Chapter 111 Hexi Province
Mei Yin said: "Sir, I wonder why you want me to guard here?"
He Xi said: "You also know that the key to the battle between the north and the south lies in the Central Plains. The battle in the northwest is just to hit the side of the plains. It is the plan of the Yuan Dynasty to destroy the Jin Dynasty. Therefore, Lintao and other places are remote and do not affect the overall situation. However, you can advance, attack, retreat or defend. What’s the point of guarding? It’s not up to me, but up to you, Brother Mei.”
"I will keep all the armies in Lanzhou, and they will be controlled by Brother Mei. For other things, let Brother Mei do as he pleases."
Mei Yin's heart moved and she said, "If I want to go south to Shuzhong, is that okay?"
He Xi said: "Yes. However, the support from the court will not be much."
Mei Yin was silent for a while and said, "I will obey the orders of the Chief Assistant."
What Mei Yin values most is self-reliance.
Yes. Although it is said that this place is only a few houses and there are seemingly hundreds of thousands of troops, Mei Yin knows very well that after the place is blocked, many so-called troops will be demobilized and resettled. In addition to the more than 10,000 elite soldiers brought by He Xi, it would be good to have an army of 50,000 or 60,000 in Mei Yin's hands.
But he won't face too many enemies.
Mei Yin understands very well. After all, he later defected to Beijing. Even in Beijing, it is difficult to have the opportunity to lead troops independently. And here, although there are only tens of thousands of partial masters. But Mei Yin is confident that he can show his talent.
Although it is said that he suffered a big loss from Geng Bingwen in the battle at Xiaoguan.
But speaking of it, the loss of Geng Bingwen, a veteran, is nothing. You can do as many things as you have on hand. It is difficult to let a veteran hurt someone based on his own mistakes.
Just because his ability is not as good as others, it doesn't mean that there is something wrong with Mei Yin's ability.
Now that there is a stage for him, although he is a little worried, he still feels that he can do it.
In his opinion, this opportunity is not in Guanzhong, but in Shuzhong.
From the southwest of Longxi to the middle of Shu, although there are mountains and rivers separating us. But it is by no means impossible. More importantly, he knows the internal dispatch of troops and horses in Nanjing very well. He knows that the main force in Shu is no longer in Sichuan.
In Guanzhong, looking at the current situation, it will be impossible to retreat for a while.
That is to say, when the war reached this point, Nanjing's military advantage was already in short supply. This shortage is a symptom of Nanjing's depletion of troops. It seems that it is easy to recruit troops from other places to enrich Sichuan's defense, but in fact, it is not that easy.
Moreover, the morale of the Southern Army was shaken, not just in the northwest. When the war broke out in Sichuan, did the soldiers and people in Sichuan have other ideas? As long as you recruit surrender and rebels, you will be beaten more and more.
If we can win Sichuan, we can repeat Mongolia's method of destroying gold. Mei Yin may not be able to get a share of the rewards in the future.
It won't be too late to return to the court then.
He Xi said: "Okay, your majesty told her when she came here that she misses Princess Ning Guo. Moreover, Princess Ning Guo has been in a remote place in Xining for a long time and has suffered a lot. She wants to invite Princess Ning Guo to Beijing. Let's talk about family relations. And for Princess Ningguo has purchased a house in Beijing. During this period, I invite Princess Ningguo to stay in the palace temporarily."
He Xi's words can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone. It is customary for foreigners to bring their family members to Beijing. Emphasizing that Mei Yin was a relative, he used kinship to win over Mei Yin. It can be regarded as a link between Zhu Xiongying and Mei Yin.
Although Mei Yin is on Zhu Xiongying's side, it may bring trouble to He Xi in the future. That is a matter of the future, and peace of mind is the most important thing now. Moreover, Zhu Xiongying's brand is still easy to use when recruiting surrenders and rebels.
He Xi can't use it either.
Moreover, He Xi originally had the idea of retiring after his success, so it didn't matter if Zhu Xiongying had more power. After all, even if He Xi didn't give him this opportunity. Zhu Xiongying will do the same.
He Xi could still lose a favor by doing this.
Moreover, Mei Yin is not an ordinary person, he knows how to advance and retreat.
Mei Yin was indeed relieved and said, "Your Highness, Princess, I would like to thank you."
He Xi said: "Between you and me, there is no need to say thank you. An Qing also misses Her Royal Highness the Princess very much. It is a good thing that their sisters can meet in Beijing." He Xi said a few homely words and smiled slightly.
After a pause, he said, "By the way. What should we call the new province?"
Mei Yin pondered for a moment and said, "Hexi Province or Helong Province."
He Xi was stunned. Although he asked the question, he already had the answer in his heart. This land was roughly divided into three provinces: Ningxia, Inner Mongolia, and Gansu in later generations, but Ningxia was too small. In his opinion, there should not be a separate province at all, but for ethnic reasons. But it doesn't matter what time it is.
In the future, Inner Mongolia will need to be readjusted. On the whole, it was the territory of Gansu Province in later generations. He originally wanted to call it Gansu Province. But Mei Yin said this.
He Xi suddenly realized that calling him Gansu Province would not work.
The so-called Gansu is actually the collective name of Ganzhou and Suzhou. This naming method is also very common. For example, Anhui is Anqing and Huizhou, and Jiangsu is Jiangning and Suzhou.
Now, the most influential cities within its jurisdiction are Ningxia City and Lanzhou City. Ning Lan, Lan Ning, there is always something wrong. It's mostly uneventful.
Hexi is much more pleasant. Not to mention that these places are all west of the Yellow River. Even if Suzhou is merged into it in the future, there will be no problem. After all, it is the Hexi Corridor. And south of Lintao is indeed the so-called Longxi area. The two places are collectively called Helong.
He Xi said: "Then let's go to Hexi."
Although the name is a bit weird, it's not a big problem.
With the establishment of Hexi Province, many matters were handed over to the new governor of Hexi, Mei Yin, Duke of Liang. Hexi Province now also has Yulin, Ningxia, Guyuan, Lanzhou and Shaanxi as its capitals. Lintao, Gongchang and other places. After Guanzhong is captured in the future, Yulin will naturally be transferred to Shaanxi. Moreover, the geographical boundaries between Shaanxi and Hexi need to be re-planned.
After all, the current plan is only based on military demarcation, and military demarcation naturally conforms to geographical boundaries. Shaanxi today retains the complete four fortresses of Guanzhong.
Shaanxi in later generations definitely did not have such geographical conditions.
Of course, He Xi also transferred a lot of manpower from Beijing to build the Hexi Governor's Yamen for Mei Yin. These people are familiar with the Beijing system. Although they are under Mei Yin, Mei Yin does not dare to underestimate them. There were more than 10,000 troops coming at the same time.
These more than 10,000 troops were drawn from the armies of the Western Expedition.
In exchange for the defense of the army currently stationed in Lanzhou, these more than 10,000 troops were the basis, and the Thirteenth Army was organized and trained under the leadership of Mei Yin. However, there is one change in the Thirteenth Army, that is, the battalion is changed into a large battalion, and a battalion requires more than a thousand people. The Thirteenth Army has three regiments, each with only three battalions. Including the military department, there are more than 10,000 people in total. Of course, Mei Yin is also responsible for recruiting elites from the local surrendered troops and integrating them into the Thirteenth Army.
However, this preparation is also a new experiment. Let’s see if the new organization is more suitable for the battlefield than the old organization.
Anyway, it seemed that it had started since He Xi organized and trained the New Army. Since then, in just a few years, the entire New Army has been undergoing changes of various sizes. There haven't been many big changes, but there have always been small-scale adjustments. The Northern Army has become accustomed to this change.
The Thirteenth Army is a new attempt.
In fact, He Xi has always encouraged such things.
After all, He Xi knew very well that the age of firearms had just begun, and there would be countless changes in the future. He Xi could not promote every military reform, but the generals should have this concept themselves.
In fact, the military has never rejected reforms. Because the army is the most practical, you will know whether it works or not by touching it on the battlefield.
And He Xi also established a complete system of combat, recording, review, and summary. This will determine which issues need to be reformed during the war and which areas do not.
The change from the five-five system to the three-three system is also a trend.
In the era of cold weapons, there must be a Chinese army. The Chinese Army is both the escort coach and the general reserve team.
When fighting in the front, the three armies line up in sequence, with the center army behind, and then the rear army as the logistics center. Therefore, under the Five-Five System, the Ming Dynasty was also the governor-general of the Five Armies, but the era of firearms was very different.
First of all, the expansion of the battlefield has left the Chinese army with no place to use its weapons. It’s not that a reserve team is not needed. But if the reserve team is placed together with the command center, it will be difficult for the reserve team to rush to the battle in time.
field. The rear army also became different due to the increase in logistics needs and the expansion of the front line.
