Moreover, although Yang Yan himself is not so outstanding, he is enough to protect one side. Moreover, a person's ability continues to improve with his experience. Yang Yan used to be following his uncle Yang Yufan, and it is difficult to have the opportunity to stand alone.

But Zhou Xian is willing to give him a chance to see if he is a talent for use. At least so far, he has been doing very well. Zhou Xian is not completely without doubts about Yang Yan. But he has no doubts about employing people. Moreover, Zhou Xian really doesn't think that Yang Yan's personality will do such a two-faced thing.

Zhou Xian thought about it and felt that it would be better for Yang Yan to know about this. He took off the teapot, tore the letter to pieces and threw it into the stove. The fire flashed, a wisp of blue smoke rose, and the shredded paper turned into a pile of ashes.

At this time, Sun Bao walked in, followed by two generals. "Supervisor, the corpses have been moved out and the front yard has been cleaned. I'll find a few brothers to bury them all!"

Zhou Xian nodded gently, "Take more people." He suddenly noticed the two generals behind Sun Bao, and immediately smiled, "It's Mingdao and Mingde! I almost recognized your clothes like this."

The two bowed and said, "I have met the commander-in-chief."

Yang Yan said: "The commander-in-chief, these two brothers are skilled in cavalry. I now let them command all the cavalry in the army. Although there are only 500 cavalry now, they will gradually expand in the future. I am preparing to write a letter to you to show you the two of them as garrisons."

Zhou Xian smiled and said, "They were the generals of Qian during the Ming Dynasty and had the merit of guarding the capital. Now they are a little aggrieved by the garrison. You report the documents back to Jinan, and I will ask them to approve them immediately. But are the two cavalry commanding only 500 people a little bit embarrassed?"

Yang Yan showed doubts on his face, and then said in a very calm tone: "If the commander-in-chief has other arrangements for them, there will be no problem with his subordinates."

Zhou Xian smiled, "Mingdao, your family moved from Datong to Shandong, but have they all settled?"

Hei Mingdao clasped his fists and said, "Everything is settled. Thank you to the Tushou for this matter. I know that you have put a lot of effort into this matter."

Zhou Xian waved his hand, "Heiyou Governor sacrificed his life for the country, which is what our younger generations should do. If you have any difficulties in the future, just tell me directly. I will do my best to help if you can. But since you two have entered our army, you will have to work hard on your own in the future, and you should not be immersed in the glory of your fathers and do nothing."

Hei Mingdao stepped forward, clasped his fists and said, "If there is any order in the Supervisor, my brothers will definitely do their best."

Zhou Xian nodded and said, "To be honest, the Second Army is currently mainly infantry and will not quickly expand the scale of cavalry for the time being. One of your brothers is enough to take on this position in the existing cavalry in the army. I have another position, which is very important, but it is also very dangerous. It can be said that it is a life-and-death death. So, I hope you two can discuss it carefully and decide who will go for yourself."

Hei Mingde asked hesitantly: "I wonder what the Commander-in-Chief wants us to do?"

Zhou Xian said: "Go back to Shanxi and use your Hei Family’s reputation in the local area to recruit soldiers and form a large army of anti-attacks."

Hei Mingdao and Hei Mingde both changed their faces, and even Yang Yan looked at Zhou Xian with surprise.

Zhou Xian ignored them and continued: "In the current situation, it is only a matter of time before the Manchus seized the northern land. Their foundation is in Liaodong. At this moment, my tens of thousands of troops were distributed in Korea and Liaonan, so they were forced to enter the pass with all their might. So in the short term, the number of Tatar soldiers in the northern land will not be too large, especially when they seize so many places at once and have to divide their troops to garrison. If I infer that, the Manchus' next step will be to win over the powerful forces in the northern land for their use, and then drive them to conquer the city and capture the territory."

Yang Yan nodded and said, "The General of the General is right. According to the news sent back by our scouts, the main attackers in Shanxi were Jiang Yan's Datong defenders and other former Nine-Border Guards."

Zhou Xian sighed and said, "Dorgon, under the banner of revenge for the late emperor, has indeed become a fig leaf for some shameless people to surrender. But what I am mainly worried about is not their large number of troops, but the means they used. In Shanxi, Duoduo valued the use of a group of Shanxi merchants led by Fan Yongdou to collect food and pay for them. These people are not only very familiar with the situation in Shanxi, but also extremely shameless. They led the Qing army to find local wealthy families, and whoever did not follow, they would destroy their families and destroy their families, and even slaughter the villages and cities. At the same time, the Qing army also gave their kindness and power, and were more tolerant of those who obey them. They only needed to take out some of the food and pay and pay for their loyalty to the Qing Dynasty. Not only could they protect their families, but they could also serve as generals and officials. At present, many people have already invested in the Qing Dynasty. If we do nothing, the manpower and material resources in the north will become the help of the Qing Dynasty."

Hei Mingdao frowned and asked, "Does the Commander-in-Chief want us to go back to Shanxi to deal with the thieves who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty?"

Zhou Xian shook his head and said, "This is one aspect, but the main task is to carry the banner of anti-Qing there and persevere there. It is not about killing many enemy troops, but about telling the Han people there that we have not given up on them and will fight back one day. Shaanxi is too far and we are powerless at present. But Hebei and Shanxi, I want to compete with the Qing Dynasty. In addition to their close distance, it is convenient for our army to provide assistance at any time. There is also the mountains and rivers of the two places, and there is nearly 10,000 soldiers hidden in any mountain valley. Those troops of the Qing army will never be wiped out in a short time."

Hei Mingdao thought for a while, turned to look at his younger brother, then clasped his fists and said to Zhou Xian: "Master General, I am willing to go."

Hei Mingde's face changed suddenly and he said in surprise: "Brother, you..."

Hei Mingdao waved his hand to stop him, "Supervisor, I understand your words. You are trying to retain a banner against the Qing Dynasty in Shanxi and Hebei to arouse the local people's desire to fight against the Tartars. Instead of letting us fight fiercely with the Qing army and die easily. My third brother is impatient and is not suitable for doing such a thing. Please help the Supervisor."

Zhou Xian nodded, "Okay. I allow you to pick out a hundred elite cavalry from the army. At the same time, I will give you twenty who fought with the Tartars in Liaodong, and thirty who are familiar with the situation in Shanxi. In addition, I will give you another 20,000 taels of silver. Then, I will transport you other necessary military supplies one after another. As for what you need after you get there, I will try my best to provide you with it."

As he said that, Zhou Xian turned to Yang Yan and said, "Mingda, the appeal of a guard is too weak. I see you directly show that Dao is a general, and I am very accurate."
Chapter completed!