"Your Majesty, Zhou Yuji, Huang Degong, Cao Wenzhao, and Cao Bianjiao are already waiting outside the palace."
"Sun Chuanting is in Daizhou, which is a bit far from Beijing. It will probably take a few days."
After Li Ruolian entered Dongnuan Pavilion to perform the ceremony, he reported immediately.
After hearing this, Chongzhen was stunned for a moment before he realized that he had been so busy during this period that he had forgotten about it.
Immediately he became excited. These are the mighty generals of the Ming Dynasty. They are all very capable of fighting. With them here, he will have more chips in his hands.
"Send them in!"
After Chongzhen said: "No, let them go to Huagai Hall."
"In addition, Fang Zhenghua is also coming."
Two quarters of an hour later, Chongzhen arrived at Huagai Hall and met the fierce generals of the late Ming Dynasty.
Although the four of them were wearing long robes, they all had high morale. They were a hundred times more spirited than the soldiers in the Beijing camp he had seen, and they had a temperament that could only be found in Ma Xianglin and others.
"Chen Kaiyuan Wei Qianhu Huang Degong!"
"The minister Jinzhou guards thousands of households and is in good luck!"
"I have issued an edict to Cao Wenzhao for guerrilla attack in Liaodong!"
"The Cao of hundreds of households in Liaodong has turned into a dragon!"
"See Your Majesty!"
Chongzhen was a little excited in his heart. These four people were worthy of praise for their loyalty and military talents.
Huang Degong, whose military nickname was Huang Chuangzi, made an emergency landing from the fifth battalion, captured Ma Wu, killed Wang Xingguo, defeated Zhang Xianzhong, and suppressed the civil uprising. He had great military exploits and was a famous general in the Beijing camp, but he had not yet been transferred to the Beijing camp at this time.
Zhou Yuji came to prominence only in the ninth year of Chongzhen. He conquered Henan, fought against Guangshan and Gushi, and won great victories. He once fought against Jiannu Yang in Liuqing for three days and three nights. Jiannu died and injured thousands. The Ming army defeated the greater number with fewer soldiers.
Finally, after running out of food and supplies at Ningwuguan, he was captured by Li Zicheng, hung from a high pole and shot to death with random arrows, and then dismembered his body.
His wife Liu led dozens of women who refused to guard the public house and were all burned to death by the peasant army.
The harm he caused to Li Zicheng's troops made Li Zicheng furious. After the city was broken, he massacred the city, leaving all the infants and children alive.
Cao Wenzhao, when Huang Taiji besieged Beijing in the second year of Chongzhen, he followed Yuan Chonghuan to the capital Qinwang. He then began to show his military talents, suppressing civil uprisings, pacifying Guanzhong, and shocking Shaanxi. In the battle of Qiutou Town, he committed suicide due to being outnumbered. .
The Ming court gave: When the Wenzhao was awarded the title of Zhongyong, he was named the best general of the Ming Dynasty, which shows his loyalty and bravery.
During the Battle of Songjin, Cao Bianjiao led his men to rush into the formation of the slave army and reached Huang Taiji's central army, almost killing Huang Taiji's fierce men.
After recalling the records of the four people in history, Chongzhen suppressed his inner excitement: "Four beauties are exempt from courtesy!"
"Four dear friends, do you know what I mean by calling you back to the capital?"
"I don't know, please tell me, Your Majesty!"
The reaction of the four people was the same as they had rehearsed, and their voices were in perfect harmony.
In fact, the four of them were also full of doubts. The highest military rank among the four was Cao Wenzhao, a guerrilla, but at this level he was not qualified to see the emperor.
Chongzhen didn't say anything, but looked at Fang Zhenghua: "Fang Zhenghua, to what extent have the four guards of Tengxiang been reorganized?"
"Your Majesty, the strength of the Four Guards of Tengxiang is 22,400. After a thorough investigation, I found that there are actually only 18,686 people, and there are many old, weak, sick, disabled, and fake ones.
The minister limited the age of the sergeants of the Four Guards to 16-30 years old, and the upper age limit of the generals with more than 100 households to 20-40 years old. All those above and below this age were eliminated. Now the Four Guards have a total of 13,800 people.
Because the purchased horses have not yet arrived, I am currently doing the first phase of flexibility, physical fitness, and assassination training. After the first phase, I will select the 2,000 people with the best results to form a warrior camp.
The remaining people went to the racecourse on the outskirts of Beijing in batches for equestrian training. "
"interesting!"
After hearing this, Chongzhen looked at the four of them with a smile on his lips: "Four dear friends, do you know the significance of Fang Zhenghua's setting of age?"
Although Cao Wenzhao didn't know why the emperor suddenly switched from Zhao Dui to Teng Xiang Siwei, since he asked, he still had to answer.
"Your Majesty, sergeants are between 16 and 30 years old. This age group has the best physical strength and motivation. They have strong receptivity and dare to fight and fight.
The commanders of hundreds of households and above are limited to 25-40 years old, because a 25-year-old Baihu has served in the army for at least several years and has rich experience. He can be responsible for more than a hundred sergeants.
Those over 40 years old are because their physical strength cannot keep up. Although people are older and have rich experience, they are prone to fear. It is the most fatal thing for an army to be fearful. "
"Cao Aiqing is right!"
Chongzhen nodded and said: "Fang Zhenghua, please tell the four beauties about the idea of Tengxiang's Four Guards!"
A quarter of an hour later, Fang Zhenghua explained the idea of Tengxiang Four Guards, and the four people's faces were full of excitement.
The cavalry is the pain of the Ming Dynasty and the favorite of soldiers.
Long-distance raids, rapid raids, large detours, large penetrations, and annihilation battles all excite the four of them.
But the four of them were also full of doubts. The idea was a good one, but what did it have to do with them?
Looking at the expressions of the four people, Chongzhen asked: "What do you think of this idea?"
After a moment of silence, Cao Wenzhao spoke up: "Your Majesty, I have fought against Jiannu many times in Liaodong. We have the Jinning Defense Line. If the logistics can keep up, defense will not be a problem.
But if we have an iron cavalry that can compete with Jiannu, we can switch from defense to offense and drive Jiannu back to his hometown;
Although there are Yiding cavalry in Liaodong, the number is too small to allow a head-on confrontation. If Master Fang's idea can be realized, then the Ming Dynasty's combat power can definitely be improved by several levels. "
"Yes, the reason why Jiannu is so powerful is mainly because of the cavalry. If we have cavalry that can compete head-on with their cavalry, plus the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and firearms on the Jinning defense line, we can kill as many as Jiannu comes."
"Well, what Mr. Fang said, although the numbers are insufficient, it is good to contain them. Reduce the frontal pressure, or sneak attack the slave nest and kill their nomadic tribes. These are all feasible."
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After listening to the opinions of the four people, Chongzhen chuckled and said: "Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji, and Cao Wenzhao, if you are allowed to serve as the commander of the Tengxiang Four Guards, will you be able to create an army with superior combat power?"
Huang Degong and the other three were stunned. This appointment by the emperor was really too incredible.
After hesitating for a moment, Cao Wenzhao hesitated and said: "Your Majesty said that the three of us will serve as commanders?"
"right!"
"But we are only the fifth grade, and the commander is the third grade. This does not seem to be in line with the court's procedures!"
"There is no agreement or disapproval. The Four Tengxiang Guards are my own troops, so I have the final say. Since you have the ability, I will give you room to display. If I say you can do it, you can do it."
Chongzhen stood up, walked in front of everyone, and stared at them with burning eyes.
"What? I dare to give it, but you don't dare to accept it?"
