"Rumbling ————"

The heavy thud of the horse's hooves whispered like a dragon's groan on the icy earth.

The earth seemed to tremble slightly with the sound of horses' hooves.

Among the dark red flags that were waving against the wind, a fiery red flag with a height of one foot and five feet stood at the forefront, which was particularly eye-catching.

Beaded tassels are inserted on top of the flag, followed by pheasant tails, and the blue color up to eight feet five inches long continues to flutter in the headwind.

Chen Wang wore a three-flag moonlight helmet, a waist-length fish scale armor, a gold vermilion battle skirt, and a prancing horse in front of the crowd.

Behind him, all the armored horsemen were covered with robes and belts, wearing high-topped helmets, riveted long body armor, and iron arm bindings.

More than 20 horsemen in the front are holding three-eyed firearms waiting for an opportunity, and more than 450 riders in the back are all drawing swords and leaning on their shoulders like a wall, and more than 20 or 30 horsemen in the cavalry formation are holding bows and arrows, buckling the strings and ready to go.

Chen Wang held the lance in his right hand and the reins in his left hand, his eyes were cold, and he galloped through the rout.

Wherever the banner passed, the fleeing procession of the routed soldiers was separated like a knife cutting tofu.

Those who did not have time to escape were either killed by the hooves of their horses or fell under the swift sword.

The rout tide reverberated in the turbulence, and the screams of slander and desperate cries echoed in Chen Wang's ears.

But none of this could affect Chen Wang's mood in the slightest.

is in the midst of ten thousand armies, surrounded by swords and swords, but Chen Wang's heart is like water.

At the beginning, as an ordinary sergeant, although he had been on the battlefield for a long time, he still inevitably harbored fear in his heart.

Now as the chief general of the First Army, when he was about to fight, Chen Wang had no fear in his heart.

As the commander-in-chief, he can look at the overall situation, can clearly see the situation on the entire battlefield, and has a measure in his heart whether he wins or loses.

As an ordinary soldier, in the middle of the big array, I can't see the development of the situation clearly, and I don't know if I will be the abandoned son as cannon fodder for sacrifice......

Following behind others and leading others into battle are two completely different experiences.

Chen Wang clenched the horse lance in his hand, his gaze crossed over the group of routs who only cared about the escape, and then crossed the infantry gun formation of the Liukou, and finally stopped on a large black banner in front of the Liukou Chinese army.

According to the information transmitted through the Hanzhong Mansion, Lu Shi's banner was based on ochre yellow with feathers inserted on it, while Zhang Yuan's banner was white on a black background with a vermilion trumpet belt.

Zhang Yuan, the thief who commanded the central part of Hanzhong Mansion, should be under the black face.

Chen Wang's eyes narrowed slightly, staring at the black banner not far away.

Not long ago, he saw an ochre-yellow banner running towards the north, which should be the Golden-winged Penglu.

It seems that the troops of the Golden-Winged Penglu are all on the right side of the Liukou Great Array, and considering the combat power under his command, it should be a good guess.

There are about three or four hundred horsemen under the Daxu, and they are like stars holding the moon.

In front of that big curtain, there were only two thin formations of infantry.

There were two formations of rogue infantry troops, but there were only four or five hundred people.

These infantry troops, who did not even have a few armor and were not fully armed, were not a threat at all.

At such a close distance, he could lead the cavalry to rush over at this time.

If Zhang Yuan retreats, then it will be a rout for the whole army.

On the battlefield, the retreat of the banner of the commander of the army will inevitably lead to the fluctuation of the army's morale.

And if Zhang Yuan doesn't retreat, then it will be easy to kill Zhang Yuan.

Kill Zhang Yuan, and the army of rogues will naturally collapse.

Chen Wang's eyes were fixed on the black banner not far away, he now had the ability to directly end this farce.

At present, the rout is coming backwards, as long as he breaks through the past, no matter whether he can kill Zhang Yuan or not, he can make the battle situation turn one-sided in an instant.

With just a trumpet, the cavalry galloping to the south to aid the Hanzhong Guard Army was able to turn around.

When the time comes, if you break the prestige of the Chinese army and follow and kill all the way, you can easily disintegrate the two coalition forces of Zhang Yuan and Lu Shi.

The dragons are leaderless, and they are still unbearable, let alone a rabble like the Liukou?

Chen Wang's mind turned, and he was now thinking about whether to act according to the original plan.

He really wanted the position of the guerrilla in Hanzhong, but if he acted according to the original plan, he would inevitably experience a lot of twists and turns in the middle, and whether he could get what he wanted was between the two sides.

And most importantly, in the ninth year of Chongzhen, Gao Yingxiang will be forced into Hanzhong Mansion.

Even if he succeeds in becoming a guerrilla in Hanzhong according to the original plan, he will inevitably face Gao Yingxiang at that time, and it is difficult to predict what will happen at that time.

But now, if you can defeat Zhang Yuan and Lu Shi in one battle, then what you get will be real things.

The Black Killer Tiger Zhang Yuan, the Drill Harrier Wang Cheng, and the Golden-winged Peng Lu Shi are now the three giants of Hanzhong.

If Zhang Yuan can be captured, the two allied forces of Lu Shi and Zhang Yuan will be defeated in the first battle, and the siege of Hanzhong will be lifted, plus the previous victory over Li Zicheng in Chunhua City, as well as the merits of capturing and killing Li Yangchun and Lin Shengquan in Ningqiang.

As long as the merit is normal, it is enough to be promoted to the rank of general.

Twenty-five-year-old generals are not absent in this era, and Cao Bianjiao was only twenty-two years old when he was promoted to general.

The fluttering banner not far away circulated in Chen Wang's eyes, and he knew very well that his background was far less profound than Cao Bianjiao's.

However, as a former cronie of Cao Wenzhao, the officials who talked about meritorious service would not deduct too much from Cao Wenzhao's face, and his military exploits would not be swallowed up.

The promotion of civil servants needs to go up step by step, talking about ability, talking about connections, talking about experience, and most importantly, about qualifications.

It's just that from the green robe to the scarlet robe, it is the life of many people.

Even many people wear green robes all their lives, and they have no opportunity to wear scarlet robes.

But military attachés are different, seniority is not important to military attachés, experience is not important, military merit is everything.

Compared with civilian officials, the promotion of military attaches is much simpler.

When Chongzhen was twelve years old, Wu Sangui was appointed as the chief soldier of the Ningyuan regiment at the age of twenty-seven.

Although the general army of the Ming Dynasty did not strictly have any rank, they had real power in their hands, and the imperial court would also give the corresponding rank of official position as a supplement.

As long as you have military merit in your hands, it is not vain to rise to the top.

Becoming a staff member is actually a real step into the sequence of senior generals.

The number of guerrilla soldiers is usually only about 1,000 and does not exceed 2,000, and the tasks they carry out and the responsibilities they shoulder are often to serve as partial divisions and support.

The autonomy of the guerrillas was very low, and they generally followed the general and deputy commander-in-chief of the town, and the general army fought in battle.

The reason why Hong Chengchou asked him to lead the guerrilla battalion to attack alone was actually because the troops were stretched thin and there were no extra troops to be deployed.

And the general is the real sole leader of a battalion, going all the way and guarding one place.

Becoming a general means that you can have more autonomy and more troops.

Subordinates can also have better equipment, more military salaries, and higher status.

As the turmoil continues, the erosion of Liaodong, and the status of military attachés are quietly changing.

At this time in the eighth year of Chongzhen, the generals were still valuable and did not begin to flood.

Although he may lose the position of the guerrilla in Hanzhong, becoming a staff general can copy Zuo Liangyu's trajectory of action, and constantly expand his troops and auxiliary battalions on the way to suppress.

The advantage of staying in Hanzhong is that you can have a stable development environment, but due to the particularity of the battalion soldiers, it is impossible to blatantly put it on the table whether it is tuntian or making ordnance.

After that, it is still necessary to have a relationship up and down, and these two things are inseparable from Han Zhongwei.

Only the guards have the right to make ordnance and tuntian, and the battalion generals, who dare to touch these two things without an order, are a dead end.

At the beginning, there was an organization specializing in the production and repair of ordnance in Dongjiang Town, but it was allowed to belong directly to the Ordnance Bureau of the military town.

Hanzhong only set up one guerrilla, even if it became a guerrilla in Hanzhong, it was not qualified to set up an ordnance bureau.

The armaments and ordnance needed by just two or three thousand soldiers can be directly transferred or sent by the local guard station, and there is no need to set up an ordnance bureau.

Originally, Chen Wang's original plan was to become a guerrilla in Hanzhong and then fight Hanzhongwei, and then rely on interests to drive Hanzhongwei to his advantage.

It's just that now there is a better opportunity in front of him.

Reality has proved that the tactics of the Qing army's heavy armor and arrows, shield carts and artillery were invincible in the period of alternating hot and cold weapons when flintlock muskets had not yet become popular.

Using the tactics of the Qing army, in many battles, the casualty ratio of the enemy and us was extremely large.

Although it did not reach the Qi family's army, which killed thousands of enemies without casualties, it was already terrifying enough.

Standing in line to shoot is a good tactic, but only if the army is equipped with flintlock pistols.

But it is not a simple matter to mass-produce flintlock pistols, and if they were simple, countries around the world would not have for a long time fired arquebuses that are several times more complex with loading, instead of simpler flintlock pistols.

Chen Wang knows his strengths very well, and he has been able to get to where he is today, all because of his understanding of history and his personal bravery.

Chen Wang doesn't know much about industry, iron smelting and other engineering knowledge, and it can even be said that he doesn't know anything about it.

Even if he became a guerrilla in Hanzhong, he would not be able to mass-produce flintlock pistols in a short period of time.

The Ming Dynasty during this period did have countless skilled craftsmen.

They can make the same weapon in a short period of time, even better than the original, just by relying on the salvaged wreckage.

But Chen Wang knew that these people could not be used by him.

Recruiting craftsmen widely and scattering large sums of money will inevitably attract the attention of all parties.

Soon after Chongzhen ascended the throne, a large number of factory guards were indeed recalled, and the factory guards' control over the local area had weakened to the bottom.

But this does not mean that the governors everywhere can't find out about such a thing, once the news leaks, they only need to hand over a copy of the book, and their own little guerrilla will have to fall to the ground.

Privately cast ordnance and store people in the fields, but you want to rebel?!

Heavy armor and heavy arrows, shield car artillery is currently the best and most compatible tactics, whether it is against the upper class Kou or the Shangqing army in the future.

Staying in Hanzhong, the situation is unpredictable and difficult.

Armament is rare, and becoming a general can justifiably get more and better armor and blades.

Heavy armor and heavy arrows, if these become generals and are trusted by Hong Chengchou, they will be easier to obtain.

defeated Li Zicheng first, captured Li Guo, captured Li Yangchun and Lin Shengquan, and if the siege of Hanzhong was relieved again, it would really leave a name in Hong Chengchou's heart.

Although Hong Chengchou has a loss of personal morality, he is arbitrary, and he can't rub sand in his eyes.

But for their own people, there is no less due care.

After Cao Wenzhao put down his posture and bowed his head and softened, all the military exploits won by Cao Wenzhao were reported to the temple, and there was no disagreement with the previous inspection, and the grain, grass, salary and silver were also paid in full, and there was no half of the arrears.

Chen Wang also gained a lot of benefits because of this.

During the Battle of Chunhua, not only was the soldiers replenished, but also a lot of food and ordnance assistance.

Chen Wang's mind flowed, and now it was the time for Hong Chengchou's subordinates to employ people.

Shaanxi invaded, three deputy commanders were killed and one was wounded, Ai Wannian, Liu Guozhen, and Zhang Waijia were killed in battle, and Liu Chenggong was wounded.

In the battle of Zhangjiachuan, Sitian Yinglong was killed, Yu Chongxiao, the chief soldier of Yansui Town, was killed in the battle of Anding, and Zhang Quanchang, the chief soldier, was defeated and captured.

Zuo Liangyu and Zu Kuan both went to serve under Lu Xiangsheng.

Now Hong Chengchou only has Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao, He Renlong, Liu Chenggong, Sun Shoufa, and Gao Jie's six battalions of soldiers and horses.

The Liukou is powerful, and the successive attacks are all losses and generals, and now they are in a stalemate west of Hancheng.

Hong Chengchou's urgent summoning of himself to return to Xi'an Mansion was not only because he was suspicious of himself, but more importantly, Hong Chengchou now has no troops to adjust, and no one is available.

As soon as he thought of this, Chen Wang already had a plan in his heart.

Lu Xiangsheng was transferred to the north in June of the ninth year of Chongzhen, and Zuo Liangyu and others did not follow him to the north, let alone his turn.

Until the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the Qing army broke through the Qingshan Pass and destroyed the Great Wall and entered, the two armies met in Tongzhou on the outskirts of Beijing......

Chen Wang slowly raised the horse lance in his hand, the tip of the lance pointed upwards at the dark sky, and the low sound of the horn sounded behind him.

"Woo——————"

The horn sounded, and all the armored horsemen who followed closely behind Chen Wang all looked solemn and restrained their minds.

The reason is simple, because it is the sound of the horn that heralds the imminent charge.

"Drive!" "Drive!"

The dozen or so armored horsemen who followed behind Chen Wang waved their whips and whipped the war horses under their seats, increasing their horse speed.

They had already held the three-eyed gun in their hands, their legs tightly clamped the horse's belly, and drove the war horse past Chen Wang's position, consciously blocking Chen Wang's front.

There were eighteen horsemen in the front, six of them in a row, and a total of three columns, like a wall.

The armored cavalry that still followed behind them had already changed to spears or light knives.

Since they are charging into battle and capturing the flag, then long-range weapons are secondary to them, and their prime minister has to think about how to break through the enemy's military formation and help their own generals.

The dark red banner unfurls in the headwind, making a sound like the wind blowing through the woods.

The horse's nose spewed white air, and the whirring sound mingled with the rumbling hooves of the horses and knocked on everyone's eardrums.

Under the banner of Daxu, Zhang Yuan had already seen the armored cavalry of the Ming army that suddenly increased speed and rushed towards him.

An inexplicable fear appeared in his heart.

That feeling...... It's like......

When he was walking in the mountains and forests, he was watched by Menghu......