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

Chapter 279 Willing to lead the army by the side, and then kill the slaves

"You two military sects, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If Zhuozhou wins and the government and the people are encouraged, our Xuan army will come back in an open and honest manner. Besides... there are slaves in Zhuozhou who have captured a large amount of wealth and livestock. Replenish our lost military strength..."

After Wang Dou discussed carefully with his subordinates, and dispatched Ye Bushou to Bao'an Prefecture, he immediately went to find Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei.

For Wang Dou, this battle in Zhuozhou must be fought, not to mention that he needs this victory, even Baoanzhou's grain and rice stocks can only last until next year.With these silver grains and rice, I can relax for a few years.And looting more than [-] people can also strengthen their own strength.After this victory, one's own power has been established, and no one in the world can control it.

Wang Dou and Yang Guozhu only considered forming an interest group to help each other. After all, they are the generals of the two towns.If they don't do it, they will do it alone.

Hearing Wang Dou's words, Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei were also very surprised. The two veterans looked at each other, and Yang Guozhu said, "Guoqin, is the news you found true? Dongnu only guarded a part of Zhenghongqi in Zhuozhou and Tongzhou. troops?"

Wang Dou said: "It's absolutely true, this is the information that the last general Yebu received. The slave chief Yue was infected with the epidemic and was unable to go out, so he led the slaves to stay in the second place with Zhenghongqi. There should be no more than [-] armored slaves, no more than [-] unarmored bannermen, and more than [-] slaves from the east, which is nothing to worry about. They have to divide their troops to stay in two places, and their strength is even weaker."

Wang Dou said: "I declare that the army can attack Zhuozhou. If the slaves and thieves in Tongzhou come to help, our army will wait for work and surround the points to fight for help. If they don't save them, our army will destroy the enemies of Zhuozhou with one blow and take all their population and wealth. Dorgon and other slaves The soldiers are far away in Shandong, thousands of miles away, and the rescue is not in time. When they arrive, our army will return victorious."

Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei looked at each other, both moved.If this battle is won, the prospects are extremely bright.This battle touched the two of them a lot. If they didn't have the money to go back to replenish their troops, they might have no status in the imperial court.

In history, after Lu Xiangsheng's death, Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei were almost beheaded. It was Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting who pleaded for the two of them and escaped their lives.As the commander-in-chief of a town, they are well aware of all the malpractices of Ming Dynasty, relying on the food and salaries allocated by the imperial court, it is absolutely impossible for the two of them to increase their military strength.

Yang Guozhu hesitated: "After this victory, those people and money..."

Wang Dou gave a secret praise in his heart. Before he started fighting, Yang Guozhu thought of the distribution of the spoils. Those who can become the general soldier really have two talents.

Wang Doudao: "According to intelligence estimates, the gold and silver captured by Dongnu in Zhuozhou alone amounted to tens, hundreds, and twenty thousand pieces of precious satin. These silver taels will eventually be left to the two military sects, and the general will only need population and food. rice and livestock."

Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei were a little surprised. For them, livestock were not important, and they didn't farm the fields. It would cost a lot of money to sell the cattle and sheep.As for grain and rice, it is extremely difficult to transport them back to the town. As for the population, what are they going to do, tens of thousands more mouths to eat?

So in their minds, the silver among the trophies ranks first, and of course Wang Dou is also the same. Who doesn't love money?Unexpectedly, Wang Dou was not tempted, and threw away all the silver in one gulp. What was he thinking in his heart...

Yang Guozhu smiled and said: "How can it be done, at least [-]% should be left for Guoqin."

Wang Dou thanked him, money is not very important to him now, but he still needs some.Thinking of the rich loot, the two chief soldiers became excited. They planned to distribute a few 10 taels of silver to each of them after the court was settled, so that they could pull out a large number of soldiers and horses when they went back.

Hu Dawei thought more, he said: "Although the main force of the East slaves went to Shandong, but against the slaves of the two prefectures, the strength of our Xuanda army seems to be insufficient..."

After the Battle of Julu, Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei each had hundreds of thousands of casualties, nearly 500 people were killed in the battle. These days, they were resting and reorganizing in Zanhuang. Hu Dawei reorganized 3000 people, and Yang Guozhu After annexing Zhang Yan's subordinates, [-] cavalry of the same color were reorganized.

After the reorganization of Wangdou's army, all those soldiers were filled into the battle team, and there were more than 700 people, and there were 300 people in the supervision battalion.

Then there are hundreds of lightly and seriously wounded in each battalion.After they recovered from their injuries, they became the backbone of the army.Therefore, for these wounded, everyone is unwilling to give up easily.As a matter of course, they need to recuperate. It is impossible to follow the army in the severe cold weather, let alone fight in battle.

Therefore, Xuanda estimates that the number of troops is only 500, and even Xu Yue'e's troops are only more than 7000.Five or six thousand bannermen against Yue Tuo, and more than ten thousand miscellaneous servants in their banner...Although Xuan Dajun has no fear against the Qing soldiers now, Yang Guozhu and his two are unwilling to fight again.

Facing the worries of the two, Wang Dou pondered for a long time, and said: "The final general is in Baoan Prefecture, and there are still five thousand troops, which can be dispatched as much as possible. In terms of military strength, the two military sects don't have to worry."

Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei were taken aback, Yang Guozhu said: "Guoqin said, you still have [-] troops as powerful as your subordinates in Baoan Prefecture?"

Wang Dou shook his head: "The combat strength is insufficient, but it is no problem to follow the army and kill the enemy."

The two were startled and suspicious, they looked at Wang Dou again and again.

But when Wang Dou said this, the two felt relieved.The great temptation is right in front of them, neither Yang Guozhu nor Hu Dawei wants to let it go.

The three of them discussed carefully at the moment, the distance from Zanhuang to Yizhou was more than 600 li, and there were a lot of luggage in the army. If they accompanied the army, it would greatly slow down the marching speed.The opportunity is fleeting, and every second counts, and Wang Dou has to rush to Yizhou to reorganize thousands of new troops.So the three of them agreed that Wang Dou and Yang Guozhu would travel lightly first, only bringing dry food and tents for a few days, and then Hu Dawei and the superintendent battalion would escort the operational supplies, artillery chariots and other things, and then follow.

Those wounded soldiers stayed in Zanhuang to recuperate, and when they recovered from their injuries, they were called back.There is not much food and grass in the army, but Wang Dou still has several thousand shi of food and grass in a certain place in Mancheng, Baoan Prefecture.When Wang Dou arrived at Baoding Mansion, he would send an order to a group of soldiers and horses from Part B who stayed behind in the grain village in Mancheng, asking them to hand over the grain and rice accumulated in the village to Hu Dawei for escort.

Wang Dou also stored a large amount of grain and grass in Laishui. Wang Douji ordered the new army in Baoan Prefecture not to bring grain and grass, which would greatly speed up their departure.Not surprisingly, when Wang Dou and others arrived in Yizhou, Han Chaoji led his army and waited there.

It is estimated that Hu Dawei can only walk five or sixty miles a day with food, grass and luggage.Wang Dou and Yang Guozhu traveled hundreds of miles a day, and during the few days they were vacant, Wang Dou could reorganize all the troops.After Hu Dawei and others arrived, the whole army assembled and launched a thunderous attack on the enemies of Zhuozhou.

Wang Dou's plan is well-organized and there are no loopholes. Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei can't fault it, so they can only praise it.

After Wang Dou left, Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei looked at each other silently.

After a long time, Yang Guozhu sighed: "I didn't expect Wang Dou to be so angry. In the past, Duchen Lu was there, and he paid back, but now..."

Hu Dawei also sighed deeply: "Wang Dou's planning is so deep that it is frightening. He has accumulated food and grass in many places in Baoding Mansion and Zhending Mansion, and it seems that he has expected this war. Especially for him Money doesn't care, what does he want?"

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After the battle was agreed upon, Xuan Dajun got busy, the date was set, and the whole army set off tomorrow morning.

Before leaving, Wang Dou went to worship in front of Lu Xiangsheng's mourning hall in the village. Xuan Dajun found a good coffin for Lu Xiangsheng after leaving Julu and arrived in Longping, and buried him in it.At the same time, Wang Dou also found several coffins, and also buried Han Zhong, Yang Tong and others. At this time, the mourning hall of the two was set up in the adjacent room, and the soldiers of the Shun Township Army came to worship every day.

After Wang Dou offered incense to Lu Xiangsheng, he looked at his coffin in a daze for a long time.He hoped that after the great victory in Zhuozhou, the government and the people would be invigorated, and then he would escort Lu Xiangsheng's coffin to Beijing, let the whole city mourn, and return Lu Xiangsheng's due glory.

He stood still for a long time, praying in his heart: "Minister, your spirit in the sky, protect the victory of this battle."

When Wang Dou was standing still, several generals of the Supervising Biao Battalion also stood beside them. They were headed by Yang Guodong. Everyone wore hemp and filial piety, and returned salutes to everyone who came in to worship and offer incense.When Wang Dou walked out of the mourning hall, footsteps sounded, and a man followed him, saying in a low voice, "General, please stay."

Wang Dou turned around, but it was Yang Guodong, the general manager of the Supervising Biaoying, his eyes were red and his expression was haggard.

Since Lu Xiangsheng died in battle, he cried bitterly every day, and his strong body lost a lot of weight.In history, after Lu Xiangsheng died in battle, Yang Guodong wrote the Tang Bao, reporting the facts of the Battle of Julu.Yang Sichang asked him to change it, but Yang Guodong resolutely refused to change a word, and in the end Yang Sichang found an opportunity to get rid of him, but he is a character with both integrity and loyalty.

Wang Dou also had a lot of respect for Yang Guodong, and said, "So it's Mr. Yang Qian, what's the matter?"

Yang Guodong stepped forward and bowed deeply to Wang Dou: "General, you have come to help from thousands of miles away, and you will not hesitate to die. Your loyalty and loyalty will be appreciated by the general. The general has discussed with the brothers in the camp. After the governor's death, The last general went to Baoan Prefecture with the brothers in the camp, and hoped that the general would take him in."

Wang Dou was overjoyed, and helped Yang Guodong up with his own hands: "Thank you Mr. Yang Qian for your service, I, Wang Dou, will treat you kindly."

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After agreeing with Yang Guodong, Wang Dou went to the mourning hall of Han Zhong and Yang Tong to offer incense. Looking at their coffins, scenes of the past appeared before his eyes.

He stood still for a long time, and then went to visit the wounded in the army. There were more than 700 wounded in the Shunxiang Army in this battle.However, from Julu to Zanhuang, more than 200 people died successively.The rest are in stable condition and are expected to make a full recovery.

But Wang Dou didn't dare to be negligent, and let these people stay in Zanhuang to recover from their injuries, and at this time they settled in Xu Le Village.The same is true for Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei and other wounded soldiers in the army.Xu Yue'e had assured Wang Dou and the others that even after Xuan Dajun left, they would still arrange for women and children in each village to take care of them.

After Xie Yike and Zhong Tiaoyang were injured, they also stayed in the village to recuperate, and they were in the same house at this time.The two already knew that Wang Dou was going to lead the army to attack Zhuozhou, Xie Yike said: "Brother-in-law, I will go with you."

Zhong Tiaoyang also said: "General, the last general is in good condition and can go with the army."

Wang Dou shook his head: "Cousin Yike, cousin, your injuries should not be exhausted by long distances. I have already lost Brother Han and Brother Yang, and I don't want to lose you again. Stay here to recuperate, and when the injuries are healed, I will lead the brothers back. Baoan State."

What else did the two of you want to say, Wang Dou frowned, and shouted: "You two dare not obey orders?"

The two had no choice but to take orders.

Wang Dou came out of the house and stood on the wall of the stronghold to look at it. The cold wind was biting, Wang Dou remained focused and only looked down the river.Over there are densely packed with military camps, and when the sun sets, smoke rises from each camp, making it noisy.

Looking at the upper reaches of the river, there are chickens and dogs hearing each other. On both sides of the river, there are villages and stockades, but they are villagers and refugees from all over the place that Xu Yue'e has taken care of.Wang Dou was fascinated when he heard a woman's voice behind him: "General."

Wang Dou turned his head, but it was Xu Yue'e who was looking at him. She was standing there, still wearing leather armor and a cloak and cloak, and the cold wind would blow her hair from time to time.Seeing Wang Dou's eyes, she lowered her head subconsciously, then raised her head to look at Wang Dou: "The general is leaving tomorrow?"

Wang Dou nodded: "Miss Xu, these days, thank you for your kind hospitality."

He looked at Xu Yue'e's pretty face, this face was much more resolute, more charming, and her eyes were sharper. From her eyes, Wang Dou could feel the rebelliousness in her heart.However, when she met her gaze, she still involuntarily dodged it, which showed that she still had a strong prestige in her heart.

Wang Dou pondered for a long time, and said: "You and I used to be neighbors in a village, and we also worked with a military castle. When Wang left, he had a few words to say to you."

Xu Yuee said: "General, please tell me."

Wang Dou said: "I know you have a big heart, and I don't want to ask what you do, but there are two points you must keep in mind. One, you must not surrender to slavery, and two, you must not surrender Li Chuang and other thieves, otherwise I, Wang Dou, will take your head .”

Xu Yue'e's whole body trembled, and she lay on the ground: "Yue'e remembered."

Wang Dou stared at her for a long time, then slowly raised his hand: "Mistress Xu, please get up."

Xu Yue'e kowtowed to Wang Dou a few times, then looked up at Wang Dou with a firm expression: "This time the general is going to battle, Yue'e is willing to lead the army by his side, and then kill the slaves."

Wang Dou frowned: "Who told you this news?"

Xu Yue'e said, "Is it foster father?"

Wang Dou said, "Which adoptive father?"

There was a trace of pride in Xu Yue'e's tone: "Xuanfu Town Chief Military Officer, Yang Junmen."

Wang Dou was taken aback, but when he turned around, he saw Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei standing not far from him, and Wang Dou hurried over to see him.

Yang Guozhu asked Wang Dou to excuse him, and then looked at Xu Yue'e, his face full of satisfaction: "Miss Xu, she is a woman who does not give way to men, and this military sect deeply appreciates her. She intends to recruit, and our military sect has a heart of love for talents, so we recognize her." She is a righteous daughter."

He said to Wang Dou: "Guoqin, I know that Yue'e used to be a member of your castle, and I am quite in awe of you... Well, you must not treat her badly."

Wang Dou was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Xu Yuee, who had already stood up, looking quietly outside the wall.She turned her back to everyone, so she couldn't see the expression on her face clearly, but I saw her cape and cloak blown to the extreme by the cold wind, and her hair that was blown into disorder by the wind.

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Old White Bull:
Thank you for your support. The new year is one day away. I will take a break for a few days during the new year. They are on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. I will resume updates from the [-]th.

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