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Chapter 391 Allies are out of control!
In the study in the back hall of Chicheng General's Office, Lin Fangping was reporting to Zhang Cheng about the trip to Yanghe for the New Year's gift, as well as the situation in Zhencheng.

"Marshal, Governor Chen has something to say. It is time for the Ming Dynasty to use troops. The commander should try his best to train as many soldiers as possible. If there is any obstacle, he can directly report it to the Governor. The matter of recruiting brave soldiers and training the army must not be delayed."

Lin Fangping continued: "Zhencheng Yang Shuai is also very concerned about the commander-in-chief, so he specially left his subordinates and Cheng Fang to stay in Zhenshuo's mansion for one night, and Yang Shuai also brought a letter to the commander-in-chief."

As he spoke, he took out another letter and handed it to Zhang Cheng.

"Well, how about He Shihui?" Zhang Cheng took the letter and asked in a deep voice.

"Everything is as usual in He Baihu's side, and the harvest this year is quite good. The fields opened up earlier have harvested, but now the warehouses are rich, and He Baihu said that the harvest will be even better in the coming year.

In addition, all the villages we have in the town have been renovated, and the remaining grain is stored in three villages with better terrain. The walls of the villages are all newly built, and He Baihu's side has also More than [-] people from Zhuang Yong were recruited to guard everything without hindrance. "

"Yes, Not Bad."

As Zhang Cheng spoke, he opened the letter from Chen Xinjia, Governor of Xuanda, and began to read it silently. In the letter, Chen Xinjia first praised Zhang Cheng's new words, which were majestic and impassioned.

Then he revealed the news that Chen Xinjia might return to Beijing to serve as Minister of the Ministry of War. Therefore, he asked Zhang Cheng to concentrate on training soldiers, not to be tired of trivial matters, and to form an army as soon as possible for future use.

Regarding this matter, Zhang Cheng also has an impression in his memory, but he only remembers that when Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao in the Ming Dynasty, fought with Jiannu Songjin, it was Chen Xinjia who served as the Minister of the Ministry of War. As for when Chen Xinjia became the Minister of the Ministry of War, he But I don't remember.

However, based on the mansion news that came from Beijing a few days ago, he also roughly sorted out his thoughts.

The current minister of the Ministry of War Fu Zonglong was recommended by the cabinet minister Yang Sichang in early May, and he did not arrive in Beijing until August. Yang Sichang also brought the Shangfang sword bestowed by Emperor Chongzhen at the beginning of September, 4 taels of reward silver, and The silver medal for meritorious service is [-], and your majesty will leave Beijing.

He arrived in Xiangyang City, Huguang on September 29.

It was on the first day of October that the three armies swore an oath in Xiangyang and officially began to suppress the rogues led by Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai.

In order to suppress bandits, Yang Sichang had no choice but to flog the lieutenant general, Qishang Fang's sword to behead the supervisor of the army, and even impeach and arrest Huguang Governor Fang Kongzheng to rectify military discipline.

But everything was in order, but he was worried about the lack of food and grass, so he wrote to the imperial court to ask for the transfer of food and grass for the army. However, the national funds were wasted, and the Ministry of War was unable to raise money for a while. Yang Sichang impeached Fu Zonglong for not taking office. Waste of state money.

At this time, Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, asked Liu Zhaoji to be transferred to Liaodong to serve as the commander-in-chief of Liaodong.

Liu Zhaoji used to be under the command of You Shiwei, the general soldier of Shanhaiguan, and he was also a loyal and brave general. He chased and suppressed the bandits many times, and once fought against the Donglu, but Fu Zonglong couldn't make a decision for some reason.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen was even more annoyed. Fu Zonglong later expressed his defense, but Emperor Chongzhen still believed that he regarded the matter of closing borders as a trifling matter and was unable to bear the heavy responsibility.

Zhang Cheng only received this news yesterday, and he was quite surprised at the time. Besides, there was another person who had some impressions in his memory who also died for the country, which made him feel a little sad.

This person was Jin Guofeng, the commander-in-chief of the Ningyuan Regiment, who was signed by the governor of the Ming Dynasty.

In February of the 12th year of Chongzhen, Jin Guofeng led [-] soldiers to garrison Songshan City with the official position of deputy commander-in-chief. It was heavy casualties.

Huangtai, the slave chief, was very unwilling. He dispatched nearly [-] cannons, more than [-] cannons, and [-] hu of gunpowder. He fired cannons around the city. The battlements on the towers were completely destroyed, but the city was never broken.

The slave chief Huang Taiji had no choice but to order people to dig tunnels in the south of Songshan City. In order to boost morale, he announced: "Those who have energy caves and collapsed with gunpowder will serve as leaders when the city is broken, and those who transport gunpowder will be rewarded if there is no owner." Give him an official position, and the servants will reward them with people and cattle, and they will be allowed to leave their masters; they will instruct the supervisors to lead the officials, and the rewards will be raised according to the example of first ascending the big city. Cooperating with the soldiers in the cave city, depending on how much they contribute, they will be rewarded."

But even if the Eastern Captives were like this, Songshan City was still not broken. Huangtai had no choice but to send envoys to appease him, declaring: "If you can observe the will of heaven, follow the trend of the times, and return to your fate quickly, the soldiers and civilians will not be spared from death, and half of you will be saved." Great achievements, how can there be any limit?"

However, Jin Guofeng sternly refused, and Huang Tai was in a dilemma, so he had no choice but to withdraw his troops and retreat to Shengjing. The people in the street are mostly panic-stricken, and in the distance outside the city, the sound of crying can be heard throughout the square.”

Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed when he heard the news, and promoted Jin Guofeng to serve as the governor of the Ningyuan regiment.

And in October of this year, Huangtai, the slave chief, ordered Hauge and Duoduo to attack Ningyuan again, and Songshan was the first to bear the brunt.

Although Jin Guofeng has more than ten thousand soldiers in his hands this time, they are all temporarily dispatched from various places. They are not subordinate to each other. In addition, the army is seriously short of pay, and generals at all levels often embezzle military pay. , so the morale of these soldiers is extremely low.

In addition, Jin Guofeng hadn't had time to rectify the military discipline, and as a result, the generals under his command refused to obey orders, and the soldiers feared death and fought timidly. In anger, Jin Guofeng led dozens of his relatives out of the city, and fought fiercely with the Qing soldiers in Beishangang. Because he was outnumbered, he tried his best and sacrificed heroically with his two sons.

After this battle, Hong Chengchou, the governor of Jiliao, once wrote a letter saying: "Guofeng has always been loyal and brave. Before guarding Songshan, he had less than [-] soldiers, but he was able to resist strong enemies and defend the isolated city. , The order is one, but the hearts of the people are respectful. When he was promoted to a general, he had nearly ten thousand soldiers, but he died. It is not because of his lack of talent and ability, because the battalion is divided, and the orders are difficult to implement, but the hearts of the people are not united."

How heroic Jin Guofeng died for the country, and who among those who died for the country in the late Ming Dynasty was not heroic!

It is precisely because of this that Zhang Cheng has a firmer understanding of the importance of military power. It is not about the number of soldiers, but about the quality, and it is about obeying orders and fighting bravely. Another point is that the friendly army cannot hold it!

If you have the opportunity to cooperate with friendly forces in the future, you must not place your safety in the hands of these soldiers.

Their creed is that if they win, they will rush forward and fight for merit; if the battle is slightly defeated, they will run away from each other, always adhering to the tenet that dead friends will never die!

(End of this chapter)