The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 185 Chongzhen Ten Years
Chongzhen ten years, February [-]th.

To the east of Shiquan City, the city of Hanzhongwei Youqianhusuo has already begun to take shape.

Although the city wall is still not erected, many buildings in the city have been repaired.

Not far to the east of Suocheng is Chihekou, which is the only way for Shiquan to Hanyin. The mountains on the north and south sides converge here and become narrower and narrower.

Except for the area around Chihekou, the rest of the place is fairly flat.

Most of the barracks were set up in the southern urban area by Chen Wang. There are barracks, so naturally there is a need for training places.

Although the main purpose of setting up the guards is for the development of the farmland, this does not mean that the training of the army can be temporarily put down.

After the barracks were set up, Chen Wang ordered the craftsmen to build a martial arts arena in the open area south of the city where Youqianhusuo was located.

The area designated by the Martial Arts Field is about [-] mu, which is about the size of ten standard football fields in later generations.

Although there are still many things that are not perfect, it can be used almost.

There are also low walls for isolation, horse repelling, and easy-to-walk roads. The observation Sheyuan, Bell and Drum Towers, and Jiangtai have almost been built.

There were not many barracks built in the guardhouse, and the battalion soldiers under Chen Wang did not live in the barracks, but camped directly to the west of the Martial Arts Field a little distance away.

At this time, dozens of phalanxes were scattered on the martial arts arena, and the sound of shouts and horns resounded over the martial arts arena. All these incomparably indicated that there were military drills on the martial arts arena at this time.

Han Fuliang sat on the cold ground, and he put his hands together and rubbed them gently.

Although it was already February and it was spring, the weather was still a bit cold. After standing for about two quarters, his ears and hands were almost numb from the cold.

He was originally a farmer in Feng County, but he followed Lu Shi's team all the way south, was captured in Hanzhong, and was recruited into the army after going around in a daze.

He is 27 years old, and his family lives about ten miles away in the outer suburbs of Feng County.

Han Fuliang has never been to Feng County in his life, nor has he been too far away from his home.

But in many cases, people can't help themselves, he is carried by the mighty flow of people all the way to the south.

"clang------"

A crisp bell sounded from a distance, attracting everyone's attention.

The bell was clear and melodious, ringing continuously.

It has been five or six days since he stayed in the martial arts arena, and he has learned to tell the current time by listening to the number of times the bell rings.

There are three hours of training every day, one hour in the morning and two hours in the afternoon.

In the afternoon, they started training at no time (13:00), and now the bell was ringing to indicate that Shen time (15:00) had arrived, and they needed to train for another hour.

When the bell rang, Han Fuliang's body tensed subconsciously.

"stand at attention!"

A familiar voice came from the side, and Han Fuliang was shocked, picked up the spear that was put aside, and immediately stood up.

Not only Han Fuliang reacted alone, but almost at the same time, everyone who was sitting on the ground and resting bounced up like an electric shock, picked up their weapons, and stood up straight.

Han Fuliang looked sideways slightly, and out of the corner of his eyes, he saw Huang Hu, the head of the banner holding a military stick, already striding forward.

Unsurprisingly, the sound of the batons hitting people began to be heard one after another. You don't need to look at Han Fuliang to know that some people must have not taken their weapons when they stood up.

"How many times have I told you!"

Huang Hu's cursing came from the side, and Han Fuliang's heart couldn't help but tighten again.

"As soon as you hear the bugle and the password, when you stand up, hold your weapons!"

"You don't even hold a weapon, but you hit people with your fists on the battlefield?!"

Huang Hu's curse made Han Fuliang subconsciously clenched the wooden spear in his hand.

"Liu Zhongwen, you have already made a mistake three times, once again, you can go to the logistics team."

Han Fuliang glanced to the side again. Their banner chief, Huang Hu, was now scolding Liu Zhongwen. He was on the same team as him. He was the gunslinger in the team. He stood at the end of the team because he was the shortest.

"Liu Zhongwen deducted one money from the monthly salary, and the captain Zhou Changfu was not strict in managing the team, and deducted half the monthly salary."

Hearing the logistics team, everyone's faces became tense, and no one wanted to go to the logistics team.

They are all battalion soldiers now, and each of them can get one tael of silver every month, and those with excellent performance can get one tael and half.

I heard that as long as they pass the assessment, everyone will get one and a half taels of silver. At that time, those who excel in the examination can get a full two taels of silver.

They don't need money for food and clothing now, and they have extra pay when they are promoted to military ranks.

And the logistics team has nothing. Going to the logistics team is equivalent to leaving the battalion. There are only six yuan a month, and they do odd things every day. During this time, they have been helping to repair the house. Much more tiring.

Han Fuliang raised his head subconsciously, looked over the shoulders of the sergeants in front, and looked at a team not far away that was also lined up, which looked quite messy.

Those people are newly recruited military households, and they have been training with them since the past few days.

The army has already issued a notice, and the next three months of assessment will follow.

They and these military households will be competitors, and only those who are excellent in training can truly become regular soldiers, while the rest of the eliminated can only serve as logistics teams and military households.

"Loading!"

Huang Hu held his military stick in his hand, glanced at the group of soldiers standing obediently, and began to give orders.

Han Fuliang's complexion changed slightly, but he still didn't dare to delay. He took out the iron bars from the small rucksack behind him and tied them to his arms and calves.

The rest of the soldiers quickly tied their hands and feet like Han Fuliang.

Looking at the recruits in front of him, Huang Hu couldn't help but think of the time when he was in Binzhou.

At that time, he was worse than these recruits. These recruits have seen blood and fought in battle.

When he was in Binzhou, he was a refugee. He didn't have a full meal for more than ten days, and he was so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back.

Later, when he became a soldier, he had enough to eat and had to pay his salary.

"Change the marching ranks and run around the school field!"

Han Fuliang leaned his spear on his shoulder, then turned to the left and began to adjust the formation.

They have been training since February of this year, and the strides are spent on training runs and formations.

Every morning when I opened my eyes, I would form a formation and run around the martial arts arena.

Then in the morning, I will exercise my physical fitness and practice my skills. In the afternoon, I will continue to line up and run with weights.

Repeatedly, boring, with little change.

But Han Fuliang just thought about it in his heart and didn't show it.

"Rumbling—"

Just when they were still forming a team, Han Fuliang suddenly heard a sound like thunder.

Han Fuliang subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction of the sound, the scene in front of him was a little weird.

Nearly a thousand cavalrymen were practicing not far away. The cavalrymen in the front row were holding long spears with their spear points forward, while the cavalrymen in the rear rows were holding shining sabers and leaning on their shoulders.

They are cavalry, but like infantry, they are arranged in several rows and march forward, maintaining a strict formation and moving forward slowly.

……

On the general's platform, Chen Wang stood behind the railing, looking at a group of soldiers who were orderly practicing on the martial arts arena.

These Liao cavalry under his command are excellent in riding skills, and after only about half a month of training, they can almost guarantee to maintain the basic formation when marching.

There is still a long time before the completion of the two newly built cities, and it will take at least three months before they are on the right track.

But some things don't wait until everything is ready.

The torrent of the times is still rolling forward. Although many things have changed because of Chen Wang, the 72nd Battalion is still split as in history.

Gao Yingxiang's death was like a huge earthquake, which destroyed the confidence of many people in the 72nd Battalion.

In the ninth year of Chongzhen, in October, Gao Yingxiang's head was passed down to the land of nine provinces to demonstrate his prestige.

In November, everyone in the world knew the news of Gao Yingxiang's death.

As soon as Zhang Xianzhong received the news of Gao Yingxiang's death, he knew that all the battalions still in Xunxiang joined forces together, and when Lu Xiangsheng went north to King Qin, he broke through the heavy siege of the Ming army.

Before breaking through, they could still work together.

But after breaking through, a huge dispute broke out inside them.

When Zhang Xianzhong first received the news of Gao Yingxiang's death, he was first shocked and then terrified for a long time.

It's just that with the passage of time, after the fear dissipated, the desire that had been deposited in his heart for a long time surged up again.

Zhang Xianzhong began to have the idea of ​​wanting to replace Gao Yingxiang's original position.

Once this idea came up, it was out of control...

The 72nd Battalion has no leader, and he is now the strongest among all the battalions, no one can match him...

Zhang Xianzhong's thoughts are understandable, and now the entire 72nd Battalion has enough strength and enough prestige at this time, and Zhang Xianzhong is really the only one who can provoke the leader.

Whether it is Cao Cao Luo Rucai, or He Yilong of Gezuo Fifth Battalion, their prestige and strength are hard to overwhelm everyone.

But Zhang Xianzhong can, his prestige is enough, he joined the team at the beginning of the civil uprising just like Gao Yingxiang.

Once Zhang Xianzhong and Gao Yingxiang were generals under Wang Jiayin's command, and compared to Gao Yingxiang, the relationship between Zhang Xianzhong and Wang Jiayin was closer.

At this time, Zhang Xianzhong is the only one who has the ability to provoke the leader, save the peasant army, and bring everything back on track.

but……

Zhang Xianzhong failed to seize this opportunity.

Zhang Xianzhong is not Gao Yingxiang, he does not have Gao Yingxiang's courage, nor does he have Gao Yingxiang's mind, nor does he have Gao Yingxiang's vision.

After breaking through the encirclement and out of danger, Zhang Xianzhong bared his fangs, wanting to swallow Gao Yingde, as well as the scorpion block Tuo Yangkun, Zhang Miaoshou Zhang Wenyao and other forces that originally belonged to Gao Yingxiang.

Zhang Xianzhong was too domineering. When he received the rejection, he didn't think about how to persuade him, but wanted to show his sword...

Zhang Xianzhong's actions were not able to hide Gao Yingde, Gao Yingde sensed the danger, before Zhang Xianzhong did anything, Unicom Tuo Yangkun, Zhang Wenyao and others chose to leave the brigade.

Then the few people took their soldiers and horses all the way northward, fled into Nanyang Mansion in Henan Province, and fled to Xi'an Mansion on the west side, intending to join forces with Li Zicheng.

At this point, the 72nd Battalion, which had been twisted together under Gao Yingxiang, split up.

Gao Yingde, Tuo Yangkun, Zhang Wenyao and other six battalions with a total of more than [-] elite cavalry soldiers went northward and entered Xi'an Mansion at the end of December in the ninth year of Chongzhen.

The old Huihui Ma Shouying, Cao Cao Luo Rucai, Chuangtatian Liu Guoneng, Hengtian Wang Zishun, Yizi Wang Tuo Xianling, and Ge Zuo Wuying are still with Zhang Xianzhong.

However, even though the troops were gathered together, because of Zhang Xianzhong's previous behavior, everyone was on guard.

After all, no one wants to be swallowed up by others, even if they belong to the same camp.

Although Zhang Xianzhong is the most powerful, he has no room for others and no air of mastery.

They huddled together, vaguely forming an alliance to prevent being annexed by Zhang Xianzhong.

No matter what Zhang Xianzhong did, they never mentioned the matter of re-election of the leader.

Compared with Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng did show his outstanding ability in the Battle of Longzhou at this time.

Hong Chengchou came to Gongchang Mansion in person, Cao Wenzhao, He Renlong, Gao Jie, Sun Shoufa and others joined forces to suppress Li Zicheng with 8000 troops.

The 72nd Battalion split in Xunxiang, while Li Zicheng relied on the deep mountains of Longzhou and sent troops from all directions, fighting alone.

The Ming army attacked and suppressed thirteen times in a row, but all ended in failure.

The most thrilling time, when the two armies were fighting fiercely, Li Zicheng came to the front and encountered Cao Wenzhao in person.

During the encounter, Li Zicheng was shot in the left arm by Cao Wenzhao, but he still commanded his troops calmly and calmly, finally stabilized the situation again, led the army into the deep mountains again, and got rid of the The pursuit of the Ming army.

At the end of the ninth year of Chongzhen, Chen Wang received more than a dozen messages from northern Shaanxi within five days.

These news were either sent by Sun Chuanting or released by Hong Chengchou.

Gao Yingde, Tuo Yangkun, Zhang Wenyao and others had already entered the Xi'an mansion at the beginning of December.

Sun Chuanting led the army to fight with him, and in the end Sun Chuanting won the victory, but he couldn't stop his march.

Gao Yingde and Tuo Yangkun were all elite cavalry troops. In order to prevent Zhang Xianzhong from pursuing them, they left all their infantry and hungry soldiers.

They bypassed the defensive position set up by Sun Chuanting and approached Fengxiang Mansion all the way.

The news that Li Zicheng is now in Gongchang Mansion has been intercepted by them, so Gao Yingde and Tuo Yangkun took it for granted to lead the troops to help Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng also seemed to have obtained the news through some means. Not long after, Li Zicheng suddenly led his troops to move to the northeast, heading towards Fengxiang Mansion.

All the messages Chen Wang received were to ask him to guard the Jitou Pass, and he must ensure that there is nothing wrong with Bao Sidao, and that Li Zicheng or Gao Yingde must not be allowed to go south into the Hanzhong Mansion.

(End of this chapter)