The entire Northwest, and even the entire Ming Dynasty, are peaceful, for the simple reason that they have to rest during the Chinese New Year. The anti-thieves were very happy, as long as the officers and soldiers did not beat us, we would be able to have a good year, and the officers and men were also happy, and after chasing the thieves for so long, they were tired enough, so they stopped the meeting.

That's pretty much what everyone thinks.

Hong Chengchou is now proud of the spring breeze, it is undeniable that he and Cao Wenzhao are both famous big names in the country, and they are even more famous than Ning Zhiyuan.

Compared with Ning Daguan, their fame is built in the war, hundreds of thousands of people in Shaanxi, Hong Chengchou is only more than 10,000 officers and soldiers are all defeated, although there is one more name to kill and surrender, although the anti-people seem to be regrouped after being defeated by him, but he has made great contributions but it is a real thing, Cao Wenzhao is the same, 3,000 people chased and killed 30,000 people, with one enemy and ten, it is really powerful, so Ning Zhiyuan became gloomy, and the matter of his killing of prisoners was diluted.

One will be successful, and ten thousand bones will wither.

Ning Zhiyuan was 8,000 to 100,000 at that time, and there were 50,000 women and children, which was still inferior to Hong Chengchou, and the people might think so in their hearts.

Therefore, whenever Hong Chengchou goes, if the local officials have not been killed by the anti-people, they will always give him a lot of silver taels, for these, Hong Chengchou does not refuse, he is not a clean official, and now he wants to support his 10,000 Hong soldiers, and he is even more eager for money.

These officers and soldiers who are not very powerful, under his command, are like armies, and his own personal charm is on the one hand, but also extremely important on the other hand, because of the silver, Hong Chengchou gave them a salary of twelve taels and one years, the highest in the country.

He knew that silver was the ultimate motivator.

In fact, it is not the highest now, because there are people in the Ningxia army who are even more than them, but no one knows, and it doesn't matter, in the eyes of all his soldiers, General Hong gave them silver, a lot of silver, and that's enough.

And Cao Wenzhao, his troops are Guanning Iron Cavalry, so the imperial court has their silver salary, so this rough man seems to be much more self-disciplined, but whenever an official gives him silver, he will still accept it, he has been a soldier in Liaodong for nearly ten years, he has long been clear about this set, and if he doesn't accept it, he will look out of place and become a thorn in everyone's side.

This is a very frustrating fact.

The only thing that is not calm in the Northwest is about the transfer of personnel, because of someone's outstanding performance, when the Northwest is in a controllable situation, Chongzhen begins to dispose of people.

The first to bear the brunt was Yang He, the governor Yang He three times, and sent Yuan Zhou.

Chongzhen is not kind-hearted, three years in office, the courtiers were killed by him wave after wave, the cabinet changed three and three, and the reason why he did not kill Yang He was because he knew that Yang He was no wonder about this matter.

For the rebellion in the northwest, Chongzhen had no way at that time, there was no available person, and the war in Liaodong was tight, so he let Yang He, who put forward the 'Yuan Qi Theory', go up, which is the most trouble-free, and now that the matter is out, there must always be a black pot behind it, so it is Yang He.

But in the eyes of everyone, Yang He is guilty of a big crime, so no one is willing to stand up and help him speak, for fear that Yang He will be implicated if he is not careful, Chongzhen is very disappointed in this, at this time, someone is willing to punish Yang He on behalf of Yang He, this person is Yang Sichang, the son of Yang He, who participated in the politics of Shanhaiguan.

Chongzhen felt some comfort in his heart, and remembered such a person from then on.

That Yang He is gone, there is always someone on top, and one person flashed in Chongzhen's mind, it is Hong Chengchou, although Cao Wenzhao is also suitable, but Chongzhen prefers Hong Chengchou.

The reason is very simple, Hong Chengchou is a jinshi, that is, a scholar.

This is like an earth-shattering bomb that blew up Shaanxi, blew up Hong Chengchou, and blew up the entire world of readers

The officials of Ningda are still very leisurely, and in three days it will be Chinese New Year's Eve, and the people and soldiers who built the city in Ningxia have also returned to the city, a jubilant scene, the city gate is wide open, and there are countless people in the suburbs of the city, and it is auspicious.

There are clouds in the mean, the country will prosper, there will be auspiciousness, the country will die, there will be demons.

When Ning Zhiyuan watched the clouds in the sky slowly accumulate, and finally formed a Xingzi, he disdained it, and then fell silent.

I don't know if history will continue to run according to the original trajectory, because there is one more him.

He was very pleased that the registered people in Ningxia had more than 3 million, and the registered land also had more than 2 million mu, more than half of which was under Ning Zhiyuan's control, and the remaining half was distributed in the hands of various squires, wealthy businessmen and soldiers, especially Ningxia Zhongwei.

If it weren't for the fact that Guyuan Town had experienced such a toss in Zhou Chi, the land in the hands of the squire would have to rise a few more layers, and the situation would not be as good as it is now.

And there are still intermittent people coming to Ningxia, the population continues to grow, with Guyuan Town as the boundary, Ning Zhiyuan built a layer of walls that are not high or low to isolate the Shaanxi area, he knows that as the drought continues, there will be more and more refugees, and now the suburbs of Ningxia can still be accommodated, and it will not work in the future.

Ning Daguan put up a lantern in the city, which was far more lively than when he got married, and it took some effort, but he felt that it was worth it.

At this time, on the school ground, a team of soldiers are practicing, this is not a simple confrontation of force, but a confrontation between the armies, from the command ability of the partial general to the thousand households, and then to the combat effectiveness of the hundred households and the soldiers, an all-round test.

Ning Zhiyuan watched the drill the whole time, although the venue was huge, so he couldn't see the whole scene, but he knew that from the heavy armored cavalry to the ordinary soldiers, they were all working hard for how much silver they could get in one day.

Cheng Chen is already one of the infantry generals, with 8,000 people under his command, and nearly 1,000 of them are his original anti-thief subordinates, he is very fortunate about his present, if it weren't for that accidental siege, he wouldn't have been defeated, and if he wasn't defeated, he wouldn't have surrendered, and he wouldn't have the current days.

When he came to Ningxia Wei to report, Ning Zhiyuan was in Ningxia Zhongwei at that time, he thought it was deliberate, he would be suppressed in the army, but he didn't, and he still held twenty taels of silver a year, although this was not as free as he was a robber, and he didn't have so much silver, but his heart was really happy.

From then on, there was no need to be afraid, only occasionally went to heaven and earth to see those beautiful little ladies and found that he didn't have enough money to spend, so this time he had to win.

Otherwise, you won't be able to see Lian'er often

His opponent is Wen Hao.

The battlefield was littered with odds, and the weapons were powder-coated wooden swords and spears.

"Attack," Cheng Chen said calmly, Ning Zhiyuan had never lost in the nearly half a year since he issued this order, because he knew that he was born as a robber, and he had to work harder than others in order to be recognized and get more silver.

So in addition to the regular training of his soldiers, he also gave them some practical kung fu, Cheng Chen is a practitioner, not inferior to Li Jun's practitioner, this is his advantage, so his subordinates are stronger than ordinary soldiers, strong in skills.

"General" his subordinate Xiangzi shouted, his face was serious, but he couldn't change his obscene appearance, after so long, he finally changed his name completely, "The enemy army doesn't seem to have the intention of leaving the camp." ”

"If you don't come out, you won't come out, they're afraid." Cheng Chen shouted, his tone seemed to carry an uplifting power, "Brothers, we are the strongest, even the descendants of the adults are afraid of us, attack it, rush." ”

He is not an impulsive person, and he says this not to belittle the enemy, but only to degrade the enemy and belittle the enemy, of course, by the way, to boost morale.

And the group of soldiers on the opposite side looked very angry, they were not Ning Zhiyuan's descendants, they began to come from Jinling, but more than a thousand people had already dispersed into the army, but their general Wen Hao did follow Ning Zhiyuan from Jinling, with their respect and worship for Ning Zhiyuan, they were indeed proud.

A group of people had blood on their faces, waiting for their generals to give the order to slash them to death with their wooden swords and swords

Wen Hao kept his face calm, ignoring the flushed expressions of his subordinates, because at this time, he was also very angry in his heart.

There is no doubt that Cheng Chen's words have reached their hearts.

Raise first and then degrade, or in the kind of things they care about, but they can't stand it, but Wen Hao can become a partial general of these 8,000 people, not because of the relationship between Ning Zhiyuan's old subordinates, except for Li Jun, he is the best one.

He is indeed weaker than Cheng Chen, he can't compare with his force, and he can't compare with the command of the battle, because he is just a refugee, or rather, a slightly talented refugee, from a soldier who can't eat to a refugee to a nursery, and then to a soldier with outstanding performance to the current general, he just relies on a little talent and a lot of hard work, that's all.

"Rush, the soldiers on the other side shouted," his tone was full of excitement, and he attacked the camp tent of Wen Hao and the others.

"Don't go out." Wen Hao said in a deep voice, "Guard the camp." ”

Looking at the blushing faces of his subordinates, Wen Hao decisively ordered, although he also wanted to rush out, but he knew one thing, that is, he couldn't carry it hard with the other party, because it was a fact that his subordinates were slightly weaker than the other party, and there was a great chance that he would lose if he went out.

The time of a combat drill is two hours, and the winner will be determined after two hours, so this is why Cheng Chen's side is trying its best to attack, while Wen Hao only asks for a defensive position.

The tents were not very tall, or even very small, but piles of sandbags were piled up as barriers that were more useful than wooden fences.

So Wen Hao just resisted a little and moved the battlefield to the rear of the camp, Cheng Chen took the lead, where the wooden knife was wielded, it was all white, and he was cut off to his arm, so he didn't use his arm, and when he hit his body, he fell directly, and Cheng Chen's body was clean.

Wen Hao's side had gradually shown its inferiority, and a smile appeared on Cheng Chen's face.

"Chong" There was a sudden sound of fighting from behind Cheng Chen, which made the smile on Cheng Chen's face thicker, and he was a lot more determined in his heart.

For a well-trained soldier, this level of ambush is not called an ambush at all, it is nothing more than the sudden appearance of an enemy from behind, turning around, and turning sideways.

Cheng Chen was a little funny that Wen Hao actually made this arrangement, I'm afraid he has nothing to think about, because his troops are so much stronger than others, because of the skills, this gap may be smoothed out in a while, but now it is not possible.

Your own subordinates are the strongest.

There was no need for Cheng Chen's orders at all, the group of people under his command began to consciously fight, and there were casualties on both sides, but in general, there were slightly more casualties on Wen Hao's side

Ning Daguan looked at all this with a frown, and words were brewing in his heart.

"In this actual combat exercise, Cheng Chen's department won, but Cheng Chen lost." Ning Zhiyuan glanced at Wen Hao, who had a thin face, his face was not surprised or happy, and continued, "Wen Hao has lost, and Wen Hao has also lost. ”

As soon as the words came out, Wen Hao's face, which was originally full of joy, suddenly froze, and the expression on Cheng Chenbu's face was not much better, even if he and the others won, but his general died.

Cheng Chen blushed and lowered his head.

The soldiers also lowered their heads in frustration, some people were puzzled, but they didn't ask, this was their respect for Ning Zhiyuan.

The competition ended when Cheng Chen's troops crushed Wen Hao's troops strongly, and two hours came, at this time Cheng Chen's troops had a clear advantage, and in another hour, they could completely win, but Cheng Chen was 'killed' in the siege of Wen Hao's army, which was the whole exercise.

This kind of drill can't explain the problem to a certain extent, but it can also explain a lot of problems, Cheng Chen's troops are stronger than Wen Hao, who was born in Yeluzi, under his own tutelage, and his command experience is richer than Wen Hao, and it is in broad daylight, there is no such thing as a sneak attack, only a frontal battle and a stubborn defense, so Cheng Chen is a winner.

Such a result is Cheng Chen's negligence and Wen Hao's intention, Ning Zhiyuan thinks that Cheng Chen is wrong, but he doesn't think Wen Hao is right.

"Wen Hao, this son asks you, before this fight, can you guess the result?" Ning Daguan asked softly.

"I guessed that I would lose, but I couldn't guess that Lao Cheng would die." Wen Hao said in a deep voice.

Cheng Chen's face turned even redder, and he was extremely ashamed in his heart.

"Then the reason why you chose to hold on is that you want to drag it out until the end of two hours, so that you can lose more decently?"

Wen Hao paused for a few moments, then nodded.

"Wang Wu, report the casualties." Ning Daguan commanded.

"Yes," the pro-guard Wang Wu responded, and then said, "Wen Hao's department has suffered five thousand nine hundred and eighty injuries, and Cheng Chen's department has suffered two thousand five hundred and twelve injuries. ”

Injuries are people with white spots, and on the battlefield they are dead or wounded.

Wen Hao was stunned, and then lowered his head

(To be continued.) )