After all, in this era of war and chaos, thieves are all over the place, and it is the most common thing for thieves to rob homes and houses, and even ambushes of officers and soldiers also occur from time to time, not to mention in areas where bandits are serious.

Guo Ren was in charge of the peripheral warning and did not dare to be careless, and the horses were busy from time to time, and the situation within five miles before and after was clear, but he did not know that nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses were chasing after him dozens of miles away.

At the same time, in the north of Xuzhou, tens of thousands of troops in Pei County on the shore of Weishan Lake gathered here to camp and repair, and it was Li Yan's main force to march here.

Although Li Yan is the commander-in-chief, this is a joint force, there are Beijing battalions, there are emperor's pro-army, there are Huang Degong's department, there are Ma Ke's department, there are Shenji battalion firepower soldiers and horses, as well as Wu Sangui's department, and there is also a palace battalion responsible for supervising military discipline, and the generals also have a lot of backgrounds, Wu Sangui, Huang Degong, Ma Ke, Wu Weiying, needless to say, there are a few gilded nobles, Xinlehou Liu Wenbing, Hui'an Bo Zhang Qingzhen and Xuancheng Bowei Shichun, in addition to Ji Jike, Hao Shaoqi, who was in charge of depositing silver, and Liu Tiren, who was captured and surrendered, was also in the army.

It can be said that half of the most powerful generals of the Ming Dynasty are gathered here, and these people are all awesome and coaxing at random, and it is natural to put them together to form various gangs and factions to engage in confrontation.

There can be friction, there can also be pulling a small mountain, and it's no wonder if there is no one, who doesn't have a small ninety-nine in their hearts, who doesn't have a small group.

This kind of thing is very similar to the imperial court, but it is also the emperor's biggest headache.

Chang Yu also had a headache, so he threw his hand over to Li Yan, no one is better at this than him.

The team is mainly infantry, accompanied by a large number of grain, grass, artillery and other baggage, coupled with the hot weather, a day of marching is actually only more than 50 miles, under the urging of Li Yan, sometimes the night march will not exceed 100 at most, even so will be exhausted by the men and horses, and the complaints will be a little.

"The cavalry can still hold on, but the foot soldiers are no longer bearable, although the south is in a hurry, but according to such a hurry, it will be scrapped and still expect to suppress the thieves? It's better to say that it's a head" On the bank of the canal, Wu Sangui looked solemn, he was powerful, and his words carried weight, and only Huang Degong was able to share with him on an equal footing, and even Li Yan was a little lacking in qualifications.

"What is General Wu's good plan?" Li Yan's injuries have healed, and he is half-lying on the reclining chair shaking his fan. Wu Sangui looked at the river: "Fifty miles a day in the scorching heat is the limit, if you are really in a hurry, you have to go first with cavalry and foot behind."

"I agree" Tu Yuan and Jia Waixiong agreed at the first time, they waited in Jinan to hand over the salary, and then marched with Li Yanbu, but they were really suffocating like pigs moving their nests for dozens of miles a day.

"The little overseer didn't actually order the cavalry to go branch, but it is also fine, what do you mean?" Li Yan looked around and asked.

Huang Degong didn't raise his head: "...... on a hot day I'll follow you, as long as the little overseer doesn't give the order to rush first, what's the hurry."

The military situation in the south is urgent, and the cavalry can solve the urgent need by taking the first step, Ma Ke has the heart to catch up with Chang Yu, and said lightly after thinking for a while.

Wu Weiying said: "I'm a gun and a cannon, and I can't run faster if I want to."

However, the rest of the people expressed their obedience to Li Yan's decision.

At this point, Wu Sangui also has a bottom in his heart, although Li Yan's qualifications are shallow, he is favored by the emperor and trusted by the little eunuch, and his appeal is really extraordinary.

"That being the case, General Wu, General Ma, and Dongchangwei, how about you go first?" Li Yan finally made a decision, Wu Sangui and others responded and left the camp overnight.

"It's for that reason to be so anxious, anyway, I don't believe that they are busy going to the south to support" Liu Tiren and Li Yan have a good relationship in the thief army, and now they are even closer to each other.

"Look at who here doesn't have a little calculation in his heart" Li Yan smiled bitterly, and said suddenly: "That is, that Huang Chuangzi's heart is straight to the head of the little overseer, and the rest is ...... Hey, hey".

"Not really" Liu Tiren was slightly surprised: "The pro-guards of Jingying and Teng Paiwei all relied on the little overseer to become famous, and they should not be ......"

Li Yan sighed and pouted and smiled: "How comfortable it is to live a good life in the capital, and suddenly be dragged to the battlefield to fight hard, who is willing, and even if some people want to fight, they are mostly just for merit, and only a small number of people really want to serve the Ming Dynasty and fight for the glory of the army."

Liu Tiren snorted, and then smiled mysteriously: "This may also be the reason why the little overseer asked you to command the troops, this journey is thousands of miles, and when you reach the ground, the heart of the army is almost washed white and red."

Li Yan laughed: "You even know the new word brainwashing invented by the little overseer" said Zhengse: "This is not brainwashing, this is to remove the old and innovate, and all departments should establish correct values, establish a sense of team honor, and a sense ......of national identity."

Liu Tiren was a little bit square, Li Yan learned a lot of new words from Chang Yu, which made him foggy: "What is the view, what is the feeling".

To put it simply, let the soldiers have a sense of responsibility: "the country is in trouble, the husband is responsible"! ”

"Uh...... Everyone has to have it, I'm afraid it's too difficult to ......" Liu Tiren shook his head, but Li Yan smiled: "Sometimes what you think is difficult is actually very simple, and you may not listen to it when you say it, but you will quickly have a sense of identity when you are brought to that situation."

"What situation?" Liu Tiren looked blinded.

"Battlefield!" Li Yan said solemnly.

"Now there are a lot of soldiers and men with this kind of awareness, compared to our department, Huang Degong, Zhou Yuji, Tang Tong, and some of the Beijing battalions and personal guards who participated in the war, they are all proud to participate in the war, and they are all proud to defend the country and kill the enemy. It is not practical to achieve that everyone has this kind of awareness, as long as most people have it, I will become very different."

"That being the case, why did you let Wu Sangui and them go just now?" Liu Tiren asked again.

Li Yan smiled bitterly: "Wu Sangui's Taoism is too high, and he must be washed by the little overseer himself."

"The so-called road is one foot high, and the magic is one foot high," Liu Tiren laughed.

"What are you two talking about, laughing so happily" Hao Shaoqi's tower-like figure came from a distance, and Liu Tiren chuckled: "I'm talking about you." ‘

"What are you talking about" Hao Shaoqi walked in front of him and sat down as he spoke, avoiding Li Yan's pu fan and fanning it a few times, the three of them are old acquaintances, and now they are very close, and they are also a small group, after all, it is the thief army who came over, and they are always looked down upon by those who are upright.

"Wine jar, I heard that the little overseer promised when he recruited you that the wine is all you can drink, and it is also the only exception to the prohibition of alcohol in the army, why don't you drink these days, I heard that the wine in Pei County is famous, why don't you try it?" Liu Tiren asked half-jokingly, half-seriously.

Hao Shaoqi sighed: "The wine worm in my stomach scratches my heart, but I have something to do these days, and I am afraid that I will drink and make a mistake, and I can't make a mistake at this juncture."

"What do you mean about the mortgage?" Liu Tiren sighed: "Not to mention that Ji Ji can do things calmly, what mistakes can this silver car make in the tens of thousands of troops, so careful, it's not the wine jar I knew before."

Hao Shaoqi pouted and shook his head: "It's not about silver, it's a major event in my Hao Yongzhong's life."

"What, you're going to marry your mother-in-law?" Liu Tiren and Li Yan were both shocked, Hao Shaoqi originally had an object, but was later killed by him.

"The military merit has not been established, what kind of mother-in-law to marry" Hao Shaoqi rolled his eyes: "Don't you two know that I am now going to pull a team of 1,000 people to directly obey the order of the little overseer."

Oh, it turned out that this was the case, Liu Tiren was actually very envious in his heart, although he was not as brave as Hao Shaoqi in the thief army, but his status was much higher than him, and he was knighted Guangshanbo.

But feng shui took turns, he was wounded in Taiyuan and captured and then escorted into Beijing, missed the defense of Gyeonggi, and now he is just a small virtual general, far inferior to Hao Shaoqi in terms of military rank, not to mention that this product is now valued by the little eunuch.

"How many people have you recruited?" Li Yan asked with a smile, Hao Shaoqi was not idle this way, and he was pulling people everywhere.

Hao Shaoqi sighed and shook his head: "There are not many people who can enter my eyes, and if you like it, either the master will not let people go, or the price is high...... Now there are only more than 300 people, but that Ji Ji can pick almost 800, this guy is really not picky."

Li Yan laughed: "General Ji is good at training, focusing on team cooperation, and does not pay much attention to individual combat ability, and you ...... On the contrary, too much emphasis is placed on personal bravery......"

Before he finished speaking, he was robbed by Hao Shaoqi: "One brave is ten, ten brave is hundred, and the charge is invincible, brave and invincible, isn't the little overseer bringing me to see my bravery...... You're looking at the four battalions under the little overseer, but it's another soft thing."

Belch...... You're right.

Li Yan and Liu Tiren looked at each other and smiled.

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