Chapter 144 Geng Bingwen vomits blood
In fact, Zhao Zongshou wanted to offer a higher price. But He Xi rejected it.
He Xi retained all the surrendered generals in their original positions. If they established new achievements and received new rewards, their armies would even be reorganized in the future. These words were mentioned above. ,
The reason for this is that on the one hand, He Xi cannot retain a large number of old troops, and the Ming army has already determined its establishment in the future. Up to 1.2 million field troops, as well as a large number of secondary defenders.
For these demoted generals, they will be placed in many secondary positions in the future, and it is unlikely that they will directly lead the troops.
Of course, many people think it is too harsh. After all, the surrender of many generals brought huge advantages to the battlefield. It is also appropriate to give more benefits.
This is about He Xi’s second purpose.
That's where Compressed Drop will have its political status in the future.
In today's army, except for a small number of people, He Xi's influence is huge. As mentioned before, too many generals will be affected by He Xi's control of the army. Therefore, He Xi would rather allow more fighting on the battlefield than put the battlefield on the post-war court.
This is to avoid conflicts between He Xi and Zhu Xiongying. This was something He Xi had to admit. He was a little less cunning and vicious in the court's tactics.
Most of those who want to surrender on the battlefield will actually surrender after lowering the price. It's just that more soldiers will inevitably die on the battlefield, but He Xi has given little thought to this.
Song Sheng said: "This is too little."
Zhao Zongshou said: "General Song, I am tailor-made for you. First of all, the new army is better than the old army. Does General Song admit it?"
Song Sheng thought for a moment and nodded. Said: "Not bad."
Zhao Zongshou said: "In the future, whether Nanjing is destroyed or not, the world will be dominated by the new army. I wonder whether the general has the new army or the old army?"
Song Sheng smiled bitterly and said, "Of course it's the old army."
Song Sheng's army naturally added a large number of firearms, and Song Sheng himself also updated many drill methods and combat principles after the new army. But it is essentially the foundation of the old army, or it can be said to be a semi-new army, but it definitely cannot be said to be a new army.
This is also the reason for repeated setbacks on the northwest battlefield.
Song Sheng's troops, and even Geng Bingwen's troops, only dared to hold on. If they don't attack, once they set up a formation on the plain, they will be a replica of Fu Youde's battle with Ye Chen, and they will definitely be defeated.
Zhao Zongshou said: "General Song wants to use his surrender today to gain a position in the army. After all, a general who is victorious in all aspects has to arrange people. If I tell the general more, it will be a lie." You. If you can't fulfill your promise in the future, what can the general do to me? The reason why I told the truth to the general is that I want to be handed over to my friends so that we can get along with each other easily in the future. The general must not underestimate the position of the principal of the military academy. In the future, all generals in the world will come from military academies. Now, There is a shortage of men in the army, so there are many vacancies in military academies. Only generals have a choice."
"It's hard to say in the future."
Song Sheng said: "What use do I need this military academy for?"
Zhao Zongshou said: "The biggest benefit is to arrange for the children to integrate into Beijing."
When Song Sheng heard this, he was immediately enlightened.
He is not young either. In the future, he will be demoted again, and his future has reached its peak. But he also has descendants.
If he serves in a military academy and arranges for all his family's children to be there, he will have influence in the military in the future. In addition, the son grew up in the military principal and spent time with the most outstanding people in the army. Who cares about the grievances of his ancestors and only thinks of himself as a family.
You may not be able to stand out, but it would be good for future generations to be able to stand out.
The Chinese cannot overemphasize the education of future generations.
Zhao Zongshou saw that Song Sheng was moved, and then said: "General Song, in fact, the matter of credit is not non-negotiable. If General Song came to vote early and helped the court win Guanzhong, it might not be possible to make him a prince, but Uncle Hou is There’s absolutely no problem.”
"Furthermore, General Song will not think that the only person in the world who wavers is you, General Song.
. Those who come first will be rewarded, and those who come later will be rewarded--"
Zhao Zongshou didn't say anything. But it seems like everything has been said.
Song Sheng took a deep breath, suddenly stood up and saluted Zhao Zongshou and said, "Everyone in the Song family, please leave it to me, sir."
Zhao Zongshou said: "It's easy to talk about."
He was also very happy with this result.
These people are his future political resources.
As a person from the Southwest Chieftain, if you don't have enough connections, you won't be able to go far in the court in the future. Even his current position is very embarrassing. He is basically a political broker. Now he has contributed a lot in persuading surrender, but in the future when the world is at peace, where will his position be? He hasn't settled yet.
Therefore, every general he persuades to surrender is likely to be his future thigh, so he cannot help but be careful.
As soon as Song Sheng surrendered, the road to Guanzhong for the army suddenly became clear.
Not to mention that Song Sheng had connections all over the country for many years in Guanzhong. Many cities do not need to be attacked at all. As long as someone sends a message, someone will come to attack immediately.
The army marched all the way south, as if marching without encountering any obstacles at all.
The only problem is, the march is too fast. A lot of logistical supplies were left behind.
Comparatively, the railway has not been built to Xiaoguan.
The logistics and transportation along the way were very difficult.
It is also normal to be unable to catch up with the marching speed of the army.
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At this moment, Geng Bingwen was struggling to block Qu Neng's attack. When he heard the news of Song Sheng's surrender, he couldn't believe it at first, but then he had to believe it. A mouthful of blood spurted out, almost killing both Geng Bingwen and Geng Bingwen.
The reason why Geng Bingwen is like this is that the battle on the front line is too much for the seventy-year-old man.
He is already old, and even a young man cannot endure such a fierce battle without sleeping for several days. You must know that on the other side, he has to fight not only the young man Qu Neng, but also a staff group. This is a team.
It’s not that Geng Bingwen doesn’t have helpers around him. But these people cannot be compared with the staff team trained by Beijing.
Geng Bingwen was able to take every step steadily despite the declining situation on the battlefield. There were no major mistakes in the retreat of the army, which shows how much effort Geng Bingwen put in. After all, retreating is the most difficult thing in a battle.
This is extremely harmful to his physical and mental health. He was just worried about affecting the morale of the army, so he kept holding on.
Secondly, Geng Bingwen was desperate for the battlefield in front of him.
This despair made his suppressed condition unbearable.
Can you not despair?
Geng Bingwen and Song Sheng didn't know each other in a day. They had worked together for a long time and they couldn't understand each other better. Therefore, Geng Bingwen regarded Song Sheng as his right-hand man and put him in the most critical position.
Once Song Sheng rebels, the collapse of Guanzhong is a foregone conclusion.
If this was the case alone, the old man would not be able to bear it.
Geng Bingwen, who is in his seventies, has endured many major events, and he would not be able to bear this one if he does not know how to do it. He has actually encountered the Guanzhong collapse. After all, the Qinling-Tongguan Yellow River defense line he proposed before was not a whim.
There is a reason.
What he couldn't bear was Song Sheng.
He knew Song Sheng. As a senior general of the Ming Dynasty, Song Sheng could actually represent many people. There are many such families in Ming Dynasty, just like Song Sheng.
These people were also founding heroes, but they were not knighted. They served as senior generals, but their positions were somewhat lower. In history, Zhu Yuanzhang had the confidence to go on a killing spree on meritorious deeds because of the existence of these people.
Zhu Yuanzhang went on a killing spree against nobles, but he managed to win over these people. It can even be said that with the presence of these people, Zhu Yuanzhang dared to kill so many heroes, and there would be no trouble in the world. These talents are Zhu Yuanzhang's basic base.
Although Mei Yin's betrayal has a great impact, there is something special about Mei Yin. He is a relative of the emperor and has connections whether in Nanjing or Beijing, but it is different for others.
These people have to consider many things, at least their own relatives, their influence in the court, the future of their heirs, etc.
Song Sheng is definitely not a fool, but also very smart and capable. Since he dares to do such a thing, he must have weighed the pros and cons.
