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

Chapter 99 General’s fame in hundreds of battles

"My lords, please excuse me."

As Wang Qi took his seat, the few generals in the hall breathed a sigh of relief.

This feeling of oppression is too strong.

The commander-in-chief of Liaodong was in charge of all military affairs in Liaodong, and it happened to be at this critical moment. No one had the slightest disobedience to Wang Qi.

Zu Dashou is the leader, and there is a line of local generals in Liaodong. Liaodong patrol commander Yan Xiu is the leader, and there is a line of civil servants in Liaodong.

Qin Erbao and other generals with special status stood in the front left, waiting for orders at any time.

In the upper position, Wang Qi and Xiong Tingbi sit on the left and right respectively.

As for Lu Xiangsheng and Yuan Chonghuan, they naturally did not have seats in the hall. They stood on the side of the hall and just attended.

After glancing around at everyone in the hall, focusing on Zu Dashou, Man Gui, Zhao Lejiao and others, Wang Qi slowly said: "As for the past, I will not take the blame."

After hearing Wang Qi's words, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly relaxed.

Wang Qi's opening words set the tone for this defensive battle.

"However, from now on, there are more than 23,000 soldiers in Ningyuan City. Anyone who dares to ignore General Gu's order will be killed by me! In addition, Ningyuan City will be under martial law from now on. From the third quarter of Shenshi to the first quarter of Chenshi, except for this With the official permission, no one is allowed to walk around freely! All food and water sources in the city are under military control and distributed on demand." Wang Qi's eyes were cold, he scanned the crowd, and called his personal entourage who had been promoted to the rank of general: "Qin Erbao!"

"The general is here!" Qin Erbao, wearing full armor and carrying two swords at his waist, bowed.

"You lead a guard battalion of 300 people and form a military law team. Anyone who dares to violate military law, ranging from the commander-in-chief of the important town to the small flag soldiers, will be killed without questioning!"

"General, I will obey!" Qin Erbao, wearing heavy armor and full of murderous intent, made a promise that made everyone in the hall jump.

After entering the city, Wang Qi already understood the situation facing Ningyuan City, and also had some guesses about Hou Jin's strategic intentions.

"Currently, the Hou Jin army has crossed the Liao River line and entered the area controlled by the Ming Dynasty." After setting up the rules, Wang Qi began to analyze the current situation: "More than thirty guard posts in Guangning and the large and small Linghe areas were all swept by the Hou Jin cavalry. , the soldiers can advance into Jinxian, Songshan Fort, Xingshan Station and other areas at any time."

Following Wang Qi's words, Zu Dashou and others all looked embarrassed. Although this was the case, Wang Qi's words really made the officials in Liaodong feel ashamed.

Xiong Tingbi, who was sitting next to Wang Qi, covered his face with his sleeves and showed no face to others.

"But," Wang Qi changed his subject: "As far as I know, Hou Jin did send Erbeil Amin to invade North Korea, so the number of troops Nurhachi used to ambush our Ming Dynasty would never exceed 30,000 people. It is possible to plunder the land with 30,000 people and defeat me, but if you want to hold on for a long time, or march directly to Ningyuan City, Jin's current troops will definitely not be enough in the future. So for Nurhaci, whether to occupy our Guangning guards for a long time, or Something to look into!”

Zu Dashou and others looked at Wang Qi and asked, "What do you mean by saying that Nurhachi's troops are not strong enough?"
  Doesn't this young Liaodong commander-in-chief want to lead his army to confront Nurhachi head-on?
  "Guards here, as far as the imperial court is concerned," Wang Qi smiled for the first time since his appearance: "Now you are considered guilty, and you don't want to rely on guarding Ningyuan City to make the princes of the imperial court forgive you and the emperor to show mercy. Bar?"

"What do you want from me, sir? As long as I lead the army into battle, I, Man Gui, can be the vanguard!" As the garrison officer of the former camp in Guangning, Man Gui felt aggrieved during the Haizhou Guard War and crossed the Liao River to attack Haizhou. At that time, he was flanking the formation to prevent Hou Jin's sneak attack, and his contribution was very small; but when he captured the Haizhou Guard, he led his troops to station in the mountains outside the city and did nothing. When Hou Jin pounced at night, he was The generals who bore the brunt of the attack and were injured nearly 30% were able to leave the battlefield with the remaining troops and return to the west of the Liao River.

Therefore, Man Gui still felt resentful towards Xiong Tingbi. Now that he met Wang Qi who had rushed back from the capital, he naturally wanted to submit a certificate of surrender first!

"Good!" Wang Qi stroked his hands gently and praised: "General Man is indeed a hero!"

"Promoted to Man Gui as deputy commander-in-chief of Ningyuan City, leading 3,000 infantrymen! Lead the left camp for me!"

For the first person to stand up and support him, Wang Qi was not stingy and directly rewarded him with his official position as a confidant!

"Sir, I, Zhao Lijiao, can also be a pioneer!" Beside Man Gui, Zhao Lijiao, who was nearly half a century old and still strong-backed, covered in heavy armor, took a step forward and asked Wang Qi for a military order. Being bullied to the doorstep, you still want to stick to Ningyuan City? It’s definitely not something a man would do!
  "General Zhao is also a hero!" Wang Qi praised again: "Let Zhao lead the army as the chief military officer of Songshan Fort, leading 3,000 infantry, and serving as my forward right battalion!"

Those who are loyal and brave should be rewarded generously!

"Sir! The last general is willing to be a pioneer!"

"I want to be a pioneer!"

Following the example set by Man Gui and Zhao Lijiao, all the officials in the hall stepped forward to express their loyalty.

Not long after, Luo Yiguan and others also came forward and bowed to express their willingness to be driven by Wang Qi.

Finally, Wang Qi looked at Zu Dashou, who had been silent all this time: "General Zu, what about you?"

Since the Li Chengliang period, three generations of Ningyuan City's ancestral family have been operating here, and the family is the leading aristocratic family in Liaodong.

In Guangning City, when Wang Huazhen, who was still the governor of Liaodong, sent troops to rescue Siping Fort, he also wanted to listen to Zu Dashou's opinion.

"General," Zu Dashou knew that he had to make a choice when facing Wang Qi today, so he bowed and said, "General, I am willing to serve you!"

"Okay!" After receiving Zu Dashou's promise, Wang Qi's authority in the hall was initially effective.

Turning to look at Xiong Tingbi, who had been silent, Wang Qi smiled and said: "Master Jinglue, the people in the city cannot be managed by us soldiers, so we have to work hard!"

Wang Qi's words were very modest, but he also made it very clear that Xiong Tingbi only needs to be responsible for civil affairs and the people. As for military operations, there is no need for Liaodong Manager to intervene.

"Don't worry, Marquis Dingyuan," Xiong Tingbi sat aside and watched Wang Qi collect these rebellious generals one by one. No matter what, he was filled with admiration.

In a short period of time, it is clear who is the main force in the army, who should be won over, who should be suppressed, when to give carrots, and when to give sticks. Wang Qi has become well versed in the art of controlling people in officialdom. .

After a while, all the officials in the hall were assigned their responsibilities.

"Zu Dashou, Mangui, Zhao led the teacher to stay, and the others should return to the Yamen!" Wang Qi issued an order to expel the guests. The military situation is urgent now and cannot be taken lightly.

"I'll be waiting for you to leave!"

When Xiong Tingbi saw this, he also stood up. Since Wang Qi had arranged civil affairs for him, appease the people, and handle political affairs, it was his duty: "If Marquis Dingyuan has any instructions, just speak up and say goodbye!"

‘Your Majesty, please do it! ’

Only Zu Dashou, Man Gui, Zhao Lejiao and others were left in the waiting hall, while Lu Xiangsheng and Yuan Chonghuan stayed by Wang Qi's side.

"Watch the tea!" Wang Qi first asked the maid to serve tea, and then extended his hand: "Everyone, please sit down!"

"Thank you sir!"

Zu Dashou took two steps back, and there was a chair behind him. He bowed and sat down, but before his butt touched the chair, he heard Wang Qi's voice.

"Ningyuan City, how many soldiers and horses does the ancestor family have?"

(End of this chapter)