The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 53 Chunhua
Chen Wang naturally knew nothing about what happened in Xingping County.

Marching inland, there are auxiliary soldiers and livestock to transport the self-weight of armaments, and the speed of the march has more than doubled, after several days of rapid march.

They had arrived at the city of Binzhou again, and there were already a few bandit cavalry outside the city of Binzhou.

However, they didn't engage in battle, they just heard the wind and saw that the rogue cavalry wandering outside the city had already disappeared.

Binzhou is located among the mountains, with Binzhou as the center, and there are only three official roads.

One goes northwest to Pingliang Mansion.

One leads to Sanshui to the northeast, but this road is quite narrow.

The other one goes all the way to the south, passing through Yongshou, Muling Pass, and Qianzhou three cities, and after leaving Qianzhou, it enters the vast Guanzhong Plain.

This road is tortuous and extremely lengthy, among which there are many lofty mountains and the terrain is very rugged.

The shortest way to Chunhua is actually via Sanshui City and then south to Chunhua, but now no one dares to go to the official road to the northeast, because it is hard to guarantee whether the rogues will set up an ambush between the two mountains.

Therefore, the plan after receiving the military order is that Zuo Liangyu temporarily stationed troops in Binzhou, and Cao Wenzhao led the troops south to rush in for help.

Hong Chengchou had already sent more than a thousand cavalrymen under his command to aid Chunhua, and at the same time recruited many auxiliary soldiers from various cities and villages, and ordered people to rush to make many banners overnight.

Those auxiliary soldiers were used as combat soldiers and stationed in one place.

However, Hong Chengchou didn't really pin his hopes on those auxiliary soldiers who were only strong men not long ago. The banners he ordered people to rush out also included large banners.

The troops were stretched thin, Hong Chengchou's countermeasure was to bluff, and Zhang suspected to set up an ambush.

Those auxiliary soldiers unfurled banners and banners of generals such as You Shiwei, Tang Jiuzhou, and Chen Yongfu, and just swaggered into Chunhua and Xingping.

Although Hong Chengchou's method seems simple, it has indeed achieved results.

The vanguard cavalry of Qingyang Mansion had already arrived at the city of Chunhua, but when they saw Tang Jiuzhou's banner, they retreated to Sanshui City again.

Tang Jiuzhou is also a fierce general, not only leading a lot of elite cavalry, but also equipped with a lot of firearms under his command.

Once defeated Tianxing in Wucheng Town, beheaded level 420, defeating nothing, and repeatedly defeated bandits with Zuo Liangyu and others.

If the fear of bandits is graded, Lu Xiangsheng, Hong Chengchou, Cao Wenzhao, and Cao Bianjiao can be ranked at the top, and the bandits all flee.

He Renlong, Qin Liangyu, Tang Jiuzhou, Zuo Liangyu, and others can be ranked second. Everyone who sees them is silent, and they will collapse when they meet the enemy.

Ai Wannian, Liu Chenggong and others were in the third echelon, and they were all afraid of fighting against them, and quickly fled if there was a slight headwind.

People at that time said: "There is a Cao in the army, and the thief's heart is cold when he hears about it."Next Zuo Liangyu, Tang Jiuzhou; if the Beijing camp soldiers, the thief is very light.

As soon as the army was stationed under the city of Bin, Chen Wang received a summons from Cao Wenzhao.

The camp of the army had its own rules and regulations, and the camps in the plains had fixed locations for all divisions and ministries. Chen Wang was familiar with the road all the way and walked into the tent of the Chinese army.

"Humble position Chen Wang, see the general!"

Chen Wang walked into the tent and found that not only Cao Wenzhao was in the camp, but Zuo Liangyu was also in the camp.

"See Zongbing Zuo."

Chen Wang bowed his head slightly, and saluted again.

However, there is a clear distinction between top and bottom in the army, and etiquette has to be followed.

Chen Wang couldn't know more about Zuo Liangyu in history.

Zuo Liangyu in the early stage was not considered arrogant, although he had an arrogant side, but most of the time he listened to both the tune and the announcement.

At that time, Zuo Liangyu's only shortcoming was that "he was quite lenient in controlling the crowd", and his army's military discipline was not good, and Zuo Liangyu also let the soldiers do looting.

But the turning point when he really became arrogant, proud of his merits, domineering and difficult to control, and supported himself in the later period all began in the 11th year of Chongzhen.

In the 11th year of Chongzhen, Zuo Liangyu defeated Zhang Xianzhong and wanted to kill him, but Xiong Wencan wanted to appease him.

Zuo Liangyu and Xiong Wencan did not get along at all, and the conflict between the two intensified again. Soon after Zhang Xianzhong surrendered and was re-sentenced, Xiong Wencan recruited Zuo Liangyu to attack.

This time Zuo Liangyu suffered a defeat, all the military symbols and seals were lost, more than [-] million military funds were abandoned, and [-] soldiers died.

Afterwards, he was even demoted to three ranks for the crime of advancing lightly.

At the end of November, a mutiny broke out in Xuzhou, and Zuo Liangyu's family members were placed in Xuzhou, and they were wiped out during the mutiny.

Zuo Liangyu's transformation and the self-respect of the soldiers also started from this.

"Your Qianhu's complaint has come down."

With a smile on his face, Cao Wenzhao pointed to the seal on the table and laughed.

"There is an order from the military gate, ordering you to rush to Chunhua to integrate the army to guard against Qingyang bandits and defend Chunhua County."

Chen Wang suppressed the excitement in his heart, but he didn't forget what he should say, and said in a deep voice immediately.

"Thank you General for your support!"

Cao Wenzhao stepped forward to give him a little help, and Chen Wang also stood up.

"Brother Cao's subordinates are indeed all heroic!"

Zuo Liangyu sat aside and said with a smile.

"Assuming the position of Chief Qian's temporary battalion officer now, as long as he makes a few more contributions, it will not be a problem to be promoted to a guerrilla at that time. In the future, he may not be able to be a deputy general or a general."

Zuo Liangyu stood up, faced Chen Wang, cupped his hands and smiled again.

Although Zuo Liangyu didn't know how to read, she still seemed to speak with restraint.

"Thanks to Zuo Zongbing's good words, but the next person who can become Qian Zong has already relied on the support of the general. Guerrilla, general and other positions really don't dare to expect extravagant expectations."

Chen Wang did not neglect, bowed slightly, and bowed back with fists clasped.

Cao Wenzhao didn't let the topic go too far, and soon got back to business.

"The enemy army has approached Chunhua. Chunhua now has only 3000 Xi'an guards, who are under the banner of Tang Jiuzhou as suspects."

"The order of the military gate is not only to gather the Liao soldiers, but also to integrate the army to guard against the Qingyang bandits."

"The military order means that you will be in charge of Chunhua's city defense, you understand."

Chen Wang's heart trembled a little. Cao Wenzhao had already mentioned Hong Chengchou's military order just now, but what he heard was not true.

But when Cao Wenzhao repeated it again, Chen Wang heard it clearly this time.

This military order is undoubtedly for him to guard a city.

Logically speaking, this should not be the case. After logging into the battalion management, the superiors must know his past. Just a few months ago, he was just a servant, but now he is asked to preside over the military affairs of a city.

"It's an opportunity."

There was an inexplicable look in Cao Wenzhao's eyes.

"Whether you can grasp it or not is all in your hands!"

……

"History of Ming Dynasty Biography No. 160":
"Liangyu is an orphan, raised by his uncle. He is expensive, but I don't know his mother's surname."

"Long body and face, brave, good at shooting from left to right. I don't know how to read, and I am resourceful. I love him, so I have meritorious service in battle."

"... Zuo Liangyu used his bravery to wipe out bandits frequently, so he supported a strong army and was arrogant and self-indulgent. If he was slow, he would support the bandits to make him worry, and if he was in a hurry, he would abandon his armor and lead to collapse."

"At that time, the generals were repeatedly punished for not using their lives, but Liangyu refused to do anything, and did not make a punishment. He tolerated the troubles, so he was called a soldier and committed a crime, so he ignored it."

(End of this chapter)