Chapter 256: Pre-War Meeting
"Greetings to the Governor! This is the final statistical result, the total strength of the whole army is 99,500 men! This is detailed data, please look at it by the Governor! Liu Fangliang reported. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Hong Chengchou frowned after hearing this, this laid off nearly half of the people, and then said: "What Ben Du said before, are there 500 soldiers who persevered to the finish line?" β
Liu Fangliang was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Tell the governor!" Yes! β
"Good! Pick out the slightly better qualifications, let them return to the team after training, and make up 100,000 people! Hong Chengchou said.
"Yes! Governor! Liu Fangliang took the order and left, Liu Fangliang had just walked out of the big tent, and immediately several rough voices sounded at the same time: "The last general will see Governor Hong!" β
"It's all here! Have a seat! Hong Chengchou said with a smile, looking at the amiable Hong Chengchou with a face full of spring breeze, everyone had hallucinations, is this the same person as the Hong butcher just now?
"Thank you, Governor!" Everyone saluted and took their seats.
"Someone! Serve tea! Hong Chengchou commanded, and then said with a smile: "There are no good things in Shaanxi, the war is in a hurry, and it is more urgent, and the governor did not bring any good things, so His Majesty rewarded some tea, no, bring it to you to try it together!" β
Everyone was speechless, but they still expressed their gratitude for this, and then after the soldiers served tea one after another, Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "This time I am looking for you mainly for this war, I asked people to make this sand table, you will take a look at it later, and make suggestions, after all, you are more familiar with this, you can make some more pertinent suggestions, and the governor can make a decision!" This time, regardless of the size of the position, all the soldiers speak freely, don't hide it, you know, if you win this battle, the credit is everyone's! Do you get it? β
Everyone looked at each other, especially the general soldiers, after looking at each other, they all nodded, and they understood, it seems that this is to test our foundation.
"That's it! Who comes first? Hong Chengchou said with a smile.
The generals below looked at each other, and then a general soldier came out first and said: "Let's come first, the last general Wu Yongxiao, the general of Gansu Town!" β
"Good!" Hong Chengchou said with a smile.
Wu Yongxiao saluted, and then smiled at the other generals and said, "It's ugly!" After that, he walked to the sand table and looked at it: "Governor Hong, this Jiayuguan has a special geography, first of all, this is the outermost part, the Qilian Mountains and the Heihe River Basin and the Badain Jaran Desert on both sides of it can form natural hazards and moats, causing great trouble to the enemy, we can send some troops to secretly attack their supply lines, I believe we can have a good harvest, and then the governor, you see that this Zarai River Gorge, Black Mountain, Xincheng Caohu can block the passage, and we have used this city wall to enclose it, Then send troops to guard it, but because of the relationship between the imperial court funds and the ineffective supervision of the last general, the fortresses such as Tiansheng Bridge, Xiaobo and Temple Pass on this defense line have been in disrepair for a long time, and it has become a problem to provide protection for Jiayuguan, just in these positions! As he spoke, Wu Yongxiao pointed to several positions on the sand table.
Hong Chengchou took a closer look and said, "It's okay, the imperial court has also transferred a batch of cement this time, and I will send someone out to repair it immediately!" Be sure to protect yourself as soon as possible! β
"Cement?! That's a good thing! Below, some people cheered.
"With that, it's going to be built very quickly!" Wu Yongxiao nodded.
"In that case, how about these passes and the Governor leave him in your charge of defense?" Hong Chengchou said with a smile.
Wu Yong Xiao was stunned, this is a dangerous task, as soon as the enemy comes, these defense points are the first to be attacked, looking at Hong Chengchou, Wu Yong Xiao gritted his teeth and said: "The governor gave the last general a few divisions. β
Hong Chengchou thought for a while, and then said, "Two divisions!" β
Wu Yongxiao exclaimed: "Twenty thousand! β
Hong Chengchou nodded, and Wu Yongxiao shook his head and said, "Now we don't know how many enemy troops there are!" The last general implored the governor to give the last general the strength of the three divisions! β
Hong Chengchou thought for a while and said, "Okay! In addition, for the sake of safety, the Governor will send additional troops to assist! But these important fortresses must not be lost! Do you understand? β
Wu Yongxiao looked at Hong Chengchou, then at the gloating general soldiers, gritted his teeth and said, "Even if the last general dies, he will not let these fortresses be lost!" People are in the fortress! β
"Good! But what else do you want to say? Hong Chengchou said.
"I beg the Governor to give five cannons, some gunpowder and grenades to the Admiral! In the end, he will deploy heavy troops on the Kurai River, especially in the section of Manjushri, and use the terrain on both sides to block the enemy! Wu Yongxiao continued, and after speaking, he pointed to a place on the sand table.
Hong Chengchou stepped forward to take a look, and then frowned: "If the enemy passes here, then the enemy can go around the back of Jiayu Pass, forming a front and rear attack, and then the pressure of guarding the pass will increase!" Are you sure? β
"The last general does not dare to say that he is completely sure, and as a last resort, blow up the Tiansheng Bridge and bombard the cliffs on both sides, so that the enemy will not be able to pass! If the enemy does attack from the end, the general can use the terrain to set up an ambush in advance! Wu Yongxiao said with a smile.
Hong Chengchou looked at Wu Yong Xiao with appreciation, he didn't expect that this Wu Yong Xiao was not a waste material, it was still a bit of a material, but think about it, the nine-sided town was a military town set up along the Great Wall to defend against the Mongol invasion of the Ming Dynasty, and it played an important role in shielding the Ming Dynasty.
"Yes!" Hong Chengchou nodded after thinking about it.
"Thank you, Governor!" Wu Yong Xiao hugged his fists.
"Now that the whole army has just been integrated, after a while, the governor will allocate the strength of your three divisions! You have to train them as soon as possible, let them get familiar with the terrain and the fortresses everywhere, and train them to cooperate while the enemy has not yet come, so as to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible, and there is no problem! Hong Chengchou said solemnly.
"As long as the governor guarantees that the salary is sufficient, every soldier will be fed and drunk! The rest will be left to the last general! Wu Yongxiao's answer was very practical, after all, the imperial court had paid money to these soldiers at the border gates from time to time, and arrears had become the norm, although he and his generals were greedy for ink, but this was only one of the reasons for the loss of combat effectiveness of the border army, and it was a problem of the imperial court in general, Wu Yongxiao thought.
"This Governor can be guaranteed! Now this military salary has been directly sent to you by the imperial court, and there is also a criminal department, and Zhongxingwei supervises it at the same time! There will be no shortage of you! As long as you fight this battle well, the Governor guarantees that this military merit and reward will not be lacking in you! That's right! You're going to fight it! The first credit for this battle is yours! Hong Chengchou said with a smile.
Wu Yongxiao's eyes lit up, and he said, "Since that's the case!" It's up to the last general! β
"Good! Any other suggestions? Hong Chengchou said with a smile.
Wu Yongxiao shook his head, and then Hong Chengchou looked at the others, the other general soldiers couldn't sit still, NND, this time the troops of the three divisions were divided, if we don't show it, won't we become the commander of Guan Stick by then? If there are no soldiers at hand, there is no weight to speak, and whether the position of the general soldier can be kept at that time is another matter, so they began to speak enthusiastically, offering advice, and those deputy generals, staff generals, guerrillas, capital divisions, garrisons, thousands of generals, generals, thousands of households, hundreds of households, general flags, and small flags also began to express their own suggestions for their own interests, even if they didn't expect to show their faces in front of Hong Chengchou, they were familiar.
The meeting was carried out smoothly in a pleasant atmosphereγγγγγγ