The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 62
Chen Wang led the troops out of the barracks, and was about to salute with his hands clasped in fists, but Wang Zhaolin walked over in a hurry.

"Mr. Chen Qian, a few days ago, the residents in the city were panicked and it was difficult to allocate supplies, so some food and grass were short."

"Now that the city has stabilized, there will never be any shortage of supplies in the future."

Wang Zhaolin was trembling when he walked with fat all over his body. Just after he said a few words, his sweat was already streaming down.

"It's normal to be busy with business. Regardless of the past, the county lord has sent meat and food. It's too late for me to be grateful."

In the Ming Dynasty, Wen Zunwu was inferior, although Chen Wang couldn't understand that Wang Zhaolin, as the county magistrate, put his posture so low, he immediately expressed his sincerity and expressed his gratitude.

"Mr. Chen Qian is too polite, if you have any difficulties, just ask."

Wang Zhaolin kept fanning, forced a smile and said.

"If it is necessary to recruit auxiliary soldiers and civilian husbands, more than [-] people can be recruited immediately. I have already ordered the yamen servants in the city to deal with it first."

"In that case, I would like to thank the county lord."

Chen Wang didn't know why, but the etiquette was still thorough.

"There are a lot of affairs in the county. Now that the food and grass have been delivered, I will go back to the government office to handle the official business."

Wang Zhaolin didn't stay any longer, maybe because he felt extremely uncomfortable due to the heat, or maybe he really had business to deal with, so he led the yamen servants away after speaking.

Chen Wang took a few steps forward symbolically and then stopped, as did the young general in armor and red robe.

In fact, this was a misunderstanding caused by Chen Wang's unfamiliarity with the officialdom at this time.

Wang Zhaolin, the county magistrate of Chunhua County, was already panicked by the arrival of most of the rogues, but he dared not say anything more now that he had received Hong Chengchou's order.

Hong Chengchou was appointed governor of the five provinces at the beginning, but it was only the military affairs of the five provinces, and many things were still beyond his control.

However, Hong Chengchou's trilateral governor can directly control the governors of the three provinces, and he is directly in charge.

Therefore, Hong Chengchou's order was passed down, and no prefectural and county officials in Shaanxi dared not obey.

He offended the emperor and was reprimanded, and he could gain a reputation as an upright Qingliu among the scholars.

But for offending Hong Chengchou, it is absolutely indispensable to be dismissed from office, and according to Hong Chengchou's personality, it will be difficult to recover in the future.

After Wang Zhaolin got on the official sedan chair, the general in armor and red robe watched Wang Zhaolin leave, then turned around and saluted Chen Wang.

"Luo Guizhong, the avant-garde commander in Xi'an, met Mr. Chen Qian."

Chen Wang guessed right, this general was Luo Guizhong, the commander of Xi'an Qianwei.

But Chen Wang didn't expect Luo Guizhong to be so young, he looked only in his early twenties.

Of course, this is extremely normal among the guards, after all, the ranks of the guards are hereditary.

In the Battle of Xi'an, many officers were killed in the Guards Army, and their descendants would naturally fill in the vacancies.

Chen Wang returned a salute neither humble nor overbearing.

Luo Guizhong is the commander of the fourth rank, he is two ranks higher than him in terms of official position, but he still has to be controlled by him.

Only the military rank of the Guards Army, no matter how high the rank is, is of little use. Not only is it lowered in front of civilian officials, but it is also shorter in front of battalion officials.

The Guards Army has been invincible for a long time, not to mention the Guards Army in the Mainland.

From Wang Zhaolin's actions just now, it can be seen how low the status of the guards officers is.

A magistrate of the seventh rank didn't take it seriously.

"The rogues from the north are eyeing them. Time is running out, so I won't be too polite."

Facing Luo Guizhong, Chen Wang naturally stopped claiming to be subordinate.

The Guards Army and the Battalion are not part of the same system, and the two sides do not belong to each other.

"The military gate issued an order to preside over Chunhua's defense. I need to know how the city's defenses are prepared in Chunhua."

Although Luo Guizhong looks young, the Guards Army has been unable to fight in peace for a long time, but as a general, he still has basic military qualities, and he is in the right place.

"There are still about [-] roots in Rolling Wood City. There was a quarry in the south of the city. Over the past few days, people have brought in more than [-] jin of stones from a stone quarry. Dozens of cauldrons for boiling the golden juice have also been found. time to use."

"But there is almost no ordnance in the city. The artillery on the city is outdated. No one in Weizhong dares to use it. If you don't fire a few shots, you may explode."

Chen Wang's expression darkened, most of the Liao soldiers in the battalion were defeated.

On the way to escape, they lost almost all their armor, swords, bows and arrows, and most of these things were hung on the saddle, so most people still had their sabers and bows and arrows.

However, the arrows are shared among everyone, and there are probably only twenty feather arrows.

Now there are 57 armored leaders in the battalion, and there are more than 100 family soldiers under his command, and the total number has just reached more than [-].

These more than 100 people can play very little role on the battlefield of tens of thousands of people.

The difference between armored and unarmored is exactly two orders of magnitude.

Although many of the iron armors worn by the Nine Frontier Ming Army were lacking in clothing and materials, it was still difficult to cause any damage to them with ordinary knives, hacks and spears.

Therefore, in the early days of the civil uprising, a small number of Ming troops were able to chase tens of thousands of bandits and flee here and there, repeatedly attacking the crowd with a few.

But the current situation is reversed.

Chen Wang looked gloomy, Sanshui fell, Zhang Waijia died, and thousands of Liao soldiers fell into the city.

However, the biggest loss of the Ming army was the loss of thousands of armors and a large number of horses and other military equipment.

Most of the armors on the ordinary battalion soldiers in Liao Town were iron armors. With so many armors and horses, Li Zicheng and Prime Minister Hui Deng could each arm seven or eight hundred elite cavalry.

Chen Wang asked Luo Guizhong some more questions.

But the follow-up Luo Guizhong's answer began to be a little ambiguous and stammered.

Chen Wang didn't tell Luo Guizhong any more, and Luo Guizhong saw that he was someone who hadn't been on the battlefield much.

The information I got from him is enough, and I can't get anything out of it if I ask again.
"You go to gather your soldiers and wait for me on the garrison campus."

Luo Guizhong sent someone to go outside the city to scout the enemy's situation overnight, but they were driven back by the bandits' cavalry.

After killing or wounding seven or eight cavalrymen, Luo Guizhong didn't dare to send anyone out of the city anymore.

In other words, the current situation outside the city is completely ignorant.

The situation in Chunhua was far worse than Chen Wang imagined.

The guards led by Luo Guizhong are all from Xian Qianwei. It is said that there are more than 700 people, but in fact there are more than [-] people.

Xi'an Qianwei is a guard in Xi'an Prefecture, located in the Guanzhong Plain, near Xi'an Prefecture.

During the Battle of Xi'an, their battalion soldiers went out of the city to fight in the field, and the guards in Xi'an Mansion were all serving as auxiliary soldiers, doing the work that civilian husbands need to do.

Many of those military households were even more like refugees than refugees, and some of them didn't even wear tops, they were all topless.

It was the main army of the Weizhong. The military uniforms worn by many people had already been washed and turned white, and there were even soldiers with patches.

The weapons he holds are also varied and have everything.

Chen Wang even saw the guards holding it, it might be an antique firearm from the Longqing period.

That is to say, those few thousand households and servants under the commander's command still have some combat power, and their armor and weapons are fairly sophisticated, barely noticeable.

　Today's update is a bit late, I have a cold and fever, and my mind is dizzy.

　　First two chapters of 4500 words, update Chapter 11 at 3:[-] p.m.

　　The update time of Chapter 3 is a bit late, you can read it tomorrow morning.

　　Tomorrow, I will try to adjust it to [-]:[-] p.m., and the rhythm will be accelerated.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)