That is the Qing army besieged Jinan in the eleventh year of Chongzhen, according to historical records, the battle of Jinan city broken, Zhang Bingwen was killed in battle, Song Xuezhu was captured and died, Yan Jizu was beheaded afterwards because of the loss of the city, the people in the city were killed and injured 130,000, and the property in the entire city was looted. Thinking of this, he said loudly www.biquge.info "Three adults, there is something to tell you below. ”

"What does General Zhao have to say?" Yan Jizu turned around and asked.

Zhao Guohua said solemnly: "Three adults, I estimate that the Tartars will invade my Daming again in two years, and this time I am afraid that they will take Jinan directly." The three adults were also invited to strengthen the defense of Jinan and prepare more manpower to protect Jinan. ”

As soon as these words came out, the three of them were startled, and seeing that Zhao Guohua didn't seem to be joking, Yan Jizu hurriedly asked: "What is the source of General Zhao?"

Shaking his head, Zhao Guohua said: "I just rely on common sense to infer below. ”

"I wonder how General Zhao deduced that the next time the Tartars would attack my Ming here in two years? And how can you deduce that the Tartars will take me directly from Jinan next time? Zhang Bingwen asked solemnly.

Zhao Guohua said: "From the first time the Tartars invaded the Ming Dynasty, to this time, it has been three times, the time interval is getting shorter and shorter, this time it takes a little time to digest the population and property they robbed back, at most one and a half to two years, it can be completed, this is the reason why I guess they will commit the Ming Dynasty in two years." ”

"What about the reason for the Tartars to attack Jinan?" Song Xuezhu asked.

glanced at him, then looked at the other two, and saw that they were also listening carefully, so he said: "Three adults, the Tartars have invaded the north of the Ming Dynasty several times, except for the Beijing Division, Tianjin and Jinan, almost a number of big cities have been captured by the Tartars, and there are many defenders in the Beijing Division, plus for other reasons, the Tartars will not make up their minds at once, there are many garrisons in Tianjin, and the Tartars will not consider it for the time being. ”

"Hiss" took a breath of cold air, and the three of them suddenly felt cold all over, and their hearts jumped up "plopping".

Zhao Guohua's analysis made the three of them feel a burst of shock, and Yan Jizu asked, "What is General Zhao's good plan?" ”

"There are three good strategies, repair the city, strengthen the city defense, store more grain, refine the people, serve the people in peacetime, and serve as soldiers in wartime." Zhao Guohua said solemnly.

After listening to Zhao Guohua's opinion, Yan Jizu arched his hand and said: "General Zhao, you have said so much, and you have fought Tartars in Zhuozhou, can you please go to Jinan for guidance." ”

"Yes, General Zhao, we are all civilian officials, and we don't know much about military affairs, so you can personally give you some guidance," Zhang Bingwen sincerely invited. He thought to himself: "People have thwarted the attacks of the Tartars many times in Zhuozhou, and there is a set of defensive methods, and with his guidance, it is much better than groping by yourself."

Song Xuezhu thought of the achievements of the loyal team in Zhuozhou, and said enthusiastically: "General Zhao, I'll trouble you to go." ”

Seeing the sincere invitation of the three people, thinking of the tragic situation in Jinan two years later, and in order to let Jinan hold on for a while longer, he said, "Since the three adults are invited, then when we go back, we will go to Jinan to have a look." ”

"Thank you! Thanks a lot! The three of them gratefully bowed their hands and left.

After Liu Zeqing went back, under the encouragement of the generals Ma Huabao and Zhang Siyi, he decided to give Zhao Guohua a little bit of power

Ma Huabao and Zhang Siyi asked for orders to lead 2,000 troops, and rushed to the outside of Dezhou the next morning, thinking that they would be caught off guard by the loyal and brave corps, but they didn't want to be killed by the commandos with beheading tactics. Looking at the bloody hole in the chest of the two, no one said anything hard about revenge.

"Huada, Brother Qi, I've been in Texas for a while, and I've licked a lot of trouble for the two of you, so we'll leave." Zhao Guohua said goodbye to Hua Renze and Qi Xinren.

Hua Runze arched his hand and said, "General Zhao, I wish you a safe journey." ”

"Brother Zhao, you must come to Texas when you enter Beijing in the future, my brother is waiting for you to drink." Qi Xinren said with a big grin.

"Definitely! Certain! Zhao Guohua arched his hand and said, then got on the horse and said loudly: "Let's go." Immediately, the Loyal Brigade opened. The sound of horses' hooves and people's footsteps was intertwined, and the procession rumbled into the distance on the dust of the road.

In October of the ninth year of Chongzhen (1636), Zhang Xianzhong from Junzhou (now west of Junxian County), Lao Hui from Xinye, and Scorpion Yu from Tang County (now Tang River) had 200,000 people, and sent troops at the same time. On the thirteenth, Xiangyang was attacked. The peasant army defeated the general soldier Qin Yiming. Huguang shook. But these things have nothing to do with Lu Xiangsheng, he just wants to take care of it, and he doesn't have this power.

Since he left Jingshi, he rushed to Yanghe non-stop to take over the post of governor of Xuanda.

The name of the Governor of Xuanda. The full title is "Governor Xuanda, Shanxi and other military affairs and food and salary", referred to as Governor Xuanda. Zhuyanghe (now Yanggao, Shanxi), jurisdiction over Xuanfu, Datong, Shanxi Sanfu three towns.

In order to consolidate the northern frontier defense in the Ming Dynasty, nine towns were set up along the Great Wall, and later, it was increased to eleven towns, and each of the eleven towns set up governors, and three governors were set up above the governors, and the three governors were the governors of Jiliao, Xuanda, and Shaanxi.

Yanggao County is a county under the jurisdiction of Datong City, Shanxi Province, located in the northeast of Shanxi Province, Gaoliu County in the Western Han Dynasty, renamed Baideng County in Jin, Yang Hewei in the 26th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1393), and belongs to the command of Shanxi Xingdu.

In the first year of Xuande (1426), Gaoshanwei came here to govern and belonged to Datong Mansion. In the twenty-sixth year of Jiajing (1547), Datong East Road was established.

At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Yang and Wei were changed to Yang Gaowei, which belonged to Datong Mansion. In the third year of Yongzheng (1725), it was changed to Yanggao County, which belonged to Datong Prefecture.

Yanggao is located in the northeast of Shanxi Province, adjacent to the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region across the Great Wall in the north, Hunyuan and Guangling in the south, Datong County in the west, Tianzhen County and Yangyuan in Hebei Province in the east, with a total area of 1,726 square kilometers.

In the military system of the Ming Dynasty, most of the soldiers in the eleven towns came from the following guards, but the guards did not have the right to transfer troops, and the military command was in the general army governor and the capital division. The establishment of a general army in the northern border fortress is a military management system that focuses on defense, and it has to resolve the contradiction that the guard post commands the troops but does not have the right to command. Under the general army system, there is a "deputy general soldier who assists in the defense." …… There are seven guards and generals. …… Three guerrilla generals. Two officers in the camp. Thirty-one people were garrisoned. The foreman prepares two people. ”

Most of the deputy commanders are the chief officers and deputy commanders of the Wanquan Division. The commanders of the capital division are the second products, they all command the same knowledge from the second products, and they all command the third products. There are roads under the town, and there are several cities and camps under the jurisdiction of the road. The general is the supreme commander of the road, and the guerrilla general manages the mobile unit and is the main assistant to the general army.

The generals who hold these positions are also about the third grade, and the government office is also the vanguard scale. The difference is that they are generals who directly command the army, and the yamen is often close to the barracks or training grounds.

The center of Yanghe Acropolis, one of the three major governors of the northern Xinjiang of the Ming Dynasty, the Xuanda Governor Yamen stands here, the three gates of one is two deviations, the flying beam eaves are magnificent, the two huge stone lions at the door, looking at the people and so on, the two big flagpoles in front of the door are fluttering high with the Mingzi flag and the Luzi flag, the eight soldiers of the Tianxiong Army with bright armor stand on both sides of the gate, press the waist knife, stand straight and concave and look ahead, stand on both sides of the gate like nails, give people a solemn and mysterious, daunting feeling.

Yesterday I entered Yanghe, and today Lu Xiangsheng held a meeting with everyone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, generals, this official will officially take over the post of governor of Xuanda from today, and I hope that you and this official will work together to build Xuanda into an iron fortress that cannot be attacked, smashed, or broken by the Tartars, and truly become an iron wall that blocks the Tartars from attacking the Ming Dynasty." Lu Xiangsheng said loudly.

The officials had already heard about Lu Xiangsheng, and they also knew that he was ruthless and had a strong personality, and he was not comparable to the incompetent people like Liang Tingdong, the previous governor of Xuanda, so they bowed down and said in unison respectfully: "I will obey the orders of the adults, and we will definitely obey the arrangements of the adults and contribute to the construction of Xuanda." ”

"Good. That's right, please ask the three governors to go back to their homes first, and I have something to discuss with the three general soldiers. Lu Xiang ascended.

After glancing at the three commanders, the three governors respectfully bowed their hands and left.

After the governors went out, Lu Xiangsheng said to the three generals: "Three generals, today is the first time that the governor and the three generals have met, whether Xuanda can become an iron fortress depends on the three generals. The governor has no other skills, but he has a little ability to kill. After saying this, he stared at the three of them with a cold expression.

Hearing these cold words, the three general soldiers trembled, and Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong, hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your Excellency the Governor, I, Wang Pu, swear hereby that all the officers and soldiers of my Datong Town will absolutely obey the dispatch of the adults. Only adults and horses are the first to look forward"

"We will do what the adults say." Wang Zhong, the chief military officer of Shanxi, also bowed down

Yang Guozhu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, bowed down and said: "The last general will remember the teachings of the governor and never let the Tartars enter from Xuanfu again." ”

After listening to the words of the three of them, Lu Xiangsheng nodded slightly and said, "Okay, you guys go back, and I'll look for you again if I have something." ”

"Obey." The three of them bowed and went out.

Seeing that the three of them went out, Lu Xiangsheng said, "Boxiang, what do you think of these three people?" ”

"Datong General Soldier Wang Pu, this person is timid, a little slippery, and he is not very reliable at critical moments, Wang Zhongcai, the chief soldier of Shanxi, is average, and Yang Guozhu, the deputy chief soldier of Xuanfu, is good." Yang Tinglin commented on the general soldiers of the three towns of Xuanda.

Lu Xiangsheng nodded and said, "That's right, except for Yang Guozhu, the other two are really incompetent." However, at present, when I first arrived at Xuanda, it is not appropriate to remove it immediately, and I will only wait for a year and a half. ”

"That's what my lord said. The Tartars invaded the Ming Dynasty three times, and chose to enter from Xuanda twice, indicating that Xuanda's defense had great problems. In my opinion, there are at least a couple of issues that need to be addressed. Yang Tinglin said.

Lu Xiangsheng stroked his beard and said, "Tell me about it." ”

Lu Xiangsheng admired Yang Tinglin's talent, and he wanted to hear whether Yang Tinglin's views were consistent with his own.