That afternoon, Gao Jingshi met Huang Zhiting again, but this time it was not that Gao Jingshi went to the Annan Hall to see her, but she came to Gao Mansion to say goodbye.
During this morning's audience, the emperor only changed her from Haidong Governor to Yuedong Governor, and also granted her the title of Deputy Governor of Annan. Apart from that, he did not mention when she would return to Annan. But Huang Zhiting knew
The meaning of conferring the title of Vice-Capital Commander is probably related to this dispatch of troops.
Farewells and so on were just words for the occasion. The most important thing for Huang Zhiting here was actually to determine the composition of the troops for this dispatch with Gao Pragmatic.
The core of Huang Zhiting's own forces is, of course, the wolf soldiers. With the Annan War two years later, the town was moved from Guangxi, Annan territory was allocated to another area, and the highly pragmatic "naturalized household registration system" was implemented. Huang Zhiting now has the troops at hand that can be mobilized
It was more than two years ago.
Huang's power in Annan is clearly stipulated in the "Sixteen Articles of Beijing". Let's not talk about the detailed clauses. The main clause reads as follows: "Article 11, in order to ensure the stability of Annan, the Governor of Annan promised
, The wolf soldiers of the Huang family chieftain in Guangxi of the Ming Dynasty can be stationed at will in Anbang, north of Beijing, south of Shannan, and in the four Xuanfusi areas of Waiqinghua."
In other words, the four Xuanfu Divisions of Anbang, Jingbei, Shannan, and Waiqinghua are the territory of the Huang family. Among them, the main branch of the Huang family is divided into two Xuanfu Divisions, Shannan Xuanfu Division and Anbang Xuanfu Division.
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The Shannan Xuanfu Division was given to Huang Chengzu, Huang Yinglei and his son, while the Anbang Xuanfu Division was owned by Huang Zhiting herself. The capital of the Anbang Xuanfu Division was Haidong, so her position was Haidong's envoy.
The Huang family branch controlled northern Beijing and outer Qinghua, but since there were more than two branches, the division between northern Beijing and outer Qinghua was actually very fine, and the person who had the name of Xuanfu was also recommended by the Huang family.
At the same time, the north of Beijing is close to Haidong, and Waiqinghua is close to Shannan. However, the territory between Haidong, northern Jing, Shannan, and Waiqinghua is occupied by the highly pragmatic Jinghua, so the Huang family actually formed two lines, the north and the south.
In the north, Huang Zhiting had a huge influence on the Xuanfu Division in the north of Beijing, while in the south, the Waiqinghua was mainly dispatched by Huang Chengzu, Huang Yinglei and his son. Of course, since Huang Zhiting was the main force in the Annan battle and personally led the troops to achieve this situation, then
In addition, she has a special relationship with Gao Pragmatic, so in fact, regardless of whether she is from the southern or northern faction, when Huang Zhiting gives orders, she still has to do what she wants.
How big of an improvement will winning the Annan Si Xuanfu Division bring to the Guangxi Huang Tusi family?
In terms of the size of the controlled area, the improvement is not particularly obvious. If it was originally two, it is now only three, which is half the size of the old area.
But if you look at the population, it is extremely expanded.
"Think of planting Yang in Tian, and Cen Huang in Guangdong and Guangxi" sounds really majestic, but in fact when the Huang family was in Guangxi, even though the area under their control was not small, the main branches and branches combined could only manage a maximum number of native people.
There are only about 600,000 people - the main reason for their famous reputation is that the wolf soldiers are so good at fighting.
However, after they moved to Annan under high pragmatic arrangements, there were 1.3 million Annan people in the four Xuanfu lands of Haidong, Beijing, Shannan, and Waiqinghua alone. The population under Huang's rule
It has expanded more than twice! After the Haidong coal mine was developed and a port was built near Halong Bay, many Ming people from Guangdong and Guangxi provinces came to settle or live abroad, and Huang Zhiting's strength was further strengthened.
Now, according to Huang Zhiting's explanation to Gao Pangshi, she has 8,000 wolf soldiers in Haidong Town. If she recruits troops temporarily, the number can be as high as 20,000.
Of course, it is impossible to withdraw all the 8,000 wolf soldiers. According to Huang Zhiting's own opinion, the transfer of 5,000 wolf soldiers is not a big problem, because in addition to the 3,000 wolf soldiers, the remaining portion also includes Yamen servants, patrolmen, and auxiliary soldiers from Annan origin.
More than 3,000 people are waiting.
Huang Zhiting believed that leaving three thousand wolf soldiers would be enough to deter them, and they could stabilize the place so that there would be no chaos in Haidong. In fact, there would be no chaos. After all, Shenglong City is not far from Haidong and there is a waterway.
Connected, if the tens of thousands of Thang Long garrison troops from Thang Long City want to come to Haidong, they will arrive almost at dawn and at dusk.
In addition to Haidong Town, Beijing, Shannan, and Qinghua, there are also surplus wolf soldiers. Huang Zhiting believes that eight thousand people can be mobilized for the expedition.
Gao Pragmatic was not surprised by this number of people, but he believed that there was no need to dispatch 13,000 wolf soldiers to southern Myanmar. Finally, after much deliberation, he decided to only draw 1,000 people from each family of the other three Xuanfu divisions, compared with Huang Zhiting's own town.
Five thousand wolf soldiers together, totaling 8,000 people.
Huang Zhiting frowned a little after hearing this, hesitated for a moment, and said: "I haven't fought against the Burmese army yet, so I don't know how powerful the Burmese army is. If I only lead 8,000 people to attack the old Bago territory in southern Burma, I'm afraid the future will be uncertain."
"How could I ask you to bring only 8,000 people?" Gao Pragmatic did not expect that Huang Zhiting actually misunderstood, and explained: "In addition to the wolf soldiers, you also need to bring 7,000 Jinggang garrison troops, as well as Ruan Juan, Mo
The Yulin tribe mobilized 5,000 Annan soldiers, totaling 20,000 troops."
Huang Zhiting was startled for a moment, then asked: "That's it for the Jingang garrison. After all, they are your troops. With your order, they dare not disobey my military orders. But why do Ruan Juan and Mo Yulin's troops also want me to lead them?"
?Will they obey orders...well, I mean, will they disobey them in disguise and miss my important mission?"
Gao pragmatically said: "Originally, I planned for you to lead only the Wolf Soldiers and the Golden Port Guard Army, but the Emperor added you as the Deputy Commander. After careful consideration, I think you should take command of them."
Huang Zhiting understood now and nodded, but said: "If anyone dares to disobey orders..."
Gao Pingshi didn't even frown, and said calmly: "You are the commander-in-chief. Anyone who disobeys military orders will decide whether to live or die."
Huang Zhiting nodded and said no more.
"In addition..." Gao Jingshi added: "In addition to these, Gao Jing's fleet is also under your unified control. Oh, by the way, Gao Jing will not only command the Annan Squadron this time, but I will also provide him with assistance from the Nanyang Fleet."
Supplementary enhancements will be made to ensure that even against the Folangji, we will be more confident in winning."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Huang Zhiting took the initiative and said: "You said that commanding on a ship is completely different from commanding on land. Then I will not participate in Gao Jing's side."
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "If a sea battle occurs, it is indeed up to him to decide how to fight, but you may need him to cover or arrange the march route in Bago. For example, to raid from City A to City B, it will take ten days to travel by land, and it may only take just one by sea.
Three days, at this time you can order him to cooperate with the troop transport."
Huang Zhiting smiled and said, "Okay, I understand."
Gao Pangshi nodded when he heard this, and added: "You can hint to him that the Nanyang Fleet does not have a chief officer yet."
"This piece of meat is not small." Huang Zhiting said with a smile: "I think Gao Jing will want to try it."
Gao Pangshi smiled and said nothing, and Huang Zhiting asked again: "However, I took away 20,000 troops along the way. You said before that the scale of the troop dispatch this time did not exceed 30,000. So, wasn't the route on land to aid Siam only?
Are there 10,000 people left? I think there may be some shortcomings. Even if we let Cen Ling go, it will still be too thin."
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "Cen Ling can't go. He has made a name for himself in Annan by quelling chaos in the past two years. I want to keep him in Annan to intimidate Xiaoxiao."
Upon hearing this, Huang Zhiting couldn't help but laugh and said: "When I was in Guangxi in the past, Master Cen Qi was always known as a handsome young master, but I didn't expect that when I arrived in Annan, I would be used as the 'King of Hell' by you.
I don’t know what Cen Ling feels in her heart.”
Gao Pragmatic couldn't help scratching his head. In fact, this was really an accident.
When Wu Gongji, the son of the old Xuanguang guard Wu Wenmi, rebelled, Cen Ling felt that Huang Zhiting's territory was not in chaos, but his territory actually rebelled first, which was really embarrassing.
So he personally led 5,000 soldiers from the wolf town to attack. In one battle, he annihilated all 8,000 people under the command of Duke Wu, who was ambitious and incompetent.
He was so frightened that the Annan people in northern Vietnam even called him "King of Hell".
Gao Pragmatic followed the trend and simply made Cen Ling fully responsible for the suppression of rebellion and banditry in Annan. So in the past two years, countless "Annan patriots" died in his hands, and the name "Cen Lingwang" was no longer enough in Annan.
The child cried at night.
Under such circumstances, it is obviously better to keep him at home than to send him to fight foreign affairs.
Gao pragmatic coughed dryly and said: "On the way to Siam, I will send Ruan Huang to lead the army. What I mean is that he will also bring five thousand troops with him. At the same time, Ruan Juan and Mo Yulin will each send two thousand, and then Shenglong
The garrison sent him 6,000 people, making up 15,000 people. In this case, although it is 5,000 more than the original plan, it is still acceptable."
Huang Zhiting frowned and said: "The number of people has only increased by five thousand, but whether it is Ruan Huang, Ruan Juan, or Mo Yulin, their Annan soldiers are not as brave as the wolf soldiers to fight to the death, nor are they as powerful as the two major security forces. We
I always feel that he is still a little weak along the way."
Gao pragmatically said: "He is going to Siam all the way. In fact, there won't be any big battles to fight until the main force of the Burmese army goes south. You also know that the reputation of the Burmese people in Siam and Laos is extremely bad.
, Narixuan and Biyajue only need to raise their flags to rebel and ensure their compliance. They only need to capture one or two key places, and the rest will be decided by propaganda.
The only thing to worry about is that after the main force of the Burmese army moves south, once you withdraw from Bago, especially if you choose to take the sea route to Annan, the pressure on Siam will be great.
But I thought of one thing. Before Myanmar conquered Siam, it was fought back and forth many times. The key battles every time were in Ayutthaya. As long as Ayutthaya is not lost, Myanmar will eventually have to retreat. Therefore, I plan to let
The 6,000 men of the Thang Long Garrison are equipped with firearms to defend the city. We can even consider letting the Nanyang Fleet take on another task and send a batch of manpower and cement and other materials from Jinghua Infrastructure to rebuild the city defense so that it can better cooperate.
Firearms exert their power in defending the city."
Huang Zhiting frowned and said, "Are the Siamese reliable?"
Gao Pingshi heard the song and understood the elegant meaning, and said with a smile: "Are you afraid that if I build the city's defenses too well, what if I fall out with Na Li Xuan in the future and you can't even take it down?"
Huang Zhiting raised her eyebrows slightly: "Judging from the current intelligence, this Naresuan is a die-hard hardliner in Siam. Even being the deputy king of Siam can't satisfy him... Since he refuses to be a loyal minister of Myanmar, I
I think he may not be willing to be a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty."
Gao pragmatic smiled, shook his head and said: "Your worries are very reasonable. I also think that Na Lixuan is not that easy to control. However, you don't understand architecture - if you make any changes to the city's defense this time,
In fact, the modifications can only work when the Thang Long Garrison is in Ayutthaya. As long as the Siamese do not reach the firearms level of the Thang Long Garrison, those modifications are meaningless."
I don’t have time to go into detail with Huang Zhiting about the knowledge and pragmatism involved. I just briefly explained ideas such as crossfire and multiple strikes. In fact, to put it bluntly, it is nothing more than borrowing from the bastion tactics in history, but I didn’t learn enough.
So thorough.
But Huang Zhiting did have some insights into the military. She just drew a very simple sketch and explained a few sentences, and then she understood the key and suddenly said: "I understand - unless there is something like Wanli Yishi
A long effective shooting range, otherwise these modifications would be a 'dragon-slaying technique' to Siam, and their wooden bows would not be able to shoot that far, and they would not be able to utilize these fortifications."
Gao pragmatic smiled and nodded: "Not only the Wanli Type 1, but also these muzzles... You see, without Jinghua's light cannons that can greatly adjust the firing angle, repairing these things would be a complete waste of materials."
"It's good that you are on guard." Huang Zhiting felt relieved and nodded: "I have been in contact with the Biajue siblings. The two of them don't have much ambition. Biajue himself just wants to avenge his father. Can he even
The restoration of Laos is not a particular priority; her brother is still young, and has been growing up under the wings of his sister in the past few years. His personality is...a bit soft, and he doesn't look like he can do big things.
But Na Li Xuan is different. I always feel that he and Mang Yingli are actually the same kind of people, but they are in different positions. Mang Yingli’s father Mang Yinglong, no matter what, he is also a generation of Burmese.
The hero, but Na Li Xuan’s father is just a weakling puppet...I think sooner or later you will fall out with Na Li Xuan, so it’s best to make some preparations first."
Gao Pragmatic nodded and said: "Don't worry, I will take some measures, and I will also tell you to carefully record the topography, customs, folk customs and other conditions of the places I visited in Siam. The same is true for you."
Huang Zhiting smiled and said: "Do you have relevant talents in the Jinggang garrison you sent to me? I don't have such people available under my command."
Gao Pingshi laughed and said, "You are indispensable." Then he asked, "When will you leave? I will make arrangements and see you off."
Huang Zhiting shook her head and said: "The Ministry of Etiquette will be closed tomorrow. Business matters are important. You, my fellow examiner, don't send me off. Just let the fleet prepare the ship."
Gao Pragmatic hesitated to speak. In fact, he knew that Huang Zhiting did not want him to see her off. It was probably not only because the Ministry of Etiquette would be closed tomorrow and fellow examiners had to enter, but also because of his reputation. But he himself also felt that
Before the war with Myanmar is over, it is not appropriate to show too close to Huang Zhiting in public, so I am a little confused.
"Then stay at my place for dinner today and treat it as a practice for you."
Huang Zhiting smiled generously: "Okay."
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