Prince of Chaos

Chapter 122 Jizhou Southern Army
The holy decree to mobilize the southern army in Jizhou, Liaodong arrived in Jizhou in early March.

However, if we really want to talk about it, this Jizhou is not Liaodong, it is at most the entrance to Liaodong.Because it is not too far from Beijing, and in the Ming Dynasty, Jizhou was under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Mansion, and it was under the feet of the Son of Heaven!

However, since the Ming Dynasty was unfortunately captured by the Great Ming God of War, the changes in the Ministry of Civil Engineering caused the Ming Dynasty to lose its elite, and since then the Ming Dynasty has lost its deterrent power against the grassland tribes.These grassland tribes, especially the Mongolian tribes dominated by the Tatar tribe, often come to the suburbs of Beijing to fight the autumn wind when they are free, and come here every now and then to rob some important benefits before retreating.

Therefore, despite the fact that Jizhou is very close to Beijing, or even under Beijing's jurisdiction, it is already the first line of defense against the invasion of grassland tribes.

Therefore, this time there is a saying that the emperor guards the gate of the country.

However, after thinking about it, this place is so close to Beijing, why not push the strategic depth further?This question is also very puzzling?Could it be that the Ming army's combat power is not good enough?

In fact, the reason why Jizhou will become the first line of defense to defend Beijing is because, after the success of Emperor Yongle's Nanjing Jingnan, Emperor Yongle turned his face and refused to admit it, and directly moved the lineage of King Ning who guarded Liaodong to Nanchang. Moreover, the other Sai kings who also enshrined Zhu Yuanzhang gradually moved inward and weakened the strength of these powerful Sai kings. This also caused the Ming Dynasty to lose its direct deterrence and control of the areas outside the Great Wall.

In addition, the later emperors also lost interest in the grassland, coupled with the natural suppression of the military officers by the civil official group, it prevented capable military officers from displaying their talents and ambitions.

So gradually, the territory outside Jizhou became a very embarrassing buffer zone, and what buffered was the aggression of the grassland tribes to Beijing, not the Ming Dynasty's iron fist attack on the grassland tribes. . .

Until Jiajing, because the little Mongolian prince kept harassing Beijing and extorting money.The unbearable emperor and civil officials thought of completely changing the defense situation in the north.

Yes, it's defense, not attack!
It was defense from the beginning to the end, without the courage of the Great Ming God of War and the feat of Emperor Yongle's five expeditions to the grassland!

Therefore, under the leadership of Zhang Juzheng, Qi Jiguang, who had made great contributions to the fight against the Japanese in the south, was transferred to Jizhou and appointed as the general soldier of Jizhou.

When Qi Jiguang came to Jizhou, he also brought with him [-] Southern Army troops, which was also called the Qi Family Army.

Originally, Qi Jiguang was transferred to bring [-] southern troops to set an example for the northern army, so that they could follow suit and become a tiger-wolf army.

Unfortunately, things backfired.After the southern army reached the north, they were crowded out everywhere by the northern army.In addition to the so-called North-South confrontation between the sweet party and the salty party.Among them, the biggest reason is the issue of interests.

When the southern army came to the north, they enjoyed double salaries. At that time, the guard system was already rotten, and the guard soldiers had no combat power to speak of.As a result, conscripts appeared under the half-push and half-success of the imperial court. The salary of conscripts for a year was 18 taels of silver, and it was calculated separately during wars.Therefore, the southern army brought by Qi Jiguang naturally had a much higher income than the northern army, so it naturally attracted the jealousy of the local army leaders.

This also made the Southern Army not only did not become a model, but also became the object of exclusion by the Northern Army.

Later, after Zhang Juzheng's violent death.Qi Jiguang, who was Zhang Juzheng's hardcore, was naturally unable to sit firmly in the position of chief soldier in Jizhou, so just ten years after Wanli, Qi Jiguang was transferred directly to Guangdong as the chief soldier.I haven't been doing it for a few years, and I was scolded to the end because of party disputes, so I went home to take the blame.He was never revived until his death.

Now, the leader of the Southern Army in Jizhou is Qi Jiguang's former general Wu Weizhong.

After Wu Weizhong took over the Southern Army, the treatment of the Southern Army has plummeted. Not only were they often in arrears of payment, but they were also blatantly bullied by the generals of the Northern Army.

So much so that in the original historical time and space, the Southern Army who had just finished the Korean War was tricked into the school ground by Wang Baoyu, the general soldier of Jizhou at that time, because he demanded military pay, and then was massacred under the ambush of "friendly troops". The rest who were not dead were sent back to Zhejiang, and they were forever labeled as rebels.

Speaking of which, what happened to the Southern Army was the same as that of Yu Qian, who tried his best to turn the tide and help the Ming Dynasty. They were all slaughtered because of the isolation of the civil servants and the ruthlessness of the emperor.

Speaking of it, the Ming Dynasty seems to have never been worthy of the generals and famous generals who shed blood for the court.Their end is all to hide their bows and hide their bows, and their rabbits to die.When it was even more extreme, before the bird was finished hunting or the rabbit was caught, he hurriedly crossed the river and demolished the bridge.

It can be seen that in the Ming Dynasty, how difficult it must be for the capable military officers.

With Wu Weizhong is Qi Jiguang's nephew Qi Jin.

After Wu Weizhong and Qi Jin received the order to transfer troops from the Ministry of War, they sat in the barracks and looked at each other.

Qi Jin, who was a little younger, said, "Angkor, do you think this is credible?"

Wu Weizhong also couldn't make up his mind, because if he failed to do this, he would be beheaded.

So Wu Weizhong didn't know what to do.

Seeing that Wu Weizhong didn't speak, Qi Jin became anxious.

Qi Jin said anxiously: "This is the only chance for our Southern Army to turn around. Don't hesitate any longer, Angkor."

Wu Weizhong looked at Qi Jin.

Wu Weizhong said: "Do you know the identity of the other party? There are thousands of people in the Southern Army now! I have to be cautious, although the other party promised that we would pay us three times the salary of the Southern Army. However, once this matter is revealed, not only It’s you and me, even the entire Southern Army will be doomed!”

Qi Jin said: "Then what should we do? Do we still have to stay here in Jizhou? Grandma doesn't love uncle or grandma, the one who does his best? What if I say yes and agree? I think brothers also I will agree. In the past 11 years, you have seen what kind of life our Southern Army has lived in Jizhou. Everyone here excludes us, wishing that we would die immediately. If we stay here, we will be regarded as Gunner."

Wu Weizhong seemed to be moved by Qi Jin's persuasion.Yes, these years the Southern Army was really unhappy in Jizhou.Every time we fight, we are the ones who rush forward and fight the most fiercely.However, when it came time to reward meritorious deeds, the merits were all attributed to the Northern Army, and they were inexplicably owed money.Many brothers are struggling to survive now.

Therefore, as the current chief general of the Southern Army, Wu Weizhong also had to think about the brothers of the Southern Army.

Didn't the brothers leave their hometown for more than ten years to Jizhou, thousands of miles away, just to be able to make meritorious service on the battlefield and seal their wives and sons?However, since Marshal Qi was transferred away by the imperial court, what kind of life has the Southern Army lived?
Thinking about it, Wu Weizhong felt sorry for Marshal Qi's entrustment and expectations.

Now, when the opportunity came, that person actually persuaded the emperor to let the Ministry of War mobilize the Southern Army to the Ningxia theater.

Moreover, he is willing to take in the Southern Army at a high price, and is willing to take great risks to give the Southern Army the best treatment and protection. Wu Weizhong must think about the feelings of his brothers both emotionally and rationally.

While Wu Weizhong was still hesitating, two people suddenly broke into the camp where he and Qi Jin were talking secretly!

　Chapter 1 arrives! ! !

　　Also, a bit late today, but still!

　　
　
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