The Ming Dynasty has always had two systems of supervisors, one is the Zhongguan Supervisor, which is also the eunuch supervisor, and the other is the civilian supervisor, mostly served by the supervisory censor.
However, the decentralization of supervisory troops is not like the political commissar and instructor system of the later Red Dynasty army. , or maybe not.
Especially the civilian supervisory army, because the supervisory censor is usually the supervisor, and the supervisory censor is generally the patrol supervisor in the local area. Although it is a low-level but very powerful person, even the governor and governor have to give some face. important position, so it is difficult for civilian supervisors to be assigned below the level of the general soldier.
When it comes to Fort Desheng specifically, according to its rank, civilian officials and supervisors will obviously not come. The civilian official responsible for supervising this place is his superior Bing Bei Dao - the official official name is "Deputy Envoy to Guard the East and West Second Road of Datong in Northern Hebei" .
However, Fort Desheng still has some permanent garrison officers and generals. Logically speaking, the Zhongguan Supervisory Army can be sent to this level. What’s more, according to the actual situation of Fort Desheng’s very important location, most places similar to it are arranged. It seems that the supervisory army should be stationed here.
However, in fact, Desheng Fort does not arrange to supervise the army on weekdays. Not only does it not have civilian supervisors, it does not even have eunuchs to supervise the army.
The reason for this is funny. The reason why Desheng Fort did not have a supervisory army was because Ma Wei was a Mongolian and did not need to supervise the army.
The Ming Dynasty has been at war with Mongolia for two hundred years. When the Mongols became generals in the Ming Dynasty, they did not need to supervise the army?
But here in Desheng Fort, this is really the case. Because almost all the Mongolians who came to join the army in the Ming Dynasty were people who fled south after losing the tribal war. These people were already homeless when they arrived, so they could only regard the Ming Dynasty as their last safe haven. Secondly, both Mongolians and Han people actually Similarly, we particularly hate our compatriots who have become "traitors" and there is absolutely no reason to allow them to take a detour to save the country - when Kang Mazi forced Wu Sangui to rebel, didn't the old traitor Wu also fly the national flag? Is it useful? You have been a traitor, so your credibility is completely negative, okay? People don't believe even a single punctuation in what this kind of person says.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty was particularly at ease with these Mongolian generals and did not worry about them rebelling or surrendering to the enemy. The eunuch supervisors were mainly in charge of this area. Obviously, since General Ma Shen guarded Desheng Fort, Desheng Fort There is no need to send eunuchs to supervise the army.
However, Fort Desheng, which had no supervisors, actually had supervisors, and there were two of them: Gao Pragmatic and Huang Mengyu.
Gao Jingshi agreed to Wang Chonggu's plan and took the initiative to come to Desheng Fort to lure the enemy. Huang Mengyu didn't have to come. He just wanted to show his loyalty to the capital and insisted on following Gao Qin's envoy to Desheng Fort to eat sand. .
This was a bitter experience for Ma Wei, the adopted son of Malanxi. He was doing well at Fort Desheng. When he heard that An Da was gathering an army at Fengzhou River, he was still planning to hold on to it this time. Success can also accumulate a lot of military merit, and you may be able to join the general army in your lifetime. But as a result, you are sitting at home, and the pot comes from the sky. Inexplicably, two big men who can't afford to offend the army appear. It's really a headache. Big as a bucket.
It's okay for Huang Zhenshou to come. After all, he is the eunuch guarding Datong. If he feels that the border defense of Fort Desheng is unstable and insists on coming to take charge, no one can tell him. But you, Imperial Commissioner Gao, are not doing enough to accompany the prince to study. You just come to Datong to blow the wind and blow the sand. Why do you come to a small place like Desheng Fort?
Ma Shenjiang secretly slandered Wang Chonggu: Mr. Jianchuan is also big-hearted. What is the origin of this young man, you always don't know or something? Xiaoge is old! Not to mention falling into the enemy's hands, I, Ma, would not even dare to think about that situation. Even if he was just frightened by An Da's army, I, Ma, with my thin arms and legs, would not be able to bear the consequences. Get up!
Moreover, Ma Wei is particularly worried that this young master's backing is too strong. If he does not know what is good for him, he insists on meddling in the military affairs of Fort Desheng... Look at Huang Zhenshou's licking the dog, I hope he will go Stop that nonsense. When the time comes, a general who has been fighting for more than ten years will have to listen to the blind instructions of a kid less than ten years old? Just thinking about it makes me mad.
Fortunately, this old man didn't seem to have much interest in military affairs. After arriving at Fort Desheng, he only focused on things like whether the defense materials were properly deployed, whether the soldiers' mentality was adjusted appropriately, and whether the people's resettlement was properly handled. Not as expected. Generally speaking, he had to go out to fight if he had a brain twitch, and even asked casually about the deployment and dispatch of the army, without forcing himself to make inexplicable changes.
But this time Gao Pragmatic asked in more detail, including troop deployment, composition of arms, distribution of materials, etc., all in detail.
General Ma Wei didn't pay much attention at first, but as he answered, he felt something was wrong more and more, and he even started to sweat on his forehead. In fact, it wasn't that he couldn't answer the questions asked by Gao Jingshi, but that Gao Jingshi liked to ask too much: "Well...but, why is it so?"
Ma Shenjiang was able to rely on his military exploits to achieve his current status. He is certainly not a fool, but there is a serious problem here: he is a trusted cavalry servant of Ma Fang, and his current status mainly relies on cavalry attacks and killings, rather than Defend the city.
If you think about it, you will know that he, a Mongolian, served as a general in the Ming Dynasty and did not make a living by riding and shooting. How could he compete with the Han generals in the Ming army to defend the city and compete with firearms?
Therefore, for the defense of the city, Ma Shenjiang is just a second sword. Gao Pragmatic asked shamelessly how many soldiers were arranged at each crenel, what kind of division of labor each soldier had, how many arrows or gunpowder and projectiles each person carried, How many other supplies are equipped at this crenel, why are they so equipped, etc... It's so pitiful that General Ma Shen himself doesn't know!
Just when Ma Wei was sweating profusely from being asked, his answers were getting slower and slower, and he was about to be speechless, a man stood up from behind him, raised his fists and saluted Gao Pragmatically: "Don't blame the imperial envoy, there seems to be something strange in the prison camp opposite." , General Ma has the duty of patrolling, and must make arrangements as soon as possible... If the imperial envoy wants to ask about these city defense matters in detail, he may as well ask the general. Most of these specific city defense matters are arranged by the general, and the general can answer the question. It’s more appropriate.”
Gao Pangshi was slightly surprised when he heard this. He turned to look at him and found that this general was very young, probably only in his twenties. He didn't even have a beard, and he looked energetic.
General Ma Wei was relieved when this person interrupted him. He hurriedly borrowed the donkey from the slope and said hurriedly: "Ma Shoubei is absolutely right! Sir, I will go on an inspection first. Later..."
"Go, go, it's important to defend the city." Gao Pragmatic seemed not to see anything fishy and agreed kindly.
Ma Wei breathed a sigh of relief, bowed to Gao Pragmatic and Huang Mengyu, and left in a hurry.
Gao pragmatic looked at the young general and asked, "May I ask General Gao's name and his current position?"
"The imperial envoy is very polite." The young general said respectfully: "The last general has a noble surname, Ma, and a humble name with a noble character. He is currently the garrison of Desheng Fort."
