On October 23, the 13th year of Chongzhen's reign, troops gathered in the south of Yongning City on Xuanzhen East Road.
Zhang Cheng rode his horse until he reached the formation of Zhang Guangda's cavalry camp on the far west side, and then stopped. Zhang Guangda, wearing fine armor, rode his horse forward and loudly announced: "Deputy Commander, the cavalry camp has been assembled. Please order us to move out."
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"Zhang Guangda, our army is the vanguard of the army. We need to open roads across mountains, build bridges when encountering water, and detect the enemy's situation to prepare the army."
"The general will receive his order at the end."
"Let's go!"
"Here."
Zhang Guangda rode his horse back to the front of the formation and commanded the troops to move out. The cavalry camp was composed of heavy cavalry and transport troops into the central army, with the light cavalry in front, while the rangers were scattered around the army to monitor the surrounding terrain and enemy conditions at any time.
The power of the cavalry march was unmatched by that of the infantry. Although there were only less than two thousand soldiers, there were nearly three thousand horses. They galloped into action, making a sound that shook the ground and could be heard for miles, raising smoke and dust all over the sky.
Following the cavalry camp was the chariot camp, with two chariots and one chariot. More than 3,000 sergeants guarded nearly 300 carts. The momentum was also amazing, with mules and horses neighing and rolling forward.
In addition to the chariots and chariots of the car camp, traveling with the car camp were two Chinese army Wanggan chariots, one trolley chariot, four drum chariots, and one commander's chariot. Their momentum was no less than
Riding camp.
Lin Fangping led the Guards Bureau B and Bureau C to stay behind. They will accompany Zhang Cheng with the Tongzi Battalion, while Bureau D will stay in the Red Castle together with the Jianfu Battalion.
Finally, the infantry camp advanced in formation, with Cui Shijie on the left in the lead, Zhang Guodong leading the central army and Jin Yong's central army in the middle, and Chen Dakuan's right unit behind.
The army marched in order, with the smoke and dust flying, all kinds of generals recognized flags, drum flags, door flags, five-square flags, corner flags, inspection flags, Qianzong flags, Generals recognized flags, Hundreds of Generals recognized flags, etc. fluttering in the wind
, it’s really beautiful. Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the large banner of Zhang Cheng’s Chinese Army that follows the Chinese Army.
As the army advanced in formation, a loud military song was heard.
"Don't you see, the Han Dynasty's army has weak crowns, and the prisoners are asking for long tassels.
Don’t you see, Ban Ding is far away, Jueyu Qingqi urges Zhan Yun!
A man should be in a dangerous career, so how can he let a scholar's crown ruin his life?
Kuang Nai's country is in danger, as if it were full of eggs, and the feathers are competing with each other without stopping!
Abandon my pen of old and keep my pen of war,
At one call, more than 100,000 of his comrades sang war songs and joined the army.
Cleanse yourself from the dust and swear to sweep away the Tartars regardless of your own safety!"
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Amidst the loud military songs, the army marched in sequence, rolled forward, and gradually disappeared from people's sight.
Zhang Cheng's bright golden armor was exactly the one given by King Qin, and the sword hanging high on his waist was also given by the emperor. He drove his horse to Wu Zhizhong, Liu Minshen, Tong Shouxin and other generals, cupped his fists and said: "
I'll leave the east road to you."
After he finished speaking, without waiting for anyone to answer, he whipped up his horse and ran towards the army to pursue him. The two guards and two battalions of boys followed behind him and disappeared in a flash.
Zhang Cheng has not returned to Chicheng since he sent troops to suppress the bandits on the East Road in August. This time he will go to Henan Province. He misses his wife Ji Xuanzhu, who is more than five months pregnant.
Therefore, while the army was about to set off, he led a group of his followers to rush back to the Red Castle, where there were still some matters that needed to be explained.
At Youshi, Zhang Cheng led Zhang Chengfang, Zhang Jintai and other boy battalions back to the Chicheng General Office. Everyone knew that Zhang Cheng had a tight time to return, so they rushed to the general office early to wait.
Zhang Cheng didn't waste any time. He went straight to the main hall of the general's office to meet the generals. Chen Zheng, Yan Qingrong, Gao Jinggong, Qian Zongtian Mingyu and Zhou Ping were also waiting for orders here.
Now, Chen Zheng has been promoted to a guerrilla general and replaced Zhang Cheng in guarding the base of the North Road. Everyone knows that if nothing unexpected happens, Chen Zheng is very likely to assist Zhang Cheng in guarding the North Road and sit here. Invisibly, he
Has become the leader of the people.
Although in the row of seats, Yan Qingrong is still ranked first on the left, and Chen Zheng is still in second place, everyone here also knows the weight.
In addition, sitting on the right are Tang Ruowang, Shi Tiegen, Wang Qiancheng, Li Chengmao, Du Gui, Xin Congjian and others. After receiving the notice, they had rushed to the Red Castle the day before to wait.
Looking at the people in the official hall, Zhang Cheng was thinking about another very important matter, based on the history in his memory.
These two years were supposed to be the famous "Songjin War" in history, but Zhang Cheng only vaguely remembered this battle that determined the fate of the Ming Dynasty. It lasted for about two or three years, but the specific details were unknown.
not much.
He only remembered this station. The Ming army was defeated because it was eager for a decisive battle. The generals Yang Guozhu, Wang Tingchen, Cao Bianjiao and others were all killed in the battle. Hong Chengchou and Zu Dashou were defeated and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. The general Wang Pu was the first to escape, causing the general
The soldiers Wu Sangui, Ma Ke, Li Fuming, Bai Guangen, Tang Tong and others all fled together.
Based on the importance he attached to this matter, he paid special attention to Niu Sheng, Lu Dachun, Yu Shangyou and others in the capital to pay more attention to this aspect of the newspaper, copied the information, and passed it back in time.
According to the news from the capital, the "Songjin War" was still in its early stages at this time. In March, the Qing soldiers only began to order Prince Zheng Jierhalang, Dorobele Duduo and others to lead the troops to build the righteousness.
In Zhoucheng, "Garrisoned in the fields, ordered the Ningjin area outside Shanhaiguan to not be cultivated."
They also sent troops to capture various strongholds outside Jinzhou City, and then set up camps on all sides to cut off foreign aid. They also set up eight camps along each side of Jinzhou City, dug long trenches five or six miles away along the city, set up crenels along the trenches, and sent soldiers
Sentinels patrolled and surrounded Yi Mi.
Facing the situation of Qing troops, Governor Hong Chengchou of Jiliao speculated that the Qing troops were repeating the tactics of the Dalinghe River. He responded actively and vigorously stocked up grain in Jinzhou, Xingshan, Ningyuan and other places. Each place had at least 100,000 grains.
The garrison will need half a year's worth of food and fodder to sustain long-term consumption.
Based on this estimate, Zhang Cheng estimated that the Songjin War would not end for more than a year. He only asked everyone in the capital to pay close attention to it, while he stepped up the speed of integrating the resources on the East Road.
Now he opened his mouth and said: "It is extremely dangerous for Zhang Cheng to go here. The locust plague in Henan is extremely serious now. Famine is everywhere. Wherever the rogue bandits go, those who respond to them gather. Their situation becomes more and more difficult to control. Moreover, due to the repeated defeats of the rogue bandits,
The more you fight, the braver you become, and the more you fight, the better you become. In my opinion, it cannot be destroyed in one battle.
Regardless of the outcome of Zhang Cheng's campaign to suppress the bandits, the North Road is the foundation for us and others to settle down, and I hope you can do your best to protect our only property."
Everyone agreed in unison, and Chen Zheng even stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Deputy Commander. Chen Zheng will definitely guard the North Road, train his troops, and protect the base for the Deputy Commander."
Zhang Cheng nodded with satisfaction. The reason why he left Chen Zheng in Chicheng was because of his trust in Chen Zheng. As long as Chen Zheng was in Chicheng, Beilu would not be able to overturn the sky. His mother, aunt, especially
His wife Ji Xuanzhu is safer.
Secondly, Chen Zheng is training two troops here. Even if he has a bad start and returns to the North Road, he will not be alone, not to mention there are more than 2,000 troops in Yongning City.