The staff generals are second only to the general army and the deputy general soldiers, and they are divided into various roads, which is roughly equivalent to the division commanders in later generations.

At present, Wang Teng is just a six-rank thousand generals, if he wants to be promoted to a staff general who is in charge of his own affairs, he must at least cross the three thresholds of garrison, capital division, and guerrilla.

Ordinary military generals, if they do not have opportunities, will not be promoted to generals in their lifetime.

However, during the Chongzhen period, there were endless wars, and it was not impossible for Wang Teng to seize the opportunity to be promoted to a general.

Sometimes, opportunities come in the blink of an eye.

In May of the eighth year of Chongzhen, shortly after Lu Xiangsheng left Guangling, Gao Yingxiang joined forces with various rogues in Shaanxi, known as an army of 200,000.

The gathering of the rogues was naturally not for the party, and at Li Zicheng's suggestion, the army was camped for fifty miles, and the soldiers were directed at Xi'an.

Xi'an is known as Xijing, and for the Ming Dynasty, this is a place that cannot be lost.

In the face of the menacing rogue army, Hong Chengchou, the governor of the five provinces, could only deploy heavy troops in Xi'an, who would have thought that Gao Yingxiang would attack the east and the west, and mobilize the main force to attack Pingliang.

Pingliang is an important town in the northwest, and Hong Chengchou can not help but save it, however, Shanxi's deputy general Ai Wannian and deputy general Liu Guozhen died in battle one after another, and Hong Chengchou's subordinates only Cao Wenzhao were available.

Cao Wenzhao and Ai Wannian are friends of life and death, and when he heard that his old friend died in battle, he was furious and took the initiative to ask for help.

Hong Chengchou was overjoyed, "Non-generals are not enough to calm this thief!"

Subsequently, Cao Wenzhao led 3,000 soldiers and horses to Xiliang.

The army marched to Zhenning County, and the Liukou were killed on all sides, and Cao Wenzhao beheaded more than 100 Liukou, and finally killed himself!

When the news broke, the whole country was shocked.

Over the past few years, he has suppressed bandits more than 100 times in Shanxi and Shaanxi, and none of them have been defeated, and no less than 100 rogue leaders have died in his hands.

However, such a brave and warlike general died at the hands of the rogue, which made the Ming court embarrassed?

Zhu Youzhen, the Son of Heaven, was indignant when he lost his good general, "Hong Chengchou is in charge of more than 100,000 soldiers, but he can't help it, he is really incompetent, Wang Chengen, I want to punish him, what do you think?" ”

Wang Chengen was sincerely afraid, "Long live the lord, the old slave doesn't dare to say much about military affairs."

Zhu Youzhen snorted coldly, "You are a killer, I want you to say it, so you say, what are you afraid of!" ”

Wang Chengen looked at Zhu Youzhen's face, and then kowtowed to the ground, "Long live, the slave maid heard that it is a taboo for soldiers to change generals in battle, and now the soldiers are besieging Xi'an, it is the time when the generals are single-minded, if Hong Chengchou is convicted at this time, I am afraid that the situation in Shanxi will be out of control."

Zhu Youzhen was still furious, "My Ming Dynasty territory is thousands of miles, and the people are hundreds of millions of trillions, can't he be Hong Chengchou?" Ai Wannian, Liu Guozhen, and Cao Wenzhao died in battle one after another, and my heart hurts! ”

Wang Chengen didn't dare to refute, but said with relief: "Long live the lord, the rogue is treacherous, if you want to exterminate it is not an overnight achievement, Hong Chengchou is the governor of the five provinces appointed by Long Live, if he is punished at this time, I am afraid that the face of the long live lord will not look good."

Zhu Youzhen is irritable and irritable, but he is not a fool, "Okay, I will give him another year, if there is still no improvement, I will ask him for blame!" ”

Wang Chengen breathed a sigh of relief, he was loyal to the Son of Heaven, and naturally he didn't want the Ming Dynasty to be ruined at the hands of the Liukou.

Although Hong Chengchou has a bad reputation, he has a certain ability, in Wang Chengen's opinion, he is the best candidate to suppress bandits, by the way, a few days ago, Hu Yukou came with good news, and the Son of Heaven was in a bad mood, so he just used it to relieve his boredom.

Thinking of this, Wang Chengen vividly described Huyukou's victory.

After listening to the Son of Heaven, Zhu You's brows stretched, "Who is the meritorious person?" I want a reward! ”

"I heard that it is Wang Teng, the defense officer of Guangling, and Jin Guofeng, the team of Huyukou"

Zhu Youzhen vaguely felt that Wang Teng's name was somewhat familiar, "Guangling Defense Officer? Why do I think I've heard this name somewhere? ”

As for Jin Guofeng's name, it was quickly ignored by Zhu Youzhen.

Wang Chengen complimented: "Emperor, this Guangling defense officer is a talent you have promoted exceptionally, last year he broke Abatai in Ulzhou, which greatly increased the prestige of my Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhu Youzhen showed a smile, "I remember, there is such a fierce general in the country, why worry that the slaves will not be destroyed, and the exiles will not die!" ”

In June, the imperial decree arrived in Guangling.

Wang Teng was promoted to the garrison of Ulzhou because of his merits, and he could recruit 2,000 soldiers, Huang Degong was promoted to deputy 1,000 households, Zhou Yuji was awarded 100 households, and Tong was promoted to 100 generals.

The remaining Huang Hu, Zhang Blacksmith, Ma Wu, and Liu Tian also received different rewards.

When the good news came, Wang Teng set up a banquet in the military village to entertain the soldiers.

The reward of the imperial court also came down, 1,200 silver, Wang Teng did not take a penny, and gave it to the soldiers.

Counting Wang Teng's previous reward, each soldier received a reward of no less than twenty taels of silver!

The soldiers who beheaded the most even got a huge sum of one hundred taels of silver!

This would have been unimaginable in the old days.

A good man should not be a soldier, and a good iron should not be a nail.

No one wants to join the army unless they are cornered.

However, Guangling County has become an exception.

In a year's time, Guanglingjun's generous treatment has become well-known, and many young people are eager to glorify the court and earn rewards.

In this regard, Wang Teng had already heard that for Ulzhou, it was imperative to recruit soldiers, but before that, Wang Teng decided to express his gratitude.

It is said that there were different opinions in the court about this reward.

The officials of the Ministry of War thought that Wang Teng had just been promoted to the general manager of Qian, and if he rewarded him again, his qualifications were too shallow, and it was easy to provoke criticism.

At the critical moment, Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Xuanda, Jiao Yuanbo, the governor of Shanxi, and other cadres tried their best to ask for credit for Wang Teng.

Of course, the Son of Heaven's attention to Wang Teng is also the key to the fulfillment of the reward.

For Wang Teng, this is a great kindness, if there is no Lu Xiangsheng and others to ask for credit for him, this time his promotion journey will be yellow.

Thank you very much!

But how to express it?

Gift-giving should also pay attention to means, Lu Xiang was promoted to an honest official, and he liked military affairs, so Wang Teng pondered to give him dozens of iron armor and dozens of excellent Lu Mi guns!

Of course, everyone in the Governor's Mansion has a share, Wang Teng doesn't want to be infamous for favoritism, if he provokes enemies because of gifts, it will be more than worth the loss.

Jiao Yuanbo, just send him some silver.

Historically, Jiao Yuanbo's governor of Shanxi was about to come to an end.

Although Wang Teng was born out of thin air and made a lot of achievements, it was difficult for his little butterfly to change the overall situation, although he felt sorry for Jiao Yuanbo, however, Wang Teng was powerless.

If you remember correctly, the next time the Qing army enters the customs, Jiao Yuanbo will be dismissed and leave office.

Wang Teng is just a small garrison, and he can't influence the appointment of court officials, but as a freshly baked "rich man", offering a few thousand taels of silver is just a gesture. (To be continued.) )