Chapter 981 Ji Zijuan Preparing for War (1)
"In addition, when I returned to Beijing, I also reported to two officials from the Ministry of War. I talked about the current crisis that Yongping Mansion may face. However, Jizhen has limited troops and it is difficult to defend Yongping. But if Yongping is defeated, , then the refugees will surely flood the capital in the future, and you two adults are also very worried."
What Feng Ziying said is true.
He told Zhang Jingqiu and Chai Ke in detail that Yongping Prefecture was not peaceful. If the Mongols swept through, a large number of refugees would be generated throughout Yongping Prefecture.
These refugees have no livelihood and can only move westward and southward. Moreover, they are most likely to escape to the capital to survive, which will definitely put great pressure on the social security of the capital city.
Zhang Jingqiu and Chai Ke also understood that what Feng Ziying said was true.
The Mongolian invasion to the south twenty years ago produced nearly a million refugees in Yongping, Hejian and Shuntian Prefecture, causing chaos in the entire capital.
It took the imperial court three or four years to slowly repatriate these refugees or settle them on the spot and partially strengthen the border guards, which cost no less than three million taels of silver.
However, Zhang Jingqiu and Chai Ke were helpless when Feng Ziying asked for help. Ji Zhenjun must first protect Shuntian Mansion. This is a principle that no one can change. If Yongping Mansion can be protected, it will be protected. If it cannot be protected, it can only be temporarily given up. As long as Shanhaiguan is in hand , everything else is bearable.
“I asked the two gentlemen if we could ask the Denglai naval fleet to land at Yuguan for support.”
Feng Ziying's words surprised Luo Yiguan, Huang Degong, and Zuo Liangyu. What does this naval fleet landing support mean? Could those crew members still be able to go ashore and fight the Mongols? Isn’t that sending someone to death?
Looking at the expressions of the three people, Feng Ziying knew that these people did not know much about the formation of the Denglai Navy fleet, and thought it was like the structure of the old naval fleet. Then she introduced to the three people: "Denglai Navy and the It is different from other Zhou Dynasty navy. It is a navy formed entirely according to the regulations of the Western Yi. Although it is currently small in scale and has a serious shortage of ships, its crew and sailor model has been established first..."
"The naval fleet has 1,500 sailors. On the one hand, they serve as reserve sailors, and at the same time, they also serve as the main armed force for boarding battles. They are all equipped with self-generated fire guns. Currently, the Denglai naval fleet has more than 30 large and small ships. , each ship is equipped with thirty to eighty sailors depending on its size."
This was actually studied by Feng Ziying and Shen Yourong at that time.
Since Wang Ziteng has always wanted to capture the entire Denglai army, the Denglai naval fleet has no other weapons except the cannons on the ships. If it encounters an unexpected incident when it really wants to dock and dock, it will have no power to fight back.
Therefore, under Feng Ziying's suggestion, a team of sailors should be formed, equipped with firecrackers, and preferably self-generated firecrackers, so that the sailors can maximize their power within the narrow range of a ship.
This suggestion won the firm support of Shen Yourong, so even when Wang Ziteng spared no effort to form the Denglai Army, Shen Yourong gritted his teeth and formed this navy team with the name of reserve crew. The half-bought and half-credit loan was slowly replenished, and the banker still owes him tens of thousands of taels of silver.
"Sir, do you mean that this navy team equipped with self-generated fire guns can also land to help us?" Huang Degong and Zuo Liangyu were overjoyed. Having such a new force will undoubtedly greatly boost morale, and it can Launch a surprise attack at a critical moment.
"Of course, otherwise I would spare no effort to ensure that Denglai Navy obtained self-generated fire guns in advance to ensure its training. If there is no benefit at all, then what is the point of me doing this?" Feng Ziying spread his hands: "The Ministry of War also There was no objection, but I just gave Denglai an opinion to act expediently. Now that Prince Tengnan is going to Huguang, Mr. Shen can make the decision alone, so naturally he will not sit back and watch the crisis in Yongping."
Luo Yiguan and others also vaguely knew that Denglai Navy Admiral Shen Yourong had a special relationship with the Feng family. It was said that Shen Yourong's naval admiral was recommended by the Feng family. In this case, it was still possible to send a navy team to land to help. .
Of course, a sailor team of more than a thousand people, even if equipped with self-generating guns, may not be able to exert a strong combat effectiveness.
When these sailors engage in a boarding battle with the enemy on a ship, the line-up bombardment may be somewhat powerful, but no matter how large a ship's boarding battle is, it is just a bombardment of a hundred or ten people. On the real land battlefield, it is easy to A duel involving hundreds to thousands of people is completely different.
But no matter what, it is better than nothing. A team of more than a thousand people still has some momentum. The three of them still hope that the battalion of Shanhaiguan can play a role at the critical moment.
It should be said that Feng Ziying's two back-ups made everyone including Luo Yiguan and Huang Degong feel very excited.
Zuo Liangyu is even better. After all, he has an unusual relationship with Feng Ziying. However, Luo Yiguan, Huang Degong and Feng Ziying are also new acquaintances. Although they have become increasingly familiar with each other during this period, this is after all a war and a fight with people's heads. No one dares to be careless when it comes to work.
Feng Ziying was defeated in the war, and at most he would be on the decline in his career. But with the help of his father and his master, he could at most be idle for a few years and make a comeback, as long as he could survive.
But if a few of them lose this battle, not only will they not be in a good position with the Feng family, but they will also most likely take the blame. The Ministry of War and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will definitely investigate the culprits. We will have to wait and see when the time comes. Feng Ziying is willing to bear the responsibility.
Now with these two back-ups, and Feng Ziying also promised that once the approximate time of the Mongolian invasion is determined, he will immediately launch the policy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country. The people in the countryside will either rush into the mountains, or they will have to move to the on-site county town to relocate and appease. No people or goods can be left in the countryside of Ning, Lulong, Luanzhou and Changli, and the Mongols must not be allowed to steal food, grass and property.
This forced the Mongols not to stay in Yongping Prefecture for a long time, and they had to either attack the county town or move their troops elsewhere.
According to this approach, the Mongols will feel deeply malicious as soon as they enter Yongping Mansion. If they find nothing, they may have to consider how to deal with it.
Feng Ziying's courage and skill, as well as the prefect Zhu Zhiren's obedience to his words, made Luo Yiguan, Huang Degong and others very admired. This was not only due to the reputation of his father, Governor Ji Liao, but also if there was no real material. It is impossible for a fourth-level official to play with you with his own head and black gauze hat.
Feng Ziying also observed the changes in the mentality of the three people. It was obvious that with the assistance of the Shanhaiguan Cavalry Battalion and the Denglai Navy, the confidence of the three people had greatly increased.
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The construction of bastions in Qian'an was earlier than that of Lulong. However, Qian'an County was not as good as Lulong. The intensive construction of bastions further demonstrated its power. According to Feng Ziying's estimation, if Qian'an was to give the Mongolian soldiers a head-on attack, then the construction of bastions would be difficult. No expense was spared, so a lot of money was spent on the construction of bastions on several city walls.
Whether it is an external double city wall, such a lower external city wall can give full play to the power of volleys of fire cannons, and at the same time, it can also hinder the aggressiveness of enemy siege equipment. It had to stop when a city wall was reached, and it was difficult for siege engines to directly attack the city, and the ladder could not be directly built up to the battlements if it was not lengthened.
Seeing the convoys and horses entering the city one after another, Feng Ziying stood on the wall, turned around and asked: "Sir You, those who have entered the county recently must be carefully inspected. The Mongolian invasion to the south is imminent. It is difficult to say who among these people will be." Their fine work will not be hidden..."
Accompanying Feng Ziying standing aside is Qian'an Magistrate Youshi Ren. He was a Jinshi in the second year of Yonglong and served as magistrate in Qian'an for three years. According to the convention, if you perform well, you may be promoted, but he is unlucky. This is not the case in Qian'an. Perhaps when he was about to be transferred to a new job and promoted, he encountered a Mongolian invasion that had not been seen in decades.
To be honest, Youshi Ren is honest and diligent, and has a good reputation. However, it is indeed difficult to move to an area between the military and local areas, especially since local officials have never been allowed to enter the area under the jurisdiction of Jizhen, and the lack of public security has also plagued the relocation. A big problem for Ann.
However, Feng Ziying observed You Shiren's attitude. Although he was worried about the Mongolian invasion, he did not show much timidity, which reassured him.
"Don't worry, sir. Your subordinate has specifically instructed the county prime minister, Mr. Sun, to check all the gentry and common people entering the county. If they are not registered, they must indicate their origin and be protected by the principal." You Shiren glanced at Feng Ziying, still very serious. replied.
His feelings about Feng Ziying are also very complicated.
One subject later than me, but now he has become his superior. Of course, he is a second-class Jinshi and he was also selected as a Shujishi. This is incomparable to the third-class Jinshi appointed by Youshi.
But this young Lord Feng was promoted to the Hanlin Academy by the emperor, which was a bit too eye-catching.
“Very good, Mr. You has thought it through.” Feng Ziying nodded with satisfaction and asked casually: “Is Mr. You from Huguang?”
"Xiaguan is from Jiayu, but later moved to Jiangxia with his parents." Although You Shiren was a little impatient when Feng Ziying asked about his hometown, he was still a Shangguan after all. Even if he was more than ten years younger than himself, he still had to pay attention to the rules of officialdom. .
“Huguang is home to outstanding people. If I have the opportunity, I would also like to visit the Yellow Crane Tower and Wudang Mountain.” Feng Ziying said with emotion, “Officials and teachers often mention it, and Mr. Chai often shows off...”
Yushi Ren frowned slightly and carefully observed the other person. He thought the other person was showing off, but upon closer inspection, it didn't seem like it. He might really admire the mountains and rivers of Huguang, which made him feel a lot better.
Guan Yingzhen and Chai Ke were both the leaders of their Huguang scholars, and You Shiren naturally knew about it. You Shiren had also visited Chai Ke, and even though the relationship was not particularly close, they still had some friendship.
(End of this chapter)