Wang Hongyu was as happy as Cao Cao when he got Cai Fuyi.
The new governor can provide far more support than officials in Yunyang and Xiangyang.
More importantly, Cai Fuyi was the one who received the secret edict and was the one who Emperor Tianqi met personally and entrusted with this important mission in person.
Wang Hongyu personally went to meet Governor Cai Fuyi outside Yunyang City.
When Cai Fu heard that Wang Hongyu was coming, he got off the sedan chair and walked up to meet Wang Hongyu.
The young and heroic Wang Hongyu and the old minister Cai Fuyi, who was strong and energetic, formally met.
"The last general, Wang Hongyu, meets Governor Cai."
"The old man Cai Fuyi came here to cooperate with Dingyuan Marquis. You must not address him with such respect. You only need to address him as husband or Yuan Lu."
Cai Fuyi, courtesy name Jingfu and nickname Yuanlu, was born in Kinmen, Quanzhou, Fujian Province. He once served as the head of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, participated in politics in Huguang, was the inspector-general of Huguang, and was the envoy of Zuobu, Shanxi. He had just been promoted to the governor of Yunyang.
Wang Hongyu replied: "Mr. Yuanlu, I'm really sorry that you have just arrived and haven't rested yet, but the general has to talk about military affairs in a hurry."
"I would like to express my special thanks to Marquis Dingyuan for his recommendation. Today I really lamented that Marquis Dingyuan did not rest after the bloody battle at Hunhe. He immediately went south after receiving the reward from the capital, and now he is personally responsible for all aspects of military affairs. However, I came too late."
Wang Hongyu specially selected Cai Fuyi among the candidates for governor of Yunyang.
After Cai Fuyi was summoned and appointed, he was one of the very few people who knew Wang Hongyu's identity as Marquis Dingyuan.
Emperor Tianqi introduced to him the bloody battle of Hunhe River and the details of the battle of Liaoyang and Shenyang in person. He also told him that Wang Hongyu, the Marquis of Dingyuan, was recruiting and training troops in Yunyang, and that the She'an family was about to start a rebellion.
The position of governor of Yunyang is very important. He must reverse the previous situation of decadent military equipment and fully cooperate with Wang Hongyu to deal with the situation in the southwest.
Cai Fuyi is not an ordinary civil servant. He was chosen by many parties and is one of the people who can best accept this combination.
Wang Hongyu welcomed Cai Fuyi into the city, and the two of them talked about the current situation along the way.
"The Yunyang Guards Station is in dilapidated condition, and its soldiers are not suitable for entering Sichuan. It is a great achievement to ensure local public security. Currently, there are 3,000 Hunhe Army and 3,000 Tuntian Army that can attack."
Wang Hongyu first introduced the situation here in Yunyang. In fact, this number is very small, but the combat power of the Hunhe Army is obviously stronger than that of the camp and guard troops, and is of course the core force.
Cai Fuyi thought for a moment. He was very familiar with the military power of Huguang when he served as a political advisor in Huguang a few years ago, guarded Hubei and was in charge of Chenyuan Military Preparation, and presided over the construction of the Miao Border Great Wall.
"Huguang is very large. It is said that Xiangyang, Wuchang and Jiangling in the north are very rich and should have strong armies to protect them, but in fact they have no soldiers at all.
On the other hand, the guard post of the Miao Border Great Wall in the south of Huguang still has combat strength, and there are a certain number of experienced Miao soldiers and suppressing soldiers, which can at least reach the combat strength of battalions and above."
Huguang at this time was actually the two provinces of Hunan and Hubei in the future.
The guards in the prosperous area in the north were busy farming and had almost no fighting capacity.
The south is different. Hunan has produced strong armies since ancient times, and the Ming Dynasty was no exception. Especially when building the Great Wall of Miao Territory, regulating trade between Miao Territory and Han people, and promoting the transformation of raw seedlings into mature seedlings, there was no basis for force.
It can't be done.
In southwestern Huguang, in addition to relying on the non-retired guard soldiers to establish the garrison, there are of course two elite groups.
One of them is the elite Miao soldiers, which are mainly composed of mature Miao soldiers. These Miao soldiers are sometimes regarded as chieftain soldiers or wolf soldiers, and are known for their fierceness, good fighting spirit and high morale.
The other one is the Zhenjun soldiers, a group of thousands of soldiers who are active on the Great Wall of Miao territory and deal with the Miao rebellion.
The Zhenjun soldiers are all brave and aggressive, and they get along well with each other. They often fight internally. As soon as a whistle is blown, the two armies immediately form a confrontation. Their equipment is relatively poor, and of course cannot be compared with the Jiubian, Sichuan, and Zhejiang soldiers.
But with them, they can always defeat all the troubles in Miao territory, big and small.
The guardsmen of the Miao Border Great Wall were sometimes regarded as part of the suppression troops.
Cai Fu counted the number of people with his fingers: "There are more than 10,000 Miao soldiers and Zhenjun soldiers in Huguang who are reliable and good at fighting. Taking into account the fighting strength of the Miao Border Great Wall Guards, there can be between 30,000 and 40,000 people."
"If we enter Guizhou from Huguang, can the local logistics supplies support such a force?" Wang Hongyu knew very well that the local area is surrounded by mountains and it would be too difficult for logistics to rely on transportation, so it is obvious that local supplies must be the main force.
Cai Fuyi's face suddenly became serious: "The troops and horses have not yet moved the food and grass. If the food is transported from Changsha and Hengzhou to Baoqing, Ruanzhou and Jingzhou, then the food from Baoqing, Ruanzhou and Jingzhou will be transported to Guizhou."
, such a relay of food transportation can supply more than 30,000 troops to enter Guizhou."
This relay method of transporting grain has been used since ancient times.
The march of the army and the transportation of food are not carried out while moving and eating. In this case, the march will be as slow as the speed of transporting food, which will delay the war.
Soldiers and horses must eat local grain reserves and transport local surplus grain.
If we don’t leave food to the local area, won’t the people starve to death?
Therefore, the food transported from behind must be replenished to the areas where it has been exhausted.
When stationed in one place in this way, although all the local food reserves will not be eaten up, they will still be taken away and transported forward. Only by supplementing the food transported later will the forward movement be faster.
Cai Fuyi had stayed in Huguang for many years and was in charge of the Miao Border Great Wall and Miao affairs. He had a very accurate judgment on the local supply capacity.
"So, 30,000 troops is the limit?"
"It has reached the limit of the local normal supply. If it exceeds the limit, the people will suffer and the grain must be taken from the Miao villages. This will increase the risk." Cai Fuyi did not kill the maximum 30,000 soldiers entering Guizhou from Huguang, but he put the risk
Made it clear.
Wang Hongyu thought for a while. To stabilize the overall situation in the southwest this time, he not only needed to put down the She'an Rebellion, but also vigorously promoted the reform of the native land, united the chieftains, and sent troops to the Miao village to conquer the slaves.
The enemy should be left isolated and helpless, while oneself will have many friends.
"Thirty thousand is enough. Please contact the governor to make material preparations in this regard."
I have started to deal with the She family in advance and settled down. Of course, I don't intend to excessively consume local resources.
"Okay, I will advise them to make preparations in advance. When Marquis Dingyuan officially takes command, I can formally order them to take action."
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