The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

To the east of Xing'an City, everywhere you look is a waving red flag.

They were densely packed with military camps. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses who had entered to aid Hanzhong set up camps along the slopes and hills all over the mountains and fields, occupying almost the entire east side outside Xing'an City.

As the sun sets over the Western Mountains, the sky is rendered as red as blood by the sunset.

Dots of lights slowly lit up from the tents everywhere, and lanterns and bonfires everywhere in the camp also slowly lit up.

Countless lights gathered together, like a long sea of ​​lights.

In the east of Xing'an City, with the lights burning, almost every camp of the Ming army was silent and very quiet.

In ancient times, in order to prevent the camp from roaring, the army prohibited the soldiers from making noise and walking around at night after setting up camp. Once dusk passed, it was dark and night fell, and the military camps at various locations naturally took the lead and began to close their camps.

But in this quiet and peaceful moment, there is a place that is very noisy.

Looking through the gate, one can see a huge green curtain military tent among the layers of military tents and pieces of halberds.

This huge green curtain military tent is naturally the main tent of the Ming Army camp. It is also the only place in the Ming Army camp that is still noisy.

At this time, in the Chinese military tent, a group of generals gathered in separate directions, and the generals on both sides were discussing something with each other.

However, several generals standing in the area on the right near the first seat remained motionless and silent. They all stood with their backs straight and their swords pressed.

Despite all the noise around him, he was not affected by it at all.

There are many generals in the tent, their armors are of different styles, and their swords and swords also have their own characteristics.

There was a lot of discussion in the tent, and the voices were loud and the intonations of the words were also different, even obscure.

On the left side of the big tent, a gray-haired veteran wearing a net scarf stood at the head.

The veteran's eyebrows are half white, and he has a long beard on his face, which hangs down to his chest. It is also gray.

Wearing a dark golden armor, his hand held a Yanling knife with a cloth wrapped around the handle.

The veteran general named Zhang Minling was the deputy commander-in-chief of Sichuan Town. When he was young, he was a guerrilla in Sichuan. He was coerced by She Chongming and was appointed as the commander-in-chief.

When She Chongming was defeated and returned to Yongning, Zhang Ling, together with the other generals, took the opportunity to capture She Chongming's Prime Minister He Ruohai, and then led his troops to surrender. Since then, he has been promoted to the position of Deputy Chief Soldier of Sichuan Town.

In the past, Zhang Ling could use a five-stone crossbow on his horse, and the shot would definitely pierce his chest. He was nicknamed "Godly Crossbow General" in the army.

Although Zhang Ling is now over seventy years old, he can still fight on horseback and fire a powerful crossbow. Although his strength is not what it used to be, he is still sharp.

Zhang Ling's eyes were slightly closed at this time, and he stood in the tent, seeming to be concentrating with his eyes closed.

Several young generals were standing beside him, talking in low voices.

Their accents were very strong, and from time to time they uttered a few jerky and difficult-to-understand words and phrases. Their intonations were southwest and seemed to be Sichuan dialect.

Although it is difficult to understand, from the tone of voice, you can hear some resentment.

"Dear me, northern Sichuan is now in chaos. Li Zicheng defeated Jiangyou and sent us to fight in eastern Sichuan."

The general closest to Zhang Ling had a dark complexion, a short beard, and a rather burly figure. His face was full of dissatisfaction, and he cursed in a low voice.

The situation in northern Sichuan is complicated now. Not long after Zhang Xianzhong rebelled, Li Zicheng also came out of the mountains and forests. The two seemed to have agreed.

Zhang Xianzhong jumped out in May, while Li Zicheng stirred up trouble in northern Sichuan in less than a month, in early June.

News came from northern Sichuan not long ago, telling which cities Li Chuang had conquered, which troops he had defeated, and which officials and gentry he had killed.

"I don't have any objections to the turtle son's death from coming to the east of Sichuan. We agreed to guard Lingzhou, but now we are assigned to guard Hanzhong Prefecture?"

"The Shaanxi soldiers are very brave. How could they not be able to defend the terrain of Hanzhong? They asked us to help defend them. This is a joke told by Mr. Ge."

Another general also had a short beard, a slightly yellow complexion, and a slightly smaller figure.

The man with the black face is Chen Yilong, the deputy general from Eastern Sichuan, and the Chinese character with the yellow face is Wu Shenghua, the general from Eastern Sichuan.

Wu Shenghua's eyes were long and narrow, like the eyes of a snake, flashing with a fierce light from time to time, and he glanced towards the opposite side while speaking.

Directly opposite them were the few generals who were standing upright in the tent. They were speechless and looked out of place with the rest of the crowd.

These people are naturally Hu Zhiyi and others who stayed in Hanzhong Mansion.

Perhaps because he heard the conversation and felt the gaze, Hu Zhiyi turned around.

When Wu Shenghua and Hu Zhiyi's eyes met, their hearts could not help but tremble.

The sharpness in Hu Zhiyi's eyes was hard to possess except for a warrior who had fought for the rest of his life.

Wu Shenghua's eyes turned involuntarily, avoiding Hu Zhiyi's eyes.

However, because of this, Wu Shenghua felt so powerful that he could not help but feel a little angry at the moment.

At that moment, he moved his eyes again and looked at Hu Zhiyi, but Hu Zhiyi's eyes had already turned to the vacant first seat in the tent.

Wu Shenghua felt unhappy and even more angry. Just when he was about to speak, he heard a "silence" coming from the side.

The person who shouted silence was naturally Zhang Ling, who had been standing at the top on the left side.

Zhang Ling looked sideways, his voice carrying an aura that could not be disobeyed.

Wu Shenghua naturally did not dare to argue with Zhang Ling, nor did he dare to say anything at the moment, and subconsciously stood up straight.

The deputy general Chen Yilong on the side also stood up straight involuntarily.

Zhang Ling's prestige in the army was extremely high because of his clear distinction between rewards and punishments. He had made outstanding military achievements over the years and was even more respected.

"Look at the camp generals in Hanzhong Town, and then look at you."

Zhang Ling's eyes were sharp and he lectured in a deep voice.

"The generals of the Xuanwei Division are also waiting quietly by the side, but you are making a lot of noise in the tent, and you are not afraid of making people laugh."

Faced with Zhang Ling's lesson, Chen Yilong and Wu Shenghua did not dare to refute.

The generals of the Xuanwei Division mentioned by Zhang Ling were the other group in the military tent that did not make any noise except the camp generals from Hanzhong Town.

Xuanweisi is also commonly known as the chieftain. The chieftain soldiers under the Chief Secretary of Sichuan naturally belong to the Sichuan Army.

These generals of the Xuanwei Division are all generals of the Tujia people.

Nowadays, all the Tujia chieftains respect Qin Liangyu as their leader, so naturally they were all recruited by Qin Liangyu.

However, although these generals are all Tujia, their clothes are also different.

Some wear net scarves to tie their hair, just like the men in Han Dynasty.

There are also heads wrapped in embroidered kerchiefs, which are different from Han costumes.

The armor decorations worn by Tujia generals also have different characteristics from those of the Han people. Although the clothing under the armor is of the ordinary Han style, such as sash and tie.

But the dress is completely embroidered, which distinguishes it from ordinary Han costumes.

Since the Tujia people made the oath of alliance, there has never been a large-scale rebellion, and small-scale unrest has also been put down by the local chieftains.

The old alliance oaths were still continued in the Ming Dynasty.

After the Ming Dynasty, several Xuanweisi were established in the gathering places of the Tujia people. Tujia soldiers were called into battle many times from the middle to the late Ming Dynasty.

Tujia warriors were present in the fight against rebellion in the southwest, in the fight against the Japanese in the southeast, and in the Liaodong imperial court.

In the battles of Jiaxing Wangjiangjing and other battles, local soldiers from Yongshun, Baojing and other places repeatedly made military exploits and were rated as "the first in military exploits in the Southeast"

Among them, the most famous Tujia warriors are naturally the direct white pole soldiers led by Qin Liangyu.

Chen Yilong and Wu Shenghua turned their heads and looked to their sides. Sure enough, they saw a group of Tujia generals standing upright with their swords pressed, not squinting, and they couldn't help but stop talking.

However, the noise in the tent was still there. Opposite them were a group of Shaanxi generals, including those from Yansui, Guyuan, and Ningxia. They all arrived one after another in the past two or three days.

After arriving in Linxing'an, they were all stationed in separate camps without seeing each other.They were all mobilized by Yang Sichang from the subordinates of Zheng Chongjian, the governor of the three sides.

Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai now expressed their intention to attack Xing'an, so Yang Sichang also dispatched troops and horses into Hanzhong Mansion to rush to Xing'an.

During this promotion, all the generals and commanders from Shaanxi gathered together, and naturally they had a lot to say to each other.

There was no call for silence in the tent, so naturally everyone was still discussing.

But soon, the thunder-like sound of horse hooves sounded outside the tent.

All the generals in the tent, regardless of the camp, turned to look outside the tent. The originally noisy tent suddenly became silent.

The sound of horse hooves came from far away, and the originally silent tent became noisy with the deafening sound of horse hooves.

"Welcome the general back to camp!"

The next moment, waves of respectful greetings were heard from outside the tent into the camp.

Waves of louder and louder greetings came from all directions, even causing the chests and ears of everyone in the tent to resonate together.

All the generals and commanders in the Chinese military tent seemed to be unsteady on their feet.

Along with the deafening sound of welcome outside the tent, the horses neighed and the hoofbeats stopped.

The curtains of the Chinese army's tent were opened to both sides at the same time, revealing the outside view.

All the generals and commanders in the tent looked outside the tent. What everyone saw were the soldiers half-kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed.

Outside the tent, a bright red horse stood in front of Qianqi. Its two front hooves were raised high, drawing an arc in the air, and then stepping back to the ground.

Facing the gazes of the generals and officers in the tent, Chen Wang descended from his horse to the ground.

The first thing that caught everyone's eyes was a pair of sharp eyes like an eagle.

Then there was the crimson bullfighting uniform on his body.

Bullfighting patterns fill the upper body, and even both arms are embroidered with bullfighting patterns.

The dragon has horns, a python-shaped fish tail, and its horns are curved like ox horns.

All the generals in the tent subconsciously stared at him, and since he ascended the throne, they have rarely shown any signs of submission.

But now Chen Wang is wearing a bullfighting uniform, and it is such a high-grade bullfighting uniform.

This is undoubtedly not declaring how grand Chen Wang's holy family is.

Everyone couldn't help but think of the Tang Bao that was spread all over the world a few months ago, and the great victory at Qingshan Pass that was vigorously promoted in the Tang Bao.

He was awarded the title of General Jinwu, the chief military officer of Hanzhong Town, and his parents were given the title of posthumous title. He was allowed to be his shadow son and gained the first merit of King Qin.

Chen Wang held the riding whip in one hand and the Yanling knife at his waist with the other hand. Facing everyone's gaze, Chen Wang strode into the tent.

"Welcome the general back to camp!"

In the military tent, the sound of welcome also sounded at this time.

All the armored soldiers guarding the Chinese army's tent bowed down in unison, including Hu Zhiyi, who was standing at the top on the right side, and a group of generals from the Hanzhong army.

The generals in other camps and towns were stunned at first, and then the generals in Shaanxi and other towns reacted first. The generals did not hesitate at all and just followed and bowed together.

Chen Wang led the Hanzhong army and the Qin soldiers and horses, and achieved the first victory of King Qin. They were also honored.

As for Chen Wang actually being from Liao, these are all trivial matters.

Most of the generals in various towns in Shaanxi were from other places.

As long as they are still working on the three sides and working in Shaanxi, they are members of the same family.

The last ones to bow down were the Sichuan generals and the chieftain generals.

Most of them hesitated at first, but after seeing everyone except them prostrate, they still chose to prostrate themselves.

As the chief soldier of Hanzhong Town, Chen Wang's status is higher than everyone present, not to mention that he is also the chief soldier with the seal of general.

All of them must be controlled by Chen Wang, and they have to bow their heads under the eaves.

Chen Wanglong took the tiger step, and a group of armored soldiers followed him and divided into two teams and also stepped into the tent.

After Chen Wang sat down, the two teams of armored soldiers were separated and stood on the steps below his seat.

After taking the first position, Chen Wang looked down at the generals who were bowing their heads, slowly raised his hand, and gave a deep command.

"Everyone, please get up."

"Follow the order!"

After receiving Chen Wang's military order, all the generals in the tent finally stood up.

Just by bowing together, the atmosphere in the military tent has already undergone earth-shaking changes.

Chen Wang looked at the generals from different camps and towns in the tent without any hesitation in his heart.

Having been on the battlefield for many years, Chen Wang could tell it from the eyes of the generals in the tent.

I don't need to use any methods or strategies to win over these generals.

Because among the generals in the tent, no one would disobey his military orders.

The name of a person, the shadow of a tree.

Sometimes, reputation alone is enough to run the army.

"Get the military registers from each camp."

Chen Wang stretched out his hand, and Hu Zhiyi, who was standing at the top on the right, had already prepared the military register and presented it to him.

As the soldiers passed it on, the military register soon fell into Chen Wang's hands.

Chen Wang opened the military register and took a quick look at it. The details of each battalion's soldiers and horses, as well as their armament status, were all memorized by Chen Wang.

Not long after, Chen Wang had already put down the military book in his hand.

"The purpose of raising the account today is to control the rogue bandits and determine the strategy for dispatching troops."

Chen Wang's sharp eyes swept over everyone in the tent.

"Generals, obey your orders!"

Chen Wang took the order flag placed on the table, then issued orders one by one and began to allocate the garrison positions of each battalion.

Under the steps on the right, next to Hu Zhiyi, there is a rather large map hanging.

Every time Chen Wang issued an order, the soldier standing beside him would mark it with a red pen.

By the time the military order was issued, all the key points on the map were completely occupied by red dots, and Chen Wang also made his final decision at this time.

"Tomorrow we will prepare food at the fourth watch and break out the camp at the fifth watch. The troops will advance and make a profit."

The generals in the tent are at the lowest level of guerrilla and garrison, and they naturally have insights into military strategy.

Seeing Chen Wang's skill in arranging troops, I was even more impressed by Chen Wang.

All the Sichuan generals looked solemn and their attitudes became more and more submissive, including Wu Shenghua and Chen Yilong who had been dissatisfied with the discussion before.

Several chieftain generals also looked solemn. They turned to look at Chen Wang again, and their eyes also changed.

I'll draw for you tomorrow, I'm a bit pressed for time today.