After talking about the re-determination of wages, Yang Zhen saw that everyone was kneeling on one knee to listen. They had been listening for a while, so he immediately called all the generals to stand up and asked them to sit down again.

Then, he asked Guo Xiaowu, who was now promoted to the leader of his own army, to greet Ma Keqing and others, serve tea and refill water to the generals discussing matters in the hall, and the generals also took the opportunity to rest for a while.

Yang Zhen waited for the generals to calm down and calm down again, then he put the tea bowl in his hand on the small table next to him, making a clanging sound, and focused the generals' eyes on him again, and then

said:

"The third thing I want to talk about today is to reorganize the deployment. I want to divide the troops inside and outside Songshan into three routes. The troops garrisoned in Songshan City will be called the middle route army, and the troops on the land outside the city will be collectively called the Songshan Front Route Army.

The coastal naval fleet outside the city is collectively called the Songshan Back Route Army. The three armies and horses should coordinate with each other to ensure the safety of Songshan City!"

As soon as Yang Zhen came up, he got straight to the point and expressed his thoughts first. Then he glanced at the generals in the hall, looked at their reactions, and then continued:

"For this reason, it is necessary to reorganize the deployment. There are twenty-four sentries of officers and soldiers in Songshan. The current distribution is slightly scattered. If the Tatar army comes, our troops stationed in the city should be safe to guard the city, but the troops outside the city

The men and horses are easily defeated by the Tatars one by one."

When Yang Zhen said this, Zu Keyong, Xu Changyong, Qiu Zhenhai, Yu Liangtai and others stationed outside the city all looked at Yang Zhen.

They knew that Yang Zhen's words were addressed to them, so Yang Zhen's subsequent re-deployment was likely to involve them.

For Qiu Zhenhai and Yu Liangtai, their station is slightly better. They are stationed on coastal islands and peninsulas, with water and reed marshes in front of them.

If the Manchu Tatars really come, and they really can't resist it, they can finally take a boat into the sea to avoid the Manchu Tatars.

However, Zu Keyong's troops stationed at the Empress' Palace and Xu Changyong's troops stationed at Rufenggang of Luhong Mountain were in great danger.

Therefore, when Yang Zhen proposed today that the Manchu Tatars might attack in the autumn and winter, and that they might not directly attack Songshan City, but would encircle them for reinforcements, and they would have to save the army from attacking Songshan, they were worried about their station.

, is likely to become the first stronghold that the Manchu Tatars exterminated outside Songshan.

Including Pan Wenmao, who was also in the hall, Wang Shoutang also looked up at Yang Zhen at this time, waiting for Yang Zhen's arrangements, because as soon as they heard that the Manchu Tatars might attack Songshan in autumn and winter, they had been worried about Heishigang and Hongluo.

Mountain mines and smelters.

The semi-finished ores, saltpetre, and finished fire saltpeter, sulfur, and lead materials transported back to the city from those two places have become increasingly important to the ironworks and ammunition factories in Songshan City.

Because of this, in their view, these mines and smelters scattered outside Songshan City will also become the weakness of Songshan's defense.

But when Yang Zhen saw that his words really attracted the attention of Zu Keyong and others stationed outside the city, he looked at Zu Keyong and said to him:

"Among the three routes of troops, I am most worried about the road in front of Songshan. Especially Brother Zu, you are stationed in the area of ​​the Empress' Palace. The terrain there is flat and the water and grass are luxuriant, which is suitable for the cavalry to be stationed. However, except for the area to the north of the Empress' Palace,

Outside Xiaoling River, there is almost no danger to defend.

"You have two outposts with heavy cavalry. It's okay to station them there in peacetime. But in wartime, if the two outposts are stationed there alone, the number of men and horses will be insufficient. It will be easy for the Tatars to defeat them one by one. Brother Zu, I want to ask you to lead the way.

The troops will leave the Empress' Palace and go to the Rufenggang area to camp together with General Xu Shen. What do you think?"

When Zu Keyong heard Yang Zhen's words, he suddenly felt enlightened. He immediately left his seat and stood up. He bowed to Yang Zhen and clasped his fists and said: "The Governor is prepared for a rainy day, thoughtful and thoughtful, and humbled by his duties - obey your orders!"

When Yang Zhen first entered Songshan, he sent his troops to station abroad. At that time, Zu Keyong took a fancy to Rufenggang, which had a relatively important strategic position.

Rufenggang not only has the ruins of piers, beacon towers and walled cities left over from the past, but also has a relatively steep mountain topography, making it a terrain that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

At the same time, it is not far from the main post road that communicates with the cities in western Liaoning. It is a completely situation where you can advance and attack, and retreat and defend.

It was only Xu Changyong who spoke out first and "robbed" the station. When he had no other choice, he led his team to the area where the station was located.

Of course, after Zu Keyong stationed at the Empress Palace, he built several watchtowers along the south bank of the Xiaoling River, and sent people to guard the posts every day. They performed their duties very conscientiously, which also saved Yang Zhen from having to go to the east of Songshan.

worry.

But now three teams of Qiu Zhenhai, Yu Liangtai, and Yan Shengsan have been stationed along the east coast of Songshan City. The two stone bastions on the left and right outside the east gate of Songshan City have also been completed, and the city defense trenches under the ramp outside the east gate have been completed.

There is a simple tunnel buried underground that crisscrosses the area, leading directly to the vicinity of the Empress' Palace. The threat to the east of Songshan has been basically eliminated.

One day in the future, if the Manchu Tatars still ignore it and enter the Queen's Palace and threaten the east gate of Songshan as they did in the past, then what awaits them will be an unprecedented lesson.

This was one of the reasons why Yang Zhen moved Zu Keyong's troops to Rufenggang in the northwest of Songshan Mountain.

"Brother Xu, General Xu, what do you think?"

Seeing that Zu Keyong readily agreed to move to Rufenggang, Yang Zhen then asked Xu Changyong, who was sitting not far from Zu Keyong.

"That's great. With Zu's brother, Lieutenant General Zu, leading his troops, the Rufenggang camp will be more stable. I, Lao Xu, have nothing to say and fully agree with the governor's arrangement!"

Xu Changyong is usually careless, but his mind is not confused. Shortly after today's discussion began, his words directly aroused Yang Zhen's anger and left him with lingering fears.

Although he gradually understood it later and knew that Yang Zhen was just using the topic and was not targeting him, he did not want to appear to be too arrogant in front of Yang Zhen and in front of Yang Chaojin, the supervisor of the army.

Moreover, the number of troops stationed at Rufenggang currently under his command is actually only five to six hundred. Including the craftsmen and servants of the ironworks who mine and smelt in Heishigang, the full number does not exceed eight hundred.

Even counting the troops of Li Ma and Hu Tuge who had been stationed at Hongluo Mountain, he, the general on Songshan City West Road, only had six to seven hundred soldiers.

Once the Manchu Tatars come to attack Songshan City, and as Yang Zhen said, do not attack Songshan City directly, then his Rufenggang camp will probably become extremely dangerous.

In this case, being able to increase the number of troops, especially the troops of Zu Keyong, a man who had already won his trust and whom he admired quite a lot, was nothing short of a good thing for him.

With the two sentries under Zu Keyong's command, the Rufenggang camp and the entire Songshan West Road, the number of regular soldiers alone has reached 1,200. If they just stick to the Rufenggang camp, it can be considered a success.

Fighting.

Of course, if Zu Keyong arrived at Rufenggang, then the commander of Rufenggang would probably not be Xu Changyong.

Xu Changyong agreed to Yang Zhen's arrangement, and then immediately thought of this. At this time, Yang Zhen said to him with a smile:

"After Lieutenant General Zu led his troops to move to the Rufenggang camp, all the troops on Songshan's front road, from Rufenggang to Hongluoshan, were put under the control of Lieutenant General Zu. If there was a major battle or defense event, we would not be able to report to the general in time.

The military office is asking for instructions, with Lieutenant General Zu as the leader and you as the deputy!"

"I understand clearly that after the cooperation, Lieutenant General Zu will be the main leader. I am very convinced!"

Seeing what Xu Changyong said, Yang Zhen pondered for a moment and said to him: "That's good. After you go back today, you will expand the Rufenggang Camp and prepare a long-term camping place for Vice General Zu and others.

After a few days, I asked Lieutenant General Zu to take over the defense of the Imperial Palace and officially move to the Rufenggang Camp!"

After hearing this, Xu Changyong quickly said that he would obey the order and agreed.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Zhen said: "The Rufenggang Camp is in a superior location. It can be attacked when advancing and defended when retreating. However, we must first base ourselves on defense and bear in mind the principle that persistence is the best and going to war is the best."

Zu Keyong and Xu Changyong heard this and quickly agreed.

At this time, I heard Yang Zhen say again: "Whether in September or October, the Manchu Tatars come, whether they attack Ningyuan or besiege our army's camp outside Songshan, you must be prepared to be attacked by the Manchu Tatars."

Preparations for a heavy siege.

"In order to better cope with the possible siege of Rufenggang by the Manchu Tatars, I will prepare enough flying generals for you to defeat ten thousand enemies, and I will also send you a group of grenadiers!"

At this point, Yang Zhen suddenly turned to Li Lu, who was sitting next to Xu Changyong, and said: "Li Lu, General Li, please recommend a team of grenadiers who are good at guarding and dispatch them to Rufeng in a few days.

Get to work!"

This time when the camp structure was reorganized, Yang Zhen gave the Grenadier Corps an organization of three sentries. For the men and horses currently under the control of the Grenadier Corps, the organization of three sentries was actually a bit small.

But Yang Zhen also said that the three sentries were composed of regular soldiers, and those who could not be fully staffed could also be organized into auxiliary soldiers. This made Li Lu feel at ease.

Since returning from the last attack behind enemy lines, the new batch of young men acquired in Xiongyue City after Anqing, as well as the new batch of young men recruited by Jin Shijun in Xiongyue City, have been affiliated with the Grenadier Corps.

In addition to Zhang Tianbao's and Wang Yuyou's troops who were recently transferred to him, the number of men nominally affiliated with the Grenadier Corps has reached more than 1,700.

In addition to the three sentries for the regular soldiers, the reserve auxiliary soldiers alone can also form three more sentries.

Precisely because there are many others, it is reasonable for Yang Zhen to recruit people from him.

"If we say that the best defender in the Grenadier Corps, in view of his humble position, it is undoubtedly An Shouwei after Anqing. At the beginning of the year, An Shouwei led the Songshan people to build a camp and assisted General Jin Guofeng in defending the city. After many wars, he was once overwhelmed by the Tatars
Chapter completed!