Late Yuan Dynasty: I am the true emperor

Chapter 97: The treacherous Dingyuan (Subscription Request)
Lu Jin did not expect that Li Pusheng would sincerely surrender.

But it doesn't matter. Since he dares to surrender, Lu Jin dares to use him. At worst, he can change the direction of the troops and prevent him from coming into contact with Xu Shouhui.

The history of this time and space has been transformed beyond recognition by Lu Jin. Although the overall trend has not changed for the time being, he has already caused earth-shaking changes in the local area.

After Li Ruizhong, who had changed his name, left, Lu Jin took out his little notebook and wrote down Li Ruizhong's name. Now there was one more combat battalion, and where to put it became a problem.

The organization of Zhang Wen's Sixth Regiment has been finalized, and when all the people arrive, the Seventh Regiment of Yu Tongyuan has also been finalized, and when all the people arrive, the Eighth Regiment of Guo Zixing has also been finalized. The Ninth Regiment consists of Yu Tonghai, Chang Yuchun, and Lan Chun, who is Lan Yu and Lan Rong's father. Now it is still short of one combat battalion.

However, Lu Jin did not plan to put Li Ruizhong in the Ninth Regiment, because after taking Dingyuan, he would definitely have to continue expanding the army, otherwise where would he put Dingyuan's group of great generals?

Then let’s form a tenth regiment.

Lu Jin was scrolling through the list and suddenly saw Zhao Zhongzhong from the navy.

Among the Chaohu veterans, the Liao and Yu families are now prosperous, and each of them is in charge of three regiments. Zhang Desheng is also going to serve as deputy commander under Guo Zixing. On the contrary, the brothers Zhao Zhongzhong and Zhao Yong are still battalion commanders of a thousand households. This is a bit unfair to them.

Then just transfer Zhao Zhongzhong from the navy to be the commander of the 10th Regiment, and then send Li Ruizhong over. This way there will still be a shortage of two combat battalions, and they can be filled in after Dingyuan's group arrives.

Oh my. Lu Jin couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the list. Without realizing it, there were already ten regiments, and the military strength had doubled.

If all ten regiments were fully staffed, there would be 42500 combat troops, not counting the navy and cavalry.

Lu Jin felt that he was overwhelmed by the huge force of ten regiments. In fact, the main reason was that these ten regiments had to face battles in different directions at the same time. If they all faced one side, Lu Jin could still command them, but if a war broke out on two fronts, it would be inevitable that he would lose sight of one while focusing on the other.

It's time to bring the division-level units up.

His territory in Huaixi has basically reached its limit. If he wants to expand further, he will either have to fight to the death with the Yuan army or create friction with other rebel forces.

Once the southern front reaches the Dabie Mountains and occupies the entire Luzhou Road, and the northern front reaches the Dingyuan-Chuzhou line, he will have to stop to develop domestic affairs, build ships, cultivate land and store grain, forge weapons and armor, and train a group of second-line defenders.

In the lobby, seeing Lu Jin closing the notebook, Liao Yongan, who was the guard there, finally came over and asked.

"The Marshal really wants to keep him here? What if he still has connections with the South?"

Lu Jin knew he was talking about Li Ruizhong and waved his hand.

"Don't be afraid. He knows his background, and I know that he is willing to accept supervision. What else can I say? I will transfer him to the north to fight. As long as he doesn't come into contact with the south, he won't be able to cause any trouble."

Only then did Liao Yongan nod.

Lu Jin then asked, "I asked you to take Wuwei on the tenth day of the first lunar month. How are your preparations going?"

Hearing Lu Jin's question, Liao Yongan immediately said, "My three regiments can set off at any time. The Marshal said that we should attack both upstream and downstream at the same time, mainly for deterrence and surrender, so now we are waiting for the navy from Heyang to join us.

"By the way, Marshal, there is another person from Wuwei who wants to join the army. He is a man who built a stronghold in the countryside to protect himself. His name is Sang Shijie. Marshal, do you have any plans for him?"

"Sang Shijie?"

Lu Jin chewed on the name and seemed to have some impression of it. Mainly because this person's surname was relatively rare. Lu Jin vaguely remembered that he was a contemporary of Jin Chaoxing and followed the Chaohu navy to join Zhu Yuanzhang.

Jin Chaoxing was from Chao County, and Sang Shijie was in Wuwei. Because they joined Zhu Yuanzhang at the same time as the Chaohu navy, they are often classified as Chaohu generals. In fact, both of them joined as independent persons, but just happened to join at the same time as Chaohu.

But that was all he remembered, except that the name sounded vaguely familiar.

Historically, Sang Shijie followed Liao Yongan in attacking Anqing and died in battle. He was posthumously named Marquis Yongyi. Because he died too early, he was not well-known, but he was quite a good fighter.

Lu Jin asked again, "How many soldiers does he have?"

"There are more than 300 militiamen." Liao Yongan replied immediately.

Lu Jin opened the notebook again and took a look. There were almost no vacancies in other regiments, but the navy was short of quite a few people, so he spoke immediately.

"After we defeat Wuwei this time, we will recruit a battalion from the captives and let him serve as a captain in the Second Marine Regiment in Huagao."

"Okay, then I'll tell him when I get back. If the Marshal has no other arrangements, I'll go back to Chao County to prepare."

After getting the reply, Liao Yongan was about to go back, but Lu Jin stopped him immediately after hearing it.

"Wait a moment."

"Does the Marshal have any other plans?"

"Yes." Lu Jin nodded. "After this battle, I will transfer Zhang Desheng from your third regiment to serve as deputy commander of the new regiment. Let him know when the battle is over."

"it is good."

Liao Yongan has always been very cooperative with the transfer of his subordinates, and Zhang Desheng is also an old brother of Chaohu. He has fought so many battles with him, so it is reasonable for him to be promoted half a level.

"And you." Lu Jin said again.

"I?!"

Liao Yongan was a little confused and didn't know what Lu Jin meant.

Lu Jin then explained.

"Brother Yongan is a veteran of Chaohu. From the time we fought Zuo Junbi, Zhu Liangzu, and Luzhou, to the later battles in Chao County and Kang Maocai, and now we are going to fight Wuwei, you have been there every time. You have made great contributions.

"Now even those little brothers have been promoted to commanders one by one. Brother Yongan, the big brother, must also make a further step."

When Liao Yongan heard that Lu Jin was going to promote him, he was a little at a loss. The largest organization in the Shengwu Army now is the regiment, and the regiment is directly under Lu Jin's command. There is no higher-level unit yet.

What does Lu Jin mean?
"Come here." Lu Jin took out a map, called Liao Yongan to his side, and pointed in the direction of Anqing.

"See? Once you take Wuwei, we will take Lujiang and Shucheng, and the entire Luzhou Road will be ours. By then, we can push directly south to the Dabie Mountains and face the Yuan court's Anqing Road.

"I plan to set up a division above the regiment level, with the commander being the division commander, who will command three to five regiments. Once we capture Wuwei, you will be the division commander.

"I will assign a few regiments to you. Go and capture Lujiang and Shucheng, then aim at Anqing Road. Gather intelligence, send out spies, formulate an attack plan, train the troops well, store up food and grass, and then wait for my order to prepare to attack Anqing Road."

"This"

Liao Yongan was extremely shocked by the news. Five regiments, that means more than 20,000 people!
Lu Jin wanted him to lead a war in one direction alone, which was an absolutely heavy responsibility. He immediately became worried.

"This, the Marshal trusts me so much, but I'm afraid I can't do it well."

Lu Jin frowned immediately.

"What's wrong with that? The regiments I assigned to you are commanded by old brothers from Chaohu. You know them.

"And during these few battles, weren't you also learning from them? Feint attacks, deceiving cities, and confrontations, you've seen and fought them all. This isn't your first time leading troops.

"When we attacked Chao County, pretended to attack Lujiang, and attacked Wuwei this time, there were tens of thousands of people. Can you not handle a few thousand more?

"You are the commander-in-chief. You don't have to do everything yourself. The soldiers are naturally led by the commanders of each regiment. You just need to tell them what to do."

Hearing what Lu Jin said, Liao Yongan gained some confidence and nodded, "Then I'll give it a try."

"It's not just a try, it's a must. Brother Yongan, you have to grow up, you have to improve. You are a veteran of Chaohu, you don't want to see a new general climb over your head, right?"

While encouraging him, Lu Jin took out two books and two maps he had prepared and handed them to Liao Yongan.

"This is the gift I prepared for you, a copy of The Art of War by Sun Tzu, with my own annotations, and a copy of The Art of War by Gongshu - Quick Guide to Generals.

"You can read both of these books. When you don't know what strategy to use, read Sun Tzu's Art of War. When you don't know how to fight next, read Gongshu's Art of War.

"There are also these two maps, one is a full map of China, and the other is a partial map of East China. Take a good look at them when you have nothing to do. When I have time, I will write a geography book, and then you can learn about the climate of different places."

Liao Yongan took the two books and the map, flipped them open and took a look, and immediately felt like he had found a treasure. He had a low level of education, so these two books were just right for him.

Especially the Gongshu Art of War, which is written entirely in plain language and directly tells you what to do. It is not like other military books which are full of complicated and incomprehensible language without annotations.

A typical example is Sun Tzu's Art of War, which is full of strategic things and too high-level. It is more like teaching you how to govern a country than fighting a war. When it comes to actual operation, we don't know how to do it.

"Thank you, Marshal. This is exactly what I need." Liao Yongan immediately thanked him.

"Do a good job. Twenty thousand soldiers are nothing. I'm still waiting for you to lead hundreds of thousands of troops to expand our territory!" Lu Jin patted his shoulder and said.

Liao Yongan raised his head, his eyes shining, "Yes, I will obey your order."

"Go."

After sending Liao Yongan away, Lu Jin rubbed his face and went back to look through the notebook to see which regiments should be transferred to him.

Guo Zixing's Eighth Regiment must be transferred there.

This guy has deep roots and complicated relationships in Dingyuan. If he stays in the north, who knows what trouble he might cause. We should just kick him to the south, away from his hometown, and see what he can do.

At the same time, the atmosphere in Dingyuan County was tense and the situation was volatile, with many people ready to make moves.

Li Xu, the magistrate of Dingyuan County, had already known Li Shanchang's decision. The Dingyuan Li family had already planned to surrender, and the next step was to prepare to cooperate in surrendering the city.

The country tyrant Guo Zixing was also anxiously waiting for news from Lu Jin, wondering what official position Lu Jin would promise him.

At the same time, he also tested his daughters these two days. His biological daughter, Guo Huirong, is 15 years old, sweet-looking, and proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. His adopted daughter, Ma Xiuying, is 20 years old, well-versed in classics, history, and literature, and is smart and virtuous, and has her own opinions. Both of them are good, and the more he looks at them, the more satisfied he is.

Oh, why didn't I go over there earlier and marry Marshal Lu? Guo Zixing suddenly regretted it.

In addition to the Dingyuan Li, Guo, and Feng families, there were also many other people who were paying attention to Lu Jin's movements in the south. Everyone was paying attention to the showdown between Lu Jin and Kang Maocai.

The decisive battle ended on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. Today is the eighth day. In two days, when the result of the decisive battle is passed on, I'm afraid someone will take action.

The historical F5 of Haozhou include Guo Zixing, Sun Deya, Lu Ding, Yu Shiliang and Pan Yuxing.

In February 1352, five people started an uprising in Dingyuan, each of them claiming to be a marshal.

In March of that year, the five men joined forces to capture Haozhou.

In the intercalary March, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was forced into a desperate situation, went to Haozhou and joined the rebel army.

But now, in October 1351, Lu Jin had become a powerful force in the south, and Guo Zixing had also been poached by him.

The historical Haozhou F5 has now become F4. Will the remaining four people rebel and attack Haozhou?
In addition to these few historical traitors, Dingyuan also hides a big boss "Miao Daheng".

This person was similar to Zhu Liangzu in history. He recruited "volunteer soldiers" to help the court suppress the Red Turban Army. At that time, Miao Daheng and his son had 5 soldiers and fought against the F in Haozhou. In the end, they lost and collapsed instead.

The father and son went to gather the defeated soldiers and prepared to line up for another fight. Then Zhu Yuanzhang kidnapped Miao Daheng's uncle from somewhere and asked the old man to go to the front of the battlefield to persuade them to surrender. Miao Daheng actually surrendered, and from then on he followed Zhu Yuanzhang in battles across the country and made many contributions.

But in the current situation of time and space, what will Mr. Miao do?

(End of this chapter)