Chang Yu calmed down and walked quickly towards the grass field. He was worried that Zhu Ci?
Before reaching Caolanchang Alley, Zhu Ci?R hurriedly walked over, his face clouded, followed by a group of guards and eunuchs. Wuzhong followed gloomily from a distance with his head lowered.
Seeing Chang Yu from a distance, Zhu Ci?R trotted over, the dark clouds on his face swept away: "I was just looking for you, the matter has been settled."
Chang Yu was overjoyed: "Shenji camp?"
Zhu Ci?R nodded vigorously, Chang Yu clapped his hands with a hey sound, and they walked side by side towards the Neidongchang Yamen.
The national crisis was at hand, and the country was the most important thing. Cabinet boss Li Banghua, despite all opinions, finally nodded and agreed to allocate the Shenji Battalion, one of the three major battalions. Although Chang Yu went north to the border to resist the enemy, his trust in the little eunuch was naturally indispensable. , after all, Chang Yu had brilliant military exploits in the Battle of Taiyuan.
However, although the cabinet agreed to assign the Shenji Battalion to Chang Yu's command, it was still uneasy about appointing another Shenji Battalion admiral, Gong Shunhou, as the commander.
According to the establishment of the Shenji Battalion, there are two admirals and ministers. As the name suggests, the ministers are eunuchs from the palace. At this time, a respectful marquis was parachuted in. It was obvious that the cabinet was worried that Chang Yu could do whatever he wanted with one hand, so he sent someone to restrain him. .
Chang Yu pondered for a moment. The last deferential marquis in the Ming Dynasty was Wu Weiying. He was also the governor of the capital in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, but his younger brother Wu Weihua was even more famous.
Because Wu Weihua was a well-known traitor, and later the Manchu Qing Dynasty took over the Central Plains and became a noble and obedient marquis. However, evil people have their own natural rule, and Ning Guta was eventually exiled for his crime.
The two stayed in the East Factory for a while, and a eunuch sent a secret letter from Chongzhen. Chang Yu hurried to the Ministry of War to get the military talisman. He wanted to chat with Shi Kefa for a while, but found that he was not in the Yamen, so he went to the Fifth Office again. Military Governor's Mansion, because Beijing Camp is under the jurisdiction of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
After all the trouble, it was almost noon, and someone informed Wu Weiying that he wanted to see him.
In the Neidongchang Yamen, Wu Weiying and Chang Yu were drinking tea and discussing matters respectfully, while eunuchs outside came in and out to report various matters.
The three hundred men and horses of Gongziying were ready and were eating.
Hundreds of servants who had been resting at Tengxiangwei Yamen for several days had already left the city and were waiting outside Andingmen.
Pang Yuandao, one of the four kings under Fang Ba, has escorted hundreds of carts of grain and grass on the road.
General Tang's troops set off overnight last night, marching urgently, and should meet with the Governor at Jizhen...
"Master Marquis, what is the actual strength of the Shenji Battalion this time? What I am asking is the actual strength." Chang Yu looked solemn during the conversation.
In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen's reign, when the Beijing camp was issuing pay bills, Chongzhen ordered the eunuch Wang Cheng'en and the then governor Wu Weiying to verify the number of soldiers and found that they were nearly 150,000 (some say more than 120,000).
It stands to reason that when internal and external officials checked it together, the water content should not be high. However, this number has been criticized by later generations. They all felt that even if the emperor's confidant Wang Chengen came to check it in person, it would be impossible for Lao Wang to identify them one by one. There is simply no way to eliminate the practice of recruiting people to fill gaps and cheating on wages.
It is said that when Wang Jiayan was promoted to the position of Governor of Beijing Camp some time ago, he encountered great opposition from the courtiers. Firstly, the Governor of Beijing Camp was appointed by nobles, and secondly, the first thing Wang Jiayan did when he took office was to check the strength of the troops.
In the end, because Wang Jiayan was Li Banghua's man and Chongzhen was determined, the position of governor of the Beijing camp was finally taken. The number of soldiers was also checked. The results were very scary. In order not to cause panic and stabilize people's hearts, this matter was never disclosed to the outside world. Revealed, everything is being handled secretly.
However, Chang Yu still got some news. In fact, there were less than 70,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people!
Wu Weiying smiled bitterly: "I am dissatisfied with the governor saying that I have just taken over the Shenji Camp and there is no time to actually verify it. However, the Shenji Camp specializes in firearms and there are not many staff vacancies. However, the firearms have many defects, are in disrepair, cannot be maintained, etc., and are damaged. few".
"But it can be done with one gun."
"This is fine."
"Even so, Mr. Marquis, don't waste time chatting with the governor here. Go back to the camp to check everything, including personnel quota, gun allocation, gunpowder backup, artillery, and tank maintenance, and complete them as quickly as possible. When you leave Beijing, I will give you a maximum of seven days, counting from the time when I arrive at Ningyuan. If you do not arrive within seven days, you will be punished for delaying your flight."
"Leader" Wu Weiying had long heard that this son was strict in managing the army, and he had said the same thing when he was in Taiyuan. Unexpectedly, he hadn't left the capital yet, and he had been chatting softly just now. In the blink of an eye, he was acting vigorously and resolutely. He was so frightened that he didn't dare to call himself his own. Wait.
During the Ming Dynasty, in the 17th year of Chongzhen, on the sixth day of March, Chang Yu, the admiral of Dongchang, went north to supervise the army.
The Bei'an Gate (Di'an Gate) of the Forbidden City opened wide, and three hundred eunuch soldiers with fresh armor and angry horses filed out. A strong man in front of the horse team held a flag and wrote three characters: Gongziying.
On this day in history, the bandit army broke into the Xuan Mansion and marched towards the capital.
Now the little eunuch was ordered to go north to snipe the Qing army going south.
Three hundred cavalry came out of the palace with an alarming momentum. The people outside the city mistakenly thought they were personal guards, but when they saw that they were all dressed in black and black armor, they did not seem to be personal guards. Suddenly they saw the big flag and exclaimed, it turns out that the men of the little factory governor are!
Outside Bei'an Gate, Chang Yu looked back at the young man waving at the city gate and nodded slightly. This was the only person he saw off when he left the palace.
As if unwilling to do so, he looked back after walking no more than ten steps. He still saw the young man's figure on the city gate. His heart felt sad, and he was about to sigh when he suddenly caught a glimpse of several figures looking around on the top of Long Live Mountain. It was so far away from Taiyuan that he couldn't see clearly. .
I just think it's you, a smile appeared on Chang Yu's face.
Tiezhu, Daqian, Huling.
"The humble post is here! Li Tiezhu, Fan Jiaqian, and Hu Ling replied loudly.
"March quickly and reach Ji Town before nightfall!"
Ji Town is more than 200 miles away from Beijing, but the people in Gongzi camp are all cavalry, and even the baggage is horse-drawn carriages. The average distance is 20 miles per hour, which is not a difficult task.
Gongziying did not leave the city through Deshengmen as usual, but directly left the city through Andingmen in the northeast.
There were many people waiting outside Andingmen.
In addition to watching the fun, there were also a bunch of familiar faces.
Cheng Ming and Duan Wuhu of Tengxiang Guard, Tang Potian of Fujun Guard, Wu Mengming, commander of Jinyi Guard, Chunxiang, the second in command of Dongchang...
"Lord Governor, why don't you take us out of the capital?" A group of military attachés from the Tengxiang Guards, headed by Cheng Ming, rushed over.
Chang Yu smiled bitterly: "You are planning to go south to suppress the bandits, Master Shi, haven't you received the news?"
"I heard it." Cheng Ming lowered his head and sighed: "It seems to be true."
"What's the difference between serving the country and fighting in the north and south?" Chang Yu patted him on the shoulder: "Remember what I once said, what are the responsibilities of a soldier!"
"Protect the home"! Cheng Ming and others said in unison!
sufficient! Chang Yu nodded slightly!
"But why can't I go to war with the governor because of my humble position? Is it true that no one in our army guards looks down on me?" Tang Potian stood up.
"Who will protect the emperor now that he's gone?"
Chang Yu rolled his eyes, and Tang Potian wanted to speak again, but Chang Yu raised his hand to stop him: "I will have another important use in the future, just wait for it!"
Tang Potian was overjoyed.
Wu Mengming walked to Chang Yu, and the two gently held each other's hands. Everything was self-evident.
"Big brother"! Chunxiang couldn't bear it any longer. Even when everyone was around, he burst into tears. He wanted to say something but was too emotional to say anything.
"When I was here, all those monsters were hiding in the dark and instigating some little ghosts to cause trouble. After leaving the capital, they will not come out to make trouble. Just be ruthless and kill one of them if you catch one!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, Chunxiang nodded vigorously.
The north wind blows, the color of the sky and the earth changes. Chang Yu gets on his horse and goes northward with a whip.
Sand and dust rose up, captivating everyone's eyes, and hundreds of cavalrymen marched away.
Behind the Gongzi camp were more than 200 men. This was the servant team originally composed of Jiang Yu's servants and Chang Yu's servants.
