Cheng Lunying knew that Ning Ci might just suspect him of colluding with Chushan before noon, but if he approached Ningci to talk about Nanyang Prefecture sending troops to assist in the defense of Ruzhou and Chushan taking over the defense of the mountains north of Xiangcheng and Fangcheng, he would completely talk to Chushan.
Mountains tied together.
At least in the eyes of Ning Ci, Zhou Yunze and others, this must be the case. As the news spreads, the gentry in Nanyang will regard them as Chushan clan and reject them.
However, Cheng Lunying came to Lifengtangpu Courtyard late at night and was mentally prepared. Without any hesitation, she bowed and said:
"How dare you disobey your orders!"
"Haha, I just said that Cheng Langjun and we are the same people..." Tang Tiande laughed and said. Unexpectedly, Shi Zhen personally took action this time, and the biggest gain was to recruit Cheng Lunying to Chushan.
Cheng Lunying became an official in the imperial examination in his early years. At the beginning of his official career, he served as a county lieutenant in Huyang County, which is adjacent to Biyang. He successively served as Huyang County Magistrate, Tangzhou Judicial Officer, and other positions. After the second year of Tianxuan, he was re-elected as Biyang County Magistrate until Emperor Jianji.
After ascending the throne in Xiangyang and proclaiming himself the emperor, the two states of Tang and Deng were merged into Nanyang Prefecture. Cheng Lunying was appointed as Nanyang Prefecture Bing Cao to participate in the military affairs, and was promoted to the Nanyang Prefecture Military and Horse Chief Supervisor of Military Affairs.
Among the many civil and military officials in the government and the public, Cheng Lunying is definitely not famous. If Cheng Lunying is really going to be blamed for Nanyang Mansion's delay in sending troops, no one in the government will think that he has been wronged and say a few good words.
However, Cheng Lunying has been working in Nanyang for so many years. In addition to being extremely familiar with the place, he also has a group of close people around him such as Kong Zhou and Liu Wugong.
By recruiting Cheng Lunying over, Chushan would not only poach a large chunk of the group of Nanyang government officials who were huddled together, but also rely on Cheng Lunying and others to directly intervene in the internal affairs of Nanyang government.
Cheng Lunying was previously responsible for the daily military affairs of the Nanyang Prefecture Army as a Bing Cao, a member of the military and as the Superintendent of the Military and Ma Du Superintendent. However, the power of recruitment of the Fu Army and the recommendation of general military officials always rested with Ning, who was also the prefect and Superintendent of the Military and Ma Du Superintendent.
In loving hands.
Therefore, the Nanyang Prefecture Army was mainly controlled by a dozen Xiang Army generals who were trusted by Ning Ci. Cheng Lunying repeatedly recommended and promoted Zhong He, Kong Zhou, Liu Wugong and others, but it was helpless.
However, with Chushan's strong intervention, or in other words, with Chushan's strong support, Cheng Lunying's voice in Nanyang Prefecture Army and Nanyang Prefecture Government will obviously change greatly.
This also represents the tentacles of Chushan, with the help of Cheng Lunying and others, extending directly into the interior of Nanyang Mansion.
"...Kong Jun and Liu Jun are the most powerful generals of Vietnam. They are supposed to destroy the Hu barbarians in order to gain the title of marquis. How can they be jealous of Ning Ci and others and be buried?"
Shi Zhen invited Cheng Lunying, Kong Zhou and Liu Wugong to sit down and talk. He also frankly told Chushan about the defensive situation faced by Chushan in Rucai Prefecture and Chushan's prediction of the development of the war situation in the next one or two years.
"I came to Nanyang. Song County Guard Zhao Shun has surrendered the enemy. In order to avoid alarming the local area, Jingshenghou strictly blocked the news and only reported the matter secretly to the court. However, you should not worry too much about this matter. Yue
Hailou, Cao Shixiong suffered repeated setbacks at the hands of Jingshenghou. Cao Shixiong took advantage of Ruyang's new victory and did not dare to snatch the Pishan Valley from Jingshenghou. Now that the river is about to thaw, it is not conducive for the enemy to attack, at least in the Huainan War
Before the results are known, the enemies in the west of Beijing and Heluo are mostly building defenses close to Ruzhou City, Xiangcheng and Zhaoling, and pressing up more soldiers and horses, but there are no specific conditions to attack Ruzhou in a short time.
City, Xiangcheng and Zhaoling. And the battle in Huainan is a matter of life and death for Dayue. You can't win without using all your strength, and you can't have selfish interests in one place and harm the overall situation. This is why Jingshenghou would rather Chushan bear a greater burden.
Despite the pressure, we have to obey the imperial edict to release Zuo Xiaosheng’s army and move to Xiangyang for rest and recuperation. The key is not to receive another secret edict..."
"...Even if we win the battle in Huainan, it will be a disastrous defeat. Perhaps we can barely drive the main force of the Chihudong Route Army out of Huainan. In the next two or three years, the enemy and we will fight around the Qinling Mountains and the Huaihe River. It will still be a struggle between the north and the south.
The key point is that Chu Mountain defends Funiu Mountain and Tongbai Mountain at the junction of Qinling Mountains and Huaihe River, and will inevitably bear greater military pressure, and may even be attacked by enemy forces from three directions: Ruzhou, Xiangcheng and Xinyang.
Therefore, Chushan must further consolidate the Funiu Mountain-Tongbai Mountain defense line before winter this year: on the one hand, it is necessary to build more forts to block the large and small valley passes between Funiu Mountain and Tongbai Mountain to prevent captured troops.
Infiltrating from the peaks and ridges to invade Jingxiang; on the one hand, Chushan plans to recruit and train more brave men from the mountains of Ruzhou and Fangcheng to make up for the lack of defenders. Of course, Nanyang Prefecture is Huaishang
An indispensable force for winter defense, Marquis Jingsheng asked the Nanyang Prefecture Army to have 15,000 troops and complete a garrison on the Rucai front line before winter. Jingsheng Marquis would also give the Nanyang Prefecture Army as much as possible to garrison.
Arrange an opportunity to engage the enemy..."
In addition to sending the army to Ruzhou and Caizhou front lines to participate in the garrison, Shi Zhen also asked Cheng Lunying to propose to Ning Ci that the Nanyang army should select middle and low-level generals to train in the warrior's house.
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In the early days, the garrison of various states was mainly composed of Xiang troops, with only two to three thousand old, weak, sick and disabled. However, the training of rural soldiers was organized by Tinglijia. The states and counties usually did not interfere, and they did not even gather together for more than ten years to train.
At one time, the Bingmadu Supervisor, as the leading body of the state army, and the Bingcao, who were in charge of local military registers, military preparations and city defense, were subordinate to the state court, which was in charge of prison litigation and other matters.
However, the Tang and Deng states combined Nanyang Prefecture and recruited local soldiers and warriors. The regular army of the government was expanded to more than 15,000 people. The status of the military and horse supervisors and military cao was completely highlighted; the military and horse capital next to the government office
The area occupied by the Supervisory Office has also been expanded several times.
Prime Minister Ning Ci is in charge of government affairs, especially large and small prison litigation, which takes up most of his energy. He usually sits in the government office and rarely comes to the military and horse capital to supervise the department. Daily military affairs are handled by many military officials led by Cheng Lunying.
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In addition to Cheng Lunying, the Nanyang Prefecture Army also appointed two Xiang Army Commanders and six Xiang Army Commanders, Yuhou, to command the generals in various garrison camps and preside over daily drills and city defense matters.
Because there was no need to undertake heavy and dangerous defense and combat tasks, Cheng Lunying managed to arrange the many military affairs of the Nanyang Prefecture Army properly with these manpower, and Ning Ci did not need to worry too much.
Before dawn the next day, Ning Ci took several court officials and walked into the Military and Horse Supervisory Department early.
Cheng Lun Yingbing Cao joined the military and led the army, Ma Du Supervisor, and promoted military affairs. These were official positions awarded by the imperial court. Ning Ci had no power to directly kick him aside.
However, Ning Ci, as the prefect of Nanyang and in charge of the Military and Horse Supervisor, was the commander of the armies of various factions, and the Dukes of Du Yu were all generals recommended by him. He personally went to sit in the Military and Horse Supervisor Department and took over the agency of many military affairs.
No one dares to say that it is inconsistent with the system.
The Nanyang government office is far less tight-lipped than imagined.
Shi Shizhen, the commander of the Chushan camp, arrived in Biyang yesterday, and the fact that he kept meeting Ning Ci seemed to have grown legs. It had already reached the ears of Cao's military officers and generals.
Combined with the news secretly spread by the Runan County Government, people who were a little more sensitive realized that a storm was about to arise.
Most of Cao Si's generals and military officials were from local gentry and country tycoons. Everyone was deeply wary of Chushan. They all knew how severely Xu Huai had suppressed the clans of Huaiyuan, Xinyang and other places since he took charge of Chushan.
However, fear and rejection are one thing, but at this time, no one dares to deny Chushan's deep roots. No one dares to think that Chushan really wants to seize the Nanyang Mansion and delay sending troops to make a fuss, and Ning Ci will be able to escape safely.
Ning Ci went to the Military and Horse Supervisory Department early in the morning to summon military officers and generals to sort out military affairs. The atmosphere in the government hall was also extremely depressing. No one was willing to say anything except what was within their duties.
Cheng Lunying, however, only came to the Yamen Office of the Military and Horse Supervisor Department with Kong Zhou, Liu Wugong and several followers after the sun had set. When he saw Ning Ci sitting in the Yamen Hall, he was not surprised at all.
Sitting on the left | behind the long desk, Cheng Lunying glanced at the many military officials and generals in the hall and the several secretaries around Ning Ci, and said calmly: "Master, can you ask everyone to step aside and say a few words to Lunying?
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Ning Ci held the file in her hand and stared at Cheng Lunying for a long time with a gloomy face before waving for everyone to leave.
"Nanyang Mansion was under the control of Lord Runan and delayed for a year before sending troops to defend Ru and Cai. This matter is really going to be a big deal, but no one thinks that Nanyang Mansion is innocent - the Lord must know it very well.
Regarding this point," Cheng Lunying sat behind the long case and said word by word, "however, Duke Jingsheng is loyal to the country and thinks of resisting the barbarians. Therefore, how to solve this matter depends on whether the prince has his heart.
To defend against the Hulu, or have other ideas?"
Ning Ci's face was so gloomy that she almost cried out. After a long time, she said, "I don't know what I should do to show that I care about the emperor?"
Cheng Lunying was not surprised by Ning Ci's compromise and concession.
Zheng Huaizhong and his son led the Shenwu Army to reinforce Huainan. The defense north of Jingxiang could only rely on the Chushan Army. If Xu Huai was determined to seize the Nanyang Mansion at this time and delay sending troops to make a big fuss, and directly point the finger at Ning Ci, Ning Ci would really
If you dare to bet, Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Gu Fan and others will definitely try their best to ensure that he escapes safely?
Seeing that Ning Ci was willing to compromise, Cheng Lunying told Shi Zhen the strategies discussed last night:
"... Jingsheng Hou said that even if we can win the battle in Huainan, it will be a tragic victory. Perhaps we can barely drive the main force of the Chihu East Route Army out of Huainan. In the next two or three years, the enemy and we will fight around the Qinling Mountains and the Huaihe River line.
It is still the key to the struggle between the north and the south. If Chushan wants to defend the land of Jingxiang and defend the Funiu Mountains and Tongbai Mountains at the junction of the Qinling Mountains and the Huaihe River, it is bound to bear greater military pressure. It is even possible to attack from Ruzhou.
Xiangcheng and Xinyang were attacked by the enemy in three directions. Therefore, Chushan must further consolidate the Funiu Mountain-Tongbai Mountain defense line before winter this year. However, everything cannot be done without the support and cooperation of Nanyang Prefecture. As for defense,
Regarding the matter, Marquis Jingsheng has already submitted a letter to the Central Government, but if everyone in Nanyang Mansion submits a letter to offer suggestions, the matter should be able to proceed smoothly..."
"That's all?" Ning Ci asked in surprise.
The price offered by Chushan was not beyond his imagination, and considering his own interests and those of Nanyang Mansion, who wouldn't hope that Xu Huaineng could lead the Chushan Army to securely hold the line between Funiu Mountain and Tongbai Mountain?
"Marquis Jingsheng wants to defend against the barbarians. What else do you think Marquis Jingsheng will ask for?" Cheng Lunying asked rhetorically.
