Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 60
It really wouldn't work without Huang Degong sitting in charge.

Even with Huang Degong present, there were still problems in the reorganization of the army. There were mutinies of various scales in several towns of Gao Jie's old department, and several generals even openly wanted to pull the team away to become slaves.

Because they had foreseen that they were about to lose their military power.

Chongzhen's army reorganization this time was obviously aimed at the military power of the generals.

There are also several servants of the general soldier who ran away after inciting the mutiny and failed.

But in the end, under the awe of Huang Degong's [-] troops and a thousand barbarians, Chongzhen quickly calmed down the situation and beheaded six generals and more than [-] sentry officials.

It took two days, and the whole army was initially completed.

Except for the ten towns under Huang Degong's command, which only reduced an average of [-] people per town, the frontier troops of the other eighteen towns all broke up the organizational system with sentries as units, and then reorganized.

That is to say, all the positions of officers above the sentinel were changed. The lieutenant generals, guerrillas, and generals under the command of the general were all transferred from other towns. Yes, the sentry officers below the head were also transferred from other heads, and they were all messed up.

Only the posts below the basic combat units were not mixed.

In contrast, the average deployment of troops in the twenty-eight towns is not a big deal.

However, the reorganization of the army this time has basically no effect on the soldiers at the bottom. They still love Chongzhen, because from the perspective of soldiers, Chongzhen is indeed a good emperor.

Because Chongzhen not only paid them, but also gave them enough food.

But the entire army has a great influence on officers and senior generals.

Especially senior generals, not only were their family members deprived, but also officers under their command were transferred from other towns. As a result, without the emperor's will, they would not even be able to command a single soldier.

Re-cultivate cronies?The ghost knows that it has to be cultivated until the year of the monkey.

And you don't have the right to distribute food and salaries, even if you are the chief soldier, no one will ignore you.

Through this rectification, Chongzhen could truly control the Eighteen Towns.

Because he really grabbed the money bag.

However, a certain price was paid, that is, the combat effectiveness decreased.

This time the rectification made the soldiers not know the generals, and the generals did not know the soldiers, which would definitely weaken the combat effectiveness.

However, the fighting power of the Ming army has been weakened to a certain extent, so Chongzhen is not afraid of weakening a little more, and as long as the salary and logistics can keep up, the fighting power will be restored soon.

As for Huang Degong's ten towns, Chongzhen did not plan to undergo major surgery for the time being.

Because these ten towns shoulder the heavy responsibility of the first battle.

After the rectification was completed, Huang Degong took Ten Towns north to Xia Town.

The remaining [-] towns including Hu Maozhen and Wang Zuntan also moved quickly.

Ten towns were stationed in Xuzhou, and eight towns were moved to Pizhou as the left and right support of the Huanghuai defense line.

Then the frontier troops of the eighteen towns took Xuzhou City and Pizhou City as the center, and began to repair the blunderbuss platform with all their strength.

Chongzhen himself was stationed in Xuzhou with a thousand barbarians and three thousand family members organized into a separate town, but he lived in the barracks outside the city from beginning to end.

Chongzhen is actually a ruthless person.

No matter in the previous life or in this life, one can bear hardships.

After a day, the first batch of tank ships of the transport army finally arrived in Xuzhou.

These water boats did not depart from Yangzhou, but from Shanyang, so they arrived in Xuzhou the fastest.

Accompanying the transport army arrived, there were more than 200 tank boats and 4 shi of military rations. With this batch of military rations, Chongzhen could finally breathe a sigh of relief, and finally did not have to talk about empty cities.

Because the grain stock in the Xuzhou government warehouse is about to bottom out.

14 soldiers eat horse chews, which is not a small number.

14 people have to eat nearly 2000 shi of grain every day.

There are also more than 2 donkeys, mules, cows and war horses, which have to eat 20 catties of hay every day, and each war horse has to eat an additional 5 catties of concentrate every day.

In short, the urgent need for food and grass has been lifted.

The defense deployment of the entire Xuzhou defense line is also basically arranged.

Chongzhen was finally able to spare time to choose a suitable commander-in-chief for the three thousand families.

But Chongzhen searched all the nobles and generals around him, but couldn't find a suitable candidate.

In terms of loyalty, the consort Gong Yonggu and the four of them are all loyal to Daming, but they are not capable, and none of the four nobles who went to disaster can fight.

In terms of ability, Hu Guozhu is competent.

Although Hu Guozhu is young, he has experienced many battles, is skilled in bow and horse and can command troops.

But he would never dare to let Chongzhen hand over three thousand family members to Hu Guozhu. At least in a short period of time, the Hu family and his son would never be able to reuse them.

Who knows if they will flee with their soldiers?

As for the ten barbarian generals such as Wubatan and Mengketu, their abilities are of course sufficient.

But Wubatan and the others are Mongolians, but the three thousand family members are all Han Chinese, and they are all Han Chinese with superb skills and high self-esteem. Wubatan and the others are difficult to control.

The rest are people like Xu Dingguo and Ding Qiguang.

These people are not capable enough and loyal enough, so it must not work.

Chongzhen searched a lot, and found that only Jin Xuan, a member of the Ministry of War, was suitable. Jin Xuan knew soldiers and was skilled in bows and horses, and his loyalty to Daming was unquestionable.

The only thing is, Kim Hyun is a civil servant.

Civil officials in Ming Dynasty despised military generals very much.

For example, Li Rusong has become an admiral, but he is still a reckless man in the eyes of civil officials.

Another example is that Qi Jiguang has been the governor of the left, the Shaobao and the prince and Taibao, but he is still looked down upon by the civil servants. He still needs to be cautious when meeting civil servants.

So Chongzhen was not sure if Jin Xuan would be willing to be the chief soldier.

What's more, Chongzhen was also worried that the civil servants would object.

Because there was such a precedent in the memory of "Chongzhen".

Zhang Renxue, the former Henan inspector censor, took the initiative to change from a civil servant to a general soldier because the general soldiers who aided the suppression were unwilling to enter the army to fight against the thieves.

So Chongzhen is going to set up a temporary military inspector.

The only problem is that Kim Hyun himself needs to get permission first.

As a result, Jin Xuan's reaction was beyond Chong Zhen's expectation.

"I am willing." After hearing Chongzhen's words, Jin Xuan said without hesitation, "As long as the Ming Dynasty needs it, the Holy One needs it, let alone letting the minister temporarily serve as the commander-in-chief, even if he is the commander-in-chief, he will have no complaints."

"I have written down what Aiqing said today." Chongzhen nodded happily, and then said, "However, these servants are arrogant soldiers, you may need to pay more attention to it."

"Please remember." Jin Xuan cupped his hands and said again.

"If the Holy Majesty has no other orders, the minister will go to perform his duties."

"Go." Chongzhen said happily, "Don't forget to tell those arrogant soldiers for me that they are paid double pay, monthly pay is four taels, travel pay is still double, and war pay can still be tripled! "

Only with heavy rewards can there be brave men, and elite soldiers are piled up with heavy gold.

With Jin Xuan in charge of the general army temporarily, an army of [-] family members is just around the corner.

With these [-] householders and [-] barbarians, the Huanghuai defense line has another layer of insurance.

Because even if there is danger in a local battlefield, these four thousand elite soldiers can stop the leak in time.

It took half a month to finally sort out the Xuzhou defense line. The three key defense lines in Xiazhen, Xuzhou, and Pizhou are also being built in full swing. Now it is time to consider the Shandong issue.

It is now the [-]th of May, and it will be June in four days.

According to historical records, Dorgon sent Wu Weihua and Wang Aoyong to appease Shanxi and Shandong respectively in June, but there is no record of the exact date.

So if you want to compete with Jiannu for Shandong, you have to do it.

Chongzhen began to remove the people in front of him again. Except for Jin Xuan and Wang Jiayan, the civil servants who were defeated together had all stayed in Nanjing. Li Ruolian's investigation is okay, if he is allowed to be the governor of Shandong, it must be harming him.

Picking and picking, still not a single one is usable.

Just when Chongzhen was thinking about whether to send Nanjing to transfer someone in a hurry, Gao Qiqian rushed over excitedly.

"Clang!" The two Yi Ding stepped forward to stop Gao Qiqian, and placed the shining scimitar on his neck.

"Long Live Lord." Gao Qiqian jumped anxiously, "Prince! His Royal Highness! There is news from His Royal Highness! King Ding and King Yong also have news!"

"Prince?" Chongzhen waved his hand.

After Yi Ding retracted his saber and retreated, Gao Qiqian was able to approach him.

Gao Qiqian gasped and said, "Long Live Lord, Chen Qianfu, the censor of Henan Province, sent a flying cavalry report, saying that he received His Highness the Crown Prince near Cao County, and he is now heading to Xuzhou."

……

Dorgon went to Zhangjiakou, and on the way back passed Changping Prefecture, so he took the guards and stopped by Tianshou Mountain to have a look.

There were also three Han officials, Hong Chengchou, Ning Wanwo, and Fan Wencheng.

Although Dorgon deeply hated Huang Taiji for taking his throne, and hated so much that he wanted to take all of Huang Taiji's concubines, but politically he fully inherited Huang Taiji's ideas, and he paid special attention to Han surrenders.

Looking at the Ming Tombs scattered at the foot of Tianshou Mountain, Dorgon couldn't help but chanted loudly: "The affairs of the emperors in ancient and modern times are all for future generations to laugh about. After all, the brilliant Ming Dynasty is exhausted."

"That's right." Fan Wencheng said, "From now on, I will rule the Qing Dynasty."

Hong Chengchou hesitated for a while and said: "Regent, I have something to say."

"You want to persuade me to cancel the hair-shaving order, right?" Dorgon said with a sneer, "Shaving your hair and making clothes easy to wear is the ancestral system. The iron rule set by the Taizu dynasty, who dares to lightly abolish it."

Hong Chengchou frowned and said, "The ancestral system of shaving your hair and changing clothes is naturally to be followed..."

"Then continue to follow." Hong Chengchou was interrupted by Dorgon before he could finish speaking.

Hong Chengchou could only shut his mouth depressedly, but he was very confused in his heart.

I thought that Dorgon was very wise in other things, why was he so stubborn in shaving his hair and changing clothes?Is it really so important to shave money and rattail hairstyles for Han officials, gentry and common people?
Dorgon flicked his whip hard, urging the horse to go away.

More than a hundred cavalry guards also urged their horses to follow.

Fan Wencheng came to Hong Chengchou and whispered: "Brother Hengjiu, the regent naturally has his own considerations for doing this, so you and I don't need to persuade you anymore, just wait and see what happens."

(End of this chapter)