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He Zhang was training in the new army camp, and after receiving Zhao Junchen's summons, he hurried to the lobby of the governor's palace to meet him.

Don't look at Zhao Junchen's suspicion of He Zhang, secretly guarding against him, but He Zhang already regards himself as Zhao Junchen's henchman!

After Zhao Junchen handed over the new army to He Zhang, He Zhang originally thought that Zhao Junchen had the grace of knowing him, and during this period of time, when He Zhang's military training, Zhao Junchen gave full support in all aspects, and also put forward many practical and effective suggestions to He Zhang, which greatly accelerated He Zhang's training progress.

In this way, He Zhang became more attentive to Zhao Junchen.

For He Zhang's change of mentality, Zhao Junchen naturally saw it in his eyes, but Zhao Junchen still had a gap in his heart, and never dared to regard He Zhang as a real confidant, because He Zhang's loyalty to the court was first and then Zhao Junchen, if one day Zhao Junchen and the court had a conflict, I am afraid He Zhang would not hesitate to abandon Zhao Junchen, and even turn against Zhao Junchen and completely push Zhao Junchen into the abyss!

However, when He Zhang entered the lobby of the Governor's Palace, Zhao Junchen looked extremely trusting of He Zhang, and even his originally cold expression was a little milder.

When He Zhang saw the solemn atmosphere in the lobby of the Governor's Palace, he knew that something big must have happened.

So, He Zhang hurriedly knelt down on one knee in front of Zhao Junchen and asked in a deep voice: "Humble to meet Lord Qincha!" I wonder what happened to Lord Qincha summoning him to the lowly position? But the Mongols finally made a big move? ”

Zhao Junchen said slowly: "The Mongols are still the same, from time to time send a few cavalry of 100 people into the country to invade and loot, test our border defense layout, it has been a month, I estimate that the Mongols have roughly figured out the layout of the Shaanxi and Gansu border defense, maybe there will be a big move soon, and I hope that General He will prepare early!" ”

He Zhang hurriedly replied loudly with a serious face: "I understand that I will never dare to disappoint Lord Qincha!" ”

Zhao Junchen nodded, and raised his hand slightly, and He Zhang also stood up, waiting for Zhao Junchen's orders.

Zhao Junchen said again: "It is precisely because the great enemy is the first that we and other Shaanxi and Gansu civil and military officials should unite and concentrate on the outside world!" All my efforts these days have been dedicated to this! But some people only have selfish desires in their eyes and no overall situation in their hearts, and they repeatedly delay and neglect the military orders of the Governor's Palace, thinking that I dare not punish them at this time......"

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen sneered and continued: "But the more this is the case, the more I can't spare them!" It is necessary to punish severely with heavy penalties in order to make an example of a hundred and deter officials with different intentions in various places, and to make the decree of the Governor's Office unimpeded, and to truly twist Shaanxi and Gansu into a rope, only in this way can we have the greatest chance of winning when facing the Mongols! Otherwise, if they are allowed to be perfunctory, the Governor's Mansion will not react, and it will only make everyone despise and learn from them, and at that time, how can they resist the Mongol enemy!? So, before facing the Mongols, let's clean up the stubborn diseases inside! ”

He Zhang has also been dissatisfied with the bad atmosphere in Shaanxi and Gansu for a long time, and now he is a great enemy, but He Zhang very much agrees with Zhao Junchen's idea of "first settling down inside the outside".

So, He Zhang knelt down on one knee again and asked Zhao Junchen loudly: "Please also ask Lord Qincha to command!" ”

On the other side, hearing the conversation between Zhao Junchen and He Zhang, Wu Qifan, Zheng Jiadong and others thought that Zhao Junchen really wanted to let the new army of soldiers and Qi Bin's new army kill each other, and their faces changed greatly, so they had to open their mouths to dissuade them!

But before they could speak, Zhao Junchen already asked He Zhang with a serious face: "General He, just nine days ago, I ordered you to train the new army within ten days, and now that the time limit is approaching, can your training be fruitful?" ”

He Zhang's face showed a look of pride, and he raised his head and said: "Returning to Lord Qincha, the new army currently has three battalions of infantry, each battalion of 3,500 people, led by Liu Manniu, Zhang Cheng, and Li Pi, respectively, and a battalion of cavalry of 3,000 people, led by Mao Jiadong, a hundred households of Jinyi Wei, in addition, there are 500 people in the supervision team and 1,000 people in the musket team, all of whom are personally led by the humble position, a total of 15,000 people, which has been roughly drilled and formed, although I dare not say that it is driven by arms, but it can be sent to the battlefield at any time!" ”

It is no wonder that He Zhang's meeting was so good, that he was able to train a strong army in less than ten days - during this period, new recruits continued to join, and all the soldiers were arrogant generals who were difficult to discipline - in the entire Ming Dynasty, there were definitely no more than five generals with such ability!

Zhao Junchen nodded lightly again and said: "In this case, I will give the first task to the new army of soldiers, which is not only to assess the combat strength of the new army, but also to further run in the new army with a war!" …… He Zhang listens to the order! ”

"The last general!"

"Ningxia Military Town Middle Road Staff General Zhou Ken, garrison officer Ma Laifu, Yulin Military Town South Road garrison officer Lin Pingru, Zhang Dacheng, Huo Cheng and others, arrogant, self-respecting, refusing to obey the military orders of the Governor's Palace, can be described as a heinous and unforgivable crime! The soldiers of the new army were divided into two routes, rushing to the middle road of Ningxia Town and the south road of Yulin Town, and within seven days, they arrested Zhou Ken, Lin Pingru and others, and all the border troops under their command were absorbed! If they dare to resist, they will be killed! ”

He Zhang's eyes were bright and he responded loudly: "The last general will obey the order!" ”

Zhao Junchen still gave a very short deadline, only seven days, although Ningxia Middle Road and Yulin South Road are not too far away from Huamachi Camp, but if He Zhang wants to complete the task within the time limit, he must march urgently! And even if he hurried along the way, aside from the time on the way back and forth, the time really left for He Zhang to do things was only one or two days.

However, He Zhang did not think that Zhou Ken and Lin Pingru, incompetent generals who only knew how to drink the blood of soldiers, would have the courage to resist the new army of soldiers, even if they dared to resist, they would never be the opponents of the new army, and they would definitely collapse at the touch of a button!

He Zhang believes that the real test of Zhao Junchen's mission this time is probably the rapid march on the way back and forth, after all, the new army of soldiers has just taken shape, and if there is a slight negligence along the way, maybe a large number of soldiers will be scattered.

But He Zhang is still confident in this, so when he received the order, he was also loud!

On the other side, after hearing Zhao Junchen's orders, Zheng Jiadong, Wu Qifan and others couldn't help but be stunned, only to find out that they were wrong, Zhao Junchen did not let the new army of soldiers deal with Qi Bin's new army, but to deal with those border army generals who did not obey the military orders of the Governor's Palace!

Then, they thought of the information a few days ago, saying that some generals of Ningxia Middle Road and Yulin South Road made it clear that they would not hand over their private soldiers to Zhao Junchen, and their attitude was quite arrogant, and there was no room for maneuver at all, and they did not put Zhao Junchen in their eyes, at that time they also wondered why Zhao Junchen did not react, but now they know that Zhao Junchen is just temporarily forbearing, when the new army of soldiers forms combat power, these generals who support their own troops will usher in a catastrophe!

Zhao Junchen really wants to kill the chicken and make an example of the monkey, but Qi Bin is not the chicken used to establish power, but the monkey that is scared, Zhao Junchen wants to tell Qi Bin through such actions - it is not that he does not have the strength to deal with Qi Bin's new army, nor is he inseparable from the support of Qi Bin's new army!

In fact, compared with Qi Bin's slow march and perfunctory slackness, several generals on the Ningxia Middle Road and Yulin South Road made it clear that they did not obey Zhao Junchen's orders, which was even worse in nature, and Zhao Junchen should indeed deal with them first, and also took this opportunity to give Qi Bin another chance.

Thinking of this, Zheng Jiadong and Wu Qifan thought that they understood Zhao Junchen's intentions, and they were secretly relieved.

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In fact, out of various considerations, Zhao Junchen did give Qi Bin another chance, and he did not rush to punish him.

Although, Zhao Junchen's heart hated Qi Bin's ignorance! Qi Bin is certainly a rare talent, but a talent who is not controlled by himself, or even hostile to himself, will only bring endless trouble.

But Zhao Junchen still gave Qi Bin another chance, which was also something that could not be helped.

Qi Bin is different from those generals who disobey orders, he has Liang Fuchen's support behind him, and considering the long-term plan, Zhao Junchen does not plan to have a stalemate with Liang Fuchen.

Moreover, Qi Bin's new army does have a strong strength, in the case of the same strength, it is even significantly stronger than the new army of soldiers, if Zhao Junchen sends troops to ask Qi Bin for guilt, and Qi Bin chooses to be tough to the end, the new army of soldiers and Qi Bin's new army will inevitably have a fierce conflict, the new army of soldiers is more, Qi Bin's new army is more well-trained, and then it will be a defeat for both sides, and these two armies are the only soldiers in Shaanxi and Gansu who can fight, and when the time comes, it will only cheapen the Mongols in vain and delay the overall situation! ——Compared with Qi Bin's new army, the private soldiers under the command of several generals who rebelled against the military order were not even soft persimmons, and they were just used to establish authority.

What's more, Zhao Junchen also invested a lot of resources in Qi Bin's new army - and even arranged for several Zhao family children to join it incognito - just to take this army for his own use when the time is right! Qi Bin is of course disobedient to discipline, but Zhao Junchen can't ruin his hard work just because of one Qi Bin.

In addition, I have to admit that just like when he faced Zhao Shancai, Zhao Junchen did have some regrets in his heart, this era is different from later generations, there are too few real talents, although Zhao Junchen has many ways to deal with Qi Bin, but he can't find a talent who can replace Qi Bin, if there is a choice, Zhao Junchen still hopes that Qi Bin can take refuge in himself!

In fact, Zhao Junchen also had some doubts about Qi Bin's attitude, and he still didn't find the reason, he asked himself when he was in the capital and Qi Bin got along well, Qi Bin also had a good impression of Zhao Junchen at that time, before Zhao Junchen left Beijing, the two sides had been in contact with each other, but why did Qi Bin's attitude suddenly change so much? Not only can I never see the closeness of the past, but I am full of hostility and vigilance? Before figuring this out, Zhao Junchen didn't want to dispose of Qi Bin easily.

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And just as Zhao Junchen was thinking in secret, He Zhang asked, "Does Lord Qincha have any other orders?" Now that time is pressing, if there is no other command, the humble post will go to order troops! ”

Zhao Junchen glanced at He Zhang, and said slowly: "Oh, by the way, there is one more thing!" Two hundred miles east of the Huamachi camp, an army is rushing to the Huamachi camp! The leader of this army is named Qi Bin! The new army of soldiers going to Yulin South Road will be personally commanded by you, you should see this army on the road, and the two armies can contact and communicate with each other at that time, if Qi Bin is willing, he can also let him lead the army to act with you! ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's order, He Zhang was slightly stunned at first, and then thought of some rumors, and a trace of contemplation flashed in his eyes.

In the end, He Zhang nodded and said: "I understand my humble position, and I will definitely have a good exchange with Qi Bin when the time comes!" ”

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