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Chapter 662

Facing Hong Chengchou's question, Zhang Cheng smiled calmly and said: "Returning to the governor, after the Julu War, the general will gather more than a thousand remnants of soldiers. After that, he will go out of the town of Xuanbei by the emperor's order to rectify the troops in the forts and check the fields. The rest of the army, after we wiped out bandits everywhere, recruited new soldiers, and the battalion was full with only [-] soldiers."

He went on to say: "After the Youbing Battalion has been drilled into an army, the final general will follow the order of the Holy Majesty and train an additional five thousand new warriors to serve His Majesty. The thieves selected [-] young and strong men from among them, and after they were dispersed and mixed with the veterans to form a car camp, only more than [-] troops were left under their own leadership.

In addition, thousands of bandits led by Du Youwei, a remnant of Yidou Valley in Yu Province, were also incorporated. This time he went to aid Liaodong, and the general finally brought them all so that they could fight for state affairs and atone for their crimes. "

Zhang Cheng here exaggerated the number of bandits recruited in Henan. Only in this way can he reasonably explain the fact that he has nearly [-] officers and soldiers. Otherwise, he would not be able to bear the crime of privately recruiting troops to expand the army.

Sure enough, Hong Chengchou was satisfied with his answer. He stroked his beard and smiled and said, "It's true. It's really wrong for you to wait for bandits to wreak havoc on the place. Now that you have this opportunity, you can turn to serve the country and make meritorious deeds to redeem yourself. Your blessing."

He asked Zhang Cheng again, "The Dengfeng thief Li Jiyu and Du Youwei, what positions will they give after recruiting?"

"Li Jiyu is now a guerrilla in Xuanzhen, and Du Youwei is now the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army under the command of the last general." Zhang Cheng replied.

"Okay. Zhang Cheng, you are so brave!"

Hong Chengchou couldn't help praising him, and he went on to say: "Not only did he keep the old department with him, but he was also placed in a close place by his side, so that he can be watched closely, and he can be united as one.

Loyalty, you are not simple! "

Zhang Cheng's expression was calm, although he was praised by Hong Chengchou, he didn't show a trace of joy, he got up and replied respectfully: "The governor is too famous, Zhang Cheng will be loyal to the Xu country long ago, he only knows how to be loyal to the king, and dare not care about his own strength."

Hong Chengchou nodded, and said again: "Since most of the soldiers and horses are recruiting bandits and bandits, my supervisor sees that all the carriages and chariots in your army are equipped with large and small Francois machine guns. How do you have so many firearms?"

Zhang Cheng replied: "Reporting to the governor, after Zhang Cheng left the town of Xuanbei, he gathered the craftsmen of all the forts in Yunzhou to focus on making firearms. Later, when His Majesty sent Mr. Li Guofu to supervise the army in Xuanbei, Eunuch Li once helped Then he dispatched craftsmen from the palace and the capital to the last general.

Therefore, the Yunzhou Craftsman Camp was able to forge so many firearms. It is all thanks to His Majesty's protection, the Ministry of War and the governors and the superiors who took care of them, that Zhang Cheng has today's car camp. "

Zhang Cheng’s reply brought out Li Guofu, the eunuch who supervised the army, and implied that Hong Chengchou’s backer was Chen Xinjia, Shangshu of the Ministry of War. .

"I see!"

Sure enough, Hong Chengchou understood and didn't ask any further questions about this matter. He changed the subject and said, "What do you think about Liaodong's military and loyalty?"

Zhang Cheng suddenly felt speechless, and sat here with himself without even drinking tea. First, he questioned him for a while, and now he was going to test himself again. Fortunately, he had already had his own thoughts on the Liaodong War.

He only heard him say: "Minister, Zhang Cheng believes that the battle in Liaodong should be slow rather than fast, steady rather than hasty, and prudence should be the most important thing!"

"Prudence is the most important thing...you also think that being prudent is the most important thing?"

Hong Chengchou looked at Zhang Cheng with some doubts, until Zhang Cheng nodded to him solemnly, and then said again: "During the military meeting just now, you proposed to conduct a detailed survey, and you must find out the layout of the slaves' troops before you can do it." But when we marched into Songjin, we brought up the joint training of all the towns, which meant to delay..."

When Hong Chengchou said this, he raised his hand and tapped the tea table lightly. Seeing Zhang Cheng nodding again, he said again: "But even so, it will take a few more days."

Zhang Cheng saw that the light in his eyes had lost all light at this time, and his expression dimmed a bit, so he sighed in his heart: If it is like in history, this Hong Chengchou really dare not take on this matter alone!
He knew that he couldn't do it, but he wanted to give it a try, so he hurriedly said: "Minister, although the slave bandits are in a hurry to attack Songjin, it will definitely not be broken in ten days. It's my teacher, not the Songjin castles."

Hong Chengchou was already a little discouraged, but when he saw Zhang Cheng talking about the Liaodong military again, he immediately regained his energy. He looked at Zhang Cheng with piercing eyes, and beckoned him to continue talking.

"The slave bandits are on the front line of Songjin. There are sixty to seventy thousand soldiers. If they want to attack Jinzhou and Songshan, they have been rushing day and night. Why have they neither increased their troops nor retreated since the encirclement of Jinzhou?

Its intention is not in brocade, but in the army of aid brocade, encircling brocade is to fight for aid!

Today, our division has dispatched troops to Ningyuan, and many sentry cavalry will not be taken at night. We must not only investigate the arrangement of the slaves on the Songjin line, but also investigate the situation on the Daughter River Valley Road.

In this way, our division will have at least one month to practice the joint training of all the troops. If the governor can work harder, it may be another three or five months. "

"March and May?..."

Hong Chengchou muttered softly for a while, and then asked Zhang Cheng: "In your opinion, who should preside over the joint training of the various towns, which is more appropriate?"

This time it was Zhang Cheng's turn to be puzzled, he didn't know what Hong Chengchou meant, how could he intervene in the matter of presiding over the joint training of soldiers and horses in various towns by himself?
But since Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, asked, he couldn't help but answer, even if he had to deal with it, he had to have an attitude.

Zhang Cheng corrected his sitting posture, and then said unhurriedly: "Zhang Cheng first arrived in Ningyuan, and he is not familiar with everything. What's more, the joint training of all the troops is of great importance, and how can the last general be able to talk about it!"

Hong Chengchou looked at Zhang Cheng with profound eyes, and said softly with a smile on his face: "Loyalty, I see that you have ditches in your chest and strategies in your belly, which are far beyond the comparison of all generals. It's okay to talk if you have something to say."

Zhang Cheng was speechless, Hong Chengchou was unwilling to let go, looking at this posture, he didn't name one or two candidates, fearing that it would be difficult to make a difference, so he said solemnly: "This joint training is intended to fight against the Donglu before the formation. It is appropriate to select one or two generals in the town to preside over it."

The smile on Hong Chengchou's face became stronger, and he asked: "Who is appropriate?"

Although Zhang Cheng was unwilling in his heart, he had to answer. He replied: "From the point of view of the general, Liu Zongbing of Liaodong and Wu Zongbing of Ningyuan are both famous generals in Liaodong. It should be an excellent choice to host a joint training."

Hong Chengchou nodded slightly, as if he was very satisfied with Zhang Cheng's words, he nodded with a smile and said: "What Zhongchen said today is all about seeking the country!"

After he finished speaking, he held the teacup in his hand, and occasionally blew away the heat with his mouth, but he didn't say a word.

Zhang Cheng naturally knew that it was Governor Hong Chengchou's intention to see off the guests, so he hurriedly got up to leave, but Hong Chengchou didn't keep him, but politely sent him to Yimen.

(End of this chapter)