"The bandits are coming to Denglai, and they are powerful. How should you defeat them..."
Ma Shiying, who is in her fifties, slightly fat, and has a rather elegant face, stood outside the gate of Penglai Pavilion, frowning slightly as she looked at the examination questions posted on the wall.
He came with Lu Zhenfei and Lu Jiude and arrived in Dengzhou City one day ago. After arriving, they did not go to the Military Department to submit their names, but found a secluded inn to settle down.
Then I went to find someone to inquire about the "equal land and tax exemption" of the Seven Guards of Denglai. This matter is not difficult, because among the seven guards of Denglai, there is one Dengzhou Guard, which is near Dengzhou Fucheng. Dengzhou Water City is also the guard city of Dengzhou Guard.
Therefore, many residents living in Dengzhou City are more or less related to Dengzhou Guards.
Regarding Zhu Cihong's move to rectify the Seven Guards of Denglai, the scholars in Dengzhou City were also divided into two groups, one group applauded!
To be honest, the guardhouse here in Denglai is almost a prison! No matter whether you are an official or a soldier, there is no way out. The only ones who can see hope are military scholars and military candidates. Zhu Cihong's method of accepting Li Yan not only took away the land occupied by the officials of the Seven Guards, but also gave hope to the strong men of the Seven Guards of Denglai.
Ten thousand of the thirty thousand people who applied will stay in Denglai Seven Guards, and each person can be allocated about 200 acres of land - the land in Denglai is mostly dry land, which cannot be compared with the paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River. Moreover, after getting 200 acres of land, there will be no military pay for people below Xiaoqi, and they must prepare their own equipment and military rations!
As for those above the small flag level, they will receive a second-class reduction in military pay. The military pay will be issued by the Generalissimo of the Fu Army through the Denglai General Soldier Division in Dengzhou - the Beiwadu Division has been abolished and replaced by Denglai where Li Ruolian is the Commander-in-Chief. General soldier lawsuit.
The remaining 20,000 people will be incorporated into the new army to overcome difficulties. Some will be incorporated into the Fifth Division of the New Army (the New Army now has five divisions), and some will be directly under the command of the New Army Command Department to serve as heavy supplies.
As a result, the number of the new army to overcome difficulties (excluding Denglai's 10,000 guards) has increased to 48,000! 8,000 of them will stay in Dengzhou and the remaining 40,000 will follow Zhu Cixiang.
Ma Shiying and Lu Zhenfei admired Ma Shiying and Lu Zhenfei greatly for the way they pulled out 40,000 troops in such a short period of time, not to mention whether they could fight or not.
However, there are many naysayers here in Dengzhou! They are mainly military-registered officials who lost their land during the "reform".
They were unwilling to join the army, and they were unable to resist Zhu Cixiang's 40,000 troops and ingenious methods. If it weren't for Li Yan's clever methods, this group of military officials would have incited ordinary military households to resist. But now not only ordinary military households, but also some military attachés who still have some fighting ability are gearing up to go to Jiangnan to make a fortune. Who else can follow them and fight against them? Even if you fight, you can't beat it!
As for Ma Shiying, Lu Zhenfei and Lu Jiude, who came incognito, they were also afraid and respectful of Zhu Cixiang's methods...
It's just that the three of them still don't understand. There is obviously a cabinet and a Ministry of War! Why didn't anyone stop Zhu Cihong from acting randomly? Could it be that the senior ministers and the six subjects all believe that Prince Zhu is the reincarnation of Zhu Yuanzhang?
However, the three of them did not immediately go to the five pavilion experts. Instead, they went to Penglai Pavilion today to look at the questions for the Enke exam.
Contrary to the expectations of Ma Shiying and Lu Zhenfei, two veteran Jinshi scholars, they only saw one exam question outside the gate of Penglai Pavilion, which was a Tao policy question. The question is: The bandits are coming to Denglai and they are powerful. How should you defeat them?
Lu Jiude also saw this question. The old eunuch frowned and whispered to Ma Shiying beside him: "Why is there only one policy question?"
At this time, he saw Ma Shiying's brows furrowed, as if he was thinking hard.
How is this going? Don’t know how to do it?
He looked at Lu Zhenfei again. Lu Zhenfei was a man from Hebei. He was about the same age as Ma Shiying, both in their fifties, but because he was tall and fair, he looked younger. At this moment, like Ma Shiying, he was stroking his beard and staring at the examination questions hanging at the gate of Penglai Pavilion.
It looks like... I can't do it either!
Is this question that difficult?
At this time, Lu Zhenfei suddenly turned to look at Ma Shiying: "Yao Cao, is there any solution?"
Ma Shiying smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "How can there be a solution to this kind of question? I don't believe that the person who asked the question can answer it well on his own."
Lu Zhenfei smiled: "Then let's go find the person who came up with the question and ask for advice!"
Ma Shiying nodded: "Okay! See Brother Bai, let's go to the Fujun Grand Marshal's Mansion to meet the Crown Prince Chitose now!"
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In the capital hall of the Fujun Generalissimo's Mansion, Zhu Cixiang was sitting on a throne, with several chairs on both sides. Sitting there were seven people including Hou Xun, Chen Rui, Wu Xiang, Cao Youyi, Su Guansheng, Li Ruolian, and Li Yan.
Ma Shiying, Lu Zhenfei, and Lu Jiude had all put on python robes and had just paid homage to Prince Zhu. Zhu Cixiang also politely gave each of them an embroidery pier, and then said half-jokingly: "You two embroidery piers." , Lu Jiude, you are finally here, I have been waiting for you here for a long time."
It turns out that their group has long been under the surveillance of Jin Yiwei!
"Your Highness, I went to the Penglai Pavilion examination room with Governor Lu and Eunuch Lu, so I wasted some time."
As Ma Shiying explained, he looked at Zhu Cixi secretly. He found that Zhu Cixiang had a bright smile on his face and looked very kind, completely different from Chongzhen who looked worried about the country and the people all day long.
"Oh, have you seen the test questions?" Zhu Cixiang asked with a smile, "Can you do it?"
Ma Shiying shook his head, "I don't know how."
Lu Zhenfei also shook his head: "The veteran has little talent and knowledge, and he doesn't know how to do it. I still want to ask His Highness the Crown Prince for advice."
Ma Shiying also said: "I also want to ask your highness for advice."
Zhu Cixiang smiled: "Okay, then I will just talk to you, not to mention giving advice. Let's work together to discuss a way to protect the country from the captives."
Ma Shiying said: "I would like to hear the details."
Zhu Cixiang said: "My solution is to persevere! Perseverance, long-lasting resistance, not afraid of hardship, not afraid of death, and not willing to sacrifice lightly.
Before the bandits arrive, the prefectures and counties of the garrison must be reorganized. The garrison must revitalize military households, and the prefectures and counties must organize large-scale regiment training. The two capital cities of Dengzhou and Laizhou must strengthen their walls to prepare for war, store grain and grass, and prepare for long-term persistence. Prefectures and counties located in the interior should build mountain castles in the mountains and hold them with regiment training. If the enemy comes, they will defend the fortress, and if the enemy leaves, they will come out and harass them. Guard stations located along the coast must form naval divisions, build castles on coastal islands, and make long-term preparations.
After the bandits arrive, Denglai soldiers and civilians should fight in the countryside, in the city, in the mountains, on the islands, and on the sea! Do everything possible to save yourself and destroy your enemies! Even if the war goes against him, he will not surrender to the traitors, let alone leave Denglai! "
Taizu is really reincarnated!
After listening to Zhu Cixiang's words, Ma Shiying and Lu Zhenfei both had the same thought in their minds - the theory of Emperor Taizu Gao's reincarnation is true! Otherwise, how could the young prince in front of him come up with such a clever idea?
Even though the two of them were so knowledgeable and had been officials for so many years, and they were officials who could manage the army when they mounted their horses and care for the people when they dismounted, they couldn't come up with such a method.
In fact, the two of them were helpless against the Manchus who were about to move south. All they could think of was to defend the rivers and Huaihe Rivers and resist. From their point of view, Shandong is undefeated no matter what.
But now Zhu Cixiang has given a way to persist in Shandong, and it is feasible.
It is definitely impossible to win a battle with the Manchus in the countryside, and most of the cities are not defended. However, as long as the Dengzhou Fort is properly reorganized and reinforced, there is still hope.
Because Dengzhou Water City has its own port, as long as the water city is in hand, it is impossible for the Manchus to cut off Dengzhou's foreign aid. The terrain of Shuicheng is very dangerous. It is close to mountains, rivers and seas, and is connected with Penglai Pavilion on Danya Mountain.
In addition to Dengzhou Prefecture, there are six acropolises on the ground in Denglai Prefecture: Weihaiwei, Chengshanwei, Jinghaiwei, Dasongwei, Lingshanwei, and Aoshanwei. Many cities with thousands of households are also located near the mountains and the sea. establish. Although it is not as strong and dangerous as Dengzhou Water City, it is widely distributed and the land transportation in the area is very inconvenient. If the Manchurian army cannot completely control the mountainous inland and march along the relatively flat coast, it will take 500 miles to go from Laizhou to Weihaiwei and 700 miles to Jinghaiwei!
If the Dengzhou Prefecture area can be fortified and cleared, the logistical pressure on the Manchurian soldiers will be huge!
As for the sea and islands, they are completely dominated by the Ming army. There are a large number of islands in the coastal areas of the Shandong Peninsula, most of which have water sources and residents, allowing the Ming army to be stationed. Moreover, the guard posts along the coast of Shandong were all set up to prevent Japanese pirates. The defense of coastal islands was considered from the beginning. Fortresses were built on many islands and military households were stationed.
So as long as you are determined and prepared, these islands can always be held.
