Daming Military Empire

Chapter 129 Mobilizing Soldiers and Horses
The artillery has already started to prepare, and the enthusiasm of the people has also been mobilized. The next step is to reorganize the army. The reason why Zhu Cijiong signaled the two major companies under his command to donate one after another is to set an example for the people. Army to carry out a comprehensive rectification, and this requires a lot of money.

Just as Zhu Cijiong was about to start the army consolidation, a secret report came from Liaodong: Huang Taiji led tens of thousands of soldiers to the Mongolian grasslands, and there were faint signs of gathering troops from various Mongolian tribes.Sun Chengzong suspected Huang Taiji and wanted to repeat the same trick, attacking the capital!
Zhu Cijiong received the secret report and cursed angrily: "Huang Taiji, can't Nitama stop for a while? It's winter, what are you running around, your brain is flooded!"

Has Huang Taiji lost his mind?Of course not, his brain is working.Daming had spies in Liaodong and the Mongolian grasslands, and Huang Taiji also had spies near Beizhili. Zhu Cijiong was so crazy that he wanted to recover Liaodong, so Huang Taiji would naturally receive the news.In fact, even if Zhu Cijiong didn't promote Huang Taiji, he knew that the Ming army would definitely come to attack Liaodong. They had more troops and better weapons than him, so it would be strange if they didn't fight.

Huang Taiji was not the kind of reckless man who blindly acted recklessly, and he was not the kind of softie who waited to be beaten. Daming wanted to deal with him with such a big fanfare, so naturally he would not sit still and wait for death.How should I give the little emperor some color?There is no need to think about it in Liaodong. It is very cold now, and it is very inconvenient for the army to travel. Even if they barely go out, what can they do? Sun Chengzong is hiding in the tortoise shell and waiting. Big winter.

After much deliberation, he thought of a sneak attack on the capital. He did it once two years ago. Although he lost Guangning, he also snatched a lot of slaves and property. It was a tie with the Ming army.This time it was different, with Da Bei Le Daishan leading an army of [-] guards in Haizhou, he didn't have to worry about the safety of the rear at all. Now the only thing he has to consider is the issue of soldiers and horses.

After these years of development, the population of the Jurchen ministries has increased a lot, but the total number is still less than 200 million. Even if all the people are soldiers, the army that can be assembled is only 3 to [-], and the total number of newly recruited Han Eight Banners is only [-]. One hundred thousand.The [-] troops in Daishan cannot be moved, and the more than [-] people in Mang Gurtai have already become dead bones in the tomb. In addition, there must be some guards in various places in Liaodong, and the maximum number of troops he can mobilize is [-]. .

The last time he went to the sneak attack, he brought a hundred thousand troops. This time, only fifty thousand is definitely not enough. He can only order all the Mongolian ministries to gather troops.He had never allowed the Mongolian ministries to gather too many soldiers and horses. He asked them to gather at most 15 to [-] each time, just because they were afraid that they would disagree. Gather [-] soldiers and horses and meet in the Chahar Department!
Did he gather so many troops for a decisive battle with the Ming army?Of course not, there are more than a dozen large and small cities on the first line of the capital in Zunhua, and everyone guards them. What kind of battle is he fighting, to attack the city?Are you courting death?With guns and cannons plus landmines and grenades, as long as 5 to 20 troops defend the city, his 5 troops can be helpless. The Ming Dynasty now has more than 100 troops, and the little emperor recruits troops everywhere like a madman. Now the Ming army has at least [-] troops Wan, what is the difference between attacking their city and courting death?

In fact, Huang Taiji mainly wanted to disrupt the deployment of the Ming army and prepare for the decisive battle in Liaodong next year.He had planned a long time ago that if the Ming army assembled a large army to defend Zunhua and Jizhou, he would stand still and let the Ming army work for nothing; if the Ming army only mobilized a small number of troops to defend, he would rush into Shuntian Mansion After plundering and then leaving, the little emperor will suffer a lot; if the Ming army ignores him at all, then he will lead the army to go straight to the capital to see if the little emperor is afraid.

Of course Zhu Cijiong is not afraid of Huang Taiji, it's just a little annoying, he is preparing to prepare for the army, and Huang Taiji suddenly makes such a move for him, which directly disrupts his plan.

He originally planned to reorganize the army years ago and mobilize it after the year, but now there is no way, if you don't mobilize the army to defend, Huang Taiji will definitely rush into Shuntian Mansion and loot everywhere.He just vowed to mobilize his army to deal with Huang Taiji, and he immediately rushed into the key areas of the capital to burn, kill and loot, wouldn't this slap him in the face?He can't afford to lose this man!

This time he didn't need Sun Chengjiao anymore, and directly ordered Cao Huachun to take out the military layout map of the entire Ming Dynasty, spread it on the desk to look at it, and then issued an order:

"Pass down an order to order Changping's general soldier, You Shiwei, to lead 1 troops to garrison Miyun, Huairou, and Shunyi, with [-] horses in each city;
Hou Shilu, the commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, led 1 troops to garrison Sanhe, Pinggu, and Tongzhou, with [-] horses in each city;
Wang Xueshu, the general of Datong, led 2 troops to garrison Jizhou, Xianghe, and Yutian, including 1 horses in Jizhou, and [-] horses each in Xianghe and Yutian. "

Speaking of this, Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but pause. These were all troops mobilized according to Sun Chengzong's arrangement last time. This time, Sun Chengzong was far away in Gaizhou, and almost all the soldiers and horses from Jizhou Town and Shanhaiguan were transferred to Sanchahe Fort and Shanhaiguan by him. Gaizhou has gone to the front line, and there are less than [-] troops left. It is considered good to be able to defend Shanhaiguan. As for the vicinity of Zunhua, additional troops have to be mobilized.

He pointed at Zunhua City with his finger, and then slowly looked to the southwest, not to the northeast. Now that it's freezing and snowy there, there is no need to call the army over.

Well, half of the 20 Imperial Guards in the capital can be transferred there, and 50 Imperial Guards in the capital are enough. Now Wang Gong Factory is crazy about making cannons. The [-] Imperial Guards plus the finished artillery, he Huang Taiji It is useless to lead an army of [-].

Well, the newly recruited [-] defenders of Beizhili are stationed in the Daningdu Command and Envoy Division of Baoding Prefecture, and they can be transferred here to deal with emergencies.

Further south, you will arrive in Henan. There are only [-] defenders in Henan Province, which is not enough to defend against bandits, and there can be dispatched troops there.Further south is Nanzhili. There are more than [-] soldiers and horses there, but it is too far away.

Then you can only go west, and to the west is Shanxi. Well, there are 20 troops assembled by Lu Xiangsheng in Pingyang Prefecture and Zezhou in Shanxi!To tune or not to tune?
He looked at Henan and then at Shanxi, with a flash of light in his eyes, he said, Lu Xiang must be transferred away, otherwise the thieves are hiding in the mountains and dare not come out, how are they going to deal with those moths?
He looked at the map carefully again, Pingyang Mansion must be guarded, the thieves and bandits there have been cleaned up, and the moths have been wiped out, so they can't let them eat grass again. For other places, hehe, officials of the state capitals, you are on your own. Good luck, if there are no corrupt thieves, they won't do anything to you. If you are corrupt, don't blame me for being cruel, and you can be buried with those moths!

Thinking of this, Zhu Cijiong gritted his teeth and continued to decree:
"Order the 1 defenders stationed near the commanding division of Daningdu to go north to Jizhou, stationed in Yongping, Qian'an, and Luanzhou, with [-] troops in each city;
Shi Kefa, the admiral of the Beijing camp, ordered [-] Beijing camp recruits to garrison Zunhua City;

Lu Xiangsheng, governor of the five provinces, led 15 troops to escort the captives to the outside of Zunhua City, and built an outer city along the original city wall of Zunhua City, thinking that it would be a place for troops. At least 50 troops should be able to be stationed, and Pingyang Prefecture should keep [-] troops. Soldiers and horses can be stationed. "

Cao Huachun wrote six imperial edicts in a hurry, handed them to Zhu Cijiong for review and stamped them one by one, and then bowed out and arranged for someone to deliver the edicts.

When Lu Xiangsheng received the imperial decree, he was in a complicated mood. He also read the "Beijing News". As a general in charge of the army, he could not wait to send his army straight to Liaodong to clean up Jiannu.But, he couldn't, although the main force of the bandits had escaped into the mountains, there were still hundreds of thousands of them. If they were allowed to escape, no one in the five provinces could rule them except the Tianxiong Army under his command.As soon as he leaves, wouldn't the thieves come back to life again and grow stronger, so he can't leave.

Now the emperor ordered him to guard Zunhua City together with Shi Kefa, and specified that he should personally lead 15 soldiers and horses, and take more than [-] captives with him.This means to give up the five provinces, let the bandits run rampant, and go all out to deal with Jiannu!is this necessary?
Of course, he would not and would not dare to ask the emperor this question. He is a confidant who was single-handedly promoted by the emperor. Without the appreciation of the emperor, he would still be a magistrate. superior!
Therefore, when he received the imperial decree, although he was very puzzled and regretful, he arranged to stay behind without hesitation, assembled a large army, and then rushed to Zunhua with more than [-] captives.

When he arrived in Zunhua, it was already more than ten days later. Shi Kefa had already arrived at this time, and he had already done some preparatory work. Surrounded, as long as the captives he escorted arrive, they can start building the wall directly.

Shi Kefa and Lu Xiangsheng are both Zhu Cijiong's confidantes, and they both came from deputy generals of the Beijing camp. The relationship is naturally very good. As soon as Lu Xiangsheng arrived in Zunhua, Shi Kefa led a group of generals from the Beijing camp to greet him outside the city, and held a banquet in the city for him. Lu Xiangsheng and others took the wind to wash away the dust.

If other people hosted a banquet, Lu Xiangsheng would probably ignore it, but it would be different if Shi Kefa hosted a banquet. Just one word, go.

In fact, Shi Kefa didn't have the habit of inviting people to dinner, but the relationship between the two was too good and they hadn't seen each other for a long time. He just wanted to take the opportunity of dinner to chat more with Lu Xiangsheng.

Lu Xiangsheng saw that Shi Kefa didn't spend extravagantly, and he didn't invite irrelevant people to flatter him, so he invited a group of generals just to chat and reminisce, so he was naturally happier, and even drank three glasses of water and wine rarely.You must know that although he is a good drinker, he has not touched a drop of alcohol for nearly a year since he led the army to fight, which shows how happy he is today.

Shi Kefa wanted to pay more respect, but Lu Xiangsheng blocked the way with a smile: "Xianzhi, let's stop here, you and I are both leaders of the army, and Jiannu is about to move again, drinking too much will easily cause trouble."

But Shi Kefa laughed and said, "Hahahaha, don't worry, brother Jiandou. According to reports from the spies, the coalition forces of Jiannu and various Mongolian ministries are still motionless in Chahar, and they won't reach Zunhua in three to five days."

Lu Xiangsheng wondered, "Oh, really?"

Shi Kefa said with a smile: "Do I dare to make a joke about this? I am afraid that Jiannu will not dare to come. Today is different. Since there are new guns and cannons, Jiannu's cavalry is no longer to be feared. If they dare to come , just Zunhua, you and my 25 army can beat them all over the place."

Lu Xiangsheng had the most experience in beating the cavalry with the new flintlock gun. He couldn't help but nodded and said, "The era of the cavalry is indeed over. Now that the slaves are afraid to come, can the city still be repaired?"

But Shi Kefa said mysteriously: "Repair, why not repair it, the emperor once mentioned that Zunhua will be changed into a large barracks in the future, at least a large barracks with millions of soldiers, and the name will be called the Great Ming North Camp!"

Hearing this, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help standing up abruptly, and asked excitedly, "Millions? You mean Monan and Mobei?"

Shi Kefa nodded firmly and said: "Yes, there are no kings in the world. At that time, Emperor Qin Hanwu, Emperor Tang Zong and Song Zu will probably be ranked behind me, Emperor Chongzheng of Ming Dynasty."

Lu Xiangsheng's eyes lit up, and he began to chant excitedly: "I was so angry that I leaned on the railing, and the rain was resting. I raised my eyes, looked up to the sky and screamed, and my ambition was fierce. I drove a long car and broke through the gaps in Helan Mountain. I am ambitious to eat the meat of the barbarians, and laugh and drink when I am thirsty." The blood of the Huns. Waiting to start from the beginning, clean up the old rivers and mountains, and face the sky."

After reciting, he took the initiative to clink glasses with Shi Kefa, raised his head and drank it down.

Shi Kefa also chanted excitedly: "Okay, let's start from scratch, clean up the old rivers and mountains, and face the sky."

After reciting, he raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.

(End of this chapter)