A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 216
Seeing that it was Yang Guozhu, the general officer of Xuanfu Town, who came out to welcome Wang Dou in person, he was deeply surprised. He didn't dare to be negligent, and went up to pay his respects: "The last general Wang Dou, the guerrilla general of Baoan Prefecture, has seen the military gate. You are welcome to meet the military gate in person. Welcome, the general will be terrified."

A smile appeared on Yang Guozhu's serious face, and he helped Wang Dou up himself.

On that day Lu Xiangsheng summoned Wang Dou, and he was also at his side. Duchen Lu once said that he recommended Wang Dou as a guerrilla general, and it turned out to be true.At that time, he was eager to win over Wang Dou, but now when he looked at the army behind Wang Dou, he was even more moved, and praised: "What a good soldier."

Lu Xiangsheng personally said that Wang Dou had cut 280 heads of Qing soldiers in the ninth year of Chongzhen. Yang Guozhu was always guessing how Wang Dou would do it. After seeing the soldiers and horses behind him, he suddenly realized that with such a strong soldier in hand, killing the enemy and making meritorious deeds is only a matter of time. waiting.

While Yang Guozhu was admiring, the generals behind him also had different expressions. Although this young guerrilla general has been in guerrilla for a short time, his strength cannot be underestimated.In the past, everyone had slandered Yang Guozhu for coming out in person, but now they all think that Wang Dou has the capital for them to meet and make friends.This is the case in the battalion. At the guerrilla level, everything speaks for one's own soldiers and horses. Seniority and official position are very important, but not the most important.

Yang Guozhu asked: "General Wang, how many reinforcements did you bring?"

Wang Doudao: "The Last General's Youbing Battalion was newly formed, with only 500 battalion soldiers. In addition, there are hundreds of strong soldiers accompanying the army. A total of [-] people, all of them have arrived."

Yang Guozhu was even more taken aback: "All the staff arrived? Are those just soldiers?"

He pointed to the sergeants of the supply team behind Wang Dou.

Wang Dou should be respectful.

Everyone's faces are even more beautiful, and they all patrol the soldiers with greedy eyes.

Yang Guozhu pondered for a while, and said, "I think most of the camp are your family members?"

Wang Dou said ambiguously, "There is a part of it."

At the same time that the Ministry of War's official document was sent to Wang Dou, a copy was also sent to Yang Guozhu, and Wang Dou was restricted to arrive on October [-]th. Unexpectedly, Wang Dou arrived a day earlier, and all the staff arrived on the same day.This kind of strong military posture is even more attention-grabbing.

Wang Dou's answer was very vague. Yang Guozhu and others guessed that most of Wang Dou's army belonged to his servants. He was a mere garrison before, how he could support so many strong soldiers.

Not only that, but those soldiers that Yang Guozhu mentioned earlier were qualified soldiers in each camp, and most of them could even become servants. In Wangdou camp, they were only ordinary soldiers, and they could arrive on the same day with the soldiers. , which is even more thought-provoking.

Of course, there are also people who think that Wang Dou is stupid in everyone's expression. His guerrilla battalion was newly formed, so he pulled out the full amount. If the soldiers and horses were damaged, his new guerrilla, who was proud of his spring breeze, would be nothing.

Yang Guozhu gave Wang Dou a meaningful look, and said, "General Wang Qianliqin Wang is commendable for his loyalty and bravery. Let me introduce you."

Behind him are a large group of thick and armored generals, most of whom are the leading generals of the battalions in the town.Wang Dou was in a hurry as a guerrilla general, and before he had time to get acquainted with the generals of the various battalions in Xuanfu Town, Yang Guozhu introduced Wang Dou one by one.

There are Fubiao Battalion, Zhenbiao Zhongquan Battalion, Zhenbiao Left and Right Wing Battalions in Xuanfu Town.The left and right wing battalions of Zhenbiao are each led by a lieutenant general and a general.In addition, there are soldiers and aircraft battalions in the city, and four battalions of soldiers and horses in the east, south, west, and north of the city, each led by a guerrilla, and most of them are used as guards.

In this aid, the Fubiao Battalion stayed in the town, and Yang Guozhu led more than 500 people from the Zhengbing Battalion, most of whom were cavalry.

Guo Yingxian, a Chinese military officer, guerrilla rank, in his 40s, not tall, but extremely strong.Wearing a thick long body armor of vermilion oil and iron, covered with a bright red cloak, the whole person looks boxy, which reminded Wang Dou of the day when he met Jie Yifeng, a sergeant nicknamed "the bench".

His face was full of knife wounds and scars. Looking at him, he looked like the kind of old army who spent the rest of his life in battle.He was speaking normally, and his voice was like thunder: "General Wang, right? I heard that you chopped off eighty heads of tartars. One day we two brothers will get close to each other. Old Guo, I will ask you for advice." .”

Wang Dou thought, when did I become your younger brother?This Guo Yingxian is also an acquaintance.

However, Guo Yingxian was very polite when he said this. He was Yang Guozhu's middle officer and an old guerrilla. Wang Doulian said he didn't dare to do it, saying that he should visit him for advice.

Guo Yingxian was dissatisfied, he blew his beard and stared: "Our soldiers are happy, how can there be such a mother-in-law?"

He saw that the armor Wang Dou was wearing seemed to be the armor captured from the Baya soldiers of the Qing Dynasty. His military position must have been earned by himself with a knife and a gun. Such a young man was very suitable for him.

Seeing that Guo Yingxian was making a fuss, Yang Guozhu stopped him, and introduced Zhang Yan, the general of the Xuanfu for Wang Dou, but he was the leader of the Zhenbiao Right Wing Battalion. .This piece of rock is nearly forty years old, with a majestic appearance, dressed in water-milled willow-leaf steel armor, lined with thick red cotton, with a golden phoenix-winged helmet on the top, and a large cloak behind him, which is quite majestic.

Hearing Zhang Yan's name, Wang Dou recalled that he died together with Lu Xiangsheng in Julu in history, and he respected him in his heart. In addition, he was a general and he was a guerrilla, so he went forward to pay respects to Zhang Yan.Zhang Yan's face was full of pride, and he just nodded slightly to Wang Dou: "General Wang is really young and promising, and he is a great talent for my great Ming."

He stopped talking and just looked at Wang Dou carefully.

Next came two guerrilla generals, Li Jianming and Wen Hui, who led two battalions of soldiers and horses in the south and west of the town, both of whom were wearing round collars and large plackets and wearing tin armor. seven.Wang Dou felt that although they were polite to him and said they wanted to get close to him, there was a kind of dissatisfaction in their bones.

That's right, one of the two is almost 40 years old, and the other is in his 40s, but they are only guerrilla generals. Seeing that they are so young and rising so fast, they feel uncomfortable and unconvinced.

These are the main generals and officers of Xuanfu Town who have joined the reinforcements, and the rest are the generals and generals of each army.Lin Dengyou, the deputy general, led the left-wing battalion of Zhenbiao, also known as the Qibing Battalion, but this time he stayed behind in the town and did not send aid.

Including Shang Wangdou's soldiers and horses, there are more than 1 troops in Xuanfu Town, but it is not clear how many people actually arrived.

Among the reinforcements from everyone, Wang Dou and Yang Guozhu are the strongest.

Yang Guozhu greeted Chen An again, although Chen An was only a guerrilla, but he was a general of the Chinese army in Lu Xiangsheng's Supervising Biao Battalion.It is also an opportunity for him to lead Wang Dou here.

When Yang Guozhu invited him to the camp for a banquet, Chen An readily agreed.

Yang Guozhu said to Wang Dou: "General Wang has come from a long way, first set up camp and rest, I will ask General Guo to find a place for you to camp, and tonight I will join my colleagues in the army to clean up the dust for General Wang."

Wang Dou thanked him loudly, and thanked Chen An again. Guo Yingxian led Wang Dou and others into the camp in a hurry. Seeing Wang Dou's horses and chariots marching into the camp, Zhang Yan, a member of the Xuanfu Zhenbiao Right Wing Battalion, was thoughtful: "This Wang Dou has prepared so much food and supplies."

When Wang Dou entered the camp, it seemed that Yang Guozhu was quite strict in his army management, and each general clearly divided the left, right, front and back camps.Among the densely packed tents, one can see Yang Guozhu's Chinese military tent in the center like stars holding the moon.

Guo Yingxian led Wang Dou to a flat field in the northeast corner of the camp, and said harshly, "General Wang, you will set up camp here. There is a river less than one mile to the east. Several miles to the north, there are many mountains where drinking water and logging are very convenient. .”

Wang Dou thanked Guo Yingxian, Guo Yingxian waved his hand, and said impatiently: "Men in the army, don't be like a woman who is like a woman."

He glanced at the generals behind Wang Dou and saw the thick Han Zhong staring at him with a pair of bull's eyes. His eyes lit up, he strode over, punched his chest hard with his right fist, and praised: "Okay!" Guy, as strong as a cow. Find a chance for us brothers to get close and make gestures."

He laughed and left, looking at his back, Han Zhong was very dissatisfied: "This Qiu Ba, do it if you say it."

Wang Dou ordered the camp to be set up. This time Wang Dou asked the soldiers to cut down a lot of trees and built a wooden wall outside the camp. Yuanmen and Watchtower.

Camping in the wild, Wang Dou's army has practiced many times, and with the experience of marching all the way, it didn't take long for a complete camp to appear in front of Wang Dou.

In the evening, Yang Guozhu sent someone to invite Wang Dou.

Wang Dou led Xie Yike and several other guards, and two generals Han Zhong and Wen Fangliang rushed to Yang Guozhu's Chinese army tent, which was full of generals in helmets and armor, and a large tent was crowded. .

Yang Guozhu was at the top, with a table in front of him, several plates of meat and a jug of wine.The generals of Xuanfu Town who came to help sat down and sat on both sides. In front of each of them, there was the same small table with some meat, rice wine and the like.All the participating generals, behind the guerrillas, there are some generals like Qian Zong and the Chinese army, who only sit behind the leading generals, and all of them eat greasy food.

Wang Dou opened the felt curtain and came in, all eyes were on the young guerrilla general.

Yang Guozhu said with a smile: "General Wang, you came just in time, please take a seat."

Guo Yingxian, who was eating happily, stood up, wiped his chest casually with a pair of big hands full of grease, and said with a big smile, "Come, General Wang, sit here."

Pointing to a case beside him, Wang Dou swept his eyes. Opposite him was Xuanfu general Zhang Yan, and next to him were guerrilla generals Li Jianming and Wen Hui. Chen An seemed to be returning to the city, but he was nowhere to be seen. There was nothing beside Guo Yingxian. The desk seems to be the desk for entertaining Chen An.

However, Guo Yingxian is the general of the Chinese army who is the commander-in-chief Yang Guozhu, so he can sit opposite Zhang Yan, how can he?
He walked towards the bottom table and said, "The last general should just sit here."

Seeing that Wang Dou knew how to advance and retreat at such a young age, Yang Guozhu nodded slowly, Zhang Yan also looked at Wang Dou thoughtfully, and Li Jianming and Wen Hui's expressions softened.Seeing Wang Dou sitting down, he bowed and nodded to Wang Dou.

Guo Yingxian was dissatisfied, he strode over with his own big bowl and wine jug, and shouted: "General Wang is late, three glasses of wine will be fined."

Wang Dou said: "Okay, I accept the punishment."

After drinking three bowls in one breath, warm rice wine fell into his bosom, Wang Dou was a little dizzy, Guo Yingxian gave Wang Dou a thumbs up: "It's refreshing."

He squinted at Han Zhong behind Wang Dou, and said with a strange smile: "Boy, are you hungry? Do you dare to have three bowls with Lao Guo?"

Wang Dou once had a rule that no alcohol was allowed in the marching and fighting army. Han Zhong was a drunkard, and he had been hungry for a long time, so he shouted: "Just do it, who is afraid of whom?"

Looking at Wang Dou helplessly, Wang Dou slightly nodded, Han Zhong was overjoyed, grabbed a big bowl, and had three bowls with Guo Yingxian, Guo Yingxian staggered a little, but Han Zhong didn't change his face.

Yang Guozhu laughed loudly: "General Wang, your subordinates are full of brave men."

He ordered a few tables to be placed behind Wang Dou, and asked Han Zhong, Wen Fangliang and Xie Yike to sit down.

When they first came into contact with this kind of high-level banquet, there were at least a thousand generals in the tent, and the three of them were flushed with excitement.

Yang Guozhu held up the big bowl and said, "Brothers, let's have a toast for General Wang who has traveled thousands of miles to help."

Wang Dou stood up and said, "Congratulations to the military gate, cheers."

Everyone drank it.

After that, the atmosphere in the tent became lively. There was a large pot in the tent, a pot of mutton was boiling hot, and several large pots of hot wine were still boiling on the stove next to it.The guards in the tent kept busy, adding meat and wine to the generals.

Everyone gulped down the cooked meat while pouring wine into their mouths.Everyone is a martial artist with rough behavior. Many people think that chopsticks are not easy to use, so they eat mutton with their hands, and their mouths are full of oil.Talking about roughness in the camp is much more excessive than that in the guards.But they are professional soldiers, as long as they have enough food and pay, they are far inferior to the guards and soldiers when they fight.

Wang Dou stood up and toasted Yang Guozhu and others with a bowl of wine, and he was also the object of everyone's toast.Even behind the generals, some generals such as Qian Zong and Zhongjun continued to toast to Wang Dou.I don't know whether it's because I really admire and make friends, or I'm jealous that Wang Dou is in a high position at a young age, and I take the opportunity to make Wang Dou look bad.

Except for a few generals and guerrillas present, Wen Fangliang, Xie Yike, and Han Zhong took the toasts from everyone else.Xie Yike drank some wine and went crazy again. He grabbed a 40-year-old Mr. Qian tightly with both hands, and even called him his brother.

Everyone below, the general Zhang Yan is the most elegant, he drank his own wine slowly, and occasionally sipped the broth, he suddenly said to Yang Guozhu: "Junmen, the last general is in the army, I heard that the capital is interested I don't know if this matter is true or not."

Everyone in the tent fell silent, and Wang Dou put down the dishes calmly.

Yang Guozhu frowned, he was also quite worried about this rumor, soldiers from various towns came thousands of miles to help, but what they got was this news, which dealt a great blow to the morale of the army.Of course, some people who are afraid of death secretly rejoice that they don't have to fight the Tartar soldiers anymore.

Yang Guozhu said slowly: "Don't pay attention to those rumors. A few days ago, the Holy Majesty gave Duchen Lu silver taels, a healthy horse, an iron whip, etc., and he was very gentle. It is expected that he will have a strong fighting spirit. As Xuan Da's officers and soldiers, we only You just need to follow the governor to kill the enemy and serve the country."

Lu Xiangsheng had a very high prestige in Xuanda Sanzhen. After hearing Yang Guozhu's words, Zhang Yan didn't say anything anymore. He just said: "Junmen, I have been waiting for Changping for a few days. The supply of food and grass has been insufficient. Fight hungry, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers."

Yang Guozhu's brows were furrowed, the Ming Dynasty suffered from famines, and there was always a shortage of food and grass in the capital, not to mention tens of thousands of Qin Wang's teachers gathered in Changping, and the amount of food and grass needed was astronomical. How could it be supplied?The officers and soldiers in the three towns of Xuanda received some food and grass intermittently, and it was difficult to support the army's actions.

A few days ago, Emperor Chongzhen rewarded the reinforcements with tens of thousands of taels of silver, and Lu Xiangsheng even distributed all the rewards to the soldiers, which won the hearts of reinforcements.It's just that there are so many Qing soldiers everywhere, even if you have money, it's hard to buy food and grass.

Guo Yingxian said angrily: "My old Guo got the news that Director Gao Qiqian gave priority to supplying the army's food and grass to all the troops in Guanning, and only gave us some leftovers."

Gao Qiqian, as the commander-in-chief of the reinforcements, is responsible for the records of military achievements on the battlefield, and is also responsible for the supply of food and equipment for each army.He had supervised the army in various parts of Guanning for many years, and he gave priority to the supply of food and grass for the reinforcements from the capital.

Yang Guozhu shouted: "General Guo, speak carefully."

The director was privately discussed with the director, and the charges could be big or small. If the news leaked out, even Yang Guozhu could hardly protect Guo Yingxian.

Yang Guozhu was usually strict in the army, when he opened his mouth to scold, Guo Yingxian immediately stopped talking, and just muttered something embarrassingly.

Yang Guozhu sighed: "For the issue of food and grass, the governor has tried many things, but it's... difficult."

The atmosphere in the tent was dull, Lu Xiangsheng was not in charge of the supply of food and grass, he even distributed all the silver rewarded to him by the emperor to the soldiers, no one could say anything to him.

It's just that the army always has to eat, so how to solve this?

Zhang Yan glanced at Wang Dou, and said: "It's also a coincidence that General Wang came today and brought a large amount of food and grass, which is enough to feed our Xuanzhen army for many days. They are all robes in the army, regardless of you or me. What if General Wang took out a supply of food and grass to help the brothers in the army?"

After hearing his words, everyone in the tent was moved, and all of them looked at Wang Dou.These reinforcements rushed here, except for a few days of dry food and fodder, of course they couldn't talk about bringing any food and grass with them. When they went out to the field, there was no reason to bring their own food and grass, they had to be supplied locally.

It is very rare for Wang Dou to prepare his own food and grass, and it is too rare for the soldiers to arrive on the same day as the baggage and food. If Wang Dou agrees, it will really solve their urgent need.

Li Jianming, the guerrilla general, even said: "General Wang, if you agree, I will not ask for your food and grass relief in vain. I also have some silver taels in my camp, which will be used as funds to buy food and grass from you."

Wen Fangliang is okay, Han Zhong and Xie Yike almost jumped up, these guys actually want to take away the food and grass in their camp?Then Li Jianming said it nicely, buying with silver, what is the use of silver when the army is out?Can I eat or drink?Swallow it, maybe digest it?
Wang Dou remained calm, restraining the commotion of Han Zhong and the others, and took a deep look at Zhang Yan.The reason why Zhang Yan died in battle with Lu Xiangsheng in history is that Wang Dou has full respect for Zhang Yan, but the respect is nothing but respect. These food and grass are the life support of his own army, how can he just give it to others?

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Old Bainiu: The Internet is disconnected, and I have to go to the Internet cafe to upload. It is very inconvenient, damn it.

If you can't surf the Internet at night, you can't change it at night.

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