In the ninth year of Chongzhen, July 18.

At the time of Pingdan, Hong Chengchou was already leading the troops to pull out the camp, and Zu Kuan, He Renlong, Cao Bianjiao and other generals led tens of thousands of cavalry to rush all the way to the north.

Yan'an Mansion now has only Cao Wenzhao and Liu Shaozong, the general soldier of Gansu, confronting Li Zicheng, so even if he achieved an unprecedented victory, Hong Chengchou did not completely relax.

If Li Zicheng is not eliminated, the whole of Shaanxi will not be able to get peace.

After Hong Chengchou led the troops to leave in a hurry, all the remaining soldiers and horses naturally returned to Sun Chuanting's hands.

Before Chen Wang had time to meet Sun Chuanting, he first received a military order from Sun Chuanting to summon him.

Sun Chuanting did not move the camp, and the Chinese military tent was still on the mountainside of Beishan.

Chen Wang walked all the way up from the temporary camp at the bottom of the mountain, at this time there was not much popularity in the entire campside camp in Beishan, only a few soldiers guarding the camp, until he reached the position of the Chinese army, and the soldiers on the road gradually increased.

Most of the soldiers were sent out to clean up the battlefield, and in the battle of Heishuiyu, as many as tens of thousands of people died and corpses piled up.

It takes a lot of time just to clean up the battlefield and dispose of the corpses.

Moreover, a part of the soldiers had to be separated to take prisoners, and the number of soldiers left in the barracks was naturally even smaller.

There were more than 40,000 men and horses in the army, many of them were killed and wounded, and not many of them fled, most of whom abandoned their weapons and chose to surrender.

The captives are now housed in a valley in the eastern mountains of Heishuiyu, guarded by guerrilla Li Yingke.

When he walked to the front of the tent, Chen Wang met Zhang Er, a thousand roosters, and Yidougu Huanglong.

When identifying Gao Yingxiang's corpse before, Chen Wang had seen the two of them, so he also remembered the appearance of the two.

Sun Chuanting left more than 1,000 soldiers for each of them, and let them each lead a battalion.

However, now the weapons and armor of the soldiers under their command have naturally been confiscated, temporarily placed in temporary camps, and special personnel have also been sent to monitor them.

But just like Hong Chengchou accepted Gao Jie, Sun Chuanting also included the two of them in his command.

The two of them saw that Chen Wang's face changed, and then they hurriedly walked to the side of the road and knelt on the ground to salute.

Although the two of them chose to be meritorious anyway, what Sun Chuanting promised them was just a guerrilla.

Chen Wangben is the general of Hanzhong Mansion, and after this time he slashed Gao Yingxiang, he entered the blue eyes above, but I am afraid that he will be on the rise in the future.

Chen Wang's gaze swept over the two of them, and he nodded as a salute.

In history, these two people have not appeared in the history books since Gao Yingxiang's death, and they are not important figures.

Most of them died on the way to the continuous attack.

But......

Chen Wang had already walked past where the two of them were, but he slowed down.

These two people, like Gao Jie, are already completely on the opposite side of the rogues.

Gao Jie put a hat on Li Zicheng, and he could only follow the Ming army all the way to the black.

And the Thousand Rooster Zhang Er and Yidou Gu Huanglong betrayed Gao Yingxiang, and at the moment, the head of the seventy-second battalion is afraid that no one wants to kill him and hurry up.

Whether he really wants to avenge Gao Yingxiang, or he wants to use the heads of the two to establish prestige.

These two people can only follow the Ming army to the dark, and it is impossible for them to join the ranks of the rogues again.

The two of them have a very bad reputation, and they are from rogue families, so they can be used to do some dirty work in the future......

With a plan in mind, Chen Wang also happened to walk outside the tent of the Chinese army.

Sun Chuanting's guards outside the tent seemed to have reported him when they saw him coming, so they directly lifted the curtain of the tent.

Chen Wang lowered his head, calmed down slightly, and then stepped into the big tent.

"Humble Chen Wang, knock on the military door."

Chen Wang bowed his head, although it seemed that Sun Chuanting did not attach as much importance to form as Hong Chengchou, but Chen Wang still had enough etiquette.

"General Chen is exempt from courtesy, I have never paid attention to red tape in governing the army, and there is no need to bow down for ordinary courtesies."

Sun Chuanting's voice came from above.

"Take a seat."

Chen Wang responded, stood up, followed the direction pointed by Sun Chuanting's hand, and sat on the seat.

"You wait for me for a moment."

Sun Chuanting leaned in front of the desk, as if he was approving something, and there were thick stacks of documents on his desk.

After listening to Sun Chuanting's words, Chen Wang naturally wouldn't bother, anyway, many things are not in a hurry now.

In the past, it was a whole day to stand guard and guard, but now waiting for a while is naturally no problem for Chen Wang.

Chen Wang didn't wait long, and after half an hour, Sun Chuanting raised his head from the pile of papers.

"Xi'an Siwei has serious shortcomings, these are all documents about Siwei."

Sun Chuanting put down the brush in his hand and sighed.

"The current Xi'an Siwei has no way to act as a barrier for Xi'an, and the Xi'an Siwei is close to the provincial capital, and the rest of the place will probably only get worse......"

There are people everywhere, and there are no soldiers to ask for soldiers, and there is no pay for them.

This was the first problem that Sun Chuanting encountered after he took office as governor of Shaanxi, and it was also the most urgent problem.

The first thing Sun Chuanting did when he took office was to select the elite warriors in the military camps of the guards in various parts of Qindi, and to be included in the superintendent battalion as soldiers.

However, there is no way to conjure up wages out of thin air, and the annual tax collection has its own fixed amount.

However, Sun Chuanting already had a strategy when he was in front of the palace, and he successfully obtained Chongzhen's permission and obtained the privilege of raising money independently.

This is also the reason why Sun Chuanting repeatedly defeated the rogue during his tenure as governor of Shaanxi and almost purged the entire Shaanxi.

It is precisely because of the privilege of raising salaries on their own that almost all the battalion soldiers under Sun Chuanting's command are paid in full and there is almost no deduction, so everyone dares to fight and uses their lives to serve the colonel.

Sun Chuanting in history, after defeating Gao Yingxiang, began to rectify various ills in Shaanxi Province.

The first policy implemented by Sun Chuanting was to reorganize the health center, clear the tun, increase classes, and benefit the people.

To put it simply, it is to reorganize the health office, check the field, and clear the field.

The first rectification is the front and back left and right four guards in Xi'an Mansion.

Now Sun Chuanting is probably also preparing to start cleaning up the ills.

As governor, Sun Chuanting had the power to manage all the guards in Shaanxi Province.

Soon after taking office, Sun Chuanting found out most of the things and understood the shortcomings of the guard.

The original guard station Tuntian has long been an empty name in various places, and the original system of "giving land according to the army and raising the army with land" has long since completely collapsed.

Most of the original cantonments of the various guards and armies were annexed, or the fields were defrauded because of the consumption of military rations.

The guards were poor, the sergeants were miserable, and even the generals were few rich and noble.

Chen Wang's idea was to use Sun Chuanting's shareholder style to clear the Tun and increase the class to grasp the power of the Hanzhong Mansion's internal guard.

Sun Chuanting paused, remembered his original purpose, and did not continue the topic of Xi'an Siwei.

"You should know that when the military merit report is reported this time, after the merit is down, you can be promoted to deputy general."

Chen Wang nodded, he had previously estimated that most of them would only be promoted to another level, to the deputy chief soldier.

And because of his age, I am afraid that he will not continue to be promoted for subsequent meritorious service, at least after the age of thirty, or he may be promoted again if he makes a great contribution to Gao Yingxiang.

"The military is trustworthy, and the only way to do your duty is to repay your heart."

Sun Chuanting waved his hand, he had heard too many empty words and clichés since he took office.

"The strategy has been decided, and you will lead the troops back to Hanzhong Mansion in the near future."

"There are more than 300,000 thieves in Xunxiang and Xiang, and Zhang Xianzhong, Liu Guoneng and other bandits and thieves are among them."

Sun Chuanting looked at Chen Wang and said in a deep voice.

"As far as I know, the people of Feng County, Hanzhong Prefecture last year had a great impact on the people, and Zhang Yuan, the black tiger killer, made a rebellion in Xixiang, and many of the Wei militia who entered the suppression were killed and wounded."

"Now there are only more than 3,200 people left in the main army of the Hanzhong Mansion, of course, this is the number on the roster."

Sun Chuanting frowned slightly, looked solemn, and leaned back in the chair and asked.

"It's not a secret that the guards are eroded and the places are lacking, you tell me the truth, how many people are capable of fighting in the Hanzhong Guard Army now, and how many militias are there."

It is indeed not a secret that the erosion of the guard is not a secret, as long as the whole Ming Dynasty is a general, as long as he is a general, he will not be able to raise soldiers at all, let alone fight.

However, Chen Wang still thought about it for a while before answering Sun Chuanting's question.

"The militia of each city was recruited according to the old practice, and it increased during the war, with 300 people in the small city, 600 in the middle city, and 1,000 in the big city, and the four counties of Pingli, Xunyang, Baihe, and Shiquan were destroyed in the war."

"There are now thirteen cities left in Hanzhong Mansion, with a total of 4,900 registered militiamen, which should actually be only a lot more, but the militia can only defend the city and are unable to fight in the field."

The militia is generally managed by the local magistrate, and the selection of soldiers is basically selected from the various towns, and there are some wealthy gentry and wealthy families to fill it, and their fees are mostly raised by the local government, some of them are donated by the people of each fang, and some of them are paid by the wealthy gentry.

After all, after the city was broken, the first to suffer were the wealthy gentry in the city, and they themselves knew it very well.

So the militia is generally full, or even exceeded.

Chen Wang lowered his head slightly and continued to report.

"The Hanzhong Mansion Guards have suffered heavy casualties in several battles, and now there are about 2,000 soldiers, half of whom are assisting in the defense of Xing'an City, and the other part is assisting in the defense of Hanzhong City, so as to protect the safety of King Rui."

"Two Thousand ......"

Sun Chuanting frowned slightly, he didn't doubt the number Chen Wang said now.

"If I'm not mistaken, Zhou Yumao's battalion only has 1,500 soldiers and more than 1,000 auxiliaries, and you have more than 2,000 soldiers and about 3,000 auxiliaries."

Sun Chuanting tapped the tabletop and looked at the map placed next to the tabletop.

"In other words, now in the entire Hanzhong Mansion, counting the guards and auxiliaries, there are only more than 9,000 people, less than 10,000."

Chen Wang nodded and replied.

"The military gate remembers well, there are 9,600 people in total."

"However, before the humble post, because I heard that the rebellion was marching westward, I temporarily recruited some people from among the captives and rogues to serve as auxiliary soldiers to help defend Xing'an."

Sun Chuanting's eyes moved slightly, and he turned from the map on the table to Chen Wang's body.

Four thousand auxiliaries and two thousand soldiers, this ratio is a little larger.

Although Sun Chuanting had only served as a governor in the mainland before, he had been in office for nearly two months.

He also knew the real situation of the auxiliaries in the battalions today.

"I have no objection to recruiting auxiliaries to reduce the burden on soldiers and enhance the combat strength of the headquarters."

Sun Chuanting thought for a moment and said.

"However, they were rogue after all, and I also ask General Chen to restrain the military discipline of the headquarters."

Chen Wang understood what Sun Chuanting meant, thought about it, and explained.

"The selection of auxiliary soldiers for lowly positions is all selected from the sequence of hungry soldiers, and selected in accordance with the selection of military methods in the "New Book of Discipline and Effectiveness".

"The elite cavalry of the Liukou horse army is brave, but many of them are unruly and corrupt in military discipline, these people are difficult to restrain and burn, kill and loot, and are used to bullying the weak, and they can't fight a tough battle."

A trace of astonishment flashed in Sun Chuanting's eyes, most of the generals recruited auxiliaries were selected from the elite cavalry army among the rogues.

Because the elite cavalry army is basically a veteran who has gone through several battles, with extraordinary skills and fierce combat.

However, Chen Wang's words also have some truth, and the reason why he reminded Chen Wang to pay attention to military discipline is because he knows a lot of information.

Zuo Liangyu and He Renlong have a lot of so-called auxiliary soldiers under their command, and many counties along the road have suffered from them, but because of the lack of troops to attack and suppress, it is necessary to rely on them, and in the end they can only be stopped.

"The teacher said that you have talents, so it seems that you are right."

Sun Chuanting glanced at Chen Wang again in his heart, no wonder Hong Chengchou was relieved to let Chen Wang guard Hanzhong Mansion alone.

"However, there are still too few soldiers in Hanzhong Mansion now, and there are more than 300,000 people in Xunxiang and Xiang, if they go west again, I am afraid that the counties of Hanzhong will be ravaged again."

Sun Chuanting pondered for a moment and then said in a deep voice.

"And Hanzhong Mansion, together with Guanzhong Shuzhong, has a more important relationship."

"Now some of the Tusi in Sichuan Province are not at ease, some of the Sichuan soldiers need to guard against the Tusi, and the other part is galloping to help Huguang, and now the upper and inner are quite empty, once the rogue invades the territory of Sichuan, the impact will be extraordinary."

"I summoned you here this time, in fact, I want to ask you what you need to guard Hanzhong."

Chen Wang's expression moved slightly, and he was really about to fall asleep, so he came to the pillow.

"The Hanzhong government has a great relationship, the defense is heavy, and the troops under the command of the lowly post are weak, and they dare not support it, and there are indeed difficulties."

Chen Wang lowered his head and lowered his voice slightly, making himself look more sincere.

"I know that there are bandits in all parts of the province now, and the troops are seriously insufficient, so I don't dare to ask for reinforcements."

"Although the Hanzhong Guard Army suffered heavy casualties and was in a downturn, if it could be unified, it would be a large force and could be relied on."

"Many fields in Hanzhong Mansion have been destroyed due to military disasters, and there are many scattered people, so I think that these people can be turned into military households to supplement the shortage in Hanzhongwei."

"The lowly post is good at training, although the guard is unbearable, but the lowly post is also confident that it will be trained into a strong army."

Chen Wang tried his best to ensure that his tone was calm and said solemnly.

Chen Wang lowered his head, and did not hear Sun Chuanting's response for a while.

Sun Chuanting didn't speak, and Chen Wang naturally didn't raise his head, doing anything at this moment was superfluous.

Sun Chuanting stared at Chen Wang, who was sitting with his head bowed, and carefully recalled what Chen Wang said.

At present, the army under his command is indeed insufficient, it can be said that it is stretched, and there is indeed no extra force to assist Hanzhong Mansion.

However, the threat faced by Hanzhong Prefecture is real, and it urgently needs to be replenished.

If the Hanzhong Guards were handed over to Chen Wanglai for training, the problem of insufficient combat strength of the Hanzhong Prefecture army would be solved for the most part......