In the twenty-first year of Wanli (1593), Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the minister of power, moved the "Imjin War" and led the army to invade Korea. In the twenty-fourth year of Wanli (1596), the commander of the capital was abolished, and the general army was set up and the town was recalled. The command office of Dengzhou Bei Wadu was changed to Dengzhou General Town Government.

In the second year of the Apocalypse (1622), the Denglai General Army was set up, which was under the control of the Denglai Governor, and commanded the battalions of the Shandong Coastal Naval Army, and the General Military Department was located in the capital of Dengzhou. This is the origin of the setting of the general army of Denglai. However, in the second year of Chongzhen (1629), in order to save expenses, the town of Dengzhou was abolished again. In the seventh year of Chongzhen (1634), the situation in Shandong gradually became tense, and the town of Dengzhou had to be restored. The Denglai General Army is specially responsible for the military affairs of the Dengzhou General Town.

During the period from Yongle to Xuande, in order to enhance the mobility of the coastal defense army and make every effort to reinforce the emergency area when necessary, the imperial court successively set up relatively reading coastal defense mobile units in Dengzhou, Wendeng, and Jimo, which are known as the Dengzhou Battalion, Wenzhou Battalion and Jimo Battalion, which are known as the three battalions of coastal defense.

The soldiers of the third battalion were all recruited soldiers. Officers are higher in rank than Guards. The commander of the guard is the third grade, and the commander of each battalion is the second grade. The barracks are also located in the center of the guards under their control, and it is convenient to command and coordinate and to send out reinforcements. Among them, the Dengzhou battalion has the largest number of troops and the strongest combat effectiveness.

The Dengzhou battalion has a staff general and a guerrilla officer, who are responsible for training the army. In addition to defensive tasks, in the spring and autumn of each year, they also have to take turns with garrisons from other places to be transferred to Beijing to participate in the school review. The army is equipped with golden talismans, and if there is an edict from the imperial court to mobilize, it must be replayed by the province and the government, and the golden talisman can only be dispatched after the golden talisman is verified. Of course, by the time of Chongzhen, there was no longer a need to go to Jingshi.

In the twelfth year of Ming Hongzhi (1499), the Dengzhou battalion was returned to the Dengzhou capital division and the Laizhou patrol soldiers were jointly controlled. In the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing (1555), the Laizhou military preparation road was changed to the Dengzhou military preparation road. In the forty-first year of Jiajing (1562), the Dengzhou battalion was returned to the Dengzhou Metropolitan Division and the Dengzhou patrol Haiphong Road was jointly controlled, and became the Haiphong Road Central Army, renamed the Tuanye Battalion. In the twenty-first year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1593), the regimental battalion was divided into two battalions, left and right, and later organized into the twelve battalions of the navy.

During the Apocalypse, the regimental camp was under the command of the Denglai General Army.

In general, the power of the general army of Denglai is still quite large. The number of officers and soldiers of the 12th battalion of the naval army is almost 50,000. Of course, there must be a lot of vacancies, and the actual number of troops may only be about 10,000. However, the more troops under control, the more oil and water, which is the only way to make private property as a commander, so no one will expose this vacancy.

Liu Zeqing, the Shandong General Army, is actually doing the work of the Denglai General Army, and the 12th Battalion of the Navy is also under the jurisdiction of Liu Zeqing. The oil and water of the 12th battalion of the Navy Army also fell into Liu Zeqing's pocket. However, since there is a vacant position for the post of Chief Soldier of Denglai, of course the people below must have ideas. If he really becomes the chief soldier of Denglai, he can justifiably ask Liu Zeqing to assign the 12th battalion of the Navy to his command, and make money openly.

"General Du, you want to guard the Dengzhou Mansion and defend the southern strategy of the Tartars, such a trivial matter, don't alarm you and your subordinates, let's let the young man do it!"

Song Degang looked at Du Shengyuan, said earnestly, and said with great concern.

"Song Guerrilla, your strength seems to be a little insufficient! You've just fought with the Tartars for a while, and you've lost quite a few people. I'm afraid that your forces are no match for the remnants of the Tartars. It's better for you to stay in Dengzhou Mansion, and I'll attack Tianheng Island! ”

Du Shengyuan will not be fooled and insisted.

The two of them competed with each other, and the people around them didn't seem to hear it, they were already used to it.

The relationship between the deputy commanders, the generals and the guerrillas in the Ming Dynasty was not one of mutual subordination, and they were all directly responsible to the chief military officer. In other words, a staff general and a guerrilla are basically equal in status, but the rank is different and the number of troops under his command is different. Therefore, it is quite common to have a fight between the side, the ginseng and the swimmer.

According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, the chief military officer was originally ungraded and unfixed, in other words, this was an official position with a strong random surname. How far you can get involved depends entirely on your personal abilities and opportunities. Therefore, the strength of the troops under the command of different commanders is very different. The strongest general soldiers, of course, are the Shanhaiguan General Army, the Jizhen General Army, the Xuanfu General Army, the Datong General Army, the Shanxi General Army or something, they have to be directly opposite the Tartars, and the troops under their command are naturally the most elite, and the money and food can basically be distributed on time.

In the Ming generation, the chief military officer who commanded the largest number of troops was Zuo Liangyu, who was active in Henan at the moment. Zuo Liangyu's command, when the number was at its largest, was 180,000, which was more than the strength of a town. In the past, Mao Wenlong was the chief soldier of Dongjiang Town, claiming to have 100,000 under his command, and the actual strength was about 30,000. However, in some cold areas, there are even less than 1,000 commanders under his command, and only a few hundred people act as façade. The difference between the largest number of troops and the least number of troops may be 300 times.

If the general army is still like this, the deputy general soldiers, staff generals, guerrillas, and others below can be imagined. is also a general, maybe there are tens of thousands of people under the command of others, and there are only a few hundred of them. Basically, the number of troops depends on your personal ability, as well as the mastery of money and food. No matter what era, as long as there is money and food, you can recruit soldiers. The more money and food there are, the stronger the troops. Zuo Liangyu has so many troops, because he does the same job as Li Zicheng, and grabs wherever he goes.

"Don't quarrel with the two of you, let's go with me!"

Liu Zeqing finally spoke.

Song Degang and Du Shengyuan had no choice but to shut up.

But in my heart, I secretly slandered, Lord Commander, you are too much, right? Don't be so ugly! The dignified commander-in-chief of the army actually wants to personally go to a small island of two or three hundred Tartars, don't you deliberately block our way up? Your old man is already a chief military officer, and he still holds the position of the chief soldier of Denglai, and he doesn't let us go up, it's too boring, right?

"This officer has always been personally involved in battle, and he is not afraid of sacrifice. The official hates the Tartars the most, and he has always wanted to fight face-to-face with the Tartars to strengthen the prestige of our army! It's a pity that this official has never had a chance. Now, there are Tartars on Tianheng Island, and the official will personally go out into battle and kill them in one fell swoop when they have just arrived and are not firmly established. Otherwise, once the Tartars gain a firm foothold, they will inevitably go ashore to raid and plunder, and harm the people. For the sake of the people, for the court, for the emperor, this official will never give up! Although the number of Tartars entrenched in Tian Hengdao is as high as 1,000 people, and there are countless elite white-armored soldiers, this official still led the army to conquer without hesitation! God bless the Ming, our soldiers will definitely return triumphantly! ”

Liu Zeqing was righteous and stern, and said sonorously and forcefully.

For Xiao Jiujiu of his subordinates, Liu Zeqing is as clear as a mirror. Aren't you two going to grab the position of the commander-in-chief of Denglai? Joke! If one of you becomes the commander of Denglai, won't he be on an equal footing with me? Is that possible? Can the oil and water of the 12th battalion of sailors be handed over to the two of you? Dream on!

"High!"

"It's really high!"

Song Degang and Du Shengyuan had to admire.

Who said that only civilian officials can talk nonsense with their eyes open, our chief soldier is not bad at all! You see, the sonorous and powerful words of the chief soldier have laid down a consistent caliber: first, Tartar has just arrived on Tianheng Island; Second, the Tartars have not yet had time to do evil; Thirdly, the strength of the Tartars, there were a thousand people. These three statements are obviously to cover up everything that has been before.

However, what the two are most concerned about is not what Liu Zeqing says. Instead, Liu Zeqing blocked the position of Denglai General Soldier. As long as Liu Zeqing comes out, the biggest credit is, of course, his old man's. A lieutenant general below, a guerrilla, can mention his full name in the recital to the emperor. Maybe not even a name. Without the emperor's approval, do you still expect to become the chief soldier of Denglai?

"Then there is Mr. Lao."

"This officer will also go to the front line to inspire the soldiers."

Yang Wenyue stroked his beard and said slowly.

"Grass!"

"I've seen shamelessness, I've never seen such shamelessness!"

"Your Excellency Governor, it's good to stay in the rear and command, and you won't be less credited. Do you still have to go to the front line in person, for fear that you will not be able to show your bravery? Governor Yang, it's been less than nine months since you came to Dengzhou Mansion, and you want to move your nest so quickly, it's too fast! ”

Song Degang and Du Shengyuan couldn't help but scold again in their hearts.

Liu Zeqing wanted to go to the front line in person, which was beyond their expectations. Unexpectedly, even the dignified governor of Denglai had to go to the front line and visit Yashi in person...... Lord Yang, you are a civil official! What are you doing about the war? grass, this is obviously to highlight himself, so that he can give himself a hard show in the recital to the emperor. As long as you have made a great contribution, you can easily transfer away and leave the ghost place of Dengzhou Mansion. Come to think of it, it's still a high level of civil officials!

In the past few years, everyone present heard the Tartars coming, and everyone pretended not to feel it, as if the Tartars were burning, killing and looting, it was all air. The deaths and injuries of the people are not taken seriously. As long as you don't fall into the hands of the Tartars, there will be no problem. Now, when the opportunity comes, all of them are like chicken blood, and they can't wait to go up and fight to the death with the Tartars immediately. Even civilian officials who have no power to catch chickens have to go to the front line.

(To be continued)