Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 40 Commander, Wang Yan was promoted
Zuo Menggeng lost the camp on the south bank and returned to Anqing in the north of the Yangtze River. Almost all the supplies of the hundreds of thousands of troops on the south bank fell into the hands of Huang Gong.

Hundreds of thousands of defeated troops left behind countless weapons and armor, and more than 4 elite left soldiers were captured. These are all wealth and resources. Any town that gets it will double its strength.

Now that Liu Liangzuo proposed to distribute these supplies, the atmosphere in the hall immediately changed, and all the generals looked at Huang Degong's table in unison.

Wang Yan actually didn't think much of the war horse in his hand.

Cavalry is difficult to raise and cost a lot. One thousand cavalry in the battalion has already made him feel pressured, and five hundred more horses will not allow the entire camp of Zhongyi to ride, so Wang Yan is willing to use horses in exchange for other horses. However, Huang Degong is the coach and has most of the trophies. If he doesn't speak, it is naturally impossible for Wang Yan to express his opinion.

At this time, Huang Degong's face changed. He was unwilling to distribute the supplies he got to everyone, but Liu Liangzuo had [-] soldiers in Chizhou City, and if something dirty happened, the gain would not be worth the loss.

At that moment, he couldn't help but weigh in his mind, and finally decided to compromise.

"What Uncle Guangchang said is very true. The materials obtained in this battle should be distributed by An Gong. Only in this way can we reflect the selflessness of the Marquis and clearly distinguish rewards and punishments." , Then what is merit and how much merit is there, there must be a standard, according to this Marquis, it is calculated according to the number of beheadings and captured enemies by each department, what do you think?"

Today's battle was mainly concentrated in the west city. In terms of beheading the heads of the left army, naturally no one could compare with Huang Degong's army, and during the pursuit, the Ming army in the west city also had an advantage.

In this way, Liu Liangzuo's troops did not have much military exploits at all.

Hearing Huang Degong's words, Liu Liangzuo's face couldn't help changing, and he was about to open his mouth to argue again, but Huang Degong waved his hand to stop him from speaking, and then said to Wang Yan: "The horses obtained by General Wang must be handed over to this Marquis." ! Of course, for you to defeat Zuo Menggeng's personal guards and cut down the commander-in-chief flag, this Marquis will give you another big credit."

In this battle, Wang Yan's Zhongyi Battalion turned the tide of the battle, which can be said to be a great achievement. If he did not object, the other generals would naturally have nothing to say.

Wang Yan knew that it was Huang Degong who asked him to express his opinion, but he would certainly offend Liu Liangzuo, so he couldn't help but weigh in his heart.

Wang Yan and Liu Liangzuo didn't have any intersections, and the other party offered to share the horse in his hands, so he naturally didn't have to consider Liu Liangzuo's thoughts, and Huang Degong promised to make another contribution for him, and he could exchange the horse for the supplies in Huang Degong's hands. Why not do it. "Master Hou is the commander-in-chief. The general will naturally obey Lord Hou's orders and drive the horses into the city tomorrow."

Liu Liangzuo shot himself in the foot with a stone. When he heard that Wang Yan agreed to go down, he glared at him immediately, but the matter had come to an end, so he couldn't talk about it anymore. After all, he still didn't dare to turn his back on Huang Degong.

He can share a little now, but if Huang Degong is annoyed, and he doesn't divide him at all in the end, then the gain will outweigh the loss.

"It's so good!" Huang Degong was very satisfied with Wang Yan's performance, and he promised immediately: "This Marquis will recommend General Wang as a general, and I will complete the establishment of the Loyalty Battalion for you, and select three thousand strong men from among the captives. Gather enough troops for a battalion, and this Marquis will invite the imperial court to give you the title of Commander of the Loyalty Battalion!"

"The last general thanked Lord Hou for his promotion!" Wang Yan didn't expect that his kindness would be rewarded like this, so he immediately left the table to salute and thank him.

"You don't have to be polite, General Wang. This is what you deserve." Huang Degong helped Wang Yan who was kneeling on one knee and said with a smile: "Tomorrow you can choose your troops first, and report today's beheading to the Marquis by the way. After the military statistics, it will be issued to you."

Liu Liangzuo on the side heard this, and couldn't help but look ugly again. Wang Yan, a small guard, won three thousand captives and official positions, but if An was beheaded to distribute the supplies, then what he could get would be less.

What was even more exasperating was that he defended the North City and the East City, and the fighting was not intense at all. There were not many leaders of the left army, and in the end, he might not have as many points as Wang Yan. Liu Liangzuo couldn't help secretly resenting him.

All the soldiers and generals in the hall were naturally unhappy when they saw that Wang Yan was rewarded generously.

In the early morning of the second day, Wang Yan left Li Taizhen in the camp, took Wang Wei, Liu Shun, led a hundred soldiers, and drove five hundred horses into Chizhou City.

Huang Degong's subordinate, Tian Xiong, coveted horses very much, so he came early when he heard the news.Wang Yan handed over the horses to him, completed the handover documents, and followed him to the camp where the prisoners were held to select soldiers.

In yesterday's battle, more than [-] people from the Zuo Army were captured and locked up in several large camps in the city. Wang Yan and others followed Tian Xiong to a large camp in the south of the city.

They passed through the guards and came to the camp of the captives. Wang Yan saw that there were men and women, old and young, in the camp, he was taken aback, and couldn't help looking at Tian Xiong angrily.

"I'll bring the place, and you can choose it!" Facing Wang Yande's anger, Tian Xiong was very complacent, and he looked at the crowd with great carelessness and said.

Seeing this, Wang Yan didn't understand why Tian Xiong did it on purpose. Liu Shun beside him was about to get angry, but Wang Yan grabbed him.

The Zuo Army claims to be 80, except for the 20 real elites, the rest are just like the situation in the camp at this time, mostly old and weak women and children who were coerced.

In yesterday's battle, the Zuo army's elite captured many, but when they broke through the camp on the south bank, they also captured many such old and weak women and children.

For Tian Xiong's provocation, Wang Yan was very unhappy, but he didn't want to turn his face against him.The reason is simple. To Huang Degong, he is an outsider after all, even if Wang Yan sues him, there will be no good results.

Regarding the selection of soldiers, Wang Yan also had his own ideas in mind, he was actually not very optimistic about the so-called elite left army.

When Zuo Liangyu's army set off from Wuchang, they slaughtered Wuchang completely, and then occupied Jiujiang with burning, killing and looting.

The Zuo army relied on burning, killing and looting to maintain its combat power, but Wang Yan's army paid attention to military discipline and strictly prohibited massacre of civilians. If such a group of fierce soldiers were recruited, it would be difficult to manage and even lead to mutiny.

At this time, the old and weak in the battalion, although their combat power is not good, but Wang Yan can train, as long as he has time, he believes that he can train a good army.

"Okay! This general will be selected in this camp!" Wang Yan said firmly after some consideration.

Tian Xiong wasn't afraid that Wang Yan would make a big fuss, he even expected Wang Yan to make a big fuss, but he didn't expect Wang Yan to endure it, so he was even more determined in his heart, "Since that's the case, you can choose whatever you want! Haha..."

After Tian Xiong finished speaking, he laughed and turned around to leave. Wang Wei, Liu Shun and others immediately surrounded him and complained to Wang Yan: "General! How can you agree!"

"Oh~" Tianxiong, who had just walked not far away, turned around again and said with a smirk, "That's right! The general saw that you are so knowledgeable about current affairs, so I gave you a favor, as long as the one you choose, If there is a family member, I will give it to you for nothing, how about it, haha?"

　The author and his friends decided to go back to their hometown in Hunan by bicycle, and set off tomorrow, with a distance of [-] kilometers. They rode during the day, coded when they had time at night, and kept updating as much as possible.

　　It used to be [-] words a day, but recently it has been [-] words a day. When the author gets home safely, I will take time to update it.

　　Finally, I would like to thank the book friends Mobile Infantry, Yun Feiyang for the recommendation and support.

　　


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