That night, when the lights were on, Zhang Cheng and Wang Yuanjing sat across from each other in a small room in the backyard of the Chaoguan Yamen Office in Miuhe, drinking tea. After Wang Yuanjing filled Zhang Cheng's cup, he said: "The commander-in-chief means that money, food, and military matters should be handled separately.
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Zhang Cheng looked at Wang Yuanjing with great interest and said: "This place is indeed far away from Xuanzhen, and many things are difficult to control. Chen Zhong was originally the commander-in-chief of my personal army, and I trust him, but there are some things that should be done.
To do it, not only do it, but also sit in your head.”
He looked at Wang Yuanjing and continued: "We have resettled more than 10,000 hungry people here in Hebei, and we can take in more hungry people in the future. As for the land reclamation and farming work, Yang Shili will assist Chen Zhong.
You will be specifically responsible for the bank check. After everything is on track, I will consider arranging someone to replace you. Furthermore, after the money and grain collected are recorded in the account and stored in the treasury, additional personnel will be sent to guard them. They must be collected.
There are two lines, each performing its own responsibilities and not disturbing each other. This is the only way."
"Here. Commander, please rest assured, Yuan Jing will handle the checkpoints well."
After Wang Yuanjing finished speaking, he filled up Zhang Cheng's tea cup and said with a little worry: "Commander, after you return to Xuan Town, you will make preparations to join Liaodong. Is this time urgent?"
Zhang Cheng turned to look at the swaying branches outside the window and sighed: "It's only the beginning of March, so time is in a hurry. I just don't know what this battle will look like in the end!"
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The next day, Zhang Cheng visited the bustling town of Miuhe Town for the second time. He and Yang Liying had breakfast and wandered around Miuhe Town. Although Zhang Cheng didn't care, Yang Liying really enjoyed the company of this handsome guy.
A scene of shopping.
Arriving at noon, after everyone had lunch together, Zhang Cheng and Yang Liying rode their horses and drove eastward along the official road. Zhang Guangda led the cavalry battalion to open the road in front, while Lin Fangping led the tiger guards to guard the rear.
Yu's cavalry headed towards Yangwu in a mighty manner.
At dusk, the army set up camp at the intersection of Qinshui River and the Yellow River in the south of Wushe. Liu Jinhai had been waiting here for a long time. After the army set up camp, he quietly slipped into the camp under the cover of Zhang Guangda.
In the Chinese military tent, Zhang Cheng was sitting steadily on the chair behind the case table. There were only him and Liu Jinhai in the military tent at the moment. Liu Jinhai had already reported to Li Jiyu and the resettlement of the more than 100,000 hungry people.
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It turned out that Liu Jinhai accompanied Li Jiyu to escort more than 100,000 hungry people to the north. On the way, they attracted hungry people from Weihui and Zhangde Prefectures to respond, and the team grew bigger and bigger.
Although more than 10,000 hungry people were resettled in each of them when passing through Huya Village and Langwopo on the way, most of the hungry people still entered Xuanzhen East Road, and a small number of them entered North Road.
These hungry people are like a new force. They not only enrich the entrances of the East Road and the North Road, but also because of their survival nature, they are more diligent. The entire East Road shows a prosperous scene because of their arrival.
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Wu Zhizhong originally focused on training the left and right troops of the Yongning Battalion, but with the arrival of more than 3,500 new soldiers from Liu Jinhai and Li Jiyu, and the sudden appearance of more than 100,000 hungry people, it was really hard for him to adapt for a while.
But as time went by, most of the more than 100,000 hungry people were resettled on the East Road. Wu Zhizhong became more and more handy. Following Zhang Cheng's instructions, he dispersed Song Shanquan's troops and mixed them into Li Jiyu's 3,500
among the new recruits.
After reorganization, Li Jiyu led a single battalion, with two infantry divisions under his command. In addition to the Chinese army, there were almost 2,200 troops. The remaining more than 1,000 new troops were mixed into Wu Zhizhong's Yongning camp.
Become the center of his camp.
At this point, Wu Zhizhong's Yongning Battalion was equipped with three units, Song Shanquan's left unit, Lei Kejun's right unit, plus the newly formed middle unit. Chief Qian was the former deputy chief Qian Mushi of the right unit.
The reason why Zhang Cheng secretly ordered Wu Zhizhong to do this was, firstly, to divide Li Jiyu's strength; secondly, to completely regain the hearts of the generals on the east route. He handed over the newly built team to Qian Mushi, which shows his justice and love for the east.
The trust of the generals.
This is a signal. Zhang Cheng believes that generals who can climb to a certain position in the army are not stupid, and they will naturally understand what he is thinking.
But Li Jiyu was indeed extremely satisfied with this, because he had never thought that Zhang Cheng would ask him to lead an army alone. In fact, in his heart, he thought that he would be satisfied with being a deputy to a certain general under Zhang Cheng's command.
Understand.
Now, Zhang Cheng has actually fulfilled his preamble and truly led an army on his own. Although the number of troops is smaller than before, the equipment is really much better.
Although Li Jiyu rose to power not long ago and had only a short time leading troops, he was not an ordinary person. He saw all this very clearly. In his heart, he was grateful to Zhang Cheng for his trust in him, and secretly vowed to make a difference.
, living up to Zhang Cheng’s trust in him.
Zhang Cheng is still very satisfied with Li Jiyu's performance. Zhang Cheng believes that many people in this era have loyal hearts, but as a man of two generations, he believes more in interests. People are always driven by profit. Unless they are true sages, the rest will not
Nothing more than that.
Therefore, he did not really trust Li Jiyu, but just used his reputation in Dengfeng and Mi County, and now he has used this to divert hungry people to Xuanzhen East Road.
However, he still wanted to make Li Jiyu truly focus on him. At present, it was just a trial. Although he gave Li Jiyu a force of more than 2,000 troops, he had not yet added any sand to it.
But everything from the battalion to the drills was under his tight control, especially the issue of pay. As the battalion officer, Li Jiyu had no way to do anything. Wu Zhizhong came to the camp in person and issued pay to the sergeants in the name of Zhang Cheng.
rates.
This is Zhang Cheng's skill. He can give you military power and political power, but Zhang Cheng will never let others control his core, and he will never let others have the opportunity to control his core.
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On March 9th, Yanjin County on the north bank of the Yellow River was still under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture. The flags of the army outside the city were fluttering in the spring breeze, and the armies of Zhang Cheng and Chen Jiugao gathered here.
According to a statement from the Imperial Ministry of War,
Let’s just talk about you. You have only been in the army for six years, and you have spent five years by my side. I have always loved you like a younger brother. Today, I want to keep you stationed in northern Henan, which shows that I care about you.
Of trust!”
He picked up the teapot and filled Chen Zhong's tea cup with tea, and then continued: "You are a little worried in your heart, which is human nature. It is precisely because you want to help me do things well that you are so worried. I
How could you not understand?"
Zhang Cheng then picked up his tea cup and drank it all in one gulp, and then said: "Actually, you don't have to worry so much. There is a high probability that Ji Youci will serve as a guard and prepare the way. If he is there to deal with it, you can
Just take care of things in the military camp.
Yuan Jing will stay and help you take care of the affairs on the banknotes for a period of time. As for the farming affairs, Yang Shibin can also handle it for you. Besides, there is Liu Jinhai lurking in the dark. He can be your trump card if necessary."