Sun Chuanting, a native of Daizhou, Shanxi Province, was a Jinshi scholar in the 46th year of Wanli Dynasty, ranked 41st in the top three, and was on the same list as the world-famous former governor of Liaodong, Yuan Chonghuan.
After that, he started from the post of magistrate of Yongcheng County and became a doctor in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Later, he took leave and returned to his hometown because he was dissatisfied with Wei Zhongxian's dictatorship.
Since Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, the affairs of the Ming Dynasty have become increasingly chaotic. There have been rebellions by bandits from all over the country and invasions of Tartars from outside. Shanxi has become a battlefield where officers and soldiers, bandits and Tartars often intersect. Sun Chuanting began to pay attention to military affairs, and
He likes to talk about side affairs, and his reputation gradually spreads, and he himself is prepared to be attacked at any time.
During that time, it was the day when Jiang Wan led the Nanhai Guards to quell the chaos in Shaanxi. Even though Jiang Wan made great achievements in Shaanxi, he was not watertight. Gao Yingxiang's troops were in Jiang Wan's pacification
, fled to bring trouble to Shanxi.
In the year when Jiang Wan led the Nanhai Guard back to Beijing, Sun Chuanting was also reinstated and appointed as a doctor in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He was later recommended and became the governor of Shaanxi. After that, Jiang Wan went to Pidao to rectify Dongjiang Town, while Sun Chuanting was in Shaanxi and
Shaanxi began his journey to suppress bandits and quell chaos.
After Lu Xiangsheng died in battle, the Ming Dynasty promoted Sun Chuanting to the rank of Left Minister of the Ministry of War and Right Minister of the Imperial Procuratorate. He succeeded Lu Xiangsheng as the governor of Liaodong and was the governor of the army and horses in each town.
Then, at this moment, Sun Chuanting, the governor-general, actually can't governor other troops in Jinzhou except the tens of thousands of Qin troops dispatched by his own men to quell the chaos. In theory, his governor of Liaodong is based in Liaoyang, and at this moment, Liaoyang has already fallen.
It fell into the hands of the Tartars, and even though Sun Chuanting was proud of his literary and military skills, he did not think that with his tens of thousands of Qin troops, he could single-handedly recapture the city of Liaoyang from the Tartars.
However, in recent days, military reports have been circulating urgently.
Various sources of information have been verified and confirmed that the soldiers and horses of the Liaodong Dusi, who are located in a corner, are raising troops to recover the Ming Dynasty city that was captured by the Tartars. The so-called soldiers and horses of the Liaodong Dusi, to Sun Chuanting, he
We know clearly that those are just the soldiers and horses of the original Dongjiang Town, just a town of soldiers and horses.
Sun Chuanting knew a little about Dongjiang Town and Jiang Wan, but he didn't know much. One thing he knew very well was that he was the governor of Liaodong, and he was also the governor of all kinds of troops. Therefore, the Liaodong capital should be controlled by him.
of.
The soldiers and horses under his command were attacking the Tartars and recovering the lost territory, but as the governor, he was in Jinzhou City and didn't know anything.
This kind of thing is always a joke wherever it is mentioned.
It seemed like a joke to ask other generals to inquire about their subordinates. However, Sun Chuanting was eager to know what was going on in Dongjiang Town. He also wanted to know whether he should lead his army to set off at this time to cooperate with the troops of Dongjiang Town who had launched an attack.
Defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.
However, someone still recommended two people to him.
One is Xu Renzhi, the second son of Duke Dingguo and the commander of the Guangning Guards. This person is Jiang Wan’s brother-in-law. It is said that he stayed in Dongjiang Town for a period of time when he took office years ago. This person has a close relationship with Jiang Wan.
, he should know some things about the top management of Dongjiang Town.
The other person was Wu Sangui, the son of Commander-in-Chief Wu Xiang. This person was originally Jiang Wan's subordinate and had been leading Jiang Wan's direct line Nanhai Battalion. Later, he may have been transferred from Dongjiang Town to Jinzhou through some connection with the Ministry of War.
Bian came and is now serving as a general under Wu Xiang.
Sun Chuanting chose Wu Sangui instead of Xu Renzhi. He had no good impression at all of a noble disciple like Xu Renzhi.
In such a time of national calamity, when such a noble son comes to the border to command the troops, there is no doubt that he came down from the capital to be gilded. When he returns to Beijing after staying in Guangning Guard for a year and a half, there will be such a noble son.
Qualifications for a high position.
He was afraid that he would not get much truth from such a person's mouth. He estimated that the most he could hear from the other person's mouth was just bragging about Jiang Wan.
Wu Sangui is different. Maybe he is not so familiar with the top management of Dongjiang Town, but he has been leading troops in Dongjiang Town, so he should be very clear about the strength of Dongjiang Town's army.
Of course, what's more important is that although Xu Renzhi and Wu Sangui can now be regarded as his subordinates, Sun Chuanting, it is obvious that these two people are not interested in him, the governor and governor of Liaodong, who has troops and horses in his town and is holding the sword of Shang Fang that His Majesty last time.
People, awe should be a little different.
"It should be true that Dongjiang Town sent troops!"
Wu Sangui looked at the battle report that Sun Chuanting gave him, and his face was a little solemn: "However, the continuous attack on Kaizhou and Yaozhou, and the siege of Liaoyang seems to have exaggerated the military strength of Dongjiang Town. According to the general's knowledge, the combat strength of the various units in Dongjiang Town is
Although it is strong, there is one thing that the general is very sure of, that is, the number of soldiers and horses in Dongjiang Town has never been large!"
"So, how valuable is it?"
Sun Chuanting looked at the young man in front of him: "The Nanhai Camp was adapted and expanded from the Nanhai Guard of the Jingwei. According to the specifications of the Jingwei, the number of guards and horses is only four to five thousand people!"
"Your Excellency, you are right!" Wu Sangui nodded: "When the Nanhai Guard was fully staffed, there were more than 5,000 people. This person also has some non-staff personnel, which is not considered a combat force!"
"So, you were in Dongjiang Town and commanded 5,000 people. How many generals did you have with the same number of troops?"
"Actually, before the last general was transferred, the number of troops in command was already less than 2,000!"
Wu Sangui said sadly: "Many soldiers and horses in the Nanhai camp have been transferred to other generals. As for the last generals in Dongjiang Town, they are mostly stationed for defense and rarely participate in direct battles with the Tartars!"
"Is it because you are reluctant to use the direct lineage of Nanhaiying?"
Sun Chuanting immediately thought of Jiang Wan's reason for doing this. He transferred soldiers and horses from his direct line to other battalions. So, it basically meant that Jiang Wan's direct line took control of the soldiers and horses in Dongjiang Town. If it were Sun Chuanting, he would do the same thing.
Made.
This is the fastest way to master the army.
From this point of view, Jiang Wan still has some skills, at least he can be regarded as a good general.
Wu Sangui's face looked a little strange: "This, I don't know, the general. Marshal Jiang is very strict in running the army. His subordinates are always trembling under his command and only know how to act according to orders!"
"I know this!" Sun Chuanting nodded: "I just know that it is a good thing to act according to orders. Didn't Jiang Wan often say, "Everyone should perform their duties and abide by their duties, and then the world will be peaceful?"
I heard about it in Beijing.
"As long as you follow orders, you are doing your duty as a military commander, which is good!"
Wu Sangui remained silent.
"How does Jiang Wan manage the army? Let's talk about it later when we have time. Since you have been in Dongjiang Town for so long, you might as well tell me about your knowledge of Dongjiang Town's soldiers and horses. How are their soldiers and horses?
What is the composition, how many are there in total, how are the weapons and supplies, how is the morale, what are the actual battles with the Tartars, and what are the results?"
Sun Chuanting smiled slightly: "Just pick up what you know and tell me. Don't guess. I want to see a real Dongjiang Town!"