Gui Zi Scroll Chapter 401 Core Department, Basic Board
For Cao He and Cao He, Denglai Town is a promising place in the short term, but in the long run, men have to make contributions at the border.
The defense line of Denglai Town was in Shandong, and although it could obtain a relatively abundant supply of troops, it could only be established with the support of the imperial court.
Food, wages and materials are indispensable for a new border town, and even if it is established, it lacks opportunities to fight and make meritorious deeds. This is unacceptable to Cao He and his wife.
This was the reason why we were reluctant to leave Liaodong in the first place. If we wanted to fight, we would have to make unified arrangements with the Ministry of War.
Opportunities like this kind of civil war with Nanjing are rare, and as the negotiations between the imperial court and Nanjing come to an end, and the Southwest Rebellion is also ending, it is estimated that there will be even fewer opportunities in the future.
So no matter from which point of view, Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong knew that they had to make good friends with the popular person in the Ministry of War and even the cabinet, and they happened to have such a relationship as their father's old subordinates.
Naturally, this layer of origin must be used to the extreme.
Therefore, as soon as they arrived at Tianjin Guards and settled down the troops they brought back, they immediately took a boat to Beijing and first paid a visit to Feng Ziying.
According to the usual practice, when generals from border towns come to Beijing, they usually meet with the chief official, that is, the minister. The minister needs to see the situation.
For example, Cao He wanted to form a new Denglai town, so they should meet with Sun Chengzong, the left minister, because Sun Chengzong was in charge of the Military Selection Department and the Arsenal Department, but Cao He and Sun Chengzong had no friendship, and Zhang Huaichang had no relationship with him.
, so only Feng Ziying, the right minister, still had some connections, so he simply came to see Feng Ziying directly.
The other party's enthusiasm also made Cao He and Cao He feel happy and satisfied, but also gave rise to some expectations. Maybe with this famous man, Denglai Town's future is more promising than Liaodong Town?
Of course Feng Ziying was happy for Cao He and the two to visit.
Besides, it's my father's old department, but my father is already in Datong now, and he's no longer in Liaodong. I don't think it's easy to leave, but if you leave, your influence will definitely fade away.
Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong have a close relationship with their father. They have this connection when they come to his place, so it is appropriate for them to pick it up and continue to strengthen it.
After the pleasantries, Feng Ziying also asked about the return of Cao He's second unit.
At present, all the ministries have arrived in Dagu and are resting in Dagu. Currently, there are more than 8,900 soldiers. Compared with the loss of more than 3,600 people before the Liaodong War,
Cao Wenzhao was also a little heartbroken when talking about his own veterans of the old army. They were all elites, and losing one of them might take several years to train and train them.
There is no need to worry about being a soldier in Denglai, but becoming an elite soldier requires training and combat experience.
Brother Wenzhao, sacrifices are inevitable in war. The key is that we won the battle against the Jianzhou Jurchens and achieved our strategic goal. I can boast that in two or three years, Nurhaci will not be able to organize such a large-scale war.
He had to take a breath and lick his wounds. Feng Ziying comforted him: We are going to Denglai now, and our soldiers are safe, but it depends on you how to train a strong army.
Sir, you cannot build an elite force by training alone. You must have battle experience. There is no shortage of opportunities in Datong, Liaodong and even Jizhen. But Denglai, who should we fight? He Renlong rubbed his hands.
He smiled and said: The court must give us a chance in Denglai Town.
Why do you want to fight even before you take office? Feng Ziying laughed. Feng Ziying was happy to see the other party have such a temperament. A military general who doesn't want to fight is definitely not a good warrior. A warrior must rely on fighting to prove it.
Yourself?
I won’t hide it from your lord, Brother Wen Zhao and I came out from Liaodong, but we always felt uncomfortable. Zhao Shujiao and Jun Jun are either mules or horses. It depends on the results of their own walks. But we are not convinced. Who is not good? Now we are still
The decision has not yet been made, and we have to prove ourselves, so Brother Wen Zhao and I both implore you to give us a chance in Denglai Town.
He Renlong stood up and bowed to salute, Cao Wenzhao did the same, but Feng Ziying quickly stood up and helped the two of them up.
Why is this necessary? Feng Ziying helped the two of them back to their seats, and then returned to their seats.
He mused, "I understand the feelings of the two brothers. It's hard to explain what happened in Liaodong, so I won't make any judgments. But I agree with what Brother Renlong said. Warriors still have to prove themselves by fighting. Denglai Town was first built, and there are
Of these more than 8,000 old soldiers, the Denglai border guard station has already prepared more than 10,000 soldiers. Local preparations are still continuing. I believe that a military town with combat effectiveness will soon be formed. As for fighting, you two
Don't worry, brother, there are plenty of people to beat.
I have the impression that Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong also killed everyone in the late Ming Dynasty, but they fought more with the peasant uprising army. I don’t know how big a storm the White Lotus Sect can cause in this life, but Feng Ziying has a feeling that the White Lotus Sect has caused a big wave.
The storm will not be small.
Look at the Chahar people who are still struggling. Although Ma Chengxun has controlled the situation in Xuanfu Town, he has never been able to completely drive the Chahar people out of the border wall. Between Longmen and Longmen Guards,
Kaipingwei (Monolithic Fort) was still occupied by the Chahar people, and the big and small Baiyang Fort and Yangfang Fort were not able to be recovered, and the battle line was very long and chaotic.
Although Yuan Keli has established an advantage in Shanxi and the situation is gradually improving, the vitality of the entire Shanxi has been seriously damaged.
Due to the military disaster, the people were fleeing everywhere, and the local authorities were unable to manage it. A large number of refugees flocked to North Zhili and Henan, especially Baoan Prefecture, Baoding Prefecture and Zhending Prefecture were under greater pressure.
The more chaotic this situation is, the more opportunities there are for some ambitious people, and it is a great opportunity for a sect like the White Lotus Sect that is accustomed to taking advantage of chaos.
In the past two years, Long Jinwei and the Punishment Department have focused on clearing out the martial arts nobles who rebelled against Nanjing. Because it is profitable, they are not that interested in the hardships of the White Lotus Sect.
This in disguise allowed the spread of the White Lotus Sect.
Although the Jurchens in Jianzhou suffered heavy losses, Feng Ziying felt that with Nurhaci's character, if there was an internal chaos in the Great Zhou Dynasty, he would still subconsciously intervene, but the intensity of the interference could not be as great as before. The key is still
We should try our best to negotiate the Nanjing side.
Oh? Hearing Feng Ziying's words, both Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong were refreshed. Cao Wenzhao immediately asked: Sir, but on the Shanxi side, is it still Chen Jixian?
Feng Ziying laughed, Brother Wenzhao, are you so sensitive? Don't be impatient. You have to take office first, right? Just these eight or nine thousand people are not enough. At least, you must first organize the many people who have been prepared for you. Get up, the Ministry of War will definitely not let such a powerful force in Denglai Town idle, don't worry about this.
Seeing that Feng Ziying did not issue an imperial edict and congratulated Renlong, he stopped asking any more questions. However, after receiving such a sentence, I felt a lot more at ease. As long as there is a war, it will be fine.
Feng Ziying asked again about the situation in Mao Wenlong's department.
Cao He and Cao He didn't know much about it. They only knew that after Mao Wenlong was appointed deputy commander-in-chief, he had already led his troops south.
The Second Guards of Jinzhou and Fuzhou in southern Liaoning were assigned to Mao Wenlong as his defense area, and Zhenjiang Fort (Jiulian City) was also assigned to Mao Wenlong.
Now Zhao Shujiao and Du Song are all focused on the Shenyang-Tieling line and Guangning.
Feng Ziying then discussed with the two of them the next step in establishing a new army in Denglai Town, with the firearms unit being the main direction.
Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong also became more and more aware of the importance of firearms. The power and convenience of fire blunderbuss became increasingly apparent, especially after the problem that fire blunderbuss could quickly add bayonets was solved. The change of being able to transform into a spearman significantly improves combat effectiveness.
The power of artillery is fully demonstrated in field battles and siege battles. If the technology is further improved, the combination of tiger squat cannon and siege cannon will enable the firearms to achieve all-round coverage in the entire infantry camp, whether in field battles or siege battles. City warfare or city defense warfare can greatly expand the field of use, especially its relatively simple training time, which is extremely important for infantry.
Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong were not the kind of people who would never change their ways. After realizing this, they also proposed like Feng Ziying that in addition to maintaining the necessary number of cavalry, they should also adjust the structure of the infantry, mainly by forming fire musket soldiers and Infantry combined with artillery, such as spearmen and sword and shield soldiers who are professional protectors of artillery and artillery, can be greatly reduced.
, because fire gun soldiers can basically replace spear soldiers.
In addition, there were two special fire guns, the self-generated fire gun and the eagle-billed gun. The two also put forward huge demands, which made Feng Ziying a little interested.
Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong are both brave generals in the world. Their subordinates are much better in terms of military discipline and soldier quality than the infantry that they recruited from the border rebels in Shaanxi. If they rely on these two headquarters, and then use Denglai soldiers to join in to form a new Denglai town, and its combat effectiveness can be raised to a higher level in a relatively short period of time.
In particular, the two of them have a close relationship with me, and they have a relationship with my father's old subordinates. Moreover, these two people are not very smart. They are the kind of loyal and brave people who work hard to get along. If they are managed well, this new Denglai town can become a Having a core base of your own can also reassure people in terms of combat effectiveness.
With this idea in mind, Feng Ziying began to think about how to supplement Cao He and his two men with food, wages and soldiers.
As the right minister of the Ministry of War, although the Military Selection Department and the Arsenal Department are not under his control, it is very simple to help with the drumbeating and dredging. Moreover, the main source of firearms purchased by the Ministry of War is also the Gyeonggi Military-Industrial Complex, which is even more his own.
The sphere of influence should be put into operation properly, and protecting Denglai Town as a priority will not be a problem.