Borrow the day to change the day

Near the evening of the next day, Zhong Jinwei led the new army and three thousand soldiers of the Fifth Army Battalion as a transport team, and arrived in Haizhou City in a mighty manner.

Haizhou City suddenly became joyful. At this time, the people of Haizhou and the soldiers of Guanning Army really felt that Haizhou City belonged to Daming.

When they saw the cartloads of supplies entering the city and transporting them to the warehouses in the city, the relief in their hearts was really indescribable.

That night, Zhong Jinwei called Zu Dashou and He Kegang to a meeting, and the four little ones stood behind Zhong Jinwei happily again.

"After I left, what did Jianlu do? Did he attack the city?" Zhong Jinwei asked with concern.

With a slight smile on his face, Zu Dashou answered Zhong Jinwei loudly: "Go back to Lord Hou, after Jianlu built a large number of catapults, he only tried to attack the city once. After being taught a lesson by the Hongyi cannon, he never dared to attack the city again." Just set up a big camp on the side of the west gate to monitor Haizhou City."

Zhong Jinwei smiled, this is the best.In history, Jianlu's siege also relied on the Hongyi cannon and the three traitors to bring skilled gunners to pose a threat to the strong city of Ming Dynasty.

But now, they have neither condition, and they are all destroyed by themselves.Facing the strong city defended by Hongyi cannons, it can only be seen and touched.

He said to Zu Dashou and He Kegang, "I have brought all the rewards from the Haizhou Battle. Tomorrow, I will gather the entire army to boost morale."

When Zu Dashou and He Kegang heard this, they were overjoyed.

In the past, although they were the elites of the Guanning Army, the court most relied on them, but they had to make a fuss or something, so some of the military supplies rewards would be allocated.Now they don't need to worry about this matter, Zhongxing Hou will take care of this matter.

After Zhong Jinwei made them happy for a while, he announced again: "The 5000 barracks soldiers I brought will stay in Haizhou to strengthen your strength. In addition, I brought more than [-] flintlock guns and For the corresponding ammunition, you select two thousand brave fighters from the Guan Ning Army to receive reorganization and replacement."

Zu Dashou and He Kegang had long coveted the flintlock guns in the Beijing camp.Now that they heard that their subordinates could also be equipped with this advanced flintlock gun, it was another burst of ecstasy.

Zhong Jinwei had expected them to behave like this, and he just nodded his thanks to them, then turned his head to Huang Degong and said: "You bring a thousand new soldiers to stay in Haizhou City, and train five thousand soldiers who have just been equipped with flintlock guns. After mastering the essentials of shooting, focus on training the art of assassination."

"Yes, Lord Hou." Huang Degong immediately agreed.

Zhong Jinwei turned his head to look at Zu Dashou and He Kegang after finishing his orders, and said, "After the five thousand fusiliers are trained, you can't just defend the city. Organize soldiers out of the city to fight Jianlu in turn, so that Jianlu dare not appear in the city at will. Outside Haizhou City."

When Zu Dashou and He Kegang heard this, they couldn't help looking at each other.Lord Hou is asking them to go out to fight in the city, isn't this too demanding?

"Master Hou, this, can this work?" Zu Dashou hesitated for a while, but still questioned.

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he said sternly: "If you can't do it, you have to do it. If you don't improve your field combat capabilities, don't seize the control of the field, and just hide in the city, how can you destroy Jianlu!"

"You are the senior generals of Ming Dynasty, you must first have this awareness and determination. If even you are afraid of going to the wild to fight Jianlu, how can your soldiers be brave?"

What Zhong Jinwei said made Zu Dashou and He Kegang lower their heads, not daring to look into Zhong Jinwei's eyes.

The truth is this, but Jianlu is too strong in field battles, and Ming's army has never defeated Jianlu in field battles.If he went out of the city to fight Jianlu, wouldn't he take the initiative to give Jianlu military merits!

Of course, the thought of the two of them automatically ignored the new army.

Seeing them like this, Zhong Jinwei guessed the scruples in their hearts, and said again: "You are human, and Jianlu is also human. Could it be that they have become invincible gods of war just because they have won a few battles? You have no city walls. If you rely on me, your legs are weak and timid?"

"No." He Kegang couldn't listen anymore, and quickly expressed.

Zhong Jinwei ignored his confession, and said to Cao Wenzhao, "Tell them about yesterday's field battle."

"Yes, Lord Hou." Cao Wenzhao agreed, and then told his former colleagues about yesterday's battle.

Finally, he said to Zu Dashou and He Kegang: "Jianlu's combat power is obviously not as good as it used to be. Now they are timid when they see the new army, and want to avoid the sound of flintlock guns. As long as the tactics are right and the soldiers work hard, the same If he could kill Jianlu, he would flee in embarrassment."

Zu Dashou and He Kegang raised their heads at this time, listening to Cao Wenzhao's words, they were surprised but also had a trace of anticipation in their hearts.

After all, as long as the leader is fighting, no matter who he is, he hopes that he can win the battle and fight so that the enemy hides in the city and dare not go out, rather than hiding in the city and not daring to go out.

After Cao Wenzhao finished speaking, Zhong Jinwei said to the two of them: "I left you five thousand three hundred flintlock guns, of which one thousand flintlock gunmen of Huang Degong had actual combat experience with Jianlu, and three thousand flintlock guns The soldiers of the Fifth Army Battalion are also selected by me. You can choose another two thousand from the Guanning Army. If you have such an army, if you are afraid of building captives and dare not go to the field, then I will let Cao Wenzhao stay. Forget about returning to the capital with me."

Of course, returning to the capital with Marquis Zhongxing was not for the sake of food and drink. What awaited them was either dismissal or idleness. How could this be expected by generals who are used to holding heavy troops.Therefore, Zu Dashou and He Kegang quickly said: "Don't worry, Lord Hou, the general understands, and will definitely go out of the city to fight with Jianlu."

Zhong Jinwei listened, nodded and said: "That's good, I don't ask you to fight at long distances. As long as you can go out of the city to fight, it's fine to fight until Jianlu dare not spy on Haizhou City."

Speaking of this, he thought for a while, and then said to Zu Dashou and He Kegang: "I have come to Haizhou this time, and I have a better understanding of Jianlu, and I have a plan in mind. I am going to go back and suggest to the emperor to adjust the strategy. Try to launch a decisive battle against the Jianlu next year, even if you can't completely wipe out the Jianlu, the goal is to capture Shenyang."

Although Zhong Jinwei's words seemed arrogant, Zu Dashou and He Kegang were skeptical because of his previous experience as an endorsement.

Zhong Jinwei knew about them, and even Cao Wenzhao might have doubts about his decision.But he didn't explain, just asked: "Train your troops well, try to make more contributions in this battle, and don't lose to the friendly army."

"Yes, Master Hou." The two agreed.Although there are doubts, a statement is still necessary.

The next day, Zhong Jinwei handed out the rewards he brought.The Guan Ning Army and the Che Ying in the New Army who participated in the Haizhou War both received a bronze medal, and the Fusiliers and Field Artillery units in the New Army received silver medals. Zu Dashou, He Kegang and Cao Cao The three of Wen Zhao won the gold medal.

Of course, rewarding silver is also indispensable.The bundles of Daming Jiusibao banknotes had to be unpacked, and then distributed to the soldiers who had done meritorious service.Under the leadership of the new army, no one has any resistance to Jiusibao banknotes.

Haizhou City fell into a carnival again. Many soldiers looked at the high-level medals hanging on the new army, and secretly vowed in their hearts that they would work harder, or they would lose face if they didn't go out.