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The sound of guns rumbling on Huangtuling, gunpowder smoke permeated the whole Huangtuling, without a momentary pause, even if the mountain wind was gentle, it could not be blown away.

Li Fuming, the general soldier of Shanxi, stood on the top of Mamatou Mountain. He put down the binoculars in his hand, sighed, and then said: "It's amazing, it's really amazing!"

He looked back at the generals around him. Except for his own general Guerrilla Li Xianjin, the remaining Xingshan General Wang Jiaji, Xuanfu Guerrilla Kuang Yongzhong, Du Si Tang Xiancheng and others were all other town generals, but they belonged to him during the war. Just temperance.

Li Fuming couldn't help sighing to himself again: They are all general soldiers, why did they get so mixed up by themselves?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of Zuo Guang, the chief soldier of the Chinese Association of Jizhen, who was in the same situation and sympathized with each other.

However, Zuo Guangxian did not participate in the early battle of Shimen Mountain because he was sent to stay at Wudaoling.

In addition, as far as Li Fuming knew, although Zuo Guangxian looked a little rough on the outside, he was also a master of roughness and finesse. These days, he and Chen Zheng, a guerrilla from the Xuanfu who stayed behind in Changling Mountain, walked frequently.

According to the news from over there, Zuo Guang often deigned to go to Changling Mountain in the name of asking for advice on the defense of the camp.

At the beginning, everyone under his command didn't know what he meant, seeing that he went to Changling Mountain to pay a visit to a guerrilla in the Xuanfu frequently in person as the commander in chief, and all the generals complained a lot.

But as time went by, everyone slowly realized that Zuo Shuai was planning for the future of the Chinese Association, and for all the soldiers in the town!

Everything on Changling Mountain was a novelty for Zuo Guangxian and his generals. They had already learned the defensive method of ditches and earthen walls, but the orderliness and strict military orders in Chen Zheng's camp also surprised them.

And the excellent guns of the soldiers of the Xuanfu army made them even more envious, not to mention the big and small cannons, they looked extremely heavy, not like crudely made things.

In particular, the firecrackers in the hands of the officers and soldiers of the Xuanfu army can be used without using matchsticks, which really surprised them.

On the other hand, Chen Zheng also secretly received Zhang Cheng's instruction that if he had the opportunity, he should try his best to make friends with the generals in Liaodong, thinking of the future plan!

Therefore, he generously donated to Zuo Guangxian [-] Yunzhou Type [-] self-propelled guns to equip his guards, and the short-handed guns were not spare in his battalion. It can be seen that Zuo Guangxian couldn't put it down. He could only disassemble his two short pistols and give him one as a gift.

Through these days' exchanges, Changling Mountain and Wudaoling communicated with each other, Zuo Guangxian called each other brothers, and asked Chen Zheng to call him "big brother".

The two chief generals are like this, and the generals below are also in harmony, and the two sides are full of joy from top to bottom.

And there is another reason, which is also a main factor why the generals of Zuo Guang's first department were willing to tie up with Chen Zheng's soldiers and horses in the Xuanfu, and that was the contribution of the meat porcelain jars and fish porcelain jars in the Xuanfu army.

Zuo Guangxian's department is the same as other towns in Liaodong. The rations and food for the soldiers are very simple.

Just imagine, even the chief soldiers of big towns such as Jizhen Bai Guangen and Shanhaiguan Ma Ke can't guarantee the diversity of meals for the soldiers at this moment, let alone a Chinese Association sub-training general who has redeemed himself?

Even Wu Sangui, the commander-in-chief of Ningyuan, who was extremely favored by Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, could only try his best to ensure that the food for his servants could be provided normally, while the rest of the soldiers could not take care of it and could barely eat half full .

But Zuo Guangxian and the others never imagined that Chen Zheng still has meat here. Although the daily supply cannot be guaranteed, it is always better than nothing, even if it is dried meat mixed with porcelain jars, it is better than The daily clear soup lacks water.

What's more, since Zhang Cheng invented dried fish and fish porcelain jars, almost all the battalions of the Xuanfu Army gave priority to supply, and the fish porcelain jars were only available from the Xuanfu Army, Shenji Camp, Ningyuan Town, Dubiao Battalion, etc. Only a strong army can have a stable supply.

The rest of the towns can only jointly share the remaining small part.

Many times they came to Changling Mountain first in groups following Zuo Guang, the chief soldier, almost all to improve their food. The only regret was that they drank up all the rice wine in Chen Zheng's camp early on.

The spirits stored in the camp had been clearly defined by Zhang Cheng as a strategic material, not a drink, and Chen Zheng did not dare to take it out to share with Zuo Guangxian and others without the order of the Chinese army commander.

Instead of icing on the cake, it is better to give charcoal in the snow!

Naturally, Zhang Cheng would not be ignorant of such a simple truth.

Therefore, he is not interested in those high-ranking generals. Of course, Chen Jiugao and Wu Sangui are not among them. They have their own advantages and have a strong background.

And like Zuo Guangxian, Li Fuming and others, now is a bad time, Zhang Cheng didn't talk to them at the beginning, because he didn't know their details and thoughts, and he didn't dare to contact them rashly.

Another point is that although Zhang Cheng at that time was also strong and powerful, his strength was extraordinary.

But in name, he was just a deputy commander in chief of the Xuanfu town. At that time, there was also Yang Guozhu, the commander of the Xuanfu town. Therefore, although Zhang Cheng was very powerful, he didn't have much chance to rise to the top.

At most, he was walking around in private, so apart from some contacts with Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu, and Chen Jiugao at that time, only Wu Sangui, the general of Ningyuan, had some contacts in private.

However, today is different from the past, Zhang Cheng is now the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu Town, and Zuo Guangxian, Li Fuming and others are at the time when they are the weakest and least powerful.

At this time, if they can lower their posture and show their kindness, would they not feel it? If they can help them regain their footing, or make progress, wouldn't this be a timely help?

That's why Zhang Cheng showed his strength first. If they knew themselves and were willing to make friends with him, they would naturally not be turned away. Besides, he planned such a piece of cake, and he couldn't eat it all by himself!

Zuo Guangxian was among the generals of Ji Liao, the first one who took the initiative to approach Zhang Cheng. As a benchmark and example, Zhang Cheng would naturally not treat him wrongly.

In fact, when Zhang Cheng was in the military discussion, he offered to keep an army to garrison Changling Mountain. Zuo Guang had already seen the signs, but he was not sure yet.

But when he saw Zhang Cheng's arrangement on Changling Mountain, he made up his mind to move closer to Zhang Cheng.

Zuo Guangxian is different from Wu Sangui. Wu Sangui is not close, but a pure cooperation. It is a fair cooperation based on his own personal strength in Liaodong and Zhang Cheng's good skills.

But Zuo Guangxian really got closer, and there was a sense of refuge in his heart, but everyone was a superficial person, and some things couldn't be said on the bright side.

As the saying goes, it can only be understood, not expressed in words!
But now, Li Fuming, the general soldier of Shanxi, looks from his own general Li Xianjin to Wang Jiaji, Kuang Yongzhong, Tang Xiancheng and other three people, and his heart is not without emotion.

It seems that his subordinates also gather fierce generals with over 3000 soldiers and horses, but in his heart, only the main barracks with less than [-] troops are the soldiers who completely obey his orders.

The rest, like the three battalions of general Wang Jiaji, guerrilla Kuang Yongzhong, and Du Si Tang Xiancheng, just came to support themselves, and they were not so much under their command temporarily as they were to help them guard the Xiaolinghe ration station.

As soon as he thought about it, his eyes stopped on Kuang Yongzhong and Tang Xiancheng, and he asked softly: "General Kuang and General Tang, do you regret that such a big battle in Huangtuling happened just in time for the meeting, but you couldn't be there?" Its environment!"

Kuang Yongzhong glanced at Tang Xiancheng, clasped his fists and said, "No matter where you are, as long as you haven't left Liaodong, you're still playing for Ming Dynasty, so why regret it.

It is really a big advantage for me to be able to stay with Marshal Li and learn from him how to lead an army and use troops. "

"Hahaha!"

Li Fuming laughed a few times politely, and said: "Although Zhang Shuai is young, he is indeed an extraordinary figure. The momentum on the Huangtu Ridge, even when Yang Shuai and I joined forces in the two towns, has never seen such authority."

After all, the distance is too far. Standing on Mamatou Mountain, you can't hear the rumbling guns on Huangtu Ridge. However, the salvo of many artillery guns will definitely arouse the resonance of the earth.

Everyone is a long-term veteran, and most of them can put their ears to the ground to listen to the sound of galloping horses miles away, not to mention the vibration of hundreds of artillery guns on Huangtu Ridge.

Moreover, looking through the binoculars, Li Fuming also saw the long-lasting gunpowder smoke on the Huangtu Ridge. While he was amazed, he also felt pain in his heart.

How many shots were fired?

How much money does this cost!
Although he didn't understand this, but looking at it from a distance, it really relieved hatred, and he cursed secretly in his heart: "Boom, kill these bastards!"

At this time, a flag commander of the Chinese army rushed over. He came not far from Li Fuming, waved the flag of the Chinese army in his hand, and shouted loudly: "The commander-in-chief has an order to prevent the slave soldiers from taking the opportunity to harass our army. , hope Li Zongbing can fulfill his duty, "

"Please report back to the Commander's Army. With me, Li Fuming, the Tatars don't want to sneak attack on me to hoard food at Hekou."

After Li Fuming watched the commander of the Chinese army flag leave, he said to the generals beside him: "Looking at the situation in Huangtu Ridge, it won't take long for Zhang Shuai's Xuanfu troops to capture it.

We also went to patrol the flood areas, don't let the Tartars take the opportunity to steal the grain of the army, but we can't bear it! "

"Here!"

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Just as Li Fuming expected, the Xuanfu army under Zhang Cheng did not expend much effort, and had already attacked the mountainside at the western foot of Huangtuling.

And in the two directions of south and north, they did not encounter strong resistance. They just didn't want to attack so fast. After all, they had to give the Tartars guarding the mountain some hope so that they would not fight to the death like trapped beasts. .

Regarding the arrangement on the Huangtu Ridge, Fu Yingchong, the deputy general of the Shenji Battalion, was naturally the most satisfied. He just directed the gunners to fire a round in front of the artillery formation, and the barrel became slightly hot, so he ordered the firing to stop.

Since then, he has been with Zhang Cheng, Zhang Ruoqi, Zhang Dou and others, talking and laughing.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that since Zhang Cheng dared to propose to attack Huangtuling by himself at the military meeting, judging by his determined expression, he must be sure to conquer it.

Therefore, Fu Yingchong's Shenji Battalion has completed the mission, and now he is waiting to be rewarded for his meritorious deeds after the war.

Before Zhang Cheng left Beijing, he had greeted Uncle Xiangcheng, not to mention his elder brother Chen Jiugao's support, so it was naturally not a problem.

Therefore, his main purpose now is to coax Zhang Ruoqi, the commander in chief, and Zhang Dou, the military commander. Although Zhang Cheng has nothing to say about his performance on the Eastern Front, the opinions of Zhang Ruoqi and Zhang Dou are also crucial.

Zhang Cheng looked at Fu Yingchong, and said with a smile: "The battle to attack the Huangtu Ridge went so smoothly, and it's thanks to Deputy General Fu's magic battalion!"

Fu Yingchong said carelessly: "It's not because our cannon can't help but use it. If not, I will blast all the way to the top of Huangtu Ridge, and there will be no living tartar left in him."

"Hahaha……"

Even Zhang Dou, who has always been more rigorous in the military constitution, was amused by his slightly funny words and laughed out loud.

Zhang Cheng had intended to make friends with him and Chen Jiugao, so he joked with a smile: "Okay, I think this is pretty good. If you really let you go all the way to the top of the mountain, wouldn't all the generals of my Xuanfu army become pickpockets?" corpse team.

At that time, the credit is all yours, and I, the soldiers of the Xuanfu, will have to bear the burden of this job.How unreasonable! "

Fu Yingchong had no shame on his face, and he said carelessly: "Don't worry, our Shenji Battalion will never take too much military merit. If that's the case, at least half of the credit will go to Zhang Shuai's soldiers."

"Hahaha……"

Everyone laughed again, and they all felt that Fu Yingchong had some meaning, even Bing Xian Zhang Dou, who was usually unsmiling, let out bursts of hearty laughter.

He may also be secretly glad in his heart that he is supervising the battle on the Eastern Front today, so he has more fun and less worry.

In fact, among the officials in Eastern Liaodong, Zhang Dou was the military guard of Ning Qiandao, but he was a rare person who knew how to fight, and every time he made a suggestion, he could hit the key point, but it was a pity that he committed the common fault of all talented scholars.

There are two common problems among gifted scholars. One is that they are arrogant about their talents, they don’t know how to get along with others, and they can’t be flexible;

Zhang Dou is not a person who is proud of his talents, but he is indeed not good at observing words and expressions, and always puts forward correct opinions inappropriately. Just after Zhang Cheng arrived in Liaodong, Zhang Dou has been reprimanded by Governor Hong Chengchou more than twice.

But as a person who knows the military and knows the soldiers, his impression of Zhang Cheng is getting better and better. This is not because Zhang Cheng often contradicts Hong Chengchou in military discussions.

Rather, most of Zhang Cheng's military strategies are in the right direction, and they are almost in line with his vision, which makes him feel as if he has met a confidant.

But because of the worthless decency of a civil servant, he never took the initiative to find Zhang Cheng for an open and honest chat.

At the same time, it was also because Zhang Dou always had an expression that everyone owed him [-] yuan. Whenever he saw him, he always had that expression. Zhang Cheng was also discouraged and did not take the initiative to contact him.

Of course, in Zhang Cheng's vision, although Zhang Dou is a character, he is not to the point where Zhang Cheng insists on slipping his beard up.

At this time, Zhang Dou said: "General Fu is not greedy for merit!"

He went on to say: "The old man never expected that the war on the Eastern Front would be so smooth, which shows the elite soldiers and horses of the Xuanfu under Zhang Zongbing's command."

As Zhang Dou said, he turned his face to the northwest again, and said leisurely, "It's just that I don't know if Hong Du's battle on the northern line can be so smooth!"