golden scales

On October 16th of the [-]th year of Chongzhen, this day appeared in small characters in the history textbooks of Zhu Cihong's previous life. .

Because this day was the day when Li Zicheng captured Xi'an, and immediately changed Xi'an to Xijing, and set about establishing the Dashun Empire.However, in the current situation, Li Zicheng's army is still hoarding in Jiaxian and Baofeng areas, providing pensions and salary increases to the soldiers, and it seems that they are preparing for the New Year.

After Zhu Cihong was released to Niu Jinxing, he didn't wait for the news of his arrival in the camp, but he waited for two very famous people to come.One is Gao Jie, the commander-in-chief of one of the four towns in the late Ming Dynasty, who was named Xingpingbo in Fu Wang Hongguang's death, and was evaluated as a "very violent" figure in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

The other is Hou Fangyu, the son of Hou Xun, who left the story of "Peach Blossom Fan" with Li Xiangjun.

When Hou Fangyu went to the camp, he found Wu Weiye first, and asked Wu Weiye to communicate with the prince, hoping to get an interview.It's just that he didn't come at the right time, Zhu Cihong was nervously preparing for the battle, how could he have the time to meet a talented man who only provokes troubles and plays with the pen?

Even Gao Jie wanted to see the prince, but he didn't just say he could.

It's not that his status is not high enough, but Zhu Cihong doesn't intend to let Gao Jie continue to lead the army.

Examining Gao Jie's resume, we can know that this person is indeed good at fighting.He and Li Zicheng were from the same hometown, rebelled together, and were valued by Li Zicheng.Later, Yu He Renlong besieged but did not attack, which made Li Zicheng suspicious, seized his military power, and sent him back to the old camp for defense.

Li Zicheng's wife Xing at the time was a strong woman who was rated as "wuqizhi" in Ming history, and she was in charge of military funds for Li Zicheng.During the business communication with Gao Jie, Xing fell in love with the handsome and tall Gao Jie, and had an affair with him.Fearing that things would be exposed after Li Zicheng came back, the two eloped and surrendered to Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou assigned Gao Jie to He Renlong.Later, He Renlong was beheaded for the crime of "falling into the Governor", and Gao Jie belonged to Sun Chuanting.As an enemy with the hatred of taking his wife, Gao Jie has absolutely no chance to surrender to Li Zicheng again, so in terms of loyalty to the court, he is much higher than Bai Guangen, who is also a surrendered general.

Knowing that such a person with no integrity and no bottom line will become a warlord, Zhu Cihong is naturally unwilling to cultivate him himself, so that he can thrive and become a strong enemy in the future.

"Thief! Bai Guangen watched me being beaten, but refused to send troops to rescue me!" Talking about the defeat of Jia County that day, Gao Jie was full of anger.In his exposition, the battle situation was viscous at that time. If Bai Guangen could send troops to rescue him in time, he would not be so defeated that he could not even find his way... The reason why he came so late was because he fled all the way and almost entered Hebei, I just learned that the Crown Prince and Sun Chuanting set up camp in the south of Ruzhou to gather the defeated soldiers.

After being dispersed, Bai Guangen fled into the mountains in a rout. The news came the other day that a rout of soldiers was found north of Luoyang. It is not sure if it is his part.

After Gao Jie scolded Bai Guangen, he stared at Niu Chenghu with a pair of red eyes.

They are also general officers, but Niu Chenghu's status is much lower than Gao Jie's.When Gao Jie first surrendered, he also fought in the vanguard, but since he gained power in the army, this kind of hard work has never been his turn.Even if the crown prince praised the vanguard officer highly, it still couldn't change the position of being bullied.This shows how low Niu Chenghu's status is.

However, at this moment Niu Chenghu has become the number one general among Qin soldiers!Leading the enriched bodyguard team of the Eastern Palace Guard Battalion, gathered the defeated soldiers everywhere, and registered them in the roster.Those who were injured were handed over to Qingshan doctors for treatment; those who did not want to eat military rations were transferred to civilian service, and they were paid for their daily work;Although the strength is more than a hundred times higher, but I can finally eat and wear warm, vaguely like a human being.

There is a legend that after these Qin soldiers are trained, they will be handed over to Niu Chenghu in the end, and they will also have to read Li Chengying.Maybe Niu Chenghu could still wear the seal of a general!

——All of this should belong to me, Gao Jie!

Gao Jie clenched his fists and pounded heavily on his leg.

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"Your Highness, there are rumors in the army that Liu Zongmin will be released, and the soldiers are quite talkative." Xiao Mo glanced at it for a while, seeing that there were no idlers in the camp, and informed Zhu Cihong of the recent morale of the army.

"Shouldn't everyone be focusing on awarding honors now? Why do you still have such leisure?" Zhu Cihong took the time to relax, as if he didn't care at all.He had already received the news from the ten-member regiment. Not only did he make a plan, but he also explained to the training officers at all levels, reminding them to direct the soldiers' attention to the "correct" direction.

It's just that he underestimated that the soldiers valued their "fruits of labor" even more than the shining medals and the certificate of commendation signed by the crown prince's seal.

"Brothers suffered a lot of casualties. In the end, Liu Zongmin was finally caught. It would be really reconciled to release him back." Xiao Mo responded.

Zhu Cihong smiled and said: "You can capture a generation of generals like Liu Zongmin in the first battle. After thinking about it, you will be unwilling to let it go."

"Death penalty for a humble job!" Xiao Mo realized his resentment, and quickly bowed his head to plead guilty.

Zhu Cihong bypassed the table and walked past Xiao Mo: "Let's go outside for a walk." Xiao Mo stepped aside and followed Zhu Cihong one step behind.Because Min Zhanlian was going to personally train Qin soldiers, the prince's personal bodyguards fell on a few "sparse and ordinary" soldiers, which made Min Zhanlian hard to let go.It was only because the prince said that as long as he was in a strong army, he was the greatest security, so he accepted the prince's arrangement and did not send his apprentice to protect His Highness the prince.

"After this battle, another group of strong men will be added under the command of the Eastern Palace." Zhu Cihong walked in the well-arranged camp, seeing that everything was arranged in an orderly manner, just like a young man who just started working looking at his bank card. Just like the numbers coming in, the sense of satisfaction is mixed with expectations for the future.

"After fully filling the vacancies in the guard battalion, there are still more than ten thousand available talents." Xiao Mo responded.

"Among the more than ten thousand people, I plan to select 1000 people to form a Tianxiong Department." Zhu Cihong said.

"One thousand warriors...Your Highness, is this too much?" Xiao Mo hesitated.According to the configuration of the East Palace, the soldiers and the auxiliary soldiers are equipped close to one to one, which is basically a new battalion.

"In the future, I will be promoted to Tianxiong Camp, Tianxiong Division, and even Tianxiong Army." Zhu Cihong stopped and looked to the south: "The biggest feeling I have this time is that the world is no longer able to change the situation of the battle with just a few thousand people. time."

Only a scholar would think that a battle of one million people in ancient wars was a norm.

In the actual Ming Dynasty, the combat force of tens of thousands of people was already very large, enough to have a great impact on the national economy.In the early years of Chongzhen, an army of tens of thousands of people was enough to make all the thieves flee.Not to mention changing a province, as long as the strategic goals are clear and the division of labor is properly coordinated, it will be no problem to sweep the whole country.

It's different now, Li Chuang Kaifeng and Luoyang, Huang Hu attacked Wuchang and Jingzhou, and more than [-] people were mobilized at every turn.Remove the water and auxiliary soldiers, and there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers.

When Sun Chuanting presided over the military affairs of Shaanxi for the first time, he recruited more than [-] soldiers, which was enough to shock one side.But now the [-] Qin soldiers are still fighting in fear.

It has to be said that the war has already escalated.

"If there is only one battalion to fight, it will never be enough to adapt to large-scale battles in the future. It will be too late to expand it by then." Zhu Cilang sighed: "So I want to set up a division above the battalion, and an army above the division. If necessary, several armies can also be combined to form a legion."

Xiao Mo didn't say a word, it's not time for him to comment on this kind of strategic conception.

"East Palace Guard Camp will definitely become a bodyguard division or even a bodyguard army in the future. The Tianxiong Army is the loyal blood of Du Du Lu, and they are also righteous and brave men of the Ming Dynasty. Since they still have seeds, I have to cultivate them. Take a look at them like this. There are two armies, put the shelf there, and you can count how many officers there are."

Xiao Mo followed Zhu Cihuang's train of thought and made the calculations. Although there were only two armies, a word popped out in his heart:

A million heroes!

How far is the future!

Xiao Mo just felt a little dazed.

"As long as there are enough officers, it is not difficult to build as many armies as possible." Zhu Cihong said to himself, "So this time we must pay special attention to revising the military codes. These codes should be used as teaching materials for military schools."

"Military academy?" Xiao Mo didn't react for a while.Schools at this time can be called "learning", but there is no habit of calling them "schools".

"Martial arts." Zhu Cihong changed the name: "If it is opposite to Minglun Hall of Confucianism, it should be called the Martial Arts Hall. In my opinion, the officers who received the medals this time should have their opponents tested before being promoted. If the results of the assessment are not good, give them a chance to learn again, and if they fail, they will stay where they are and don't want to be promoted.

"Those soldiers who have gained military exploits, those who can read can enter the martial arts lecture hall, and those who cannot read can arrange for their trainers to take supplementary lessons as soon as possible. From now on, the junior officers of my East Palace must pass two assessments on the battlefield and the examination room before they can take up their posts and lead the army." Zhu Cilang After a pause, he suddenly asked: "If Sun Chuanting is allowed to offer wine in this lecture hall, do you think the soldiers will obey him?"

"Sun Du is famous far and wide, but he is not as famous as Lu Du." Xiao Mo replied honestly.

Although Sun Chuanting is famous, his victories have been forgotten by others, and now he is facing a new defeat, so it is only natural that he cannot win the admiration of the soldiers of the Eastern Palace.

"It's better for His Highness to personally serve as the sacrificial wine, all the soldiers will be proud to be in the martial arts hall!" Xiao Mo said boldly.

Zhu Cihong had indeed thought about serving as the sacrificial wine himself.Compared with the emperor's presiding over the palace examination, the selected Jinshi are called emperor's disciples.If he presides over the lecture hall, all the officers in the army will definitely be disciples of the prince in the future.It is not a big problem to lead the army to support the army, it is under the banner of the emperor.If it is in such a sensitive field of military power, is it really okay to cultivate ** from the root?

Is this a bit too taboo? (To be continued.)