Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

The support level of grassroots soldiers was the review standard announced by Zhang Shikang early on.

The military rank of Lieutenant General has a command of 5,000 soldiers and is basically the highest rank that the lower-level soldiers can meet.

As soon as he finished speaking, the lower-level soldiers began to talk.

"I know Qi Dazhu. I was bullied last year and he stood up for me. It's definitely a good choice to choose him."

"I know him too. He's very loyal and good at fighting. I'll choose him too."

"That captain named Wei Shuangyong is also a very nice guy?"

"I'm telling you, choose Chen Bazong. He said whoever chooses him will get a reward in the future!"

"Zhang San! Isn't this bribery? Are you kidding us about our brothers' lives? I'll beat you up!"

"That's right. If you compromise by giving me a little favor, you'll have to survive on the battlefield!"

"We can't joke with our lives. We must choose someone reliable!"

"Well, yes, yes!"

……

Fifty counting points were quickly set up, and the soldiers began to vote based on their impressions of the ten men.

Sun Dasheng excitedly showed off his muscle strength to the soldiers who were voting, hoping to get more votes. The other nine people also made promises to the soldiers, guaranteeing that they would perform their duties conscientiously in the future and would never bully others by taking advantage of their power.

In fact, this is the effect Zhang Shikang wanted. He cherished the life of every soldier and hoped that these generals would do the same. Soldiers and generals should trust each other so that they could unleash greater potential on the battlefield.

"Nephew, Sun Dasheng is too young. The position of lieutenant general may not be a good thing for him." Sun Weifan looked at his son's cheerful appearance and whispered his concerns to Zhang Shikang.

"Oh, uncle, what you said makes sense. Then let uncle convince him." Zhang Shikang looked as if he would let it go.

He agreed with what Sun Weifan said. In fact, even if Sun Weifan didn't say it, he didn't intend to let Sun Dasheng take up such a high position as Lieutenant General.

I was originally thinking about how to get Sun Dasheng to give up running for the election without hurting the brotherly relationship, so that this kid could hone his skills at the middle and lower levels for a while.

Unexpectedly, his biological father came to find him, which saved Zhang Shikang a lot of trouble.

Sun Weifan didn't think much about it, he just walked straight up to Sun Dasheng.

"With your skills, how can you convince others as a lieutenant general?

Come down, don't let me down."

Sun Dasheng was feeling happy, but when he saw his father coming towards him with a sullen face, he knew something was going to happen.

"Dad, who are you looking down on? Look, I have a lot of people supporting me!"

Sun Dasheng put a lot of effort into this selection. He read two books on military strategy and practiced various weapons including bows and crossbows, muskets, and swords.

Just to make a splash at the selection meeting, how could he accept that when his father suddenly stood up and asked him to give up.

"You little brat! Do you really think they chose you because of your skills?

Don't embarrass yourself here. If you want to run for election, you can do it. I'll talk to you after you beat your father!"

Sun Weifan's words made Sun Dasheng very crazy. After all, everyone knew that Sun Dasheng was not only the only son of the second-in-command of the Beijing Camp, but also a childhood friend of the admiral.

With this relationship in place, the lower-level soldiers are willing to support Sun Dasheng even though they think he is young.

Although Sun Dasheng has tried hard to express himself and tried not to mention his relationship with Sun Weifan and Zhang Shikang, it does not mean that others will ignore it.

Now that his father has exposed this matter in front of everyone, it is tantamount to making Sun Dasheng lose face.

He stiffened his neck and said to Sun Weifan:

"Fight if you want! Who's afraid of who?"

Sun Dasheng practiced hard for more than two months and felt that his skills were no longer the same as before. He decided to use his strength to kick away the stumbling block that was his father.

He knew that his father was very strong, so in order to avoid damaging his clothes, Sun Dasheng simply took off his coat, revealing his muscular body.

The father and son usually interacted in a simple and rough manner. Sun Weifan did not hesitate and took off his armor and outer clothes with the help of the soldiers.

Sun Weifan practiced martial arts for many years, so his muscles were naturally exaggerated. In addition, Sun Weifan had abundant body hair, which made him look even stronger, like a huge hairy bear.

The soldiers around were secretly amazed as they looked at Sun Weifan, and were looking forward to the fight between father and son.

Both men were of fairly tall stature, but Sun Dasheng still looked smaller than Sun Weifan when standing in front of him. However, he was so eager to win that he didn't care about that. Upon seeing his father ready to fight, he immediately pounced on him, roaring.

The father and son were already very fierce when they practiced against each other at home, and now they were even more fierce, making the surrounding soldiers grimace in fear.

Although Sun Weifan was as strong as an ox, his movements were not slow at all and each of his punches was very heavy. Sun Dasheng had no chance to fight back in front of him.

The battle did not last long. In less than half a quarter of an hour, Sun Dasheng fell to the ground and could not get up.

Seeing that his son couldn't get up, Sun Weifan dusted off his hands and said indifferently:

"See, with your two tricks, how can you lead 5,000 people? Go back and practice some more."

Sun Dasheng was helped up by Xu Wenyuan. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and wanted to continue fighting, but was stopped by Xu Wenyuan.

"You are my father, I won't argue with you!"

You can't beat him, and after being defeated by his father, Sun Dasheng said nothing and limped to the side.

"Uncle, why are your hands shaking?" Zhang Shikang said in a low voice with a smile when he saw Sun Weifan coming back.

"This brat is getting more and more powerful." Sun Weifan muttered.

Last year, when they were sparring, Sun Weifan only used 30% to 40% of his strength to knock down Sun Dasheng. This time, he used 70% to 80% of his strength, and it was only over two months. Sun Weifan couldn't help but sigh.

Because there were so many polling stations, the counting results came out half an hour after this little episode.

"I will now announce the vote count results."

Zhang Shikang said while standing on the reviewing stand. Upon hearing his words, the nine people hurriedly stood up solemnly, with serious expressions on their faces.

"Qi Dazhu." Zhang Shikang glanced at his former subordinate and said.

"I am here!" Qi Dazhu knelt on one knee.

"This admiral appoints you as the lieutenant general of the first battalion of the Beijing Camp Infantry, and wishes you good luck in military affairs."

Zhang Shikang was not too surprised at Qi Dazhu's victory. Although Qi Dazhu was illiterate, he was very good in both skills and overall view. He was generous and righteous and was very much loved by the soldiers.

"I obey your orders! I am willing to die for you, Lord Admiral!"

"Wei Shuangyong."

"The humble position is here."

“You are the lieutenant general of the cavalry camp. Although the cavalry only has 3,000 people, I hope you will not forget that the Shenshu camp also had only 3,000 cavalrymen at the beginning, but they followed Emperor Wen in the five expeditions to Mobei and made great contributions to the court.

I wish you good luck in martial arts."

Wei Shuangyong was originally a guerrilla fighter of the Ma Army, and had a special feeling for the Ma Army Camp. When he heard Zhang Shikang mention the glorious history of the Ma Army Camp, he immediately replied:

"I will never disgrace the glory of our ancestors!"

In addition to the five lieutenant generals, Zhang Shikang also appointed a number of middle and low-level generals.

Although Sun Dasheng was beaten badly by Sun Weifan, his strength was still unquestionable, and he was appointed as the guerrilla of Ma Junying by Zhang Shikang.

In addition to Sun Dasheng, Xu Wenyuan of the Second Son Regiment was appointed as the commander of the Firearm Battalion because of his outstanding performance. Zheng Chong, Wang Jingduo, Chen Tao and others were also appointed as sentry commanders.

“For soldiers who were not selected, don’t be discouraged. You must train well in the next period of time. The court is facing internal and external troubles, and there are many battles to fight.

With this admiral here, no one dares to embezzle your military achievements. As long as you have the ability, it is not impossible for you to earn a title!

This admiral wishes you good luck in military affairs! "

After Zhang Shikang finished speaking, the soldiers below knelt on the ground one after another and paid the highest respect to their admiral.

"Make contributions to the court!"

"Die for the Admiral!"

……

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it was mid-July. Commander Yang Sichang brought good news from Huguang. The government army defeated Li Zicheng in Junzhou, on the border between Huguang and Henan, and annihilated 41,000 enemies. Li Zicheng led more than 10,000 remaining soldiers to flee towards Chengtian Prefecture.

In his report to the court, Yang Sichang stated clearly that he would pursue the victory and would never give Li Zicheng a chance to survive, intending to completely wipe out the bandits within three months.

Almost at the same time, the Governor-General of three provinces, Xiong Wencan, submitted a memorial reporting that the progress in pacifying Zhang Xianzhong was smooth and that Zhang Xianzhong had agreed to accept the pacification. As long as the official position after the pacification was negotiated, a great threat to the court might be eliminated.

The two pieces of news came almost one after another. Emperor Chongzhen was very pleased, and all the civil and military officials in the court rushed to celebrate. The whole capital was filled with a sense of joy, and everyone was looking forward to the upcoming victory.

This naturally did not include Zhang Shikang. In fact, Zhang Shikang was even very worried.

At the beginning of the month, Zhang Shikang learned that Yang Sichang had begun to collect grain locally in Huguang, Sichuan and Shu in order to suppress the bandits. He once sought help from Emperor Chongzhen, but all he got was a helpless reply.

Everyone knew that this was a temporary solution, but no one said a word from top to bottom. Yang Sichang won another battle, and Zhang Shikang ultimately failed to persuade him successfully.

But he knew very well in his heart that if Yang Sichang had really wiped out the bandits in the eleventh year of Chongzhen, would there be any future?

is it possible?