In the main hall of the Second Hall of the General's Office in Chicheng Castle, Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng naturally knew that what Li Jiyu said was true, and he was indeed not the best candidate to be the leader of the "Xuanwu Camp".
But who is born to be a general capable of fighting?
In fact, Li Jiyu is not an unqualified person. He is still very malleable. For example, in this battle to aid Liao, his performance with the Dengfeng camp was remarkable and very eye-catching.
What's more, the most important reason why Zhang Cheng supports him so much is to use him to express an attitude to the outside world, that is, the Xuanfu army is not exclusive. No matter what his origin, as long as he is really capable and loyal enough, then Xuanfu army will
The government and the army will accept and fully trust him.
Yongningbo Zhang Cheng's recruitment of Li Jiyu is just the beginning. He has a bigger goal in his eyes, and there are thieves who are more important than Li Jiyu, who he really wants to recruit.
At that moment, he spoke to comfort Li Jiyu and said: "It doesn't matter if you know a few words. You can be a general and learn how to read at the same time. As long as you work hard and are willing to learn, how can you survive?"
Li Jiyu was about to decline again, but Zhang Cheng continued: "No need to say more, the matter is settled."
Without waiting for Li Jiyu's reaction, Zhang Cheng continued: "Li Jiyu, it's great that you have these thoughts. As the saying goes, 'Know your shame and then be brave.' If you can recognize your own shortcomings, you should have the courage to be correct.
face?
Don't we have a "Military Military Hall"? From now on, you should go to the Military Military Hall to listen to lectures, learn the principles of marching and combat, and combine your previous practice with the theories learned in the Military Military Hall. Why can't you become a famous general?
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When Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng said this, he suddenly stood up from the handsome chair behind the big case. He walked into the hall and said: "Li Jiyu, you have to have confidence in yourself. I think highly of you, but you don't dare."
It’s embarrassing to Uncle Ben.”
Li Jiyu's face was full of excitement, and his eyes were red. He shouted loudly: "I, Li Jiyu, will never embarrass the general."
Zhang Cheng nodded with satisfaction and continued to walk to the center of the hall. He said loudly to everyone: "You too, you must have confidence in yourself, and you must believe in yourself. Remember, 'Those who have confidence may not necessarily succeed, but those who have no confidence will not succeed.
Destined not to succeed'!"
He continued: "'Nothing can be made without polishing it.' I believe that you and others are all future generals, but we still need to learn more, learn from ancient books, learn from others, and learn from your own failure experience. The only way to do this is to
Only in this way can we grow.
Starting from tomorrow, all the hundred generals in our Yongyi Army will go to the Military Hall to listen to lectures for one day every three days; and all the generals will go to the Military Hall for two days every three days; the chief generals and deputy generals of each battalion will
You have to go to the military hall to listen to lectures and study, and you can take one day off every five days."
As soon as Zhang Cheng finished speaking, there was a burst of noisy discussion in the hall, and everyone was shocked. They were like children, not afraid of life and death battles, but very afraid of listening to lessons and literacy.
Among the dozens of people in the entire hall, only about ten were able to treat this calmly, while the rest all looked embarrassed and complained in low voices.
Zhang Cheng had already considered this. He walked back to the case with a stern expression, raised his hand to pick up the paperweight and dropped it heavily on top of the case. The loud noise shocked everyone into silence, and the hall was completely silent as soon as it was neutral.
, you can literally hear the drop of a needle.
"What's the fuss about?"
After Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng shouted angrily, he continued with a gloomy face: "You are not afraid of bloodshed and sacrifice in battles on the battlefield, so why don't you dare to enter the military hall?
Is it really that difficult to read, read, and learn by listening to classes?
You have to show the courage to fight on the battlefield. Tomorrow, all of you will walk into the military hall with your head held high, learn to read carefully, listen carefully, and take notes carefully.
Whoever learns well will be treated to meat and wine by my uncle, and I will toast him personally. If anyone doesn't listen carefully and doesn't learn how to read well, don't blame me for his ruthless military whip, he will definitely be whipped.
His buttocks bloomed, causing him to squeal endlessly.
Even when I got home, I could only look at my aunt, who was so small, feeling anxious but unable to do anything!"
"Hahaha……"
As soon as Zhang Cheng finished speaking, there was a burst of hearty laughter in the hall. Zhang Cheng also said with a smile on his face: "Okay, even if this matter is settled, I am tired today, let's go have a drink first.
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He then said loudly to the officers and generals under his command: "You can drink him as much as you want today, and leave General Wang and General Li with me. After dawn tomorrow, they will all come to me."
Report to the Military Hall. Do you listen?"
"Here!"
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On the 15th day of the twelfth lunar month, the atmosphere of the New Year has become more and more intense. The red castle is decorated with lights and colorful decorations, making it very lively.
In this year, the Xuanfu army went to war twice, fighting against the Chuangni and the Tartars. They both won great victories and returned in triumph. How could the soldiers and civilians on the North Road not be happy and excited?
In particular, the emperor Zhang Cheng was personally named "Uncle Yongning" by the current emperor. This also made the soldiers and civilians on the North Road even more excited. They believed that as long as the emperor Zhang Cheng was here, their good days would get better and better.
The better.
As the main economic entities, the merchants are naturally unwilling to be outdone. There are colorful lights in front and back of the house. Most merchants have even re-decorated their storefronts, making them brand new inside and out.
Everyone knows very well that this Spring Festival is the last New Year that Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng will spend in Chicastle. After the new year, he will go to the town to take over the post of chief military officer of Xuanfu Town.
Although everyone is reluctant to give up, everyone also knows that the general is going to the town this time to be promoted to the chief military officer. That is a great promotion and fortune. They cannot not let the general go because of their reluctance.
Promotion.
What's more, the general himself said that after he went to Zhencheng, he would manage the entire Xuan Mansion, so the North Road side was still under the control of the general, and he did not abandon them.
It is precisely because of this reluctance to leave Zhang Cheng, the general, that the merchants, soldiers and civilians inside and outside the Red Castle all want to show their best side and leave the best memory for Zhang Cheng, and also
It was a farewell to the general.
The lively and prosperous scene here is not inferior to the prosperous places in Jiangnan, and it is even enough to make people mistakenly think that they are in Jiangnan!
Even Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, and Li Fuming, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi, were reluctant to leave. However, they were not idlers after all. Everyone knew clearly that after the New Year, they would send troops to Henan to help suppress Cao's rebel army. What was left to them
There is not much time.
Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng accompanied Wang Pu and Li Fuming to have breakfast together, then stopped asking them to stay, and together with Jin Xinpeng, Yan Qingrong, Guo Yingxian, Wei Zhice and others, sent them out of the Red Castle.
Ever since Zhang Cheng returned to Red Castle, this small frontier fortress has been full of dignitaries coming in and out. Each one of them is either riding a tall horse or sitting in a sedan chair with eight people. They are all dressed in red and green, not bright red robes.
Even a suit of fine iron armor is already familiar to him.
On the contrary, the soldiers and civilians in the castle felt very proud. Before the general came to the North Road, there had never been such a scene. After all, it was the stars in the sky that descended to earth that could have such abilities. Even the governor and the governor
Chen Du personally came to Chi Castle to greet and say hello.
Zhang Cheng accompanied Wang Pu and Li Fuming out of Dadingmen and continued south across the Qingshui Bridge, where they saw more than two thousand elite cavalry waiting in formation.
Seeing Zhang Cheng and others coming from a distance, Qian General Manager He Kuan and Chen Dakuan hurriedly greeted them. They leaned forward and clasped their fists in greeting: "He Kuan (Chen Dakuan) pays homage to the General, General Wang and General Li.
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Zhang Cheng smiled and waved to signal the two of them to stand up without courtesy, and then said: "From today onwards, you two will temporarily return to the king, under the command of the two generals Li, and under their control. You must respect them as you respect me."
The commander-in-chief must obey their command and dispatch completely and help them train a strong battalion."
"Here. General, please rest assured, He Kuan (Chen Dakuan) will never disgrace his mission!"
The two of them made a very clear and resounding promise, which made Wang Pu and Li Fuming happy in their hearts, thinking to themselves: With more than a thousand elite troops, why worry about not being able to train elite soldiers on their own?
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When Wang Pu and Li Fuming were fighting against the slave bandits in Liaodong, they were envious of Zhang Cheng's elite troops. At that time, they made up their minds to imitate Zhang Cheng's military training methods when they returned to the town and train a soldier.
The strong camp is coming.
They have been lingering in the Red Castle this time and are unwilling to leave, just because of this!
In fact, Zhang Cheng also had this intention. His idea was to use the opportunity of helping Wang Pu and Li Fuming to train their troops to ingrain his power in their armies, and at the same time further expand his control area to Datong and Shanxi Town.
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In Zhang Cheng's mind, he wanted to be like an octopus, growing a bunch of tentacles and gradually extending them to various places and industries in the Ming Empire.
Fighting in troubled times is like "sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat." It's like the rogue bandits attacking the state and plundering the government, and their power is astonishing for a while. However, because they have no stable rear, they are constantly pressed to the ground and rubbed by the Ming army, and they are often defeated.
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It was not until Li Zicheng recruited lonely literati and magicians such as Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance, and Li Yan that he had the idea of establishing a base to support his long-term campaign with a solid rear.
Among the officers and soldiers, there was one like Zuo Liangyu. Although he once gained hundreds of thousands of troops by swallowing up other generals' troops and recruiting small groups of bandits, they eventually seemed to be in trouble because there was no stable and stable rear area.
Pingmi usually ripples with the wind, but cannot grow into a powerful force.
The trend of great competition is to win or lose. When you rise, if you don't advance, you will retreat!
In such a troubled world, only those who have the overall situation of the world in mind can take a commanding position and plan accordingly, and only by grasping the general trend can they be able to discern the direction.
Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng is taking advantage of the trend. He is taking advantage of the trend and borrowing the affection of Wang Pu and Li Fuming to extend his tentacles into Datong and the Second Town of Shanxi.
He Kuan and Chen Dakuan were both former soldiers of the Biao Right Wing Battalion in the old town of Xuanfu. During the 11th year of the Qin Dynasty, He Kuan was still the officer of Team A and C of the Outpost of the Cavalry Thousand Headquarters, while Chen Dakuan was the outpost of the Thousand Infantry Headquarters.
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It can be said that they are all old men under Zhang Cheng's command and are his trusted confidants, so they were appointed to lead the troops and go to Datong and Shanxi towns respectively to assist Wang Pu and Li Fuming in training the new army.
Although He Kuan and Chen Dakuan's troops are not many, they are veteran troops who have participated in the suppression of Henan and the liberation of Jinwei. Their loyalty and combat effectiveness are excellent.
From now on, they and the troops and horses they led will also be under the command of Wang Pu and Li Fuming, as their own soldiers. This is also a condition Zhang Cheng put forward to the two of them.
With nearly two thousand elite soldiers loyal to them, I believe Wang Pu and Li Fuming would not dare to play any tricks behind their backs, not to mention that the new troops they recruited will also be trained by He Kuan and Chen Dakuan. In the future,
No wonder he will still be loyal to Zhang Cheng!
Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, looked at He Kuan in front of him and felt infinite emotion in his heart, but no matter what the future holds, as long as He Kuan can help him become a strong force and achieve military success in the future, why not get promoted and make a fortune himself?
Shanxi Commander-in-Chief Li Fuming had the same idea as him. Now they can only take into account their immediate interests first. As for the future, that is ultimately a matter of the future.
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Yongning Bo, Zhang Cheng and others continued to move forward, and saw many large vehicles behind the military formation. There were both army carriages transporting supplies and merchants' large flat vehicles. There were hundreds of vehicles in a row.
So many.
"Spectacular, really spectacular."
Pointing to these various large vehicles, Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng said to Wang Pu and Li Fuming very boldly: "Now that I think about it, maybe this grand occasion was only when I led the army to aid Liao.
The two generals led their troops to aid the Liao Dynasty and returned in triumph. It is really gratifying and congratulatory to have such a grand occasion!"
At this time, Qin Zichen, the shopkeeper of Qiandeji in Datong, and Wang Muchen, the boss of Ruichangtai in Shanxi Province, were also about to come up to salute the three of them. Zhang Cheng said to them: "General Wang and General Li will escort you along the way.
I’m afraid the journey will be uneasy.”
Wang Muchen smiled and clasped his fists and said, "It's all thanks to my uncle's power. I really don't know how to thank the two commanders-in-chief."
Qin Zichen was also beside him and kept echoing. Zhang Cheng smiled and said: "Why are you so modest? You also consigned a lot of ordnance to the two generals and free of charge. It's such a good thing, but I still have to thank you.
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It turned out that they had always had a close relationship with Zhang Cheng along with Cheng Ruzhi, the shopkeeper of Qing'an and Liangzhuang in Zhencheng, Shaodong Zhao Zhenju of Hongyuanfu, Tang Zhiyi, the owner of Wanhe Buzhuang, as well as merchants from Baoan Prefecture and Yanqing Prefecture on the east road.
The relationship is very harmonious.
Moreover, both of them had participated in the transportation of military supplies for the war to aid the Liao Dynasty, so they stayed in the Red Castle to congratulate Zhang Cheng on his triumphant return and the title of Yongning Bo. This time, he left the fort with the two generals to help transport troops.
Capital.
The owners of Chicheng Castle Zuixianju and Dushikou Sihai Automobile Dealers will also send their capable shopkeepers to accompany them to Datong and Shanxi. In addition to opening branches and semi-colons there, they will also go to investigate on behalf of the North Road Merchant Gang.
Business conditions over there.
Especially Diao Dacheng from Zuixianju, his trip has an important purpose, which is to establish independent intelligence collection and transmission channels in Datong and Shanxi.
Datong Commander-in-Chief Wang Pu and Wang Muchen had known each other for a long time, and everyone greeted each other with smiles. Wang Pu then turned to Zhang Cheng and clasped his fists and said: "Uncle, you have helped us a lot this time. Not only did you send He Kuan to lead more than a thousand elite
He helped us build a strong battalion and also lent us so many guns and cannons.
As long as Wang Pu is alive, the general will not dare to disobey him if he is given the advice!"
Li Fuming immediately expressed his heartfelt gratitude, but Zhang Cheng didn't care much about it. He laughed and said: "No need. Our three towns in Xuanda are integrated. From now on, as long as I am still in Xuanfu, I will definitely
Try your best to support the two generals, and we will share weal and woe!"