Regarding Zhao Junchen's condition, Wu Yingxiong agreed after thinking for a moment.
After the generals in Liaodong Town discussed with each other in low voices, they didn't have any objections.
Although Zhao Junchen has great military exploits and is a high-ranking cabinet minister, he has no foundation in Liaodong. Those arrogant and powerful generals who want to surrender to the Jinzhou Camp really need their endorsement.
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What's more, everyone believed that Zhao Junchen would never dare to mess around under the eyes of the eunuchs of the Jinzhou Camp.
In the officialdom, with different status and status, the things that people worry about are different. On the contrary, there are some things that people with higher status are more worried about.
In the eyes of the generals in Liaodong Town, the so-called eunuchs in charge of the army are just decorations and will not be taken seriously at all. If the eunuch in charge of the army dares to embarrass them, the eunuch in charge of the army will be killed in the chaos without knowing why.
, or dying from an inexplicable sudden illness, this is nothing new. After all, they are high in the sky and the emperor is far away, and they support their troops with self-respect, so it is expected that Emperor Deqing will never be killed because of a mere eunuch who oversees the army.
Just go to war with them.
But for Zhao Junchen, the existence of the eunuchs overseeing the army meant that Emperor Deqing was keeping an eye on him, which made him extremely fearful.
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Soon, Wu Yingxiong wrote a warrant in his own hand and signed it with the generals of Liaodong Town. The content was that while Zhao Junchen was in charge of Jinzhou Camp, he could be fully responsible for all matters related to military logistics and material allocation.
No one can come forward to obstruct it, otherwise it will be handed over to the eunuchs who oversee the army and punished according to military law!
After receiving this warrant, Zhao Junchen secretly sneered in his heart.
Wu Yingxiong believed that after Zhao Junchen went to Jinzhou Camp, he was destined to never make any waves again and never pose a threat to him again.
But just like Zhao Junchen underestimated Wu Yingxiong before, Wu Yingxiong also underestimated Zhao Junchen with his thoughts.
Zhao Junchen will soon let him know that even if he is in the Jinzhou camp far away from the front line, and is only responsible for logistics supplies, and is still under the strict supervision of the eunuchs, he can still play all kinds of tricks.
, and Wu Yingxiong must eventually bow to himself and beg for mercy, and beg in front of him again!
After secretly making up his mind, Zhao Junchen remained calm on the surface. While putting the order in his arms, he nodded lightly and said: "In this case, I will definitely go all out to take care of the generals.
Regarding logistical supplies, frontline soldiers will have no worries."
After saying that, Zhao Junchen stopped talking and just quietly watched Wu Yingxiong's subsequent arrangements.
After Wu Yingxiong saw that he had successfully eliminated the biggest variable, Zhao Junchen, he felt much more relaxed, and he quickly revealed his follow-up arrangements.
Wu Yingxiong's next topic was aimed at the wealthy families and civil servants at all levels in Liaodong.
"Speaking of which, due to the blockade and control of Liaodong Town, representatives of the Jin gentry and civil servants at all levels in Liaodong have been trapped in Hujiazhuang for half a month...
The reason why Liaodong Town decided to seal off the entire territory and restrict everyone's movement was to control the news of Mr. He's murder. However, time has changed and the murder of Mr. He no longer needs to be kept secret, and
When the Jurchens from Jianzhou invade south, they will inevitably send out separate troops to harass and plunder in various places. They need the help of the gentry and civil servants in various places to assist in defense!
Therefore, I believe that all the gentry and civil servants do not need to stay in Hujiazhuang, nor do they need to go north with the reinforcements. After this gathering is over, they can return to their hometowns and yamen on their own!"
When facing Liaodong Town, the wealthy families and civil servants at all levels in Liaodong were just small figures who dared to be angry and dare not speak out. However, they all shouldered heavy responsibilities in their respective families and yamen. To put it bluntly, they were trapped these days.
Being unable to leave Hujiazhuang for a long time naturally delayed a lot of things, and everyone was anxious.
Therefore, upon hearing Wu Yingxiong's statement, the wealthy families and civil servants at all levels from all over the country were overjoyed and had a great impression of Wu Yingxiong. They felt that Wu Yingxiong was more reasonable than Liaodong Town, so they all stood up to express their gratitude.
Seeing this situation, all the generals in Liaodong Town were dissatisfied, thinking that Wu Yingxiong had done a favor and took the opportunity to steal the favor of the wealthy families and civil servants at all levels in various places.
In fact, even if Wu Yingxiong didn't say anything, the senior officials of Liaodong Town would soon release the wealthy families and civil servants at all levels from all over the country.
After seeing the changes in the expressions of the generals in Liaodong Town, Wu Yingxiong flashed a sneer in his eyes and continued: "The next step is military affairs-related matters! The governor has decided to publicly display those 'Jianzhou Jurchens' to the entire army.
The assassin's head also made the entire army understand that it was Jianzhou Jurchen who killed General He Yu, in order to inspire the entire army to share the same hatred for the enemy!
At the same time, the governor will also promise to all the soldiers in the army that in the next battle with the Jianzhou Jurchens, as long as all the soldiers bravely kill the enemy and make military exploits, they will receive double rewards! For the officers with the highest military merits, the governor will also
I will personally come forward and ask the imperial court for credit for them!"
As Wu Yingxiong finished speaking, the expressions of all the generals in Liaodong Town changed again!
Wu Yingxiong's decision will undoubtedly greatly stimulate the fighting spirit of the soldiers in the border army of Liaodong Town, and they will definitely fight bravely to take the lead when fighting against the Jurchens in Jianzhou.
But this means that when Wu Yingxiong orders the troops of Liaodong Town to charge into battle in the future, the generals of Liaodong Town cannot just obey and disobey at will, and do their work without doing their best. Otherwise, it will be equivalent to hindering the revenge and meritorious service of his soldiers.
However, Wu Yingxiong promulgated this decision in the name of revenge for He Yu, so the generals of Liaodong Town had no reason to object.
And Wu Yingxiong's methods are far more than that.
Before the generals in Liaodong Town could react, Wu Yingxiong said again: "There is a saying in the art of war: armies fight for advantage, and armies fight for danger. Raising the army to fight for benefits will not be enough... The strong ones go first, and the tired ones follow. The method is eleven.
To! There is another saying in the Art of War: If you know the place of battle and the day of battle, you can fight thousands of miles away!"
After saying that, Wu Yingxiong turned his eyes to Zhao Junchen again, pretending to ask for advice, and asked: "Zhao Gechen, although you are a civil servant, you have also wiped out the Mongolian coalition forces on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu. It can be said that you have made great achievements in battle.
It can be said that he is a master of the art of war...do you know the meaning of these two paragraphs?"
For Zhao Junchen, this is a scoring question, but the profound meaning behind this question is worthy of further study.
However, after Zhao Junchen thought carefully for a moment, he quickly realized Wu Yingxiong's true thoughts, but he still said slowly: "The previous paragraph is from the "Army Struggle" in "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, which means two armies fighting.
On this occasion, it is beneficial and harmful to seize the opportunity. If all the soldiers in the army rush to the battlefield and compete for the advantage of the opportunity, it will affect the marching speed and fail to arrive in time. During the march, if the elite soldiers are in front, the weak soldiers will be behind.
In the end, only one-tenth of the soldiers will be able to rush to the battlefield on time, and the remaining soldiers will be separated and out of control;
As for the latter paragraph, it comes from the "Facts and Facts" in "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu. It means that when leading an army to go on an expedition, you need to know the location and time of the battle in advance, so you need to send elite soldiers in advance to inquire about the battlefield situation, otherwise it will not be possible.
Fight thousands of miles!”
Wu Yingxiong nodded and praised: "Zhao Gechen is indeed a scholar. He has thoroughly studied "Sun Tzu's Art of War". No wonder he can completely annihilate the Mongolian coalition forces on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu!"
Then, Wu Yingxiong turned his attention to the generals in Liaodong Town and asked: "All the generals in Liaodong Town are also experienced military veterans. Do you think... when our army rushes to reinforce the North Road Defense Area, which army should act as the commander?
The vanguard is responsible for detecting the enemy's situation? Which army should be deployed in the middle position to respond to the front and rear? And which army should be deployed at the rear to hold down the formation?"
Upon hearing Wu Yingxiong's inquiry, all the generals in Liaodong Town looked ugly.
The two paragraphs of "Sun Tzu's Art of War" mentioned by Wu Yingxiong are all based on the principles of military use, and there is no room for refutation at all.
However, these rational use of troops are extremely detrimental to Liaodong Town.
According to these two paragraphs of "Sun Tzu's Art of War", the Liaodong cavalry is not only the fastest in marching, but also the most familiar with the terrain in Liaodong. Naturally, it should serve as the vanguard and be responsible for detecting the enemy's situation. The Guanning cavalry serves as the rear army to hold down the formation and prevent
The weaker armies were scattered and out of control. As for the reinforcements in Liaodong Town and the miscellaneous armies in Liaodong, they should be located in the center of the army, protected by the vanguard and rear troops.
But in this way, it is equivalent to letting the Guan Ning Cavalry control the military supplies, which further dissolves Liaodong Town's plan to restrict the Guan Ning Cavalry's logistical supplies.
The generals of Liaodong Town were naturally unwilling to agree to this matter, but Wu Yingxiong had already moved the grandson of the Soldier Saint out, and they could not find any reason to object for a while.
Therefore, the generals in Liaodong Town couldn't help but turn their attention to Zhao Junchen, hoping that Zhao Junchen could step forward to rescue them.
With Zhao Junchen's knowledge and quick wit, he is indeed capable of rescuing them.
But in response to the looks of help from the generals of Liaodong Town, Zhao Junchen continued to watch without changing his expression and simply chose to ignore it.
After all, when Wu Yingxiong guided the situation and forced Zhao Junchen to go to Jinzhou Camp to take charge of logistics, the generals of Liaodong Town chose to ignore it, so Zhao Junchen naturally wanted to "reciprocate" at this time.
Obviously, Wu Yingxiong used some tricks when presiding over the current gathering.
He took the lead in forcing Zhao Junchen to go to the Jinzhou camp to take charge of logistics matters, because he knew that all the generals in Liaodong Town were selfish people and would never sacrifice their own interests to rescue Zhao Junchen, so he took the opportunity to drive a wedge between Zhao Junchen and Liaodong Town.
The relationship between the generals; then he relieved the wealthy families and civil servants at all levels from being trapped, and then won more supporters for himself; finally, when Wu Yingxiong pointed the finger at the generals in Liaodong Town, naturally no one was willing to do it for them.
They came to the rescue.
Of course, Zhao Junchen saw Wu Yingxiong's methods, but he was also willing to go along with the situation and teach the generals of Liaodong Town a lesson, letting them understand that there will be a price to pay for betraying him.
In this way, after the Liaodong generals were silent for a long time, it was Li Zehe who finally thought of a way first. He whispered a few words in Xu He's ear. Xu He's eyes lit up and he replied to Wu Yingxiong: "He is the Soldier Saint."
The old man's words are naturally wise words, so I think... five hundred soldiers and horses of the Liaodong Cavalry should serve as the vanguard, and the various reinforcements and other friendly forces in Liaodong Town should serve as the central army. As for the Guanning Cavalry and most of them,
The Liaodong Iron Cavalry is here to suppress the formation as a rear army!"
Wu Yingxiong frowned and said: "In the battle with the Jianzhou Jurchens, only 500 Liaodong cavalry served as the vanguard. I'm afraid it was too few. The Jianzhou Jurchens' headquarters had at least 40,000 to 50,000 troops. If we add in the various
The tribe's servant army... once they are all out, our army will not have a strength advantage! Even if the Jianzhou Jurchens concentrate their forces to attack Shenyang or Fushun City, they will definitely take the opportunity to dedicate part of their forces to plunder and harass various places.
, these divisions of troops are probably not a small number!"
Xu He gritted his teeth and said: "In this case, then send a thousand Liaodong cavalry as the vanguard! Even if the Jianzhou Jurchens come out in full force, with the mobility of the Liaodong cavalry, a thousand soldiers and horses are enough to be qualified for the vanguard mission!"
Wu Yingxiong did not force it, he nodded directly and said: "In that case, let's do it according to what General Xu said!"
After the Liaodong Cavalry assigned a thousand soldiers and horses to serve as the vanguard, although most of the Liaodong Cavalry still stayed in the rear to press the formation, their strength was already slightly weaker than that of the Guan Ning Cavalry, which was also in the rear to press the formation. Naturally, it was difficult to stop the Guan Ning Cavalry.
Control the baggage.
Regarding this dumb loss, the generals in Liaodong Town could only grit their teeth and swallow it.
At the same time, Zhao Junchen felt a slight movement in his heart and thought secretly: "In this way, the Guan Ning Cavalry will control part of the logistic baggage, but the quantity of this baggage must be quite limited and will be exhausted soon. As long as the war
It lasted a little longer, and Liaodong Town still had ways to limit the logistical supplies of Guan Ning's cavalry... It seemed that after Wu Yingxiong led his army to the north for reinforcements, he wanted a quick victory!
Well... Wu Yingxiong obviously believes that the Jianzhou Jurchens cannot capture one of the two important towns of Shenyang or Fushun in a short period of time, and seeing the early appearance of large-scale elite reinforcements, he will directly withdraw his troops and call a truce!"
Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen hesitated a little, wondering whether he should secretly stumble Wu Yingxiong and find a way to strengthen the fighting spirit and determination of the Jianzhou Jurchens.
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In the end, Wu Yingxiong arranged many things one after another, such as ordering Huang Shenming to stay in the West Road Defense Zone to stabilize the chaotic situation, asking Liaodong Governor Fang Zhenshan to accompany the army northward, and instructing Song Dahe, the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong regiment training, to coordinate with the Liaodong branch training team.
Commander-in-Chief Linghu Guang returned to his respective stations to prepare for the battle.
These arrangements are all reasonable and well-founded, making it impossible to find reasons to object, but they all further strengthen Wu Yingxiong's control over the situation in Liaodong.
In this way, the discussion ended with Wu Yingxiong's victory.
After the meeting ended, everyone was busy for the rest of the day, either rushing to communicate with each other and discussing follow-up plans, or seizing the time to mobilize the army and coordinate and integrate.
Time passed quickly, and soon it was the early morning of the next day. The officers and soldiers of the various armies in Hujiazhuang finally completed their preliminary integration and quickly broke camp and headed north.