A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 217
Wang Dou slowly glanced at everyone in the tent, his eyes were sharp: "The last general only heard that the rations were pulled from the household department or the army, but he didn't hear the reason for letting the brothers' reinforcements supply the army. The rations in our army are all The food and clothing saved by the security guards and civilians. The elders of the whole state are eager, and only hope that these food and grass will keep the brothers from being too hungry and cold, so that they will have the strength to kill thieves and serve the country."

"If everyone comes to share some, and the food is exhausted, what will my three thousand brothers eat and drink? May I ask the generals, if your army is rich in food and grass, will you give some to the younger brother?"

"Generals, if you want to ask for food and grass, you should go to the director, Eunuch Gao, to ask for it."

Wang Dou's words were not concealed nor polite at all, and his words immediately shocked everyone.

Zhang Yan and the others all looked at him in disbelief, he was such a king, he had previously called everyone brothers and sisters, talked and laughed at Yanyan, but turned his face in the blink of an eye.

He has no scruples and is not afraid of offending his colleagues in the army?Although I heard that Wang Dou is highly appreciated by the governor Lu Gong and has outstanding achievements, but in the army, he is just an ordinary guerrilla general. He is not afraid of being isolated and rejected by everyone. Things will be difficult in the future?
Seeing Wang Dou sitting calmly, he rose up at a young age, and his troops were strong and strong, seeing his calm demeanor, his wisdom pearl in his hands, and his appearance of fearlessness, it seems that he is not afraid of offending everyone.Zhang Yan and the others looked at Wang Dou again. This guerrilla general was young and young, but he was quite tricky and difficult to deal with.

Zhang Yan was sitting in the case and snorted: "General Wang Huwei, I have learned the lesson. You are just a guerrilla now, so you are so domineering. In the future, you will be promoted to general and deputy general. In Xuanfu Town, there are still people waiting for me to talk. Is there room?"

Zhang Yan's words were quite sinful, one sentence pushed Wang Dou to the opposite of everyone in the tent, but in his tone, there was also a hint of helplessness towards Wang Dou.

Wang Dou glanced at him, thinking that Jiang is old and spicy.But he is not afraid, when he is in the camp, he should strive for strength and victory, otherwise he will be weak and will be stepped on by others one after another.Now everyone is just begging for food and grass from him, and in the future the demands will continue to flow, what should I do?
As a guerrilla himself, he was only under the control of the commander-in-chief and the deputy commander-in-chief during the war. Although Zhang Yan was a general, he had to behave respectfully when meeting him, but he didn't join the general all the way, and he couldn't control his head on weekdays. superior.The other two are guerrillas, let alone worry about it.

The guerrilla general Li Jianming's face was even more ugly. Zhang Yan's evaluation of Wang Dou was in his heart. How can he say that he is also an old guerrilla? Buying food and grass is not for nothing. Wang Dou doesn't give him any face?

The commander-in-chief Yang Guozhu has been watching quietly from above, seeing Wang Dou's words and demeanor, and his evaluation of Wang Dou is further improved. He calmly said: "General Wang, brothers in the army, have no intention of robbing you of the food and grass you brought. I mean, it's just that there is a shortage of food in the army, if it's convenient for you, you can help your comrades with some food and grass."

Wang Dou has already shown his posture. Although he is just a new guerrilla general, he is not afraid of any conflicts, so that everyone dare not look down on him.But let it go as soon as it is good. In this war, it is impossible to fight alone. You need to cooperate with the friendly army. In this war in history, the officers and soldiers have performed well. They are all in the army, so just help.

He said: "Even if the military sect speaks, the general will respectfully obey it. Although the general did not bring much food and grass, Gu Nian's brother Paozhe still took out four hundred stones and let the military sect allocate them."

Yang Guozhu laughed, Wang Dou's posture gave him enough face, he stood up and said, "Okay, okay, you don't have to worry about the small incidents earlier. General Wang is kind, loyal, brave and diligent. Come on, everyone A toast to General Wang."

Everyone stood up, Wang Dou was willing to give food, everyone was happy, they responded loudly, and the tent resumed lively.

However, many people looked at Wang Dou thoughtfully, this guy is very scheming, young man, it's not easy.

Behind Wang Dou, Han Zhong, Xie Yike, and Wen Fangliang felt that Wang Dou's demeanor made them very respectable, and they were all very proud of themselves.

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On the morning of the second day, the [-] shi of grain and grass that Wang Dou gave to Yang Guozhu had already been sent to Yang Guozhu's camp, and Yang Guozhu summoned all the generals to discuss the distribution of grain and grass.Seeing Wang Dou again, at least on the surface, all the generals were very affectionate to him, even Zhang Yan, the counselor of the Xuanfu, also praised Wang Dou warmly.

How to distribute this batch of grain and grass, the generals debated endlessly in the tent, Wang Dou just watched coldly from the sidelines.

During the excitement, suddenly a relative came in to report a few words to Yang Guozhu, and everyone heard Yang Guozhu's surprised voice: "Why, the director, Eunuch Gao, came to Changping?"

Everyone in the tent is discussing, what is the important thing for Gao Qiqian to come to Changping, but Wang Dou's heart is full of huge waves. In history, Lu Xiangsheng proposed to divide his troops into four groups to attack the enemy camp at night, Gao Qiqian was noncommittal.Lu Xiangsheng, who was irritated by Gao Qiqian's arrogance, went up to ask for the division of troops, and Emperor Chongzhen agreed to Lu Xiangsheng's proposal.

The 2 reinforcements gathered in Changping were divided into two. Lu Xiangsheng led 3 reinforcements from Xuanda, and Gao Qiqian led [-] reinforcements from Guan and Ningxia.After today, it will be the beginning of a series of tragedies. Although Wang Dou knows the history well, he is just a small guerrilla, even in Xuanfu Town, he is also ranked at the bottom, so what role can he play?
Sure enough, early the next morning, he heard drums beating in the city, and the drums were beating rapidly. Wang Dou didn't dare to neglect, so he quickly put on his clothes and reported to Yang Guozhu's tent first.General Yang Guozhu and Chinese guerrilla Guo Yingxian are both in full armor.Afterwards, Xuanfu General Zhang Yan, Guerrilla Li Jianming and Wen Hui hurried over.

Guo Yingxian said loudly: "The governor hastily summoned the generals, why?"

Everyone else was talking about it, Yang Guozhu didn't say a word, once he gave up, everyone got on their horses, behind them was a large group of guards from Yang Guozhu's army, and hurried to Changping City.

After entering the city, the second drum was beating. In front of the governor, one by one the generals in helmets and armor jumped off their horses one after another. Everyone was in a hurry, and they greeted casually when they saw it.Wang Dou followed behind Yang Guozhu, in front were four Xuanzhen generals, and he followed at the end.

Suddenly Wang Dou heard a thick voice saying: "Mr. Yang."

But it was a general who had just jumped off a healthy horse. Like Yang Guozhu, he was also close to fifty years old, not tall, but extremely strong, with a thick black face full of wind and frost.There was a thick iron armor on his body, and the armor leaves seemed to have been changed many times, a mixture of old and new.

He had a helmet tassel on his head, and a cloak and a large cloak behind him, which seemed to be stained with blood. Gu Panzhong's eyes were sharp and powerful.

Seeing this general, Yang Guozhu also greeted him: "Tiger, are you here too?"

Hearing Yang Guozhu's greeting, Wang Dou suddenly remembered that this general was the governor of the department, Hu Dawei, the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town.He was born as a soldier outside the Great Wall, and is known in history as brave and strategic. He went from being a tired officer in the army to a general, deputy general, and general officer in Shanxi, and finally died in a battle with the peasant army.

Wang Dou looked at him very carefully. Behind the tiger Dawei, there were also three stout generals, three of them, one general, and two guerrilla generals dressed in armor.

When Wang Dou came to Changping, he inquired carefully. The reinforcements from Shanxi Town, which is very powerful, except for the main barracks of Hu Dawei, were two guerrillas who each led 2000 men into the guard.The participating general was the general of the Chinese army in Hu Dawei's main barracks.

The two seemed to be familiar with each other, and after a few words, Hu Dawei said: "Duke Lu hastily summoned us, why?"

Yang Guozhu said: "I don't know either."

The two were about to enter the gate, when a group of healthy horses galloped towards them again, the leading officer jumped off his horse and murmured: "The three-way drum has not yet passed, but fortunately we arrived in time."

Seeing Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei, he smiled and said, "The two elder brothers are here too? It makes sense to say that it is better to be early than to be timely."

He said affectionately: "When the governor is summoned, the younger brother will be a host in the camp. How about the two elder brothers showing me some face?"

Seeing this general, both Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei looked indifferent, but said: "So it's Wang Zongbing."

His invitation was noncommittal.

The general didn't take it seriously, he still had a grin on his face.

Hearing Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei's words, Wang Dou remembered who this general was, he was the governor of the department, Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town.

Wang Dou looked at him carefully, this guy was too young, he was in the high position of chief military officer, but he was not yet thirty.But Wang Dou knew that, unlike Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei who had accumulated meritorious service with one blow and one shot to become the commander-in-chief, this guy's position was bought.

Their Wang family is the richest man in Shanxi, and a large group of nephews and nephews in the family have official and military positions, and they basically rely on buying.

In history, Wang Pu was also a dude. He couldn’t kill the enemy, but he was good at killing the good. In the ninth year of Chongzhen, he led the army to help. He claimed to have chopped off more than 1000 heads of Qing soldiers, and [-]% of them were the heads of good people.He was the first to run in the Battle of Songshan, and was finally beheaded by the emperor's decree.

There was a taste of a businessman in his speech, and even the armor on his body was quite gorgeous, not to mention the bright red and green colors, and there were a few very beautiful feathers stuck on the top of the helmet.Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei wore a pair of old armor, and they were immediately compared to him.

Wang Pu's appearance is also very good. He is tall and handsome, and with this gorgeous armor on his body, he is radiant. Those who don't know his details will be overwhelmed by his splendor.Several officers and generals behind him also wore bright armor and bright red cloaks.

However, both Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei are veterans who have made great achievements in many battles, so how can they look down on Wang Pu, a dude who spends money to buy official positions?He looked indifferent to him, but greeted him politely.

There was no displeasure on Wang Pu's face, he was articulate and laughed before saying anything.

Wang Dou thought to himself, let this guy host any banquet, it will definitely make people feel like a spring breeze.

When everyone entered the governor's house, it was the first floor of Qiaolou in Yong'an City, Changping. A huge iron case was placed at the head. , which is filled with densely packed arrow symbols with a vermilion pen.

Entering the Xingyuan hall, there are even more stars gathering inside, and the generals and officers you see are all wearing helmets and armor, all in brightly colored cloaks and cloaks.

Those with the smallest military positions are all guerrilla generals. For the first time, Wang Dou felt that his official position was too small.

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In Xingyuan, there were constant calls to meet each other. In addition to the officers and soldiers of the three towns of Xuanda, there were more than 3 officers and soldiers from the towns of Guanning and more than [-] officers and soldiers from the towns of Guanning.Only the general soldiers who entered the Xingyuan successively included Tang Tong, the general soldier of Miyun, Bai Guangen, the general soldier of Jizhen, Wang Tingchen, the former general soldier of the Tunwei, Cao Bianjiao, the general soldier of Yutian, and Ma Ke, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan.

Wang Dou looked at these people very carefully, all the generals at Miji Guanning had arrogance on their faces.The chief soldier of Ji Town, Bai Guang'en, chatted loudly with Wang Pu, they patted each other's shoulders, talking about something wonderful.

On this kind of occasion, Wang Pu is like a fish in water, and handles it well.

Wang Dou looked at Bai Guangen, the chief soldier of Ji Town, and his information flashed in his mind. He was a bandit at first, followed by Huntian Monkey as a bandit, and later surrendered to Daming.

Later, he suppressed the bandits from Wuzhen, but he was arrogant and arrogant, so he plundered back to Shaanxi.He returned to Sun Chuanting to deal with thieves, was defeated in Jia County, and returned to Baotongguan.The city of Tongguan was broken, and they rushed to Guyuan, where they were besieged by Li Zicheng. They surrendered and were reused.

This guy should not be friends with in the future, Wang Dou made a judgment in his heart.

There is also Tang Tong, the commander-in-chief of Miyun, who served as the commander-in-chief of Juyongguan in Chongzhen for 17 years, and finally surrendered Li Zicheng, so he cannot make friends.

Cao Bianjiao, the commander in chief of Yutian, looked quite young, less than forty, he had served in the army with the famous general Cao Wenzhao since he was young, and accumulated meritorious service to the commander in chief.After the Battle of Songshan, he was captured along with Wang Tingchen, the former commander-in-chief of the garrison guards, Qiu Minyang, the governor of Liaodong, and others.

As for Ma Ke, the commander-in-chief of the Shanhaiguan Customs, during the Battle of Songshan, he and Wang Pu, Wu Sangui, Li Fuming and others were all scrambling for their lives, without any regard for the safety of their allies.Not a warlord, but also a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, this person is exempt.

There is also Zu Kuan, the deputy general of Guan Ning's generals. It is said that he was Zu Dashou's servant in his early years.This person is capable of fighting, but this person is extremely arrogant, his military discipline is corrupt, and his soldiers and horses have burned down houses and raped and defiled women.Even this winter, because the Qing soldiers went south, he was ordered to assist Shandong with his teachers, and then Jinan fell, and he was also dismissed from his post and arrested, and executed for the crime of falling into the trap.

For this person, make friends according to the situation.

Wang Dou suddenly burst out laughing, now he is just a little guerrilla general, but he starts to comment on everyone and decide whether to make friends or not.

All the general soldiers in Xingyuan met each other, exchanged greetings, and guessed the purpose of Duchen Lu's summoning.These general soldiers greeted each other with greetings, while the generals behind each of them, the guerrillas, stood obediently and could not move freely like them.

Standing there, Wang Dou also had some eyes on him, although he was somewhat surprised to see that Wang Dou was a guerrilla general at such a young age, but seeing Wang Dousheng's face, he was not well-known, so everyone didn't bother to pay attention.

Suddenly, everyone heard the rapid drumbeat on the top floor sound again, which was the third pass.

Everyone hurriedly stood in two rows, the barriers were clearly defined, the generals of Xuanda were on the left, and the generals of Mi Jiguan and Ning were on the right.Then the chief soldiers of the towns on both sides are at the top, and they are ranked according to the ranks of deputy general, general, and guerrilla. Wang Dou is the youngest and is squeezed to the bottom on the left.

His boss, a guerrilla general from Shanxi Town, was in his 30s, but he was thick and sturdy, but he seemed to have rarely seen such a big scene, and his face was flushed with excitement.

The hall was full of generals, but the atmosphere was so calm that no one dared to cough casually.

Footsteps sounded, a group of people came down from the second floor, Wang Dou peeped, and saw Lu Xiangsheng walking in the front, dressed in filial piety, his face full of resentment.Beside him, there was a man dressed as an eunuch, with a golden cap inlaid on his head, a brocade robe on his body, an exquisite jade belt that stood out, and his face was full of complacency.

This eunuch was in his 40s, which was beyond Wang Dou’s impression of eunuchs. He was tall and burly, and he walked vigorously. a member.

It is expected that the eunuch is Director Jun Gao Qiqian.

Behind Lu Xiangsheng was his own general, Chen An, who was holding a sword bestowed by the emperor, followed by several people dressed as eunuchs, all of them had gloomy faces, with the evil spirit unique to eunuchs.Wang Dou seemed to smell a smell of urine.

Suddenly there was a sound of nail leaves, everyone knelt on one knee, clasped fists with both hands, and saluted Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qi secretly.

Everyone said loudly: "I have seen Duchen Lu, I have seen the high supervisor army."

The sound was like thunder, and a cold air spread in the hall.

Gao Qiqian laughed a few times, Lu Xiangsheng came to the huge iron desk with a sullen face, and asked Gao Qiqian to sit down on his left side.

Gao Qiqian was not polite, and sat down.

Then Chen An held the Shangfang sword and stood at the lower right of Lu Xiangsheng, while the eunuchs accompanied Gao Qi and dived to the lower side.

Lu Xiangsheng said in a deep voice, "All generals, please stand up."

All the generals shouted: "Thank you Governor Lu, thank you Supervisor Gao."

There was another clatter of iron armor, and everyone stood up.

Afterwards, Lu Xiangsheng started ordering generals, and when he was done, looking at the hall full of generals, Lu Xiangsheng's mood suddenly became agitated, he was speechless, but there were tears in his eyes.

Gao Qiqian glanced at Lu Xiangsheng, stood up, and said sharply: "Everyone is here, let's talk about something."

He said: "Yesterday our family discussed military affairs with Duchen Lu, and Duchen Lu proposed to divide the troops. The reinforcements in the three towns of Xuanda will be under his command, and our family will receive the remaining troops. State affairs are the most important, in order to avoid bureaucrats There is a gap, our family agreed. Duchen Lu went to the siege yesterday, and the emperor also approved the division of troops between Duchen Lu and our family."

His shrill voice echoed in the hall: "This is the matter. After our family has finished talking, except for the officers and soldiers of Xuanda Sanzhen, the rest are all generals. Let's set up camp and go with our family."

The hall was so quiet that you could hear a needle drop, and it was so cold that it was so sudden. Except for Wang Dou who was mentally prepared, everyone present was stunned.

They looked at each other, at a loss.

Wang Dou closed his eyes and let out a long sigh.

Gao Qiqian saw that no one moved his feet, his face sank, and he said sharply: "What are you still doing in a daze? You all follow our house."

He turned to Lu Xiangsheng, with a smile on his face again: "Duke Lu, our family is leaving now. The barbarians are rampant, killing thieves and protecting the capital, I have to worry a lot about Duchen."

Lu Xiangsheng bid farewell to him numbly, only heard the sound of footsteps, Gao Qiqian walked away, and the generals of the military commanders from various places in Miji, Guanning, also bid farewell to Lu Xiangsheng one by one, and chased after Gaoqiqian.

Seeing that more than half of the generals in the hall were missing, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't bear the resentment and grief in his heart anymore, and fell heavily on his seat.

(End of this chapter)