"All of them, salute!" At my loud command, I raised my right hand and gave a military salute to Li Guangzhong and Song Yinglong, and the soldiers of Reska and the first battalion, who had come with me to see them off, immediately saluted in their own ways.

Li Guangzhong looked at me and the group of soldiers behind me, with a comfortable smile on his face, he slowly raised his right hand, and gave me a military salute as I did.

Half a month after Li Guangzhong got married, the imperial court replied to Li Guangzhong's request, accompanied by this reply, there was also a report about the imperial court residence that Fushun was captured, Nurhachi's army captured Fushun in Liaodong on April 15, and thousands of Fushun troops and Ming troops were killed, at this moment of crisis, the imperial court happened to receive a report from Li Guangzhong and Song Yinglong asking for war, so the military department did not hesitate to reply to this report, appointing Song Yinglong and Li Guangzhong as the deputy commander-in-chief of Fushun, replacing the Fushun commander-in-chief who had died, In response to the all-out attack of the Jurchen Nurhachi, at the same time, according to Li Guangzhong's report, I was appointed as the commander of the Dengzhou Guard, with full authority to handle the military affairs of Dengzhou, and at the same time appointed Leska as the commander of the Dengzhou Weishen Machine Battalion, and was awarded the rank of Liupin guerrilla general, and the counselor of Dengzhou military affairs.

After Li Guangzhong received the order, he and Song Yinglong made a simple preparation, and then led more than 1,000 cavalry to set off, the day of departure was selected on May 12, originally I wanted to go to Liaodong with them, but Li Guangzhong told me that my stay in Dengzhou would be of greater benefit in the future, so I didn't say anything.

"After I leave, all the affairs of Dengzhou will be handed over to you, regarding the training of the Shenji Battalion, you can't relax for a moment, sooner or later you will have to rely on the Shenji Battalion." After the send-off ceremony, Li Guangzhong pulled me over and explained some things, especially the training of the Shenji Battalion, Li Guangzhong told me many times, obviously he had high expectations for the Shenji Battalion.

"Ziyun, there is one more thing I want to say, now that the turmoil in Liaodong is beginning to appear, the imperial court is the time to employ people, although it is not yet necessary to mobilize troops from all over the country, but sooner or later one day if the turmoil deepens, the imperial court will inevitably mobilize a large army to go to conquer, this time I will go to Liaodong with Lao Song, but it is just the beginning, sooner or later the imperial court will notice you, and then it will be your opportunity to make contributions!"

Make a difference! The thought flickered through my mind, and I looked at Li Guangzhong, who had always had considerable expectations for me, who expected me to be able to build up a career in this era, and who had supported me since I came to this era.

"Ziyun, I've been holding this matter in my heart for a long time, and I haven't had a chance to talk to you. Today's trip will tell you all in one breath. Li Guangzhong patted me on the shoulder, sighed slowly and said: "Actually, Ziyun, your talent is something that few people can have, I don't know how you mastered so much knowledge, but you must know that you have quite talent, with these talents, you could have done a lot of earth-shattering things, but you have been suppressing your talents and not letting them release them, it seems that you don't want others to see your talents!" ”

Seeing that my face was cloudy, Li Guangzhong smiled and said: "Ziyun, I don't know if you have heard a word, the husband is not guilty, but he is guilty." Human talent, is the most precious thing of people, hidden is not hidden, your talent may help you achieve a great cause, but it will also cause a bunch of trouble, now there is a faint chaos in the world, if you do not have the ability to survive in the troubled times, then you can only become a stepping stone for others in the troubled times. ”

It's scary to say, but it's true, the era I live in now is the era of turmoil and turmoil, and the general trend of the world is changing, if I can't learn to protect myself in this era, then if I can't go back to my modern age, I should find my place in this era.

This is the most basic law in this world, but the era in which I live is protected by various systems and laws, so that this law of the jungle will not be brought into full play, but the era I am in now is ancient, and it coincides with troubled times, if you are not strong enough, sooner or later it will become someone else's plate and mouth.

It is better to be a peace dog than to be a troubled person.

"Ziyun, I think based on your knowledge and talent, you won't be unable to see the right and wrong in this! I don't know why you're deliberately avoiding this question. But now......" He paused, looked at Yu Rou and Yu Ruo, who was talking to Mrs. Li Guangzhong, and then looked at me and said, "You should have your own reasons!" ”

I nodded, Li Guangzhong is right, now I should indeed have things to face, these things have been very clearly presented in front of me, my relationship with Yurou is now a very important factor that I have to consider, I can no longer ignore such a situation, because I have to live in this era, I have to protect the people I need to protect, and if I do this, I may come into contact with some things that I am not very willing to touch.

Li Guangzhong seemed to see through the changes in my heart, he patted me on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "In fact, there are some things that do not need to be deliberately avoided, sometimes you can find a solution in the face of it, chaos is coming, if you want to protect something, it is not enough to rely on empty words and ideas, only by relying on your own ability, can you survive in this troubled world?" You must know this ideal very well! ”

What Li Guangzhong said is not wrong at all, no matter what you want to protect, you can't just rely on talk, especially in this world where strength determines everything, no matter how many ideas are not supported by strength, these ideas can only be in the air.

So, if I want to survive in this era, I have to have a lot of strength, although I knew this when I first knew that I had crossed over, but if I was really asked to do it, it wouldn't be something that could be done by talking, so I kept avoiding my questions, but now, it seems that the time has come when I can't avoid it. Especially the horrible dream I had that day, it had a really big impact on me.

Li Guangzhong let out a long sigh, and his expression told me that he was very worried now, as for what he was not worried about? Naturally, it's me.

"About the expansion of the army, I support, but really implement, in fact, it is quite difficult, now the problem of money has been solved, but there is also the matter of weapons and soldiers, these things can be big or small, but by no means a matter of course, although the combat power of the Shenji battalion can be enough to guard Dengzhou, but the Shenji battalion alone is afraid that it is difficult to support alone, so many years I have been in Dengzhou, has been trying to rectify the guards, but the guards have accumulated a lot of shortcomings, and I spent a long time and I can't do it. Ziyun, if you have time, you might as well think about how to solve the matter of the guards, these people are the most direct soldiers. Although it is not as good as those in the Shenji Battalion, it is much better than those who have no power to restrain the chicken" Li Guangzhong is about to go away, but he is still not worried about the military in Dengzhou, especially the guards who he is concerned about a lot, it seems that he has spent a lot of effort on the guards over the years, but listening to his tone, the effect is really not very good.

I have a deep understanding of this, the previous time to deal with the Japanese Kou, the combat effectiveness of these guards can be seen underneath, when the battle is in place, the array is not integrated or the whole army collapses once the battle is not a few, but the situation of the Dengzhou guards is already good, in my memory, the guards of the Ming Dynasty, especially the guards in the southeast, can not even be called the scum of the army, is the garbage in the garbage. The commanders were paid empty salaries, the soldiers were mixed every day and waited for death, the armaments were lax, and the training was sloppy, so it was not necessarily possible to drag them to suppress the bandits, let alone deal with the battle-hardened and well-armed samurai.

After the last Battle of Dark Island, Li Guangzhong once mentioned to me the situation of the Dengzhou Guards, although under the supervision of Li Guangzhong, the officers of the Guards here will not be so frustrated, but the long-term accumulation of abuses can not be changed overnight, compared with the Shenji Battalion and the Liaodong Cavalry, although these guards are often trained, but they lack the ruthlessness and tenacity of the Shenji Battalion and the Liaodong Cavalry, although there are occasionally aliens like Lao Wan, but it is just a drop in the ocean, The vast majority of the soldiers still looked like they were going to die, so Li Guangzhong had no intention of using this unit to fight at all. But I thought so in my heart, but I still couldn't let it go.

"Ziyun, you have always had a lot of ideas, if you can turn this guard into a strong army, it will not be a great thing for you and Dengzhou. Although it can't be compared to the elite of the Shenji Battalion, you don't want to be the same bird when there are no soldiers available one day! Li Guangzhong said that his words were not unreasonable, although the Shenji Battalion and the Liaodong Iron Cavalry were elite and brave, but after all, the number was limited, and if I wanted to conduct a large-scale battle one day, auxiliary troops were indispensable. If I don't want my gang to run faster than the people, I'll really put in a lot of effort to train the troops.

"You're really uneasy, you're leaving, and you're going to leave such a big mess for me. At the beginning, it was the Shenji Battalion, and now it is the guard. Did you find a girl army for me to practice one day! ”

Li Guangzhong just laughed, the beard on his face swayed up and down with the movement of his jaw, and his big hand full of heavy calluses also slapped me heavily on the back, almost slapping me out of breath.

"I don't want to either, but who made you Uncle Li and I have limited learning, otherwise you don't have to work so hard, your hands are full of strong troops all of a sudden, and when the time comes, whether it is a Japanese or a slave, let's kill it in one go, chop melons and vegetables, and save these bird things."

When Li Guangzhong said this, he seemed to remember something, and then added: "But the soldiers are sharp, if they are generals who don't have access to military aircraft, I'm afraid there will be no good results, so Ziyun, you still have to study more of the art of war, the use of soldiers, to put it bluntly, as long as you can win, no conspiracy is too much." ”

I know this, that's why during the Battle of the Dark Island, I will exterminate the Japanese invaders, because I know that pity and sympathy for the enemy is cruelty to my own people.

"The last battle of the dark island, the first half of the battle was very good, it can be called a classic, but the second half is flawed, your woman's kindness almost made this pre-war effort go to waste, after you entered the village, you scattered too many troops to rescue the prisoners, this move is extremely dangerous, if the Japanese have a lot more troops than you imagined, that is undoubtedly to give the other party a chance to break through, although the purpose of your village is to rescue those prisoners, but if you rescue the prisoners but lose the whole battle, Then none of the people who were saved could not escape in the end! ”

I was slightly stunned, although I didn't sound very good, but what Li Guangzhong said was right. In fact, I was not without flaws in the Battle of Dark Island, especially after attacking the village, I scattered the originally limited forces, if it wasn't for Ando's initial light enemy, and I was annihilated by most of the combat strength due to the hard confrontation with my artillery and guns, I would not have won so easily. Afterwards, when Resca and I reviewed the battle, we were still glad that Ando, who had lived through the Battle of Osaka, had made a fool, and if he hadn't been so underestimated, he might have escaped and ascended to heaven in the end.

As the commander of the army, if you want to win victory on the ever-changing battlefield, you must never underestimate the enemy, because those who underestimate the enemy will generally end up miserable. The second is to know how to weigh the pros and cons, in order to win, which must be insisted on, and which can be discarded, we must always be clear. Although this is easy to say, but it is very difficult to do, just imagine, if you want to win the battle, you must sacrifice a thousand lives, then you have to sacrifice these thousand people ruthlessly, and whether these thousand people are living lives, if there are still your old subordinates, or your old friends, how to choose between them? But if you don't sacrifice a thousand men and lose the battle, it would be light for the whole army to be annihilated, and if it is a decisive battle and the country is ruined, countless people will pay a heavy price for your so-called mercy.

Being in a high position, walking on thin ice, especially a general who commands thousands of troops, cannot be too merciful, otherwise not only the army will be unlucky, but also the country will be unlucky.

That's why the ancients said that mercy is not in charge of soldiers.

Seeing that I was deep in thought, Li Guangzhong crossed his hands on his hips, stretching his huge body, he hadn't noticed it before, but now he found that although this old man usually smiled, his body was very good, standing there, he could see at a glance that he was a soldier.

"That's all for that, Ziyun, do you have anything to say when you go to Liaodong?"

Li Guangzhong said this very clearly, he just wanted to ask me about my opinion on the war in Liaodong, about this issue, Song Yinglong asked me before, I don't want to say. But now I have nothing to scruple in my heart, and if these two old men can change history, it will be providential.

"Nurhachi is definitely not an easy opponent, his sons are also very powerful characters, and the Eight Banners of Jiannu are also very powerful. Although there are many generals in Liaodong Daming, they are fighting separately, stationed in various places, and sticking to various cities and places, but the troops are not in the majority, so Nurhachi can attack at will and break each one. And Liaodong's military equipment is sluggish, and there is no army to deal with, so that the army of Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty cannot be the opponent of the Eight Banners Army. ”

"What else?" Li Guangzhong didn't seem very surprised, it seemed that he and Song Yinglong knew this information.

"Although the imperial court has not taken any action now, but Liaodong continues to be so chaotic, the imperial court will definitely not sit idly by, but in the current situation, this battle is very important, the victory or defeat is related to the situation in Liaodong in the future, and Liaodong is close to Jinggi, if it is not handled properly, then the Ming Dynasty is afraid that it will be stormy, but now the court is familiar with the importance of Liaodong and the danger of Nurhachi, thinking that it is just a small chieftain of Jiannu, less than a battle, so light and lax, in fact, it is not a taboo for soldiers? At that time, if a figure like Yang Ho and Yang Shilang is sent to lead the army, it will be a big trouble! ”

Li Guangzhong frowned, and the expression on his face suddenly became very solemn.

"In this way, what Lao Song said about Liaodong sooner or later there will be a big war is true!" Li Guangzhong held his chin with one hand, and his face immediately became embarrassed, then he raised his head, looked at me and asked, "Then if the imperial court wants us to send troops to Dengzhou to participate in the war, do you plan to go or not!" ”

That's definitely not going to go! Salhu is dead, and the leader is Yang Ho, who is like a pig, I just want to die, I won't stretch my neck and send it to Salhu to cut Nurhachi!

"You mean you want to have your own troops and not be dispatched, this is very fatal!" Li Guangzhong, who saw my thoughts, smiled: "Ziyun, Uncle Li still advises you, the so-called skin does not have hair, if you want to learn the Tang Dynasty's feudal town, there is naturally no problem, but if you really let the Ming Dynasty finish, I'm afraid your feudal town is not particularly easy!" ”

Li Guangzhong's small eyes flickered, and the smile on his face became weird, he looked at me, and his voice suddenly lowered a lot and said: "I can see that your ambition is not small, whether you are a hero who turns the tide or a treacherous villain who brings disaster to the country and the people, you will make the Ming Dynasty turbulent." ”

Is it so exaggerated? First Reska said that I was ambitious, and now even Li Guangzhong said the same, am I really that ambitious? Why don't I know? These guys are talking about ambitions and ambitions in my ears every day, and in my opinion, these people have extremely strong ambitions in their hearts.

Li Guangzhong's smile on his face, it is strange to say, knowing that Liaodong is very dangerous, this old man still went without hesitation, in addition to being loyal to the Ming Dynasty like Song Yinglong, this old man seems to have a layer of other meanings, although he vaguely felt that this seemed impossible before, but now that he thinks about it carefully, this original impossibility seems to be more and more likely.

This old man left Dengzhou and took away the prefect of Dengzhou, which is equivalent to handing over the entire military and political affairs of Dengzhou to me, he has always asked me to train and strengthen the army, but he never said that he wanted me to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but it was just a reminder from the side that I should have strong strength and protect the things that should be protected.

What are the things that should be protected? He never said it explicitly, it could be me, it could be the sisters of the Ling family, it could be Dengzhou City and the people of Dengzhou, or it could be the Ming Dynasty. As for the only person who can make the final decision, it is not him, not Song Yinglong, not even His Majesty the Emperor, but me.

Is this simply encouraging me to pursue military independence? For this reason, he not only detained the official position of the commander of Dengzhou Wei on my head, but also took away the old man Song who was loyal to the Ming Dynasty, he not only cleared the obstacles to military independence for me, but also avoided the embarrassment that he must be loyal to the Ming Dynasty as a Ming soldier, which is really the so-called killing two birds with one stone.

This old man is really deep in the city, and I usually look at him giggling, thinking that he is just a soldier with a straightforward personality and afraid of facing his feelings, but now it seems that he can mix in the Ming officialdom for so long, which is enough to see that this old man does not understand anything.

"Some things are hard to say, and it's not good to say them!" Li Guangzhong glanced at Song Yinglong, who was not far away: "Sometimes there are some things that don't need to be said, everyone understands them, the problem is that some people are willing to be silent about this, and some people are unwilling." ”

Li Guangzhong's words have a deep meaning, and what he means is that Song Yinglong has already seen his arrangement.

This is very natural, you must know that although Li Guangzhong has been a military attache for more than ten years, he is basically a local emperor in other places, and his intrigue is limited. Song Yinglong is completely different, he has been a character in Beijing for many years, intrigue, intrigue and intrigue are naturally not a problem, and he himself is so smart, Li Guangzhong's little caution can't hide from him. According to Song Yinglong's character, he absolutely cannot tolerate acts that endanger the Ming Dynasty, but not only did he not expose Li Guangzhong's insidious schemes to the imperial court, but he even took the initiative to help, said good things for me, and suggested that I temporarily manage the affairs of Dengzhou on his behalf, and the adults of the provincial officials were busy.

In his opinion, although I may become a warlord like Li Chengliang who bases his own interests on the interests of the country, it is also possible to become a soldier like Qi Jiguang who serves the country wholeheartedly. Although this opportunity was open, he still chose to believe in Li Guangzhong and me.

For Song Yinglong, this is a gamble, there is still a chance to gamble, if he doesn't gamble, I'm afraid he himself knows that nothing can be changed by him alone.

So the ball kicked around and ended up at my feet.

What will I do?

I really haven't figured it out yet.

Just like dominoes, a change will start with a series of changes, and I can't rely on the existing historical knowledge to deal with the upcoming changes, at that time I can only rely on my own judgment.

That's a complete addition to history.

"Ziyun!" Li Guangzhong's meaningful call made me stunned for a long time. He looked at me, his face full of concern: "I went to Liaodong this time, and I don't know if you and I have a chance to see each other again, I just hope that if something happens in the future?" You must protect the rain and the rain! And Erniang"

I nodded, understanding what he meant.

"Alright, it's not too early, it's time for us to go!" When Li Guangzhong had finished speaking, he patted me on the shoulder, and then strode to his mount, where he took the reins from the soldier who was leading the horse, and without saying a word, he turned on his horse. Song Yinglong, who had been silent, also followed his mount.

Li Guangzhong grabbed the reins, turned the horse's head, looked at the group of people who came to see him off, and then hugged his fists, and put his signature hearty smile on his face.

"Everyone, there will be a meeting later!"

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Author's Note:

In the past two days, I couldn't log in to the author's area code~~~~ As a result, I was interrupted for a day.,I'm very sorry~~Use a long chapter to apologize~~~ Thank you for your support.