In 1774, Zhang Shize took charge of the capital camp again.
Soon 10,000 flintlock rifles were in Zhang Shize's hands.
How could the benefits gained from Yang Fan be handed over to others? Naturally, Mr. Zhang, who was colluding with Yang Fan, got the first chance.
Chongzhen pressed his temples, feeling a little headache. However, Dingyuan Hou had paid a large sum of money, so it would be pointless to chase after him. He could only decree that there was insufficient evidence for this matter, so forget it.
Because of his great achievements this time, Mr. Zhang came back again and served as the governor of the Beijing camp and the army and Rongzheng.
Sun Chengzong was dismissed from his position as a cabinet minister by His Majesty yesterday, and returned to his hometown of Gaoyang County to retire with the honors of Dongge University Scholar and Crown Prince Taibao.
However, Lao Sun has been lingering in the capital during this period. Most likely, he still wants to protect his useless student.
Mr. Zhang became arrogant again and set out to capture the 20,000 men and horses of the Fourth General Army, the 45,000 men and horses of Ma Dengyun and other three general soldiers, the 50,000 men and horses of the Jingying Camp, and the 15,000 men and horses of the rebellious Jingshan Camp.
, the newly recruited 70,000 new soldiers and the 20,000 horsemen in the carriage camp were all disrupted and reorganized.
Now the tide has turned, and His Majesty has begun to rely on your honorable ministers again.
After this expansion of the army, the total number of troops gathered in Nanyuan reached 220,000. It looked like a lot of people. But at this time, due to the abolition of Jiubian in the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the three-sided governors, there were still five general soldiers.
, except for Liaodong, there are no more soldiers and horses elsewhere.
After all, there is no threat to Monan anymore.
This time when Jiannu entered the pass, Jizhen was basically wiped out. Either they were annihilated, or they surrendered to Jiannu and joined the Han army. Therefore, this time, a large number of new soldiers had to be brought in.
Chongzhen's intention was obvious, which was to strengthen the base and weak branches, eliminate a large number of local troops and border troops. After eliminating the weak and retaining the strong, he forcibly reorganized. Then he established a huge Forbidden Army. Just like the Northern Song Dynasty, it was stationed in the capital and controlled by the emperor.
This field force in hand is directly controlled by the court and the emperor to intimidate both internal and external forces.
Chongzhen has already agreed to the nobles' plan.
Using 20,000 infantry gunners and chariots as a mobile fortress, 30,000 infantry and 30,000 cavalry were added to form the 80,000-person Shenji Battalion of the Xinjing Camp. It was stationed at the Nanyuan Camp. Zhang Shize personally took charge of the Shenji Battalion.
The car camp continued to be led by Zhang Shize. The officers were all replaced by nobles and students from Jingwei martial arts school.
In addition to the 3,600 drivers and gunners in the car camp, the 10,000 flintlock muskets handed over by Yang Fan were combined with the original flintlock muskets to form four fusilier infantry regiments. These people are mainly responsible for the field fortifications relying on the car camp.
, shooting with a flintlock rifle.
The remaining 1,800 people were placed in the Chinese army's tent. They were all equipped with double-barreled flintlock muskets.
Now Yang Fan has been equipped with a large number of revolvers and 9mm metal bullets. The original double-barreled handguns were heavy and took time to load.
The flintlock rifles and double-barreled handguns have been eliminated from now on. Now the flintlock rifles and handguns in Yang Fan's territory have been retired. They have been transferred to the local security forces and militia reserves, and the inventory has been sealed.
Only the 100,000 field troops in the Komodo region were still equipped with a large number of flintlock muskets. Because there was no time to replace them, they could only use these weapons to fight the entire Western Expedition.
Zhou Yuji selected 30,000 infantry soldiers and stationed them in the Jingshan Camp to rebuild the Xuanwu Army. It was known to the outside world as the Fifth Military Camp. Zhou Yuji took command of the Fifth Military Camp from the rank of Chief Military Officer and the title of Governor Qianshi.
The Xuanwu Army will serve as the emperor's direct bodyguard. If there is another imperial conquest in the future, the emperor will be surrounded by five thousand cavalry of Jinyi Guards as the inner guard. On the outside will be Zhou Yuji's Xuanwu Army escort.
Lu Xiangsheng officially joined the imperial party because he prevented Guan Ning's army from entering the city and sided with the emperor. They were immediately rewarded.
The Tianxiong Army obtained 10,000 war horses, 10,000 sets of half-plate armor, and corresponding cold weapons. The entire army expanded to 10,000 cavalry. It was stationed in Daming Mansion. In Handan, transportation is accessible in all directions, including Shandong, Henan, and Beizhili.
Shanxi and other places can be reached quickly if something happens.
This is the mobile cavalry unit that Chongzhen arranged in the south of the capital after seeing the chaos in Shaanxi.
The four generals, Ma Dengyun, Hei Yunlong, He Huchen, and Xu Yongshou, were also reorganized into the army under their command.
After the great upheavals of the past few years, the total number of soldiers suffered relatively heavy losses.
Tan Shide is getting older. The last time he and Ma Dengyun attacked Huang Taiji in Chifeng City, he was seriously injured and retired immediately. Now he is retiring at home.
Man Gui replaced Yuan Chonghuan and led King Qin's troops in the capital, but he was defeated in the first battle. He was also hit by an arrow.
Dong Jishu clashed with Mr. Zhang because he occupied the barracks in the capital. His rebel soldiers looted Nancheng. Now he has been imprisoned and is still suffering in the imperial prison. Maybe Chongzhen will behead him one day.
Wu Zimian was a member of Concubine Zheng's line. He rebelled with Concubine Zheng some time ago, trying to control Chongzhen and force Chongzhen to surrender to Prince Fu. However, it failed and Concubine Zheng committed suicide by drinking medicine. He also committed suicide.
The deputy commander also suffered a lot. Zuo Liangyu was recently released from prison by Chongzhen. He had been a dog-headed military advisor for a period of time because he was too close to Dong Jishu. Therefore, he was also implicated and served a year in prison.
prison.
However, Chongzhen considered that now that he had captured Governor Yuan, he was afraid that the morale of Guan Ning's army would be unstable. Zuo Liangyu was an old Liaodong man. He was very familiar with the local situation, so he was the best candidate to mix sand in Liaodong.
Moreover, he had taken advantage of Dong Jishu's fault, so he was pardoned.
Chongzhen promoted three men, including Fierce Tiger, Hu Dawei, and Zuo Liangyu, to the rank of commander-in-chief. Together with Ma Dengyun, Hei Yunlong, He Huchen, and Xu Yongshou, plus Zhou Yuji and the newly transferred You Shiwei, there were nine in total.
total soldier, synthesis
It is called the Nine General Soldiers of Jingying.
Each of them led 10,000 troops, making a total of 90,000 troops. Each army had 3,000 cavalry and 7,000 infantry.
The nine general soldiers were combined into a new three thousand battalion. Jiang Bingzhong led the three thousand battalion.
This time the slaves went south, causing great losses to the capital camp. Among the 100,000 war horses provided by Yang Fan, apart from those occupied by civilian officials, the remaining ones were less than 80,000.
Finally, the horses were given to the Royal Horse Superintendent, who commanded 20,000 cavalry.
Gao Qiqian, the Royal Horse Supervisor, also took control of the army for the first time.
The cavalry under the jurisdiction of the Royal Horse Supervisor was divided into forty battalions, each with 500 men. They were all led by the Royal Horse Supervisor and eunuchs.
Chongzhen's next plan was to send these eunuchs as supervisors. Each of them would take a battalion of 500 cavalry as personal soldiers and go to the place where they were assigned to work. In these days, without soldiers and horses, it is difficult to guarantee their own safety, and even more
Needless to say, overseeing the army.
In the cabinet, Qian Longxi and Li Biao were on pins and needles. Now the emperor has reactivated the nobles and completed the reorganization of the Beijing camp. Donglin's military power has been completely deprived.
Now they can't control Guan Ning's army. Neither can the Beijing camp. They have lost the ability to take extraordinary measures. Next, they know very well that the storm that has become the liquidation of Donglin is about to unfold.
During the two years they were in power, too many things happened, such as the Jizhen Mutiny, the Yisi Incident, embezzlement of military pay, leading to the disastrous failure of the Imperial Army's personal expedition... They will always have to take responsibility.