Chapter 427: Converging March (II)

These cavalry rumbled in, and the momentum was not trivial. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

When Yang Guozhu saw Wang Dou, he shouted from afar: "Guoqin." ”

Wang Dou greeted him: "Yang Shuai." ”

Yang Guozhu reined in his horse and laughed: "Finally, in time, our two armies will meet!" ”

Wang Dou saw that his face was full of sweat, and the generals behind him were also sweating, the hot weather, the whole body was armored, and he was marching in a hurry, so it was strange that he was not tired.

Guo Yingxian, the general of the Chinese army behind Yang Guozhu, looked at the sun and scolded: "Damn, when I was in my prime, the sun was so big, Lao Tzu would rather go out in winter than come out on a hot day." ”

Seeing that the horses under the crotch snapped their noses, they were wet and sweaty, and they stroked the horse's head distressedly, and shouted to Wang Dou: "Brother, my brother is waiting to be with you, but he didn't even take a breath for a few miles." ”

I felt out the coconut scoop on my waist, rumbled, and drank half a pot of water.

Wang Dou exchanged a few words with this honest and stupid brother, and said to Yang Guozhu: "Yang Shuai is hard, how many soldiers and horses have been dispatched on this expedition?" ”

Yang Guozhu said: "15,000 people, 5,000 cavalry, 10,000 infantry troops, how many are you Jingbian army?" ”

Wang Dou said: "The same fifteen thousand. ”

Yang Guozhu shouted: "Okay! ”

The veteran looked excited: "In this way, I Xuanzhen sent troops, totaling 30,000 people, to help all towns, with our army being the worst!" ”

Guo Yingxian took off his helmet at this time and used the helmet as a fan. But he showed a slick head, and he shaved all his hair because of the summer expedition. The others are boxy, and their heads are also boxy, but even the top of their heads and even their cheeks are covered with scar wounds.

He roared like thunder, "You are also 15,000 men, which is great, and now you will be even more powerful in fighting the Tartars." ”

The generals behind Yang Guozhu were equally excited, talking to each other, full of joy and pride.

At this time, Yang Guozhu saw Wang Dou's handsome flag, his eyes lit up, and he praised: "Guoqin's flag is imposing, good." ”

Wang Dou's handsome flag, is a huge big flag, the pole is two zhang high, fine wood and steel for it, the flag is one zhang big, the red silk is for it, the gold silk is the edge, the tassel head is decorated with beads, extremely gorgeous. In the four directions of the flag, there are green dragons, white tigers, vermilion birds, and Xuanwu patterns, and in the middle of the flag, it is the golden waves and sun and moon patterns.

As soon as the wind and waves blow and the flag is churning, it gives people a feeling of passion and blood boiling.

Originally, this kind of flag, generally known as the sitting flag, was only used when camping, and Qi Jiguang also said: "This can't be used for marching formations, it's important!" ”

This kind of flag, no matter how strong the standard-bearer is, can not resist, so the logistics department, specially for the general to build a handsome flag car, the flag will be erected on it, with two healthy horses pulled.

Not only that, the Chinese army commander's camp, there are a number of big drum carts, the diameter of the drum is up to three meters, these huge war drums, are placed on the drum cart, pulled by horses, the drummer knocks, the momentum is everywhere.

In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, Wang Dou dispatched the Yuanrong car and the lookout pole car, and they were also dispatched at this time.

Today's Yuanrong chariots are more sturdy and can even protect against artillery fire, but of course they are heavier and require four healthy horses to pull them. The pole car, the pole height is up to 20 meters, and the sergeant stands on the bucket and looks out, and can see the movement of more than ten miles around.

As Wang Dou's status became higher and higher, his equipment was also getting higher and higher.

Looking at the huge Jingbian military marshal flag in front of him, as well as the golden waves of the sun and moon flags, not to mention Yang Guozhu, it is the generals of the town, their eyes are all turning on the flags, and the passion and vigor displayed in them are them, and they all feel enthusiastic.

Uncle Zhong Yong, really unexpected, often surprises people. …,

Guo Yingxian's eyes widened even more, and he didn't know what he was muttering.

Yang Guozhu was reluctant to retract his gaze, Wang Dou's new tricks were endless, and he couldn't finish sighing, so let's take care of the present.

He smiled and said, "Guoqin, let you see the soldiers I trained." ”

Wang Dou followed him, and in the distance, the sound of neat footsteps sounded, but it was Yang Guozhu's infantry that also followed.

On the winding official road, those sergeants, densely packed, were coming in a neat line.

From a distance, you can see that their firearms are all wearing red cotton armor, and the pikemen are all wearing red waist-length armor, and in their arms, the blue side of the mandarin duck battle jacket is exposed, alternating blue and red, and the color sense is extremely moving

Wang Dou's heart moved, took out the clairvoyant mirror and looked carefully, in the mirror, these sergeants are all young and strong, all wearing cloud-winged helmets, the military appearance is neat, the face is firm, the hot weather, but no one is noisy, the ranks are very neat. In terms of military appearance and military posture, it is much better than Yang Guozhu's barracks.

Seeing Wang Dou's solemn gaze, Yang Guozhu smiled and said: "Guoqin, what do you think of my soldiers?" ”

Wang Dou praised sincerely: "He is indeed a good soldier!" ”

According to Wang Dou's eyes, and after the analysis of the information obtained, Yang Guozhu's new army still has shortcomings.

For example, because the level of education is not high, the soldiers may not be able to comply with and understand the regulations. Moreover, after the military training, has the level of grassroots officers been improved? Regulations, systems, tactics, and battle formations all need cultural support.

The reason for fighting and the improvement of the will to fight require spiritual understanding, professionalism, army management, and the improvement of a series of systems.

However, it is not easy for Yang Guozhu to train the new army like this, according to Wang Dou's judgment, he should have the level of Chongzhen's nine years and his own Shunxiangbao army. Judging by the good level of training and high morale of these soldiers, if they can experience a few bloody battles, the rest of them will be qualified sergeants.

If the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have such a level, in fact, they have enough to fight against the Tartars.

They can't be compared with the Jingbian Army, Wang Dou came from later generations, knew the importance of culture, and almost ninety percent of the officers and men in the army had the level of talent (not poetry and writing, but literacy rate), and the number of intellectuals was something that would never be reached by foreign armies.

Seeing Wang Dou's praise, Yang Guozhu was pleased, and the generals behind him also had a good face.

Uncle Zhong Yong is famous for managing the army and training the army, and to be recognized by him is to recognize the hard work of everyone.

Looking at the new soldiers who came neatly, Yang Guozhu sighed with emotion: "It is not easy to train these new troops, enough food for the soldiers, and divide the fields...... In particular, I spent a lot of money to reclaim wasteland around the town, and each soldier took ten acres of land, and after five years of retirement, I could get all fifty acres of land, so I won the heart of a sergeant! ”

Anger suddenly appeared in his eyes: "Hmph, those powerful businessmen and gentry in the town, the corpses are vegetarian, and they don't do business, but their eyes are fixed on the cultivated fields......"

The general must be publicized: "Unless I die, the sergeants' land, they don't want to take a penny!" ”

Speaking of this, everyone under Yang Guozhu's command was angry, Wang Dou didn't need to listen to Yang Guozhu's explanation, he already understood what was going on, it was nothing more than another embezzlement by the powerful and wealthy families.

This thing is too common, in fact, the Ming Dynasty has a very preferential policy for the reclamation of wasteland, and the tax reduction and exemption for three or five years is just idle, and even in many places, it is also stipulated that the new wasteland will not be accepted for ten years.

However, there are policies at the top, and there are countermeasures at the bottom, and seeing that those wastelands are harvested and produced grain, many officials and powerful people can't wait to collect taxes at their doors, and even use various means to seize them.

In this way, who wants to reclaim wasteland? Therefore, the border town of Daming is full of barren beaches, but no one is willing to go to reclamation. …,

Wang Dou's eyes were cold, and he said: "Land is the life of a sergeant, and the reason why my Jingbian Army dares to fight is that every soldier has land and every household has food." If Yang Shuai has any difficulties, just say it, and I, Wang Dou, will be the first to stand up and support. ”

Wang Dou is famous for his murder, killing martial artists, killing literati, killing merchants, and killing eunuchs, just like killing chickens, so there are few people who dare to fight his ideas.

Yang Guozhu is different, he is in the old circle and old habits, he has too many concerns, and the environment of the town is also very different from that of East Road.

When Wang Dou said this, Yang Guozhu was pleased, and he said, "Don't worry, I can still handle it." ”

looked at his new army with fascination, and said: "Thanks to the Seiko Bird Gun and Weijin Zi Medicine given to me by Guoqin, I can make the sergeant's combat power go to the next level." ”

At this time, those new armies are getting closer and closer, Wang Dou looked at Yang Guozhu, and it seems that a battalion of new troops will be temporarily used as a baggage battalion, followed by a dense number of wheelbarrows, all of which are light vehicle styles, in front of each car, as well as the right side, there are holes, obviously there are detachable hardwood cards, inserted in wartime

At this time, these wheelbarrows were full of various kinds of baggage, including tents, grain and grass, weapons and ammunition, etc., some of which were pulled by horses and mules, and most of them were pushed and pulled.

The road on the east road is flat and solid, so it is relatively easy for these chariots to push.

Yang Guozhu looked at these chariots and said with emotion: "When I built these chariots, I didn't expect them to be used, thieves and slaves use a large number of firearms, and after using chariots to get a license, they can effectively prevent gunfire and reduce casualties among sergeants." It's just a long way to transport it to Liaodong, which is not easy. ”

Wang Dou also sighed: "It's not easy. ”

In addition to the carriages, the baggage battalion also used a large number of chariots, but unlike the wheelbarrow chariots of Chongzhen's eleventh year, the current chariots of the Jingbian Army are much taller and stronger, and they need to use horses and mules, rather than manpower to push and pull.

However, although there are horses and mules, it is not easy to transport the baggage to Liaodong for thousands of miles.

Seeing the continuous convergence of the two armies, from the official road from Yulin Fort to Huailai, to the official road of Yongning, the eyes caused it to be black and pressed by armor and banners.

Under the iron helmet, there are hot-blooded men, who is not proud of all living beings in this situation?

Seeing that both sides cheered to their allies, from this day on, they will be comrades-in-arms who kill the enemy side by side.

Wang Dou smiled and said, "Yang Shuai, I have something to give." ”

With a wave of his hand, a handsome flag car with the same height as his own pulled over, the same height, the same shape, the same two-zhang flagpole made of fine wood and steel, and the same two horses drawn by horses.

Looking at this handsome flag car, Yang Guozhu showed an excited look in his eyes, and said again and again: "Okay, good, Guoqin has a heart, Guoqin has a heart." ”

Soon, the Yangzi flag was raised, juxtaposed with the sun, moon and wave flags, fluttering high in the sky together.

Looking at the two huge handsome flags, all the soldiers cheered, Wang Dou and Yang Guozhu stood on the handsome flag car, and the roar of 30,000 soldiers was even more like a stormy sea.

Seeing that the soldiers cheered for a long time, Wang Dou and Yang Guozhu looked at each other and smiled.

Wang Dou waved his hand violently, the marching drum sounded, and tens of thousands of soldiers moved their own steps and instigated their horses, like an endless torrent of steel, towards Badaling and Liaodong.

Looking at the marching army, Yu Gui, the general of Nanshan Road, who had long been forgotten by everyone to the clouds, sighed: "This is called Wang Shi, and this is called the army." ”

At this time, the sound of hurried horses' hooves sounded, and Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong, came from the rear, like the howl of mourning Kaoyan: "Alas, Uncle Zhongyong, Brother Yang, and so on." ”

"Oh, wait, little brother, ......". )