The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 195
Only Cao Wenzhao, Cao Dingjiao, and Chen Wang entered the tent of the Chinese army, and the rest did not follow.

After Cao Wenzhao delivered the military order, he paused for a moment to give Chen Wang some time to relax, and then asked directly.

"During this time, you seem to be very close to Governor Sun?"

Chen Wang's heart sank slightly, Cao Wenzhao couldn't be aimless, there must be other universes in it.

During this period of time, he was indeed relatively close to Sun Chuanting who left. As the governor, Sun Chuanting was determined to rectify the guards in various places, and now it has achieved initial results.

However, in more than a year, the Four Guards of Xi'an almost made up for it in full, and the number of troops in the garrison has exceeded [-].

Not only that, Sun Chuanting has also trained troops extensively, and now the Four Guards of Xi'an are also capable of fighting against the bandits.

After the Battle of Heishuiyu, Sun Chuanting went south to suppress Shangluo Mountain, and the bandits in Shangluo Mountain were wiped out by him.

Then Sun Chuanting led the army to fight in Weinan with several battalions of old bandits who sneaked in from Henan, such as Ma Jinzhong, Da Tianwang Gaojian, etc. Sun Chuanting naturally won the battle, and the guards also made a lot of military exploits.

Sun Chuanting was also rewarded by Emperor Chongzhen for his outstanding military exploits. He became famous all over the world and attracted the attention of everyone in the world. His prestige even surpassed that of Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng and others.

Chen Wang's mind trembled slightly, and he heard the reminder in Cao Wenzhao's words.

Sun Chuanting is upright and upright, at this time the limelight is too much, which is not a good thing.

If he got too close to Sun Chuanting, he might be implicated by him in the future.

Sun Chuanting's position as governor of Shaanxi did not last long, and his official career was not smooth, and he was even imprisoned for a time.

"Humble job, I will definitely pay attention to propriety in the future."

Chen Wang lowered his head and replied sincerely.

A little relief appeared on Cao Wenzhao's face, and the eyes he looked at Chen Wang softened a lot again.

Chen Wang was about the same age as Cao Bianjiao, but he was not as impatient as Cao Bianjiao, and was relatively calmer.

If you can't see the virtuous, follow advice like going with the flow, be lenient but able to be strong, brave and resourceful, this is called a general.

Knowing how to measure, knowing how to advance and retreat, and listening to advice, these things are really rare at Chen Wang's age. He listened to Chen Wang's suggestions several times.

However, since the first battle in Qiutou Town, Cao Bianjiao has also changed a lot and calmed down a lot.

"The current situation is turbulent, and the situation above the court is changing. As generals, we should stay as far away from that whirlpool as possible."

Cao Wenzhao closed his eyes and sighed softly.

There is never any right or wrong in the court, those grown-ups are only fighting for power and interests.

Sometimes Cao Wenzhao wondered, do those grown-ups really fail to see the worsening situation and the increasingly turbulent world?
But no matter how much he thinks, he can't change the current situation. He is just a general of the town.

As a military officer, he is doomed to have no way to stand above the temple and influence the country's decision-making. All he can do is to follow orders and kill thieves as much as possible.

"You are already the deputy commander of the guard, and you don't need to be so humble when you meet me."

Cao Wenzhao opened his tired eyes and looked at Chen Wang who sat down respectfully.

Chen Wang did not disappoint him, and even went further and did a better job than he expected.

"Hanzhong Town is now in your command. As a town general, you should have the dignity of a town general. You should not be too humble in front of others, otherwise it will be difficult to establish your prestige in the army."

Chen Wang's thoughts moved slightly, Cao Wenzhao was talking about helping him lead the horse before.

"The military power is the commander of the three armies, and the power of the general."

"A general who is able to wield the power of an army, wields the power of an army, and faces the crowd, like a tiger, with its wings, it soars across the seas, and uses whatever it encounters..."

Cao Wenzhao looked at Chen Wang and shook his head helplessly, then began to teach.

Chen Wang sat quietly on the seat, remembering what Cao Wenzhao said word by word.

Cao Wenzhao talked for a long time, from the afternoon to the evening, and talked for nearly an hour.

From the things that need to be paid attention to in the officialdom, to the details of the success or failure of the military campaign, to the rules that should be followed when using troops for generals, etc.

Chen Wang didn't show the slightest impatience. Cao Wenzhao said all good words, and if he hadn't really regarded him as his back, how could he have said so many words.

If it wasn't for the fact that it was dusk outside the tent and the sky was getting dark, and the sergeant outside the tent came in with a fire pleat to light the lamps, Cao Wenzhao would have continued to talk.

"Tomorrow you will gather your troops and horses, and the next day, you will leave the camp and go south."

Cao Wenzhao gave his last order and left the tent without staying any longer.

He did not stay in the camp at Dingjun Mountain, simply said goodbye to Chen Wang, and then left the tent and returned to the headquarters camp.

Chen Wang sent Cao Wenzhao all the way to the Yuanmen of the camp, and he still bowed respectfully when parting.

"Congratulations to the general."

For Chen Wang, Cao Wenzhao is not just a former general, but also a mentor who guides him and helps him all the way.

Cao Wenzhao accepted the salute calmly, raised his whip and said his final farewell.

Then he drove the war horse all the way north, and stopped only halfway.

Cao Wenzhao looked back at the Dingjunshan camp behind him, and he saw a figure still standing at the gate of the Dingjunshan camp.

"uncle……"

Cao Dingjiao also saw the same scene, and subconsciously called Cao Wenzhao.

But Cao Wenzhao turned a deaf ear to his cries.

As the sun sets, the twilight is like ink, the mountains are as black as iron, and they are like the undulating sea.

The north wind whistling, swept across the rolling mountains, and then across the boundless wilderness.

The whistling wind resounded through the mountains and forests, and also reached Cao Wenzhao's ears
Cao Wenzhao's thoughts were involuntarily pulled back to ten years ago.

At that time, he was still serving as an official in Liaodong. It was also in October, and that was the last time he recruited soldiers in the Chen and Hu clans.

It was at that time that Chen Wang joined the army and became his servant.

Ten years apart, but Cao Wenzhao can still remember everything at that time.

……

Among the selected teams, there are young faces one by one.

"Name?"

"Chen Wang."

"How big?"

"Seventeen."

"How many people are there in the family, where are the parents?"

"There are four people. My father died. He died in Guangning in the second year of Tianqi. He was guarding Xiping Fort. When Xiping Fort was broken, he was also killed by the Tartars."

"My mother is still here, and I have a younger brother named Chen Gong. We will serve as soldiers together."

Chen Wang stepped aside halfway, pulled Chen Gong who was somewhat similar to him behind him, and replied.

"Since the elder is still alive, only one of you brothers can be a soldier. This is the rule."

The recruiter shook his head and vetoed it.

Cao Wenzhao has rules for recruiting soldiers. The elders are still alive, and all the brothers are not allowed to join the army. One must be left behind for his retirement and to pass on the incense.

On the battlefield, the sword has no eyes, and no one knows whether he can survive.

In the end, this rule was broken by Cao Wenzhao himself, and the reason for everything was that Chen Wang said the last four words - "I will not live together".

Under the deep hatred and blood hatred, how can we coexist with the enemy under the same world?

From that day on, Cao Wenzhao remembered Chen Wang...

……

Cao Wenzhao shook his head, the time was too long.

It's been almost ten years since...

Cao Wenzhao is no longer the ambitious guerrilla who thought he could change everything.

Cao Wenzhao is very aware of his abilities, he knows that what he can influence is only a very small part after all.

The current Chen Wang, just like him before, has the same ambitions and the same feeling that he can change the trend of the world.

It's just that the current Chen Wang seems to be a little different from the original him...

The soldiers trained by Chen Wang have a different spirit from other soldiers, which can be seen at a glance.

"Qi Jun..."

Cao Wenzhao lowered his eyes, the sky was dark, no one could see his expression clearly.

The country's affairs are difficult, and the situation is more severe than that of Jiajing.

The adults above the temple still feel that everything is just scabies, and they hold a contemptuous attitude towards both the bandits and the slaves.

Obviously the front line has been losing, obviously the situation is getting worse every year.

But Daming still didn't see the slightest change. Who among those adults in the temple didn't understand the problem?
But among those people, not many people are willing to solve the problem at all, and even when someone is willing to shoulder the responsibility and wants to get rid of the ills and solve the problem, they will be besieged by groups.

Jingying has talked about rectification countless times, but there has been no improvement in the slightest.

The hole in Liaodong has existed for decades, and it is getting bigger and more dangerous, but those grown-ups feel that it is just another Altan Khan.

Perhaps some people have discovered that the situation in Liaodong is out of control and want to stop it.

But who would dare to bluntly point out that all the mouths in the court are counting on the Liao salary of nearly ten million taels...

Cao Wenzhao raised his head, and took one last look at the Yuanmen of Dingjun Mountain camp in the distance.

Chen Wang has been winning many battles along the way, and even defeated Yingxiang in the Heishuiyu formation last year, so his reputation has spread far and wide.

And the most important thing is that Chen Wang not only has outstanding military capabilities, but also has unique insights in civil affairs and farming, and even in military weapons.

The two thousand households in Hanzhongwei are now developing in an orderly manner under its rectification, and they are gradually gaining the power to fight.

Ordnance, marching, combat, farming, seem to be able to...

It really looks like Qi Jiguang from the old days...

only……

With the current situation of Guochao, even if there is another famous general like Qi Jiguang.

There is no such thing as Zhang Juzheng in that temple...

The setting sun in the distance had completely set, and darkness had descended completely, covering Cao Wenzhao's figure, and also covering the soldiers around him.

Cao Wenzhao also turned his head, and no one in the darkness noticed that Cao Wenzhao's head was lower than before, and his back was more stooped than before.

"Ugh……"

Thousands of thoughts and sorrows finally turned into a sigh, which was blown to the horizon by the rushing cold wind.

……

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

The sky was just getting slightly cooler, and the rumble of the gathering drum slowly sounded in the camp of Dingjun Mountain. In the Ming army camp that had been silent for a long time, it was full of people's voices in an instant.

A stream of red streams surged out from various places under the call of the drums, moving towards the central school field.

Chen Wang straddled his bay red horse and stood outside the camp.

Still wearing a moonlight helmet and a fish scale armor, dozens of bodyguard cavalry followed closely behind.

The drums for gathering soldiers in the north sounded earlier, and Li Zicheng led the troops to approach Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province.

Sichuan Province is very empty, and the governor Wang Weizhang seems to be as timid as a mouse, a scholar who knows nothing about military affairs.

It is said that the letter of appeal to Hong Chengchou written by him even made Hong Chengchou furious and shocked.

No one knew the information in the letter, but it was enough to see that the situation in Kawauchi was extremely severe.

Yang Sichang is now the minister of the Ministry of War, and he has just formulated the strategy of spreading the net on four sides, six corners and ten sides, and issued an order to suppress the bandits within a time limit.

There was a commotion here immediately, isn't this slapping Yang Sichang in the face?

Li Zicheng fled from Shaanxi to Sichuan. Although Sichuan Province is not under Hong Chengchou's jurisdiction, he cannot get away with it after all.

If Chengdu falls, then Hong Chengchou's official career may really be completely over, and the governors of the three sides may also be easier to get along with others.

The army had already had their food and had already waited for a long time. After the sound of the gathering drum, the assembly was completed soon, and then they went out of the camp in an orderly manner under the leadership of their respective commanders according to the military order.

Mian County still needs to divide its troops for defense. This time Chen Wang sent troops with a total of three troops, one cavalry department, and two infantry departments.

They are the First Cavalry Department under Chen Gong, the Third Infantry Department under Chen Ming, and the Fourth Infantry Department under Zhao Huailiang.

The three ministries were not full-staffed originally, but for this expedition, part of the troops were naturally drawn from the other ministries.

Now the full compilation of the three volumes is even slightly exceeded, with a total of more than [-] people.

Cao Wenzhao brought a total of more than 3000 soldiers and horses to the south this time, which was much more powerful than before.

If Chen Wang and Cao Wenzhao were combined, their strength could be regarded as approaching the [-] mark.

There are more than [-] people from the Sichuan General Soldier Hou Liangzhu and Cao Bianjiao in Sichuan. They wrote back that they had already arrived in Zitong, Baoning Prefecture, and were entering Mianzhou.

Cao Wenzhao is under the control of Hong Chengchou. Speaking of which, Hong Chengchou's troops have been strengthened several times.

But in fact, since the eighth year of Chongzhen, the total strength of Hong Chengchou's infantry and cavalry basically did not exceed 2.

Now the main force under Hong Chengchou's command is Zuo Guangxian, the general of Guyuan, Zu Dabi, the general of Ningxia, Wang Pu, the general of Yansui, He Renlong, the deputy general, Sun Xianzu, Ma Ke, Gao Jie of the Chinese army, and Sun Guerrilla. There are nearly eight battalions of soldiers and horses in Shoufa, but there are only 8000 people in total.

Moreover, these 5000 people still need to guard against various places and guard the key points, which naturally leaves a lot of soldiers and manpower.

The only field forces that could be mobilized were the Superintendent Battalion of the Headquarters, Zuo Guangxian, He Renlong, Gao Jie and other battalions, with a total of more than [-] troops.

Not long after Cao Wenzhao left, Hong Chengchou also led his troops to the south, planning to go south from Wenxian County, that is, enter Sichuan along the road Li Zicheng entered Sichuan, encircle from the west, and block Li Zicheng's other way of life...

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"Sui Kou Jilue" Volume Five:
"After Chuanting's victory in Heishuiyu, the bandits were defeated in Weinan, and the Henan bandits dared not go west."

"It also broke the bandits in the northern plains of Xianyang. The Qin bandits dared not peek at the Jingchuan River in order to seize Xi'an. The prestige is almost as good as Chengchou."

(End of this chapter)