The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Riding fast and riding lightly, it took only seven days for Chen Wang to rush back from Sanyuan in Xi'an Prefecture to Mian County in Hanzhong Prefecture.

By the time I returned to Mian County, it was already mid-December.

It is recorded in "The Chronicles of the Bandits" that the area where the civil uprising broke out most violently in Hanzhong Prefecture was in Fengxian County, Chaiguan, Liuba, and Baocheng. This is why they finally gathered in the east of Baocheng County.

Most of this line is on the Baoxie Road, and Chen Wang also passed through the Baoxie Road when returning from Xi'an Mansion.

In order to prevent accidents, Chen Wang brought more than [-] riders from Mian County to Xi'an Mansion this time to return to his command. The [-] riders were all on two horses, and they galloped all the way without stopping for a long time on the Bao ramp.

When passing through the Bao ramp twice, the difference between the previous time and the next time is extremely huge.

When I went to Xi'an Mansion to return to my command, I only heard that there were more and more bandits and the road was getting more and more uneven.

Many wealthy families and some merchants who came and went were looted, and the officers and soldiers were dispatching troops to attack and suppress.

But at that time, there were still many merchants and passers-by on the official road.

However, when returning to Hanzhong Mansion, they didn't see many merchants along the way. The only few caravans they saw were extremely large in size, and the total number of bodyguards and escorts exceeded a hundred.

The checkpoints and counties along the road are full of young men and soldiers defending the city, their faces are mostly vigilant, and panic is revealed in their eyes.

The advance and suppression of the officers and soldiers of the Hanzhong government also reached a stalemate, and to be precise, they fell into a disadvantage.

After the black killer Zhang Yuan engulfed a large number of people around him and continued to expand, he highlighted Xixiang and swept all the way in the direction of Hanzhong Fucheng.

Unprepared, the officers and soldiers of the Hanzhong government turned to guard Buckwheat Mountain, and hurriedly set up a camp at the foot of Buckwheat Mountain.

Zhang Yuan made a decisive decision, and personally led the attack when the officers and soldiers of Hanzhong Mansion were unstable and the morale of the army was uncertain.

The soldiers of Hanzhong government were defeated all the way, and they retreated to Chenggu County before they stabilized the situation.

When the news reached Nanzheng, Chen Wang happened to pass by Nanzheng at that time. Hearing the news, his mood was much more stable.

The records on the history books are sometimes ambiguous. The people who compile the books are people, and the records are also people, so it is inevitable that there will be mistakes.

The records in "Ming History" have many conflicts with historical materials of the same period, and there are also unreasonable places. Therefore, when researching and textual research, it is necessary to combine multiple historical materials and actual conditions to calculate.

If the record is wrong, then he may really be transferred to Xi'an Mansion.

Hong Chengchou has a lofty status, holds great power, and has deep thoughts. Being a general under his hands is no different from walking on thin ice.

He Renlong and Zuo Liangyu hold heavy soldiers, neither of them are easy to get along with.

But when they were under Hong Chengchou's men, they did not dare to disobey orders, and they were all cautious for fear of making mistakes.

Even as the commander-in-chief of a town like Cao Wenzhao, he had to bow his head in front of Hong Chengchou.

Although Hong Chengchou's moral character is not correct, his ability is unquestionable. In history, he has made great achievements no matter when he was in the Ming court or after he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.

Because of this, Chen Wang didn't want to be a general under Hong Chengchou's nose.

Leading the army under Hong Chengchou's nose, every move will be watched by him, and he will know what he wants to do, and he has no autonomy at all.

Chen Wang now has no ability to fight against Hong Chengchou at all.

But Chen Wang also has advantages that Hong Chengchou does not have.

Hong Chengchou could choose to use force directly to transfer him to the Xi'an mansion without knowing the inside information.

But Hong Chengchou didn't have the ability to foretell. He didn't know, and he couldn't calculate what kind of great changes Hanzhong Mansion would undergo in the next ten days.

Hanzhong Mansion, Mian County South, and Dingjun Mountain Camp.

This is where Chen Wang's troops are stationed. The bandit rebellion in Ning and Qiang Prefecture has been calmed down, but the camp has not moved for the time being.

At this time, in the tent of the Chinese army, Chen Gong was sitting on the right, Hu Zhiyi was sitting on the left, followed by Tang Shiping and Zhao Huailiang. .

All the generals in the tent sat upright on the chairs, with their backs straight and their eyes not squinting.

The air in the tent was silent, no one spoke or moved, as if everything had frozen. It is not an exaggeration to say that needles can be heard in the tent.

"Recovery"

First, there was a rush of horseshoes that exploded in everyone's ears.An extremely high neighing sound broke the tranquility in the tent.

All the military academies turned their heads to look at the tent door.

At this time, uniform shouts sounded outside the tent.

"Welcome the general back to camp!"

With the sound of shouts outside the tent, the curtains of the large tent of the Chinese army were pulled open to both sides at the same time, revealing the outside view.

In the next moment, Chen Wang stepped into the tent with one hand on the horsewhip and the other on the Yanling Saber at his waist.

Without ordering or shouting, all the military academies in the big tent, including Chen Gong and Hu Zhiyi, bowed down in unison.

"Welcome the general back to camp!"

There are no fathers and sons in the military camp, and there are no relatives under the military order.

The ranks of the army are strict, and thousands of troops are in motion with one wave of the flag. How can other personal affairs be tolerated?
You can call them whatever you want on weekdays, but when you go to the battlefield in the army and are promoted to the military account, there is only a distinction between superiors and subordinates, and there is no brotherhood.

Chen Wang stepped into the tent and walked all the way until he reached the first seat before stopping.

Hu Zhili led a group of personal guards to follow him from outside the tent and into the tent of the Chinese army.

After all the guards entered the tent, they all consciously stood on the edge of the big tent, in a vigilant position.

Hu Zhili followed Chen Wang all the way to the first seat with his sword in hand. Instead of sitting down, he stood directly under the steps of the first seat and stood with his sword in his hand.

All the way, Chen Wang rode his war horse into the camp and went straight from the gate to the position of the Chinese army. He didn't go back to his camp to rest, but sent someone to announce the promotion.

Standing in front of the first seat, Chen Wang was not in a hurry to sit down, but first looked around at the military academies kneeling on the ground in the tent, and then his eyes fell on Hu Zhiyi.

After he became a guerrilla in Chunhua, he asked Hu Zhiyi to go to Liaodong to recruit people from the Chen and Hu clans, saying that they were family members but actually serving as military officers.

Originally, when he took office in Chunhua, the Liao cavalry left behind by Zhang Waijia was controlled by Cao Wenzhao's servants. Naturally, this part could not be borrowed for a long time, and it had already been returned at this time.

However, Cao Wenzhao finally left him more than a dozen servants who were originally subordinate to him, and those more than ten people were all from the Chen and Hu clans.

Cao Wenzhao asked each family member what he thought, and those who were willing to continue to follow him could stay in the army, and those who wanted to help Chen Wang could also leave.

More than a dozen people finally chose to leave Cao Wenzhao and turned around.

Among them is Chen Ming, who delivered Cao Wenzhao's letter last time.

And Hu Zhiyi brought nearly [-] people from Liaodong this time, which is almost half of the young and strong men in Chen Hu's two clans today.

Originally, although the Chen and Hu clans were not a big family, they were not a small force in the neighborhood. However, after the Guangning War, the situation deteriorated. More men joined the army, and many died in the battle. Today, the population is no longer as prosperous as it used to be.

Adding the two together, counting Hu Zhili, Hu Zhiyi, and Chen Gong, there are a total of 72 members of the Chen and Hu clans, all of whom hold important positions in the army.

Fighting father and son soldiers, fighting tiger brothers, cronyism is the norm in this era.

Chen Wang doesn't think that he has such a great personality charm now, and with a shock of his body, he can attract the loyalty and loyalty of all the people under his command.

But he is very clear that in this era, if someone in the clan ascends to a high position or has outstanding talents, his clan will definitely support him with all his strength.

It is not unheard of in this era that one person attains enlightenment and ascends to heaven.

The reason why the Chen family was able to occupy a place in Guangning in Liaodong at the beginning was because there was a guerrilla in the Chen family.

Afterwards, the Chen family and the Hu family each produced a juren, and only then did they achieve their current scale.

Now that he has become a guerrilla, he will naturally get the full support of the Chen and Hu families.

Now Chen Wang can trust everyone in the tent. Except for Zhao Huailiang and Tang Shiping, all the military academies in the tent are his blood relatives, so they naturally side with him.

The convenient transportation and information interaction in the information age make people gradually become indifferent, and they also begin to look down on blood.

But in the Ming Dynasty, even if they came from the same place, they would have a very close relationship, and they would help each other in the officialdom, not to mention being of the same clan.

Both Zhao Huailiang and Tang Shiping had no background, they were able to make their way to the top and were promoted to their current official positions, all relying on him, it can be said that they were firmly tied to the same chariot with him.

"Return to your seat."

Chen Wang looked away and sat back in the first seat.

Hearing Chen Wang's order, all the military academies in the tent responded in unison, so they got up and sat down again.

Chen Wang's eyes were slightly concentrated, and his eyes swept over everyone.

Hu Zhiyi came back relatively early, and he had already arrived in Hanzhong Mansion when Chen Wang was still suppressing the rebellion.

Chen Wang dragged his time, instead of rushing to kill Li Yangchun and Lin Shengquan, he trained first.

Let a group of relatives lead their own troops, starting with the Banner General, and then gradually improve to become familiar with various affairs.

Today's Liao cavalry, that is, four of the Baizong of the first cavalry department are all from the Chen Hu family.

Of the seven infantry, only two of the thousand are always in charge of Tang Shiping and Zhao Huailiang, and the rest are also from the Chen and Hu families.

Chen Gong served as Chief Qian of the First Cavalry Department, and Hu Zhiyi served as Chief Qian of the First Cavalry Department.

Tang Shiping served as Chief Qian of the Second Infantry Department, Chen Ming served as Chief Qian of the Third Infantry Department, and Zhao Huailiang served as Chief Qian of the Fourth Infantry Department.

Chief Qian of the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Infantry Departments were all from the Chen Hu family.

Chen Wang's eyes drifted away from the crowd. After nearly two months of rigorous training, all of them looked like qualified officers on the surface.

The army under his command has experienced the baptism of several wars, and is also transforming into a real army.

But Chen Wang knew very well that what he needed was not an elite army like this era.

If he is going to accomplish what he wants, then he needs a force that is different from this era - a new army.

An army like Qi's army even surpassed them...

"From now on..."

Chen Wang looked at the people in the tent.

The military system of Zhenwu Battalion in the Ming Dynasty was quite chaotic, and every general would change and adjust it.

But chaos also has the benefits of chaos. You can change the organization without reporting. In other words, as a battalion general, he actually has the ability to change the military system.

"Set up a supervisory office in the battalion, and I will directly lead it. Each department, division, and bureau will have supervisors in charge of military law lectures."

Under the steps, Hu Zhili took a step forward.

Then Chen Wang's voice sounded in everyone's ears at the right time.

"The first supervisor of the supervisory office will be Hu Zhili."