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Chapter 633 First-class level?

After Zhang Cheng, Chen Jiugao, and Fu Yingchong saw off Li Guozhen, Boss of Xiangcheng, they returned to the tent of the Chinese army together. Seeing that it was getting late, Zhang Cheng suggested that they eat and chat, and he ordered a banquet to be held in the tent to entertain them. The two of them.

Although Zhang Cheng is only a deputy commander in chief, he is different from Fu Yingchong. Apart from the reason that Jane is in the heart of the emperor, Zhang Cheng was named "Henan Aid Suppression Chief Soldier" when he assisted in the suppression of Henan. Yes, but it also gave him the status of commander-in-chief.

Now he alone leads an army of nearly ten thousand. This is the number he reported to the Ministry of War on paper in order not to show his strength too much, that is, the three battalions of Zhang Guodong, Chen Zheng, and Zhang Guangda. Reported by soldiers, not soldiers.

Therefore, although Zhang Cheng was still the deputy commander-in-chief of Xuanzhen at this time, he had actually joined the ranks of the commander-in-chief, but the weight of the commander-in-chief in aiding and suppressing was not as high as that of the commander-in-chief of Xuanzhen.

The three of them started eating, drinking and chatting all over the place like this. Fu Yingchong, like Chen Jiugao, was also extremely talkative.

Moreover, he was also very good at drinking, Fu Yingchong seemed to be better than Chen Jiugao, and with Zhang Cheng's massive capacity, he felt a little hard when he was halfway through the table.

Chen Jiugao laughed loudly and said: "Brother Zhang, you have to be careful, my brother is on par with that 'Huang Chuangzi', they are both famous wine jars!"

Fu Yingchong was also happy to drink, he raised his wine bowl and said to Zhang Cheng: "These days, Brother Jiugao has been telling me about the deeds of suppressing intruders together with Zhang Shuai in Henan.

Brother Jiugao and I are brothers who play big with bare buttocks, needless to say about our friendship, Brother Jiugao's good brother must be my good brother, Zhang Shuai, for Brother Jiugao, I respect you with big teeth. "

Zhang Cheng knew that all the generals in the capital camp were quite arrogant. Although they may not fight well, face is the most important thing. It is also quite rare.

This time he went to Liaodong to fight against the Tartars, he himself did not carry any heavy artillery. Firstly, it was not easy to transport, and secondly, he only had a few heavy artillery pieces, but he could not use them.

Therefore, he still wanted something for this Shenji camp, which had a large number of red barbarian heavy artillery and other firearms, so he immediately picked up the wine bowl and drank it with Chen Jiugao and Fu Yingchong.

Seeing that Zhang Cheng was drinking happily, Fu Yingchong couldn't help but feel overjoyed, and gave him a thumbs up: "Thank you Zhang Shuai for giving me this face, you good friend, Fu Daya will be with you for the rest of your life."

At this time, he saw that there was still half of Chen Jiugao's bowl that hadn't been drained, and he put it down immediately, and said loudly: "Brother Jiugao, why do you still keep raising birds? Drink it quickly." Do it, don't tell Zhang Shuai to make fun of me! "

Chen Jiugao looked distressed, he is also a drinker, but he really can't drink as much as Zhang Cheng and Fu Yingchong, if he drinks again, he will lose his composure on the spot.

This is not the first time that Zhang Cheng and Chen Jiugao have had a drink together, so they persuaded him immediately: "Oh, brother Chen must be ill today, not to mention that the army will set out tomorrow, and there will be a lot of work. How about this, I will drink with second brother Fu, Brother Chen only serves half a bowl each time."

After all, Chen Jiugao was the commander-in-chief of the former battalion, and he was in Zhang Cheng's battalion. As the deputy general, Fu Yingchong naturally couldn't say anything more, so he made the decision.

Taking advantage of Jiu Jin, Fu Yingchong and Chen Jiugao began to brag about each other again. It was nothing more than how extensive their contacts in the capital were, and everyone from all sides would give them a little favor.

In particular, how did Li Guozhen, the Governor of the Beijing Camp and the uncle of Xiangcheng, appreciate them? No, this time he personally sent him Fu Yingchong to pay a visit to Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng smiled and listened to their flattery, but he was thinking secretly. In the capital camp, there are not many who can fight, and Chen Jiugao is almost a showman.

If he has his own army at the front and only asks his soldiers to fire at the back, he may still be able to fight. If he sticks to the camp, he should be able to resist for a while. Now it seems that Fu Yingchong is basically the same.

It is said that the three major battalions of the Ming capital, including the Wujun Battalion, the Sanqian Battalion, and the Shenji Battalion, are equivalent to the Central Forbidden Army of other dynasties. They were originally the elite of the Ming Dynasty's official army.

When the three major battalions of the Beijing Army were first built, they had strong combat effectiveness. They followed Cheng Zu Zhu Di’s Northern Expedition to the remnants of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties several times. However, in the 14th year of the orthodox Tumubao battle, the 17 elite of the three major battalions of the Beijing Army were exhausted. do.

Since then, successive emperors of the Ming Dynasty have rebuilt the Beijing Camp to varying degrees, from the "Ten Regiment Camp" to the "Twelve Regiment Camp". It was not until the 29th year of Jiajing that the old system of the three major camps in the Yongle period was restored.

The difference is that the [-] Battalion was renamed the Shenshu Battalion, and it is still composed of [-] cavalry, divided into five divisions, which are in charge of the emperor's banner, public service, military battle golden drum, imperial treasures, etc. Retinue to use.

At this time, the Fifth Army Battalion was almost abolished, from the strongest combat power all the way down seriously, leaving nothing but empty airs. Battalion and other battalions, but there is also a serious shortage due to lack of pay, and most of the generals at all levels in the interior are hereditary nobles, so they have no combat effectiveness at this moment.

Zhang Cheng reckoned that only the Shenji Battalion was left who could fight. This battalion was in charge of guns, cannons and other firearms. Any new firearms from the Ming Dynasty were first handed over to this battalion for practice, such as the Flang machine, the red gun, etc. Barbarian cannons, Lumi guns and so on.

But what he relies on is not the battle formation and the morale of the army, only this firearm is barely available, but if he is allowed to fight against the cavalry alone, he is afraid that he will be broken and defeated in a while.

No matter how good firearms, artillery, rockets and other advanced firearms are, they must be used by strong fighters. This is like the atomic bomb of later generations. It is just a decoration in the hands of the weak, but it becomes a deterrent in the hands of the strong. .

Today's Beijing camp is not only severely empty, but also basically deserted in terms of camp operations. That is to say, the Shenji camp can't even make a sound because its firearms are not practiced, unlike the fifth army camp and the Shenshu camp. It can also be used as a flower stand, so it can barely be used.

Moreover, the generals of the Beijing camp, as well as those nobles, internal eunuchs, and courtiers have the habit of using the soldiers of each battalion as miscellaneous servants, and there are very few people who usually go to the school grounds to deal with the drills, and most of them just put on a show to deal with the officials. That's all, this combat power...

Of course, poor combat effectiveness does not mean that everything is not good. There are still a few teams in the Beijing camp with neat appearances. They are all tall and mighty, with bright armor. Needless to say, their image.

Every time the Emperor Chongzhen performed military parades, he would see banners and flags lined up, bright helmets and armor, and the mighty and majestic officers and soldiers shouted long live in unison, which was always a joy in his heart.

Historically, in the 17th year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen inspected the city defenses of the capital. At that time, it once came to the inner teaching field outside Xuanwumen for a military parade. I saw the soldiers in the capital camp looking at them, and felt uneasy. few.

Unexpectedly, when the intruder Li Zicheng led his army to the capital city, all the troops of the capital camp went out to fight, and returned in collapse upon hearing the sound of cannons, and the capital also fell into the hands of the thieves.

Zhang Cheng doesn't think that there are only a few people who can fight in the capital camp at this moment, such as Sun Yingyuan, Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji, etc. This Fu Yingchong...

But regardless of the combat power, this Fu Yingchong still has some abilities. Not to mention the officers and soldiers in the three major battalions, there are more and more officers at all levels.

Counting the generals at all levels in the three major battalions, including the deputy, Shen, You, Zuo, Zuoying, Haotou, Zhongjun, and thousands of generals, there are nearly a thousand people at this time, and Fu Ying Chongneng ranks among the gods. The former lieutenant general of the Ji Battalion may not lose to Chen Jiugao in his battalion drilling ability, and is also at the top level.

(End of this chapter)