Chapter five hundred and fortieth IX things from the ancestors
In the yamen of the Marshal's Mansion in Lanzhou City, Liu Chengzong was entertaining Li Hongsi, who had rushed from Liangzhou.
Two days ago, Li Hongsi sent someone to deliver the letter of surrender to Cao Yao, who was guarding Gansu in the Marshal's Mansion. He originally thought that he would receive a warm welcome from the Marshal's Mansion, but he did not expect that Cao Yao would directly send troops to Wuwei Oasis and coordinate with Feng Yubu's car camp in Gulang Gorge.
Surrounded Liangzhou City.
The reason is that Li Hongsi’s surrender demands are too many.
The Liangzhou Army surrendered due to the lack of food and grass, but it was actually very troublesome to surrender. After all, it still maintained combat effectiveness. Therefore, even though Cao Yao was granted full power in Gansu by Liu Chengzong, he was still paralyzed by Li Hongsi's request.
Among those requests, such as relieving the people of Liangzhou and not plundering the city, Cao Yao could agree to it. Anyway, there was no money, goods or food in Liangzhou. As for relieving the people, it was Liu Chengzong's consistent idea. There was nothing to say about it.
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However, there were more than 10,000 troops in Liangzhou City earlier. After Cao Wenzhao transferred to Ningxia, there were still 7,000 troops in the city. There were 5,000 soldiers who followed Li Hongsi and surrendered to the Marshal's Mansion. There were another 2,000 people who wanted to leave. Li Hongsi also returned
I hope the Marshal's Mansion will agree to let them leave with their armor.
Whether it is an army of 7,000 or an army of 5,000, it is not a small number whether it is an enemy army during war or a surrender after the war.
Recruiting, appeasing, resettling, stationing, and supplying soldiers are all troublesome matters.
Cao Yao wrote a letter to Lanzhou, explaining the general situation of the surrender, and proposed that Li Hongsi go to Lanzhou to meet him first, while Gansu took this opportunity to get a thorough understanding of the surrender.
When Liu Chengzong saw this letter, he understood Cao Yao's complicated feelings of fear, joy and concern for this surrendered army.
It is normal to be afraid of the surrender of the army, and it is also normal to be happy about the surrender.
With the surrender of this army, the whole of Gansu fell into the hands of the Marshal's Office, and it was quite popular... The five thousand troops left behind were all local border troops in Gansu, and the two thousand who were leaving were all guests from Shaanxi.
army, half of which came from Li Hongsi's headquarters.
Li Hongsi withdrew from Ganzhou to Liangzhou. He originally suffered a lot of losses in his troops. Some surrendered to the Marshal's Mansion, and some fell into disgrace and became horse bandits. In the end, he withdrew to Liangzhou, leaving not many of his own troops.
, and now that we have withdrawn some of them, we will naturally become a deputy general without any troops.
Don’t worry if such a person surrenders.
But it's not normal to attach importance to the surrender of the army. He has a defeated general, what should we pay attention to?
But after looking at the list sent by Cao Yao, Liu Chengzong felt: Well...it's not unreasonable to attach importance to it.
Among the 5,000 troops that retreated eastwards during the entire Gansu War, the content of officers was too high. The number of generals alone included Zhao Zhirui, Lin Chengdong, Sheng Lue, Fang Maogong, and Li Changling. The remaining 1,000 generals were even more generals.
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Liu Chengzong was stunned when he saw this number. There were four separate garrison generals in Gansu town, namely Suzhou garrison general Zhao Zhirui, Ganzhou garrison general Lin Chengdong, Zhuanglang garrison general Lu Yunchang, and Liangzhou garrison general during the war.
He had fought against Liu Shaozong, the deputy commander-in-chief... No, he had not fought against Liu Shaozong, but he had written letters to Liangzhou City, so he had dealt with him.
Among them, Lu Yunchang was beaten away, and Liu Shaozong was besieged in the city. He was not on the surrender list at the moment, and he seemed to be planning to go to Ningxia. Also not on the list was Xiang Xiyin, who was also a veteran, and often
He fought with Liu Shaozong, a martial arts scholar from Puzhou, Shanxi.
Apart from these four, the rest are the generals of the generals and the governor's subordinates. But the general on Yang Jiamo's side is Chai Shihua, who has gone to the west. Even if Bai Yiqing's governor's Biao camp is included, there shouldn't be so many
General.
It wasn't until Li Hongsi arrived in Lanzhou that Liu Chengzong solved this doubt.
"The three of them used to be generals, and they were all promoted to official positions in the past few years when they were fifty-five years old. They are all from Gansu. This time the commander-in-chief attacked eastward, the three generals recruited their old servants to serve in the army." Li Hongsi talked about these three people with a feeling of regret, saying: "However, when they were effective, the commander-in-chief had already captured Ganzhou, and it was difficult to counterattack in Liangzhou, so he and I suffered nine months in the city.
Sin, punished."
In the Ming Dynasty's official appointment system, as early as the Yuan Dynasty, the age was seventy years old. In the Zhu Yuanzhang era, the age was relaxed to sixty. In the Xiaozong era, the age was relaxed to fifty-five. The first was to increase the rank and upgrade, then to award the crown and belt, and finally to rely on
A salary will be given by a chapter, and those above the third rank will be given the original official salary, and those below the fourth rank will be given a salary if they are promoted to one rank.
The so-called "official title" means that they still retain their status as officials after being appointed. It is a very honorable thing to increase their rank and upgrade. For example, if someone's epitaph says that he was a second-rank commander, he is actually retired.
The previous official position was most likely to be a third-rank commander or a general commander.
Therefore, Liu Chengzong's attack on Gansu was life-threatening for these three retired old men. They had to fight for their retirement wages.
One of Li Hongsi's very important missions when he came here this time was to ask the three of them whether the Marshal's Mansion had any control over the old man who became an official in the Ming Dynasty.
Liu Shishi was happy when he heard this. You have sacrificed your life and blood for the Ming Dynasty and worked all your life. Now you will get your retirement salary from me, right?
He was worried about food and grass. The 20,000 people in Liangzhou City had to be taken care of. According to the disaster relief food standard of three dou per month for big mouths and one dou for five liters for small ones, the supply would be enough for six months, which would be nearly 30,000 stone grains.
As for Liangzhou's 5,000 surrendered troops, even if they were supplied with half of the rations for the auxiliary troops, the rations for the troops would still cost 30,000 shi of rations per year. Moreover, with this low standard of rations, the physical quality of the soldiers would definitely be reduced a lot over the course of a year.<
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At this time, Li Hongsi came over to talk to Liu Chengzong about supporting the retired old man of the Ming Army, but Liu Shishi didn't want to talk to him.
"The salary of the three of them is enough for me to support three brigades of soldiers. If you have the ability, move your family to Hehuang and serve as a training officer for me. I am willing to give him the rank of Qian Commander and train several battalions in a few years."
Soldiers." Liu Chengzong raised his hand and pointed to the sky: "After a few years of good weather, I will allow them to become officials of the third rank."
"If you don't have the ability, just rest at home as soon as possible."
When Li Hongsi heard this, he felt a little relieved and quickly clasped his fists in salute and said: "Then I would like to thank the Marshal for his kindness on behalf of the three old generals."
The three veteran generals who served in the army during the Wanli period must all be capable, and training troops is not a problem. He is just worried that Liu Chengzong will ignore them. Now that he has said that he will be awarded the post of General Qian, even if the official position is a little lower, it is still an official status recognized by the Marshal's Office.
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The most important thing is that there is no need to send troops to fight, but only to train officers. This is the safest treatment for generals.
"You have to work."
Liu Chengzong waved his hand and turned to look at Li Hongsi: "The three of them will not talk about it. You, Lin Chengdong, and Zhao Zhirui can continue to serve as officials and generals in Ningxia, so why don't you leave?"
These are all senior generals who visited Gansu Province. They are simply a talent reserve gift package given by Gansu Strategy.
Li Hongsi shook his head, his face remained as usual, but his heart felt bitter. He opened his mouth and paused before saying: "Gansu, it's too far."
He fought for the Ming Dynasty all his life, conquering east and west, and never considered surrendering. Even though Liu Chengzong was unstoppable in Gansu, he never thought about it. Because his military career was too busy, people would die if he was not careful, and he had no chance to think about it.
West.
Until he was trapped in Liangzhou for nine months, nine months was too long, so long that grass grew in people's hearts. Even he couldn't help but think about the way forward - naturally he didn't think about the results, and the future was very slim. He surrendered to the Marshal's Mansion not because he ran out of military rations, but because he was the only one left in Gansu Province as the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief. If he really died in this war, there might be another emperor who could set up an altar to offer sacrifices.
, but if you go back alive, you will definitely have to carry the blame for the fall of Gansu on your back, and life will be worse than death.
However, Zhao Zhirui, Lin Chengdong and others had different reasons for surrendering to the Marshal's Mansion.
In order to fight against Liu Chengzong, they were defeated again and again, and so many people died. They retreated to the solid walls of Liangzhou City and endured hunger for nine months. They tried their best to raise food, but were poked in the back by their fellow villagers. They used horses, donkeys, and mules to plow cattle.
Killed them all and waited for the imperial reinforcements to launch a counterattack: for what?
Because Liu Chengzong was a rebel and an enemy; and because Governor Hong Chengchou said that they were guarding Liangzhou and would counterattack this spring.
No matter how far away Gansu is, it takes more than 270 days. Even if we only travel fifteen miles a day, even if the reinforcements are in Fujian, they should have arrived.
Okay, Gansu is too far away and there are no reinforcements.
But after the Jin Dynasty invaded and invaded Xuanda last year, the Marshal's Mansion sent troops. They sent troops at the invitation of the imperial court, and they sent troops via Ningxia without any surprises.
Until He Huchen ran to Liangzhou City to invite them to fight against the Donglu, no one in the city believed it. Gansu is so far away that the imperial court's reinforcements can't get through. How could you go to Xuanda?
But they did go. The reinforcements from Qinghai went to the Xuanda defense line, and the reinforcements from Jizhen also went to the Xuanda defense line. The whole counterattack was very beautiful, but what does that have to do with Gansu?
To be honest, even Liu Chengzong couldn't bear it when he heard Li Hongsi say the words "Gansu is too far". Of course he knew what it meant: Gansu was too far away from Beijing, and they were the ones who were abandoned.
Even the one who was betrayed.
"The imperial court uses troops everywhere, and it coincides with the invasion of the Eastern Han Dynasty, so it doesn't care about Gansu... Alas."
This was not said by Li Hongsi, but by Liu Chengzong. He sighed and said: "The world is difficult. I am not comforting you, and I can't comfort you. Many Gansu generals are willing to defect to me. I am happy before it is too late. I just don't want to lie."
You."
Liu Chengzong said to Li Hongsi: "The Ming army fought with my Monan Governor's Mansion outside Xuanda, and they also fought several battles in Ningxia. They are not betraying you."
Li Hongsi was still in a low mood before, but when he suddenly heard Liu Chengzong say this, he was immediately amused. It was really hard for him to guess what kind of identity Liu Shishi was trying to comfort him. He couldn't help laughing, and then he stopped his smile and said seriously:
"Commander, there is no need to comfort me. I am a guest soldier from Shaanxi, and they are from Gansu."
It was precisely because Li Hongsi was a guest that he saw more objectively the emptiness and weakness of the imperial court in the northwest, and... in the eyes of the imperial court, the northwest could not be compared with Northern Zhili and Liaodong.
Thinking of this, he shook his head helplessly, and then he picked up his energy and said to Liu Chengzong: "Commander, I have a request, and I hope you will grant it."
"You say it first."
"The commander-in-chief also knows the current situation in Shaanxi. Can the commander-in-chief allow the two thousand soldiers who want to leave to leave with Liu Shaozong and their armor?"
"Leave with your armor?"
Liu Chengzong pondered for a moment and shook his head slowly.
When Li Hongsi saw this, he quickly said: "They left their guns and cannons behind, and they only brought armored soldiers, bows, swords and six arrows. Commander, you must bring something with you."
Leave the guns behind?
Liu Chengzong couldn't hold it back and turned around and couldn't help but smile. The ancestor of Liu Shaozong was Liu Sheng of the Yanshan Guard Baihu during the Yongle period. He was awarded the title of Marquis of Anyuan for his merits and established the world's first standing gunnery unit, the Shenji Battalion. p>
Let the army he led leave behind guns and cannons, which meant that they were leaving behind everything belonging to their ancestors.
However, Liu Shizi didn't care about these things. With the development and expansion of the Riyueshan Arsenal, the newly-made ordnance has met the requirements of the field battalions of the Marshal's Mansion. The installed guns are also separated from the Ming army's standard firearms. The captured guns have a great impact on him.
It's just better than nothing, it allows recruits to carry more firearms during training.
In comparison, armor is more useful, but the two thousand soldiers who left with Liu Shaozong were not large in number, and they did not carry many armors, so they were also dispensable to him.
He did not allow these two thousand troops to carry armor. In fact, he just wanted to save their lives or the lives of others.
Liu Shishi thought this matter very clearly. If the defeated soldiers did not surrender to him, he would have only two choices: either follow Liu Shaozong to Ningxia, or leave the army and return to Shaanxi.
To go to Ningxia is to surrender to the enemy. The maximum Liu Chengzong can tolerate is to let them go to Ningxia empty-handed and let Hong Chengchou prepare armor and rations for them. If the defeated soldiers leave the army and return to Shaanxi, they cannot bring their armor with them.
He clearly remembers the Ming army's defeat in the Hehuang Battle, and how he and his armor were hunted and killed by the common people in the Hehuang Valley.
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Weapons and armor are very attractive to rural people. Without weapons, there is no murderous intention. If there is no murderous intention, they will choose a safer way home, or simply choose to go to Ningxia.
On the other hand, if there are soldiers and a team of twenty veterans, they can drive away dozens or even hundreds of bandits, and the people will kill them. There are almost no people in Shaanxi. No matter who kills whom, this is a situation that Liu Chengzong is not happy to see.
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These defeated soldiers who lost confidence in Liangzhou stayed in the army in Ningxia and dragged down Hong Chengchou. This was the best choice in Liu Chengzong's eyes - so they could not carry weapons.
Therefore, he said seriously: "There is no need to talk about this matter anymore, so the weapons and weapons will be left behind. I will give them food for ten days, and I will do my best to be kind and righteous."
"But Commander, if you don't have weapons to defend yourself, you can eat any beast you encounter on the road."
"Beast? Mr. Li, our Ming Dynasty has a lot of shortcomings, and there are indeed many officials who are doing nothing, but you are too underestimated our Ming officers and soldiers."
Liu Shishi looked at Li Hongsi and said with a smile: "They have no problem. They can kill trees and make soldiers without letting beasts eat them. In this way, for the sake of the township party, I asked Governor Cao to give Liu Shaozong two hundred spears."
, one hundred guard bows and six hundred arrows are enough for them to return home safely."
Li Hongsi had nothing more to say. Liu Chengzong made his meaning very clear. Two thousand people, two hundred spears and one hundred bows for the guards, clearly told him that he would not provide any fighting force to that army.
something.
The ones above one foot are spears, used for forming large formations to fight big battles. The ones below one foot are spears, used for postmen in post stations and express delivery stores. The soldiers in the stores have standing weapons. It is more convenient to move around and fight alone, but it is more convenient to get into the army formation.
Damn it; the Weisuo bow is actually a bow made by the Banner Army's archery craftsman. The bow power is generally about forty pounds. Even if two thousand people are equipped with these two things, they will not be able to pull them out to fight.
