Chapter 400: Liaozhen, the struggle of Liaoyu Group
The general trend is vast, those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish.
No matter how Dorgon planned, he could no longer change the decline of Houjin. Even if Guo Dajing moved to another place, he could not resist the surging trend that he had tried his best to create.
Now Dongjiang Town has basically completed the transformation of self-reliance. Even if the court does not support it, it will only delay the Dongjiang army's pacification of Liao and the extermination of the captives.
Moreover, not only was Jianlu declining, the Ming Dynasty would also be shaken by the successive peasant uprisings. Foreign enemies were about to be destroyed, constraints within the system were also weakening, and the rise of Dongjiang Town was already unstoppable.
Seeing Fang Zhenghua again, who returned to Dongjiang Town and continued to serve as the eunuch in charge of the army, Guo Dajing further confirmed this through conversations with him.
"Shuai Guo's analysis and judgment of the situation and his idea of destroying the captives in Ping Liao are very appreciated." Fang Zhenghua's attitude was more polite than before, and his smile was gentle and approachable, "Shuai Guo also has the power to present a memorial. This saint
I really didn’t say anything.”
It was not uncommon for Guo Dajing to submit memorials directly to Chongzhen and give him suggestions.
If Chongzhen was able to accept remonstrances, how did the two major national salvation strategies of "graining" and "clearing the villages to pay" change sourly, and could not be implemented in the end?
If we want to create advantages and eliminate disadvantages, which reform will not offend vested interest groups?
Chongzhen might be able to accept his own suggestions, but settling accounts in the future might be unavoidable because he neither takes responsibility nor likes to delegate things to others.
"Long live the wise man." Guo Dajing casually raised his hand in a certain direction and said modestly: "The general is a warrior, so he can only give some immature opinions on the situation in Liaodong and how to defeat the Jianlu as soon as possible."
Fang Zhenghua chuckled and didn't say much.
He already understood Guo Dajing's temper and temperament. Returning to Dongjiang Town was no different than outside. With Mao Wenlong at his side, Guo Dajing would definitely have reservations.
"Eunuch Fang brought back the wounded soldiers of the Dongjiang Army this time. Guo would like to express his gratitude." Guo Dajing expressed his sincere thanks this time. These soldiers who had recovered from their injuries had given the Dongjiang Army many more powerful soldiers.
Fang Zhenghua waved his hand and said, "This is what the Za family should do as a military supervisor. It's just that some of the seriously injured people couldn't survive, and I feel really guilty in my heart."
Guo Dajing sighed softly and said: "Eunuch Fang has tried his best, so there is no need to feel guilty. The martyrs will be paid homage by future generations, and their relatives will not have to worry about hunger or despair."
Fang Zhenghua pondered for a moment and said, "I wonder if there will be any big action this year. Then don't leave the Za family aside again!"
Guo Dajing smiled and said: "Since Eunuch Fang is not afraid of dangers, Guo will definitely not forget Eunuch Fang when he leads the army into action."
Eunuch Fang tilted his head slightly and smiled.
Chongzhen became more and more suspicious of civil servants and generals, and only eunuchs were the ones he trusted the most. Cao Huachun was in charge of the Royal Horse Prison and commanded the Yongwei Battalion, which shows this trend of employment.
In order to be favored by Chongzhen, he must not only be a eunuch, but also know soldiers and understand military affairs. This should be the talent that Chongzhen needs most.
After fighting a few victorious battles with the Dongjiang Army, Fang Zhenghua is probably almost done. Looking at the eunuchs, who has as much practical experience as him is just talking on paper.
"Through this trip, I can see that the three states in southern Liaoning are becoming more and more prosperous." Fang Zhenghua looked at the thick documents on Guo Dajing's desk and said with emotion: "This is all the work of Mao Shuai, Chen Shuai, and Guo Shuai. The imperial court
If there were such dedicated officials, long live they would not have to worry so much and work day and night."
Guo Dajing smiled and said: "Banzai is as diligent as Taizu. But the specific work still has to be left to officials. As long as effective supervision is carried out, there is no need to do everything personally, which is too tiring."
If Chongzhen had not been so diligent, perhaps the Ming Dynasty would not have perished so quickly. If you run on the wrong road, the harder you work, the further you will deviate.
"That's right." Guo Dajing changed the topic and said: "War horses, refined iron, beans, and nitrate are all urgently needed in Dongjiang Town, followed by food and salary. If you want to pacify Liao and eliminate the captives as soon as possible, you need the support of the imperial court.
Crucial.”
Fang Zhenghua nodded and said, "Long Live has seen Marshal Mao's memorial and ordered the Ministry of War to do its best to recruit him."
Although Dongjiang Town has outsourcing channels, it is just in case. If the imperial court can supply it, it will save a lot of trouble. Don't ask for nothing, give what you have. Mao Wenlong and Guo Dajing both have this idea.
Of course, according to Chongzhen's impatience, if he were given some supplies, he would definitely be anxious to see results.
In Zunhua, the Dongjiang Army could defeat the Jianlu; in Liaodong, they would definitely win. He didn't know how to fight, but he liked to point fingers. He didn't know the complexity of war.
Therefore, even if Guo Dajing had the confidence to defeat Liao for three years, he would not speak out to avoid making the same mistake as Governor Yuan.
Guo Dajing seemed to be very satisfied with Fang Zhenghua's answer. He showed a look of relief and said with cupped hands: "The supplies for the Dongjiang Army need more urging from my father-in-law."
Fang Zhenghua smiled and said, "From now on, it will never be like when Yuan Chonghuan was in charge of Liaodong."
After a pause, he added: "Yuan Chonghuan sought money to benefit his enemies, despised his emperor and his father, and made a mistake in sealing the territory. This is an unforgivable crime."
Mao Wenlong and Yuan Chonghuan have already broken up with each other, and Guo Dajing and other Dongjiang Army generals are also deeply resentful of Yuan Chonghuan. These are all things Fang Zhenghua knows, and speaking them out here shows that Guo Dajing's heart is at ease.
Guo Dajing just smiled indifferently at this. It didn't matter whether Yuan Chonghuan died or not. Because it was impossible for him to stand up, and he had to thank Guan Ningjun for that.
As a high-ranking official of the non-Liao faction, Yuan Chonghuan can also be included in the list of those who were tricked by the Liaoxi military commander. Unfortunately, Governor Yuan was in a dream all day long, thinking that he could really control the Liaoxi military commander.
Anyway, Guo Dajing no longer has any hope for the Liaoning salary interest group in western Liaoning, and is even very wary and extremely vigilant.
These guys have been ignored by the imperial court and are sandwiched between Shanhaiguan and Jianlu. As a buffer to close the door, they are equivalent to cannon fodder.
But the dog is desperate to jump over the wall, will they engage in any conspiracy, such as smuggling strategic materials to the Jianlu to seek profit, or to support the thieves to respect themselves?
It is temporarily impossible to surrender to the Jianqi. The Jianqi are now in a difficult period and they don't have enough to eat. Why should the ancestral army surrender to drink from the northwest wind?
But the Liao pay interest group must also know that the day the Jianlu are destroyed is also the day when the imperial court no longer needs them and will deal with them ruthlessly.
The fall of Yuan Chonghuan implicated many officials. The spokespersons and supporters of the Liao Rating Group in the court were greatly reduced in strength, or they went into hiding and no longer dared to speak out publicly. This also forced the Liao Rating Group to save itself.
It is obviously impossible to sit still and wait for death. Guo Dajing believes that when the imperial court rations the supply of food and wages, the Liao Rating Group is likely to conduct smuggling trade through the Juehua Island Navy.
Dongjiang Town can purchase supplies, and so can Liao Town. They can disguise themselves as merchants, buy grain, cloth and other supplies from Tianjin and Denglai, and then sell them to Jianlu at high prices to make huge profits.
By the time the court wants to deal with them, even if they don't rebel, they will all be rich. Maybe, maybe, this is what those guys in Liao Town have in mind.
Guo Dajing thought of this, but did not immediately remind Fang Zhenghua. After all, there was no evidence yet, and the court would not believe that Liao Zhen would be so bottomless.
But historically speaking, Liao Town has harmed many friendly troops. From the beginning of the Battle of Sarhu to the time when the rebels occupied most of Liaodong, they fled before fighting and preserved their strength. This is evidenced by every piece of evidence.
From Zu Dashou to Wu Sangui, Liao Zhen is really the same strain. The ancestral escape skills have become more and more warlords who listen to orders but not propaganda.
It was the court's incompetence and the emperor's lack of integrity. Because at that time, Liao Town was irreplaceable, and the emperor and his ministers could only swallow this sigh of relief.
Now it is completely different. With the Dongjiang Army resisting Jianlu, the imperial court dared to suppress Liao Town and gradually weakened its strength.
As long as the gate can be kept, Liao Town has no ability to rely on itself, so it can only rely on the imperial court's food and salary, and will be controlled step by step by the imperial court.
First transfer non-Liao generals, such as Cao Wenzhao and others; then transfer Liao officers to gradually divide and disintegrate Liao Town.
This was the result of repeated discussions between Chongzhen, the new Minister of War, Liang Tingdong, and other court officials. The first step has been successfully implemented, which is to shrink the troops in the pass and control Zu Dashou's headquarters in Ningyuan.
Those who followed his ancestor Dashou to guard Jinzhou and Daling River City were his direct descendants. Guo Dajing called them the "ancestral army", numbering about thirty thousand.
Under the pressure of Sun Chengzong, Man Gui, Ma Shilong and others, Ningyuan's troops have withdrawn into the pass and been resettled in Jizhen. The family members here will gradually digest them, and these soldiers and generals will no longer belong to Liaozhen.
To put it bluntly, Zu Dashou and his more than 30,000 troops have been blocked outside the pass, and they are like a lone army.
This is quite similar to the previous situation of Dongjiang Town, but there is no time traveler like Guo Dajing in Liao Town who can be reborn and rise up.
After sending Fang Zhenghua away, Guo Dajing thought again and again and finally issued an order to have the navy sent away urgently.
The strategic plan to destroy the Liao troops in Ping Liao has been formulated and is being implemented. Guo Dajing does not want to see Jian Liao break through the blockade, thereby delaying time or even causing more losses to the Dongjiang Army.
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Ningyuan.
Zu Dashou, a tall man with a square face and the armor on his body, looked very powerful as he patrolled the city defense. Behind him were He Kegang, Zu Kefa, Zu Dale and other close relatives.
After Yuan Chonghuan was re-appointed as the governor of Liaodong, he squeezed out Mangui and Zhao Liaojiao, and soon reported to the court, "Today, the general army has gone down to Xie Town to participate in the garrison, and there are a total of fifty vacancies. In order to replace the five generals such as Zu Dashou,
Ten members...".
Chongzhen, who obeyed Yuan Chonghuan's advice, immediately agreed without saying a word, "all the generals he appointed will follow him."
With this personnel change, Yuan Chonghuan was trying to win over the military leaders of western Liaoning, but it also meant that Liao Town was taking another step towards becoming a warlord.
Among the fifty generals, there were as many as eleven officers with the surname Zu. The others, such as Zhang Hongmo, Wu Xiang, Xie Shangzheng, etc., were also Liao generals.
Not only did he seek merit and rewards for the Liao officers, Yuan Chonghuan also constantly asked the court for money and food, and even misappropriated the reward money given to Lin Dan Khan.
Governor Yuan also adjusted the pay rates for the troops in Liaoxi, Jizhen, Tianjin, Dongjiang and other places, so that the Liao pay on the books increased to 4.8 million taels per year.
But Yuan Chonghuan probably would never have dreamed that he would treat Liao Zhen so heartfeltly, thinking that he had integrated into the Liaoxi Jiangmen Group. Under the walls of Beijing, Guan Ning's cavalry fled, but gave him a fatal blow.
And Zu Dashou never dreamed that Guo Dajing, the cross-sea Qinwang of the Dongjiang Army, would give the so-called "Guanning Iron Cavalry" a hard slap in the face.
In the view of Zu Dashou and others, when the Jianqi invaders were roaming the capital, who else could the court rely on besides them? In the end, they had to pinch their noses and ask them to go back.
By that time, Jianlu had almost plundered and wanted to leave the seclusion. Guan Ningjun gave a farewell ceremony and made a show of saying it was over.
As for the Governor Yuan who worked hard for the Liao Rating Group to seek benefits, since he has done something wrong, he should be abandoned! Anyway, he is not from the Liao and has been used. It is impossible for a southern barbarian to become the leader of the Liao Rating Group.
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But the development of things was completely beyond the expectations of Zu Dashou and others. The Dongjiang Army came out from the air, and a shocking battle severely damaged Jianlu and captured Huang Taiji alive. The limelight was unparalleled, and Guan Ning's army was kicked into an embarrassing situation.
corner.
At this time, the imperial court's back was hardened again, and he was no longer summoned.
The subtext is also very obvious: without Guan Ningjun, we can still have fun. Aren’t you disobeying the imperial decree? Aren’t you just trying to get some? Now I’m going to ignore you like you’re a piece of shit.
Zu Dashou ran back to Jinzhou with his troops. The news that kept coming made them shocked and at a loss.
Jianlu is finished, we don't need you anymore. Who do you think you are? The Dongjiang Army is a hundred times better than you.
In addition to the indifference of the imperial court, Zu Dashou and others were also afraid. Their escape was tantamount to rebellion and could be labeled as "rebels".
But now that things have come to a point, they can no longer enter the customs shamelessly. The battle of Jianlu has been completed and the capital is safe. Aren't you entering the customs with ulterior motives?
After waiting in uneasiness, the result finally came. The rebels were not convicted, but Guan Ningjun's status in the eyes of the court plummeted.
First, Ma Shilong took over the defense of Shanhaiguan, then Sun Chengzong, and Mangui arrived in Ningyuan. They used their prestige when serving in Liaodong and the coercion and inducement of the court to withdraw all the defenders of Ningyuan into the pass, and became the defenders of Shanhaiguan and Jizhen.
military.
In the end, it was simple. An imperial decree ordered Zu Dashou to lead his troops to abandon Jinzhou and Dalinghe and retreat to Ningyuan and Juehua.
There was no discussion, and I told you clearly that in the future, food and salary will be transported by sea to Juehua Island, Jinzhou, and Daling River. No one will transport it to you!
This move can be said to be a blow to the bottom of the cauldron, hitting the vital point of the Zu family army at once.
Food and wages are all supplied from within the customs, which is one of the reasons why Liao Town spends so much money. As for the little farmland, the harvest is not even enough to fill the gap between teeth.
In desperation, Zu Dashou had no choice but to lead his ancestral army to withdraw from Jinzhou and Daling River in despair, and returned to the almost empty city of Ningyuan to garrison.