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

Chapter 305 Wang Dou should be a forward man!

After the Qing army retreated, it was not until the first moment of Shen Shi in the afternoon that all the generals of the Ming army in Tongzhou gathered in Chen Xinjia's central army tent to discuss matters.

The reason why it took so long to discuss the matter is because the cavalry of the Shun Township Army beheaded more than a hundred Zhenghongqi Qing soldiers before. They did not cut off the heads. , some people didn't grab it.

How to distribute these heads, they scrambled endlessly, and almost beat them into a fight. Judging by their appearance, all the soldiers of the Shun Township Army looked down upon them.Fortunately, Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei, Wang Dou and others didn't care about these leaders. In the end, Chen Xinjia took a lot of effort to settle the matter.

After all the generals gathered in Chen Xinjia's big tent to discuss matters, another farce broke out.Because Ma Ke, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, didn't rescue his own soldiers in the morning, He Renlong, the general soldier of Shaanxi Province, went into a rage and chased Ma Ke in the big tent and beat him until his mouth and nose were bleeding, and the two almost drew their swords at each other.

There are many cavalry under He Renlong's command, although they were defeated by the Qing army in the morning, most of them were not lost.However, the loss of soldiers and generals ruined his good work as a forward, which led to the failure of this vigorous expedition. He Renlong was full of anger, and of course he vented it on Ma Ke, who was desperate to save him.

Of course, the crime of this war was not attributable to He Renlong and other generals of the Qin army. They were incompetent, so we cannot blame them.Ma Ke, the General Soldier of Shanhaiguan, did not save the friendly army. He committed the crime of "avoiding thieves and colluding with the enemy". The governor of Shaanxi, Sun Chuanting, suggested that Ma Ke be severely punished. .

When the news came out, all the generals under Ma Ke's command immediately made a lot of noise, and there was even the danger of mutiny.Chen Xinjia was hesitant, Ma Ke fled back, and his men and horses were not lost. It was unexpected and very unlucky to kill the generals in front of the battle.

He quietly said to Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting: "Although our army has a small setback, it is not a major problem. The Holy One is eagerly looking forward to it. It is better not to worry about the Holy Heart!"

He was determined to make the funeral a happy one, and he made a lot of noise in the memorials. Anyway, there were more than a hundred heads killed by the Shun Township Army, so he could say whatever he liked.After careful consideration, Hong Chengchou agreed with Chen Xinjia's meaning.

Among the three high-ranking civil officials, Sun Chuanting was the soft-spoken official. Chen Xinjia wanted to let Ma Ke go, but Sun Chuanting had no choice.

The matter was decided accordingly, Chen Xinjia comforted He Renlong, and then severely reprimanded Ma Ke, the general of the Shanhaiguan Army, and ordered him to redeem himself, but he was actually not punished at all.

A series of farces, all the generals were watching the show happily, only Wang Dou closed his eyes and rested his mind, he didn't hear what was going on outside the window, he seemed to be asleep.

This vigorous expedition has come to naught, and the war strategy has to be re-planned.But different from yesterday, this time Chen Xinjia and Hong Chengchou summoned the vanguard, but no one came forward. All the generals were careful, and they were afraid that they would be sent to the vanguard by Chen Xinjia and Hong Chengchou if they said anything.

The lessons learned by He Renlong must be guarded against!

Chen Xinjia coughed several times, but no one answered.In the end, all the officials and generals in the tent all looked at Wang Dou in unison.

Wang Dou "woke up" and bowed his hands to the first three civil servants: "The last general is willing to lead the troops under his command, and as the vanguard of the army, go straight to the Pinggu slave camp!"

Seeing that Wang Dou was willing to be the pioneer, everyone in the tent breathed a sigh of relief.Chen Xinjia nodded with a smile, very appreciative, Hong Chengchou also had a gentle face, only Sun Chuanting frowned, looking at the generals of the Qin army under his command with hatred.

However, Wang Dou then asked for some cavalry to go with him: "The general has more infantry under his command, and the slaves of Pinggu have more cavalry. The general will need some friendly cavalry guards to prevent the slave cavalry from harassing."

As soon as Wang Dou said this, all the generals in the tent were scrambling to be the first, no matter whether it was Qin army, Guan Ning army, or Xuan Da army, they were all willing to go with General Wang.Everyone was jealous of Wang Dou, and according to Wang Dou's record, and seeing the fearful look of those Qing soldiers facing the Shunxiang Army at noon, they also knew that it was only a matter of time before they captured Pinggu Qingying.Not to mention the striker's first contribution, but the hoarding of money, gold and silver over there, it's heart-thumping to think about it.

Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei also challenged to fight, with Wang Dou's army emboldened, they don't mind grabbing a lot of gold and silver from Pinggu.

However, Chen Xinjia hesitated when he heard that the two were going to fight. Needless to say, the vanguard should use the most powerful Wang Dou in the Ming army in Tongzhou.It's just that during the battle during the day, the Qing army pushed all the way to the front of his Tongzhou camp, but it made Chen Xinjia a little nervous.

It seems that among the [-] Ming troops in Tongzhou, only Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei, and Wang Dou are the three most capable of fighting.

Wang Dou is gone, if Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei set off again, there is a just in case...

Chen Xinjia smiled at Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei: "The two generals have done enough meritorious service, so let's sit in Tongzhou with the governor and guard the army's food and fodder."

Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei had no choice but to accept the order, and the generals in the tent breathed a sigh of relief and laughed loudly. Then they looked eagerly at Chen Xinjia and Hong Chengchou, hoping that they could send themselves and Wang Dou there.

Chen Xinjia and Hong Chengchou were very satisfied with the morale available, they discussed in low voices which troops they planned to send with Wang Dou.

Hearing what Chen Xinjia said earlier, Wang Dou knew that he should open his mouth to ask for conditions. Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei, the two veterans, could not go together. Same fate as He Renlong.

He bowed his hands and saluted: "The two governors, Governor Sun, General Guan Ning, Cao Junmen, the commander of Yutian, and Wang Junmen, the former commander of the station guards, fought bravely, loyal to the liver and courage, and I have always admired them. The military sects will fight side by side and take the Pinggu slave camp together!"

Hearing what Wang Dou said, Cao Bianjiao, the commander-in-chief of Yutian, and Wang Tingchen, the former commander-in-chief of the garrison guards, were surprised, and at the same time felt that their faces were bright. When the two came out, they clasped their fists and said loudly: "I am willing to fight with General Wang. The flag will be captured, and the head of the enemy chieftain will be congratulated for the victory!"

Chen Xinjia smiled and said: "Alright, the three generals have such a heart for the country, the governor is very pleased!"

He suddenly felt that he was very magnanimous, Wang Dou was becoming more and more domineering, and he picked out soldiers and horses by himself, as if he had become the commander of the Tongzhou [-] army.Earlier, Wang Dou left himself to vote for Lu Xiangsheng, but he endured it.When he was in Zhuozhou, Wang Dou secretly hinted that Yang Guodong, the general manager of the Supervising Biaoying, would join him, and he endured it himself.

Now I endured it again, just because of the top priority of going to war for the emperor, there are not many people as broad-minded as myself, Chen Xinjia sighed inwardly.

He stood up and said loudly: "Tomorrow, we must win the battle. Tomorrow morning, I will pour wine for the three generals who will go to battle!"

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That night, Chen Xinjia wrote Jiewen with vivid brush and ink, and planned to paint various situations of how the soldiers of various armies fought bloody battles with the Qing army.In Chen Xinjia's writing, the army achieved such a great victory when it arrived in Tongzhou, and it was even easier to capture the enemy in Pinggu and solve the captive people.

Chen Xinjia was born in Juren, and he had a splendid article in his chest. Of course, it would be no problem to write a colorful memorial.When Zoushu arrived in the capital, Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed, and repeatedly issued decrees to praise and encourage the three armies, and the people in the capital were overjoyed and excited.

In the early morning of the next day, the cold wind was still piercing. Wang Dousun's township army at the vanguard, Cao Bianjiao, the Yutian commander-in-chief, and Wang Tingchen's troops, the former commander-in-chief of the garrison guard, all quietly lined up outside the camp. Here, Chen Xinjia Waiting for them to hold a grand expedition ceremony for them.

The Shunxiang army that went to battle included four thousand and hundreds of people from Han Dynasty A Division, Wen Fangliang C Division, Sun Sanjie E Division, Wen Daxing Ji Division, Li Guangheng Geng Division, and Zhao Xuanxin Division, as well as Yang Guodong, the commander of the Supervising Biao Battalion, who also brought hundreds of soldiers. The soldiers stand in awe of the central army.

They formed a neat phalanx with the general as the unit. Although it was freezing cold, all the sergeants stood upright with guns and blunderbuss, and no one moved a little.Their strict military posture and the chilling atmosphere in the air made Chen Xinjia, who was reviewing, turn pale. It seemed that their aura was not like that of Daming's army, and felt very strange.

Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting also watched with embarrassment.Accompanied by the horses and the generals behind them, they are very jealous and envious.

Seeing Chen Xinjia, Wang Dou and others rode their horses over, voices from the phalanx sounded: "Salute!"

The sound of gunshots continued, one square formation after another passed by, and the movements of each square formation sergeant seemed to be completed at the same time. The officers in the front line drew out their sabers and pointed at them, shining brightly and coldly.

From the eyes of all of them, the eight-petal hats of the same color, the iron pointed helmets, and the red cotton and wool cloaks of the same color, seemed to form a majestic force that is the same as all people.Being glared at by these wolf-like sergeants, Chen Xinjia on the horse felt very uneasy.

He also felt that there seemed to be too many Shun Township troops, Wang Dou was a guerrilla, and there were already four thousand or hundreds of people here.In his name, there are thousands of soldiers and civilians, but those soldiers and civilians... Are they soldiers?
When Cao Bianjiao, the commander-in-chief of Yutian, and Wang Tingchen, the commander-in-chief, were in front of the soldiers, Chen Xinjia was relieved, and found some familiar feelings of the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.Everyone behind him also heaved a sigh of relief.

Cao Bianjiao has more than 3000 troops in the town, 1000 in his main barracks, and two guerrillas with more than [-] each.They are all cavalry, all in bright red double-breasted cotton armor.Moreover, most of them are firearms cavalry, and those sergeants all hold three-eyed guns in their hands.

Wang Tingchen had less than 3000 soldiers and horses. He was the only soldier in the guard this time. Although they were all cavalry, the number of soldiers was less than [-].Like Cao Bianjiao's soldiers and horses, most of their cavalry also held three-eyed guns.

After drinking Chen Xinjia's Zhuangxing wine, Wang Dou threw the bowl to the ground, and Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen did the same!
Wang Dou jumped on the horse, let out a dragon cry, drew out his imperial sword, and came in front of his army without making a sound.

He rode his horse slowly, pointed his long sword obliquely, and passed by each square formation. All the soldiers of the Shun Township Army looked at Wang Dou with both eyes.

There was a sudden sound of long guns, and the neat sound of a sword hitting a shield.

"mighty!"

"mighty!"

A deep and rhythmic voice sounded.

Wang Dou suddenly pointed forward with a sharp sword, and he shouted: "I am the Shun Township Army!"

The tide of cheers sounded: "Mighty!"

"I am the Shun Township Army!"

"mighty!"

"Mighty! Mighty!"

The majestic cheers were louder and louder, and all the officers and generals present were fascinated by their military morale.Cao Bianjiao, Wang Tingchen and the soldiers under their command also stared dumbfounded at the shouting Shunxiang sergeant.

Guerrilla Yang Shaofan, who was in Cao Bian's formation, sighed: "Brother, it should be so!"

(End of this chapter)