a tomb and monument to the fallen soldiers will be built on the site of the Ganjiang camp, and ground has already been broken.

In everyone's mind, the Yuezhou battalion was the number one hero of the Battle of Nanchang, and without their bloody battles, the 200,000 soldiers and civilians in Nanchang City would not have been able to break the siege. The officers and men of the Yuezhou battalion were also very proud, very proud, and they were all calculating how much reward they would give and whether they could be promoted.

But no one expected that with Wang Kefan's orders one by one, the Yuezhou battalion suddenly fell into a crisis.

Before the New Year of Longwu, Wang Kefan left Jiangxi and went to Guilin, and when he was leaving, he issued an order, ordering the Yuezhou battalion to carry out a profound post-war summing up, and the lessons and lessons could not be missed.

At the beginning, the officers and soldiers of the Yuezhou battalion, including Tan Xiao, did not care about this, and the post-war summary was an old tradition of the Chu army, and everyone had long been accustomed to it. The Yuezhou battalion won a hard battle this time, the casualties were too great, and everyone did not want to say much about any lessons, many people had already sacrificed, and they still had to hold on to their mistakes, and they really couldn't get over emotionally, and it would also affect the amount of pensions.

The results of the summary were reported and were beaten back by Wang Kefan.

The second time I reported it, I still haven't passed, and the reason is that it is not deep enough.

Immediately afterwards, the inspection team sent by Wang Kefan arrived and instructed the Yuezhou battalion to make a new summary.

The members of this inspection team came from several units, and the military justice corps, the general staff, the logistics department, and the intelligence bureau all sent capable personnel, with a total of more than 30 people, led by Quan Xi himself, and Wang Kebin served as his deputy.

According to Wang Kefan's order, the inspection team re-concluded and set the tone after the battle, and although the Yuezhou battalion won the battle in the Battle of Nanchang, its losses were too great, and it was necessary to conduct a deep reflection.

The work of the inspection team was very meticulous, from logistics to the front line, from Tan Xiao to ordinary soldiers, carefully inspected all the tables of the Yuezhou battalion in the Battle of Nanchang, and held meetings one by one with each outpost, each team, and each Shi, carefully discussing the course of the Battle of Nanchang and finding out problems from it.

The atmosphere in the Yuezhou camp changed.

is obviously a hero, obviously won the battle, but was made so difficult, many people complained. However, the origin of the inspection team is too big, Quan Xi and Wang Kebin have special identities, and Tan Xiao is very cooperative with them, and no one dares to express their opposition openly.

Gradually, some problems began to surface, the Yuezhou battalion was rather chaotic in logistics management, and the phenomenon of violating military discipline and military law also occurred from time to time; in the Battle of Nanchang, some officers made mistakes in command, causing unnecessary sacrifices.

Dong Qiaoxuan, Tan Chang, Lin Yonggang and other senior generals of the Yuezhou battalion began to fight back, accusing the inspection team of whipping the bull and finding faults, but the inspection team's attitude was very tough and continued to strictly investigate.

Finally, Tan Xiao's leak was exposed.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Zhong's capture and surrender to the enemy was also exposed.

Wang Sheng made a detour to Mufu Mountain, and Tan Xiao leaked secrets to Dong Qiaoxuan and Tan Chang, which was originally a trump card in the hands of the inspection team. Wang Kefan intended to rectify military discipline, and had communicated with Tan Xiao in advance, and when the contradiction was at its most intense, he took out this matter and immediately suppressed the opposition of the officers of the Yuezhou battalion.

In the Battle of Huangshagang, in order to cover the retreat of the main force, Lin Zhong surrendered after being captured, helped the Qing army lead the way, and returned to the team after escaping, because of his bravery, he was also promoted by Lin Yonggang. But there were other captured soldiers who knew about it and reported it to the inspection team.

These two things were very strict, which caused a great shock in the Yuezhou camp and even within the Chu army, and immediately afterward, the logistics department found out that Tan Chang had embezzlement.

After Wang Kefan returned to Jiangxi, Tan Xiao took the initiative to find him and asked for his resignation.

Wang Kefan did not express his position,

Wang Sheng made a detour to Mufu Mountain, and Tan Xiao leaked secrets to Dong Qiaoxuan and Tan Chang, which was originally a trump card in the hands of the inspection team. Wang Kefan intended to rectify military discipline, and had communicated with Tan Xiao in advance, and when the contradiction was at its most intense, he took out this matter and immediately suppressed the opposition of the officers of the Yuezhou battalion.

In the Battle of Huangshagang, in order to cover the retreat of the main force, Lin Zhong surrendered after being captured, helped the Qing army lead the way, and returned to the team after escaping, because of his bravery, he was also promoted by Lin Yonggang. But there were other captured soldiers who knew about it and reported it to the inspection team.

These two things were very strict, which caused a great shock in the Yuezhou camp and even within the Chu army, and immediately afterward, the logistics department found out that Tan Chang had embezzlement.

After Wang Kefan returned to Jiangxi, Tan Xiao took the initiative to find him and asked for his resignation. (To be continued......)