"It's up to heaven, the emperor decreed,
Sun Chengzong, the emperor's master, worked hard to regain Guangning and made great achievements. He was specially named Marquis of Zhenliao. I will reward you with a pair of armor, a hundred pieces of brocade, and a thousand taels of silver. "
"Your Majesty has ordered that Zu Dashou will lead 20,000 soldiers to guard Guangning, leaving one year's worth of food for the entire army, and all other troops will withdraw to the Daling River defense line."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely guard the Daling River for Your Majesty."
"Thank you Your Majesty, even if I risk my life, Guangning will be fine within a year."
The five here are the newly appointed military supervisors sent by His Majesty. Your Majesty has ordered that the military supervisors are responsible for distributing military pay, recording military merits and other matters. They are not allowed to interfere with the command of the army. If there is any violation of the order, or the supervisor is found to have embezzled military pay, The general can directly report punishment to His Majesty.
"As you command, long live my emperor."
"Superintendent, what's going on? Your Majesty actually rejected the plan to build a fortress and asked us to abandon all places east of the Daling River except Guangning. Aren't our previous efforts in vain?"
As soon as the young eunuch left, Zu Dashou asked hurriedly.
"This is your blessing. The city wall of Guangning is tall and 20,000 soldiers are more than enough to defend it. Your Majesty allows you to defend Guangning to give you a chance to make meritorious service.
Your Majesty is vigorously reorganizing the Beijing camp, and will definitely send his troops northward within a year at most. By then Guangning will be a battleground. As long as you guard Guangning, a count will be indispensable. "
Unlike others, Sun Chengzong was a person who was truly loyal to the Ming Dynasty.
Everything he did gave priority to Ming's interests.
In the eyes of the generals, the imperial court divided the imperial court to rectify the garrison and strictly investigated the embezzlement of military salaries and the occupation of military fields, which affected their interests, but Sun Chengzong did not see it that way.
Having been in command in Liaodong for many years, Sun Chengzong was well aware of the pros and cons of the Ming Dynasty's military system.
A large number of military fields were occupied, food and wages were withheld, and military households became slaves of the generals.
Fattening a bunch of beasts has indeed directly destroyed the combat effectiveness of the guard army. Otherwise, even if Jiannu could fight again, how could he reach the Daling River in such a short time?
The soldiers all wore their heads in their belts. Maybe one day I just say no and it will be gone. If military pay is deducted in this way, where will the soldiers get their combat effectiveness?
Sun Chengzong reported to Emperor Tianqi more than once to rectify the army and the garrison, but most of them disappeared into the sea and disappeared.
Although Sun Chengzong very much hoped that the imperial court would reorganize the army and guards.
As soon as His Majesty ascended the throne, he reorganized the Beijing camp and the twenty-six guards of the emperor's personal army, which in Sun Chengzong's eyes showed that he was a little too hasty.
The result was just as Sun Chengzong expected. As soon as the memorials asking for money were sent to the generals, His Majesty was forced to compromise with the generals.
As a result, even the money originally planned to build a fortress in the Guangning area was used to appease the generals.
This is also the reason why Sun Chengzong readily agreed to withdraw to Daling River.
In fact, what Sun Chengzong didn't know was that Emperor Chongzhen had no intention of continuing to build the fortress.
In the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, Jiannu would be exterminated in at most 2 years. Isn't it a waste of money to build a fortress now?
If it were not for the recapture of Quang Ninh it would be of great significance. Giving up Guangning would be bad for Zhu Youjian's reputation. Zhu Youjian would not let anyone stay in Guangning.
Why do you value the ancestor's longevity? Bah, he just wants to take advantage of the opportunity and waste it. He is the number one general in Liaodong.
"Lord Zhen Liao Hou, Your Majesty has a secret decree for you. Please check it." The little eunuch who delivered the decree said after the crowd left.
This this. After reading the secret decree given by the emperor, Sun Chengzong was a little confused.
His Majesty asked himself to draw 20,000 elite troops from Guan Ning's army to form an elite group of Guan Ning that was nominally under his control but actually directly under the imperial court.
He also asked himself to send Man Gui to Beijing quietly.
Such an order immediately puzzled Sun Chengzong. What does Your Majesty mean by this? Is it because you don't trust Guan Ningjun?
But if you don't trust him, how can you let yourself, the founder of the Guan Ning Army, mobilize Guan Ning's elite to reorganize the new army?
Despite doubts, Sun Chengzong still accepted this decree.
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At the same time, the famous prefect Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting, who resigned and returned home, were secretly ordered by Zhu Youjian to return to Beijing.
The general's request for money made Zhu Youjian realize the importance of having strong troops.
If the 100,000 men in the Beijing camp are all men who can fight hard, then the 26 guards of the emperor's personal army are all the tiger and wolf troops of the early Ming Dynasty.
Do those general soldiers dare to look for trouble? Does Zhu Youjian need to be subdued?
Although the Meishan system can help me a lot, for now, there is too much uncertainty.
Zhu Youjian seriously lacked generals who were loyal to him. After looking through the list of hundreds of officials, Zhu Youjian finally settled on Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, and Man Gui, three generals who died fighting for the Ming Dynasty in another world.
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Just when Sun Chengzong was withdrawing his troops in an orderly manner, Daishan, the new slave chief in Liaoyang, had just received the news that the Ming army had abandoned all places north of the Daling River except Guangning.
After getting this news, the descendants were very sad.
Daishan was quite happy about Sun Chengzong taking advantage of the battle with Su Polu.
According to Dai Shan's understanding of Sun Chengzong, once Guangning is captured, Sun Chengzong will actively build the fortress. When the fortress is almost completed, the army will attack and surround the opponent.
Lure the opponent's reinforcements and annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop in the field.
At that time, a large number of supplies and slaves were not at your disposal.
At first, things went as Dai Shan thought. Sun Chengzong had just regained Guangning and actively built a fortress.
In order to allow Sun Chengzong to have no worries, Daishan also specially retreated the sentry cavalry.
Unexpectedly, the construction was almost completed, and what the hell was it that just ran away?
What about integrity between people?
"Report, Shanxi merchants Fan Yongdou and Wang Dengku asked for an audience. They said they had important news to pass on." Just when Daishan had a headache, a Jiannu came in to report.
"Quick, bring them in."
Although Dai Shan secretly despises these Shanxi merchants who would betray their country for money, he does not dare to show it on his face now.
Because of Su Polu and Mao Wenlong's troubles, coupled with Sun Chengzong's blockade. Later Jin Dynasty relied even more on these Shanxi merchants.
Now that Sun Chengzong had retreated to Daling River, his chance to make a fortune was gone.
Now Daishan really doesn't dare to cut off this trade line.
"Serve tea and give me a seat"
"Thank you for your hard work, you two came all the way. I wonder if there is any important news. Is it worth the trip for both of you?"
"The Ming Dynasty gave birth to Zhu Dingguo, a member of the Qianhu Imperial Guard, and the government announced that the Hou Jin Dynasty would be pacified within 2 years."
After sitting down and taking a sip of tea, Fan Yongdou said calmly.
Although in the court, Emperor Chongzhen issued a hush-hush order, prohibiting all officials from telling outside stories. But who is Fan Yongdou, the leader of the eight Shanxi merchants? Everyone in the court who had received his money could go to Zhangjiakou from the capital. It was not difficult for him to get this information.
"Hahaha, it's a joke to destroy our Houjin in two years. As long as Ming Gou dares to go out to fight in the city, our Houjin will never come back."
Daishan seemed to have heard a big joke. I couldn't help laughing.
Houjin's troops were less than ten thousand and were invincible. Although they were the ones who went out, Houjin's strength in field battles was far stronger than that of the Ming army.
"Underestimating the opponent will be a big loss. With the support of the new emperor, it only took one day to take over the capital camp. The guards, soldiers, households, and workers around the capital all belonged to the opponent. No matter what, if your Majesty underestimates the other party and suffers a loss, don’t blame me for not warning you."
The purpose of Fan Yongdou's trip was to make money. In her opinion, although Jiannu was strong, he was just a barbarian. If the Ming Dynasty attacked with all his strength, even if Jiannu could escape by chance, his power would definitely be greatly damaged.
Where will we find this group of good buyers then?
As for whether the Ming Dynasty will go all out to exterminate the slaves, this is for sure. After all, the threats from the Black Dragon Kingdom and the Red Yi are close at hand. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has also issued an order, and he will definitely not give the slaves another chance.
