This punishment seems to be similar to the original punishment in history, only one Wang Pu died, but in fact, the difference is still huge.
First, bribing with money is useless, at least those who give money have understood this truth;
Second, in history, Ma Ke and other commander-in-chiefs performed meritorious service for their crimes, but they were actually in front of their commander-in-chief, which had no impact on their actual power at all. Wu Sangui even made meritorious service in guarding Ningyuan. Not only was he transferred to Shanhaiguan Commander-in-Chief as he wished, he was even given the title of admiral.
Third, but this time, the remaining five general soldiers were demoted three levels in a row. Not only did they become ordinary guerrillas, they were also punished with a cane in public. The other soldiers saw it. This is the first time I have committed such a crime of escaping. Even if I have accomplished many battles on weekdays, I will still end up with this kind of fate. The second time, that was Wang Pu's fate.
If we look at it realistically, the reason for the failure of the Battle of Songjin was basically caused by Chen Xinjia's urging to go to war, Hong Chengchou's failure to adhere to his principles, and his lack of combat readiness. The escape of the six generals occurred after their supplies were cut off and there was no hope of victory.
From this aspect, Chen Xinjia, the Minister of War, and Zhang Ruoqi, the Supervisor of the Army, should bear the main responsibility, followed by Hong Chengchou, the Governor of Jiliao, and then the general soldiers of various ministries were ineffective in fighting.
At this time, after the execution was completed and after inspecting the injuries of Wang Pu's head and the other five guerrillas, Zhang Mingwei took out the imperial edict he had brought and read it out.
The imperial court conferred the title of earl to the generals such as Cao Bianjiao, Yang Guozhu, and Wang Tingchen who died in the battle, and the deputy generals Jiang Zhu, Yao Xun, Zhu Wende and others also received corresponding titles; in terms of civil servants, the former governor of Liaodong Qiu Minyangyou was granted the title of deputy censor of the capital. , the official was buried in the camp, and his son was recorded.
All the civilian and military officers who died in this battle entered the Hall of Loyalty and Martyrs to enjoy the incense of the Ming Dynasty;
Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao who surrendered, Zu Dashou, the general of Jinzhou soldiers, and Xia Chengde, the deputy general of Songshan who opened the door to the city and dedicated it to the city, all entered the traitorous hall and were cast aside by later generations.
In addition, the decree included a large reward for Xia Chengde's head. If the captors killed Xia Chengde, they would be exempted from the crime and rewarded based on their merits.
The officers and soldiers of the Guan Ning Army listened to this decree and looked at Wang Pu's head. The five former generals lying in front were bloody and bloody. They heard that those who died in battle were rewarded and those who surrendered were severely punished. For a moment, they all felt All are awe-inspiring.
The court's attitude was very obvious this time. It is clear what should be done and what should not be done.
Of course, the more important thing is that the imperial court sent Duke Xingguo here this time. It was really sincere and spent millions of money to settle them.
Therefore, it is difficult to see the low morale caused by the defeat of Songjin among the soldiers of Guan Ning Army at this time.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Mingwei was satisfied. So, after he finished reading the imperial edict, he loudly said to the soldiers below, "From now on, I will guarantee your military pay, and guarantee that those who have merit will be rewarded, and those who have demerited will be punished. You can be a soldier with peace of mind, and leave the rest to me. Now the world is in chaos. Now, this is your chance to make a great contribution. Do you want to be your wife and son? Do you want to honor your ancestors? Then you can exchange it for your military merit!"
As far as ancient times are concerned, hereditary military households actually make sense. At least their ancestors and fathers were good at military affairs, so they naturally knew more about military affairs than others.
Military merit may be unfamiliar to others, but to them, it is the most familiar and most desired thing.
In the past, they might have lived just for food and clothing; but now, the court has spent so much money to accommodate them so that they have no worries. Then for the battle of Songjin, rewards and punishments were clear again. Although some people may find it unsatisfactory. However, compared to before, most people are satisfied.
At this time, when they heard Duke Xingguo's public assurance that they could fight without worrying about anything else, the officers and soldiers of the Guan Ning Army suddenly became eager for military glory.
Zhou Yuji and other people who knew the soldiers could tell at a glance that even if they took these soldiers to fight Jianlu at this time, they would never back down!
In fact, as far as Zhou Yuji and others are concerned, they, who are soldiers, understand very well why the morale of Guan Ning's soldiers is so high. In fact, these words of Duke Xingguo gave him the greatest expectations as a soldier.
Who doesn’t want to fight with peace of mind? Everything you should have is there, and even if you don’t get it, you can get what you deserve after working hard!
After the military meeting ended, Governor Zuo Yingxuan of Shanyong immediately said goodbye to Zhang Mingwei and went to busy arranging military households in Liaodong to various parts of the Great Wall defense line in the pre-planned Gyeonggi area.
Before leaving, he said to Zhang Mingwei with a hint of worry, "My lord, I will try my best to accommodate them, but even if I collect grain and grass from the gentry in Yongping, I'm afraid it won't be enough for them to survive the grain harvest. I have checked and found that they The food brought in from outside the customs is also limited..."
Hearing this, Zhang Mingwei interrupted him with a smile and said, "I understand what you mean, don't worry, you are busy first, I will make up for the lack of food later."
The north of the Ming Dynasty was in chaos for many years, and food was always in short supply. The grain and grass hoarded here in Shanhaiguan will be used for the defense of Shanhaiguan; the grain in the capital will be used for the relief of refugees before. Although grain will arrive, it won't be too much at once.
Therefore, Zuo Yingxuan couldn't understand why Duke Xing Guo was so confident, so he worriedly reminded him, "Gong Guo, it's hard to buy food even if you have money now. This food is a top priority, so please be sure to raise it!" "
"Don't worry, there are at least eight fat sheep left, which should be enough to eat!" Seeing him like this, Zhang Mingwei revealed a little bit.
"..." But Zuo Yingxuan was speechless. Eight fat sheep, what kind of fat sheep are these, enough to feed so many people?
Of course, he naturally understood that the eight fat sheep mentioned by Duke Xingguo were definitely not real sheep. But he couldn't guess what kind of sheep it was. At this time, seeing that Duke Xingguo had no intention of explaining and was so confident, he stopped asking questions and took his leave.
Zhang Mingwei looked at his back and knew how important food was.
Therefore, he had already started planning. Not only did the prince who went south immediately rush to transport grain and grass to the north, including sweet potatoes, but the prince was also asked to get busy immediately.
In addition, he also ordered Zhou Wenzhen to secretly investigate the news from his people in Shanxi, especially Zhangjiakou area. This was much more useful than sending the Jinyi Guards there.
Earlier, news had arrived from the capital, saying that Ma Xianglin had arrived in the capital with the Baigan Army. This army will definitely have nothing to do with those eight fat sheep. It is a reliable sheep-killing knife.
Zhang Mingwei planned to sharpen his knife and kill the sheep after solving the Shanhaiguan matter!
At this time, he told Yan Yingyuan, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan Pass, "You still need to rush over and deploy the matter in Ningyuan yourself."
Ningyuan is a big city and is close to Jinzhou where Jianlu is located. Even though it took about a month, the retreat there was not completely completed. At least those closest to Jianlu even sent additional troops to prevent Jianlu from hearing the news of the retreat.
Fortunately, the war in Jinzhou had just ended, and the main force of the Jianlu forces had returned to Liaodong. Therefore, they had no intention of going south in a large scale, and nothing was discovered by them.
"Don't worry, Duke, the final general will definitely be arranged in Ningyuan. When our army recovers in the future, it can be of great use!" Yan Yingyuan immediately agreed, then left and set off for Ningyuan.
After arranging these things, it was already the next day.
Zhang Mingwei also told Wu Sangui and other five guerrillas. Originally, he thought these five people would be carried in. Even if he had previously told the executioner to be cautious, he had already been beaten to a bloody pulp, wasn't he?
But who would have expected that these five people were also men. They were not carried in, but were supported by their personal guards. But the grimace showed that the taste was not pleasant.
Zhang Mingwei looked at them and said to them coldly, "Seeing how uncomfortable you are, I won't hit you next time..."
Upon hearing this, Ma Ke and others were immediately overjoyed, but who knew that Zhang Mingwei then said, "...just kill him!"
Suddenly, the joy in their hearts disappeared without a trace, and they all gritted their teeth secretly, no longer daring to show their teeth!
Seeing this situation, Zhang Mingwei said to them again, "I will give each of you two thousand troops. You will have ten days to rectify them, and then go to Kaifeng, Henan for a decisive battle with King Chuang's troops. If you have any questions, ask now."
They dare not disobey the Duke's orders at this time. Besides, these guerrillas are not afraid of thieves. But there are only two thousand troops...
I saw Ma Ke asking nervously, "My lord, are these... these two thousand men and horses all soldiers?"
Don't hear that the army in the late Ming Dynasty was tens of thousands. In fact, most of them were just fake weapons. Those who really fight are actually the servants of the general soldiers of each department.
Only the Yongwei Battalion is an army under the Royal Horse Supervisor. After all, it is the Royal Forest Army, and those who want face are all soldiers. The same is true. Although the overall strength of the Yongwei Battalion was not large, it was still famous in the late Ming Dynasty.
Zhang Mingwei listened, nodded and said, "Of course, in the future, you are not allowed to withhold military pay to support your family. The military pay I give you will be paid according to the actual head count. And this military pay will be distributed by the Jin Yiwei stationed in your army. You just have to fight the war. , don’t worry about the logistics, they will take care of it all.”
Everyone present knows this truth. Logistical pressures, such as the supply of grain and grass, will be much less burdensome. However, in this way, the general's power is naturally weakened a lot, and there is not much room for maneuver.
Therefore, upon hearing this, these people couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. However, they did not dare to show it. One of them, Tang Tong, asked, "Then will the generals and others be under the direct jurisdiction of the Duke of China, or will they be led by the governor of Henan?"
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