The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Gold-winged Peng Lushi and Hei Shahu Zhang Yuan gathered more than one hundred thousand people and came here in a mighty manner. Everyone thought that an epic battle would follow.

But the Battle of Hanzhong only lasted half a day, when Chen Wang rushed into the formation and beheaded Zhang Yuan, more than half of the more than [-] bandits collapsed and ended.

No one expected that the Battle of Hanzhong would come to an end in just half a day.

After defeating the bandits outside Hanzhong City, Chen Wang did not give up, but continued to lead his troops in pursuit.

After three days of continuous pursuit, the pursuit lasted more than 150 miles, all the way from Hanzhong City to the city of Xixiang before withdrawing troops and returning to camp.

More than [-] bandits died or scattered, all of them were defeated.

Those rogues would run away at the beginning, but they ran out of strength on the second day and the third day. Seeing the officers and soldiers arriving, they dropped their weapons and lay down beside the official road and surrendered.

Chen Wang led the cavalry in pursuit, while the follow-up infantry continued to take prisoners.

The date when Chen Wang sent the letter was the evening of January [-]th. After leading the troops all the way to the city of Xixiang, he simply counted the casualties and results of the battle and reported the situation to him.

Hong Chengchou actually received the message on January [-], but the reply was not sent to Hanzhong until January [-].

A total of fourteen days passed, and it didn't take long to go back and forth, and Hong Chengchou was actually thinking about the time in between.

Of course, Chen Wang was completely unaware of all this.

The court's official newspaper even followed Hong Chengchou's orders one step ahead.

On January [-], Li Zicheng, Man Tianxing, and King Zhenggong suddenly set up their camp, broke through the defensive positions set up by Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong, and headed all the way to Heyang and Chengcheng.

From Chengcheng, Li Zicheng and Huntianxing passed through Hancheng, Heyang, Yichuan, Luochuan, and Yunzhou, and headed north toward Yan'an, Huanxian, Qingyang, and Guyuan.

The Guotianxing and Mantianxing divisions head east from Zhenning and Heshui to Gaoling and Sanyuan in Shaanxi.

Hong Chengchou was worried that Xi'an, the provincial capital, would be lost, so he was forced to divide his troops to pursue it.

He personally led the army back to Shaanxi to suppress the two ministries of Tianxing, Mantianxing, and Huntianxing, and let Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong continue to pursue Li Zicheng, Wang Gong and other ministries westward.

In the same month, Gao Yingxiang returned to Shaanxi and attacked eastward, captured Hanshan and Hezhou, and besieged Chuzhou with He Xianzhong, Liu Guoneng, Yao Tiandong and others.

Chuzhou City was unprepared, so there were few soldiers. Fortunately, Li Juesi, Minister of Taipusi, and Governor Liu Dagong, Governor of Zhizhou, led the people to defend the city, so that Chuzhou did not fall immediately.

Soon, Lu Xiangsheng led Zu Kuan, Luo Dai, Yang Shien and others to arrive.

Lu Xiangsheng hurriedly ordered Zu Kuan to lead the Guan and Liao Jin soldiers as the vanguard, while he himself used the standard battalion and the other three battalions as the stamina to attack Gao Yingxiang's army.

Although Zu Kuan usually has an arrogant attitude, he has always been brave when fighting in battle.

The two sides fought fiercely at Zhulong Bridge, and Gao Yingxiang and other troops were defeated. Some of them fled to Dingyuan, while others fled to Guangwu, all the way to Tuchi River.

Gao Yingxiang and the 24th Battalion including Ziweixing and Sweeping King surrendered and then transferred to Xuzhou.

The five battalions of Sweeping King, Tuo Xianling, and Luo Rucai attacked Kaifeng from Guide.

Today's Henan, eastern Shaanxi, and the southeastern provinces are already in flames of war, and there are wolf smoke everywhere.

Outside the city of Hanzhong Mansion and Xixiang.

Chen Wang respectfully held the military order in both hands and held it up in front of his forehead, with a serious expression on his face.

When the envoy who came to deliver the order turned around and walked out of the tent, Chen Wang clenched his fists unconsciously.

Hong Chengchou sent a total of two letters this time, one was a military order and the other was a private letter.

The military order from Hong Chengchou was very concise and clear, to the effect that he was asked to continue to eliminate the Golden Chipeng, Zuantian Harrier and others.

However, when he was still in Hanzhong City, the military order from Hong Chengchou was his assistance to assist the Hanzhong guerrilla campaign.

But this time the military order used "unified management". Although there is only one word difference, there is a world of difference between the two.

One master and one assistant, Chen Wang used to be the assistant, but now he is the master.

It was also mentioned that someone had been sent to inspect the military merits.

Although the inside and outside of the words are not clearly stated, the hidden meaning is very clear. After this discussion of meritorious service is over, Chen Wang will be able to become a general from a guerrilla.

Chen Wang's eyes narrowed slightly, this time he made the right bet again.

The safety of Hanzhong City is very important, not only strategically, but also politically.

King Rui is a vassal, and in terms of blood, he is closer than ordinary vassal kings.

Rui Wang Zhu Changhao is the fifth son of Ming Shenzong Zhu Yijun, Ming Guangzong Zhu Changluo's different mother and brother, who is also the uncle of Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian.

This is why the banditry in various places is constantly changing, and the turbulence is endless. The power of the bandits in Hanzhong can only be regarded as quite satisfactory, but the military strength of Hanzhong is still constantly improving.

Just because some rogues rushed into the hinterland, they were directly upgraded from guards to guerrillas, and now they are going to continue to be promoted to generals.

There are many provinces with military towns, but the military towns in inland provinces basically do not have guerrillas.

Generally, there are generals in the province or towns under the command of the general army. Where is there a single government that sets up guerrillas and generals?

Among so many military towns, only Hanzhong has set up a guerrilla camp. Everyone knows why.

The military order is concise, and what is written is all official words.

And the private message is the real thing to say.

Chen Wang watched the back of the messenger disappear before his eyes, and then opened the private letter sent by Hong Chengchou in his hand.

Chen Wang slowly scanned the contents of the letter. Most of what Hong Chengchou wrote was to remind him of some things, such as protecting King Rui's safety and stabilizing the situation in Hanzhong.

Of course, these are not important, what is important is the information mixed in it.

But Chen Wang is no longer Xiaobai. In the last night talk, Cao Wenzhao also explained a lot of points to him, and he himself learned some tricks from Zhao Huailiang.

Folding the letter in his hand again, Chen Wang also raised his head.

This time his harvest was far richer than expected.

I really want to be promoted to a general, and it is very likely that I will become a general in Hanzhong.

In the letter, Hong Chengchou mentioned the safety of King Rui and the idea of ​​the imperial court preparing to strengthen Hanzhong's troops.

"General Hanzhong..."

Chen Wang raised his head, looked at the position of the curtain, and murmured in a low voice that only he could hear.

Originally, he wanted to rely on the rogues to wipe out the original Hanzhong guerrilla Zhou Yumao, but now there is no need for this, and now Zhou Yumao has become his subordinate.

Hanzhong Mansion is under the jurisdiction of Shaanxi Town, and Hanzhong Mansion has one guard general, one guerrilla general, and two guards.

There are two guards, one guards Hanzhong City, the other guards Baocheng, and at the same time guards Jitouguan. The guerrilla general is Zhou Yumao.

The commander-in-chief leads the regular army battalion, the deputy commander-in-chief leads the strange army battalion, the participating general leads the reinforcement battalion, and the guerrilla leader leads the guerrilla army battalion. One general and one battalion all have a certain degree of independence.

The commander-in-chief has the highest status. Apart from the main battalion under his command, he also has the power to command the battalions in the town.

Each town is divided into several auxiliary guards, and there are deputy commanders, that is, deputy generals.

The following divisions are divided into routes, and each route has a member of the general.

Take Datong Town as an example.

There is one officer guarding Datong, who is stationed in the town of Datong.

There is one deputy chief soldier of the Xie Shou, who used to be the deputy chief soldier of the left. In the fifth year of Wanli, he went to Zuozi and stationed in Zuowei City.

There are nine generals in charge, namely East Road General, North East Road General, Central Road General, West Road General, North West Road General, Jingpingcheng General, Xinpingbao General, It is said that the governor marked Zuoye General, and he called Weiyuan City General.

Nine participating generals are divided into important cities in various places.

Then there are two guerrilla generals, four guerrilla guards, two officers in the camp, and 39 guards.

In the event of an invasion, the first thing to arrive is the reinforcement battalion led by the general who guards the road, and the guerrilla battalion led by the nearby guerrillas.

Then there is the strange battalion of the deputy general guarding the area and the main battalion of the general guard.

In fact, guerrilla battalions are often used as assistance. In emergency situations during wartime, the generals can command guerrillas.

Although Zhou Yumao led a battalion, strictly speaking, he was considered Chen Wang's subordinate.

However, as a general in Hanzhong, the deputy commander-in-chief and commander-in-chief of Shanxi town couldn't control Chen Wang.

Hanzhong Mansion is not a border, but belongs to the hinterland, and will not encounter the invasion of the northern captives.

The reason why Hanzhong Mansion initially set up a military camp was actually to protect the safety of King Rui and prevent rogues from entering Hanzhong Mansion.

The current purpose has not changed much from the original intention.

At best, the General Soldier can manage border affairs. Nowadays, the counter-insurgency affairs in the territory are managed by governors from all over the country, and the General Soldier has no power to manage them at all.

Although there is a name of the chief army officer for aid and suppression, the chief army officer for aid and suppression and the deputy chief army officer are in name a group of generals and schools who have the power to command the suppression of the rebellion.

But in fact, no one will take this power seriously.

Nowadays, Wen Zunwu has been humble for a hundred years, strategizing and formulating strategies, as a commander-in-chief has always been a matter for civilian officials, and military commanders just obey orders honestly.

Sounds stupid, but it's the truth.

In the late Ming Dynasty, the power of military officers was continuously weakened.

For any larger battles, the imperial court would send civil servants to lead the troops as supervisors.

And those civil servants in command of the army, most of them are the generation of wine bags and rice bags, which are even worse than Zhao Kuo.

After all, Zhao Kuo at least knew how to talk about soldiers on paper, and some civil servants who commanded soldiers in the late Ming Dynasty probably didn't even read all the military books, and they knew nothing but boasting and big talk.

In the late Ming Dynasty, there were actually many elite soldiers and strong generals, but one general was incompetent and exhausted the entire army.

The most famous example is Yang Gao.

No matter how much rhetoric, how many excuses.

During the Wanli Aid Korea campaign, the Ming army had advanced all the way, and the Battle of Ulsan could have been won, but because Yang Gao made a mistake in command and withdrew his troops hastily, the Ming army suffered heavy losses.

Then in the Battle of Sarhu, Yang Gao ruined a large number of elite troops of the Ming army, and Jun Song, Liu Ting and other generals also died in battle.

As a result, the offensive and defensive momentum between Ming and Jin was completely reversed, and the Ming army fell into a slump on the Liaodong battlefield.

Is it a child's play to fight dangerously?
Those self-righteous civil servants, after reading a few military books, thought they could strategize and win a decisive victory thousands of miles away.

Little did he know that even Zhang Liang, who was known as the Three Heroes of the early Han Dynasty, had also put on armor many times, went to the front line in person, and experienced countless battles before finally sitting firmly in the tent of the Chinese army.

Chen Wang's eyes were fixed slightly, although Hong Chengchou's personal morality is not good.

But I have to say that he really knows how to fight, and the generals and leaders are all top-notch.

Any general under his command will at least not become one of the exhausted armies.

Moreover, Hong Chengchou's tiger skin is considered big in the current court, and he can enjoy a lot of benefits by following him.

Chen Wang's eyes swept across the generals and school in the tent, all the generals and school in the tent were sitting upright, bowing their heads and waiting for orders.

He didn't speak, he didn't tell others what was on his mind.

Chen Wang is arbitrary in everything now, and has not asked other people's opinions.

Because it's useless to say it, whether it's Chen Gong, Hu Zhiyi, Hu Zhili, or Zhao Huailiang, Tang Shiping, they can't help now.

The one with the most knowledge and the highest official position is Zhao Huailiang.

But just a few months ago, Zhao Huailiang was just a general, leading four to five hundred soldiers.

Tang Shiping is just a vice president, not to mention Chen Gong, Hu Zhiyi, and Hu Zhili, they are all servants.

It is actually not easy to manage the soldiers under his command well now.

Meals need to be eaten bite by bite, things must be done one by one, and roads must be taken step by step. It is useless to rush for quick success.

At the beginning, Chen Wang also asked their opinions, but he didn't have many useful opinions.

Now, although several of them have been in charge of a department alone, their vision has always been in the headquarters of the headquarters, and all their ideas come from themselves and the people in charge.

A change in vision, a change in thinking does not happen overnight.

Chen Wang turned around, walked slowly to the head seat in the tent and sat down again.

Not long ago, a supervisory office was set up, and it is still in the initial state. So far, it has only just recruited basic personnel.

Tang Shiping is in charge of the logistics. Although Tang Shiping has tried his best to deal with it, he is still somewhat powerless.

In addition to logistics and supervision, with the expansion of the army, there are various chores in the army, and many tedious things need to be handled by people.

Fortunately, Hu Zhiyi brought a lot of people from Liaodong. Although the Chen and Hu clans are not rich, they at least have ethnology.

Although there is no ability to test for fame, at least most people can read, write, read and write, and many people can do accounting and arithmetic.

After all, the clan also needs to keep accounts and take care of the property, so they must not be ignorant.

Chen Wang withdrew his gaze, and now with the expansion of his power, his shortcomings were also revealed.

Most of the people under him have low vision because of their status and status, and there are very few people with talents and knowledge.

Perhaps, I can take advantage of this opportunity in Hanzhong Mansion to recruit some staff...

The situation map will be released tomorrow, so many place names will indeed be messed up.