The ancestral family is the Ningyuan family, with more than 10,000 military households, and now there are more than 2,000 family soldiers, and the strength is quite strong. Moreover, there are many outstanding children of the ancestral family, Zu Kuan, Zu Zerun, and Zu Kefa, all of whom are fierce generals for a while.

Zhao led the sect to Liaodong in the second year of the Apocalypse, when Jinzhou was damaged, and he only brought more than 30 family members, and his strength was a mess. But this person is really a fierce man, with dozens of people ran to the dilapidated Jinzhou and Jurchen confrontation, and then Lu Zhijia sent more than 6,000 refugees to the Qiantun Acropolis, Zhao Shujiao just led the troops to garrison, these more than 6,000 people returned to him, Zhao Shujiao took these more than 6,000 people to reclaim the wilderness, and then arrange the ministry, and at the same time repair the city wall, at that time Jinzhou Qiantun has become a ruin, full of barren fields and abandoned villages, Jurchen sentinels are haunted from time to time, Zhao Shujiao is with dozens of subordinates plus 6,000 refugees, repaired the defense of the Acropolis, Fighting a sentry and cavalry battle with the Jurchens, later Sun Chengzong sent a thousand general Chen Lian to lead some southern soldiers to help, and the city wall was also repaired, and gradually gathered fifty or sixty thousand refugees in Qiantun, Zhao led to teach in which to select strong men to enlist in the army, and the rest was distributed to seeds and cattle...... Of course, these materials are won by the old grandson, the help of the power of the Ming Dynasty, but there must also be brave people to make good use of it, Sun Chengzong is the commander of Tuntianliu, when the old grandson came to Qiantun to inspect, he saw a thriving scene, Zhao Shujiao was like an old farmer, his hands and feet were full of calluses, the old grandson was very happy, and gave his carriage to Xiao Zhao.

Zhao Shujiao soared into the sky from this, and from the middle and lower-level officers directly to the position of the chief soldier, and now he is also a heavy general that Yuan Chonghuan relies on.

This person has a fair complexion, melon seed face, and looks like a white-faced Confucian student, but Tuntian has a hand in military training, and his personality is strong and loyal, but his temper is very good, and he is good at dealing with his boss, Yuan Chonghuan knows that this person is not something he can control by himself, and he is wary of Zhao Shujiao.

Then there is Man Gui, the black and red round face is full of beard, the eyes are slender, exuding a dignified murderous aura, Man Gui's temper is getting easier and easier to put on his face, and he was humble when he first arrived in Ningyuan, this person was also initiated in Ningyuan Tuntian, controlling tens of thousands of tun people, more importantly, many veterans of Xuanfu were brought over by him, and there were many scattered Mongolian Tatar officials and herdsmen to serve, in terms of actual combat power, the number of elite soldiers under Man Gui and Zu Dashou is about the same, but the combat effectiveness is stronger.

Yuan Chonghuan couldn't help but shrink his body, but soon forced himself to sit down again with a strong spirit.

Damn, which of these three goods is a fuel-efficient lamp?

If you want to fiddle with these three evil obstacles, even Sun Gebu will work hard, right?

Hearing Yuan Chonghuan's question, Zu Dashou said lightly: "President Qian, Ma Ji and Zhou Shouzhen are both loyal, and they are also very diligent in training soldiers, and their troops are already considered elite. ”

Man Gui had no intention of answering at all, this time it was Zu Dashou's decision to send troops, and he didn't want to pay attention to it at all.

Zhao Shujiao wanted to speak and stopped, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Yuan Chonghuan's eyes were sharp, and he glanced at the three chief soldiers with a vision that saw through everything, and the three of them also had their own reactions, Man Gui raised his face indifferently, Zu Dashou smiled dryly, and Zhao Shujiao seemed to be ashamed, and turned his head over.

"That's fine."

Yuan Chonghuan patted the table lightly and said: "Generals, please go back, you have to be careful recently, a general Ma was ordered by the cabinet to recover Yaozhou, which is likely to cause a big war." Second, in order to save military salaries recently, the cabinet lord has asked for the transfer of many guest soldiers, and you must fill the vacancy in the defense line left by the guest soldiers, and do not give the captives a chance to take advantage of it. ”

This is a serious military order, don't slack off, the three general soldiers stood up with different expressions, bowed together and agreed, and then saw that Yuan Chonghuan had nothing to say, so they retreated in turn.

After the sound of boots and armor subsided, several Lingnan-looking staff members walked out from behind the screen.

The three of them are all Lingnan people, but the two are quite tall compared to the Lingnan people, and one is powerful, and the other is fierce, both of them are proficient in fists and feet, and their own force value is high, and then they are familiar with military books and military affairs, and they are one of the senior staff members used by Yuan Chonghuan to control the army, one is called Deng Zhen, and the other is called Fu Yuliang.

There is also a person named Liang Ji, who is endowed with poems and songs, and is an important guest around Yuan Chonghuan who writes letters to literati and ink writers to maintain the fame and relationship of Qingliu.

Liang Ji is not only famous for his poetry, but also has a good relationship with some celebrities of the Jiangnan Restoration Society, Yuan Chonghuan himself is only a third-class jinshi, and most of them have been miscellaneous or military since he took office, and he has nothing to do with Qingliu at all. If you want to get a better officialdom future in Daming, prestige is also the only way for officials.

Of course, Yuan Chonghuan himself has no way to do it, and he can only start with the word military merit if he dies, and if he wants to go further, the best way is to make greater military achievements. As for the usual prestige, it can only be operated by friends like Liang Ji, the so-called big man has only a few dog-headed military advisors who come up with ideas, that is just the delusion of future generations, Yuan Chonghuan now has more than 20 friends around him, including Fu Yuliang and Deng Zhen who help him take care of military affairs, and Liang Ji who has a reputation, some who specialize in writing polite letters and giving gifts, and some who help him take care of personal affairs, each with its own specialization, and the most valued must be the friends involved in military affairs and important positions, just like the three in front of him, There is also a Cheng Benzhi, who is also quite famous and righteous, and recently went to Beijing and did not stay in Ningyuan.

As soon as Fu Yuliang came out, he shouted: "Su Weng should make these three words clear!" ”

Deng Zhen also said: "Indeed, the cabinet lord ordered the expedition, the three general soldiers have their own thoughts, and it is not a big joke to dispatch Ma Ji and Zhou Shouzhen, although they are leading a serious iron cavalry battalion, and the equipment and armor are very well-equipped, but the two of them together do not have thirty family members, the ordinary battalion soldiers are all recruits, and they have never been on the battlefield, and the three general soldiers sent these recruits, and none of their elite generals and family members were sent out, how can this be the appearance of working together to achieve great things?" ”

These two guests are all cronies who have been taking care of military affairs for Yuan Chonghuan all the year round, and they have made a special trip from Lingnan to follow them, and they are simply insightful of the strange thoughts of the three general soldiers.

It was quite obvious that Man Gui was dissatisfied that such a big battle was completely operated by Ma Shilong and others, so he simply adopted a non-cooperative attitude.

Zu Dashou is purely based on interests, it has nothing to do with it and he can't fight for military merits, he will send his elite to fight if he is stupid.

And the reason for Zhao Shujiao's teaching is mainly in Sun Chengzong, Zhao Shujiao's basic plate is in Qiantun, and now the guest army from Jinzhou to Daling River has withdrawn a seven, seven, eighty, eight, eight, and a large number of Jizhen soldiers, Xuanda, Yulin soldiers, and Ningxia soldiers have withdrawn, leaving a large area of defense emptiness, these territories need Zhao Shujiao's troops to fill, and now he himself has not enough elite soldiers at hand, how can he send troops to others to fight for military merit?

Zhao Shujiao's distress can be fully understood, and the anger of the two curtain guests is of course directed at Zu Dashou and Man Gui.

Liang Ji groaned: "Although the two of them are reasonable, I think the elemental brother still has a hard time, the fierce generals are unruly, and they usually have a lot of troubles, although it is not impossible to force them to dispatch elites, but if they get the generals to lose peace, I am afraid that the gains outweigh the losses." ”

Deng Zhen was speechless when he heard this, and Fu Yuliang said with some displeasure: "The way to control is to give grace and power, and blindly knot without power, in fact, it is not a real control." ”

Yuan Chonghuan is also justified when he hears it, he himself is a strong and even stubborn character, and he hates that his subordinates don't listen to his orders and don't do things according to his own will, so if it is according to Fu Yuliang's words, he should promote Ningqian's soldiers and horses according to his own ideas, without thinking about what the general soldiers under his command think.

In this era, the supply of military salaries in the imperial court is sufficient, and the generals of various forces are full of forces in western Liaoning, the ancestral family is far from being a monopoly, until the second year of Chongzhen, Man Gui and Zhao Shujiao are either transferred away or killed in battle, the guest soldiers and guest generals no longer exist, when there are only the Wu family and the ancestral family in the Guanning area, Zu Dashou completed the cause of a semi-independent warlord, at this time Sun Chengzong has long since resigned, Yuan Chonghuan died in the capital, and the ancestral family began the process of being a monopoly in western Liaoning, It was finally ended in the year-long siege of Jinzhou by Huang Taiji.

At this moment, the ancestral family and Zu Dashou do not have the strength and status of Chongzhen a few years later, and they still have to be a man with their tails between their legs.

"Everyone, please come back first." Yuan Chonghuan groaned: "I haven't decided on this matter yet, let me think about it." ”

Speaking from the heart, at this time, Yuan Chonghuan was serious and responsible, and quite courageous, when Guangning was defeated, everyone was running to the pass, only Yuan Chonghuan went out of the pass with a lone sword, and then supported Sun Chengzong to obtain the current power and status, this time the battle of Yaozhou, if it is done well, it will be a great victory, Sun Chengzong can not be promoted again because of this kind of war, he is already the old cabinet manager, the top official position of civil officials, at most the emperor will add a young master and young master to Sun Gebu according to his qualifications in a few years, and add honorary titles to the teacher step by step, Anyway, as long as Tianqi and Sun Chengzong live for another ten years, Sun Chengzong can at least be added to the crown prince and Taifu, and maybe he can also be added to the prince or Taibao, and it is unlikely that the Taishi will be added, and there will be no civil officials who want to add the Taishi after Zhang Juzheng.

Another is that Ma Shilong benefited, but the general soldier was also the best military attaché, and there was no way to be promoted again, at most, the court gave him another son, which was a great reward.

So whether it is Lao Sun Tou or Ma Shilong, they are not eager for military exploits for promotion, but just to stabilize their position, this is to give Yuan Chonghuan room to operate, if he urges the generals to fight hard, after the big victory, I don't know how much reward they can get in this battle?

It is certain that Ma Shilong and Sun Chengzong will not embarrass him, but a small Yaozhou, the beheading is estimated to be no more than two hundred, how many people can be rewarded by the imperial court?

If you are busy in vain and offend your own henchmen and generals, the gains will outweigh the losses.