Qiming 1158

Chapter 1020 Yao Zhong can't bear it

After the end of the last anti-insurgency war, the military structure of the Song Jun Jinghu Theater has changed a lot, and it is mainly divided into two parts.

One part is the forbidden army from the central government. Zhou Yun, the commander of the Guards and Infantry Division, commanded [-] soldiers of the Guards and Infantry Division to station in the Jiujiang area, replacing the original position of Qi Fang.

Of course, this was not what Zhao Tan wanted. It was just a desperate emergency measure. After the defeat, the troops in the Jinghu Theater were in short supply. In desperation, the Infantry Division of the Guards came to the top and was responsible for monitoring and guarding the peasant army on Jiangnan West Road.

The other part is more than [-] troops composed of the original Tian Shizhong and Wu Gong's remnants and the [-] troops brought by Yao Zhong himself. This part of the army is mainly stationed in Xiangyang and is responsible for guarding the Henan Corps of the Ming army in Henan.

But in this way, the defense of the Ezhou area will be empty, and the military strength to suppress the peasant army from the direction of Hanyang will not be enough.

In case the peasant army suddenly chooses to break through from this direction, it can break through the Hanyang line of defense in one fell swoop, thus heading north to Xiangyang, threatening the rear of the most important defense area in the Southern Song Dynasty.

That would be too dangerous.

Therefore, after the Southern Song dynasty was relatively stable and the 8-strong recruiting plan was in the later stage, the Privy Council began to send 3 troops originally intended to supplement Zhao Goudian's former division to Ezhou to rebuild the Ezhou army, trying to restore the suppression of the Jiangnan West Road area.

In order to ensure that the army obeys orders and does not mess with things, [-]% of the army is newly recruited from the composition of soldiers to officers, and many of the officers are recruited through the special military examination and civil selection. come.

The Privy Council considered the unit to be elite, courageous, and well-equipped.

Of course, the commander-in-chief still had to use experienced people, and the Privy Council chose to choose Wang Shun, the son of Wang De, one of the few famous generals under Zhang Jun's command who could really use soldiers.

Wang Shun lived with Wang De in the army all the year round. He followed Wang De several times in life and death, made military exploits, and was famous for his bravery and skill in battle. So he was appointed as the commander of the army of Ezhou, and led the army to station in Ezhou along the Yangtze River.

In addition, the infantry division of the guards was also increased by 5000 troops, and the establishment of 3 people was restored. Therefore, in the second half of the fourth year of Hongwu, the army in the Jinghu theater of the Southern Song Dynasty basically returned to its pre-war state with complete strength.

However, because most of them were recruits, and the troops with combat power were mainly concentrated in the area of ​​Xiangyang, the Privy Council was unable to issue orders for combat.

The Privy Council required the two new armies to undergo rigorous training. The imperial court provided part of the daily expenditure, and the local government provided part. The logistics support was also handed over to the local government to be responsible for appropriation and transportation to the barracks.

This is the problem.

Some of the logistics transportation and the security of military supplies were originally paid by the local government, and most of the others were stored by the local government, which was another expenditure.

It is time-consuming and energy-consuming, but there is no extra income. In addition to the long-standing civil-military conflict, it is natural for the civil servants in the Jinghu Theater to seek some welfare for themselves.

However, the civilian officials in the Jinghu Theater are still a bit measured.

They withheld the military supplies of the Ezhou army and the Xiangyang army, but they were more lenient with the Jiujiang army, not too targeted, and basically maintained a regular level.

The reason is, of course, that the Jiujiang Army is the Guards and Infantry Division, and the emperor's own army. Most of the military chiefs have high-level connections in the capital, and local officials can't afford to offend the emperor's own army.

In case they offend them, and they initiate the relationship in the capital, the local officials have to drink a good pot.

Everyone is very proficient at using magic to deal with magic, and they really don't dare to do anything when they encounter a tough stubborn relationship.

However, the Xiangyang army and the Jiujiang army are the establishment of the local army, and the chief officer has nothing to do with the central level, so they are very easy to bully.

Wang Shun, who is in charge of the military affairs of Ezhou, is not qualified enough. Although he is quite annoyed by this kind of thing, he also knows the twists and turns here, so he chose the strategy of forbearance, and sent people to bribe the military officials with money in an attempt to get preferential treatment.

If you don't give money, you won't give good products. Then I give you money, and you give me some good things. Is it worth it?
The civil officials in the Ezhou area were quite satisfied with Wang Shun's advancement, so they were relatively good to Wang Shun's Ezhou army, and the number of good and defective products was relatively balanced.

But Yao Zhong couldn't bear it.

He himself is a long-established general. When he followed the Wu brothers in the bloody battle against the Golden Army in Xianrenguan, these civilians were still hiding in Jiangnan and trembling.

He looked down on these civil servants who hid behind the army and pretended to be lofty. He was never satisfied with them. When he was in Sichuan, he was known for his domineering and domineering officials. Because of his profound qualifications and military merit, and with the support of the Wu brothers, no one dared to move. he.

There are also special circumstances in Sichuan itself. The military materials are still relatively clean. The military chief still has a certain power over the distribution of materials.

But this is not the case in the Jinghu area. In the Jinghu area, Yao Zhong is an outsider. The civil servants in the Jinghu area don't care if you are a powerful person.

The Xiangyang army led by Yao Zhong was at the forefront of the Ming and Song battlefields, facing the elite Ming army Henan Corps every day, and facing their fierce murderous aura, it was really stressful.

Under such circumstances, most of the military supplies sent were defective and few were good, which made Yao Zhong very unhappy after hearing Wu Gong's complaints.

Finally, during an inspection of ordnance items, Yao Zhong found that among the more than 1000 magic arm bows sent, [-]% were high-quality products, and only [-]% were good products. Even the military’s daily training losses could not make up for it, which made him unable to hold back. up.

He immediately presented the table to the court, explaining the situation of the Xiangyang army and the current crisis situation, accusing the inaction and corruption of the military officials in the Jinghu theater, while personally leading troops to Ezhou and other places to ask for an explanation.

He took the rusted steel knife, the inferior long spear, and the armor made of wood pieces as iron pieces, and went directly to the Ezhou governor's house to confront Song Chen, the governor of Ezhou.

"Can this steel knife work?"

In front of a group of civil servants, Yao Zhong swung the steel knife to the tree next to it, and the steel knife hit the tree trunk and broke directly.

"Can this long gun be used?"

Yao Zhong picked up the long spear, which was ten feet long, and broke it directly with both hands.

"Can this armor work?!"

Yao Zhong pulled a series of "iron pieces" from the armor and threw them at Song Chen's feet, his face full of anger.

"Wearing this kind of armor on the battlefield, do you want the soldiers under my command to die directly? What kind of ordnance did the Ming army use? What kind of armament did we use? Can this kind of ordnance be used for war? The combat power is not strong enough, but the things in hand are too bad! It's terrible!"

Facing the veteran Yao Zhong who came directly to make trouble, Song Chen's expression was very bad.

Of course he knew the inside story of this matter, because he himself was one of the masterminds behind the whole matter. He was the leader of organizing the trade between the official warehouse in Ezhou and the peasant army.

It was with his permission and protection that those "ordinary" merchants could acquire the God Arm Bow, the regulated arms and peasant army trade, and make a fortune.

He has earned more than 20 yuan by virtue of this trade, and the money has been settled in his hometown in the form of gold, silver, silk, and land, and has become his own property.

It can be said to make money.

But now that the bitter master came to the door, he couldn't help but give him an explanation, otherwise, these stinky bastards would make a noise, and it would be difficult for him to explain it when they were tracked down.

"Yao Tongzhi, this matter is indeed the negligence of the rear. Well, I will arrange for someone to check it immediately. After checking, I will give you an explanation immediately."

Yao Zhonglao is very familiar with official communication and is well versed in the essence of official speech. As soon as he hears it, he knows that this guy is perfunctory, and he is trying to slow down the army.

"What is an account? Song Shijun, I don't understand."

Song Chen patiently dealt with him.

"Yao Tongzhi, this matter involves a lot and needs to be investigated slowly. It's impossible if you stand here and ask me to give a result and I can give a result. You are now leading troops to block the Governor's Mansion. It will not affect it, right? "

(End of this chapter)