Chapter 1043 Ji Zijuan's plan
The matter of sending an army out of Xifengkou to reinforce Gubeikou was only informed to Zasai at the end, which left Zasai and his party quite speechless.
However, after learning that there were only 4,000 troops, although Zasai and others were unhappy, they did not pay too much attention.
As Feng Ziying said, this should be more of a gesture, showing support for the Shuntian Prefecture war. In a sense, this is adding glory to Feng Ziying's own family.
Therefore, Feng Ziying also said eloquently that the better she develops in the future, for the five Neikalkha tribes as allies, their most important friends in the Great Zhou Dynasty will naturally bring them greater benefits. , which makes sense.
Zhasai, who had no intention of getting involved in the war between Chahar and the Outer Khalkha people in Shuntianfu, acquiesced to this.
Thinking that if he refused Lindan Batur's invitation and order, the relationship between the five inner Khalkha tribes and the Chahar people would inevitably deteriorate in the future, Zasai felt that this matter was not a big deal. It is better to agree generously and settle in Liaodong, so that the matters previously discussed can be quickly advanced.
Put the emphasis first, then the lightness, wait until everything is settled before mentioning such a seemingly trivial matter in an understatement. This is also a strategic issue. If you mention this issue at the beginning, you will definitely be firmly opposed by Zaisai, but instead It is conducive to the discussion of all aspects of matters. When the general trend is settled, there will be no obstacles to bringing up this matter.
Hou Chengzu and Busia Mara watched Feng Ziying's operation methods from the beginning to the end, from lobbying (fooling) at the beginning, to substantive fighting for every inch of profit in the later stage, to making decisive decisions, and then to adding additional matters backhand. , this set of operations really played with the bureaucrats' tricks, allowing the two young men Hou Chengzu and Busia Mara to have a deep understanding of Feng Ziying's "skills".
However, there are some things that Busia Mara and Hou Chengzu still don't quite understand, but since Feng Ziying didn't mention it, they won't ask in depth. They won't understand it until the follow-up operations and impacts of many things in the future slowly become apparent. Feng Ziying’s method.
"Brother Huchen, the reason why you did not arrange for your Beijing camp to leave the fortress is because of a comprehensive consideration of several factors. Firstly, the Beijing camp has just suffered a setback and its morale is poor; secondly, the soldiers in the Beijing camp are pampered and have to travel for more than ten consecutive days to leave the fortress. , all marching in the Yanshan Mountains, they simply can't bear it; thirdly, the soldiers in the Beijing Camp themselves are probably not willing to trek hundreds of miles to participate in a war that they think has nothing to do with them. Gubeikou is probably in their eyes It’s almost like being in the wilderness, they will feel that it is not their responsibility,…”
Seeing the dejected look on He Huchen's face, Feng Ziying could understand this man's thoughts.
Qi Jianyao has now completely let himself go. Apart from sending someone to send a letter back to ask Qi Jianhui, the contemporary head of the Xiangyang Hou family, to help him exonerate himself, he can stay at home in Qian'an City, but Qi Jianyao is After Wu Xun, he was dismissed from office. As long as he was convicted and imprisoned, it didn't matter. The worst he could do was idle at home, and there was no telling which year he would be able to resume his career.
But He Huchen was different. Although he was also born in a military household, he was just an ordinary military household. He could only gain an official status by being a martial arts scholar. He just fell into the quagmire of Jingying and couldn't extricate himself. Now he encountered this kind of thing again. , it really made him want to cry.
Although the middle and high-ranking military officers in the Beijing camp are mainly the children of Wu Xun, there are also other military attaches who have worked hard from below. Similarly, although most of them are children of the capital city who are dawdling, there are also many who are Children from poor military families were recruited from various states and counties in Shuntian Prefecture outside the capital city.
This ratio is between 70% and 30% or 80% and 80%, which means that approximately 70% to 80% of the children of generations of military households in the capital city are from the Yanqing Guards, Xingzhou Guards, Young men selected from the military families of the guard stations around the capital, including Tianjin Sanwei, Wandu Si, Xuanfu Sanwei, and Zhuolu Sanwei.
After all, no matter how blind the senior officials of the Ministry of War and the Beijing camp are, they still understand that running water does not corrupt household hinges and does not cause beetles. If all the children of the military households in the Beijing camp who have not moved for decades are allowed to occupy the positions of generals in the Beijing camp, I am afraid it will really happen. They have become an old soldier and can no longer even do such fooling things as annual drills.
“Sir, if we don’t go on such a journey, tens of thousands of us defeated soldiers will just huddle here and do nothing. Are we just waiting for an edict from the imperial court to turn us into criminals?”
He Huchen was reluctant, but he also knew that what Feng Ziying said was true.
He himself thought it was impossible to select one or two thousand men to march out of Xifengkou and attack Gubeikou in ten days. He was afraid that if he said so, the soldiers below would rebel against him.
Isn’t this the same as going to die for them?
After finally escaping with their lives in the battle of Santunying, they now only hope to return to the capital safely. No matter what the other results will be in the future, it will be decided by then. The court can still leave these tens of thousands of people alone. What?
The task of leaving Xifengkou to reinforce Caojiazhai was given to Huang Degong.
This is also what it should be. Zuo Liangyu made extraordinary achievements in the defense of Qian'an City, and Huang Degong originally thought he could do it again in Lulong City, but he didn't expect Zaisai to turn around so decisively. He worked so hard to come to Yongping. , do you want to go back before you have accomplished anything?
So no matter how difficult and difficult it is to reinforce Cao's village, Huang Degong has to go there, and no one can compete with him.
The task left by Zuo Liangyu is not light either. Huang Degong took away most of your elite troops. Feng Ziying's task for him is to recruit from the large-scale refugees caused by the Mongolian invasion to the south based on the remaining soldiers. Jingzhuang was added to it to reorganize the second battalion of the Yongping New Army.
Of course, Feng Ziying did not consider supplementing the nearly 10,000 defeated soldiers from the Beijing camp. Firstly, these people were still in the Beijing camp, and he was not qualified to cross this red line. Secondly, it was impossible for these Beijing camp soldiers to stay with peace of mind. In Yongping or going to Liaodong, he really looked down upon these defeated soldiers.
"Sir, you are making fun of me. How can a humble position be compared with Master Qi?" He Huchen shook his head repeatedly, stood up and took the wine Zuo Liangyu poured for him. After thanking him, he said: "Master Qi doesn't care, but It’s a humble position, and there are thousands of brothers below me, but we can’t sit back and wait for death like this.”
"There's no rush." Feng Ziying said calmly: "There is still opportunity and time. The battle in Gyeonggi Province will not end so easily. Although the problem of the Inner Khalkha and Horqin coalition forces is not big, the Chahar and Waikar The Kazakh people have mobilized their troops to fight this, and now they have the upper hand. How can they retreat so easily? This battle will not end in two or three months."
He Huchen's eyes brightened and then dimmed again.
Although he is also eager to participate in this battle, which can be regarded as saving some face for the disastrous defeat of the Santun Camp and preventing himself from becoming a scapegoat in the future, but after thinking about the situation of the soldiers under his command, and looking at the behavior of his superiors, Feeling depressed, you know that this is purely a luxury wish.
The changes in He Huchen's expression were all reflected in Feng Ziying's eyes.
This person can be regarded as a rare alternative in the Beijing camp, but a look at his origins shows that this person is definitely not the same type of person as Qi Jianyao and others, and he is more eager to fight and make meritorious deeds.
But this is the case in Jingying. Soldiers are the courage of generals, and generals are the soul of soldiers. They are indispensable. The climate in Jingying is like this. Combat power and morale are placed here. If you want to compete with the elites of Chahar and Outer Kalkha, In a riding competition, it would definitely be a meal delivery.
But it is also an opportunity for myself.
"Brother Huchen, don't be too entangled. Three feet of ice did not freeze in a day. The current situation in the Beijing camp is left over for decades. No one can change it. But after this disaster, I think the court and the Ministry of War will We need to carry out drastic reforms in the Beijing camp. I won’t say that the Beijing camp will be able to reach the level of the frontier army in the future, but I’m afraid it won’t be possible to just wait for death like in the past, so I think Brother Huchen can actually take the first step.”
Feng Ziying's words made He Huchen subconsciously sit up straight and put down his wine glass, "Please teach me."
"The war in the capital is fierce. I predict that if the Mongols find it difficult to break through from the front, they will expand to the two wings. By then, Jizhou, Changping, Baodi and other suburban counties will be harassed by Mongolian cavalry. If the soldiers from the capital camp fight the Mongolian cavalry head-on, It will definitely be difficult to win a battle, but you can still participate in the war in a moderate manner by forming formations to protect yourself and steadily holding on to the battle. This can also wash away the shame of the battle of Santun Camp."
Feng Ziying’s words made He Huchen nod his head.
"Of course, it is impossible for the soldiers from the Beijing camp who have low morale and no fighting spirit in Qian'an City to go to war. So if you want to give it a try, you might as well use your own original subordinates as the basis. From these nearly 10,000 remnant soldiers, those who still have fighting spirit will be selected for integrated training, and then they will choose an opportunity to go into battle."
"Choose an opportunity to fight?" He Huchen was not that stupid, and he also heard the unfinished meaning in Feng Ziying's words.
"Huchen, you don't think that by gathering thousands of remnant soldiers and training for a few days, you can fight against the fine cavalry of Chahar and Waikakarka, right?" Feng Ziying said with a smile, "My It means that when reorganizing the remnant soldiers, we must first show a gesture, at least let the Ministry of War know what is going on, and then choose an opportunity. What opportunity should we choose? That is, when facing the small group of Mongolian rangers, fight a few battles, so that The world knows it, but we must avoid large-scale tough battles, otherwise it would be unwise to do it knowing that it cannot be done and destroy it in one battle, and what’s the point?”
He Huchen and Zuo Liangyu both suddenly realized.
(End of this chapter)