Nanming Engineer

Chapter 307 One city, one fort, one people and one soldier

Holding the sword in his hand, Xu Tiezhu was stunned for a while, and then chased after him in shock. Wang Huan outside the door had already jumped onto the horse and was about to leave.

"My lord, how can I open my mouth when I see the princess?" Xu Tiezhu wanted to cry, it was his first time doing this job and he was inexperienced.

"You just say that the future will be long, and good things will take a long time. Let her be patient, or else it will be fine." Wang Huan said casually, with his eyes on the sky, he drove the horse around in a circle, and turned back as if thinking of something, and said, "Your battalion head, From now on, it will belong to the Kuizhou Junshanzi Battalion, which will be responsible for the defense of Huguang, and all expenditures will be incorporated into the direct financial supply system for military expenditures, and the monthly military pay will be directly distributed by Ma Chongming, and you do not need to bear it from the Kuizhou government."

His expression became serious, and he said solemnly: "The post of battalion general is up to you concurrently. For the thousand households and centurion commanders below, you can choose the capable ones to live there. Just submit the list and give me a review and stamp. That's all. Come on, Kuizhou's military and political chief will be shouldered by you, the heavy responsibility is like a mountain, you must be careful and attentive, don't let me down!"

In Xu Tiezhu's heart, the helpless feeling of wanting to wipe Wang Huan's ass was swept away by the latter paragraph, and replaced by extremely high-pitched excitement.

Because of his age, Wang Huan didn't regard Xu Tiezhu as a capable minister who could stand on his own. Although he had been cultivating him, he didn't pay much attention to it. Until these two days, he saw that the governance around Fengjiefu City was well-organized, and the income from reclamation of barren hills everywhere One piece after another of fertile fields, cypresses dotted the countryside, the resettlement of refugees from afar was orderly, there was no civil unrest or famine, and there was a peaceful scene of living and working in peace everywhere, which greatly improved Wang Huan's ability to organize and coordinate Xu Tiezhu .

What attracted Wang Huan even more was the army of 500 soldiers. With the foundation laid by Chen Qiyu, this army was indeed very good at fighting. Coupled with reasonable military equipment, the combat effectiveness of this army is very strong.

Xu Tiezhu inherited this army and firmly controlled it in his own hands. With such a strong army, Wang Huan can only rest assured that his own people control it. Therefore, Xu Tiezhu will be the commander of the battalion.

Wang Huan confirmed the position of Shanziying with a few words, Xu Tiezhu was extremely happy, and quickly bowed in response: "Yes!"

After he finished speaking, when he raised his head, he could only see a group of distant figures. Wang Huan's voice was still coming from a distance: "Be careful, don't let me down!"

Xu Tiezhu's eyes were bright, his face was flushed, he clenched his fists and said loudly: "Don't worry, my lord, with me here, Kuizhou is as solid as gold!"

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At this moment, in Datong City, Shanxi Town, thousands of miles away from Kuizhou, two brothers were also gathered together, sitting in the lobby of Datong General Military Mansion to discuss important matters.

The lobby is tall and spacious, with several thick beams standing on both sides, enough to accommodate a hundred people sitting around.The underground is a square and wide green brick floor, which is spotlessly swept. There are more than ten weapon racks on both sides. Axes, axes, knives, forks, hammers, and spears are placed on them. They are shining with cold light and murderous. They are a huge tiger hanging in the middle of the lobby. The picture of descending the mountain added a lot of chilling evil spirits.

Under the tiger's claws in the picture is the seat of honor. On a grand master's chair sits a strong man with a short beard and a wide face. He wears a black gauze hat and a purple robe with a collar. The robe is made of silk and embroidered on it. Wearing precious flowers and flowers, gorgeous and expensive, with a jade belt wrapped around his waist, a crystal clear green jade pendant hangs around his waist, and the cowhide official boots on his feet, making him look like a high-ranking, powerful person. Proud and imposing.

On both sides of the main seat, there is a row of high-ranking chairs, most of which are empty, except for a general in chain mail sitting on the chair on the left.

Taking a rough look at the two of them, it is somewhat difficult to tell who is who. They look similar, as if they were printed from the same mold.

The two were brothers, and the one sitting at the head of the table was none other than Jiang Yu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, while the one on the left was his younger brother, Jiang Xuan, the commander-in-chief of Lin.

Born of two people and one mother, of course they look alike, but it is easy to tell them apart after careful identification. Jiang Yu is old and spicy, not angry and pretentious, a kind of shrewdness and cunning coming from his bones make him look a bit sinister; Xuan is calm, with a long beard and white face, resourceful, and looks like a master. He has always had a good reputation as a Confucian general. He has always played the role of a military adviser beside Jiang Tiao.

They are certainly not sitting here chatting.

On the contrary, the two of them looked sad and worried.

The precious tea brought by the maid on the tea table beside him had run out of heat, but the two of them had no time to take it up and have a sip, even though Jiang Xuanyuan came from Helin, they didn't touch it.

"Brother, I have inquired clearly. The regent sent a 10-man Manchu and Mongolian army headed by Prince Azig of England. Prince Duanzhong Bolo, Prince Chengze Shuose, and Prince Doro Mandahaipuzhi. Along the way, the Han troops obeyed his command and were very powerful." Jiang Xuan frowned and said: "The army will set off soon, and Dorgon will march in person. It seems that we have angered the Tatars."

"Hmph! Of course Dorgon is very angry." Jiang Quan exhaled a breath from his nostrils and said in a hateful voice: "Jin Shengheng in Jiangxi rebelled, and Li Chengdong in Guangdong rebelled. The Tatars have not yet had time to mobilize their troops and send generals to kill them to suppress the rebellion. , our brother has rebelled again, can he be happy?"

He stroked the jade ruyi he was playing with upside down, and said even more angrily: "Goddamn Tartars, let's take refuge in them. These savages not only don't want to win over and rely on them, but even suspect and suppress them. This is human Is it the way? No wonder there are so many rebellions in the Han army all over the world. We rebelled because we had to do it, and it was forced by Dorgon!"

Jiang Xuan stroked his long beard, nodded in agreement and said: "Brother is right, the Khalkha tribe invades the border every year, why is the Manchu and Qing court so concerned this year, and wants to mobilize tens of thousands of troops to defend Datong? A drunken man does not want to drink."

Jiang Yu slapped the table: "This is to force our two brothers to die! Look at Geng Zhongming, he took refuge in Huang Taiji during the Chongzhen period, fought bloody battles for many years, and almost lost his life on the battlefield. Just because of a few escaped slaves, he was killed The tartars were forced to commit suicide! Monk Kong Youde is gratifying. He was also a Han Chinese who joined them very early. He has many military exploits. The city of Duojian in the north was shot down by their cannons. Now he is locked up in Liaodong for the elderly. My brother’s qualifications are comparable to this The three are far inferior to each other, and the Tartars treat us even worse. I can see that the Tartars don’t take us Han people seriously at all. Except for the few Han Chinese who started with Nurhachi, other Han people It's their dog!"

The two of them slapped the table together and scolded each other. After taking a breath, Jiang Xuan felt a lot better and got down to business again.

"Brother, the Tartars are not human, but those soldiers and horses are a real threat. Counting the distance, Azig will arrive in Shanxi in less than half a month. We have to figure out how to fight against them."

Jiang Yan frowned, and said concentratingly: "That's what I'm worried about. I have [-] soldiers and horses on hand, but in fact there are only [-] soldiers, and half of them are empty wages. Among them, [-] are paid for the pro-barracks. There are no opponents in Shanxi, but Azige has become a master after a hundred battles. His subordinates are all Eight Banners soldiers who are not afraid of death. It's tricky."

Jiang Xuan also said: "Little brother, aside from the vacancies, the actual number of soldiers is less than 1. They are old and weak. They are all peasants who farm the fields on weekdays. Farming is no problem. Let them fight, it will not work." , there are 1000 people in the personal barracks, and I brought them all for my elder brother to send."

Jiang Yu glanced at him angrily, and said angrily: "I told you a long time ago, I asked you to prepare more and match the army in full. Look, tell me now that there are no soldiers, why go looking for them?" gone?"

Jiang Xuan blushed, and said in embarrassment: "This, this, big brother, I don't eat the empty salary alone. The following generals and guerrillas all have a part in the guerrillas. To increase the number of troops in full, the interests involved are too wide , how can it be done in a month or two."

Jiang Guan waved his hand, as if chasing away an unpleasant fly: "Don't mention those, now the fire is imminent, how can we fight without soldiers? You told your generals, within ten days, fill in the blanks for me, No matter what method I use, in ten days I will see soldiers and horses from Zongbing Lin's mansion lined up outside the city of Datong!"

Jiang Xuan knew the seriousness of the situation, so he quickly agreed, only to hear Jiang Guan say again: "Soldiers will block you, water will cover you, and I won't be afraid if Azig comes! Over the years, my Jiang family in Datong Town, Shanxi has a wide network, and that mansion is not ours. People? Back then, Li Zicheng was just a first-rate thieves, who would serve him? It was just to cater to him on the surface of his lust. Once a piece of stone was defeated, it would fall apart. Now Shanxi is different, there are people loyal to my Jiang family everywhere, Azig can’t come Well, once he comes, I will let him know what a castle, a castle, and a militia are!"

(End of this chapter)