Chapter 111 Hexi Province

Mei Yin said, "My lord, I don't know what the lord wants me to guard here?"

He Xi said: "You also know that the key to the battle between the north and the south is in the Central Plains, and the battle in the northwest is just to hit the side of the Central Plains, and it is the plan of the Yuan to destroy the Jin. Therefore, Lintao and other places are located in remote areas and do not hinder the overall situation. However, advance can be attacked, retreated, and defended. What is the guard? It's not me, it's you, Brother Mei."

"I will stay with all the armies in Lanzhou, and Brother Mei will control them. For other things, Brother Mei will do it."

Mei Yin's heart moved, and said, "If I want to go south to Shuzhong, I can do it?"

He Xi said, "Yes. However, the support from the imperial court will not be too much."

Mei Yin was silent for a while, and then said, "The lower officials obey the orders of Lord Shoufu."

What Mei Yin values most is self-esteem.

Yes. Although it is said that there are only a few prefectures here, and it seems to be more than 100,000 troops, Mei Yin knows very well that after the local blockade, many so-called troops will be disbanded and resettled. Coupled with the more than 10,000 elite soldiers brought by He Xi, it would be good for Mei Yin to have 50,000 or 60,000 troops in his hands.

But he won't face too many enemies.

Mei Yin understands very well. After all, he defected to Beijing. Even when you go to Beijing, it is difficult to have the opportunity to lead the troops independently. And here, although there are only tens of thousands of partial divisions. But Mei Yin is confident that he can show his talent.

Although it is said that in the battle of Xiaoguan, he suffered a big loss from Geng Bingwen.

But speaking of which, the loss of Geng Bingwen, a veteran, is nothing. Do as much as you have on hand. It is also difficult to let the veteran hurt people.

It's just that his ability is not as good as that of people, and it can't be said that Mei Yin's ability is problematic.

Now that there is a stage for him, although he has some worries, he still feels that he can do it.

In his opinion, this opportunity is not in Guanzhong, but in Shuzhong.

From the southwest of Longxi to Shuzhong, although there are mountains and rivers apart. But it is by no means impassable, and more importantly, he knows the internal dispatch of troops and horses in Nanjing, and he knows that the main force in Shuzhong is no longer in Sichuan.

And in Guanzhong, looking at the current situation, it will not be possible to retreat for a while and a half.

That is, the battle has reached this point, and Nanjing's military superiority has been in short supply. This shortage is a symptom of the depletion of Nanking's troops, and it seems that it is easy to replenish the defense of Sichuan by recruiting men and horses from other places, but in fact, it is not so easy.

Moreover, the hearts of the Southern Army were shaken, not only in the northwest. When the flames of war burned to Shuzhong, did the soldiers and civilians in Shuzhong have no other ideas. As long as you surrender and rebel, you will fight more and more.

If you can take Sichuan, repeat the way of Mongolia to destroy gold. Mei Yin may not be able to get a piece of the pie in the future rewards.

When the time comes, it will not be too late to return to the court.

He Xi said: "Okay, when Your Majesty came, I gave an order, saying that I miss Princess Ningguo, and Princess Ningguo has been in a remote place in Xining for a long time, and I want to come and suffer a lot, and I want to invite Princess Ningguo to Beijing. A family story. and bought a house for Princess Ning Guo in Beijing. During this period of time, I will ask Princess Ning Guo to stay in the palace temporarily."

He Xi's words can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone, and it is customary for foreign generals and their families to enter Beijing. emphasized that Mei Yin was born as a relative, and used kinship to win over Mei Yin. It can also be regarded as pulling a line for Zhu Xiongying and Mei Yin.

Although Mei Yin is on Zhu Xiongying's side, maybe the future will bring trouble to He Xi, that is the future, and it is important to calm the world now. And to recruit rebellion, it is still Zhu Xiongying's brand that is easy to use.

He Xi can't do without it.

And He Xi originally had the idea of retiring after success, and it didn't matter if Zhu Xiongying had more power, after all, even if He Xi didn't give him this opening. Zhu Xiongying will do the same.

He Xi can still leave a favor by doing this.

And Mei Yin is not an ordinary person, he knows how to advance and retreat.

Mei Yin was really relieved, and said, "Her Royal Highness the princess has thanked your lord."

He Xi said, "Between you and me, why bother to say thank you. Anqing also misses Her Royal Highness the princess. It's also a good thing that the sisters are able to meet in Beijing." He Xi said two homely words, slightly

Suddenly, he said, "That's right. What is the name of the new province?"

Mei Yin pondered for a moment and said, "Hexi Province or Helong Province."

He Xi was stunned for a moment, although he asked, he already had the answer in his heart. This piece of land was roughly divided into Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, and Gansu provinces in later generations, but Ningxia was too small. In his opinion, there should be no separate province at all, but because of ethnic reasons. But it doesn't matter what happens.

In the future, the Inner Mongolia region will have to be readjusted. On the whole, it is the territory of Gansu Province in later generations. He originally wanted to call it Gansu Province. But Mei Yin said so.

He Xi suddenly found that it was not possible to call Gansu Province.

The so-called Gansu is actually the joint name of Ganzhou and Suzhou, and such a naming method is also very common. For example, Anhui is Anqing and Huizhou, and Jiangsu, Jiangning and Suzhou.

Nowadays, the most influential cities under its jurisdiction are Ningxia City and Lanzhou City. Ning Lan, Lan Ning, there is always something that is not going well. It's probably a disagreement.

Hexi is much more pleasing to the ear. Not to mention that these places are all west of the Yellow River, even if Suzhou is incorporated in the future, there is no problem, after all, it is the Hexi Corridor. And the south of Lintao is indeed the so-called Longxi area. The two places are called together, which is Helong.

He Xi said, "Then Hexi."

Although there are some weird names on it, it's not a big deal.

With the establishment of Hexi Province, many things were handed over to the new governor of Hexi, Mei Yin, the Duke of Liangguo. And Hexi Province is now also based on Yulin, Ningxia, Guyuan, Lanzhou, Shaanxi Xingdu Division. Lintao, Gongchang and other places. In the future, after the Guanzhong is laid, Yulin will naturally be handed over to Shaanxi. Moreover, the geographical boundary between Shaanxi and Hexi needs to be re-planned.

After all, today's planning is based only on military demarcation, and military demarcation is naturally in line with geographical demarcation. Today's Shaanxi retains the complete Guanzhong four stops.

In later generations, Shaanxi categorically did not have such geographical conditions.

Of course, He Xi also transferred a lot of manpower from Beijing to build the Hexi Governor's Yamen for Mei Yin. These people are familiar with the Beijing system, although they are under Mei Yin, but Mei Yin does not dare to underestimate them. At the same time, more than 10,000 troops came.

More than 10,000 troops were drawn from the armies of the Western Expedition.

Changing the defense with the army now stationed in Lanzhou, the more than 10,000 troops are the foundation, and the 13th Army is organized and trained by Mei Yin. However, there was a change in the 13th Army, that is, the battalion was changed to a large battalion, and one battalion required more than 1,000 people. The 13th Army, on the other hand, had three regiments, each with only three battalions. Together with the military department, there are more than 10,000 people in total. Of course, Mei Yin was also tasked with drawing the elite from the local army and merging them into the 13th Army.

However, this compilation is also a new experiment. Let's see if the new formation is more suitable for the battlefield than the old one.

Anyway, since He Xi organized and trained the new army, it seems to have made a start, and since then, in just a few years, the entire new army has been undergoing large and small changes. There haven't been many big changes, but there have always been small-scale adjustments. The Northern Army is already accustomed to this change.

And the Thirteenth Army is a new attempt.

He Xi has actually been encouraging such things.

After all, He Xi knows very well that the era of firearms has just begun, and there will be countless changes in the future, and every military reform cannot be promoted by He Xi, but the generals themselves should have this concept.

In fact, the military has never refused reform. Because the army is the most practical, whether it works or not, you will know it when you touch it on the battlefield.

And He Xi also established a complete set of systems for combat, recording, reviewing, and summarizing. In this way, it is determined which problems need to be reformed in the midst of war and where they are not.

The change of the five-five-year system to the three-three system is also a trend.

In the era of cold weapons, there must be a Chinese army. The Chinese army is both the commander of the escort and the general reserve.

In the front, the three armies were lined up in turn, with the middle army behind and then the rear army as the logistics center. Therefore, the five-five system, the Ming Dynasty is also the governor of the five armies, and the era of firearms is very different.

First of all, the expansion of the battlefield has left the Chinese army with no use of force. It's not that there is no need for reserves. But if the reserves are put together with the command center, then it will be difficult for the reserves to rush to the battle in time

Field. And the rear army has also become different because of the increase in logistical needs and the expansion of the front.