When new recruits go into battle, even in the face of an enemy with a huge difference in strength, it is inevitable that many problems will be exposed. And this is also where Zhou Shixian wants to focus on.

However, what surprised him a little was that Zheng Chenggong actually found many problems by taking the opportunity to be at the forefront of the battlefield. It seems that some things really depend on talent, and it is no wonder that in the original history, Zheng Chengyi had such achievements, and in just two or three years, he took over the entire Zheng Group.

It can only be said that if Chongzhen is allowed to come, let alone fight with those Zheng uncles who hold military power, take over the entire military and trade group, and subdue those arrogant soldiers, I am afraid that Chongzhen will not be able to control the first few hundred people.

Although it is said that there are fundamental reasons for the evolution of history, the role played by people in it is the most crucial thing, and whether or not they can accumulate into a lot and turn from weak to strong is the most unreasonable. It is precisely because of chance that history needs to study it and find many solutions to its dilemma.

The problems exposed by the recruits on the battlefield aroused Zhou Shixian's great attention, which naturally included his posture in order to attract the attention of all parties, as well as Zhou Shixian's worries.

Especially when the soldiers charged, the whole formation was chaotic, and if they were facing the Tartars, the strong army that pretended to be defeated and lured the enemy into depth, they probably wouldn't want to live.

Not only that, but many soldiers became frightened and began to panic after hearing the screams on the battlefield. And many soldiers can't understand the meaning of the war drums and bugles, and they can still look at their comrades on the side during training in peacetime.

The soldier's inability to understand the war drums and bugles is an extremely serious problem, and the battlefield is so noisy that it is not enough to shout slogans alone. Without the coordination of flags, war drums, and military trumpets, the army is very likely to lose command and fall into chaos. And these problems are even more serious for recruits.

And just when Zhou Shixian sorted out the problems exposed in the first battle of the army, he heard that his soldiers and horses were secretly attacked by Liu Zeqing, and the soldiers and horses were still sent by the family, he was furious, and immediately ordered his henchmen Li Benshen, Hu Maozhen and others to lead a thousand elite soldiers and horses, ready to earn their faces back.

However, Gao Jie also kept an eye on it, and after he asked clearly that there were only one or two hundred people in the family's team, he was worried that he would fall for Liu Zeqing's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, leaving Li Chengdong to lead the remaining half of the elite soldiers and horses to garrison the base camp.

Gao Jie naturally didn't want to go to Tianshui County to fight a decisive battle with the hundreds of families, he felt that after Liu Zeqing succeeded, he would inevitably send troops and horses to block along the way, so he planned to take it by surprise and go southeast from Xuzhou, loot along the canal, and then ambush Liu Zeqing's reinforcements.

Gao Jie had no doubts about Liu Zeqing's sneak attack on him, after all, the two had conflicts before, and they had already had a small-scale fight. If you really talk about it, today's Gao Jie is already a lot more restrained because of Zhou Shixian's existence.

In the original history, he fought with Huang Degong, killed the imperial court officials, and also fought with Liu Zeqing because of the looting of Yangzhou, and even slaughtered the city. So much so that when it was later learned that he died in Henan, the people of Yangzhou celebrated.

It can only be said that if it weren't for the current situation, Zhou Shixian would never tolerate these military leaders under his nose and continue to do evil. But now it can only be a warning and punishment, and it will be used for its own use.

So, under Zhou Shixian's calculations, Gao Jie finally secretly went south along the canal from Xuzhouwei, looted Suqian and Shuyang, and then fought a small battle with Liu Zeqing, who rushed to hear the news, in Liujiazhuang south of Shuyang.

Gao Jie's soldiers and horses are still stronger than Liu Zeqing's, especially after Liu Zeqing lost Ma Huabao's department, but Gao Jie only brought a thousand men and horses, and his troops were at a disadvantage.

Liu Zeqing is also depressed - for the sake of the last, can you Gao Jie be so excited and bring more than a thousand people to Huai'an to make a big move?

It's just that as soon as they were contacted, the two immediately discovered that something was wrong, Liu Zeqing confirmed again and again, and told Gao Jie with great certainty that it was impossible for his elite family members to go to Tianshui County, let alone the soldiers who attacked him.

And after Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing had already fought a serious battle, they had already doubted it in their hearts. Liu Zeqing's family doesn't seem to have the ability to fight two or even three with one.

It's just that it's okay not to confirm, but once it's confirmed that it's not the other party, it's a big problem. Now that he has this strength, and he can enter Tianshui County unknowingly, perhaps only Xue Changfu Xue is the headquarters of the chief military officer of Yangzhou.

If so, it is self-evident who is behind this.

Thinking of this, Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing were both frightened into a cold sweat, not only because they were shocked by Zhou Shixian's strong army, but also because they were fighting here today, but the crime was one more serious!

So, the two of them had an idea, quickly shook hands and made peace, changed their ways, and declared to the outside world that they were working together to suppress bandits, as for Suqian, the dead people of Muyang naturally became bandits.

As for the local officials, no one would get involved in this kind of thing at this time. If the two of them had fallen, many people would have come up and stomp on them. And whether Lu Zhenfei, who is far away in Huai'an, can know about this matter, it is difficult to say.

Then, the two hurriedly led the troops back to their station, as soon as Gao Jie left, he immediately sent a sentry to Tianshui to inquire about the news, and he himself led the troops back to Xuzhou to respond to all changes.

And Liu Zeqing is the same, after he led the troops back to Huai'an, after thinking about it, he felt that he still couldn't sit still, not to mention that this was Gao Jie's mistake, why didn't he take the opportunity to show himself and strive to change his impression in the heart of the horse?

As a result, Liu Zeqing immediately ordered all the subordinates under his command to be cautious in their words and deeds, and all of them stayed in the barracks, and were not allowed to go out to loot again. And he personally went to Fengyang Mansion to ask to see Zhou Shixian to show his loyalty.

At the same time, after Gao Jie learned that Zhou Shixian had led his troops north, and the whole army was nearly 2,000 men, he didn't dare to wait and see. Although he was sure that Zhou Shixian would not kill him, after thinking about it, he knew that the other party was calculating him. But the problem is that in the current situation, he is dumb and eats coptis, and he can't say what he is suffering from.

After all, this was not only against Emperor Chongzhen's holy decree, but also against Zhou Shixian.

Of course, the former is not important, the latter is the key. In this world, those who have soldiers and those who have strong armies speak only when they speak. Gao Jie didn't think he could fight this scheming and powerful colt master.

In the end, under Zhou Shixian's swaggering and deliberate slow march, it took the army three full days to arrive in Sizhou from Tianshui. Gao Jie and Liu Zeqing gathered in the capital city of Sizhou in the evening of the same day and the early morning of the second day respectively.

Although Liu Zeqing arrived a few hours earlier than Gao Jie, Zhou Shixian did not receive him and kept him standing outside and waiting. In the middle of the night, Zhou Shixian had naturally already gone to sleep, could it be that Liu Zeqing could let the Daming concubine get up in the middle of the night and receive him ceremoniously?

Gao Jie was no better, and when he was also waiting outside for three strokes in the sun, Zhou Shixian had breakfast, and only after hearing the report of Xue Lao Er and others did he meet Gao Jie. Liu Zeqing was still hanging outside, and Zheng Chenggong was anxious for him.

To deal with these military leaders who eat hard and do not eat soft, Zhou Shixian will naturally not put on an attitude of a corporal of Lixian, and it is only feasible to talk to him with his fists. Originally, in history, Shi Kefa and Emperor Hongguang were too soft, and they were useless when they were given opportunities, which led to the complete loss of control over the four towns in Jiangbei.

And, what kind of talent are these people? It is worth Zhou Shixian to treat them better.

If they are Zheng Chenggong, Li Dingguo's heroes, Zhang Huangyan, Zhang Mingzhen's talents, no matter how bad they are, they must have Liu Wenxiu, Li Laiheng, and these people's civil and military skills.

Otherwise, Zhou Shixian has to put on whatever shelf he should put on, not to mention that he can't look down on these people. If he behaves well, he may not kill, but if he dares to escape from the battle, and secretly communicate with the Qing army, Zhou Shixian will never let it go.

Gao Jie, under the leadership of Zhou Shixian's personal guards, disarmed, and after passing through the five-fold guards, he finally entered the inner courtyard of the palace in Sizhou Prefecture, where he finally saw Zhou Shixian, who was sitting on the main seat and looking at the folds.

Originally, Gao Jie's heart was not nervous, after all, he had been born and died for so many years, and he could be regarded as having seen the world, and he had seen Zhou Shixian, the master of the horse, had seen it a long time ago, and his heart was not bottomless.

It's just that after being guarded by the five-fold heavily armed horse army, Gao Jie's mentality inevitably underwent subtle changes, and when facing Zhou Shixian, who was surrounded by Xue Lao Er and other officers, he immediately lost his toughness, and was glanced at by Zhou Shixian, and he hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty.

After listening to Gao Jie's plea, Zhou Shixian didn't have any change in expression on his face at first, and then suddenly smiled coldly and said, "Gao Jie, I'm afraid you have committed more than these!" ”

When Gao Jie heard this, he knew that he couldn't fool him, and looking at Zhou Shixian's appearance, he was definitely prepared, so he had to confess obediently, but what he did in Fengyang during this time was to avoid the important and light, push off what he could, and throw off the pot if he could, without any hesitation.

He was actually testing Zhou Shixian's attitude, if the situation was not good, he would have to find a way to slip away.

And after Zhou Shixian gave the other party a dismissal, he didn't directly chase after him and forced the other party to be anxious, but just said a few innocuous words.

Just when Gao Jie was secretly proud in his heart, thinking that he had finally fooled the past, Zhou Shixian suddenly changed his words and shouted angrily:

"If this is the case, how can you be able to lead a town of soldiers and horses alone, and pay countless grains and silver every year? The imperial court gives you so much military pay every year, but you can't even restrain the army, but this crime should be beheaded? ”