The newly promoted former Jing** soldiers who were newly promoted to red shirts were in strict military discipline and stood in rows and columns in the rain. They did not even look at the three hundred newly added comrades, and just stood silently.
, on the high wooden fence wall of Tongguan Daying,
Dozens of pine oil torches were burning under the awning. Against the light of the torches, one could see almost a line of raindrops. There was no movement on the high walls of the silent camp, with only the black muzzles of the cannons staring down.
These fools caught in the rain.
Just like this, we waited until dawn. The rain finally stopped. A red sun rose from the east, and the golden light spread all over the place. It illuminated the muddy open space outside the Tongguan camp, and suddenly a red light arose, forming a neat square formation.
All up, down, down
Their helmets were decorated with bright red cherry blossoms and bright red shirts. The dirty red shirts washed by the heavy rain all night after running around for days were particularly bright. Although water was still dripping from the edge of their helmets, the soldiers' backs were still straight.
His eyes were still determined.
The flag-bearing soldier behind Liu Ziguang lowered the 1.8-foot-long flagpole, untied the tarpaulin on it, waved the flag on the spot, and then raised the flag. A blood-red flag suddenly fluttered in the wind, and the white flag fluttered in the wind.
There is a line of black characters written on the trousers: General Conquering the West, Flag
The last one was Liu Zi. I heard Wang Fuchen, the commander of the forward battalion, shout sharply: "All battalions are here, stand at attention! Salute!" The last two words were shouted out in a prolonged voice, and the sound cut through the sky.
Even at the Tongguan camp, there were a few heads looking down.
Three thousand soldiers collectively turned their heads in an instant, looking towards the big flag fluttering in the wind. They all raised their right hands and put them on their foreheads to salute. When Wang Fuchen shouted the salute, they all lowered them down again in neat movements.
Uniform and not sloppy. Although many soldiers are illiterate, the flagpole measuring 1.8 feet long can always be seen.
Come, this is the height that a first-level general above the admiral can use. Needless to say, he is the commander-in-chief of the Red Shirt Army. When Lord Zhenwu arrived, although everyone still stood in silence, everyone was excited. Everyone
Everyone understands that the person who joined the team last night and was exposed to the heavy rain all night is none other than their commander Liu Ziguang!
Liu Ziguang shook his head, and the attendant behind him——Dai Wenlong, the youngest member of the red shirt army from a hundred households, shouted to the camp with a drake voice that was in the stage of changing his voice: "In the Ming Dynasty, the prince Shaobao is the first."
When the general who suppresses Wuhou and controls the Western Army’s presidential system and conquers the West arrives, why don’t you open the door quickly to welcome him!”
In fact, the people above had seen Liu Ziguang's flag a long time ago, but they still didn't respond for a long time. When they heard Dai Wenlong's immature shouts, they couldn't help laughing vulgarly, and then a big bearded head stretched out and shouted.
Said: "Baby, stop shouting. We haven't received the order. We don't know what the general who conquers the west is and the general who conquers the south. Governor Yuan has an order. The military situation is tense recently. Without his order, the emperor will come to the camp.
It can’t be opened."
Liu Ziguang did not become angry because he already understood that Yuan Chonghuan was using power to suppress the arrogance of the Red Shirt Army. If the arrogance of this army could not be dampened, it would be inconvenient to discipline him in the future. Why did he not take the opportunity to suppress his own?
I mean, think about it, Liu Ziguang was just a profiteer back then.
The leader of the volunteer army of the National Railway Plant has thousands of militiamen at his disposal, and his political status is not as good as that of the officers and soldiers. Now he is a first-class marquis and the general of the Western Expedition. His status is only between the two of Governor Yuan, and he is slightly narrow-minded.
Most people will feel a little bit stuck in their throats, and he understands this.
He is the general of the Western Army, the leader of the military generals. In the past, he was the top military and political leader in all the expeditions. He has only one role and cannot be judged by others. But now, the real leader of the Western Army is Governor Yuan, who oversees military affairs on all three sides.
If you don't overwhelm the opponent in terms of momentum, it will be a problem in the future who listens to whom.
Today's incident also reminded Liu Ziguang of the battle to enter Yanzhou City on the battlefield in Shandong. It was obvious that his troops arrived first, but Governor Yuan allowed Mao Wenlong's troops to advance into the city. It was obvious that he favored one and favored the other.
He has become famous, but Governor Yuan is going too far with this trick. But it doesn't matter. Liu Ziguang is no longer the Liu Ziguang of the past. You won't let me enter the camp. Then I will stand outside and see who can outshine the other.
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The camp door still didn't open, and there was no movement from above. The commander gave no orders, and the red-shirted soldiers didn't dare to move. They just stood upright. The entire phalanx was silent. You could hear the Western soldiers in the camp giving orders for morning exercises.
I could still hear the sound and smell the aroma of cooking rice porridge. I stood from dawn to the end of lunch. Finally, someone couldn't hold on any longer and was the first to fall.
Those who went down were the weak scholars in the martial arts hall. After three months of military training, they thought they had become strong men. Only now did they realize that after being soaked in the rain all night and hungry for a day, their stomachs would not hold up. On the contrary, those Jing*
The men who were born in * all still have straight waists and sharp eyes. Although their stomachs are growling, their spirits are still very good.
On a hill in the distance, Yuan Chonghuan put away his telescope and sighed: "You are a proud and powerful general." A young general next to him said: "Commander, it's almost done. If this continues, I'm afraid..."
Yuan Chonghuan said: "Sangui, you are still young and don't know how to lead an army. What's there to worry about? Can he still rebel? People from the imperial court must abide by the rules of the imperial court. There are more than ten people in the Western Army.
All these people have been beaten by me, and we must not let these newcomers break the rules. They are delicate soldiers and tough generals. Wait a moment. It’s not too late to go down after dinner.”
When the sound of the Western Army men eating mutton steamed buns came to an end from the camp, and the sound of washing pots and dishes came, Yuan Chonghuan and his entourage arrived belatedly, with a hundred efforts.
The pretended man rode a fast horse and surrounded Yuan Chonghuan's tooth flag and galloped to the front of the camp and stopped suddenly. The movements of the hundreds of strong horses were exactly the same, but they also showed extraordinary riding skills and excellent appearance. Yuan Chonghuan
Wearing a battle robe outside and a cooked copper mountain pattern armor inside, he jumped off a tall Sanhe horse, took a few steps forward and said enthusiastically: "The General of the Expedition to the West has finally arrived. I really see through the autumn water. Last night, I went deep behind enemy lines to conduct personal investigation.
I went there, so I sent a message with the flag of the camp to Tongguan City but could not find the governor. I didn’t receive the news until just now. I really have wronged the general and the brothers."
Liu Ziguang smiled faintly and said to himself that I had seen the reflection of the telescope on the hill just now. Why are you pretending to be there? But he said: "What are you talking about, Commander Yuan? The military discipline of the camp is as strict as that of Xiliu Camp in the past."
I am very impressed by your demeanor."
Yuan Chonghuan laughed twice again, turned around and said: "General Zhengxi is here, why don't you open the door quickly!"
The people above had been waiting for Marshal Yuan to give the order. The camp gate was immediately opened, the suspension bridge was lowered and set up on the trench. Yuan Chonghuan took Liu Ziguang's hand and said cordially: "Come on, come on, I and the Marquis will join hands to enter the camp."
The generals of the Western Army had already been waiting inside neatly dressed. When they saw Yuan Chonghuan coming in, they immediately bowed together and saluted: "Welcome to you, Marshal!"
Yuan Chonghuan said: "This is the famous Marquis of Zhenwu, who is well-known in the north and south of the Yangtze River. He will be your immediate superior in the future. You must obey orders, otherwise I will definitely engage in military law enforcement."
This is strange to say. I don’t know how to deal with them in military law. Liu Ziguang glanced at Yuan Chonghuan. Yuan Chonghuan just pretended not to see him and introduced him: "This is Liu Zongmin, the general of the Western Army. It turns out that he is a reckless hero in Guanzhong.
Now that I have been recruited by the imperial court, Your Majesty has granted me the title of Commander-in-Chief Qianshi. The actual Commander-in-Chief of Xi'an is also the number one tiger general under my command. You are both named Liu, so you two should get closer in the future."
This is even more outrageous. I am a general in charge of the army. How can I be close to a general who is a bandit? Liu Ziguang couldn't help but said: "Master Yuan, you are so polite. I will order these generals according to the roster.
I won’t bother you to introduce them one by one.”
Liu Zongmin is very tall, with a strong back and strong waist, a full face of whiskers, a black armor, and two ghost-headed swords at his waist. He is really majestic. This was the guy who spoke on the high wall of the camp gate in the morning. He originally wanted to come forward.
After greeting Liu Ziguang, he stopped moving after hearing these words and muttered something. The other generals of the Western Army also looked unconvinced. It seemed that Governor Yuan had said a lot of "good things" about himself beforehand.
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Since Liu Ziguang spoke like this, Yuan Chonghuan stopped being polite and raised the commander's tent to sit in the middle. Liu Ziguang, the nominal commander-in-chief of the Western Army, could only add a bed beside Yuan Chonghuan's tiger-skin commander's chair. The bed was a small marching horse.
Sitting on it was a few heads lower than Yuan Chonghuan, so it was better not to sit down. Liu Ziguang knew that this was Master Yuan's arrangement, so he simply followed his wish and stood together with the generals.
Governor Yuan briefly introduced the situation of the Western Army to the newcomers. Now the army mainly relies on the Tongguan natural barrier for defense, and is divided into two parts: Tongguan City and Tongguan Camp. Tongguan City is guarded by Wu Sangui, and the commander of the camp is Liu Zongmin.
The composition of the troops is also different. Wu Jun is the Huguang Army who is good at defending the city, and Liu Bu is the Guanzhong Henan Army who is good at field battles. The characteristics of the Red Shirt Army are similar to Liu Zongmin's men, so it is better to station them together. The camp has been set aside for them.
After arriving at the barracks, all you need to do is check in. As for Liu Ziguang, the general who conquered the west, he does not know the local situation very well and is not familiar with the troops. It is better to live with Commander Yuan in Tongguan City. The Red Shirt Army who arrived early
Just follow Liu Zongmin.
Exclusion, this is a standard excuse. Not only does it not give military power, but it also deprives the power of controlling the direct line forces. Liu Ziguang sneered. The battlefield has been used as a place to play politics. How can he win the war? But now he only has 3,000 soldiers.
People have no prestige at all. These generals of the Western Army are all tamed by Yuan Chonghuan. Seizing power rashly is not an option, so he had no choice but to say calmly: "Everything will be subject to Governor Yuan's arrangements."
As soon as he finished speaking, a roar came from outside the tent: "I want to see the commander-in-chief!"
Yuan Chonghuan frowned and shouted: "Who is shouting handsome account? Zong Min, go and take a look."
Liu Zongmin said in a deep voice that he obeyed the order, held on to his two swords and went out. Then he heard such a conversation outside the handsome tent.
"Which battalion do you belong to? What crime should you be punished for trespassing on the commander's account?" Liu Zongmin was asking.
"This is General Wang Fuchen from the forward battalion of the Red Shirt Army. He came here to express his condolences to Marshal Liu. The place provided by the camp is low-lying and silted, and cannot be inhabited at all!"
"Commander Liu, you are looking in the wrong place. There is only one commander here, Commander Yuan. Where you live is the overall arrangement of the camp. You can only abide by it but not disobey it. As a soldier, don't you even have this consciousness?
!" Liu Zongmin roared fiercely.
When Liu Ziguang heard this, he understood that these were shoes worn by Liu Zongmin for the Red Shirt Army. He smiled slightly and clasped his fists and said: "Master Yuan, the son below is not sensible. I will go and mediate it." Without waiting for Yuan Chonghuan to respond, he walked out.
A handsome account.
Outside the tent, Liu Zongmin and Wang Fuchen were having a nose-to-nose duel. Wang Fuchen had suffered a lot last night and was not going well. He met Liu Zongmin, an unreasonable and rough man. Naturally, they were tit for tat. Both of them were wearing armor.
With swords in hand, they glared at each other, grabbing each other's scarves, and almost drew out their swords to chop each other.
"What are you doing? This is the camp of the imperial army, not your bandit camp!" Liu Ziguang shouted sternly. Both of them were bandits, and they both had a sense of lawlessness in their bones. In addition, they each had backing support.
Don't be afraid of anyone, Liu Ziguang yelled out, Wang Fuchen let go, but Liu Zongmin still clutched the black dustproof scarf around Wang Fuchen's neck.
Liu Ziguang reached out and took Liu Zongmin's wrist, pinched it gently and pushed it back. Liu Zongmin was pushed and staggered. Looking at his wrist again, it looked like it had been clamped by iron pliers. It was red. Liu Ziguang didn't give up and opened his mouth to curse:
"Fuck! You think I'm the general who conquers the west, you're lying!"
Liu Zongmin was about to get angry, but he held it back. He pinched his wrists and did not dare to speak. However, the soldiers of the Western Army near the camp gathered around and pressed their hands on the handles of their swords. The soldiers of the Western Army were all elite soldiers who had experienced many battles and were extremely rough.
His eyes were fierce. Apart from Wang Fuchen, Liu Ziguang only had the bodyguard Dai Wenlong. The fifteen-year-old boy was still at an age when he was studying the Three-Character Classic of Hundreds of Surnames in a private school, but he
He has grown into a qualified guard officer in the flames of war. Seeing someone who dares to do harm to the commander, he immediately pulls out two four-fire blunderbuss and aims at the opponent. He draws the gun, loads it, and aims in one movement. It is so fast that it is dazzling. It is worthy of being a hidden weapon.
He was the young owner of the famous Tiedan Village. Under the threat of his muskets, the Western troops did not dare to move and could only stare at him with hatred.