Chapter 2344 The core part of the Guizi volume, the basic plan
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 is in Shandong. Although it can obtain a relatively abundant supply of troops, it can only be established with the strong support of the imperial court.
Food, wages and materials are indispensable for a new border town, and even if it is established, there is a lack of opportunities to fight and make meritorious deeds. This is unacceptable to Cao He and his wife.
This was the reason why we were unwilling to leave Liaodong at the beginning. If we wanted to fight, we would have to make unified arrangements with the Ministry of War.
An opportunity for a civil war like this with Nanjing is 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 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.
So 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 visited 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, if Cao He wants to form a new Denglai town, they should meet Sun Chengzong, the left minister, because Sun Chengzong is in charge of the Military Selection Department and the Arsenal Department, but Cao He and Sun Chengzong have no friendship, and Zhang Huaichang has no relationship. , 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 birth to a bit of hope. Maybe with this famous man, the future of Denglai Town is more promising than that of Liaodong Town?
Feng Ziying was of course happy for Cao He and his wife to come to visit him.
Besides, it’s my father’s old department, but my father is already in Datong now, and he is 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 also 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 greetings, Feng Ziying also asked about the return of Cao He's Second Division.
“At present, all the ministries have arrived in Dagu and are resting in Dagu. There are currently more than 8,900 soldiers, which is a loss of more than 3,600 people compared with before the Liaodong War..."
Speaking of the veterans of his old army, Cao Wenzhao was also a little heartbroken. These are all elites, and it may take several years to train and train them if one of them is lost.
There is no need to worry about getting soldiers to Denglai, but becoming an elite soldier requires training and war experience.
"Brother Wenzhao, sacrifices are inevitable in wars. 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. Here he is, he has to take a breath and lick his wounds." Feng Ziying comforted him: "He is going to Denglai, and the soldiers are safe, but it depends on you how to train him into a strong army."
"Sir, you can't build an elite force by training alone. You have to have battle experience. Datong, Liaodong and even Jizhen, and even the three sides have no shortage of opportunities. But Denglai, who should we fight?" He Renlong He rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "The court must give us a chance in Denglai Town."
"Why, 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 general who doesn't want to fight is definitely not a good warrior. A warrior must rely on fighting. To prove yourself?
"I'm not going to hide it from you, sir. Brother Wenzhao and I came out from Liaodong, but we always felt uncomfortable. Zhao Shujiao and Du Song are either mules or horses. Let's see the results of their own walks. But we are not convinced. Who can't do it? Now 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, 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. She said thoughtfully: "I understand the mood of the two brothers. It is difficult to explain the matter in Liaodong, so I will not judge, but I agree with what Brother Renlong said. In other words, warriors still have to prove themselves by fighting. When the town of Denglai was first built, there were more than 8,000 old soldiers. The guard post in Denglai has already prepared more than 10,000 soldiers. Local preparations are still going on. I believe that many A capable military town will soon be formed. As for fighting, brothers, don't worry, there will be plenty of fighting."
Look at the Chahar people who are still entangled now. 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 large and small Baiyang Fort and Yangfang Fort were not able to be recovered. 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 greatly damaged.
Because of the military disaster, the people fled everywhere, and the local governments were unable to manage it. A large number of refugees flocked to Beizhili and Henan, especially Baoan Prefecture, Baoding Prefecture and Zhending Prefecture were under greater pressure.
The more chaotic the 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.
Long Jinwei and the Ministry of Punishment have been focusing on cleaning up the martial arts nobles who rebelled against Nanjing in the past two years. Because it is profitable, they are not so interested in the hardships of the White Lotus Sect.
This is a disguised form of indulgence in the spread of the White Lotus Sect.
Although the Jurchens in Jianzhou suffered heavy losses, Feng Ziying felt that with Nurhachi'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, Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong perked up. Cao Wenzhao immediately asked, "Sir, is it still Chen Jixian who is in Shanxi?"
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 there must be more people who have been prepared for you first." Let’s form it, the Ministry of War will definitely not let such a powerful force in Denglai Town sit idle, don’t worry about this.”
Seeing that Feng Ziying refused to say more, Cao Wenzhao and He Renlong stopped asking any more questions. However, after receiving such a sentence, they felt a lot more at ease. As long as there is a war, it will be fine.
Feng Ziying asked Mao Wenlong about the situation again.
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, as well as Zhenjiang Fort (Jiulian City) were assigned to Mao Wenlong.
Now Zhao Shujiao and Du Song are focusing on the Shenyang-Tieling line and Guangning.
Feng Ziying then discussed with the two of them the next step in forming 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 makes the combat effectiveness even more significant.
The power of artillery is fully demonstrated in field battles and siege warfare.
If the technology is further improved, the combination of the Tiger Crouching Cannon and the Siege Cannon will enable the firearms to achieve all-round coverage in the entire infantry camp. Whether it is field combat, siege warfare, or city defense warfare, the field of use can be greatly expanded. , especially its relatively simple training time is extremely important to the infantry.
Neither Cao Wenzhao nor He Renlong were 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 gun soldiers and Infantry combined with artillery, such as spearmen and sword and shield soldiers who specialize in protecting firecrackers and artillery, can be greatly reduced, because firecrackers can basically replace spearmen.
The other two types of special fire blunderbuss, the self-generated fire blunderbuss and the eagle-beak blunderbuss, were also in great demand, 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 military discipline and soldier quality than the infantry converted from the border rebels they recruited in Shaanxi. If they rely on the strength of these two men's 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 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 with each other. 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 figure out 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 and priority should be given to protecting Denglai Town.
(End of this chapter)