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Chapter 794 What is the intention

In the Chinese army's tent in the Xuanfu army camp, Wei Zhice saw Zhang Cheng smiling and encouraging himself to continue, so he continued: "Commander, the general has the courage to make a suggestion, and urgently make a batch of cotton medicine bags."

Zhang Cheng couldn't help pondering when he heard the words, and the generals at the table were also talking about it.

They were arguing with each other about this, and there were some supporters for the silk ammunition bag. They said: the sharpness of the cannon lies in speed first, and safety second.

And there are many opponents, and their reasons are very good. Once the cannons are fired, the cannonballs and the ammunition packages used for firing are countless.

This is not counting the initial investment in artillery manufacturing, gunner training, etc. Silk is an expensive thing. Now hundreds of silk medicine bags are burned every day. One can imagine how huge the cost will be when the war comes ?
Zhang Cheng pondered for a long time. Although this silk medicine bag is expensive, it will cost a bit more to use, but it is.After all, it represents the development direction of artillery in the future.

The Xuanfu army must be at the forefront of this era in terms of military technology. In order to win faster and reduce casualties as much as possible, the investment should still be invested, and money should not be saved.

Thinking of this, Zhang Cheng met Wei Zhice's gaze and said, "The silk medicine bag has so many advantages, how can we discard it and not use it?
Could it be that just for the little money left, I turned back and used cotton cloth ammunition bags? Not only did my cannon fire slowly, but the gunners would also worry that the chamber would explode if it was not clean.

Since the facts have proved that the silk medicine bag is indeed better than the cotton medicine bag, our artillery battalion uses silk medicine bags, and this money cannot be saved.

It is the use of our army's silk drug packs and goose feather priming tubes, which saves the process of clearing the chamber and installing lead wires, which makes the artillery battalion sharp.

This is the advanced nature of technology. You need to know one thing, that is, you should not turn back the wheel of history in order to save a few taels of silver.

The artillery battalion uses silk medicine bags as a whole, don't care about a little money, not just the silk medicine bag, in the future, everything that is beneficial to the march and fight must be used quickly regardless of the money consumption. "

After he finished speaking, he looked around at the generals and officials, and said in a deep voice: "Remember, no matter how important money is, it is not worth the lives of our soldiers. Food, cherish like your own brothers and children.

Only in this way, the soldiers will be willing to use their lives before the army and fight the enemy bravely without any worries! "

Such words touched the hearts of all the generals, and Guo Yingxian's blood boiled even more. He stood up with the wine bowl in his hand, and said in a low voice, "Good brother, we knew that following you would never go wrong. Mother, he What kind of guy is Li Fuming, and he wants to swallow our Xuanfu army officers and soldiers.

Not to mention how well he led the army to fight, we can't stand him for the fact that he withholds his salary and drinks the blood of soldiers! "

Just when Guo Yingxian called Zhang Cheng "good brother", Lin Fangping and Li Jiyu who were at the wine table felt unhappy, their faces were gloomy and cold, just when they seemed to have an attack.

Zhang Guangda glared at them hard, laughed and said to Guo Yingxian: "General Guo is absolutely right, we are the family members of the Xuanfu, and we are both under General Yang's command. It's still the general of Xuanfu, so we should be together."

In his early years, Zhang Guodong was the governor of Xuanda, Lu Xiangsheng, who supervised the Biaoying. Wouldn't it be nice for the governors and ministers to guard against the Tartars together, and now they can kill slaves together shoulder to shoulder?

Come, I'm toasting the handsome man with a glass of wine! "

Everyone toasted to respect each other, Zhang Cheng also picked up the wine bowl, he smiled and drank it with all the generals under his command.

After drinking, Zhang Cheng put down the wine bowl, looked at the subordinates at the table, lost his mind for a long time, and then said: "The soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and we are waiting on the battlefield, who knows when he will be born and when he will die?
However, since we have joined the army, we have been charged on the battlefield and made great contributions bravely. The shroud of horse leather is our duty, and we deserve to die. As a general, it is an extremely honorable thing to die on the battlefield. Just like Yang Shuai. "

He paused for a moment, and then said: "Everyone, when I was in the Xuanfu, the commander once said that all the soldiers of our army should be 'as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, as swift as the fire, as immovable as the mountain'.

When facing the enemy, it is even more important to 'don't abandon, don't give up'. Anyone who has an order must go forward, and no order can not retreat. The battalions must watch and help each other. '! "

When he said this, he picked up the wine bowl again, and said loudly: "It is really my blessing that Zhang Cheng is in the same army as you, fighting the enemy side by side. This bowl of wine is respectful to all the generals present here.

I hope that all the generals can treat me honestly, help me achieve a career, save the people and common people, reorganize the country of the Ming Dynasty, revive the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, make the people rich, and everyone enjoy peace and happiness! "

All the officials and generals at the table stood up with their bowls in their hands, and looked at Zhang Cheng respectfully.

I saw Zhang Cheng also stand up, and said in a loud voice: "One heart and one mind, revive Daming!"

"One Heart... One Mind... Reviving... Daming..."

Although only Zhang Cheng and more than a dozen other generals were drinking together, their voices were extremely loud, and it seemed that even the huge military tent was shaking.

Everyone continued to eat and drink for a while, and saw Zhang Chengfang ordering the general to light the candles in the tent.

At this time, Zhang Cheng said: "Okay, everyone has eaten and drunk enough, now prepare to discuss business!"

After hearing this, Zhang Chengfang hurriedly called the soldiers to come in, and began to clean up the leftovers on the table.

All the generals moved aside one after another, discussing Liaodong's military affairs privately in groups of three or four, and the contents were nothing more than the information obtained by Li Changsheng of the Tiger Guard Battalion the day before yesterday.

Wei Zhice and Lin Fangping were by Zhang Cheng's side, and they seemed to have something to say, but in the end Lin Fangping spoke first: "Handsome, this kid Jin Tai wants to come to the Tiger Guards camp and serve him like a dog.

I don't know handsome man, can you be willing! "

As soon as Zhang Cheng heard him mention Zhang Jintai's name, he knew that he was here to be a lobbyist for Zhang Jintai.

Among these adoptive sons, Zhang Jintai is considered to be an outstanding performer. In Zhang Cheng's eyes, perhaps only Zhang Chengfang is better than him, and among the rest of the children, it is difficult for them to be able to surpass him.

Since the day they became Zhang Cheng's adoptive sons, this group of dolls has opened a door that can change their destiny. However, after entering the door, how good each person is will depend on their respective efforts.

And the first two instructors of their boy camp, the Wen teacher is the scholar Wang Yuanjing, and the martial arts teacher is Lin Fangping, and the thirty or so dolls in the boy camp are also the closest to the two of them.

Of course, some of them, such as Zhang Chengfang, Zhang Jintai, etc., because they were relatively outstanding, were placed by Zhang Cheng in the headquarters of the Qinwei Qian for training early on, and they were also very familiar with Chen Zhong and other former soldiers of the Qinwei Department.

Last time, Zhang Jintai urged Zhang Cheng to go out with the Tiger Guards camp all night for scouting. He thought it would be an experience, so he got a chance to actually fight. He also performed very bravely and excellently in this outing.

On the whole, Zhang Jintai showed an excellent talent in this outing.

He doesn't know why, but he just wants to be an excellent Yebushou, and he just likes to gallop in the mountains and forests, wrestle with the enemy, fight and fight, and enjoy revenge.

In fact, Zhang Cheng didn't object to him entering the Tiger Guards camp, he just didn't want to give Zhang Jintai the feeling that all of this was too easy to get, and instead he couldn't cherish it, and it might even lead to a situation where his eyes were high and his hands were low.

He just wants Zhang Jintai to practice and experience some hardships, so that he can truly grow up and cherish everything that is hard-won in front of him.

Zhang Cheng waved his hand and said: "In my Xuanfu army, officers and soldiers are equal, and everyone is united as one, and no one has any privileges. Whether Jin Tai can enter the Tiger Guard camp depends entirely on his personal ability.

Furthermore, even if Zhang Jintai entered the Tiger Guards camp by his own ability, you must not take special care of him. He must start as an ordinary soldier, and he must accumulate meritorious service before he can be promoted.

If this is the case, you are not helping him, but harming him, do you know how powerful it is? "

Listening to what Zhang Cheng said, Lin Fangping didn't seem to object to or prevent Zhang Jintai from joining the Tiger Guards, and secretly rejoiced in his heart: finally, he did not fail Zhang Jintai's request.

However, he heard Zhang Cheng's implication that Zhang Jintai could enter the Tiger Guard camp, but it seemed that there were some conditions that could only be fulfilled, so he couldn't help but feel puzzled in his heart.

Lin Fangping looked at Wei Zhice with his eyes, and then asked Zhang Cheng tentatively: "Handsome, I saw that Jin Tai has performed very well this time, after he recovers from his injuries, can he go to the Tiger Guards camp for training? "

In a later period of time, Wei Zhice also taught these dolls to read and write instead of Wang Yuanjing, so he was very familiar with these children, and naturally he was entrusted by Zhang Jintai.

At this moment, he saw the needle and said: "I think it is feasible. Zhang Jintai is a doll who is good at arts and martial arts, and is bold and careful. He is a good material that will never be taken away.

Commander, it would be good to follow General Lin's advice and let Jin Tai go to the Tiger Guard camp to practice first, so that he can not be sure which team he belongs to, and study with General Lin. "

Zhang Cheng saw that the table over there had been completely removed and a huge sand table had been set up, so he said impatiently: "Jin Tai, what kind of drug did you give the two of you? Start chattering!"

Both Wei Zhice and Lin Fangping blushed a little, as if Zhang Cheng had exposed their concerns, they smiled mischievously, but did not answer.

Zhang Cheng looked at their embarrassment, sighed, and said: "Just follow what Brother Zhice wants. After he recovers from his injuries, he will first go to the Tiger Guards camp to practice. However, instead of being Fangping's guard, he will be from the Tiger Guards. Started with the groom in the camp.

No matter who you are in the Xuanfu army, you don't get special privileges. When you enlist in the army, you are all assigned to each battalion according to your ability, and Zhang Jintai, who is close to the commander, has to start from the bottom. just do.

Do you know the reason behind it? "

Although Lin Fangping nodded his head, but from the look of his expression, he seemed to understand half-understand.

Wei Zhice said with a smile, "Marshal, you really worked so hard."

He turned back and said to Lin Fangping: "According to the Commander-in-Chief, let Zhang Jintai start as a groom."

Zhang Cheng was noncommittal, but said to the two of them: "No matter who they are, the officers and soldiers of my Xuanfu must not be cowardly and cowardly, and must not shrink back.

Fang Ping, although Zhang Jintai is my adopted son, but there are no father and son in the army, how to deal with it depends on the military law.

You should order him to spy on them, so don't worry, it's really dangerous, especially now that the Tatars are paying more and more attention to the Xuanfu army's night refusal.

It's just that Jin Tai's temper is a bit impatient. When he first entered the camp, he still had to start at a low level to wear down his spirit, which might be a good thing for him. "

Seeing that Lin Fangping seemed to have something to say, Zhang Cheng waved his hand: "Jin Tai has always strongly demanded to go to the Tiger Guards camp, presumably he has carefully considered all the consequences here, and he is prepared for any conditions.

It can be used to hone him, if he can't even bear this grievance, how will he succeed in the future? "

Zhang Jintai has a lively personality, even if he is not Zhang Cheng's adopted son, he is quite pleasing in front of everyone, and most of the generals have taught him the skills of fighting on foot and riding, or sentry.

At this time, many people had heard that after Zhang Jintai recovered from his injury, he would be able to fulfill his wish and join the Tiger Guards camp, and they were all happy for him.

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The sand table in front of Zhang Cheng and the others was compared to the sand table they made when they first arrived in Songshan. The terrain around Jinzhou at this time was marked in more detail and detail.

Take a closer look at the many small flags of various colors on the sand table, representing the distribution of the enemy and our troops.

At Rufeng Mountain, Shimen Mountain, Songshan Mountain, etc., the small flags denoting the Qing army have been reduced a lot, but in Jinzhou City and other places, many small flags denoting the strength of the Qing army have been significantly increased.

These small flags were all set up according to the results of reconnaissance and surveys by Ye Bushou from the various battalions of the Xuanfu Army.

Looking at the various small flags on the sand table in front of them, everyone became pensive. The Tatars had retreated from Rufeng Mountain and other places earlier, and now they are continuously withdrawing from Shimen Mountain and Huangtuling.

Under the city of Jinzhou, although there was an obvious increase in troops, a large number of Qing troops were still missing.

What is their intention?

Although Guo Yingxian's character is a bit careless, but after all, he is a brave general who fought his grandmother's battle. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Mr. Shimen Mountain, in order to solve the meaning of brocade encirclement.

As for the distribution of its troops, if it is really as shown in this sand table, it is obvious that there is still a main force that is missing.

At the end of the day, the general guessed that either he set up an ambush in the dark, trying to take advantage of our division's plan to attack us, or there is a main force of tens of thousands of fine cavalry hiding up and down the Nuer River, intending to harass our grain road in Xingshan , Disturb my Wang Shijun's heart. "

Wei Zhice had been thinking about it just now, and now he continued: "Now the Tartars are in Shimen Mountain, Huangtuling and other places. Although there are not many garrisons, they have sent more slaves from the Han army and the Korean army. There are many of them. Learning guns and cannons is most suitable for defending camps.

Therefore, the strategy of the Tartars must be to lure the main force of our army to attack Huangtuling, Shimen Mountain and other places, so as to break through and break through, so as to break the siege of Jinzhou.

At that time, if the main force of the Tartars breaks out again suddenly, or rushes to the pines and apricots, or attacks my grain storage area at the mouth of the Xiaoling River, it will be extremely critical for me. At that time, there will be no soldiers to send. road.

Then the morale of the army will be disturbed, and it is rare to be afraid of trying to hold on..."

(End of this chapter)