Mercenaries of the Heavens

Chapter 205 Expanding the New Army
Looking at Gangzi, Wang Zhi wanted to cultivate Gangzi's strategic vision, and the school examiner asked:

"At present, we need to solve the Tartar problem as soon as possible. Think about it, what else can we do?"

Hearing Wang Zhi's words, Gangzi lowered his head and thought for a while, then said:

"According to the captain's idea, then we can only draw the frontier soldiers to join the team! After all, no matter how bad the frontier soldiers are, they have fought against the Tartars all year round, and they still have some fighting power!

Even if you can't attack the tough ones, there is still no problem in fighting the wind! "

After listening to Gangzi's words, Wang Zhi laughed with satisfaction, and happily said to Gangzi:
"That's right! Your analysis is right! Then do you know why I didn't ask Chongzhen to transfer the frontier army in the first place?"

Only then did Gangzi not think about it, and went on to say:

"Confidence, strength! Only when we easily wipe out the Tartar invaders and let all the frontier troops know the strength of our new army, can the frontier troops recognize us and generate confidence!"

Wang Zhi said with a smile on his face:
"That's right! Ancient wars were a matter of fighting for momentum! That's why there are sayings that one goes down again and again and the other goes to exhaustion!"
As long as the frontier troops who join us have confidence in us, when we rush into the enemy's formation, even with a group of farmers, we can kill all the Tartars without leaving any behind!
Gangzi, if you think about how Li Zicheng's peasant army defeated the Ming Dynasty's official army at the end of the Ming Dynasty, you will understand!How many of Li Zicheng's men can fight?
Ten thousand or twenty thousand?In the so-called "Loyalty Battalion" of [-], how many are really capable?The rest are coerced, powerless peasants! "

Hearing Wang Zhi's words, Gangzi bowed his head and thought for a while, then nodded and said to Wang Zhi:
"Captain! I understand! This is the same as my world! As long as the people of the country see the hope of victory, even the Nationalist Army who is used to watching the wind and fleeing can burst into battle! I think, I know what to do when I go back !"

Seeing that his hard work had paid off, Wang Zhi laughed happily, thinking:
The monk is a fierce general, Gangzi is a wise general, and Zhuo Yifan is a very good instructor!That's right, Zhuo Yifan who came to later generations has a lot of knowledge, and He Jianguo helped him, so he is an excellent instructor who trains the new army.

After that, Wang Zhi asked Dorgon to be escorted back to the capital, sent Chongzhen a detailed report of the two battles, and asked Chongzhen to send 5000 people from the border troops of the nine towns to Shanhaiguan to participate in the battle to exterminate the Tartars.

Chongzhen, who received the memorial, was very happy. He read Wang Zhi's battle report on the spot at the court meeting, and agreed to Wang Zhi's request.

Although the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty wanted to suppress the newly rising Wang Zhi, they also knew that if they interfered in the battle that could wipe out the Tartars, not only would Chongzhen hate him, but they would also be unable to stop the people from all over the world. She nodded and agreed.

Afterwards, Chongzhen ordered 5000 people from each of the nine border towns to join Wang Zhi's team.

After receiving the order, the commanders-in-chief of the border towns did not hesitate or be unwilling!Each recruited [-] elite cavalry to join Wang Zhi's team.

In fact, the details of Wang Zhi's two battles had already been informed by Wu Sangui and sent by Wu Xiang to the commanders of the border towns in letters.

Wu Xiang's letter described in detail that Wang Zhi suffered weak casualties in the two battles, and both times he defeated the Tazi cavalry with outnumbered enemies and neatly.

They even captured and killed the Tartar bannermen with the red banner, the white banner banner, and the white banner, which is equivalent to directly destroying the three major banner forces of the Tartars.

If Jiuzhen didn't take the opportunity to participate in the battle to exterminate the Tartars and reap benefits from this war, it would not only leave a bad impression in the heart of the new emperor, but even give the new emperor an excuse to dismiss him.

Among the nine towns, Chongzhen's newly promoted Zuo, Sun, and Cao commanders simply dispatched their most elite cavalry, and the other commanders also dispatched [-] cavalry after a long time of deliberation.

One month later, a total of [-] cavalry from various places except Shanhaiguan gathered outside Shanhaiguan.

Wang Zhi took the time to meet with the eight generals leading the team, and said directly to the eight:
"I don't ask you to charge forward, I only have one request! That is, when my new army rushes into the Tartar army formation, you must immediately dispatch to expand the results of the battle! I have said ugly words before, if someone is delayed by me, Hugh! Blame my military law for being ruthless!"

After finishing speaking, Wang Zhi slapped the solid wood desk in front of him with his palm, and there was a sound of 'bang, bang', and the desk, which weighed a hundred catties, broke into several pieces.

Wang Zhi's actions made the nine people, including Wu Sangui, speechless, and they were all afraid of the strength of the new army governor.

They clasped their fists in secret and promised:

"You must follow the governor, fight the enemy bravely, and never back down!"

In the next few months, when the cold winter came, the Tartars were unable to invade the border again, and retreated to their old nest-Changbai Mountain for the winter.

Wang Zhi's army did not relax at all, they seized the time and trained their cavalry under the leadership of Shen Lian without fear of the severe cold.

The new Nine Towns Frontier Army willingly accepts training in the center of happiness and pain.

Fortunately, Wang Zhi arranged quite generous meals for the soldiers. It can be said that this group of frontier soldiers had never eaten such extravagant meals.

In the morning, porridge and white steamed buns are enough, and at noon and evening, pork and mutton are not simply stewed, but braised and stir-fried.
Even if you die immediately on the battlefield, it's worth it!
The painful thing is that the training intensity of this new army is really beyond what ordinary soldiers can bear.

Shen Lian's training was completely copying the training outline of the new army, trying to make the newly joined frontier army keep up with the attacking rhythm of the new army.

Such high-intensity training is quite effective. After several months of training, the combat power of the Nine Towns Frontier Army has rapidly increased at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This made Wang Zhi very satisfied and gratified, thinking:

The frontier army in the last years of the Ming Dynasty was not completely corrupt, and the [-] cavalry drawn here still had considerable combat effectiveness.

Time passed quickly, and it was May of the next year in a blink of an eye. Seeing the ice and snow melting, Wang Zhi knew that the time had come to launch a total effort against the Tartars.

On this day, Wang Zhi summoned a group of generals to the tent and said directly:
"Now that the ice and snow in the Northeast have melted, it is time for us to attack. Are all your ministries ready for a big battle?"

All the generals glanced at each other, and they all clasped their fists and said proudly:
"I can't wait to invade the territory of the Tartars, and I will kill all of them!"

Hearing their answers, Wang Zhi nodded in satisfaction, then said in a serious voice:

"Okay! Let's break out of the camp tomorrow! However, I have issued a military order: All Tartars who surrender, except nobles, are not allowed to kill randomly! No women are allowed! No looting of property is allowed! Anyone who violates the military order will be killed without mercy!"

A group of generals heard Wang Zhi's military order, although they were very puzzled, they did not dare to disobey, so they could only answer with fists clasped:
"Yes! We will obey the Governor's order!"

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