On October 11 of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, this date appeared in the small characters in the history textbooks of Zhu Cihong's previous life.

Because this day was the day when Li Zicheng captured Xi'an, and immediately changed Xi'an to Xijing, and began to establish the Dashun regime. However, in the current situation, Li Zicheng's army is still hoarding in the areas of Jiaxian and Baofeng, giving soldiers pensions and salaries, and it seems that they are preparing for the New Year.

After Zhu Cihong was released back to Niu Jinxing, he didn't wait for the news of breaking into the camp, but waited for two very famous people. One is Gao Jie, the chief military officer of one of the four towns of the late Ming Dynasty, who was named Xingping Bo in the Fuwang Hongguang regime, and was evaluated as a "particularly fierce" character in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

The other is Hou Fangyu, the son of Hou Sui, who left the story of "Peach Blossom Fan" with Li Xiangjun.

Hou Fangyu first found Wu Weiye in the camp and asked Wu Weiye to dredge in front of the prince, hoping to be received. It's just that it's not the right time for him to come, Zhu Cihong is preparing for the war, where can he have time to meet a talented man who can only stir up trouble and play with the pen?

Even if Gao Jie wants to see the prince, it is not that he can see it when he sees it.

It's not that his status is not high enough, but that Zhu Cihong doesn't plan to let Gao Jie continue to lead the troops.

Looking at Gao Jie's resume, it can be seen that this person is indeed very good at fighting. He and Li Zicheng were fellow villagers and rebelled together, which was valued by Li Zicheng. Later, in the battle of He Renlong, Li Zicheng became suspicious, seized his military power, and sent him back to the old camp to garrison.

Li Zicheng's wife at that time, Xing, was a strong woman who was rated as "martial and wise" in the history of the Ming Dynasty, and was in charge of military capital for Li Zicheng. In the business communication with Gao Jie, Xing fell in love with Gao Jie, who was dignified and majestic, and had an affair with him. The two were afraid that the matter would be exposed after Li Zicheng returned, so they eloped and surrendered to Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou placed Gao Jie under He Renlong. Later, He Renlong was beheaded for the crime of "losing the governor", and Gao Jie was under Sun Chuanting. As an enemy who has the hatred of taking his wife. Gao Jie had absolutely no chance to surrender to Li Zicheng again, so in terms of loyalty to the imperial court, he was much higher than Bai Guangen, who was also a general.

Knowing that such a person with no discipline and no bottom line would become a warlord in a town, Zhu Cihong was naturally unwilling to cultivate it with his own hands, so that he could thrive and become a fierce rival in the future.

"the thief! Bai Guangen watched me being beaten at that time. just refused to send troops to save the forehead! Speaking of the Jiaxian rout that day, Gao Jie was angry. In his discussion, the battle situation was sticky at that time, and if Bai Guangen could send troops to rescue him in time, he would not be so defeated that he couldn't even find his way...... The reason why he arrived so late was because he fled all the way and was almost about to enter Hebei, only to know that the crown prince and Sun Chuanting had set up camp in the south of Ruzhou and gathered the rout.

After Bai Guangen was scattered, he broke down and fled into the mountains. The day before yesterday, news came that it was said that a rout had been found north of Luoyang, and it was not sure if it was his troops.

After Gao Jie finished scolding Bai Guangen, he stared at Niu Chenghu with a pair of red eyes.

is also a chief military officer, but Niu Chenghu's status is much lower than Gao Jie. Gao Jie also fought as a pioneer when he first defected to Cheng, but since he had Shili in the army, this kind of drudgery has never been his turn. Even if the crown prince holds the vanguard high, it can't change the position of being bullied. This shows the low status of Niu Chenghu.

However, at this moment, Niu Chenghu has become the first general among the Qin soldiers! The pro-soldier team that led the East Palace guard battalion to be enriched. Gather the routs everywhere and log them in. The injured were handed over to the Tsing Yi doctor for treatment; Those who did not want to eat military rations were converted to civil service. There is a wage for every day of work; Those who are willing to continue to serve in the army will be transferred to the East Palace Training Department for training. Although the strength is more than 100 times higher, I can finally eat and dress warmly, and I vaguely look like a person.

There is a legend that after these Qin soldiers practiced, Zuihou had to be handed over to Niu Chenghu to take them. It is also necessary to form an independent camp. Maybe Niu Chenghu can still hang the general's seal!

- Isn't all this supposed to be my Gaojie's!

Gao Jie clenched his fists and slammed them heavily on his legs.

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"Your Highness, there are rumors in the army that Liu Zongmin will be released, and the soldiers have some words." Xiao Mo looked at the void. Seeing that there were no idlers in the barracks tent, he informed Zhu Cihong of the recent morale of the army.

"Isn't everyone's mind now on awarding honors? How can you still have this leisure? "Zhu Cihong took a good time, as if it didn't matter at all. He had already received the news from the 10-man regiment, and not only had prepared a plan, but also explained it to the instructors at all levels, reminding them to direct the soldiers' attention in the "right" direction.

It's just that he underestimated the importance of soldiers to their "fruits of labor" after all, even more than the medals and certificates signed by the crown prince.

"The brothers suffered a lot of casualties, and Zuihou finally caught Liu Zongmin, and it would be unwillingly unwilling." Xiao Mo responded.

Zhu Cihong smiled and said: "You can capture a generation of generals like Liu Zongmin in the first battle, and you will be unwilling to put it back in the future." ”

"Despicable capital offense!" Xiao Mo found out his resentment and hurriedly lowered his head to plead guilty.

Zhu Cihong bypassed the table and walked past Xiao Mo: "Let's go outside." Xiao Mo turned sideways, one step behind and followed Zhu Cihong's side. Because Min Zhanlian had to personally train the Qin soldiers, the prince's personal guards fell on a few "sparse and ordinary" soldiers, which made Min Zhanlian difficult to let go. It was only because the prince said that as long as he was in a strong army, he was the greatest safe, so he accepted the prince's arrangement and did not send his apprentices to protect His Royal Highness the prince.

"After this battle, there will be a group of strong men under the command of the East Palace." Zhu Cihong walked in the scattered camp, looking at everything in an orderly manner, just like a young man who had just worked looking at the numbers on his bank card, and the sense of satisfaction was mixed with expectations for the future.

"After filling the vacancies in the guard camp in full, there are still more than 10,000 talents to use." Xiao Mo responded.

"Among the more than 10,000 people, I plan to select 1,000 people to come out and set up a Tianxiong Department." Zhu Cihong said.

"The ...... of a thousand soldiers Your Highness, is this a little more? Xiao Mo hesitated. According to the configuration of the East Palace, the soldiers and auxiliaries are close to one-to-one, which is basically a new battalion.

"In the future, it will be promoted to the Tianxiong Battalion, the Tianxiong Division, and even the Tianxiong Army." Zhu Cihong looked at the south from afar: "The biggest feeling I have when I go on this expedition is that this is no longer an era when more than 10,000 people can change the situation of the war. ”

Only scholars would think that the battle of 100,000 people in ancient wars was the norm.

In the real Ming Dynasty, the combat force of tens of thousands of people was already very large, enough to have a great impact on the national economy. In the early years of Chongzhen, an army of tens of thousands of people was enough to make all the thieves flee. Not to mention changing a province, as long as the strategic goal is clear and the division of labor is properly coordinated, it is no problem to sweep the whole country.

Now it is different, Li Chuang opened Fengfeng and Luoyang, and Huang Hu fought Wuchang and Jingzhou, and more than ten thousand people were dispatched at every turn. Removing water and auxiliaries, the elite soldiers are also around the tens of thousands.

When Sun Chuanting presided over the military affairs of Shaanxi for the first time, he recruited more than 10,000 soldiers, which was enough to shock the party. And now these 100,000 Qin soldiers are still fighting in fear.

It must be said that the war has long since escalated.

"If it is only a battalion operation, it will never be enough to adapt to large-scale battles in the future. By then, it will be too late to expand. Zhu Cihong sighed: "So I want to set up a division above the battalion, an army above the division, and if necessary, I can also unite several armies to form a corps." ”

Xiao Mo didn't speak, this kind of strategic conception was not the time for him to put his beak.

"The East Palace Guard Battalion will definitely become a guard division and even a guard army in the future. The Tianxiong Army is a loyal blood of Lu Du and a brave man of the Ming Dynasty. Now that they still have seeds, I'm going to have to plant them. So look at the two corps, the shelves are there, you can count how many officers. ”

Xiao Mo calculated along Zhu Cihong's train of thought, although it was only two armies, a word burst out in his heart:

Millions of heroes!

How far is the future!

Xiao Mo only felt a little trance.

"As long as there are enough officers, it is not difficult to build as many armies as possible." Zhu Cihong said to himself: "So this time we must pay special attention to the revision of the drill code, and these drill codes must be used as teaching materials for military schools." ”

"Military Academy?" Xiao Mo didn't react for a while. At this time, the school can be called "learning", but there is no habit of calling it "school".

"Martial arts." Zhu Cihong changed the name: "If it is opposite to the Minglun Hall of Confucianism, it will be called the Lecture Martial Hall." In my opinion, the officers who have been awarded the medal this time should have their familiarity with the drill code assessed before being promoted. If the assessment results are not good, give them the opportunity to re-learn, and if they don't work, they will stand still and don't want to go up.

"Those soldiers who have attained combat merits can enter the martial arts hall if they are literate, and those who are illiterate can arrange for their instructors to tutor as soon as possible. In the future, the grassroots officers of our East Palace must go through two assessments on the battlefield and in the examination room before they can take up their posts and lead the troops. Zhu Cihong paused, and suddenly asked: "If Sun Chuanting is allowed to serve this martial arts hall sacrificial wine, do you think the soldiers will obey him?" ”

"Sun Du is famous, but his prestige is not as good as Lu Du." Xiao Mo responded in a down-to-earth manner.

Sun Chuanting is famous, but his victories have been forgotten, and now that he is in a new defeat, it is natural that he cannot win the admiration of the soldiers of the East Palace.

"It's better for His Royal Highness to personally concurrently serve as this sacrificial wine, and all the soldiers will definitely be proud to enter the martial arts hall!" Xiao Mo said boldly.

Zhu Cihong did think about serving as this sacrificial wine himself. Compared with the Son of Heaven presiding over the palace examination, the selected Jinshi are called the protégés of the Son of Heaven. If he presides over the martial arts hall, all the officers of the army will definitely be the prince's protégé in the future. It is not a big problem to lead the troops and raise the army, it is under the banner of the Son of Heaven. If it is in such a sensitive field of military power, does it really matter if it is cultivated from the roots?

Isn't that a bit too taboo? (To be continued......)

PS: There is another chapter in the evening, thank you all for your support!