Chapter 405: Military Might
Hu Zongxian's governor's palace is located in Beixinguan, north of Hangzhou, but not in the city. The city of Hangzhou in this era was not large, and it was full of Hangzhou Mansion, Zhejiang Governor's Yamen and Qiantang County, which seemed a little crowded.
The governor of Zhejiang, who controlled the military and political affairs of the five southern provinces, was also a paramilitary organ, and the stalls were very large, and he was afraid of disturbing the people, so he did not set up in the city.
Along the way, Beixinguan was full of checkpoints and soldiers wearing bright armor, and their eyes were full of red tassels on the soft-brimmed felt hats of Ming soldiers.
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"Boom, boom!" All the soldiers shouted all day, wielding spears in their hands, driving about hundreds of elk in the same direction.
When Wu Jie arrived at the governor's palace, he was invited to the suburban camp and sat on a high platform with Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang, the prefect of Hangzhou and other local officials.
Wu Jie is the emperor's envoy, his identity is noble, and the governor of Zhejiang and others are very polite to him, but Hu Zongxian is indifferent, and he has never said a word to him from beginning to end.
Luo Longwen sat next to Wu Jie, and it was strange to say that this guy saw that Wu Jie was not as full of hatred as expected, but looked at Wu Jie with interest, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this governor went to Haimen to inspect the defense a while ago, and the army happened to encounter this group of elk on the way back to Hangzhou, so he drove it all the way and shouted back. Today, please come here, is to imitate the horse shooting tiger field hunting, to stimulate morale, to obtain the mountain delicacies and wild food is also used for the banquet guests to fill the king's house. Hu Zongxian picked up the cup: "Let's have a drink." ”
The governor of Zhejiang and the prefect of Hangzhou hurriedly drank a cup respectfully, and praised it continuously.
Hu Zongxian has been operating in Jiangsu and Zhejiang for many years, and the local officials are all his people.
I have to say that Wu Jie has been here since he came. No one cared about it, and he naturally knew that these magistrates were all instructed by the governor's palace. I don't care. Alone drinking wine, leisurely watching the bustle.
Elk, also known as the four dislikes, are produced along the beaches of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian, which will see such a large group of protected animals. It's also interesting. Besides, the army is hunting. The scene is spectacular, which is much more enjoyable than watching a Hollywood blockbuster.
Only a seven-rank official beside Wu Jie snorted coldly: "Wen Tian Wuxi, the country spends so much military salary every year. Is it for you to hunt elk? ”
This was said loudly. Suddenly, many officers and soldiers in the army glared at him angrily.
And the magistrates all bowed their heads at the same time, pretending not to hear.
Hu Zongxian and Luo Longwen looked at each other and smiled, obviously not taking this person's words to heart.
This person is the new Qiantang magistrate, who has the lowest grade among the people and ranks last. Wu Jie is the sixth product, and it ranks second to last.
His name is Zhao Wen. used to be an official in the Lifan Yuan, but he was recently sent to Qiantang County.
This person is from a clear background, and he is very unsympathetic.
Wu Jie chuckled when he heard him say such a sinister remark. This Zhao Wen is not subordinate to any of the forces in the DPRK and China, and has a strange personality. Because of this, the imperial court sent him to Qiantang County, a treasure of feng shui, to gamble on the Yan Party.
The clear stream of the Ming Dynasty is notoriously difficult to deal with, as long as you are glued by them, you will be guaranteed to have a big head.
It is estimated that because he knew that he was difficult, Hu Zongxian ignored his words just now.
But Wu Jie's smile attracted Zhao Wen's attention: "Lord Wu doesn't agree with the official's words, or does he think this kind of field hunting is harmless?" ”
Wu Jie: "I disagree, I think, shooting and hunting is equivalent to a military exercise, but it is very beneficial to improve the combat effectiveness and morale of soldiers." Lord Zhao, Wu Jie doesn't understand military affairs, and he doesn't know if he is right. ”
"Drill soldiers, is there such a manipulation method?" Zhao Wen sneered: "The Japanese come and go like the wind, and most of them are squads of people and horses riding sampans in the inland river like the wind. If you want to deal with them, you have to choose a small group of elite soldiers to fight quickly. In a situation like today, what is the use of a large army stepping down from a dignified division, people will not stupidly crash into your army formation. ..., Wu Jie's heart fluttered slightly, and after thinking about it carefully, this is really the truth. When the Japanese invaded, they were all small forces of dozens or hundreds of people, and they were erratic, and it was impossible for them to fight with you. To deal with them, they can only use a small group of elites against small groups of elites, which is quite a bit of a special forces operation in later generations.
In fact, Qi Jiguang did this when he was fighting against the Japanese invaders. With a small number of troops, the enemy's forces will continue to be consumed, and then the strategic points will be grasped, and the strategic space of the Japanese will be squeezed little by little, so as to gather and annihilate them.
This Zhao Wen is reasonable, isn't this guy just a rotten Confucian, how can he have such a military vision?
I was curious, and I was about to ask for advice again.
"Woohoo, woooo Countless arrows shot into the sky, slammed at the highest point, and then pulled out a long arc, raining down.
The frightened elk let out a shrill cry and scattered in all directions.
There were still a few deer who were shot by random arrows and fell in pools of blood, convulsing all over.
It can be blocked by the surrounding soldiers, and can only run wildly to the east.
To the east is a small river, and beyond that there is a large muddy flat, and if the deer go there, the hunt will be in vain.
At this moment, about one or two hundred soldiers suddenly stood up in the reeds by the river, all with fire guns in their hands.
"Boom!" A row of white smoke rose from a thick line that could not be dissolved.
The elk that rushed to the front shook as if electrocuted and fell to the ground.
The deer in the front row fell, and the ones behind were still rushing forward.
Then there was a row of gunfire, and then another row, which turned out to be the famous three-stage strike in history.
In the blink of an eye, a row of elk carcasses was piled up in front of the reeds.
Before the panicked deer could turn, the sound of thunderous horses' hooves sounded.
About 100 cavalrymen rushed with spears in their hands and stabbed the elk to the ground one by one.
But I saw that the ground was full of red blood, the wind was blowing, and the sticky reed flowers were floating with the wind.
"Mighty, mighty!" Tens of thousands of soldiers shouted in unison, and a murderous aura echoed in the field.
It was the first time for the officials to see the blood of the barracks, and their faces turned pale with shock, and some of them even trembled, and the wine in the cups also swayed.
Wu Jie could see that Hu Zongxian and Luo Longwen were both smiling at each other, and their eyebrows were full of satisfied looks.
Wu Jie also felt that the military household system of the Ming Dynasty had been completely eroded, and the border army was unbearable. Although the Jiajing year was the heyday of the Ming Dynasty, this prosperity was only manifested in the economy, but the military was a mess.
In particular, the town army in Jiangnan is even more rotten. In the early years of Jiajing, there were even a few Japanese soldiers who swept through more than a dozen counties, but none of the Ming troops dared to go out of the city to fight in the field.
Now, after many years of war, the army at hand by Hu Zongxian has finally been tempered after learning war in the war.
In the future, if there is something wrong with the country, it will not lose its teachers and land.
I recall that when Jiajing first entered Beijing in the 39th year, Beijing was besieged by the Mongols. Wu Jie couldn't help but think: If this army was in Beijing at the time, why was the Ming Dynasty bullied like that?
Wu Jie couldn't help but shout: "Okay, it's really a mighty teacher!" Governor Hu is a well-trained soldier! Although Hu Zongxian is different from him Wu Jiedao, when it comes to talent and ability, and when it comes to his contribution to the country, he has to make Wu Jie admire.
Suddenly, there was another dissonant harmony.
Beside him, Zhao Wen sneered: "I can only coax a layman like Lord Wu." Although his voice was small, his words were really ugly, but they attracted Wu Jie's attention.
Wu Jie was quite unhappy in his heart: "Why did Lord Zhao say this? "The Qingliu oppose for the sake of opposition, and doubt everything to show existence, and he is very contemptuous of such people. This kind of rotten Confucianism also does not have any constructive opinions, and habitually condemns and doubts and opposes everything, as if it is not so unable to show that it can think independently. Actually, it's a troll. ..., this kind of person Wu Jie has encountered a lot on the Internet in modern society, and he hates it so much.
"What Lord Hu is a good soldier, this is obviously trained by Yu Dayou, the Guangdong Northern Army who has experienced a hundred battles." The sarcasm on Zhao Wen's face was even stronger: "When Lord Hu came to the southeast, he didn't have a single soldier at hand, and he didn't rely on Qi and Yu to maintain it, so this is where we have today's situation." But how Lord Hu treated Yu Dayou, presumably Lord Wu also knew very well in his heart. ”
Only then did Wu Jie understand that it was no wonder that this army was so fierce, it turned out to be the Yu family's army. This time, the army was pulled up by Yu Dayou when he was in Guangdong, and the soldiers were all young and strong people in the Shaoguan area of northern Guangdong. Although the people of northern Guangdong are thin and small, they are brave and good at fighting.
This army fought from Guangdong to Fujian and then to Zhejiang, and it was a first-class division of the Ming Dynasty that dared to fight.
But even with such a great achievement, Yu Dayou was almost broken in the hands of Hu Zongxian.
After thinking about it slightly, I remembered the relevant historical records:
In the 38th year of Jiajing, thieves raided Fujian and Guangzhou, occupied Quanzhou, Fujian, and Li Hu repeatedly played the impeachment of Hu Zongxian for arson, Hu suspected that Yu Dayou provided the inside story of the military situation for his fellow countryman Li Hu, so he played a book, blaming Yu Dayou, saying that the defeat of Cen Gang was entirely due to Yu Dayou's ineffective combat. The emperor was angry, arrested Yu Dayou and imprisoned, and then recaptured the shadow of the world. Jinyi Wei Lu Bingzhi Yu was wronged, and in order to pass the joint, he sent money to Yan Shifan, and the scholar Xu Jie also vouched for it, so he was released to Datong to wear "crime" meritorious service.
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It seems that Hu Zongxian's character is not as noble as the legend says.
After Yu Dayou was killed, this army naturally fell into his hands.
Unable to accept that such a hero would do such a thing for a while, Wu Jie was a little silent.
Zhao Wen poured his strength, continued to sneer and whispered: "But what if the strong army has always fallen into the hands of Master Hu, these few years have passed, and I have never been out of Zhejiang, and I stayed in Hangzhou all day without sending an arrow." I only know how to show off my might in front of us. Of course, Zhao Wen is just a small Qipin Zhi County, and Lord Hu can't make such a big move. Tian Lietian Hunting, hehe, Master Wu Qincha, he is boasting of his martial arts to you! ”
Wu Jie was shocked.