Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1084 Touring Huguang
The failure of the Ming army to attack Xuzhou made Wang Yan realize that the Northern Expedition was more difficult than he had imagined.

King Lu said that he was stimulated, which is not wrong, not only him, but also many generals in the Ming army were also stimulated.

This time, the Ming Dynasty took advantage of the main force of the Qing army to attack Zhungeer, so it tried to attack Xuzhou.In addition to Dai Zhifan, the most capable general in the Ming Dynasty, as the commander of the entire campaign, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies also formed a think tank to help Dai Zhifan make suggestions.

It can be said that the battle plan was formulated with the participation of many senior generals, but it ended in failure.

This is still the main westward expedition of the Qing army. If Man Qingjing rides here, maybe the 10 horses will not be able to return.

This incident shocked the Ming army from top to bottom, realizing that without the Ma army, the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains would not even have to be thought about.

All previous trips to the south, the demise of the Western Jin Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty, all lost large areas of the northern territory in just a few years, but after retreating to the south, they were able to hold on. There are reasons to be found.In the north, there is a flat river, and the infantry wins a small victory, and loses a big defeat. It is really difficult for the infantry to defeat the cavalry, so the north falls quickly every time.

This time the Manchu Qing successfully defeated Zhungeer, acquired a large number of horses and Mongolian warriors, and further strengthened the cavalry strength of the Qing army.

Seeing this, Wang Yan was naturally anxious and stimulated.

In May of the fourth year of Gongzhi, Wang Yanbian and his family took a warship of the Donghai Navy, escorted by [-] elites from Zhongzhen Town, and returned to Wuchang along the river to see the horse farms in Hubei.

From the time when Wu Sangui and Liangshun Wang's [-] troops invaded Huguang, and He Tengjiao moved all the people in the north of Han Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty used the vast area north of the Han generals as a horse farm to breed horses and train cavalry. .

Counting the time, it has been about five years. However, in the past few years, the Ming Dynasty had limited financial resources, and the breeding and training of war horses were relatively small. The horse farms could not meet the consumption of the Ming army. After more, the imperial court began to invest in large-scale training of cavalry.

Wang Yan watched the strength of the Manchu cavalry grow stronger, and he was naturally very anxious. He visited Huguang this time because he wanted to go to the racecourse to see what the Ming cavalry had been trained for in the past four years.

On the broad Yangtze River, a huge fleet departs from Nanjing, and the trackers pull the rope, all the way to the west.

Because of his vigilance against Jin Shenghuan in Jiangxi, Wang Yan's fleet sailed close to the north bank of the Yangtze River and did not go to the south bank. The [-] elite soldiers from Zhongzhen Town were also transported to Jiangbei in advance, and then moved along the river.

The Ming Dynasty regained Nanjing for more than four years, and the operation of the entire court had formed a set of rules. Wang Yan left Nanjing without worrying about anything.

The fleet set off from Nanjing, and officials kept coming to see them along the way. Wang Yan stopped and stopped, and it took more than half a month to walk from Nanjing to Wuchang.

He was eager to see the racecourse and the horse army, so he did not dock at Wuchang, but ordered the fleet to enter Wuhu Lake on the north bank.

There are hundreds of large ships moored in Wuhu Lake. Wang Yan's boat docked slowly. He stood on the side of the boat and looked out. Just to the north of Wuhu Lake, a military camp stands on the vast field. The camp was blowing in the wind.

"Your Highness, my sister and I won't disembark at the important place of the military camp!" Xu Yanyan walked slowly to Wang Yan's side. He was wearing a blue gauze dress. It was already very warm in May, but her body was poor and the wind was a bit strong. , he held the gauze tightly with one hand, and said softly.

Wang Wendao and Wang Wenxiang, who are already five years old, are playing with Wang Wending, who is more than three years old, around He Zhizhi.

Xu Yanyan was born in a scholarly family, and raised a pair of children very strictly. Although He Zhizhi was also born in a wealthy family, he has a wild personality and is playful. He is not as strict as Xu Yanyan. Wen Dao and Wen Xiang are sometimes close her some.

Wang Yan tightened Xu Yanyan's clothes lightly, and said with a smile: "That's fine, it's not too good for the soldiers to find out that I brought my family here! You stay on the boat!"

As he spoke, Wang Yan walked back with his arms around his shoulders, told her to sit down, and was about to disembark, but at this moment he glanced at the children, and suddenly said amusedly: "Father is going to inspect the rampant horse. Jun, do you want to go and have a look!"

Of the three children, Wang Wending was still young, and he only knew to stretch out his hands, wanting to be hugged by Wang Yan. Wen Xiang glanced at Xu Yanyan, but she didn't dare to follow. Wen Dao raised his little hand, "Father, I'm going , I want to see my father's army!"

According to the will of Emperor Gaozong back then, Wang Yan could adopt a son to Wang Wei and inherit the title of Lord Protector. , there is no one in the family anymore, although Wen Dao is adopted, he is still raised in the Chu Palace, and the address is also according to the habit, and there is no change.

Seeing this, Xu Yanyan frowned slightly, and wanted to preach, but Wang Yan waved his hand to stop, then smiled slightly, picked up Wen Dao, and said with a smile like a child: "Okay, I will take you to see, But that is the army of the Ming Dynasty, not the army of the father!"

??? "It's my father's army!" Wang Wendao refused, pouting.

At this moment, a group of cavalry came galloping in the distance, Wang Yan didn't pay attention to what a child said, so he turned his head and said to Xu Yanyan and He Zhizhi: "The wind is a bit strong, you go back to the ship building first, I may It will take some time to come back!"

The strong wind on the lake made their hair a little messy. They nodded after listening to Wang Yan's words, then got up and went back to the boat building.

At this time, the guards had already set up the boat ladder, and Wang Yan, carrying Wang Wendao in a small brocade robe and wearing a golden view, stepped off the big boat. Not long after, more than a hundred cavalry came rushing like lightning, and the leader came over first. Wang Shixiu, Qin Shangxing, Zhao Shenkuan, Guo Bapai and others followed behind him, and Tan Tai, Zhang Cunren, Tong Tulai were also among them.

"Your Highness!"

??The cavalry galloped over, and everyone dismounted from their horses and quickly stepped forward to salute. When they saw Wang Yan holding a four or five-year-old child in his arms, after counting the time, they knew that it was Wang Yan's eldest son, Wang Wendao, so he hurriedly laughed again: " I have seen the Duke!"

Wang Yan put Wang Wendao down, then stepped forward and punched Wang Shixiu, Qin Shangxing, Zhao Shenkuan and others on the shoulders, "How are you guys training cavalry?"

These people are all old people who followed Wang Yan. The three brothers Wang Shixiu followed him from Yangzhou. Qin Shangxing and Zhao Shenkuan were Shandong rebels who rescued him from Qingzhou. Their relationship can be said to be very close. Later, Tan Tai and others surrendered generals, which was not the case. treatment.

"I have long wanted to invite His Highness to come and accept the results!" Zhao Shenkuan and the others were confident.

Wang Yan laughed, nodded to Tan Tai and the others in the back row, then waved his hand and said, "Okay, then I'll go and have a look! If you don't satisfy me, I will punish you guys!"

At that moment, Wang Yan asked someone to bring his charcoal horse from the boat, and sat on the horse with Wang Wending in his arms. Surrounded by everyone, he ran towards the barracks.

The camp occupies a very large area, and the large tents are neat and orderly. When Wang Yan galloped over, countless cavalry were urging their horses back to the camp. Tens of thousands of hooves trampled on the ground like thunder, and the cavalry rushed towards Wang Yan howling. .

Wang Yan only felt that the momentum of the cavalry was overwhelming, but Wang Wendao in his arms was not afraid at all.

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