The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 208
Chen Wang only stayed in Shiquan for more than a month, then left Suocheng and returned to Hanzhong.

After meeting with the generals in Hanzhong, he led his troops west again to the west of Hanzhong Mansion.

The deadline for suppressing thieves in March has passed, and the court's punishment has already been issued. A large number of officials have been suspended from their posts, demoted and demoted.

Chen Wang was naturally among them, but he might just be the commander of the guards. He had captured and killed Gao Yingxiang before, and he had made outstanding achievements along the way.

So it didn't drop much, the deputy chief soldier and the commanding acquaintance were both preserved, and the punishment given was to cut their salary and suspend their duties, and to handle the crime of suppressing thieves.

Cao Wenzhao, He Renlong, and Zuo Guangxian, the generals who followed Hong Chengchou all the way to the suppression, were finally punished, and all were demoted to three ranks, and they took charge of the bandit suppression affairs.

And Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting were also reprimanded, punished and demoted, their ranks were cut, and they made meritorious service in the name of guilt.

To be honest, punishments such as demoting officials and posts are not too severe, but they still make people feel dissatisfied.

There was almost no time to stop for a while in the pursuit, but all of these were ignored by the people above, and they were directly investigated and dealt with as crimes.

It is no longer a day and night for bandits to cause harm to the world. Yang Sichang immediately set a deadline of three months to suppress the bandits when he took office, but he completely ignored the actual situation.

It is absolutely false to say that there is no dissatisfaction in their hearts. All the generals and schools who were punished were dissatisfied in their hearts, and they began to obey some orders.

To be honest, Yang Sichang is superior in terms of planning and intelligence.

But it may be because of his high background, being far away from the mundane world, and not knowing the sufferings of the world, so he made many mistakes, and finally ruined the originally good situation with one hand.

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Hong Chengchou's order was also changed half a month ago. Originally, it was only necessary to garrison Qipanguan, but later it was changed to garrison Qipanguan and Lueyang, blocking all roads entering Hanzhong Mansion from the west.

Chen Wang then divided his troops into two groups, and asked Zhou Yumao to lead the headquarters battalion, and the 4000 headquarters of the Second Infantry Battalion led by Tong Hu Zhiyi to station in Lueyang, with a total of [-] people.

He himself led the three thousand headquarters of the first infantry battalion, and the thousand headquarters of the first cavalry with a total of 500 people, and rushed to Qipanguan.

Qipan Pass, located on the Qipan Ridge at the throat of the Sichuan-Shanxi junction, is known as the first pass of the Western Qin Dynasty.

This is the only road hub connecting Sichuan to the north of the Qinling Mountains. There are Qipan Guanxun at Qipanlingtou, three forts, and tigers on the mountain.

But now, Qipan Pass has been turned into a patch of hills and ruins. In March, Li Zicheng led the army all the way south to attack Qipan Pass. After three days and nights, they broke through the pass city and destroyed the fort. There were as many as 370 nine people, and the rest were defeated.

The guerrilla Li Pingen died in a fierce battle, and 13 generals and schools below the guerrilla were killed.

"The higher-ups did not allocate funds to rebuild the pass, nor did they allocate civil servants, just repair it on the basis of the original pass."

Chen Wang reined in his horse and scanned the surrounding mountains and roads.

"Practice every five days instead of one every ten days, and the rest of the time is to dig a few more trenches on the road up the mountain."

"Repair the three forts and fill in all the cannons."

The current Chen Wang is no longer the one who didn't know how to arrange troops when he first arrived.

It has been almost two years since he became a guerrilla after the Battle of Chunhua, and now he is the deputy commander of Hanzhong Township guarding a town alone.

Marching and setting up camps, these basics have already been familiarized by heart.

Now he only needs to reach one place, and by looking at the surrounding terrain, Chen Wang can judge where it is suitable to set up artillery, where it is suitable to set up camp, and where it is suitable for defense and offense.

"As ordered."

This time, the three chief executives of the three thousand headquarters of the First Infantry Battalion following Chen Wang were Hu Zhili, Chen Ming, and Chen De, all of whom were from the Chen and Hu families.

The three of them received the order, and immediately took their personal guards to dispatch troops to dig trenches and mend the wall.

Soon the barracks on the mountain began to boil, and groups of soldiers walked out of the barracks under the leadership of their respective flag officers.

In this era, there are no exclusive engineers, and the construction of fortifications basically goes into battle together.

After all, some of the current buildings and fortifications do not need to master very high military skills, nor do they need to use any very good professional skills, as long as they have the strength.

Chen Wang didn't plan to change too much of the current military establishment. Although he was familiar with the army a lot now, the more he understood many things, the more he would be able to discover his own shortcomings.

"Brother, didn't Master Hong lead his troops south to pursue them? There are still about seven or eight thousand people left in Guangyuan and Jiange. They can't beat Qipan Pass anyway. There is no need to be so urgent."

Chen Gong yawned and said listlessly.

"Regardless of the possibility of the rogues coming, since you have been ordered, you must perform your duties faithfully."

Chen Wang looked at the scene down the mountain without squinting, and said calmly.

"If the bandits really come, they won't be unprepared."

Chen Gong's cheek twitched uncontrollably. He did not forget what Chen Wang said in Dingjun Mountain.

At that time, what Chen Wang said was that "in troubled times, the wind and cloud rise everywhere, and if there are soldiers, you will be the king of grass heads." From then on, Chen Wang began to plan.

Up to now, he is raising troops in Hanzhong Prefecture and rectifying the military bureau. He has witnessed the continuous expansion of power and the continuous innovation of his armaments.

"Brother, if you didn't show your cards to us in Dingjun Mountain, I would really believe your nonsense now."

Chen Gong raised his hand and rubbed his temples, speechless.

"Really……"

Chen Wangqing coughed, and felt a little embarrassed that Chen Gong had exposed his background. He also subconsciously said something dedicated to his duty.

Hong Chengchou, Sun Chuanting, and Cao Wenzhao are all good people, and they often deal with these people. Naturally, Chen Wang dare not neglect Fenhao.

Now that the character of a loyal minister has been established, he can only continue to act according to this character.

After acting for a long time, sometimes the words subconsciously said completely fit the identity, but there is a feeling of deceiving others first.

"Soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and there must be no luck on the battlefield?"

Chen Wang looked stern, changed the subject, and lectured.

"It doesn't matter if you are just a thousand bosses now, but in the future you will definitely lead the army alone. If you are still so reckless and careless at that time, how can I send you out with confidence."

"Stop, stop."

Chen Gong raised his whip and waved again and again.

"Leave the heavy responsibility of leading the soldiers to Brother Yi and Brother Li. I really can't lead the soldiers."

Chen Gong was a little helpless, he really didn't want to lead the army, but Chen Wang always wanted to train him to lead the army.

"Charging in battle, beheading generals and capturing the flag, I can do it all, as long as I don't let me lead troops, don't let me read and write, everything is easy to talk about."

Chen Gong felt a headache when he thought of the tasks assigned by Chen Wang. It seemed that Chen Wang was still planning to carry out some literacy classes in the army to eliminate illiteracy.

When he was studying in ethnology, he was already suffering from headaches. Now that he is a soldier, he still has to read and learn to read. Why don't you just give him a knife.

"General Xiao Cao has never read these books. He can also lead troops to fight, and his military achievements along the way are all listed at the top. Could it be that without these books, he can't lead soldiers and fight wars?"

Chen Gong complained helplessly that he really didn't understand why Chen Wang always liked to run literacy classes and schools.

There were also schools set up in the two guards to teach people listening, speaking, reading and writing, and some engineering schools were built later to teach people how to work and forge.

Now they are planning to implement those literacy classes in the army, and officers also need to read and study.

"Then you are really wrong."

"There are several military books in my study room that were sent by General Xiao Cao. You don't think that other people are really illiterate and really don't read?"

Chen Wang glanced at Chen Gong sideways. Few of these battalion generals in the late Ming Dynasty could not read big characters. The senior officers of the guards not only knew how to read, but even read books like the art of war.

In the Ming Dynasty, the study of literature was very popular, and there were special guard schools in the guards, and there were special schools in the towns and villages.

In addition to the schools run by the government, there are also many private schools, which are basically organized spontaneously by local villagers.

However, all older clans basically have ethnology, and the children in the clan will basically read books for a period of time.

Although you can't pass the Tongsheng test or the scholar test, you can at least know a lot of characters, so you won't be illiterate.

"This……"

Chen Gong was a little dissatisfied at first, but when he heard Chen Wang mentioning Cao Bianjiao, he soon died down.

Originally in the army, most people followed Cao Bianjiaowei's example, and Chen Gong was no exception. He felt that it might be necessary for him to read those military books and learn those exercises.

Seeing the change in Chen Gong's expression, Chen Wang also looked away.

Fortunately, Chen Gong didn't know that Zuo Liangyu couldn't read Chinese characters, otherwise he would have nothing to do with Zuo Liangyu.

Now Zuo Liangyu is not the "long-legged general" after that, since he was transferred to Henan, he has made great military exploits all the way, losing streak to Chuang Tia Tian and Zhang Xianzhong, and his momentum is at the height of his power.

I'm afraid Zuo Liangyu's name will be on the top list of rogues in a short time.

"By the way, brother, do you think Li Zicheng can escape this time?"

Chen Gong consciously changed the subject and asked the most concerned question.

This time, Li Zicheng led the troops to break through the pass and enter Baoning Mansion, went all the way south to defeat Guangyuan, and then defeated the more than [-] Sichuan troops who were intending to intercept in Jiange.

In the battle of Jiange, participating general Zhou Minghong died in battle, and more than [-] guerrilla and junior generals died in battle.

Hou Liangzhu eagerly refused to fight him in Mianzhou, but was also defeated, so he could only retreat to Mianzhu.

"Escape..."

Hearing Li Zicheng's name, Chen Wang couldn't help frowning.

At this time, it had been almost two months since Li Zicheng entered northern Sichuan.

Sun Chuanting led the troops to Gongchang Mansion and took over the defense areas of Cheng and Jie.

Sun Chuanting, Wenxian County and Baishui, the passages from Sichuan to Gongchang Mansion, were all heavily guarded by soldiers. It was impossible for Li Zicheng to return to Cheng and Jie from these two places again.

The troops from southern and western Sichuan were converging towards Mianzhu, and the Eastern Sichuan Army was firmly guarding Tongchuan Mansion. Hong Chengchou led his troops all the way south through Baoning Mansion, step by step, and forced them to leave.

It can be said that Li Zicheng is now surrounded by Mianzhou and Jiangyou. The roads in the east, west, north and south have been blocked, and it seems that he has really become a turtle in an urn.

But for some reason, Chen Wang always had a feeling that this time, Li Zicheng seemed to be able to save the day...

　The plot in Sichuan will not be very long, the main plot is in the north

　　Lao Chen is going to Qin Wang this time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)