Chapter one hundred and sixty-three acquaintances meet
After defeating or driving away the Mongolian soldiers, under Qin Liangyu's arrangement, the white-pole soldiers were divided into several teams and began to clear out the remaining enemies nearby. Of course, Wu Shigong's army also began to set up camp and cook.
Experts can tell if there are any by stretching out their hands. Qin Liangyu and Wu Shigong marched all the way. In fact, she had been observing Wu Shigong's army. She found that Wu Shigong's army was doing well, both in marching and camping. Especially
It was the physical fitness of the soldiers and their ability to complete civil engineering projects that made Qin Liangyu, who had traveled all over the country and seen almost all the Ming armies, feel that Wu Shigong's army was indeed first-rate.
If there is any shortcoming, it is that this army has relatively little actual combat experience. Also, their leader, that brat Wu Shigong, is more afraid of death. He only knows how to defend and not take the initiative to attack. This makes Qin Liangyu very regretful: "
Why is it that such a good army is not mine, but is like a flower stuck in Wu Shigong's pile of cow dung?"
Therefore, in the battle with the Mongolian army, Qin Liangyu was very relieved to put Wu Shigong's army on the left wing. During the battle, Qin Liangyu observed that Wu Shigong's army was all arranged in a square formation and attacking forward. Although they
The attack speed is relatively slow, but the actions of these soldiers are well-founded.
Qin Liangyu estimated that if his white soldiers fought alone with Wu Shigong's army, it would be basically impossible for him to be defeated by Wu Shigong's army. But if he wanted to defeat Wu Shigong's army, he would have to pay a considerable price.
, and even make the white-pole soldiers injured.
It should be noted here that Qin Liangyu still underestimated the combat effectiveness of Wu Shigong's army because he did not fully understand the effects of large-scale use of firearms.
But Qin Liangyu also knew that it was impossible to forcibly recruit Wu Shigong's army. She observed that the soldiers under Wu Shigong were absolutely obedient and respectful to Wu Shigong. Therefore, unless Wu Shigong himself was included in her account,
, otherwise, it would be impossible to recruit these soldiers.
But it is even more impossible to incorporate Wu Shigong into his account. Although Wu Shigong is only a small one-thousand households, Qin Liangyu now has more than 20 military attachés with one thousand households and more than one thousand households under his own account.
.However, the strength of the army controlled by Wu Shigong has greatly exceeded the strength that a thousand households should control.
First of all, the number of Wu Shigong's troops has reached 2,000. That's okay. But if you look at the weapons and firearms equipment of Wu Shigong's army, and then look at the supplies of Wu Shigong's army, you can see that Wu Shigong's army is quite wealthy. Qin Liangyu
Ask yourself, even if you are the chieftain of Shizhu, you can say that you are the local emperor of Shizhu, but it is still very difficult to support an army like Wu Shigong.
Besides, Wu Shigong was a member of Marquis Yangwu's mansion after all, so this rotten ship also had three flaws. Forcibly integrating Wu Shigong's army would probably result in a lose-lose outcome for both parties.
In addition, Qin Liangyu also saw that Wu Shigong was not a guy who wanted to be subordinate to others. If he and Wu Shigong had a good discussion, Wu Shigong would never agree to him. Unless he went to the emperor to ask for an edict. But in that case, then
It's just that the melon is no longer sweet, so it doesn't mean much.
However, since Wu Shigong, the brat, is now in his hands this time, Qin Liangyu plans to squeeze Wu Shigong, the brat, at least to let Wu Shigong help Qin Liangyu in this process.
If the current Wu Shigong knew Qin Liangyu's thoughts, he would definitely be able to run as far as he wanted. But at this time, Wu Shigong was happily chatting with his officers.
As the second-in-command of the army, Wu Shigong's deputy Qianhu Yuji was flattering Wu Shigong: "Sir, thank you for your wisdom! You brought all our Guidewei sons safely here without any danger.
We also killed two Tatars in the capital, now we can go back to Germany and explain to the superiors!"
Wu Shigong felt very comfortable being flattered by Yu Ji. He laughed "haha", but still said modestly: "It's just two Tatars, it's not a big deal."
Yu Ji quickly replied: "My lord, please don't believe it. It would be great if the people who come to the capital this time to serve the king have the heads of Tatars. We have two heads. Not to mention outstanding, the military achievements are also
It must be excellent.”
"Oh?" Yu Ji's words aroused Wu Shigong's curiosity, so he killed two Tatars. Even if he had outstanding military achievements? When he killed people in his previous life, he sometimes killed more than two people.
Is this still a war?
Yu Ji's next words answered Wu Shigong's question. Because at this time, the Ming army did not dare to fight with the Hou Jin army in the field because of several defeats by the Ming army before, and could only passively defend in the city.
After the Jin army's attack.
However, during the city defense war, even if the Tatar soldiers were killed, it was impossible to go outside the city to collect the Tatar heads, and the imperial court used the heads to determine military merit. Therefore, the two heads now in Wu Shigong's hands
A Tatar head is definitely a rarity.
After understanding the truth, Wu Shigong even laughed "haha". After laughing, he said: "We Guidewei should be upright and upright! Don't compete with friendly forces for military glory, and station in the capital with peace of mind to protect the safety of the emperor.
Well! When the crisis in the capital is resolved, we can go home safely."
Wu Shigong's words made the officers around him understand by heart. They wanted to be stationed in the capital and not take the initiative to fight with the Hou Jin Army.
Wu Shigong's army was stationed peacefully outside Nancheng. In the next few days, Wu Shigong's cavalry also cooperated with the white pole soldiers sent by Qin Liangyu to sweep away the Tatar soldiers scattered nearby.
There was a small gain, and a few more Tatar heads were obtained.
Wu Shigong felt that these Tatar heads should be enough. He still did not want his military achievements to be too conspicuous in front of Emperor Chongzhen. Therefore, Wu Shigong asked his cavalry to give up all the Tatar heads they would obtain in the future.
This move made the relationship between the two armies much more harmonious.
After Qin Liangyu arrived in the capital, he exchanged official documents with the Ministry of War several times. In the end, the imperial court acquiesced to Qin Liangyu and Wu Shigong's troops camping outside Nancheng. Moreover, a batch of troops were hung from the walls of Nancheng for the two armies.
Food and grass are coming.
On this day, Qin Liangyu summoned all the military attachés under his tent, including Wu Shigong, to discuss matters. Qin Liangyu, dressed in military uniform, sat behind the case and said: "The imperial court has ordered that Governor Sun convene his officials at the Tongzhou camp to discuss matters. I will
Tomorrow I will rush to Tongzhou with Deputy General Ma and will be away for a while. In the past few days, with the soldiers' hard work, the nearby Tatars have basically been wiped out. But you can't relax and wait, and you must ensure the safety of the capital.
"
All the military attachés clasped their fists and promised. Then, Qin Liangyu arranged for another deputy commander of the Baigan Army to take charge of the command of the army after she left.
After Qin Liangyu left with Ma Xianglin, Wu Shigong felt like he was letting the birds fly. Besides, the nearby Tatars were almost wiped out, so on this day, he led a group of his officers and some guards to come
When I arrived under the city wall of Nancheng, I wanted to miss the years when I fought in the Nancheng Military and Horse Command Department.
According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Shigong and the others were definitely not allowed to enter the capital, so Wu Shigong just walked along the city wall and boasted about his great achievements in Nancheng with the officers around him.
Just as Wu Shigong was bragging, a soldier on the city wall suddenly shouted: "Commander Wu! Is this Commander Wu?"
Wu Shigong quickly raised his head and saw that the man he knew was a soldier from the Nancheng Army and Horse Command Department. Although the soldiers standing on the city wall were mainly soldiers from the Beijing camp, the soldiers who were transferred from the Army and Horse Department
There are quite a few.
Wu Shigong was very happy to meet an acquaintance. He smiled and waved to the soldier.
After the soldier saw clearly that it was Wu Shigong, he shouted in surprise: "It's really Commander Wu, come and see! Commander Wu is back!"
All the soldiers from the Nancheng Bingma Division on the city wall, after hearing the soldier's cry, lay down on the crenellations of the city wall and looked at Wu Shigong. Some soldiers from the Beijing camp also looked at Wu Shigong curiously, and looked at the soldiers around them.
Ma Si's soldiers inquired about Wu Shigong's origins.
For this period of time, the Tatars have been moving under the city wall. Although the Tatars have not attacked the capital, the soldiers stationed on the city wall are always frightened.
A few days ago, Qin Liangyu's army finally defeated and drove away the Tatars, and set up a large camp outside Nancheng. These soldiers could finally sleep peacefully. So they responded to the army that saved them.
It was a special enthusiasm. Therefore, as Wu Shigong waved, the soldiers cheered like a hero.
Listening to these bursts of cheers, the pores on Wu Shigong's body all opened up comfortably. This feeling of being a hero is indeed unforgettable!
After cheering for a while, a military attache on the city wall suddenly shouted excitedly: "Xun'er, is that you?" Wu Shigong took a closer look, and it was Zhou Shikun.
Zhou Xun, who was behind Wu Shigong, also jumped off his horse excitedly, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhou Shikun: "Dad! It's me."
Then a touching scene of father and son meeting was staged. At the end, Zhou Shikun called to Zhou Xun: "Xun'er, wait a minute, I'll send someone to call your mother over."
Zhou Shikun's words immediately reminded the officers who used to live in the capital, and they all asked the soldiers on the city wall to deliver the message. Of course, some people had already gone to Yangwuhou Mansion to deliver the message to Xue Lian.
However, during the waiting period, Zhou Shikun suddenly called out to Zhou Xun: "Xun'er, your wife has been married for more than a year. Please take her back with you when you return to Henan this time."
People like Wu Shigong who knew the inside story, of course knew that she was Zhou Xun's ugly wife who escaped from marriage. They all laughed happily when they looked at Zhou Xun's embarrassment.