Ming Zuo

Chapter 328 Cultivation of Generals

Boom...boom...boom...

"General Zuo, don't shoot any more. The thieves have already fled, so please hurry up and pursue them."

Seeing the smoke billowing from the ancestral tomb, Kong Yin's eyes were splitting, but he had no choice but to beg.

When Chongzhen's coercion came down, the Kong family had no choice but to hold their noses and let the new army attack the mountain.

Zuo Menggeng was even more rude, and ordered to fire directly.

In fact, the thieves in the mountains have already run away, and everyone has seen it.

Zuo Menggeng was secretly happy in his heart and serious on the outside.

"The soldiers never tire of deceit, how can they know that the thieves are not ambushed? After another round, it must be covered with artillery fire."

The artillerymen worked extra hard today, some even took off their shirts, and loaded the shells while shouting slogans.

Boom...boom...boom...

Nishan is dusty, and if there is anything else flying, I don't know.

Kong Yinzhu covered his heart, and his heart was sore. He could not wait to swallow the poison in one mouthful, but he was afraid that he would face the ancestors without face after going down.

Fortunately, Zuo Menggeng didn't go too far. After this round of artillery fire, he finally ordered the infantry to attack.

The two regiments spread out, formed a line of troops, and searched all the way up the mountain.

What can you find?

Nothing.

"Mr. Kong, I would like to thank the Kong family for their strong support for the bandit suppression. I will give your majesty's memorial, and it will definitely show the merits of the Kong family."

Kong Yinzhu did not want to speak.

Zuo Menggeng didn't care either, and happily ordered the entire army to move forward.On the same day, after making sure that there were no thieves on Nishan, the new army began to search and attack all the way.

After leaving a small Guancun to guard the village to ensure the safety of Qufu, they went all the way to the southeast to capture Phoenix Mountain, Bailian Mountain, Jinjiading and other places, and established an airtight line of defense in the southwest of Yimeng Mountains.

The advance of the new army did not stop until Yizhou.

As a result, it was found that all the local officials in Pingyi and Fei County, including Yizhou, had run away.

All the cities were badly damaged. Looking at the past, there were very few people, and even a single intact house could not be found in Fei County.

These places are originally remote and poor, and coming here to be an official is no different from exile.Under such circumstances, don't expect officials to have the determination to coexist with the city.

Even if the officials in these places ran away, the imperial court did not know.

Zuo Menggeng was so happy with this situation that he took over all the three cities of Pingyi, Feixian and Yizhou without saying a word.

Upon receiving the news, Li Banghua personally brought a large number of administrative staff over and took over the local regime.

The follow-up regime construction, Zuo Menggeng does not care.After leaving the army to block the west and south of the Yimeng Mountains, he went to the east alone.

Here, the first division and third regiment and the second division and second regiment are already in place.

Mao Yuanyi and other generals were waiting eagerly.

Zuo Menggeng stood in front of the map and made an action deployment.

"Three regiments..."

Huang Sanhu and Jian Zongan, head of the third regiment, hurriedly took a step forward, waiting for the order with joy.

Zuo Menggeng's hand drew a circle in northern Shandong and said: "The mission of your regiment is to start from the north of Lijin and sweep the northern part of Qingzhou. Boxing, Le'an, Changle, all the way to Anqiu. Enemies are yours to deal with."

Huang Sanhu saw on the map that his group action was hundreds of miles away, and he was really happy.

However, he was also worried, and he raised it quickly.

"Participate, what if King Heng doesn't let us step on his land?"

Zuo Menggeng pointedly said: "You are all rough, you don't know a single big character, and you don't know anyone, understand? Anyone who hinders you is an enemy."

It is said that the King of Hell is easy to meet and the little devils are difficult to deal with. For Heng Fan, Huang Sanhu and others are not little devils.

Facing Zuo Menggeng, Heng Fan could still impeach and cry.But in the face of the big head soldiers below, who to go to?

Huang Sanhu and Jian Zongan got the sword of Shangfang, and they executed it happily without any doubts.

The remaining two divisions and two regiments were personally led by Zuo Menggeng and Mao Yuanyi.

Their combat direction is to advance eastward from Zichuan, attack Linqu, relieve the threat of Yidu, and then join the first division and third regiment and then go south to build the defense line in the east of Yimeng Mountain.

The reason for this arrangement is that the Second Division and the Second Regiment are newly formed.

Although there are some veterans of the former First Division, most of them are new recruits.

Even the regimental commanders, Ai Wenkun and Zha Shubing, used to be the deputy battalion commanders and deputy company commanders of the [-]st Division.

There is no way, this kind of problem will occur when the army is greatly expanded, officers are promoted too quickly, and their experience is seriously lacking.

In fact, Zuo Menggeng can also let go of it and let these young officers go through all the trials and tribulations.

But in the end it was the soldiers he brought out, Zuo Menggeng was really reluctant to let them waste and sacrifice in vain.

Ai Wenkun and Zha Shubing also knew Zuo Menggeng's good intentions, and their combat deployment became more and more careful.

The two of them came from pure poor boy backgrounds and used to sell cooking cakes on the streets of Linqing.I can't make a lot of money, and I'm always bullied.

Later, when the new army recruited, they were one of the few local people who volunteered to sign up.

The idea at first was to make a fool of yourself, and then go back and get revenge on the gangster.

But when they entered the army, they discovered that this place was completely different from the official army they knew in the past.

Here, the superiors not only do not deduct military pay, but also do not enslave them.They were fed and clothed, and they were taught to read and write.

Although the training here is really hard, it is also life-threatening when fighting.But the people of this era are cheap.As long as you can have enough to eat, it's not a problem to work hard.

The two worked hard enough, and they were the first batch of people who could read more than [-] in the army.

During the first battle at Qingshuiguan, the two of them were part of the third brigade, and they didn't have a chance to fight.But after the third brigade crossed the river to support them, they found an opportunity and led their own team to outflank Shuotuo's headquarters and killed Shuotuo.

With this exploit, the two were promoted to officers.

Later, in several battles against bandits, both of them performed well, so they were dispatched to the second division and served as the head of the second regiment.

In the appointment and promotion of generals, Zuo Menggeng never believed in historical celebrities.

He only looks at the record and performance of his subordinates. As for whether this person is powerful in the original history, it is not within his consideration.

After all, the new army is different from the traditional Ming army, and its combat methods and organizational construction are far from the same.

It turns out that the so-called famous generals in history may not necessarily be able to top the new army.

How many famous generals in our army are transformed from mud legs?
This is enough to show that an excellent general needs outstanding talent, but also needs enough practical training.

Most importantly, give them a chance.

Furthermore, Zuo Menggeng always remembers that his ultimate goal is to change the status quo of inequality in this world.That being the case, then, of course, more opportunities should be given to ordinary people.

Otherwise, whoever is famous in history will be appointed, what is the difference between that and Daming?

At least for now, the regimental-level generals of the new army, who were ordinary people, did not perform badly.

"Zichuan needs to leave a company to guard against the White Lotus Sect coming out of the mountain, and your troops will be insufficient. Do you have any confidence?"

Here in Zichuan, the new army has already come.The Yanshen Town over there is actually the northern entrance of the Yimeng Mountains.

Therefore, troops must be left here to prevent the White Lotus Sect from running out of the mountain again.

After Ai Wenkun and Zha Shubing studied the advance route, they confidently said: "There is only one official road from Zichuan to Linqu. Our department will fight steadily and firstly clear the hills on both sides of the official road. After cleaning up, we are not afraid of leaving chaos behind. Thief remnants."

The White Lotus Sect's combat effectiveness is not strong, and the trouble is that the various divisions are very scattered.

In many cases, three or fifty people are a group, entrenched in the mountains.It is said that it is a thief, but in fact, it is no different from the King of the Mountain.

But it is impossible to destroy them, and it is not certain when they will go down the mountain.

The big cities in the prefectures and counties are naturally not afraid of such rogues, but ordinary villages and towns will suffer if they don’t get it right.

This is also the reason why Zuo Menggeng had been preparing for a long time before he started to attack.

Seeing that they were so stable, Zuo Menggeng naturally had nothing to say and let them act.

Ai Wenkun and Cha Shubing were both prudent and bold. In order to eliminate the robbers on the nearby mountains, they even divided the entire regiment into dozens of units.There is a long interval between each share, and they are lined up into the mountains to search and suppress.

This is obviously because each group of thieves who are bullying the mountain is not large in number. Even if each company fights alone, the thieves are not opponents.

Ai Wenkun and Zha Shubing also led the troops respectively, and arranged a very large number of signal troops at the same time.

In this way, even if you encounter a place that is difficult to attack, you only need to call the nearby troops, and you will immediately form a military advantage.

In just one day, the eastern peaks near Zichuan were occupied by the Second Regiment.The most dangerous Dazhaiding, Yuhuangding and Pandingshan have been exposed to the firepower of the Second Regiment.

Unlike other places, the thieves in these three places did not escape, but chose to defend.

Ai Wenkun and Cha Shubing were not polite, and immediately mobilized their troops to besiege the three places, and also pulled the artillery up the mountain, ready to attack.

(End of this chapter)