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() Chen Qiyu's Chinese army account.

The suppression of bandits is in full swing, and Chen Qiyu's power has almost been subverted.

Commanding the military affairs of the five provinces is a rare situation. Except when the war in the north is tense, the court will have such an arrangement. At other times, it is impossible to imagine. , but with the Shangfang sword bestowed by the emperor, everyone should respect it, including the governors of the five provinces, and at critical times, they must obey his orders.

This is also because the emperor made up his mind to wipe out the bandits.

Since the seventh year of the apocalypse, the bandits began to rise, and it has been eight years now. The damage caused by the bandits is huge. The expenditure of the court is stretched, and the impact of the famine has been magnified within a limited time. In Shaanxi province, many farmers Fortunately, in the past two years, the imperial court has made up the military salary in time, and the mutiny of soldiers has been greatly reduced.

Chen Qiyu knew that the Emperor's main concern was Hou Jin. He always believed that the bandits were just a disease of scabies, and Hou Jin was the serious problem. Since Hou Jin captured Lushun in July last year, more than half a year passed. There is no action, so that the imperial court can schedule the ship, so this time, the emperor is determined to win the extermination of the bandits.

The only thing I was upset about was some voices inside the court, saying that the military expenditure was too large, or that the military achievements were not great, and so on.

Fortunately, beside Chen Qiyu, there is a top counselor, and this is the famous Zhang Pu.

When Zhang Pu introduced himself, Chen Qiyu was a little strange.He also knows what happened before.It is said that Zhang Pu should have a good rest at home, and if he got involved in the task of suppressing the bandits, wouldn't he be asking for trouble.

With a dubious attitude, Chen Qiyu accepted Zhang Pu. Unexpectedly, Zhang Pu really came up with some good ideas.

Especially in response to the rumors and gossips in the court, Zhang Pu suggested that they should be ignored at all, and the orders of the emperors outside will be unacceptable.This has always been the case in ancient wars. What the emperor needs is victory and the extermination of bandits. If the victory can be achieved, the emperor will naturally be happy, and he will not care about the slander, on the contrary.Worrying all the time, even trembling with trepidation, will not be able to fight wholeheartedly.

After listening to Zhang Pu's suggestion, Chen Qiyu felt a little more relieved, after all Zhang Pu was the leader of the scholars and was in the imperial court.It also has a lot of influence. According to some suggestions of Zhang Pu, he boldly ordered the governors of the provinces to take their own responsibilities and not let the rogues go.You can't rest easy because the rogues are not in your own jurisdiction.We must find a way to kill the rogues' vital forces to the maximum extent.

The results of the battle are indeed good. Five months have passed, and the rogues have suffered a heavy blow, and they have already concentrated in Shaanxi.

At this time, Zhang Pu put forward a suggestion again, to seize such an opportunity, complete his merits in one battle, and completely defeat the rogues.

Of course, Zhang Pu is a scholar after all, he has never really experienced conquests, he has never been on the battlefield, and fighting is not as simple as he said, there are many things before soldiers and horses move food and grass, including the transfer of sergeants, etc. Planning is required.

The preparations were almost done. Chen Qiyu dispatched 15 soldiers, including soldiers from the guards in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, and Huguang. The vanguard troops slowly entered Shangjin.

At this time, he wanted to listen to Zhang Pu's suggestion again and see what kind of suggestion Zhang Pu had.

When Zhang Pu entered the tent of the Chinese army, Chen Qiyu was carefully checking the map, which marked the places where the bandits gathered.

"My lord, I found it, I don't know what's going on."

"Mr. Zhang, please sit down. The official invites you to come. I want to hear what suggestions you have. The 15 soldiers convened this time can all arrive in Shangjin within ten days. Yunyang Governor Lu Xiangsheng also brought a group of soldiers with him." Thousands of soldiers, come here to make peace, the army has spread out, and we will enter Shaanxi to wipe out the bandits."

Zhang Pu nodded slightly, sat down, and was not polite.

"My lord, I still have the same suggestion. We should quickly march into Shaanxi. I have carefully considered these two days. The rogues are mainly concentrated in Hannan. Now that my lord has made up my mind, I ask all the soldiers not to concentrate entirely on Shangjin. Time is very precious." , The rogues are good at raiding and fighting, if your lord has achieved the speed of his troops, he will definitely be able to catch them by surprise."

"Oh, then what do you think the officer should do?"

"Your Excellency has dispatched soldiers from Shanxi, Shaanxi, Huguang, and Henan. You can ask the governors of the four provinces to cooperate in combat and jointly encircle and suppress the bandits. Your Excellency will lead the troops and, together with Lord Lu Xiangsheng, lead the army westward and enter Shaanxi. In the direction of entering Shaanxi, the target is Hannan. This way, it can save time and save a lot of food and grass. If the army is all gathered in Shangjin, the target is too big and it is easy to disturb the rogues."

Chen Qiyu nodded again and again. This is a good idea. Sergeants from the four provinces can save a lot of distance by entering Shaanxi from different directions. As long as they are clearly concentrated in Hannan, they can save time and save a lot of expenses , As for the governors of the provinces, they are only in charge in name, and it is impossible to really participate in the campaign.

"Okay, your idea is good. The officer immediately issued an order to ask the sergeants from all provinces to directly enter Shaanxi and concentrate in Hannan."

"My lord, I have another suggestion. When soldiers from various provinces enter Shaanxi, they may encounter a small group of rogues or refugees. They must not love to fight, ignore small groups of people, and use the fastest speed to reach Hannan. It must be known that there are 20 bandits in Hannan, and the momentum is huge, if you can't do your best, it will be difficult to achieve the greatest victory."

Chen Qiyu's expression was a little strange, with a smile on the surface.

As the right servant of the Ministry of War, he is the governor of the military affairs of the five provinces, but he can't do too much. He still knows a little about the faults of the soldiers in the guards, such as killing the good and pretending to be meritorious, harassing the people, robbing money and food, and insulting Ladies, wait a minute, it’s rare that this kind of problem has happened before. This time, soldiers from four provinces are mobilized to enter Shaanxi. Know if those farmers are potential rogues.

Especially those vagrants, they all eventually joined the team of rogues.

What Zhang Pu meant by saying this was that he had to make his own request. The sergeants still had to pay attention to discipline, not to harass the people along the way, but to go directly to Hannan.

Zhang Pu would not say such a request. Although the sergeants in the guards received military pay, they could deduct up and down, but those who actually went to the sergeants were pitifully small, and they could not support their families. It is a good opportunity to make a fortune, and everyone will turn a blind eye to looting some money and food along the way, and it is impossible to pursue it too much.

These reasons, Zhang Pu is not clear.

"Mr. Zhang's suggestion is very good. The officer knows it. This time, Mr. Zhang will follow the officer to suppress the bandits. I don't know what he will do."

"It is my duty to obey your lord's orders."

"Okay, okay, Mr. Zhang is going to prepare, and he will be leaving in the next two days."

Looking at Zhang Pu's back, Chen Qiyu sneered, this Zhang Pu is indeed a nice person, but unfortunately he is too scholarly, and there is so much discipline in the battlefield situation.

However, Zhang Pu's suggestion that the sergeants from all provinces go directly to Hannan, Shaanxi is very good.

He immediately called the relevant officials and ordered the military order to be drafted immediately.

Zhang Pu returned to the house slowly.

It was his deliberate decision to defect to Chen Qiyu. The reason why Su Tiancheng has such great ability is that he has mastered the Jiangning camp. In this respect, he is born weak.Mastering the army may not be very powerful, but you can always be familiar with the rules in the barracks, personally participate in the battle, know yourself and the enemy, and win every battle. Only by constantly enriching yourself can you be able to confront Su Tiancheng, otherwise you will still suffer a disastrous fate.

After thinking about this clearly, after the first month, he went directly to Chen Qiyu.

Zhang Pu is a man, and he is a so-called leader of scholars. When he first arrived in the military camp, he was still a little uncomfortable. The military camp is different from the imperial court. There are not many scholars here, and there are many generals, generals, and deputy generals. There are not many changes, but in order to adapt to the life in the military camp, Zhang Pu asked himself to make changes.

As time passed, he had some changes, but he was still somewhat out of tune with the generals in the army.

Fortunately, Chen Qiyu paid attention to his suggestion.

During this period of time, Zhang Pu's main energy was concentrated on the task of suppressing the bandits. He worked day and night to pay attention to the movements of the bandits, collected all kinds of intelligence, and analyzed the combat rules of the bandits. After that, he directly gave Chen Qiyu his opinions and suggestions.

In the past few months, the imperial army has made a lot of achievements, and the situation of the rogues has gradually become more difficult. This time, almost all the rogues are concentrated in Shaanxi. This is the best opportunity.

If I put forward good opinions and suggestions and can wipe out the rogues in one fell swoop, it will be a great contribution.

Zhang Pu has seen some of the cruelty of the battle, but after all, he has not gone to battle to kill the enemy. His ideological understanding is still at the written level. He is very knowledgeable. It is impossible for him to go to battle to kill the enemy. There are still not many suggestions for the above-mentioned improvisation, how to grasp the situation of the battle, and how to make adjustments and changes according to the actual situation.

Zhang Pu's main energy is concentrated in the general direction. He knows very well that in strategizing, a decisive victory thousands of miles away, the real commander does not need to go to battle to kill the enemy.

There is nothing wrong with his understanding, but unfortunately, he is not clear that the battle situation is facing too many changes, and some accidental factors may completely change the advantage, and even make the whole battle come to an end. His thinking of grasping the general direction , the easiest to be criticized and dismissed as empty talk.

The changes that followed soon after made him feel this deeply.