"Hyo-seung, you're tired."

I woke up like a dream, and I don't know how long it took, Gong Dingyu heard someone calling softly, and when he woke up from his light sleep, he found that it was Sun Chuanting's bloodshot eyes.

"Hehe, Xiaosheng, you've worked hard lately."

There are only two people left in the account, Sun Chuanting and Gong Dingyu, both of whom are from the two lists, and they are both leaders in the civil and official group, elites, and when they make friends in private, Sun Chuanting is very easy-going and kind.

Looking at Gong Dingyu, Sun Chuanting gave a light high-five, and the pro-soldiers waiting in the outer tent heard the sound and entered, and after Sun Chuanting gave a simple order, it didn't take long for the pro-soldiers to bring a few more cans.

"I know that Xiaosheng has tasted this for a long time, but these are specially given by His Royal Highness, and the seal is better, and there are some seasonal fresh ...... Peaches and pineapples, it's not easy to taste them in winter. ”

Sun Chuanting was so kind, Gong Dingyu also smiled and thanked: "The north wind is howling outside, I'll go back later, and someone will light the brazier to bake the fire, and then come to eat it." ”

"Yes."

Sun Chuanting agreed simply, turned his head and looked at his official document again, he worked ten times harder than Gong Dingyu. The entire army is now under his command, although Zhu Daqu is more responsible in Shandong Town, but the responsibility of coordinating the overall situation falls firmly on his shoulders.

Speaking of which, this feeling of being in control of the overall situation is very good, and this time is different from before, he has a lot of power in his hands, and he is below the general army, and he is left to make decisions.

Gao Jie, a general like Gao Jie, as long as he is willing, will be arrested.

A three-grade civil official like Gong Dingyu only obeys orders under his account.

This kind of absolute authority was established by the crown prince with the help of him. This layer is completely different from the previous ones. In the early years, when he led the troops, he was fine, and the authority of the imperial court was still there, but later Zuo Liangyu and other generals could not control the imperial court, and everything was completely different.

In a big battle like Zhu Xianzhen that decided the fate of the Ming Dynasty, Zuo Liangyu, a total of 120,000 soldiers, was the strongest.

Ding Qirui and Yang Wenyue, the two civilian supervisors and governors, are only 50,000 or 60,000 people, and there are many veterans like Hu Dawei, who are not convinced at all by civilian officials who do not understand military affairs.

There were 170,000 officers and soldiers, and at least 120,000 or more soldiers, and the most that was the number of soldiers who broke into the camp at that time.

But in the first battle of Zhuxian Town, almost all the officers and soldiers were wiped out, and Zuo Liangyu's old foundation for many years was also completely broken in this battle, and now ninety percent of the soldiers and horses tossed out were recruited later, that is, the generals still roughly maintained the pattern of the year.

But Lao Zuo's heart was completely wiped out in the first battle of Zhuxian Town.

Even when Li Zicheng was driven to Hubei like a rabbit by Azig, as soon as he heard that the army was coming, Zuo Liangyu's first reaction was to pull out the camp and flee immediately.

Zhu Xianzhen was defeated so miserably, the important reason was not that Zuo Liangyu and others had no ability at all, but that the military orders and government orders came from many doors, and there was no real backbone.

This time, Sun Chuanting's responsibility really made him feel sure in his heart and felt very good.

However, when Gong Dingyu praised him, Sun Chuanting raised his head from the pile of papers, smiled faintly, and replied: "Come on, Xiaosheng won't pour soup into the old man!" ”

He said categorically: "The army mobilized all the details, the old man reported to Qingjiang three times a day, and the messenger ran on the way, and it was never broken at all." Now whether it is Pingyujun or Laofu and Shandong Town, it is a monkey holding a chain, and the only one who really decides to make big doubts is His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

Speaking of this, he looked leisurely, leaned back on the chair, and said with a smile: "In the future, hundreds of thousands of troops will be on the Northern Expedition, the old man once had this dream, and now it seems that His Highness will never let this matter happen." ”

Gong Dingxiao smiled and didn't say much.

The purpose of this war is to do Li Zicheng a small favor, and how to do it depends on the changes in the situation ahead. Put an experienced Sun Chuanting here, and an equally old and spicy Zhu Dadian, the crown prince also uses the many judgments of these two people to learn experience.

In the future, the real northern expedition of the army and the decisive battle of the eastern captives must be the crown prince himself in the northern expedition.

led hundreds of thousands of elites into Yanjing, and achieved a great cause that has not been seen since ancient times, with the tragic scene before the Ming Dynasty, those who have a little wisdom know that it is impossible to be safe.

Now that the prince is silent, it doesn't take a year to toss his vitality back, and there is a great possibility of Zhongxing, if he can destroy the Dongyu who has tormented the Ming Dynasty for decades in martial arts, even Li Shimin is afraid that it is far inferior.

How could the prince give this merit to others?

The emperor should not accept the recall, and what he did was, of course, the great achievement of the Northern Expedition.

However, the Northern Expedition may still take some time. By now, Gong Dingyu also understands that war is nothing more than national strength. In the past, the Ming Dynasty was ineffective in mobilization and financially bankrupt, so it was constrained everywhere.

Soon after the prince started his family, he continued to have money, and the appearance of Qingjiang in Xuzhou, Shandong Province being able to toss and appear is nothing more than that there are still sufficient financial resources as the cornerstone.

This time, a huge army was mobilized, and the cost of materials accumulated by the Quartermaster Department was really not small, if it were not for the spring tax and summer tax were all based on grain and grain, I am afraid that it would be very difficult to just eat grain.

The amount of food consumed by the army and the consumption of the people is astronomical.

If there is a war in another place, one side will definitely be corrupted, and the post-war pension will definitely cost a lot.

He knew this family background very well in his heart, and he could only laugh at the temptation in Sun Chuanting's words.

"Xiaosheng," although he is an old fox with a white tail, but since there is no way to take Gong Dingyu, a little fox, Sun Chuanting is not discouraged, and smiled at the other party: "Your camp is on the right side of the Pingyu Army, and the baggage battalion and the car and artillery battalion sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are all there, if there is anything, please deal with it on the spot." ”

"Students are only in charge of their own affairs, there is no emergency, or the CPIC will deal with it."

"It's okay, Xiaosheng is tired, let's go and settle it early."

"Yes, the student said goodbye to the Taibao."

The two gave in to each other, Gong Dingyu fell to the ground, and Sun Chuanting also returned half of it.

Before leaving, Sun Chuanting suddenly said: "This war is so smooth, the old man has a bad feeling in his heart......

Seeing that Gong Dingxiao was stunned, he smiled to himself, waved his hand and said: "I feel something, Xiaosheng can rest assured, the old man and Zhu Mo are only one long, that is the matter of the army, but as the commander of the army, there are naturally more worries, and there is nothing to do." ”

"Yes, the student is leaving."

Gong Dingyu didn't have any bad feelings in his heart, and he also believed in Sun Chuanting's explanation. Besides, coming out of the big tent of the commander of the army, there were soldiers patrolling everywhere, wearing heavy and strong iron armor, both mentally and physically full, and from a high place, there were tents in the barracks everywhere, and everywhere there was a silver luster emitted by weapons and iron armor. The vast stretch on the north and west sides of Texas was filled with soldiers and civilians, and it was in good order, and various flags marked the identity of the generals who led the troops and garrisoned the camps...... Gong Dingyu knows that there are many famous people among them.

Although the generals of the Qin army and Shandong Town did not have really famous generals at this time, Gong Dingyu knew that when the prince commented in private, he did not have a low evaluation of Gao Jie and his subordinates.

At this time, the military supply is sufficient, the morale of the generals is sufficient, and the terrain is advantageous, there is really nothing to worry about.

………… When Gong Dingyu returned to the camp that Sun Chuanting had set up for him, he was very surprised to find that many soldiers of the Pingyu Army were standing guard in front of the barracks.

These soldiers are all iron halberd soldiers, and the iron halberd in their hands is very similar to the Xuanhua axe of the Ming Dynasty, which is well made, and is made of serious molten steel, which is beautiful and very sharp at the same time.

The style is actually slightly different from the Xuanhua axe, and the real soldier can see it at a glance.

This was the iron halberd most commonly used by the Taixi people at that time, Gong Dingyu had listened to several lectures and observation training by Gordon and others, and knew that the Duanshi phalanx and the Spanish phalanx were the main force in the lead.

It can be cut and chopped, stabbed and smashed, and it is a very effective weapon.

According to the rules of the Pingyu military formation, a platoon is fifty people, exactly three sheds and a few heralds of signal soldiers, the two wings of the platoon are the musketeers, and the two wings are the iron spearmen, and the iron spears used are also very sharp.

In the middle, it's this kind of iron halberd.

They are a head taller than ordinary soldiers, more powerful, and more courageous, when the whole platoon attacks, the musketeers are responsible for long-range strikes and fire output, the main task of the spearmen is to protect the musketeers and counterattack, and the courage to move forward and break the formation is these tall and strong, armed with sharp weapons and brave iron halberders.

Because it is very good, many generals invariably choose iron halberders when they are qualified to select their own soldiers, especially the infantry battalion, even if it is a battalion officer, they must act together with the phalanx in the formation.

This is also Zhu Cihong's insistence.

It is only a matter of time before military officers are knighted in different ways in the future, and it is only a matter of time before they return to classical militarism like the pre-Qin period, but at least it will be a system similar to that of modern states.

Those who perform well may receive medals, awards, as well as land and knighthoods.

All this is not something that can be obtained in vain, it depends on courage and resourcefulness, and under the sweat, there must be the consciousness of bloodshed and sacrifice.

No, I'm sorry for the title granted by the imperial court.

Under Zhu Cihong's setting, the platoon commander is always the platoon leader of a platoon, and the sentry officer manages several platoons to move forward together, and then the team officer and battalion officer must move forward with their brothers in the formation.

The officers are always in the battle with their men.

Officers are not allowed to retreat without a military order, and if an officer dies in battle and a soldier retreats and flees, he will be punished by the harshest military law!

Only above the deputy standard commander and the standard commander, in order to command the army and take into account the overall situation, there is no need to be in the phalanx, so when ordinary officers choose their own soldiers, it is indeed a good choice to choose more halberders in the arrangement.

(To be continued)