Not long after Pang Yue and the rest of the generals followed Zhu Dadian to the gate of the camp, the dozens of horsemen who had previously separated from the army in the north had already reached dozens of paces away. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info then dismounted one after another and walked towards the gate of the camp, led by two generals who were also dressed in mountain armor, wearing red coats, and wearing phoenix wings and red sound helmets.

Presumably these two people are Ma Jinzhong and Wang Yuncai, right? Although many words could not fully see the faces of the people who came, Pang Yue still guessed the identities of the two leaders, and he saw that these two former peasant army generals both had the typical characteristics of the Northwest Han Dynasty, tall and walked in a hurry.

Before long, the visitor had already come to the front and gradually stopped.

After the two leading generals saw Zhu Dadian, who was wearing a python costume and jade belt and a six-beam crown, they knelt on one knee with a swing, clasped their fists and saluted:

"The last general, Ma Jinzhong, the chief officer of Changde, has seen the superintendent!"

"The last general, Changde's deputy general Wang Yuncai has seen the supervisor!"

Following Ma Jinzhong and Wang Yuncai, the generals of Changde behind him also knelt down and saluted, informing their names and positions.

Although Ma Jinzhong, Wang Yuncai and others had never seen Zhu Dadian before, they also guessed his identity from what he was wearing and the generals who followed him.

"General Ma and Vice General Wang, please get up," Zhu Dadian stepped forward to help the two of them with a kind face, and said to a group of Changde generals kneeling behind him, "All the generals should also get up!" ”

After Ma Jinzhong stood up, he had a sincere and frightened expression on his face, as if he was overwhelmed by Zhu Dadian's personal arrival at the door to greet him. He also confessed his sins: "What can the last general do?" It is a sin to disturb the overseer! ”

Wang Yuncai beside him and the rest of the generals behind him also echoed.

Zhu Dadian said with a smile: "The generals responded to the call of the imperial court, and they saddled their horses all the way and led the army here, how could the old man be stingy in such a trivial matter?" ”

Ma Jinzhong, Wang Yuncai and others thanked him again after hearing this.

Pang Yue saw Zhu Dadian's words and deeds. Not only sighed in his heart: It seems that although this old man has a hot personality and is a little greedy for money, he still has a good grasp of some key issues, at least on the surface, there is no deep-rooted view of He Tengjiao and other officials about the old generals who broke into the camp, but as a superintendent, he can put down the shelf and go out of the camp to greet him. Presumably, after his actions, most of the worries and estrangements in the hearts of Ma Jinzhong and others can be eliminated, right? Not a lot of words

"Hmph, rogue!" Just when Pang Yue secretly sighed. But he heard such a disdainful remark that lowered his voice from beside him, and when he turned his head, it was Liu Chengyin, and at this moment there was a sneer full of contempt on the corner of his mouth.

It's all about time. There is still this kind of gateway view! Pang Yue sighed secretly.

After Zhu Dadian exchanged a few polite words with Ma Jinzhong and others, he introduced Pang Yue and Liu Chengyin to them, and introduced their names and positions to Pang Yue and others.

At this time, Pang Yue completely saw the faces of Ma Jinzhong and Wang Yuncai. I saw that Ma Jinzhong was about forty years old, and his face was a little thin. The figure is not very burly, but it is exceptionally strong and strong. Wang Yuncai is younger and much burlier, although he is slightly loyal in appearance. But there is a fine light in the eyes from time to time.

After listening to Zhu Dadian's introduction, Ma Jinzhong, Wang Yuncai and the rest of the Changde generals walked in front of Pang Yue, Liu Chengyin and others. Clasp your fists one by one and salute. Especially when they saw Pang Yue at first glance, they seemed to be a little surprised by the young age of this earl's chief soldier. But then it's still a one-glance salute.

At this moment, Liu Chengyin did not blatantly express the disdain in his heart, but just laughed a few times without smiling, and casually arched his hand as an answer. …,

Pang Yue smiled and greeted Ma Jinzhong and the others one by one, but he vaguely felt that Ma Jinzhong and the others' attitude towards him was not as enthusiastic as Liu Chengyin, and he didn't know when he had a holiday with them.

When the generals of the three towns met, Zhu Dadian asked Ma Jinzhong to camp nearby, take a good rest, recover his strength, and strive to pull out the camp to the east tomorrow.

Ma Jinzhong readily agreed, and immediately sent someone to pass the order back to the army behind.

After a while, the soldiers and horses of Changde Town finished marching, and the auxiliaries carried out the tents carried by the army one after another, and began to camp in a wilderness near Huguang Town and Wugang Town.

In the evening, Zhu Dadian summoned the general soldiers and deputy general soldiers of the three towns to go to his tent for dinner.

Because he couldn't drink alcohol during the march, and Liu Chengyin didn't want to deal with Ma Jinzhong and other "thieves", Ma Jinzhong seemed to have some estrangement from Pang Yue, so this simple dinner had a lot less atmosphere.

At the banquet, when Ma Jinzhong and Wang Yuncai heard Zhu Dadian say that the Qing army that went south this time had 80,000 people, and the Manchuria and Han armies accounted for the majority, their faces also showed a little shock, but fortunately, they did not shout and deject like Liu Chengyin and others, which also made Zhu Dadian feel a lot more relieved.

After the somewhat dreary banquet was over, Pang Yue returned to his camp, looked at the stars in the sky, and began to think about the various situations that might arise when he fought against Jiannu in the future......

Considering that the current Qing army was coming straight to Huguang and the situation was changing rapidly, Zhu Dadian did not let the army stay too long, and on the morning of the second day, he ordered the camp to continue to march in the direction of Changsha.

This time, the strength of the Pang Yue army that was ordered to go out was about 20,000; Liu Chengyin had more than 17,000 soldiers and horses, leaving 3,000 people to stay in Wugang before the expedition, with a total of more than 14,000 troops; Ma Jinzhong's troops were mostly dispatched, leaving only 1,000 people to stay in Changde, with a total of more than 12,000 troops; In addition, there are more than 1,000 standard battalions directly under the command of Zhu Dadian.

As the saying goes, "more than 10,000 soldiers, boundless", after the nearly 50,000 troops of the three towns who were ordered to march this time lined up in a marching column, it seemed even more vast and boundless. As far as the eye can see, the military flag, which symbolizes the fiery red background of the Ming army, almost converges into a sea of red.

Looking at the marching columns that were not in sight, I felt the majestic momentum of thousands of troops and horses rolling forward, almost making the ground tremble slightly. Zhu Dadian couldn't help but be full of pride, although he had experienced decades of ups and downs and had seen the world for a long time, he still couldn't be calm under the infection of this momentum.

As a civil servant, how many opportunities can you have in your life to lead tens of thousands of troops to defend against foreign captives and repay the king's kindness? Come to think of it. Zhu Dadian's previous sorrow because of the strength of the Qing army was also diluted a lot by his heroism.

On the way to the march, Pang Yue was also silently looking at the army of Ma Jinzhong, who had just joined in. He found that this army, like Liu Chengyin's department, although it was fully organized and had a complete banner, it was a little deficient in equipment, and many soldiers were dressed in tatters, like beggars, and more than half of them did not even have the worst quality cotton armor. The weapons in his hands are also varied, and they seem to be adhering to Qi Shaobao's idea of "soldiers are expensive and miscellaneous", but I am afraid that the quality cannot be compared with the Qi family's army. Not only that, but there were also problems with the health and mental state of the soldiers. Dishes can be seen everywhere. On the contrary, the one or two thousand officers and soldiers around Ma Jinzhong and Wang Yuncai looked much more decent in terms of equipment and physical strength, which was in stark contrast to the ordinary soldiers around them.

Seeing this situation, Pang Yue couldn't help but sigh secretly: Most generals in the late Ming Dynasty had the habit of "saving military expenses to support their families", that is, they did not pay attention to improving the equipment and living conditions of ordinary soldiers, but used the money saved to support their own small number of private soldiers. Maybe. In the case of the entire Ming Dynasty's finances, this method is sometimes a last resort, but it does greatly affect the combat effectiveness of the army. Most of the soldiers in the entire army are not able to fight, and it is the general's private soldiers who can make a difference. Once the family is almost done, the whole army is not far from collapse. Such an army. How can you deal with the vicious Manchurian Jiannu? …,

In his previous life, Pang Yue disagreed with this method very much. Since he reached this era and has a certain ability, he has begun to change this atmosphere little by little with his practical actions. Therefore, in the army of Huguang Town, all the generals are strictly forbidden to raise private soldiers, and the size of each person's guard is strictly limited according to the size of the position, and the general cannot take the original guard with him when he is transferred. In addition, except for special arms such as reconnaissance cavalry and artillery, the treatment of all non-commissioned officers is generally equal, and they will not drink too much because some people are the generals' family members, and some people will drink thin all day long because they are ordinary soldiers.

When Pang Yue was sighing silently, Liu Chengyin and Ma Jinzhong were also secretly looking at the soldiers and horses in Huguang Town.

Although Liu Chengyin was not marching with Pang Yue on the first day, he was still shocked by the mental state of Pang Yue's corporals: What did these people eat? Don't you know that you are tired?

And Ma Jinzhong and Wang Yuncai, who saw the style of the army in Huguang Town for the first time, were even more surprised. I saw that most of the soldiers in Huguang Town were armoured, the officers were equipped with iron armor and red daze, the soldiers and the officers below the general level were wearing eight-petal hats and iron-pointed helmets, and the officers above the thousand generals were wearing phoenix-winged red tasseled helmets, with distinct armor and particularly mighty. Even the soldiers without armor are all dressed in new and neat mandarin duck battle jackets and red hats, which look full of energy. What amazed them even more was the military appearance of the officers and men of Huguang Town, who marched in strict order and with strong steps, and the whole army displayed a high-spirited state of mind.

However, Liu Chengyin, Ma Jinzhong and others, who were amazed, envious and even jealous, probably didn't know what kind of training the soldiers in Huguang Town carried out in peacetime, let alone that Pang Yue took out all the rewards he had privately earned in order to improve the army's equipment, and almost had almost no habit of saving private money.

On the afternoon of 18 February, the soldiers and horses of Huguang Town and other three towns arrived in the eastern suburbs of Changsha.

Zhu Dadian ordered the army to camp outside the city, and let the commanders, lieutenants, and guerrilla officers of the three towns go into the city with him to meet with He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang.

The Ming army now stationed in Changsha includes the Changsha General Soldier Wang Jincai's Department, as well as He Tengjiao's Supervisory Battalion and Fu Shangrui's Fubiao Battalion. Wang Jincai's department originally had 8,000 land divisions and 3,000 naval divisions, but before sending more than 3,000 land divisions to Xiangyin to garrison, the current strength in Changsha is nearly 8,000, plus more than 5,000 superintendent Fubiao battalions, the total strength is more than 13,000.

When he first arrived outside the city, Pang Yue saw that there were constantly groups of Ming defeated soldiers fleeing back from the north, and later listened to the Ming army general guarding the city gate to say that three days ago, the Qing army arrived at Xiangyin County, more than 100 miles northwest of Changsha City, and quickly captured the place. The Ming army stationed in Xiangyin collapsed and fled to Changsha one after another. Today's rout is not the largest, and yesterday was the peak of the army, when there were too many defeated troops pouring into the city. The garrisons in the city took to the streets to impose martial law. Fortunately, after the Qing army captured Xiangyin, it seemed to be waiting for the arrival of the follow-up main force, and did not rush to attack Changsha.

Hearing this news, Pang Yue really felt the pressure of "black clouds crushing the city and wanting to destroy it", since the Qing army has captured Xiangyin, it means that its follow-up main force is not far away, maybe in a few days, the war will break out in an all-round way.

Knowing that the Qing army was already a hundred miles away, not only Pang Yue felt the pressure. The rest of the generals in Huguang Town also looked solemn, and as for the other generals in the two towns, they were in an uproar.

But now is not the time to panic. Zhu Dadian once again used the authority of the superintendent to stop those meaningless discussions, and led the generals of the three towns into the city to go to the Yamen, the governor of Huguang, and went there to discuss with He Tengjiao the matter of resisting the enemy.

Knowing the arrival of Zhu Dadian and the generals of the three towns, He Tengjiao also personally greeted the general army outside the yamen, and the superintendent Dao Zhang Kuang and the governor of Biyuan Fu Shangrui also rushed over from their respective yamen. …,

At the gate of the Yamen of the General Army. For the first time, Pang Yue met the governor of Huguang, who was in the mouth of later generations with mixed reviews and now had a lot of prejudices against himself. I saw He Tengjiao in front of him in his early fifties, tall, handsome, with three locks of long beard on his face. Elegant and majestic.

"Elder Yan, I can look forward to you!" After He Tengjiao saw Zhu Dadian, he hurriedly stepped forward and said. "Now that the Qing army is pressing, Yan Lao Nengdu led tens of thousands of troops to arrive in time. It can be said to solve the urgent need of Changsha Mansion! ”

"Yun Cong's words are serious!" Zhu Dadian smiled and said modestly, "You and I are officials in the same dynasty, and everything we do is for the king's business, so why do we divide each other?" Since the Great Ceremony has received the trust of the Holy Authority here, he must do his best. In the future, we will have to rely on Yun Cong and all my colleagues, and we can only work together to repel the Dongyu and repay the king's kindness! ”

"Yan Lao's words are reasonable," He Tengjiao also smiled, "However, this depends on the word "Tengjiao", Tengjiao really doesn't dare to take it!" Yan Lao is highly respected......"

After He Tengjiao was polite again, Zhang Kuang, Fu Shangrui and others also came up to greet Zhu Dadian.

After Zhu Dadian returned the salute one by one, he introduced the generals of the three towns behind him to He Tengjiao and others.

When Zhu Dadian introduced Pang Yue, the smile on He Tengjiao's face was a little solemn, and his eyebrows were raised, but he quickly returned to normal, praising Pang Yue for being young and promising.

The subtle changes in He Tengjiao's expression naturally couldn't hide from Pang Yue's eyes, but Pang Yue would not be too concerned about He Tengjiao's opinion of himself now, and he didn't pay any attention to all this, and on the surface, he also respectfully saluted this Huguang governor.

After that, Zhu Dadian, He Tengjiao and other civil officials humbly entered the governor's yamen, and Pang Yue and the rest of the generals of the three towns also followed.

After entering the governor's yamen, Zhu Dadian went to the back hall to discuss with He Tengjiao, while Pang Yue and other generals were taken to the side hall to rest.

It is really strange that all civilian officials participated in the high-level military meeting to discuss the strategy of defending against the enemy, and the military generals did not intervene! Pang Yue, who was drinking tea in the side hall, sighed helplessly, but the atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty was to use literature to control martial arts, and he was helpless.

I don't know how long it took, Zhu Dadian ended the meeting with He Tengjiao, sent someone over to inform Pang Yue and others, said goodbye to He Tengjiao together, and left the governor's yamen. As for the result of the discussion, Zhu Dadian did not say it immediately.

It was not until he returned to the camp outside the city that Zhu Dadian summoned the commanders, deputy generals, and generals above the general of the three towns and announced the results of his discussion with He Tengjiao.

"The old man has already discussed with Governor He, and I will wait for the reinforcements from the three towns to go to the north of Fucheng to camp in order to resist the eastern capture of the army." After announcing the results of the discussion, Zhu Dadian added, "If tens of thousands of troops are all confined to a corner of the city, they will fall into passivity in the face of the Eastern Captives." Drive some of the soldiers and horses out of the city and take advantage of the dangerous terrain to set up camp, so as to more effectively thwart the troops of the Eastern Captives. Under Governor He, the armies had already suffered considerable losses in the battles of Xiangyin and Xinqiang, and the morale of the army was also a little turbulent, so they needed to rest and recuperate, and forcibly transferring them out of the city was also useless to resist the enemy. Therefore, Governor He said to the old man, please wait for the reinforcements from the three towns to go to the outside of the city to camp first, and wait for the soldiers and horses in the city to rest and recuperate, and then come to adjust with us. In addition, he was fully responsible for raising the food and grass needed by our army. ”

Although Zhu Dadian had already explained, Liu Chengyin still jumped up like a burning butt after hearing it: "Inspector, why is this?" We waited for the soldiers and horses of the three towns to be reinforcements. They are here to cooperate with the armies under the command of Governor He to resist the Qing captives, why do you want me to take the lead everywhere now? ”

"General Liu is a little restless," Zhu Dadian said with a serious expression, "They are all soldiers and horses of the imperial court." It's all about killing the enemy for the country, so don't worry about these small sections! ”…,

"Isn't this more than a subsection? It's not fair, you guys, isn't it? Liu Chengyin was still unwilling, and after finishing speaking, he looked at Pang Yue and Ma Jinzhong, as if he wanted to get a little support.

Unexpectedly, Ma Jinzhong stared at his feet without saying a word, and Pang Yue only smiled and said nothing. Liu Chengyin, who became a loner, faced Zhu Dadian's undeniable gaze and finally lost the battle. I swallowed my stomach grumblingly.

Zhu Dadian, who had taken the initiative, no longer paid attention to Liu Chengyin's complaints, but began to discuss with the generals the location of the camp for defense.

Regarding the result of Zhu Dadian's discussion with He Tengjiao, Pang Yue was not as excited as Liu Chengyin, in his opinion. Since he led the army to the battle, he always had to fight against Jiannu, and it was pointless to avoid the war. The combat effectiveness of the various armies under He Tengjiao's system has been exposed in the previous several large-scale battles, and it is probably difficult for them to go out of the city and set up camp to resist Jiannu. Let them defend the city in peace!

After thinking clearly, Pang Yue began to actively participate in the discussion of choosing a defensive position according to Zhu Dadian's explanation.

Pang Yue had lived in this area for a few years in his previous life, and he was still relatively familiar with the nearby terrain. In addition, Zhu Dadian got all kinds of map materials from He Tengjiao, and soon put forward several suggestions.

With the beginning of Pang Yue. Ma Jinzhong, Wang Yuncai and others also began to put forward their own suggestions one after another, but Liu Chengyin and his generals still did not have any positive performance. It's still consistently playing haha, saying something "reasonable", "very good" and so on.

In this regard, Zhu Dadian just sighed softly, and he didn't want to worry too much.

After some discussion, the location of the camp defense was finally roughly determined: the area of Wanshou Bridge, more than 20 miles north of Changsha City. There are many mountains and hills in the vicinity of this area, and the official road from Xiangyin to Changsha passes through the gentle area in the middle. If the Qing army attacking Changsha in the south did not want to climb over the mountains or detour hundreds of miles, this area was the place they had to pass.

At the same time, the general deployment of the army was also quickly finalized: the soldiers and horses of the three towns were arranged in a zigzag shape facing the north according to their respective establishments, so as to take care of and support each other. Because this is not as good as the plains in the north, if the soldiers and horses of the three towns are gathered together, they will be crowded, which is not conducive to display, but may be dumplings by the Qing army.

However, since it is arranged in a zigzag shape, the soldiers and horses at the forefront will definitely be attacked by the Qing army for the first time, and the test will definitely be the most severe. With this in mind, Zhu Dadian did not arbitrarily arrange the camping sites in each town, but asked everyone to talk about their thoughts first.

When Zhu Dadian asked who would lead the army to camp at the tip of the zigzag, Liu Chengyin was completely quiet, and concentrated on studying the ground at his feet, which was in stark contrast to the enthusiastic attitude when he protested out of the city and camped just now.

Pang Yue did not express his position immediately, but secretly observed Ma Jinzhong's reaction, and he didn't have any hope for Liu Chengyin.

For a moment, the tent suddenly fell silent. In this regard, Zhu Dadian didn't seem to be in a hurry, but drank the tea slowly.

I don't know how long it took, Ma Jinzhong saw that the rest of the people still didn't speak, so he gritted his teeth and prepared to stand up.

However, before Ma Jinzhong could completely leave his seat, Pang Yue stood up at a faster speed and hugged his fists towards Zhu Dadian and said, "Supervisor, the last general is willing to lead the army to go!" ”

Hearing this, Ma Jinzhong resumed his sitting posture, and at the same time, there was a hint of surprise and incomprehension in his eyes when he looked at Pang Yue.

And Zhu Dadian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, among the soldiers and horses of the three towns, he was the most optimistic about Pang Yue's department. Although he didn't know why Pang Yue didn't speak for a long time just now, he still showed his attitude after all.

"Why?" Zhu Dadian asked with a smile, no matter what, this process still has to go through.

Pang Yue's words were very simple and resolute: "Among the three towns who came to help, the last general's troops were the most abundant, so it was my responsibility to do so!" Tang poems have clouds, "but make Longcheng fly, do not teach Hu Ma to do Yin Mountain", although the last general has no talent to fly, but he is also willing to follow Wei Huo's ambition, fight in front, do not teach Jiannu to trample on my good rivers and mountains at will! ”

"Good!" After being stunned for a moment, Zhu Dadian patted the armrest of the seat, and his tone was full of excitement, "It's really commendable that General Pang can have such a heart to fight and serve the country without teaching Hu Ma to do Yin Mountain!" ”

"The generals will obey!" After complimenting him, Zhu Dadian suddenly changed his words and shouted to the generals in the tent.

"In!" The generals of the three towns in the tent stood up together, and the sound of the clash of armor leaves rang out.

"Immediately rush back to their respective camps, and prepare to go to the north of the city to build a camp to defend against the eastern captives! In this battle, you need to do your best to kill the enemy and serve the country! If there is a catch, the governor will truthfully play the court, and the Son of Heaven will definitely reward him. If someone cowardly avoids the battle and escapes from the battle," said this, Zhu Dadian glanced around the faces of the generals and accentuated his tone, "This governor should ask for the sword of Shangfang given by the Son of Heaven to eradicate evil for the country!" ”

"Yes!!" All the generals in the tent, including Liu Chengyin, whose face was like a bitter gourd, responded to the promise together. (To be continued.) )

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