When Wang Tingzhuan and Xiong Tingbi arrived, Gao Mingshi was in his check-in room. As soon as they entered, they saw Gao Yuanfu raising his head slightly, contemplating a large map hanging on the wall.
The two looked at each other, and Xiong Tingbi spoke first: "Yuan Fu, Captain Ting is here."
Gao Pingshi reluctantly turned around, nodded to Wang Tingzhuan and said, "Here comes the lotus pond, please sit down." He then ordered Xiong Tingbi, "Fei Bai, please go make some tea."
Xiong Tingbi didn't know whether Gao Pragmatic really just asked him to urge his servants to make tea quickly, or whether he wanted to tell Wang Tingzhuan something that was inconvenient for him to hear first. But in any case, since Yuan Fu gave the order, he naturally just
Neng left in response, leaving only Wang Tingzhuan in the check-in room, making eye contact with Gao Pragmatic.
"Rixin asked me to come, but what are your orders?" Wang Tingzhuan was, after all, a member of Gao Jingshi's inner circle, and he took the initiative to ask the question before Gao Jingshi could speak.
Gao Pangshi didn't treat him with the same rhetoric as he did with other officials, and said directly: "Liantang, I will give you two days to organize everything in the house, and then set off to Ganzhou to take over as the governor of Gansu."
"Feibai gave me a general explanation of the situation in Gansu just now, but it may not be detailed. I wonder if Rixin has any more information?"
Wang Tingzhuan's choice of words is very interesting. On one side, he simply addressed Gao Pragmatically, without "brother" or "gong", but on the other side, he also used "shixia", which is obviously the following vs.
The word. This not only shows that one has an unusual relationship with Gao Pragmatism, but also clearly shows one’s attitude of obeying Gao Pragmatism’s orders at any time.
Things like interpersonal relationships often test a person's level more than Shi Wen, and Wang Tingzhuan is obviously one of the best. However, Gao Wuzhi has no time to pay attention to these things now - although he usually likes to judge a person from the details of his performance.
The state of mind at that time.
"There are two things that I think Fei Bai is unlikely to know, and it is impossible to tell you." Gao Pragmatic smiled slightly and said: "First, the so-called Weilubao militia temporarily recruited when Liu Wei regained Suzhou was actually
I have already arranged a group of servants in Weilu Fort. Previously, Weilu Fort was able to remain calm in the face of the Mongolian army that suddenly came to the city and defended the fort for several months. This is also the reason why."
"No wonder, when I saw in the Di newspaper that Weilu Fort on the outskirts of Suzhou repelled the attack of Burihatu, I thought it was Xu Lizhai who was trying to make up for himself by choosing a Wubao that was not attacked by the Tatars to fool the court.
I didn't expect that this happened, but...heh, it has nothing to do with him, Xu Lizhai."
After a pause, Wang Tingzhuan frowned slightly again, stared at Gao Pragmatic and asked: "I didn't expect Rixin to just tell me such a thing... Could it be that besides Weilu Fort in Gansu, Rixin also
Are there any other pre-arranged arrangements?”
"This is exactly what I want to say to Liantang alone." Gao Pragmatic took out a note from his sleeve and handed it to Wang Tingzhuan, saying: "This note contains the industrial layout of Jinghua in Gansu... and some surrounding areas. You can
Take a look."
Of course Wang Tingzhuan knew how powerful Jinghua was, but his previous "knowledge" was rather vague. Now he was really surprised when he took Gao Pragmatic's instructions.
Just in Gansu and "some surrounding areas", Gao Pragmatic's list includes fifteen mines, six fortress-level large warehouses, two horse farms, three arsenals, one large and two small, etc.
This note also clearly records the scale and production capacity of each industry. For example, among the fifteen mines is "Suzhou Weilupu Copper Mine, with an annual output of 230,000 kilograms of copper, and a mining team stationed there."
"About three thousand people"; "The Jingtieshan Iron Mine in Suzhou has an annual output of 740,000 kilograms of iron and a mine team of about 2,600 people."
Wang Tingzhuan did a simple calculation and found that the Jinghua Jiading Army stationed about 27,000 people in this industry alone! Even though they are nominally "mine protection teams" and "factory protection teams",
They sound just like the so-called militiamen in the local Wubao, but just looking at the record of Weilu Fort, we know that these people are probably more powerful than most of the army.
For a moment, Wang Tingzhuan's heart was pounding, and he finally understood that Gao Pragmatic wanted to send Xiong Tingbi away first - this is amazing!
This force usually seems insignificant, but suppose, just suppose - Gao Pragmatic has gone crazy, and with these nearly 30,000 elite soldiers, if he suddenly launches a sneak attack, I am afraid that the entire Gansu will change hands in the blink of an eye!
Can 30,000 people win Gansu, one of the nine sides? I'm afraid Burihatu disagrees with this statement. But the problem is that Burihatu cannot represent Gao Pragmatism, because the two of them have different identities, and they must "
Of course, the methods used to capture Gansu were completely different.
When Burihatu comes to attack Gansu, he attacks from the outside in; if Gao Pragmatic wants to attack Gansu, it is an internal blast! As long as a few key nodes are solved and then a wave of false information is publicized, with luck, many places may actually be able to do it.
It depends on the message.
Besides, although the imperial court talks about the "nine sides", the strength of these "nine sides" are not the same or even close. To put it crudely, Ji Liao Xuanda is one level, and the remaining towns are another level.
The nine borders of the Ming Dynasty are, from east to west, Liaodong Town, Jizhou Town, Xuanfu Town, Datong Town, Shanxi Town (also known as Taiyuan Town), Yansui Town, Guyuan Town, Ningxia Town, and Gansu Town.
The total military strength of Jiubian Town changed greatly in each period of the Ming Dynasty. It was about 680,000 during the Yongle period, and later it has been between 400,000 and 900,000. In the original history, it was probably by the 48th year of Wanli that the total military strength reached
At its peak, it reached 885,000 people. Afterwards, after changes in various periods, during the Chongzhen period in the late Ming Dynasty, the number of troops was 590,000.
Liaodong Town starts from Fenghuang City (later Fengcheng City) in the east and ends at Shanhaiguan in the west, with a total length of nearly two thousand miles. The city defense system is divided into five levels: town city, road city, acropolis, suo city and fort city. There are two town cities, respectively.
They are Liaoyang City and Guangning City. As mentioned earlier in this book, Liaodong is actually divided into two parts: west of the Liaohe River and east of the Liaohe River.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The town consists of East, South, West, North and Middle Five Roads, which is the road city. Each road city is responsible for twenty-five guards, and each guard is theoretically
The full establishment is 5,600 men, but in reality there are many. Some important guard posts have long-term over-staffing, and some have long-term shortages.
Some guards have independently established defensive acropolis, such as the famous Ningyuan Acropolis. There are 127 guards in Liaodong, and the city they rely on is the Suo City, which is smaller in scale. The lowest level is the Fort City.
Also called Taibao, there are 107 of them.
The city defense system of Jiubian Town is generally similar, so the city defense situation of other military towns can be referred to Liaodong Town, and there is no need to introduce it again. Let’s talk about Jiubian’s military strength in detail.
During the Yongle period, the garrison strength of Liaodong Town was 230,000. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the garrison strength was between 70,000 and 90,000. In the forty-eighth year of Wanli in the original history, the garrison strength of Liaodong Town reached a historical high of 260,000. However, although the number of troops
There are many, but the combat effectiveness is very poor, and many soldiers are on empty pay. When a war actually occurs, they often encounter the embarrassing situation of having no soldiers available.
As for the Chongzhen period in the late Ming Dynasty, because Liaodong had been lost, the number of troops was reduced to more than 80,000. Due to the continuous wars in Liaodong Town in recent years, although the Korean War has ended, due to the new attachment of Korea,
Liaodong still needs to maintain a certain degree of military deterrence, so Liaodong Town has not yet considered downsizing, and its current strength is still around 180,000.
Jizhou Town is actually the largest military town in the Jiubian Design, starting from Shanhaiguan in the east and ending at Mutianyu in the west, with a total length of more than 1,700 miles. During the Yongle period, the garrison strength was set at 85,000, and by the Chongzhen period, the garrison strength was nearly 13
Thousands of people.
However, the current military strength of Jizhen exceeds that of the Chongzhen Dynasty in the original history. Because after Gao Gong's reform, the intermediate node of the Western Huaidong system is Jizhen, so Jizhen actually has a "function". The west has to support the west when something happens, and the east has to support the west.
If there is something to support the east, then of course the troops must be relatively sufficient.
Although nearly twenty years have passed, this particularity of Jizhen has not changed. Therefore, the actual military strength of Jizhen is often as high as about 170,000-180,000, which has remained unchanged for many years.
Xuanfu Town starts from Mutian Valley in the east and ends at Xiyang River in the west, with a total length of thousands of miles. During the Yongle period, the garrison force was about 126,000 people, and during the Chongzhen period, the garrison force was more than 80,000 people.
But at the moment, Xuanfu's military strength far exceeds the above two time points - because the practical school continues to be strong in the court, Xuanfu, a border town with high pragmatism and direct lineage, is almost always strengthened immediately, including not only new firearms
, also includes military strength. All in all, Xuanfu Town currently has more than 130,000 troops.
Datong Town starts from Zhenkootai in the east and ends at Yajiao Mountain in the west, with a total length of about 650 miles. During the Yongle period, the garrison strength was 135,000, and during the Chongzhen period, the garrison strength was more than 76,000. Also due to the high pragmatism, Datong’s current military strength
Although it is slightly lower than the Yongle Dynasty, it is still about 120,000.
Xuanfu and Datong Town are adjacent to each other and are relatively small in area. It seems that they do not need such a huge force - the two towns total 250,000. However, the problem is not that simple. The "Three Towns of Shanxi" are adjacent to Tumote in the north.
, there is Ordos to the west, if there are no strong soldiers in the town, how to ensure that these two families are honest?
Don’t forget the pragmatic principle. On the one hand, we need economic control, and on the other hand, we need military deterrence. With only military, the two sides may fall into a long-term tug of war, and everyone will lose together; with only economics, how do you know that the Mongolians will not feel that "doing business is too much"?
It’s troublesome, why not just grab it?”
Now that we have mentioned the "Three Towns of Shanxi", let's continue talking about the Shanxi towns except Xuanda. Shanxi Town is also called Taiyuan Town, starting from the Great Wall of Zhenbao Town in the east and ending at Piantou Pass on the Yellow River in the west. Since Shanxi Town is located in Datong
, the inner side (south) of the Great Wall in the two towns of Xuanfu, so it is also called the Inner Great Wall. Its main function is to prevent the enemy from advancing straight in after the outer Great Wall defense line is breached.
As the second line of defense, Shanxi Town has relatively few troops. During the Chongzhen period, the garrison strength was 53,000. It is not much higher now, about 65,000-70,000.
Then there is Yansui Town, which starts from Huangfuchuan Fort in the east and ends at Huamachi in the west, with a total length of more than 1,700 miles. During the Yongle period, the garrison force was 25,000 people, and during the Chongzhen period, the garrison force was about 45,000 people. The current military strength is also between this
Between the two periods, there were about 37,000 people, less than 40,000.
Guyuan Town starts from the west boundary of Raoyang Water Fort in Yansui Town in the east, and reaches Lanzhou and Lintao in the west, with a total length of about one thousand miles. To put this town in perspective, in the early Ming Dynasty, only three towns were established in the northwest region: Yansui, Ningxia, and Gansu.
However, due to the long battle lines and long distances, the three towns could not communicate with each other in the event of a war. Therefore, Guyuan Town was added during the Hongzhi period.
The town's military strength was nearly 60,000 during the Chongzhen period, and it is almost the same number now. When Burihatu attacked Gansu, the imperial court did not think twice about sending troops to support Li Wen, the trilateral governor who was based in Guyuan.
The reason is that Guyuan's troops are not large, and they fight relatively few battles. Gao Pragmatic is a little doubtful of Guyuan Town's combat effectiveness.
Ningxia Town starts from Huamachi in the east and ends at the north bank of the Yellow River in Xiquegou, Zhongwei, Ningxia in the west, with a total length of about two thousand miles. During the Yongle period, the garrison strength was about 70,000, and during the Chongzhen period, the garrison strength was about 25,000. The current garrison strength is about 30,000--
- Because after Gao Pragmatic put down the Northwest Rebellion, this area and the Ordos Department were greatly frightened, so the number of garrison troops does not need to be too large now.
Finally, there is Gansu Town, the protagonist of this scene. Gansu Town starts from the north bank of the Yellow River in later Lanzhou in the southeast, and reaches the Tuolai River in Jiayuguan in the northwest, with a total length of about 1,600 miles. During the Yongle period, the garrison force was about 96,000, and during the Chongzhen period, the garrison force was
There are about 40,000 people, and the current strength is about 60,000 and less than 70,000.
As mentioned before, Ganzhou, as the garrison of the governor of Gansu, is the place where Gansu’s military strength is concentrated, but it can only reach 30,000 troops. Then, other places in the 1,600-mile "city belt" have their own
How many soldiers can there be? Except for "Jiayuguan in Suzhou", none of the other cities has a permanent force of "ten thousand".
Wang Tingzhuan read it quickly, jotted it down carefully, then took a deep breath and asked tentatively: "Rixin told me this because he wants me to ensure the safety of these places?"
"Huh? No, of course not." Gao Pragmatic shook his head and said, "You may not believe it, but I don't care much about how much money I have. Otherwise, I wouldn't come up with some things that are almost exclusively owned by Jinghua from time to time.
Enough to qualify for the tax to be paid.
I tell you this because I want to say that the servants stationed in the above places can be mobilized after you arrive in Gansu. I have also told Liu Wei about this, but he is a front-line commander, and even if he needs to be mobilized, he will only be mobilized closest to him.
Some of them are like Weilu Fort this time. He called this group of people because the surprise attack needed to pass through Weilu Fort.
I am authorizing you now because I hope you will not regard these people as my private soldiers and use them as they should. This Western Expedition is of great significance and the goal is much bigger than you know now. However, the imperial court has problems with the logistics system.
, the economic forces that can be mobilized are very limited, so you must make full use of the forces I give you.
These people have been stationed in Gansu for a long time and have adapted to the local environment. Mines, warehouses, horse farms, etc. also have sufficient stocks of food, ordnance and gunpowder. When you use them, the logistical pressure will be much less than that of the imperial army.
...Liantang, do you understand what I mean?"
"Tingzhuan understands." Wang Tingzhuan raised his hands and said seriously: "There is no second person in the world who sacrifices his family for his country."
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