Gao Wengui nodded, and suddenly became a little frustrated, "It's the Eight Banners of Manmeng, those miscellaneous green battalions, how can you use cavalry to deal with them?" ”

"Huh." Li Dingguo patted Gao Wengui's shoulder, looked at the dusty training ground, and said faintly: "Without cavalry, it is difficult to win in the Northland, let alone Liaoye." His Highness has put all his efforts into coming up with this method, which is also the most effective and fastest way. If you practice the riding skills and horseback skills of individual soldiers, wouldn't it be more difficult to compete with the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners? Discipline is supreme, unity is supreme, and the enemy's fine martial arts are defeated with the discipline of unity. Well, that's what Your Highness said, right? ”

"Yes." Gao Wengui had a look of admiration on his face and said: "In addition to forming an advantage of fighting more and fighting less, this tactic can also protect the flanks and prevent the cavalry from being timid and cowering. ”

The original cavalry wall tactics were indeed used by Louis of Baden out of concern for the flanks, and the tactics used were also defensive. Frederick of Prussia insisted on using the wall tactic, which was also a similar reason. He said, "I will not let my cavalry squadron have any gaps between the squadrons, because a squadron separated from the rest will expose the flanks to the enemy." Considering that the cavalry of the Ming army is not reassuring, Zhu Yongxing's idea of improving cavalry tactics is not unreasonable.

"Perhaps the distance between the hussars could be a little wider, as long as the enemy is not allowed to ride through the guò." Li Dingguo thought about it and said: "In addition, the coordinated operation of the dragoons is also very important, as well as artillery carriages and infantry, this is a combat whole!" ”

At present, the cavalry units of the Zhenshuo army are divided into hussars and dragoons, not to mention hussars, dragoons are musketeers on horseback, mainly to provide extended fire support for hussars, or to pursue fleeing enemies and reinforcements at a faster speed. And the mounts of the dragoons were picked by the hussars, short and cheap. Not as tall as a hussar.

In the other armies, except for the Shuo army in Kuidong, they all began to form dragoons. First, the standard of horses can be greatly relaxed compared with regular cavalry, and second, the requirements for soldiers' riding skills can also be greatly reduced.

"It's okay to relax the standards a little, but I'm afraid of the hard work of His Highness Min." Gao Wengui said with emotion: "This cavalry, this equipment. How much does it cost? And this tactical improvement is not something that can be figured out in a day or two. ”

Li Dingguo, King of Jin, nodded and agreed deeply.

The horses in the tea and horse markets in Yunnan Province were basically supplied to the Sichuan garrison, and although Sichuan grabbed alfalfa as pasture, it still needed to temporarily transfer some black beans and other supplements from other provinces. In order to strengthen the cavalry as much as possible, the government planned to open a tea and horse market in Yazhou, and these investments added up to not a small amount, and even he felt that the cost of forming a cavalry was already very high.

"Because of this, His Royal Highness Min intends not to restore Jiangsu and Zhejiang for the time being. I want to rely on the climate and terrain of the south to use infantry to destroy as many Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners as possible. Li Dingguo pondered for a moment and said: "In this case, the resistance during the Northern Expedition will be small, and the scale of cavalry required does not have to be too large." ”

"Don't be in a hurry to move forward for the time being, and the recovery of Chongqing is also considered like this, right?" Gao Wengui guessed and said: "If you force the attack, I'm afraid there will be a problem with the supply of materials." ”

"This kind of immigration, business and promotion at the same time makes Chongqing feel the pressure. It can also develop steadily, which is indeed the best policy. Li Dingguo stretched out his hand and pointed to the north. said: "After the Yangtze River Naval Division and the thirteen families converged, Chongqing's strategic position was no longer what it used to be. The Qing army was entrenched, unable to suppress the Kuidong Zhuxun, and did not have sufficient materials and personnel to infiltrate into Sichuan, except for the large consumption of grain and straw transported from Ganshan, it had no practical significance. Well. If you include the isolation of our army from Kuidong, it is barely useful. ”

"It's a pity that our army is not in a hurry to join up with Kuidong Zhuxun at the moment." Gao Wengui said with a smile: "Firmly occupy the Sichuan land, and manage it well until the grain and grass can be self-sufficient, then you can go straight to Chongqing and then enter Guanzhong." Out of the camp of Shaanxi and Luo, he approached the Beijing Division. ”

"Exactly. The war in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Huguang is in full swing, and the allocation of materials naturally cannot be exhaustive. It is also a last resort to use Sichuan funds to supply the Zhenshuo army. Let's obey the overall situation, operate patiently, and wait for the north! Li Dingguo narrowed his eyes and looked at the north, Ganshan, that was his hometown, the place where he joined the army as a young man, and he waved his homeland again, which he had to say was something he was very eager about.

As for Yongli, compared with Zhu Yongxing, it is simply too far behind. Zhu Yongxing's work, although it is not perfect, is already admirable and admirable. As Zhu Yongxing's prestige grew and his power was consolidated, Li Dingguo was more assured about the outcome of Yongli in the future.

Just imagine, Yongli is no longer a threat, and a cowardly guy, will Zhu Yongxing be willing to bear the notoriety of killing the king? The ministers support it, and the generals obey their orders, but it's just a matter of course, so why is it so troublesome?

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Discipline is strict, and military law is ruthless.

After a rapid drum beat, more than a dozen heads fell to the ground, blood splattered, and the crowd of onlookers retreated with a loud cry, followed by a noisy discussion.

Li Sixing, the son of the Jin dynasty, snorted coldly, this group of soldiers has not completely reversed part of the original thinking from the identity, disturbing the people and harming the people from time to time, from the invasion of Jiangxi to the present, hundreds of military methods have been killed, and the punishment is more, which has effectively played a deterrent role.

And these things are not his care, and they are not his control. The Judge Advocate General's Office, the Gendarmerie, has the power to kill and take away. Of course, he is still the head of the army, but this power is to dispatch troops and command operations, and the Judge Advocate General's Office is already directly subordinate to the General Staff, although he is his subordinate in the army, but he has the exclusive right to dispose of it, and even he cannot intervene.

Naturally, if on the battlefield, Li Sixing and the officers have the power to make decisions on the spot, such as to soldiers who do not obey orders, act without authorization, and cower, as well as deserters.

"Your Highness's letter, the shape has changed," Li Sixing nodded to Chief ......of Staff Wu Zisheng.

Chen Guogong Wu Zisheng is old, and he is of the same generation as Li Dingguo, Bai Wenxuan and others, and was specially appointed by Zhu Yongxing as the chief of staff of the Zhengshuo Army, and he was also a little worried that Li Sixing was young and vigorous and could not always remain calm in the battle formation.

"The Qing army has withdrawn from Ganzhou and moved towards Chenzhou, Hunan." Wu Zisheng looked around at the generals with a smile and explained in detail: "Wu Sangui's son Wu Yingxiong, his wife and children were rescued by the Intelligence Bureau from the Beijing Division, and the Qing court was worried that Wu's department would change and had to abandon Ganzhou. to strengthen the defense of Hunan. ”

There was a small commotion among the generals, whispering and speculating about Wu Sangui's reaction and where the soldier was now.

Li Sixing coughed lightly, waited for everyone to be quiet, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness's order." The Zhengshuo army left a division to defend Ji'an, echoing with the friendly forces in Fuzhou and continuing to pose a threat to Nanchang; The rest of the troops went south to Ganzhou, and after receiving supplies, they attacked Hunan in the west. At that time, the second division of the Yanshuo army went out of Shaoguan, the third division went out of Hezhou, and the three-way army attacked Chenzhou together, and then attacked Hengyang in the north. ”

took advantage of Li Sixing's pause. Wu Zisheng, the Duke of Chen, explained the reason for the change in the direction of the attack, "The attack on Hunan was to force and prompt the Wu Department to make a choice. If he is still obsessed, Yunnan Province, Guizhou Province, plus our army in Hunan, will attack Guizhou and completely solve him. If Wu is destroyed, the armies of our Yunnan Province and Gui Province will be able to free up their hands and feet. Join a warband. ”

"That's exactly what His Highness Min meant." Li Sixing nodded, a smile on his face. said: "If our army can win a big victory in Hunan, Wu Sangui will most likely raise the banner and change the banner. His son is in our hands, and the Qing court is suspicious and suspicious, if there is no problem with his head, how can he work for the Qing court again? Even if he is too old to be deaf, his subordinates must think about their own future and net worth, right? ”

"Wu Sangui, old bastard. We were so miserable at the beginning. Chief soldier Zhao Desheng laughed heartily and said: "I didn't expect that there will be today, there are no people inside and outside!" In fact, keeping him for so long is also the kindness of His Highness. If you still don't know what to do, let him be like a monk and Geng Eryi, and die and the clan will be wiped out. ”

"If Wu Sangui is destroyed, the Jingshuo army, the Yanshuo army, the Shuo army, plus our conquest of the Shuo army, hundreds of thousands of troops will come out and gallop vertically and horizontally, who can resist?" The general soldier Chen Sheng rubbed his hands, "The south of the river can be determined, and then the northern expedition ......"

Li Sixing and Wu Zisheng looked at each other and smiled, they were indeed very optimistic, no wonder all the generals were excited. Originally, it was expected that it would take a battle to lay the final victory, but if Wu Sangui was anyway, Huguang would be able to go down. After joining up with the Shuo army, the army went east along the river and recovered Nanjing, and the south of the river was owned by the Ming army. And how long can the Qing court, which has cut off money and grain taxes in the south, support it in the north? Death is no longer in sight!

"The soldiers are fast." Li Sixing patted the table and said loudly: "The Tartars are transferring troops to the south, and if they don't take advantage of the arrival of enemy reinforcements, when will they wait?" The generals of the various ministries listened to the order......"

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"Wu Yingxiong, His Royal Highness wants me to ask you, as a Han Chinese, now in the Ming Land, do you wake up and surrender anyway, or do you want to be loyal to the Tartars and die and leave an infamy?" Duan Wan'er's face was solemn, and her crisp voice echoed in the hall.

The crown uniform system of female officials in the Ming Dynasty is the same as that of the Song Dynasty, purple, group collar, narrow sleeves, thorny branches and small sunflowers, and gold circles; There are also red skirts with beaded sewn gold belts, small gold flowers pierced on bow-like shoes, black gauze hats decorated with flowers, cap foreheads decorated with beads, beaded sideburns, and hanging bead earrings. Such an outfit, coupled with Duan Wan'er's flower-like beauty, is even more of a different style.

This female official is well-dressed and good-looking! Li Yingmei, who was standing on the side of the hall, peeked at it and couldn't hide her envy.

"Sinners, sinners will, may they surrender anyway, ask His Highness for mercy, and forgive the sinner's family from dying." Wu Yingxiong knelt on the ground and kowtowed deeply.

Duan Wan'er nodded, then turned to "Princess Jianning" who was lying on the ground and didn't dare to raise her head, and said: "Your Royal Highness, you will be called Jianning for the time being. Your Royal Highness wants me to ask you, we Han people pay attention to marrying and obeying their husbands, and pay attention to growing old together, I wonder if you also have such customs in the Mongolian Chahar Department? ”

Jian Ning paused, didn't raise his head, fell to the ground and whispered: "When we get married, we Mongolians sing the song of bone etiquette, and our parents also teach the girl to live a good life after she arrives at her mother-in-law's house, respect her husband, and be loyal. ”

"Although it is not the same as the Han people, the meaning is the same." Duan Wan'er exhaled lightly, a smile appeared on her face, she stood to the side, bowed to an official, and saluted, "Lord Zhao, I'm done asking, it's your turn now." ”

Zhao Zhengzhu nodded with a smile, his face was straight, he stood up straight, took out the will, and said in a loud voice: "Wu Yingxiong, and his wife Wu Jianning will receive the order......

Still an official? This female Tartar is also sealed, is it a decree in the opera? Li Yingmei was full of unhappiness, and secretly scolded His Royal Highness Min for not being wise at all, he was simply a fool.

Fang Guangchen smiled on the side. Secretly praised. There is no doubt that Wu Yingxiong will be given preferential treatment, but this Manchu princess is cleverly arranged, and she is honored by her husband, and she went to the title of princess of the Qing Dynasty and replaced the Ming Dynasty, which is not only demeaning. It also has its political role.

"Lord Wu, please get up, and the Gong Ren Wu family." After Zhao Zhengzhu read out the will, his face changed, he smiled very kindly, stretched out his hand to hug each other, and Duan Wan'er took a step forward and helped the stunned Wu Jianning up.

"Your Royal Highness Hong En, you have arranged a mansion for Lord Wu in Guangzhou, so you can go and live with peace of mind. From now on, the family will be happy. Zhao Zhengzhu took Wu Yingxiong's arm and said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness has a saying: Qin Hui, a traitor through the ages, but his grandson bravely resisted Jin and sacrificed his life for the country." It can be seen that it is a big fallacy to determine life and death by birth. No matter what happens to his father in the future, Wu Yingxiong has not done evil, and Wu Jianning has no bad deeds. If you live in peace, Your Highness can keep your whole family safe. Fuyan descendants. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness." Wu Yingxiong hurriedly broke away from Zhao Zhengzhu, pulled Wu Jianning to kneel westward, and kowtowed.

"Lord Wu, please get up." Zhao Zhengzhu helped him again and said, "When you arrive in Guangzhou, please ask for grace again!" ”

"Your Highness is afraid that you will be afraid. I was sent to comfort and accompany me. Duan Wan'er affectionately picked up Wu's Jianning and said with a smile: "Now this heart is a stone on the ground?" Rest assured, Your Highness is benevolent, and has never condemned people who are innocent, and has never killed women and children. Even if it's non-Han Chinese. His Royal Highness also treats everyone equally. Now in the DPRK and in the army, there are many other nationalities! ”

"My lord—" Wu Jianning was a little at a loss for the closeness he suddenly expressed, and he didn't know what to say.

"What an adult, I'm much younger than you, so call me a sister." Duan Wan'er smiled and beckoned to the two maids, "Come and take Gongren down to change into the clothes of the Emperor, how can such a beautiful person not be dressed in a glorious manner." ”

The two maids helped Wu Jianning to go down to change clothes, Duan Wan'er nodded to a heroic woman with tight arrow sleeves, and the female guard stepped over.

Historically, Jianning was Shunzhi's younger sister and Kangxi's aunt. She is the fourteenth daughter of Huang Taiji. His mother is the imperial concubine Chahar Mongolian Qilei clan. The first name was Princess Heshuo, and later she was named the eldest princess of Heshuo, and later she was named the eldest princess of Heshuo Jianning, and later changed to the eldest princess of Heshuo Kechun.

Huang Taiji has a total of fourteen daughters, Princess Jianning is the youngest, because the biological mother is a concubine, not very favored, neither left a name, but also as a political zhì cage, at the age of thirteen he married the son of Wu Sangui, who was deeply feared by the Qing court, and later was killed by Kangxi Husband and son, this life is destined to be a tragedy.

Zhu Yongxing was not sympathetic, but wanted to use this "surrendered" Qing princess as an introduction to launch a political offensive against the Manchus and Mongols. Because, he will not make the mistake of Hong Xiuquan of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

In the early period of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the Taiping army basically did not disturb the people, but implemented the policy of killing officers and soldiers, especially the banner people. This inflexible policy was so stupid that it cut off the possibility of surrender from the Qing officials, forcing them to commit suicide rather than surrender to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and many avoidable battles turned into tragic and bloody battles. The Qing court had no way, and many officers and soldiers were not willing to die for it, but it was completely possible to win them over, and it was an extreme pity that Hong Xiuquan's rigid policy pushed them to the side of the Qing court.

After the capture of Wuchang, Yang Xiuqing issued an order to stop the killing and accepted the surrender of the officers and soldiers, but the Manchus were still not among the pardons. Hong Xiuquan regarded himself as the orthodox regime of the Han nationality and the national liberator, and it was originally a clever move that could divide the Han forces within the Qing Dynasty to the greatest extent, but in the end, he made such a stinky move, which made people sigh.

"Yidi has entered China since he entered China and abided by Chinese etiquette, and he was Chinese. If Huaxia enters Yidi and keeps the gift of Yidi, then Yidi. "The difference between nationalities is not in blood, but in cultural identity. In Zeng Guofan's "Seeking Cantonese Bandits", he did not talk about the difference between Manchu and Han, but only called for the defense of traditional culture, which hit the death hole of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

In other countries, Muhammad of Islam stipulated that non-Muslim subjects only need to pay more taxes in order to adhere to their faith. This eliminated many revolts to its rule, and Islam gained a firm foothold on it, and then gradually assimilated, and soon established a brilliant Islamic civilization.

Even the cavalry troops formed by Emperor Gao had "Fanqi (Mongols)", and Zhu Yongxing thought that he had a farther vision and a broader mind than Zhu Baba. Manmeng is not united, Manmeng can be divided and controlled. Even if they are Manchurian, they are not all die-hards, and the division and disintegration may not be effective.

It is said that the Chahar Mongolia, to which Jianning's mother belongs, has been dreaming of restoring the Mongol Empire because it is a descendant of the Yuan Empire, how can it be willing to surrender to the Qing Dynasty? The current Abnei is obviously not very submissive, and the noble blood inherited from Genghis Khan makes him unruly, unwilling to become a slave of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and does not cooperate with the Qing Dynasty as much as possible. In the two major events of Shunzhi's death and Kangxi's accession to the throne, he did not go, did not go to pay respects, nor did he go to congratulate.

Historically, the Chahar Ministry finally waited for the opportunity, and took advantage of the Qing court's all-out efforts to quell the rebellion in the south during the "Rebellion of the Three Feudatories", and had no time to raise troops to rebel in the north.

Of course, on the one hand, Zhu Yongxing treated Wu Yingxiong and Jianning well, in order to win Wu Sangui anyway and divide the Manchurian and Mongolian alliances; On the one hand, he was also wary of the Mongol tribes, and the rebellions of Kaldan, Lobzang Tenzin, and Arabutan in history left a deep impression on him, and made him feel that there was a long way to go, and defeating the Qing Dynasty was only the first step towards the country's rejuvenation and strength. (To be continued......)