In the main hall of the Second Hall of the General's Office in Chicheng Castle, Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng looked at Wang Pu and Li Fuming and said with a smile: "Easy to say, easy to say. Since the two commander-in-chiefs also have this intention, we will discuss it later.
Discuss.
In short, if you follow me sincerely and sincerely, I will never treat you badly, and I will definitely make you rich and noble for a long time and be a blessing to your descendants."
When Wang Pu and Li Fuming heard this, they also knew that Uncle Yong Ning had agreed to their request. Naturally, they were happy in their hearts. They expressed their gratitude and sat firmly in their chairs without saying a word.
Jin Xinpeng, the commander of the Yongning Guards, saw that Datong had confirmed that the matter of the two towns in Shanxi had been settled, so he said: "General, should we also discuss the expansion of the six battalions? Today we will first determine the general direction. Everyone
It would be better for the generals to make some preparations so that they can quickly form an army after the New Year."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Cheng looked at Jin Xinpeng with great satisfaction. The Xuanbei householder's attitude towards his work was becoming more and more positive. Not only him, but also Yan Qingrong, Liu Zhi, Cao Jinwang and others were doing the same, which made Zhang Cheng feel extremely pleased.
Moreover, the same was true for the garrison of the other fortresses on the North Road, and even the officers and generals of the Yongning Guards on the East Road, who were the last to join forces, did not see anything amiss.
This may be related to Zhang Cheng's thunderous methods on the East Road. Bloody killings can shock people the most, especially those who are not strong-willed enough. They may not respect people with good intentions, but they will respect people with hands full of blood.
You will definitely be very scared.
"The six battalions of Weiyuan, Tengshe, Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku and Xuanwu have been expanded on the original basis. In addition to the chief general of the battalion, each battalion has two additional deputy generals, one for battalion affairs and one for military training.
In addition, each battalion will have a number of military staff members who will be in charge of military aircraft, ordnance, money, food, personnel and other paperwork, in order to reduce the duties of the general, so that the general can concentrate on managing the military."
Zhang Cheng stopped when he said this. He picked up the tea cup on the big table in front of him, took a sip of light tea, and then continued: "After the expansion of the Sixth Battalion, the number of men and horses has exceeded half a million, and the number of soldiers among them is also
It is necessary to set up a medical officer bureau, an ordnance bureau, etc. to treat the wounded soldiers in the camp and repair all kinds of ordnance in the camp."
"The general is thoughtful and considerate, and I am ashamed of him."
Yan Qingrong spoke from the side and first flattered Uncle Yong Ning, and then continued: "I feel that the expansion of the sixth battalion is very necessary and I fully support it. But..."
Zhang Cheng looked at him and smiled and said, "Commander Yan has something to say, but it doesn't matter."
Yan Qingrong then reluctantly spoke and continued: "General, the current revenue and expenditure of money and food on the North Road and East Road can barely support the six battalions of the army. However, as a result, it will be difficult for the troops stationed in each fort to issue money and food on time.
, once it reaches this point, I am afraid it will shake the heart of the army, and it will also be detrimental to the reputation of the general."
"money?"
Zhang Cheng despised this word in his heart, but in reality he had to face it head-on.
In fact, Zhang Cheng has always been in a state of overspending on money and food. However, he relied on uniformly issued military stamps such as money stamps, food stamps, and cloth stamps to push ahead and prevent himself from being very stretched.
Later, as Zhang Cheng's power gradually increased, and the Xuanbei area became very stable and prosperous, Zhang Cheng's privately established several mutual markets also greatly attracted surrounding merchants to trade.
As a result, Xuanbei's military votes were gradually accepted by merchants from surrounding areas, which was also a basis for the existence of the Xuanbei Army.
Otherwise, no matter how popular the cigarettes, glass, sugar, fine salt and other items produced in Yunzhou are sold everywhere, they will not be enough to support such a well-equipped army.
After all, money and food do not fall from the sky. Even if you have a lot of gold and silver, someone has to transport the food here. Now there are bandits everywhere and the road is not smooth, especially for long-distance transportation.
Often people and goods are gone and nowhere to be found.
Therefore, Zhang Cheng is already struggling to feed tens of thousands of troops and is struggling to do so. If he further expands the existing battalions into six large battalions according to his wishes, the money and food will be really difficult to support.
"What Commander Yan said is indeed a major problem at the moment."
Zhang Cheng first affirmed the question raised by Yan Qingrong, and then he continued: "The money and food from the north and east roads cannot support the expenses of our army.
But if we measure it by the financial resources of the entire Xuanfu, let alone the tens of thousands of soldiers in these six camps, they are an army of 100,000, so what's the difficulty?"
As soon as Zhang Cheng said this, everyone in the entire hall was shocked. Jin Xinpeng, the commander of Yongning Guards, even reminded him: "General, the officials in the town will be intertwined, and most of the land in the town has already been
Lord, the court and the palace are involved behind it, no more than the border areas of the north, I'm afraid that one move will affect the whole body!"
He then continued: "Nowadays, the East Road area is not fully under control. If we let it go in the town at this time, I am afraid that we will focus on one thing and lose the other. Please think carefully, General."
Zhang Cheng's face turned a little gloomy, and he said sadly: "It doesn't matter, as long as the handle of the knife is still in our hands, we are not afraid of those little things turning upside down."
He suddenly turned his head and looked behind Wu Zhizhong, and asked with a sinister smile: "Qian Mushi, do you think this is the case?"
Qian Mushi suddenly heard Yong Ningbo asking him a question, and couldn't help but be startled. He stood up in a hurry, but he didn't know how to reply. Lei Kejun beside him hurriedly poked him before he reacted.
"ah!"
Qian Mushi reacted suddenly, and he reported back very happily: "General, any bastard dares to make trouble on the East Road, we will be the first to rush up and kill him!"
"Ha ha……"
After Zhang Cheng laughed for a while, he said to him: "Okay, what a great Qian Mushi, sit down."
Although Zhang Cheng not only tested Qian Mushi himself by asking Qian Mushi, but also eased the slightly gloomy atmosphere in the hall, the problem of money and food must be solved.
He only pondered for a moment, then spoke to everyone: "We should not rush the expansion of the army. However, the two battalions of 'Weiyuan' and 'Teng She' are the core and soul of our brave army, so priority should be given to completing the expansion.
As for the remaining four battalions, we can first establish the structure of each battalion based on the existing three troops. As for the other two troops, we can recruit and expand them later."
Now that the general expansion direction has been established, the next step is to discuss the deputy generals and counselors of each battalion.
In fact, Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng already had his own candidates for these arrangements in his mind, but he always liked to encourage his officers and generals to speak actively in order to observe everyone's thinking and ability.
Moreover, he also wanted to take a look at the generals of the new sixth battalion to see what their thoughts were on the candidates for deputy generals and counselors.
After all, in the future, they still need to work together sincerely, although Zhang Cheng also has to mix in some sand to prevent the generals under his command from forming their own forces, which would also be detrimental to him.
But he will not go too far. Although "being on guard against others is indispensable," he must also pay attention to some measures. If this arouses the suspicion of the generals under his command, it will be unsightly.
After some disputes and discussions among everyone, the basic structure of the expanded battalions was finally finalized, and the clerk responsible for recording handed the shorthand manuscript to Wang Yuanjing.
He read it carefully again and found no obvious errors before hand-delivering it to Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng and asking him to do the final review in person.
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The Weiyuan camp is led by the one-armed general Wu Zhizhong, with Lin Fangping from the former Huwei camp and Xu Jinyong from the Dishuiya garrison as deputy generals. He Biao, the commander-in-chief of the Yongyi Army, serves concurrently as the town governor. The remaining counselors and other candidates are yet to be discussed.
The Tengshe Camp was based on the remnants of the Che Camp, and naturally Wei Zhice was appointed as the commander-in-chief. Since it was necessary to combine the troops of the Yongwei Camp and the Zhenbiao Right Camp, Jin Yong and Tang Xian became deputy generals, while Qin Dazhong remained the town governor, and the remaining counselors were to be discussed.
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The Zhuque Camp is led by the one-eyed general Zhang Guangda, with the former Chariot Camp Qianhu Xiang Jinbao and the Cavalry Camp Qianhu Wang Tieren as deputy generals. The town governor is replaced by Liu Jingzhu from the former Dushi Infantry Camp, and the remaining counselors are
Waiting for official discussion.
The Qinglong Battalion was formed on the basis of the Chicheng Battalion. Zhang Guodong was naturally the best choice for the commander-in-chief. The deputy generals were Du Chungang from the former chariot battalion and Kuang Yongzhong from the ranger battalion. Fang Zhihai from the former cavalry battalion was appointed as the town governor. The remaining
The candidate is to be determined.
The leader of the White Tiger Camp will be former Dushi Camp guerrilla Chen Zheng, the deputy generals will be Yu Jin and Qian Zongtian Mingyu, former Qianhu of the Che Camp, and the town governor will be replaced by Xia Shuncheng, the former Chicheng Camp, and the rest are to be determined.
Finally, regarding the expansion of Xuanwu Camp, it is more like creating a hodgepodge than expanding Xuanwu Camp.
In addition to the commander-in-chief Li Jiyu, a former guerrilla from the Dengfeng camp, the deputy generals and governors in the camp are all old men from Xuanfu. For example, the deputy generals are Liu Shizun, the former Chang'anling garrison, and Qian Gou, the right commander of the chariot.
There were two Changshengs, and the governor of the town was directly appointed Liu Zhi, the commander of the Kaiping Guards.
Liu Zhi was originally the governor of Kaiping Guards. Even though he was promoted to the commanding officer, he was still responsible for judicial affairs such as criminal proceedings. Although after joining the Xuanwu Camp as the governor, he was only responsible for the judicial and criminal affairs of the first battalion.
The responsibilities of the Ministry of Health seem to have been reduced.
But this is regarded as a promotion in the Xuanfu army. After all, joining the army in future battles will have bonuses for military merit, and under the rule of Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng, he has the most important military position.
In fact, the Ming Dynasty's guard system has been in operation to this day, and all kinds of drawbacks have been fully exposed. Even the experience of the guard and the governor are hereditary. Many people are destined to be governors as soon as they are born.
Therefore, most of them do not need to study hard, they only need to concentrate on eating, drinking and having fun, waiting for their appointment. Moreover, the guard system has been in place to this day, and each guard place is intricately intertwined. Even if there are some who are corrupt and bend the law, most of them are hereditary officers.
, how can a small town be cured?
Therefore, most of them chose to join in the evil. There are very few people like Liu Zhi who are proficient in laws and regulations, know how to be cautious, and have a somewhat innocent reputation.
It was for these reasons that Zhang Cheng selected him to serve as governor of Xuanwu Camp.
In this way, with Liu Shizun, the garrison of Chang'an Mountain, taking care of the camp affairs, and Gou Changsheng, who has been in the chariot camp for many years, he can be responsible for training the generals in the camp to use muskets and cannons. With Liu Zhi, the governor of the town, he will not be afraid of anything Li Jiyu can do.
, and I am not afraid that he will escape control.
This is basically the structure of the newly expanded six battalions. In principle, the battalions of Xuanfu North Road and East Road are integrated, and the remaining numbers will be recruited after the Chinese New Year.
Prior to this, the Xuanfu army under Zhang Cheng included Zhang Guangda's cavalry camp, Wei Zhice's chariot camp, Zhang Guodong's Chicheng camp, Chen Zheng's Dushi camp, Wu Zhizhong's Yongning camp, Li Jiyu's Dengfeng camp, Jin Yong's Yongning camp
There are seven battalions including the Wei camp.
In addition, there are troops responsible for guarding the fortresses and thousands of households in various places, as well as troops stationed in various places. According to Zhang Cheng's idea, these troops can only be used as supplementary sources of troops for the camp.
Just like this time, Zhang Cheng integrated Dishui Cliff Guard Qianhu Xu Jinyong and Chang'an Ridge Guard Liu Shizun and their tribes into Weiyuan Camp and Xuanwu Camp respectively, based on this idea.
"The candidates for the chief general, deputy general, and governor of each battalion will be arranged in this way first. If there are any discrepancies, other adjustments will be made in the future based on the actual situation of each battalion."
Since Yongning Bo and Zhang Cheng all agreed, no one else would have any objections.
Only Li Jiyu, the former commander of the Dengfeng camp, stood up from his seat. After he clasped his fists and saluted, he said very respectfully: "General, my fate started in the wilderness. General Meng never gave up. He took him under his command and even entrusted him to a general."
The leader of the camp was deeply touched by the general's love and care, and would not dare to forget him until death.
However, Ji Yu has limited literacy and little knowledge of military affairs in the camp. After the expansion, the "Xuanwu Camp" has a large number of soldiers and horses, which may not be controlled by Ji Yu. The general is also asked to think carefully about whether to choose another capable general to serve as Yu Yu Gan.
As a part of it, I am willing to be governed by it.
This is Ji Yu’s true wish, and I also ask the General to think carefully, understand the difficulties of Ji Yu, and choose another person to take charge of Xuanwu Camp!”
To be honest, Li Jiyu's words are really not about retreating in order to advance. He really wants to resign as the commander of Xuanwu Camp, and it is not a hypocritical manner.
To say that in the past, he was too high-minded and thought that Zhang Cheng's Xuanfu army was nothing more than sophisticated cannons, artillery and armor. In terms of fighting in military battle formations, it was not necessarily much stronger than his Dengfeng army.
Even after he led his troops to the East Road and accepted training from Wu Zhizhong, the thoughts in his heart did not fade much, but after the battle to aid Liao, he was deeply touched.
Previously, he had faced off against various Ming armies around Dengfeng County, and had conquered several large and small counties. However, the battles at that time were almost entirely unstructured. The Ming garrison in various places either retreated after a battle or fled early.
It was not until he met the elite of the Xuanfu under Zhang Cheng that he suffered a complete defeat and was forced to accept recruitment and surrender to Zhang Cheng. Therefore, he always thought that his defeat was due to lack of weapons and weapons, but he did not realize the importance of battle formation.
But the battle with the Qing army in Liaodong was completely different. This was a real battle in a majestic battle formation. Individual bravery was almost useless, and what was important was the mutual cooperation of the soldiers.
The mob, relying solely on their bloody courage, may be very effective in dealing with some state garrison defenders in the interior of the Ming Dynasty. However, once they encounter the real Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers, especially the elite border towns, such as Zhang Cheng's army, they will be defeated.
It was a complete tragedy.
It was precisely because of his clear understanding of this that Li Jiyu completely put away his previous arrogance and developed true respect for Yongningbo Zhang Cheng and the generals under his command.