"What, they are really going to work hard for the Ming army?"

Zhang Xianzhong said with his eyes widened.

"Father, I think that as long as we do our best, no matter who our opponent is, we don't have to be afraid."

Zhang Kewang is very confident in the current combat effectiveness of the Daxi Army. In addition, he vigorously promoted the military camp system, at least in a short period of time, there is no need to worry about insufficient food.

"Well, that's right. But the Tartars were staring at the north and there was another Ming army coming to the east. We were attacked from both sides."

Zhang Xianzhong has been in a military life for most of his life and has his own unique insights into situation analysis.

In his opinion, the Western Army must make a decision early now, either defeating one of the sides with all its might or simply leading its troops to move.

No matter which one it is, it is quite difficult.

"Father, I mentioned it to my son a few days ago that I wanted to raise troops to attack Yunnan. Do you think?"

Fight Yunnan?

Zhang Xianzhong was stunned.

This is something he never thought of.

"What do you think?"

"Report to my father, my son, I think this is also an option."

If they were to send all the main forces of the Western Army to attack Yunnan Zhang Kewang, they would not agree, because in this way they would have no way out and there was no other way except to burn their boats.

And if you just send a partial master to conduct a tentative attack, that would be another matter.

"There are no fewer toasts in Yunnan than in Sichuan."

Zhang Xianzhong sighed: "Even if you take it down, it will be difficult to manage it."

Southwest Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan basically face the problem of many chieftains. Not to mention Zhang Xianzhong, even the Ming Dynasty court was very worried about this.

Just say that during the Wanli period, the imperial court sent a large army to pacify the rebellion of Yang Yinglong in Bozhou, which can be said to have suffered heavy losses.

Although the court won in the end and Bozhou was also reborn, the country's treasury was consumed in large quantities, and the Ming Dynasty's national strength gradually weakened.

The court could destroy one Yang Yinglong but could not destroy all the chieftains.

Of course, Zhang Xianzhong would not do it either.

No matter who it is, if you want to rule in any part of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan for a long time, you must cooperate with many local toasts.

"Let's do this, Wang'er, don't talk to Dingguo for now. Let's find an opportunity to talk to him in person."

"My son obeys the order!"

Although Sun Kewang was very disappointed, he still held his fists and led his orders.

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"Master Futai, this is the bamboo raft we are rushing to make now."

Zeng Ying walked forward while introducing Wen Anzhi.

"This is a long boat, this is a fast crab, this is a sampan..."

Zeng Ying still knew a little about water war and said jokingly: "The rivers in Chongqing are not wider than the Yangtze River. It is meaningless to build too large ships because it is difficult to turn. Not to mention the heavy sea boats. These types of boats are most suitable for building in Chongqing, and they are cheap and do not cost much money."

Wen Anzhi nodded gently and said, "How long does it take to build 500 such boats?"

Zeng Ying thought for a moment and said, "If all the craftsmen work hard to build, it will be enough for up to one month."

"So fast?"

Wen Anzhi was quite surprised.

He also visited Longjiang Shipyard. It was the largest shipyard in the Ming Dynasty, and he could only make a few up to ten large sea boats a month.

I didn’t expect that these small river ships would be built so short that they could build five hundred ships in one month.

"It can't be considered fast. These small river ships are simple to construct and do not use much material. If the number of craftsmen keeps up, they can build more."

"Well, that's great."

Wen Anzhi nodded slightly and expressed his recognition of Zeng Ying's work.

"Mr. Futai, Beizhi suggested that in addition to rushing to build boats, he should also build casting turrets at dangerous places. This will ensure that the river surface is blocked and there are no accidents."

Since Wen Anzhi's decision to stick to it, Zeng Ying naturally had to work hard to rely on this direction.

To be steadily safe, it is necessary to build a fort.

"This is the only way to you."

Wen Anzhi patted Zeng Ying on the shoulder and said in harmony.

Zeng Ying was overjoyed when he heard this.

Wen Anzhi gave him such an important thing, which means he wanted to examine him.

If things are done, there will be rewards. If things are done, they will have to be rewarded.

There is nothing to say about this.

Zeng Ying naturally had to seize this opportunity and perform well in front of Wen Anzhi.

"Don't worry, Lord Futai, I will definitely live up to the advice of the Lord."

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Building a fort requires a large amount of manpower and consumes huge amounts of silver.

This is something that Zeng Ying, a small ginseng general, could not do.

But Zeng Ying received strong support from Wen Anzhi. It can be said that he wanted money and people to give it to others.

In this case, Zeng Ying also fully demonstrated his ability to arrange the craftsmen in an orderly manner.

Since he was a general, he knew better where to build a fort to block the river surface, so he could avoid repeated work at once.

The weather gradually warmed up, and the Ming army's training changed from one exercise every five days to one exercise every day.

Wen Anzhi trained the former Ming army in Chongqing and the remnants of the Shun army who had just surrendered in the way of training the new army.

The most important core of new army training is to increase quantity. Not only do you need to practice daily, but you also need to complete quality and quantity with quality.

Every day, you can see soldiers running along the river bank and practicing as soon as it dawns.

In the words of His Majesty the Emperor, this is called physical exercise.

Only when you have improved your physical fitness can you perform at your best in array drills and even in actual combat.

Otherwise, the actions will be deformed, and the combat power will naturally not be guaranteed.

At the beginning, the former troops of the Ming army and Shun army in Chongqing reacted strongly, and many soldiers were dizzy and even vomiting.

Wen Anzhi did not change the training method because of this, but asked the soldiers who reacted to take a break and then follow the training.

Over time, the soldiers reacted less and less, and they had adapted to the new training intensity.

Next, Wen Anzhi began to ask the soldiers to start array drills.

The instructors served as officers of the Shence Army during the array drills were all officers of the Shence Army. They had a deep understanding of formation and could allow soldiers to efficiently complete formation transformation without any action.

The clean and neat change of formation is very critical in actual combat.

Because a slight drag may lead to the emergence of flaws, and the enemy will be caught and attacked fiercely.

The formation transformation of the Shence Army emphasizes the transformation of zero into whole, and the transformation into zero.

Each detail may seem simple, but to master it well, you must go through a lot of drills.

At first, the former subordinates of the Ming and Shun Army in Chongqing were like headless flies, and the scene was once very chaotic.

But the generals of the Shence Army were not angry at all, but instead took the initiative to guide them. Because they were like this at the beginning. As long as they realized it carefully, they would be able to master the changes between various formations sooner or later.

Zeng Ying also learned very seriously. He had never seen this set of Shen Ce Jun in military books, but it was very useful. If you learn it, you will make a profit.

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Chapter completed!