It really wouldn't work without Huang Degong in charge.
Even with Huang Degong's presence, there were still problems with the army's reorganization this time. Mutinies of varying scales occurred in several towns under Gao Jie's old army, and several generals even blatantly wanted to pull away the troops to join the slave labor camp.
Because they have foreseen that they will soon lose their military power.
Chongzhen's army reorganization was obviously aimed at the military power of the generals.
There were also several servants of the General Soldier who took advantage of the chaos and ran away after failing to instigate a mutiny.
But in the end, under the shock of Huang Degong's 60,000 troops and a thousand Yiding, Chongzhen quickly calmed down the situation and killed six generals and more than 20 sentry officers.
It took two days to complete the entire army.
Except for the ten towns under Huang Degong's command, which only reduced an average of 1,000 people per town, the border troops in the other eighteen towns were broken up into sentinel units and then reorganized into mixed groups.
In other words, all positions of officers above the sentry level have been changed. The deputy generals, guerrillas, and staff generals under the general are all transferred from other towns. The deputy generals, guerrillas, and generals under the staff general are also transferred from other battalions.
Yes, the sentry officers below the commander-in-chief were also transferred from other commanders-in-chief, and they were all mixed up.
Only the post and below, which are the basic combat units, have not been mixed.
In comparison, evenly deploying the troops in the twenty-eight towns is nothing.
However, this time the whole army had basically no impact on the lower-level soldiers. They still loved Chongzhen because from the perspective of soldiers, Chongzhen was indeed a good emperor.
Because Chongzhen not only paid them, but also gave them plenty to eat.
But the whole army has a great influence on officers and senior generals.
Especially for senior generals, not only were they deprived of their servants, but the officers under their command were also transferred from other towns. Without the emperor's will, they would not be able to command even a single soldier.
Re-training confidants? Who knows, it will take until the Year of the Monkey and the Year of the Horse.
Moreover, you do not have the right to distribute food and salary, so even if you are the commander-in-chief, no one will take advantage of you.
Through this rectification, Chongzhen could truly control the eighteen towns.
Because he really grabbed the money bag.
However, it also paid a certain price, which was a decrease in combat effectiveness.
This rectification will make the soldiers unaware of the generals and the generals unaware of the soldiers, which will definitely weaken the combat effectiveness.
However, the combat effectiveness of the Ming army has been weakened to a certain extent, so Chongzhen is not afraid of weakening it further. And as long as the pay and logistics can keep up, the combat effectiveness can be restored soon.
As for Huang Degong's ten towns, Chongzhen does not plan to undergo major surgery for the time being.
Because these ten towns shoulder the heavy responsibility of the first battle.
After the reorganization was completed, Huang Degong took Shizhen north to Xiazhen.
The remaining eighteen towns, such as Hu Maozhen and Wang Zuntan, also took action quickly.
Ten towns were stationed in Xuzhou, and eight towns were stationed in Pizhou, serving as the left and right support for the Huanghuai defense line.
Then the frontier troops in these eighteen towns began to build gun towers with Xuzhou City and Pizhou City as the center of the circle.
Chongzhen himself was stationed in Xuzhou with a thousand Yiding and three thousand servants organized into a separate town, but he lived in a military camp outside the city from beginning to end.
Chongzhen is actually a ruthless person.
No matter in the past life or in this life, you can afford to endure hardship.
One day later, the first batch of army transport ships finally arrived in Xuzhou.
This batch of canal ships did not depart from Yangzhou, but from Shanyang, so they could reach Xuzhou the fastest.
Accompanying the transport army were more than 200 watercrafts and 40,000 shi of rations. With this batch of rations, Chongzhen could finally breathe a sigh of relief and no longer had to resort to the empty city strategy.
Because the grain reserves in Xuzhou's treasury are about to bottom out.
140,000 soldiers eating horse chews is not a small number.
140,000 people have to eat nearly 2,000 shi of food every day.
There are also more than 20,000 donkeys, mules, cattle and war horses, which have to eat 200,000 kilograms of hay every day, and each war horse has to eat about 5 kilograms of additional concentrate every day.
In short, the urgent need for food and fodder has been relieved.
The defense deployment of the entire Xuzhou defense line has also been basically arranged.
Chongzhen was finally able to find time to choose a suitable general soldier for his three thousand servants.
However, Chongzhen searched through the nobles and generals around him and could not find a suitable candidate.
In terms of loyalty, the Prince Consort, Captain Gong Yonggu, and the four of them were all loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but their ability was not good enough. None of the four nobles who had gone to great dangers could fight.
In terms of ability, Hu Guozhu is competent.
Although Hu Guozhu was young, he had experienced hundreds of battles, was skilled in bow and horse, and could command troops.
But he would never dare to ask Chongzhen to hand over three thousand servants to Hu Guozhu. At least in a short period of time, the Hu family and his son would never be able to reuse them.
Who knows if they will escape with their soldiers?
As for Wu Ba Tan, Meng Ke Tu and other Shi Yi generals, their abilities are certainly sufficient.
But Wu Bao Tan and the others are Mongolians, but the three thousand servants are all Han Chinese, and they are all Han Chinese with high skills and high self-esteem. Wu Bao Tan and the others are difficult to control.
The rest are people like Xu Dingguo and Ding Qiguang.
These people are not very capable and loyal, so they definitely won't work.
Chongzhen searched a lot and found that only Wailang Jinxuan, a member of the Ministry of War, was suitable. Jinxuan knew soldiers and was proficient in bow and horse, and his loyalty to the Ming Dynasty was unquestionable.
The only thing is that Jin Hyun is a civil servant.
The civil servants of the Ming Dynasty despised military generals.
For example, Li Rusong became an admiral, but in the eyes of civil servants he was still a reckless man.
Another example is that Qi Jiguang was appointed as the Left Governor, Shaobao and Taibao of the Crown Prince, but he was still looked down upon by the civil servants. He still had to be cautious when meeting civil servants, and a seventh-grade official could manipulate him.
Therefore, Chongzhen was not sure whether Jin Xuan would be willing to be the commander-in-chief.
Furthermore, Chongzhen was also worried that the civil servants would object.
Because there was such a precedent in the memory of "Chongzhen".
Zhang Renxue, the former Henan patrol censor, took the initiative to switch from a civilian official to a general soldier because the general soldiers who were supporting the suppression were unwilling to march to fight against the thieves. As a result, he was fiercely denounced by the civilian officials.
Therefore, Chongzhen planned to establish a temporary military commander to supervise the military.
The only problem is that you need to obtain the consent of Jin Hyun himself.
As a result, Jin Xuan's reaction was beyond Chongzhen's expectation.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "I am willing." After hearing what Chongzhen said, Jin Xuan said without hesitation, "As long as the Ming Dynasty needs it and the Holy One needs it, let alone let me temporarily take the photo of the President.
Even if you are a soldier, you can be a commander-in-chief without any complaints."
"I have recorded everything Aiqing said today." Chongzhen nodded happily and added, "However, these servants are all proud soldiers, so you may need to spend more time on them."
"Please remember this," Jin Xuan said again, bowing his hands.
"If your Majesty has no other instructions, I will go and perform my duties."
"Go." Chongzhen said happily, "Don't forget to tell those arrogant and brave generals for me that they will be given double pay. The monthly pay is four taels. The travel pay can still be doubled, and the war pay can still be tripled!
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Only with heavy rewards can there be brave men, and elite soldiers are made with heavy gold.
With Jin Xuan temporarily taking charge of the general army, the formation of an army of three thousand servants is just around the corner.
With these three thousand servants and one thousand barbarians, the Huanghuai defense line would have another layer of insurance.
Because even if there is danger in a local battlefield, these four thousand elite soldiers can stop the leak in time.
It took half a month to finally figure out the Xuzhou defense line. The three key defense lines in Xia Town, Xuzhou and Pizhou are also being intensively built. Now it is time to consider the problem of Shandong.
It is already May 26th, and it will be June in four days.
Historical records record that Dorgon sent Wu Weihua and Wang Aoyong to conquer Shanxi and Shandong respectively in June, but there is no record of the specific date.
So if you want to compete with Jiannu for Shandong, you have to take action.
Chongzhen began to pick off the men in front of him again. Except for Jin Xuan and Wang Jiayan, the several civil servants who had broken through the siege had all stayed in Nanjing. The four nobles were all worthless and worthless.
Li Ruolian was fine with investigating the case, but letting him act alone as the governor of Shandong would definitely be harming him.
After picking and choosing, I still can't find any that I can use.
Just when Chongzhen was thinking about whether he should hurry up and ask Nanjing to send someone over, Gao Qiqianxing rushed over.
"Qiang!" Two Yiding stepped forward to stop Gao Qiqian, and put the shining scimitar on his neck.
"Long live my lord." Gao Qiqian jumped to his feet and said, "Prince! Your Highness the Crown Prince! There is news for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! There is news for King Ding and King Yong too!"
"Prince?" Chongzhen waved his hand.
Yi Ding put away his sword and retreated, then raised his head and dived closer.
Gao Qiqian gasped and said: "Long live my lord, Henan's censor Chen Qianfu sent a flying horse to report urgently, saying that he had picked up His Royal Highness near Caoxian County and was heading to Xuzhou."
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Dorgon went to Zhangjiakou and passed through Changping Prefecture on his way back, so he took his army guards and stopped by Tianshou Mountain to have a look.
There were also three Han officials accompanying him, including Hong Chengchou, Ning Wanwo and Fan Wencheng.
Although Dorgon deeply hated Huang Taiji for taking away his throne and even wanted to take away Huang Taiji's concubines, he completely inherited Huang Taiji's ideas politically and paid special attention to the surrender of Han people.
Looking at the Ming Tombs scattered at the foot of Tianshou Mountain, Dorgon couldn't help but chant loudly: "So many imperial affairs in ancient and modern times have been laughed at by future generations. After all, the glorious Ming Dynasty has exhausted its energy."
"Yes." Fan Wencheng said, "From now on, my world will be ruled by the Qing Dynasty."
Hong Chengchou hesitated for a moment and then said: "Prince Regent, I have something I am unhappy about."
"You want to persuade me to cancel the order of shaving my hair, right?" Dorgon said abruptly, "Shaving your hair and changing clothes is an ancestral system. It is an iron-clad rule set by the Taizu Dynasty. No one dares to take it lightly."
Hong Chengchou frowned and said: "The ancestral rule of shaving your hair and changing clothes must naturally be followed..."
"Then continue to follow it." Hong Chengchou was interrupted by Dorgon before he finished speaking.
Hong Chengchou could only shut his mouth depressedly, but he was very confused inside.
I thought that Dorgon was very wise in other matters, so why was he so stubborn about shaving his hair and changing his clothes? Is it really so important to shave the money rat tail hairstyle for Han officials and gentry?
Dorgon whipped his horse whip hard and urged the horse to gallop away.
More than a hundred cavalry guards also urged their horses to follow.
Fan Wencheng came to Hong Chengchou and whispered: "Brother Hengjiu, the regent naturally has his own considerations for doing this. You and I don't need to persuade you anymore, just wait and see what happens."
