"Lu Xiangsheng's detective work is unclear and his management is ineffective. He sits back and watches the cities fall without any relief. His talk of daring to fight against the sun is obviously just using his name to deceive the public! I have learned a lot about the decline, and he has made plans to encourage himself to redeem himself. He divided the slaves into groups and raided the south.
The supervisors quickly suppressed them, and Feng You
If the strict decree continues to be ignored, it will be implemented again. The imperial court has exhausted all the material resources in the world to prepare for war and defense on all sides. Over the years, there have been frequent orders and reports, and there have been many responsibilities. However, thieves came and broke in, and there was no way to stop them.
If one regards death as a virtue, how can it be compared to state affairs? The ministers are not enough to rely on this. Now we have appointed governors.
What measures should be taken at this time? Since there are many resistances to the ministers and many teasing to the ministers, should one be able to master the skills without saying anything..." (Note 1)
On December 13, outside the Yongding Gate of the capital, thousands of soldiers in bright uniforms lined up on the road. A large number of civil and military officials gathered at the city gate. Today, the chief minister of the cabinet, Liu Yuliang, came out of the Beijing Division to see off the civil and military officials.
Many. Liu Yuliang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, put away a memorial. He raised his head and said to Yang Sichang in front of him, "I have understood the emperor's profound meaning. Wen Ruo, there is Lao Wenruo here in the central government who has taken the trouble to take care of it. The capital is so poisonous, the emperor is worried
If we are like burning, we, as important ministers of the cabinet, dare not to repay our dignity. We are here to visit the master. I will never condone those who linger cowardly and take the wrong path." Yang Sichang quickly bowed and buried his head and said, "
Lord Zhongtang went to visit the division with the dignity of chief assistant, and I really admire him. The situation in Jinan is really critical, and the most important thing is to stop the enemy from going crazy. No matter whether the governor is patrolling the town, there is no room for staying and evading. However, we can use it at the moment.
There are only two supervisors and supervisors. We must also remind the two supervisors not to fight rashly, lest the situation be completely ruined. Master Zhongtang is proficient in the art of war, and only the master of Zhongtang can master the subtleties.
, I guess this is also the deep intention of the emperor in sending the inspector in the middle hall." Liu Yuliang nodded calmly, "My heart for the country can be learned from time to time, but my military skills cannot be compared with Wen Wenwei.
Wen Ruo needs to make careful arrangements at the center so that King Qin’s army will not fall apart.
"Sha." Yang Sichang didn't dare to say, and glanced at the side of him. At this time, everyone in the cabinet was there. Liu Yuliang was actually drawing a clear line, saying that he was out of the capital this time to inspect the division, and did not care about the specific war matters.
Overall planning, just take care of
Supervise and supervise, he will not be responsible for any troubles caused in the war. As the chief minister of the cabinet, Liu Yuliang likes to talk about war and swords most on weekdays. He prides himself on his talents. Maybe he has deceived his subordinates into it. Before, Baoding, really
Dingzhou County fell, and the central government impeached Lu Xiangsheng and Gao Qiqian one after another. Several Liu
Yu Liang's confidants were bent on flattering him, so they wrote a memorial saying that Liu Yuliang was very talented and recommended him to personally supervise the division. As soon as the memorial came up, the emperor took it seriously. He was extremely dissatisfied with Lu Xiangsheng at the time, so he wanted to use Liu Yuliang to go there.
Supervisor Liu Yuliang was put on a high platform, and the emperor gave the order. It was hard for him to say that he was bragging. If
He really went, but he was afraid of losing his life. He was so anxious that he aged a few years in a day. When he was in trouble, Yang Sichang came out and saved his life. After all, Yang Sichang had really led troops in Jiubian, and he
I worked with Liu Yuliang in the center and knew what level he was. No matter how bad Lu Xiangsheng was this time, he was still better than this one.
The chief minister of the cabinet was a hundred times more powerful, and he wrote several memorials asking the emperor not to change generals on the spot. Fortunately, Liu Yuliang had the self-awareness to slide down the ladder given by Yang Sichang, and finally let the emperor replace the inspector with the inspector. This inspector
It means that as the chief minister of the cabinet, he goes to the front line to supervise those civil and military officials.
If the officer fights well and is not allowed to cheat, he will have no specific responsibilities. He is much more flexible than the aid governor Lu Xiangsheng. Therefore, Liu Zhongtang quickly regained his energy. When facing Yang Sichang, his savior, he did not take the responsibility of his chief assistant.
It's very polite to be arrogant, but after serving as an official for many years, Liu Zhongtang will not be vague about the responsibilities that should be clearly defined.
Just now Liu Yuliang finally talked about the central dispatch. Yang Sichang felt that he needed to confirm with Liu Yuliang again so as not to conflict with the central when inspecting the divisions on the front line. But he first observed Xue Guoguan next to him. This time Liu Yuliang did this.
After a farce, he lost his reputation in the court, and his opinion among the emperor was not very good. It is hard to say how long he can be the chief minister. However, Xue Guoguan's recent performance was quite to his liking, and Liu Yuliang was not in the court during this period.
They were all more optimistic about him, so Yang Sichang wanted to be more modest and first see if Xue Guoguan had anything to say. But Xue Guoguan had no intention of speaking, so Yang Sichang said to Liu Yuliang, "Master Zhongtang, the slave-building power is so strong and rampant now, it is all thanks to
The governor-general's troops may not be able to control the enemy, so the Ministry of War has transferred Cao Bianjiao from the Qin Army, and Wu Xiang from Liao Town to join the guard. In response to this, the two
The troops and horses are planned to be subordinated to the governor Sun Chuanting, in the hope that the supervision will be strong. When the slaves are weak, several reinforcements will join forces to suppress them, which will definitely be effective." Liu Yuliang nodded slightly after hearing this, and Yang Sichang only mentioned it.
Governor Bingma actually hinted that he would replace Lu Xiangsheng with Sun Chuanting. The emperor had recently criticized Lu Xiangsheng many times. Liu Yuliang knew it. Now Yang Sichang mentioned it again, that is
Let him know in his mind that when it comes to inspecting the divisions from the front, he can be stricter with Lu Xiangsheng without any risk. Liu Yuliang thought for a moment and suddenly lowered his voice and asked, "I dare to ask, since Jiannu has not gone to Longgu and entered Shanxi, what has happened so far?"
The division is still in Jinan, and Yiwen's weak side is Wushuang, who can determine where this sign of Donglu is going.
Should we continue south? Should we enter the river along the same route? Or cross the canal to Shandong?" His voice was very low. Only Yang Sichang and Xue Guoguan heard it. Xue Guoguan still pretended not to hear. Yang Sichang hesitated and said, "Mr. Zhongtang Mingjian.
, in the plains of southern Jinan, where will the slave establishment go? We must have scouts from every town.
Only by investigating from far and near can we understand. The subordinates dare not make assumptions out of thin air, otherwise they will be no different from the aid governor." Liu Yuliang smiled, and Yang Sichang continued, "Even if the establishment of slaves is not yet determined, the Ministry of War has made plans in advance.
Although Long Gu made a false report, his subordinates had transferred Chen Xinjia back to the town, and two governors from Shanxi Province were stationed at various passes, thus cutting off Jiannu's way to the west. In addition to supervising the two branches in Jinan, Yan Jizu, the governor of Shandong Province, was stationed in Dezhou.
, Yang Wenyue, governor of Dengzhou, stationed in Linqing. As long as these two important towns are not lost, the path of Jiannu to the east will be cut off. In order to prevent Jiannu from continuing to go south, another
Shi Kefa was mobilized to prepare troops from Anqing and go to Xuzhou, thus blocking the way for Jiannu to go south."
"A weak man does not lose his reputation as a marginal talent. The only way to become a slave is to return north. I thought that coming to Sun Chuanting would be the perfect way to stop him from returning home."
"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhongtang, thank you." Yang Sichang bowed to express his humility. In fact, the arrangement he just mentioned could not block the path of Jiannu at all. In such a vast area to the east, Dezhou and Linqing can at most defend themselves. More
Needless to say, the order sent by Shi Kefa after Jiannu entered Zhending Mansion was to prevent Jiannu from entering Nanzhili. Shi Kefa then mobilized his troops after receiving the order, and it would take at least two months before they could take up their positions in Xuzhou, etc.
when he arrived
At that time, Jian Nu had long gone without knowing where he was. In front of the fast and agile Jian Nu, the mobilization of the Ministry of War always seemed to be in slow motion.
But Liu Yuliang did not question it and saved face for Yang Sichang.
At this time, a voice suddenly came from behind Liu Yuliang and said, "Master Zhongtang knows that the last general can also fight against the thieves together with Sun Junmen."
Yang Sichang looked behind Liu Yuliang from the corner of his eyes. There were several officers from the Beijing Camp there, all of them looked quite majestic. The one who spoke was the first one, whom Yang Sichang knew, the deputy general of the Beijing Camp, Zhou Yuji.
In the tenth year of Chongzhen, Zhou Yuji was transferred to suppress the rogue bandits, and his results were very good. He and Huang Degong were both rising stars in the Beijing camp, so they were transferred to the front line with the chief assistant. (Note 2)
Liu Yuliang did not turn around and said, "General Zhou went out to the capital with me this time, naturally to attack the thieves. However, when and where to attack the thieves, we still have to listen to the central government's dispatch, and we must not easily waste the battle and ruin the military plan."
The Beijing camp was for Liu Yuliang, which was actually equivalent to his bodyguard. Yang Sichang knew that Liu Yuliang did not really want to fight with Jiannu. Zhou Yuji jumped out to speak like this, which embarrassed Liu Yuliang, so Yang Sichang was also inconvenienced.
Interject.
Liu Yuliang said no more and said goodbye to the other officials who were seeing him off. Liu Yuliang acted calmly and had the demeanor of a chief assistant. Shen Xun, a doctor from the Ministry of War's staff who was accompanying him, came to Yang Sichang. He came over and whispered, "Sun Chuanting has read another book.
He said that what he saw at the front was that the soldiers had no fighting spirit at all. Whenever they were sent to fight against Jiannu, they would use all kinds of excuses and delays.
"Yan, he thought that he must never fight with Jiannu. Liu Zhongtang went here this time. I don't know if he can understand this meaning."
Yang Sichang was not surprised. Sun Chuanting had always held this view, that the Ming army was completely unable to fight against Jiannu. "Liu Zhongtang is the chief assistant, so he naturally understands this. Did Sun Chuanting say when Cao Bianjiao will arrive?"
It was not mentioned that Wu Xiang has arrived, but he is sure that he will be there within three days. The ministry has issued a consultation asking him to go to Zhending to cooperate with Sun Chuanting." Shen Xun thought for a moment and said, "There is no news about Zuo Liangyu's department.
, Xiong Wencan mentioned Zuoying in October
It has been sent, but I still don’t know where it has gone.”
Yang Sichang snorted coldly and did not delve into the topic, "Is there any newspaper at Lu Xiangsheng's place today?"
"I arrived at Nangong last time when I reported that Jiannu's entire division was near Linqing. Xuan's army was going to Linqing to join forces with the director to gather troops to fight with Jiannu." "Joining the battle... Lu Xiangsheng is not ignorant of soldiers, it's just that
He was so preoccupied that he really didn't understand that even if he joined forces, Gao Qiqian would not fight with him. Since the Jiannu and Jiannu forces were united near Linqing, their first priority was to stick to Linqing.
The state must also be on guard. The slave builders are dangerous and cunning, and it is not impossible to kill them with an enemy. You can write a letter to remind Yan Jizu." "Yan Jizu sent a letter, saying that all the troops gathered in Linqing, but Jinan's defense was empty, and there were only a thousand soldiers in Dengzhou. People, the behavior of the slaves is strange, so we must guard against raids on Jinan. It is recommended to divide the troops from Linqing to help defend Jinan, or divide the troops to go to Germany.
Prefecture, he led the Biao camp back to defend Jinan."
Yang Sichang frowned and thought for a while, "Then why did Song Xuezhu say that Jinan does not need to mobilize troops? Is it because the social and local soldiers are enough or what?"
"This...Song Xuezhu didn't say it clearly in his letter. He only said that he was responsible for the safety of Jinan." "Yan Jizu is the governor of Shandong, and Song Xuezhu is the inspector of Shandong. Both of them have their own opinions. How will the Ministry of War be dispatched?" Yang Sichang looked at it. Liu Yuliang, who was talking to someone in the distance, said after a while, "Zhou Quan, do you think Jiannu will
Are you really going to Jinan?”
Shen Xun bit his lip for a long time and did not dare to reply. Regarding the route of Jiannu's march, the Ministry of War's judgment was not accurate, and Shen Xun did not dare to draw any rash conclusions.
Yang Sichang did not force him. After a while, he said, "Both Linqing and Dezhou cannot afford to lose. The signs of slave establishment will be jointly established in Linqing. It is not appropriate to separate troops in Linqing. Where are the troops near Shandong that can be mobilized to assist in the defense of Jinan?" Shen Xun lowered his head and thought for a moment, "There are still two teams. One is under the command of Shandong General Ni Chong, currently stationed in Xuzhou, and the other is under the command of Pang Yu, Anqing Qi Barracks, Nanzhili. Previously, Shi Kefa reported that he should The heavenly soldiers spontaneously mobilized themselves to serve the king.
Later, Zhu Dadian sent a letter saying that the Anqing Qi Barracks had arrived in Xuzhou." "This Pang Yu's Anqing Qi Barracks is a useful force." Yang Sichang nodded, "Then let Zhu Dadian deploy troops to garrison Xuzhou, Ni Chong and Pang Yu. Two groups came to support Jinan. If Jiannu returned north, Ni Chong would be subordinated to the governor to pursue him. Pang
Yu belongs to Lu Xiangsheng and is under his command to pursue him. Prepare an order quickly and send it out today."
...Note 1: These two paragraphs come from two memorials, both of which were written by Chongzhen. The first paragraph’s evaluation of Lu Xiangsheng was approved before Lu Xiangsheng died in the battle. I don’t know if he saw it himself. The second paragraph is Chen Xinjia's memorial was copied by the Military Department on December 22nd. It quoted an imperial edict. Chongzhen mainly targeted the local officials who died in the battle, blaming them for their inability to defend the city. There was no use in destroying the city and leaving it dead. Although it makes sense logically,
But as a manager, it is still not appropriate to evaluate his subordinates who have died in the line of duty. Note 2: Zhou Yuji was the deputy general of the Beijing Camp in the 11th year of Chongzhen and was stationed in the capital. Liu Yuliang followed Liu Yuliang when he left the capital and participated in the subsequent Half battle.