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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 450: The Power of the Western King

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    Chen Jiang's palms began to sweat slightly. Behind the tall figure, surrounded by the mighty soldiers of the West Palace, an invisible pressure gradually made him feel a little frightened.  He had felt this kind of panic before when he met the Eastern King Yang Xiuqing, but that feeling was more of awe of the Heavenly Father. No one in Heaven was not afraid of Yang Xiuqing, because the Heavenly Father might attack him at any time.  In his body, Yang Xiuqing's power was given more by his Heavenly Father.

    And the thirty-year-old man in front of him is also powerful. His decisive and decisive momentum was tempered in the fighting of thousands of troops. The Western King of Heaven is synonymous with the God of War. Since Jintian raised his troops  Since then, the King of the West has defeated those he attacked and conquered those he attacked. Although he did not have a sword in his hand, he had the killing aura of the sword in his body. He waved his angular hands powerfully, and wherever he went in the West Palace,  The soldiers all shouted in unison, but this power did not come from Brother Tian.

    Chen Jiang was born in Shangrao, Jiangxi, and his family was poor. Two years ago, the Taiping Army entered Jiangxi. He joined the Taiping Army. Because he was courageous and knowledgeable, he quickly accumulated military exploits and rose to the position of military commander. He participated in the two subsequent attacks on Nanchang.  , had previously had the experience of fighting side by side with Chen Yucheng's West Palace Army.

    The soldiers in the West Palace gave him a very strange feeling. Although they also worshiped God, they seemed to believe in the King of the West more. When he mentioned the King of the West, no one even said a bad word. The King of the West was victorious in their minds.  The source of faith and contempt for all.  Chen Jiang was also very grateful to the West Palace Army. That time on the outskirts of Nanchang, if the West Palace Army under Chen Yucheng's department had not come to relieve the siege, the three thousand remaining soldiers under his command would have been wiped out by Qing Yao.  The first defeat in Nanchang was unforgettable. Fortunately, with the support of the West Palace Army, they managed to escape. Therefore, Chen Jiang and the West Palace Army had a deep friendship.

    During his contact with the West Palace Army, Chen Jiang heard about the achievements and legends of the West King.  Popular battles such as the Battle of Changsha, the Battle of Siye Mountain, the Battle of Tianjing Mancheng, and the Battle of Yunzaobang were spread among the army. For the first time, Chen Jiang had a feeling of respect for the King of the West.  I am proud to see the King of the West, but this kind of honor is incomparable.

    Although Chen Jiang was envious of the strange but neat and powerful military uniforms of the West Palace Army, which they called camouflage uniforms, Chen Jiang found that this kind of military uniform was very effective in concealment.  At the same time, he also envied the West Palace Army's guns that could shoot far and accurately, as well as the ammunition that could be squandered. Even the rescue officers in the army were mostly beautiful sisters.  But what Chen Jiang envied the most was that there was really no difference between them.  There are people from Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the Xidian Army, but they get along very well. The only judge of right and wrong is the Xidian Military Law, and everyone is equal before military law.  Unlike the East Palace Army, which is always divided into close and distant relatives, the most valued leader of the East King is the old brothers and soldiers who came out from the West.  Next were the soldiers recruited from Hunan and other places, and then the Tianjing soldiers.  Finally, they were the Jiangxi soldiers.  Fortunately, after Citigroup came, Citigroup became the last one.

    The factions of the East Palace Army are also very complicated. Chen Jiang is helpless. He is from Jiangxi, so he is branded as a Jiangxi faction, no matter when it comes to receiving supplies, food, grass and weapons.  Still in terms of military merit, they could never compete with those Guangxi guys.  Although the King of the East keeps saying that all brothers and sisters in the world are treated fairly, this kind of fairness has never been seen in the East Palace Army.  Instead, Chen Jiang saw it at the West Palace Army.  And it's really thorough and complete.

    Chen Jiang also had the idea of ??defecting to the King of the West, but he was always intimidated by the power of the King of the East and did not dare to do so. Moreover, his family and children were all in Jiangxi, and he was reluctant to leave Jiangxi and go to Sufu.

    ??This year¡¯s Tianjing Incident, the King of the East was killed, which surprised Chen Jiang. The dignified King of the East would also be killed?  When he was killed, why didn¡¯t Heavenly Father come down to earth to save him?  Is the Heavenly Father who believes in the Kingdom of Heaven effective?  Chen Jiang's mind was confused. During that time, the entire army was in chaos and morale was extremely low. There were even rumors in the army that "the king of heaven kills the father of heaven, and the country cannot be connected, and Xianfeng must be given up."

    I remember that Chen Jiang was drinking in the house that night, and Ma Lin came in with someone. The person claimed to be the weekly inspection pointer of the West Palace Intelligence Department, and Chen Jiang enthusiastically invited him to drink with him.  Although the Taiping Army banned alcohol, it was banned repeatedly when Dong Wang was there, and the weekly inspection didn't seem to take it seriously. What's more, now that Dong Wang is dead and the Dong Palace Army is in chaos, no one cares about it.

    After chatting for a while, Zhou Checkpoint turned to the topic. After listening to his long words, Chen Jiang understood that this man was a lobbyist who lobbied the generals of the East Palace in Jiangxi to join the West King.  The conditions he gave were also very generous. Anyone who took refuge in the West Palace would be promoted to one level. His soldiers could also participate in new military academy training and receive new guns and equipment. The treatment of the soldiers was also greatly improved.  It turns out that Jiangxi soldiers do not have military pay and private property. They all receive what they need from the Holy Treasury. But when you go to the West Palace, you can have your own military pay, and you can get more benefits after you have achieved military exploits.

      Chen Jiang was moved again, but he and Ma Lin had the same worries. Now the soldiers in the East Palace were very distracted. They wanted to go to Sufu to seek refuge with the King of the West. They were afraid of changes in the army, so they made an appointment to wait until the time came.  Before taking refuge at that time, Chen Jiang and Ma Lin must firmly hold on to their military power.

    After seeing Zhou Qiang off, Chen Jiang was surprised why Ma Lin knew the people in the West Hall. Ma Lin just smiled lightly and said, "Old Zhou and I are from the same hometown, but he entered the West Hall. Before, Old Zhou often  He came to me for news about Jiangxi, so we became familiar with him."

    Chen Jiang felt a little uneasy in his heart. He frowned and asked, "Did you plan to surrender to the King of the West from the beginning? Wouldn't you be too sorry to the King of the East by doing this?"

    Ma Lin shook his head and said: "It was only after the death of the East King that I decided to seek refuge there. Besides, when did the East Palace become worthy of us?"

    Ma Lin is also from the Jiangxi faction and is also the target of suppression. He has been holding this breath for a long time. After hearing this, Chen Jiang fell silent.

    Later, Chen Jiang learned that almost 70% of the generals of the Jiangxi faction had a tacit understanding with the West Palace, which strengthened his determination to join the West Palace, because after Yang Fuqing took charge of Jiangxi, he did more than when the East King was there.  In order to win the hearts of the people who live in the East Palace, Yang Fuqing did not hesitate to suppress other factions to win over the old brothers' faction in the East Palace. Most of the old brothers' faction in the East Palace came from Guangxi, so Chen Jiang didn't think there was anything good about the East Palace.  Nostalgic.

    When the message from the West King came, it was ridiculous that Yang Fuqing actually hesitated and discussed for a long time. It should be the responsibility of the East Palace Army to avenge the East King, but he hesitated for so long. Chen Jiang felt even more that Yang Fuqing was not the master of the Ming Dynasty.  Chen Jiang believed that Yang Fuqing could have lingered longer if King Yi hadn't sent a letter to persuade him to raise troops to serve the king.

    After raising the banner of Qinwang, morale and people's hearts finally had a direction. Yang Fuqing left some of his close men and horses and an overwhelming number of Jiangxi faction's troops to guard Jiangxi, and commanded 100,000 troops to go to Tianjing to form an alliance, creating a scene among them.  There are 30,000 Citi Army soldiers, 20,000 Jiangxi soldiers, and the rest are veterans of the East Palace.

    After arriving at the outskirts of Tianjing, Yang Fuqing's serious paranoia and selfishness began to show up again. There were more than 60,000 soldiers in the West Palace and more than 50,000 soldiers in the Wing Palace. The largest number of soldiers was their East Palace soldiers, which happened to be the most powerful.  The palace was hiding and stationed in Chunhua Town, far behind the West Palace and Wing Palace.  This made the generals of the East Palace Army feel very ashamed in private. They did not see a living North Palace soldier along the way. The North Palace soldiers saw the flags of the West Palace and Wing Palace and fled after hearing the news.  .

    So Chen Jiang and the others started waiting in Chunhua Town, a very boring wait.

    Since the autumn harvest season has not yet arrived, military rations are a little tight, but at least the Jiangxi soldiers can still have something to eat. It is not like the Citi Army who have to go out to get food by themselves. Chen Jiang knows the nature of those Citi Army soldiers, and sooner or later they will cause a big mess. Sure enough, they  He even dared to rob the food and grass given to King Yi by the King of the West. This was quite a mess.

    Then Chen Jiang saw the more shameful side of Yang Fuqing. King Yi came to ask for an explanation. Yang Fuqing immediately turned around and prepared to deal with the Citi Army. Chen Jiang was somewhat sympathetic to the Citi Army. If there were people who stuttered, they would be guilty of robbing King Yi of their food and grass.  What?  Yang Fuqing would only take the initiative when trouble broke out. How could such a person be worthy of commanding hundreds of thousands of troops?

    Therefore, when Zhou Jiandian found himself and Ma Lin again, the two decided to rebel and join the Xiwang without hesitation. At the same time, Zhou Jiandian told them not to worry about their families in Jiangxi. The Xidian Army from Fujian had already begun to enter Jiangxi, and  Most of the generals of the Jiangxi faction who stayed in Jiangxi were already preparing to support the Xidian army to march into Jiangxi. By then, outside of Nanchang, most of the towns in Jiangxi would change their banners and join the Xidian army.

    Therefore, after Yang Fuqing led the troops to pursue the Citi Army, Chen Jiang and Ma Lin led the 20,000 Jiangxi soldiers who stayed behind to immediately rise up and defect to the West Palace. They imprisoned more than a hundred generals from the old brother faction of the East Palace and welcomed the West Palace Army into Chunhua.  town.  All the grain, grass, equipment, ammunition, and materials left by Yang Fuqing in Chunhua became the spoils of war for the West Palace Army.

    Then the King of the West arrived, personally met with Chen Jiang and Ma Lin, and led them to a simple military parade.

    Ma Lin is a smart man. After he saw the appearance of the West Palace Army, he quietly pulled Chen Jiang and said, "Do you know what the King of the West means?"

    Chen Jiang shook his head, still a little uneasy and said: "Are we going to lift our military power?"

    The two of them were muttering behind them. How could Xiao Yungui not know what they were murmuring in their hearts?  Then he suddenly turned around and laughed loudly: "I have no intention of letting you see the military appearance of the West Palace, but I want to ask you two, do you think Jiangxi soldiers can have such a military appearance? And in the future, you two can also command such a military appearance.  Conquer the world with your own soldiers and horses? Huh?!"

    This is the charm of the King of the West. A few simple words can dispel doubts, followed by excitement. Chen Jiang suddenly became very excited. One day he could command such a solemn army.Will the horse conquer the world?  It seems that King Xi's expression is not a joke, he is showing the two of them the vast world they can have in the West Hall in the future!

    Chen Jiang and Ma Lin no longer hesitated, bowed their heads and said loudly together: "I am willing to follow the King of the West to conquer the world!"

    Xiao Yungui helped the two men up with satisfaction and laughed. Jiangxi soldiers can be trained into elite soldiers, and Chen and Ma can also command elite soldiers, but the commanders are not necessarily Jiangxi soldiers.  (To be continued)
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