Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VIII Troubled Times

Chapter 1 The military is shaking the sky and raising the prestige of the Han

Section 15 Downsizing of the Great Army (5)

Shanhaiguan garrison battalion.

Gao Hongguang stood on the stage of the martial arts exercise under the hot sun, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he couldn't help but look at the 10,000 elite soldiers who had been streamlined in the school grounds. After pacifying the rebellion of the Shanhai Town garrison, Gao Hongguang and Zhou Tianyi hurriedly lived for more than ten days, and finally reduced the more than 20,000 Shanhai Town garrisons to the 10,000 troops in front of them.

Gao Hongguang glanced at Zhou Tianyi, who was sweating profusely but was still busy, shook his head slightly, and said secretly: "This Governor Zhou is really bad when he is busy, he has been busy under the sun for two hours, how can he stand it as a literati!" ”

So, Gao Hongguang stepped forward and said to Zhou Tianyi: "Governor Zhou, it's not too early, let's go back and rest first, so that the soldiers can take a breath, and it's not too late to continue to do the reorganization in the afternoon." ”

Zhou Tianyi wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "General Gao, let's wait a little longer, I'm almost done here." After speaking, Zhou Tianyi confessed his guilt, and took his subordinates to organize the army little by little with the roster.

After another hour, Zhou Tianyi completed the formation of the 10,000 army in front of him, and the 10,000 army was completely organized according to the establishment of the Hanwei Army, and the soldiers were organized into two divisions, plus a brigade. After packing up the roster, Zhou Tianyi ordered the soldiers of the army to go back to the camp to rest, and then said to Gao Hongguang: "Okay, General Gao, let's go back and report to the superintendent." ”

After a while, the two rode their horses to the Jiliao Governor's Mansion, and as soon as they entered the lobby, they saw a guard talking to Liu Yunwei.

Liu Yunwei saw that Gao Hongguang and Zhou Tianyi had come back together, so he pointed to the garrison and said with a smile: "General Gao, Governor Zhou, this governor will introduce to you, this is the garrison of the Changshui Battalion A Battalion Hua Tulong; Hua Shoubei, this is Gao Hongguang, the general of the Yingyang Battalion, and this is Zhou Tianyi, the governor of the Planning Division, you should have met before, probably because you haven't known each other yet. ”

Hua Tulong hurriedly stood up and saluted the two, and said, "I've seen General Gao and Governor Zhou!" ”

Gao Hongguang and Zhou Tianyi also returned the salute one after another.

Liu Yunwei smiled and said to the two: "You sit down and rest for a while, and I will finish talking to Hua Shoubei first." ”

"Yes!"

"Hua Shoubei, you go on."

Hua Tulong agreed, then sat down and continued: "Commander Qiyu, just half a month ago, when Deputy General Wen was downsizing the garrison of Jizhou Town, about two thousand garrisons of Jizhou Town suddenly launched a riot! In this riot, Jizhou Town, from the general and guerrilla, down to the thousands, and most of the generals and officials of the hundred generals participated. At the first moment of the riot, Deputy General Wen urgently mobilized the troops of the Changshui Battalion and the Huben Battalion to encircle and suppress the rebels in various parts of Jizhou Town, and at the same time mobilized the soldiers of the Zhichong Battalion to surround the remaining 30,000 garrisons of Jizhou Town who had not participated in the rebellion, so as to prevent the situation from deteriorating further. After a day and night of fighting, the riot was finally completely quelled by Deputy General Wen and his troops, more than 2,000 rebels were all wiped out, and more than 100 generals and officials who participated in the riot in Jizhou Town were also taken into custody. This time, Deputy General Wen sent a lowly post to ask the superintendent in person how to deal with those generals who participated in the riot, after all, there are also generals and guerrilla generals. ”

Hearing this, Gao Hongguang and Zhou Tianyi were secretly taken aback, and both of them secretly said in their hearts: "It seems that the problems in Shanhai Town also exist in Jizhou Town!" Shanhai Town and Jizhou Town are known as the strongest armies in the world, but the drawbacks inside have reached such a shocking point, so what about the situation in the rest of the military towns in the Ming Dynasty? The two of them didn't dare to think about it anymore, and a strong sense of crisis came to their hearts.

Liu Yunwei frowned and thought for a moment, then asked, "What is the loss of Jizhou Town?" Were there any people who were implicated in the riots? ”

Hua Tulong clenched his fists and said: "Inspector Qiqi, the soldiers of the Changshui Battalion, the Huben Battalion, and the Zhichong Battalion have not suffered much losses, and only dozens of soldiers have been martyred; The riots mainly occurred in Jizhou City, mainly because the people in the city were affected, about 100 people were killed, and hundreds of houses were damaged. When the lowly post was on the road, Deputy General Wen sent a message to the lowly post, and now Jizhou Town has begun to appease the people, and those affected people have also received the bereavement benefits issued by the General Military Office. ”

"Humph!" Liu Yunwei snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "After Hua Garrison went back, he told Deputy General Wen that there was also a garrison riot in Shanhai Town ten days ago, and the governor had sent troops to pacify it, and arrested all the rebels, including all the generals who participated in the riot, and beheaded them in front of the people of Shanhai Town. After Hua Garrison went back, he told Deputy General Wen a sentence: Those who rebelled were innocent, whether they were soldiers or generals, all of them were killed on the spot! ”

Hua Tulong couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Supervisor, what should I do if the military department asks about it?" After all, among those generals, there are also generals and guerrillas! ”

"No matter who it is, as long as it is arson, it should be a capital crime!" Liu Yunwei said coldly: "No one can be exempt from punishment because of the level of their official position!" Kill! This governor wants to see who else dares to stop the pace of integrating the military strength of my Jiliao three towns, and who else dares to oppose my Hanwei army! ”

Hua Tulong's blood boiled when he heard this, and he didn't say any more words of advice, and immediately clenched his fists and said, "Humble duty is ordered!" The superintendent was relieved, and he immediately returned to Jizhou Town and informed Deputy General Wen of the superintendent's order. ”

Liu Yunwei nodded and said, "Tell Wen Poyu to complete the recruitment of displaced people and the reclamation of wasteland as soon as possible, and vigorously build water conservancy facilities before winter, and must not delay next year's cultivation!" ”

"Humble duty understands, please rest assured!"

After Hua Tulong left, Liu Yunwei said to Gao Hongwei and Zhou Tianyi: "You see, this governor just checked the actual number of garrisons in various places and punished the illegal generals, and those who had ghosts in their hearts jumped out in a hurry, even at the cost of fighting with their lives and causing trouble in the place. Do you have to be like those miscellaneous people, drinking the blood of soldiers, eating the flesh of soldiers, and bending the law together to bring disaster to the country and the people, so that those people will be satisfied? ”

Zhou Tianyi sighed and said: "Supervisor, these problems we have encountered are all ills accumulated by the national dynasty for dozens or hundreds of years, and they cannot be changed overnight, we can only come little by little, don't be in a hurry!" ”

Gao Hongguang was furious and said: "Big brother, before I followed you, I always thought that only those who ran rampant in the countryside and oppressed the good were considered evildoers, but now it seems that these people who have brought disaster to the country and the people are the real heinous bastards!" These miscellaneous pieces should all be arrested and killed, only by killing all the corrupt officials and evil officials of the country, can my Ming Dynasty be reborn in Nirvana and reign over the world again! ”

Liu Yunwei sighed, waved his hand at the excited Gao Hongguang, and said: "Hongguang, don't be excited, this governor will naturally not turn a blind eye to those miscellaneous things that have brought disaster to the country and the people, but Governor Zhou is right, this matter is not urgent, we must take our time!" ”

Gao Hongguang took a deep breath, nodded and said, "I understand, don't worry, big brother." ”

"Okay, Hongguang and Governor Zhou, let's talk about the reorganization of the Shanhai Town garrison."

Zhou Tianyi got up and said: "Supervisor Qiqi, as of today, the garrison of Shanhai Town has been reduced to a total of 10,000 elite soldiers, and his subordinates and General Gao have reorganized this 10,000-strong army into two divisions and one brigade according to the establishment of our Hanwei Army. ”

After listening, Liu Yunwei couldn't help laughing and said, "Okay! This is a big deal in the heart of the Governor. In this way, the governor of Liaodong, Lord Yuan, will be invited in a while, and the governor has something to explain. ”

After a while, Yuan Chonghuan rushed over, and after seeing the salute and taking a seat, he said, "I don't know what instructions the superintendent has for summoning the lowly to come over?" ”

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "General Gao and Governor Zhou have completed the reorganization of the Shanhai Town garrison, with a total of 10,000 elites, and they have been reorganized into two divisions and one brigade according to the structure of our Hanwei Army. ”

Yuan Chonghuan was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately got up and hugged his fists and said, "Humble and orderly!" After the humble army arrived at Ningyuan City, he must do his best to build Ningyuan City into an impregnable fortress! ”

The Governor is convinced of this! However, there is one more thing that the Governor wants to tell Lord Yuan. ”

"Please show me the overseer!"

Liu Yunwei said: "I heard that there is a general named Mangui in Ningyuan City? I heard that this general has outstanding achievements and is a general, right? ”

Yuan Chonghuan's expression changed, and he said: "It's true, but this Manchu general's temper is not very good, and he belongs to the master who does it with whoever he sees, so he doesn't get along very well with his colleagues." ”

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "That's all a small section, don't care." Since it is a tiger general, then Lord Yuan will be reused, and the governor thinks that the 10,000 elite army might as well be divided into a division and handed over to General Mangui to command. What does Lord Yuan think? ”

Yuan Chonghuan smiled faintly and said, "The lower officials obey orders!" ”

After finishing speaking, Liu Yunwei remembered something again and asked, "By the way, can Guo Yi come back from Tianjin Wei?" ”

Everyone shook their heads, and Zhou Tianyi replied: "Supervisor, General Guo hasn't come back yet, according to the distance, General Guo should be almost in Jizhou Town now." ”

Liu Yunwei nodded and said: "Previously, the general has already sent a batch of military equipment, and after Guo Yi transports the batch of money and grain sent by Zheng Zhilong, we will have everything ready, and all the affairs of our three towns of Jiliao can be carried out together!" ”