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

Chapter 669

Chongzhen 15th July [-]th.

Zhong Susu woke up, and seeing that it was still early, Li Yunluo beside her hugged herself tightly like an octopus.

Moved away Li Yunluo's snow-white thighs, came to the bronze mirror, looked at herself in the mirror, Zhong Susu felt emotional, took the cloth belt, tied it around a few times, immediately her tall and full breasts flattened, and then put on the cloth again. Good underwear, at this time Li Yunluo woke up and came to help and serve her.

"Sister Susu, it's still early, why don't you take a rest? It's like this every day, be careful not to damage your body."

Li Yunluo said distressedly while helping her comb her hair.

Zhong Susu sighed: "The general entrusted me to guard the East Road, how can I not take it to heart?"

When the two talked, Li Yunluo hesitated to speak, and finally sighed: "Actually, I feel that many soldiers in the fearful army have already known about Sister Susu's disguise as a woman...Especially the Marquis of Yongning, I'm afraid he knows it all too well." Ming... Sister Susu, not to mention me in the Jingbian Army, even the whole Ming Dynasty does not shy away from female generals, so why go on like this? It is very inconvenient to do things."

Zhong Susu sighed, and changed the subject: "Today, I'm going to the town... Yes, beforehand, I'm still going to the General's Mansion to greet the old lady and the others."

Zhong Susu guards the East Road, and her life is relatively fixed. Civil affairs are not in her hands, and military matters are fine for the time being, so her daily itinerary is to go around the city, around the barracks, and then every two or three days. , I greeted the old lady once, and every five to ten days, I found an excuse to report to Wang Dou in the town.

The place where she works is still the original General's Mansion, so it is convenient to greet the old lady. Seeing her like this, Wang Dou's mother, Zhong Shi, also likes her quite a lot, but that Ji Junjiao, every time she sees her, always hides it. With a smile on his mouth, Zhong Susu felt a little guilty.

Apart from military training, Zhong Susu's hobby is shooting guns, other local businessmen entertaining banquets, and military preparations such as Ma Guoxi asking about his health and making side-talking remarks.

Because she often runs to the town, among the generals of the Jingbian Army, she already has the nickname of "running diligently". City discussion.

After tidying up the clothes and putting on the scarf, Zhong Susu was wearing the winter uniform of an officer of the Jingbian Army, with three mountain caps on his head, and a brocade garment in the style of Yisa, with a sword and a cloak, looking heroic.

As a deputy general, with the rank of captain, Zhong Susu's military department has a guard. Of course, what they protect is the entire military department, not a single individual. The number of officers called by each officer is also regulated by authority.

At that time, Zhong Susu led some officers and generals of the military department, as well as the top three guards, in a comfortable and sturdy carriage, and headed for Zhencheng. At this time, the road from Zhencheng to Yongning City had been repaired and it was quite easy to travel.

Looking at the peaceful and prosperous scenery along the way, Zhong Susu was delighted. Back then when he arrived at Jingbian Fort, not to mention the entire East Road, even Baoan Prefecture was extremely dilapidated. Now everything has changed. This is all thanks to the General. , Zhong Susu's mood was agitated...

Along the way, he rested at various post stations. In the east road, only those who received official documents in this way could eat and live for free according to the specifications. In the past, Zhong Susu ran to town and town at his own expense.

In this regard, all post stations, as well as the nearby inns and restaurants, welcome.

On the second day, when she arrived in the town, she saw people coming and going, bustling with people, and felt that the town was different every day.

And different from other cities in Ming Dynasty, the cities in Xuanfu Town do not charge any entry fees, nor do they check. After all, everyone wants to enter Xuanfu Town. Sword certificates, etc., will also be arrested by patrols, which will naturally encourage the increase in the flow of people into the city.

Arriving at the General's Mansion, looking at the majestic and majestic building in front of him, Zhong Susu thought: "The place where the general lives is getting bigger and bigger."

She went in with several officers and generals in the army, guards and others, and had her own special staff to entertain them.

Sitting in the side hall, she was thinking wildly, and finally, she had to enter the hall, and saw Wang Dou holding a pipe and was about to light a fire, Zhong Susu quickly took out the fire folder, and stepped forward to light it for Wang Dou.

Wang Dou took a puff of cigarette and pointed to the chair next to him: "Xiancai, sit down."

Looking at the pipe in his hand, he sighed: "The pipe is still not as good as the cigarette, but unfortunately the technical strength is not enough, the technical content of the cigarette is not small."

Tobacco, in recent years, has also been planted on the East Road, but they are heavily taxed, just like the cotton and silk in the south of the Yangtze River, and the profit from growing tobacco is quite high. Emperor Chongzhen even issued multiple orders to kill people.

If it is released, the people will inevitably ignore the acres of land and put the cart before the horse. After all, this thing cannot be eaten, especially in this era of food and rice shortages. Therefore, only some big businessmen have obtained permission to grow tobacco in Xuan Town.

Zhong Susu said: "Can the shredded tobacco be rolled?... If the general likes it, he will send someone to roll it immediately."

Seeing that the short mustache on Wang Dou's mouth seems to have grown a bit, he thought to himself: "The general's beard has grown, it's time to trim it."

Wang Dou waved his hand: "Xian Cai has a heart."

Said: "Tell me about the East Road."

Listening to Zhong Susu's words, Wang Dou nodded from time to time, occasionally commented, and said, "You've done a good job, thank you."

He said: "You rest in the mansion. In the afternoon, all the generals of our Jingbian army will gather to discuss the matter of going out of the border to seek captives. They must come on time."

Zhong Susu stood up and said, "Yes."

She walked a few steps, bit her lower lip, turned her head abruptly, looked at Wang Dou and said, "General, the last general... The last general wants to say, what do you think of Baihu?"

After speaking, I was extremely nervous, looking forward to Wang Dou's answer.

Wang Dou was surprised. He looked at Zhong Susu: "Baihu?...Oh...it's this Baihu...I didn't expect to be so talented and interested in this."

He said seriously: "Actually, this is just a normal physiological phenomenon of women. There are all kinds of absurd claims in the world, all of which are nonsense...Xiancai, in fact, the white tiger is the best among women."

Zhong Susu said: "Yes, the general is right."

She turned around, smiled happily, and strode out, taking out a handful of food stamps from her pocket, and stuffing them into the hands of passers-by: "Your reward."

Everyone looked at her back and were all taken aback, what happened to Captain Zhong Shang today?
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At the end of the afternoon, all the generals of the Jingbian Army gathered in the meeting hall of the Operations Division of the Staff Department of the General Army Mansion. In the hall, there was a sand table and a huge map on the wall. There were many staff officers coming and going. Like painting and so on.

In this discussion, not only the generals of the armies, but also the officers and generals at the battalion level, appeasement, consolation, etc., also gathered in the inner room, it can be said that the elite gathered and the hall was full of stars.

Seeing Zhong Susu, Gao Shiyin laughed loudly: "Yo, run... here we come."

He almost blurted out the words "run frequently". On weekdays, Zhong Susu would be in a hurry with Gao Shiyin, but today she is in a good mood, so she doesn't bother to talk to Gao Shiyin.

Wen Fangliang, Han Chao, Sun Sanjie and others greeted Zhong Susu with a smile: "Brother Zhong is here?"

Wen Daxing glanced at Zhong Susu with a smile, and Xie Yike, who was usually active, was thinking about something after seeing Zhong Susu.

Soon, Wang Dou arrived, exchanged greetings, and got straight to the point. Everyone listened quietly to Wen Daxing, the ambassador of the Intelligence Department. After Wen Daxing lost his arm, he continued to manage the affairs of the Intelligence Department. The demeanor is also more profound.

Facing the finely drawn sand table of mountains, rivers and rivers in front of him, he said: "...According to information, there are more than [-] tribal soldiers gathered in and around Guihua City in Waizasak Mongolia, Hetao and other Mongolia...

"East Nu Jierhalang, Du Du and other Manchurian soldiers and horses gathered from the surrounding ministries, with more than [-] troops. In this way, the strength of the Eastern Nu and Beilu troops will not be less than [-]!"

Pointing to a place on the sand table, Wen Daxing said fiercely: "Jierhalang and other slave soldiers are still standing still at Hongyazi Mountain, and the attack intention is unknown."

"However, the general thought that as soon as our army came out of the fortress, they would follow suit, or flank our army, take my back, or directly attack Mantao'er, even from the northern end of Xuanzhen Town, to the fortresses outside the fortress. Push in, break through Dushikou, Zhangjiakou, etc.!"

Wen Fangliang also said: "According to the intelligence obtained by the scouts, what Ambassador Wen said is very likely."

The Jianshao Battalion is under the direct jurisdiction of the General Staff Department, and all information is collected in the General Staff Department on weekdays. As an ambassador, it is natural for Wen Fangliang to speak.

He said: "So, to the east and north of Xuan Town, at least one army needs to be kept on guard. Then, one or two armies should be stationed at Xinghe Station to guard against the north of Xuan Town, or as reinforcements from east to west."

Han Chaodao: "The strategy and calculation of the General Staff Division is purely in terms of attack and plunder. It is that there are [-] northern captives in Guihua City. Our Jingbian army is enough to sweep them away. However, fighting outside the Great Wall will prevent the Tartars and us. Fighting, but their fleeing, harassing and intercepting my food."

Wang Dou nodded. He was never afraid of a decisive battle with the Tartars outside the Great Wall in the past dynasties. What he was afraid of was that they would flee. Just like Ming Chengzu, he fought in the eighth year of Yongle, the 12th year of Yongle, the 20th year of Yongle, the 21st year of Yongle, and the 22nd year of Yongle. Five Northern Expeditions.

However, apart from the first three big victories, no one was found in the last two times. Alutai always avoided the battle and went away. The Ming army withdrew because they failed to find the battle. On the way, he died of illness in Yumuchuan.

In the fourth year of Yuanshou, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing each led 2000 cavalry to attack outside the Great Wall. Huo Qubing led his troops to run for more than 7 miles, went deep into Mobei, crossed Lihou Mountain, and crossed the Gonglu River. Only then did they find the main force of the Huns, and finally wiped out [-] enemies Many, more than [-] leaders including the Huns Tuntou King and Han Wang were captured.

It can be seen that when the Han army goes out of the fortress, as long as they find someone, they are not afraid of fighting the enemy.

Also, if the situation is not good, Gu Luge and others will resolutely abandon Guihua City and take the strategy of harassing and cutting off food, which is also a problem. After all, the journey from Xuanfu Town to Guihua City is not short. Takagi dense.

There are many historical lessons in this regard. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the party members did not move all the way. Tens of thousands of Tang troops pushed all the way to Tongwan City.

When the Song Dynasty fought against Xixia, every time it started, there were frequent successes, and then they were defeated due to the cut off of supplies, lack of food and water, and the combination of cold and hunger.

Therefore, this situation must be prevented.

(End of this chapter)