In terms of geography alone, Salhu is a good place to garrison. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

First of all, it's mountainous.

Backed by mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Secondly, there are lakes and rivers. The later Dahuofang Reservoir is here. This is an extremely critical place for the Fourth Division, which has more than 10,000 troops and horses. Tens of thousands of people eat and drink Lazar, not to mention such extravagant things as washing, but to say that water is needed for cooking, drinking, and even cleaning wounds.

With a lake in the back and a stream in the background, this is certainly a good place to garrison.

Of course, this is not to say that Salhu is a perfect place.

After capturing this small town, Wu Sangui couldn't help but sigh that there was some Jedi posture here.

The so-called Jedi is because it is a peninsula mountain surrounded by water on three sides. The 4th Division was stationed there, relying on the flow of water where the amber and the river meet, and the whole army had extra easy access to water. But when you go up the mountain, it's not easy to get down.

However, there was nothing very nervous about the whole army.

Everyone knows that the main force of the Shun army is in the Crow Partridge Pass at the moment.

Since it is in the Crow Pass, even if they encounter the enemy when they leave Fushun Pass, they will only be a partial division to block it.

At this juncture, the Fourth Division was worried that it could not catch up with the original plan to kill seven in and seven out as the vanguard army, and won full of fame. If the Qing people really want to send a partial division to attack, the soldiers of the fourth division will only rejoice, and nothing else.

Thinking like this, the time to set up camp passed quickly.

After a night of silence, the next morning the whole army resumed its march to the east.

It was a very physically demanding task for the whole army to set up camp, and after the soldiers had rested for the night, the Sarhu camp in the morning seemed a little scattered.

Wu Sangui got up early in the morning, compared to the scattered soldiers, Wu Sangui was neatly tied, not only washed properly, but also the clothes and armor on his body were also cleanly decorated, shining under the sun, looking particularly energetic.

Seeing the main general inspecting, there was a panic in the camp, and the shouts of many officers rang out one after another.

At the same time, on the other side, Zhang Dechang yawned, got up hastily, walked out of the barracks, and saw Wu Sangui head-on.

"Commander, get up so early?" Zhang Dechang said hello. When they set up camp last night, the two regiments quarreled over who was closer to the lake, and Zhang Dechang was so angry that he ran over and beat him, and he was punished, and another big stick and carrot were used, which stopped the matter. It's just that there are a lot of such things in one night, and Zhang Dechang obviously hasn't rested well these days.

"Yes, there is always something wrong in my heart these days, and I can't rest assured, so I got up early in the morning to take a look." Wu Sangui said.

Zhang Dechang stroked his hair, shook his head and said, "I can understand this kind of mood." Before going to war, it is inevitable to think wildly. It's really a fight, and I'm thinking about how to win the lawsuit, but I don't have so much psychological tension and panic. ”

"Jiannu has not fought for a long time, there must be a trick, the enemy's trick has been used, and I will continue, no matter how difficult it is. If you don't use it, you always think about it in your heart, but you won't be happy at all. Wu Sangui paused, and said: "But ah, I haven't fallen asleep all the time, but I have some flavors in my heart, do you want to listen to my nagging?" ”

The two walked side by side, patrolling the camp and talking. Zhang Dechang felt slightly weird.

As the old foundation of the Royal Guards Legion, Zhang Dechang is certainly not as good as Shi Zhanbang, Liu Sheng and Liu Zhen, who are also the first ministers of the dragon. This is not to say how rich Zhang Dechang will be in the future. Rather, people have the theory of distant relatives.

In the army, it is not that the robe is bigger than the sky.

There is no friendship that has relied on each other to fight each other, and it really doesn't mean much to just rely on a few random people from above to preach.

Although Zhang Dechang knew Wu Sangui before, he also had some face-to-face dealings. But in all fairness, the two have neither a personal relationship nor a selfish friendship, and they don't have many friends in common.

As a military advisor, he was in charge of the privy offices of various ministries, just like the work of the chief of staff in later generations. Of course, there is also the function of the political commissar.

In other words, in fact, Zhang Dechang is a bit like a prisoner.

Therefore, although the two were in the same army before, they cooperated with each other to take charge of the Fourth Division. But Wu Sangui's performance has always been very cold, neither alienating and resisting official duties, nor saying more to make people feel close.

Zhang Dechang has heard a lot of such an attitude. Of course, compared to Wu Sangui, those examples that he had heard of were all very domineering, and he didn't look at the prison army at all. For example, Zuo Liangyu, this one also has a supervising army in the army. It's just that Zuo Liangyu and his troops were like private soldiers and bandits before, where would they listen to the greetings of the prison army.

Now, into the battlefield. Wu Sangui's attitude changed suddenly, how could Zhang Dechang not feel weird?

The changed Wu Sangui seems to have untied a veil on his face, making people see the eyebrows, eyes and expressions inside more clearly.

At this time, Wu Sangui's words are no longer so formulaic, but seem to feel much more real.

"The division commander wants to say, of course, I, as a partner, want to accompany me. It's a pity that I'm in the army now, so I can't drink, otherwise, I will have some fun swimming in this white mountain and black water. Zhang Dechang smiled.

"The military advisor said this more humorously than usual." Wu Sangui complimented and said, "Have you ever thought about what we want to do in the future?" ”

"Where do we go from here?" Zhang Dechang was a little vigilant in his heart.

Wu Sangui stood by the lake, sat on the ground, facing the majestic wind, squinted his eyes, cool and comfortable: "The world has changed too much. When Wu was in western Liaoning, he learned how to charge into battle and how to capture the flag. Later, I met His Majesty's new army, and at that time everyone was rumored that it was just a sharp firebolt and nothing else. I was not convinced, and secretly bought 2,000 firearms. At this time, I found that training a new army was something I had never heard of at all. How to order and prohibit, how to divide the left and right, and more importantly...... How to obtain stable military resources and how to repair military armor? At that moment, I felt that the world had changed. ”

Zhang Dechang slowly bowed his head.

As a person who has experienced it firsthand, Zhang Dechang understands too well what Wu Sangui meant.

Zhu Cihong started his business, and the most eye-catching thing is firearms. It seems that it was firearms that defeated Li Zicheng, and it was firearms that defeated Abatai, and everything came from firearms.

It is said that laymen look at the liveliness, and insiders look at the doorway.

The layman can only see the places that are made by the people who make the big news to attract attention, while the insiders can see the doorway here.

The sharpness of firearms is what attracts attention and comforts losers.

But for Zhang Dechang, an insider, he understands that what is more important is that Zhu Cihong has opened a new mode of war.

It is as if a dividing line has been opened up in the tide of history, and the dividing line is preceded by the classical era and the era of cold weapons. After the demarcation line, there is the mode of warfare in modern times, the era of thermal weapons.

The Royal Guards were able to succeed not only by firearms, but also by a new army forged by strict discipline.

Previously, whether it was Li Zicheng's army or the official army, the first soldier and horse could fight the soldiers who took the lead in the charge, and the rest were either homeless farmers who were coerced up, or some indiscriminate people.

They are neither disciplined nor trained, and they are more like an armed rabble than an army.

What can really be seen as an army may be the Eight Banners Army of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

At least, the top and bottom of the Eight Banners Army are all people who went into battle to kill the enemy, and they have strict military discipline and are real troops.

"I don't understand what the teacher said." Zhang Dechang was a little vigilant. He had a hunch that something was wrong.

Wu Sangui took a deep breath and said, "I've been thinking about where I, Wu Sangui, am going to go in this world." He voted for Jiannu that year, and later defected. returned to the Ming Dynasty, but found that this world was no longer the world I was familiar with. What I am familiar with is the past when I rode a horse and slashed and slashed, and Guan Ning's iron cavalry was invincible. And not as it is now...... Everything is new, everything is a world that makes people feel at a loss. The pattern of war has changed too quickly, and some people, such as the immortal genius Li Dingguo, are trend-setters. But...... I...... I'm afraid, it's a different kind of person. ”

"What kind of person does the division commander think he is?" Zhang Dechang squinted.

"People who are opinionated and complacent." Wu Sangui said: "A person who drills the horns of the bull." ”

Wu Sangui understands his situation better than anyone else.

Although he still held the position of the commander-in-chief of the First Army, the presence of the Privy Secretariat made him constrained at every turn. The new situation in the new mode of war has made Wu Sangui's past experience even more invalid. This means that as the commander of an army, he needs to learn new things from his subordinates.

This is obviously a blow to the prestige of the commander-in-chief of the First Army.

Coupled with the fact that there is a past of defecting to the enemy, Wu Sangui's position is embarrassing, which is self-evident.

"Commander, you may be thinking too much...... I, the Ming Royal Army, want to grow and become stronger, not change for the sake of change. We are to become stronger, more powerful to protect the homeland and people behind us. With such a common belief, we learn...... Grow...... Division Commander ......"

"Strategist. If you remember correctly, our army has a wartime command transfer sequence, right? Wu Sangui looked at Zhang Dechang with burning eyes: "The regiment commander is dead, and the battalion commander takes over as the regiment commander and leads the troops to fight." The battalion commander died, and the company commander went up. If the company commander cannot serve as a commanding officer, the squad leader shall take the position. ”

"Yes......" Zhang Dechang said in his heart, and there is another sentence. If the division commander dies, the chief military division takes over. It is said that it is time for the Privy Secretaries to be established at the level of ministries and regiments. It's just that there is a shortage of manpower these years, and there are really not so many military advisers to fill them, so I gave up.

"I know......" Wu Sangui finished speaking, waved Zhang Dechang away, and quietly meditated by the lake by himself.

After everyone was gone, Wu Sangui let go of a note in his hand.

Above, there is a line of words written in Manchu and Han languages: If you return to the Qing Dynasty, you will be crowned the king of Shu.

"The King of Words...... This is the position of the prince, but ...... Hmph, this Sichuan is thousands of miles away...... It's just that how many of you came? Wu Sangui rubbed his head, what he had been worrying about finally happened.

It made him a little proud.

After all, this is something he guessed by himself from the top and bottom.

But after pride, there is heaviness.

He realized that he was about to face the most difficult situation of his life.

Zhang Dechang left Wu Sangui, recalling Fang Cai's conversation in his mind, and ten thousand question marks rose in his heart.

But he quickly threw it all away, and there were too many things to deal with in the army.

It's just that as soon as he returned to the barracks, he felt that something was wrong. A few veterans lay on the ground, and at the gate of the camp, dozens of scouts rushed out.

The ground began to shake slightly.

"There are enemies!" Zhang Dechang quickly understood: "Come and find the division commander and come back!" ”

The herald came back soon, but his face was at a loss: "The division commander is gone!" ”

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When Zhu Cihong incorporated Hu Dawei's department, he once left a reassuring move. That is, the ministers can reserve a part of the soldiers and horses for their own personal guards. Salaries were paid by the imperial court.

This is actually the inclusion of the family troops of the previous generals into the sequence of the Ming Empire's official army.

At this point, when Zhu Cihong expanded the army, very few people realized that there was a problem.

However, when the expansion of the army advanced to the Guanning army, in fact, Wu Sangui mastered a team of more than 500 personal guards.

Leading these more than 500 people, Wu Sangui rushed out of the barracks under the escort of Xia Guoxiang.

Wu Sangui led his troops to a small high ground.

Then, a huge flag was raised.

At the same time, the banner of the enemy army gradually became clear. Xia Guoxiang recognized the people on the other side.

"It's the red flag and the red flag inlaid with the soldiers and horses!" Xia Guoxiang's heart tightened suddenly, so much so that a small soldier next to him asked Xia Guoxiang to raise an apricot yellow flag without authorization and waved it without any reaction.

In the Daishan army, Ao Bai saw that he had more than a dozen horsemen running alone, and sneered in his heart: "Just such a few people, dare to come to the battle?" Prince Li, look at me and behead this person! ”

"Wait!" Dai Shan shouted and said, "The one in front of you should be Wu Sangui's person." A while ago, Ai Xing Ah said that he had rebelled against this person. We don't rush to kill him! The advance senders went over to set up a set of words and feel the situation. Wakda, you go! ”

Like most Manchurians, Wakda was majestic, and unlike ordinary people, Wakda looked a little more shrewd, with a pair of eyes that showed a sly gaze.

Seeing this, Ao Bai snorted coldly, and was no longer in a hurry to fight.

Wakda is the fourth son of Daishan and is forty years old this year. Compared with others, Wakda is not a brilliant person among the Manchu generals. However, with the withering of Manchu talents, the dead and wounded, just like there is no tiger in the mountains and the monkey is called the king, Wakda has also become a prominent figure in the Qing Dynasty.