Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 645 Kicked on the iron plate 3
Thousands of knights galloped along the concrete road, with black helmets, black battle flags, and stern faces. All these have long been famous in the land of China, and even children can call them by their names... Heluo New Army!
Yes, it was the Heluo New Army who came.They all carried greasy rifled flintlock guns on their backs, and a long and narrow cavalry-style Miao knife on their waists. The cowhide bullet bags were bulging, filled with pointed lead bullets and paper shell fixed propellants. , the bayonet knife with four terrifying blood grooves is fastened on the thigh, the sharpness is completely up to personal preference, some people sharpen it sharper than a razor, some people don't bother to sharpen it, and it can't even cut a finger with it .In addition, on their horseback hung an ammunition bag containing ten grenades and some spare bullets.There are several weapons on these guys, all of which are extremely sophisticated. It must be expensive to raise such an army. Wherever they go, the border generals salivate and call them "good soldiers". Looking at their equipment, I stuck out my tongue again, darling, I can't afford it!
The leader of this elite cavalry was a young man named Qi Polu.

Qi Polu is considered number one in the Heluo New Army. He was one of the first to fight side by side with Yang Menglong. He was extremely brave in every battle. Many veterans and officers said that this kid would definitely become a shining star in the future. The mighty star.The problem is that there are too many talents in the Heluo New Army. Xue Siming, Zhong Ning, Cao Jun, Han Peng...all of them are talented generals who can stand on their own. He also sent his sons and nephews to the Heluo New Army so that they could exchange their blood for a bright future. These wealthy children who had received good education and strict training since they were young started as soldiers, and quickly stood out as soldiers. Officers... It's not difficult to imagine how fierce the competition is. There are a lot of vacancies in the total head-to-head. It's not easy to stand out in such a group!Besides, Qi Hu has been suppressing him all the time. If he has credit, he will be encouraged a little. If he makes a mistake, he will be fined twice. Therefore, in the five years in the Heluo New Army, he has suffered all kinds of hardships and suffered all kinds of crimes. Polu has only just climbed to the position of General Manager.Qi Hu's reason was that he was still too young and hadn't settled down yet. It would be irresponsible for the entire army to rashly hand over one or two thousand well-trained soldiers to him.But now that he's gone, it's not good to be a grandfather and continue to suppress him. When Yang Menglong decided to send an army to Datong to help the Tianxiong Army, Qi Hu ordered his grandson's general.

It was Li Dingguo who came to the border with Qi Polu, and Yang Menglong personally ordered his generals.Li Dingguo's talent in military affairs is unparalleled. Yang Menglong wants him to go to the border to broaden his horizons and gain a little experience so that he can be reused in the future.Now the kid is riding on the horse and looking around, curious about everything he sees.The rough and majestic scenery of the frontier fortress made him intoxicated. Thinking of commanding a large army to move across this land and open up new territories, the little guy was so excited that he said secretly: "A man should come to this kind of place to make achievements!"

The majestic city walls of Datong City appear at the end of the horizon.Qi Polu let out a sigh of relief, and said to Li Dingguo: "It's finally here, I'm almost exhausted!"

Li Dingguo twisted his waist on the horse's back. After riding the horse for so long, he felt that his crotch was torn in two... It hurts!He asked with a bitter face: "Brother Polu, can we rest for two days in Datong? I don't want to become bow-legged!"

Qi Polu chuckled: "You boy, you don't have to be trained! After you have tasted what it's like to eat, drink, and sleep on horseback, and you don't get off the horse for several days and nights, you will find that now this little Pain is simply a piece of cake!" Patting Li Dingguo on the shoulder, he thoughtfully said, "Persevere, and when we arrive in Datong City, I will take you to a hot spring!"

Li Dingguo responded, urging the horse to run faster, his inner thigh was bleeding.

The Tianxiong Army was not surprised at the arrival of the new Heluo Army. Their defense area was too large, extending from Ji Town to the Yinchuan Plain. How could a mere 4 troops be enough?Therefore, when he decided to send troops to Hetao, Lu Xiangsheng, as the prime minister of the six northern provinces, ordered some troops from the Heluo New Army to come over—after all, Henan is also under his jurisdiction.When he issued this order, Zu Dabi, Cao Wenzhao and others all sweated for him. Can Yang Menglong agree to the deployment of elite soldiers?However, Yang Menglong quickly replied, saying that the conquest of Hetao is a great cause that will shine for thousands of years. The Tianxiong Army should not let the limelight be taken away. He very readily sent Qi Polu to lead the leading troops over, Xue Siming, Zhong Ning, Cao Jun and others The main force led by them has not yet moved. After all, what the Tianxiong Army is launching is just a power-testing attack. Before the strategic decisive battle, the main force of the Heluo New Army is stepping up to re-equip and train, and at the same time drive the Huguang rebels to Guangdong and Guangxi.The Tianxiong army was very happy to see the new Heluo army coming. Some officers smiled and said to Qi Polu, "Oh, our little tiger is here too!"

Qi Polu greeted everyone with a smile, and everyone mingled together.Li Dingguo was curious, and asked in a low voice, "How do you know them so well?"

Qi Polu said: "I used to stay with the Tianxiong Army for a period of time, and I had a little friendship with them... You don't know, right? The Tianxiong Army was brought out by my grandfather. Strictly speaking, they are another army. Heluo New Army."

Li Dingguo carefully observed the soldiers of the new army who quickly mingled together, and had to admit that what Qi Polu said was really reasonable, the Tianxiong army was indeed the second Heluo new army.

The barracks had been prepared long ago, and the Heluo new army stationed in.Qi Polu dragged Li Dingguo to the Marquis Mansion, just in time, Lu Xiangsheng was free now, so he came out to meet him in person, and he smiled when they met, "I haven't seen you for a year, our little tiger has grown so tall!"

Qi Polu chuckled: "It's time for me to grow up now! Lord Hou..."

Lu Xiangsheng said: "This is too alien, you should call me Uncle Lu as before."

Qi Polu said: "This is too casual, how dare I!"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "It's good to be casual, it's good to be casual." Looking at Li Dingguo, his expression was happy: "What's the name of this little brother? With such a bearing at such a young age, he must not be an idle generation."

Li Dingguo bowed respectfully and said, "Li Dingguo, a grassroots man, see Lord Hou!"

Lu Xiangsheng helped him up and said, "So you are Li Dingguo? I often hear the champion mention you, saying that you are a rare genius, and you will definitely become a famous general in the future!"

Li Dingguo was a little excited: "Champion Hou really said that?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Will he still tell lies to coax you? In fact, seeing that he raised you by his side, he knows that you are extraordinary. He would not bother to bother with this if it were an ordinary person."

Li Dingguo scratched his head, he really didn't think how Yang Menglong trained him.It is true that Yang Menglong took him by his side, but he was only asked to read, run, and practice martial arts every day. On a whim, he taught him some knowledge such as observing celestial phenomena, doing map work, and identifying directions. He also took him to do some physics and chemistry. In the experiment, there are much more elements of playing than learning.He admits that the things taught by Yang Menglong are fun, but they have nothing to do with fighting, what kind of training is this!
Lu Xiangsheng hosted a banquet in the commander's mansion to entertain the two little guys, and kept asking Qi Polu about his studies in the past year. He didn't look like a well-known marshal, but rather a big parent who had strict requirements on his children. .Li Dingguo was listening and didn't interrupt.He respects Lu Xiangsheng very much. This Confucian general is impeccable in both talent and charisma. His ability to govern the world, his bravery and fearlessness, and his great talent make Li Dingguo look up to the mountains all his life, and he can have dinner with him , Li Dingguo is deeply honored.Qi Polu didn't have such a self-awareness, it seemed to him that this was a very common thing.Lu Xiangsheng asked about the situation in Huguang. Qi Polu said with a sad face that the Huguang rebels were too difficult to deal with. They finally drove them out of Hunan and Hubei. The rampage made Yang Menglong jump his feet in anger.Li Dingguo secretly complained in his heart: "Your acting is too bad, right? The Heluo New Army can't do anything to the Huguang Rebels? The ghosts believe it!" He followed Yang Menglong, and he also saw some tricks, the Heluo New Army's suppression The bandits can basically be called picking up land. The Huguang rebels attacked the city and plundered the land in front, uprooting the powerful and evil gentry, and the Heluo new army distributed their fields to the people in an official capacity. The cooperation between the two is too good. .Of course, it’s good to see through it, don’t say it’s broken, I’m afraid you won’t be able to see the sun tomorrow.

Right now, the Heluo New Army has taken control of central, southern, and northern Guangdong. The Huguang rebels are rushing all the way to Oxi.Wherever this large army went, the local officials and gentry were all in fear, and the price of land plummeted all the way, and they couldn't stop it even if it fell by even [-]%. , but those who simply do business are not punished so harshly. As long as they don't do anything harmful to nature, they can just drink and do business.The Heluo New Army was chasing after them, and wherever they went, the common people came to welcome them in empty cities with bags of water and lotus juice!Both soldiers and thieves are welcomed by the people from the bottom of their hearts. This kind of bandit suppression war is really weird. The court turned a blind eye to it and didn't bother to care about it. All easy to say!Lu Xiangsheng didn't know how to complain about this, Yang Menglong, are you playing too much?Have you ever been intimidated by a script you wrote?Anyway, I was scared!
"Uncle Lu, how is the battle going?" Qi Polu briefly introduced the situation in Huguang, and then turned the topic back to the current border situation.

Lu Xiangsheng said: "Ten days ago, our army was divided into three groups. The national cavalry set off from the Alashan grassland to attack Wuhai and Urad grasslands. The middle line started from Yulin and went straight to the Ordos Plateau. The east line was [-] cavalry troops. Wulanchabu, because the Tartars knew about our army's deployment in advance, so the army has not achieved any success until now, but let them take advantage of the loopholes and surround Yingzhou."

Qi Polu scolded angrily: "Damn it!"

Li Dingguo also scolded: "It's simply hateful!"

This is a national war, but something went wrong at this juncture, and anyone would hate those bastards who betrayed information.

Qi Polu asked, "How is the situation in Yingzhou?"

Lu Xiangsheng said: "I was surrounded by [-] to [-] Mongolian iron cavalry. I don't know anything about the situation there. But with Yingzhou City's fortified cannon, it is possible to hold on for half a month."

Qi Polu hurriedly stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Master Hou, the general is willing to lead troops to reinforce Yingzhou!"

He knew that the strength of the Tianxiong Army was already at its limit. Lu Xiangsheng didn't have many mobile troops in his hands, and those in Xuanfu and Jizhen had to guard against Jiannu and dare not act rashly. The 1000 troops he brought were probably Lu Xiangsheng was the most powerful of the few mobile troops in his hands, and he also wanted to fight the Mongols a few tricks, so he took the initiative to propose it.

Lu Xiangsheng said with a smile: "I don't have any soldiers in hand now, even if you don't ask for a battle, I will send you there. But you are already very tired after coming from a long distance. Let's rest for a few days and recover your strength before setting off."

Li Dingguo said: "Master Hou, this matter cannot be delayed, in case..."

Lu Xiangsheng said calmly: "There will be no accidents. I know my army. Before you arrive, they will let the Tartars smash their heads under the city of Yingzhou!"

(End of this chapter)