Next, we will discuss how to control the two mining areas of iron ore and saltpeter mine, as well as the two counties where Li Lu is stationed.
In order to control these areas, Wu Shigong's soldiers of course had to build a large camp here. So naturally, Wu Shigong and his military attachés called the troops stationed here the Nanyang Camp, and they ignored it at all.
In Nanyang Mansion, there was actually a general who set up a camp, and that general's camp was in the imperial court and was the real Nanyang camp (the reason why Li Lu became a garrison in Nanyang Mansion, please see the previous article for details).
As for setting up a large camp and building it into a fortress for Wu Shigong's army in Nanyang Mansion, this is something Wu Shigong and his military attachés are familiar with. The only thing that needs to be discussed is to set up the large camp.
In which appropriate location?
Listing the locations where the camp may be set up, there are a total of four places to choose from:
The first is the county where Li Lu Guards Yamen is located and the area around the county. However, as soon as this location was proposed, it was vetoed by Wu Shigong. Although the geographical location of this county is very good, the radiation area can also be controlled, including
These two mining areas cover most of the area, but for the army, placing the army's camp in the city is harmful but not beneficial.
Because in cities, the construction of residential buildings is mainly based on residents' accommodation and living convenience, and it is difficult to consider military requirements. Therefore, if the army lives in the city, in an emergency, it will be difficult to communicate with each other and cannot quickly
If the army cannot be organized to form combat effectiveness, the most important function of the army will be lost.
In addition, the mixture of military and civilians will definitely lead to conflicts between the military and the civilians. Moreover, it can be seen from the performance of modern urban soldiers that under the feasting and feasting, the army will degenerate quite quickly. Therefore, from ancient times to the present,
No combat-effective army will be stationed in the city, and except under special circumstances, those soldiers will not enter the city casually.
The second option was Dahuai Village. However, after Wu Shigong discussed with his men, they also rejected this proposal. Using Dahuai Village as the base camp can indeed completely control the two mining areas, but although Dahuai Village is here
The mountainous area is connected in all directions, but those passages are all mountain roads. It is very inconvenient to mobilize soldiers, and it is also very inconvenient to provide reinforcements.
The more important reason is that Wu Shigong's Nanyang Camp is affiliated with Li Lu after all. If Nanyang Camp only takes care of these two mining areas and ignores the counties in Li Lu's defense area, then Li Lu's support for Wu Shigong
It will also be greatly reduced. This is not conducive to Wu Shigong's idea of joining forces with Li Lu, a local military attaché.
The third and fourth locations divided the military attachés present into two groups. It should be said that these two locations have their own advantages and disadvantages, making it difficult for people to choose. And because Wu Shigong could only station 1,500 people in Nanyang Mansion at most
As a soldier, the idea of setting up two large battalions is not feasible. Because as long as the troops are divided, a situation of defense and sparse defense will be formed.
Listening to the argument among his military attachés, Wu Shigong also repeatedly considered the pros and cons of these two locations, trying to choose a better location to set up the camp. But at this moment, Chu Ge said to Wu Shigong: "Sir, Xiao
I have an idea, I wonder if I can tell it?"
Wu Shigong smiled and said: "They are all brothers, and it is about our Runing Camp. Is there anything that is not good to say?"
"Sir, I have just listened and found that what you all said is reasonable. But I am thinking that the purpose of sending troops to Nanyang Mansion is just for these two mining areas, right?"
"Yes!" Wu Shigong nodded. Facing these family members, Wu Shigong had no need to conceal his purpose of sending troops this time.
"Sir, I have an idea now. To the east of these two mining areas is our Runing camp, so there is no need to worry about enemy attacks. To the northeast is Kaifeng Prefecture, where most of the officers and soldiers of Henan are also located. From this direction, the enemy
It is also more difficult to come over. To the south is Huguang, with Fengyang, the central capital, and the imperial army there. If you encounter an enemy, the direction of attack will basically be from the west and northwest."
"If the enemies come from the west and northwest, and they are regular troops, then our method of relying on the Nanyang Camp as a fortress and taking the initiative to attack the enemy will still have some effect. But what if those enemies are bandits and rioters?"
The military attachés here basically know Wu Shigong's idea of trying to expand his army in the past, and Wu Shigong's judgment about "three years of great chaos in the world" is even more clear to the military attaches here. And now the enemies closest to Wu Shigong's defense area are active in Shaanxi and Shanxi
Shaanxi bandits, therefore, when Zug put forward the idea that this enemy was bandits and rioters, everyone here believed it deeply.
"Sir, you also know that the villain is a bandit. The bandits fight with the mob, but they are different from the regular army. They basically do not confront the army head-on. They often bypass some strong defensive cities to attack some weakly defended places.
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"The best way for us to completely guard such a large area is to build fortresses in these four areas and place a considerable number of troops in these four fortresses. Also, we still need to renovate
The roads between these four fortresses meet our requirements for rapid deployment of troops."
"Otherwise, as long as a small group of bandits and rogues bypass our defenses and come to these two mining areas to do some damage, our purpose of stationing soldiers in Nanyang Mansion will be completely defeated."
"How is that possible?" Zhou Xun immediately retorted, and the military attachés around him were also in a commotion, "We all understand what you are saying, but now our Runing camp simply does not have so much money and soldiers to achieve your proposal?"
Wu Shigong made a gesture to calm down the military attachés. Zug's proposal was nothing more than building another "Great Wall of Thousand Miles" in Nanyang Mansion, but Wu Shigong knew Zug's shrewdness. And the reason why Zug proposed it was so obvious.
It was an impossible proposal, so Zug must have other solutions. So Wu Shigong then said to Zug: "Go on!"
"Sir, I just thought that this Nanyang Camp is nothing more than a fortress and foothold of our Runing Camp in Nanyang Mansion. It just needs to be built in a relatively suitable place. There is no need to make too many arguments.
Because this camp will not be particularly useful in future battles against bandits and chaos."
"And the main function of this camp is to rely on this camp to send out a highly mobile army to defeat any incoming enemy forces that gather together to achieve the effect of active defense."
"Then how do you envision this highly mobile army?" Wu Shigong then asked.
"It's the cavalry, combined with the infantry transported by carts created by some adults. As for the number of people, at this stage, I think about five hundred will be enough."
After Wu Shigong heard this, he smiled dumbly. His idea of building an army was "turtle flow". After arriving in Henan, he also built a lot of fortresses and focused on military defense training. So this time he set up the Nanyang Camp. Wu Shigong also put his men's defense data at the highest
The military attache Shu Mo was sent out. But what he didn't expect was that his military attaches were all offensive madmen, who wanted to take the initiative to attack and give the enemy a fatal blow, especially military attaches like Zug who were born in the cavalry.
Wu Shigong looked at Chug's hopeful eyes again, knowing that Chug was interested in the leadership position of this mobile army. However, it was normal for Chug to have this idea. If the military attachés who followed him got nothing,
If you have a bright future, how can you be loyal to yourself? If you don’t have any ambition, what will you accomplish?
If your subordinates are ambitious, don't be afraid. The key is to have the ability to control these ambitious military attachés. And now, how come Wu Shigong has no confidence in his ability to control them?
So Wu Shigong smiled and made an immediate decision: "I will do as you say. Zug! Now I will promote you to the commander-in-chief and become the deputy commander of the Nanyang Battalion and the commander of this Nanyang Mobile Army. This Nanyang Mobile Army is temporarily
Appoint five hundred people."
Chuge immediately burst into laughter. Chuge entered Wu Shigong's army relatively late, so when all the military attachés followed Wu Shigong's idea and wanted to build fortresses to defend the area, Chuge was able to escape this blind spot.
In time, he put forward the idea of replacing defense with active attack. This idea also gave Zug rich rewards.
Wu Shigong looked at Zug who was smiling stupidly, and then said with a smile: "Don't be too happy too early! For your Nanyang mobile army, I will give you twenty officers and fifty horses. The other soldiers,
You have to find a way to solve the problem of horses, carts, etc. I don’t care what method you use, but six months later, when your Nanyang Mobile Army arrives at the Runing Camp headquarters for training, if it fails to meet the training requirements,
Do you know what will happen?" Wu Shigong said, while looking at He Fei from the corner of his eyes.
"I will definitely live up to your expectations!" Zug immediately replied with his chest raised.
Once this problem was solved, the construction location of Nanyang Camp was quickly determined. The final location was a place called "Luojia Town". The reason for choosing that place was simply its distance from Li Lu's county seat.
It is close, so it is more convenient to recruit manpower and purchase materials when building the camp, and the construction cost is relatively low. Also, it is close to Li Lu's county seat, so there is an explanation for Li Lu, which can increase Li Lu's sense of security.
What Wu Shigong didn't know was that in the original history, when the Shaanxi peasant rebel army entered Henan, the miners they collected in Nanyang Prefecture played a huge role in the subsequent battles and sieges of these peasant rebel armies.
Wu Shigong's behavior of seizing the mining area this time weakened the strength of the peasant rebel army in history. This historical process finally began to change after Wu Shigong's strength continued to increase. Although at this stage, the extent of this change is
Trivial.
After the military meeting, before the military attachés dispersed, Wu Shigong told Yang Rusong: "Go and talk to the gentry outside the camp and tell them that I will go to the county town to visit Li Shoubei tomorrow and ask them not to go to the camp now.
Waiting outside the camp."
"Also, let the gentry be well prepared. Tomorrow you guys can go to the county town with me. It's been hard work fighting, and you should relax now." Hearing that Wu Shigong took them to have fun together, those people
The military attache's face was filled with smiles.
When the military attachés saw that Wu Shigong had no other arrangements, they all saluted and were about to leave. But at this time, Wu Shigong suddenly seemed to think of something, and then he ordered Yang Rusong: "It seems that I remember that Mr. Chu is not married yet."
.After you go back this time, tell your mother and ask her to find a suitable wife for Mr. Chu."
"Let President Chu get married first, and then come to Nanyang Camp to take office. Only by getting married as soon as possible can we start a career after getting married."