"Yes." Li Yunqi responded.
Liu Heng thought for a while and then said: "You go to the First Battle Division in person, and then you stay in the First Battle Division and learn how to handle military affairs with Chen Xunping, but you are not allowed to intervene in the First Battle As for the military affairs of the military division, you only need to keep your ears open and don’t talk too much.”
Li Yunqi was stunned when he heard this order.
He even wondered if Liu Heng no longer trusted Chen Xunping and wanted him to go to the First Military Division to monitor him, just like those eunuchs who supervise the army.
However, on second thought I thought it was impossible.
In addition to the external intelligence bureau, Tiger Flag also has an internal intelligence bureau.
The Intelligence Bureau conducts internal inspections and secret surveillance. Even some of his colleagues around him may be from the Intelligence Bureau. Therefore, there is definitely no shortage of people from the Intelligence Bureau in the First War Division, and there is no need for him to be a member of the entourage. To monitor a teacher.
Liu Heng looked at the confused Li Yunqi and asked, "Don't you understand why you should stay in the First War Division?"
"My subordinates really don't understand." Li Yunqi said frankly.
Liu Heng said: "After taking Shandong, Shandong and Henan provinces will only rely on the first combat division, which will definitely not have enough troops, so there will be a round of army expansion. Not only you, but also other members of the entourage will join the army." Central or local.”
Expanding the army has become a top priority for Tiger Character Banner.
After taking Shandong, the Tiger Flag will have four provinces.
At the same time, Northern Zhili will soon be under the rule of the Tiger Banner, and Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty will certainly not give up easily, and the war will inevitably get bigger and bigger.
At the same time, the Tiger Flag also needs a force to guard against the slave thieves in Shanhaiguan and Liaodong.
It can be said that except for Shaanxi and Shanxi, the Tiger Flag has been relatively stable so far. Troops are needed everywhere else, and the troops are naturally starting to be stretched.
The two most dangerous places are Xuanda's personal division and the first combat division already in Shandong.
The Guards Division needs to deal with the slaves and thieves who may enter the pass at any time, and must be ready to break through the Inner Great Wall and attack the capital at any time.
The First Battle Division in Shandong is even more dangerous.
Not only do we need to ensure the stability of Henan and Shandong, we also need to be prepared to face the Ming Dynasty's southern troops that may invade from Sichuan, Huguang, and Nanzhili at any time.
Not only must we guard against the southern troops, but Ming Dynasty's troops in the north also need to be on guard.
Once Shandong is taken, the Ming court will definitely make a desperate move. Anyone with a little knowledge knows that after the Tiger Flag takes Shandong, Beizhili will be finished.
If they don't want anything to happen to the capital, then the Ming court must prevent the Tiger Character Banner from taking over all of Shandong.
"My subordinates understand." Li Yunqi understood that he would stay in the First Battle Division to join the army when the First Battle Division expanded.
Liu Heng said: "Go back and prepare. We will set off in a day or two."
"Yes." Li Yunqi saluted, turned around and retreated.
Liu Heng put away the memorial on the table and re-read the half-read official document.
However, not long after Li Yunqi left, Yang Yuan came to Liu Heng's signature room.
"My lord, since Lu Xiangsheng's death, the imperial court has become anxious and is preparing to dispatch Guan Ning's army from Liaodong to Shandong." Yang Yuan reported the news sent by the Foreign Intelligence Bureau to Liu Heng.
After hearing the words, Liu Heng stood up, walked to the map behind him, looked in the direction of Liaodong, and said: "Not long after Yuan Chonghuan died, the Ming Dynasty rushed to mobilize troops and horses from Liaodong to enter the pass. Chongzhen was not afraid of the slave thieves coming back, so he took Are you going to Ningyuan City?"
Huang Taiji had suffered losses under Ningyuan City more than once.
However, that was the situation when Yuan Chonghuan was in Ningyuan City.
Ningyuan City with or without Yuan Chonghuan is a completely different matter. After all, Sun Chengzong is old and has been away for many years. The generals in Liaodong may not be willing to obey Sun Chengzong's orders.
The most important thing is that Yuan Chonghuan was killed, which also made the Liaodong generals feel more alienated from the court.
Even Yuan Chonghuan, who tried his best to maintain the situation in Liaodong for the Ming Dynasty, was killed. The generals of Liaodong sucked blood from the Ming Dynasty court every year. Who is not afraid of becoming the next soul to be killed by the sword.
Yang Yuan said: "I'm afraid the Ming court no longer cares about this. We are afraid that if our Tiger Flag takes Shandong and blocks the canal, the capital will be in chaos."
"Do you know who is the leader of the Guan Ning Army who led the troops to Shandong? Zu Dashou?" Liu Heng asked.
Since the fall of the Li family in Liaodong, the largest and most powerful general has now become the ancestral family.
Yang Yuan said: "It's not Zu Dashou. The ones leading the troops are deputy general Ma Shilong, generals Cao Wenzhao and Wang Chengyin, both of whom are Zuo Liangyu. They are on their way to Shandong now."
"The names of these people sound familiar." Liu Heng frowned slightly, feeling as if he had heard the names of these people recently.
At this time, Yang Yuan said: "These people are the generals of the Ming army who followed Sun Cheng'en to recover Zunhua, Luanzhou, and Yongping. The slave thieves entrenched in the four cities were completely driven out of the Ming Dynasty. Sun Chengzong rushed to Shanhaiguan to take office. These days Ge Ming will be sent to Shandong by the imperial court."
Liu Heng thought for a while and asked, "Who is the civil servant leading the army?"
The generals of the Ming Dynasty cannot be commanders. Every army must have a civilian official as the commander of the army.
Yang Yuan said: "Sun Chuanting, deputy envoy of Shandong Province, has now succeeded Lu Xiangsheng."
"It's him!" Liu Heng was no stranger to Sun Chuanting.
Among the only civil servants in the Ming Dynasty who were capable of commanding troops, Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng were definitely at the forefront.
Compared with these two people, Hong Chengchou can only be regarded as half.
Yang Yuan asked curiously: "My lord, do you know this Sun Chuanting? This person is from Shanxi. After the Tiger Character Banner captured Yanmen Pass a few years ago, this person fled to the capital."
"This is a capable person, just like Lu Xiangsheng, but it's a pity that he can't be used by me." Liu Heng sighed.
Both Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting were ministers who were loyal to the emperor and the country, and had more integrity than many civil servants of the Ming Dynasty.
It's a pity that in the Ming Dynasty, capable people often die faster.
Yang Yuan asked cautiously: "Why don't I send someone to find Sun Chuanting first to see if I can recruit him to join the Tiger Flag?"
Since Liu Heng valued this person, he wanted to see if he could recruit Sun Chuanting.
"No need to try." Liu Heng shook his head and said immediately, "Others may not know the situation of the Tiger Flag in Shanxi, but Sun Chuanting must know something about it. Since he chose to escape to the capital, it means that this person has no intention of joining. Tiger flag."
Yang Yuan sighed: "It's a pity that such a capable person cannot be used by us."
The territory of Tiger Character Flag has grown, and the demand for talents has increased. Yang Yuan, who has become more ambitious, naturally hopes that all talents can be used by Tiger Character Flag.
He felt it was a great pity for Lu Xiangsheng's death before.
After all, during the years when Lu Xiangsheng was in power in Daming Mansion, Daming Mansion had undergone great changes. If the Ming Dynasty had been filled with officials like Lu Xiangsheng, the tiger-character flag might not be what it is today.
