After Hedanbaatar played this trick, he really made the civil and military officers of Xuanda aware of the dangers beyond the Great Wall.
They no longer discussed Huang Yi's rudeness, and no one cared that Huang Yi refused to kneel down. They were all discussing how to appease the Mongolian cavalry.
Fortunately, after entering Dongshan Fort, Hedanbaatar and the dozens of Mongolian knights under his command did not cause any trouble. They just shouted louder while drinking.
They did not kneel down to the other officials of Xuanda, but kowtowed three times to Geng Ruxi. The reason was very simple. They should respect Huang Yi's father-in-law in Batulu.
what does this mean?
The civil servants and military officers present started talking again, and Shen Jie laughed at himself:
"That Mongolian Taiji didn't take our official positions seriously. He just recognized the Governor as an elder for Huang Yi's sake!"
Zhang Zongheng said contemptuously: "The Tatars are vulgar, and we don't have to argue with them."
Wei Zhong waited for the civil servants and said: "Of course!"
Shen Jie said: "Look at those powerful Tatar leaders."
"I've seen it before. They are all very respectful to Huang Yi!"
"Hedanbaat'er's tribe is quite powerful. How can they be submissive in front of Huang Yi?"
"I heard that Huang Yi was the first to fight, and the Tatars admire heroes. I must have witnessed his bravery while fighting with Huang Yi!"
"The soldiers outside the Great Wall are fierce and dangerous, and it takes someone like Huang Yi to scare Xiao Xiao."
"Of course!"
Huang Yi was certainly very proud of being promoted, getting rich, and marrying a wife. He knew that the road ahead would be bumpy, but he did not feel complacent.
The corruption of the Ming Dynasty was staggering. In order to flatter the governor, the civil and military officials of Xuan Dynasty paid no less than a thousand taels of silver to each guard.
Calculating the general ledger, Xuanda Civilian and Military General He Yi's value was actually as high as nearly two hundred thousand taels of silver.
The Mongolian tribes were relatively poor, so Hedanbaatar and his chiefs simply spent all they had, and the gifts they brought actually exceeded fifteen thousand taels in silver.
Huang Yi regretted it. Why did he marry a wife and take concubines in one pot?
Why not marry a wife first and then take a concubine a month later? Wouldn’t it be possible to receive gifts twice?
Then he smiled. Officials gave gifts only to see what was served. Taking concubines was not comparable to marrying a wife. There could not be many civil servants and military generals.
Geng Ruqi cherished talents and did not mind that Huang Yi was a martial artist. He was willing to marry two daughters, which has become a good story.
However, one of the two sisters was sixteen years old and the other was only fourteen. How could Huang Yi do it?
In the end, he decided not to consummate the marriage with Geng Yueling for the time being, but would talk about it in a year or two.
Of course the wedding night was beautiful. Geng Yueru was so happy that she was floating in the clouds. She finally understood what it felt like to be ecstatic as described in the book...
On the second day after their wedding, Huang Yi brought Geng Yueru and Geng Yueling to meet his father-in-law, and then he discussed national affairs with his father-in-law and brother-in-law.
As they talked, Geng Ruqi's attention was attracted by Huang Yi's topic, and he had long forgotten the unhappiness of Huang Yi's unwillingness to kneel down to pay homage.
Huang Yi asserted that the Ming Dynasty had to fight another battle with the Jin army, and clearly stated that the battlefield was at Daling River City, and suggested that Geng Ruxi not get involved.
Geng Ruqi was still thinking about making achievements. He was confused and asked why?
Huang Yi told him frankly that the situation in Liaodong was already out of control. In the future, Jin's strength could completely capture Jinzhou and Ningyuan and press on to Shanhaiguan.
The reason why Houjin was not in a hurry to push the front line to Shanhaiguan was that it would lengthen the Ming Dynasty's front line and make it stretched.
The Ming army did not have the ability and courage to go out of the city to fight in the field, so garrisoning in Liaodong was a joke.
Because they can't stabilize one side, as long as the Hou Jin army starts to attack, every city will become an isolated city, and the fruits of the farming will be in vain to benefit the enemy.
The imperial court was overwhelmed with money and food, but Houjin became stronger and stronger.
Geng Ruqi and Geng Zhangguang frowned when they heard this, and asked Huang Yi how could it continue like this? Is there any good strategy to defeat the enemy?
Huang Yi frankly said that with the current strength of the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong, there is no way to fight a decisive battle with the Jin army. The battle of Daling River will be defeated. He will use the tactics of adding fuel to fill it, and lose as many soldiers and horses as possible.
Without Mao Wenlong, Dongjiang Town, which originally dared to take the initiative to attack, is considered useless. Not only will it be impossible to contain the Jin Army in the future, but the remaining Dongjiang Army will also become the enemy.
The Guan, Ning, and Jin lines of defense were just cash cows for the Liaodong warlords. This group of people never thought of actively attacking the Jin Army and had always been passively defensive.
After the discovery, the Jin army took a detour to attack the Ming Dynasty, but it did not play a blocking role. The so-called recovery of hundreds of miles was an illusion.
Huang Yi gave Geng Ruqi and Geng Zhangguang detailed analysis of the military situation in Liaodong in later generations. The two men frowned but were helpless.
Finally, Geng Ruqi promised Huang Yi that he would never let Xuanda's troops participate in the Battle of Daling River.
He also said that after he returned, he would again submit the official document appointing Huang Yi as the staff general of the Xinghe Camp on Xuanda North Road to the Ministry of War.
The appointment and dismissal of military attachés such as garrison, guerrilla, and military attachés is no longer the final decision of the military commander, governor, or governor.
All had to be submitted to the Ministry of War for approval, and finally the emperor had to give his permission.
Geng Ruqi had submitted a report three months ago, but it failed. The Ministry of War's reply was that Huang Yi's promotion was too fast and should be slowed down.
With the lessons learned from the past, this time Geng Ruqi will instruct the governors of Shanxi, Datong, and Xuanfu to tell the truth about the strength of the Ujimqinhedanbaater tribe that he has seen with his own eyes.
It is pointed out that there is no strong army enough to deter the Ujumqin tribe, and it is very likely that the tribe will invade and plunder.
Geng Ruqi had thought about it again and again and felt that if he wanted to hold on to Xinghe City and Dongshan Fort, he would need at least 10,000 to 20,000 troops.
Huang Yi's base area can have all the people as soldiers, and it should be possible to train 10,000 people to be brave through group training.
But the number of soldiers in the camp cannot be less than five thousand.
The number of troops for a reinforcement battalion is only 3,600, which is far from enough.
It is also necessary to add Dongshan Fort garrison and Xinghe garrison, which can give these two garrison battalions 800 troops each.
Geng Ruqi knew that Huang Yi had no relatives in the Ming Dynasty, so he firmly believed that his Geng family would be Huang Yi's closest relatives from now on.
Therefore, he discussed the troop quota issue with Huang Yi openly and stated that Huang Yi would be promoted to a general in the near future, and that Huang Yi would select two guards.
It was impossible for the imperial court to allow the feudal officials to dominate the world with one hand, and Geng Ruchi's promotion of someone might also be rejected.
But Huang Yi doesn't care. He can't be a deputy guard general. Is it useful for the court to send someone else?
If Huang Dayong is selected and appointed as the garrison of Dongshan Fort, and Huang Dazhi is appointed as the garrison of Xinghe City, he will definitely be impeached by Yanguan Yushi for nepotism. Is this important?
Without the people selected by Huang Yi, who is capable enough to send other military attachés to take up posts outside the customs? Which military attache is out of his mind and wants to take a trip into this muddy water?
Huang Yike ignored any red tape and expressed his thoughts and opinions clearly in plain language.
He also asked Geng Ruxi with a face to promote talents and not avoid relatives, so he should support Geng Zhanghua and himself as a chief military officer, a general with a seal, and even a military commander as soon as possible.
