"Although Xu Ping defeated our army several times before, one is because Henan Diao people are too much, and they have always been the enemy and I am clear; The second is that Xu Ping has always relied on more to win. But this time it's different, this time all the advantages are on our side," after noon the next day, the new army began to set up camp, preparing to launch an attack early tomorrow morning, He Baodao called all the new army camp officers to do the final mobilization: "This time our army is more to fight less, our army is several times stronger than Xu Ping, as long as everyone is sincere and united, we will definitely be able to defeat him." ”

"That's right." There were bursts of applause in the tent.

"In tomorrow's battle, our army will be completely annihilated," He Baodao began to assign tasks: "If Xu Ping comes out to meet the battle, our army will attack his two wings first, and the fire battalion and direct guard will be left to the end, and launch a brave pursuit of the defeated thieves......"

Before the end of the meeting, a staff officer came in and reported: "Jiang Dashuai has passed through Xinzhou with an army of 40,000 people, and tomorrow he will cook food on the third watch, and he will set off on the fifth watch, and he will arrive at Niuweizhuang before noon." ”

"Okay, Xu Ping, this thief is dead."

He Baodao ended the military meeting with satisfaction.

After returning to his military camp from He Baodao's camp, Ji Xinghui summoned his subordinates to inquire about the war readiness, and after hearing that the women and prostitutes who had been captured along the way were still left in Xinzhou, he said with satisfaction: "The brothers still understand that if we defeat Xu Ping tomorrow, we will enter Taiyuan the day after tomorrow, and we will have everything if we save some strength to win this battle." ”

"Where are we tomorrow?" A staff officer asked.

"My battalion is on the far left." The Taishan battalion will be deployed on the left flank of the new army, and He Baodao judged that Xu Ping would still deploy the most elite troops in the center, and they were responsible for outflanking Xu Ping's flank and creating an opportunity for the new army to completely annihilate the Shun army.

"Xu Ping is not an idiot, if it were an idiot, we wouldn't have been defeated so many times, would he not send troops to reinforce when he saw a threat from the flanks?" After seeing He Baodao's deployment, the staff officers of the Taishan battalion began to complain: "This is a tough battle. ”

"The marshal said that the central government would attack at the same time to contain Xu Ping."

"This is natural, but my lord, what if the central government is unfavorable?" The staff officers still had a lot of complaints: "Why don't you let the fire battalion flank and leave us to the last to pursue?" ”

"Do you think I don't want to?" Ji Xinghui didn't seem to be angry at all, and was still comforting his subordinates: "Who called the fire battalion the boss." ”

"How many years ago was that, and under the hands of Master Hou, the fire battalion has always been at the forefront, so that it can be called the boss battalion, and when you encounter a hard bone, let the brothers go first, and hide at the end, what kind of boss is this?"

Seeing that Ji Xinghui still had a pleasant expression, the voices of the staff officers became louder and louder, the chief of staff of the Taishan battalion was the nephew of Mrs. Ji Xinghui, and he was promoted all the way after entering the new army, and now he has a career position and military rank, he called on behalf of all the staff officers: "Uncle, even if we win this battle, the emperor's reward will be divided layer by layer, and how many will be in our hands at that time?" ”

"If our battalion runs out, will the marshal make it up for us? At that time, if there are no soldiers in the hands of the adults, will it be our turn even if there is a reward? Another staff officer chimed in: "Your Excellency has soldiers in your hands, so you have the confidence to speak." ”

"I naturally know this." Ji Xinghui asked the staff officers to retreat with a pleasant face, and prepared for tomorrow's war with peace of mind.

When he left the Beijing Division, Ji Xinghui also recruited a staff member, and he followed him all the way, and after the staff officer left, Ji Xinghui invited this gentleman out: "Mr. and Ben will go together to visit General Zhou of the Xiliu Battalion." ”

"Dare to disobey."

After arriving at the Chinese military tent in the Xiliu Battalion, Zhou Xuzu complained as soon as he saw Ji Xinghui: "Hello, tomorrow on the flank, I have to hit the center." ”

"Dashuai said it well, as long as we are sincere and united, we will definitely be able to defeat Xu Ping." Ji Xinghui said with a smile.

"If Xu Ping is so easy to fight, there will be no need for the commander to make a move, no matter whether he wins or loses tomorrow, the loss of my battalion will not be small," the task of the Xiliu battalion is to launch an attack from the center with several other battalions, contain Xu Ping's attention and consume the strength of the Shun army at the same time, and wait until the Shun army is weakened to a certain point to launch a final general attack: "Every time I ask the commander to ask for troops along the way, he spreads his hands and says no, saying that I can recruit myself after returning to Beijing, who knows what will happen at that time." ”

"What about your battalion losses?" Ji Xinghui's subordinates also have the problem of fleeing, last year's new army reinforcements were more unbearable than in previous years, although the punishment was strict after leaving the Beijing division, but still could not completely prevent the soldiers from deserting, in order to prevent the soldiers from fleeing with military salaries, Ji Xinghui has collected the money of those more dangerous soldiers.

"I've lost almost five hundred, it's been okay for the past two days, those who want to run have already run, and those who follow to Shanxi don't want to run," Zhou Xuzu and some other battalions, every night when they set up camp, they learned the old tricks of other Ming troops, and collected the clothes of the recruits - if someone dares to desert naked in this weather, then there is no way to keep them. After arriving in Shanxi, the soldiers were unfamiliar with the place, and the idea of desertion gradually faded.

"These rotten soldiers don't know what the teaching team is for, and they are embarrassed to hand over these soldiers to us." Zhou Xuzu complained loudly that at present, all the officer positions in the battalions of the New Army are occupied by the children of connections, and no matter how outstanding the results of the teaching team are, it is not as good as having a good father. After being disappointed again and again, the children of the poor families either joined the same stream or left the new army, and it has long since disappeared from the atmosphere of the first few months of the new army. The discontent and the mixed wages of the following battalions were not unaware that the pro-soldier family system had in fact been revived in the new army, and each officer would form a small group under his jurisdiction that was particularly loyal to him, but not as serious as the other Ming armies.

As a result of this structure, mobility within the Forces nouvelles had come to a near halt, and few battalion officers would have agreed to the assignment of officers from above to their posts, and the officers would be willing to leave their long-established group and take up another unfamiliar post.

"If you win tomorrow, Wang Qinian will win." Zhou Xuzu did not hide his dissatisfaction and resentment: "When the time comes, his battalion will be the most complete, maybe the commander will let him expand it into several battalions on his own, and we will be thankful that we can replenish the troops." ”

"What if you can't win?" Ji Xinghui asked.

"Can't win? Then there is nothing, anyway, don't want me to break the back, if you want to break the back, it is also a matter of the fire battalion and the direct guard, it can't be Wang Qinian's soldiers are soldiers, my soldiers are not soldiers, right? "There are also a large number of relatives and acquaintances in Zhou Xuzu's camp, and he can't push these friends who came to him and supported him to death.

Ji Xinghui thought for a while, and finally said, "Come, Brother Zhou, I'll introduce someone to you." ”

"Who?"

Ji Xinghui asked Zhou Xuzu to disperse, and then said to the staff member he brought: "Have you seen General Zhou." ”

"In the Year of the Turtle in the next bell, meet General Zhou." After there were no outsiders, Zhong Guinian took a step forward and confessed his identity: "Niu Gong, the mentor below, is the current minister of Dashun." ”

After hearing that someone had reported to his home, Zhou Xuzu did not get angry or frightened, but his face was calm, he lowered his head and pondered carefully for a moment, then raised his head and asked, "Is Mr. Zhong here to be a lobbyist for General Xu?" ”

"I haven't seen General Xu for many years, and I'm not here to be a lobbyist for General Xu today, in fact, it's ......" Zhong Guinian said with a smile: "General Xu was introduced to King Chuang." ”

"Sir, what you said General Xu doesn't know?"

"General Xu doesn't know yet, but if the general is interested, he will write a letter to inform General Xu here." Zhong Guinian showed a smile on his face: "But King Shun knows, and Niu Xiangye also knows that he came here on the orders of King Shun." ”

"What does King Shun want Mr. to say to Ben General?"

"If Brother Zhou agrees," Ji Xinghui answered the question for Zhong Guinian: "King Shun is willing to make us a marquis, and let us still be in charge of the headquarters." ”

"Agree with what? Agree to defect? Zhou Xuzu shouted at Ji Xinghui: "It turns out that you have already found a way out, but why did you tell me today, where is it still too late?" ”

"There is no need for General Zhou to defect, King Shun just hopes that General Zhou will not move, that is, he will not fight for Zhu Ming with all his might." Zhong Guinian explained: "Back then, General Xu went to King Shun alone, and King Shun undressed him, pushed him to eat, and obeyed his words. General Zhou now has a heavy army, and his skills are not under General Xu, my mentor originally said that if General Zhou is willing to defect, King Shun will ...... General Xu and General Zhou" Zhong Guinian glanced at Ji Xinghui next to him: "And General Ji treats everyone equally." King Keshun knew that General Zhou and General Ji had always been loyal, although he knew that Zhu Ming's army was treacherous and the people were not happy, but he still refused to meet his former comrades, so he only let him come down and tell the two generals that as long as he did not move during the decisive battle, General Xu would naturally be able to break He Baodao, and when the time came, the two generals would abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and they would not have to fight with their old friends. ”

"Mr. Zhong went out for tea first, and he wanted to say a few words to General Ji."

After inviting Zhong Guinian out of the Chinese military tent, Zhou Xuzu looked at Ji Xinghui: "You have a good calculation." ”

"He Baodao said that he left Hou Ye in Jingshi, but I don't think so," Ji Xinghui said: "If Hou Ye escapes and raises his arms in the south, our new army will immediately fall apart and lose its vitality." Even if he can win Xu Ping once tomorrow, can he still win the second time after the matter is revealed and the army is disintegrated? ”

"If you become a Dashun officer and soldier," Zhou Xuzu nodded lightly: "In that case, even if the Hou Ye picks things up, with Dashun's support, his subordinates will have the backbone." ”

"That's right, no matter whether the Hou Ye really stayed in Jingshi or has fled, Dashun is bound to send troops to the south, Xu Ping has already made so many merits under King Shun, how dare King Shun give him the credit for the southern expedition again?" Seeing the contemplative expression on Zhou Xuzu's face, Ji Xinghui hit the railway while it was hot: "If the Hou Ye is really gone, then Nanzheng is not captured by us yet?" Even if Hou Ye is still there, the elite of Funing has already been transferred to the new army, Hou Ye is already no longer available, plus other Shun troops, I don't think Hou Ye has the power to return to heaven. ”

"Yes, Master Hou is already alone, and even the folk training in Jiangxi has gone into battle." Zhou Xuzu secretly wondered in his heart, if the situation changes, if he really can't do it, he will go to Huangshi and cry that he was deceived by He Baodao, and as long as he still has military power in his hands - can the generals who are still worried about the military power in this troubled world not find their masters? However, Zhou Xuzu didn't plan to say this to Ji Xinghui: "It's okay to stay still, He Baodao has an army of 60,000, and Xu Ping is only 30,000, even if you add our 10,000, it will be more auspicious." ”

"And once we defect, maybe He Baodao will come to fight us like crazy, if we run out of soldiers, King Shun may have a change of hexagram." Ji Xinghui has already thought about it, if the new army wins tomorrow, it will still follow the Ming court first, he and Zhou Xuzu's thoughts are the same, as long as there are soldiers in hand, there will always be someone to recruit them, and the Ming court will also offer himself like a bodhisattva.

……

Near Xinzhou, the Jin army Jiang inlay.

"He Shuai said that General Xu only has 30,000 people, and our two armies combined have 100,000 people, and they can defeat him in an hour." Jiang Jian asked the staff around him: "What do you think?" ”

"General Xu can't only have 30,000, He Shuai is just encouraging us and wants us to work hard for the new army." One of the staff members said disdainfully.

"But if General Xu is really defeated by He Shuai, and we don't go to help, I'm afraid the emperor won't look good there, and the new army will dominate Shanxi and not leave." Another staff member was worried: "It's easy to ask God to send God, there are so many generals in the new army, who dares to say that they don't keep an eye on our Shanxi territory?" This is our Shanxi, and we can't let them stay on it. ”

"yes." Jiang Pai is worried about this, if the Jin army does not contribute at all, so that the court feels that the Jin army is disobedient and useless, maybe the territory of Shanxi will be distributed to the meritorious soldiers of the new army, the more Jiang Pai ponders, the more this possibility is possible, and the court does this There is also the advantage of dividing the new army: "Others don't care, I can't make no merit at all, otherwise there will be no place for me in the future." ”

"But if we fight out all the soldiers, the new army will lose, and we won't even have a foothold on the Dashun side." The first staff member to speak hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, you have to think twice." ”

"And King Shun is still behind General Xu with the main force, unless we can work with the new army to defeat General Xu and King Shun together, it is better to help King Shun defeat the new army."

"Let's not help each other," another aide suggested, "Let's see if He Shuai can win against King Shun first, and then let's talk about it, even if the new army wins tomorrow, don't rush into it." ”

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