golden scales

"In the future, any stockade that will not be abandoned within five days must be built with a wall." Cao Ning suggested at the division meeting: "Hedu Village is a bloody example this time. If there is a wall in the stockade, the soldiers can make full use of firearms to attack the Donglu cavalry. If it causes damage, it will not allow Donglu to break through the gate of the stronghold and increase the damage for nothing."

Chang Zhifan felt a little guilty when he heard that, he hung his head and said nothing.

Because the Hedu village is too simple, the wall of the village is actually a row of logs driven into the trench, which is the same as the construction method of the Qing army camp.At that time, I just thought that it would be enough, and if it was not enough, I would discard it. Anyway, there is no shortage of ferries on the Xingcheng River. As long as there are ferries, many places can be crossed.

As a result, the battle of Heduzhai took place, and the intensity of the battle was even higher than that of Ningyuan's defensive battle.

"Chang Zhifan." Xiao Donglou said suddenly.

"Humble job!" Chang Zhifan quickly stood up and responded.

"I plan to put two more battalions in Ningyuan City, and you will still command them. Can you take care of me!" Xiao Donglou asked.

"Xiaozhi is willing to guarantee that Ningyuan will not lose with his life!" Chang Zhifan said loudly.

Only then did Xiao Donglou nod his head, glanced at Cao Ning, and said: "You have to think about the victories you have won and the failures you have suffered, and don't make the same mistakes again. There is no need to say anything else, everyone You are old in battle...Zhang Yingguan, put your hands down, I won't hold anyone accountable."

"Report, Commander!" Zhang Ying simply stood up: "Master, Chang Zhifan is already in charge of two battalions, so it's not suitable for him to be under the command of a low-ranking officer."

Zhang Ying himself manages only one battalion, but Mr. Qian under him manages two battalions. Isn't this a strong team and a weak team?

"You're thinking……"

"I kindly ask the teacher to transfer Chang Zhifan to serve as a battalion officer." Zhang Ying was straightforward and didn't hold him back. Even Chang Zhifan couldn't help but look at his boss gratefully.

"However, we have to return the two or three thousand headquarters to the humble staff. The humble staff is really stretched, sir!" Zhang Ying complained.

Xiao Donglou blushed and was about to speak.I only heard Chang Zhifan say: "Report! I implore the troops from the headquarters not to be transferred back for the time being. Commander, the recruits of the two battalions have not even killed anyone. How can they achieve combat effectiveness without a veteran! Commander! Mingjian! "

Xiao Donglou looked at Cao Ning.Cao Ning sneered at the side, showing no intention of helping.

Xiao Donglou was furious: "Why are you talking so much nonsense! Let's talk about it after the battle! Zhang Ying, it's not good for you to stare at the food in your own bowl! How can there be so many random things! Chang Zhifan is yours!" Subordinate, he has a lot of people in his hands. Don’t you also rise with the tide!”

Zhang Ying had no choice but to listen to the training with her head bowed, thinking in her heart: Now each department is recording merits separately, no matter how beautifully Chang Zhifan fought in Ningyuan, I am in Hexi, and I will not be able to gain any of this combat merit!

Lu Qiaochu pursed his lips secretly in the auditorium, reminiscent of watching brothers and sisters bickering when they were young.She remembered that there was a rule in the training officer's guidelines: Let the soldiers treat the barracks as their own family, treat their robes as brothers, and treat officers as their parents... Is this the current state?

After the Battle of Heduzhai ended, Lu Qiaochu also saw a different color in the eyes of the soldiers.Before they saw her as just an officer.Now it is "one of my own".

"Chang Zhifan, tell me how you use the hot air balloon." Cao Ning entered the next link.

Chang Zhifan was finally relieved of having saved the veteran, and explained in detail the convenience brought by the hot air balloon.Generally speaking, in the era of cold weapons, the two armies confronted each other with a distance of no more than five miles.Otherwise, soldiers will be exhausted if they reach the battlefield too far away.The general will also naturally control the position of the garrison, so as not to let himself leave the battlefield too far.

And this distance is suitable for the use of hot air balloons and telescopes.

Just have to think about it in your head.You can understand how great an advantage it can bring to have a panoramic view of the enemy's formation.Not to mention that there is no need to worry about the enemy's hidden troops, and you can also know the deployment positions of the enemy's various units in advance.It's like playing tricks with someone but being able to see through the cards.

Xiao Donglou was itchy to hear that, and immediately asked his staff to write to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, requesting to equip more hot air balloons.After hearing Chang Zhifan's description, he thought it was just a big Kongming lantern, and he would need a hundred of them to open his mouth. He didn't realize that it was a product that transcended the times.

Daming made only six of them.

One of these is housed in the museum of the Royal Institute of Technology.There is also one tribute to the emperor, and only four can be equipped with the army.

Cao Ning didn't think the number "one hundred" was too much.At the division level, the numbers you see every day are often in units of tens of thousands, especially in terms of military resources.Ordnance that is too low in quantity cannot exert its combat effectiveness at all, such as the turtledove footgun.Although powerful, but due to the small number of equipment, there are no particularly eye-catching results.

Only when this report arrives in Tianjin across the ocean will it become a joke recorded in history.

At this time, Tianjin was already full of excitement, and the war in Liaodong seemed to be forgotten in a corner.

What event is more important than the restoration of Shenjing!

……

On March 19, [-], four days after the two white flags left Beijing, the troops of the two red flags also hurriedly withdrew from Beijing.They knew that the Ming army had a precedent for overnight raids, but they still rushed at night. Obviously they didn't want to stay for another day, and they wished they could reach Shanhaiguan as soon as possible.

Compared with Beijing, an unfamiliar city, Shanhaiguan gave them a more solid and more secure feeling.Because there are no hostile eyes, no explosions that could bring bad luck at any time, or poisoned well water.Moreover, Shanhaiguan has never been conquered.

Before the two red flags went far, the Han Army Banner and the Green Battalion who stayed behind in Beijing chose to surrender and welcome the Ming Lord.

In the old guard camp of the East Palace, the families of officers from Jinyiwei were all in Beijing. Some hid in the countryside when Li broke into Beijing, and some with low official positions simply stayed in Beijing.These people saw that Dashun was gone, Daqing was gone, and Daming was coming back, so naturally they would not forget their relatives, and went south to report.

Xiao Mo, as No.1 of the Brocade Clothing Department, soon knew the real situation in Beijing. Seeing that the credit for recovering Shenjing fell into his hands, he couldn't help being extremely excited.

"Quickly spread the news of the red flag: Shenjing is settled, just wait for the heavenly army to enter and defend the city." Xiao Mo immediately dispatched Tang Ma to Tianjin Xingyuan to report the news.

Tang Ma was also very excited. Such a great good thing finally happened to him, so he hurried out and put on the big red flag.When the staff officer finished writing the victory report document, Tang Ma galloped towards Tianjin non-stop.

Under Tong Ma day and night.Zhu Cihong soon learned the news that the Qing army had abandoned Beijing, and Donglu did not burn down the buildings in Beijing before leaving. This is undoubtedly great news.It's just that Shanhaiguan, where the Qing army left, might greatly increase the pressure on the Second Division.

Fortunately, the hot air balloons of the technical college have finally been produced, and the first batch can be used for experiments in the second division.What's more, the recruits recruited can also give priority to supplementing the second division.Now the Liaodong Division's advance speed in southern Liaoning is also hundreds of miles a day, and it has been pushed to Gaizhou.As long as this line can be held, southern Liaoning will be restored.

This time Donglu can be said to steal chickens and lose money.

The situation is great!

Zhu Cihong's sleep time can be extended by another hour every day.

However, the army of the Eastern Palace did not march towards Beijing for a long time, and the entire capital turned from anticipation to suspicion. Anyone who still had a little ability decided to leave the city temporarily, and return to the capital after Huangming re-established the tripod.Much of this concern stems from the issue of shaving heads and, as time goes on, many officials are not sure whether the Amnesty Order is still useful.

In the midst of panic, Zhu Cihong could only send a low-level civil servant team to take over the livelihood statistics work of 25 counties in the six prefectures of Shuntian Prefecture.Because of Chongzhen’s 16-year house registration work as a foundation.This task is much more convenient than starting from scratch in other provinces.

As for the candidates for the prefect of the Shuntian Mansion, Zhu Cihong did not have ready-made competent officials.The Ministry of Officials recommended several officials who participated in politics in Henan and Shandong, and they were indeed honest people who could abide by the rules.With their talents, it is not impossible to serve as the chief envoy of one party outside, but although Shuntian Mansion is called a mansion, it is actually a high position of the third rank. Other mansions use copper seals, but Shuntian Mansion uses silver seals.Quan can be treated as a big official in the frontier.

It is estimated that Zhu Cihong will have little chance to go out of Beijing in the future, and any system and strategy will need to be tried out in various places.Can't see from a distance.The closest one is Shuntian Mansion.If an incompetent official is sent, wouldn't it add to everything?It was precisely because of this that Zhu Cihong deliberately left the Shuntian Mansion empty, ready to observe again.

"Your Highness, why don't you go to the capital to make arrangements?" Lu Suyao also couldn't wait to return to the capital, not because she had family members in the city.Just because of a concern.In the past two years, Shenjing has fallen, and "recovering Shenjing" has become the standard instruction to spur every official in the Donggong system, and it has also become the dream of every Donggong person.

Everyone has an illusion that they can get out of the sea of ​​suffering when they return to Beijing, and they no longer have to work overtime day and night.

"Wait for His Majesty the Emperor to enter the city first." Zhu Cihong's reason was very simple.

Simple.But enough to make everyone ashamed.

No one thought of such a small detail.

If Zhu Cihong enters the city first, there is nothing wrong with it, because the troops here are all from guards under his command, so will they stop him?On the contrary, stopping at the gate of the capital and waiting for the emperor to enter the city first, this is the gesture of a filial son and a loyal minister.In particular, the emperor has always complained about losing his ancestral land, and now he is allowed to enter the city by himself and restore the legal system. What a huge gift!

Such a simple action immediately changed Zhu Cihong's reputation among civil servants a lot.Many civil officials who didn't know the truth and wandered outside the power center also leaned towards Zhu Cihong.After all, this world is a world of filial sons and loyal ministers, and people will inevitably admire and get close to them because of their lofty morality.

In fact, Zhu Cihong himself could not have imagined this.

As soon as the news of the recovery of Beijing came, Zhu Cihong wanted to take over the city of Beijing immediately, select officials, count the war losses and population losses, and carry out further reconstruction work... This is the mentality and logic of a practical person.

It was Liu Ruoyu who sent Zhu Cihong a secret letter, asking Zhu Cihong to give up the honor of recovering the capital to the emperor, so as to avoid a rift between father and son in the future.It was only then that Zhu Cihong remembered Xiang Yu and Liu Bang's agreement that "the first to enter Guanzhong is the king", and realized the spiritual significance of this, so he had no choice but to accept advice and stop in Tianjin to wait for Chongzhen to come from Jinan. (To be continued..)

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