The reason Wu Shigong finally agreed was because Wu Shigong finally realized a problem: Wu Shigong and his cavalry had been named by the Henan Governor and the Henan Supervisory Army to go to King Qin, so he and his cavalry had to go on the expedition now.
Since there was no way to escape, Wu Shigong had no choice but to do the next best thing, which was to preserve his strength as much as possible. To be honest, Wu Shigong had no loyalty to the Ming Dynasty and Emperor Chongzhen at all.
Part of this idea comes from his identity as a time traveler, who has no sense of belonging to the Ming Dynasty and Emperor Chongzhen; but a larger part is because Wu Shigong is a very realistic person. With his current strength, he can't even protect himself and others.
His family members all think it’s not enough, so how can he still have the spare time to save the country and the people? In the final analysis, Wu Shigong is still a very selfish person.
However, if the army that returned to King Wei Qin this time was led by the commander Zhao Ming or other superior officials, Wu Shigong would be just their subordinates anyway. When these superiors command blindly, or even not command blindly but just let Wu Shigong
If the soldiers and horses chew hard bones, then Wu Shigong's idea of preserving his strength will definitely become a dream.
But now Zhao Ming and other superiors have asked Wu Shigong to lead the expedition. Now Wu Shigong has complete control over this expeditionary army. Wu Shigong can completely use other Qianhusuo soldiers as cannon fodder to preserve his Qianhusuo confidants.
Soldiers. Of course, this is a last resort, but if the most dangerous moment comes, Wu Shigong will definitely abandon those cannon fodder without hesitation.
Moreover, bosses like Zhao Ming don't want to lead the expedition, and now they are asking Wu Shigong to lead the expedition, so Wu Shigong must maximize his interests.
Therefore, Wu Shigong then said to Zhao Ming: "Commander Zhao, although the official has agreed, he also has several requests. I hope Commander Zhao can agree."
"No problem, just say it." Zhao Ming smiled brightly and answered readily.
"The first request is: This time King Qin's troops must obey the orders of the subordinate officials and carry out the orders and prohibitions." Seeing that several thousand households around him seemed to have objections, Wu Shigong quickly added: "Of course, the subordinate officials will do the same.
Treat everyone equally."
Wu Shigong continued: "I estimate that it won't take too long for the Tatars to enter the pass this time. Besides, let alone the strength of the troops in the capital and the capital, let's talk about the troops of King Qin from various places. They are basically better than us in Henan.
King Qin’s army arrived first. We in Henan are relatively far away from the capital, and our Guidewei is one of the farthest places in Henan from the capital. After our army from King Qin in Guidewei arrived, the Tatars might have already been camped in Beijing.
We got out of the pass under the attack of King Qin's troops from all over the country."
"Commander Zhao, please do Xiaguan a favor here. Move the time of the expedition as far back as possible to make it just right. Xiaguan will also have a good sense of proportion when marching, and try to let our troops return to Germany.
Arrive in the capital later. To be honest, we, the son-in-law of the German Guard, have nothing to say about protecting our family and territory, but when we go to fight against the Tatars, there are so many paid soldiers in front of us, so there is no need to make us suffer haha
The military households went to fight for their lives."
"The best result is that we, the troops of the German Guards, just go to the capital and walk around, which can be regarded as fulfilling our responsibility. However, Xianguan Chou has something to say up front. If we really want to fight the Tatars, I will
The officer no longer wants to make any merit, he just wants to bring home as many of our sons who have returned to the German Guard as possible. When that time comes, Commander Zhao should not blame the officer!"
After hearing Wu Shigong's words, Zhao Ming and the military attachés around him looked at each other. Wu Shigong's words were too thorough, but they did speak to the hearts of the military attaches present.
After pondering for a while, Zhao Ming said: "Let Wu Qianhu lead the army this time. King Qin's sons should obey Wu Qianhu's orders. However, Wu Qianhu must also abide by his promise and bring back as many of his sons as possible.
Home. Here, on behalf of everyone here, I would like to express my gratitude to Wu Qianhu."
Seeing that Zhao Ming agreed to his first request, Wu Shigong was very satisfied. As for Zhao Ming not answering the question about delaying the expedition date, Wu Shigong and Zhao Ming had a tacit understanding. Zhao Ming's silence was an answer.
Wu Shigong continued: "The second request is: Commander Zhao allocates the quota of 600 Qinwang soldiers to our Qianhu Station. I promise to transfer them, and there is no ambiguity. However, I still have some servants to protect me.
We will also go on an expedition together this time. I hope Commander Zhao will approve it, and we will also include their supplies."
"How many people are there?" Zhao Ming asked curiously.
"Three to four hundred people," Wu Shigong replied.
Wu Shigong's answer made the people present take a breath. Of course these people understood that the "houseguards" Wu Shigong said were actually Wu Shigong's personal soldiers. Although they all knew that Wu Shigong was rich and Wu Shigong also spent a lot of money.
He paid a lot of money to raise some soldiers. But they didn't expect that Wu Shigong raised so many soldiers.
The reason why Wu Shigong confessed these soldiers to Zhao Ming was mainly because Wu Shigong felt that if he only led 600 close soldiers from his own Qianhu Station, he might not be able to suppress the 900 soldiers drawn from other Qianhu Stations.
Famous soldier.
Besides, if Wu Shigong now has 600 cavalry, there will be no problem. If there is any danger, Wu Shigong can completely use the speed of the horses to throw away the cannon fodder and let all the cavalry flee.
But now Wu Shigong only has 500 cavalry. Therefore, Wu Shigong must deploy some infantry for this expedition. However, the movement speed of the infantry is too slow. If two or three hundred infantry face the Tatar cavalry, it will be a disaster.
Plate dishes.
Therefore, this time Wu Shigong wanted to lead more than 500 infantry, so that after these infantry formed a square formation, they would at least have the ability to protect themselves. However, the number of cavalry Wu Shigong wanted to bring out could not be less.
Therefore, in the end, the number of soldiers Wu Shigong decided to bring out was much more than the 600 soldiers Zhao Ming arranged to transfer to Wu Shigong, a thousand-household unit. Wu Shigong thought: By bringing more of his trusted soldiers, he would improve himself
The survival probability of soldiers on the battlefield.
However, in this way, Wu Shigong's behavior of raising more soldiers was completely exposed to the eyes of Zhao Ming and the officials of Guide Mansion. In order to eliminate some future troubles, Wu Shigong simply made the matter clear and said that he had raised more soldiers.
He is his own bodyguard.
In this regard, Wu Shigong calculated that Zhao Ming would definitely agree. At the request of the governor and the supervisor, the Guide Guards could send out more soldiers. For such a good thing, as the Guide Guards
How could Zhao Ming, the conductor, be willing to refuse?
Sure enough, Zhao Ming simply agreed to Wu Shigong's request. However, Zhao Ming's agreement played into Wu Shigong's hands. Because Zhao Ming's agreement had actually made the names of the soldiers Wu Shigong raised semi-legal from a procedural perspective.
Became.
Wu Shigong continued: "The third request is: Commander Zhao must make arrangements for King Qin's soldiers, their supplies, and the burning and burial silver in case they suffer any casualties this time."
"There is definitely no problem with this. I have already discussed this with Mr. Fu Zun. This time, each of King Qin's soldiers will be given a settlement allowance of one tael of silver. If there are any casualties, the silver will be burned and buried. Wu Qianhu
There is no need to worry. Mr. Fu Zun has already asked the gentry in Guide Mansion for donations. As for supplies, Wu Qianhu doesn’t have to worry. Mr. Fu Zun will also make arrangements for the grain and the mules, horses and carts that transport it.
Posted. Besides, Wu Qianhu’s march route this time was to Jining first, and then along the Grand Canal to the capital. On both sides of the canal were grains transported by water. Those grains were supplied to us, King Qin’s army.
It is also a matter of course. When the time comes, Mr. Fu Zun will also arrange the corresponding official documents and ask Wu Qianhu to take them with him."
Seeing that all his requirements were met, Wu Shigong had no other problems. So, everyone went on to discuss some detailed issues. It was finally decided that after discussion, all Qianhu households should immediately return to their Qianhu offices to gather.
The soldiers he mobilized gathered in Guide Fucheng. The date of the expedition was determined to be five days later, that is, October 15th.
Zhao Ming and the others also discussed and arranged for a deputy Qianhu of Guide Guard to serve as Wu Shigong's deputy. The deputy Qianhu was named Yu Ji. However, the reason for choosing Yu Ji to go on the expedition was also very simple, because in Guide Prefecture
Among these hereditary military attaches, only Yu Ji was in his twenties and could be said to be young and powerful.
Moreover, Yu Ji is the Deputy Qianhu, so it is logical to become the deputy of Wu Shigong, the Qianhu. In addition, Yu Ji, the Deputy Qianhu, is not qualified to participate in today's discussion meeting, so the outcome of today's discussion is not up to him.