Chapter seven hundred and eighty fourth fishing first
"Sir! A total of more than 800 people were sent to the forts along the coast. The little man went to take a look. They were old and young, let alone young. It would be difficult for them to walk to Songshan Mountain, let alone fight.
"Yu Ji reported to Wu Shigong.
"Sir! So far, the number of people gathered is less than 4,000, and it is impossible to send troops before the spring. Otherwise, your lord, would you like to send a memorial to the court? Let the court allocate more soldiers?" Zhou Junwu persuaded at the side.
Wu Shigong listened to everyone's speeches with a smile, looking confident.
After the imperial edict came down, the top civil and military officials in Liaodong immediately gathered for discussion. At this meeting, there was absolutely no way to avoid arguing with each other. In the end, the number of troops promised to be allocated to Wu Shigong was greatly reduced. It was only more than 10,000, which was far away.
Far less than 30,000 people.
But after the meeting, the military leaders all regretted their promises, holding on to their own troops and giving another discount. Until now, only in the Supervisor Biao Camp, the Governor Biao Camp and the Supervisor Biao Camp
Among the various Ming generals, only Wu Sangui allocated 2,000 men to Wu Shigong.
At that time, Wu Sangui also collected all the defeated troops, and then integrated them together. But in this way, there were always some thorns who refused to accept Wu Sangui's discipline, so this time he just dumped all these burdens on Wu Shigong. Of course, these thorns
There are no horses, armor or anything else, and the weapons are the simplest. If Wu Shigong wants to use these soldiers, he will have to spend a lot of money to arm them. Another thing that is quite annoying is that those thorns are in Wu Sangui's hands.
There are thorns there. Doesn’t it mean that Wu Shigong’s place is no longer thorny? So these people still don’t obey Wu Shigong’s discipline.
Seeing such a result, Governor Yang Shengwu of Jiliao, Governor Ye Tinggui of Liaodong, and Gao Qiqian, the supervisor of the Liaodong army, could not stand it any longer. However, they did not dare to forcibly requisition the troops of various military leaders in Liaodong for fear of triggering a mutiny. Therefore,
They only gave Wu Shigong a policy, allowing him to recruit military households in small military forts along the coast to supplement his troops.
Nowadays, apart from the five major cities such as Jinzhou and Ningyuan, the Ming Dynasty's Han gathering points outside Shanhaiguan only have a series of small military forts between Ningyuan and Shanhaiguan, and most of them are close to the Bohai Sea.
These small military forts are actually the garrison fortresses of the Ming Dynasty. These garrison posts are basically the "private areas" of the Liaodong generals. To put it metaphorically, a garrison here is like a township in the mainland.
The Qianhusuo is like a village in the hinterland. The military fortress is where the military households in the garrison live and defend the Qing army.
In peacetime, the military households in the guardhouses were like serfs cultivating the land for the Liaodong generals; during wartime, the military generals took men from the military households to fight. Therefore, at this time, the military households and cultivated land in these guardhouses were actually
It has become the private property of those Liaodong generals.
The only thing that is "fortunate" is that the Ming army's defeat was too severe. Except for Wu Sangui, the rest of the Liaodong generals were trapped in Jinzhou and Songshan, and few of them could escape. Therefore,
. Yang Shengwu and Gao Qiqian can only carry out their orders to mobilize military households.
But it was the same misfortune. This time the Ming army suffered a disastrous defeat. Most of the men in the guards were killed and surrounded, and those who were left behind were held tightly by the officers in the guards because they were still there.
We need to rely on these laborers to farm in the coming year. Therefore, only a few were sent to Wu Shigong's army, and the total was less than a thousand. And the age was also polarized. The minimum age of the older group was forty; the maximum age of the younger group
When I was fifteen, I really regarded Runing Army as a charity hall.
Seeing Wu Shigong sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, Zhou Junwu became even more anxious: "Sir! Do you have to send troops before spring? The preparations are like this. People outside are waiting to see our jokes.
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"Do they think we are stupid?" Wu Shigong said with a smile, "Actually, I think they are stupid. The food and grass allocated to us by the Superintendent are not in short supply, and they have been given to more than 400 households.
Craftsmen, these things are valuable."
Yang Shengwu, the governor of Jiliao, always felt a little guilty for not being able to replenish the strength of the Runing Army, so the grain and grass allocated to the Runing Army was really sufficient, enough for half a year. Of course, according to the bad rules of the Ming Dynasty, it was only
Calculated based on 70%, but this is enough for more than 40,000 people. Now the entire Runing army has less than 35,000 people. Other horses, armor and weapons, Yang Shengwu also squeezed in for Runing
A large part of the army.
What made Wu Shigong even more happy was that the Runing Army transferred more than 400 craftsmen to the army on the pretext of building weapons and carts. In this regard, the major military leaders in Liaodong did not stop them and gave these talents to them in vain.
captured the Runing Army.
Seeing that Wu Shigong was disapproving, Zhou Junwu became even more anxious: "Sir! The gains are only trivial, so why should we be happy? We, the Runing Army, are alone in the northern expedition to Songshan in the cold winter. That is the key point. I am afraid that we will lose our troops and generals, and it will be difficult to rescue Governor Hong."
"Is it Weimo given to me?" Wu Shigong still disagreed, "Hedgehog! Tell Side, what was it like when we cleaned up the battlefield? We wouldn't even leave a fly behind. If we could pick it up,
I can enjoy myself for a long time even with an iron pot. I am able to accumulate such a huge fortune just by being so frugal and stingy. But today someone gave it away for free, so of course it is disrespectful."
"Hahaha——!" Yu Ji and other veteran officers of the Runing Army all thought of the "glorious days" of the past.
"Besides! Who said we must rescue Governor Hong? Just do your best. The interests of our Runing Army should come first in everything." Wu Shigong then explained to Zhou Junwu.
As soon as this hint was made, Zhou Junwu seemed to understand. He quickly asked Wu Shigong in a low voice: "Sir! Aren't you planning to send troops before spring?"
"Who said we can't send troops? If we don't send troops before spring, we have to wait until summer. The court will not look good." Wu Shigong replied.
When spring begins in Liaodong, the roads will be swollen due to the melting of ice and snow, making it impossible to pass large vehicles. Therefore, if you want to use vehicle formations, the Runing Army will have to wait until summer to use troops instead of using vehicle formations, which is absolutely not possible in spring.
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But Wu Shigong's answer made Zhou Junwu a little confused. He quickly asked: "Since your Excellency is planning to use troops immediately, our men and horses are too few. And the Tatars are waiting for work under Songshan City, and the situation is not good!"
"To use troops, we don't have to go to Songshan City!" Wu Shigong continued to explain, "As long as our Runing army leaves Ningyuan. And this time we are fishing first and rescue second." (To be continued, please search.
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