"Huh?" Lian Zining suddenly woke up, sat up, and said to Kang Su Kangling: "You two stand down for the time being." ”

His tent was not only large in size, but also well-equipped, and in addition to the front tent, there was a side room where the servants lived, and even a special toilet. When the Kang sisters heard this, they answered and retreated. Lian Zining coughed, put on double clogs, put on a robe, and said, "Come in!" ”

After Shi Dazhu came in, he looked left and right, with a weird smile on his face, and squeezed his eyes at Lian Zining, Lian Zining relaxed, not knowing what was important. glared at Shi Dazhu angrily, and said, "If you have something to say, get out of here!" ”

"Subordinates naturally won't disturb the good things of adults." Shi Dazhu smiled and said, "It was the commander of the Shenwu Right Guard who sent Lord Chen to pay a visit. ”

"Lord Chen? What did he come to do? Lian Zining thought secretly. Chen Dakang drank to the end of the glass just now, and he was old and strong, but before the banquet dispersed, he was already drunk and was helped back to lie down by his own soldiers, why did he come again?

"Please come in, Lord Chen!" As soon as the words came out, he felt inappropriate, and said, "Wait, go with me to greet Lord Chen in person!" ”

The wind was cold at night, especially in the north, Lian Zining had just had a hangover, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he wrapped himself in a black satin coat, wore a sable fur collar, and wore cloth shoes, and walked out of the big tent. I saw a red-faced and burly old man standing there more than a dozen paces away, followed by two sergeants in civilian clothes. This old man is wearing a blue webbed head and a coarse green coat, who is it if he is not Chen Dakang?

Lian Zining hurriedly took three steps and made two steps, stepped forward and took a deep look, and said: "Master Chen is visiting, and the lower officials have lost their welcome, I hope your Excellency will not blame!" ”

Chen Dakang is the commander of the three products, and his status is far higher than him, but both of them are the sole leader of the army, and they are not subordinate to each other, and Lian Zining is already very respectful in this way.

"Where, where, Chen took the liberty to visit and disturbed General Li, but it was Chen's who was not. Ha ha. Chen Dakang has been immersed in officialdom for decades, and he is also an old oilman, although he is a military attaché, his polite words are neat, and he is also very decent. He helped Lian Zining up, looked up and down, and praised: "General Li is really a talent, young Yingjie, we old men, but we can't compare!" ”

Lian Zining is dressed like this, chic and dusty, not like a general, but like a noble son of a turbid world.

Lian Zining hurriedly humbled a few words, he saw that Chen Dakang was full of energy, his eyes were bright, where did he look half drunk? knew that Chen Dakang must have something to do here, so he politely let Chen Dakang into the account.

The two sat down, served tea, and gossiped for a while, Chen Dakang raised his chin to the two guards, and the two guards retreated. Lian Zining also asked Shi Dazhu to step back, and said with a smile: "Lord Chen, what do you mean by this time, can you tell Lian Mou?" ”

Chen Dakang pondered for a while, after all, he slapped his thigh and smiled bitterly: "The old man has already come here, and he is still twisting, it really makes General Li laugh, just say it!" ”

Lian Zining picked up the copper kettle on the table, refilled the water for him, and said with a smile: "Adults don't have to worry, just take your time." ”

Chen Dakang said: "The old man came this time to ask General Li for advice, how is the combat strength of the white-robed army?" What about the generals? What about military discipline? ”

Lian Zining was stunned for a moment and said, "Lord Chen, do you want to listen to the truth or a lie?" ”

Chen Dakang was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "Is there a difference between truth and falsehood?" ”

"Naturally!" Lian Zining said with a smile: "If the marshal asks such a question, Lian will naturally say that the combat strength of the white-robed army is average, far inferior to our court officials and soldiers, and it is not enough to worry about." These are seven falsehoods and three truths. ”

Chen Dakang was stunned at first, and then a trace of anger appeared on his face, and said: "The discussion in the army is the most important, even General, you are the only one who has seen a battle with the white-robed army, what you say, everyone must be trustworthy, and use this as a basis to make combat deployments." Your words are related to the names of tens of thousands of soldiers, but how can they be so untrue and flickering? ”

"It is precisely because I am the only general who has seen a battle with the white-robed army that everyone can only believe me, so they want what I say to be believed by them." Lian Zining sneered: "If I say that the white-robed army is strong in combat, the soldiers are fierce, and the generals are safe, will they believe it?" ”

"My Wu Yi army is just forming an army, with 2,000 foot soldiers against 4,000 white-robed cavalry, returning with a great victory and beheading more than 1,000. If I boast about the combat effectiveness of the white-robed army again, what will they think? sneering, talking behind my back, questioning in person, and even scolding, scolding me for even Zining to elevate herself! Lian Zining laughed and sneered: "They now think in their hearts that the strength of the white-robed army is not enough. Regardless of whether this idea is right or not, they would rather believe it than think that the white-robed army is stronger, because in that case, how strong will the Wu Yi army be? Aren't these colleagues very faceless? ”

He sighed leisurely: "So, what do I say now, it's useless." Tomorrow's inquiry is just a passing motion. ”

Chen Dakang was stunned by what he said, and after thinking for a long time, he realized that his face was suddenly depressed. Lian Zining didn't care about him, just drank tea and refilled the water by himself.

After a long while, Chen Dakang sighed and arched his hand to him: "Now the old man finally knows why he has struggled all his life and is just a commander, and even the elder brother, you are in a high position at a young age and lead an army alone." Even brother, you are not very old, but you see things very transparently. ”

Lian Zining heard that he changed his name to Brother Lian, and understood in his heart that this was going to be close to him, so he also took advantage of the situation and smiled: "Brother Chen is polite, the younger brother is just lucky, not as good as Brother Chen, who has been fighting horses for decades, and has a future of killing with a knife and a shot." ”

When Chen Dakang saw him on the road, his heart was happy, and he laughed and said: "Let's get closer to each other in the future, the general is too polite to come and go, and he will be commensurate with brothers in the future, how about it?" ”

Lian Zining smiled and said, "It should be so." ”

"Then, Brother Lian, tell Brother now, what is the combat effectiveness of this white-robed army?" Chen Dakang asked.

Lian Zining thought for a while and said, "The combat effectiveness of an army can be roughly determined by four key points. The first is weaponry. The white-robed army started from recklessness, no better than our imperial army, and its weapons and equipment were extremely poor, and the most was the waist knife, which could not be used by everyone. In addition, there are some homemade spears and other things that I can't even mention. Bows and arrows, the traces are close to nothing, and they are not enough to worry about. ”

Listening to him, Chen Dakang did not show a look of contempt, Lian Zining had not finished speaking, but he was afraid that the back was the point.

"The second case, whether the soldier is brave or not. The white-robed sergeants were extremely desperate, and their fighting spirit was high, and when it was said that our army lined up with spears to block the enemy, the enemy cavalry only wore single clothes, did not dodge or dodge, and shouted and rushed into battle. Such courage is beyond the reach of officers and soldiers. ”

"The third pile, whether you are well-trained or not. The white-robed army has not been in army for a long time, and it is impossible to say that they are well-trained, but these people are all from horse households, and they are strong in riding, and they make all kinds of movements on their horses without slowing down at all. Moreover, there is still the most basic formation, which can be tied with the officers and soldiers. ”

"Fourth, general! In the first battle of Wu Yijun, I watched the opposing generals, imitated the ancient style, and personally went into battle to kill, there were several generals, extremely strong and fierce, and they took the lead, which was very able to drive the morale of the soldiers. The one who commands in the center is not very brilliant, but there are always rules and regulations. Well, this point can be considered a draw. ”

Chen Dakang saw that he said reluctantly, and knew that he was saving face for these officers and soldiers, and after hearing Lian Zining finish saying these four points, he was not surprised at all, and snorted coldly: "You don't have to say it so politely, we generals, who live in the mainland and have been peaceful for a long time, have been promoted step by step, and it is really difficult to say how much ability we have." ”

Lian Zining didn't answer, and continued: "There is one more important problem, that is, although we have four guards on our side, two thousand households plus Wu Yi's army, there are more than 28,000 people, but seventy percent of them are foot soldiers, and the cavalry is only 6,000, and the white-robed army has 15,000 people, all of them are cavalry, one person and two horses, coming and going like the wind, if you want to fight, you can fight, if you don't want to fight, you can run, we can't catch up at all." According to my speculation, if it is a thousand against a thousand, we will not gain the upper hand, and if five thousand against five thousand, we will inevitably lose. Of course, if we can find a decisive battle with his army, then we still have a good chance of victory, but I don't think the enemy is so stupid. ”

Chen Dakang stared at Lian Zining and said, "Then how did the two thousand foot soldiers of the Wu Yi Army win?" At the dinner, the elder brother was vague, but now he can always open up, right? ”

Lian Zining said lightly: "There's nothing to hide from my brother, there are five hundred firearms in the lower army, and the five thunder god machines in his hands are the last batch of firearms in my Ming Dynasty, and they are infinitely powerful." Our gunners lined up, and the enemy cavalry was killed before they could rush in front of them, and the sound of gunfire startled the horses, and the enemy army was in confusion, and the morale of the army was lost. Our infantry trained hard, were physically strong, and formed a formation with spears, and although the enemy cavalry could rush in, they could not penetrate it, and with the muskeoners shooting at the side, it was only natural that they could win. ”

Lian Zining said it lightly, but Chen Dakang could think of the bloody scene.

"No wonder so, no wonder so!" He suddenly realized, muttered two sentences in a row, slapped his thigh heavily, and scolded: "If the firearm is used well, it is indeed extremely powerful. However, later on, the court bigwigs didn't know what phlegm they had committed, and they insisted on abolishing firearms, which was really unimaginable. ”

Lian Zining looked at Chen Dakang and said with a smile: "Brother Chen, I came here today just for this?" ”

"Naturally, it's not just that." Chen Dakang subconsciously looked around, stretched his head forward, and lowered his voice: "Brother Lian, when your troops were attacked in Renqiu, why are the white-robed troops so accurate, don't you have doubts in your heart?" ”

Lian Zining's heart shook violently, but his face was silent, just looking at Chen Dakang and waiting for him to continue.

Chen Dakang continued: "A few days ago, the advance guard of the government army went out to scout and investigate the enemy's situation......

Both of them are smart people, and there is no need to say much about this. Lian Zining was puzzled in his heart, is this matter already known to everyone?

Chen Dakang knew what he was thinking when he saw his expression, and smiled: "Even the elder brother doesn't have to worry, this matter, except for the person who did it, only the old man knows." ”

Lian Zining nodded, was silent for a moment, and said: "What Brother Chen said, I already knew it before, but I just want to ask Brother Chen's love, why did you do this?" ”

Chen Dakang did this, the burden is not small, if there is no great benefit and what he wants, it is really not worth the risk.

"My brother is a cheerful person!" Chen Dakang stared at Lian Zining, and said word by word: "There is nothing else to ask for, I just want to attack and defend with Brother Lian, your Wu Yi Army." When the time comes, if it is on the battlefield, my Shenwu right guard is in a desperate situation, I just hope that you will even take the elder brother for the sake of today's feelings, and pull a hand! ”

Lian Zining said: "Brother, you just conclude that we can't beat the white-robed traitor?" ”

"Brother, you are also a smart person, it is not interesting to say this." Chen Dakang laughed: "When I first joined the army, I followed the army to conquer Liu Liu's and Liu Qi's white-robed rebels, and the tens of thousands of white-robed cavalry came like a cloud, killing the officers and soldiers in a big defeat and losing, and abandoning the city and abandoning the land, the scene is still vivid!" Today's white-robed army is no worse than it was decades ago, and the leader of the army is even stronger than it was at the beginning. As for the officers and soldiers, they have not made much progress, and according to the old man's estimates, it will take at least 50,000 troops to exterminate this group of white-robed traitors. We, people, I'm afraid we won't see enough! ”

"The appearance of Wu Yijun is an outlier, so my brother has this thought." Chen Dakang said, his expression was a little confused, after all, as an old qualified officer, he had to ask for help from a junior, which was helpless and uncomfortable.

Lian Zining thought for a moment, then nodded: "Brother Chen, I should do this thing!" ”

(To be continued)