The military flag is fluttering, and the war horse is Xiao Xiao. Lu Xiangsheng looked at his Tianxiong army lined up neatly, and couldn't help but show a satisfied look on his face. After so many years of painstaking operation, this strong army has finally sent itself into the ranks of top civil servants.

In fact, in the construction and use of the Tianxiong Army, Lu Xiangsheng is quite similar to Wu Shigong, who has the Runing Army, that is, the Anning Yunyang area is the mainstay, with limited attacks, and Xunyang is used to support it. This method can not only preserve one's own strength, but also rely on the base areas to obtain greater results, which can be said to be twice the result with half the effort.

Of course, there are good reasons for Lu Xiangsheng to do this. Yunyang is the modern Shiyan City of Hubei Province. He is located at the northern foot of Wudang, south of the Han River, is the intersection of the four central cities of Wuhan, Chongqing, Xi'an, and Zhengzhou.

However, it can also be seen from here that Lu Xiangsheng, who did this, gained great prestige in the imperial court, while Wu Shigong, who did the same, became notorious.

At this time, there were more than 14,000 Tianxiong troops, except for 6,000 who were the backbone that Lu Xiangsheng brought to Yunyang, the rest were recruited by him in Yunyang.

Because of the continuous campaign, coupled with Lu Xiangsheng's familiarity with military affairs and good training, the combat effectiveness of the Tianxiong Army is quite strong. There are also supplies from the imperial court and local supplies from Yunyang, and their equipment is also very sophisticated.

There are nearly 3,000 war horses alone, and more than 4,000 other mules and horses. Each soldier has armor above cotton armor, and the most elite 6,000 are also hung with leather armor and iron armor. Judging from the armor, this popularity has already surpassed that of the Runing Army. However, because of the personal characteristics of coach Lu Xiangsheng, the firearms and equipment of the Tianxiong Army are not as good as those of the Runing Army.

Because Lu Xiangsheng went into battle, the weapon he used was a big knife of more than 100 catties. Therefore, the Tianxiong army prefers hand-to-hand combat when fighting. However, even so, the quantity and quality of their firearms and equipment surpassed that of the ordinary Ming army.

It can be seen here that Yunyang alone can raise more than 14,000 elite soldiers. Look at Wu Shigong, who raised tens of thousands of soldiers in the land of the two prefectures; There is also Yu Zilian, who pulled up 8,000 people and horses in one state, which can be seen that as long as you are attentive, it is not difficult for the Ming Dynasty to raise troops.

In fact, the places of the Ming Dynasty were still very wealthy, and the cost of recruiting soldiers was also quite cheap, but Weishenme Lu Xiangsheng They could do it, but other local officials couldn't do it? No other ears, no corruption!

"Overseer. Do you really want to keep these two thousand? Lu Xiangsheng's counselor Yang Tinglin asked. Yang Tinglin has been following Lu Xiangsheng's staff since the Tianxiong Army was formed, and is also known for knowing military affairs and being good at making decisions, and is an important assistant to Lu Xiangsheng.

Lu Xiangsheng replied with a smile: "This governor is no longer the governor of the past, and he is already in charge of the military affairs of the five provinces. And Yunyang is heavy. An army must be left to defend it, so it has to be. ”

Because they had to fight against a peasant army with a large number of people. The soldiers led by Lu Xiangsheng must be as many as possible. But in order to keep Yunyang. In order not to leave an empty shelf for the new Yunyang Fuzhi and make the two of them ugly in the officialdom, Lu Xiangsheng still had to leave two thousand Tianxiong troops. Therefore, this position is different, and the angle of consideration is also different, which is also a matter of no choice.

"Yunyang has those soldiers enough!" Although he knew Lu Xiangsheng's truth, Yang Tinglin couldn't help but complain.

When Lu Xiangsheng was in Yunyang. An auxiliary army of more than four thousand men was also requisitioned. Due to the frequent wars in Yunyang, many times the auxiliary troops also joined the battle, so this auxiliary army also has a certain combat effectiveness.

However, Lu Xiangsheng didn't care about Yang Tinglin's complaints. Because he also knew that Yang Tinglin had this temper. So Lu Xiangsheng smiled and said: "The two towns of Zuo and Zu have respected the order of the governor, and the troops are sufficient. Now the thief is fighting fiercely with the governor of Hong in Shaanxi, and for the governor, the most important thing is to prevent the thief from re-entering Huguang and Yujing. ”

But Yang Tinglin knew that Lu Xiangsheng had issued orders to the four troops. In addition to Zuo Liangyu and Zu Kuan's troops, Yu Zilian's troops and Runing's army, which had been in the limelight recently, all received orders from Lu Xiangsheng.

However, the two forces unceremoniously refused the order. Yu Zilian also politely replied to a letter, telling Lu Xiangsheng that because the Ruzhou army had fought too much today and the soldiers were tired, they could not send troops immediately this time. However, when the rest is over, Yu Zilian will also lead troops to join Lu Xiangsheng.

However, the Runing Army ignored Lu Xiangsheng at all, and just asked the messenger who sent the letter to bring back a message: The Runing Army is a local army in Henan, and it must first obey the orders of Li Xianfeng, the governor of Henan.

However, Lu Xiangsheng knew that although he could nominally control Li Xianfeng, the governor of Henan, Li Xianfeng also had the responsibility of pacifying Henan, so he would not let go of any Henan army. If you discuss with Li Xianfeng to mobilize the Runing army, it will definitely be a plot with the tiger. Therefore, the matter of mobilizing the Runing army can only be stopped.

"But Governor Hong's strategy is not to suppress thieves, but to drive thieves out of Shaanxi, and then it will be the responsibility of the superintendent!" Yang Tinglin was blunt in front of Lu Xiangsheng.

Because he was surrounded by his own people, Lu Xiangsheng did not stop Yang Tinglin's words. He could only smile bitterly and say, "To each his own!" I really don't know where the thief army will go, and there are already two towns in Yujing, Zuo and Zu, and the governor is also the first to protect the peace of Huguang. ”

It was always a very passive thing to intercept the powerful peasant army on the long defensive line, because Lu Xiangsheng did not know which way the peasant army would come out of Shaanxi.

However, in addition to being the governor of the five provinces, Lu Xiangsheng also served as the governor of Huguang. In addition, Huguang, the granary of the world, is always more important than other regions, so Lu Xiangsheng's Tianxiong army can only choose to defend against the peasant army before entering Huguang.

Besides, when the peasant army re-entered Henan, Yu Zilian and Wu Shigong, who did not listen to the order, had to work hard, because Henan was also their territory. Hong Chengchou can change the suppression into drive and throw the problem to Lu Xiangsheng, then of course Lu Xiangsheng can also use this trick and throw the problem to Li Xianfeng, Yu Zilian and Wu Shigong.

However, Yang Tinglin was still a little dissatisfied: "The newcomers to Yu Yushi were lucky enough to win a big victory; Vice General Wu is even more of a wealthy man, can he block thieves? It's better to bring his teacher back to the superintendent, what a pity! ”

Lu Xiangsheng laughed out loud when he heard this, Yang Tinglin belittled Yu Zilian and Wu Shigong on the one hand, but on the other hand, he wanted to incorporate the strong army in the hands of these two people. Although Lu Xiangsheng also thinks the same, it is still whimsical after all.

So Lu Xiangsheng said with a smile: "Yu Ruzhou and Wu Runing have risen slightly, and there are always great talents. After all, the governor controls the five provinces, and after meeting with them, it is better to appease the envelope! (To be continued......)