One by one, burly and strong men walked out of the array and stood in neat rows in front of Li Shouting. After counting, there were more than 800 people.

Li Shouting was overjoyed, but his face didn't show it at all. He swept his eyes over everyone's faces one by one and asked loudly:

"Are you sure you are all former Guanlin cavalry and frontier army veterans? If you want to go out to suppress bandits this time, you must think clearly. I don't want anyone to lie!"

These strong men said in unison:

"General, we didn't lie!"

Li Shouting nodded:

"Okay, go back and prepare. We will set off early tomorrow morning. The others will train for an hour and then disband!"

"promise!"

Eight hundred veterans with actual combat experience returned to the camp to prepare, other soldiers began to continue training, and Li Shouting mounted his horse and returned to the camp.

Returning to the Chinese army's main tent, Li Shouting immediately sent an order to have a meeting with Mr. Qian and Mr. Ba, who had followed him from the capital.

Soon President Qian Luo Liang and President Ba arrived and immediately saluted Li Shouting when they saw him:

"General, my subordinates are polite!"

Li Shouting nodded and said:

"We have a mission, let's plan it, everyone sit down!"

"Thank you General!"

Mr. Qian thanked Mr. Qian and sat down, looking excitedly at Li and his guerrilla general Shou Ting.

As a soldier, you can only get promoted and make a fortune by fighting. Since you left Beijing, you haven't fought a good battle, so the opportunity finally came.

Looking at the expectant eyes of his subordinates, Li Shouting said:

"Brothers, the Superintendent gave us a task today, to go to Shanyang to suppress the bandits. The number of rogue bandits is about six thousand.

This is our first war since we came out of Beijing. We must not embarrass the Crown Prince. Let us know what you think!"

He handed over General Li Lin and said:

"General, we have more than 30,000 people now. Although most of them are new soldiers, they are all in their prime. They must be much more powerful than the bandits. Just push them across..."

Mr. Qian Luo Liang shook his head and said:

"No, Shanyang is more than a hundred miles away from our military camp. Not only is it slow for the entire army to attack, but it also has to prepare logistical equipment, which is not only troublesome but also consumes money and food.

When we mobilized our troops and ran over, the bandits must have heard the news and fled. My subordinates think that we should try to select the best soldiers and strong generals to go, and the number does not need to be too many..."

…

After some discussion, Li Shouting still supported Mr. Qian Luo Liang’s suggestion. His ideas were very similar to Luo Liang’s.

Finally, Li Shouting synthesized Luo Liang's suggestions and their own thoughts and said:

"Your ideas are all good, but I am preparing for a quick victory, so I cannot bring too many troops.

All the 1,000 musketeers from our headquarters went out, plus 1,500 new musketeers and 800 cavalry.

Unless something unexpected happens, 2,500 musketeers are enough to deal with 6,000 rogues.

Bring five days of dry food and five days of fodder for the war horses, and all ride on horseback to dismount and form formation.

Once the musketeers severely inflict heavy losses on the rogues, the cavalry will quickly attack to defeat the rogues in one battle. Let's prepare carefully and set off at the right time!"

"Here!"

The general under his command immediately received the order.

Later, Li Shouting gave instructions to the left-behind guard:

"After this general leaves, the training of the new army cannot be relaxed at all. It still insists on early physical fitness and formation training. Cavalry training and bayonet array training are even more important..."

"promise!"

The commander who stayed behind immediately took the order.

Li Shouting's decision was very bold. Sun Chuanting did not dare to be so bold, but he did because he had experience in fighting against Jiannu.

The crown prince led the national defense army to fight against the established slaves, always defeating the many with less, relying on the sharpness of firearms.

Now that Li Shouting had one thousand rifled guns and one thousand five hundred flintlock guns, he was confident that he could easily defeat more than six thousand bandits.

Rifled guns need to be rifled, and miniaturization also takes time to make. It is difficult to equip all Ming armies in a short time. The fixed ammunition for flintlock guns was specially made by the Crown Prince for other Ming armies, which is for excessive use.

Although the 1,500 fusiliers are all new recruits, they have been training under the leadership of veterans for more than a month. The three-stage volley firing of the musket formation does not require superb marksmanship, it just needs to be about the same.

There was no talk all night, but at about 10:00 the next day, 2,500 musketeers and 800 cavalry gathered. Li Shouting gave an order, and the army immediately galloped away.

There were more than 3,000 cavalrymen, but they did not carry any baggage very quickly. When Sun Chuanting came to see them off, they could only see the horses galloping and leaving a trail of smoke!

Sun Chuanting turned around and asked a manager who greeted him:

"The march is so fast, how many people did Li Shouting bring to suppress the bandits?"

The president hurriedly handed over his hand and saluted:

"Reporting to the capital division, the general and his party are about 3,000 and 20 people. They are all traveling on horseback. They did not bring any baggage..."

Sun Chuanting was stunned:

"There are more than 3,000 people without any logistical equipment. Should Li Shouting go to fight or go for a ride? What should he do if he gets into a hard battle?"

The chief inspector had an angry look on his face, and he hurriedly bowed and saluted:

"The commander calmed down, the general said that the battle would be fought quickly and he would be victorious in five days..."

Although Sun Chuanting knew that the weapons of the National Defense Army were sharp, he still shook his head when he heard this, and then said to the two Jin Yiwei who also came from the capital:

"Li Yuanfang and Lu Qian, please lead me to keep an eye on Li Shouting and the others, and come back immediately to report any danger!"

"You're welcome, sir. We'll take action immediately!"

Li Yuanfang and Lu Qian immediately led the Qin army away without stopping their horses at night.

Since Li Yuanfang and Lu Qian followed Sun Chuanting to Shanxi, they have strictly rectified the Qianhu Office in Shaanxi. Now the Qianhu Office is not only the spy of the crown prince, but also a part of the Qin army's night job.

Sun Chuanting returned to Shaanxi to rectify the land annexation and crack down on the occupation of military villages by gentry and landlords. Li Yuanfang and Li Yuanfang worked hard to solve many problems for Sun Chuanting. The eunuch sent by the King of Qin to question the crime was also beheaded by them.

Although their official positions are not high, they are royal guards and the crown prince behind them, and they are not under the jurisdiction of Sun Chuanting.

However, the Crown Prince had told them that they must obey Sun Chuanting's dispatches in everything. Knowing that the Crown Prince was not on guard against Sun Chuanting, he joined the Qin Army's Ye Bu Shui team and is currently the captain and deputy captain of the Ye Bu Shui team.

Seeing Li Yuanfang and Lu Qian leading people away, Sun Chuanting immediately mounted his horse and rushed to He Renlong's military camp. He wanted to know that He Renlong was going to lead many people to suppress the bandits.

As soon as they arrived at the gate of He Renlong's camp, a large number of troops suddenly came out of the camp. There were cavalry in the front, food and baggage in the middle, and infantry in the back. It looked like there were no less than 10,000 people.

He Renlong participated in the suppression of bandits many times. He knew the virtues of rogue bandits. If they can defeat them, they will be strong. If they cannot defeat them, they will run away in the mountains.

Even though there were only five thousand bandits, it was not an easy task to completely eliminate them, so he made sufficient preparations.

Seeing that He Renlong was not showing off, Sun Chuanting was relieved and immediately turned his horse around to go back. However, He Renlong in front of the team saw him and hurriedly shouted:

"Thank you, Supervisor, for coming to see me off. I will definitely not disappoint you. Please look forward to celebrating your success!"

Sun Chuanting nodded and said:

"As long as you can do it, I will definitely congratulate you. Li Shouting only leads more than 3,000 people. If he is found to be in danger, you guys are not allowed to watch the battle!"

Hearing that Li Shouting really only led 3,000 people to suppress the bandits, He Renlong suddenly felt that he was sure of victory and couldn't help laughing:

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