Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 100 Planning the Jin Yiwei in the Dark

"Um" Zu Dashou hunched over, neither sitting nor standing. Feeling Wang Qi's burning gaze, he could only stand up awkwardly: "Sir, our ancestors have no soldiers and horses in Ningyuan City. They are all under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. The final generals only have the right to command and govern, but have no right to belong."

"I'm asking about the number of private soldiers of our ancestors," Wang Qi put away his smile.

Wang Qi's question frightened Man Gui and Zhao Shujiao on the side. Can they hear the question?
  Lu Xiangsheng and Yuan Chonghuan, on the other hand, had expressionless faces. It seemed that the civil servants of the imperial court had heard about the problem of the proliferation of private soldiers in Liaodong.

"Sir," Zu Dashou smiled more ugly than crying.

It is a well-known fact that the powerful families in Liaodong maintain private soldiers. Regarding this matter, the court also turned a blind eye. After all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. If this matter is severely punished and investigated thoroughly, Liaodong will be in chaos. .

Wang Qi asked this question at this time, what was his intention?

"Master Zu, don't panic," Wang Qi stretched out his hand and pressed down, indicating that Zu Dashou should sit down first: "I serve as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and I only care about the war against Houjin. I don't care about the rest. It's just this time that I want to borrow the Zu family's cavalry. , if it comes to pass, then I, Wang Qi, promise to support my ancestral family to enter Shanhaiguan and become a real family of military generals of the Ming Dynasty. Why should we have to live here for generations?"

Speaking of this matter in front of Man Gui and Zhao Shujiao, it didn't matter. They were all soldiers, and in the final analysis they were all on the same team.

But Lu Xiangsheng and Yuan Chonghuan are still standing here!
  Although Mangui was a rough man, he also knew how to avoid suspicion. He bowed and said, "Sir, why don't we retreat first?"

"No need," Wang Qi stretched out his hand to stop Man Gui from being too smart, and still looked at Zu Dashou.

"There are more than 7,800 cavalry and infantry in total." Zu Dashou thought about it for a long time before he said: "My ancestral family takes care of all the pay, silver, armor, and mounts. This is a private soldier of my ancestral family in a complete sense and does not belong to the court. It’s under the jurisdiction of the church!”

Wang Qi didn't seem to have any doubts or surprise about the number of more than 7,000, but continued to ask: "If the cavalry is mobile combat, how does it compare with building slaves?"

Maneuver?

Although Zu Dashou heard this word for the first time, he could guess what it meant based on the context: "Sir, in frontal combat, it is not as fierce as Jian Nu, but compared with the horse power, I will think that between brothers .”

Since he chose to cooperate with Wang Qi, Zu Dashou had no reservations. He just thought about it for a moment and then told everything.

In Ningyuan City, including the defeated troops, there were originally more than 20,000 soldiers.

Wang Qi originally left more than 3,000 soldiers and horses in Guangning City, plus more than 7,000 ancestral private soldiers, and there were more than 10,000 people.

After all the calculations, Hou Jin only had 30,000 people available for the Liaodong battle, of which only a small number were from the Eight Banners, most of which were ordinary soldiers and slaves.
  Da da da! ! !
  Tapping the table gently, Wang Qi leaned on his chair and thought for a moment, then turned to look at Man Gui and Zhao Shujiao: "We have 20,000 soldiers, and the city defense is in your hands. Can you hold it?"

Historically, Man Gui and Zhao Lijiao once defended Ningyuan City together with Yuan Chonghuan. They attacked the city for several days despite Hou Jin's efforts, but they failed to return. There are also rumors that Yuan Chonghuan used cannons to injure Nurhachi, who later died in a hot spring and was buried. Foreshadowing, the famous Ningyuan Victory came from this.

"If we leave it entirely to the two generals, the city's defense will be absolutely foolproof! However," Man Gui seemed to already know Wang Qi's plan and said, "If your Excellency is not in the city, I am afraid that the Prime Minister will intervene in the defense."

"Senior Yuan?" Wang Qi looked at Yuan Chonghuan, who had been waiting for a long time and was eager to try: "If I am not here, you will be responsible for Xiong Jinglue!"

Xiong Tingbi may not be overly involved in military affairs, but if something happens, it will be much easier to handle with Yuan Chonghuan mediating.

Literary men always dislike military attachés because their eyes are higher than their heads.

Half an hour later, Zu Dashou, Man Gui, Zhao Lianjiao, and Yuan Chonghuan also walked out of the hall, received Wang Qi's appointment, and went their separate ways.

Only Wang Qi and Lu Xiangsheng were left in the hall. "Did you hear what I just said?" Wang Qi took a sip of tea and lowered his eyes.

"My lord, all the subordinates heard clearly," Lu Xiangsheng nodded and sat on the left side of Wang Qi.

"Do you think this battle should be done in this way to maximize the improvement of the current predicament in Liaodong?" Wang Qi put down the tea cup, took a deep breath, and looked at Lu Xiangsheng.

"Just as the adults planned," Lu Xiangsheng's mouth curved slightly, revealing a confident smile: "Taking the initiative is the best defense!"

"But Jiannu may not continue to attack Ningyuan City. The old slave will not reveal his flaws. We, the Ming Dynasty, are fighting the Eight Banners on the plains, and their shortcomings are fully exposed." Wang Qi seemed to deliberately embarrass Lu Xiangsheng, asking all the difficult questions.

"Not really," Lu Xiangsheng faced Wang Qi's question and said loudly without any timidity: "If you let Master Zu lead his more than 7,000 private soldiers and take the initiative to attack outside, I will definitely think that our Ningyuan City defense is empty and take the opportunity to attack. !”

"Zu Dashou would not be so stupid," Wang Qi shook his head.

"Is the high-ranking official promising a generous salary?" Lu Xiangsheng continued.

"My ancestral family is from a wealthy family and has lived in Liaodong for a long time. This method is not very attractive to them and cannot allow them to take risks with their family wealth," Wang Qi continued to shake his head.

hiss.
  Lu Xiangsheng was a little confused. Since Wang Qi also thought that Zu Dashou would not be so selfless, why did he have the arrangement just now?

"Jiandou," Wang Qi said with a smile without any intention of explaining: "In the past few days, go and memorize all the geographical locations west of the Liao River and north of Ningyuan City. I will use them when the time comes! As for your doubts , someone will answer it for you in a few days.”

"Jiandou understands," Lu Xiangsheng stood up, bowed deeply, and stepped back.

Looking at Lu Xiangsheng's back, Wang Qi's eyes were full of expectations.

If it develops normally, Wang Qi doesn't know how far Lu Xiangsheng will grow in the future.

But now, Wang Qi is ready to let this figure who was like a military god in the late Ming Dynasty grow up in advance starting from Liaodong.

"Sir!" Qin Erbao appeared at the door like a shadow.

"Come in!" Wang Qi withdrew his gaze and rubbed his eyebrows, looking a little tired.

"According to the investigation, Lu Enguang, the commander of the Liaodong Jinyi Guards, returned to Shanhaiguan yesterday. According to his journey, he will arrive in Beijing tomorrow night." Qin Erbao had just gone out to investigate Lu Enguang's whereabouts.

The commander of the Liaodong Jinyi Guards was always hiding in the dark, which made Wang Qi feel a little uncertain.

Liaodong Jinyiwei, if he doesn't hold this sharp dagger in his hands, he always feels restless on his bed!

Wang Qi leaned on the back of the chair, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was asleep: "Use my warrant! Summon the commander of Ningyuan City's Jinyi Guards to come see me!"

"This subordinate will do it!"

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