There were not many refugees in the city, and the long street was relatively neat, with carriages and horses running at full speed. It was still some time before the military and horse general's palace, which had been renovated by the state government, felt that the speed of the carriage suddenly slowed down. Xu Huai opened the curtain of the carriage and saw King Jing.
Personally leading Zheng Huaizhong, Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Wu Wenche, Shi Hai and others stood in front of the government office to greet him.
He, Qian Shangduan, Zhao Fan and others hurriedly got out of the carriage and rushed over. They knelt on one knee on the stone street in front of the government office and said: "I am fortunate to have honored your highness's order and have lifted the siege of Taiyuan.
Taiyuan's 117,000 soldiers and civilians retreated westward to Yanzhou and returned to Puban to resume their duties!"
"Okay, if Vietnam can have more generals, what shame can't be avenged, and what hatred can't be destroyed?" King Jing Zhao Tuan hurriedly stepped forward and helped Xu Huai up.
Zheng Huaizhong, the newly appointed military commander of the Heluo camp, Zhou He, the Xuanfu envoy of the Northwest Jing Road, Wu Wenche, the transfer envoy of the Northwest Jing Road, Gao Chunnian, the transfer envoy of the Fifth Shaanxi Route, and Shi Hai, who came to Puban on behalf of Xiao Linshi, were led by Qiao Jien
The Hedong transfer envoy who accompanied him to Puban first was acquainted with Taiyuan magistrate Xu Wei and Xu Huai.
In addition, there were the newly appointed general manager of Shaanxi's army and horse capital, the former Yanyan Road manager and pacification envoy Gao Junyang, and others. This was the first time Xu Huai met. King Jing Zhao Tuan stood in front of the gate of the government office and introduced Xu Huai.
Only then did he personally grab Xu Huai's sleeve armor and lead him into the mansion to show his utmost honor and kindness.
Because time was tight, there was no big banquet to welcome Xu Huai. Instead, the accompanying generals held a separate banquet. Xu Huai, Zhu Hang, and Shi Hai and Xiao Yanhan, who represented the remnants of the Khitan, were accompanied by King Jing Zhao Tuan, Qiao Jien, Xu Wei, Chen Yougui, and Zheng Huaizhong.
, Gao Chunnian, Gao Junyang, Zhou He, Wu Wenche, Liu Zhiyuan, the former Zezhou magistrate, Ma Sijing, Qinshui magistrate, Zhong Yingqiu, Deng Gui, Zhang Xin, and Hu Yu, the son of Hu Kai, who represented Hu Kai, entered the small hall.
Discuss things while having a banquet.
In early December, King Jing Zhao Tuan was awarded the title of Grand Marshal of the troops in the west of Beijing, Shaanxi, and Hedong. At the same time, he officially opened a government office in Puban.
In addition to King Jing Zhao Tuan, he also served as the Privy Envoy and Situ, responsible for the military operations against the Red Husbands in the west of Beijing, Shaanxi, and Hedong, and the affairs of the general magistrate's office. Zhu Hang, Qian Shangduan, Liu Zhiyuan, Ma Sijing, and Zhong Yingqiu
Others, together with many generals recommended by Zheng Huaizhong, Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Gao Junyang, etc., were able to serve as the commander-in-chief of the marshal's office, Sima, and engage in military positions such as Zhonglang, chief secretary, and various Cao Yamen.
As far as that time was concerned, Bianliang was still there, and the post of General Marshal was mainly to assist Jing Wang Zhao Tuan in handling military and political affairs, and did not involve major changes in the temple structure.
In addition, the road supervisors and the general marshals of the army and horses were co-located, and matters such as the transfer of prison and prison property to small households were also in charge of their own duties.
At that time, the Generalissimo's Mansion of the various armies and horses in the west of Beijing, Shaanxi and Hedong mainly took charge of the operations of the three armies against the Chihu people, and it was far from being the size of a small imperial court.
Therefore, at that time, there were many vacancies for subordinate officials in the Marshal's Mansion, and everyone recommended candidates based on their authority, and they were appointed by imperial edicts.
Although Emperor Tianxuan and his ministers are still trapped by barbarians in Bianliang City, King Jing Zhao Tuan has no intention of directly ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor. However, he went to Xiangyang to first establish the Generalissimo's Mansion of the Army and Horses of the World, and in the eyes of everyone, he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.
There is no essential difference.
The newly established Generalissimo's Mansion of the World's Military and Horses will also replace the imperial court and formally control the power of all roads, supervisors, military, government, prisons and finances in the world.
At this time, the chief officials of the Marshal's Mansion, Sima, who were engaged in the duties of Zhonglang, consulted on wine offerings, and were chief clerks were actually equivalent to the ministers who assisted King Jing in making military and political decisions; while the Cao Cao participated in the military affairs, which were equivalent to
Shang Bing and the envoys who are in charge of the various monasteries and temples.
The appointment of generals, officials and assistants under the Marshal's Mansion will actually involve the distribution of power in the new dynasty, which will naturally need to be reorganized; this will also determine which officials in Luoyang, Jingzhao and Puzhou will follow King Jing and Zhao Tuan
Go to Xiangyang to open a government office.
Although King Jing Zhao Tuan showed great trust, Gao Zheng, Zhou Wu and others also greeted him with smiles, and did not hesitate to say nice things during the dinner, but Xu Huai was still very measured in his selection of new officials and subordinates.
to remain silent.
Even if others asked him for his opinion, he would only say that he knew a little bit about commanding three to five thousand troops in battle, and he knew very little about larger-scale military and political affairs. He knew nothing about how to operate the Generalissimo's Office and control the various road supervisors after it was established.
, just follow King Jing’s arrangements in everything.
Zheng Huaizhong, Gao Chunnian, Zhou He and others were quite satisfied with Xu Huai's attitude. Many matters were discussed during the banquet. Under the chairmanship of King Jing Zhao Tuan, a consensus was quickly reached.
Zhengzhou and other places belonging to the North Beijing Road have fallen. Luoyang's most important strategic position is to guard the gateway for the Japanese soldiers to enter Shaanxi from the south bank of the Yellow River. At the same time, it will also be fully transformed into a war zone.
There is no need to overlap the system of setting up the envoys' department, the transfer envoys' department, and the Luoyang government office on the North Beijing Road with the Heluo camp. Everyone advocates that Zheng Huaizhong also takes charge of the Heluo camp's military commander and the Luoyang magistrate, and has full power over Heluo.
Regional military and political affairs.
Before the fall of Bianliang, Zhou He held the most powerful position. At the same time, he was also the head of civil servants in Hedong, Shaanxi, and Western Beijing. His reputation was higher than other officials. It was logical that he should follow King Zhao Tuan of Jing to Xiangyang to serve as the commander-in-chief of the general marshal's office.
Overseeing government affairs; Zhu Hang, Qian Shangduan, Gao Chunnian, Xu Wei and others acted as ministers to assist Zhou He in handling government affairs.
Sima Xiang, the privy envoy of the Marshal's Office, was responsible for overseeing military affairs. King Jing Zhao Tuan advocated that Hu Kai, the defense envoy of Caizhou, be appointed as the privy envoy. Wang Fan, Liu Zhiyuan, Gu Jian and others served as military advisors and offered wine to assist Hu Kai in administering military affairs.
Qiao Jien served as the official of the inner government and took charge of the daily affairs of King Jing Zhao Tuan.
Qian Zerui, Ma Sijing, Zhong Yingqiu and others served as chief bookkeepers, and held military and other positions in the bookkeeping office, responsible for drafting, issuing edicts and other matters.
The establishment of the Generalissimo's Mansion is inseparable from the support of Jinghu and other generals and forces. Of course, enough places for Cao Caoshan and other military personnel must be reserved, and they cannot take up all of them.
At the beginning of the Dayue Dynasty, the country was divided into fifteen roads. The areas west of Tongguan and north of the Qinling Mountains bordering Dangxiang were under the jurisdiction of the Shaanxi Road. Later, in order to facilitate border affairs, Shaanxi was divided into five roads for transshipment, management and other matters.
Shaanxi will soon become the core of Dai Viet, and will also be one of the largest war zones. It is no longer suitable for any decentralization of powers and checks and balances.
In order to resist the Red Husbands, everyone decided to reunite the five groups into one. Gao Junyang also served as the general manager of the military and horse capital of Shaanxi camp, the envoy of Shaanxi economic strategy and pacification, and in charge of Shaanxi's military affairs and defense.
Gu Jiqian also served as the deputy commander-in-chief of the troops and horses of the westbound camp of Er and the deputy envoy of Shaanxi economic strategy and pacification. He was mainly responsible for the defense area under the original jurisdiction of Fuyan Road.
Shaanxi has a vast territory and governs 25 states (prefectures). Wu Wenche served as the transfer envoy of Shaanxi and had an overview of Shaanxi's wealth, grain, household and other matters; some matters such as prisons and Changpingcang were merged into Shaanxi.
The general jurisdiction of the Transshipment Department.
Of course, in order to balance Zheng Huaizhong and Gao Junyang, and balance the relationship between Heluo and Shaanxi Xingying, everyone also decided to include Tongguan, the southeastern part of the Weishui River, and the Shangzhou area in the eastern section of the Qinling Mountains to be included in Heluo Xingying.
Of course, when King Jing Zhao Tuan went to Xiangyang to open a government office, he was not accompanied by Zhou He, Zhu Hang, Qian Shangduan, Gao Chunnian, Xu Wei, Liu Zhiyuan, Gu Jian, Qiao Jien, Qian Zerui, Ma Sijing, Zhong Yingqiu and others.
Hu Kai, Wang Fan and others are in Caizhou and Xiangyang to support them.
King Jing Zhao Tuan needs a large and elite army of soldiers and horses to guard and escort him.
Only in this way can the local forces be frightened into submission, and the local supervisory departments and local forces such as Jinghu, Jianghuai, Sichuan and Shu be made to obey.
When King Jing Zhao Tuan goes to Xiangyang to open a government office, he will inevitably become a key target for the Red Husbands. The construction of defense lines to defend Xiangyang and the Nanyang Basin must be fully considered now.
Otherwise, if the Chihu people sent 10,000 elite cavalry and marched directly to Xiangyang City, what else would they be doing?
The first and second armies of the Xuanwu Army currently led by Zhang Xin and Deng Gui are the direct line of King Zhao Tuan who was reorganized on the basis of the Ling Guarding Army after he went to Gong County to take charge of the defense.
Whether they crossed the river and headed north, reinforced Qinshui, or marched eastward to Zezhou, they all proved to be capable of fighting.
However, the Xuanwu Army was too small in size. It eliminated the weak and retained the strong. It barely had 6,000 elite troops available, which was far from enough to serve as a guard force.
At this time, Bianliang had fallen. In addition to the Chushan camp south of the capital, there was only one organized by Hu Kai in Caizhou. The Caizhou army with Yang Lin as the commander only had a total of more than 13,000 troops, which was far from being able to attack the enemy.
Support the defense line to the north of Xiangyang.
Zheng Huaizhong, Gao Junyang, Zhou He, Gao Chunnian and others advocated continuing to draw elite soldiers and generals from the Western Army to protect King Jing as he went south; after all, the Western Army also deployed a large number of soldiers and horses to defend the border states bordering the Dangxiang people.
It's not completely extracted.
Xu Huai had not expressed any opinions before, but now he said loudly:
"Master Xu Fu, General Wen led 100,000 soldiers and civilians to defend Taiyuan. He stood tall and strong without sacrificing his ambition. The sincerity of his heart can be seen from the sun and the moon. The soldiers and civilians of Taiyuan are also the most sincere soldiers and civilians of Dai Viet. I, Xu Huai,
I boldly ask Your Highness, General Wen, to return to Puban immediately and entrust him with the important task of commanding the guard troops and horses to escort Your Highness to Xiangyang! The soldiers and civilians of Taiyuan should also move to Xiangyang to settle down, so that His Highness can build a cauldron to guard the captives!"
Although after Xu Huai arrived in Puban, Zhao Fan also rode in the same car, and he did not have the opportunity to communicate with Qian Shangduan in private. However, as soon as his words came out, Qian Shangduan, Xu Wei, Liu Zhiyuan, Zhu Hang and others all started talking.
It was suggested that King Jing summon Wen Hengyue to Puban and entrust him with important tasks.
No one can question the loyalty and courage of Wen Hengyue, Xu Wei and the 100,000 soldiers and civilians of Taiyuan to Dai Viet.
At this time, no one would stand up and say that Wen Hengyue, Xu Wei, Qian Zerui and others had resisted the decree and did not sacrifice Taiyuan, and they had different aspirations, right?
The soldiers and civilians of Taiyuan experienced such a severe and cruel test, but they could not change their aspirations; and after experiencing such a severe and cruel test, their sincerity towards Dai Viet would become even firmer.
Otherwise, the sacrifices they have made before will become meaningless.
At this point, Qian Shangduan, Zhang Xin and other direct descendants of Prince Jing's Mansion are even far inferior.
King Jing Zhao Tuan could only truly stabilize his throne after he ascended the throne when Xu Wei, Wen Hengyue, Qian Zerui and others led the Taiyuan army and people to Xiangyang to open a government office.
Xu Huai's suggestion was naturally not what Zheng Huaizhong, Gao Chunnian, Zhou He, Gao Junyang and others had in mind, but when the window was opened, they all realized that they could only support this proposal.
They quickly came to their senses and persuaded King Jing to quickly summon Wen Hengyue to serve as the commander of the Xuanwu Army, and to integrate all the Taiyuan garrison into the Xuanwu Army to defend Xiangyang.
Xu Huai then suggested that King Jing summon Yang Qiye, Zheng Jinqing, Gao Yi, Gu Minghai and others to join the Xuanwu Army as generals.
These people were all born as generals, and were the nephews of generals such as Yang Lin, Zheng Huaizhong, Gao Junyang, and Gu Jiqian. Using them as Xuanwu generals ensured that the number of military leaders such as Yang, Zheng, Gao, and Gu was in Xiangyang and in Da Da.
The Marshal's Mansion has direct influence on King Jing Zhao Tuan, ensuring the private relationship between King Jing Zhao Tuan and these military leaders. On the other hand, it can also be said to be using these people as hostages.
Of course, Yang Qiye, Zheng Jinqing, Gu Minghai and others are also rising stars who can assist Wen Hengyue, Zhang Xin and Deng Gui to better command the Xuanwu Army and better organize the defense of Xiangyang and Nanyang areas.
Zheng Gao, Gu Yang and others would not refuse this, and were even willing to send more nephews to serve King Keng, which would also help consolidate the power of each family in Dai Viet after Dai Viet regained its territory.
As for the defense to the north of Xiangyang, it actually includes two aspects. One is Tongbai Mountain and the Guangzhou area to the east including Xinyang. This area not only controls the eastern portal of the Nanyang Basin, but also controls the upper reaches of the Huaihe River, maintaining the relationship with the Huainan area.
connect.
Xu Huai had outstanding achievements, especially for King Jing. Zheng Huaizhong and others could no longer suppress him. They proposed to merge Chushan County into Guangzhou, formally establish the Chushan Camp, and use Xu Huai as the military and horse capital of the Chushan Camp.
The general manager also knew Guangzhou; under the Chushan camp, the Tianxiong army was reorganized, and Xu Huai was appointed as the commander of the Tianxiong army.
Different from the Tianxiong army's forbidden army organization, the camp is a combat organization that controls a certain aspect of troop dispatch and combat authority. It can control one, several, or even several troops, as well as local troops and rural soldiers.
Xu Huai came out to command the capital of Tianxiong Army, which held the general power of Tianxiong Army.
At the same time, he served as the commander-in-chief of the army and horse capital of the Chushan camp, and he was in charge of the defense line upstream of the Huai River. He also had knowledge of Guangzhou, and he also controlled the local military power.
Although the territory is not a little smaller than Shaanxi, from now on, at least in the name of justice, Xu Huaize has been promoted from military prince to commander-in-chief.
In the north of the Nanyang Basin, Zheng Gao and others suggested using Yang Lin as general to integrate the Caizhou Army and the remnants of Liu Yan, Xie Zhong, Gu Cong and other troops who broke out from the capital to the south to form the Caizhou Camp and rebuild the Xiaosheng Army.
Guard Caizhou and Xuzhou.
As for the remnants of the Khitan clan, everyone also advocated allowing them to move to Qinzhou (Tianshui) via Guanzhong at Xiao Linshi's request.
Shi Hai, Wu Salu and other Khitan generals were still unwilling to use the few strong Khitan men to work for Vietnam and fight against the unrivaled Red Guards Cavalry.
Qinzhou is far in the west of Shaanxi, outside the Liupan Mountains and Qinling Mountains. They moved their whole family to Qinzhou so that the remaining Khitan troops could temporarily avoid the war and recuperate.
King Jing Zhao Tuan, Zheng Huaizhong and others agreed to Xiao Linshi's request. On the one hand, Xu Huai rushed to Taiyuan. Xiao Linshi not only formally stated their hostile stance against the Chihu people, but also directly made Xiao Yanhan, Chen Zixiao and others take over the sky.
The captured soldiers of the Xiong Army participated in the battle, and afterwards they also expressed their willingness to hand over all the captured soldiers of the Tianxiong Army, and even agreed to donate more than 10,000 war horses that were in short supply at this time; on the other hand, Zheng Huaizhong and Gao Junyang also transferred from Bianzhou
More elite soldiers and horses are being added to the Eastern Front. In the Liupan Mountains and west of the Qinling Mountains, a military force is needed to ensure that the party members will not make mistakes...
