Chen Huzi looks like he is in his forties, but according to what he said, he is actually less than thirty years old. He also speaks a Liaodong dialect and has a big scar on his left cheek, which seems to have been struck by an arrow.
Leave everything behind.
He is usually dull and taciturn, rarely saying a few words, but his little mouse-like eyes are always flashing with a cunning and cruel light.
Chen Huzi was leaning against the tree at this time, with his eyes slightly open, revealing an imperceptible gap, and he was watching the big monkey next to him torture the Qing army sentry.
He saw Da Niu using a rusty knife to cut off the flesh of the Qing army sentry cavalry piece by piece. He looked at the cuts on the Qing army sentry cavalry, with blood flowing all over the ground. He heard that he wanted to die.
of howling.
Chen Huzi was actually out of breath, as if he was so excited that he couldn't control himself.
Here, Niu Sheng was silent after listening to Liu Jinhai's words. Cheng Dashan next to him took a few steps forward, sat down next to Liu Jinhai, and comforted him:
"When I join the army, I know that there will be such a result. It is better for a warrior to die on the battlefield and be wrapped in horse leather than to die of illness on the bed..."
Cheng Dashan said a few words, and tears filled his eyes as he thought of his brothers who had been killed by the Qing army.
Niu Sheng, who was nearby, saw this and did not want them to mention these sad things, so he said to Liu Jinhai: "Fortunately, I have been scouting for days and have a rough idea of the Tatar situation ahead;
Today, there are only more than 4,000 Tatar soldiers operating in Dingzhou. They are mainly Tatars with white flags and are led by Nutou Abatai;
Heading to Zhending Prefecture, the bandit leader Dorgon led the Tatar soldiers of Zhengbai Banner, which numbered about 9,000 people. They looted Xinle, Xingtang, Lingshou and other counties, and they were likely to march into Zhending Prefecture.
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There is also a partial division of more than 3,000 Tatar soldiers, led by Baya Lazhangjing, heading towards Quyang, Fuping and Longquan Pass to plunder;
There are still thousands of Tatars scattered throughout Baoding and Zhending. They range from hundreds to more than a thousand. They are constantly roaming and plundering villages everywhere;
And the bandit leader Hauge, with the Tatar soldiers of Zhenglan Banner, plundered around Anping, Raoyang, Wuqiang and other counties, probably intending to attack Shenzhou;
This information will be confirmed after the big monkey has finished examining the Tatar soldier, and then we can report it back and pass it on to Lu Duchen and others."
Here, just after Niu Sheng finished speaking, the big monkey came over.
As he walked, he took a piece of cloth cut from the clothes of the Qing army sentry rider and carefully wiped his rusty knife. He wiped it very carefully and seriously, and from time to time he would bring it to the tip of his nose.
Smell carefully, face the sunlight, and look carefully to see if there is any bloody smell or residual blood stains.
When he came to the team officer Niu Sheng's side, the big monkey's face stretched out, showing a somewhat scary smile, and said in a broken voice: "Nuutou, it's ready, it's exactly the same as what we investigated, no Tatar would dare to die.
Tell lies...hehehe..."
At this time, the captured Qing army sentry rider had been tortured to death by the big monkey. Niu Sheng ordered his head to be cut off, and his clothes and armor were stripped off, leaving only a naked headless body hanging upside down.
In the woods, it looks extremely weird and terrifying.
Everyone went out this time and their tasks were completed. Everyone prepared their belongings and horses. When they were about to mount their horses, Liu Jinhai stretched out his right hand and said to Niu Sheng: "Niutou, I am honored to be with you.
The brothers from Xuanzang will go out together."
Niu Sheng also stretched out his big hand and held it with Liu Jinhai. He pulled hard again, and the two hugged each other tightly.
Everyone came over and hugged each other one by one. Cheng Dashan also came up, hugged Liu Jinhai tightly, and said to each other: "Brother, take care!"
They patted each other's shoulders and laughed loudly. Their hearty laughter spread far away, and it seemed that the howling cold wind could not cover up their laughter.
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At this time, in Dingzhou, a large army was marching along the wide official road. Nearly 20,000 people and horses were deployed in a marching array, stretching for several miles. A sea of red armor and flags seemed to be visible at a glance.
There is no end in sight.
It was already very cold in the North China Plain in early winter. Fortunately, the army kept marching, and each sergeant's body was exuding bursts of heat due to the movement, so that he would not freeze.
Zhang Cheng marched for three consecutive days since he broke camp from Gaoyang on the 16th. Due to the rampant horsemen and plundering, they also marched with sentries on the side. Today they passed Boye County and entered the territory of Dingzhou.
According to the intelligence obtained earlier, there are about 4,000 captives in Dingzhou. For Zhang Cheng and others, this is a piece of cake. In Gaoyang, Hauge's 6,000 captives would have been killed.
More than a thousand corpses were found and fled.
However, he still didn't know the specific movements of the other teams' cavalry. Zhang Chengce was on his horse and marching slowly. The cold wind blew on his face, like a whip, but he didn't care. He thought in his heart: "It's time to come back."
Already."
At this time, Zhang Cheng was still thinking about another thing.
Then I have begun to think about how to develop myself after King Qin's affairs are over.
He doesn't want to live in a mixed camp military system anymore, waiting for the court to pay him, and he can just come to a food channel and control you to death, so how the hell can he live a living?
Zhang Cheng secretly made up his mind that he must have his own territory and hold the grain bags in his own hands to be safe.
Moreover, with the territory, you have young people who can recruit and select your own soldiers, or you can use the land to tie the soldiers tightly to you. Only in this way can you train elite soldiers and develop a unique army.
Follow the orders of your own powerful team.
With these, you can express your ambitions and do what you want to do!
For example, in this large army now, under the generals of each town, in terms of personal bravery, fighting alone, the servants and guards are all strong and agile, and are proficient in riding, archery and foot combat.
However, the personal guards of the servants only account for a small part of each battalion. Together with some long-term veterans, the average army only has half of the troops. If they have some fighting strength, if they win, everyone will charge together. But if they lose, they will still be the same ones.
The servants' personal guards were riding war horses, and the main guard fled first.
And most of those veterans are equipped with war horses. After all, they are considered elites in the army. Moreover, after years of fighting, they still have good eyesight. They are often the first to escape with the servants and guards.
The miserable thing is that those new recruits have no choice but to be slaughtered by others. However, the generals will not feel sorry for them. As long as the personal guards are still there, the army's combat power will be there. There are so many refugees fleeing the famine, and these new recruits are not just captured.
A lot.
Even if the general dies in battle, these servants are not afraid. They have the skills to fight in battle, and they are treated as treasures by any general. They are just eating food in another place.
In Zhang Cheng's ideal battle, it should be an upright battle formation. The purpose is: if you win, toast to celebrate together, if you lose, fight to the death to save each other!
However, the military operations in this period of the late Ming Dynasty really relied on only a few servants and bodyguards to charge forward. When they won, they would rush forward with a blast, and when they lost, they would flee thousands of miles.
Zhang Cheng thought that one of the reasons for this situation was that the generals in various towns deducted military pay, and another was that they were neglectful or difficult to train on weekdays.
There are too many arrogant and powerful generals in each camp, and it is difficult to rectify them. For example, there are only deserters among the armies of the Ming Dynasty. It is rare for anyone to stay as a soldier, and they are all treated like treasures.