The bloody human head was right in front of him, and blood was splattered on the temporary high platform.

The smell of blood can be smelled from a distance.

When the recruits saw this scene, they almost vomited out the meat they dared to eat.

The veterans, on the other hand, had serious faces.

Some of these gray-haired veterans had even participated in the battle to conquer Wu, and had followed countless generals.

One soldier is raging, and the general is raging in a nest.

This Marquis of Guangyuan is not a bear general.

Many veterans even had secret joy on their faces.

This general takes military regulations so seriously that he cares about their lives.

If you didn't care about their lives, you wouldn't have formulated such strict military regulations.

and...

Following such a powerful Shangguan, there might really be a chance for him to become his wife.

Many people's eyes lit up.

"Since you have eaten meat, you have also seen the consequences of violating military regulations. If anyone violates military regulations in the future, the consequences will be the same as them. Today, you and your superiors will get to know each other well. In the future, you will have to fight with foreigners with real swords and guns. If you fight hand to hand, don't lose your life in vain when the time comes."

After saying this, Lu Ji, Lu Yun and others stepped forward to collect the soldiers.

Next, people like Qu Wei, Centurion, etc. also came to their posts one after another.

They were given three days to get to know each other.

I hope that in these three days, I can obey orders on the battlefield. As long as I can do this, Wang Sheng will be satisfied.

...

Not far from the gathering place of Wang Sheng's troops is the gathering place of Zhang Hong.

He had 5,000 elite soldiers, and one thousand were assigned to lead the 50,000-strong army. They were much better at controlling the army than Wang Sheng.

In fact, Zhang Hong just asked these state and county soldiers to obey orders. Apart from this, he had no other requirements.

Zhang Hong didn't expect much from these state and county soldiers.

As long as you can rush forward and be used as cannon fodder.

Since you are just being cannon fodder, it is useless to teach too many things.

As for turning these soldiers into your own use.

Zhang Hong didn't think so much.

I don't have the guts either.

He is not a time traveler and does not know the future direction.

He just wanted to use the Western Expedition to gain a high political position for himself.

Become a group of people who can make political decisions.

"General, after all, Marquis Guangyuan has never been in the army, so the general is so confident that he can command an army of 30,000 men by himself?"

Zhang Hong glanced at the deputy general beside him and shook his head slightly.

"Marquis Guangyuan is not as simple as you think."

"No matter how talented Marquis Guangyuan is, he is just a young man. Why does the general think so highly of him?"

Zhang Hong glanced at the deputy general beside him and asked: "Why do you say these words?"

"General."

The lieutenant general saluted Zhang Hong and said: "The situation on the battlefield is unpredictable. If Marquis Guangyuan doesn't understand military matters, if these 30,000 people are handed over to him, I am afraid that not only will they not be able to help, but they will do harm at the critical moment." It’s a big deal.”

"What you are saying is that you want to take back those 30,000 people?"

"The general is the commander-in-chief, so naturally he can."

Zhang Hong laughed at himself and said: "But in the Western Expedition Army, Marquis Guangyuan is the real commander, and this general is just the nominal commander."

To his lieutenant, Zhang Hong also spoke a little more.

"You and I were killed from a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, and we knew how to fight and kill people. But when it comes to things in the court, we know nothing about it. Even if Marquis Guangyuan doesn't understand anything about the military, these thirty thousand people People should still be controlled by him. This is not only the intention of Marquis Guangyuan, but also my intention. Perhaps it is also His Majesty's intention."

After taking a breath, Zhang Hong said again: "For Your Majesty, the Western Expedition for thousands of years is not that important. What happens after that is what Your Majesty values."

At this time, the deputy general did not continue to ask questions.

He knew what the emperor valued.

In fact, most people in Luoyang understood what the emperor meant.

Half the world understands the emperor's intentions.

"The general understands."

"No."

Zhang Hong shook his head slightly and looked at the deputy general with a bright look.

"You do not understand."

"Marquis Guangyuan is not as simple as you think. If you think he is not a big deal due to his age, if you are his enemy, I am afraid you will be eaten to pieces by him. He is a big shot."

"Big shot?"

The deputy general was stunned for a moment, with a look of disbelief on his face.

"Is he as powerful as the King of Zhao or the King of Chengdu?"

"Worse than that."

Zhang Hong sighed and said: "As a general, you only need to perform your duties. The less we participate in the affairs of the court, the less involved we will be. But even as a general, we need to have someone to protect us in the court.

.”

"The person the general is talking about is Marquis Guangyuan?"

Zhang Hong nodded lightly.

"Besides Marquis Guangyuan, I'm afraid there is no one else."

The deputy general did not expect Zhang Hong to speak so highly of Wang Sheng, and was silent for a while.

"Therefore, what you said to me today must not be mentioned to anyone else, especially not to the ears of Marquis Guangyuan. Do you understand?"

"The general knows clearly."

Zhang Hong looked at the deputy general and knew that he was still a little unconvinced.

"I'm afraid you think I'm afraid of the power of Marquis Guangyuan, but?"

"No matter how powerful Marquis Guangyuan is, no matter how many books he has read, how can he be our opponent on the battlefield?"

Soldiers also have military arrogance.

Even in this era, culture is valued over military affairs.

However, the status of officers and soldiers in the Chinese army has always been high.

Some resources are also endless.

The so-called low-status people are probably those state and county soldiers.

"Then you go and see if Marquis Guangyuan can control those soldiers in the next few days. If he can, you will rot in your stomach today. If you can't, I will kill the 30,000 soldiers of Marquis Guangyuan."

Take it back."

"good!"

The deputy general's eyes lit up.

"This is what you said, General."

People in the army always go straight, and the deputy general went directly to the gathering place where Wang Sheng was without any delay.

Act 1.

I saw a dozen heads rolling down from the high platform.

The soldiers in the audience were not angry, but serious.

This was different from what he thought.

At just the first glance, he found that Marquis Guangyuan was really not as miserable as he thought.

But he decided to take a few more looks.

You can't tell a person's reality at first glance.

.......

Outside Xin'an City, an army was slowly advancing.

The front of this army was silent, but the back seemed a little noisy.

It was Meng Guan who was the pioneer of the Western Expedition.

Although this vanguard army is claimed to be ten thousand, the actual number is far more than ten thousand.

There are even close to 20,000 people.

Instead of using 10,000 people, we used 20,000 people. Naturally, Meng Guan had Xiao Jiujiu in mind.

Originally, he thought that the position of commander of the Western Expeditionary Army was his.

After all, there are not many people in the army who have such a reputation as him above the court.

Even for people with his reputation, some were too old to carry out expeditions, while others were jealous of the emperor and were not reused.

A person like him who is the King of Zhao should be reused by His Majesty.

After all, King Zhao is now gradually participating in government affairs.

What he never expected was.

Marquis Guangyuan intervened.

His Majesty did not want to look for a candidate to lead the Western Expedition among the kings, so he chose a general who conquered the captives.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that General Zhenglu wears the same trousers as Marquis Guangyuan.

Meng Guan's Western Expedition Army brought nearly 20,000 people over, in order to defeat Qi Wannian before the Western Expedition Army came.

This matter is not difficult.

But it's not impossible.

The soldiers he carries are all elite troops, brought out by him single-handedly. Although their elite level is somewhat different from that of the Chinese army, the difference is not big.

There is also the private army of King Zhao.

The Zhao King's private army was much more elite than those state and county soldiers.

When he arrived outside Xin'an City, he was greeted by the county magistrate and county lieutenants at the city gate.

But Meng Guan had no intention of wasting time in Xin'an.

After passing Xin'an City, we entered the territory of Hongnong County.

As far as Meng Guan knew, not all of Hongnong County fell.

In addition to the burning of Huayin and the capture of Hu County, looking forward, places such as Mianchi and Quanwu were still not conquered by Qi Wannian.

During the capture of Huayin, Qi Wannian's troops were severely damaged and are now in the stage of licking their wounds.

This is also the reason why Mianchi Yiquanwu was able to survive the disaster.

certainly...

Some local people also formed Xiangyong, which made Qi Wannian surrender.

The psychological shadow that Huayin had previously caused on them has not yet recovered.

According to Meng Guan's idea, he must go to Mianchi before nightfall today.

The city of Mianchi is strong and not afraid of Qi Wannian's surprise attack.

After one day of repairs, his troops were directed towards the city of Hongnong County.

In the city of Hongnong County, Qi Wannian was captured again. This was the script that Meng Guan had envisioned.

But even Meng Guan wasn't very sure whether this script could be done as he wanted.

After all, he has too few soldiers.

"County magistrate, prepare the food and grass. Our army will set off in a quarter of an hour."

"Why are you so anxious?"

Xin'an is adjacent to Hongnong County, and it is also shivering at this time.

It would be great if there was an army to protect it.

But now it seems that there is no such good thing.

At the same time, the county magistrate and county captain also breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, when the general spoke, he only wanted to mobilize food, not local soldiers.

After all, there are less than five hundred soldiers in one city.

If you smoke again.

Not to mention defending against foreigners like Qi Wannian, even the local aggressive people cannot resist.

A quarter of an hour later, Meng Guan sent out his troops on time.

After the mighty army left only rows of footprints in the snow outside Xin'an County, the county captain breathed out the last breath in his heart.

"Your Majesty, I see that this army only has more than 10,000 people. Can it kill Qi Wannian?"

The county magistrate shook his head gently.

"This is just the vanguard. I'm afraid it will be difficult for the vanguard army to eliminate Qi Wannian, but with the addition of the Western Expeditionary Army behind it, it will be fine."

The county captain nodded slightly.

"In addition to this, I can have a peaceful sleep this night."

They were really afraid that Qi Wannian would take a shortcut and eat them up.

These days, they have been extremely unhappy.

"It's not that easy to sleep peacefully. Qi Wannian is a tiger, but these soldiers are jackals. Go back and hide your family members and maids. If these soldiers take a fancy to you, even I can't save you.

.”

They were afraid of Qi Wannian, but they were also afraid of those armies.

During the march, some accidents are inevitable.

In this era, in order to raise food and grass, soldiers and plundering were even carried out.

Although this thing doesn't happen often, it has to be guarded against.

No one knows whether this food is enough.

After leaving Xin'an, the sky gradually darkened.

But Mianchi doesn't seem to be paying attention yet.

As night falls, the stars rise.

The waning moon is crescent and the winter wind is biting.

The goose-feather heavy snow was blowing wantonly with the cold wind.

The marching speed further slowed down.

Fortunately, Meng Guan's worries did not last long, because in the distance, the dim light of the city could already be seen.

Mianchi.

Right in front of you.

They entered Mianchi overnight and the rest of the soldiers camped outside Mianchi.

With his trusted soldiers, Meng Guan went straight to the county government office.

The first thing is to summon the county captain and magistrate who are sleeping.

Being summoned by Meng Guan, these people were certainly a little unhappy.

But they don't dare to show their dissatisfaction.

After all, through the news, they also knew that there were tens of thousands of troops garrisoned outside the city.

As for Mianchi, including the temporarily formed Xiangyong, there were only three thousand people.

The two are not on the same level in terms of quantity, quality, and official position.

Being obedient and obedient is the only thing they can do.

"First tell me how many soldiers you have in Mianchi and how much food and grass you have."

As soon as he came, Meng Guan went straight to the topic without any intention of delaying.

His time is never enough.

Even if it is a rapid march, I am afraid that the time left for the Western Expeditionary Army behind will only be five days at most.

That is to say.

Within five days.

We must win this Qi Wannian!

The difficulty is not that great.

"General Qi, in order to resist Qi Wannian, we have formed three thousand local warriors. As for the food and grass, we only have five thousand stones."

Five thousand stones is a small amount for a city like Mianchi.

But Meng Guan didn't care about this.

He has brought enough food and grass.

For him, this war lasted for five days.

No matter how much food he has, it is useless to him.

Actually.

He only had seven days' worth of food on hand.

"These three thousand village warriors will be handed over to me tomorrow for simple training. In two days they will conquer the county."

Two days later?

The county captain's face suddenly showed a look of embarrassment.

"General, two days is too hasty, isn't it?"

"Two days are too late for me, General."

If it weren't for the fact that these people under my command have been traveling for days and need a rest.

Otherwise, the war will begin tomorrow.

Not two days later.

"You just have to obey orders."

The county captain still had a look of embarrassment on his face.

"It's just that those country warriors are not soldiers. Some of them can't even use swords well."

These local heroes are all Mianchi locals!

If the only young and strong person is gone, then Mianchi will only be left with the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled in the future.

"If you don't know how to use a knife, the Japanese general will naturally ask someone to teach you tomorrow."

Meng Guan's tone also became cold and stern.

These three thousand people have been used as cannon fodder by Meng Guan.

As for the thoughts of the county magistrate and county lieutenant.

He knows, but he doesn't care.

You shouldn't care about the thoughts of little people in the first place.

"Tell me more about the situation over there at Qi Wannian."

Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle.
Chapter completed!