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In the Chinese army camp at Yujiadian Xuan Town on the north bank of the Yellow River in Kaifeng Prefecture, Henan Province, and in the Chinese army tent of Zhang Cheng, the general officer of the Henan aid and suppression campaign, Chen Jiugao looked proud after receiving praise.
He raised his chin and said: "Brother Zhang, you are not bad at all. You are already the best among the generals in the border town. Last time King Qin killed Yue Tuo in battle, I admire you too. I really wish I could fight the slaves side by side with you. .
In this campaign to support Henan, when he first arrived in Henan Province, he overawed the traitor Li Ji from Dengfeng and met tens of thousands of troops. In my opinion, Brother Zhang, your ability is not inferior to mine. "
Zhang Cheng intended to take the opportunity to make friends with him, so he followed Chen Jiugao's words and said: "Brother Chen, you don't know something. My brother, when I was in Yanshi, although I failed to save Luoyang, I was able to save the life of the Crown Prince of Fu Domain. .
Moreover, my brother, I still have a rare army outside the city of Luoyang. As long as the army of thieves leaves Luoyang and goes to attack elsewhere, we can regain Luoyang overnight. "
When he said this, he looked at Chen Jiugao with meaningful eyes and said, "If you don't mind, brother, how about we unite our armies and fight against the intruders together?"
Chen Jiugao was already happy. He came so eagerly to find Zhang Cheng this time. In fact, he wanted to use Zhang Cheng's power to gain some military merits in this aid and suppression campaign. Although he arrived, he was slow to say this. Don't say it out loud.
His face was full of pride, but he said very calmly: "The deputy general Fu Yingchong of the front camp of the Shenji Camp can be said to be my friend, and he has a very deep relationship with me.
This time I came to Henan Province to suppress bandits under the emperor's orders. He secretly lent me ten of the Shenwei General Cannons in the camp, as well as many other large and small artillery pieces and rocket vehicles.
Today in my younger brother's camp, I also saw many artillery carts, tiger crouching guns, mortars and other small guns, as well as some light French guns. These are just small guns with a few ounces of weight, but their firepower is a bit inferior.
Well, brother, I fell in love with Brother Zhang when I saw him today. It was like an old acquaintance, and I felt more cordial. I must give you this little bit of face. "
The expression on his face became serious, he looked at Zhang Cheng and said: "Brother Zhang, my army will be united with you. You just need to go forward to resist the rebel army. My artillery and rockets will fly together, and we will be called He will collapse without a fight!"
Seeing that he was speaking so seriously, Zhang Cheng actually used the metaphor of shrinking back so appropriately, and sighed in his heart, "This Chen Jiugao is indeed a master of socializing, he is really thick-skinned!"
He just thanked Chen Jiugao for his kindness.
Chen Jiugao said even more proudly: "Making friends is just one of my abilities. My most powerful ability lies in military affairs such as strategy and troop training."
Although Zhang Cheng felt in his heart that Chen Jiugao's words were probably his own boasting, on the other hand, he also knew that there were some real generals in the Beijing camp.
For example, the generals mentioned just now, such as Sun Yingyuan, Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong, etc., were personally selected and trained by Cao Huachun, the eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch who was a well-known person around Emperor Chongzhen, and also the chief of the internal supervisors of Dongchang and the general governor of Jingying Rongzheng.
Cao Huachun was an old friend of Emperor Chongzhen, and he was the most loyal to him. The Yongwei battalion he formed when he was ordered to be the admiral of the capital camp also had many strong generals, and they performed particularly well in the battle against the rogue bandits. Many of them were not even weak. Yu He Renlong, Zuo Liangyu and others.
It's a pity that the Ming Dynasty is over. How can these generals alone turn the tide?
Cao Huachun was even more unjust. In February of the 12th year of Chongzhen, he had been allowed by Emperor Chongzhen to take leave and return to his hometown. However, he was still rumored to have opened the door to welcome Li Zicheng, the king of Chongzhen, into Beijing in the 17th year of Chongzhen. He is still there today. Many people still believe this rumor.
Although Zhang Cheng was sighing in his heart, he said with great interest: "Brother, you might as well come and listen."
Chen Jiugao, on the other hand, looked carefree and indifferent, looking around the military tent and talking about other things.
Zhang Cheng suddenly had an epiphany. He slapped his forehead and said, "I am confused, I am so confused!"
As he spoke, he hurriedly called in a soldier and ordered the food and wine to be prepared and a banquet to be held in honor of Mr. Chen.
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Soon, the banquet was prepared. Although it was impossible to prepare a sumptuous meal due to the chaos of war, Zhang Cheng, in order to encourage everyone to fight against the bandits and boost morale for the upcoming war, bought many pigs and sheep from nearby counties, villages and towns to slaughter today.
Nowadays, there are carefully made braised pig faces, roasted lamb faces, etc. on the table. They are all crispy on the skin and tender on the inside, fragrant but not greasy.
Because the New Year is approaching, a lot of pigs and sheep are being slaughtered today. Although dumplings are difficult to make, steamed buns are much simpler and easier to make, so the whole army eats steamed buns today, and Zhang Cheng also has a plate of steaming meat on his wine table. steamed stuffed bun.
In addition, there are several plates of small cold dishes and several large bowls of stewed meat. As well as delicacies, fine wine is even more indispensable.
Even Chen Jiugao had never thought that the food in Zhang Cheng's army was so luxurious. He thought that none of the troops in the Beijing camp he led had such food, not to mention that this was still in Henan, a country where famine was everywhere.
Before he could sit down on his seat, he looked at the delicacies on the table and sighed: "Brother Zhang is really living like a god these days. You can enjoy this kind of food even when you are marching and fighting, but it is better than me, the chief soldier of the Beijing Camp," Want to force it?"
Although he sat down at the table with emotion, he still wanted to express his embarrassment: "There are so many wines and dishes, I'm afraid you and I won't be able to finish them all!"
"Hahaha!"
Zhang Cheng said with a smile: "Brother Chen, are you afraid that the outside world will say that I, Zhang, drank the blood of soldiers?"
The smile on his face grew wider, and he continued: "Brother, it's okay to eat. All my soldiers are meaty today, and everyone eats big meat buns."
Chen Jiugao was even more surprised when he heard Zhang Cheng's words.
In fact, when he entered Zhang Cheng's military camp, he was already surprised, especially after seeing the array of chariots and chariots. Not only were the carriages and chariots thick and solid, they were also fully equipped with artillery and rockets.
He was an expert at this, and he could naturally tell at a glance that although the cannons were smaller, they were lighter and easier to use. Moreover, he also saw that they were extremely well-made and not shoddy.
At this time, he was even more surprised to hear that the sergeants in the camp today also had meat to eat, and even more so, they were all given meat buns. He thought to himself: "It's no wonder that Zhang Cheng's soldiers are all high-spirited, it turns out they were raised like this." !”
Zhang Cheng and Chen Jiugao were drinking and talking in the military tent.
Although Chen Jiugao is a noble descendant, he has been away from Beijing for a long time. At first, it was easy to supply supplies in the capital and he did not feel any inconvenience in terms of food. However, once he entered Henan, it became more and more difficult.
Although you are not going to starve, the quality of the food is getting worse day by day. Today, I saw Zhang Cheng's pig faces and sheep faces are made extremely delicately, and I couldn't help but gobble them up.
