The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 48
For Zhang Waijia, Chen Wang was not too impressed.

There are very few records of this person in the history books, and there are only a few records in You Shiwei's biographies.

Zhang Waijia was the deputy general of Ningyuan in Liaodong. In the seventh year of Chongzhen, the imperial court ordered You Shiwei to serve as an official, and together with Zhang Waijia, five thousand iron cavalry outside the pass were ordered to suppress.

Later, the [-] cavalry led by You Shiwei were dispatched by Hong Chengchou and Xu Laichao, a participating general, to station in Yongning and Lushi respectively, guarding the two passes of Lancaochuan and Zhuyangguan in Luonan, in case the bandits escaped from Shaanxi and re-emerged. Enter Henan.

Zhang Waijia led the remaining Liao soldiers and followed Hong Chengchou from Tongguan into Shaanxi to suppress.

Zhang Waijia was not well-known in Liaodong, and Chen Wang didn't have much memory of him. After all, there were so many generals, lieutenants, and generals in Liaodong.

In Liaodong, as long as you have money, as long as you know how to drill and have a certain relationship, it may be difficult for a lieutenant general, but it is easy to be a general and guerrilla.

But Chen Wang didn't have the slightest idea of ​​going back to Liaodong.

Some participating generals and guerrillas said they were leading a battalion, and the number of soldiers in a battalion ranged from 1000 to [-], but in fact there were only one or two hundred servants under their command, and the rest were just soldiers.

In fact, the number of soldiers in charge is not as many as Chen Wang's now.

Besides, if you really go to Liaodong, you will die without knowing how you died.

Liaodong has long been a mess, riddled with holes, and anyone who presides over Liaodong will not be able to restore the situation in Liaodong.

The biggest problem in Liaodong is not actually the Houjin outside the customs, but from within the Liaodong Group.

Chen Wang stood outside the tent and only waited for a while, when a message came from inside the tent to let him in.

Generally speaking, as a general, you can't leapfrog to see the chief officer, but as a battalion officer who was born as a servant, you can actually ignore this rule in many cases.

There is a difference between closeness and closeness, family members, especially personal guard family members, are almost in the same position as people of the same clan.

Chen Wang lowered his head slightly, and walked into the big tent through the opened curtain.

The furnishings in the tent are still the same as before, only a few tables and chairs, simple and clean, not too much decoration, everything is for convenience.

The lights in the big tent were bright, and Cao Wenzhao was sitting on the chair at this time, holding a letter in his hand, and he should have been checking the letter before.

"Humble post, Chen Wang, pay my respects to the general."

Chen Wang entered the tent and did not continue to walk forward, but first saluted respectfully, and only after Cao Wenzhao raised his hand as a signal did he move forward again.

"sit."

Cao Wenzhao spoke concisely and pointed to the nearby chair.

Chen Wang bowed slightly, made a salute with both hands, and then sat down on the chair in front of him.

Chen Wang sat on the chair with his back straight, his body leaning forward, his hands on his knees, and he didn't sit on the entire chair.

"The news from Chunhua, you sit down for a while, I haven't read it yet."

Cao Wenzhao slightly raised the letter in his hand as a gesture, then lowered his head and continued to flip through the letter in his hand.

Chen Wang responded, and continued to sit on the chair quietly, without much fluctuation in his heart.

Some things can't be rushed at all, you have to be patient.

Chen Wang moved his eyes a little to the right, and glanced at the letter in Cao Wenzhao's hand from the corner of his eye, as well as the opened envelope on the table.

I also had some guesses in my heart, and Cao Wenzhao said that it was the news from Chunhua. Looking at its outer seal, it seemed that it was conveying military sentiment.

In this case, there is only one possibility. This letter is related to the rogues going south from Qingyang Mansion. Counting the time, Li Zicheng and Prime Minister Hui Deng may have already pushed to the city.

And the defeated Liao soldiers under Zhang Waijia's command should have almost gathered.

Chen Wang didn't wait long, and while he was still thinking, Cao Wenzhao had already put down the letter in his hand.

Cao Wenzhao said with a solemn expression.

"Zhang Waijia attacked several times, but was repelled by the enemy's firearms."

Noticing Cao Wenzhao's eyes, Chen Wang leaned forward a little more.

"Back to Chunhua, the broken soldiers said that the bandit soldiers used three-eyed guns and bird guns as the front row, and they were equipped with Francophones in the back, tiger squatting guns, and rockets fired at the same time. The front of the battle was full of gunpowder. , many people were wounded by Francophones, tiger squat guns and rockets, and finally had to retreat."

Chen Wang's eyes were slightly fixed, and his heart was slightly trembling. This was obviously imitating his previous tactics.

"This is the military news from Chunhua, take a look."

Cao Wenzhao moved the letter in his hand forward a little, and his voice was a little low.

"Compared to three years ago, the rogues are stronger now, and they are learning faster."

Chen Wang glanced at the letter that Cao Wenzhao handed over, he was not pretentious, he stood up and saluted, took the letter and sat back in the chair and read it carefully.

Among the letters is a report on the fall of Sanshui City. The reason and process of the fall of Sanshui City are clearly written, and it should be learned from the mouth of Jiang Bing.

Relying on their strength, the rogue bandits surrounded Sanshui City from all sides.

After besieging the city for many days, Zhang Waijia led troops to fight back several times and was repulsed, killing and wounding hundreds of horses, so he retreated to the city to defend.

There are cannons in the city, and they also help defend the strong men. Zhang Waijia has no problem guarding for many days.

The reason why Sanshui City fell was because Zhang Waijia didn't pay attention to the situation in the city. The magistrate of Chunhua had let many refugees from Zhenning into the city before, and Zhang Waijia didn't know about it.

After repelling the attacks of the rogues for several days in a row, the defenders gradually began to relax.

But that night, a fire suddenly ignited in the city, Nei Ying took advantage of the chaos to open the city gate, and the rogue Jingqi rushed into the city.

At this time, most of the defenders in the city were asleep, and the rogues set fires everywhere, causing riots.

Zhang Waijia's first reaction was to drive him out of the city. After all, the more than [-] cavalry under his command were all elites from Liaodong.

But the result was that their barracks were all found out, and the enemy army directly encircled them.

It was too late when Zhang Waijia wanted to retreat again.

Afterwards, most of the Liao soldiers who broke out were intercepted and killed by the cavalry and fine cavalry who were familiar with the terrain outside the city. Many of them ran for their lives without even wearing armor or even taking weapons. Most of them were killed or injured on the way to escape.

After counting the broken soldiers who fled back to Chunhua, there should have been more than [-] soldiers, but only [-] cavalry were left, and most of the ordnance was lost.

Only one or two hundred people still had armor and weapons, and all of them had only one horse. Originally, they were basically one person and two horses, but their spare horses and ordnance were thrown in Sanshui City together.

Out of nine hundred riders, only one general remained, and Zhang Waijia and most of the generals in the army were trapped in Sanshui City.

Chen Wang's breathing became a little heavier, and his eyes gradually became hotter.

He originally just wanted to seek the status of a thousand boss, but now it seems that maybe he can seek more than just a thousand boss...

(End of this chapter)