total war broken

Chapter 372 The Lurking Hero

"This time our eight guards have a total population of more than 35 people, and 320 acres of land have been liquidated! 21 taels of tax and 40 shi of grain have been recovered." After the calculation, the information was quickly sent to Jinan Mansion. Hearing what Wang Heng said, Xiao Chuan was overjoyed and a little bit sad that the 9 people were the entire population plus the number of old, weak, women and children, and most of the young and strong were just a hoe Hui Da Da farmers rarely have the professional soldiers they look forward to.

"There are also soldiers who have been trained for generations since they were young. The total number is less than a thousand!" Wang Heng said, his tone was a little sighing. Ogawa also shook his head. It was still too few. Many military households in the guard system have been in the military for generations. Professional soldiers who practiced martial arts at a young age, they have been professional soldiers for generations and are also the essence of the guard system. However, these professional soldiers are becoming less and less, and they become tenants of the land, or become landlords, or simply flee.

"Transfer them all to Qingzhou to build a fat riding camp." Xiao Chuan said with a smile, but Han Gang's people are definitely not willing to do so, and finally got a few powerful men to take them away for him, but what?Only when powerful cavalry are trained together can they have good results.

This year, we can train [-] battalion soldiers. The soldiers of the fifth battalion are as powerful as Houjin's ordinary infantry armor. There is no way to compare the more powerful Baya soldiers. I can only make up for this gap with firearms, or the kind of death. How about the style of play where thousands of enemies die at the same time?After they developed firearms, they deciphered their own style of play, what should they use to fight against the Qing army's Baya soldiers!
Only through the next branch of the barracks can the soldiers of the forbidden army compete with the Qing army's Baya soldiers, or grow up through their own boy scouts, but they have no time to wait for the ten-year cycle, and the Qing army will also develop through ten years. Unleash stronger combat power.There is also Zhang Xianzhong, a thief who likes to develop silently.

In history, Zhang Xianzhong, the heinous thief who burned the imperial mausoleum, surrendered in Gucheng. Ming history records that after he surrendered, he still had [-] soldiers. , it can be seen that the gap between the two is not only in their generals, but also in some battle results. It's just that Zhang Xianzhong was really lucky, and his life was ended by an arrow cluster, and he didn't catch up with so many Ming soldiers. He surrendered.

"How are Zhang Xianzhong and Gucheng?" Xiaochuan asked. Xiaochuan was the most concerned about Zhang Xianzhong, and he was the most trusted enemy among the thieves in the future.

"He and Gucheng have been in frequent contact with the Fifth Gezuo Battalion nearby. It seems that they want to recruit five people. Those five people seem to want to join Zhang Xianzhong's command." We must thoroughly grasp these more than 4 elites."

"Gezuo Fifth Battalion?" Hearing this name, Xiao Chuan was stunned for a moment. This was a transcendent existence in the late Ming Dynasty. Its combat power was not weaker than that of Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng. Said: "If he is successful in recruiting, wouldn't Zhang Xianzhong have more than [-] men under his command?"

"It's 12!" Wang Heng said, "and his boy soldiers, as well as the new army he recruited on the way, many of them were defeated soldiers of the Ming army, or horse thieves from all walks of life, or bankrupt horse households! And he was in the army. Training boring rake hands and three-eyed musketeers, these two types of arms are very suitable for thieves with uneven levels of craftsmen."

"12, what does he live on?" Xiao Chuan felt relieved when he thought about it. The other party was a thief, so he ran all the way to grab food and grass, but Xiao Chuan was relieved. After a long time, he lost the hearts of the people. When everyone resisted everywhere, it was when he was struggling.

"But he seems to be looking at Sichuan!" Wang Heng said, "There are traces of Zhang Xianzhong's hair-shearing activities in Sichuan," he said.

Sichuan!In history, Zhang Xianzhong would have to wait at least a few years before taking over Sichuan. Could it be that Zhang Xianzhong wanted to take over this place in advance? Sichuan has a population of tens of millions, a land of abundance, and unique advantages such as Shu brocade. Looking north to Longdi, Longdi produces more war horses.Where disasters occurred frequently in Shandong like my own. The Manchus entered the pass and plundered once, and the thieves plundered several times. The population dropped sharply. He said: "Impossible. It's courting death!"

The Ming army's nine frontier elites, the Qin army, and the chieftain wolf soldiers are all in the pass at the moment. They just defeated Li Zicheng's army and defeated Shangluo Mountain. collapse!"

"I think it might go to Shu first, and wait for the Qing army to go south after the thieves are everywhere." Wang Heng said, looking at the north with an inexplicable look in his eyes. The Qing Dynasty in the north will definitely sharpen its sword at this moment. Huo Huo, at this moment, their Han Eight Banner gunners have added Koreans and Han people from all over the country to the point of [-]. The blacksmith shops stretching for several miles outside Shenyang City are making firearms day and night. Isn't it the best time for Zhang Xianzhong to enter Sichuan when they go south.

The Qing army in the north is like the most perfect war machine in ancient China. Everything exists for war. The unique system of farming and warfare, the Baya army system, and the Eight Banners system are used to control the outstanding arms of foreign races. Next time after he sharpens his sword and goes south?Battle of Matsuyama!Wait until the Matsuyama battle a few years later!If Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan, he would be powerless to stop him.

If this war breaks out, Zhang Xianzhong, who has been waiting for a long time, will definitely choose to enter Sichuan. The Ming army will have no time to take care of itself. When the time comes, he will occupy Sichuan and Shu and have this rich land to feed his powerful army. At that time, he can also rely on blacksmiths from all over Sichuan, etc. With the resources to build a stronger firearms force, and the surrender of the Ming army there, this was a good time to eliminate Zhang Xianzhong, but the Ming army did not seize the opportunity. At this moment, Li Zicheng defeated the elite Ming army who had fallen down the mountain, and Instead of annihilating Zhang Xianzhong's main force, he accepted his surrender, giving the most dangerous enemy a chance to breathe.

"He will rebel after October next year," Wang Heng said, seeing Xiao Chuan's puzzled eyes and said: "The food he robbed is only enough for him to eat until October next year. If he doesn't want to starve to death, he can only continue to rob."

"October next year." Xiao Chuan shook his head, Zhang Xianzhong would rebel again after that, and said, "He won't set his sights on Sichuan and Shu."

"No, in this case, Sichuan and Shu will not be where they flee, and no one will plunder their future territory," Wang Heng said.

Xiao Chuan smiled, since he regarded Sichuan as his future base, how could he loot here and destroy his war potential.As the saying goes, rabbits don't eat grass beside their nests.

"Report!" A person outside came with a nervous expression, holding a scroll in his hand and said, "There is information." Xiao Chuan's eyes suddenly became serious when he saw the letter paper he handed over.When Wang Heng saw it, there was also a hint of fear in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)