Reborn Regent of Ming Dynasty

Fang Kongzhao was so domineering that Zhang's generals all glared at each other. Seeing this, Xunyang and Huguang's civil officials also stared at him. No matter what, how could a general be above the border?

Just when he was nervous, he saw Chengqi officer from the inner court coming over and shouted loudly: "Mr. Zhang, deputy general of Dengzhou Town!"

Zhang Shouren warned his generals with his eyes...Sun Liangdong, Huang Er, and Qian Wenlu, the three worry-free generals have already become generals, but they are not yet thirty, and they are all worry-free masters. At that time, all of them had their hips on their hips and raised their faces, with provocative expressions. Some of the generals in the Biaobattalion in Xunyang and Huguang were also rebellious, and they also looked like fighting cocks for their own bosses.

Dengzhou Town has just arrived, if something happens, it will become a joke.

Cheng Qiguan led Zhang Shouren through the White Tiger Hall, passed through a large courtyard, and came to a small courtyard. In front of the moon cave gate stood guards holding swords, and the Leopard Tail Flag was also moved here.Looking in from the Moon Cave Gate, deep in the bamboo and wood is a bright and dark hall with carved railings and auxiliary buildings, which are very delicate and gorgeous.There is a vermilion lacquer plaque hanging in front of the hall, on which there is the word "Jietang" written by Xiong Wencan. Although Xiong was arrested, the handwriting was not removed for a while. people removed. [

The messenger inside was already shouting: "Zhang Zhentai is here!"

Then there was a "please" in the festival hall!A Chinese lieutenant trotted over and greeted Zhang Shouren.Yang Sichang's superintendent Biao Battalion has just been set up, and there are not enough manpower, and he doesn't have any general talents in his pocket. It is conceivable that the Biao Battalion will not have such a high combat effectiveness in the future. Zhang Shouren came too far away.

Arriving in front of the gate of the festival hall, an attendant official hurriedly opened the scarlet satin plywood curtain with black borders, Zhang Shouren walked a few steps, cupped his hands on the steps and said: "Zhang Shouren, deputy commander-in-chief of Dengzhou Town, has been ordered to come to see Mr. .”

"General Guohua, please come in, please come in!"

Yang Sichang had made up his mind a long time ago, to win over Zhang Shouren with softness over strength, he didn't even have the idea of ​​combining kindness with might.During the trip to Fushan Camp in Beijing, he fought with each other several times, and he got to know Zhang Shouren and his subordinates better... They are all people who can really do things and are willing to do things. The soldiers, who have committed the problem of scholarly anger, actually have no hatred in the first place, so why do they have to make enemies?

This knowledge is also due to various factors. In short, Yang Sichang no longer has the majesty and pretensions of a supervisor when he was outside the Baihutang. Before Zhang Shouren signed up, he was already standing in front of the door. After signing up, Yang Sichang walked down the steps Come, with a smile all over his face, he said, "General Guohua, please come in, please come in, please come in!"

Three times, please come in, which shows sincerity, all the staff in the room stood in front of the door, and when they saw Zhang Shouren, they all bowed down.

The request to transfer the Fushan Army this time is certainly a trick created by Wu Chang, but it is also a very good idea for Yang Sichang. The Fushan soldiers are elite. Originally, the emperor considered transferring them to the north. It's not easy to refuse, that's why Zhang Shouren made this trip.

In order not to create a rift between Zhang Shouren, Yang Sichang and Zhang Ruoqi had already established an identity over this matter, and even nearly broke up with him. With this attitude, Zhang Shouren's doubts can be cleared up.

"General Guohua, please sit down."

"Thank you sir for your seat."

They are all big figures in politics, and some things can be seen through side details and attitudes, and they don't need to be put into words. Yang Sichang's actions are like this, and Zhang Shouren is also very cooperative, and the past enmity can be put aside.

The two of them looked at each other, and they both knew what the other was thinking... If you have something to say, you can speak directly, there is no need to use too much nonsense.

"General Guohua, can you make arrangements for marching years ago?"

"As long as the salary is sufficient, the town's soldiers and horses will be the vanguard, and the rest of the towns will cooperate to smash the bandits' hearts, and it will not be difficult to suppress the bandits."

"The thief is cunning and has many elite soldiers under his command. The general must not underestimate the enemy."

"The supervisor didn't know that the Shaanxi bandits relied on the poor discipline of the officers and soldiers and the lack of determination of the generals. The troops in this town were just the opposite. It was not difficult to defeat the bandits. The difficulty lay in the lack of pay and equipment. The generals Fear and fight."

"The general's lack of food and salary, the governor must make up for it. Now that the general is here, the towns will not have much fear and cowardice."

Zhang Shouren smiled, and replied: "I'm afraid it's not good to be too eager for merit."

His words had a lot of meaning, but Yang Sichang didn't understand. He was eager to make meritorious deeds. If he was eager for meritorious service, Yang Sichang, the supervisor and assistant minister, should be No.1 on the front line of Huguang.

Who else knows Chongzhen's temper better than this supervisor and assistant minister?

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A few days later, in the main hall of a fortress west of Xunyang, a bronze-skinned, middle-aged man of medium height and build, wearing casual clothes and short boots, was paving with blue bricks. Walking back and forth on the ground with a thick layer of wolf fur mattress.

"Ma Bao, are you exaggerating?"

After turning around, the middle-aged man scanned the dust-faced general standing in front of the room with extremely sharp eyes.

Ma Bao rushed back from Xiangyang, all the way to Xunxi, and after passing through overlapping camps, he could reach the first area where Zuo Liangyu was.

Zuo Liangyu's subordinates were once less than [-] after the loss of Luohoushan, but the losses in this battle were not large, most of the elite were still there, and the generals were all fine. The real blow to the left was the battle of Zhuxian Town The elite were almost dead, and the experienced generals were almost dead. The army established in the Wuchang area was nothing more than the masters and civilians brought in. There were only [-] soldiers and horses, and I am afraid that there were only [-] elites.

He was originally stationed in Huguang, which was not in the same defense zone as Xunyang. After Yang Sichang arrived, Zuo Liangyu was among the first to be summoned, encouraged him, and at the same time gave him the seal of General Ping.

Not only was Zuo Liangyu not as grateful as Yang Sichang had expected, and he was dedicated to serving. On the contrary, he was very dissatisfied with being transferred to Xunxi.

The wealth and comfort of Xunyang is of course far worse than that of Huguang. The left side has been operating in Huguang for a long time. The soldiers and generals complained a lot, and Zuo Liangyu himself was also very dissatisfied. This time, Yang Sichang convened another meeting. He was not enthusiastic about going out to fight. He didn't care about a military meeting, but just sent Ma Bao, a general, to participate in the military meeting, as a way of expressing his admiration for Yang Sichang's removal of him.

In Zuo Liangyu's plan, in summer and autumn of next year, when the number of officers and soldiers mobilized is large and the soldiers' salaries are sufficient, they might as well fight a dozen at that time. If they can make military exploits and have the possibility of being knighted, it's not bad, otherwise, What is the title of a general who suppresses thieves?The general number of the Ming Dynasty, the general is the most honorable. The last general was Ma Gui in the Wanli period. It has been decades since now, and then Zhen, Zheng, and Ping. General Zhenshuo is Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu, and Hu Dawei is the general who conquers the west and the commander-in-chief of Datong. Zhang Shouren is only the deputy commander-in-chief but he is already the general who conquers the captives. There are tens of thousands of soldiers, and there are as many as a dozen deputy generals and deputy chief soldiers under his command, and they have long been famous. When he was the commander of the general town, Zhang Shouren was just a salt-boiling hundred household by the sea. Climb on top of his head?

With this injustice, Zuo Liangyu was even more unwilling to serve.

But after Ma Bao came back and explained the situation in Xiangyang, his mind changed.

"What did Fang Futai say?"

"Of course Fang Futai won't say that he will fight for meritorious service with a military general of the younger generation, but depending on the situation, Master Futai may attack the Jun and Zhu areas. There are more soldiers and horses from Cao Cao and Guo Tianxing, offering thieves Most of the soldiers and horses are going to the border of Shaanxi, that is, the area northwest of Xunyang, which is much closer to us."

Zuo Liangyu fell silent again, and continued to pace back and forth in the room with a gloomy face.

The Xunyang area of ​​Huguang is a cold and humid place. In winter, although the absolute temperature is not as cold as Liaodong, it looks scary, but after October, the weather is gradually approaching freezing temperature. When you wake up in the morning, There are short icicles hanging from the eaves, the road will be frozen, and the house is very wet and cold. Although Zuo Liangyu is from the north, there are several braziers in the house at this time, and the crackling is very lively. , Make the inside of the house very warm.

There are several Zuo Liangyu's confidants and staff members in the room, as well as his eldest son Zuo Menggeng, and other Zuoying generals are also waiting in the room. Everyone's face was burned red by the torch, and some generals had their foreheads burnt. He was sweating a lot, but he didn't dare to raise his hand to wipe it off.

"Ma Bao, you have been working hard back and forth, go down!"

Zuo Liangyu thought for a while, first asked Ma Bao to go out, and then smiled at a middle-aged general in iron armor with his hands on his knees: "General Liu, your chance to make meritorious service has come."

As soon as he heard what he said, the general surnamed Liu got up quickly and replied: "Since the beginning of the war, Guoneng has always wanted to serve the court to wash away his past crimes. If your lord wants to make a surprise attack at this time, Guoneng is willing to be the pioneer. Do the work of a dog and a horse for an adult."

This person is the well-known Liu Guoneng, who is as famous as Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Luo Rucai. He is also a native of Yan'an in northern Shaanxi. Among the fierce soldiers of the peasant army who had survived a hundred battles, many of them were frontier soldiers who had mutinied from Yansui and Yulin and other military towns. They had fought for more than ten years. The tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the army dispersed after he surrendered to Zhao'an, but at least two thousand elites stayed behind, which also made him quickly awarded the post of deputy general and assigned to serve under Zuo Liangyu's command.

Because of rebellion for many years, Liu Guoneng is very familiar with the fighting methods and styles of many rebel leaders, which also makes Zuo Liangyu rely on him very much. After Ma Bao came back from Xiangyang and reported important military information, Zuo Liangyu also called Liu Guoneng immediately. Come here, if there is a move, of course Liu Guoneng will be sent as the forward of the left army.