In Long Qing's imperial edict, he first expressed his praise for Yang Ning and Ma Gui for leading their troops to annihilate the three thousand elite Tuguiluo cavalry. For this great achievement, Ma Gui was promoted to two ranks in a row and became the deputy commander-in-chief. He was responsible for this.

He took command of the original headquarters and all the soldiers and horses under Bu Chang. He continued to work on counterinsurgency matters in Ningxia. Chang Dayong and other generals under Ma Gui also followed suit and were promoted to one level.

And Yang Ning killed the first-class general of the dynasty without asking for an order. It was really a serious crime. However, he thought that Yang Ning was the first to annihilate the three thousand elite Tuguiluo cavalry, and because Bu Chang wanted to kill his colleagues, he took the credit.

It was a serious crime. Yang Ning's merits and demerits were equal to each other. The court neither rewarded nor punished him. He continued to serve as the supervisor of the army.

The imperial edict also mentioned that Du Song, the staff general of the Shenji Battalion, played a great role in preventing Bu Chang from besieging his colleagues and friendly troops. He was promoted to one level and received the rank of deputy general. As for Bu Changyuan's deputy generals, staff generals, and even guerrilla generals and other mid-to-high-level generals

The imperial court will not pursue the case. It encourages all the generals to work together under the leadership of Ma Gui to kill the enemy and serve the country. The imperial court will not begrudge the princes, princes, nobles, glory, wealth and so on.

Yang Ning couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief after receiving this imperial edict. To be honest, he had not been having an easy time these past few days. He said in his heart that he was not worried, but that was a lie.

According to convention, the eunuchs who supervise the army are all famous but powerless characters. Their tactics against the generals are to provoke and tease them in front of the emperor after returning to the capital. It is precisely because of this that they make the generals fear each other. And Yang

Ning did something extraordinary this time. He killed two first-rank military officers of the imperial court without asking for permission. This set an unprecedented precedent in the Ming Dynasty.

Fortunately, I still have some connections in the court. I killed Bu Chang. How could Meng Chong give up so easily? But judging from the imperial edict, his side clearly won a "complete victory" this time. I don't know who this time is.

You have made great efforts for yourself. Such a great person

Everything has been settled. When I return to the capital, I have to thank you very much. Yang Ning secretly thought in his heart. At this moment, he once again realized the importance of personal connections and support. This is in line with the old saying.

"There are people in the court who are interested in becoming officials."

The arrival of this imperial edict caused different reactions from all parties.

In the eyes of others, Ma Gui, Jun Song, Chang Dayong, etc. can be regarded as Yang Ning's side. Naturally they are very happy to be promoted to official positions. They also know it in their hearts. It can be said that their rewards are due to Yang Ning.

.At court with Yang Ning

They are inseparable from the strong "power relationship" in the world. From now on, they and Yang Ning are in the same boat. It is a relationship where both prosper and lose. Therefore, from then on, they were even more devoted to Yang Ning. They only followed his orders.

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Bu Chang's former generals, including the deputy general stationed in Yulin, couldn't help but have a new understanding of Yang Ning. They killed two imperial generals without asking for an order. But in the end, nothing happened.

What a powerful force this is. Although this little eunuch is young, he did not expect that he would be so knowledgeable in the court. He should not be underestimated. From then on, these generals began to treat Yang Ning with respect. They did not dare to look at Yang Ning.

There is neglect.

On the second day after the imperial edict was issued, Chang Dayong returned from the capital.

"General Chang, thank you for the hard work this time." Yang Ning and Ma Gui met Chang Dayong in private for the first time.

Chang Dayong's face was stained with sweat and dusty. After drinking a bowl of cold water, he took a breath and grinned: "It's not hard. Eunuch Yang, I went to the capital this time. After delivering the letter as you requested, I will finally

I kept waiting until I received the content of the imperial edict from Master Zhang, and then I felt relieved and was not in a hurry to go back. Therefore, it was one day slower than the urgent edict of 800 miles."

Yang Ning smiled and said: "It's already very good. Everyone is happy with the result this time. You, Chang Dayong, were the first to deliver the letter. Who did you meet when you entered Beijing this time?"

"When I arrived in the capital, it was already late at night. I was afraid that the official newspaper or other trivial secret information would arrive in the capital first, so I quietly went directly to Zhang Ge's residence overnight. As soon as Mr. Zhang heard that I was sent by you, He met me immediately. After reading the letter you wrote to him, he was quite surprised. But he soon reassured me that he would handle the matter. Then I withdrew with confidence and waited until the next day. I arrived at the palace. I knew the Ouchi guard who happened to be on duty, so I asked him to find Mou Taiyuan immediately. Mou Taiyuan and I also knew each other. In addition, I said that this time I was bringing a letter for you. He immediately brought the letter for me. Went in…”

After listening to Chang Dayong's narration, Yang Ning had some ideas in his mind. Zhang Juzheng was probably responsible for this matter. After all, he was the cabinet minister in charge of the Ministry of War and Military Affairs. He was the "rightful person" in handling such matters. Of course, it is estimated that Concubine Li and Feng Bao also contributed. Otherwise, Long Qing would not let him go so easily.

On the second day, the detectives sent to the Ningxia front line came back. Yang Ning called Ma Gui, Chang Dayong, and Jun Song over and held a small secret meeting.

Yang Ning spoke first: "According to the report from the detective horse, the imperial court led by Shaanxi Governor Ye Mengxiong has suffered several defeats. They are facing off against Ningxia Liu Dongshang's rebels at Guangwu and Lingzhou in Ningxia. Although they are on the defensive, they can still hold on for a while. I think our first priority in the next step is to integrate Buchang's more than 40,000 troops based on the original troops of Xuanping Fort. Although these troops are large in number, their combat power is very average. I want to use integration. The soldiers and horses of Xuanping Fort were separated from the 40,000 soldiers and horses, mixed together, and a new army was established. In this way, Bu Chang's original soldiers and horses could be trained through the soldiers of Xuanping Fort, so as to increase the combat effectiveness of the entire army. .What do you think?"

Ma Gui slapped his thigh and said: "This is a good idea. To be honest, the combat power of Bu Chang's soldiers and horses is indeed not very good. But as long as our Xuanping Fort soldiers and horses are mixed in, led and trained, given time, they will be able to lead them. Send out an elite army that is good at fighting."

Yang Ning followed: "That's exactly what I mean. Not only to lead and train, but also to control and master. These Bu Chang's soldiers and horses must not be as good as your original soldiers and horses. They must be mastered through layer upon layer of penetration. .Integrate these tens of thousands of troops into the complete control of you as soon as possible. Only in this way can we cope with the subsequent counter-insurgency war and the war with the Tuilao tribe that may occur at any time. Do you understand?"

"Understood." Ma Gui and several other generals said excitedly. Yang Ning arranged for them like this. He deliberately treated them as his confidants. His subordinates increased from a few thousand to tens of thousands. The military ranks were also promoted steadily.

This kind of excitement was second to that of Ma Gui and Chang Dayong, but Jun Song was the most excited. He was originally a small general. Unexpectedly, he only supported Yang Ning at a critical moment and was immediately promoted to deputy general. He became a veritable senior general. How could he not be filled with gratitude to Yang Ning? He hesitated and said: "Father, your idea is a good one. But Bu Changyuan had a large number of soldiers and horses and many generals. Although General Ma was promoted to For the sake of deputy commander-in-chief, General Chang and others have also been promoted. But I am afraid that some of the original generals will not accept it."

Yang Ning waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter. If anyone is dissatisfied, it's just Bu Chang's two former lieutenants. I don't think they are very talented. I will ask the Ministry of War to transfer them later. Others are dissatisfied. Yes. No matter how many you have, I will tell him to get out of here. Just take care of your troops. Pay attention to training your soldiers. Promote talented mid-level and low-level generals. You must build a powerful army for the imperial court. "

"Yes." Ma Gui and the other three agreed solemnly.

Yang Ning said to Du Song again: "General Du. He was originally a general of Shenji Battalion, one of the three major camps in the capital. How many people did you control under Bu Chang's command this time?"

Du Song respectfully replied: "The troops and horses led by Bu Chang this time are all transferred from the three major battalions of the capital. The infantry comes from the 'fifth military camp'. They are all 'squad troops' from Shandong, Henan and other places who came to the capital in turn to garrison and practice. '; The cavalry is from the 'Shenshu Camp', with a smaller number of only five thousand; and then there is the firearms team selected from the 'Shenji Camp', with an even smaller number of only three thousand, and is under the control of General Mo. But that's all Three thousand. This has already mobilized most of the soldiers and horses from the Shenji Battalion in the capital. This also shows that the imperial court attaches great importance to this counter-insurgency."

"How about the equipment of your three thousand soldiers and horses?" Yang Ning was most concerned about this.

"At the end of the day, each of these three thousand soldiers and horses has a blunderbuss." Jun Song said with some pride. He must have thought that his equipment was "well-equipped."

"That's all." Yang Ning couldn't help but said.

"That's all." Du Song said in shock.

Yang Ning said anxiously: "Then you don't have that kind of artillery. It's called... what's it called red... red..." Yang Ning couldn't remember what the artillery of the Ming Dynasty was called.

Jun Song said: "My father-in-law wants to say 'Red Yi Cannon'."

"Yes, yes. That's it. Don't you have this kind of artillery?" Yang Ning asked hurriedly.

"No. This Hongyi cannon is expensive and too heavy. So I didn't bring it with me on this expedition. Not to mention the Hongyi cannon. I didn't even bring the new 'Flange Cannon' with me this time."

"Oh. So that's it." Jun Song's answer made Yang Ning very disappointed. He murmured in his mouth: "There are no artillery. There are only blunderbuss. It turns out that the muskets of this era are called blunderbuss. I have to see it when I have time. Sigh." I guess the level is not much advanced."

Yang Ning finally said to Du Song: "General Du, although you have been promoted to deputy general, I still hope that you can continue to command these three thousand soldiers of the Shenji Battalion..."

Jun Song was stunned for a moment, but he immediately clasped his fists and replied, "I will obey your orders."

Yang Ning continued: "Maybe I have wronged you this way. But what I want to tell you is that in the near future, the role of firearms on the battlefield will become increasingly significant. It will even play a decisive role. I hope you can Take these three thousand muskets with you. In the future, as the effects of firearms gradually become apparent, you will be able to accomplish great things."

There was a bit of confusion on Jun Song's face. He thought he didn't believe Yang Ning's words. But he still said frankly: "I don't care about the present or the future. I just want to follow my father-in-law to repay my father-in-law for knowing me."

Yang Ning nodded lightly and said, "What you said makes me very happy. Don't worry. Everyone, please don't worry. Those who follow me, Yang Ning, will never do poorly in the future."

After this small internal meeting was held, the counter-rebellion army immediately took action according to Yang Ning's arrangements at the meeting. During the process of integrating the two forces, some generals jumped out to express their opposition and dissatisfaction. Of course, they all used the two Yang Ning wrote down all the mid-level and senior generals headed by the deputy generals one by one. He immediately wrote a letter and sent it to the capital to Zhang Juzheng. Within a few days, the transfer order from the Ministry of War came down, and all these opposing generals were transferred. The counterinsurgency army and integration operation are proceeding smoothly.

After integrating the army, Yang Ning ordered Ma Gui to take full responsibility. He started combat training of soldiers and horses, infantry formation drills, individual soldier charges, application of cavalry tactics, cooperation with infantry, etc.

At the same time, under Yang Ning's suggestion, Ma Gui vigorously developed the scout force. From tens of thousands of soldiers, he strictly selected a small team of dozens of people and trained them individually. Each of these dozens of people had unique skills. Extraordinary skills. Yang Ning also suggested that Ma Gui train these soldiers based on the modern skills of training some special forces. This made this small unit equipped with various battlefield skills such as lurking, crossing, reconnaissance, running, and assassination.

Ma Gui and other generals once again experienced Yang Ning's profound combat knowledge and special skills. They were all amazed.

After staying in Yulin for more than ten days, the imperial court finally issued another decree. He ordered Ma Gui to lead his army to the Ningxia front line to reinforce Ye Mengxiong's retreating troops.

Although both Yang Ning and Ma Gui felt that the time was too short and the effect of military training was not significant, they had to break camp and set off. Yang Ning knew that it would be okay to kill Bu Chang, but it was taboo to disobey orders. Zhang Juzheng insisted Not your own.

The army marched all the way. At the same time, scouts were sent out to conduct reconnaissance to prevent sneak attacks from the Tuluo tribe. Finally, at dusk, they arrived at a desolate town on the border of Ningxia and Shaanxi... Kaicheng. Ye Mengxiong's governor's headquarters is now located in here.

When Yang Ning and Ma Gui's army arrived, Shaanxi Governor Ye Mengxiong had already greeted them outside Kaicheng. Logically speaking, Ye Mengxiong was a high-ranking official in the border area and a first-class member of the imperial court. He should not have gone out to greet them in person. But at this time, he went out in person to greet them. This shows his attitude. The urgent need for reinforcements is urgent.

This Ye Mengxiong is about forty-five or six years old. He is tall and has a ruddy face. He looks very powerful. However, his eyes are bloodshot and his expression is tired. It seems that he is working hard to resist the rebels.

Compared with when they first left the capital, the momentum of the army in front of them was completely different under the reorganization of Yang Ning and Ma Gui. It was quite as powerful as the soldiers and horses of Xuanping Fort. Ye Mengxiong and the following generals were surprised. Endless.

The two sides met and had a pleasant exchange. Ye Mengxiong had already learned about what happened on the bank of the Yellow River from the imperial newspaper. Therefore, he was not surprised that Ma Gui, a deputy commander, led the army. However, for Yang Ning paid enough attention.

"Eunuch Yang supervises the army well this time. On the bank of the Yellow River, he annihilated three thousand elite Litu cavalrymen. He also angrily beheaded Bu Chang, who wanted to kill his colleagues for taking credit. Then he reorganized his troops and horses, making our Ming army more powerful. It is a great achievement." Ye Mengxiong praised Yang Ning.

Yang Ning said skillfully and modestly: "This is all due to the emperor's sage. Mr. Zhang's control of the cabinet is very good. In addition, the credit of General Zi Ma and his subordinates' sacrifice of life. How dare Yang Ning take the credit."

"What Eunuch Yang said is wrong. Don't mention anything else. If it weren't for Eunuch Yang's plan to bravely cross the camp at night and attack the camp on this bank of the Yellow River, how could he have completely wiped out the three thousand elite Tuguiluo cavalry. General Ma's troops were also How could he achieve such great achievements? Eunuch Yang has no need to be humble. Now this matter has been spread all over the world. Eunuch Yang is extraordinary in strategizing. Let everyone know that Ming Dynasty has produced a great young eunuch and supervisor of the army. Eunuch Yang, you are here."
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