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Chapter 1013 Li Jiyu's Shrinking

In the main hall of the second hall of Chicheng Castle General's Office, Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng looked at Wang Pu and Li Fuming, and said with a smile: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say, since the two chief soldiers also have this intention, let's talk about it later. discuss.

In a word, if you are sincerely willing to follow Benbo, you will never be treated badly, and Benbo will definitely make you rich and honored for a long time, and you will be kind to your descendants. "

Wang Pu and Li Fuming knew that Uncle Yongning had agreed to their invitation, they were naturally happy in their hearts, they expressed their gratitude and sat down firmly in their chairs without saying anything.

Commander Jin Xinpeng of the Yongning Guard saw that the matter of Datong and Shanxi towns had been settled, so he said, "General, should we also discuss the matter of expanding the Sixth Battalion? Let's first determine the general direction today, everyone. The generals should also make some preparations so that they can form an army quickly after the New Year's Eve."

Hearing this, Zhang Cheng glanced at Jin Xinpeng with great satisfaction. This Xuanbei landowner's attitude towards work became more and more positive, not only him, but also Yan Qingrong, Liu Zhi, Cao Jinwang and others, which made Zhang Cheng feel extremely gratified.

Moreover, the guards and thousands of households in other castles on the North Road are also like this, and the officials and generals of Yongning Guard, who joined the latest East Road, did not see anything wrong.

This may be related to Zhang Cheng's thunderous tactics on the East Road. Bloody killings are the most shocking, especially those who are not strong-willed. It must be very scary.

"Weiyuan, Tengshe, Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku, and Xuanwu, these six battalions have been expanded on the original basis. In addition to the battalion commander, each battalion has two additional lieutenants, one in charge of battalion affairs and one in charge of training.

In addition, each battalion will have a number of military officers who will be in charge of military aircraft, ordnance, money, food, personnel and other copywriting matters, so as to reduce the duties of the chief general so that the chief general can concentrate on military management. "

When Zhang Cheng said this, he stopped. He picked up the teacup on the big table in front of him, took a sip of weak tea, and then continued: "After the expansion of the Sixth Battalion, the number of troops has exceeded half a thousand. It is necessary to set up a medical bureau, an ordnance bureau, etc., to treat wounded soldiers in the battalion and repair all kinds of ordnance in the battalion.”

"The general is thoughtful, and we are ashamed of ourselves."

Yan Qingrong first patted Yongning Bo's flattery on the sidelines, and then continued: "The matter of expanding the Sixth Battalion, my subordinates also feel that it is very necessary, and they are very much in favor. It's just..."

Zhang Cheng looked at him and smiled and said, "Commander Yan has something to say, but it's okay to say it."

Yan Qingrong reluctantly opened his mouth and continued: "General, with the existing money and food income and expenditure on the North and East Roads, it can barely support the six battalions. But in this way, it will be difficult for the troops stationed in each fort to distribute money and food on time. , once it gets to this point, I'm afraid it will shake the heart of the army, and it will also be detrimental to the reputation of the general."

"money?"

Zhang Cheng despises this word in his heart, but he has to face it in reality.

In fact, Zhang Cheng's money and food had always been in a state of overspending, but he did not appear to be very stretched by relying on the unified issuance of military tickets such as money tickets, food tickets, and cloth tickets.

Later, as Zhang Cheng's strength gradually increased, and the Xuanbei area was very stable, it showed a prosperous scene, and several mutual markets established by Zhang Cheng privately also greatly attracted surrounding merchants to come to trade.

As a result, Xuanbei's military tickets were gradually accepted by merchants in the surrounding areas, which was also a basis for the existence of the Xuanbei Army.

If not, even if the cigarettes, glass, sugar, fine salt and other items produced in Yunzhou are sold everywhere, they will not be enough to feed such a well-equipped army.

After all, money and food don't fall from the sky. Even if you have a lot of gold and silver in your hands, someone needs to transport the food here. Now there are bandits everywhere, and the road is not safe, especially for long-distance transportation. Often people and goods are gone, and their whereabouts are unknown.

Therefore, Zhang Cheng is already struggling to feed these tens of thousands of troops, and he is doing his best. If the existing battalions are further expanded into six battalions according to his wishes, the money and food will really be difficult to support.

"Strict command post said it is indeed a big problem at the moment."

Zhang Cheng first affirmed Yan Qingrong's question, and then he continued: "The money and food from the North Road and East Road really cannot support the expenses of our army.

But if the financial power of the entire Xuan Mansion is used to measure, let alone the tens of thousands of troops in the six camps, it is a hundred thousand troops, so what is the difficulty? "

As soon as Zhang Cheng said this, everyone in the hall was shocked, and Jin Xinpeng, the commander of the Yongning Guard, even reminded him: "General, all the officials in the town will be intertwined, and most of the land in the town already exists. Lord, the court and the palace are even more involved behind it, no more than the frontiers of the Northland, I'm afraid it will affect the whole body!"

He then continued: "What's more, the East Road area is not yet completely under control. If you let go of the town at this time, you may lose sight of the other. Please think carefully, General."

Zhang Cheng's face became a little gloomy, and he said sullenly: "It's okay, as long as the handle of the knife is still in our hands, I won't be afraid of those Xiao Xiaoxiao who will turn the world upside down."

He suddenly turned his head to look behind Wu Zhizhong, and asked with a sinister smile, "Qian Mushi, do you think this is the case?"

Qian Mushi was taken aback when he suddenly heard Bo Yongning questioning him. He stood up abruptly, but he didn't know how to reply. Lei Kejun next to him hurriedly poked him, and then he came to his senses.

"what!"

Qian Mushi reacted suddenly, and he replied very happily: "General, whoever dares to shake the sky on the east road, we will be the first to charge up and kill him!"

"Ha ha……"

After a burst of laughter, Zhang Cheng said to him, "Okay, what a Qian Mushi, sit down."

Although Zhang Cheng not only tested Qian Mushi himself by asking Qian Mushi, but also eased the slightly gloomy atmosphere in the hall, but the problem of money and food must be solved.

He only pondered for a while, and then he said to everyone: "The expansion of the army should not be rushed. But the second battalion 'Weiyuan' and 'Teng Snake' are the core and soul of our brave army, and the expansion should be completed first.

As for the remaining four battalions, the structure of each battalion can be established on the basis of the existing three troops. As for the other two troops, they can be recruited and expanded later. "

Now that the general expansion direction has been established, the next step is to discuss the deputy generals and counselors of each battalion.

In fact, Yongningbo Zhang Cheng already had his own candidates for these arrangements in his mind, but he always liked to encourage the officers and generals under his command to speak actively so as to observe each person's thinking and ability.

And he also wanted to see what the chief generals of the new sixth battalion had in their minds about the candidates for the deputy generals and counselors.

After all, in the future, they still need to work together sincerely, although Zhang Cheng also needs to mix some sand in order to prevent the generals under his command from forming their own forces, which is also disadvantageous to him.

But he will not go too far. Although "the heart of defense against others is indispensable", he must also pay attention to some measures. If this causes the suspicion of the generals under his command, it is not beautiful.

After a lot of disputes and discussions among the people, the basic structure for the expansion of each battalion was finally finalized, and the clerk in charge of recording handed over the shorthand manuscript to Wang Yuanjing.

He read it carefully again, and after seeing no obvious mistakes, he handed it over to Yongning Bo Zhang Cheng, asking him to do the final review in person.

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The Weiyuan camp is led by the one-armed general Wu Zhizhong, with Lin Fangping from the former Huwei battalion and Xu Jinyong from the Qianhu guard of Dishuiya as the deputy generals.

Teng Snake Camp has the rest of Che Ying as the backbone, so naturally Wei Zhice will be the chief general. Because of the need to unite the troops of the brave guard camp and the Zhenbiao Youying camp, Jin Yong and Tang Xian will be the deputy generals. Qin Dazhong will still be the governor of the town, and the remaining counselors are pending .

The Suzaku camp is led by the one-eyed general Zhang Guangda, the former Che Ying Qianhu Xiang Jinbao, and the cavalry battalion Qianhu Wang Tieren as the deputy generals, and the town governor is replaced by Liu Jingzhu from the original Dushibu battalion. Waiting for the official to discuss.

The Qinglong Camp was established on the basis of the Chicheng Camp. Zhang Guodong was naturally the best candidate for the chief general, and the deputy generals were Du Chungang from the former car camp and Kuang Yongzhong from the ranger camp. Fang Zhihai from the former cavalry camp was the town governor. Candidates to be determined.

The head of the White Tiger Battalion will be the former Dushiying guerrilla Chen Zheng, the deputy generals will be Qianhu Yujin and Qianzong Tian Mingyu from the former Cheying Camp, and the town governor will be replaced by Xia Shuncheng from the former Chicheng Camp, and the rest are to be determined.

Finally, it is about the expansion of the Xuanwu Camp. Rather than saying that it is an expansion of the Xuanwu Camp, it is better to say that it is a hodgepodge.

In addition to the former Dengfeng camp guerrilla Li Jiyu as the chief general, the deputy generals and town governors and other officials in the camp are all old people from the Xuanfu. There are two Changshengs, and the governor of the town is Liu Zhi, the commander of Kaipingwei.

Liu Zhi was originally the governor of Kaipingwei. Even though he is now promoted to the commander, he is still in charge of criminal litigation and other judicial affairs. The health judiciary appears to have reduced responsibilities.

But this is regarded as promotion and reuse in the Xuanfu army. After all, going to battle with the army in the future will have a bonus for military exploits, and under the rule of Yongningbo Zhang Cheng, the military rank is the most important.

In fact, the guard system of the Ming Dynasty has been implemented to this day, and all kinds of disadvantages have been fully revealed. Even the experience of the guard and the governor are hereditary. Many people are destined to be governors as long as they are born.

Therefore, most of them don't need to study hard, they only need to concentrate on eating, drinking and having fun, and wait for their posts to be attacked. Moreover, the system of guards has been implemented to this day, and the various guards are intertwined. Even if there are some corrupt people, most of them are hereditary officers. , How can a small town be cured?
Therefore, most of them chose to join forces. There are very few people like Liu Zhi who are proficient in laws and military regulations, know how to be cautious, and barely have a slightly clean reputation.

It was because of these reasons that Zhang Cheng selected him to serve as a town caregiver in Xuanwu Camp.

In this way, Liu Shizun, the garrison of Chang'an Mountain, will be in charge of the camp, and Gou Changsheng, who has been in the car camp for many years, is in charge of training the soldiers in the camp to use the blunderbuss. , I am not afraid that he will be out of control.

The structure of the newly expanded six battalions is basically like this. In principle, the battalions on Xuanfu North Road and East Road will be integrated, and the insufficient number will be recruited after the New Year's Day.

Prior to this, the Xuanfu Army under Zhang Cheng included Zhang Guangda's Cavalry Battalion, Wei Zhice's Car Battalion, Zhang Guodong's Chicheng Battalion, Chen Zheng's Dushi Battalion, Wu Zhizhong's Yongning Battalion, Li Jiyu's Dengfeng Battalion, and Jin Yong's Bravery Battalion. Wei Ying and other seven battalions.

In addition, there are soldiers and garrison troops serving as defense duties in various castles and thousands of households. According to Zhang Cheng's vision, these soldiers can only be used as a supplementary source of troops for the battalion.

Just like this time, Zhang Cheng integrated Xu Jinyong, a thousand households guarding Dishuiya, and Liu Shizun, a guard at Chang'anling, and their trilogy into Weiyuan Camp and Xuanwu Camp respectively, following this idea.

"All battalion commanders, deputy generals, and town governors should be arranged in this way first. If there is any discrepancy, we can make other adjustments in the future depending on the actual situation of each battalion."

Since Yongning Bo and Zhang Cheng agreed, everyone would naturally not have any further opinions.

Only Li Jiyu, the former leader of the Dengfeng camp, stood up from his seat. After he clasped his fists and saluted, he said respectfully: "General, the fate started from the grass, and the general did not give up. The leader of the battalion deeply felt the love and care of the general, and dared not forget each other until death.

However, Yu Yu's literacy is limited, and Yu Yu's military knowledge is also very shallow. After the expansion of the "Xuanwu Camp", there are many soldiers and horses. I am afraid that it is beyond Yu Yu's control. Please think carefully about whether to choose another talented general. For its trilogy, willing to be governed by it.

This is a sincere wish from the heart of the encounter, and I ask the general to think carefully, understand the difficulties of the encounter, and choose another person to be in charge of the Xuanwu camp! "

To be honest, Li Jiyu's words were really not based on retreat. He really wanted to resign as the head of the Xuanwu camp, and it was not a hypocritical attitude.

In the past, he also had his eyes above the top, and he only thought that Zhang Cheng's Xuanfu army was nothing more than excellent guns and armor. If it was just a military battle, it might not be much stronger than his Dengfeng army.

Even after he led his troops to the East Road and received training from Wu Zhizhong, this thought in his heart didn't fade away much, but after the battle to aid Liao Dynasty, it made him feel deeply.

Previously, he fought against various Ming armies around Dengfeng County, and he also broke through several small and large county towns. However, the battles at that time were almost not very organized.

It wasn't until he met Zhang Cheng's Xuanfu elite that he suffered a crushing defeat and was forced to accept appeasement and surrender to Zhang Cheng, so he always believed that his defeat was due to lack of weapons and guns, but he didn't realize the importance of the battle.

However, fighting against the Qing army in Liaodong was completely different. This was the real fight in a grand battle. Individual bravery was almost useless, and what was important was only the cooperation of the soldiers.

The mob, all relying on blood and courage, may be very effective in dealing with some state capital defenders in the interior of Daming, but once they encounter real Daming officers and troops, especially the elite border towns, like Zhang Cheng's army, they will be very powerful. It was a complete tragedy.

It was precisely because of his clear awareness of this that Li Jiyu completely put away his previous arrogance and developed real respect for Yongningbo Zhang Cheng and his generals.

That's why I had the heartfelt words just now!

(End of this chapter)