Can you live forever

Chapter 101 Praying mantis catching cicadas, fighting for success

Three cups of Turanuo, Wuyue is light.

People in the Jianghu value loyalty the most. How could they not be ashamed of Yu Dayou's gift?What's more, the more enemies there are, the more meaningful it is that what they are doing is meaningful.

To cry out for the injustice of the world, how can we spare our lives?

In order to send the Dengwen Drum to the capital, how can we hold back our pride and fight alone without listening to the command?
"I would like to defeat the enemy with General Yu!"

"Please General Yu teach me how to fight!"

"The traitor is in power, I'll fight all the way to the capital!"

"Yes, on the side of Lord Qing, return the world to a bright future!"

The Jianghu people have nothing else but to be bold. They shouted the slogans on the side of the Qing emperor, and Yu Dayou did not correct them. Heroes don’t just steal from the rich and give to the poor.”

"The so-called great chivalrous man will fight for the country!"

"We are also Daming's Optimus Jade Pillar!"

Yu Dayou's words directly spoke to the bottom of everyone's heart, and immediately they were full of pride. They were full of energy and would retrieve the frightened horses. They would take the dead brother's body with them, and when Habayashi Wei was about to finish laying the pontoon bridge to cross the river, they walked around calmly. After a circle, he roared away.

On the other side, Habayashi guards crossed the Chu River one after another.

As the chief general, Zhao Kerong looked at the hundreds of corpses on his side, calmly peeled off a piece of candy and threw it into his mouth, biting it, his eyes became more and more fierce, like a beast catching prey.

"My lord! Please let me lead the cavalry to hunt down!"

Because he was rushing to cross the Yangtze River, Habayashi only brought [-] horses. The cavalry crossing the river hadn't been used before.

As for their number of cavalry is less than that of the rebels?so what.

Those can only be regarded as casual braves who can ride horses.

Under special circumstances, these Jianghu people can indeed exert stronger combat effectiveness, but in the case of fighting in formations, these Jianghu people can only be strangled.

The princes of Nanjing attach great importance to this battle, if they can make contributions, the future will be limitless.

What's more, Zhang Zhixiang's head has long been offered a sky-high price.

The total bounty has reached one million taels! !
Zhao Kerong glanced at Cheng Tang, commander of the Habayashi left guard, but he did not agree to his request. Instead, he asked the Jin Yiwei under his command to collect information, and the Tiqi didn't come back to report until all the troops crossed the river.

"Sure enough, are you going in the direction of Fengyang?"

"Ah……"

"Flying Pigeon sent a letter to Yang Zhao, telling them that Zhang Zhixiang was breaking out in the direction of Fengyang."

Hearing this, Cheng Tang said quickly: "Master Zhao, we must not wait any longer, we must catch up with Zhang Zhixiang as soon as possible, the local guards are no better than our Beijing camp, Zhang Zhixiang has a big windbreak, and today's battle across the river shows that they are quite Combat strength, maybe it can really defeat Fengyang's army, and then break out and go north!"

The corruption of the guards is not only a headache for the capital, but also a headache for Nanjing.

The local army chiefs drink soldiers' blood and eat empty pay, which is the root of corruption. The guard soldiers who used to plow and fight have become serfs. How can they be expected to have combat effectiveness?

Even in the southern Zhili area, the combat effectiveness of the guards is quite weak, and only the servants raised by the chief of the guards have enough combat effectiveness.

But the number of servants is scarce.

This time, [-] soldiers and horses came from Fengyang, and it would be good to have [-] soldiers capable of fighting.If you don't rush over to help, Zhang Zhixiang will run away when the Fengyang army is defeated!
"Oh, then go after him, I'll give you two thousand soldiers and horses."

Zhao Kerong chewed the candy and said indifferently, but this made Cheng Tang a little confused, and there were only 2000 people. To be honest, he didn't dare to chase after them. In the battle last night, Da Fangfeng didn't even make a move.

Seeing that Cheng Tang didn't want to go, Zhao Kerong said, "I don't know if the guard is corrupt?"

"Why do you think Mr. Yang handed over the artillery to Wang's army? Concealing his identity is secondary, and combat effectiveness is the most important thing. One battalion versus one battalion, will the Habayashi guards beat Wang's army?"

"Even the Habayashi guards are not good, let alone the guards?"

These days, it's not just the guards that are corrupt, but the military system.The guard system was rotten, and the basic source of soldiers was lost. After the civil fort, Daming turned to the battalion system, and all the soldiers were recruited.

That is to say... serving as a soldier and eating food.

How much money is paid and how many things are done, this is why the servants are brave and fearless in battle, and the morale of ordinary soldiers is low, and they collapse when they fight a tough battle.

In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the Beijing camp, the generals in Nanjing are not allowed to drink the blood of soldiers and eat empty salary.

At least, according to the rules.

This guarantees part of the combat effectiveness of the Nanjing Jingying. However, the military salary of one tael of silver per month requires people to work hard, which is really not enough. This time Zhao Kerong led the troops to the expedition, but he did not bring other luggage in the team, but he brought 5 silver two.

why?
If you don't scatter money at critical moments, why should soldiers work hard for you?
"Then we won't chase? Let Zhang Zhixiang fight Wang Jiajun?" Cheng Tang still didn't understand what Zhao Kerong meant.

Zhao Kerong patted Cheng Tang on the shoulder, and said: "Fengyang's army will definitely not be able to stop Zhang Zhixiang. If we catch up and they stop for a while, we will be able to entangle Zhang Zhixiang."

"If that's the case, it's fine."

"But, what if Zhang Zhixiang didn't go to Fengyang?"

Cheng Tang was stunned. Doesn't this clue indicate that Zhang Zhixiang and the others are heading northwest?Why don't you go to Fengyang?
Zhao Kerong bit the candy in his mouth hard, and said: "Since we are chasing behind, how can Zhang Zhixiang go to Fengyang? If the guard pulls his hips again, Zhang Zhixiang will not dare to bet that he can overwhelm Fengyang's guards face to face. What's more, it will take time to board the ship, and it will be difficult to escape if we are attacked halfway through."

"Of course, Yang Zhao is more afraid of Zhang Zhixiang running away, and he dare not gamble."

"so."

"Zhang Zhixiang and the others went to Fengyang, just to save the enemy."

"Just lure Wang Jiajun over."

Cheng Tang was even more confused when he heard this, and asked, "This... my lord, you still told Yang Zhao to let him go to Fengyang?"

Zhao Kerong grinned grinningly: "If Yang Zhao doesn't go to Fengyang, how could the great achievement this time fall on my head? Commander Cheng, please take two thousand soldiers and horses to harass Zhang Zhixiang and cover me up."

After Cheng Tang understood the situation, he didn't want to go, but he didn't dare to disobey his orders, and asked unwillingly, "Which way will Zhang Zhixiang and the others actually go?"

Zhao Kerong said with a smile: "To return to the waterway, Zhang Zhixiang must have a boat. The Wang family's boat in Nanjing can't get out. The only places where boats can be arranged in advance are Yangzhou and Huai'an."

"Huai'an is the territory of the Wang family, so it's unlikely."

"And Yangzhou is the farthest from Fengyang, and you can go north or east by sea. The answer is only Yangzhou."

"This one million tael head, I will... accept it."

Cheng Tang suddenly realized, and also admired Zhao Kerong's ability, and said a few words of loyalty and flattery. Zhao Kerong said that he would not treat his subordinates badly, and Cheng Tang happily led his troops to chase Zhang Zhixiang.

Zhao Kerong directly led the main force to Yangzhou...

(PS: The annual salary of the soldiers of the Qi family army is 18 taels of silver.)
　Thanks to "Guitarist 03" for the reward of 500 starting coins, and thanks to "Beichen Shimizu" for the reward of 100 starting coins.

　　
　
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