Chapter 171: Power

This time the military discussion was still Hong Chengchou's word, and Sun Chuanting did not disagree with Hong Chengchou's opinion.

The two are almost equal in rank, but the power in their hands is very different. Sun Chuanting was only the governor of Shaanxi Province, but Hong Chengchou was the governor of the three sides, and the governor of the trilateral military affairs of Shaanxi.

The three sides are Gansu, Yansui and Ningxia. The commanders, deputy generals, and battalion generals of Yansui, Ningxia, Ganzhou, Guyuan, and other military towns, as well as the governors of the three provinces, were all subject to Hong Chengchou's control.

Hong Chengchou already had a draft in his heart, and when he received Sun Chuanting's letter that had surrounded Gao Yingxiang in Heishuiyu, he had already planned for a rainy day and thought about how to arrange after Gao Yingxiang's death to eliminate the remaining remnants.

The military meeting did not take long, but it was already early when it was convened, and it was already nearly dusk when the military meeting ended.

After the end of the military discussion, Chen Wang withdrew from the Chinese military tent with a group of generals, but the result was not as he expected.

The place where he was stationed still did not change, and he was still arranged in Hanzhong Mansion. Hong Chengchou asked him to continue to guard Hanzhong Mansion and garrison in the Xing'an area to prevent Zhang Xianzhong, Liu Guoneng and other troops who were now trapped in Xunxiang and other places from fleeing westward.

When Gao Yingxiang entered Hanzhong Mansion, Chen Wang had already thought about the impact that Gao Yingxiang's death would have.

Gao Yingxiang's death will not have much impact on his station. So far, as long as Zhang Xianzhong and other troops are still in the Xunxiang area, he will be kept in Hanzhong Mansion and will not be transferred to other places for the time being.

In the years that followed, there was constant turmoil in Hanzhong Prefecture, and the city was even threatened several times.

The reason why Hanzhong Mansion was classified as Shaanxi was actually the biggest reason because he was the barrier of Sichuan, and if it was in the hands of Sichuan, then once there were forces in the local rebellion.

With the loss of Hanzhong Mansion, it will undoubtedly take a huge amount of effort for the imperial court to quell the rebellion. Although Hanzhong Prefecture belongs to Shaanxi Province, in fact, the communication with other state capitals in Shaanxi Province is not too smooth, and it is relatively much more independent.

Hanzhong is actually very far away from Xi'an, Fengxiang, or Gongchang, and the road to Hanzhong from these places is also relatively rugged and difficult.

So in the current situation, Hanzhong Mansion needs a person who can take charge of the town alone. And there are not many people under Hong Chengchou's command who can use it now.

Cao Wenzhao must not be transferred, Hong Chengchou needs Cao Wenzhao to lead the soldiers and horses under his command to preside over the attack.

Cao Bianjiao's prestige is enough and he is brave, but the biggest problem is that he has always fought with Cao Wenzhao and has little experience in guarding a place.

He Renlong is not good, He Renlong is a native of Mizhi, Shaanxi, although he is very brave and experienced in many battles.

But he is also a good hand at fighting alive. The so-called fighting is actually the same as doing business. At the beginning, the officers and soldiers and thieves who attacked were all from Shaanxi, and even fellow villagers.

There were also some deserters and officers and soldiers who were from the same team and army, and the relationship between the two sides became closer.

When the two armies face each other, they do not use swords at all, and even greet each other. When the rogues saw the officers and soldiers coming, they threw down the looted cattle, and then left some of the baggage or gold and silver.

And the officers and soldiers collected the money and things, and directly got out of the way and let the rogues go, which is the so-called

"Fight the battle alive". As for what Tang Bao wrote, it was naturally completely different from what actually happened. Put He Renlong under his nose, He Renlong is still the He madman who can fight and rush.

But if He Renlong is released to Hanzhong Mansion, everything will only be known to God. Zhang Quanchang, as the chief soldier, could be in charge alone, but he was captured after the previous defeat in the war.

Although he has now broken away from the ranks of the rogues, he is now an officer of the guard post who has been demoted to the frontier.

As for the other generals, not to mention, they all have their own problems. And Chen Wang's actions in Hanzhong Mansion are remarkable, so Hong Chengchou naturally will not be easily transferred.

Chen Wang is very clear about his identity and status, and he remembers his previous experience and Cao Wenzhao's reminders.

Now every step he takes is a cautious and deliberate decision, and all these things are within his consideration.

Chen Wang was still thinking about how to go next and what kind of arrangements he would make after returning to Hanzhong Mansion, but He Renlong's voice directly pulled him back to reality.

"Hahaha, good boy, Lao Cao said that you are good at fighting, but we didn't expect you to be so powerful." He Renlong walked up, put his hand directly on Chen Wang's shoulder, and said with a rough smile.

The old Cao in his mouth is naturally Cao Wenzhao, and the relationship between He Renlong and Cao Wenzhao is very good. The friendship between the two began when Shaanxi invaded and suppressed.

At the beginning of Pizhou, when He Renlong left, Cao Wenzhao also personally said goodbye. But then again, Cao Wenzhao seems to have a good relationship with everyone, and no matter where the governor is, he takes care of Cao Wenzhao.

Even Hong Chengchou, who had a dispute with Cao Wenzhao, now has a good relationship with Cao Wenzhao.

"Actually, it's still a fluke...... "At this time, there were still many generals around, Chen Wang felt everyone's gaze, and said modestly.

He Renlong was very grinning and didn't care.

"It's a pity that the military gate is too urgent, what is light and simple, I hid a few jars of good wine and didn't bring it, otherwise our Lao He would like to invite you to drink some." Chen Wang glanced at He Renlong, who was a little gray-faced, the iron armor on his body was old and broken, and the color of the battle robe on his body was not as bright as before.

"Donkey ball, we're really tired." He Renlong scolded and lowered his voice. From Yan'an Mansion all the way to Xi'an Mansion, running in the starry night, how can people still be full of energy.

"The military gate is the same, we just arrived in Heishuiyu, and we haven't had time to rest yet, and we have to pull out the camp and go north tomorrow, and I'm annoyed to death." Hong Chengchou set a strategy, and the rogues entrenched in the Shangluo area of Xi'an Prefecture were assigned to Sun Chuanting to suppress them.

Luo Shangwen, deputy commander-in-chief, Li Yuchun, a staff general, and other infantry battalions were assigned to Sun Chuanting's command to assist in clearing out the rogue bandits in the Shangluo area.

And He Renlong and Zu Kuan followed Hong Chengchou to continue to the north to suppress Li Zicheng, who was still in Yan'an Mansion.

Cao Wenzhao only had seven or eight thousand people left on his side, and now he could only temporarily maintain a defensive position, and the pressure was huge. Therefore, Hong Chengchou's military order was to set off on the fifth watch tomorrow and rush all the way north to Yan'an Mansion.

There was not much time left for rest at all. Chen Wang's eyelids jumped, he had just come out of the military tent and was not far away.

Although He Renlong lowered his voice a little, his voice was still very loud. He Renlong is really bold, Hong Chengchou is not a big-hearted person, if he really hears it, he is afraid that he will be put in small shoes later.

Chen Wang was suddenly a little lucky, he was fortunate that he was a family member under Cao Wenzhao's command. Cao Wenzhao has a good relationship with other generals and most of the civil officials and governors, and he has not been embarrassed in the official face because of this, and even got a lot of benefits and benefits because of this.

If he was a family member under He Renlong, I am afraid that Chunhua would not be able to go to him at that time, and someone would be stuck as a guerrilla.

Chen Wang turned his head and glanced at Gao Jie, who was walking in the right rear, and now Gao Jie was the camp officer under Hong Chengchou, and he was also the camp general.

But Gao Jie, who has been following He Renlong in history, became a guerrilla general after He Renlong was killed for his crimes.

Sun Shoufa is also the same, after surrendering to Cao Wenzhao, he accumulated merit and promoted to guerrilla. Then he followed He Renlong, and he was stuck in the guerrilla position.

He Renlong's own career is not smooth, and he did not fight with Zuo Liangyu for the thief general, and his achievements are not bad.

Chen Wang subconsciously walked to the right a little, and he was now sure that He Renlong was definitely remembered by Hong Chengchou.

"Don't talk about it, you can go to celebrate or something, let's go back to the tent and sleep first." He Renlong patted Chen Wang's shoulder, and then strode straight towards the camp behind.

Chen Wang glanced back at the military tent behind him, and then at He Renlong's back. There is a kind of small shoe that I don't know even if I wear it.

After He Renlong left, Chen Wang immediately found Cao Bianjiao. Chen Wang is very clear about his identity, he is Cao Wenzhao's family, this identity has a lot of benefits for him, naturally he can't give it up, and the etiquette that should be done needs to be done.

And Cao Wenzhao has always been very good to him, when he was the first battalion general, Cao Wenzhao told him some insights on the art of war, military training, and battle.

Not to mention the steady progress along the way, successively serving as a hundred generals, generals, guerrillas, and then generals. Although he has been promoted all the way, his military merits are enough, but in fact, whether he can be promoted or not is not just based on his military merits.

He Renlong and Gao Jie are the best examples, and there are talents in the DPRK who are easy to handle. can achieve the position of Hanzhong general, among which Cao Wenzhao must have helped operate a lot.

Later, he had a problem, and it was thanks to Cao Wenzhao's suggestion that he was spared being targeted by Hong Chengchou and successfully achieved his goal.

Cao Bianjiao is much more stable now than before, and he no longer refuses to be thousands of miles away as before, but has a conversation with Chen Wang.

During this period, Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen also came up, and Cao Bianjiao stayed in Liaodong for a short time, so he naturally spoke Liaodong dialect.

Chen Wang himself is a native of Liaodong, and several people talk in Liaodong dialect, and the atmosphere between them is quite harmonious.

Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen also accompanied Hong Chengchou to the north to suppress Li Zicheng. At the beginning, Yu Chongxiao died in battle, and most of the soldiers were accepted by Li Zicheng.

Guotianxing Hui Dengxiang surrendered, Mantianxing and Chaotianxing were killed in battle, and many of the subordinates under the command of the three were scattered, many of whom switched to Li Zicheng's command.

Li Zicheng has gathered more than 100,000 people under his command now, although the number of troops seems to be small, but there are not a few elites under his command, and the strength is not bad.

However, Chen Wang knew that although Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen were now requisitioned and transferred to Yan'an Mansion, they would have to turn back halfway through.

At this time of year, the news has not yet come. But Hou Jin, no, now it should be called the Qing army.

Because Huang Taiji had already proclaimed himself emperor in Shengjing in April, he changed the name of the country to Qing. It's July 17, and King Qin's order is about to come from Beijing.

In the ninth year of Chongzhen, the change of Bingzi, the Qing army entered the customs, conquered 12 cities, won 56 battles in a row, and entered Gyeonggi to threaten Beijing.

Lu Xiangsheng will be urgently transferred to Beijing soon. And Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen are also in the list of King Qin's army, and they can only go north to King Qin after receiving an order when they go north to Yan'an Mansion.

Sometimes history is such a coincidence, and the period after Gao Yingxiang's death was the best opportunity to completely exterminate the peasant army and clear the customs.

But it was precisely because of this edict of King Qin that all plans and efforts were ultimately in vain.

If Zu Kuan and Li Chongzhen go north to Yan'an Mansion, whether it is now or in history, Li Zicheng may not be able to escape defeat.

And Lu Xiangsheng blocked the checkpoint of Xunxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Liu Guoneng and others were afraid that they would be trapped and killed in the Xunxiang Mountains.

But there are no ifs in this world. Chen Wang knew very well that this entry of the Qing army was also the impact of King Qin's order.

What he wants to do now is to go south to Hanzhong Mansion as soon as possible. Although he has such miraculous feats as slashing Gao Yingxiang in this battle, I am afraid that at most he can only be promoted to one level and become a deputy general, and at most he will have a military position, and it is impossible to rise too much.

Although a military general only needs to have military merits, it doesn't matter how old or experienced he is. But the court won't let a person rise too fast.

Originally, Chen Wang had the official position of deputy Qianhu, and his promotion to guerrilla was not out of line, but it was reasonable to be promoted to a general after successive victories.

But now if you are promoted to deputy chief soldier, the twenty-six-year-old deputy chief soldier is indeed a little too young, which is not a good thing.

Although Zhang Liwei and Wang Guozhong, who had assassinated Wang Jiayin, even directly crossed a series of positions of guerrilla and general, and were directly promoted to deputy generals.

But the power in the hands of the two lieutenants is not too great, and their own lieutenants are the deputy commanders of Hanzhong Mansion and the chief officer of the entire Hanzhong Mansion, which is a bit too big.

Chen Wang had already made plans, and after returning to Hanzhong Mansion this time, he decided to silence first, try not to make too dazzling achievements, and focus on logistics and the army under his command.

In the months that followed, Hanzhong Prefecture remained stable for the time being, and although there were still small groups of bandits, a large group of bandits invaded the next year.

Zhang Xianzhong and Liu Guoneng, who were entrenched in the Xunxiang area, would not go west to Hanzhong Mansion again. After Lu Xiangsheng was transferred north to lead troops into King Qin, the peasant army in the Xunxiang area would turn from defense to offense, setting off turbulent waves again.

On the side of Nanzhili, the 5th Battalion of Gezuo will also take advantage of the emptiness of the Ming army's garrison at this time to set off a bigger storm.

But that's all for later. Chen Wang stopped, and everyone around him had already dispersed.

Chen Wang stood at the foot of Beishan and looked back in the direction of the Chinese army. There is one more thing he needs to do before going to Hanzhong Mansion.

He needs to use the power in Sun Chuanting's hands to lay the foundation for future development. ...... "History of the Ming Dynasty, Biography of the Lie, Volume One Hundred and Sixty-One, Zu Kuan"

"The border army is strong, and the sex is different, and it can't be punished."

"In the past, there were many people in the official army, and in the thief township, they worked hard in battle, threw away their mouths, abandoned their baggage, and went to it

"Fight the battle alive". ”

"The border army can't speak, and every thief will be killed, so there are many victories."

"However, the houses that have been burned and the women who have been prostituted have not done their best...... He thinks he is a guest and has no lasting heart. ”