Daming kill

Chapter 121 Military Order
It was also the place where I saw Zuo Liangyu last time in Fancheng.

However, the large courtyard was already full of generals and generals in armor.

All kinds of cotton armor, cloth face armor, iron tie armor and fish scale armor, as well as various petal-shaped iron helmets, bowl helmets, white felt hats, and even rare phoenix-wing helmets, make the whole yard look like the armor of the Ming army. museum.

Ok!In fact, armor is still relatively small.

Even if they are worn, they are often half-length. Most generals still wear cloth face armor and cotton armor.

The full-body iron armor, which is exposed to reflect light and is good for viewing and showing off, was more exclusive to high-level figures or ceremonial armor in the late Ming Dynasty, rather than actual combat armor.The rapid development of war and firearm technology has already greatly changed people's armor-piercing habits. For example, Cao Wenzhao, a famous warrior in the late Ming Dynasty, wore a red python-pattern cloth mask when fighting.

At this time, most of these generals, large and small, gathered together in groups of threes and twos, and there was no formation, and no one came out to maintain order.

Li Ping and Zhao Jin, who were wearing cotton armor, couldn't move forward. After handing over their waist knives at the door, they only found a place to stand behind the crowd.

Stretching his neck and crossing the crowd, Li Ping looked forward curiously. He could vaguely see Zuo Menggeng, Chen Keli, and Fang Guoan sitting in the hall. He didn't know what was the important matter today?
I don't know how long I waited, and amidst several shouts, the generals, big and small, finally became a little quieter, but there were still some buzzing sounds.

Then, Zuo Liangyu's voice came out.

However, today Zuo Liangyu's voice was not as loud as usual, it was not only much deeper but also a little hoarse.

Li Ping was right behind, so he couldn't hear clearly.

Intermittently, Li Ping just understood what Zuo Liangyu was talking about at the beginning, about the fact that the bandit army is powerful, we are deeply favored by the emperor and should serve the country faithfully and so on, and he also emphasized it repeatedly.

When the situation in the north was mentioned, the courtyard finally became completely quiet, and everyone began to listen carefully.

Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai's combined forces of 40 swept from Henan. Nanyang, Runing and other prefectures were destroyed.Zhang Xianzhong and other bandits also have the potential to join forces to attack together. This morning, they urgently reported that "the three passes of Yiyang have been breached"...

When they heard that the three passes of Yiyang had been lost, the already quiet crowd suddenly erupted into a burst of fierce voices. People couldn't help discussing loudly, and the voices of surprise, fear, and uneasiness were heard instantly.

The strategic significance of the three passes in Yiyang is obviously clear to everyone.

Li Ping's heart skipped a beat, and he turned to look at Zhao Jin, who was also looking at him.

The two looked at each other in blank dismay, but did not speak, perhaps because of the habit of their military career.

Amidst the noise, Zuo Liangyu's sudden and unusually loud "Generals listen to orders" finally calmed everyone down again, and then some generals began to be called to receive orders.

This Li Ping has been specially taught by Zhao Jin, so he must not speak or behave improperly at this time, this veteran does not care about it at other times, but at this time he is absolutely unambiguous.

If someone doesn't know the depth and breaks the rules at this time, Zuo Liangyu will definitely not be soft-hearted and considerate.

Listening to the defense zone where several people were dispatched, Li Ping tried his best to construct their deployment positions in his mind.

Although they are here to make soy sauce, these important deployments still need to be mastered. If even the friendly troops don't know where they are, how can they escape well!
Suddenly, a cry of "Guerrilla Li Ping is here?" really shocked Li Ping.

Li Ping looked around, the scene was a bit weird, and seeing Zhao Jin nodding with his wide eyes, he was sure that he really heard right.

Although he didn't know why, Li Ping immediately shouted: "The last general, Li Ping, is here."

Then, he squeezed into the crowd with his head stunned, and hurried forward under the gazes and concessions of the generals.

After leaving the crowd, Li Ping hurriedly stood facing the hall with his fists cupped, his head lowered, and he shouted again: "The last general, Li Ping, is here."

"Guerrilla Li Ping listens to the order: Order your department to set up defenses at Yangpitan to the west of Fancheng in the next day, and you must not let the bandit army cross the Han River here. If you violate the order, you will be punished according to the military law." Zuo Liangyu said seriously.

"The last general, Li Ping, took the order."

Li Ping raised his head and looked into the hall while answering loudly. At this time, everyone in the hall was also standing. Zuo Liangyu, who was wearing a silver phoenix wing helmet and a silver armor, was standing in the middle of the hall. The position looked at him.

The phoenix-wing helmet is a relatively traditional helmet shape in China. It is also the helmet with small wings on both sides that we see in most film and television works and paintings, and it is almost the standard helmet of the classic Chinese general image.

Of course, there are two views on its origin, the local school and the foreign school.

This kind of helmet roughly originated in the Tang Dynasty, and generally developed and matured in the Song Dynasty. With the unification of the helmet system in the Qing Dynasty and the use of bowl helmets, it completely withdrew from the historical stage.

Most of the phoenix-winged helmets in the Ming Dynasty were gold and silver, and generally only generals and guards of honor would wear them.Gold and silver are also the most common colors of armor for generals and powerful and wealthy elite guards.

Gold was not exclusive to the royal family at this time.

The army of the Ming Dynasty liked colorful colors, but gold and silver were the most favorite and considered the most noble.Therefore, sometimes as long as there are gold armor and silver armor in the official army, you can usually find the center of an official army.

"I heard from Deputy General Zuo and several generals that although Li Ping's guerrilla unit was newly established, it is good at training and has been recharging its energy for several months. It has a strong combat power and sufficient supplies of food, grass and weapons, so it can take on great responsibilities. I Do you have confidence in taking on such a heavy responsibility this time?" Zuo Liangyu asked unexpectedly, her voice becoming more intimate.

Li Ping frowned greatly, but when he raised his head, he said solemnly and generously: "Please rest assured, general, as long as Li Ping is alive, he will never let the bandits cross the river through the sheepskin beach, let alone It will disappoint the commander-in-chief."

Li Ping knew very well that he couldn't allow him to talk or think about other things at this time, regardless of the situation.

"Good! Good! Now that's the case, I'll give you some fine equipment to help you defend the river." Zuo Liangyu saw that Li Ping's expression was firm and calm, and he didn't show any hesitation or fear like most of the people outside the hall. Very pleased.

Zuo Liangyu still thought in his heart, no wonder Fang Guoan and his son Zuo Menggeng said that Li Ping was good and asked him to give young people more opportunities. It was no accident that this kid could save his Zuo family's daughter-in-law.

Maybe, this kid will really be his tiger general and his lucky general!
In Li Ping's body, Zuo Liangyu seemed to vaguely see the shadow of himself back then.Anyway, that kind of calm energy can never be pretended.

Zuo Liangyu can be regarded as an old man, so he thinks there should be nothing wrong.

Besides, he also sent someone to watch Li Ping's soldiers secretly twice, and they all said that they were really well trained, and he was not confused about such things as fighting.

He is old, and his son will need someone to help him in the future.

By whom?

It is impossible to be reliable for those militiamen and bandits who have defected here. They are all people who have milk and are mothers.

Those who are truly reliable have to be cultivated by themselves, just like Hou Xun's respect for himself, which is the same as the eternal mountain.Even by chance, the two have drifted away.But he knew in his heart that he would never harm Hou Xun, but he would still try his best to help him if he had the opportunity.

However, whether this kid in front of him can become the minister of his Zuo family depends on his future performance.

Zuo Liangyu felt something in his heart there, but Li Ping returned to the crowd but couldn't calm down for a long time.

For a long time after that, he didn't hear Zuo Liangyu's plan clearly, and he almost fell into his own melancholy and depression.

Li Ping couldn't figure it out at all, and couldn't figure it out.

His heart was nothing but astonishment.

Li Ping really couldn't figure out the reason why Zuo Liangyu appointed him to stand alone.

It is unreasonable to assign a vital point to a big soldier a year ago, a person who entered the camp half a year ago, a young junior with no contact at all, and a large army that has only been built for a few months.

Moreover, Zuo Liangyu has not yet reached the point where no one can use it, which is even more unreasonable, and no one can figure it out if it is changed.

This should not be an arrangement that a veteran of the killing field should have.

……

After the military discussion ended, Li Ping, who was walking out in a daze, was stopped by another guard.It turned out that Zuo Menggeng kept him, so Li Ping had no choice but to wait in a side room with the guard even more dizzy.

After waiting for a long time, Zuo Menggeng came over with a smile on his face, but Li Ping felt that his forced smile was a bit too obvious.

The reason why Zuo Menggeng kept Li Ping was to give Li Ping a high hat.

It turned out that the suggestion to let Li Ping guard Yangpitan was actually suggested by Zuo Menggeng, and he said openly that it was an opportunity for Li Ping to make new achievements.

The focus of this military meeting is on the deployment of defense.

If you defend Xiangyang, you must defend Fancheng, and if you defend Fancheng, you must defend the river. There are many shoals to the west of Fancheng, so the problem of river defense to the west of Fancheng has become a top priority.

Originally, Zuo Liangyu wanted Lieutenant General Hui Dengxiang to guard Yangpi Beach, but Zuo Menggeng suggested that Zhongjia Beach was guarded by guerrilla Yu Yuelin, and the other shoals were at most only guarded by generals. Let a lieutenant pass over!

Moreover, this Prime Minister Huideng is still a general, not a supporter.

Zuo Menggeng suggested, why not let the guerrilla Li Ping go to guard Yangpitan, and Lieutenant General Hui Deng's troops are on standby along the river and maintain a state of support for several shallows at any time.

Zuo Menggeng's reason was that Li Ping was a recent direct descendant of the Zuo army, and his reputation had risen recently, and using him to guard the key points showed that Zuo Liangyu treated all generals equally regardless of their relatives, and not only let the surrendered generals take the lead.

Moreover, this also gave Li Ping a better chance to become famous. As long as he can grasp it, it will also block some people's criticism that Zuo Liangyu treats an unknown person like Li Ping too favorably.

Zuo Menggeng's proposal was unanimously supported by Fang Guoan and Chen Keli, who both called it a sincere statement.

Zuo Liangyu was moved and changed his mind.

After explaining the ins and outs to Li Ping, Zuo Menggeng emphasized:
Although this sheepskin beach is a shoal, it is not very shallow.At this time, the water is cold in winter, and the bandit army has no boats. If they want to go directly into the water and cross the river, they must be weak without being frozen.As long as the guard dares to fight and fight, there will be no problem.

Besides, they have assembled such a huge fleet in Xiangyang, the bandit army probably wouldn't have the guts to cross the river at all.

What's more, even if it is really bad, Lieutenant General Hui Deng's troops are not far away, and they can provide support at any time. The danger is not great.

For such an easy-to-get credit, he suggested Li Ping instead of others because of the people who followed him. Although Li Ping had the least contact with him, his wife, Fang Guoan, Chen Keli and other uncles and veterans praised him a lot.He, Zuo Menggeng, has always been not cronyistic in doing things, only using his talents, so he gave Li Ping this opportunity, and he also believed that Li Ping would not embarrass him.

When it came to this point, no matter how doubtful Li Ping was, he didn't dare to show it, and had to pretend to be moved.

After Li Ping walked away with a smile on his face, Zuo Menggeng proudly said to himself: "If you say I don't know how to resist people, letting him jump into the fire pit is considered a good job, and you have to thank me, how can I be so talented! Hmph , not at my mercy."

After leaving Zuo Liangyu's mansion, Zhao Jin, who has not received any mission, has been waiting outside for Li Ping to return together, and the two need to discuss immediately.

On the way back, the two of them spent a long time thinking together, but they still couldn't figure it out. Li Ping couldn't figure it out, and neither could Zhao Jin.Because the reason Zuo Menggeng gave cannot be established, there are too many doubts.

As for running with the troops, both of them thought about it, but they quickly rejected it.

After all, Li Zicheng hasn't arrived yet!And it's hard to say whether it will really come.Because in their impression, Li Zicheng was mainly active in the north.

Perhaps Li Zicheng did not attack Xiangyang in the south, or he retreated after seeing the majesty of Xiangyang and the endless fleet. After all, the defender's geographical advantage is far superior to Kaifeng; or Li Zicheng did not capture Xiangyang, Zuo Liangyu's 10 people are guarding the river and the city, so how can it be so easy to move.

Not to mention anything else, the fleet of ships covering the sky and the sun is enough to make the peasant army who is not used to water warfare look at the river and sigh.

Then Li Ping's trip to Yangpitan may really be for an outing or to pick up credit.

Although this is very inconsistent with the current strategic situation of Li Zicheng's troops, history has never operated according to common sense.Li Ping and the others run away indiscriminately now, which is the most undesirable thing, and they are really seeking their own death.

Whether it is a blessing or a curse depends on the situation.

Therefore, the order is undoubtedly to be carried out.

Later, Zhao Jin simply relieved and said: "Maybe I will really give you some credit to calm the talk about you being promoted too fast! Maybe it is really a good thing."

Li Ping smiled wryly and said, "You've already joined the general, why don't I give you some credit for your contribution! Besides, Zuo Menggeng restrained so many troops, why did he send me out to guard the river?"

Zhao Jin also had no choice but to sigh.

Against Li Zicheng, it was really close to death!

(End of this chapter)