Chapter 274: The Jingshi is shaken
The Temple of Nourishing the Heart.
After receiving the fold, Zhu Youzhen couldn't sit still, one hundred soldiers of the Jiangning battalion actually killed eighty-seven Tartars, and they were Tartars with a red flag, for so many years, he had never seen such a big victory. A lot of border soldiers, who were able to kill two to three Tartars, had to repay their merits to the imperial court.
The victory came too suddenly, he couldn't believe it, could it be that Su Tiancheng lied about the military situation, but there is no such need, Su Tiancheng's task is to invite Sun Chengzong to go out of the mountain, there is no need to exterminate the Tartars, and the Jiangning camp does not have such a task, it is completely by chance.
If all this is true, the combat effectiveness of the Jiangning battalion is too terrifying, far exceeding that of the Guanning Iron Cavalry back then.
Looking at Wang Chengen who was standing on the side, Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but ask.
"Father-in-law, what do you think of such a major victory, can you consider it, the Jiangning battalion was transferred to the north to set up defenses, and Su Tiancheng also followed."
Seeing that Wang Chengen wanted to speak and stopped, Zhu Youzhen was a little unhappy.
"Father-in-law, you have been by my side for so many years, don't talk in a hurry, just say whatever comes to mind, Su Tiancheng can speak so directly in front of me, what else do you have to worry about."
"Yes, Your Majesty, the slave and maid are telling the truth, the slave and maid remember, the last time Lord Su was here, he said that he should not be in a hurry, and the slave and maid had some understanding, the combat effectiveness of the Jiangning battalion is indeed very strong, but they only have 9,000 soldiers, these people, if they are transferred to the north to be armed, they will be overstretched, the Eight Banners of Tartars, the main cavalry, there are 60,000 people, the Jiangning battalion is difficult to resist, if the Jiangning battalion has attracted the attention of the Tartars. They will spend money to deal with it, the slave is worried, Jiang Ningying can't bear it. ”
Zhu Youzhen nodded repeatedly.
"That's very good, I'm really in a bit of a hurry, since you've thought about it, tell me how I should reward it."
"The wood is beautiful in the forest. The wind will destroy it, and the slave maid felt that Master Su was already as low-key as possible, but Jiang Ningying still attracted everyone's attention, this time, they were in Baoding Mansion, exterminated eighty-seven Tartars, and their reputation was even more out, if Jiang Ningying wanted to play a greater role. They still have to bury their heads in development, but their time can't be too long, and the emperor can clearly put forward a request to Lord Su, and set a time limit. ”
"Okay, okay, what you said is very good, just follow this opinion. However, the imperial court did not have that much silver. Su Tiancheng needs to be responsible for this silver matter, anyway, this kid can find the silver by himself. ”
This time, Wang Chengen is not easy to speak, in fact, Qin Sande has already helped Su Tiancheng to complain. The expenses of the Jiangning camp are too large, and he still hopes to get the support of the imperial court, but in this case, Wang Chengen does not dare to say it casually.
But there is one more thing that Wang Chengen can say.
"Your Majesty. The slave maid was a little worried, the governor of the three sides, Lord Hong Chengchou, has always been eyeing the Jiangning camp, and has already given several folds to the cabinet, hoping that the Jiangning camp can be assigned to his name and participate in the extermination of the Liukou, and continue to command the Jiangning Battalion together with Lord Su. ”
"This is a good thing, I also thought about it, two days ago, Wen Aiqing specifically talked about this matter, I am still hesitating, Jiangning Battalion participated in the extermination of the Liukou, and will definitely be able to achieve brilliant results, if I can exterminate the Liukou as soon as possible, I will also be able to free up my hands to deal with the invasion of Houjin."
Wang Chengen's body trembled slightly, he was a little surprised, Su Tiancheng would really predict it, and it was expected that the emperor would agree to transfer the Jiangning camp.
"Your Majesty, the slaves and maids have a different opinion."
"Speak."
"Your Majesty, the slaves and maids are mainly worried that the generals at all levels are vying for the command of the Jiangning battalion, and they all know that the Jiangning battalion is brave and good at fighting, dealing with the rogues, and they are ready to capture, in this case, the Jiangning battalion is exhausted, I am afraid that it will suffer a major setback, and it will also fall into the battle above."
Zhu Youzhen nodded and did not speak, he was clear about these situations.
"The slave maid thinks that the Jiangning battalion not only wants to exterminate the Liukou, but also to exterminate the Houjin, Master Su went to Jiangning County, but in more than a year, he can train such a brave and good fighting army, if he is given more time and more sergeants are trained, at that time, the Jiangning battalion has grown, and it is easy to deal with the Liukou."
"Hehe, what do you mean, I understand, to preserve strength, the Jiangning battalion is the most powerful army in my Ming Dynasty, good steel is used on the blade, I still understand this truth."
At the gate of the capital division.
Xu Eryi, the new commander of the military department, is waiting here.
He originally wanted to be released, but who knew that Lu Dao had been promoted two levels one after another this time, from the director of the Ministry of Engineering of the sixth grade to the official of the Ministry of War of the fifth grade, which caused a great sensation.
Under such circumstances, it is impossible for him to ask for release, the burden on his shoulders is heavy, and the responsibility is greater, so he can only do his best, do things well, and live up to the emperor's grace.
Today, on behalf of the imperial court, he made a special trip here to wait for Su Tiancheng and his party.
One hundred soldiers of the Jiangning battalion killed eighty-seven Tartars, and the civil and military officials of the imperial court are already well known, but this news has not yet leaked to the society, and everyone can't believe it.
At noon, Su Tiancheng and his entourage finally arrived at the city gate.
Sun Chengzong and Lu Shanji followed.
Seeing Sun Chengzong, Xu Er didn't dare to stand up, he was an elder in the court, and he was highly respected.
"The lower officials meet Lord Sun and Lord Lu."
"Lord Xu is polite, the old man congratulates you, I recognize the staff of the Ministry of War, Qing Langzhong, now, there are rogues inside, and there is Houjin invasion outside, and the responsibilities of the Ministry of War are very heavy."
"The lower officials keep in mind the teachings of the adults."
The corpses of eighty-seven Tartars were all transported to the capital.
This is also the suggestion of Sun Chengzong and Lu Shanji, the two have already expected that the victory of the Jiangning camp this time will definitely cause a huge sensation, hearing is false, seeing is believing, and there must be a lot of court officials who do not believe, unless everyone sees the corpse of the Tartar, only with the head of the Tartar, sometimes, because of blood stains, etc., it is difficult to identify, with the corpse, there is no doubt.
Xu Eryi brought the officials of the military department, these people, who were familiar with the body characteristics of the Tartars, came to identify them.
Xu Er looked at Su Tiancheng and looked a little embarrassed, which made it clear that he didn't believe it.
Su Tiancheng didn't mind and waved his hand.
Soon, the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion moved the corpses of eighty-seven Tartars out of the carriage and laid them out one by one.
The red light armor worn by the Tartar was still on his body, not peeled off.
This almost does not need to be recognized, at a glance, it is clear that the road is a tartar, and it is a tartar of the red flag.
The city gate quickly became a sensation, and countless people, gathered on the side, watching the excitement, so many Tartar corpses, placed outside the city gate, this is something that has never been done before.
The news spread quickly, and countless people began to gather at the city gate, and everyone wanted to see what the Tartars looked like, whether they ate people and did not spit out bones.
The news also quickly spread to the Forbidden City.
The corpses of the eighty-seven Tartars killed by the Jiangning battalion were all brought back, and it was true, the Tartars were still wearing red light armor without borders, and they were the Tartars of the Red Flag, and they were the real Tartars.
The first to rush to the gate of the city was Zhang Fengyi, the secretary of the military department.
This is something that the military department must figure out, Xu Er sent someone to report it, and when the news was true, he couldn't sit still anymore and decided to come and see it in person.
Since he became the secretary of the Ministry of War, he has been in a state of anxiety because of the rebellion of the Liukou and the invasion of the Houjin, and the predecessor of the Ministry of War, Xiong Mingyu, was dismissed because of the ineffective suppression of bandits and the defeat of Dalinghe.
Fortunately, the Jiangning battalion became a strange soldier, exterminating Zijin Liang and Lao Huihui, which made the arrogance of the rogues a big blow, and he was finally relieved, and the silver transported by Jiangning County more or less solved some of the soldiers' salaries, stabilized most of the sergeants in the guard, and the mutiny of the sergeants was greatly reduced.
This time, the sergeants of the 100 Jiangning battalion annihilated 87 Tartars, what a victory this is, in the past, I didn't dare to imagine it, the Jiangning battalion did it, and Su Tiancheng did it.
In such a situation, it was impossible for him not to come and see it for himself.
There were too many people at the gate of the city, and there were a lot of people.
The sergeant of the Five Cities Terracotta Division forcibly opened a passage, and Zhang Fengyi finally entered.
What he saw was a corpse lying on the ground.
All dressed in red light armor, everyone's foreheads are smooth and braided, this is undoubtedly a tartar.
Su Tiancheng and the others are all standing aside, they can't enter the city smoothly, besides, these corpses also need to be guarded, and the sergeants of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division are not enough to maintain order at all.
Zhang Fengyi is here, of course Su Tiancheng wants to meet him.
"Su Tiancheng, the magistrate of Jiangning County, pays a visit to your lordship."
"No courtesy, Master Su, you are a hero, this official must play the emperor and reward Jiang Ningying."
Sun Chengzong, Lu Shanji and others were also on the side.
Seeing Sun Chengzong, Zhang Fengyi hurriedly saluted.
"Lord Sun also came to the capital, and the officials are rude."
"Lord Zhang is polite."
Lu Shanji's official position is much lower, Zhang Fengyi doesn't need to be too polite, and simply greets.
The sergeants of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division came in large numbers, and they had to guard these corpses and wait for orders from above.
Seeing more and more lively people, the sergeants of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division had to draw a cordon to prevent someone from getting too close, of course, the corpse was used to show the public, this is a huge victory for the Ming army, of course, let the people see, not only to boost morale, but also to show off the might of the Ming Dynasty. (To be continued.) )