So the soldiers on Puding Fort were surprised to find that the Yuan army, which had been about to withdraw, suddenly stopped leaving.
To be precise, half stayed and half left. And the part that left did not return to the west, but headed east.
This made them a little uneasy, worried that because the Yuan army could not capture Puding Fort, they would go to Guizhou to take away their home base?
But Mu Ying told them that there was no need to worry. The imperial reinforcements had already arrived in Guizhou and were on their way to Puding Fort.
Therefore, the Yuan army was to stop the Ming army, not to seek death in Guizhou, which was more than 200 miles away.
Hearing that the Ming army was coming, the soldiers were relieved. There were also many Mu Kui who were in high spirits, clamoring to take the initiative to attack when the time came, to engage in an internal and external pincer attack with the Ming army, and to destroy the Yuan army!
But Mu Ying said deliberately: "No, you are too weak. You are so stretched when defending a city, and you still want to fight in the field?"
When Amang and others heard this, they looked a little embarrassed, but compared with the Ming army, they were indeed good at it, so they had nothing to say.
His Royal Highness the King of Chu 'happened' to be nearby. When he saw this, he interceded for them and said: "Hey, Marquis Xiping, don't be too harsh on others. I see that the soldiers from the east and west of the river are brave in fighting and obeying orders and prohibitions. They are all the same good men.
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"Yes, yes, your highness is right." Zong Mukui hurriedly agreed: "We warriors from the east and west of the water are no worse than anyone else, but we have not fought many battles, so we are a little in a hurry."
"Once it's raw, then it's familiar again, and if you hit it again, it won't get messy."
"Yes, what you said is correct, but fighting in the field is different from defending the city. It is still the first time for you." Mu Ying softened her attitude, but still did not let go.
"We often engage in field battles, not Brother Chu." Amang and others seemed to have been greatly insulted, and argued with their necks straightened: "We have rich experience in field battles."
"You guys swarmed up to start filming. That's called a clan fight, not a field battle." Mu Ying said lightly: "A real field battle between two armies requires troops to be lined up and they must understand the command orders. When those who advance enter, they must
, when those who retreat retreat, can you do it?"
"We..." Amang and the others were about to say that they could, but they had to use their fortunes to make this bullshit, so they hesitated for a long time, and finally said in a low voice: "You can learn it."
"That's right, defending the city is so complicated, haven't we all learned it?" All the Mu Kui nodded.
"Really want to learn?" This is what Mu Ying was waiting for.
"I want to learn, I want to learn, of course I want to learn." Zhong Mukui nodded quickly.
"Then we have to make a three-part agreement. Only if you agree can we teach."
"Promise, promise, we all agree!" All the Mu Kui nodded like pecking rice, they really wanted to learn.
The fighting qualities and fighting methods displayed by the Ming army opened their eyes and made them realize how talented they were. Of course they wanted to learn from the Ming army, and whatever they learned was their own.
Mu Ying also really wanted to teach them, so the two of them hit it off immediately.
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There was no fighting for the next few days, and the two sides entered a strange stalemate.
The Yuan army besieged Puding Fort but did not attack it. Instead, they ran to the mouth of the canyon in the east, dug trenches, built strongholds, and carried out extensive construction work.
The Ming army in the fort also "did not listen to what was going on outside the window and concentrated on training Luo Luo soldiers."
The biggest problem of the local soldiers in the east and west of Shui is that they are scattered. Twenty-odd Mu Kui lead more than twenty armies. They are not subordinate to each other. They have many orders and each has their own thoughts. How can they form a joint force?
What's even more outrageous is that many Mu Kui faced the same dilemma. They couldn't control Mu Zhuo under them, and they themselves were a mess.
Therefore, Mu Ying reorganized them according to the military system of the Ming Dynasty, with two Ju Mu serving as the chief and deputy commanders, with Mu Kui as a thousand households and Mu Zhuo as a hundred households.
The grassroots general flag officers and small flag officers are served by soldiers of the Ming army. They are responsible for the daily training of the native soldiers and teach them military regulations, military discipline, and military orders.
Seeing the rapid transformation of their own soldiers, Mu Kui was so happy that he couldn't help but hand over the army to Mu Ying for training.
"Oh, these idiots are still helping count the money after being sold..." Standing on the fort wall, looking at the heated training scene, Liu couldn't help but complain.
"Don't say that. How can they understand His Highness's foresight?" Shexiang chuckled.
They knew that Zhu Zhen was helping the two of them concentrate military power. After this reorganization, the army in Shuidong and Shuixi had a new organization and a new military order system, and they could directly command the grassroots army without Mu Kui.
There will no longer be the embarrassing situation of ‘my army is not my army’.
In this way, those unruly Mu Kui would no longer be able to challenge them.
"Don't be too superstitious about the system." Zhu Zhen was also there. He smiled and said to the two girls: "No matter how good the system is, it must be able to be implemented. Therefore, if people are not good enough, no matter how good the system is, it will be in vain."
"Then your Highness, do you think we can do it?" Liu Shuzhu covered her mouth and smiled, with a hint of charm in her smile.
"Haha, I have been optimistic about you from the beginning." Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "But the road will tell you the horse power, and the time will tell the people's hearts. You will know whether it will work or not."
"Your Highness, is it appropriate to do this kind of thing now?" Shexiang asked softly.
"You have to take advantage of now, the extraordinary period to do extraordinary things." Zhu Zhen said solemnly: "If you don't take advantage of this moment to firmly grasp the military power, who will support you when the battle is over and the army withdraws?
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"I understand." The two women nodded.
"Of course, don't move for the next few days. When the army arrives and they are completely honest, it won't be too late to establish rules." Zhu Zhen warned again.
He was really worried about these two little widows.
"Yes." Shexiang responded and asked, "When will the army arrive?"
"Counting the days, it's almost here." Zhu Zhen looked towards the mouth of the canyon and said slowly.
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The date was calculated by Mu Ying, so there would naturally be no discrepancies.
When he decided to attack Puding Fort, he sent a messenger to contact the Marquis of Yingchuan. Naturally, he could estimate the approximate date of the arrival of the army.
The Marquis of Yingchuan did not keep His Highness and the Marquis of Xiping waiting. After receiving the news, he personally rushed to Guizhou with 30,000 front troops, traveling lightly and simply.
In Guizhou, as soon as Shexiang took over as Ju Mu, he immediately sent Along back to deliver the order, instructing the ministries not to obstruct the officers and soldiers and to try their best to provide support to the officers and soldiers.
Now that most of the men in the tribe are fighting in Pudingbao, the tribesmen who stayed behind still hope that the officers and soldiers will rush to support the front line, so they naturally work extra hard. Men, women, old and young all go into battle to open roads and bridges for the officers and soldiers, and deliver water and food.
In this way, the Marquis of Yingchuan could lead his army deep into Wumeng Mountain in a short period of time and reach Puding.
Seeing the army, with the help of local people, trekking through mountains and rivers and passing through maze-like mountains and forests, Marquis Yingchuan couldn't help but secretly appreciate the contributions made by His Royal Highness the King of Chu and Marquis Xiping.
If they hadn't taken down the Guizhou side first and forced the army to break through the Wumeng Mountain, he would definitely have to repeat the difficult situation that King Ning He found when he penetrated into the Kunlun Mountains.
"General, Puding is just ahead." Just as he was sighing, he saw Aron pointing to the mountains in the distance and saying, "Puding Fort is in those mountains."