Chapter 272: A Real Field Force
After finishing speaking, Wei Zheng didn't let Zhou Shuyuan wait too long, and continued to analyze: "Strategist, don't forget, the original 5,000 cavalry are all recruits who have never been on the battlefield. However, the remaining 3,500 cavalry are all veterans of a bloody battle......"
"We all know that when it comes to the battlefield, a veteran who has seen blood can definitely be worth at least two recruits."
"That's why this official said that the combat effectiveness of 3,500 cavalry is definitely far beyond the original 5,000 people..."
Speaking of this, Wei Zheng, who had already made a decision in his heart, did not hesitate at all, and directly opened his mouth and ordered: "All the remaining cavalry of Zhao Yun's department will immediately stand by in Zuoyun and follow this official to attack Mongolia..."
"Wang Feng's department, which is stationed in Datong, immediately prepared to set off and followed this official to Zuoyun. After joining up with the cavalry troops, we will attack the Mongols together, take back the Tartars from the Mongols, and take everything we have..."
"Zhou Yuhong's department, immediately moved Zuo Yun to the local garrison, and then, divided it into two..."
"Divide a regiment, under the command of the military division, and enter Datong to deter the remaining troops that may appear in the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi during the period when the officers send troops....The remaining troops will be continued by General Zhou to take command, return to the garrison, and make up for the gap from the local garrison."
"In addition, during the period when this official sent troops to Mongolia, all matters in the Governor's Palace were made by the military advisor... The order of the military advisor is the order of the officer, and not only that, but the officer also grants the military advisor the right to make decisions on the spot..."
When Dolgon was still looking for a way to survive in the vast mountains, 5,000 musketeers and 3,500 cavalry under the personal command of Wei Zheng, the governor of Shanxi. 500 guards... A total of nine thousand steps to ride. It has already crossed the left cloud mightily. Deep into Mongolia.
After a bloody battle with the elite of 5,000 cavalry under the command of Dolgon, the remaining 3,500 cavalry can no longer see the original youthfulness. In the face of this attack on the Mongols, all the cavalry faces were covered with a heartfelt hot expression. Imagine that in this sortie, you can destroy a few Tartars, a few Mongols.
Not only the cavalry on the horses, but also the faces of the five thousand musketeers who followed closely behind the cavalry were also replaced by the heat.
Because. In my own known memory, it has always been the Tartars and the Mongols who invaded the Ming Dynasty, burning, killing and looting in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. There has never been a Ming Dynasty invasion of the territory of the Tartars and the Mongols, burning and looting the Mongols and the Later Jin Tatars.
And today's self, on behalf of the Ming Dynasty, entered Mongolia, burned, killed and looted on the territory of the Later Jin, and was ashamed, which had to surprise and excite everyone.
While still on the march, he was looking forward to entering Mongolia. On the Houjin territory, let the Mongols and Tartars also taste the taste of being burned and looted.
As night falls. The mighty army of foot cavalry had to camp on the spot.
At this time, in the central tent where Wei Zheng, the governor of Shanxi, was located, Zhao Yun, Wang Feng, and Zhou Chenguang, the commander-in-chief of the scout army, were lined up in front of Wei Zheng with a solemn face, waiting for Wei Zheng's military order.
After glancing at his henchmen in front of him, in order to make everyone clear about the real purpose of this attack on Mongolia, and also to let everyone not forget the original goal. Wei Zheng said with a stern face.
"Although this official has been promoted to the governor of Shanxi, he is still the supreme commander of the Tiger and Par Army, and he is a general..."
"Therefore, from now on, as long as you are in the army, you will change your name to me as a commander, not an adult..."
The eyes of several people lit up, and they replied loudly: "Yes, handsome..."
Wei Zheng nodded and continued: "Everyone, you all followed me all the way from Zunhua step by step, and it can be said that Ben Shuai's most confidant is the favorite general....Ben Shuai does not hide from everyone, this attack on Outer Mongolia, in addition to revenge on the Tartars for burning and looting us all the time, there is another important reason, that is, snatching war horses from the hands of the Tartars..."
"If our Tiger and Leopard Army wants to develop and grow, and have enough strength to gain a foothold in this troubled world, we must have a strong enough cavalry force... In my mind, 15,000 cavalry is still our first development goal, and in the near future, our Tiger and Leopard Army will not only have tens of thousands of cavalry, but also equip all musketeers with war horses. Only in this way can our Tiger and Par Army truly become a real field force, and wherever there is a fight, we will go there..."
Tens of thousands of cavalry, each equipped with tens of thousands of musketeers on war horses, once this wish is realized, the Haw Par Army will not only have the ability to protect itself.
In Wang Feng's eyes, as long as the marshal in front of him has such military strength, it is not a problem to turn his face and fight against the imperial court. At that time, the handsome in front of him will not be as simple as a governor of Shanxi......
In the face of Wei Zheng's ambition that he revealed to everyone again, the hot expressions on the faces of several people became even stronger, and they shouted loudly: "The last general swears to follow the commander to the death... Together with the great marshal, make contributions..."
Wei Zheng nodded, and ordered with a stern expression: "In this case, in the next battle, we will kill it well." In the Mongolian meadows, from the Tartars and the Mongols, we snatched enough horses for us to gain a foothold in this troubled world..."
"Please give the order..."The three of them knelt on one leg at the same time, clenched their fists and said.
At this time, the Yan sรน on Wei Zheng's face was already unconsciously covered with murderous aura.
Under the simultaneous gaze of the three pairs of eyes, he ordered loudly: "General Ben Marshal ordered: General Zhou, immediately command the scout army, and quickly reconnoiter all the enemy situations within a hundred miles of the surrounding area...-Report immediately if there is news..."
"General Wang, take the musketeers who have arranged no less than one battalion to guard around the barracks......
"The rest of the soldiers, rest immediately... If nothing else, there will be at least one big battle against us tomorrow..."
"Obey the order of the commander..."The three people, with three facial expressions full of heat, quickly withdrew from the handsome tent.
The scout army, carefully selected from the tens of thousands of troops, is definitely the strongest army in the Haw Par Army.
Just when the night was still shrouded in the Mongolian steppe, a cavalry composed of dozens of people had already galloped into the barracks.
As for Zhou Chenguang, the commander of the scout army, he rushed into the tent with excitement on his face and woke up Wei Zheng, who was resting.
"The Great Marshal....Good news from the Scout Army's first team just returned... Twenty miles in front of the barracks, in a hollow, there was a tent of a Mongol tribe......"
"According to preliminary estimates, there are about 2,000 Mongols in this tribe..."
"According to the Mongol style, this tribe is a medium tribe, with at least 5,000 sturdy war horses that can be used as military horses...... As long as we can knock it down, these war horses and the cattle and sheep in the tribe will all be ours. (To be continued......)