"Master Qiansui, this is the memorial sent by Shi Kefa and Gao Jie..."
Zhu Cihong had just returned to his Fujun Grand Marshal's Mansion in Shuicheng, Dengzhou, which was originally the Japanese palace, when his Marshal's Mansion Chief Shi Bijiucheng and Military Advisor Li Yan came out to see him.
Bi Jiucheng held two memorials that he had just received, his brows furrowed.
Nowadays, the wandering court is not very formal. There is no general affairs department. Reports, writings and edicts are all transmitted and transmitted by the military affairs department of the generalissimo's palace.
The Hanlin Academy responsible for drafting the imperial edict was no longer there, and was replaced by the Chief Secretary of the Grand Marshal's Mansion. At the same time, Chang Shisi also took on part of the responsibilities of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, which was actually the "Secretariat" of the Grand Marshal's Mansion.
The memorials submitted by the six ministries, various guards, and various localities will be collected and sent to the Chief Secretary of the Grand Marshal's Mansion. They will first be viewed by Bijiucheng and Li Yan, and then given to Zhu Cihong.
But under normal circumstances, Zhu Cihong read the memorial early every morning. After reading the report, go to the "Wu Chao" or "Afternoon Chao" to discuss affairs with the chief officials of the Shuai Mansion, the Sixth Department, the Chaoyuan and other yamen, and issue instructions - for his instructions, the chief historian is usually responsible for drafting the imperial edict. Then they were divided into two categories. One category was drafted by the cabinet, approved by Zhu Cixiang, and then conveyed to the Military Affairs Department.
There is also a type of decree for the guards of the Grand Marshal's Mansion, which does not require a decree and can only be approved by Zhu Cihong.
Today's situation is a bit special. It's already afternoon. If it's not an urgent military situation, the general memorial should be given to Zhu Cixiang tomorrow morning.
"What?" Zhu Cixi was a little surprised, "Is it an emergency military situation?"
Bi Jiucheng shook his head and said: "Master Qiansui, this is the memorial sent to the Holy One by Shi Kefa and Gao Jie!"
"For the Holy One?" Zhu Cixiang hesitated, "What did you say?"
Li Yan smiled and said: "Shi Kefa and Gao Jie reported that they have assembled an army of 100,000 King Qin and will soon go north to meet him."
"One hundred thousand?" Zhu Cixiang snorted, "Why did you go so early?"
"Master Qian Sui," Li Yan said, "I wonder who this king Shi Kefa wants to be diligent about?"
"It should be my father, right?" Zhu Cixiang smiled, "This is a good thing... Shi Kefa is really a loyal minister, a rare loyal minister!"
"A good thing? Mr. Qiantose, are you serious?" Bi Jiucheng was stunned again and again.
Li Yan said: "Of course it's a good thing... If he makes such a fuss, how many of those noble generals in Nanjing who have been in Nanjing for more than 200 years can get away with it?"
"Master Qiantai," Bi Jiucheng whispered, "there must be no chaos in the southeast!"
Zhu Cixiang smiled and said, "They can't cause chaos, they are a bunch of useless guys! In Jiucheng, go and convene the afternoon court... Call Su Guansheng, Wu Sanfu, and Zhu Chunchen here too. I want to hear what you guys have to say." Opinion."
"I accept the decree."
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The lobby of the Fujun Grand Marshal's Mansion.
The elders and ministers who were wandering in the court, the guardsmen of the Marshal's Mansion, Li Banghua from the Procuratorate, Li Yan, the military advisor, Su Guansheng, the governor of Denglai, and Zhu Chunchen, who had just been appointed by Zhu Cixiang as the commander of the Japanese capital, and the new army to overcome the difficulties. The commander, Wu Sanfu, all gathered together and began to discuss matters.
"What a Gao Jie, how dare you go against Master Qiantose! His reinforcements and suppression commander had escaped from the battle before and ran thousands of miles away... This crime has not been investigated yet! Master Qiantose, please give me a decree! I Lead the troops to defeat him!"
The one who was shouting to be beaten and killed was Wu Sanfu, the uncle of the state!
He is so powerful now... The new army he commanded killed 3,000 real Tatars!
Gao Jie's little strength is nothing! Can it be compared with 3000 Tatars? Wouldn't it just kill them with just a few hits?
Moreover, it is now the end of May in the 17th year of Chongzhen's reign in the Ming Dynasty. The new army has been training in Dengzhou for more than 20 days and has replenished its troops. Its strength has reached a higher level.
By the time they arrived at Dagukou, the total strength of the new army to overcome difficulties had exceeded 20,000. Later, Li Yan and Hong Niangzi recruited 3,000 people, Su Guansheng recruited another 3,000 people in Dengzhou, and Zhu Cixiang recruited 2,000 people from the accompanying nobles, ministers, officials, and volunteers.
Now the total strength of the New Army has reached nearly 28,500 people!
These 28,500 people were organized into four divisions: front, center, left and right, each with more than 7,000 people - including four Concorde units of 1,600 people and a direct team of more than 600 people. In addition, there are hundreds of people directly under the Generalissimo's Office and the New Army Command Department.
As the number of people increased, the level of equipment also improved to a certain extent. The number of fire blunderbuss equipped by the new army has reached nearly 2,600 (Shen Tingyang purchased some bird blunderbuss from around and sent them to Dengzhou), including turtle-dove foot fire blunderbuss and bird blunderbuss, all of which are equipped with spears.
These 2,600 firecrackers were allocated to 8 battalions. Each of the three front and left divisions had two battalions. Among them, the two firecracker battalions belonging to the New Army's middle division and the two infantry battalions not equipped with firecrackers formed an infantry alliance. , all stationed on Haisha Island.
However, here in Dengzhou, more than 26,000 new troops, including 6 battalions of gunmen, 3,000 iron cavalry and 4 Hongyi cannons, are still strong enough! It's enough for Gao Jie's 30,000 book soldiers to eat and walk around!
Wu Xiang shook his head and interrupted his son: "There is not just one outstanding person, but also Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing...most of them will also join in!"
Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, and Liu Zeqing have not expressed their stance yet, but their stance is conceivable - they will definitely cause trouble!
Because there is no harm in causing trouble for them... If the sky falls, Shi Kefa will hold it up! Moreover, they can also profit from betraying Shi Kefa, so why not?
Zhu Cixiang looked at Military Advisor Li Yan: "Commander, what do you think?"
"They won't come to attack Dengzhou." Li Yan said, "If they come...it will be difficult to negotiate terms! Now I just don't know Shi Kefa..."
"Shi Kefa has nothing to worry about," Hou Xun said with a smile, "He is a scholar who rebelled, and it won't happen in three years! But Ma Shiying, Lu Zhenfei, and Qian Qianyi need to pay attention."
"Qian Qianyi?" Zhu Cixiang smiled, isn't the water too cold? Here in Shandong...the water is very cold!
Hou Xun said: "This person is not successful enough...but more than ruined!"
"Whose business is it to lose?"
Hou Xun smiled and said: "Of course it's Shi Kefa's business!" He paused, "Also, Qian Qianyi has a disciple who needs to be brought to our side!"
"Disciple? Who?"
"Zheng Sen!" Hou Xun said, "He is the eldest son of Fujian Chief Military Officer Zheng Zhilong!"
Ah, Zheng Chenggong... the son of the richest man in the Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Cixiang nodded, "I know what to do."
Li Yan smiled and said: "Master Qiansui, just conspiracy is not enough... Now it's time to make a big show of force! Don't they just rely on the large number of people? It's been almost a month since we arrived in Dengzhou, and it's time to start from The Seven Denglai Guards are recruiting troops!"
Zhu Cihong turned his attention to Su Guansheng and Zhu Chunchen.
In the past twenty days, Su Guansheng and Zhu Chunchen have been extremely busy!
The two of them were "running to the grassroots". Su Guansheng traveled to three states and eleven counties in more than twenty days! Zhu Chunchen, on the other hand, went to Denglai Seven Guards to convey the order of exemption from taxation. Both of them have improved a lot in their equestrian skills.
And they didn't go out alone, they all brought troops with them. Now the new army to overcome difficulties is stationed in the three states, seven guards and eleven counties of Denglai Second Prefecture. The number is not large, with only more than 80 people in one banner.
Although the number of people was small, it was enough to intimidate Xiao Xiao!
"Master Qiansui, the acropolis of the seven guards has been mastered!" Zhu Chunchen said, "As long as I, Duke Yingying, Duke Xiangcheng, Duke Dingguo, Marquis Wuding, Marquis Taining, and Marquis Zhenyuan each take one banner and ten troops. Join the army and take the money to recruit soldiers, and you are guaranteed to have 30,000 soldiers within 20 days!"
"Each person will be given 10 taels of housing allowance, and each guard will be given 10 taels as a reward!" Zhu Cihong said, "Be sure to bring all the strong men among the seven guards to Dengzhou City!"
This time, 600,000 taels of silver were spent! Using 600,000 taels of silver to buy 30,000 young men and seven Denglai guards was a really good deal!
He paused, "Are there enough weapons?"
"There is definitely no armor," Wu Xiang said. "There are not enough swords, shields, and bows and arrows, but the spears should be enough."
Li Yan smiled and said: "As long as we have enough people...the weapons have their own history and we can be equipped with them."
Zhu Cixiang nodded, "That's right...but we'd better not engage in a real military confrontation with Shi Kefa when we start planning."
"What Qiansui Master said is very good!" Li Yan said, "We only need to make a big show of force to scare the four towns first, and then it will be easy to win them over... Among the four towns, as long as one town is won over, Shi Kefa can only win over Mr. Qiansui is going to plead guilty!"
This is the benefit of having money and direct descendants! The soldiers from the four towns must carefully consider the consequences if they want to touch him... Unless the four towns and Shi Kefa unite together, they have basically no chance of winning.
But how could these four towns and Shi Kefa be of the same mind?
