Chapter 39: Li Zhuo's counterattack
The controversy lasted until dusk, and it was finally decided that Cheng Yuqian, the squire of the Jiangning Military Department, would lead the soldiers of King Qin to the north.
Cheng Yuqian successively served as the director of the Ministry of War, the director of the Shandong Military Department, the servant of the Jiangning Military Department, and the servant of the Jiangning Military Department.
Cheng Yuqian served as an assistant to the former garrison generals Wu Yuejing and Qin Chengbo for a long time, and he had long been integrated with the Jiangning Garrison Military Generals Group and coexisted with interests.
Li Zhuo intended to restructure the Jiangning garrison and resolutely stop the army from interfering in local affairs. Of course, this move was welcomed by the localities, but it was actually an important source of financial resources for cutting off the military attaches of the Jiangning garrison, and the internal resistance was serious, and the contradiction between Cheng Yuqian and Li Zhuo was also quite serious.
Pushing Cheng Yuqian out to take on this position of both risks and opportunities can be regarded as a candidate acceptable to all parties.
The grain and salary of 200,000 silver were shared by the six departments of Jiangning, Jiangning Mansion, and Jiangdong Xuanfu Embassy.
The six departments of Jiangning do not have much real power, but the Ministry of Industry is in charge of the departments and workshops in Jiangning. After the defeat of Chen Tangyi, the imperial court reorganized the defense of the northern line, and seconded 500,000 taels of silver from the Ministry of Industry of Jiangning.
This time, King Qin needed 200,000 taels of silver, and it was finally agreed that half of it would be paid by the Jiangning Ministry of Industry, and the rest would be shared equally between the Jiangdong Xuanfu Envoy and the Jiangning Mansion. There is nothing to discuss about this, the Xuanfu Envoy and the Jiangning Mansion control the local financial resources, and the six departments of Jiangning must fight for the right to speak in the affairs of King Qin, and the silver cannot be distributed.
Wang Xueshan suggested that the 10,000 Qinwang army should be shared by each family, but in fact, the commander's mansion and the garrison general's mansion were in control of the army, and they were allowed to make a political statement with a sufficient number of miscellaneous soldiers to go north to Qinwang; Perhaps when the army of King Qinwang of Jiangdong rushed all the way to Yanjing, the eastern captives who had entered the Kou had already been driven to the north of Yanshan.
When others thought that the Admiral's Mansion and the Garrison General's Mansion would divide the mobilization of the 10,000 Qin Wang Army, Li Zhuo suddenly challenged Gu Wuchen: "According to the Inspectorate to supervise the local military equipment, the matter is in charge, and the troops and horses can be directly transferred from the local military equipment." In my opinion, this 10,000 soldiers and horses of the King of Qin can be transferred from the local garrison by the Inspectorate to alleviate the pressure on the Admiral's Mansion and the Garrison Palace......"
"This is also, the king of Beishang Qin, according to the inspectorate, he can't not work or pay for it!" Yu Xinyuan, the servant of the Jiangning household department, echoed Li Zhuo and challenged Gu Wuchen.
Gu Wuchen's face became ugly.
Although the Inspectorate has very heavy powers, he is not in charge of financial resources and soldiers. Although it has the power to supervise local military equipment, the actual control is still in the hands of the local government. According to what Li Zhuo said, it is possible to mobilize troops from the local government in the name of the Inspectorate and Envoy Division, but there is no direct command power, and the localities cannot be restrained from money and salary, and it may take three or five months to gather 3,500 old, weak, sick and disabled troops.
The dispatch of the Qinwang army is urgent, it is already the limit to be able to drag it out for three or five days, and when the dust settles in Yanjing, the Qinwang army here will be dispatched, and the cucumber flowers are cold; Gu Wuchen can't afford to be charged with delaying King Qin.
Gu Wuchen can directly mobilize the soldiers and horses that are incorporated into the Qinwang Army, in addition to the four thousand Dongyang Township Yong, it is the two battalions of Dongcheng Captain's horse infantry army. If Dongyang Xiangyong was the main force, Gu Wuchen might as well directly lead the Qin Wang army north to slow Beijing.
Li Zhuo's counterattack will force Gu Wuchen into a corner.
Wang Xueshan snorted and said, "Also, the local government can't help but contribute." According to the Inspectorate Division, the Ma Bu Army was transferred from the local area to the Qinwang Army, and the Jiangning Mansion would never stop it, and the four cities of Jiangning had six battalions of the Ma Bu Army, and Gu Daren could transfer two battalions. ”
Wang Xueshan looked generous, he wished that Gu Wuchen would take away the two battalions of horse infantry under the jurisdiction of Liu Xilin, the captain of Dongcheng.
The Admiral's Mansion also wished to send fewer troops, there was already a shortage of soldiers, and the pressure on the Western Front was extremely great, even if they were to transfer miscellaneous troops, it would be difficult for them to bear it. Seeing that Li Zhuo had taken Gu Wuchen's army, he couldn't control too much, and the senators and generals representing the Admiralty's Mansion also clamored for the envoys to take responsibility.
In addition to Yu Xinyuan's representative of the Wu Party, most of the other officials of the Jiangning Ministry are also mausoleum guards who have lost power, and they already look down on the Chu Party who has gained power in the center, how can there be a reason not to beat the water dogs?
Cheng Yuqian, the squire of the Jiangning Military Department who was responsible for leading the troops this time, also had a very ugly face, if he led the troops to Yanjing, and the Donglu had already repelled them, it would naturally be good, otherwise with the 10,000 miscellaneous soldiers he commanded, he would have to fight hard with the Donglu Iron Cavalry, and it would be death and no life.
Over the years, the Jiangning garrison has had sufficient money and salary. The generals at the top and bottom have made a lot of money, and they have been recuperating for many years, and they have no martial arts to fight, but as long as there is no shortage of money and salaries for ordinary soldiers, their combat effectiveness and morale are still available.
Cheng Yuqian originally transferred some more soldiers and horses from the Jiangning garrison, even if he drew 5,000 people from the garrison army and 5,000 people from the Admiral's Mansion, he would be reduced to a vulnerable straggler, where did he think that Li Zhuo would actually stuff some miscellaneous soldiers into the Ministry of Inspection?
Cheng Yuqian scolded Li Zhuo's ancestors for eighteen generations in his heart, and became more and more sure that Li Zhuo wanted to kill people with a knife, and wanted to take this opportunity to kick all the disobedient generals in the garrison to lead him to Yanjing to die.
Gu Wuchen grabbed the armrest of the chair with his hand, and after a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, just as you said, according to what you said, according to the Inspectorate Department can not hide from its responsibilities, Qin Wangjun, according to the Inspectorate Department, it is responsible for transferring 3,000 people from the local military equipment......"
Li Zhuo smiled slightly and said, "Okay, the soldiers have enough money and salary, and in five days, they will send troops from Jiangning to the north to Qinwang...... The list of officials and military attaches sent by the various government departments shall be copied by noon tomorrow so that they can be assigned. ”
Gu Wuchen stood with his hands in his hands and walked straight to the courtyard, Lin Jian saw Li Zhuo and Gao Zongting glanced at him, sighed slightly, and followed Gu Wuchen to leave the Ming Hall.
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Coming out of the garrison general's mansion, Gu Wuchen did not return to the yamen of the Inspectorate Division, he only had five days to prepare, and the problem of 3,000 soldiers could not be solved through the system of the Inspectorate Division.
Gu Wuchen called Lin Bin, Zhang Yubo, Chen/Yuanliang, Liu Xilin, Zhao Qinmin and other close confidants to the mansion to discuss matters.
The golden red sunset glow shone in from the courtyard and fell on the brick floor behind the threshold, the fine dust flew in the pillar of light, and Gu Wuchen sat behind the bookcase with a gloomy face.
"You must not divide the troops from Dongyang Township," Lin Lian halberd straightened his back and said slowly, "Recruit the people to go north, I will lead the army, and I will die in a bloody battle with Dongyu, and I will not be smeared on the face of adults." ”
Lin Tie is like a sharp blade out of the sheath, overflowing with cold.
Five days later, 3,000 people with no combat experience were recruited into the Qinwang army, and if the Dongyu had already been defeated and retreated when they arrived at Yanjing, it would naturally be better, and they would be as great a feat as vain. If the Dongyu did not retreat, it would undoubtedly be self-defeating to use the people with no combat experience and no training to confront the Dongyu Iron Cavalry.
In addition, the restraint of the untrained Minyong into an army is also a big problem, and if the Minyong escapes before arriving in Yanjing, this responsibility is not trivial.
The troops of the four thousand townships to defend Dongyang are still seriously insufficient and overstretched, and then divide the troops to the north to Qinwang, which will completely expose Dongyang to the front of Liu Thief's army.
Even if this side decides to divide troops from Dongyang, Lin Tingli and the generals who actually control the township in Dongyang may resist.
Everyone's realm has not yet reached the point where they do not keep their hometown and their foundation is not guaranteed, and they go thousands of miles to the king of Qin.
"I'm going to Yanjing too." Liu Xilin also took the initiative to ask Yingdao to share the burden of King Qin in the north with Lin Lian.
"No, I'll go alone," Lin Jian refused, "Liu An'er's department has been dormant for several months, at this time, Dongyu is attacking the Jingshi, the world is shaking, Liu Thief must make a big move, and Dongyang's pressure is extraordinary." If there is any, adults should use Xilin to strengthen the defense of Dongyang. In addition, although the Donghai Kou suffered a deep setback in the bloody battle of Jiyang, it is still possible to test the reality of Xisha Island, and I ask your lord to agree to send Zhao Hu's troops to strengthen Xisha Island, and be less controlled by the local government of Chongzhou County. ”
"You don't have a single soldier under you, how can you restrain three thousand people?" Gu Wuchen asked movingly.
If Lin Tie will take away the Jiyun Guards and the prison guards, there will be three or four hundred elite soldiers to lay the foundation, and with Lin Tie's ability and means, it will not be a problem to restrain the three thousand people, but Lin Tie will not give up Xisha Island, and the Wu Wei and Zhao Hu will use the soldiers to strengthen the defense of Xisha Island, and Lin Tie will only have a handful of people to use.
How difficult is it to restrain 3,000 newly recruited brave people with the power of one person? If you encounter a battle against the Dongyu Iron Cavalry, nine out of nine will be defeated without a fight, and no matter how strong Lin Tie's ability to lead the troops is, he will not have the magical ability to turn stones into gold.
"Hekou has just formed a scale of training for the people, and it can raise five or six hundred people, although there is no combat experience, it is not a problem to drill the ranks and march," Lin Jian said, "In addition, I will recruit 1,000 brave people from Xisha Island, I have the righteousness of disaster relief on Xisha Island, although the brave has not been trained, it is unlikely that they will abandon me." There are these two parts of the people to lay the foundation, and the rest of them recruit displaced people from Chaotian to make up for it, and go north under duress, so that there will not be too much chaos before they meet the enemy. ”
"That's just before the encounter with the enemy," Zhang Yubo said, "This time, the 100,000 people in the east will not retreat easily, even if they attack Yanjing, they will plunder the Hebei provinces on a large scale, and use the foundation of the king town to disrupt the king." If we delay here, we will always arrive at the front in a month......"
Chen/Yuan Liang, Zhao Qinmin, Gu Siyuan and others were silent, forcing Li Zhuo into a dead corner here, and no one was more suitable to take on this responsibility than Lin Zhuan.
Yang Pu and Ma Chao were also silent, and in three or five days, they recruited Minyong to take them directly to the Yanjing battlefield, which was no different from sending them to death, but they would inevitably send troops on their side. Even if some people are drawn from the cavalry and some people are drawn from the Dongcheng Captain, they can't change the fact that the newly recruited people are the main force and are vulnerable to a battle.
"After I leave, the estuary side will have to take care of Yu Bo Duojia," Lin Jian said with a calm expression, "Because Minyong is untrained and cannot be used, I have to make an additional request......
"You just say it; If I can fight for it, I will fight for it. Gu Wuchen said, at this time, he also knew that the Gu family could not do without a figure like Lin Jian who could take the lead.
"King Qinwang will send troops and ships from Jiangning Water Camp to transport troops," Lin Jian said, "From Jiangning to Yanjing, the wind direction is unfavorable, the river water is low and shallow, and it will take a month to transport troops by warship." This month's time is very precious for me and the 3,000 people, and I led the 3,000 people to take the land route instead of taking a boat, and to train and run in by marching. I agreed with Cheng Yuqian on a date and place to meet, and if I didn't arrive after the deadline, I was willing to accept military law. ”
"You want to divide and attack," Gu Wuchen resolutely agreed, "Okay, I will help you get this condition." ”
"For the recruitment of troops on Xisha Island, I will go over in person tonight, and ask the adults to urgently allocate 10,000 taels of silver to me, and for each soldier recruited, ten taels of silver will be issued first. Five days later, I will bring 1,000 people to Jiangning to meet," Lin Jian said, "Jiangning's recruitment can be handed over to Xilin, Siyuan and others to be responsible, and the Anjia silver will also be paid according to this example." ”
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PS: Ask for a red ticket.