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Chapter 122 The Tiger's Might of the Tiger Army Gate
In the 11th year of Chongzhen, on November [-], it was late, cloudy, with a dark moon and a high wind.

In the north of Dingzhou, beside the Tang River, at the foot of the Loess Hill, the camp of guerrilla general Zhang Cheng.

In Zhang Cheng's big tent of the Chinese army, all the sentry chiefs and generals under his command gathered around a big pot, eating, drinking and chatting. The atmosphere was very harmonious and the scene was extremely lively.

Since Zhang Cheng was promoted to Guerrilla, there have been several gatherings like this.

Everyone in the tent knew clearly that Zhang Cheng was now a guerrilla general, and when the guerrilla battalion was built in the future, a group of mid-level officers such as Qian Zong, Shu Zong, and Ba Zong must be promoted.

Now there are four posts in the account, and someone will definitely be promoted to the position of Chief Qian. Then the vacant Chief Post, and the new headquarters of the infantry battalion, there will be four posts in the post. Every incumbent has a chance.

These people will be the core backbone of Zhang Cheng's future camp recruitment. As long as they are loyal to him and perform well, they will have the opportunity to be promoted. Besides, everyone knows very well that Zhang Cheng will never stop at guerrillas.

In the future, there is great hope for him to be promoted all the way to general, deputy chief soldier, and chief soldier. As long as all the people in the tent follow Zhang Cheng wholeheartedly, there will definitely be several general-level generals among them in the future.

As for whether they will be promoted to guerrillas in the end, or all the way to deputy commander-in-chief, or even commander-in-chief, it depends on their performance.

These people are the foundation of Zhang Cheng's start and his foundation, but if they don't work hard enough, no one can guarantee whether they will catch up from behind.

Zhang Cheng has been thinking about this problem in his heart. The people in the tent are like old brothers. If anyone falls behind in the future and cannot keep up with his development and progress, he must find a suitable seat and arrange them properly. Help the old brothers who are fighting for life and death together.

Zhang Guangda was a bold man, he ate big meat and drank a bowl of wine, he said to Zhang Cheng: "General, what does the emperor mean? Gao Yang killed the Tartars, so let's forget it, not even a reward?"

Wu Zhizhong, who was sitting next to him, was using a small blade to eat the newly roasted horse meat. Although it was marinated, it was delicious at this time. He carefully cut off a small piece and put it on the tip of the knife. He said to Zhang Guangda: "Huzi speaks carefully, is it something you and I can mention today?"

After he finished speaking, he gracefully brought the knife to his mouth, opened his mouth and bit off the piece of roasted horse meat on the tip of the knife, chewing carefully.

Zhang Guangda seemed a little unconvinced, drank another bowl of warm rice wine, and continued: "We are just talking here, we are all from our own family, and we are afraid of a mother."

Wu Zhizhong was chewing meat, turned his head to look at Zhang Guangda, before he could speak, Hu Dake who was sitting opposite had just finished a sip of warm rice wine, and said, "Old Zhang, if your words are spread, it will be harmful to the generals." Lord is not good."

Zhang Guangda stared wide-eyed, but he didn't dare to speak any more. He just quietly turned his head to look at Zhang Cheng, who was above him. Seeing that he was eating roasted horse meat with relish, he carefully grabbed a piece of horse meat and put it in his mouth. Chew up.

Tong Shoushan, the chief of the right post sitting behind Wu Zhizhong, interjected: "General, there are only over 4000 Tartars in Dingzhou, and we have 2 horses, just rush over."

Only then did the outpost Chen Zheng speak: "There are not too many Tartars, but there is only one stone bridge over the Tang River, and the army cannot be deployed quickly. Swimming is difficult."

Zhang Cheng had just finished eating a piece of roasted horse meat, and said to the crowd: "The stone bridge is very wide, and it is difficult for the Tartars to defend it. It is not a problem to capture the stone bridge. It depends on the generals. Since the king of Qin, we have made great achievements. Today This time, we must let the Tiger Army Sect show its might as a tiger."

"Hahaha……"

Everyone in the military tent laughed heartily.

After a while, Zhang Chengcai said again: "Tomorrow, Hujunmen will lead troops to capture the stone bridge. We will be the rear guard. The generals will use their lives before the battle. Don't let the barbarians harass our army to cross the bridge."

The generals chatted with Zhang Cheng for a while. The battle was imminent, and they didn't dare to drink too much. After they were full, they returned to their camps and inspected again before resting in the tents.

According to Zhang Cheng's instructions, the officers under his command had to inspect the sergeants under his command every night after nightfall, before they could enter their account to rest. This order has since become a military order in Zhang Cheng's army, and it has been strictly enforced by everyone. with.

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On November [-]th, the sky was dark and the moon was still slanting in the western sky.

A group of knights wearing helmets and armor were sprinting along the official road wearing stars and moons. The sound of horseshoes trampling the ground shook the ground like thunder.

Stretching for several miles, it is all red, but there are only rumbling hoofs, and there is no crowd of people. Occasionally, there are one or two shouts, and groups of knights can be seen galloping down the official road and disappearing into a dark night sky.

Xuanzhen guerrilla Zhang Cheng's sentinel chief Chen Zheng estimated that the distance to the stone bridge was within three miles. With a whistle, he led his knights to gallop down the official road and headed for a small road in the northwest direction.

Left sentry Zhang Guangda led the knights under his command, and followed Zhang Cheng's horse. About a mile north of the stone bridge, he rode his horse up another official road, ran towards the north, and stopped a mile away. As a small team, they kept a certain distance from each other, and searched and guarded for possible captive cavalry within this area.

Hu Daweigang led his troops to less than two miles away from the stone bridge, and received the report from the sentry cavalry in front. The stone bridge was only guarded by more than a hundred Qing army captive cavalry. He hurriedly urged his subordinates to speed up and fight. And down the stone bridge.

More than a thousand cavalry from Shanxi town urged their horses to gallop, and in a short time they rushed to the stone bridge, but the Qing army's captive cavalry did not fight with him. went.

Hu Dawei led the army in front of the stone bridge, and there were about 180 Qing soldiers on the opposite side of the stone bridge. They rode two horses, and some even rode three horses. They rode their horses and watched on the other side of the stone bridge.

This stone bridge is called "Dingzhou Bridge". It connects the official roads on both sides of the Tang River. It is more than four feet long and more than twenty feet long.

Hu Dawei selected dozens of archers who were good at shooting, dismounted, and came to the side of the stone bridge, holding bows and nodding arrows, and dozens of knights in heavy armor also dismounted, standing in front of the stone bridge. On the official road, he moved his body, apparently preparing to cross the bridge.

More than a hundred steps behind these heavily armored sergeants, there are more than two hundred lightly armored knights waiting on the official road. , think of it from time to time.

Hu Dawei shouted an order, and the two generals went into battle in person. They led two rows of heavily armored sergeants and marched slowly on both sides of the stone bridge with large shields in their hands. The arrow followed behind, and the stone bridge was about a foot wide in the middle, which was empty.

(End of this chapter)