When King Zhu Kang of Yu went to Annan to regent, he naturally had to bring a civil and military team with him.
The head of the civil service was Xie Hong, who was a Jinshi in the same year as Zhu Ming.
His younger brother Xie Ze also served as Song Huizong's immediate boss at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
The teacher of the Xie brothers was Zhang Tingjian, who served as Cai Jing's staff for a time. Later, because he was unwilling to follow Cai Jing's mischief, he was labeled as a member of the Yuanyou Party to manage Guangxi, so he accepted the Xie brothers as students there.
The head of the military attache is Han Jing, who is also considered a famous general in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Historically, he recruited troops to serve the king. When the Jin army searched the mountains and seas, he repeatedly defeated the Jin army who went to the countryside to plunder. He also followed Yue Fei to attack the giant invader Cao Cheng. He led three thousand troops and chased Cao Cheng until he had no way out. Cao Cheng could only He was forced to surrender to Han Shizhong. Then he was ordered to rebuild the Destroying Army, completely quell the chaos in Fujian and Guangdong, and actively resumed production after the war. Unfortunately, he was dismissed from his post by Qin Hui, and the people of Lingnan built a temple to worship him.
The Destroying Front Army created by Han Jing was the top elite in the Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi regions at that time, with strict military discipline and the courage to fight to the death.
But before they could fight against the Jin soldiers, Han Jing was dismissed from office and the morale of the army was lost. From then on, it was lost in the history books. Until the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, more than a hundred remnants of the defeated front army held fast in Chaozhou, making Chaozhou the last state city to fall in the Southern Song Dynasty. After General Ma Fa organized the evacuation of the people, his family committed suicide and died for the country.
Han Jing in this time and space has an equally wonderful growth experience.
He first recruited troops in Shanxi to serve the king, and planned to go to Beijing to eradicate the "Red Thieves".
As a result, he got the news of the alliance between Song and Jin. He was so angry that he stayed in Shanxi to fight guerrillas with the Jin soldiers, and was immediately incorporated into the second-line troops under Zhang Guangdao. When the army was expanding, Han Jing was transferred to Hebei as a garrison officer. He has been in the second-line troops under Yue Fei. Troop leader. He graduated from the military academy two years ago and was promoted to the third general of the Hunan Garrison Army (the commander of the third regiment).
Although this man's skills in bow and horse were far inferior to that of Yang Zaixing, he had good skills in training troops and governing the people.
"Is it Senior Han who is going to Annan together?" Zhu Kang was overjoyed.
Since the establishment of the military academy in the Ming Dynasty, Han Jing has been recognized as the number one student, a fierce man with perfect scores in all subjects.
Han Jing cupped his hands and said, "Meet His Highness King Yu."
Zhu Kang said: "Senior is stationed in southern Hunan, and I have long wanted to visit him."
Han Jing said: "The last general received the order this time to follow His Highness to Guangxi. From General Yang Zaixing, he transferred 300 soldiers as the base and expanded it to a new army of 3,000 people and rushed to Annan."
Zhu Kang asked: "Recruit new soldiers locally to expand?"
"Instead of recruiting new soldiers, we recruit veterans from Guangdong and Guangxi, and they can go into battle after a month of training." Han Jing explained.
For others, being transferred to Annan is the same as being sent away.
But Han Jing was extremely happy. He dreamed of making meritorious deeds, but he always belonged to the second-line army and had very few opportunities to make meritorious deeds. He was not anyone's direct descendant, and he had no chance of fighting when he was transferred to Hunan.
Although he is heading to Annan now, he can firstly do battle and make meritorious deeds, and secondly, he has become a direct general of King Yu.
Zhu Kang pulled Han Jing aside and whispered: "The only student with perfect scores in all subjects in the Ming Dynasty Military Academy was transferred to southern Hunan two years ago. Many people were puzzled. It turned out that His Majesty had already planned to let Senior Han become familiar with the terrain of the south.
and climate, come with me to govern Annan!"
Han Jing only figured it out recently, and sincerely praised: "Your Majesty is far-sighted and truly an unparalleled hero!"
A civil servant came by boat: "Your Highness, Mr. Xie is ready to leave for the south at any time. Officials, doctors, interpreters... are all in place."
"Thank you for your great talent, Mr. Zhu Kang," Zhu Kang asked, "do you know your surname?"
The civil servant quickly said: "I don't dare to be called Your Excellency. I, Qin Xin, am from Guizhou. I listened to His Majesty's lectures and followed His Majesty to Beijing. When I was in Hanzhong, I was appointed as a county magistrate. A few years ago, I was promoted to the position of Doctor of the Ministry of Household Affairs."
Zhu Kang was thoughtful and basically understood what was going on.
The Qin Xin in front of him was a duly qualified official from the Long Dynasty, but he was thrown to Annan. He must have committed something. The emperor remembered his old friendship, suppressed the case, and sent him far away to Annan to perform his crime and meritorious service.
There is also Xie Hong, the chief civil officer assigned to Zhu Kang, who has been promoted to the rank of envoy to the right. I am afraid that he also committed a crime, but it is not particularly serious. It is a pity that he was sent to Annan.
Bai Qi took his wife and children to see him off in person, and Zhu Kang went straight to Guangxi with his civil and military entourage.
Yang Zaixing had been waiting in Yongzhou for a long time. He pointed at the five hundred soldiers and said, "These are all unmarried men. Please treat them well, His Majesty the King of Yu."
"I won't let you down!" Zhu Kang said, cupping his hands.
Zhu Kang's idol is his father, and he deliberately imitates his words and deeds. Sometimes his acting skills appear poor, but he is not offensive, and he has the style of a polite and virtuous corporal.
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The capital commanders of Guangdong and Guangxi have already received orders from the Ministry of War to begin recruiting veterans in various states and counties.
Don't talk about resettlement and job change, this was not popular in ancient times.
Take the late Northern Song Dynasty as an example. When the Western Army recruited Liangjiazi to fight, the theoretical settlement allowance was ten guan per person. After the war was over, they were sent home, and at most they were given some rations. Military pay and settlement allowance were not enough. How could anyone retire?
Is there any resettlement? They all go back to their hometowns to farm.
The Ming Dynasty fully paid the military, and anyone who dared to deduct food and salary would immediately lose their head!
Based on this alone, the soldiers have no complaints. During the annual military recruitment, many peasants enthusiastically sign up, not only to receive pay, but also to learn skills and gain experience in the military.
After he was discharged from the army, he returned home to work in farming with an honest personality.
There are also many active-minded veterans who go to the government to apply for jobs as servants and police officers. They may also look after homes and homes of wealthy families, or even serve as bodyguards for caravans.
Especially for veterans in border areas, many caravans have to go abroad to transport goods, and they especially like to recruit veterans. Armor will also be prepared for veterans - in border provinces, in addition to firearms, people are allowed to own leather armor and crossbows.
As long as it's not iron armor, bed crossbow, or divine arm bow.
This is true for the northern border, and the southern provinces are no less generous.
Veterans from Hunan, Sichuan, and Guangxi often escort caravans to barbarian territories.
Veterans from coastal provinces like to work with maritime merchants. They are not sailors, but merchant ship guards.
In this era, there are no escort agencies, so the merchants have to recruit their own people!
After an edict was issued, veterans from Guangdong and Guangxi signed up one after another, but unfortunately only those under the age of thirty were recruited. And there were only 2,500 places, which were not many allocated to various states and counties, and they had to compete in martial arts to be selected.
500 Guangxi field elites and 2,500 veterans are the troops directly under Zhu Kang.
Two months of training in Yongzhou mainly focused on the soldiers getting along with each other. There was no need to start from scratch in terms of military formations or martial arts.
They took a boat to land in Yong'an Zhoucheng (Halong City, Vietnam). It was winter at this time, the climate was not hot, and the rainy season had passed.
Chen Kai, an Annan official who went to Luoyang to complain, ran outside the city and shouted: "The rebellious minister Du Yingwu murdered the king and the prince, deposed the queen, stole the country's power, defiled the palace, and killed Zhongliang. Now the Queen Mother Du was furious and asked for help from the Ming Dynasty.
The heavenly soldiers have come, vowing to eradicate the traitors and rebellion in the country. Are you still going to fight stubbornly?"
The governor and the defender stood on the city wall and looked at each other.
After Du Yingwu took sole control of the government, he promised many benefits to the civil servants and generals. Except for those marginalized court officials and political opponents, most civil servants and generals accepted the reality.
They do not support Du Yingwu taking power, but they will not stand up to oppose it.
But now the Heavenly Soldiers have arrived, and they are using the name of Queen Mother Du. Such a legitimate name makes the civil servants and military officers of Yong'an Prefecture really unable to resist.
After a while, the city gate opened wide.
Zhu Kang did not come forward in person, so this small matter could be left to Xie Hong.
Xie Hong took Annan official Chen Kai with him and ordered the guard general to accompany him with 200 troops. He also asked the prefect to be responsible for raising grain and grass.
Then they headed towards the mouth of the Taiping River. The Annan Navy, which had been defeated by the Ming Navy once before, hurriedly surrendered and helped transport soldiers and food.
Arriving along the Taiping River to Wu'an Prefecture, the city gate also opened quickly.
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Shenglong Mansion is already in chaos.
Du Yingwu recruited troops and horses while sending envoys to seek peace.
He planned to cede the territory in exchange for Ming Dynasty's withdrawal.
If reconciliation is really impossible, then have a fight.
If the battle is defeated, take the remaining troops to the Ailao Mountains. Take the two-year-old king and the king's infant brother with you.
In a mansion in the city, ministers such as Wu Dai, Yang Siming, Su Xiancheng and others were discussing secretly.
Wu Dai said: "Your Majesty has great foresight. When he offered his mother to marry the Queen Mother, he expected that traitors would cause trouble. Now that Queen Mother Du has invited heavenly soldiers from the Ming Dynasty, it is the time for us to work hard. You should know your righteousness, instigate rebellion against the Forbidden Army officers, and be on guard against Du.
The heroic warrior jumped over the wall and murdered all of His Majesty's heirs!"
"After the Du thief usurped power, he rewarded the officers and soldiers of the six armies and promoted many confidants in the army," Yang Siming said. "Hastily inciting rebellion against the Forbidden Army may be counterproductive."
Su Xiancheng was mature and prudent: "It is best to be able to fight without bloodshed. I will test Du's words, persuade him to hand over the government, and appoint the third prince (baby) as the head of the country. This will also give Empress Dowager Du an explanation with the Ming Dynasty, and may be able to persuade the Ming Dynasty to withdraw its troops."
The entry of foreign soldiers, even if they are invited by Empress Dowager Du, will do more harm than good to me, Dai Viet."
Yang Siming asked: "Are you afraid that the Ming army will not leave when it comes?"
Su Xiancheng said: "Even if the Ming army leaves, countless people will be plundered along the way."
Everyone thought so.
The last time Yang Zaixing withdrew his troops, he evacuated Shenglong Mansion. The barbarian soldiers in Guangxi and the defeated troops in Annan had robbed several prefectures and counties and they have not yet recovered.
Wu Dai said: "You still have to prepare with both hands..."
At this moment, there was a sudden noise outside, and the faces of the ministers who were plotting changed drastically.
"Rebellious ministers and military leaders, colluded with foreign soldiers, and brought trouble to Vietnam. His crimes should be punished!"
A group of Annan Imperial Guards rushed in, killing everyone they saw and robbing property. Only young women could survive.
Several ministers were so frightened that they climbed over the wall and fled, but were captured and killed by the imperial troops inside and outside the wall.
Wu Dai stood in the courtyard and angrily shouted: "Even if you don't think about the kindness of the late emperor, how can you resist the soldiers of tomorrow? In public and private matters, you'd better put down your weapons... Ugh!"
An arrow hit him in the chest, and Wu Dai fell to the ground in pain.
The general of the Forbidden Army sneered: "What kindness did the late Emperor do to us? He disbanded the army, cut military pay, and made the military attachés humble themselves in front of civilian officials. He also provoked the Ming army and kidnapped the people of Thang Long Prefecture. My father-in-law and his whole family were kidnapped.
Went to Guangxi...killed them all!"
A hail of arrows shot out, and the ministers were turned into hedgehogs.