Lin Fu came back slightly drunk and heard from Lin Mengde who was waiting in front of the camp gate that Gao Zongting was visiting. When the wind with a slight sea smell blew, his mind immediately sobered up and he and Lin Mengde hurried to the big tent.
Lin Fu was the military official who commanded the army, and he was in charge of Jiangdong Zuoying, an elite division that no one in the world dared to take a look at; Li Zhuo was the new Minister of War, and was about to command the army in Jizhen. Gao Zongting, as Li Zhuo's confidant, came to visit privately.
If the Yan Guan or the Supervisor of the Army know about this, they will be impeached - some things still need to be concealed from others.
The climate in the north is dry, not as humid and cold as in the south. Although it is the beginning of spring in the north, Gao Zongting only wears a thin green robe, and his figure looks skinny under the lamp. Compared with when Jiangning left, Gao Zongting had a lot more hair on his temples.
Shuang, if you calculate carefully, Gao Zongting is several years younger than Lin Mengde and Cao Ziang, which shows the suffering he and Li Zhuo had in Jiangning.
Lin Fu ordered the guards to retreat, leaving only Cao Ziang and Lin Mengde to stay with Gao Zongting and Geng Quanshan. Sitting opposite each other in the tent, Lin Fu and Gao Zongting bowed and sighed: "How could Mr. Gao let the commander-in-chief perform such a memorial?"
Table? The Yanshan defense line is riddled with holes. It is not easy to block them. How can we free up our hands to quell the captives? If there is a slight carelessness or a slight flaw, no one will understand the painstaking efforts of the commander. If he cannot stop the mouth of the world, it will be destroyed.
The commander-in-chief has been honored forever!"
"How can I persuade the Commander-in-Chief to make a decision?" Gao Zongting said with a bitter smile, bowing to Lin Fu and saluting, "If the Commander-in-Chief doesn't boast about this seaport, how can he overcome the resistance to go north to supervise the war? I just didn't expect to let him.
Yue Lengqiu took advantage of the loophole."
"There is no one available in the court," Lin Fu sighed slightly and said, "It is not easy for Yue Lengqiu to secure this position. He must achieve some results."
"Yue Lengqiu is as fearful of captives as a tiger, and he still has the courage to kill bandits," Gao Zongting smiled helplessly and said, "I haven't congratulated you yet on Jiangdong Zuoying's victory in the fourth battle..." Looking at Lin Fu, he compared
When we met in Jiangning, Lin Fu's skin was much darker, and he had a thicker short mustache on his lips, which made him look older than his actual age. His face was resolute, his eyes were blazing, and he had an air of a Confucian general who was inferior to others.
The demeanor of leading a minister. He led a weak brigade of 3,000 people and repeatedly defeated the enemy. Although he was a weak man in his first year, he already had the demeanor of a famous minister and general.
"What's the point of congratulating a small victory that has nothing to do with the overall situation?" Lin Fu shook his head and said indifferently. In his opinion, the standard of military merit should mainly reflect the degree of completion of strategic and tactical intentions. He has always
Instill this idea within Jiangdong Zuoying.
Although Jiangdong Zuoying had four battles and four victories, and there were many owls, it did not substantially interfere with the strategic intention of the soldiers to break through the border and join the invaders. None of the four victories was of turning significance. In this sense,
, four wins cannot be called a great victory.
The main force of the Japanese soldiers calmly withdrew from the pass, plundered a large number of people and goods, completely destroyed northern Lu and Yannan, and caused a food shortage crisis in the capital. All the strategic intentions of the Japanese soldiers to invade the border were almost perfect.
To say it was a "great victory", it should be said that it was Donglu's "great victory".
Lin Fu and Geng Quanshan nodded and asked, "Has Lieutenant Chen also come under the command of the Commander-in-Chief? Did Yue Lengqiu give you any trouble? Except for the injuries and illnesses, I sent the remnants of Shao Wu's army to Chongzhou to recuperate, and stayed in Jinhai."
There are four hundred and twenty-six people, and they have not been reported to the Ministry of War. This time you took them away quietly..."
"Yue Lengqiu couldn't find an excuse to embarrass us for a while. He also wanted to put Yang Xin's military exploits in his name. He couldn't just kill the donkey in front of everyone in the world. Dingbang and I don't have any soldiers.
Yue Lengqiu is of no use to him. He still finds it an eyesore if he stays under his nose. He is worried that he can't find an excuse to kick us away." Geng Quanshan said, "Dingbang followed the governor directly to the capital.
, I came here with Mr. Gao to formally ask you to take care of Shaowu's remnant army so that they can find a good way out..." Geng Quanshan put his hands on the table and lowered his head to salute Lin Fu.
"I don't dare to take it..." Lin Fu said, but there was something stuck in his heart. Geng Quanshan also clearly realized that the factions in the DPRK and China were complicated, and it would be difficult for Li Zhuo to complete the great task of pacifying the captives in five years under layers of constraints.
He had the consciousness to sacrifice for the imperial court and for the kindness of the commander-in-chief, but he was unwilling to let more than 400 Shao Wujun brothers die with him in the bitter cold outside the Great Wall.
"Have you read the policy of pacifying the prisoners presented by the commander-in-chief? Do you have any good advice?" Gao Zongting asked, "This is the main purpose of Quanshan and I coming here..."
Lin Fu was not qualified to see the memorial written directly by Li Zhuo to Emperor Chongguan, but Tang Haoxin was in Jinhai, so it would be easy for him to see the copy of Li Zhuoping's plan. He nodded, frowned and thought for a moment, and said
: "How to put it? Take the incident of the Thirty-Six Barbarians in Yanxi as an analogy - since the tragic defeat of Chentangyi, the Donglu troops have been directed at Yanxi. Even if the Thirty-six Barbarians in Yanxi did not immediately defect to the Donglu, they still fought with the Donglu
It is inevitable for the prisoners to communicate with each other. The commander-in-chief proposed the strategy of "exchanging grain and fodder to show the integration and differentiation", which is actually a proactive strategy. If it were me, I would not have any other good strategy. However, if this strategy can be achieved, it will naturally work.
Everyone is happy; if this strategy fails, the commander-in-chief may not be able to escape the charge of selling grain to support the enemy?"
"There is no certainty about whether the strategy will succeed or not? If we are not completely sure, why can't we fight for it? Even if we fail to fight for it, we won't be accused of selling grain to the enemy!" Gao Zongting said with a nonchalant smile.
"How can the swordsman care about the merits...Mr. Gao will not fail to understand the evil of party strife. They will bite you to death, but you can't even try to explain it with a hundred mouths." Lin Fu said.
"Are you worried that someone in the DPRK will restrain the Commander-in-Chief?" Gao Zongting thought of the dangers of the party in the DPRK fighting for people's hearts, and a chill ran down his spine. He then shook his head and said, "The Commander-in-Chief offers plans to pacify the prisoners, please come out to Governor Ji Town and say that there will be peace within five years."
In addition to blocking the mouths of the ministers of the DPRK, they also want to gain the full support of the Holy Emperor. No matter how the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government talk about it, they still want to make a difference and want to regain the Ming Lord of their ancestral homeland. As long as they can win over the commander-in-chief.
In two to three years, it will not be difficult to restore the old outlook before Chentangyi's fiasco. By then, I think the Holy Father and the ministers will no longer demand the five-year agreement..."
If the emperor were to be reliable, an old sow would be able to climb a tree.
Lin Fu did not express his thoughts. Whether it was Li Zhuo or Gao Zongting, they were fundamentally loyal to the king and the country. Although they were much more pragmatic than ordinary officials and generals, they still placed their passion on
Regarding the most unrealistic possibility or extravagant hope that "the current Holy One is a wise master who has been temporarily deceived by traitors".
Lin Fu did not have the opportunity to meet Emperor Chongguan, but judging from his many political decisions, I don't think he would be a wise ruler with a moderate temperament.
Lin Fu couldn't help but think of Yezier Khan, the captive king. He had never dealt with Yezier Khan directly, but Nahe Xiongqi was defeated miserably at the hands of the Jiangdong Left Army several times. When Yezier Khan, the captive king, led his troops to retreat, he still let him
He Xiongqi was in charge of the rear - even though Lin Fu hated the captive king Yejier for killing the people of the Central Plains, he had to admit that he had the magnanimity of a heroic leader.
If the enemy Li Zhuo had to face was someone else, Lin Fu would still think that Pinglu Ce had a 30,000 to 40,000 chance of defeating him. But when Li Zhuo faced Yezier Khan, the king of the captives, he probably only had a 10 to 20 percent chance of defeating him.
Lin Fu didn't think Li Zhuo could be better than Ye Ji'er. Li Zhuo had his limitations, not to mention that not everyone standing behind Li Zhuo had unwavering support.
In any case, the country was dying, and Li Zhuo, regardless of the danger of ruin and reputation, resolutely petitioned the north to lead the army to fight against the captives, which was far beyond the reach of the snakes and rats in the temple.
Li Zhuo's plan for quelling the Donglu was full of risks and surprises, but when Lin Fu thought about it carefully, he couldn't think of any other safe and sound strategy that could quell the Donglu in a short period of time.
It is possible, and since the current imperial court is so violent in its factionalism and orders are changed every day, it is unimaginable that a long-term policy to restrict the Eastern captives can be formulated.
"The Jibei Army is stationed on the north bank. Mr. Gao and Colonel Geng, please come with me on a boat to see its military appearance..." Lin Fu said.
"Alas," Gao Zongting sighed, "I have heard a little bit about the Jibei Army openly having sex with prostitutes in the camp. In addition, the Jibei Army will be able to obtain thousands of combat power in this battle. I am afraid that the Jiangdong Left Army will sell it to
Theirs, right?”
With a pragmatic and smart man like Gao Zongting, Lin Fu didn't need to be careless. He nodded calmly and said: "Hao Zongcheng wants to buy raw human heads for military merit, and I want to maintain the expenses of the Jiangdong Left Army. How can I not be tempted? I'm afraid.
It will be even harder for the commander-in-chief to tame the Jibei army if they indulge themselves based on their merits!" He asked his guards to prepare a ship outside the seawall and take him, Gao Zongting and others to the north to observe the military camp in Jibei Town.
Jiangdong Zuoying's camp is on the south bank of Hechangzikou, and Jibei Army's camp is on the north bank of Hechangzikou. They are temporarily under the command of Hao Zongcheng, the supervisor of the army. The two are five or six miles apart.
There is a bright moon on the sea, and the boat is sailing above the blue waves. From a distance, the Jibei Army's barracks are far less dignified than the Jiangdong Left Army. The boat is approaching, and there are no rules for setting up camp. By the moonlight and the dim light of the campfire, we can
Seeing soldiers scurrying around the barracks at night, and even faint music of shengs and drums, and the sound of singing girls, Gao Zongting resentfully punched the ship's side wall with his fist. Although he had heard of various misdeeds of the border troops before, but with his own eyes
How can he calm down when he sees that this is the Jibei elite they will lead to resist the Donglu?
Lin Fu sighed slightly, but there was no other restraint. It would probably take Li Zhuo a year or two to reorganize the Jibei Army, which had a total strength of 60,000, and maintain military discipline.
Let’s see if the emperor has the patience.
Lin Fuli stayed with Gao Zongting and Geng Quanshan stayed at the Tianjin Naval Camp for two days, mainly to discuss the matter of pacifying the captives, and finally sent Gao Zongting to see him. When Geng Quanshan left, he promised: "Mr. Gao told the commander-in-chief that he could request an order from Jinhai
The Capital Water Transport Department is responsible for transporting grain to Jibei Town by sea, and I will never hold you back in this matter! This is also what I can do for the Commander-in-Chief and Mr. Gao now."