Verumu.
Gao Zhongguang held a hammer and banged his bayonet. The thrilling battle was over, and the Shenji Battalion went into rest.
Zou Peng was cursing, and Zhao Hua and Wang Wan of Modao Army were also filled with indignation. There were also angry sergeants around, and they were noisily going to find Qu Neng to file a complaint. But before they could go far, they met the Grand Governor Wang Jingzhang. With the great Confucian Guo Sansheng.
Wang Jingzhang saw that the soldiers were in such a fierce manner that he thought something unfair had happened in the army. He quickly stopped Zou Peng, Zhao Hua and others and asked, "What are you doing?"
Zou Peng said angrily: "Great Governor, you are here. Someone has obliterated the military achievements of our brothers. Let's go to General Qu Shen and tell him!"
"Erase military merit?"
Wang Jingzhang's expression changed.
This is a big event. Soldiers risk their lives to fight in order to kill the enemy and perform meritorious service. If someone erases their military merit, isn't it equivalent to taking someone's money, blocking someone's official path, and killing their parents?
Once the sergeants mutiny is caused, the matter will be much more serious. We must investigate clearly and give an explanation to all the sergeants!
Wang Jingzhang stopped the noisy sergeant and said sternly: "Don't worry, no matter who it is, no matter what official position he holds, or how powerful he is, no one can erase your achievements. I, Wang Jingzhang, will make the decision for you. Go ahead and give me a name." , I will bring him over now and hand him over to the Security Bureau for disposal."
Guo Sansheng nodded repeatedly. After all, he was not appointed as the Grand Governor for nothing. Faced with the aggressive sergeant, he did not ask what happened, but first went through the details to calm the morale of the soldiers.
Facing Wang Jingzhang's inquiry, Zou Peng, Zhao Hua, Wang Wan and others began to talk nonsense again.
"Zou Peng, tell me! Everyone else, please be quiet."
Wang Jingzhang pointed out the name.
Zou Peng looked at Wang Jingzhang and opened his mouth: "Grand Governor, we have all heard it. Many people in Verumu City are saying that the reason why Timur's army was defeated by us was not because the soldiers fought desperately to kill the enemy. It’s because of the internal strife in Timur’s family, which gave us an opportunity to take advantage of. Tell me, doesn’t this erase our contribution?”
"That's it?"
Wang Jingzhang was stunned.
Zhao Hua was unhappy: "Grand Governor, isn't this enough? Brothers fought bloody battles and fought with all their might to defeat Timur. It was a great time when our Ming army was powerful in the Western Regions. They actually said it was the Timur family. Internal strife, not recognizing our strength, isn’t this an attempt to erase our military achievements, what is it?”
Wang Jingzhang relaxed, glanced at Guo Sansheng, and said to Zou Peng and others: "Let me ask you, who will calculate your military achievements?"
"Of course they are from the Ministry of War, the Fifth Army Commander's Office, and the Security Bureau."
"Did they forget about your military achievements? Your military achievements were meager, so why didn't they mention your names?"
"That's not true."
"Then tell me, who has erased your military achievements?"
Zou Peng was speechless after being retorted.
Zhao Hua became anxious and shouted: "Grand Governor, the defeat of Timur was due to our sergeants. Some people think it was due to internal strife in the Timur family. But you know that Timur devoted all his fighting power. Where did it come from?" Internal strife? Also, Timur was killed by Xue Xia of the Security Bureau. Everyone knows that, but now some people say that he was killed by ***. Isn’t this slander, belittling, and contempt for us? What is it?”
Wrongful, very wronged!
Ming Dynasty paid a bloody price and defeated the enemy, which was said to be the result of internal strife. Ming Dynasty pursued Baili and killed Timur, saying that he was killed by the Japanese.
This rumor is sheer nonsense and is a disgrace to the fallen soldiers!
We don't agree!
Wang Jingzhang understood everyone's mood and their thoughts. He took out a booklet from his sleeve, opened the nine pages at the back, and handed it to the literate Zhao Hua: "Read it to them."
Zhao Hua took it, looked at it, his eyes lit up, and he read loudly: "Timur will attack the Chinese army with 60,000 soldiers and 60,000 soldiers. The sergeants rely on the camel city and use thunder and fire bows and crossbows. Tigers crouch and roar, killing enemies in the wild, corpses litter the field, ghosts cry and wolves howl..."
"Next page!"
"Tuocheng opened, the formation killed the general Gaisuyedin, and the troops pointed directly at Timur's army... The general ordered the divine machine gun to be in the
In front of them, six hundred divine machines caused the earth to collapse and killed Tamerlane's sons Miransha and Shaharul on the spot. Timur and his disciples fled westward with more than three hundred people...Xue Xia shot Timur..."
Wang Jingzhang took back the book, shook it in his hand, and said: "As you know, one of the duties of the governor is to record the war. These contents will be sent to the Hanlin Academy and compiled into the Jianwen Chronicle in the future. The history of the Ming Dynasty will be clear and clear. It will clearly record the wars in the Western Regions, and will tell all the people of the Ming Dynasty, including your descendants, what happened here."
Zou Peng breathed a sigh of relief. History will remember the truth and no one can distort history.
but!
Zou Peng was still unwilling to give in: "But the rumors from people outside..."
"This is the general's plan." Wang Jingzhang waved and said to the sergeants gathered around him: "You don't understand why the general did this. I can tell you, but not to anyone else."
Zou Peng and others quickly asked.
Wang Jingzhang did not talk about the deal between Zhu Di and Harry, but explained it from three aspects: "Not long after Yili destroyed the country of Li, there were many tribes, large and small, who were ready to make a move. If they knew that the Ming Dynasty powerfully killed Timur's 150,000-strong army , their ambitions will probably be hidden until five or ten years later, and then they will be exposed, causing disasters and wars. But if the Ming Dynasty was lucky enough to win, then they will soon oppose the Ming Dynasty. Zhuo Zhen, the leader of Western Junggar You must have heard about leading a thousand people to resist the Ming Dynasty."
Zou Peng and others nodded. This happened three days ago, but this guy's head was already hanging on Li De's saddle.
Wang Jingzhang said solemnly: "As you know, we now have hundreds of thousands of troops in the Western Regions, and we have the ability to disperse and fight and pacify the place. However, the logistical pressure is too great, and it is impossible for the court to allow the army to stay in the Western Regions all the time."
"Next year, when the weather warms up, at least 80,000 to 100,000 troops will return to the court. After the Western Region's capital is established, the number of troops will not be too large. The general wants to use these last few months to completely clean up the Western Region. All the big and small bosses, those who are ambitious and threatening, will be dealt with to create peace in the Western Region."
Zhao Hua, Zou Peng and others suddenly realized.
Yili made the territory of the country very large, and Shamichagan's control of the local areas was not all direct control, but a policy of restraint. The local leaders surrendered and obeyed the orders.
In Ke Yili, the country was wiped out by Timur's army, and Shamichagan was also captured by the Ming Dynasty. The place had no restraint and had lost control. There were many leaders and tribes who took the opportunity to seek independence and get rid of control. The leader of the Western Junggar Zhuo Zhen is not the only one.
While the main force of the army is here, it is indeed safer to deal with these wallflowers and ambition grasses.
Wang Jingzhang continued: "Suppressing the Western Regions and leaving a good foundation is only one of them. The other is to show weakness to the Oara and Tatars."
"Showing weakness, why?"
Wang Wan asked quickly, and everyone was also confused.
The Ming Dynasty was so strong. It shouldn't directly promote its strength to intimidate the Oara and Tatars so that they would never dare to cross the border again. Why should they show weakness?
Wang Jingzhang said with a smile: "I am just like you, and I also long for strong deterrence so that there will be no more wars. But the general said, you have gained enough military glory, but what about the other brothers in the capital and the border officers? Now the Ming Dynasty is about to enter the war. In the age of firearms, in a few years, border crossings will also be equipped with a large number of firearms. We are not afraid of battles or cavalry. If the Oara and Tatars are frightened and kneel down, where will the military merits of our soldiers come from in the future?"
The promotion speed of sergeants in peacetime can be compared to a crawl. It is good to go from a large soldier to a general banner in three years, but it may not be possible to be promoted to a thousand households in ten years. But war is different. War is the best way to gain military merit. After a war, it is possible for hundreds or thousands of households to be defeated. It is not hopeless to become a commander.
For example, Yuan Yue was promoted from the head soldier to the commanding officer. After the Battle of the Western Regions, he would probably directly enter the capital department as a senior general. Another example is Gao Zhongguang and bombardier Wang Zhongliang of the Fifth Army Camp. They were promoted from small soldiers to thousands of households during the war. When the capital clearly understood their military merits, even if they could not be promoted, they would still be rewarded.
What sergeants desire most is military glory, and what inspires the new army's policies is military glory. Looking around the Ming Dynasty, after defeating Timur,
Where else can I get military merit?
Nanyang?
Japanese country?
That is where the navy takes military glory. Whether it is the Beijing army or the frontier army, there are really only a few who can intervene.
With Mu Sheng guarding the southwest, there can be no chaos.
Someone in Guangxi slaughtered Zhang Fu, fearing that the military merits would not fall into the hands of others.
Jiaozhi has been stabilized, education has been carried out, the people have surrendered, and there are probably no rebels. Besides, Han Guan lives in Duobang City, and the rebels have to pass his level.
Looking around the Ming Dynasty, the only ones who can earn military merit, the only ones who can earn great military merit, are Oara and Tatar.
If Oara and Tatar heard that the Ming Dynasty defeated Timur's army of hundreds of thousands and killed Timur in battle, with the courage of Mahamu, Arutai, Guilichi and others, they would probably arrange envoys to go there immediately In the capital, those who should give gifts will be given gifts, and those who should be moved will be moved. I am afraid that they will not dare to go south for twenty years.
Twenty years, how many sergeants can survive twenty years?
Without enemies, no pressure, and no military achievements, sergeants can easily slack off and their combat effectiveness will plummet, which will not be good for the Ming Dynasty at that time. From this perspective, the Oara and Tatars should still be regarded as enemies of the Ming Dynasty, even if they were not.
Most of the sergeants are hawks, yearning for war and military exploits, eager to open up new territories and kill enemies to serve the country. Hearing what Wang Jingzhang said, he immediately laughed. General Zhu Di was thinking of plotting against the Tatars.
Just in time, I heard that Wala was not very honest. He had peeked at Weilu City in the Ming Dynasty a few months ago and wanted to cooperate with Timur to attack the Ming army from east to west. I don’t know what kind of letter the general wrote to Mahamu. This The coward didn't come, now show weakness and see if he has the ambition to be the oriole behind.
There are also Tatars who wander around the Loop and run outside Datong Pass from time to time. We should find an opportunity to beat them up.
Seeing that everyone was relieved, Wang Jingzhang continued: "The third reason is for the long-term peace and stability of the Western Regions. As you know, Timur's empire is very large, and there are many tribes that surrender to Timur, and there must be some die-hard loyalists among them. In addition, Timur’s descendants are not extinct. In addition to Harry, there are still several grandchildren alive.”
"To tell the outside world that Timur died due to internal strife in the family can prevent Timur's people from transferring their hatred to the Ming Dynasty and continuing to harass the Western Regions. You also know that the imperial court has spent a lot of money on this Western Region campaign. We will spend a short time But there is no capital for a second expedition to the west. In addition, the imperial court wants to reopen the Silk Road and connect the east and west, so there cannot be too much hatred."
Zou Peng and others nodded repeatedly. What the general was thinking was really not something that the general could know. Every rumor was directly related to the overall situation of the Western Region, the future war situation and trade. Damn it, go study after you go back.
Wang Jingzhang asked the sergeants to calm down internally, and then walked out with Guo Sansheng.
Guo Sansheng asked calmly: "The general has really thought so much?"
Wang Jingzhang shrugged: "Only the general himself knows this, but I can only comfort the sergeants in this way, can't I? This rumor is indeed unfair to the soldiers."
Guo Sansheng nodded and said with relief: "Don't worry, the imperial court will set up social schools, county schools, and government schools in the Western Regions. The children of the people here will receive the Ming Dynasty's education. With the Ming Dynasty's teaching materials, the truth will not be covered up. , history will remember all this."
