Liu Zhaoji looked at the officers and soldiers of the First Corps such as Zheng Sen, Yan Yingyuan, Gu Yanwu, and Wang Fuzhi in front of him, although his eyes were sharp, but he was also a little apprehensive in his heart, after all, this was the first time that the Guards Army fought against a regular army, not like suppressing bandits and bandits in the garrison, and they needed to face large-scale operations such as cavalry, infantry, and firearms.

Liu Zhaoji did not know whether these officers and men, who were still scholars a year ago, would be able to accomplish the task of completely annihilating the main force of the Left Army.

Yan Yingyuan and the others were also worried in their hearts, they didn't know that they would leave a name in history in the future, they only knew now that they were going to really participate in the war of the entire empire.

People say that one will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither, and no one knows how many corpses they have to pile up behind them in order to achieve a lifetime of achievements.

And from the moment he decided to fight on the battlefield, it was destined to be a purgatory of blood and fire.

Liu Zhaoji had already given the purpose of the operation and the battle plan to the commanders of each battalion, and the most basic establishment of the Ming Guards was the battalion as a unit, and each battalion would then issue combat orders.

So by this time, everyone from the soldier to the battalion commander already knew what he was going to do next.

At this time, Liu Zhaoji naturally had to explain to the 70,000 officers and soldiers what he was going to do next, he just walked around in front, from the infantry battalion to the cavalry battalion, from the A battalion to the B battalion, and only occasionally shouted one or two sentences.

"Gun on the shoulder!"

"Body upright!"

"Look ahead!"

"Hold on to the reins!"

After about half an hour, Liu Zhaoji ordered: "Take a break!" ”

Wait one minute for the whole army to follow the command to complete the action.

Liu Zhaoji turned over and got on his horse, personally rode his horse to the front of the first cavalry battalion, flicked the whip, and shouted: "Go!" ”

Followed by.

It was more than 5,000 horsemen from the First Cavalry Battalion of the First Corps of the First Army of the Ming Guards followed Liu Zhaoji out of Xianyu Mountain first, setting off smoke and dust all the way.

Governor Yuan Jixian couldn't help but smile when he saw this.

The reason why the Guards did not participate in the Great War was relied on and expected by the ministers, and was called a strong army.

It was because the Guards had a large number of cavalry units.

In this era, the number of cavalry determines the strength of an army's combat effectiveness.

But the cost of cavalry is naturally not low, even a big warlord like Zuo Liangyubu is only thousands of real iron cavalry, and the infantry on horseback naturally cannot be compared.

A corps of the Guards Army is equipped with a cavalry battalion A and a cavalry battalion B, and the proportion of cavalry is not insignificant.

Of course, this is also because Zhu Youzhen can afford to rely on Jiangnan's financial resources.

The homes of Qian Qianyi, Wang Duo, Zhang Shenyan, Dong Jianchang, and other big bureaucrats were not copied in vain, and they provided Zhu Youzhen with the first generous financial support.

Coupled with the monetary reform and the population of Jiangnan, it laid the foundation for Zhu Youzhen's huge military spending in the first year of stable spending.

As for the horses, Shandong is still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, coupled with the importance attached to horse politics since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, so that Zhu Youzhen also has certain conditions for forming cavalry.

Of course, what the Guards really need to look forward to is the equipment of the Chongzhen 14 flintlock pistol and the improvement of the aiming technology of the Daming artillery.

Today's people do not see this effect, and although they also admit that the role of firearms in warfare should not be underestimated, the Ming people, who have been facing military pressure from the northern Tartar cavalry for many years, still focus on cavalry.

The follow-up infantry also began to advance one after another, followed by artillery, and finally the cavalry battalion B was responsible for the rear.

The 1st Corps of the 1st Army of the Guards Army began to set off towards the front of the Zuo Liangyu Division.

Yuan Jixian also had to speed up the rebellion against Jin Shenghuan, but what Yuan Jixian didn't expect was that Jin Shenghuan did not show great interest this time.

"What did Jin Shenghuan say?" Yuan Jixian asked Shen Lian, who was responsible for building a bridge of communication between himself and Jin Shenghuan.

Shen Lian replied: "Jin Shenghuan said that he is already difficult to ride a tiger, and he can't bear to turn his back on the old handsome, and I hope that Yuan Gong will no longer send people to disturb him, and he can only speak with a sword next time." ”

Yuan Jixian couldn't help but feel quite surprised when he heard this: "Why did this person suddenly change his hexagram, it didn't seem like this last time." ”

"According to our people, it was after Zuo Mengeng and Jin Shenghuan talked that Jin Shenghuan changed his mind, and the lower officials guessed that maybe Zuo Liangyu made some decision, and captured the hearts of the army, Jin Shenghuan has always been a person who speaks with Yili, maybe Zuo Liangyu gave him greater sweetness, but Zuo Liangyu can still give him any sweetness, Zuo Liangyu himself is now unable to protect himself."

Shen Lian said.

Yuan Jixian pondered, and said: "Maybe it's not the sweetness given by Zuo Liangyu, it's the sweetness given by other forces, Zuo Liangyu may have drawn a cake first to stabilize the army's heart, you Jinyiwei are well-informed, and naturally you also know that the current pattern of the world is not only the imperial court and the left, but also the army and the Qing army going south." ”

"Could it be that Zuo Liangyu wants to lead his troops to join the army or the Qing army?" Shen Lian stood up in a panic, as a person from Jinyiwei, he was naturally extremely sensitive to these.

"This official is just guessing, but in the opinion of this official, even if Zuo Liangyu wants to choose another master, it is unlikely that he will choose the army, after all, the army and Zuo Liangyu are like fire and water, and Zuo Liangyu is only afraid that he will follow Wu Sangui!"

Yuan Jixian said and couldn't help sighing: "Now the Qing army is like a broken bamboo, the flag is victorious, if the Qing army voted for Li Zicheng back then, it can be said that one stubble after another, and Wu Sangui is a good start, Your Majesty said that it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a sinner through the ages, you Jinyiwei had better find out whether the left army has the intention of surrendering to the Qing Dynasty, even if Jin Shenghuan can't be appeased, but this news is still very important to the imperial court." ”

"That's natural, thanks to Yuan Gong's plan, the lower officials must find out the intentions of the Zuo Army as soon as possible, now that the imperial court is about to appease the Chuang Army, Li Zicheng is dead again, if Zuo Liangyu intends to join the Qing Army, it is really not possible to get rid of this person."

As soon as Shen Lian said so casually, Yuan Jixian hurriedly stood up and asked Jin Shenghuan with a serious face: "What did you say!" Li Zicheng is dead, and the army wants to be attached to the imperial court? ”

"Yes, this matter is already known to the government and the opposition, but Yuan Gong and others are on the front line, and they have no time to know!"

Shen Lian replied.

Yuan Jixian waved his hands excitedly, laughed at the sky, and smiled at Shen Lian, a thousand households in Jinyi: "God help me!" As long as Li Zicheng is dead and the army is attached to the imperial court, no matter how strong the Qing army is, it will face the entire north-south duel! It will be difficult for him to ascend to the sky if he wants to take the world, and we have enough ways to convince Jin Shenghuan. ”

"What is Gong Yuan's plan, please make it clear, and the lower officials will definitely do it!" Shen Lian hurriedly replied.

"This really depends on your Jinyi Guard, we can inform Jin Shenghuan about the fact that the army is going to be attached to the imperial court, and at the same time, we can also tell him more news Jin Shenghuan, and we can also create some fake news, if Jin Shenghuan is obsessed, we can only get rid of it first and then quickly!"

Yuan Jixian said and said: "How to implement it, I will give you a detailed explanation, you remember it, and submit it to the imperial front!" ”