Thank you to our brothers and sisters who have always supported the boat,

I've been so tired lately,

Without further ado, the boat is remembered!

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The roaring cold wind swept from the sky, the dead leaves and stumps flew with the wind, and on the ground, a finger's thick layer of debris and ice had already condensed, and people stepped on it, squeaking!

On the official road leading from Caishi Town to Jinan City, a convoy of more than 20,000 soldiers and thousands of mules and horse-drawn carts stretched for more than ten miles, facing the cold wind, slowly moving north!

Although it has entered the wax moon, the war in the Central Plains is imminent, and Liu Ruyi and the soldiers of the Caishi Army are destined to be unable to be at home and usher in the New Year of Chongzhen's fourteenth year!

In the middle of the long procession, Liu Ruyi rode on a tall horse with a pitch-black body, quietly looking at the northwest direction!

Everywhere you look, there are sparse traces of snow, shrouding the mountains on all sides in a holy white.

It's just that the occasional touch of pine and cypress green on the mountain shows that this world is still full of vitality!

"Qi Guogong, at this marching speed, when will we be able to reach Jinan City?"

The army went out to fight, there was no luxurious carriage, even Liu Ruyi and Wang Chengen could only ride war horses, but Liu Ruyi was strong and healthy, and he fought horses all year round.

But Wang Chengen lives among the red bricks and green tiles all the year round, and his body is delicate, how can he adapt to such a bad wind and cold? After only walking dozens of miles, he was already a little overwhelmed!

Liu Ruyi glanced back at Wang Chengen and smiled slightly, "This year's sky is much colder than in previous years!" Princess, if you are unwell, don't take a break before leaving! When I arrived in Jinan City, I was looking for a carriage for you! ”

Wang Chengen hurriedly shook his head, Liu Ruyi was finally willing to send troops, where did he dare to leave Liu Ruyi half a step, and hurriedly said: "It's okay, it's okay!" Qi Guogong, the emperor's holy decree, I'm afraid it's already on the way, let's rush to Jinan City today, maybe we can meet it by chance! Hehe! ”

Liu Ruyi was willing to send troops to the Central Plains, Wang Chengen had already informed Emperor Chongzhen in advance, and Emperor Chongzhen also accepted Wang Chengen's suggestion to serve as the supervisor of the Caishi Army, but when it came to the official written reply, it still had to be delayed a little.

Liu Ruyi smiled slightly, Liu Ruyi had long been familiar with Emperor Chongzhen's style of doing things, but there was no fuss!

It's just that war is a thing, only righteousness is there, and it's not too enough, if there is a written document of righteousness, it will be even more justifiable!

"There's a lot of trouble with the prince of Lao! Ruyi is grateful! Liu Ruyi smiled and arched his hand to Wang Chengen.

Seeing Liu Ruyi so humble, Wang Chengen couldn't help but smile slightly, and was about to speak, but a gust of cold wind hit, his body was unstable, and he almost fell off the horse!

Fortunately, this war horse was carefully selected by Liu Ruyi, with a relatively docile temperament, and a slight side of the horse's back, which restored Wang Chengen's body to balance!

"Princess, the weather is too bad, you should thank you a little, the sun will come out at noon, and it will not be too late to go!" Liu Ruyi said with a smile.

Wang Chengen hurriedly shook his head, "It's okay!" The war in the Central Plains is tight, but the miscellaneous family doesn't dare to slack off in the slightest! By the way, Qi Guogong, according to our marching speed, when will we be able to reach Luoyang City? ”

Liu Ruyi smiled, "Princess, Li Chuang's army is large, and it is close to 500,000, so this time, my Caishi Army will also dispatch 50,000 elites!" However, at this time, there are only 20,000 elites around Ruyi, and the remaining 30,000 will gather in Jinan City as soon as possible. ”

How could Wang Chengen not understand Liu Ruyi's thoughts, and said with a wry smile: "Qi Guogong, you are the one who leads the soldiers, you must understand better than the miscellaneous family, saving people is like fighting fires, and soldiers are very fast!" In the current situation of Luoyang City, no one knows how long they can hold out, we must speed up! Can you arrive in Luoyang a year ago, you, can you tell the truth to the miscellaneous family? ”

Shandong is less than 1,000 miles away from Luoyang, and if it is according to the normal marching speed, it will definitely be reached within half a month!

It's just that the new army of the Caishi Army has just been established, and many things have to be specifically assigned to individuals!

This time, it will take some time to reorganize the army in Jinan City!

Historically, Li Zicheng conquered Luoyang City in the first month of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, and Liu Ruyi knew a little about this!

It's just that the current history has gradually deviated from the track, Li Chuang has risen faster and stronger than in history, and Liu Ruyi's heart has no bottom!

If Luoyang is taken by Li Chuang first, then the losses of Liu Ruyi and the Caishi Army will be great!

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Ruyi's heart made a decision!

'The first strike is stronger, and the last strike suffers!' ’

Since it has reached such a level, then simply be more generous!

"Princess, peace of mind! Within half a month, we must rush to Luoyang City! Someone comes, pass on my military order, and the whole army accelerates forward! ”

"Yes!"

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Since the ninth year of Chongzhen, Liu Ruyi started in Caishi Town, until now, a full five years have passed, although the military strength of the Caishi Army has been maintained at thousands to more than 10,000, but after these years of accumulation and training, the veterans of the Caishi Army, personal military quality and war experience, can be ranked in the forefront of the entire Ming Dynasty, and even the world!

At this time, although the Caishi Army expanded the new army by 50,000 at once, Liu Ruyi did not have the slightest worry about the reserve of grassroots officers!

It's just that 50,000 people is not a small number after all, if you follow the original military system of the Caishi Army or the Ming Dynasty, it is obvious that it is no longer suitable for the military situation of the 50,000 new army!

After all, in the era of the Ming Dynasty, 3,000 soldiers can be called the general army, if the old system is still followed, then the color stone army will not have dozens of general soldiers, hundreds of deputy generals?

After thinking about it, Liu Ruyi decided to use the simplest, but most practical way of dividing!

The 50,000 troops of the Caishi Army on this expedition, Liu Ruyi decided to divide it into five phalanxes in a group of 10,000 people, according to the four beasts in ancient Chinese mythology!

They are the left battalion Qinglong, the right battalion White Tiger, the front battalion Vermilion Bird, the rear battalion Xuanwu, and Liu Ruyi personally commanded the Chinese army!

The Qinglong Battalion of the Left Battalion is mainly a firearms soldier, with a large number of bird-gun soldiers, demolition soldiers, throwing soldiers, and a small number of sword and shield guards! This battalion is personally commanded by Liu Ruyi's close confidant, Huolang, with the rank of deputy general!

The right battalion of the White Tiger Battalion, the combat power is relatively even, the firearms soldiers and pikemen are halved, not prominent, but they are by no means mediocre, it's just that the current military posture of the Caishi Army is supplied, and it can't keep up at one time, many military weapons and armor are not completely supplied, and the real bird soldiers are only about 3,000 people, and the remaining 2,000 bird soldiers have to be used as pikemen temporarily!

This battalion is commanded by Park Sheng, with the rank of deputy general!

Pu Sheng is a decent person, although he has no outstanding advantages, but he also has no fatal shortcomings, he is steady, and he is thorough enough to implement Liu Ruyi's orders, which is used to keep it, the most suitable is that Liu Ruyi also trusts him very much!

Forward Suzaku Battalion, this battalion, almost all pikemen, the soldiers are also taken from the tallest and strongest people in each army, only a few firearms and sword and shield soldiers to assist, can be described as a pure hand-to-hand combat machine, the most fierce combat power, the most victorious!

This battalion is personally led by Liu Ruyi's cronies, Chunwa!

Chunwa is young and vigorous, brave and good at fighting, and has the general character of 'desperate Saburo', he is a striker, and it is natural that he will also receive the rank of deputy general!

Houying Xuanwu.

This camp is Liu Ruyi's baby!

Guy's battalion is almost all young soldiers, most of them are young people who have read some books and can read and hyphenate!

The first batch of cadets of the Artillery Academy of the Caishi Army in Andongwei, except for a small number of equipped with the navy, almost all joined the Xuanwu Battalion!

This battalion is mainly based on pure firearms combat power, including large red-coated cannons, various small Francophone cannons, the latest bird guns of the Caishi Army, the divine fire flying crows from the imperial court, and all kinds of ambush and detonation blasting techniques!

The Xuanwu Battalion, in addition to the 2,000 sword and shield guards, has nearly 8,000 people left, all of which are the essence of the new generation of the Caishi Army, and it is Liu Ruyi's hope sustenance, and at the same time, it is also the hope army of the Caishi Army that consumes the greatest financial resources and manpower!

This battalion is led by Liu Ruyi's henchman, Jia Dazhuang, who is old and respectful, and has the rank of deputy general!

After all, although young people are full of vitality, on the battlefield, they are changing rapidly, and no one knows what will happen in the next moment!

In order to take care of their growth, Liu Ruyi put the most important Jia Dazhuang in this most critical position!

However, despite this, under the guerrilla attack of the Xuanwu Battalion, the grassroots officers at all levels, including thousands of households, hundreds of households, and general banners, were all served by the best cadets of the artillery academy!

This not only ensures the stability of the overall situation, but also ensures that they can have enough innovation in the battle!

And in the Battle of Songshan, Wen Cheng, an artillery cadet who proposed the firearms war era for Liu Ruyi, was also appointed as a thousand households, commanding sixty small Franc machine guns that had just been purchased from Macao!

The red-coated cannons, after all, are too heavy, and in the field, it is difficult to exert their original strength!

However, the small Franc cannon is flexible enough, although it is not as powerful as the redcoat cannon, but it cannot be underestimated!

For a young man like Wen Cheng, who is full of imagination but lacks war experience, Liu Ruyi hopes that he can learn and accumulate and grow as soon as possible through real war!

After all, they are the future of the Colored Stone Army!

As for Liu Ruyi's Chinese army, the combat power in all aspects is relatively average!

There are not only 3,000 elite bird soldiers, but also 3,000 pikemen, as well as 2,000 sword and shield soldiers, and more than 2,000 personal soldiers of Liu Ruyi!

Led by Xiao Liu, with the rank of deputy general!

Although there are more than 10,000 soldiers, the new army accounts for the majority!

However, among Liu Ruyi's Chinese army, the grassroots officers above the small banner are all the elite of the old army of the Stone Army, ranking the most among all armies!

After all, Liu Ruyi started and was reckless, and after going through the sea of swords and blood, he could have today, and the most elite combat power must be firmly in his own hands!

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