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Chapter 765
In Songshan Fort City Governor Jiliao's temporary residence, the commanders of various towns gathered in small groups to chat about the wars of the past few days, basically forming two small circles centered on Zhang Cheng and Wu Sangui.

I remember that when Zhang Cheng first arrived in Liaodong, there were only a few people around Zhang Cheng, such as Chen Jiugao and Wang Pu, and Fu Yingchong, Guo Yingxian and other lieutenants and generals were close to him.

At that time, he was the one who took the initiative to move closer to Yang Guozhu's side. After all, although he formed his own army, he was still the deputy general of Xuanzhen in name, and he was still under the command of Yang Guozhu.

At that time, three small circles were formed with Yang Guozhu in Xuanzhen, Wu Sangui in Liaodong, and Bai Guangen in Jizhen as the center, and Chen Jiugao, the former commander of the Shenji Battalion, was able to do well in these three circles, and all parties got along well with him.

After all, no one wanted to offend him, a celebrity in the Beijing camp. Although he was popular there, Chen Jiugao was quite nostalgic, and he was still the closest to Zhang Cheng.

Especially now that he is inseparable from Zhang Cheng, as long as they meet, he sticks to Zhang Cheng's side. In his heart, Zhang Cheng's weight and importance even exceeds that of Zhang Ruoqi, the director general.

Besides, Li Fuming, the general soldier of Shanxi, is also very close to Zhang Cheng now. Last time he wanted to share the soldiers and horses of Xuanzhen but failed, he was really annoyed for a while, and he even secretly hated Zhang Cheng because of this.

But what he didn't expect was that after Zhang Cheng received the news from Chen Xinjia's secret letter that the imperial court agreed that he would temporarily act as the general soldier of Xuanzhen, and that he would be appointed as the general soldier of Xuanzhen temporarily after the Liao incident was over, he searched for Zhang Cheng. Until Li Fuming took the initiative to show his favor.

Zhang Cheng told Li Fuming in private that the officers and soldiers of the three towns of Xuanda came together, and if he was ordered to lead Xuanzhen to aid the Liao soldiers in the future, he would not sit back and watch Li Fuming have no soldiers to use.

He also said that after all matters were agreed upon, he would not only allocate the first and second battalions of Xuanzhen soldiers and horses to Li Fuming's temporary commander, but also advance and retreat with him in future wars, and share the merits and demerits.

Faced with Zhang Cheng's promise, Li Fuming was naturally elated. At that time, he wished to give birth to a daughter immediately, so as to repay Zhang Cheng's support and support.

It's a pity, he also knows that this is just fantasy, even if he has time to live, it will be at least ten years later, and by that time, he still doesn't know whether Zhang Cheng likes it or not!
In the Xingyuan hall, Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, Chen Jiugao, the commander-in-chief of the Shenji Battalion, and Li Fuming, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi, all surrounded Zhang Cheng, talking in whispers about how to attack the Tartars' position.

This kind of topic is naturally inseparable from the artillery of the Shenji Battalion. Whenever they talk about the bombardment of the Qing army's position in Niangniang Temple in the previous war, they burst into laughter from time to time.

Because the cannons of Zhang Cheng's car battalion were only tested in the previous war, but they did not show their due power in the real war, but were ignored by them.

Chen Jiugao seemed to have regained the feeling he hadn't seen for a long time, and he was quite proud of the compliments from everyone. He seemed to be back to the way he was when he first met Zhang Cheng. Two towns of soldiers and horses.

Although Wang Pu was also looking forward to the artillery support from the Shenji Battalion, he hoped that when he fought against the captives on the battlefield, his Datong Army would be able to kill the slaves side by side with the Xuan Da Army.

Thinking of Li Fuming's battle with the captives, the whole army almost collapsed. Fortunately, Zhang Cheng led the Xuanbei Army's cavalry to arrive in time.

But Zhang Cheng's Xuanbei army rushed forward with horses and chariots, and solved Li Fuming's crisis.

The greatest achievement this time was to kill two members of the Tartar bandit Gu Shan Ezhen, one was Xuanfu Counselor Guo Yingxian beheading He Luohui, the other was Xuanfu guerrilla Zhang Guangda beheading Zhunta.

If compared, Zhang Guangda seems to be even better, then Tong Jia Zhunta is Manchurian Zhengbai Banner Gushan Ezhen, and that is the Manchurian "Batulu" proclaimed by the slave chieftain Huang Taiji!

How can this be compared to a Mongolian Zhenghuang Banner Gushan forehead?
Even if He Luohui is also a Manchurian captive, so what?

He is not "Batulu" after all!
Although Wang Pu is not good at fighting in the army, but he also has some skills, just like Chen Jiugao and Fu Yingchong are good at making friends, this Wang Pu is not only good at making friends, but also has vision.

After all, he is also a general who has led the army for many years. Although he has no decent record, but he has never eaten pork, which does not mean that he has never seen a pig run!
At the same time, Wang Puzhi’s inability to fight a war is not due to his incapacity. He is just reluctant to give up money and food to support the army. Just like other town commanders in other places, he embezzles and embezzles the meager military pay and food, and then spends most of it to support some The servant acts as a thug and guard.

In fact, Wang Pu, who is ghostly and spirited, has the most vivid mind. He is a typical person who doesn't want to suffer from the dark side of his eyes. This kind of person has great eyesight.

He has also seen that Zhang Cheng's army and horses are different from a long time ago. Not to mention the armor ordnance, the chariots and guns, but the spirit and spirit of the sergeants of the Xuanbei Army's battalions. Soldiers are different.

It's just that some people regard Zhang Cheng as a different kind, even as a threat to himself and others, and turn a blind eye to the strong performance of his soldiers.

Wang Pu didn't care about that, not to mention that he had known Zhang Cheng as early as the 11th year of Chongzhen, and everyone was a Xuanda soldier, so they were a family.

According to Wang Pu: How can one family talk about two families!

So this time, he decided not to leave Zhang Cheng's side no matter what.

At the same time, Wang Pu also saw the perseverance of the new army trained by Yang Guozhu, as well as its tenacious combat effectiveness. If it were his own soldiers and horses, they would have collapsed under the impact of the captive cavalry. Come to the rescue.

Therefore, he also secretly decided that after returning to Datong Town after the aid to Liao is over, even if he spends some money, he must follow the example of Yang Guozhu and train a new army capable of fighting.

Although several people had their own thoughts, the central issue was how to solve the siege of Jinzhou.

While the few people were chatting, Zhang Cheng had been meditating, and suddenly said: "Although there are few bandits and enemies in Shimen Mountain, the wall is strong, and it is condescending. It is indeed a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack."

Wang Pu also nodded at the side, and replied: "Except for the strong walls of the village, the wide and deep trenches, and the tricky bows and arrows of bandits and slaves, it is the most difficult to defend against. Now there are so many gunners, it is even more difficult to attack."

In the past few days, he and Zhang Cheng attacked the Qing army's positions in Huangtuling, and he felt deeply powerless. Before that, he didn't pay much attention to guns and guns, thinking that those things were flashy, and they were like burning money when they were really used.

But he didn't expect that there are so many guns in the Tartar formation now. In the past few days, after attacking Huangtuling in turn, his Datong army couldn't advance at all, and was bombarded by the Qing army's guns early on.

On the contrary, it was the infantry under Zhang Cheng who pushed the light artillery carts, or a few people carried small cannons, and dared to confront the Tartars when they rushed up, and he even discovered that the guns used by Zhang Cheng's soldiers were extremely sophisticated.

Not only did the firecrackers shoot very far, but the cannons in his battalion had little fear of exploding their chambers, they fired continuously and alternately, and they didn't stop for half an hour.

Simply amazing, incredible!

Now that he has suffered a loss, he realizes that compared to Zhang Cheng's Xuanbei Army's combat effectiveness, his own Datong Army is really too weak.

His army is the old-style army of the Ming Dynasty, relying on only a few elite soldiers as the core combat force, leading a group of soldiers to fight, and often defeats more than wins when facing the powerful Qing soldiers.

In the past, he could rely on the few three-eyed blunderbuss and small cannons to form an formation, but now the thieves' blunderbusses were more powerful than his own, which made him deeply frustrated.

If you don't change the equipment and morale of the soldiers under your command, you will still fight a fart in the future!

Especially in this Songjin battle, not only compared with Zhang Cheng's Xuanbei Army, but also compared with the new army trained by Yang Guozhu, the gap has been clearly exposed.

He and Yang Guozhu are both officers and generals who have fought old battles, and his Datong Town is also a big town, but it is increasingly being left behind by everyone. Is this why Wang Pu is deeply stimulated?

He decided that when he returned to Datong Town after the Songjin battle here, he had to find ways to train a new army, even if it was not comparable to Zhang Cheng's army, at least it must have the combat power of Yang Guozhu's new army .

At the same time, he also secretly decided that after this battle, he must go to Xuanfu town to find Zhang Cheng and make friends, and it is best to get some fine guns from him.

One person was chatting here, and on the other side, Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of the Ningyuan Regiment, also gathered some generals, such as Ma Ke, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, and Zu Dale, the deputy general of Liaodong, all gathered around him and chatted freely.

Not to mention Liu Zhaoji, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, although he was worried that Wu Sangui might replace him in the future, so he had a lot of contacts with Zhang Cheng in secret, and what he wanted was to leave a way out for himself.

In the future, if he was really suppressed and squeezed out in Liaodong, and he couldn't stay any longer, he would have a place to stay. Even if it wasn't for himself, he would also consider for the brothers who had followed him for many years.

In his opinion, Zhang Cheng and Wu Sangui are about the same age, and they are basically evenly matched in terms of personal ability and prestige.

Although it seems that Zhang Cheng is slightly better at the moment, Liu Zhaoji really knows in his heart that Wu Sangui is originally from the family of Liaozhen's military leader, and there is even more support from his ancestors behind him.

What's more, Wu Sangui is still a student of Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao. His future is really limitless. Maybe he has accumulated a lot of money. In the future, with the support of local powerful factions such as the Wu family and the ancestor's family, and the help of Hong Chengchou, the Liaodong may eventually have the surname Wu.

How can I have my own space at that time?
But even so, he still chose to approach Zhang Cheng secretly. After more than a month of observation, Liu Zhaoji felt that Zhang Cheng treated his soldiers well, and the Xuanfu was far away from Liaodong, so he would not be affected by Wu and Zu. hold back.

Although Liu Zhaoji had this thought in his heart, he still had to do a good job on the surface after all, and when that day really came, he couldn't completely quarrel with Wu Sangui.

Even Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Ji Town, and Tang Tong, the chief soldier of Miyun, were moving closer to Wu Sangui. They were naturally closer to Wu Sangui under the governor of Jiliao.

Furthermore, if a person with a bright future like Wu Sangui has the opportunity, who would not take the initiative to make friends?
Not for anything else, let alone whether I can borrow my strength, even if it is to form such a good relationship for my descendants, it is not good. After all, they are all people who fight for their lives on the battlefield, and no one can be sure that they will not die on the battlefield .

Just like Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanzhen, what about those family members and children?

Don't you see, Yang Guozhu took care of Zhang Cheng a lot during his lifetime, and seeing what Zhang Cheng did, he would naturally not make it difficult for Yang Guozhu's family members, and even took good care of him.

Now, while I still have a little ability, I want to open up more contacts and form good karma, not only for myself, but also for the family members and children, and also for the future.

This is like betting on a treasure, no one knows whether they will win the lottery before opening the treasure!
But as long as you make a bet, it's like placing a bet. Once you get a lot of money, you can bet one bet if you are bold and cautious, and bet a few more if you are timid and cautious.

Cao Bianjiao, the General Soldier of the ASEAN Association, and Wang Tingchen, the former Chief Soldier of the Tunwei, were chatting in their own places. They did not stand on any side. Perhaps in their hearts, only Governor Hong Chengchou was worthy of their followers.

The voices of the generals here are noisy, and burst into laughter from time to time, especially the heartless laughter from Guo Yingxian's rough voice, which is quite contagious and adds a bit of joy to Zhang Cheng's side. .

On the other hand, the civil servants on the opposite side were much more deserted. From time to time, they looked sideways at the military officers and generals on this side, their eyes full of contempt.

Suddenly, the inner door of the main hall opened, and a group of elite warriors in helmets and armour, stepped on the ground with their boots and made a "click, click" sound. They stood in silence on both sides of the upper head.

After a while, Hong Chengchou, governor of Jiliao, Zhang Ruoqi, governor of the army, and Qiu Minyang, governor of Liaodong came from the inner room.

There was a big tiger-skin chair in the middle of the upper part. Hong Chengchou walked up to the chair, glanced at the officials and generals of His Royal Highness with piercing eyes, and then lifted up his robe and sat down firmly. Happy and sad look.

Then Zhang Ruoqi and Qiu Minyang also came forward and sat down on both sides of the leader Hong Chengchou respectively. Their faces were quite happy, especially Zhang Ruoqi, his eyebrows were all raised high, and the corners of his mouth were always upturned, very proud look like.

Ever since he learned from his soldier Chen Xinjia that he planned to appoint himself to supervise the army in Liaodong, he fantasized all the time that he would beat Fang Qiu in Liaodong, defeat the Tartars and shake the capital.

Even in the middle of the night when sleepless, imagining that I will enter the palace to pay homage to the minister in the future, the feeling of being under one person and above ten thousand people is really like drinking sweet wine, eating delicious treasures, and enjoying the spring breeze.

Every time in the middle of the night, when this feeling came to the fore, he would feel like he was drunk, and he would sit in the room in a daze, dreaming of Qianqiu, so that his eyes were red the next day, and he seemed to have not slept all night.

Now he is trying his best, although the light in his eyes is a bit dim, but his three beards are still neatly groomed, compared with Hong Chengchou, he has a bit of elegance.

(End of this chapter)