Chapter 607: The History of the South China Sea Camp
For Jiang Wan, Fan Yongdou's incident is just one of the countless problems he faces today.
No matter what the outcome of the Military Intelligence Department's handling of this matter was, what was finally presented to him was just a dossier.
The entire Fan family pinned their safety on Jiang Wan, but for Jiang Wan, in addition to the safety of these hundreds of people, the safety of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians of the Liaodong Capital Division was also tied to him.
The entire Liaodong Dusi has been dancing on the tip of a knife. He must be alert at all times to deal with threats from all sides. Otherwise, the destruction of Liaodong Dusi will only happen in an instant.
Since the victory of Zhenjiang Fort last year, Jiang Wan has been paying attention to the developments in Liaoyang. From Liaoyang to Zhenjiang Fort, there are Kaizhou and Yaozhou as buffers in between. Although these places have long fallen into the hands of the Tatars, but for these two
The local infiltration has never stopped at Zhenjiang Fort.
Jiang Wan knew very well that Hou Jin lost tens of thousands of people in his hands, and also lost the Kuandian area, which almost cut off Hou Jin's connection with North Korea, so that in this area, the strength of both sides even
The Ming army still had a slight advantage. With Huang Taiji's wise eyes, it was impossible not to see this situation.
It is impossible to tolerate this situation continuing.
It can be said that the current existence of Liaodong Dusi has made Hou Jin very uncomfortable. After last year's war, it is obvious that Hou Jin wants to organize a large army this spring to regain the lost territory from Liaodong Dusi.
It's not a very cost-effective thing.
From Huang Taiji's point of view, Jiang Wan once carefully considered the significance of the existence of Liaodong Dusi to Hou Jin. The result was very discouraging. Even since last year, Liaodong Dusi has won successive victories against the Tartars, not only for his own survival.
They came down and regained a large piece of territory from their hands.
However, such a loss could not devastate the people of the Later Jin Dynasty.
To put it more clearly, if Huang Taiji had known in advance that Daishan would suffer such losses in the battle with Liaodong Dusi, he would not have sent Daishan to clean up this "scabies disease" in Zhenjiang Fort. In Huang Taiji's eyes
, no matter how much the Ming army in Zhenjiang Fort was struggling, it was just to harass and contain his army, and it was not important enough to lose tens of thousands of elite soldiers here.
However, when the news comes back to Shengjing, Huang Taiji's thoughts will definitely change. Maybe, the next military deployment of Hou Jin Dynasty will be from Jinzhou to Zhenjiang Fort to Liaodong Dusi. Jiang Wan successfully used his achievements
, putting himself at the top of Huang Taiji’s list of conquests.
"The Tartar garrison in Kaizhou is only a few hundred people. If our army regains this place, a single force of the West Route Army can defeat them!"
Yao Chunyong sat in front of Jiang Wan and reported in detail: "It's just that there are hungry people everywhere in Kaizhou City. Once Kaizhou is occupied, our Liaodong Dusi side will inevitably provide a large amount of relief to these hungry people. But now we have almost missed the spring plowing. Kaizhou
The hungry people will almost definitely become refugees this year, and the situation in Yaozhou is almost the same as that in Kaizhou. In both places, the Tartars only focus on extortion and extortion, and have no intention of running a business!"
"Approximately how many people are there in each place?"
Jiang Wan asked, as the commander-in-chief of the West Route Army, in addition to the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Department, Yao Chunyong should take the initiative to find out the true and false status of the enemy in front of him. In this regard, Yao Chunyong is even more organized than Li Zicheng's East Route Army.
"Before the city of Yaozhou was destroyed, there were about 20,000 people and 8,000 households. Now I'm afraid not even half of them are gone!" Yao Chunyong said: "It's even worse here in Kaizhou. Of the 5,000 households, only 30% of the people are left now.
Not bad!”
"So, taking Kaizhou and Yaozhou is not our top priority!" Jiang Wan pondered for a moment: "As a buffer between Liaoyang and our Zhenjiang Fort, we need these two cities, and the Tartars also need these two cities.
, once these two cities are conquered, it will be equivalent to telling the Tartars that our Liaodong capital is coming to Liaoyang!"
"Commander, actually I think it's not impossible for us to conquer Liaoyang directly!" Yao Chunyong said with a bit of confidence: "We, the West Route Army, have tens of thousands of loyal and brave people, and we are willing to open up territory for the commander!"
"This is the wrong word!" Jiang Wan was stunned for a moment, then realized the meaning of the other party's words, and immediately smiled: "It is to regain the lost territory for our Ming Dynasty. Old Yao, you need to read more books, don't always be like this
Unlearned talk!"
"Hahaha!" Yao Chunyong smiled, but did not defend himself.
"With the military strength I have now as the Liaodong Commandery, it is indeed not impossible to recapture Liaoyang!" Jiang Wan continued: "However, recapturing Liaoyang is not something we can do by rushing over with our troops and fighting the Tartars in one battle.
Even if everything goes well, after recapturing Liaoyang, how can we ensure that we can hold Liaoyang and prevent it from being taken back by the Tartars? All of this, for our Liaodong Dusi, affects the whole body and is related to the survival of our Liaodong Dusi.
, I have to be more cautious!”
"The marshal is far-sighted, but this subordinate is a little reckless!" Yao Chunyong lowered his head and reflected on himself: "My subordinate is a military general, and he only knows how to win in battles. After following the marshal, I realized that this battle can be fought so comfortably, and it can
The fight was so enjoyable, and as long as this kind of battle can continue, I feel that even if I die, my life will not be in vain!"
"This is a good thing!" Jiang Wan nodded: "If the Western Route Army is like you, the commander-in-chief, with strong morale and the desire to win, then if I use troops against the Tartars in the future, why worry about not being able to win?
!”
"Next, your main task here is to organize and train the army. Liaodong is not only Kaizhou and Yaozhou, but also Liaoyang. Now our Liaodong Dusi has become the only pure land in Liaodong that can protect our Ming people. Once winter is over, a large number of refugees will
It is foreseeable that they will defect to us. The West Route Army must cooperate with the Civil Affairs Office to resettle the refugees, recruit new braves and train new soldiers among them!"
"yes!"
"The military drills of the Liaodong Dusi Army distributed by the Military and Political Yamen should be extended to the entire army. The West Route Army will fight. However, now the way we fight has slowly changed. If we don't learn and become proficient in our new drills as soon as possible,
, then our army is not much different from the previous Ming Dynasty army. The tactics of the previous army have fallen behind. The Tartars have invaded our Ming Dynasty for many years. Isn’t it because they have found a way to restrain our tactics? "
Jiang Wan smiled slightly: "There will definitely be Tartar spies in the army, and our new military drills will definitely flow to the Tartars. But that is, even if they know about our new warfare
However, they still have nothing to do. This is a tactics we specially developed for them. This is an outright conspiracy. If they want to adapt to our tactics, they will have to pay a heavy price!"
Jiang Wan said: "Just having so many casualties under Zhenjiang Fort is not enough!"
Jiang Wan summoned many people, and of course the commander-in-chief like Yao Chunyong was the first to be summoned. After Yao Chunyong resigned, Wu Sangui finally appeared in front of Jiang Wan as he wished.
"You did a good job in Xian'an Mansion!"
"But I didn't do anything!" Wu Sangui was stunned and said a little depressed: "I thought it was a fierce battle, but I didn't expect that the army was just dispatched once and wasted some food and grass. Then Li Yongfang surrendered when he saw that the situation was not right.
!”
"Without our army dispatched, would Li Yongfang's side surrender so easily without a fight?" Jiang Wan waved her hand: "The superiority of using soldiers is to defeat the enemy without fighting. If every battle is fought like this,
If we use our strength to overwhelm the enemy, it will be easy for us!"
"The Tartars will not surrender so easily!" Wu Sangui muttered: "In other words, people like Li Yongfang and Li Sizhong, in the eyes of the Tartars, these surrendered soldiers of the Han army are expendable, and they don't feel bad at all!
"
"If you consume too much, they will feel distressed!"
Jiang Wan smiled and said: "How many people are there in the Tartars, and how many people are there in our Ming Dynasty? The people who are least afraid of consumption are our Ming Dynasties, not the Tartars. When Emperor Chengzu conquered Mobei six times, no Tatars in the Northern Yuan Dynasty dared to fight with us.
Da Ming fights for consumption!"
"I heard that you want to be transferred to Fengcheng?"
Wu Sangui's face was respectful, but there was a look of disapproval in his eyes. When Jiang Wan saw it, he smiled slightly and didn't take it to heart.
"Yes, as a military general, how can you win military glory without fighting in battles? Marshal, you should know me best!" Wu Sangui nodded.
"Why don't you talk to Li Zicheng? I came directly to my place to tell you!" Jiang Wan thought for a while and said: "Li Zicheng should have the final say on the internal deployment of the East Route Army. You came to my place and crossed him.
, it’s a violation of the rules, it’s a taboo in the military! You, the Wu family, a family of military generals, don’t even understand this truth!”
Wu Sangui looked at Jiang Wan and took a deep breath: "I think the commander-in-chief is biased against me, and Li Zicheng, as a direct descendant of the commander-in-chief, is also biased against my Nanhai camp!"
"Huh?" Jiang Wan frowned, showing no signs of anger.
"The Nanhai Battalion was established by the commander himself. The officers and soldiers in the army have always regarded themselves as the direct descendants of the commander-in-chief. But I don't know when the direct descendants of the commander-in-chief became those Shaanxi people!"
Now that Wu Sangui has spoken, he has no intention of hiding what he said today: "Commander, all the soldiers in the Nanhai Camp are the children of the capital who were personally selected by the Commander. We are the closest to the Commander, but
When dispatched from Nanhai Camp to Dongjiang Town, whether it was dispatching troops or ordnance and equipment, the commander-in-chief obviously did not take his own soldiers seriously. At some point, the best firearms and armor had to wait until they were equipped.
It's my turn at Nanhai Camp..."
Wu Sangui became more and more excited as he spoke: "When I was in Shaanxi, I was also a person who went through life and death for the commander. Commander, you treat your loyal subordinates like this. Not only me, but many generals in my Nanhai camp are also quite dissatisfied.
…”
There was silence between the two of them as they spoke. Even Wu Sangui, who was as bold as Wu Sangui, felt a little uneasy at the moment.
"You must have been holding back these words for a long time!" Jiang Wan put away the smile on her face and said to him.
"That's right, even if it offends the commander-in-chief, my subordinates will report this to the commander-in-chief today!" Wu Sangui said bravely.
"Then do you know why His Majesty transferred the Nanhai Battalion to Dongjiang Town?" Jiang Wan asked slowly.
"Isn't it true that the commander-in-chief lacks elite soldiers?" Wu Sangui was astonished: "Our Nanhai Battalion has made numerous military exploits, and we are direct descendants of the commander-in-chief. Of course, His Majesty immediately transferred our Nanhai Battalion to the commander-in-chief's command!"
"Of course this is one reason, but it is more a matter of Your Majesty's smooth flow of events!" Jiang Wan shook his head: "You just said that I have chosen all the disciples from the capital in Nanhai camp, and everyone is grateful for my kindness.
The weapons and tactics are considered to be top-notch among the Beijing army, but have you ever thought about what your majesty would think if one day our Nanhai battalion did not obey the call but only obeyed the orders of me, Jiang Wan?"
"ah?"
"No need to be surprised!" Jiang Wan waved her hand: "When your Majesty came to the throne, the predecessor of Nanhaiying was not as powerful as it is now. Your Majesty still knew how big a role it played. Otherwise, why do you think that after your Majesty came to the throne, he clearly eradicated it?
He defeated the eunuchs who were intricately entrenched in Dongchang and Jinyiwei, and immediately promoted new blood to enrich the factory guards. How about reemploying the factory guards?"
"No..." Wu Sangui opened his mouth wide. At this moment, he was not only stunned, there was already a hint of panic in his eyes.
"That's right, the existence of the Nanhai Camp has aroused His Majesty's suspicion!" Jiang Wan said bluntly: "From the selection to the appointment of the lieutenant generals of the Nanhai Camp, I, Jiang Wan, took care of it. Even if Your Majesty wants to intervene,
The difficulties, not to mention the food, wages and equipment, are all carefully crafted by me, Jiang Wan. In this sense, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Nanhai Battalion can be regarded as a private army and servant maintained by me, Jiang Wan!"
"So, I want to hire people. Your Majesty wants to get rid of the unstable factors in the capital. It is a matter of course that the Nanhai camp comes to Liaodong!" Jiang Wan said: "This is not your fault, your Majesty, you are the king.
, if the city government doesn’t have this little thought, then it’s not a qualified king!”
"I, I didn't know there was such an inside story..."
"When you were appointed as the commander of Nanhai Guard, I recommended you to His Majesty!" Jiang Wan said calmly: "Actually, if His Majesty hadn't been eager to transfer me to Dongjiang Town, I would have really planned to hand over the entire Nanhai Camp to you.
You are the most suitable candidate that both His Majesty and I can accept. Anyone other than you would not be able to truly control the Nanhai Camp!"
"However, when we arrived in Liaodong, the Nanhai Battalion was the troop I dared not use the most. Do you know why?"
"Commander, please make it clear!" Wu Sangui already had some suspicions in his mind, but he still asked bravely.
"Because everyone in the Nanhai Camp is a descendant of the capital!" Jiang Wan sighed: "Their family members, father and brothers, are all in the capital. If they fight against the Tatars, I believe they will not frown. However, if they are in the capital,
An imperial edict has come over, asking you, Wu Sangui, to immediately lead the Nanhai Battalion to invite me back to Beijing. Will you and the Nanhai Battalion accept this imperial edict or not?"
"If you accept it, you will completely turn against me. You will no longer have a foothold in Liaodong Dusi. If you don't accept it, what will happen to your family members in Beijing?"
Jiang Wan looked at Wu Sangui meaningfully: "Think about it carefully, Li Zicheng did not have this problem, the former soldiers in Dongjiang Town did not have such a problem, and the newly recruited soldiers will not have such a problem. You
Think about it carefully, think it through, then tell me the answer, and let’s continue talking about the following things..."