Four hundred and thirteenth chapter win over the yaguan
Zhang Yun's scout battalion set out in the middle of the night the day before yesterday. Ten scout teams went north separately. In just one day and one night, they had already sent information?
"How do you say that?" Guo Song asked with concern.
"At present, they have left Ganzhou and entered Suzhou. No enemy traces have been found within the boundaries of Ganzhou. However, the Qilian garrison was still occupied by the Shatuo Army."
Guo Song himself also has rich experience. Regardless of whether they are from Xue Yantuo or Shatuo, their main spies will usually sneak into the enemy's territory to spy on intelligence ten days before the army sets off. If no enemy spies are found in Ganzhou, then
This means that the opponent will not attack Ganzhou in the short term.
Two soldiers helped Guo Song take off his heavy armor. Guo Song moved his somewhat stiff joints and walked to the map. His eyes fell on Qilian garrison. Qilian garrison was a garrison located at the southernmost tip of Suzhou, close to
Qilian Mountain was originally the northernmost garrison of the Tang Army. Its strategic location was very important. Last autumn, when the Shatuo people attacked the Qilian garrison, former governor Wang Lien led 10,000 troops to rush to support them. In the end, they suffered heavy casualties.
For Guo Song, the Qilian Fort had another meaning. It was the starting point of the secret passage in the Qilian Mountains. In any case, the Qilian Fort could not fall into the hands of the enemy.
Guo Song pondered for a while and said, "Can you contact Zhang Yun and the others?"
"Can!"
Guo Song said slowly: "My opinions are two points. First, order Zhang Yun and others to pay attention to their own safety; second, order them to pay close attention to Qilian Fort. The enemy's spies are likely to come from Qilian Fort."
come out."
"Remember your humble position!"
Yao Jin hesitated and said: "Captain, I have to lead the soldiers to Xiedan County for a long distance training tomorrow. It would be inconvenient for me to continue to be in charge of the scout camp. Can you consider it, Commander?"
Guo Song nodded, "Okay, then you can make a handover and hand over the scout camp to Mr. Zhang!"
Yao Jin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, bowed and hurried away.
At this time, Zhang Qianyi came up and persuaded: "Commander, you don't trust the people you employ, and you don't use the people you doubt. Since it's all for the Tang Dynasty, why bother with those details?"
Zhang Qianyi is referring to the officials of the Governor's Office. Guo Song's subordinates are not without people. There are more than thirty civil servants under the Governor's Office! They are chief historians, Sima, judges, recorders and military officers, six Cao officers, etc.
You can absolutely use them.
In fact, since the era of Wang Lien, the governor's office has been basically ignored. Wang Lien's five staff have mastered all the power, and the office has become a virtual reality.
There is a reason why Wang Lianen sidelined the governor's office. In fact, it is also a kind of check and balance in the system. The governor's office not only obeys the orders of the governor, but also obeys the instructions of the court. They must regularly report the situation in Ganzhou to the Ministry of War, and even the content of the report is even
The governor of Ganzhou may not know either.
This not only made Wang Lien extremely dissatisfied, Guo Song also felt too uncomfortable, but now Guo Song really had no one to use. If everything was left to Zhang Qianyi, he would not be able to handle it.
Zhang Qianyi advised Guo Song to have a good relationship with the Governor's Office because he wanted to learn Wang Lien's lesson. You must know that Wang Lien concealed the news of the defeat from the court, but was revealed by the officials of the Governor's Office to the Ministry of War, and the emperor urgently recalled Wang Lien.
Guo Song also knew that if he wanted to overthrow Wang Lien, he would need the full cooperation of the governor's office. In fact, he had already asked the Bingcao Division to intervene in the establishment of a new military branch yesterday.
Zhang Qianyi advised again: "Commander, when we are going all out to deal with the Shatuo Army, we should try our best to unite!"
"All right!"
Guo Song nodded slowly, "Please ask Pan Changshi and Liu Sima to come over this afternoon."
After a pause, he added: "We will also find Zhang Qiu'an, who has joined the army in recording affairs."
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Guo Song paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back. There were many things that he had not understood before, especially the relationship between local officials and the court. He could only deeply understand it after sitting in charge of one side. Although he had been in charge of Fengzhou before, Fengzhou was basically
He was abandoned and ignored by the court, so even if he did something extraordinary in Fengzhou, the court usually didn't bother to ask.
However, Ganzhou was a well-established territory of the Tang Dynasty. It was a land of horse breeding and its status was very important. The imperial court had always attached great importance to it. It established a complete official system in Ganzhou and various systems were also very strict. For example, he established the heavy armor
Infantry battalions and heavy crossbow battalions must be approved by the Ministry of War before they can be implemented, and the establishment of scout battalions and internal affairs battalions also require filing and approval by the Ministry of War.
The plan to win generals through military competitions needs to be approved by the Ministry of War before it can be implemented. Otherwise, the Ministry of War will not recognize the generals promoted in this unconventional way.
In fact, after the Anshi Rebellion, the imperial court restricted the power of military commanders from various places more and more strictly. They had to apply for approval from the imperial court for everything. If they acted without permission, they would be punished, ranging from being transferred away to being transferred, to being deducted of grain and money.
Although I can use the emergency of the war as an excuse now, what about the future?
Thinking of this, Guo Song was really helpless. Now that he was in his position, he finally understood that the reason why a feudal town became a feudal town was not necessarily entirely due to ambition. To a large extent, it was also the result of a game between the court and the local government.
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After lunch, Chief Shi Pan Liao, Sima Liu Zi, and Recorder Zhang Qiu'an, the three giants of the Governor's Office, gathered at the Governor's tent. Guo Song handed over an impeachment letter co-signed against Wang Lien to the three of them.
"All the generals above the rank of lieutenant have signed and pledged their signatures. I hope the civil servants of the Governor's Office will also sign and pledge their signatures below. The perpetrators will not be allowed to escape punishment, otherwise the seven thousand soldiers will die in peace."
The three of them looked at each other with excitement in their eyes. They had no objection to the impeachment of Wang Lianen, and even applauded to welcome it. Wang Lianen had been the governor for two years, and the entire governor's office was empty. A group of officials could only receive half salary, and it was very difficult to support their families.
Difficult, they can remember this grudge!
Pan Liao was the first to express his position on behalf of everyone, "We fully support the Governor's decision and everyone will sign it. As the Governor said, evildoers will never be allowed to escape punishment."
Guo Song smiled and nodded, "Calling everyone here, we actually have important things to discuss with you. This time we will set up a heavy armored infantry battalion and a heavy crossbow battalion, in addition to the previously established scout battalion, and the military competition to boost morale.
According to regulations, seizing generals should be reported to the Ministry of War for filing and approval before implementation. However, because the situation is urgent, we must complete it before the Shatuo people invade, so we do it first, but it does not mean that we can ignore the Ministry of War. My
It means that although the matter has been done, it still needs to be reported to the Ministry of War for filing and the situation must be explained clearly. I will leave this matter to Pan Changshi to complete."
Pan Liao stood up quickly and said: "I have already written the report. As long as the governor approves it, it can be sent to the Ministry of War."
Logically, these reports do not need to be approved by the governor, but since Guo Song has no intention of following Wang Lianen's plan, they must reciprocate the favor and let Guo Song review it before submitting it.
Guo Song was really unhappy. These guys had already written and submitted the report without telling him. If he didn't ask, did they not intend to mention it?
Guo Song chuckled, "Okay! Let me take a look, and then submit it together with the impeachment letter."
"We will finish it within these two days without any delay!"
Guo Song nodded and asked Sima Liu Zi, "I would like to ask, how many people does Liu Sima have under his command?"
“There are currently three engaged!”
Guo Song thought for a while and said: "Currently, the scout battalion has been established. Three hundred elite soldiers are all scouts. There is still a lack of intelligence analysis officers and internal management officers. I want to know, can Liu Sima take over the scout battalion?"
"this......"
Liu Zi was in a bit of a dilemma. He knew that the scout camp was always under the direct control of the governor, so how could he be qualified to take charge of the scout camp?
Pan Liao understood the idea and said with a smile: "The scout camp should be divided into two like other military camps! The information is urgent, so it is usually submitted directly to the governor, but the supplies and logistics of the scout camp are Liu Sima's business. Guo
Governor, what I said is right!"
Guo Song smiled and nodded, "The scout camp, like other military camps, also needs logistics management. I will recruit additional civil servants for intelligence analysis! The key is logistics. I hope Liu Sima can take care of it."
Only then did Liu Zi understand that Governor Guo was just showing off, he was just saying it! How could Governor Guo give himself such an important power of intelligence? But giving himself the logistics management of the scout camp, this is not as good as
I don't know how many times it has been better since Lien was unkind and unkind.
He quickly said: "I will arrange for someone to take over the logistics of the scout camp today."
Guo Song also said to Zhang Qiu'an, who had joined the army in the recording: "Military affairs have gradually got back on track, so we have to start working on combat preparations. I found that Zhangye City lacks large defensive weapons, trebuchets, stone cannons and the like. I don't know if it can be done."
Make a batch?”
Zhang Qiu'an said quickly: "Considering making weapons for city defense, I'm afraid there aren't that many craftsmen, but as far as I know, there are a number of large trebuchets in Liangzhou's warehouse, about forty of them. Let's see if the governor can compete with Liangzhou.
Let’s discuss with the state and borrow these trebuchets.”
Guo Song perked up and asked, "Are you sure?"
Zhang Qiu'an smiled slightly and said: "Before I took the humble position, I served as a judge in Liangzhou. I saw it with my own eyes!"
"Then I will repair the book immediately and give it to Zhang Guangsheng. I also shipped a batch of soldiers and armor for him before. I believe he should be able to give me this face."
The large-scale city defense weapons were revealed, and Guo Song continued: "In addition to trebuchets, there are other city defense weapons that need to be prepared, such as rolling logs, stones, ropes, a batch of large steel forks, and arson materials.
, dried dead branches and straw are all good things. This time I brought 500 barrels of high slave oil from the court. Together with the hay, it will become a weapon for us to deal with the enemy's nest vehicles. Please prepare all the supplies. If you have more manpower,
If it's not enough, I can mobilize soldiers to assist."
Everyone bowed and saluted together, "I will obey the governor's order!"
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[Note: Gaonu oil is oil produced in the Yan'an area and has been used for military purposes during the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties.]