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Chapter 568
"Commander, the army has been stationed in Kaifeng City for nearly ten days, when will we turn to the west of Henan and pursue the bandits?"

Zhang Cheng drank the rice wine in the bowl in one gulp, looked up at Zhang Guangda who was eating the lamb chops, and said, "What? Is it because the mothers and aunts in Henan are not fun, or are you tired of Kaifeng rice wine?"

Zhang Guangda's mouth was full of mutton, and he was chewing with great mouthfuls. Fresh juice flowed down the corner of his mouth. He stared at a big bull's eye, and swallowed the mutton that he hadn't finished chewing.

Shun Shun didn't care to take a sip of the rice wine, so he hurriedly replied: "Oh, we are not in a hurry to see if Li Thief and we can make a good pair!"

"Hahaha……"

Hearing what Zhang Guangda said, the army tent immediately burst into laughter, and Zhang Guodong even said: "If you say that, then Bandit Li should call you 'Big Brother'!"

Zhang Guangda stopped laughing immediately, and stared at Zhang Guodong in a daze, not knowing what he meant, Wei Zhice next to him interjected and asked, "Oh, how did you come up with that?"

Zhang Guodong turned his head to look at Zhang Guangda, who was bewildered, and said with a smile: "Our Zhang Guerrilla is a blind general who draws his eyes first, and now he is imitating Li Bandit, so why don't you call him 'brother'?
What's more, Guangda was bravely wounded in the battle with the Tartars, while Thief Li was blinded by a sneak attack during the siege, so it's another level of weakness, isn't it? "

After he finished speaking, he picked up the wine bowl, squinted his eyes and tilted his mouth to look at the people in the military tent one by one, and there was another burst of laughter, and all the generals said: It should be so!
After seeing everyone making trouble for a while, Zhang Cheng squinted his eyes and said, "If you want me to say, there is no comparison between a blind thief and a blind general. No matter how fierce the thieves are, they are still thieves in the end, like water without a source and a tree without roots." , Difficult to become a climate.

You and others are different, today is a guerrilla, and tomorrow is a general, as long as you use your life in front of the army and fight bravely in front of the battle, the general and deputy general will be around the corner. "

When he said this, he stopped, glanced around, and then continued: "Everyone, you should know that there are only two major worries in the Ming Dynasty, the Eastern captives and the bandits, and the one who will endanger the survival of our Ming Dynasty in the future must be one of them!"

The generals were silent for a while, and after a while, Zhang Guangda was still the first to speak: "Whether it is a captive or a bandit, we have fought against each other. Let me tell you, the Tartar is stronger. Although the bandit is also cunning, you can fight with him." The battle is much easier than that of the Tartars."

All the generals in the army tent nodded in agreement, Zhang Cheng just smiled and did not refute, indeed in terms of combat power alone, the Tartars were stronger than the bandits, but in terms of the degree of disaster, he always believed that Chuang, Xian, Cao All kinds of thieves are troubles in the heart.

And Donglu is like suffering from a limb. Abandoning it today is like cutting off an arm and a foot. After the internal stability is stabilized in the future, you can try to continue the previously cut off place.

But looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, how many people can have such a vision?However, although Zhang Cheng has a clear understanding of everything, he can't show his fists and catch the thieves in one go.

It's not that he wants to support the bandits, but the situation really doesn't allow it, just like Yang Sichang suppressed the bandits with the respect of the cabinet. .

According to Zhang Cheng's current status, it is even more impossible to mobilize these arrogant soldiers and those mediocre and incompetent officials, and the only force he can rely on is the nearly ten thousand army trained by himself on Xuanzhen North Road.

These are his fundamental reliance, and the North Road is where his foundation lies. Naturally, Zhang Cheng will not and dare not lose his most fundamental strength on the land of Henan.

What's more, Zhang Cheng also wanted these rogues to help him eradicate some human scourges, so that it would be much easier for him to do it in the future.

Seeing that all the generals were almost done eating and drinking, he said again: "Everyone is almost eating and drinking, so let's discuss some serious business."

Zhang Cheng first looked at Wei Zhice and Wang Yuanjing, and said, "Zhice, Yuanjing, which one of you can tell us about the resettlement of the captives and hungry people?"

Wei Zhice and Wang Yuanjing looked at each other, and said firstly: "Reporting to Commander, this war captured 370 bandit soldiers, almost all of them were hungry people who broke into bandits in the eastern part of Henan. After selection, a total of 4000 men were reorganized. "

He went on to say: "This time, less than [-] sets of armor were seized under the city of Kaifeng, but the damage is not serious, and many of them can be used after minor repairs. In addition, there are more than [-] shields, and thousands of knives, guns, axes and sticks.

More than 540 war horses were also seized, and there were more than 180 mules and horses. According to the commander's order, except for the war horses to supplement the losses of the army, there were 420 five war horses and 110 mules and horses left. "

Zhang Cheng nodded, and asked, "Where's Du Youwei, where is that jumping tiger?"

"Jumping Tiger" Du Youwei, who was sitting at the bottom and bottom on the right, has been eating meat and drinking on his own. Mr. Buqian made a toast to Jin Bao, Mr. Qian of the Chariot Central Division Yu Jin and others toasted him, but he didn't see it.

In the end, it was someone who raised his voice and called him before he realized it. He toasted and drank together. After that, he reluctantly returned a toast, and then began to look after himself again.

After all, he is the bandit who just kissed him. Although Zhang Cheng's generals didn't mean to look down on him, and he was very used to the atmosphere here, after all, he still seemed very reserved after getting along with each other and couldn't let go. .

At this moment, hearing Zhang Cheng calling him, he hurriedly stood up, bumping into the cups and plates on the small desk in front of him, and there was a loud "clinking" sound. He didn't care about this, and strode to the middle of the military tent, Kneeling down on one knee and cupping his fists, he said, "Du Youwei is here, what orders does the Commander have!"

Looking at the overreacting "Jumping Tiger", Zhang Cheng wanted to laugh but was afraid that his heart would be stimulated, so he waved his hand and said, "Get up."

After seeing Du Youwei got up, he said to him in a deep voice: "Du Youwei, in addition to your original 110 and nine cavalry, you can choose 880 people to make up an integer of [-], and form a separate army. Ma, you will take up the position of Chief Qian."

Du Youwei was taken aback when he heard the words, he was both surprised and happy, but his eyes were full of disbelief, and Zhang Cheng continued: "After you have selected your troops, go to General Wei Zhice to ask for the second horse. A hundred horses, fifty mules and horses, five hundred suits of armor, three hundred shields, and other knives, axes, guns and sticks."

He didn't have time to react. When Wei Zhice reported the capture just now, he listened very carefully. At this moment, he saw that Zhang Cheng not only let himself lead a thousand soldiers and horses alone, but also allocated almost all the captured armor, shields, and ordnance to him. I didn't know how to express it for a while.

Zhang Cheng looked at Du Youwei with a smile, and said, "You will stay by my commander's side as the commander-in-chief of the left division of the Chinese army. From tomorrow onwards, you will find Mr. He Kuan, the commander-in-chief of the central division of the central army, and he will help you practice for the time being." Soldiers and horses, first familiarize yourself with the flag orders and military regulations in the commander's army."

Du Youwei was extremely excited in his heart. He never thought that Zhang Cheng would have such great trust in him. Not only did he let him alone command a thousand-man army, but he also allocated so many armors, armaments, and war horses. He has not been mixed with sand yet.

He pushed the Jinshan upside-down jade pillar and knelt down on his knees with a "plop", touched his head to the ground and said: "Du... Du Youwei will swear to die to serve the commander in chief, but the commander-in-chief follows the orders of the army, and he will die without hesitation!"

(End of this chapter)