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The three divisions of the governor's yamen are the places where the patrol and the military preparation meeting are white, and all the government decrees are promulgated, rewards and punishments are given, and the generals send troops, receive discipline, and sacrifice are all held in the three divisions.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the Sansi Hall is the "Jinluan Palace" at the provincial level.

On the seventh day of the third month of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Qin Mu and most of his backbones gathered in the three divisions of the Huguang Governor's Yamen.

Qin Mugao sat at the top, and the two classes of civil and military columns sat on both sides.

It was the first time to experience such an occasion, and with the presence of Yan's father, Sima Kai walked on thin ice, and with a cautious expression, he distributed the haode documents prepared in advance to everyone, and then retreated to the small shop of paper behind Qin Mu to hold the pen, ready to make meeting minutes.

Qin Mu was the first to speak: "Everyone, I believe the purpose of inviting you here today is clear to everyone, which is to make some adjustments to the current military system. The general idea of this official will be read out by Yang Shen to everyone, and then everyone will discuss and improve it, let's start. ”

As soon as Qin Mu's words were finished, before everyone could say anything, Yan Gaofei hurriedly walked into the Sansi Hall at this time and reported to Qin Mu: "My lord, three days ago, Yuan Zongdi gathered 60,000 Dashun troops and fought with Zuo Liangyu's 100,000 troops in Yangying Town, west of Nanyang;

Zuo Liangyu was defeated, losing 40,000 troops and a large number of baggage, Nanyang was reoccupied by the Dashun army, Zuo Liangyu retreated to Dengzhou and Xinye, and was organizing the defense line from the new, but due to the new defeat, coupled with the huge loss of baggage, the logistics supply was seriously insufficient, and the morale of the left army was extremely low;

There were even many deserters who defected to the Dashun army. Zuo Liangyu had to send someone to ask for help from Wuchang, and the governor of the four provinces, Lu Daqi, also urged General Ling Zhan to send troops to reinforce Zuo Liangyu, so as not to fall into the hands of the rebels in Jingxiang. ”

The two classes of civil and military in the third division hall listened to Yan Gaofei's report, and put down the information in their hands one after another, Xiangyang is in the upper reaches of Wuchang and Jingzhou, and once Xiangyang is lost, it will directly threaten the safety of Wuchang, Jingzhou, and even the entire Huguang. This is well known. This is also the reason why Qin Mu Weishenme supported Zuo Liangyu to establish himself in Xiangyang a few years ago.

With Zuo Liangyu in Xiangyang, it can buffer Huguang, and losing this buffer land is extremely unfavorable to Huguang.

Huo Sheng said in a loud voice: "My lord, since the situation is pressing, we might as well take advantage of the situation to send troops to seize Xiangyang and take this strategic town into our own hands, so as not to let others take advantage of it." ”

Zhuge Min immediately objected: "It's not appropriate, it's really not appropriate to send troops north on a large scale at this time." Regardless of how well the soldiers are trained, whether the dispatch of troops can ensure victory. Wuchang, Jingzhou, and the entire Jianghan Plain have just been occupied, and many people are still barely surviving on cash-for-work, and the state and county officials have just been appointed, and it will take time for them to become familiar with the local people's conditions before they can effectively govern. Moreover, seeing that spring plowing is imminent, at this time, a large number of troops will be dispatched, and a large number of people will be requisitioned to transport logistics. It is bound to delay this year's spring ploughing. The people still rely on relief to live, and if they miss this year's spring ploughing, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Liu Boquan also immediately said: "My lord, last year due to the war. Huguang's grain output has been reduced by nearly 50 percent, and after the winter, it will have to provide a large amount of relief to the Jianghan victims, and Huguang itself also needs to transfer sweet potatoes and other miscellaneous grains from southern Jiangxi for emergencies. The current situation is that once a large number of troops are sent north, there will be a shortage of relief food for the people of Jianghan and Han. In addition, a large number of civilians must be recruited to send troops. Delaying spring ploughing, this is undoubtedly a huge disaster for the people of Jianghan, my lord, it is indeed not appropriate to use troops on a large scale at this time, and I hope that my lord will think twice. ”

Because Qin Mu appreciates and reuses the exception, Liu Boquan is grateful to Qin Mu, he does his best for Qin Mu to manage money and food, all the time, but whenever Qin Mu has any instructions, he will do it with his life, as much as possible not to drag Qin Mu back, today he is so anxious to stand up against it, it can be seen that he really can't move away, so he will be in a hurry like this.

Qin Mu nodded to him, and then asked Sima An, "What does Mr. Sima think?" ”

"Back to my lord, sending troops to capture Xiangyang in a big way is not worth the loss, but in view of the strategic location of Xiangyang is too important, there is no need to sit idly by. Zuo Liangyu is not a climate, in the future, the main enemy of our army will be the Dashun army, or as expected by the Manchu Qing Tartars, Xiangyang let Zuo Liangyu guard, for us, than falling into the hands of the Dashun army is much more harmonious;

In the eyes of his subordinates, although Zuo Liangyu lost 40,000 troops, he still had no less than 200,000 horses in his hands, and he was not completely without the strength to fight. It is only because of the new fiasco, the low morale, the loss of a large amount of baggage, and the shortage of logistics supplies that the current predicament has been caused. As long as we give the right medicine, even if we don't send troops, we can still help Zuo Liangyu defend Xiangyang. ”

He Liang also said: "I agree with Mr. Sima's opinion, my lord, we only need to give Zuo Liangyu some targeted support to help him stabilize the morale of the army, and at the same time, we can also use this move to buy the hearts of Zuo Liangyu's soldiers and generals, and prepare for the occupation of Xiangyang when the opportunity is ripe in the future." ”

Sima An said: "Zuo Liangyu lacks weapons and grain and grass, let's return some of the weapons captured before, and in terms of grain and grass, we can also provide appropriate support, Xu Yingjie just transported grain from Jiangnan back to Huguang, Jiangxi, and the adults can order some grain ships to sail directly to Xiangyang, and there is no need to give more food, but you might as well spread and exaggerate it to achieve the effect of helping Zuo Liangyu stabilize the army's heart;

In addition, the terrain in Nanyang and Xinye is flat, suitable for cavalry combat, and cavalry training is different from infantry, and the infantry pays more attention to the overall formation coordination, which requires peacetime drills in formation, the key to victory of the cavalry lies in the ability to run, break through and charge the formation, this kind of long-distance march, just to provide excellent training opportunities for the cavalry. Therefore, this time the subordinates suggested not to send infantry, but to send cavalry to reinforce Zuo Liangyu. ”

Sima An's words are exhaustive, and his sophistication can be seen from this.

In terms of weapons, Qin Mu wiped out Wu Xueli's army of 780,000, and the Great Western Army was annihilated and captured by more than 250,000, plus the defeat of Jin Shenghuan's 50,000 army, countless weapons were captured, and Qin Mu implemented a strategy of elite soldiers, the number of troops was reduced as much as possible, and most of the weapons captured were empty, so it was okay to give Zuo Liangyu some.

Sima An suggested sending cavalry, which is also a very wise suggestion, the infantry moves slowly, and the cavalry can advance quickly, once you enter Zuo Liangyu's territory, you are short of food, and you have to provide some horse material, which can rely on speed to throw the burden of logistics to Zuo Liangyu.

Li Yuan said at this time: "It's okay to send troops, but there is no such cheap thing in the world, and now it is Zuo Liangyu who begs us to send troops, and we have to give us something in return." ”

As soon as Li Yuan's words came out, everyone in the Third Division Hall couldn't help but relax, and some even showed a faint smile, as if they were thinking about how to kill Zuo Liangyu.

"Zuo Liangyu is short of food, but there should be no shortage of money." Liu Boquan said suddenly.

Even Shao Hua couldn't help laughing and said: "Zuo Liangyu robbed Xiangyang and Wuchang, and also robbed Jiujiang Anqing all the way, who believes that he is short of money?" We can't give him our grain and grass for nothing, we have to let him buy it with money. ”

Shao Hua's words are really not excessive, now that the Central Plains are thousands of miles away, you may not be able to buy grain if you have money, and it is already a great support to sell you grain if you have it.

When Qin Mu proposed the grain strategy, he originally had the intention of using grain to put pressure on all parties, but now he used it here in Zuo Liangyu first.

"Li Jiu." Qin Mu suddenly shouted.

"The end will be." Li Jiu rose in response and listened to the order with his head held high.

"It's not too late, it's better to be afraid of changes, so you can lead five thousand cavalry and go north to reinforce Zuo Liangyu."

"The last will obey."

"This time to Nanyang, you can act cheaply, but there is one point, don't let Zuo Liangyu be a gunman, but when the fighter comes, you don't have to shrink back, even if there is a loss, you must play the military might of our army." Well, let's not forget to bring over the three major disciplines and eight points of attention of our army, and let the local people see what is the difference between our army and other armies, and try to win the hearts and minds of the people, and if we do this, Xiangyang will be ours sooner or later. ”

"The last will obey."

The people sitting here thought that Qin Mu would send Su Jin, but they didn't expect him to send Li Jiu to carry out such a major task, you must know that this cavalry has always been regarded as a heavy treasure by Qin Mu, that is, when Su Jin led the army north, Qin Mu also repeatedly told him, for fear that this cavalry would have some losses.

Now Qin Mu seems to have changed his person, not only handing over this "heavy treasure" to a rookie, but also saying that even if there is a loss, he will play a military might, how can it not be surprising.

In fact, Qin Mu's idea is very simple, without experiencing a bloody battle, this cavalry will definitely not be able to become a climate, let alone fight against the Manchu iron cavalry in the future. If the combat power can't be improved, it will be equivalent to raising them for nothing, you must know that raising a cavalry is many times more expensive than raising an infantry.

Go out, go to the battlefield and refine with blood, you can have as much as you want, and the rest is what you really want.

Qin Mu continued: "As for how much grain and grass you can support Zuo Liangyu, this matter is up to you, Boquan, the price of grain is reasonable, this time there is no need to squeeze too much, it is important to win the favor of the officers and soldiers of the left army." ”

Liu Boquan is very happy, it is not easy for him to manage money and food, although Qin Muquan has a lot of money, but the military and political aspects are also throwing money everywhere, and the size of the money is amazing.

Of course, if it weren't for Qin Mu's large investment, Huguang's military, government and people's livelihood would not have recovered so quickly.

For Liu Boquan, it is better to earn a little more, and there will be more places to spend money in the future. He sent people to the coast to look for craftsmen who could build warships, and he already had an eyebrow, and the craftsmen soon arrived in Huguang. According to Qin Mu's personality, after the craftsmen are in place, they must build ships on a large scale, and if they have ships, they will have cannons. Whether it's a ship or a cannon, it's something that burns money. I don't know how much money will be spent then.

After dealing with Zuo Liangyu's matter, Qin Mu's expression changed, and then he said, "Yang Shen, let's start." ”

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(To be continued......)