Three hundred cavalry galloped on the road from Changde to Kuidong. This was the "Junzi Camp" of Huguang Governor Du Yinxi's Fubiao personal soldiers. Unlike He Tengjiao's Fubiao personal soldiers, who had more than 30,000 people, the "Junzi Camp" had more than 30,000 soldiers.
Only three hundred, but all of them are elite, with a fierce spirit in their eyes.
When Du Yinxi was selecting soldiers, he personally observed and understood the conditions of these young soldiers, tested their courage and strength, and carefully selected, leaving only these three hundred strong men among thousands of people. These people are not only physically strong
He was strong, proficient in writing, and loyal to the Ming Dynasty. The reason why it was called "Junzi Camp" was taken from the meaning of the Six Thousand Junzi, King Goujian of Yue.
Instead of calling them soldiers, they called them gentlemen to show Du Yinxi's respect for these soldiers. These gentlemen did not live up to Du Yinxi's high expectations. When Jingzhou was defeated, they fought tooth and nail to protect Du Yinxi, fought a bloody road, and safely evacuated to
Changde.
Dressed in a white robe and riding a white horse, the forty-six-year-old Du Yinxi was in ups and downs. This time Zhu Hengjia asked him to reward the generals of Kuidong Zhongzhen Camp, but he was not empty-handed, and he also carried 30,000 taels of silver and 200,000 shi of rice.
, a thousand pieces of armor, five thousand bows, five hundred blunderbuss, a thousand knives, two thousand spears, a number of gold, silver, wine, organs, and robes.
When Emperor Longwu recruited the Zhongzhen camp, he only granted Li Zicheng's widow, Mrs. Gao Zhenyi; Li Jinxing, Marquis of the Kingdom, General Longhu (second grade); Gao Yigong, General Longhu; the other generals were only given official positions but not titles. Zhu Hengjia
I think this reward is low.
Historically, Emperor Yongli succeeded to the throne and was granted the title of Zhongzhenying. Li Guo, Gao Yigong, Yuan Zongdi, and Liu Tichun were all granted the title of duke, marquis, and earl. Zhu Hengjia felt that this reward was too excessive, and the dukes and princes were everywhere.
, there are as many counts as dogs. How can this be done? My title in the Ming Dynasty cannot be so worthless.
Therefore, Zhu Hengjia decided to create the highest title of marquis, but the number should be large, so that everyone would be happy. He took out three marquises, six counts, and various official positions in one breath.
Du Yinxi had just been worshiped as a bachelor of Dongge University by Zhu Hengjia. He was promoted to a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion in less than a year. He was very grateful. He looked at the supplies he carried and was full of emotions: Emperor Longwu only gave titles, not titles.
Money, food and weapons; Jingjiang Supervisor gave him a title and money, food and weapons. It’s true! You know the reason why the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers!
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"See the cabinet department!" When they saw Du Yinxi, the great scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, coming, Li Jin, Gao Yigong and other generals hurriedly saluted.
"To make up for the honors of the country, generals, please forgive me! I haven't seen you for a year, and I want to die!" Du Yinxi has a sweet temperament. He has no airs about his subordinates and every word is full of true feelings. This is why he has won the hearts of all the generals.
A place of support.
"Minister, what are your orders here?" Li Guo had a rather impatient personality, and he knew that Du Yinxi must have something important to do when he came here.
"What a happy event. To make up for it, I brought a decree from the imperial court to reward the Zhongzhen Camp, as well as a large amount of money, food and supplies. The imperial court will reuse the Zhongzhen Camp this time!"
"Materials? What supplies?" Liu Tichun, the general of the Zhongzhen Battalion on the side, asked. There is no way, Kuidong is too poor, and it is very difficult for the Zhongzhen Battalion to supply supplies.
"Thirty thousand taels of silver, two hundred thousand stones of rice, a thousand pieces of armor, five thousand bows, five hundred blunderbuss, a thousand knives, two thousand spears, a number of gold, silver, wine, organs, and robes."
Li Jin, Gao Yigong, Liu Tichun, Yuan Zongdi, Dang Shousu, Ta Tianbao, Lin Yangcheng, Niu Wancai, Li Laiheng and others couldn't help but swallow their saliva. After being thieves for so many years, they had no shortage of money, but rice and grain. Armor, bows, arrows, swords and other things are really in short supply. Especially rice and grain. There is not much food in the army anymore, which really solves their urgent need.
This Jingjiang Supervisor is more generous than Emperor Longwu!
Seeing their excitement, Du Yinxi smiled slightly: "By the way, national honors, don't rush to rejoice, there are still good things to come. I also brought an edict from the Supervisor of the State to seal you."
"A decree to seal us?"
"Exactly. The supervisor of the state has decreed that he should be promoted to General Jianwei of the first rank and the commander-in-chief of the military affairs of Changde; the national title is Marquis of the State of Ying; General Yuan is the Marquis of the State of Jing; General Liu is the Marquis of the State of Anhui; General Ma Tengyun is the Bo of Tongcheng; General Ma Jinzhong is the Bo of Wuchang; General Ta is the Bo of Yidu; General Dang is the Bo of Xingping; General Wang is the Bo of Nanzhang; General Tan is the Bo of Fucheng; General Lin and General Niu are the deputy generals; General Li is the third-grade general Zhaoyi. ,participant”.
"Oh! Ouch! It's hard to repay the holy grace of supervising the country!" Emperor Longwu only gave one marquis to recruit him, and Zhu Hengjia gave three marquises, six earls, and a large amount of money, food and materials at once. The generals were very grateful.
Du Yinxi laughed loudly: "Generals, what are you still waiting for? Hurry up and prepare the incense case and receive the edict!"
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In addition to conferring titles on the Zhongzhen Camp, Zhu Hengjia also conferred the title of Nan'an Bo on Hao Yongzhong (originally named Hao Yaoqi, named Yongzhong by Emperor Longwu) who defected to He Tengjiao's former Dashun Army; Wang Jincai Liyang Bo.
Yang Guowei, the commander-in-chief of Hunan Military Affairs appointed by Zhu Hengjia, led 20,000 troops and rushed to the Xinqiang and Tongxi lines.
He Tengjiao, a bachelor of Wuyingdian and governor of Huguang, felt very anxious.
Although Yang Guowei was nominally an admiral and was under the control of himself as the governor-general, he was after all a close confidant of the Supervisory State. The Supervisory State also asked him to supervise Hunan's military affairs, and nominally he had the power to command the various ministries in Hunan. Then think of the Supervisor The country made a series of moves: letting Zhongzhen camp enter Changde; naming two of his subordinates, Hao Yongzhong and Wang Jincai, as uncles.
He Tengjiao took a breath of cold air: "The person who came is not good!"
Although Governor He was absolutely loyal to the Ming Dynasty, he had long regarded the Huguang area as his own sphere of influence and would not allow others to divide his power. Not even the emperor!
He Tengjiao called his chief think tank Zhang Kuang: "Yu Ye, General Yang has arrived at Xinqiang. What do you think of this?"
Zhang Kuang pursed his lips and smiled. After following He Tengjiao for so many years, he naturally knew his thoughts clearly.
"Why don't the Ministry of Cabinet deploy General Yang on the front line; let Ma Jinzhong, Zhang Xianbi, Lu Ding and other generals who don't listen to orders be on the flanks; you can lead the governor's soldiers and General Huang Chaoxuan from behind to provide support. In this way, we will win. , you commanded it well; even if we are defeated, you can still preserve your strength."
"Hey! Yu Ye, I'm afraid it's easy to invite gods but hard to send them away!"
Zhang Kuang smiled: "If you win, you can ask General Yang to leave Hunan and attack Hubei. If you lose, the supervisor will chop off his head. Regardless of victory or defeat, Hunan is under the control of the cabinet."
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He Tengjiao twirled his beard and thought for a while, then praised: "This is a very good strategy!"
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Ma Mingfeng Xiao Xiao.
General Qing Pingnan, a tall and fierce Liaodong man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and the obedient Wang Kong Youde were riding on horseback with great ambitions and walking slowly.
This time he led Huaishun King Geng Zhongming, Zhishun King Shang Kexi, Xushun Duke Shen Zhixiang, Gu Shan'e Zhenjin Li, Meile Zhangjing Tuntai (Tong Dai, Tong Yanghe) commanded an army of 50,000, plus auxiliary troops.
, civilian husband, claiming that 200,000 troops went south to attack Huguang and Guangdong and Guangxi.
In his opinion, the Southern Ming soldiers would be cowardly and incompetent, and it would be easy to defeat the South.
I am already a prince. If I make another military exploit this time, I should ask the regent to find a future for the boys in my family.
"How long will it take for our army to reach Changde?" Kong Youde asked.
"General, with the current marching speed, we still have three months to arrive," the subordinate reported.
Kong Youde looked at the thirty heavy Hongyi cannons weighing three thousand kilograms in the team and sighed. There was no way, we couldn't move fast with these big guys.
"Let the artillery team move back, and the entire army sets out lightly. We must reach Changde within two months," Kong Youde shouted.