Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VIII Troubled Times

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

Section 2: Discussion of Establishment (1)

In the third year of the Apocalypse (the seventh year of the Later Jin Mandate of Heaven), at the end of June, Shanhaiguan Jiliao Governor's Mansion.

It has been two days since Liu Yunwei arrived at Shanhaiguan, but Sun Chengzong has been busy with military affairs and has not been summoned, and it was not until this day that Liu Yunwei, who was already anxious, was called to the mansion.

After Liu Yunwei saluted, he first exchanged a few polite words with Sun Chengzong. Sun Chengzong also expressed his condolences to Liu Yunwei, especially the death of the old lady.

After a while, Sun Chengzong said with a smile: "Okay, don't say polite words, you, the chief military officer of Tongzhou Town, have worked hard to come to Shanhaiguan, you shouldn't just want to talk to the governor about family life, right?" ”

Liu Yunwei smiled and said, "The superintendent is wise, Yunwei really has something important to tell you about this time. ”

"Tell me, let's see what Ben can do to you?"

Liu Yunwei paused slightly, then said that he was going to reorganize 100,000 Tuntian soldiers, and then said: "Supervisor, now that Liaodong has been lost, if the imperial court wants to recover the lost territory in the future, it will not work without 200,000 elite troops; If the imperial court is like before, if it temporarily scrapes together and gathers some armies without combat power to attack the enemy, it will definitely be a big defeat, and it is not certain that Jiannu will take advantage of the situation to fight outside the Shanhai Pass! ”

Sun Chengzong nodded and said secretly: "What Liu Yunwei said is true, but to increase the number of troops by 100,000 in Tongzhou Town, this difficulty is not small!" It is estimated that no one in the court will agree, and the Ming court has never had a chief military officer with 200,000 troops! ”

However, Sun Chengzong still kept smiling on the surface, thought for a while, and said: "Yunwei, your words are very reasonable, and this governor also agrees. However, this matter of reorganizing the Tuntian soldiers is very tricky, I don't know if you have thought about specific matters? Have you ever thought about how to report this to the imperial court? ”

Liu Yunwei said: "Inspector Qi, I have already prepared the specific reorganization matters, and now I will send the army formation issued by the imperial court, as long as the imperial court agrees to the reorganization matters, and the military department issues the formation of the army, I can complete the reorganization of the 200,000 Hanwei army within a few months!" As for how to report this matter to the imperial court, Yun Wei also wanted to discuss it carefully with the superintendent. ”

Sun Chengzong laughed out loud after hearing this, and said: "Haha, Yunwei, you are also starting to play tricks now, once this matter is played in the imperial court, it will inevitably be another uproar!" It's even much more resistant than giving you a knighthood. When the time comes, you, the chief military officer of Tongzhou Town, will be the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty who will denounce the country's powerful ministers! ”

Liu Yunwei said: "I know very well what the superintendent said, but Yunwei has no choice, the battle of Salhu and the battle of Liaoshen are lessons from the past!" Without sufficient troops and sufficient food, it is a dead end for the soldiers of our Hanwei Army to move their troops north, and the best outcome is to die together with Jiannu. I, Liu Yunwei, are not afraid of death, and the soldiers of my Hanwei Army are not greedy for life and afraid of death, but I and the soldiers of the whole army can only fight to the death, and we must not hate Jiuquan because of lack of preparation! ”

"But after you finish the reorganization of the Tuntian soldiers, you will have 200,000 soldiers, this is not a power, nor is it an honor, this is a disaster of death! Since ancient times, all the generals who have heavy troops and are suspicious of the imperial court, who can have a good end? In the opinion of this governor, it is better to reorganize all the 100,000 tuntian soldiers into baggage soldiers, and externally say that they are baggage soldiers, and internally they are still trained according to the soldiers. ”

Liu Yunwei shook his head and said, "The superintendent doesn't know, Yunwei also planned to do so before, but no!" Training an elite army requires sufficient money and food, and the money and food issued by the imperial court to the baggage soldiers are more than half less than that of the soldiers, and the 100,000 army is a huge shortfall, and my Tongzhou Town really can't afford it. ”

"Alas!"

Sun Chengzong also frowned, and said indignantly: "Money and grain! In the final analysis, there is no money and food, where did all the money and food of my Ming Dynasty go! ”

Liu Yunwei also sighed and said, "Supervisor, please bother with the reorganization of my Hanwei Army." If there is any criticism from the ministers of the DPRK and China, I, Liu Yunwei, will bear it! ”

"Even if it's a repeat of Yue Wumu's story?"

"Haha, now that Hulu is raging, the world is in danger, as a man of the Han family, he should die in national disaster, the horse shrouded in corpses, help the building to fall in general, save China from danger, how can I be afraid of life and death, alarmist!"

Sun Chengzong couldn't help but be very moved when he heard this, and said: "Yunwei, since you have such ambitions, then Bendu will help you!" The governor will write a memo and strongly recommend the imperial court to promote this matter! ”

Hearing this, Liu Yunwei hurriedly got up and bowed, and said, "Thank you, Supervisor!" The grace of the superintendent, Yun Wei should be remembered! ”

Sun Chengzong stepped forward to help Liu Yunwei up, and then asked with a smile: "Yunwei, if this matter is successful, then the day of the destruction of Jiannu can be said to be just around the corner, and when Liaodong is recovered and the four seas are peaceful, what are Yunwei's plans?" ”

Liu Yunwei smiled, and then said with a yearning face: "I hope that the army will put the swords and guns into the warehouse, and forge the sword into a plowshare; I myself want to release Nanshan and return to the field. ”

The next day, Liu Yunwei left Shanhaiguan and rushed to the capital with 50 guards and iron cavalry soldiers. Two days later, Liu Yunwei led his troops to rush into the Dongzhi Gate in the east of the capital, and without resting, he went straight to Wei Zhongxian's mansion.

Wei Zhongxian was secretly taken aback when he learned that Liu Yunwei suddenly came to visit in person, and said secretly: "Why did this Liu Yunwei come in person?" He's famously going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, something must have happened! It seems that the miscellaneous family should be more careful, but they can't be taken lightly. ”

A moment later, Wei Zhongxian met Liu Yunwei in the side hall. After the two sat down, Wei Zhongxian chatted with Liu Yunwei for a while, and the two sides chatted very speculatively.

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "Father-in-law Wei, there is something Yunwei wants to discuss with you. ”

Wei Zhongxian was slightly stunned, and then said with a smile: "Haha, Mr. Liu, please speak, see if the miscellaneous family can help?" ”

Liu Yunwei groaned slightly, and then said about the preparation of the reorganization of 100,000 Tuntian soldiers, and then stared at Wei Zhongxian with a smile.

Wei Zhongxian was stunned after hearing this, his face changed sharply, he was surprised for a while, angry for a while, cold for a while, and expressionless at the end, and then said coldly: "Liu Zongbing, what do you mean by this?" You already have 100,000 elite soldiers in Tongzhou Town, why do you need to increase your troops? You've got the court in mind! ”

Liu Yunwei was not annoyed when he heard this, and said: "Father-in-law Wei is not in a hurry, listen to Yunwei first." Now that Liaodong has been completely lost, if the imperial court wants to recover the lost territory, can it only rely on the 100,000 soldiers and horses of my Hanwei army? You know, after Jiannu integrates the manpower and material resources of Liaodong, its military strength will definitely surge significantly, does Gonggong Wei want to have another battle of Sarhu? ”

"Even if what General Liu said is right, then you can't increase troops in Tongzhou Town!" Wei Zhongxian said coldly: "Now the soldiers and horses in various parts of the imperial court are indeed useless, but the imperial court can train the new army in the rest of the military towns, and when it goes out to Liaodong one day, the new army in each town can go north with the Hanwei army." The miscellaneous family didn't know why Liu Zongbing insisted on going north to Liaodong with the strength of the Hanwei army, and they didn't know why Liu Zongbing insisted on concentrating all the elite troops in Tongzhou Town! Could it be that Liu Zongbing has his own ideas, and it is inconvenient to say? ”

Liu Yunwei shook his head, and said: "What Gonggong Wei said is reasonable, but Yunwei asks: If you train the new army in various military towns, how long does Gonggong Wei think it will take for each military town to train into a new army?" How many new troops can each military town train? How much will the town generals eat? How much combat power can such a so-called elite have? ”

Hearing this, Wei Zhongxian's face changed, and he didn't speak, but continued to listen to Liu Yunwei.

"Besides, why did the Battle of Salhu and the Battle of Liaoshen be defeated? One of the most important reasons is that the various armies do not belong to each other, and they are not able to support each other, or even do not rescue each other. Yun Wei asked, even if the military towns could train enough elite new troops, how could Gonggong Wei ensure that all the armies could work together to build slaves? Yun Wei would rather face the enemy like a tiger and wolf, and not go far to go out with a friendly army as stupid as a pig, how the Qi family army and the white pole soldiers were defeated, presumably Grandpa Wei should still remember! ”

Wei Zhongxian frowned and thought for a while, and said: "The miscellaneous family also knows about the two problems that Mr. Liu said, but it is not a big deal to have a problem, we can find a way to solve it." The move of increasing the number of troops by 100,000 in Tongzhou Town is absolutely indispensable, not only the miscellaneous family will not agree, but also the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee will not agree. Mr. Liu, the miscellaneous family told you a heart-wrenching word, when you were knighted before, there were already some rumors in the court, if you want to play more troops, I am afraid that Mr. Liu and Tongzhou Town will become the target of public criticism! ”

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "Thank you Gonggong Wei for reminding me, but Yunwei, as a martial artist of the Ming Dynasty, has only one belief in his heart, that is, to defend Huaxia and conquer the Tartars!" As for the affairs of the DPRK and China, Yun Wei also asked Father-in-law Wei to do more tricks, and Yun Wei must thank him heavily afterwards! ”

Wei Zhongxian pondered for a while and said, "This matter still needs to be discussed in the long run, Mr. Liu, please go back first, and let the miscellaneous family think about it before talking." ”

Liu Yunwei knew that this matter could not be done overnight, so he thanked him again and again, and prepared to return to Tongzhou first to wait for the news.

Before leaving, Wei Zhongxian stopped Liu Yunwei again and asked: "General Liu Bing, you have made many achievements in the southern and northern wars in the past few years, but the miscellaneous family heard that you are not greedy for money, nor are you nostalgic for women, so why are you born and died like this?" Why are you willing to increase your troops even when you are angry? Could it be that Liu Zongbing is naturally greedy for power? ”

Liu Yunwei just smiled faintly and said: "Father-in-law Wei, my Huaxia is the most prosperous paradise in the world, and the Han family is the greatest ethnic group in the world; And what I've done over the years is just doing what I'm supposed to do. ”

"I want to hear about it!"

"I am willing to hold a steel gun to protect this Chinese paradise! There are no regrets in death! I don't regret dying! ”