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Chapter 347 Follow the rhythm

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After reading the memorial, Zhang Ning, who was sitting in a wheelchair, suddenly stood up from the chair.

His right leg had a slightly broken calf and had a splint. He was not completely unable to move. However, according to the doctor's advice, he should try to avoid movement to make his legs heal intact, so he kept resting in the King of Chu's mansion.

His wife Zhou Erniang and Xu Wenjun, who was doing housework, were both attracted by the attention and turned their heads to look at him in surprise.

Recently, Zhou Erniang seems to have a better and better relationship with Xu Wenjun. When she came to accompany Zhang Ning to relieve her boredom, she called Xu Wenjun to serve her daily life. Although Xu Wenjun wanted to do some work here, Erniang helped her to do it from time to time, obviously she did not call Wenjun as a slave.

Ernie couldn't help asking: Husband, what happened?The imperial doctor said that you should try not to move your legs, it is important to keep the injury safe.

Zhang Ning's face looked a little ugly, and his eyes were on Zhu Heng's letters placed on the table.Seeing this, Erniang asked if she could read it. After getting the approval, she picked it up and read it.

Unfortunately, Zhu Heng described the process of defeat in a long and detailed analysis of the details of weapons, combat effectiveness, tactics, etc. Zhou Erniang could hardly understand military matters; when he read this thing, it was like an ordinary person who was completely amateur listening to a professional architectural design master talking about how to use materials, why to use them like this, etc., and seemed to understand a little, but he was completely unaware of it.

However, Zhou Erniang finally understood the main meaning, that is, Zhu Heng suffered a defeat in Jiujiang Prefecture and might not be able to defeat the imperial army, and the consequences were very serious.

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It seems that I can't continue to raise it here, so I have to set off to the front line immediately.Zhang Ning thought for a while before saying.

Immediately...today?Zhou Ernie looked back at the sun outside.

Zhang Ning nodded and said yes.

He had considered that suddenly seizing Zhu Heng's military power would hurt Zhu Heng's self-esteem and prestige, and other issues; but these sub-profiles are currently out of your mind.

He must win this battle and drive the official army back to the north bank of the Yangtze River; the Shenji Camp crossed the river with only about 20,000 people, and the total number of infantry, cavalry and artillery troops transferred to the eastern line of Yongding Camp is more than 10,000. If he cannot win this way on the battlefield, he will face hundreds of thousands of troops and cannot fight this battle, and it is even more impossible to maintain the separatist regime against the court.

In his opinion, any strategy and tactics are based on the strength of the battlefield, otherwise no matter how well the idea is, it will be like a painting, and it will be useless.

After he thought about it, he said: Madam, go and call someone, and order the guard captain Li Zhen to prepare a sturdy carriage... It is best to get some cotton so that he can think of a way to get on the carriage by himself.

He explained that he really had no confidence in ancient medical technology, and he didn't want to become disabled because of a slight fracture.

I will send another person to report to my mother. Before leaving, I want to give her a few words.

Then he looked down at his clothes, a robe of silk and silk robe. Although the silk was soft and comfortable, he looked like a rich man.

So he asked Xu Wenjun to find the full set of military uniforms and jewelry he wore directly on weekdays.

After a while, Zhou Ernie came back, but Xu Wenjun didn't return for a long time. Zhang Ning remembered that there was no military uniform he wore in the yard here, so he wanted to go to another house to get it.

In fact, the Chu Palace is very comfortable to live in. There are mountains, waters, pavilions, and lotus leaves in the lake, which have excellent scenery. There are also beautiful wives, concubines and beautiful ladies, who eat well and dress well, which is not boring and relaxed.

But marching and fighting is completely different. Even if you are a prince, prince, general, and minister, you cannot feel comfortable in the military camp. Traveling is not a trip. It is inevitable to sleep in the open air. At most, you can have a tent. Sometimes it is common for you to be too wet or mosquitoes to sleep. It is normal to not take a bath for ten days and half a month. Under ancient conditions, it is difficult to go out at home for half a step the day before yesterday. I am sincere and I will not bully you.

However, in Zhang Ning's idea, running around and endure hardship is a man's business, and he should work hard for all kinds of things when he is an adult. Is it still a real man to raise a fat man? Easy things are probably women's days, and these noble ladies can stay in the house all day without having to work.

Xu Wenjun finally returned, so he took off all his clothes and had no underwear left, and then asked Wenjun to change him into another clean set of clothes.

Both of the people in the room were his wives and concubines, so he was very worried.

However, the sun was high outside, and it was in broad daylight, and the two women's faces turned red in an instant.

It's nothing. Zhang Ning had just told her that her pants had been finished and she had not put on her top. Yao Ji walked in with a white sword attendant at the door. The door was not closed and she hit her right away.

Seeing this, Zhang Ning hurriedly said that he was rude and asked Xu Wenjun to bring the lining of his top to wear it.

It doesn't matter if the man is shirtless, so Yao Ji did not avoid it. While asking, she looked at Zhang Ning's body intentionally or unintentionally.

Men in their early 26 years old have matured. Although Zhang Ning doesn’t have much time to exercise, he just sometimes gets up in the morning and does sit-ups or something, but the reason for long-term running has no tendency to gain weight.

Her body is a bit thin, but the mature bones and muscle lines have long been formed, and her waist and chest muscles exudes a sense of power unique to men. It is even more beautiful in the eyes of Yao Ji, who is full of feminineness, which makes her face hot and her expression becomes a little unnatural.

Zhang Ning seemed a little narcissistic. Seeing that there was a dressing table in the room, he held his crutch and walked to the bronze mirror to look in the mirror...

He just wanted to see through the military uniforms, the gray jacket and white lining that he felt inexplicably.

Sure enough, I still wear this outfit, and I don’t like any rich man-like satin.

Zhou Erniang came over with a belt and a sword, and couldn't help asking: Zhu Heng said in the letter that Jiujiang Prefecture is a dangerous place. Can your husband win the Beijing Camp?

Yao Ji had just read the memorial and turned her eyes to her after listening to it. Perhaps she wanted to know this question too.

Zhang Ning raised his chest in front of the mirror and said: Don’t worry, I will drive the official army down the Yangtze River.Yao Ji said: Ning'er must pay attention to her safety.

Zhang Ning turned his head and said calmly: It is said that those who practice martial arts will have a rhythm in their own battles, and their pace and moves will be of the same rhythm. If one side's martial arts are more skillful and the other side can't help but fall into their own rhythm, they will win half of it.The same is true in battle formations, and the truth is the same... The platoon war model of muskets and cannons was the first weapon I created in the Ming Dynasty, and the tactics were also designed based on weapons; and others could follow behind to imitate firearms and explore tactics, and they were one step behind and could only follow me.This is a brand new war. No matter how hard the official army can fight, it is at our pace. I don’t believe that the Beijing camp will be better than us just after entering the period of hot weapons war.

After hearing this, Yao Ji encouraged him and said: Then we will wait for your good news and wait for your victory.

Zhang Ning buckled the golden button on the belt, pulled the hem of the top straightened, and hung an exquisite dagger on the side.

In the past, he used to be equipped with a long sword, but later he thought that the long sword affected his movements, so he changed to a short one. Anyway, they were just decorations, and as long as they were weapons, they mean the same.

Then he explained some things. The Senate Department now only lets Wang Yu take charge of daily affairs, and the former general Chen Gai is responsible for defense. Because people with higher prestige such as Zhu Hengyao and the monk Yao are not in Wuchang, and even the older Liang Yan is on the battlefield on the Eastern Front. Others, such as Hou Mao, the former leader of the Cult Division, are loyal and reliable, but their ability to handle complex affairs is obviously insufficient and no one is available.

On the contrary, although Wang Yu was young, he was a county magistrate and had good work skills. In addition, after the defeat in Changde last year, Wang Yu, who was trapped in the enemy camp, refused to win over the government and hiked hundreds of miles back to Chenzhou, staged a good show like Guan Gong looking for his old master thousands of miles away, and was even more trusted by Zhang Ning in the Senate.

However, what Zhang Ning trusted the most was obviously Yao Ji, so he personally wrote a letter to the civil and military officials in Wuchang City, so that those who could not decide on major issues would report to the imperial concubine.

After the arrangement was made, Zhang Ning hurriedly set out from Wuchang City and rushed east that day.When leaving the Chu Palace, Zhang Xiaomei heard the news and hurriedly ran to say goodbye, no longer hiding behind the window and deliberately disappeared.

After leaving the Chu Palace, Zhang Ning wrote a written transfer order to send the guard chief Li Zhen to the Senate.

The Fourth Army of Yongding Battalion was transferred to set off as soon as possible to reinforce Jiujiang Prefecture, and escort a batch of conveyors and ammunition with the army to sufficient front-line military supplies, and can also serve as the main force of the subsequent Yongding Battalion.

Yongding Battalion organized the Fifth Army, but only the more than 7,000 troops of the First, Second and Third Army were most of the former old troops; except for officers at all levels and a small number of veterans, the main body of the Fourth and Fifth Army recruited and reorganized military households from various places two or three months ago, and stayed in Wuchang City to garrison.

In addition, there is a temporary organization. Yongding Battalion is a training camp that has just been formed. It is beginning to train soldiers, and many people have not even learned the steps to use a clamp. Obviously, Zhang Ningning is willing to transfer the Fourth Army and is unwilling to transfer the new army with nearly 10,000 people directly to the battlefield.

After issuing this order, Zhang Ning wrote another order.

The Senate Department ordered the monk Yao and his son Yao in Yuezhou Prefecture to use the navy ships to transport the main force of Changde Camp, which had been transferred to the west bank of Dongting Lake, to march towards Wuchang City to reinforce Wuchang City's military preparations.

A lot of cotton was wrapped in cloth on the carriage, which was what Li Zhen thought about...

Really no creativity.

However, Zhang Ning put his right leg on thick cotton to at least reduce shock, otherwise the fracture would not heal. I really don’t know what it would be like for hundreds of miles to go.

Li Zhen was a criminal caught in a prison in Cili County two years ago. He had a scary and impermanent face, and for some reason he was bloodless.

At that time, the wings of the Vermilion Bird Army had not yet developed, and they faced the difficulties of serious shortage of troops in Cili County. A group of prisoners were selected from the county jail cell to serve as soldiers, and Li Zhen was one of them. In summary, this person was also a group of people who had followed Zhang Ning for a long time. After fighting in the south and north, he gained Zhang Ning's trust. After the former guard captain Wang Xian was killed, Li Zhen was currently the guard captain.

Li Zhen led a team of guards to escort Zhang Ning's carriage, and the group hurried out of the city to rush.