As soon as Wu Sangui's words came out, Xia Nan suddenly had nothing to say, this is indeed the weakness of the Qiongzhou battalion. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Before the advent of machine guns, tanks and other weapons of destruction, firearms were not enough to restrain cavalry, cavalry is still the strongest type of troops, its incomparable mobility and the initiative to freely choose the time and place of battle, is incomparable with any branch of the army. It's not that Nan doesn't want to set up a cavalry unit in the summer, but that there are no horses at all in Qiongzhou! Even in the whole south, there are very few horses, and the Yunnan horses on the Yunnan-Guizhou side are used to carry goods on mountain roads, but they are used to carry people and charge into battle.

Seeing Xia Nan's expression, Wu Sangui knew that he had said the weakness of the other party, so he took advantage of the victory to pursue: "There is a benefit over there in Liaodong, you can exchange iron tools and tea from various Mongolian departments for war horses, if Xia Shen will be interested, we don't mind being a Chinese ......"

Xia Nan vaguely knew about the decline of the horse government at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and the main source of horses was mainly through the mutual market with Mongolia through the border towns, and there was no stable and sufficient source other than that.

Although the Mongolian horse is short in size and not good-looking, it has a large head and a short neck, a strong physique, a wide chest and a long mane, thick skin and thick hair, is not afraid of cold, can adapt to extremely extensive feeding management, has strong vitality, can survive in difficult and harsh conditions, and has strong speed and endurance in long-distance running. The well-trained Mongolian horse, which is not frightened or deceived on the battlefield, is extremely brave, and has always been a good military horse. It was through this kind of war horse that the Mongols once fought all over the Eurasian continent invincible, from Siberia to the Danube, from India to Japan, the armies of various countries were defeated under the iron hooves of the Mongol cavalry, if it was not for a sea storm, Japan would have become a vassal state of China.

If before today, Xia Nan's desire to establish a cavalry unit was not particularly urgent, then witnessing the scene of the Guanning army's total annihilation of the rebel cavalry, this desire became irrepressible. Although the firearms troops of the Qiongzhou battalion are strong, when they encounter the rebels' brigade of cavalry, all they can do is to repel the other party, and if the other party wants to retreat, they can only watch and see it, and there is no way at all. And with a capable cavalry, after defeating the enemy, you can pursue and annihilate and achieve greater results.

Faced with Wu Sangui's temptation, Xia Nan weighed it and found that it was difficult for him to refuse, and in addition, he had no better source of war horses. He sighed: "General Wu is right, without cavalry, after all, he is a lame man who walks on one leg, and he has more than enough self-preservation, but he can't grasp the initiative on the battlefield." I see what you mean, but it does take time to build guns...... Now this is not the place to talk, go back to the camp and discuss the details slowly, okay? ”

Seeing that Xia Nan was relieved, Wu Sangui, Zu Dabi, Wu Xiang and others looked at each other and smiled, very proud in their hearts. Zu Dabi was in a good mood and took the initiative to speak: "Xia Shenjiang is a cheerful person, so I like to deal with people like you, happy!" Today's military exploits, Li Jiucheng's head is given to you, and the credit for gathering and destroying the rebels is given to me, how about it? ”

Zu Kuan, Wu Xiang, Wu Sangui and others next to him were a little surprised when they heard this, Li Jiucheng was not an ordinary rebel leader, he was the soul of the rebels in this mutiny, although the merit of annihilating thousands of cavalry of the rebel army was not inferior at all, but such a great credit was easily given to others, which was not Zu Dabi's consistent style. Zu Dabi has always been known for his courage in battle and his leading soldiers, and he is known as the "Zu Er Maniac", and he is unambiguous in grabbing credit, and he will never share the profits of war to friendly troops.

Xia Nan nodded, this distribution plan is quite reasonable. The credit for killing Li Jiucheng and annihilating the rebels was shared by the Qiongzhou battalion and the Guanning army: if it weren't for the Guanning army, Li Jiucheng would not have hit the muzzle; In turn, if it were not for the obstruction of the Qiongzhou battalion, the Guanning army would not have had a chance to annihilate the other rebels in one fell swoop.

He thanked him: "General Xie Zu is complete." But what about the other two Shandong soldiers? ”

Zu Dabi squinted at the men and horses of Wu Anbang, the chief soldier of Dengzhou in the distance, and said disdainfully: "The surname Wu has not contributed from beginning to end, even if a head is not given to him, what will happen?" He didn't even dare to put a fart. As for Liu Zeqing, the eight lambs, it seems that he fled with a few personal soldiers, but his soldiers are all gone, and he is no different from a dead man, so it doesn't matter what he does. ”

Xia Nan smiled slightly, this statement was exactly what I wanted, he still had a little concern, and asked: "I have friction with Liu Zeqing today, will it be difficult to explain to Futai and the prison army?" ”

Wu Xiang interjected: "Liu Zeqing privately colluded with the rebels, blocked our Guanning army from attacking the rebels on the battlefield, and teamed up with Li Jiucheng to attack the Qiongzhou battalion array, the thousands of people present can see it clearly, the crime is irrefutable, and now Xia Shen will remove a harm for the imperial court, this is a great merit, and what is not to explain?" ”

Xia Nan was surprised and delighted, surprised that Guan Ningjun's ability to refer to the deer as a horse was first-class, and his face was not red and his heart did not beat when he told lies, and he was happy that as long as the other party took the initiative to release the big move of framing and was willing to cooperate, then his deal with Liu Zeqing not only did not have any trouble, but became a credit. He laughed and said: "It's still General Wu's thoughtfulness, it's my thought that I have a fork, Liu Zeqing colluded with the rebels, he really deserves to die, the credit for eradicating this fang, naturally the Qiongzhou battalion and the Guanning army share the credit equally, I don't dare to take it all for myself." ”

Zu Dabi and other generals all laughed, talking to smart people is worry-free. As a result, the fate of Liu Zeqing, the head snake, was decided in the words of the two guest armies.

Shahe Barracks, the big tent of the Chinese army.

Liu Zeqing knelt on the ground, with a handful of nose drops and a handful of tears to cry to Zhu Dadian and Gao Qiqian.

“…… The last general assisted the Guanning army to flank the rebels, but unexpectedly encountered the black hands behind the Guangdong soldiers, and under the unguardedness, the last general's men and horses were lost, and only a few horses fled back in embarrassment, please Futai and Gao Gonggong make the decision for me! He only dared to push the pot to the Qiongzhou battalion, but he didn't dare to mention the fact that the Guan Ning Army deliberately allowed the rebels to besiege and beat him, in addition to not wanting to make too many enemies at the same time, the biggest reason was because the head of the prison army - Wu Sangui, the popular fried chicken of the Guan Ning Army, was the righteous son of this high-ranking father-in-law. Complaining to Gao Gonggong about his righteous son, isn't he looking for death?

Gao Qiqian was haunted by Xia Nan's reluctance to kneel to him—people with physical disabilities were particularly sensitive to these faces—and he said in a strange manner: "The Guangdong barbarians actually dare to defect on the battlefield? Is it not possible to eat the ambition leopard? ”