Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 5: Lying on the salary and tasting the guts

Chapter 4 Painstaking management of the initial army

Section 7 Point Generals and Ordinary Officials

Tongzhou General Military Mansion, meeting hall.

Liu Yunwei sat in the hall in armor, and the five governors of the shogunate, Yuan Mingxuan, Sun Yuanhua, Chen Zitong, Hu Kun, and Zhou Tianyi, sat on Liu Yunwei's right hand side in turn, while Lu Ying, Wu Xing, Wen Poyu, Zhao Kaishan, Li Tianhao, Gao Hongguang, Huang Fuming, and Wang Dangdang, eight guerrilla generals, sat on Liu Yunwei's left hand side.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Liu Yunwei said excitedly: "Ladies and gentlemen, just yesterday, the imperial court has sent a document agreeing that our Hanwei army will go to Liaodong to defend Liaoyang and Shenyang. ”

Everyone was ecstatic when they heard this, especially Lu Ying, Wu Xing, Wen Poyu, Zhao Kaishan, and Li Tianhao, who shouted excitedly, and asked Liu Yunwei to follow Liu Yunwei to go to Liaodong; Wang Dangdang and Gao Hongguang were also not to be outdone, and immediately jumped out and asked to go to Liaodong, and they were willing to give up only if they fought a bloody battle; Huang Fuming is more reserved than everyone else, but at the moment, his face is flushed, excited, and he looks eager to try.

Liu Yunwei smiled and waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet first, and then said: "To be honest, I originally wanted to lead all the main forces of my Hanwei Army to attack Liaodong, and the main army of 100,000 of my Hanwei Army, plus the white pole soldiers of Shizhu Mansion, the Qijia Army in Zhejiang, and the defenders of Liaodong, the military strength gathered by the imperial court this time can be described as unprecedented. In view of this, I am absolutely confident that I can achieve a great victory, even if I can't pacify Jiannu in one battle, at worst, I can hit it hard and make it impossible to cause disaster to Liaodong! ”

Everyone was excited when they heard this, and they were eager to try.

However, Liu Yunwei said with some loss: "Although my idea is very good, but today, the Ministry of War sent a document again, requiring that the strength of our Hanwei army in Liaodong this time should not exceed 30,000, otherwise the imperial court will not be able to pay the military funds of the excess soldiers." ”

Everyone sighed when they heard this, such a great opportunity to recreate slaves, and even pacify the establishment of slaves, was missed.

Liu Yunwei saw that everyone's mood was a little low, so he laughed and said: "Haha, but don't be too disappointed, after all, we still have 30,000 places to go on the expedition." With our 30,000 Hanwei troops, plus the white pole soldiers and the Qi family's army, we can still sweep away Jiannu and defend Liaoyang and Shenyang! In this battle, the advantages of the dynasty are very obvious, and we will definitely be able to raise the prestige of our country! ”

Hearing this, everyone began to fight again. According to the establishment of the Hanwei Army, in addition to the more than 10,000 people in Liu Yunwei's pacesetter battalion, there can be at most two guerrilla battalions to go out together! Although the combined strength of the three battalions must be more than 30,000 people, Tongzhou Town has also accumulated some grain and grass in the past year or so, although the number is not very large, but it can also support the needs of this expedition.

Liu Yunwei saw that everyone's fighting spirit was high, so he said loudly: "I know that everyone is eager to fight, but the number of places for this battle is limited, and I can only select two guerrilla battalions to go with the army. After finishing speaking, Liu Yunwei asked Yuan Mingxuan: "Lord Yuan, have you sent out the sharp whistles and night non-collections of the Investigation Division?" ”

Yuan Mingxuan said: "Don't worry, the little general, they have all been sent out." I believe that it will not be long before the situation of Jiannu, the reinforcements to Liao, and the defenders of Liaodong will continue to be transmitted back. ”

"That's good." Then, Liu Yunwei asked Sun Yuanhua again: "Mr. Sun, the general will prepare three war battalions within two days. I want the officers and men of the three battalions to wear armor and cotton armor on the outside, and the birds and guns they belong to must be fully prepared, and the artillery of each battalion must be fully equipped. ”

Sun Yuanhua nodded and said, "No problem, I will immediately distribute all the stocks of the Division, and I will first allocate some of the remaining insufficient parts from the guerrilla battalions left behind." ”

Liu Yunwei nodded, and then said to Hu Kun and Zhou Tianyi: "In this battle, the Suppression Division and the Planning Division will also participate. Governor Hu had to personally lead people to accompany the army on the expedition and be responsible for the military discipline of the army during the war; Governor Zhou will also go out with the army and fill in the gaps for me at any time. ”

Hu Kun and Zhou Tianyi were both excited when they heard that they were going to go out with the army, and they got up together and clasped their fists and said, "The next officer will take the order!" ”

"Next, it's about the deployment of troops for this expedition." Liu Yunwei paused, looked at the full hall of generals, and said: "In this battle, in addition to the pacesetter battalion directly under me, I have decided to recruit Wu Xing's trap camp and Wen Poyu's Changshui battalion to go out together, and the rest of the battalions will stay in Tongzhou and continue to practice. ”

After listening to Liu Yunwei's arrangement, Wen Poyu and Wu Xing couldn't help but shout excitedly, and hurriedly got up to receive the order, saying: "Big brother, don't worry, the soldiers of my camp (Changshui Battalion) can't wait to slaughter Jiannu!" ”

However, Lu Ying, Zhao Kaishan, Li Tianhao, Wang Dangdang, Huang Fuming, and Gao Hongguang were full of disappointment, and Zhao Kaishan and Wang Dangdang were even more jealous and envious when they saw Wu Xing and Wen Poyu's excitement.

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "Brothers, the primary purpose of my Hanwei army in this battle is to defend Liaoyang and Shenyang without losing, not to fight a life-and-death battle with Jiannu. Everyone knows that now that Jiannu has fledgled and cannot be pacified by one or two wars, there will be many big and vicious battles to be fought in the future, and there will be opportunities to fight in the future. ”

After listening to Liu Yunwei's words, Lu Ying and Zhao Kaishan's faces looked better, and they all instructed Wen Poyu and Wu Xing to kill more Jiannu and guard the two cities of Liaoyang and Shenyang. Wu Xing nodded solemnly, while Wen Poyu shouted: "In this battle, I must cut the flag and win the general, and play the prestige of our Hanwei army!" ”

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "Okay, I see that the momentum of the captives is very strong, and this battle will definitely be able to make military achievements." ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

Then, Liu Yunwei said to the few people who stayed in Tongzhou: "Three days after the expedition, the army will set off, and during the time I am not in Tongzhou, Governor Yuan will be in charge of the daily affairs of the shogunate, and Lu Ying will be in charge of the affairs of the Hanwei army. ”

Yuan Mingxuan and Lu Ying both got up to receive the order when they heard this, and said: "Little general (big brother) rest assured, we will definitely guard Tongzhou Town, and wait for the little general (big brother) and all the generals to return triumphantly!" ”

Liu Yunwei nodded and said, "I have everyone." ”

The words are divided into two ends.

Just when Liu Yunwei ordered troops and prepared for the expedition, Huang Jiashan also found Wei Zhongxian in a hurry.

As soon as they met, Huang Jiashan said anxiously: "Father-in-law Wei, this Yuan Yingtai is really a good man who has not achieved enough things and has more than enough failures!" ”

Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, but his face was still unfazed, and he asked lightly, "Oh? So what did Yuan Jingluo do? ”

Huang Jiashan said angrily: "I originally thought that when Yuan Yingtai served in Linzhang County and Hanoi County, he also made some political achievements and was a person with some ability, so I agreed to appoint Yuan Yingtai to replace Xiong Tingbi." But who would have thought that as soon as Yuan Yingtai took office, he was ashamed to report a plan to recover Fushun. Yuan Yingtai is simply arrogant! ”

Wei Zhongxian smiled and said, "Then Huang Shangshu just rejected it, why bother with it." ”

"It would be fine if Yuan Yingtai was just arrogant, but he is not only extremely arrogant, but also extremely mediocre!"

"What else?"

Huang Jiashan said angrily: "Not long ago, all the Mongolian tribes were hit by a catastrophe, and many victims flocked to all parts of Liaodong to beg for a living. That Yuan Yingtai actually ordered the surrender of these Mongolian victims when the defense of Liao and Shen was approaching, and also placed all of them in the two cities of Liaoyang and Shenyang! ”

"Bastard thing!" Hearing this, Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but be angry, and said sharply: "What does he Yuan Yingtai want to do!" Don't he understand the truth that those who are not of my race must have different hearts? Huang Shangshu, you immediately give Yuan Yingtai an order to move all those Tartar victims out of Liaoyang and Shenyang! ”

Huang Jiashan said: "Father-in-law, I have already given an order, but Yuan Yingtai wrote back to the military department and said: If I don't save it, the Mongolian victims will definitely surrender to the enemy; I will recruit them, and I will increase the number of troops and help defend the city. And refuse to carry out the orders of the military department! ”

Hearing this, Wei Zhongxian walked around the house impatiently, and then asked, "Where did the white pole soldiers and the Qi family army arrive?" When did the Hanwei Army leave? ”

Huang Jiashan thought for a moment and said: "The white pole soldiers and the Qi family army should have passed Xiping Fort, and the Hanwei army will also be drawn within three days." ”

Wei Zhongxian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I said Huang Shangshu, after this battle is over, transfer that Yuan Yingtai elsewhere, and leave him in Liaodong sooner or later." ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw a little eunuch hurriedly running in and handing a letter to Wei Zhongxian, Wei Zhongxian opened it and looked at it for a while, and then said to Huang Jiashan: "Huang Shangshu, it seems that the situation in Liaoyang and Shenyang is not optimistic. ”

Huang Jiashan hurriedly inquired about the situation, and Wei Zhongxian handed the letter to Huang Jiashan. I saw that the letter wrote: "Yuan Yingtai resettled all the victims of the Mongolian tribes in the cities of Liao and Shen, and many of these victims secretly committed adultery and looted, and the people of the two cities were deeply bitter and the people's grievances were boiling. As a result, the generals of the two cities discussed a lot, thinking that Yuan Yingtai had recruited too many troops, which might have been secretly used by Jiannu, or it might be mixed with the spies sent by Jiannu as internal responses, which would be unpredictable. However, Yuan Yingtai thought that he was smug about using Mongolian soldiers to resist Jiannu. Not long ago, when the Jiannu vanguard went out of three forks, Yuan Yingtai used the Mongols as the vanguard, and more than 20 of them were killed, and Yuan Yingtai used this as a reason to downplay the discussion of the generals......"

After reading it, Huang Jiashan couldn't help but sigh heavily and said: "The one who ruined the situation in Liaodong, Yuan Yingtai is also!" ”