Chongzhen four years, December!

It was freezing cold, it was the middle of winter, and a flat land outside Baishui City was very lively. Wang Er, who was like an iron tower, rode a tall horse, and was galloping on the horse, practicing equestrianism in circles around this flat land. Not far behind him, Yingshanhong also rode a jujube red horse, chasing after his own man with his horse's buttocks.

While letting their horses run wild, the young couple also brandished iron spears on horseback, and occasionally attacked each other when the horses intersected...... This scene was supposed to be very powerful, but unfortunately, every time the two of them fought, their bodies would lose their balance slightly, and they could only sit down again after a while, causing the leaders watching around to laugh.

Miao Mei was also among the leaders watching, shook her head and said, "I've been practicing for a few months, but it's still not very successful!" ”

"That can't be helped! Let a person who has been walking and fighting with big feet since he was a child suddenly ride a horse, if it is still possible to pull the reins of the horse with both hands, once he holds a spear in both hands, it is difficult to control the balance by relying only on the strength of his legs. Xu Renjie wore a mask, stood next to him as a generalissimo, and said with a smile: "Look at it like this, when Wang Erxiao and his wife meet Cao Wenzhao, they still only have the life of lying in rows!" ”

It turned out that since the last time Miao Mei came back and described Cao Wenzhao's awesomeness, Wang Erxiao and his wife were quite unconvinced, and vowed that they would be able to practice the unique skills of horse warfare, but the little couple practiced for a few months, and they were still like this, and it was difficult to sit firmly on horseback, let alone wield a spear.

At this time, the figure on the sidelines flashed, Zhu Yuanzhang rode a black horse, and also appeared on the racetrack with an iron gun, and said loudly to Wang Er and Ying Shanhong: "You two, come and fight me!" ”

"Huh? Zhu Bugs...... How did you get on? The leaders were shocked, the old leaders were fine, and the new leaders were at a loss. Because Zhu Yuanzhang's army has expanded very quickly, and many new leaders have joined recently, most of these new leaders have never seen Zhu Yuanzhang make a move, thinking that he is just good at commanding and does not know martial arts at all, so when they saw him immediately, they couldn't help but exclaim.

The old leaders couldn't help but laugh and scold: "What's wrong? Don't you know that Zhu Bugle is both civil and military? Ha ha! ”

"But then again, if you fight, it doesn't seem like Brother Zhu is the opponent of Second Brother Wang, right?"

The old leaders couldn't help but be a little puzzled, although Zhu Bugle's martial arts are good, there is still a gap compared to Wang Er, who is born like a monster, everyone knows this, not to mention that the monster Wang Er now has a female orangutan Yingshan Red Assistant, when the little couple goes all out, the leaders in the village can only walk on their stomachs. Today, Zhu Bugs suddenly came to challenge Wang Er and Yingshanhong at the same time, so as not to be a little overbearing.

Only Yang Hong in the crowd was not surprised, and his expression was calm: "Horse warfare is different from infantry combat, although Wang Er is powerful in infantry combat, horse warfare may not be Zhu Bugle's opponent, let's see." ”

In the eyes of everyone's expectation, Zhu Yuanzhang and Wang Er and his wife rushed to one place, the three of them danced with iron guns, after a few combinations, only heard an oops, Yingshanhong was the first to fall off the horse, and after the two together, Wang Er also screamed strangely and fell off the horse.

The leaders laughed loudly: "Sure enough, it's still Brother Leng Feng who can see it accurately!" ”

Wang Er, who fell off the horse over there, was not annoyed at all, he had always obeyed Zhu Yuanzhang, and he took it for granted if he lost, after turning over and getting up, he hurriedly asked Zhu Yuanzhang for the essentials of horse warfare, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know much, if his horse combat ability was put in the Liaodong border army, I was afraid that even a light cavalry could not compare, but in the previous life, I didn't know how many times I watched the monster often meet the spring charge, and I still knew a lot about the basic knowledge, so I told Wang Er about some experience in controlling horses with both legs and applying dexterity, After listening humbly, Wang Er hurriedly beckoned Yingshanhong to climb on the horseback together, and went to practice again.

Zhu Yuanzhang returned to the leaders next to the racecourse and sighed lightly: "Still not successful...... It will take at least a few years for the two husbands and wives to truly master the essentials of horse warfare......" His expression was a little depressed, a little sad, and all the leaders didn't know why he suddenly became depressed.

Only Xu Renjie and Yang Hong reacted quickly, came over together, and said in a low voice: "Brother Zhu is worried about our cavalry?" ”

"yes!" Zhu Yuanzhang did not shy away from saying: "Although our forces have expanded rapidly, they have all been infantry so far, and if we can't form a powerful cavalry, we won't be able to make a big move." ”

"We don't have a large number of war horses, and it's normal that we can't form cavalry!" Yang Hong said seriously: "I don't think Brother Zhu has to be depressed, anyway, our enemy doesn't have many cavalry......"

The "enemy" he said was, of course, the Ming court.

Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said, "The enemy you see is only in front of you, and I see farther...... Without elite cavalry, you can't win against the ultimate enemy. ”

"The ultimate enemy?" Yang Hong was puzzled.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang would not tell him that the Manchu Qing were their real enemies, and saying this at this time would only scare Yang Hong and the others, not that it would be better not to say it, he changed the topic and said: "Speaking of which...... I'm a little envious of the gods of the Western Road Rebels...... His territory is close to Gansu, which is a good place to produce horses...... There have always been a large number of horse thieves active, or if these horse thieves are included in the army, with a little training, they can become a cavalry team. ”

"By the way, Leng Feng, how are your firecrackers training?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked casually.

"Okay...... Yang Hong nodded and said: "Under the leadership of the veteran named Jun Sanwu, they are very well trained, and now most people can visually measure the farthest firing distance, but not as accurate as Jun Sanwu...... It's a pity that we can't get gunpowder and bullets, so we can't let the soldiers practice with live ammunition, and they just hold the guns and pretend to shoot...... The firecrackers trained in this way will not be much more clever than the firecrackers of the imperial court. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, as if he knew: "I will find a way to get gunpowder and bullets, you let the soldiers practice first...... Spring is coming soon, and this spring, you should take these novice soldiers to Pucheng to find rich people to collect taxes, let them experience it after the spearmen, and cultivate their courage......"

In the past, when Zhu Yuanzhang's army retreated in Huanglong Mountain, it was to collect taxes from the wealthy households in Baishui, Luochuan, and Chengcheng, but now that their territory has expanded, the scope of tax collection will naturally also be expanded, and Pucheng in the south of Baishui and Heyang in the northeast of Chengcheng have been included in the new target locations.

Yang Hong nodded and said, "If the scope of our tax collection continues to expand like this, we will soon have to face Hong Chengchou, right?" There's no reason for him to sit idly by and watch us do this. ”

"Hmm!" Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "But ...... Don't worry too much, Shen Yikui is still holding on to the West Road, and before he falls, Hong Chengchou shouldn't be able to take care of us. ”

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang's words fell, a fast horse suddenly flew over, and the knight on the horse was a post officer...... is not a post guard of the imperial court, but a post guard of the post built by Zhu Yuanzhang himself.

The postman arrived in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, suddenly rolled off the saddle, and handed over a letter: "Brother Zhu, there is news that our eyeliner stationed in Xi'an has returned......

Zhu Yuanzhang took the letter, and while reading it, he recounted the content of the letter to the leaders around him: "In the fourth year of Chongzhen, in September, Shenyi was based on Ningsai...... Soon after, civil strife broke out in the rebel army, and the general Huang Youcai killed Shen Yikui and took away the military power......"

"What?" Yang Hong, Xu Renjie and others were shocked together.

"In November, the rebel army of Tan Xiong's army led the army into Ansai twice, and the governor Hong Chengchou finally couldn't bear it anymore and sent the deputy commander-in-chief Cao Wenzhao to lead the troops to attack Huang Youcai's department in Ningsai, and at the same time Hong Chengchou himself led the general soldier Wang Chengen and the deputy commander-in-chief Li Bei to attack the Tan Xiong department in Ansai......"

Hearing this, all the leaders were in an uproar: "The Western Road Righteous Army and the imperial court have started a full-scale war!" ”

"The West Road is good, beat up the bastards of the imperial court!"

"Slaughter Hong Chengchou and Cao Wenzhao! Ha ha! ”

"Should we send troops to respond?"

"Don't worry...... Zhu Bugling hasn't finished reading it yet, you are panicking......"

Zhu Yuanzhang raised his head and glanced at the leaders to silence them, and then continued to read: "At the same time as the Western Road Rebels were fighting with the imperial court, a new rebel army emerged...... Last month, the three leaders of Xue Hongqi, a city, and a cloud suddenly rebelled, and led more than 3,000 rebels to set out from Yuhechuan to attack Anding......

"Wow!" The leaders rejoiced.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "But ...... Wang Chengen, the general soldier of the Ming Dynasty, rushed to Ansai first with a fast speed, used a trick to trap Tan Xiong, broke the Ansai rebel army, and then immediately waved his army to attack Anding. The red flag, a city, and a cloud were forced to abandon the city and flee. ”

"Ahh The leaders were in a hurry: "How can this be...... Isn't the Western Road Rebels going to be finished? ”

"Don't be surprised, I'm done!" Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice: "At the same time, the rebels of the Mixed Sky Monkey Department suddenly rose up, conquered Ganquan County, captured 108,000 taels of silver, and executed Guo Yongtu, the county governor. Zhang Yundeng, the Hexi Bingbei Road, was also killed. Then, this rebel army conquered Jiazhou again, and Guo Jingsong was killed. Shaanxi Governor Hong Chengchou hurriedly transferred Cao Wenzhao and Zhang Quanchang to suppress the ...... Now the Monkey ...... Well...... Transfer......"

"Ahh That's a ...... A wave has not settled, and another wave has risen! "The mood of the leaders is really high and low, one moment happy, one moment nervous, one moment angry, and the next moment happy again...... Sweet and sour, I really don't know what it tastes like.

Xu Renjie's eyes lit up: "Brother Zhu, now that the whole of Shaanxi is in chaos, we should take this opportunity to quickly attack the city and seize the land, and occupy more territory......

(To be continued)