Chapter 160 Complaints

But such a long-distance march has also greatly tested the marching ability of the troops, especially the battalions and horses coming from Huguang. On the way, they are often on the way at the speed of rapid marching, so in such a long marching route, there will inevitably be non-combat combat saries, and some people can't stand it physically. In this way, the long-distance march fell ill on the way. In such a situation, it was immediately handed over to the military station along the way and ordered the military station to take care of them on their behalf. After they recovered from their illness in the future, they would return to another building. Therefore, when the battalions gathered in Nanle County, there were different degrees of commining, the largest number of soldiers. The battalion was transferred from the southern part of Huguang. On the way, the number of personnel was reduced due to illness was as high as 20%. When it actually arrived in Nanle County, there were less than 1,000 troops left.

Therefore, this mobilization has taught a lesson to all the forces participating in the war, and also tested their long-distance marching ability. Fortunately, since the founding of Xing Tianjun, Xiao Tianjian has attached great importance to the physical training of the soldiers and generals. It is a law of thunder, unless the weather is extremely bad, in order to reduce the number of patients. That's why they stop taking exercises, so the generals of these main battalions are basically veterans, and their physical fitness is quite good.

If it were to let an officer and army carry out such a high-intensity long-distance rapid march, it is estimated that the soldiers would have dispersed by themselves in the middle of the way. If it were the military generals of the government, they would not dare to urge the soldiers under their command to go like this. Such a situation had appeared many times at the end of the Ming Dynasty. However, it was replaced by Xing Tianjun, but finally completed this super-large-scale transfer.

However, this mobilization also made the generals who participated in the war complain. They didn't think that the march was too hard and tired, and what they complained was that Shangfeng had been hiding it from them, making them feel dizzy. Under unknown circumstances, they rushed all the way, and didn't know their destination and What are you doing here, so when you get here, you are full of complaints.

But now that Xiao Tianjian is coming, the situation is much better. These soldiers and generals worship Xiao Tianjian like worshiping God. When Xiao Tianjian came here and told them that it was his order to do so, the voice of complaints in the army was gone. In the eyes of the generals, the reason why Xiao Tianjian wanted to do this must be If there is a reason to do this, it will never be to play with them, so the doubts suddenly dissipated in the army.

After Xiao Tianjian arrived in Nanle County, he immediately summoned all the generals above the battalion to his handsome tent. When the generals arrived, Xiao Tianjian laughed at a glance. Many of them were brought out by him, and he could call out almost all of them, except for nearly half of the old subordinates like Luo Li. In addition, there are quite a lot of young military generals. Nearly half of the battalion generals are basically young generals from the young battalion who have been promoted over the years. Of course, there are also a small number of people who later joined the Xingtian Army. For example, military generals such as Lao Hui and Li Yantian are now serving in the Xingtian Army.

Through these years of experience, these young generals have gradually grown up and gradually become the mainstay of the Xingtian Army, gradually replacing some of the old subordinates of the Xingtian Army, making the cohesion of the Xingtian Army an unprecedented improvement.

And many of the old subordinates who used to follow Xiao Tianjian to rise up in Shaanxi, either died in the battlefield, or withdrew from the army with disability, or were not promoted for personal reasons and continued to work in the ranks of low-level military generals. In a word, on the whole, Xing Tianjun has changed his blood once, and only a few old subordinates are still working in the army.

Looking at these subordinates in the queue in the account, Xiao Tianjian is both happy and a little sad. Over the years, the newcomers have grown up, but the old brothers have also left him one by one, but at the same time, it also shows a problem, that is, his strength has now grown to an unprecedented level.

"See the general!" After Luo Li and others saw Xiao Tianjian, they immediately saluted and shouted.

"Exemption! Let's not talk nonsense. I know many of you have a lot of complaints, but today I can tell you why you did this!

The peace between the court and Jiannu this time is basically because of our existence. The emperor in the court can't sit still and knows that he can't restrain us anymore, so he took this worst strategy. He would rather cut the land and compensate Jiannu to vacate the officers and soldiers in the north and come down to the south to deal with us!

So this time I transferred you to do this life-and-death duel with the court. The winner will get the right to control the world, and the loser will never turn against it! It can be said that this battle determines the fate of us or the court. We can't be careless!

You now know what it means to win by surprise, and I won't explain it to you. I order you to act secretly here to gather, just to make the court and the government not understand where our main force is, and Jining and Xuzhou and even Taiyuan are covering for our war. !

This is also the reason why I don't tell you where to gather in advance. It is precisely because it is important that there is no mistake. Even if we miss a little bit, it may make the court or the government aware of the purpose of our action, so that we have made so many efforts this time, but in the end, we will be successful. What a loss!

Therefore, don't be dissatisfied, and tell your subordinates not to be dissatisfied. This is for us to win in the end. In order to make more people bleed less and die, that's why we did this!

Of course, many of you have come here. It's very hard to withstand the wind and snow all the way. Some people are even tired and freeze to death on the road. Some brothers fall ill on the way, and some people fall behind. These coaches know and keep them in mind! I feel as distressed as you are, but it's worth it! Because more people will live for this!

Fortunately, you didn't live up to my expectations for you. In the end, you basically arrived here on time to gather, laying the groundwork for the next step and the battle with the army in advance! For this alone, everyone here deserves to be rewarded!

Okay! That's all for this matter. If you can figure it out, you have to figure it out. Anyway, put away all your complaints. If you are angry, turn back and sprinkle it on the officers and soldiers!

Now let's talk about the situation of the officers and soldiers! Everyone look at the map..."

While talking, Xiao Tianjian let the guard unfold a large map, hung it in the tent, and walked to the front of the map, and the generals also came to the front of the map in a circle.

This map is a newly drawn map of Damingfu and surrounding prefectures and counties. The roads, rivers, highlands, villages and towns are clearly marked on it. For this map, the scouts under Shi Ran's command have made great efforts, and even some unknown small villages have been marked on the map. .

It's just because the time is in a hurry and it's too late to make a sand table, so Xiao Tianjian can only use this map to decorate it.

"Let's see! We are now gathered around Nanle County, and all of them have been under martial law within 30 miles. Except for birds, it can be said that even a mouse can't get in or get out! In addition, on the other side of the Daming Mansion, Diao Zheng's department has formed a shield, so I can conclude that our assembly operation was very successful this time, and the government certainly did not find us gathering here.

So we can take the initiative on the battlefield and catch the officers and soldiers off guard!

Now according to the detailed work and the information sent back from the scouts, the court has dispatched a total of nearly 70,000 Guanning troops to the south. These border troops can be said to be the last elites that the court can take up. The border troops going south this time are managed by Wu Sangui, Bai Guangen and Marco respectively. At present, they are about to arrive in Shunde. The house!

After they arrive at Shunde Mansion, they will return to the command of Sun Chuanting, the governor of Baoding, and follow the dispatch of Sun Chuanting! I don't need to tell you more about who Sun Chuanting is. This person is not a general person. In those years, he and Hong Chengchou supervised and suppress all kinds of rebels in Shaanxi and did quite well. This man was not only tricky, but also good at controlling troops. He cooperated with Hong Chengchou to eliminate more than a dozen volunteers in Shaanxi, and even King Li Chuang planted In their hands, they were almost beaten to the whole army, and they almost followed in the footsteps of Gao Yingxiang! It can be seen that this person will never be a good role to deal with! Therefore, these people can completely become our strong enemies. This time, you should put away your contempt for the officers and soldiers, and don't be careless!"

After listening to it, the generals immediately shouted, "Yes..."

After Xiao Tianjian raised his hand to stop their screams, his face slowed down and said, "Of course, if you don't despise them, it doesn't mean that you are afraid of them!" From the perspective of military strength, it seems that we are slightly at a disadvantage, but in essence, the generals we came here this time are all the most elite generals under our command. Although it is not said that we can be one to ten, it is no problem to deal with the officers and soldiers! In this way, our troops still have an advantage! Ha ha!

In addition, from the perspective of equipment, our cavalry is at a slight disadvantage at present. After all, the court has spent a lot of money to feed these Guanning troops. A large number of Liao rates collected every year have been invested in this group of officers and soldiers. For so many years, I'm afraid there are at least tens of millions of taels of silver, so their cavalry combat effectiveness. It is still quite strong. If the army dares to fight, he can even fight head-on with Jiannu!

But our strength is in the march. You are all my cronies of Xiao. Naturally, you know the strength of our method of battle. We are better than firearms, and our advantages are mostly in the long-range shooting of firearms. Therefore, against their cavalry, we are not shy about them. The legend of the Taran is powerful enough! Don't you still eat in front of us? Even if we don't have the advantage of fire, even if it's just a close battle, the officers and soldiers will not take advantage of it, because I believe that the fighting spirit of our generals is far more than that of the officers and the army! Because you know why you fought! But the officers and soldiers only know how to fight for money. When the two armies meet, the brave will win, and we are the brave!

What's more, the officers and soldiers can be said to have been hit by our plan. They don't know that we are gathered here at all, and the initiative of the battlefield is also in our hands. If so, we can't win, then below ourselves, all the military generals who participate in the war this time should be I have found a crooked neck tree and hanged down! Don't be embarrassed when you go back!"