A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 840 Unfamiliar
At the end of November, when Youqian Capital Censor, Governor of Huaiyang, and Governor of Water Transport Lu Zhenfei learned that the bandits were besieging Kaifeng again, and the vanguard of the bandits was even coming from the east, he believed that the bandits were besieging Xuzhou, and even Cut off the water transportation and attack the heart of Huai'an.

He immediately sent all the generals to defend the river in different ways, from Pizhou, Suining, Suqian to Shuyang, Taoyuan, Qinghe and other strata to fortify, and to support each other, and the momentum was continuous.Soldiers were sent to defend every fortress, and militia groups were organized between the two Huaihe Rivers to recruit village braves and reward them with cattle and wine.Moreover, he formulated regulations that rural braves were not registered in the military, did not urge forced drills, did not dispatch, but only defended the countryside, and soon organized an army of tens of thousands of people.

Lu Zhenfei is very characteristic and principled. Generally, those who need to be appealed should be told with all their words, and those who can be arbitrarily made should be implemented by law.Matters that should be reported to the superior should be handled only after reporting to the superior and requesting instructions, and never exceed the authority.Those who can be executed within the scope of their powers are never postponed and dealt with immediately.

Under his decision, although the rogue bandits were gaining momentum, the soldiers and people in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River were highly motivated and swore to the death not to let the rogue bandits enter Huai'an.

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In December of the 14th year of Chongzhen, Governor Zhu Dadian was ineffective in dealing with thieves, was dismissed from his post for inspection, and was appointed as Gao Douguang to admiral Fengyang.However, in the 15th year of Chongzhen, the thieves fell into Hanshan and committed inaction. Governor Gao Douguang was impeached for ineffective supervision of the army. In June 15th, Ma Shiying was appointed Governor of Lufeng Military Affairs.

At this time, he was stationed in Fengyang Mansion in Jiejie. Although Xuzhou was directly under the direct control of Nanzhili, Ma Shiying also controlled military affairs. When low-ranking thieves continued to enter Xuzhou in November, Ma Shiying was worried.At the beginning of December, he led the deputy generals Yang Zhenzong and Zhuang Chaoliang, together with the chief soldier of the banned brigade, Ma Degong, and the general Wang Jingong, etc., raised a total of [-] troops across the Huaihe River, and entered Suzhou from Fengyangfu City.

But then a large group of thieves kept coming, and all the generals were afraid to enter. They stationed at the side of Fuli Bridge and kept a wait-and-see attitude.

On the tenth day of December, Ma Shiying received a strict decree from the Ministry of War, ordering his Governor Fenglu and other troops to rescue Xuzhou quickly.Ma Shiying was a little hesitant, but he still sent Sun Kewang, Huang Degong and others according to the order, invited to intercept the meeting and lead the rescue.

When the envoy he sent arrived in Shouzhou, Sun Kewang was proudly taking Li Dingguo to inspect the territory under his jurisdiction.

Before recruiting, he said that he would learn from Wang Dou, build high walls, accumulate food widely, and gather a strong army. Sure enough, after arriving in Shouzhou, he immediately demonstrated super strong governance capabilities.

First of all, he started to suppress bandits. Although he was born as a bandit, he showed no mercy to the bandits and bandits in the territory, without the slightest feeling of "same clan". Under his cruel methods, the local bandits disappeared, which not only made the local climate A new one, also received a lot of money, food and materials.

Afterwards, he actively sought the support of local gentry, especially willing to support poor scholars, and even more respectful to Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang.

Economically, with the advantage of being close to Huai'an Prefecture, he actively sold smuggled salt, smuggled a large amount of Huai salt, and used military escorts.The army under his command dedicated to smuggling was as high as 5000 people, and then the silver grain was used to supply the soldiers with military supplies.

"Every soldier's daily allowance of rice is one liter, and his family's monthly allowance is a big bucket of rice. Those who give birth to children under one year old will be given half a month, and those who are three years old are like family mouths. If soldiers have a family, winter people will give a robe; For those in the family, people outside the robe will give each pair of shoes and socks and a big hat."

In garrisoning the fields, he took advantage of the large barrenness of the local fields to set up camps and provide rice grains monthly, which attracted a large number of exiled people.Moreover, if the camp system is like collective farms, it is naturally much more powerful in fighting famines than those scattered private farms.

In terms of the rule of law, he severely punishes the law, regardless of officials, generals, people, and soldiers. If there is a violation of the law, he will be beaten with a stick or beheaded if it is severe.

Sun Kewang was very busy all day long opening farms, recruiting exiles, and visiting sages within his jurisdiction.Under his management, in just one year, the people in Shouzhou lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the faction was thriving, as if it felt like a peaceful world.

Even wealthy families are willing to move here. Although the rule of law is strict here, there is something that other places in Fengyang Prefecture do not have, order!

Don't worry about scarcity but inequality, don't worry about poverty but anxiety, chaos is often more terrible than poverty, and here, as long as you obey the rules, you can get protection and stability.

People say, "Sun Kewang and others have very strict legislation, and the soldiers and the people live in peace."

The stable environment has produced a strong attraction to the surrounding area, that is, the wealthy households in Fengyang Fucheng moved to Shouzhou City one after another.They may not be short of money or food, but they just lack a sense of security.And the sense of security was too rare in such a chaotic environment in the late Ming Dynasty.

This kind of achievement in just one year also gave Sun Kewang great confidence. Looking at the large camp field in front of him, he excitedly said to Li Dingguo next to him: "Second brother, you only need to give it to the third brother." In one year, three years, you can create a great foundation for your brother!"

He waved his hand vigorously, and clenched his fist tightly, as if holding a magnificent mountain and river.

Seeing the excited Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo hesitated a little. The Sun Kewang in front of him made him a little strange. He looked around and said in a low voice: "Brother, do you want to do what my father did in Gucheng?"

Zhang Xianzhong accepted the "recruitment" of Xiong Wencan, Minister of the Ministry of War, and then collected grass and grain in Gucheng, built weapons, recruited soldiers, trained soldiers, and finally turned against him.

What Sun Kewang is doing in front of him is very similar to what Zhang Xianzhong did in Gucheng back then. Of course, Zhang Xianzhong's governance ability cannot be compared with Sun Kewang's.

Mentioning Zhang Xianzhong, Sun Kewang's expression was a bit complicated, and then he sneered and said, "I'm not as stupid as my father, second brother, do you know what I learned the most during this year in Shouzhou?"

He didn't wait for Li Dingguo to answer, and said: "In addition to foundation, it is the name of righteousness. Dayi Zhengshuo, these few words are worth more than thousands of troops! The title of thief will never be destined for me."

"Brother is right."

Although Sun Kewang's criticism and alienation from Zhang Xianzhong made Li Dingguo feel a little uncomfortable, but he had to admit that his elder brother had a feeling of being reborn over the past few years.

As soon as he decided to recruit, he immediately changed the excessive killing of innocent people when his father was there. He severely punished the army, and issued a special order: "From now on, you must fight, and you must not kill people!"

Sure enough, after the rectified army entered the Nanzhi Fengyang Mansion, they did not commit any crimes, and the people were safe, so they were recruited smoothly.Then he used his wrist again, and all the generals were subdued.

Their army has a complex composition, including the original battalion troops, the newly joined Cao camp troops, and a lot of revolutionary troops, but they all respectfully obeyed orders in front of Sun Kewang, and many government affairs were arranged smoothly.

This is something he can't do by himself. Although he likes to read the art of war and is quite strategic in military affairs, he is known as "Xiao Chai Wang", but apart from fighting, he has poor comprehension when it comes to governance and management.

Speaking of military affairs, Li Dingguo thought of the recent incident where the bandits forced Xuzhou. He was about to speak when an envoy sent by Ma Shiying galloped towards him.

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After sending the envoy away, Sun Kewang casually glanced past Li Dingguo beside him, and said slowly, "What do you think, my second brother?"

Li Dingguo felt Sun Kewang's gaze, and his heart trembled. He always felt that his elder brother was becoming more and more unpredictable. After thinking about it, he solemnly said: "Since you are an official of the imperial court, you must serve the imperial court! The bandits forced Xuzhou to besiege." , The governor of the horse has called again, and all the soldiers and horses should be mobilized, and it is their duty to go to Suzhou to rescue Xuzhou!"

When he said this, he said softly: "We have committed too many crimes in the past, it is time to serve the court and save the people from suffering."

He remembered the grateful eyes of the people in Shouzhou this year. It turns out that what they want is so simple, as long as they don't do anything wrong and don't endanger their lives.

He said with emotion, but saw that Sun Kewang's expression was half a smile, and he slowly shook his head: "Repay... Daming's current situation, we have to be obedient and repay. But it's not good to be too obedient... Wait three months day, and then we will lead a team of five thousand horses away."

"Big brother!"

Li Dingguo exclaimed in surprise, only [-] out of [-] troops?

Sun Kewang explained: "The thieves are powerful, one by one strong troops are wiped out, and you and I also know about those intruders, what's the use of taking tens of thousands of infantry? If they are all strong and fast, things will not be good. You can walk away."

He said with emotion: "Only when you settle down will you know that this world of Ming Dynasty... No matter what, as long as you have elite soldiers and strong generals, soldiers, land, and people, things will be very promising."

Seeing what Li Dingguo had to say, Sun Kewang looked a little cold, but he still said sincerely: "Second brother, if we want to serve the court, we also need to survive this difficult period. Not to mention reaching the level of Wang Dou, at least we need him." Half of the accumulation. And we need to be patient during this period. Yichun, you are my life and death brother, right arm and right arm, I need you to support me."

Hearing Sun Kewang call his small characters, Li Dingguo's heart softened. He opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.

The mountains in the distance are undulating, Bagong Mountain is full of red, the forests are all dyed, and there is white snow, the scenery is picturesque.

However, with the new winter wind passing by, Li Dingguo felt a sense of awe in his heart, as his elder brother became more and more unfamiliar.

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The wind and snow whizzed past Xuzhou City, and then a trembling voice came from the other side: "...my lord raised millions of troops behind him, and he did not commit any crimes. In order to give orders to civil and military officials, we must take time to assess the situation. Offer the city to accept the seal, early picture Juelu. If you are obsessed with rejecting each other, Xu Er, the gentry and the people will bind the offering, not only rewards, but also protect the lives of people everywhere. It is like officers and soldiers resisting together, and the soldiers will break the city. The jade and the stone will not be separated. ..."

"Marshal, listen, listen, jade and stone are irrelevant, although we should hold on to important places for the imperial court, we must also consider the wealth and lives of our brothers."

"Yes, Commander, Chuang Wang's conditions are good, if not, let's surrender."

"Yeah, drop it."

Several relatives knelt down in front of Liu Liangzuo and wept like rain, which made the Xuzhou General Soldier look hesitant.

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This piece of mansion in Linqing is resplendent, magnificent, spacious and gorgeous like a palace of a king. At this time, the sound of silk and bamboo is coming from this magnificent Jiadi.Suddenly, a private and disdainful voice came out from the din: "The Ministry of War wants me to go south? Are you all fools?"

The voice continued to sound: "This is obviously a trick of thieves to surround the spot and rescue them. Only fools will save them. Whoever goes will be foolish."

"Tell me, am I, Liu Zeqing, a fool?"

(End of this chapter)