Li Zicheng, Wu Sangui, Yao Chunyong, Mei Xiaofei, Zhao Huchen...
Young faces appeared in the Zhenjiang Fort Army discussion hall. They looked at each other, smiled and greeted each other, and chatted. Some of these people have known each other for many years, and some still know each other today.
It was the first time I met each other. Now that I saw the other person face to face, I found that I didn't feel strange at all.
The excitement after the great victory seemed to still be overflowing in their hearts, but this was already a few days ago. Now outside Zhenjiang Fort, except for the cavalry battalion which is still active, most of the other soldiers and horses have returned.
They have gone back to where they should be.
Clearing out the remnants of the enemy and avoiding banditry around Zhenjiang Fort was obviously more important in the eyes of Marshal Jiang than directly gathering the army to pursue the victory to Liaoyang and completely recapture Liaoyang from the Tartars.
This question indeed made some people here feel confused, and they had no intention of hiding their doubts.
"Now that our Zhenjiang Fort has strong troops and horses, and we are winning battles one after another, the commander-in-chief should work hard to conquer Liaoyang completely. The defenders of Liaoyang City will not be more than the Tartars who were killed in a few days..."
Wu Sangui was a little depressed. In this battle, he could only guard Kuandian. Even now, his Nanhai Battalion could only look around Kuandian to see if they could pick up small groups of remaining enemies and eliminate them. It was a missed opportunity.
Great military exploits.
As a person who advocates taking advantage of victory and pursuing victory, he is the most determined among them.
"In such weather, by the time our troops arrive in Liaoyang, the Tartar army will be ready and waiting for us!"
Yao Chunyong smiled honestly: "I have walked this road for a while. I can only say that from our Zhenjiang Fort to Liaoyang, even if there are no Tartar raids halfway, it will not take ten and a half months to get there!"
Wu Sangui didn't take it seriously. If the man in front of him hadn't made many achievements in battle three days ago, he really wanted to stab the opponent. It would take two to three hundred miles and ten days and a half to travel. His Nanhai camp would not be able to do this.
"Moreover, our victory this time has almost consumed the ammunition produced by Tieshan in the past half year. For each battalion's fire gun team, at least half of the fire gun teams have to be sent back to Tieshan for repair or refurbishing. The situation of the artillery team
What's worse, I won't talk about the other battalions, General Li's side alone has more than 20 three-pound cannons to be sent back to Tieshan!"
Mei Xiaofei said with a sad face: "At least before spring, Tieshan City will do nothing, just repairing these firearms and producing ammunition is enough!"
Wu Sangui moved his lips, but in the end he said nothing. Although the Nanhai Battalion was replenished with new-style muskets and Tieshan cannons, almost all of these firearms were transferred to the East Route Army before the war began.
"That's right!" Xu Jian came over mischievously: "Xiao Fei, brother has been treating you well since I met you. I'll get some of those newly made big guys from Tieshan, and wait until
When you return to Beijing, I will leave a seat on the second floor of Qingyun Building for you, and you will be considered your brother until you come back!"
"This is not what I said!" Mei Xiaofei waved his hands repeatedly.
"Fengcheng needs a big guy like this. If the Tatars dare to come, we will kill them immediately if we put a dozen or so gates there!" Xu Jian said seriously: "You can't just watch the place we conquered. This is
If the Tatars take it back as soon as spring comes, then our fight will not be in vain!"
"He's handsome!"
A long roll call interrupted the conversation of everyone in the lobby. Xu Jian and Mei Xiaofei also closed their mouths and looked at Jiang Wan who walked in from outside the lobby.
"It was quite a lively chat!"
With a smile on her face, Jiang Wan walked to the handsome chair in the middle of the lobby and sat down: "What are you talking about?"
"Commander, you are biased. In this battle, I didn't even see the hair of the Tatars. By the time I come here, the battle will be over!"
Wu Sangui looked full of resentment: "When it comes to fighting a tough battle, I, Wu Sangui, am afraid of no one. I came to Nanhai Camp under the command of the commander, not just for a small fight!"
"The Nanhai Battalion is stationed in Kuandian, so that the East Route Army has no worries. Do you mean that this contribution will not be counted?"
Jiang Wan was in a good mood. Faced with Wu Sangui's complaints, Jiang Wan said with a smile: "Then you and Li Zicheng change. Li Zicheng takes the East Route Army back to Kuandian, and you go to garrison Fengcheng. You can fight how you want."
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"Commander, are you serious about this?" Wu Sangui's eyes lit up.
"When have I ever joked with you about this kind of thing!" Jiang Wan looked at him: "Over there in Fengcheng, you are directly facing the Tatar counterattack. You must be prepared to fight every day. The person is you Nanhai
The rest of the camp can supply you with food, fodder and ordnance, but if you come back in despair after losing Fengcheng, then I will be held accountable!"
The smile on Jiang Wan's face faded a little: "How about it, do you dare to go?"
"I want to keep the artillery team of the East Route Army!" Wu Sangui was stunned and realized that Jiang Wan was serious. He thought for a while and said, "I don't want the artillery team in the hands of Xu Jian and Xu Xianchun, but
, you must at least replenish me with a thousand-man team’s firecrackers and ammunition!”
"You can have the firecrackers!" Jiang Wan nodded, "I will give them to you in two installments. However, the artillery team cannot give them to you. The East Route Army will become a standing battalion of our Zhenjiang Fort. The power of firearms cannot be weakened. However, I
We can allocate you four to eight six-pound cannons, or twenty-four three-pound cannons, and let you form an artillery team. It is your choice!"
Wu Sangui thought for a moment: "Then I'd better choose the three-pounder cannon. Small cannons are easy to use, but big cannons are too bulky and have little effect outside the city wall. I'm stationed in Fengcheng, and I don't want to be beaten all the time in Fengcheng!"
Jiang Wan nodded slowly: "I promised..."
Everyone looked at Wu Sangui with complicated eyes. It was neither jealous nor envious. They just felt that it was too smooth for him to get a fight immediately after complaining like this. If they had known this, wouldn't it be better for them to speak earlier?
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"Everyone, we are here today to discuss how to face the Tartars after this battle. There is one thing I want to inform you of!"
Jiang Wan raised his head, looked at the people who were looking at him earnestly, and smiled slightly: "Although we, Dongjiang Town, were lucky enough to win this battle, there were many problems exposed, especially in front of the Kong Ziying camp led by Kong Youde.
Rebellion almost brought disaster to us!"
His face became solemn: "Thanks to the people in front of me and the many soldiers who sacrificed their lives, we can still sit here. However, the next time the Tartars attack, we will still have such good luck and gain
Such a result?"
"If the commander has any orders, just order me to wait!"
Yao Chunyong vaguely guessed what Jiang Wan was going to do, and he began to look forward to it slightly.
"Dongjiang Town needs to be restructured!" Jiang Wan said: "Now we in Dongjiang Town have hundreds of thousands of people, tens of thousands of troops, and the territory we control is getting bigger and bigger. If we don't restructure, there will be news when facing the Tartars.
The problem of poor communication and poor command has also given rise to another problem, Kong Youde and his ilk..."
"The third one..." Jiang Wan looked around at everyone: "The larger the place, the more problems the distribution of supplies such as grain, grass and weapons will become!"
Seeing that no one had any objections, Jiang Wan made his decision known: "From today on, Dongjiang Town will set up a General Military Mansion. Under the General Military Mansion, there will be two major yamen: military and civil affairs. The military yamen is the military center of Dongjiang Town.
Various military orders must be issued by the military and political yamen to be valid, otherwise, each battalion has the right not to execute military orders!"
"Under the Military and Political Yamen, in addition to the eight battalions directly under the jurisdiction, there are also separate Military Intelligence Departments, Transport Departments, and Experience Departments. In the past, the power of Dongjiang Town that was decided by me will be shared by the Military and Political Yamen and subordinate Yamen!"
Everyone chewed on Jiang Wan's words and didn't find it difficult to accept. It seemed that the commander had set up these things because he felt he couldn't manage it alone because of his increased power. It didn't sound much different from before.
"Most of you here should be working in the military and political yamen!" Jiang Wan glanced at each individual's face: "I am the most well-behaved person, and you people have either followed me for many years, or you have been killed.
It's a shot. After a long time, even I will inevitably have a bowl of water that is uneven, but if you have rules and follow the rules, this kind of thing will not happen!"
"When the Yamen is established, various systems will be promulgated at the same time. By then, you can become more familiar with them!"
Jiang Wan continued: "At the same time, the name of the Civil Affairs Yamen will make it easy for you to understand. This Civil Affairs Yamen manages hundreds of thousands of people in our Dongjiang Town. From now on, our Dongjiang Town will use the military to rule the people.
, we must separate from now on. Military orders cannot replace government orders. The military is a tool to ensure the smooth execution of government orders, and government orders are what keep the people of this land alive!"
He looked through the crowd and looked at the sky outside the lobby, as if he saw a lot of things: "And if the people in this land can survive, and the better they live, the stronger our strength will be, and the better our army will be."
More soldiers, more food and more powerful firearms to fight against the Tartars!"
"We don't have many people who are familiar with civil affairs in this area. You can discuss it. If you have people who are proficient in this area of affairs, you might as well recommend them. If they are available after inspection, these people will be better placed in the civil affairs yamen than they are in
In the army, being a soldier and officer with swords and guns plays a greater role!"
Jiang Wan waved his hand: "Speak freely, don't worry about me, but after you leave this lobby, what is discussed today will be my rules in Dongjiang Town from now on. If anyone dares to break the rules, even if it is my closest relatives, I will not
You’re welcome!”
Liaoyang City!
Amin and Azig finally breathed a sigh of relief. When they saw this fortified city that had been ravaged by their own army a few days ago, they both felt like they had escaped.
The two of them chose this direction almost unanimously. Now, the two of them have returned to Liaoyang City alive. However, Daishan, who chose another direction to break out of the encirclement with them, does not know what happened to him now.
In the past few days, broken soldiers and horses have been gathered back one after another. Liaoyang City has also sent soldiers and horses to search for these broken soldiers who have trudged hard in the ice and snow. It has been so long. For those who are still alive,
Actually, the two of them don't have much hope of how many people can come back.
However, there has been no news about Daishan, and this is what they are most concerned about.
Although the commander-in-chief of this defeat was Daishan, Amin and Azig still had unshirkable responsibilities, not to mention that their troops were basically lost in this battle.
If the news is spread back to Shengjing, even if Huang Tai tries his best to reject the public opinion and not hold the two of them accountable for this huge defeat that has not happened in the past few years, they both know in their hearts that given the current situation,
When they return to Shengjing, they will definitely become the two most despised banners among the Eight Banners.
Is there no way out in terms of strength or reputation?
To put it pessimistically, the two of them may have a prosperous future because of this battle, and then they will end up living in Shengjing as wealthy idlers who have no worries about food and clothing but will be despised by others all their lives.
This is obviously a fact that the two of them are willing to accept.
"I have reminded him (Daishan), but he still feels that he is facing the Ming army in Liaoyang, and he will not listen to the lessons we learned at the expense of thousands of lives!"
Amin said to Azig with a dull face: "There is no news about him so far. I even suspect that he has died in the battle!"
"Won't!"
Azig shook his head. He is not as smart as Amin, but that does not mean that he has no experience: "If he died in battle, the Ming army would not publicize it and make it known to the whole world. Until now, Liaoyang has
But there’s no news at all!”
"He'd better not die!" Amin said gloomily: "If he dies, the blame will fall entirely on us. He obviously fought well, but he actually retreated like that. If he hadn't retreated,
How could the whole army be shaken, how could the Ming army come back, I will definitely report this matter to the Great Khan exactly as it is!"
"Me too!"
Azig glanced at each other, and the two seemed to have reached a consensus.
There was silence in the room for a while, and Azige broke the dullness: "What I'm worried about now is whether the Ming army from Zhenjiang Fort will come towards Liaoyang. If they come towards Liaoyang, with the thousands of people in Liaoyang,
People, can you keep it?"
"Why keep it?"
Amin had a ferocious look on his face: "If they really go out in force, Liaoyang will be left to them. It's just a ruined city. If they lose it this year, we can just come back and pick it up next year. Everything that should be taken away, Dahan will take away."
The only things that cannot be taken away are the houses in this city and the Mingguo!"
He snorted: "The house was set on fire and all the Ming dogs were killed. If he wants Liaoyang, we will give them Liaoyang!"
"What should we say to the Khan?" Azig nodded.
"You don't have to worry about sweating. I have the final say on this matter. I, Amin, don't do this kind of thing once or twice!" Amin said fiercely: "Minggou killed so many of our sons, of course we have to
We will kill them ten times and a hundred times to make them scared, so that they will never dare to be our enemies again!"