Compared with last year, Zhong Susu just arrived in Guihua City, and now the scenery of the city is very different, inside and outside the city, it is more lively, and a lot of houses have been built, the streets are planned more neatly, and the merchants come and go constantly, and a prosperous big city outside the city is erected on the grassland. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Dadu Hufuzhi, that is, the original Gu Luge and others that mansion, after several months of repair, has shown a kind of style, in addition to the Dadu Huzhi, the four towns of the general army Yamen, as well as other officials and generals Yamen, are also densely built around, just like the Xuanfu town at that time.

Soon, Wen Fangliang entered the Yamen of the Dadu Protectorate, and in the meeting hall, Zhong Tiaoyang, Zhong Susu, Deputy Minister of Staff, Qin Yi, Senior Zanhua, Wen Daxing, Minister of Intelligence, Huang Shibian, Chief Officer of the Department of Pacification, Li Jinpei, and General Li Guangheng were in power.

Although Gao Shiyin is the deputy minister of the General Staff, he is far away in Mo Nandong Town at this time, although Han Chao is the Minister of Military Affairs, as one of the four major generals, he also has important advice on the military, but the two are quite far away from Naturalization City, so they can only send official documents to ask for their views and suggestions.

At present, the two towns also have a lot of affairs, and when everything is decided, they can live in the naturalized city for a period of time every year, just like the generals of the Ming Dynasty, the winter and autumn garrisons are always different, and the special chief military officers move somewhere in the spring and somewhere in the autumn, and the garrison often changes.

Han Chao, as the Minister of Military Affairs, is not only the chief soldier of Xuanfu Town, but also Sun Sanjie, Qi Tianliang, and Lin Daofu. There are also Xie Yike, Shen Shiqi, Zeng Yiyi and others, who are leading the sentry battalion, the Zhongyi battalion, and the new attached battalion to chase and suppress horse thieves everywhere, but they can't come.

As in the town hall at that time, the huge hall of praise and painting came and went. There is a huge map hanging on the wall, and a huge sand table is placed in the middle, and the sand table at this time is the general topographic map of Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, and Monan.

I dare not say that it is very accurate, but the general terrain and rivers and other graphics are not wrong, after many years of reconnaissance and mapping by the intelligence department, the sand table map of many provinces in the Ming Dynasty is now owned by Wang Dou.

"The intelligence of all parties is gathered, and the thieves are going to attack Shaanxi, because Huguang is quite far away from Monan. More than 3,000 miles. Therefore, after the intelligence department received the information, the army of thieves should have arrived, and even passed Luoyang......"

Wen Daxing introduced the information in his hand to all parties: "The intelligence learned that the thief came out without saying a word this time. But most of the soldiers and horses were also pulled. Horsemen. More than forty thousand. The foot soldiers, more than 200,000, with the virtue of thieves. Every time they attack and besiege the city, they will be surrounded by hungry people, and in the end it is difficult to say how many soldiers and horses they have, 500,000? Million? ”

Wen Daxing shook his head: "The department is not sure. ”

He said: "And they are divided into two routes, all the way to Tongguan and all the way to Shangzhou. The inner attack on the Tongguan road was led by the thief, and the attack on the Shangzhou road was led by the thief Liu Fangliang. The Ministry of Intelligence deduced that the thief general who stayed behind should be Yuan Zongdi, the former battalion general of the thief...... These thieves will fight old battles one by one, and it is not so easy for officers and soldiers in Huguang and other places to take advantage of the situation to regain lost territory, even if there is no Pingbao thief town to make trouble......"

Zuo Liangyu was poisoned by eating persimmons, this news, of course, spread all over the Ming Dynasty, and the officials and people who heard it were relieved, and they all said: "General thief, this is retribution!" He should have died a long time ago! ”

For Zuo Liangyu and his subordinates, no one has a good impression of the thief army, and no one in the Ming Dynasty has a good impression. No matter how many soldiers and horses he commanded, what role did he play in state affairs? The only function is to harm the people, to harm the friendly forces, and to corrupt the situation.

Afterwards, all parties discussed the battle in Zhuxian Town, and the result was that if there was no Zuo Liangyu, the Ming armies would not have been defeated, even if they would not have won a big victory. It can be said that Zuo Liangyu's soldiers and horses are the most important reason for the defeat of Zhu Xianzhen.

It is the same as He Renlong, they are all people who have not achieved enough things and have more than enough failures, without them, the world will be better, and the Ming Dynasty will not be worse.

Sure enough, after the Ping Thief Army disappeared in Huguang, all parties did not feel inconvenienced, and the people of Huguang felt that without the scourge of these soldiers, their lives were much better.

The court feels that there are few people who feel a pity, even if the Ping Thief Army is still there, there are many soldiers and horses, but at this time, the thieves go north and order the Ping Thief Army to recover the lost territory, whether Zuo Liangyu will listen to the order is a question, and it is more just to take the opportunity to plunder everywhere, after all, where is the imperial court to supply his "200,000" army?

Zuo Liangyu got this opportunity, and with this excuse, he didn't rob everywhere? It is useless to let the people suffer, and it is useless to do great harm, and it is good for their army to disappear.

Zuo Liangyu's death did not stir up any waves in Wang Dou's heart, and after receiving the information, he passed with a faint sigh.

This generation is the shame of the soldiers, the harm of the warriors, throughout his life, there are no bright spots, summed up in one word: garbage! He is only worthy of eating poison, and compared with He Renlong, he still has the value of beheading the public and passing on the head.

And the details of Zuo Liangyu's death are only known to Wang Dou and a few others, and the details will not be announced in the future. Let the story of his retribution continue to circulate, it will be notorious forever, and it will also warn other warlords to some extent, do too many evil things, be careful of retribution like Zuo Liangyu.

There are also Cao and Wang's defeats, after the battle of Zhuxian Town, the Intelligence Department carefully investigated, collected and analyzed the intelligence of all parties, and finally was surprised to find that among the generals who surrendered to the thieves, Yang Shaofan, the favorite general of Jingnan Bo Cao Jiao, was actually in the surrender ranks.

He was also quite valued by the thieves, and organized a new military camp, using captured firearms from the East Road, which can be described as a very threatening battalion in the camp.

When receiving the information, Wang Dou was silent for a long time, remembering the first time he saw Yang Shaofan, at that time Wang Dou felt that this person was quite a city government and a very ambitious person.

And ambitious people always spare their lives, because he wants to leave his life to realize his ambitions, Yang Shaofan's defection to thieves is unexpected and reasonable.

It seems that the thief focuses on protecting Yang Shaofan, so the news of his thief is still unknown to the imperial court, and Cao Bianjiao does not know. Wang Dou decided to hide the news for the time being, and he could imagine what a heavy blow Cao Bianjiao would suffer after learning the truth.

According to Wang Dou's knowledge, Cao Bianjiao treated Yang Shaofan like his own brother, and after his disappearance, he was very sad.

Of course, the thieves have news of the new arms battalion, and they can reveal some of them according to the situation, especially the forces that are friendly with the Metropolitan Protectorate.

At this time, the information of all parties is self-cherished, and Wang Dou will certainly not be the wronged. Valuable information obtained by intelligence officers at the risk of their lives is distributed at will.

"The thieves are not far from Tongguan, can Sun Chuanting hold it?"

This is the first reaction of the generals after hearing the information, Sun Chuanting arrived in Xi'an in November last year, and after killing He Renlong, with sufficient loans, he immediately began to recruit new troops, and by the end of the Chinese New Year, a total of 20,000 young men had been recruited.

However, even if there are enough instructors, how long has it been since I trained? Will they have the power to fight?

And the rest are local officers and soldiers in Shaanxi. Their combat effectiveness ......

Hundreds of thousands of thieves tackle key problems. Whether Sun Chuanting can hold Tongguan or not, even Wang Dou is not sure in his heart. Moreover, there is another way of attacking the thieves of Shangzhou, historically. Li Zicheng not only broke the Tong Pass. Another line of armies. also broke Shangzhou, and the Second Route Army converged in Xi'an.

However, at that time, Sun Chuanting was defeated and was attacked by the intruding army, and now the situation should be different. In particular, there is a battalion of Jingbian troops hired from the past.

"Shaanxi can't afford to lose!"

Wen Fangliang's handsome face was full of resolute expression: "If Shaanxi is not guaranteed, how can Shanxi survive?" It is not easy to attack Shanxi from Henan, but if you attack Shanxi from the east of Shaanxi, there are ferries everywhere, and the Yellow River freezes in winter, and it is even more flat everywhere. The two provinces are lost, the situation is corrupted, and I have lost the barrier of the Duhufu! ”

"Estimating the worst-case scenario, our army should be prepared to assist......"

Zhong Tiaoyang, deputy director of the General Staff Department, said calmly, but his face was quite worried: "It's just that Huguang is close to Shaanxi, and Xiangyang is more than 1,000 miles from Tongguan, most of which are flat ground, and soldiers and horses are easy to walk." The thieves have moved since the end of March, and the news has reached Monan, and their soldiers and horses have left early, and now they may have passed Luoyang. I'm afraid that before we have moved, Tongguan has been broken, after all, our division is too far away, from Guihua City to Tongguan, it will be no less than 2,000 miles. ”

Zhong Susu groaned: "Sun Chuanting, it shouldn't be so incompetent, right?" The last general will look at this man's face, and it is not simple...... The Qin army is also a strong army, even if the field battle cannot be compared with the thieves now, it should be no problem to defend the city. ”

She muttered: "People say that Tongguan is the first city in the world, with the Qinling Mountains in the south, the Yellow River in the north, and the Hangu Valley in the east. Those who have always attacked Tongguan have also returned with many feathers, and generally need to cross the Yellow River and bypass Xiongguan before they can attack Shaanxi ......"

She pondered for a while, and said solemnly: "General, as General Wen said, Shaanxi cannot afford to lose, I Mo Nan Tuntian is at a critical moment, at least Shaanxi and Shanxi must survive until next year's wheat harvest season, and my Jingbian army has grain and grass capital, so it is not afraid of all enemies!" ”

Zhong Susu also exercised out, and his words were penetrated and analyzed in place.

Wang Dou looked at the sand table and muttered: "Sun Chuanting should be able to hold Tongguan, but just in case, the cavalry battalion of the Chinese army is ready to go south to support at any time...... It's just that there is no order to transfer troops, as if it is a rebellion, and the court is ...... at that time."

Wang Dou shook his head, if this is the case, even if Shaanxi is saved, the court and the emperor are afraid of their suspicion even more.

Zhong Tiaoyang said: "After receiving the news, you urgently asked the court for an order?" ”

Wen Fangliang shook his head and said: "The military situation is like fire, from Guihua City to Jingshi 1,500 miles, how many days does it take to go back and forth?" The court in the middle still has to argue and quarrel, should it drag on for ten days or half a month? Even if the imperial court agrees, the holy decree will come to urge the dispatch of troops, and then go to Shaanxi ......"

He sneered: "By that time, the daylilies will be cold." ”

Everyone was silent, Li Guangheng was very happy to receive Wang Dou's order just now, and now all the towns of the Jingbian Army have been thrown into the tuntian, only the battalions of the Chinese army are still on guard, especially his cavalry battalion, exterminating the horse thieves is a knife to cut chickens, if you can fight with the thieves, of course it is better.

He looked at the sand table and said fiercely: "If the last general attacks, he will definitely beat the thieves at that time, and let them know that my Jingbian army is powerful!" ”

Qin Yi smiled and said: "General Li, if this is the case, the situation has already deteriorated, the thieves have broken through the Tong Pass and the troops are coming to Xi'an, and our cavalry will be useful at that time." And inside and outside Tongguan City, that kind of terrain, no matter how sharp the cavalry, how can it come in handy? ”

Li Guangheng muttered: "The thieves gather in Tongguan and Luoyang, if the last general goes to outflank the enemy and ...... them"

Zhong Susu frowned and said, "Brother Li, in terms of military strategy, please don't interfere!" ”

She said: "If the cavalry battalion of the Chinese army goes south, it is actually taking risks and risking the soldiers. After all, Shaanxi is not our territory, thousands of troops go south, plus a large number of horses, the supply of grain and grass is already difficult to guarantee, the brothers are very likely to have a full meal and a hungry meal, and the horses are even more likely to starve to death. If you have to outflank this, you have to run to Shanxi. Not to mention how to cross the Yellow River, even if you cross the Yellow River and arrive in Henan, what do these brothers eat and drink? Besides, the thieves are at our mercy? No one understands what will happen then. Soldiers are treacherous, not a long-term solution, our Jingbian Army talks about a dignified battle, never fighting a battle that is uncertain! ”

She complained: "How can the general squander this little possessions at will? As the leading general, we have to think about our brothers! Besides, outflanking behind enemy lines. The logistical side. How much more do you have to decorate? On the side of the General Staff, how much planning and a lot of things do you need, is it easy? ”

Wen Fangliang also said lightly: "Lao Li." Thieves are used to running. Even if all goes well. At that time, tens of thousands of his horsemen ran away, leaving hundreds of thousands of hungry people, and you will kill them. Or do you want to stay? Killing hurts the heavens and stays, where does the food come from? At that time, the general also went south to beg for thieves, captured many hungry soldiers in Luoyang, and stayed in the place, but these people eventually became rebels. We can't be led by the nose by thieves, we need to solve the opponent once and for all. And if you want to do it once and for all, you must have food, and settle the captured hungry people on the spot, which is also what the general is doing now, tuntian, accumulate grain! ”

He looked at the sand table and muttered: "I am waiting for the focus of Tuntian now, and when we have the foundation of grain and grass, we will go on an expedition to Henan and Huguang, and we will also wait for leisure...... However, most of the thieves are in various places in Henan, and the grain route of our division is still too long, so it is best for them to cross the Yellow River and go to Shandong, Beizhili and other places...... The logistics are easier at the intermediary, and those in the thousands of miles of plains can also give full play to the advantages of our cavalry, kill their horse thieves and ride them all, and the remaining hungry foot soldiers are not to worry, and there is food, and the thieves can be determined, but we need time to ......"

was taught a lesson by Zhong Susu's head and face, Li Guangheng was not annoyed, he regarded Zhong Susu as his own sister, although Zhong Susu thought that everyone couldn't see her daughter's true body, and she was reasonable.

However, Wen Fangliang didn't teach him a lesson, Li Guangheng didn't agree, glared back angrily a few times at the moment, and then felt irritable in his heart, and sighed: "Speaking of which, it's all grain and grass, how can thieves not worry about grain and grass, and casually coerce hundreds of thousands, millions of people?" ”

Everyone was silent for a while, but Li Jinpei, the comfort officer, said: "Those who are barefoot are not afraid of wearing shoes, and those who are hooligans are not afraid of good people." After all, a thief is a thief, no matter if he is in the name of doing the right thing for heaven, eliminating violence and peace, etc., attacking and attacking the city is just idle, and he can be swept away everywhere he goes. ”

He sighed: "After all, we are officers and soldiers, how can we behave like thieves? When the two counts, Cao and Wang, went south, due to the lack of food and grass, the soldiers committed looting, how many impeachments were caused at that time? When there is really a shortage of food, can we attack the state and county like a thief? If this is the case, the great general's hard work and the reputation of our Jingbian army will be ruined. After all, we are officers and soldiers, not thieves. ”

Li Jinpei is kind and funny, but his words are quite heavy at this time: "The thief is like a pathogenic plague in a person's body, living by absorbing the flesh and blood of the host, and he can grab it wherever he goes." After conquering the prefecture and county, you can naturally get a lot of grain and grass, and if the grain and grass are taken away, won't the people follow? If the locusts sweep through like this, it is too simple to casually encircle dozens or millions of people. ”

He finally said: "But the thief lives by absorbing the host's flesh and blood, and the host dies, and the disease dies!" Maybe the day Da Ming died was also the day the thief ended! ”

Wang Dou waved his hand and said lightly: "As Brother Wen and Brother Zhong said, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, I won't be led by the thief, I will destroy them once and for all!" Now our goal is to plant and accumulate food, just give me time, and by next year, my Wang Dou will solve all problems! ”

A cold light shot out of his eyes: "Rogue, hum! One day, I will catch the thieves and those thieves in front of me, and execute them one by one, so as to vent the hatred in my heart! ”

……

Wang Douzhao made arrangements to pay close attention to the situation in Tongguan, if Sun Chuanting's strength was not enough, he would rescue immediately, and Shaanxi would definitely not allow any mistakes.

Soon after the discussion, Li Banghua urgently asked to see Wang Dou, and he said repeatedly: "The thieves are approaching Shaanxi, and the thieves are powerful, and they are afraid of Shaanxi...... If it is really lost, please send troops immediately to save the people from fire and water...... The lower officials are willing to tell the court that if there is any guilt, the lower officials will bear the ......."

Obviously, Li Banghua also heard the news, was very anxious, and immediately rushed to persuade him.

Looking at this former imperial history of the left capital of the Imperial Palace, even if he was far away and forgotten by the court, he still cared about state affairs, and the situation in Shaanxi had nothing to do with him, he was equally concerned. Wang Dou looked at him for a long time. When Li Banghua was nervous, he smiled and said: "Don't worry, Duke Li, Benhou will not sit idly by." ”

Li Banghua was surprised and delighted, and said again and again: "That's good...... The lower official thanked the Hou Ye Gao Yi ......"

The news of the approaching thieves reached Shanxi, and the governor Cai Maode also summoned the Shanxi Governor Wang Zongwen, the political envoy Zhao Jianji, the superintendent Mao Wenbing, Lin Gangzhong, and the Taiyuan prefect Sun Kangzhou, the Pingyang prefect Zhang Lanran and other officials to discuss the matter.

He himself decided to go to Fenglingdu on the other side of Tongguan to prevent the thieves from crossing the Yellow River from this side and attacking Shanxi, and at the same time making a detour to attack Shaanxi. He also urgently summoned Zhou Yuji, the chief soldier, Li Yunshu, the deputy general, Xiong Tong, and Chen Shangzhi, the deputy commander-in-chief, to come to Taiyuan to discuss defense affairs.

After the fact, it was decided to divide the lump sum. Defend the Yellow River. At each important ferry crossing, a dignitary is assigned to be in charge.

At the same time, Cai Maode also asked for help from Ji Shiwei, the governor of Xuanda, and did not forget to ask Wei Jingyuan, the governor of Datong, and Zhu Zhifeng, the governor of Xuanfu, for help. Even Wang Dou in Naturalization City. and all sent messengers to ask for help.

The thieves are approaching. Of course, Ji Shiwei is very concerned, Cai Maode has no skills, and can only exchange official documents. Ji Shiwei urgently summoned Wei Jingming, the governor of Datong. Zhu Zhifeng, the governor of Xuanfu, went to Yanghe, and at the same time discussed the two general soldiers of Han Chao and Wang Pu.

Wang Dou had already authorized Ji Shiwei to mobilize the Jingbian soldiers and horses in Xuanfu Town in an emergency.

Ji Shiwei is Wang Dou's father-in-law, this is something that everyone with a discerning eye knows, even if Wang Pu is an earl, he has to give Ji Shiwei some face. Moreover, nominally, he, the commander-in-chief of Datong, was under the control of the governor-general.

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In April of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, in a continuous military camp in the southeast of Xi'an City, near Lishan, Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, stood quietly on a barren mountain and looked at the military camp below.

He was dressed as a military general, with a phoenix-winged helmet, mountain armor, a sword hanging from his waist, and a bag of vermilion lacquer and gold-painted quivers, and an iron armor covered with a red cloak, fluttering in the wind. He looked down quietly, his eyes were still sharp and deep, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

A large group of staff members followed him, and they were also silent, and the guards were scattered around, all neatly armored, silent, with an indescribable heroic taste. But they were hired to temporarily serve as the soldiers and horses of the Jingbian Battalion, and they took turns to serve as guards.

However, Sun Chuanting's most personal guard is the loyal man who has always followed him, Ma Weizhong, and according to Sun Chuanting's order, he selected a trustworthy person to serve as Sun Du's personal guard in the future.

As the leaders of the mercenaries, Wu Zhengchun and Gao Xun also stood on the left and right at this time, as if Sun Chuanting did not speak, and they could be silent forever. There is also a praise painting of Wen Shiyan, who is also smiling and standing beside Sun Chuanting and looking out.

The sound of killing in the camp below shook the sky, there were bursts of training sounds, and the sound of birds chirping, and the Shaanxi New Army was in full swing.

Looking at the people on that side, Sun Chuanting's eyes finally showed a smile, the pressure has been too great recently, and only when he saw the new army in front of him made Sun Chuanting feel comforted.

From November last year to Layue, Sun Chuanting began to recruit new troops on a large scale, giving a monthly salary of one tael and a hundred taels of silver for a family, and also promised that each soldier would be given 30 acres of land, and that he would eat and live in the barracks.

What's more, because Sun Chuanting followed the example of the Jingbian Army, and gave priority to those who recruited the new army and had families, and immediately in the whole province of Shaanxi, there were many people who quickly became married, and families with children were also willing to marry their daughters to them.

After all, in these years, there are stable military salaries, there are settled family silver, especially after joining the army, there are very few troops who can divide the land, except for the new army of the imperial court. And the new army of the imperial court, in the impression of the people of the Ming Dynasty, is basically good.

Although the monthly salary for one or two months is a little less, Sun Du promised to pay it in full, and he ate and lived in the barracks, and according to the momentum of the children's savings, he may save a lot every month, not to mention the Anjiayin and the land to be divided, so before the Chinese New Year, the recruitment of 20,000 new troops was completed, which was extremely smooth.

However, it was more difficult to select officers, and his subordinates were transferred, and the general officers of the towns complained that it was secondary, mainly because it was difficult to find qualified and excellent officers. Of course, Sun Chuanting would not want a ruffian-like general, but fortunately, he was the governor of the three sides, and after killing He Renlong, his prestige was unprecedentedly high, and finally the officers at all levels were selected, and the shelves of the new army were erected.

Of course, in this way, Sun Chuanting was burdened with a heavy burden, food, settlement silver, land reclamation, armor and equipment, firearms and gunpowder, how much money and grain was needed? Even if Wang Dou gave him a loan, it still made Sun Chuanting feel that the money was tight.

Not to mention, the loan has to be repaid, and with the original army in Shaanxi, they don't need food?

Therefore, when Sun Chuanting was recruiting the new army, he began to frantically check the tax arrears in the past, and he announced to the outside world: "Even if you owe one or two pieces of silver, you will spit it out to the governor!" ”

Countless gentry were flailed to the yamen to show the public, and they would never be put back if they did not give money, and within a few months, everywhere in Shaanxi, it can be said that every family is crying, every household is crying, and the name of Sun Chuanting can stop children crying at night, and countless people exclaimed: "Sun Chuanting is crazy!" ”

Crazy He has been forgotten, and now when it comes to crazy people, everyone says that Crazy Sun, the name of Crazy Sun, has long replaced Crazy He.

Not only that, but what is even more jaw-dropping is that Sun Chuanting also announced that all the gentry will pay grain in one body for this year's summer tax and autumn grain, and those who dare to refuse grain and resist taxes will be beheaded and raided!

Sun Chuanting's madness shocked Da Ming so much that he was silent, and the original impeachment was enough to drown him in the whole person, but it may have been too shocking, but it made people forget to impeach him.

The whole of Shaanxi just watched him quietly to see what Sun Chuanting's final outcome would be.

Of course, Sun Chuanting dared to be so crazy, and he also had the confidence, that is, he had a group of loyal thugs and 3,000 strong Jingbian Army soldiers.

They embody the fine qualities of mercenaries, except for some things that go beyond the bottom line, Sun Chuanting said that if you cut people, you will cut people, and if you say that you will raid your home, you will raid your home, and there is absolutely no second word.

They are still generalists, not to mention being thugs, they can also train soldiers, most of them have good knowledge, they are as qualified as tun officials, and they are also good at praise and painting, so that Sun Chuanting understands more why Wang Dou makes the sergeant literate.

This is not only easy to memorize the rules and regulations, but also highly educated troops, and there are many advantages.

Sun Chuanting is not distressed now, although the cost of hiring the Jingbian army is high, it is definitely worth the money, but it is a pity that he can't hire more.

Of course, at the same time as the madness, Sun Chuanting still remembered the words of Wang Dou and interest groups at that time, and he also began to test officials as a new Tunpu. As Wang Dou said, although he Sun Chuanting offended a large number of people and would not end well in the future, his political career could be passed on.

Sometimes Sun Chuanting is also thinking about what his final ending will be, thinking about losing his laughter, even if Shang Jun is torn apart like that? At this time, I thought about it again, and just whispered: "If you want to gallop with it, I will walk among the swords." ”

At this time, Wen Shiyan interrupted the silence, and he smiled at Sun Chuanting and said, "Sun Gong, the new army will be able to practice for a few more months, and it will basically be able to fight." ”

Wen Shiyan had to admire Sun Chuanting, and he was also quite interested in where this crazy man would go in the end.

Although the instructors of the Jingbian Army currently have a very low evaluation of the Shaanxi New Army, believing that these soldiers are not good enough to fight big battles and bad battles, and that the lack of veteran seeds in particular is a weakness, it is undeniable that their morale is very high, and it is unfair to them in terms of combat effectiveness compared with the mature Jingbian Army.

Sun Chuanting's thick and high eyebrows raised, and he smiled, in this regard, he also had confidence, his new army had taken shape, and the equipment was good, only the Hongyi cannon promised by the imperial court had not arrived.

The main reason is that the roads are impassable, and the roads between Huguang and Henan are cut off, and it will be too difficult to take other roads to transport artillery. Sun Chuanting knew that the thieves had an artillery battalion, so he temporarily collected the artillery of the major generals in the province, and like the new army, he was closely training the gunners.

Sun Chuanting looked forward to the fact that after the training of the new army, in a dignified battle, the thieves would be eliminated and the country would be restored to peace, and at this time, he even ran to the hill not far from the camp to look.

He is proficient in the art of looking at qi, and it can be seen that the new army array is basically still rigorous, and what is owed is only blood, if it goes through a series of tempering battles, the new army can be successful.

He was about to speak, when the sound of urgent horses' hooves was heard. (To be continued.) )