Chapter 2175 Gui Zi Juan seizes military power and establishes prestige
Sun Yijie's approach was expected by Feng Ziying, but he was not very satisfied.
It came a little too late.
This guy is indecisive and cannot see the situation clearly, or he still has some thoughts of asking for better terms, but this is not smart.
However, Feng Ziying is still willing to give him a chance as long as he comes. After all, the other party is the person he wants to win over, and there is no fundamental contradiction with him.
The problem, or task, before Feng Ziying is to solve the problems in Xi'an as soon as possible. The first is the problem of Xi'an Prefecture, and the second is the problem of Xi'an Four Guards.
In more than 20 prefectures and counties in Xi'an, Xu Liangyan is still the leader and the weakest. Even Feng Ziying is still thinking about how to deal with it. Needless to say, the four guards in Xi'an are an important starting point for Feng Ziying to control the military power in Shaanxi, and it is also a delay. No.
"The problem of the Four Guards in Xi'an is known to the whole city, even within the Four Guards themselves. But the key is that it is easy to eliminate the old, weak and redundant personnel. How to restore their combat effectiveness is the most important. After Tongguan Guards intervened in the Hedong War, the Four Guards in Xi'an The guard is the most important force in the Guanzhong Plain. I need to transform it within half a year and become a guard that can fight at any time. Even if it cannot compare with the border army, it must at least reach the level of the Tongguan Guard. "
Feng Ziying paused and looked at Zheng Chongjian and the other three, "I plan to leave it to you. The Mountain Crossing Camp, the Assault Camp, and the City Destroying Camp have achieved certain results. Next, let's wait for them to practice in battle. "
The three of them, Zheng Chongjian, were recruited non-stop by Feng Ziying. For the three of them, they learned a lot in the process of reorganizing the three battalions of Yueshan Camp, Tufeng Camp and Destroying City Camp. It was much more difficult and challenging than the reorganization of Minzhuang Camp in Shanxi. Much more sexual.
In the past two months, the three of them have lost a lot of weight, and they have seen some results. They were recruited to Xi'an by Feng Ziying, and once they were thrown over, there were four guards involving tens of thousands of people.
The Four Guards of Xi'an are the main guard force of the entire Shaanxi Dusi. Except for the guard posts under the direct management of the border towns in the three sides and four towns, they basically account for half of the remaining guards.
Guard armies such as the Hanzhong Guard, Ningqiang Guard, Yan'an Guard, Suide Guard, Qingyang Guard, and Qinzhou Guard all have only one battalion, but each of the Xi'an Four Guards can range from two battalions to three battalions to ten. There are more than 30,000 troops in each camp, which is more than the other guard posts combined.
"Ziying, Yueshan Camp, Tufeng Camp and City Destroying Camp are far from completing their training. It may be okay to fight against ordinary rebels, but to be honest, if the troops from Boyan Village and Baitang Village suddenly counterattack, they may not You can win." Zheng Chongjian couldn't help but persuade: "Now you have changed your mind and want to reorganize Xi'an's four guards. Let alone half a year, the training may not be successful in one year. And according to what you said, all the existing personnel of Xi'an's four guards will be eliminated. , We set up the whole training with bare hands, how can we have such great ability?"
For Zheng Chongjian and the others, what they have to do is to organize personnel, materials and funds to make overall arrangements, arrange training plans, promote the implementation of the plans, and strive to achieve training results, but the actual training still has to be left to the officers and veterans. of.
What they have to do is to firmly control the movements of the officers and supervise the implementation of the training. However, Feng Ziying wants to make the Xi'an Fourth Guard start from scratch. This challenge is too great.
Even the over-mountain camp, assault camp and city-destroying camp are at least indispensable in the hands of soldiers, and many of these rebel soldiers are deserters from the three sides and four towns, and many of them have outstanding military abilities. Less, so as long as you sort it out and push it, the effect will be immediate.
But the Four Guards of Xi'an are incomparable.
The four guards in Xi'an are comparable to the Beijing camp back then.
It can be said that since the Yuanxi period, the Xi'an Four Guards have basically never left the city to fight. According to Xie Zhenye, the Guanzhong Plain itself is the richest area in Shaanxi, and the Xi'an Four Guards exist as the reserve force of the Shaanxi Dusi. These more than ten He hasn't fought in a war for twenty years, and he's basically dying out slowly.
The four guards in Xi'an, from generals, guerrillas to guards, and generals, are basically occupied by the original martial arts disciples. These people are pampered in Xi'an city, and their monthly routine training basically counts. Even Dian Mao went through the motions, letting the chief follow his servants, and the soldiers below followed suit. Later, they simply resigned from the military privately.
These people who want to leave their citizenship will have to pay a sum of money. After they quit their citizenship, they will have to settle in the prefectures and counties of Xi'an Prefecture, which will also cost a sum of money.
So from this perspective, officials in Shaanxi Dusi and Xi'an Prefecture's prefectures and counties benefited a lot from it.
Even among the more than 10,000 people left, most of them are old and weak. They have not practiced training for many years. It is simply a joke to say that they are dragged into the battlefield.
Because of this, Feng Ziying's intention is to either transfer these more than 10,000 people directly to the garrison and drive them to Gongchang Mansion to cultivate wasteland, or to spend money to redeem themselves, buy out their military membership, and transfer to Gongchang Mansion. The Four Guards of Xi'an recruited soldiers from refugees or soldiers who were descended from the rebel army, adopting a recruitment system.
This involves major military reform, which is no small matter, but Feng Ziying still plans to try it. At least under the pressure of the rebel army, if the reform is carried out at this time, the pressure on the court will not be so great.
"Dazhang, this is also a last resort. Shaanxi is so big. We can't just rely on the three mobile troops of Yueshan Battalion, Tufeng Battalion and City Destroying Battalion, right? They also shoulder the important task of chasing and suppressing the rebels. Tongguan Guards I was sent to cross the river to the east of Jinluo River. The situation in Pingyang Prefecture is dangerous. If nothing happens, I feel that both Pingyang Prefecture and Zezhou are in danger. I must take precautions and form a guard force that is large enough and strong enough in combat effectiveness as a reserve force. .”
Feng Ziying looked at Zheng Chongjian and said, "Dazhang, I remember you are from Ningxiang. Hejin, Jishan and Jiangzhou have all fallen into the hands of the rebels. They are only one step away from your hometown. Now the rebels are thinking about Linfen." If they realize that there may be Shanxi border troops heading south in Linfen, they may turn around and attack Ningxiang and Jizhou, aren't you worried?"
Zheng Chongjian's expression changed slightly, "Ziying, don't be joking."
"Dazhang, do you think I'm joking? Linfen is so easy to fight? The rebel army is not stupid. If they realize that Linfen is difficult to fight, they must turn around. The rebel army on the southern front was disrupted by us. Si Yancheng was defeated, and they lost their spirit. The rebel army on the front line is in great momentum, and Linfen is difficult to fight, but they still have to have a target. Xiangning, Jizhou, Quwo and Yicheng, I am afraid they will all be their targets."
Zheng Chongjian actually knew that what Feng Ziying said was true, he just subconsciously did not want to accept this cruel truth.
"Bo Ya and Yuxuan's hometowns are both in northern Shanxi, but your hometown, Dazhang, is in southern Shanxi, and Qiao Youdu Yushi, Sun, and Han's hometowns are all in southern Shanxi. If southern Shanxi falls, I'm afraid they It’s a little hard to accept.”
Seeing that the three of them were silent, Feng Ziying said again: "To be honest, I am confident that the situation in Shaanxi will be calmed down, but it is difficult to guarantee that the situation in southern Shanxi will worsen and spread. Shanxi Town is too weak, and the Shanxi Dusi Guards We are also extremely weak. Seeing that there is only one battalion of the Puzhou Guards left and they are completely unable to deal with it, we will know that no matter whether the rebel army in southern Shanxi will come back to our Shaanxi Province or continue to spread eastward and southward, the imperial court will When we can’t spare any money, will Shaanxi be asked to support Shanxi?”
The three of them were all a little shocked. After a while, Sun Chuanting hesitated and said: "Shaanxi guards entering Jin? Ziying, it is impossible for Tongguan guards to enter Jin. The guards can only stay in the local area. This is a custom made by the imperial court. You can use it temporarily. It's okay for a while, but if the guards are used to enter Shanxi without any hindrance, it will destroy the ancestral system and will not be allowed."
"Then we can just sit back and watch when Shanxi falls?" Feng Ziying shook her head, "If that doesn't work, then the Four Guards of Xi'an will be transferred to Guyuan Town and Guyuan Town will send troops to Shanxi. Is that okay?"
Feng Ziying's unbridled ideas made them a little behind the pace. Zheng Chongjian and the other three did not expect that Feng Ziying would not take the court's custom-made rules to heart, disrupt and change them at will without any restraint, and did not worry about the court's side. Attitude, even if you are the governor of Shaanxi, you should not be so unscrupulous.
“Even if it is possible, the personnel can be solved in this way, but the court is afraid that it will be difficult to satisfy the food, salary, weapons and armor.” Chen Qiyu also felt that it was too difficult.
"I'll figure out a way to provide food, wages, weapons and armor. The Xi'an Four Guards' establishment of more than 30,000 people was so dilapidated by them. Shouldn't someone be responsible for this?" Feng Ziying said with a faint smile: "There is no such thing as the procuratorate. They have a lot of evidence pointing to the fact that more than 10,000 people have quit their citizenship and been living on empty wages for more than ten years. The Procuratorate, the Procuratorate, and the Long Jinwei, I don’t believe every statement they gave to this. As for me, as long as there is evidence and an explanation, that’s fine. Returning the stolen goods is a matter of course, and there should be punishment, right? In addition, the guards themselves also have food and salary, but it is slightly lower than that of the border army. It is better than nothing at all. "
Feng Ziying has thought about this issue many times. Haitong Yinzhuang and Shanxi merchants must join in, otherwise he will not be able to achieve his goal in such a short period of time.
Seeing that Feng Ziying's attitude was very firm, for these three Shanxi people, if the Shaanxi Guards or Guyuan Town could be used to quell chaos in Shanxi, they would certainly want it, so it would be natural for them to make some contributions.
"Ziying, since you have made up your mind, of course we are willing." Zheng Chongjian finally expressed his position on behalf of the three of them, "It's just that half a year is too short, and you can't get all the manpower and materials together in a moment."
"This is my business." Feng Ziying said firmly, "You just have to do your own thing."
(End of this chapter)