Scroll of Xin Characters, Section 194: Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu
Hundreds of dark horsemen filed into Pingyuan Fort. Niu Jizong wore a helmet and armor, his face was calm, and he still looked at the fort's defenses with sharp eyes.
The city gate was wide open, and Sun Shaozu had already come forward to greet him. Before Niu Jizong could saddle up and dismount, he cupped his fists and saluted, bowed and said, "The last general, Sun Shaozu, has seen the governor."
"Shaozu, there is no need to be polite." Niu Jizong flew off his horse, took a light leap, and landed steadily. The generals and military officers around him could not help but nod inwardly.
It is said that the governor is proficient in martial arts. He is still very active even when he is over fifty. He eats two kilograms of meat and one and a half kilograms of rice noodles every day and practices martial arts for an hour, no matter the wind or rain, without stopping. No wonder Xuanfu Town was destroyed.
He is as controllable as he is capable of commanding, and he truly lives up to his reputation.
Sun Shaozu also nodded secretly. Based on the opponent's momentum, he was much stronger than the chief military officer of Datong Mansion. No wonder the governor looked down on him.
This is the area under the jurisdiction of Xinping Road and East Road in Datong Town. It is also the deputy general military defense area of Sun Shaozu, which is also commonly known as Ping'an Prefecture.
Outside the border wall is the pastureland of the Mongols. The Mongolian left-wing and right-wing tribes form an intersecting area in this area. There is no obvious division. Sometimes the Tumuts move eastward, and this line becomes the sphere of influence of the Tumuts.
The Chahar people head west, and this is also known as the hunting ground of the Chahar people.
After Niu Jizong exchanged a few words with Sun Shaozu, he chatted and laughed with the generals behind Sun Shaozu one by one. Sometimes he patted each other on the shoulder, sometimes he took out the sword from his waist to take a look and praised him a few times. He was very happy and continued.
Sun Shaozu couldn't help but admire that the governor-general was really charming. No wonder these warriors were willing to work under him.
At the same time, Sun Shaozu was also a little frightened. The influence of this governor was gradually penetrating in Datong. Compared with himself, the deputy commander-in-chief who was dedicated to the two routes, he was no less generous.
Shortly after the new deputy chief of the newly appointed as, the next few members, the guerrillas did not know much about the guerrillas. It can be seen that the old oil on the side of the ground was not very convinced of himself, but Sun Shaozu was not afraid.
He also has his own confidants. Through a series of adjustments, the East Road and Xinping Road that he is in charge of are hard to say, but Xinping Road is basically under his control.
These guys on the East Road can still lead troops to fight for a while, but they can't necessarily control the subordinates. In a word, if they drink the soldiers' blood too much, the middle and low-level military attachés below will inevitably become resentful.
His grandson Shaozu is not a melon and egg guy who has never fought in a war. He also fought and shed blood in Xuanfu Town in his early years. He knows the thoughts of these warriors on the ground here and seizes every opportunity to make a profit. Maybe he can become a general manager.
The soldiers will kick you into that nook.
However, these are the brainless warriors who are so short-sighted. If you want to get rich, you have to take a long-term view and seize the opportunity to take advantage of it.
This way of bringing closeness and intimacy is not to mention, it is really effective for warriors.
The Niu family in Zhenguo was a famous martial arts family in this dynasty. The previous generations of the Niu family were all in Jingying, Xuanfu, and Ji Town. It was only these two generations that gradually declined, but Niu Jizong still has some abilities.
Although it has been left idle in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion for many years, but looking at the tricks he has played in the past few years after taking office, you can know that this family of generals is not just bragging, and indeed has some abilities.
He can put on the air of a courteous corporal to win over these warriors. These guys must be a little flattered and brainwashed immediately, but at least they will be much closer emotionally, and it will be much easier if they spend more time.
After a while, the work was finally finished. After it was decided that a banquet would be held in the fort to entertain the generals, everyone knew that the governor must have something to say with the deputy commander alone, so they all left knowingly and left.
The two of them sat down, and Niu Jizong asked about the situation of the two roads.
"Don't worry, sir. I have basically smoothed the Xinping Road side. Several key places such as Xinping Fort, Pingyuan Fort, and Huamen Fort are under the control of my people. There are two other people who have been basically cleared by me.
..." Sun Shaozu's tone was very confident, which was what Niu Jizong wanted to hear.
With an army of 110,000, Datong Town is the most important town among the nine border towns, second only to Liaodong and Xuanfu Towns, and is similar to Ji Town.
Datong Town is divided into nine roads, among which Sun Shaozu, as the deputy commander-in-chief of the division, is in charge of Xinping Road and East Road. This is why Niu Jizong took a fancy to Sun Shaozu and spared no effort to win over them.
Xinping Road is located at the easternmost end of Datong Town, close to the West Road in Xuanfu Town. Along the border wall, you can quickly enter the hinterland of Xuanfu Town. You can also go south along the East Road, take Hunyuan, and enter Shanxi Town.
Each of the two armies has about 12,000 troops. In other words, Sun Shaozu, as the commander-in-chief, nominally controls 24,000 troops. These are real elite nine-sided border troops, and their combat effectiveness is far superior to that of Beijing.
It's comparable to running those rice buckets.
Of course, this is only controllable in name. If there is no order from the Commander-in-Chief, theoretically, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief can only mobilize other troops from the headquarters in times of emergency. However, he will be subject to investigation afterwards. Once he is found to have exceeded his authority,
That would be subject to military law.
Xinping Road is what Sun Shaozu paid the most attention to. Niu Jizong also gave him great support and specially transferred a few of his old subordinates to go there. It was under control, but the East Road was still a bit tricky.
The East Road garrison is in Yanghe City, and Sun Shaozu is currently stationed there as well, which means he is competing with General Duan Xirong for the control of the 12,000 people on this road.
“How is the situation on the East Road?” Niu Jizong asked about the key point.
"Sir, there are some difficulties." Sun Shaozu did not mince his words and said with a wry smile: "You also know that I have only been here for two years, and I already have to rely on your strong support to control Xinping Road.
If an old subordinate comes over, I can't even take Xinping Road."
"What are the specific difficulties?" Niu Jizong also knew that the East Road would not be easy to win. Compared with Xinping Road, which only had 10,000 troops, the East Road was much stronger, and there were also Yanghe City and Tiancheng City.
city.
Sun Shaozu was stationed in Yanghe City as the deputy general of the branch defense, and in Tiancheng City as the deputy general of the East Road.
"Duan Xirong has been working hard on the East Road for many years. If he hadn't been appointed as the deputy commander-in-chief of the branch defense in the future, this position should have been his. He must be unconvinced by the general, and he also has several generals and guerrillas under him.
Those who have been promoted are quite loyal to him, and the junior generals have also spent a lot of effort to win over and make friends, but as of now, the effect is not obvious..." Sun Shaozu told the truth.
“Where is Shi Nai?” Niu Jizong suddenly asked.
Sun Shaozu pondered for a moment, "General Shi has not been there for long, but his guerrilla relations with several generals are still good. He is generous and generous, so everyone is willing to make friends with him. Several of his subordinates,
The defense is pretty close,..."
Niu Jizong snorted, this was what he told Shi Nai, and he gave him a sum of money to make him easy to win over.
Sun Shaozu's goal was too obvious, and he was to seize Duan Xirong's position as deputy commander. Duan Xirong must be jealous of him. It would definitely not be easy to directly recruit people from Duan Xirong's subordinates. To let Shi Nai, a chess piece, infiltrate, he would have to make a lot of moves.
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Shi Nai could not lead troops to fight, but the Shi family was a martial arts family after all. Their ancestors had served as officials in Datong and Shanxi Town, and they had some connections. This was the main reason why Niu Jizong liked Shi Nai, and Shi Nai was considered a good person.
He was good at making friends in camps and was much better than his younger brother Shi Ding. He was allowed to bribe and win over those warriors, which was exactly what he was used for.
"Shi Ding alone is not enough..." Niu Jizong pondered: "There are 14,000 people on the East Road. Are they all monolithic? Duan Xirong is not so popular, right?"
"It's hard to say how popular they are. Your Excellency is also aware of the style of these warriors and is harsh to them. But those people were all Duan Xigui's subordinates who gradually accumulated merit and were promoted. They are quite respectful to him, but they don't have any resentment towards them.
Xiao, it just takes time, and..." Sun Shaozu didn't say any more.
Niu Jizong understood what the other party meant. He gave Shi Nai 30,000 taels of silver, which was somewhat effective, but Sun Shaozu spent too much money here.
"In this case, I will give you another 60,000 taels of silver, plus some horses and furs. Duan Xirong's subordinates, Tian Xiaowu and Huo San, are both characters who like things in cups and silver. You are so eager to win over them. I think these two people are already a little interested.
Moreover, they are suppressed by Duan Xirong. Without my consent, they will never be able to come forward in their lifetime..."
Niu Jizong looked ferocious and gritted his teeth as he said, "This matter must be completed before September."
Sun Shaozu was stunned and nodded: "General, I understand."
Niu Jizong's face brightened slightly, "Shaozu, you are also a smart man. You and I know well what the situation of the imperial court has been like over the years. The war in the southwest, hum, was just a rebellion by a bunch of local soldiers in Bozhou. Yang He, like Yang He, can only talk about war on paper.
The character led the Jingxiang Town, which the imperial court spared no effort to build, but he failed to win a decent battle. Didn't Sun Chengzong boast that he was perfect in both literature, Taoism and martial arts? Why did he still look like he was dying after being here for so long?
What does it look like?”
"That is, if the prince of Denglai Town had not fought a few decent victories, Yang Yinglong's Bozhou Army would have been able to reach Huguang." Sun Shaozu also joined the conversation.
"The imperial court does not know people well and is evil. Look at what the four northwest towns have been through. They dragged a group of Shaanxi soldiers from Guyuan Town to the hot and humid place in Guizhou to fight. It's a shame they could figure it out. Look at the four northwest towns."
If the town is not pleasing to the eyes, if you want to abolish Guyuan town, just abolish it. It is nothing more than some severance money. The court is reluctant to part with it, and it also wants them to die. They are not familiar with the place and are not used to the food and weather. How can they win the war? Idiots
Everyone knows this is impossible." Niu Jizong sighed while stroking his palms.
