On the tenth day of the first lunar month, cold wind and plague swept across the north and south of the Ming Dynasty.
At this time, Wuchang Commander-in-Chief Hui Deng, who actually controlled Yunyang Prefecture, came to Hanzhong.
When he first arrived in Hanzhong, he was shocked.
The four military camps surrounded the entire Nanzheng in the four directions of southeast, northwest and northwest, like stars over the moon.
"kill--"
"Be loyal to the Ming Dynasty and serve the country——"
“Punch the rebels and kick the slaves——”
The slogans in the military camp were loud, the footsteps were in unison, and the fierce momentum made people's eyelids jump wildly.
Not far from the military camp, there are a large number of vendors forming stalls, offering everything you need to eat, drink and have sex.
Even many smart-minded people want to solve problems for the army and welcome guests with flowers and flowers.
"With so much complexity outside the military camp, wouldn't it affect our fighting spirit?"
"No, the soldiers have one day off every ten days, and the military pay is too generous. This can just stimulate their fighting spirit."
"Furthermore, this is also a test of military discipline. Once captured, a minimum of twenty military sticks will be required."
The person who received Prime Minister Hui Deng was Chen Yongfu.
As the commander-in-chief of Henan Province, Chen Yongfu has the upper hand in terms of seniority and footwork, even though he is at the rank of commander-in-chief.
Mr. Huiden was flattered, and the scars on his face were relieved.
This was the ruthless man who shot Li Zicheng blind.
"Pah, pah, pah—"
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of soldiers wearing military uniforms, holding wooden sticks and wearing yellow belts on their arms patrolled nearby with expressionless faces.
When I saw Chen Yongfu, I didn't even blink.
"This is the inspection team of the Military Justice Department, taking orders from General Zhu."
Chen Yongfu introduced with some embarrassment: "I won't give anyone face."
"This is a firearms camp, with five thousand people and hundreds of large and small artillery pieces."
"This is the three-sided camp, with three thousand people. They are elite soldiers from the three sides with skilled weapons and first-class soldiers."
"The horses neighing are the cavalry camp. There are three thousand horsemen, all equipped with armor."
"In addition, together with the Sanbian Camp is the Fuming Camp; that is the Yulin Camp, commanded by former Commander-in-Chief You Shiwei."
"The one that dominates one area and has a huge momentum is the new military camp, with about ten thousand people."
In fact, there are Sanguan Camp, Qishan Camp, and heavy armored infantry grenade battalion, plus escort battalion. The total number of troops in Hanzhong has exceeded 30,000, and is infinitely close to 40,000.
But the situation is complicated, and there are so many prisoners that they need to be adjusted.
Chen Yongfu introduced him and expressed his admiration.
"Be good!"
Prime Minister Hui Deng followed and inspected and said with emotion: "Why does your army have so many armors?"
However, he said that he saw that even in winter, these soldiers were still practicing non-stop. They were either wearing cotton robes or cotton armor. They were majestic and extremely shocking.
This is such a waste of money.
Chen Yongfu also lamented: "There is no way, General Zhu will make money."
"It's good to have money, no wonder you can raise so many soldiers."
Prime Minister Hui Deng said with emotion that he had a preliminary understanding of the Hanzhong Army.
Regardless of the fact that he defended the Yunyang Mansion, firstly, he occupied the advantageous location, and secondly, the soldiers used their lives, many of whom were recruited from Luo Rucai's troops.
However, compared to the elites who train every day, they are really at a disadvantage.
As soon as he entered Nanzheng, Prime Minister Hui Deng saw Zhu Yixi, bowed his hands and said in a stuttering voice:
"General Zhu's reputation has spread all over the world. When I saw him today, he turned out to be a talented and charming person——"
"What the hell!" Zhu Yixi couldn't help but be speechless after hearing this ridiculous idiom.
He took a closer look and saw that Xiang Huiden, who had a scarred face and thick eyebrows, and a thick waist, was wearing a long robe and fur coat, looking elegant.
A big man from northern Shaanxi pretends to be a young man from the south of the Yangtze River, which looks extremely awkward.
"If you call me, I will be Liangbi!"
Hui Denxiang patted his chest and said proudly: "This is my word. You and I are fellow villagers. I am so happy to hear that you defeated the intruder."
Chen Yongfu on the side was surprised that I didn't even have words, but this old man actually did.
"Brother Hui also has a word?" Zhu Yixi took a look and saw that he was a fellow villager. He couldn't help but smile and said: "You can just call me Jingming. Don't be restrained among fellow villagers."
"Hey, we are both literate and scholars, so we just have fun talking."
Prime Minister Hui Deng laughed and said, his scarred face showing yellow teeth, and everyone's eyebrows twitched.
Since we are from Shaanxi Province, there is naturally no barrier between the words and we can all understand each other. We talked about plagues and droughts.
What's more, they both scolded the King of Qin for being a corrupt official.
Anyway, land annexation was all the fault of the King of Qin and the clan. Who allowed Shaanxi to enfeoff five vassal kings?
King Qin of Xi'an, King Han of Pingliang, King Qing of Ningxia, King Su of Gansu, and King Rui of Hanzhong.
This pot must be shouldered.
Prime Minister Hui Deng finally sighed: "If only Governor Sun had come earlier, we wouldn't have rebelled."
Zhu Yixi was silent.
Sun Chuanting could not save the officialdom which was in dire straits, he could only alleviate it.
Faced with corrupt officials, Sun Chuanting could not kill the chief officials, he could only kill the subordinates and try to scare the tigers. Those who should be corrupt would still be corrupt.
Even if Shaanxi does not rebel, there will still be people in Henan, Hebei, Shandong and other provinces with severe land annexation who will raise armies.
Afterwards they had some rough chats, and Zhu Yixi, who had reached cooperation in the attack on Huguang and had superior leadership and military strength, naturally did his part.
Obviously, the previous wandering was not in vain.
After he left, Chen Yongfu said directly: "This General Hui is just pretending to be stupid."
"Whether he is pretending or not, the 20,000 people in Yunyang Mansion must be under control."
Zhao Shu was wearing a fur coat, fanning his feather fan, and said softly and confidently.
"There was food last time, which was a favor, but this time we showed up with troops, it was a threat. How could he have anything to say when he gave both kindness and power?"
Zhu Yixi said confidently: "Yunyang Mansion has nothing better than a good location. If he is not prepared to cooperate, I will kill him directly."
"The commander-in-chief is domineering!"
Li Jizu also patted his chest and said: "Twenty thousand thieves, if it weren't for Gao Jie's support, how could they hold on?"
"If I follow my wishes, we can directly annex the matter."
"No!" Zhu Yixi and Zhao Shu shouted at the same time.
Following Zhu Yixi's humility, Zhao Shu said: "There will be more surrenders in the future, but we can't make a bad start. In addition, you forgot that General You of Yulin Camp is still here!"
Li Jizu wanted to refute, but he stopped himself and said unconvinced: "That group of Yulin people are arrogant and arrogant, and they are defeated generals..."
"No rush!" Zhu Yixi shook his head and smiled slightly: "Yulin camp is not monolithic. The You family, the Wang family, and the Liu family are just gathering together to keep warm."
"Friendship and prestige are nothing. The key lies in interests."
Chen Yongfu, Li Jizu, Li Jingwu and other generals on the side were deep in thought.
"Xiong Yingjie!"
"The end is here!"
"You will now be transferred to Yulin Camp as deputy commander."
Zhu Yixi suddenly turned his gaze to the silent General Xiong Shen and said in a deep voice.
"Yes!" Xiong Yingjie felt bitter in his heart and hurriedly responded.
This is diving into a pit of fire!
"Brother Zhao!"
"Ah?" Zhao Guangyuan was hiding in the corner, like an invisible man. He had been a prisoner for a long time and had been serving as an idler. When his name was suddenly called, he was caught off guard and his face flushed instantly.
"I want to set up another battalion, called the Guangming Battalion, with three thousand troops. You will be the commander, and Hou Gongji will be the deputy commander."
Zhu Yixi said in a friendly manner: "I will recruit 3,000 people from the new barracks to join you and lead the troops well."
"Thank you, Commander."
Finally able to lead troops again, Zhao Guangyuan was extremely excited and hurriedly bowed down. Although he would not burst into tears, he would not give in too much.
Hou Gongji is the son of Hou Shilu, a hereditary military household and a fierce general.
As soon as he left, the Hou family from Yulin camp turned away.
In addition, Zhu Yixi also planned to set up the Mingjie Battalion, with Liu Tingjie as the commander and a deputy general.
In this way, the Yulin camp's power was divided into three and suffered great dilution.
You can't stop it, after all, this is a promotion, who wouldn't want it?
This is a conspiracy.
The others were thoughtful, and Li Jizu didn't understand. How could someone get promoted?
Zhao Shu smiled, this was also his idea, and simply pointed out: "If you put a spoonful of salt into a bowl of water, it will naturally become salty, but if you put it into three bowls? What about four bowls?"