"Uncle Wu is still busy at this age?" Feng Ziying did not pick up the topic of several cousins, but started another one.
The fifth uncle is Duan Depeng. He is his mother's cousin and Duan Xisheng's uncle.
"Uncle Wu is not in good health. He had injured his waist before, and now he feels very uncomfortable in rainy weather." Duan Xirong continued: "Uncle Wu plans to resign from the Ministry of War at the end of the year."
"Oh?" Feng Ziying frowned slightly, "Master Yang is not on good terms with him?"
Duan Depeng is a staff general stationed in Datong City. When Yang Yuanchu came to Datong as the commander-in-chief, it was Feng Tang who told Duan Depeng to support Yang Yuan. If Yang Yuan killed the donkey now, it would be too much.
Duan Xirong shook his head, "That's not the reason. Uncle Wu is indeed getting older. The ailments he had when he was young have come out, and his body is a little overwhelmed. Besides, Lao Jiu has now moved to the middle road as the general manager. Although he is a little more immature, Uncle Wu If you take the initiative to step back, Mr. Yang will definitely appreciate it."
Duan Xisheng didn't have so many taboos, and said directly: "Master Yang also told the fifth uncle that if the fifth uncle does not retreat, the fourth brother will never have a chance. This is the intention of the court."
Duan Xirong didn't speak, obviously acquiescing to this statement.
When Sun Shaozu started the rebellion, it was all thanks to Duan Xirong to suppress the situation on the East Road, which prevented the entire Xinping Road, Beidong Road and East Road from completely collapsing. In theory, with such a credit, a deputy commander of the branch defense had no objection, but actually Being suppressed.
Even Feng Ziying, who was not familiar with promotions in the military, knew that there must be a problem, but he did not expect that the imperial court was so taboo on the influence of the Feng and Duan family, or to be precise, his father's influence.
"It seems that our Duan family is working hard in Datong, and the court is still worried about it." Duan Xitai, who had a mustache, cursed.
"Even if my fifth uncle retires, I probably won't be able to stay in Datong Town if I want to be promoted to deputy commander." Duan Xirong added, somewhat gloomily.
"Well, the imperial court has its own rules and regulations. The Duan family is originally from Datong. Although they do not evade their membership in the military, they mainly refer to middle and low-level military officers. When you become a guerrilla general, you need to consider the balance." Feng Ziying said calmly: "No Where did it go in the past is also a question worth examining.”
"Where can I go? It doesn't matter to me anyway." Duan Xirong spread his hands, "Even if it's Guyuan, Ningxia, Gansu, I have no problem."
Jiubian still has a chain of contempt.
Although the Northwest Army is now gaining momentum in Shandong, it has been weak for a long time. If there is a choice, it will definitely not be willing to go to the three sides and four towns.
The first choices are definitely Xuanfu and Datong, then Jizhen and Liaodong, then Shanxi and Yulin, and finally Guyuan, Ningxia and Gansu towns.
However, the situation has changed slightly now. A group of new military towns have appeared. The emergence of Denglai, Jingxiang, and Huaiyang military towns in the Central Plains makes Jiubian's attraction not necessarily so strong.
Of course, the situation in these three military towns is also relatively complicated.
Now in Denglai Town, apart from the fact that the navy is controlled by the court, the Denglai army is actually a rebel army controlled by Wang Ziteng.
The combat effectiveness of Jingxiang Town is still in an accumulation stage and cannot be seen yet.
As for Huaiyang Town, it was built on the basis of the five military camps of the Beijing Camp. The area under its jurisdiction was rich, but its combat effectiveness was looked down upon by the soldiers of Jiubian.
"Jingxiang Town is actually a good choice." Feng Ziying said abruptly.
"Ah?" The three of them were all stunned, and Duan Xirong even frowned, "Jingxiang Town? Ziying, are you kidding?"
Feng Ziying shook her head, "Since you can't stay in Datong, I don't even think Shanxi Town will consider you. I don't think it's cost-effective to go to Shanxi Town. There is war in Liaodong, but xenophobia is very strong. Fourth brother has to adapt to it. For a long time, it is better to go to Jingxiang. Now Xiong Tingbi is reorganizing his army there. I think it will be okay against Yang Yinglong's Bozhou rebels, but it will be hard to say if they encounter Wang Ziteng's Denglai army. He also knows it in his heart. Sun Chengzong The time he spent in Huguang and Sichuan was too short. It might be better to give him another year and a half, but it's not possible now, so Xiong Tingbi needs someone who can play."
These words made Duan Xirong fall into deep thought.
Datong cannot be kept, Shanxi Town is also difficult, and Chai Guozhu is not an easy person to deal with.
After his promotion, he became a low-ranking deputy commander of the branch defense. If he wanted to get ahead, he had to rely on military merit.
Liaodong is anti-foreign, so where can there be war?
There are some on the three sides, but how can the rebel army have such outstanding military achievements in defeating the Denglai army?
Didn’t Wang Ziteng always boast of being undefeated? If he can win military glory from Wang Ziteng's Denglai Army, he will be secure in the future.
"Ziying, do you think it's okay for me to go to Jingxiang Town?" Duan Xirong pondered for a moment, "If it's possible, I'd rather leave earlier."
"Of course, doesn't Fourth Brother have confidence in himself?" Feng Ziying laughed, "Who should I fight? To be honest, although the Denglai Army is not weak, it has not experienced too many major battles in Huguang, or it has not been fought. It's not a tough battle, Fourth Brother, go ahead, there are still a bunch of old soldiers left in Guyuan Town, take over and organize them, I think they can be of great use."
"I remember that the soldiers in Guyuan Town fought very badly there." Duan Xirong was still very concerned about war and military affairs in various places, and Feng Ziying knew it as soon as he mentioned it.
"A raging army is like a den of raging generals. A snake can't survive without a head. The leader of the army is just a guy who only knows how to deduct the army's pay and drink the soldiers' blood. How can we expect him to fight? Guyuan Town was destroyed by these moths!" Feng Ziying sneered, "These soldiers are over there now. Grandma doesn't care about my uncle. If my fourth brother can win the military's morale, he will be a good helper..."
If you are transferred to another town like Duan Xirong, even if you are promoted to deputy commander-in-chief, you will only be able to bring thirty or fifty personal soldiers to take up the post. Basically, it will not exceed a hundred people.
A hundred people are insignificant in a military town with 70,000 to 80,000 troops at every turn. It is not an easy task to recruit or train a group of troops who belong to your own system and can be commanded in three to five years. Don't even think about it.
Unless you have a high prestige, you must have enough power and bring enough benefits, so that the soldiers who have a group of people under you can surrender, so that you can grow quickly, such as Feng Tang After arriving in Yulin, he served as governor of the three sides.
When Feng Tang came to Yulin Town, it was because he had accumulated enough prestige when he served as the commander-in-chief in Datong, and the three Feng brothers had a good reputation, so Yulin Town could quickly accept him.
Even so, Feng Tang did not dare to say that he could speak for himself in Yulin Town. Until the Ningxia rebellion, Feng Tang assisted Chai Ke and Yang He in leading the war. He used the military exploits brought by Ningxia's rebellion to fight for those who followed him. This step was completed only after the generals secured enough benefits.
Among them, Feng Ziying also used her special status to help her father a lot.
You must know that literati like Chai Ke and Yang He have a natural distrust of generals like Feng Tang. Without Feng Ziying's mediation, the Ningxia counterinsurgency war would not have been so smooth, and Feng Tang would not have been able to help the warriors from the imperial court. Winning so many benefits.
He Shixian took over as the chief soldier of Yulin Town, You Shilu took over as the chief soldier of Jizhen, and people like Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong also went to Liaodong and got enough prospects, which made these warriors convinced of Feng Tang, otherwise Is there any good thing in this world that makes people bow to you?
Seeing Duan Xirong's expression changing, Duan Xitai and Duan Xisheng remained silent.
This kind of thing still needs to be decided by the parties involved, especially if they have to leave Datong and go to Jingxiang Town, a place they are unfamiliar with.
Jingxiang Town is still a newly built military town, and the climate in Huguang is also very different from that in the north. Whether it can adapt to it is a question.
But once you go there and fail to make a name for yourself there, it will be difficult to come back, and there may not be a place for you again when you come back.
Feng Ziying couldn't go into details. After all, this was just a suggestion. Duan Xirong didn't look bad, but no one could guarantee whether he could adapt to the southern style.
He could only give such a suggestion. It was hard to say whether it was an opportunity or a disaster. He had to fight it by himself.
Originally they were all excited to reminisce about old times and get closer to each other, but now they gave such a suggestion that could change a person's life, which made the atmosphere so serious that the Duan brothers were not very interested in subsequent topics.
What topic could be better than your family’s lifelong future?
The reason why the three brothers came early was because once Feng Ziying arrived in Datong City, important officials such as the Datong Commander-in-Chief and the Datong Prefect would definitely host a banquet in honor of Feng Ziying, and Feng Ziying could not stay in Datong for too long, so when she really arrived in Datong, Gods and gods from all walks of life are coming to pay their respects, so I'm afraid there won't be much time to reminisce about old times, so I came early.
But receiving such a suggestion disrupted the minds of the three of them.
It wasn't until Duan Xirong left that Feng Ziying finally said: "If Fourth Brother is interested, he should make up his mind and write to me as soon as possible. I still have some connections with the Ministry of War. At any rate, I now have the title of Right Minister of the Ministry of War. In addition, I am the Minister of the Ministry of War." I can barely speak to Mr. Zhang... Anyway, I think going to Jingxiang is an opportunity to defeat Wang Ziteng's Denglai army. This achievement is incomparable to others."
Duan Xirong nodded thoughtfully: "I'll think it over carefully when I go back. I'll save my life in the war. I'll give you an answer when you leave Ziying."
Feng Ziying nodded with satisfaction. He could see that the other party was tempted and had even made a decision.
This person has some insight and courage. Ordinary people have to leave the place where they have lived all their lives to work in a strange place, especially at this age, it is really difficult to make a choice.
But what’s the point of staying in Datong? There are so many children of the Duan family, wouldn't it be more meaningful to go out and break into a new world and find more opportunities for the children of the Duan family?
This is also the responsibility and obligation of being the leader of the Duan family's children, just like myself, isn't it the same?
