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

Chapter 248
After receiving the victory report, Emperor Chongzhen and the cabinet couldn't believe it at first. In the recent victory in Qingdu, Lu Xiang was promoted to the rank of 350 slaves. Everyone thought it was reliable.But this Dingzhou victory, beheading 790 five levels, this...

A large number of officials from the cabinet, the Ministry of War, Jin Yiwei, etc., all went to Gaoyang under the order of Emperor Chongzhen, and it was verified afterwards that it was true. Immediately, the whole city of the capital was a sensation. Flying horizontally, he vividly described a great battle, greatly exaggerating it.According to them, Lu Shangshu, the protagonist of the great victory, and Wang Dou, the guerrilla general, have turned into three-headed and six-armed monsters.

Emperor Chongzhen held court meetings for several days, and hundreds of officials congratulated him like clouds. On the 790th, under the protection of heavy troops, more than [-] heads of Qing soldiers with white flags were transported to the capital.The entire capital was boiling, and the onlookers crowded the streets and alleys along the way.Emperor Chongzhen ordered the decapitated heads to be stacked next to the original heads in Xishi City to form a Jingguan. People in the capital who watched it every day would not be able to squeeze into their own seats unless they lined up in the middle of the night.

On the [-]th, Emperor Chongzhen presented Jie Taimiao, and the whole city reveled...

On the [-]th, when he came out of the Nuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace and walked to the door, the joy on Yang Sichang's face disappeared immediately. He looked gloomy and murmured to the sky: "Lu Xiangsheng cannot be allowed to go on like this."

On the 21st, in the warm pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen frowned at a Tang newspaper from Shanxi: "The slaves are heading west to Shanxi, and Taiyuan is in danger?"

He threw the pond newspaper on the desk and paced back and forth in the cabinet with his hands behind his back. Yang Sichang stood respectfully below him, but his eyes moved from time to time following the figure of Emperor Chongzhen.

After a long time, Emperor Chongzhen made up his mind and said to Yang Sichang: "Yun Township is an important place, and there must be no loss. I intend to order Lu Xiangsheng to help the governor. What does Yang Aiqing think?"

Yang Sichang respectfully said: "Your Majesty, it is true that most of the slaves and thieves will go south. The situation of the army is urgent. Lu Shangshu knows that the soldiers are brave. At this critical moment, you must not leave the wing."

His expression seemed to be pondering, and he said for a while: "Under Lu Shangshu's command, there is Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town. Wang Pu is also considered brave in battle. The victory in Qingdu was won by him in a bloody battle. There is Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief who rushes to help Taiyuan , It is expected that there will be no mistakes, and the panic of the people of Taiyuan will be relieved."

Emperor Chongzhen nodded slowly, but there was another layer of worry: "Lu Xiang was promoted to his command, but there are more than [-] officers and soldiers. After Wang Zongbing leaves, his subordinates may not have enough troops."

After successive victories, Lu Xiangsheng is now very important in Emperor Chongzhen's mind, second only to Yang Sichang's existence. After the news of the victory came, he has repeatedly issued decrees to reward Lu Xiangsheng and Wang Dou.It is also planned to let the Ministry of War order Lu Xiangsheng to go south to continue to intercept the Qing soldiers and make new achievements.

Yang Sichang smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry. Under Lu Shangshu's command, there is Wang Doubu, who is the most brave of the three armies, and there are also the generals of Xuanfu Town and Shanxi Town. The elite main forces are still there."

He said: "The great victory in Dingzhou this time was General Wang's battle in the wild, and he defeated most of the slaves in a majestic manner. With such a fierce general accompanying Lu Shangshu, the emperor can rest assured."

When mentioning Wang Dou, Emperor Chongzhen also had a smile on his face. The Qing soldiers invaded, and the heads captured by Wang Dou alone exceeded [-] ranks.With such military achievements, since the middle of Ming Dynasty, perhaps only Qi Shaobao can be compared with Wang Dou.He had already figured out how he would reward Wang Dou after this battle was over.Of course, now that Wang Dou is so young and has such great military achievements, Emperor Chongzhen also has a headache as to how to raise the reward.

"Moreover."

Yang Sichang said again: "The Gao Supervisor Army has already led tens of thousands of Guanning troops to the south. Elder Liu Ge and Governor Chen also led more than [-] elite troops to the south. By then, there will be [-] elite troops in Zhending Mansion. In terms of military strength, it can be said to be sufficient. "

Hearing what Yang Sichang said, Emperor Chongzhen was even more relieved, and what Yang Sichang said was serious, and it was indeed the words of an old man seeking the country, and he had considered all aspects.

Soon, two imperial decrees were issued from the capital, one for Lu Xiangsheng and one for Wang Pu.

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Chongzhen 11th November 23rd, Gaoyang.

Gaoyang is said to be the former capital of Zhuanxu, with Baiyangdian and Anxin County in the north, and most of the territory is plain, with fertile land and dense population.It's just that this place is extremely cold in winter, but fortunately, there are more hot springs in the territory, so it will not be so difficult for the Xuanda officers and soldiers stationed there.

"Brother-in-law, how about taking a bath in Wuying Mountain today?"

As soon as he came out of Gaoyang County, he faced a deadly north wind, which made Wang Dou's face turn blue and his lips turn purple.

"It's freezing cold weather!"

Wang Dou cursed secretly.

Just now he received an invitation from Sun Chengzong to go to the Sun Mansion for a banquet. After he relieved the siege of Gaoyang, he heard Lu Xiangsheng talk about Wang Dou's achievements. Sun Chengzong liked Wang Dou very much.Sun Chengzong had received Wang Dou's support early on, and Wang Dou sent Long Er, Hu Ye and others for four nights without accepting them. During the few days of defense of Gaoyang, they gained a lot and were admired by the whole city.

These people were sent by the guerrilla general Wang Dou. This time in Dingzhou's great victory, Wang Dou followed Lu Xiangsheng to lead the army to help. Sun Chengzong admired Wang Dou even more, and invited Wang Dou to speak for many days.Although Sun Chengzong also called Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Shangxuanfu Town, and others every time, everyone knew that the protagonist Sun Ge invited was Wang Dou, and he was both envious and jealous of Wang Dou.

After the victory in Dingzhou, Lu Xiangsheng led the army to rest under Gaoyang City for many days. Due to the large number of captured Dingzhou, although most of them were left to help the victims in Dingzhou, the entire army still had enough food for a month.The gentry residents of Gaoyang were also constantly rewarded every day, and in a few days, there was an imperial decree to encourage them. Everyone in Xuan Quan's army was in a good mood, and they took the opportunity to relax under the Gaoyang city.

The same was true for Wang Dou, but he was not idle either. After the Battle of Dingzhou, nearly a hundred of his subordinates were killed or injured. The loss of these soldiers made Wang Dou feel very heartbroken.The dead soldiers should be ashes and clothes put away, and the wounded soldiers should be placed in Gaoyang City to recuperate.

Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chengzong attached great importance to this matter, and Sun Chengzong even personally brought the injured soldiers of various ministries into his own mansion, and arranged for his servants to take care of them.After more than ten days of careful nursing, the wounded soldiers in each town have basically recovered from their injuries, and they can fight again alive and kicking.

For Sun Chengzong, Wang Dou is also full of admiration. The old man has an iron face, a beard and a beard, and his voice is like a drum.He has lived in Liaodong for a long time, and every time he talks with him, Wang Dou has benefited a lot.

After hearing Xie Yike's words, Wang Dou was quite moved. The Wuying Mountain is several miles west of Gaoyang City, not far from the place where Wang Doubu camped. There are Cangshan Mountain, Ximachi and other hot springs, which are well-known far and wide.

Anyway, I am idle now, and it is also a pleasure to take a hot spring bath in the severe cold weather.

Hearing that Wang Dou agreed, Xie Yike cheered happily. He rode on the horse and said to Wang Dou: "Brother-in-law, since our Shun Township army went to battle, we have made so many achievements. What reward do you think the emperor will give us after the battle?"

Wang Dou pondered, now that I am the Commander of the Department of Guards, even though I am young and inexperienced, I have skipped three or four ranks in the world, and I am actually awarded the Commander of the Wanquandu Division, and then acted as a general in a certain road in Xuanfu Town should be no problem.The subordinates are also rising with the tide.

Or maybe the deputy chief soldier, chief soldier, Wang Dou shook his head...

A group of people rode fast, and soon arrived at the camp of the Shunxiang Army, which was a place called Zhaojiazhuang by local people. It is said that in the Ming Dynasty, the Zhao family moved from Shanxi to build the village, so they kept this name. (After the Qing Dynasty, because Zuo collected taxes, he changed his name to Zhao Jiazuo.)
There is a river in the south of the village, which is convenient for drinking water.

When he came to his big camp, he saw Lu Xiangsheng's relative Chen Anzao waiting in front of the gate. He and several guards beside him, all of them were wrapped in leather jackets, pants, and hats, wrapped like rice dumplings.In the cold weather, the horses in everyone's mouths and under their bodies were exhaling thick white air, and those horses would stir a few times from time to time, grinding their iron hooves on the hard topsoil.

Seeing Wang Dou, Chen An smiled all over his face, bowed immediately and said: "General Wang came back by coincidence, the last general is going to the camp to look for the general under the order of the governor!"

Wang Dou also returned the gift immediately, and said: "I don't know what is the important thing for the governor to recruit the last general?"

Chen An said with a smile: "As in the past, Duchen Lu recruited soldiers from all towns, and invited General Wang to give lectures."

Wang Dou smiled slightly. He had beheaded several times and achieved great victories, which naturally attracted the attention of all the generals. Who wouldn't want his subordinates to be as brave and good at fighting as Wang Doubu, and continue to make meritorious service?Everyone first visited in private, especially Yang Guozhu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu Town, who was near the water tower first got the moon, and invited Wang Dou to dinner for several days to ask about his experience.Then Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong Town, arrived, and also warmly invited Wang Dou, trying to trick Wang Dou into winning.

Finally, under the strong request of the generals, Lu Xiangsheng specially recruited the generals and invited Wang Dou to give a good lecture.

According to everyone's guess, some people thought it was because of Wang Dou's firearms;In fact, Wang Dou has nothing to hide. Anyone with a discerning eye can know his tactics.

In fact, Wang Dou also thinks that the sharpness of his firearms is part of it, but this is not the most important thing.The weapons used by Wang Dou's army were old ones decades ago in the Ming Dynasty. A lot of weapons in the Ming army were more advanced than his own, which was Lu Xiangsheng's Supervising Battalion. no.

The key is that the quality of the firearms is reliable.The reasons for this are complicated and there are many relationships involved, but there is nothing that cannot be resolved with the respect of the commanders of the towns.As the general soldiers, it is not a problem for them to make hundreds or thousands of excellent firecrackers.In history, Xu Guangqi spent a lot of money and asked Western craftsmen to make a large number of excellent firecrackers and artillery, but it did not play any role.

Constrained by all parties, strategic mistakes are one of them, and the corruption of discipline in the various armies is also a very important reason.In the main barracks of the general soldiers of each town, at least the basic food and salary can be guaranteed. Unfortunately, there are too many soldiers in their army. refer to.

Not to mention anything else, just like the Shunxiang army insisting on entering the range before firing the guns in battle, there is no way for everyone to do it.In this way, no matter how sophisticated the firearm is, it will not be able to exert its power.To be like the Shunxiang Army, each commander-in-chief must first lay off most of his subordinates, which is impossible for each individual.

In the end, Wang Dou was also not optimistic about the army that they only paid for and had no sense of belonging.If there is ten pay, there will be seven points of loyalty, if there is five points, there will be three points of loyalty, if there is no pay, if there is a war, you will run away, you are old.With warlord thinking and arrogant soldiers, it is no wonder that they are willing to fight tough battles.

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Old White Bull:
Hehe, there is another chapter tonight.

(End of this chapter)