But it was this constant mixing of water that caused the Guanning Iron Cavalry's combat power to decline, so that when he was in Ningxiang Town, Zu Dabi believed that he could not fight against the Qing Cavalry in a field. Fortunately, Chi Erhan came to support in time, so he turned defeat into victory.

You should know that even if the real Guanning Iron Cavalry is not as good as the Liaodong Iron Cavalry, it is also the most elite unit in the late Ming Dynasty, and its combat power is even higher than that of the Eight Banners of the Later Jin Dynasty, and it can confront the Central Guards of the Eight Banners of the Eight Banners.

Perhaps there are days in the dark.

After this battle, Wu Zheng, who had never thought about re-establishing a cavalry, changed his mind temporarily.

Of course, there are three main reasons for this. One is the capture of war horses. The Northern Expedition Army has no cavalry, so the middle and upper-level generals alone cannot digest so many war horses. War horses need to be raised. This is a huge expense. You can't let it starve to death, it would be too wasteful.

Second, Qian Qiaogong happened to return and used professional people to do professional things, which has always been Wu Zheng's creed.

The last reason is that Wu Zheng is very clear that in history, the change of cold and hot weapons cannot be achieved in a short period of time. In fact, until three hundred years later, the cavalry still appeared on the battlefield and became unpopular from time to time.

Therefore, if you are poor in this generation, you may still be able to continue the image of the "battlefield king" in this era of cold weapons.

Since you have a war horse, don't waste it. This is Wu Zheng's real idea to agree to reorganize the cavalry.

....

Wu Zheng did not immediately wait for the Qing government's mission.

Instead, I waited for bad news.

The vanguard of the Northern Expedition Army who had left Guting sent emergency military information. The Qing army in Yanzhou moved south in a large scale. The vanguard had already arrived in Jiningzhou and had contacted the enemy in one or two days.

This is not a surprise. Wu Zheng was mentally prepared for the Qing army to go south to compete for Xuzhou.

What surprised Wu Zheng was that a person was mentioned in the military newspaper - Shen Zhiyuan.

The chief general of the Qing army this time was Shen Zhiyuan.

What surprised Wu Zheng even more was that the scout came to a letter sent by Shen Zhiyuan to throw, and in the letter, he invited Wu Zheng to meet in Guting Town in one sentence.

....

Guting Town already belongs to Yanzhou.

Two or thirty miles south of it, there is a village called Miaodaokou, but Miaodaokou belongs to Pei County, Xuzhou Prefecture.

Since it is called the temple entrance, it is naturally a temple. Not only does it have temples, but there are many more.

The Miaodaokou is an important wharf at the intersection of Sishui and the Grand Canal. It is known as "Nine Wells and Eighteen Temples, Three Mountains and One Well".

There is a proverb that says, "The smoke from Fengxian and the wine from Peixian are the only ones who come from the temple." The word "bachelor" does not refer to people who have no wives in later generations, but to those who are wise and decent and dare to take responsibility.

The temple in front of Wu Zheng was already ruined.

Even people can’t survive in such a chaotic world, so how can they have the leisure to worship Buddha?

The ruins, broken walls, spider webs, musty smell, and occasionally, inadvertently, a few frightened mice could run out. This temple was obviously unable to enter and talk about some serious matters.

However, Wu Zheng was particularly interested in this couplet on the screen wall. He held his hands behind his back and recited it several times, but he was still savoring it.

"When you are out of trouble, anyone can be calm.

Who can calm down when you are in the situation?"

Shen Zhiyuan stood behind Wu Zheng with a smile, wearing a blue shirt, not showing luxury, and fully showed a elegant and free spirit.

He did not bring the army, but only brought Huang Tuozi and two guards, with four people and four horses, which can be said to have been to the meeting alone.

On the other hand, Wu Zheng brought Qian Qiaogong and Baiqi whom he temporarily pieced together seemed a little inferior.

Shen Zhiyuan did not interrupt Wu Zheng. He stood quietly behind Wu Zheng, as if he was willing to accompany him even if Wu Zheng recited forever.

"What do you want?"

"that power?"

"woman?"

"property?"

"Or all three?"

Wu Zheng suddenly spoke, but his body did not turn around, as if he was talking to himself.

But Chen Zhiyuan understood that this must be asking him.

"I can do nothing of all three."

"Oh?" Wu Zheng focused on stroking the screen wall, as if he was stroking a beloved woman. Qian Qiaogong even had an illusion that this screen wall would be an ancient divine object?

"Then what do you want?" Wu Zheng was still the original question, "Three years ago, I didn't give you a chance... You are actually very clear about the reason. Now, I am willing to give you a chance, but you no longer want it... I just want to know, what exactly do you want?"

Chen Zhiyuan smiled. He kept smiling, but after Wu Zheng finished speaking, he smiled even stronger.

"I thought it would be a luxury to be a general who commands thousands of troops in my life, but now, I think I can do more... You know, I was not a peaceful person since I was a child."

"I know." Wu Zheng nodded, "But this cannot be at the cost of the lives of the soldiers of the Northern Expedition Army... You obviously went astray."

"No. I can't accept this accusation. In fact, even if I don't attack He Gao and Tongzhou, Dorgon would have ordered Yue Le to go south. At that time, there might not be a thousand people in Tongzhou, but the entire army was wiped out."

Wu Zheng slowly turned to his face and looked at Chen Zhiyuan silently. This face was so familiar but so strange.

"Let me go back."

"No."

"You don't even want to see your father?"

Chen Zhiyuan's face changed slightly, but then he shook his head and said, "I feel relieved if I have the big brother caressing him."

"You actually... still think I'm the eldest brother?"

"You are the eldest brother."

"Then let me go back."

"No." Chen Zhiyuan was a little excited, "You can't stop me... Since I was a child, I was not as good as you. I took the exam together. I was one year later from the scholarship. I joined the army together. You left. I was caught by my father and beaten up. I was locked up for a whole year... You came back, and on the grounds that I didn't want me to have an accident, I stayed in Pinggang Mountain Village for a whole year... What I want to say is that I also have dreams!"

Wu Zheng looked at Chen Zhiyuan's eyes, was silent for a long time, and asked dryly: "Does the dream want to exchange for the price of hurting father and son and brotherhood? Do you want to exchange for the compatriots who betrayed you? Do you want to dye your top red with the blood of countless comrades?"

Chen Zhiyuan was stunned for a while, and then smiled and said, "No. I don't accept your accusations. In fact, you know in your heart that no matter whether I attack Tongzhou or not, I am there. Dorgon can't do anything to me... He can't kill me because I have 30,000 new troops. But the reason for attacking is very simple. I want the Qing court to accept me, recognize me, and reuse me... and rely on me."

"So, you are leading the army and are ready to fight to the death with the elder brother you mentioned?" Wu Zheng asked calmly.

"No." This was Chen Zhiyuan's third refutation, "If the eldest brother is willing to let his brother take one step, this battle will not be fought."

These words made Qian Qiaogong, who was originally listening to the audience, angry, "Chen Zhiyuan, don't be too arrogant, you are ungrateful!"

Chen Zhiyuan smiled at Qian Qiao, and then turned back to face Wu Zheng, "Brother should know the importance of Xuzhou to the Qing court... Without Xuzhou, I can't enter the court."
Chapter completed!