Aspiration

Chapter 15 Promotion to General
Not long after Li Zicheng left Gucheng, a small group of people came from Beijing. No need to ask, the powerful characters arrived.All high-quality horses, how many such teams are qualified for everyone to be good horses?
This group of people did not go to the county government, nor did they go to Zhang Xianzhong's deputy general's mansion, they stayed in an inn.

"How long have you been gone?"

"Go back to Master Zhang, it's been three hours." It was the captain of Jinyiwei who was hiding in Gucheng who answered.

"Can you catch up?"

"It was difficult. We tried to chase for a while, and it was very powerful. It must have been day and night."

"Well, let's go, let's go to Shangzhou!"

It was Zhang Shiqi who spoke.He shouldered the task of assassinating Li Laiheng.

Shangzhou is the state capital of the five counties in Shangluo Mountain.He was ready to wait for an opportunity to get rid of Li Laiheng.

For thousands of miles, Li Zicheng and others drove non-stop.It took two days to rush back from Gucheng to Shangluo Mountain. If it was normal, I dare not imagine it.Along the way, everything was directed by Li Laiheng. For the first time in more than ten years, Li Zicheng entrusted his life to others.

Although Li Shuangxi and Li Qiang had also experienced military careers for many years, it was the first time for such a high-intensity rapid march, and they were so exhausted that they fell asleep.In the past, they always treated Li Laiheng as a little brother, but now they all regard him as the backbone, so they naturally obeyed Li Laiheng's arrangements along the way.

For two days, running non-stop, the horse will run to death, and people also need to eat.They need to change their horses and they need to eat.Changing horses, breaking into the barracks; eating, they ran there to eat.Along the way, Li Laiheng seemed to have a plan in mind.

In fact, as special forces, let alone towns and villages, even desolate places, they have experienced many times of survival training.Therefore, this trivial matter should not be a big problem for Li Laiheng.They broke into the military camps along the road several times to exchange military horses. Li Laiheng almost used his arrogance to make the enemy obediently hand over the best military horses in the stables to them without knowing who they were.

Therefore, the officers and soldiers along the road only know that a small group of soldiers will have important military affairs pass through this place, and they have an order from the top, and the officers and soldiers along the road must prepare horses, drinks, and dry food for them, and no one can stop them when they leave the city gate and pass through the pass.

In two days, Li Zicheng and his party came back from Gucheng with six people. There was almost no rest along the way. Each of them took turns riding two horses, and the horses did not sleep.Li Zicheng found out later that fortunately they were non-stop, otherwise it would be hard to say whether they could return to Shangluo Mountain.Li Laiheng told them that, in fact, behind them, there were at least seven teams chasing them.

Gucheng is not peaceful. The governors and governors of the two lakes, the prefect of Xiangyang, the inspectors, and Beijing Jinyiwei have all arranged eyeliners in Gucheng.Therefore, during Li Zicheng's short three days in Gucheng, several people noticed them.As soon as they left Gucheng, many people followed them one after another.They didn't catch up with them because they didn't rest, and they returned safely to Shangluo Mountain.

Along the way, Li Zicheng was thinking while driving, and he gradually felt that it would be nice to have a base, just like having a home.So he discussed this issue with Li Laiheng, and Li Laiheng told Li Zicheng the theory of the revolution in the [-]th century, and he was fascinated.He thought, Li Laiheng is a good young man, he is not only a fierce general on the battlefield, but also has a strategic vision, so he decided to train this young man well.He asked Li Laiheng about his plan, and Li Laiheng expressed his thoughts.Li Zicheng was very interested.

However, he was worried that other generals would be wary, so he decided on the road that from now on, Li Laiheng would be responsible for the secret front, but it would not be made public, and only Li Zicheng would be responsible.Li Laiheng's public task is to train and lead a team of elite soldiers, as Li Zicheng's strategic reserve team, under Li Zicheng's personal command.

Back in Shangluo Mountain, Li Zicheng immediately made a decision, he wanted a new batch of backbones.When he came out from Shangluo Mountain again, he brought not only tens of thousands of horses, but a group of generals who could take the lead.

He wants to promote a group of young generals.

Li Laiheng was promoted to general. , Li Zicheng's youngest general.He was promoted along with Li Zicheng's adopted son Li Shuangxi, and then Zhang Nai.At present, Li Zicheng's army does not have a clear military rank system, and generals are only a vague concept.The so-called general is someone who can lead a front army independently.For example, Ma Shiyao, Gu Ying, Luo Hu, and Liu Tichun are all brave warriors, but they are not generals yet, they are just warriors beside Li Zicheng, Liu Zongmin and others.

There are now ten people officially listed as generals.

Liu Zongmin, Yuan Zongdi, Li Guo, Tian Jianxiu, Gao Yigong, Liu Fangliang, Hao Yaoqi, Li Shuangxi, Zhang Nai, Li Laiheng.The first few are all battle-tested warriors, who have made outstanding military exploits since the time of King Gao Chuang.The latter three are almost exactly another generation from them.

Li Laiheng started his selection.Both his special forces and elite divisions require carefully selected personnel.The special forces are mainly engaged in espionage, instigating rebellion and assassination activities, and the talents must be first-class geniuses. Li Laiheng does not expect to have too many people, dozens or hundreds are not bad.And his elite division, used on the battlefield, is an invincible force.In the first step, the goal is still 800. Before entering the Central Plains, it is enough. In Shangluo Mountain, there will be no large corps fighting. [-] is enough.Besides, the selection of talents is a very difficult matter, and it is difficult to select enough among [-] people or tens of thousands of people.In the second step, when the future decisive battle is approaching, his elite will expand to [-]. As the core force of the Dashun Empire, he will defeat the millions of people of the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop.This core force should have a decisive battle with the most powerful Manchus in the world. At that time, what will Li Laiheng's iron army look like?When I think of that time, I can't help but feel excited.

On this day, he came back from the training of more than 300 recruits and met Li Shuangxi.Li Shuangxi smiled and asked how his elite training was going.Li Laiheng said that the key is the difficulty in selecting candidates. After more than a month, only more than 300 people were selected, and the original dozens of people were added. The total is less than [-], which is still far from the goal.

Li Shuangxi said, don't be too greedy. The other generals, old, weak, sick and disabled, add up to hundreds of people, and you have picked away the more powerful ones. Are you not enough?
There is a reason for Li Shuangxi's words.Who doesn't want his men to be as brave as tigers?Who doesn't want their troops to be invincible?Now King Li Chuang has clearly stipulated that all soldiers should be selected first by Li Laiheng first, so some generals are inevitably a little bit annoyed, and it is inevitable that some unclean words.

Liu Zongmin was unhappy.

Li Laiheng did not belong to him under Liu Zongmin's command. As he had always replaced Li Chuang in commanding battles, he felt a little uncomfortable. Could it be that Li Zicheng didn't trust him anymore?Is Li Laiheng going to replace him in the future?These are all questions that Liu Zongmin needs to think about.Over the years, Liu Zongmin has been loyal to King Li Chuang, not to mention that he himself thinks so, and no one else has the slightest doubt.However, once King Chuang has someone he trusts more, he, Liu Zongmin, will of course feel a little disappointed.

However, this does not hinder his loyalty to King Chuang.

On this day, Liu Zongmin was very angry, because some troops complained about the lack of food, and once again clamored to fight Shangluo Mountain.

Recently, except for Liu Zongmin and a few generals who guarded the pass, most of the other generals participated in the grain hunting and captured several villages. However, every time they attacked a village, they had to pay a certain price, and the food they got was very limited.Gu Ying and Ma Shiyao, who are in charge of harvesting grain, have already harvested grain hundreds of miles away, and it would be too dangerous to go any further.How to do?This is something that must be addressed.

When the problem was reported to King Chuang, King Chuang couldn't help frowning.

Establishing base areas is a new term, but the problem is also very new.In the past, when there was no food in this area, they would leave immediately. Where there were few officers and soldiers and where there was a lot of food, the troops would move there.But if you don’t leave the base area, you won’t be able to leave it, and it won’t be your own if you leave it.

What about food?
It's not just a problem of food itself, there is a vague complaint that the distribution is uneven.Some troops eat porridge twice a day, while others eat three meals a day, full of white rice, to keep them full.

Everyone knows that Li Laiheng's more than 400 troops are the only troops in charge.

(End of this chapter)