On the first day of the second month, a dusty army rushed to Ganzhou City, led by Man Gui, the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, which immediately attracted the attention of the officials and people in the city.

Over the years, Mangui has fought with the Warat people and the Yarkand people, and has made great achievements, so he has a high prestige in Shaanxi Xingdusi.

This time Man Gui came from Dunhuang City naturally because he was summoned by Li Hongyu, since the Western Expedition, the two have not seen each other for almost six years, Man Gui was blown by the wind and sand in the northwest, his skin was darker than before, and his face looked more than ten years old.

Li Hongyu personally set up a banquet for Man Gui to pick up the wind and wash the dust, Gu Shan and others to accompany him, he knew that Man Gui had endured a lot of hardships in the northwest over the years, and he made great contributions to the Western Expeditionary Army to gain a firm foothold in the Western Regions.

Of course, Man Gui naturally did not dare to take credit in front of Li Hongyu, and if it were not for Li Hongyu's solid backing as the Western Expeditionary Army, the Western Expeditionary Army would not have achieved what it is now.

"My lord, I heard that Jiannu is now acting rampant in Liaodong, and his subordinates are indignant about this, I don't know when my lord will transfer us to Liaodong to participate in the war."

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Man Gui, who was already a little drunk, remembered something, and couldn't help patting his chest and saying to Li Hongyu, "My lord, I promise you that I will definitely drive Jiannu out of Liaodong in less than three years." ”

Man Gui is not boasting about Haikou, now the strength of the Western Expeditionary Army has reached 40,000 people, twice as much as at the beginning, they are all elite soldiers who have been baptized and tested by war, once they fight with Houjin, then Houjin soldiers will not be half cheap.

Moreover, if the Western Expeditionary Army goes to Liaodong to participate in the war, then Li Hongyu will definitely support it vigorously, with Li Hongyu contributing money and efforts, Mangui only needs to fight, what else is there to worry about.

According to Man Gui's style of play and the ferocity of the Western Expeditionary Army, he believed that after three years, Houjin would definitely be greatly injured and would have to evacuate Liaodong at that time.

"General Mangui, Jiannu is now full-fledged, and if you want to defeat it, you must have 100,000 Western Expeditionary Army, otherwise it will be difficult to win."

Li Hongyu smiled slightly when he heard this, he knew that Man Gui wanted to fight with Hou Jin, after all, Hou Jin was the number one enemy of the Ming Dynasty, but where was the matter as simple as Man Gui thought.

Now the Houjin is not six years ago, the military, financial, manpower and material resources have been rapidly improved, the Eight Banners plus the surrender of the Han army and the Mongolian army, the strength has exceeded 100,000, although the 40,000 Western Expeditionary Army of Mangui can fight well, but once it is engaged with it, it will inevitably be exhausted.

Needless to say, the Jurchen soldiers and Mongol soldiers in Houjin fought bravely, and even the surrendered Han army was as fierce as fighting chicken blood on the battlefield, so it was not easy to destroy Houjin.

Besides, Mangui's 40,000 Western Expeditionary Army cannot leave the Western Regions now, and now the Western Expeditionary Army and the Yarkand people are in a critical period of confrontation, and if the Yarkand people are not defeated, the Western Expeditionary Army will not be able to withdraw from the Western Regions.

As for the Mongols in Transkhalkha, their war with the Warats has reached a white-hot stage, and naturally they can't take time to help the Western Expeditionary Army attack Houjin.

"Since the lord said that he needs 100,000 troops to go to the West, then the lowly post will stay in the Western Regions honestly now, and when the troubles in the Western Regions are pacified, the lowly post will go to Liaodong at any time!"

Man Gui nodded again and again when he heard this, and smiled and raised the wine glass in front of Li Hongyu, "My lord, I respect you for one, after you come to the Western Regions, you can sleep peacefully at night." ”

Gu Shan, Zhao Hai, and Wang Erhu couldn't help but glance at each other, and the three of them could see that although Man Gui was the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, he was in awe of Li Hongyu and did not dare to take a step beyond Lei Chi.

Li Hongyu smiled, picked up the wine glass and touched it with Mangui Void, and then drank it all.

On the morning of the next day, Gu Shan summoned the envoys of the guards and the thousands of households who came from all over the country in the hall of the Yamen of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, and informed them of the bad deeds and evil deeds of Zhang Yaoxiang and the Han commanders.

This made the atmosphere at the scene suddenly become tense, to be honest, the behavior of Zhang Yaoxiang and Han Commander is just a true portrayal of the current situation of the Ming Capital Division and the Xingdu Division, these Commanders and Qianhu and the two are just each other, if Gu Shan really pursues them, none of them can escape.

"This official is deeply saddened by this, I didn't expect that the right guard of Ganzhou has degenerated to such a point, the general does not know the soldiers, the soldiers cannot fight, and the soldiers are hungry, it is really shocking!"

Gu Shan glanced around at the worried commanders and Qianhu at the scene, and shouted with a grim expression, "This official wants to ask you, once the war breaks out, what will you do to fight against it, I'm afraid you won't even be able to defend your homeland at that time!" ”

The commanders and Qianhu immediately lowered their heads when they heard this, they knew that what Gushan said was the truth, and that the serious shortage of soldiers in the guards in various places, as well as the lax training and low morale were indisputable facts, and there was no argument against them.

However, they were a little dissatisfied with what Gu Shan said, the Ming Dynasty was a dignified Heavenly Empire, and there was no one in the Western Regions who could compete with it, and they couldn't even pass through Jiayu Pass, and the Warat people were just a small attack, and they would leave after a plunder, and they could sit back and relax.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Western Expeditionary Army is fighting in the Western Regions, and our Shaanxi Xingdu Division is their rear, as the war progresses, the front of the Western Expeditionary Army will become longer and longer, and the role of our Shaanxi Xingdu Division will become more and more important."

Gu Shan naturally knew the psychology of those commanders and thousands of households, and after his brows furrowed, he said loudly, "I think you already know that after the emperor ascended the throne, he has sent a prison army to the Western Expeditionary Army, and the Lord of the Prison Army is very dissatisfied with our Shaanxi Xingdu Division, so he has already played to the imperial court and is ready to rectify our Shaanxi Xingdu Division!" ”

"Rectification?"

Hearing this, the originally quiet scene burst into a commotion, and the commanders and thousands of households present were taken aback by this, they didn't expect this kind of thing to happen.

"Everyone, don't be impatient, the rectification of the prison army is not what you think!"

Seeing this, Gu Shan pressed down his hands, making the scene quiet, and then said loudly, "Lord Supervisor thinks that the guard office under the jurisdiction of our Shaanxi Xingdu Division should specialize in military affairs, so he will play the imperial court and prepare to set up a yamen under the Yamen of the Capital Division to deal with civil affairs, divide and rule!" ”

"Divide and conquer?" The commander on the scene and the thousands of households couldn't help but look at each other, which would mean that the power in their hands would be reduced by more than half, and they would not be able to get oil and water from the military households in the future.

"The Lord of the Prison Army said that the Western Expedition is an important matter of the country, and if anyone dares to obstruct it, then once it is verified, it will be severely punished!"

Gu Shan knew that everyone was reluctant to hand over the civil affairs power in their hands, so he looked at everyone coldly and said, "Once the imperial court agrees to the performance of the Supervisor Army, then it will definitely send someone to supervise the action, so you can know for yourself!" ”

"My lord, the military and political family is the ancestral system set by the great grandfather, how can it be said that it will change, this has shaken the morale of the army, in case of an accident, who will bear this responsibility?"

Hearing this, a bearded commander couldn't help but say to Gushan with dissatisfaction, and moved out of the ancestral system to resist this rectification.

"That's right, if the army's morale is unstable and there is chaos, how can this matter be good." The rest of the commanders and the thousands of households spoke one after another, unless their brains were in water, they would definitely resist this thing that was detrimental to their interests.

The corners of Gu Shan's mouth couldn't help but show a sneer, he naturally knew that everyone was alarmist, the truth was the opposite of what they said, once the military and political affairs of the guard were separated, then I am afraid that the military households were the most happy, and they would definitely support it, where did the military spirit come from? It is these superiors whose interests have been damaged that are unstable.

"This ancestral system set by the great grandfather is to hope that the guards will become the cornerstone of protecting the family and the country, but look at what the hell those guards have become under your governance? Once the situation of the Western Expeditionary Army is urgent, can you send reinforcements? ”

Gu Shan didn't speak, just looked at the noisy commanders and Qianhu with an expressionless face, which made those people quickly realize that it was boring, and the scene fell silent, and Gu Shan looked at everyone coldly and asked.

"This ......" Everyone present was speechless when they heard this, before the arrival of the Western Expeditionary Army, they were pressed and beaten by the Warat people and the countries of the Western Regions, and if they were asked to send troops to reinforce them, wouldn't it be looking for death.

Moreover, a few years ago, Gushan had already sent people to the guards to investigate, and the shortcomings and filthfulness of the guards were all found out, which became the handle of those commanders and thousands of households, so they dared to confront Gushan when they were full, otherwise Gushan would definitely not mind repairing them, and the Han commander of the right guard in Ganzhou was the best example.

"To tell you the truth, the battle line of the Western Expeditionary Army is getting bigger and bigger, and sooner or later our Shaanxi Xingdu Division will participate in the war, which is why the imperial court sent the supervisor to come."

Seeing this, Gushan snorted coldly, and as soon as he talked about serious matters, those people retreated, which really disappointed him, and said expressionlessly, "The governor of Pontus doesn't want you to die on the battlefield at that time!" ”

"Lord Governor, are we going to war too?" The commander and the thousands of households at the scene were dumbfounded, and one of the commanders asked in disbelief, they never thought of going out of the customs to fight with the countries of the Western Regions, otherwise the Ming Dynasty would not have retreated to Jiayu Pass.

"The western expedition is a matter of the Ming Dynasty territory and safety, our Shaanxi Xingdu Division guards the southwest gate of the Ming Dynasty, and it is natural to send troops to the west!"

Gu Shan bowed his head slightly when he heard this, and then reminded, "Don't look at Hamiwei, that is also set up by Taizu, and it is under the control of our Shaanxi Xingdu Division, many of your ancestors have participated in the establishment of Hamiwei, but now it has become the territory of the Yarkand people, don't you feel that your face is gloomy?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly fell silent, since the Jiajing period Hamiwei was captured by the Western Regions countries, the tentacles of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division have never arrived there, which can be described as a pity for the Shaanxi Xingdu Division.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this rectification is already on the way, don't have any illusions, General Man Gui, the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, has come to Ganzhou City, just to understand the armament of our Shaanxi Xingdu Division and prepare for replenishing the source of troops of the Western Expeditionary Army!"

Gu Shan knew that everyone here was running out of words, so he said quietly, "It is the responsibility of our Shaanxi Xingdu Division to recover Hamiwei, you have been officials for many years, so you naturally know the severity!" ”

Everyone couldn't help but glance at each other when they heard this, and it seemed that Shaanxi Xingdu Division was about to usher in a big change, so they only had two ways to go, one was confrontation, and the other was obedience.

Obviously, once the imperial court agrees to rectify the military affairs of the Shaanxi Xingdu Division, then it is definitely not afraid of causing some chaos, after all, the Western Expeditionary Army is outside Jiayu Pass, and the Mongolian army of the Transkhalkha Department is an ally of the Western Expeditionary Army, even if there is chaos, it can be quickly extinguished.

Therefore, there is actually only one way to go in front of them, and that is to obediently obey this rectification, otherwise I am afraid that they will end up with Zhang Yaoxiang and Commander Han.

(End of chapter)