The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 214
On September 24, martial law was imposed in the capital.

Emperor Chongzhen urgently summoned Yang Guozhu, the general of Xuanfu, Du Wenhuan, the general of Datong, and Hu Dawei, the general of Shanxi, to enter the guard.

Originally, Wang Pu was the commander-in-chief of Datong at this time, but because of Chen Wang's influence, Yu Chongxiao, the commander-in-chief of Yansui, died a year earlier.

Because of this, Wang Pu was promoted to the chief soldier one year earlier, and he was not the chief soldier of Datong, but the chief soldier of Yansui.

In the previous battle of Cheng and Tier, Wang Pu, the general soldier of Yansui at that time, was defeated by Li Zicheng because he underestimated the enemy and was careless. Li Zicheng also crossed Guanshan and entered northern Sichuan.

In a rage, Hong Chengchou directly took Wang Pu's official position and pushed him to the end.

It was replaced by Du Wenhuan, who was supposed to recover in the 15th year of Chongzhen.

On the same day, Chongzhen formally issued an edict to King Qin, ordering troops from Shandong, Shaanxi and other places to go north to defend the capital.

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Chongzhen 11th year, October [-]th.

A huge temporary camp has already been set up on the west side of Tongguan.

Many banners fluttered in the camp, and the north wind whistled past, blowing up countless banners.

Although the camp was simple, and didn't even have many defensive fortifications, the chilling aura that rushed to the face still made people secretly startled.

The camp was very quiet, except for a few soldiers guarding the camp wall and patrolling the camp, the rest of the soldiers stayed quietly in the camp.

Tongguan in October is very cold, even wearing ordinary winter clothes, I can't help shivering.

Different from the silence and tranquility in the camp, from time to time a brigade of cavalry roared past on the official road outside the camp, and a brigade of infantry was slowly approaching in the distance of the road.

On September 22 and 28, the bandit chiefs Yuetuo and Dorgon led the army to enter the bandits again from Miyun and Qingshan Pass respectively, with a combined force of 20, claiming [-].

Huang Taiji personally led the troops to divert Shanhaiguan. Not long after the two Qing soldiers broke through the wall, Wu Aheng, the governor of Jiliao, and Lu Zongwen, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty, died in battle one after another. Zheng Xizhao, the guarding eunuch, fled in fear of the battle.

Yue Tuo and Dorgon led the army one east and one west to enter again, drove straight in, joined forces at Niulan Mountain and joined forces.

The news of the northern captives had spread throughout the north in an instant.

Although the King Qin's order was not issued, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting received the order to make preparations very early.

Ever since, all the soldiers and horses in Shaanxi are rushing towards Tongguan at this time.

Chen Wang also received an order for recruitment.

The threat of Hanzhong Mansion has now been completely lifted.

Soon after Li Zicheng's defeat, King Shunyi announced his surrender in Xinyang, Henan Province on July [-].

Chongzhen issued a death-free card and disbanded all the more than [-] subordinates under his command.

In the same month, Luo Rucai, Hun Shiwan, Zheng Shiwan, Shifanwang, Tuotianwang, Xiaoqinwang and other six camps also begged Prime Minister Xiong Wencan in Yongning, Henan.

Xiong Wencan sent Zhang Dajing, the supervisor of the army, to Xiguan, Yongning County to meet with Luo Rucai and others on August [-] to discuss the matter of recruiting security.

On the [-]nd of the same month, the six ministries of Ziweixing, Shetatian, and Yiziwang who were wandering in the territory of Henan Province also sent people to submit a surrender form in Lushi County, Henan Province, expressing their willingness to surrender.

If the surrender of Zhang Xianzhong and Liu Guoneng made it difficult for the 72nd Battalion to win, then Li Zicheng's defeat really made everyone feel desperate.

Naturally, Chen Wang didn't have any excuses or reasons to stay in Hanzhong Mansion, and he had to abide by the military orders issued by Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting.

The military order was issued, ordering him to arrive at Tongguan within a time limit, and he would be punished by military law if he was late, Chen Wang naturally did not dare to disobey.

This time he went north for Qin Wang. Although Chen Wang in the entire Hanzhong Mansion was able to mobilize nearly [-] troops at this time, this time Chen Wang still planned to bring only more than [-] people.

One cavalry, two infantry, add up to 3000 people, and they are combined into one battalion. After all, as the deputy commander-in-chief of Hanzhong Prefecture, the total number of troops in name is only [-].

The cavalry itself has only one Liao cavalry. Although some soldiers with excellent cavalry skills were selected to join, the total number is only close to a thousand.

Chen Wang has never paid too much attention to the cavalry. At this stage, he can't afford a large number of cavalry, and there is no need to raise a large number of cavalry.

Knowing how to ride a horse and being able to ride a horse are two different things. Cavalry requires a lot of training and a lot of money to train an excellent cavalry.

It costs enough to raise a cavalryman to raise five or even ten infantrymen, and not only that, raising a cavalry requires a high-quality horse source.

Now Chen Wang doesn't have any money or horses, so from the very beginning, Chen Wang never thought about training cavalry first.

The cavalry unit of nearly a thousand people already accounted for more than [-]% of the total number, and it was actually enough to deal with most situations.

When Chen Wang led the troops to Tongguan, most of King Qin's troops had already arrived for a long time.

Although Hanzhong Mansion belongs to Shaanxi, it actually lived in a remote corner. During the period, the journey was long and rugged, and naturally the last batch arrived at Tongguan.

At this time, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses had gathered in Tongguan, and Cao Wenzhao, He Renlong, Zuo Guangxian, Ma Ke and others had all been stationed in Tongguan for a long time.

In front of the camp at Tongguan, Chen Wang stood beside the official road with his whip.

On the official road, a group of soldiers from Hanzhong Town were lined up in a neat formation, walking towards the camp through the camp gate.

Chen Gong, Hu Zhili and a group of generals are all wearing burqas and belts, standing beside Chen Wang.

"Brother Wang..."

Hu Zhili rode forward, raised the whip in his hand, pointed to a short distance ahead, and called softly.

Chen Wang raised his head and looked in the direction that Hu Zhili's horsewhip was pointing, and saw a cavalry team of dozens of people galloping towards his direction just in front of the camp not far away.

Chen Wang's eyes moved slightly. His eyesight was so good that he could see clearly even the birds hovering in the air in the distance, but he couldn't see who the person who came was.

Without hesitation, Chen Wang swung his whip and rode forward directly, followed by Chen Gong, Hu Zhili and a group of cavalry guards.

The distance of less than a hundred steps came in an instant, and when there were still a dozen or so steps away, they all tacitly reined in the horses under their seats.

Chen Wang got off his horse and strode forward.

"Humble Chen Wang, see General! See He Zongbing, Zuo Zongbing, Zu Zongbing."

Before he got close, Chen Wang was half kneeling on the ground, and respectfully bowed to the person standing in front of him.

Behind him, Chen Gong, Hu Zhili and others also bowed down in unison and bowed to salute.

It was none other than Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong, as well as Zuo Guangxian, the commander of Guyuan, and Dabi Zuo, the ancestor of Ningxia.

To be honest, Chen Wang was not surprised that Cao Wenzhao came to look for him.

After all, he was originally Cao Wenzhao's servant, and he belonged to Cao Wenzhao's confidant, so it was normal for Cao Wenzhao to come here.

It's not surprising that He Renlong came here, after all, He Renlong and Cao Wenzhao are familiar with each other.

But he didn't have much contact with Zuo Guangxian and Zu Dabi, and there were only a few faces in total.

The two of them, as chief soldiers, came out of the camp to meet him now, which was somewhat unexpected.

"During the time I was in Tongguan, I heard that you are quite famous in Hanzhong."

A smile appeared on Cao Wenzhao's tired face, he stepped forward and stretched out his hands, helped Chen Wang up, and said with a smile.

Chen Wang stood up following Cao Wenzhao, and couldn't help but feel his heart tighten when he heard Cao Wenzhao's words.

"take it easy."

Cao Wenzhao saw that Chen Wang looked different.

"It's not a bad thing, it's a good thing."

"Lin Daoquan, the magistrate of Hanzhong, seems to have a good impression of you. He praised you several times. King Rui even wrote a memorial some time ago, saying that since you guarded Hanzhong, the bandits in Hanzhong have disappeared, and the place is quiet and peaceful. .”

Chen Wang felt relieved when he heard the words, he thought that what he did in Hanzhong had attracted Hong Chengchou's attention again.

When Cao Wenzhao explained, he had already thought about countless possibilities in his mind.

"Long time no see, Brother Chen."

He Renlong walked over like a crab, walking in square steps. He was wearing a dark arrow jacket and a big cloak, and he was quite mighty.

It's just that there are a few holes in the cloak, which dilutes this prestige a lot.

He Renlong has now been promoted to the General Soldier. In the two battles of Jiangyou and Mianzhou, He Renlong's military exploits ranked first, and he was promoted to the new Yansui General Soldier.

The original Yansui commander-in-chief Wang Pu had been removed from the position of commander-in-chief because of his defeat in the war and dereliction of duty.

"He Zongbing's demeanor is still better than in the past."

Chen Wang cupped his hands and complimented with a smile.

"Hahahahaha."

He Renlong didn't pay attention to his image at all, and said with a bold smile.

"Brother Chen still speaks nicely."

Zuo Guangxian and Zu Dabi didn't step forward to speak, they stood together and just cast their gazes over.

Chen Wang also allocated part of his attention to observe Zuo Guangxian and Zu Dabi.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were two Zuo Guangxians. One was the seventh younger brother of Zuo Guangdou, the leader of the Donglin Party, and Zuo Guangxian, a civil servant.

The other is Zuo Guangxian as a general.

Zuo Guangxian was tall and tall, with sharp eyes and a thick goatee. He was from Yulin, Shaanxi Province, and he served as a guard at Shenjing Fort in Xuanfu at first.

In the second year of Chongzhen, under the suggestion of Yansui Governor Yue Hesheng, he was transferred to Yansui Town to train firearms.

Then he followed Hong Chengchou's tent to encircle and suppress the bandits. He had many firearms, outstanding combat power, and made many contributions. He was known as the "Owl General".

Zuo Guangxian also accumulated meritorious service along the way, rising from guerrilla warfare to the commander-in-chief of Guyuan, commanding a town.

Zu Dabi looked peaceful, with a yellow face and short beard, and a face with Chinese characters. There was no hostility between his eyebrows, but Chen Wang didn't underestimate him in the slightest.

Because Zu Dabi often charged into battle like He Renlong, even more fierce than He Renlong.

Because of his ferocity in battle, He Renlong often charged and was called Madman He. Zu Dabi also had the same nickname, he was called "Zu Er Madman".

Zu Dabi was born in Ningyuan, Liaodong, the second son of Zu Chengxun, the younger brother of Zu Dashou, whose real name was Tianbi.

When he was in Chongzhen, he moved to various places. He successively suppressed the rebellion in Dengzhou, defended against the enemy in Xuanfu, and suppressed bandits in Shaanxi.

　I only wrote [-] words, I am really uncomfortable, I really can't hold on, I will update [-] words for the time being

　　
　
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