Early the next morning, when Chen Wen got up with a hangover and was about to continue thinking about Yu Guowang's question, Wang Jiang sent someone over and asked Chen Wen to see him at this moment.

With doubts, Chen Wen and the little official went to look for Wang Jiang, but when they entered the house, they found that there were other people there.

"Vice General Ye?"

Seeing Chen Wen come in, the group of people led by Ye Shirong actually took the lead in saluting Chen Wen, who was still only a garrison with an imminent military rank, which made Chen Wen suddenly feel unnatural.

After hurriedly returning the salute, Chen Wen understood the ins and outs of the matter under Wang Jiang's explanation, but when he heard that Mao Mingshan had left Tiantai Mountain, he was still stunned.

"When did Mao Shuai leave?"

Hearing Chen Wen's question, Ye Shirong immediately stepped forward and said to Chen Wen: "Back to General Chen, it should be the night before yesterday, Mao Shuai's personal soldiers were not there when they went to deliver breakfast early yesterday morning, leaving only this letter. ”

As he spoke, Ye Shirong took out a letter from his arms. At a glance, I saw that the envelope was not sealed, but I didn't know if it was like this before, or if it was opened later.

The moment he received the letter, Chen Wen glanced at the few people present, Ye Shirong and the officers in the rear camp looked at Chen Wen with some fear, but Wang Jiang sighed, feeling that he should have read the letter.

Pulling out the letter, the familiar font immediately appeared in front of Chen Wen's eyes.

"Brother Chen personally opened, seeing the letter is like meeting ......"

Mao Mingshan was born as a martial artist, and he only began to learn writing after becoming a marshal, so he is quite straightforward in his use of words and sentences, not like the literati of this era to quote scriptures. It's just that the strong brushstrokes still make Chen Wen recognize his font at a glance.

Mao Mingshan started from reviewing his interactions with Chen Wen, to the purpose and necessity of his trip, and finally entrusted all the soldiers of the rear camp to Chen Wen, hoping that Chen Wen could take these soldiers as well as he did with the headquarters of the Nantang battalion.

Chen Wen knew very well that Wang Yi had a simple favor for Mao Mingshan, which this loyal and upright general would definitely try to repay. After the verbal conflict between Chen Wen and Mao Mingshan the day before yesterday, he planned to persuade Mao Mingshan after a few days, and he had even thought of an excuse. Wang Yi is powerless, but Wang Yi's daughter is still under protection in the old camp of Dalanshan to protect her safety, and then complete the karma between Wang Yi's daughter and Huang Zongxi's son, which is also a way to repay her gratitude.

It's just that Chen Wen never expected that on the night of the clash of words, Mao Mingshan left Tiantai Mountain, and it can even be said that it is very likely that after he left the temporary camp of the old camp, he returned to the camp of the back camp and began to pack up, thinking that he had already figured out how to act along the way.

Just rescuing Wang Yi, how easy is it?

From historical records, Chen Wen believed that it was impossible for Wang Yi to surrender to the Manchus, and at this time, there was no news of his death, so Wang Yi's ending was likely to be as in history. This is what Chen Wen doesn't want to see, but he can't do anything about it, at least Chen Wen doesn't think that he can save Wang Yi from the execution ground in Dinghai, where tens of thousands of Qing troops gathered, if he really has such great ability, there will be no Wang Yi captured.

Therefore, Chen Wen felt that what he could do now was to find ways to fulfill Wang Yi's ambition to recover the lost land and protect the people's last wish, which was what he needed to do and could only do here.

But in Mao Mingshan's eyes, this is not the case, no matter how the situation develops, Wang Yi's kindness to him is what he always remembers, during which Wang Yi is captured, then he must do his best to rescue Wang Yi. If something happens, he will also bring Wang Yi's body back and bury it on the land that Wang Yi has guarded, which is the greatest consolation to Wang Yi.

Reading between the lines, it is full of the tragic feelings of the death of a confidant, Mao Mingshan's sense of mission to rescue Wang Yi made Chen Wen always in extreme depression, especially when it came to the part where his subordinates were entrusted to him, Chen Wen only felt almost suffocated.

Mao Mingshan's heart of death completely shattered the excuse that Chen Wen had woven for not rescuing Wang Yi, and these fragments left wounds in his heart the moment they fell. These wounds may scab over and fall off over time until they heal, but the scars will remain in the heart forever until the bowl of Meng Po soup is consumed.

Chen Wen took a deep breath and exhaled it before he regained some rationality. Since Mao Mingshan left him a letter, he must also leave a letter to Wang Jiang and the person in charge of the rear camp to entrust the posterity, which is the proper meaning. So, Chen Wen asked Wang Jiang and Ye Shirong for letters, and these two did carry the book that Mao Mingshan left for them.

Mao Mingshan's letter to Wang Jiang and his letter to Chen Wen generally expressed the same meaning, but more of them were apologies to Wang Jiang, apologies for not saying goodbye, apologies for not being able to serve under his command, and so on.

As for the letters to Ye Shirong, they were full of praise for Chen Wen and strictly ordered them to obey Chen Wen's orders. It's just that Chen Wen, who has gradually regained his rationality at this moment, has great doubts about whether these people will obey Mao Mingshan's orders.

"You've already done it, right?"

As soon as these words came out, Wang Jiang was stunned at first, then immediately reacted, and then glared angrily at Ye Shirong and the others. And in the eyes of Ye Shirong and the others looking at Chen Wen, the fear was even stronger many times.

"The last general, the last general is just like seeing if Mao Shuai will change his mind."

Sling the bull!

Mao Mingshan left the night before, and the letter was found yesterday morning, so isn't it obvious what they did on this day?

Looking at Chen Wen's sharper gaze, Ye Shirong, who was the leader, had to grit his teeth and say the excuse they had discussed last night.

"After the last general and others discussed, he plans to wait for Mao Shuai to come back, and hope that General Chen will forgive his sins."

A lieutenant general asked a garrison to forgive his sins, not only because Chen Wen would inevitably receive the reward because of that great victory, but also because of their fear of the Nantang Battalion, especially when Mao Mingshan had a will, and they chose to refuse to carry it out, Chen Wen had absolutely legitimate reasons to forcibly adapt it, which was what they were most afraid of.

It's just that Chen Wen's heart is full of sneers at this moment, he would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail, saying that what sounds good is ambition, and what is not good is being a mouse's eyes. After Mao Mingshan left, these officers in the rear battalion immediately lost their restraint and held on to the power in their hands, lest they would lose these things, even if it was only a temporary loss, so they would act like this.

Of course, there is also the most important point, if Chen Wen's army is also like the old-style army of this era, the soldiers are general, large and small, and they eat empty salaries and drink the blood of soldiers to support their families, they probably will not be like this with a certain degree of independence.

However, this was not the case with the Nantang Battalion, and once they became Chen Wen's direct subordinates, they were bound to be constrained like the officers of the Nantang Battalion. This is the biggest reason why they don't want to become a subordinate of Chen Wen, a "quasi-famous general".

Looking at these officers who were still holding on, Chen Wen shook his head, these people didn't want to be his subordinates, and he didn't want the veteran oil of less than four hundred in the back camp.

Just like when Wang Yi was unwilling to lead the military affairs of the middle camp by Chen Wen at the beginning, Chen Wen did not have any interest in transforming a pure feudal army, he would rather reorganize the new barracks than bring those so-called veterans, because it would be a great price to cut off the tail of a pure feudal army, and this price was unbearable for Chen Wen at the moment.

Assuming that they are willing to become Chen Wen's subordinates, then even if he is hard-headed, he will try his best to fulfill Mao Mingshan's last wish, since these people are in agreement with his thoughts at the moment, Chen Wen also intends to take into account Mao Mingshan's plea. After a few months' normal salary and military supplies, he was about to launch an offensive against the Manchu occupation area, and when the time came, he could part ways. As for whether they can survive in this troubled world, it is also their own choice, and they can't complain about others.

"Since you have decided to wait for Mao Shuai to come back, then go back to the camp, Ben will only have one thing to say to you, restrain your subordinates, don't lose the tradition of the king of Dalan Mountain!"

"The last general and others will abide by General Chen's teachings, and dare not forget it for a day."

Hearing Chen Wen's decision, Ye Shirong and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and hurriedly catered to them, lest Chen Wen change his mind.

After these people left, Chen Wen only used a strong twisted melon to block Wang Jiang's mouth, and then resigned to him, preparing to help Yu Guowang train his troops.

Originally, Chen Wen still had great doubts about completely reforming a feudal army, and he was always full of doubts about whether he would go to help Yu Guowang train his troops, but all this that happened at this moment made him change some of his inherent thinking.

Who said that training must be like the Nantang Battalion?

As long as you can improve some combat effectiveness, isn't it?

If the tail of the feudal army is not cut, it will not be cut, anyway, it will not be in his command in the future, even if he cuts it off, Yu Guowang will always be able to carry it out?

In that case, the solution is very simple.

When Yu Guowang came to his old camp, Chen Wen asked all the officers and non-commissioned officers to gather in the school yard and thoroughly check the situation of empty salaries, the situation is not optimistic, if it is just empty salaries, it is just that, what is even more infuriating is that the personal soldiers and family members raised by these officers are really not very good in terms of combat ability, I really don't know if they don't know how to train at all, or they haven't eaten properly.

Seeing this, after returning to Yu Guowang's room, Chen Wen bluntly pointed out that it was impossible for this Tiantai Mountain Ming Army to be organized and trained like the Nantang Battalion, whether it was the formation or combat effectiveness, it could not be achieved, and made it clear that the reason for all this was the problem of empty salary, and Yu Guowang said that he could not do anything about this problem.

Seeing this, Chen Wen took out a dozen manuscript papers from his arms and pushed them in front of Yu Guowang, and this was the countermeasure he used to strengthen the combat effectiveness of this Ming army.