Lu Xiangsheng looked at it for a while and admired himself, and the more he looked at Liu Yan, the more he loved it, but it was a pity that Liu Yan's identity and military position were not enough, and he was also subordinate to the Shandong Metropolitan Division, and he was not among the three towns of Xuanda, otherwise Liu Yan would be transferred to the town to train soldiers and horses for the towns, and train one after another for the Ming Dynasty, as strong as the new army of Xiahezhai, wouldn't it be beautiful?

When Lu Xiangsheng thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Alas! Why don't I have a capable leader like Liu Yan under my command! ”

At the same time, Liu Yan also noticed this problem, that is, the problem of the individual combat strength of the soldiers in the barracks of each town.

If you talk about personal courage and fight alone, most of those battalion soldiers are stronger than the soldiers of the Xiahezhai New Army under their command. It's a pity that in terms of military discipline, orders and prohibitions, and the cooperation of battle formations, those battalion soldiers are far inferior to their own Xiahezhai New Army.

In the battle, the dignified battle formation cooperation is the most important, and the personal force is ranked last. Therefore, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the army only relied on a few families to fight, and when it was victorious, it was defeated for thousands of miles.

Causing this situation, Liu Yan estimated that the deduction of military salaries in the town army is only one of them, and it is also one of the annoying or difficult to train on weekdays, the arrogant soldiers in the battalions, there are too many soldiers, and it is very difficult to rectify.

Fortunately, all the training he trained was the new army, so as to avoid the phenomenon of soldier oil, and his soldiers also had a generous salary and treatment guarantee, and under a large number of exercises, they could be mass-produced. If Liu Yan was to be in command of a battalion of the town, he didn't know what to do.

At this time, the army had already crossed the Chenyang River, not far from the county seat of Qingdu, and at this moment, smoke and dust were billowing from the south, and there seemed to be more than a dozen horsemen on the horizon rushing towards this side.

The officers and men of the three armies were suddenly in an uproar, and since they entered the territory of Qingdu, they had encountered some Qing soldiers and sentry scouts on the road one after another, and each time more than 10,000 people were on strict alert. There is no way, the psychological pressure of the Qing soldiers on the officers and soldiers of Xuanda is too great, and before a big victory, the Ming army's psychological advantage over the Qing army still does not exist.

Seeing this, Lu Xiangsheng also acted cautiously, and immediately ordered the whole army not to move, and the violators were beheaded, and immediately sent the sentry of his own supervision battalion to patrol and check.

Soon, the battalions did not collect at night and the sentry of the supervising battalion sent news that these dozen or so horsemen were the new army of Xiahezhai who went out to scout and rushed back at night, and also brought back important information.

Lu Xiangsheng was overjoyed when he heard the news, and hurriedly ordered someone to bring those nights to him. It didn't take long for Xu Mingde, Da Dongzi and others to roll back to Lu Xiangsheng's Central Military Headquarters and report the results of the outpost to Lu Xiangsheng and Liu Yan and others.

After reading the information, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but be overjoyed, and immediately ordered the three armies to converge and camp, and notified the general officers of each town to go to his big tent to discuss military affairs. Immediately, the soldiers and horses of the battalions stopped, and the soldiers of all the divisions dug trenches and built barracks on the spot, and one of the people called the horses neighing, and a huge military camp began to take shape slowly in the wilderness.

In Lu Xiangsheng's Chinese army tent, the commanders of the three towns with helmets and armor and all the generals sat in the tent, and Liu Yan also came with Miao Shao and sat not far from Lu Xiangsheng. At this time, everyone saw that Lu Xiangsheng was happily raising a piece of information in his hand.

"The sentry station heard that in the territory of Qingdu, there is a group of slave thieves, thousands of people, led by the slave Zheng White Banner and the first class of Lazhangjing. In the territory of Dingzhou, there are thousands of slaves and thieves with white flags, led by the slave chieftains Duoduo and Abatai. In the territory of Gaoyang, there are thousands of slaves and thieves, led by the slave chief Dolgon......"

All the generals listened attentively to Lu Xiangsheng's words, especially Wang Pu, the chief military officer of Datong Town, who glanced at Liu Yan with envy.

The battalions did not collect their posts at night, but they all shrank into a heap in fear, and did not dare to open them at all. Such important information, but Liu Yan's department under the jurisdiction of the Shandong Metropolitan Division did not collect it at night, so that the generals of the three towns of Xuanda were compared again, and everyone was a little envious and jealous at this time, how did Liu Yan's elite soldiers practice?

"Now that the enemy situation is clear, now Qingdu, Dingzhou, and Gaoyang cities have sent people to ask for help, this governor wants to hear what you mean, I Xuanda, Shandong soldiers, which slave army should I fight, which city to rescue?"

Historically, the reason why the Qing army was able to enter a no-man's land was that it fought in isolation in various places, and there were no reinforcements after being besieged, that is, no matter how strong the city was, there was a day when it was breached. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the combat effectiveness of the various units of the Ming army was low, and the generals of each department fought separately, like a plate of scattered sand, which gave the Qing army the objective conditions to run rampant everywhere.

Otherwise, with the number of troops of the Ming army, as long as they are united, even if the combat power is not as good as the Qing army, it is also an elephant that is more than an ant, and hundreds of thousands, millions of Ming troops, even if they fight the number of people, they can fight the Qing soldiers and Tartars!

But that's all there is to it.

Although they did not expect Lu Xiangsheng's army to rescue their city, but adhering to the idea of a dead horse as a live horse doctor, the officers and soldiers in the nearby city heard that Xuanda was coming, and they still sent people to ask for help.

Lu Xiangsheng was anxious at this time, and he wanted to rescue everywhere, but he only hated that he lacked skills, there were too few soldiers and horses under his command, and the determination of the soldiers to dare to fight was also a little weaker. Although there is Liu Yan's example of victory, the remaining soldiers of the three towns still need a victory to inspire.

Lu Xiangsheng's words made the generals groan for a while, according to their ideas, of course, it is better to only save Qingdu, the Qing soldiers here are only a thousand people, and their own army of 10,000 or thousands can still eat, and there is Liu Yan's department in the special army, although the generals of the three towns of Xuanda have not really seen the combat power of Liu Yan's department, but they can be valued by the Son of Heaven, and they have also won the battle against the Qing army. As for Dingzhou and Gaoyang, there are still more Tatar soldiers over there......

Liu Yan has no concept of Dingzhou and Qingdu, if you want to rescue, you can only save the most important one, that is Gaoyang. In any case, that is where Sun Chengzong is located, and he can't watch his whole family die in battle, so such a loyal person must be rescued.

At that moment, Liu Yan got up and said: "Governor, the last general is willing to lead his soldiers and horses to Gaoyang to relieve the siege of Sun Ge Lao." ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, Lu Xiangsheng had not yet spoken, and Wang Puji, the chief military officer of Datong Town, said: "By all means, the slaves and thieves are powerful, General Liu meets the enemy with thousands of soldiers and horses, it can be described as more than auspicious, how can this army bear to see General Liu die?" ”

Then Wang Pu said to Lu Xiangsheng sincerely: "Governor, the division of troops is weak, and it is better to think about the rescue in the long run." It is better for our army to first hug together, first gain a foothold in an invincible position, and then slowly figure it out. ”

Joke, if such a strong army as the Xiahezhai New Army is not placed by his side, how can Wang Pu feel at ease? Liu Yan wants to lead the army to leave, it is absolutely impossible, and now that there are more soldiers and horses around him, there will be more protection.

Yang Guozhu on the side didn't want Liu Yan to leave his side, he said to Liu Yan with a pleasant face: "General Liu, sit down and listen to what the governor has to say. ”

Liu Yan saw that Wang Pu and Yang Guozhu were so afraid of the enemy, and his heart also sank, and the Ming army in the three towns of Xuanda was still not bold enough!

So Liu Yan clasped his fists and saluted, sat back in the distance without saying a word, and watched everyone's "performance" coldly.

I saw Yang Guozhu say to Lu Xiangsheng again: "Governor, the last general also thinks that General Liu's loyalty and courage are admirable, but the slaves and thieves are powerful, and at the current juncture, you must not have the idea of dividing troops to rescue." Once they are divided and attacked by the slaves, our army will be more than lucky. ”

Hu Dawei on the side pondered for a long time, and at this time he also stood up and said: "Governor, I declare that it is indeed not suitable to divide the troops and horses, in the opinion of the last general, it is better to solve the siege of Qingdu first, Qingdu is not far from Dingzhou, the siege of Qingdu is solved, the Qing soldiers in Dingzhou have also lost the barrier, and our army can take advantage of the situation to relieve the siege of Dingzhou." After two battles and two victories, we can bring the power of a great victory and go to Gaoyang with the whole division to relieve the predicament of Sun Ge. ”

Wang Pu was amazed and said loudly: "What the Tiger Army Gate said should be the words of Lao Cheng to seek the country, in this way, our army will definitely be able to win battles and report to the emperor!" ”

At this time, after listening to everyone's opinions, Lu Xiangsheng also made up his mind, with the current situation of the officers and soldiers of Xuanda, they are still afraid of the Qing soldiers, and the matter of dividing troops to rescue is indeed not possible. It is better to destroy the enemy army in Gyeongdu first, and reverse the fear of the enemy and the cowardice of the soldiers, and then make a plan.

However, judging from the current situation, Lu Xiangsheng can only hope that the defenders of Dingzhou and Gaoyang can hold out until the day when his reinforcements arrive.

At this moment, I heard the sound of the alarm outside the tent, and a personal guard hurriedly rushed into the big tent and reported to Lu Xiangsheng: "Qiyu Governor, a few miles to the south, I found a slave thief, about a thousand people, coming towards my Xuanda camp. ”

Everyone in the tent was shocked when they heard the news here, but they didn't expect the Qing soldiers to rush directly, and Wang Pu, the chief military officer of Datong Town, was the first to jump up and shouted: "How many slaves and thieves are there?" ”

After receiving an affirmative reply from thousands of people, he snorted coldly, hugged his fist at Lu Xiangsheng majestically, and said loudly: "Governor, the last general is willing to lead the army to fight and kill this group of thieves without leaving a single piece of armor!" ”

Liu Yan was also dumbfounded when he saw this, this Wang Pu is a famous "escaped general" in history, and he left his allies to escape, but he didn't do less, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he has a bad record, what is wrong with him today, he actually took the initiative to ask for war?

Immediately, Liu Yan thought about it for a while and understood the reason.

At this time, after the soldiers and horses of Xuanda towns have been rested, the combat strength has been restored, Wang Pu has more than 10,000 elite soldiers in each town behind him, and he naturally has confidence in his heart, and there are only more than 1,000 Qing soldiers in front of him, and the Ming army still has an absolute advantage in terms of strength, so it is okay to stand up and grab a jackpot.

"It's okay, let's take this opportunity to see how the real combat power of Xuanda Town's soldiers and horses is. If it is really as recorded in history, the soldiers and horses of Xuanda Town are all elite who dare to fight, then I can lead my troops to follow Lu Xiangsheng to a giant deer, fight a military feat, and pave the way for the future. ”

Liu Yan secretly said in his heart: "But if Xuanda Town is also like other Ming troops, except for Lu Xiangsheng's pacesetter battalion, the rest of the departments are useless, then the battle of Julu will not be fought." It's just that if that's the case, I'm going to have to plan ahead! ”

Some people died, but not completely......