"Commander, the army has been stationed under Kaifeng City for nearly ten days. When are we going to move into western Henan to pursue the bandits?"
Zhang Cheng drank up the rice wine in the bowl in one gulp, looked up at Zhang Guangda who was chewing mutton chops, and said, "What? Is it because the aunties in Henan are not fun, or are you tired of drinking Kaifeng's rice wine?"
Zhang Guangda's mouth was full of mutton and he was chewing it. The fresh juice flowed down the corners of his mouth. He stared at the big bull's eye and swallowed the mutton that he had not finished chewing.
He didn't bother to take a sip of rice wine and replied hurriedly: "Hey, we are in a hurry to see if Li Thief and I can become a couple!"
"Hahaha……"
Hearing what Zhang Guangda said, everyone in the military tent burst into laughter. Zhang Guodong even said, "If you say this, then Thief Li should call you 'big brother'!"
Zhang Guangda immediately stopped laughing and looked at Zhang Guodong blankly, not knowing what he meant. Wei Zhice next to him interjected and asked, "Oh, where did this come from?"
Zhang Guodong turned to look at Zhang Guangda, who looked confused, and said with a smile: "We Zhang Gueryi are the blind generals who draw their arrows first. Now that Li Thief has imitated him, shouldn't he be called 'brother'?"
What's more, Quang Da was heroically wounded in the battle with the Tatars, and Thief Li was blinded by a sneak attack during the siege. This is another level of disadvantage, isn't it? "
After he finished speaking, he picked up the wine bowl and looked at the people in the military tent one by one with squinting eyes and corners of his mouth. Another burst of laughter rang out, and all the generals said: This is how it should be!
After seeing everyone quarreling for a while, Zhang Cheng narrowed his eyes and said, "If you ask me, there is no comparison between blind thieves and blind generals. No matter how fierce the thieves are, they are still thieves after all, just like water without a source or a tree without roots. , it is difficult to become a climate.
You are different. Today you are a guerrilla, and you will be a general in the future. As long as you serve your life in front of the army and fight bravely in front of the battle, you will be a general and deputy general just around the corner. In the future, you will be granted a wife and a son, and you will honor your ancestors. "
He stopped when he said this, and after scanning for a while, he continued: "Everyone should know that the Ming Dynasty now only has two major hidden dangers, the Donglu and the rogue bandits, and those who will endanger the survival of the Ming Dynasty in the future will definitely be one of them!"
The generals were silent for a while. After a while, Zhang Guangda was the first to speak: "We have fought against both Tartars and rogue bandits. If you ask me, the Tartars are stronger. Although rogue bandits are also cunning, they can't compete with them." The battle was much easier than that of the Tartars."
All the generals in the military tent nodded in agreement, Zhang Cheng just smiled and did not refute. In terms of combat power alone, the Tartars were stronger than the rogues, but in terms of the level of chaos, he always believed that Chuang, Xian, and Cao All kinds of thieves are a nuisance to the heart.
The Donglu is like a limb. If you abandon it today, it will be like cutting off an arm or a foot. In the future, when the internal stability is stable, you can try to pick up the places that were cut off before.
But looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, how many people can have such a vision? But although Zhang Cheng had a clear understanding of everything, he was unable to use his skills to catch the thieves in one fell swoop.
This is not because he wants to support the bandits to respect themselves, but because the situation really does not allow it. Just like when Yang Sichang used the dignity of the cabinet to supervise the division to suppress the bandits, the generals on the front line and the officials of Chu and Shu still constrained each other, and things that failed to do what they were ordered to do often happened. .
According to Zhang Cheng's current status, he is even unable to mobilize these proud and powerful generals, as well as those mediocre and incompetent officials, and the only force he can rely on is the nearly 10,000 troops trained by himself on Xuanzhen North Road.
These are his fundamental support, and the North Road is his foundation. Zhang Cheng naturally will not and does not dare to lose his most fundamental strength on the land of Henan.
Not to mention Gu Kua, Zhang Cheng also wanted to get these bandits to help him eradicate some more scourges in the world. In this way, it would be much easier for him to take action in the future.
When he saw that all the generals had almost eaten and drank, he spoke again: "Everyone has almost eaten and drank, let's discuss business."
Zhang Cheng first looked at Wei Zhice and Wang Yuanjing and said, "Zhice, Yuanjing, which one of you can tell us about the placement of prisoners and hungry people?"
Wei Zhice and Wang Yuanjing looked at each other and spoke first: "Reporting to the commander-in-chief, 4,378 bandits were captured in this battle. Almost all of them were hungry people who broke into the bandits in the new area in eastern Henan. After selection, a total of four people were reorganized. Thousands of troops come out.”
He went on to say: "Less than 500 sets of armor were seized from Kaifeng City this time, but the damage was not great. Many of them can be used with a little repair. In addition, there are more than 300 shields, and thousands of swords, guns, axes and sticks.
More than 540 war horses were also captured, as well as more than 180 mules and horses. According to the commander's instructions, after excluding the war horses to replace the losses of the army, there were still 425 war horses and 11 mules and horses. Ten horses. "
Zhang Cheng nodded and asked, "Where's Du Youwei? Where's that tiger jumping around?"
Du Youwei, the "Tiaojian Tiger" who was sitting at the bottom of the carriage on the right, had been eating meat and drinking wine by himself. He was not restrained, but he couldn't get a word in. Even the man sitting on the right side of the carriage above him He did not see President Qian of the Bu, President Qian of the Chariot Yu Jin and others toasting to him, but he did not see them.
In the end, someone raised his voice and shouted to him before he realized what he was doing. He raised his glass and drank together. After that, he reluctantly returned the toast and began to mind his own business again.
After all, he was the bandit he had just touched. Although none of the generals on Zhang Cheng's side meant to look down on him, and he was very used to the atmosphere here, after all, he still seemed very reserved and couldn't let go at all after getting along for a short time. .
At this time, when he heard Zhang Cheng calling him, he stood up hurriedly, causing the cups and dishes on the small table in front of him to jingle. He ignored this and strode to the middle of the military tent. He knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists and said, "Du Youwei is here, what are your orders, Commander-in-Chief!"
Zhang Cheng looked at the overreacting "Tiaojianhu" and wanted to laugh but was afraid that he would be irritated, so he waved his hand and said, "Get up."
After he saw Du Youwei getting up, he said to him in a deep voice: "Du Youwei, in addition to your original 119 cavalry, you can choose 881 more to make up a thousand." , form a separate army, and you will be appointed as the general manager."
Du Youwei was stunned when he heard this. He was surprised and happy in his heart, but there was a look of disbelief in his eyes. He only heard Zhang Cheng continue to say: "After you have selected the men and horses in your army, go to General Wei Zhice to ask for the second war horse." One hundred horses, fifty mules and horses, five hundred suits of armor, three hundred shields, and other swords, axes, spears and clubs.”
He had no time to react. When Wei Zhice reported the seizure just now, he had listened very carefully. At this time, he saw that Zhang Cheng not only allowed himself to lead thousands of troops, but also allocated almost all the captured armor, shields, and ordnance to himself. I didn't know how to express it for a moment.
Zhang Cheng looked at Du Youwei with a smile and said: "You will stay with me as Commander-in-Chief Qian of the Left Department of the Chinese Army. From tomorrow onwards, you will find He Kuan, Commander-in-Chief Qian of the Central Army's Central Army, and he will help you with your training for the time being. Soldiers and horses, first familiarize yourself with the flag orders and military regulations of my army."
Du Youwei was extremely excited. He did not expect that Zhang Cheng would have such trust in him. Not only did he allow him to take charge of an army of thousands of men, but he also gave him so many armors, ordnance, war horses, and other supplies. What was even more rare was that No sand has been added to him yet.
He pushed the golden mountain and overturned the jade pillar and knelt down with a "pop" sound. He touched his head to the ground and knelt down and said: "Du... Du Youwei will swear allegiance to the commander-in-chief to the death. He will only obey the commander-in-chief's military orders, and he will not give up even to death!"
